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accession: "0001652044-23-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GOOGL"
cik: "0001652044"
company_name: "Alphabet Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T22:34:11.889594+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alphabet pre-announces $1.9-2.3B severance, ~$0.5B office exit in Q1 2023

## Summary
- Severance charges of $1.9-2.3B, majority in Q1; office space exit costs ~$0.5B in Q1.
- Server/network equipment useful life extended to 6 years, cutting depreciation ~$3.4B in FY2023.
- DeepMind merged with Google Brain into Google DeepMind; reported in unallocated corporate costs starting Q2 2023.
- Cost allocation methodologies updated; less unallocated costs allocated to Google Cloud, more to Google Services.
- Annual employee equity grants shifted from January to March 2023; less Q1 SBC expense but neutral for full year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001652044-23-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GOOGL
- cik: 0001652044
- company_name: Alphabet Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204423000034/0001652044-23-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204423000034/goog-20230420.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001652044-23-000034
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001652044-23-000034.txt

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