WK Kellogg (KLG) Announces Reorganization

On July 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of WK Kellogg (NYSE: KLG) approved a reorganization plan in connection with the Company’s strategic priority to modernize its supply chain. Under this reorganization plan, the Company will consolidate its manufacturing network by closing its Omaha, Nebraska plant, with a phased reduction in production beginning in late 2025 and full closure targeted by the end of 2026, and scaling back production (which includes a reduction in the number of manufacturing platforms) at its Memphis, Tennessee facility, commencing in late 2025. The reorganization plan was communicated to impacted employees on August 6, 2024 and remains subject to the satisfaction of certain collective bargaining obligations. The actions under the reorganization plan are expected to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2026.

These actions are expected to result in cumulative restructuring pretax charges of between $230 and $270 million, including between $30 and $40 million in cash costs for severance and other termination benefits and between $30 and $40 million in other cash restructuring costs related to equipment dismantlement and other transition costs. The Company estimates between $170 - $190 million in non-cash charges related primarily to accelerated depreciation and asset write-offs. These charges are expected to be incurred through 2027. These figures do not include capital expenditures related to the reorganization.

The amounts expected to be incurred as a result of these actions, including the timing thereof, are estimates only and subject to a number of assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from the Company’s current expectations. The Company may also incur additional charges or other cash expenditures not currently contemplated due to unanticipated events that may occur as a result of, or associated with, these actions.

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