Axalta Coating Systems Ltd

During February 2024, we announced a global transformation initiative intended to simplify the Company’s organizational structure and enable us to be more proactive, responsive, and agile and to better serve our customers and to lower our cost base and improve financial performance and cash flow generation (the "2024 Transformation Initiative"). The 2024 Transformation Initiative actions, certain of which are subject to the satisfaction of local law requirements in various jurisdictions, commenced in the first quarter of 2024 and we expect them to be completed by 2026. The 2024 Transformation Initiative is expected to result in a net reduction to our workforce of approximately 600 employees globally and total pre-tax charges of $75-110 million in the aggregate, of which $65-90 million represents severance and other exit-related costs and $10-20 million represents non-cash accelerated depreciation charges. Future cash expenditures related to the 2024 Transformation Initiative are expected to be approximately $95-135 million, inclusive of $30-45 million for capital expenditures to, among other things, shift manufacturing capacity or capabilities. The 2024 Transformation Initiative resulted in pre-tax charges of $55 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which primarily relates to employee severance and other exit costs associated with a net reduction to our workforce globally.

In accordance with the applicable guidance for Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 712, Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits, we accounted for termination benefits and recognized liabilities when the loss was considered probable that employees were entitled to benefits and the amounts could be reasonably estimated.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we incurred costs of $55 million and $0 million, respectively, for termination benefits, net of changes in estimates. The majority of our termination benefits are recorded within other operating charges in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The remaining payments associated with these actions are expected to be substantially completed within 24 months.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the termination benefit reserves and expenses from December 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024: