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The Company estimates that\nit will incur pre-tax charges in the range of $0.14 million to $0.20 million in connection with the Plan, consisting of approximately\n$0.10 to $0.15 in future cash-based expenditures associated with severance and benefit payments and","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859199/000121390026052921/0001213900-26-052921-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001193125-26-192362","ticker":"AUTL","company_name":"Autolus Therapeutics plc","filed_at":"2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00","headline":"Autolus cuts workforce 13%; expects $8M restructuring charge, $15M annualized savings","event_type":"other_material","sec_items":["2.05","7.01","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"match_reasons":["same fact type: restructuring_charge","same SEC item: 2.05, 7.01, 9.01","same event type: other_material","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-192362","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-192362.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-192362.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730463/000119312526192362/0001193125-26-192362-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730463/000119312526192362/d113906d8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"restructuring_charge","source_excerpt":"On October 23, 2025, Applied Materials, Inc. 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