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Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.: restructuring charge — Clever Leaves to wind down Portugal ops; expects $19-21M charges, $7M annual savings
Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.
- Board authorized restructuring Jan 17; Portugal cultivation to cease by end of Q1 2023.
- Workforce reduction of 63 employees in Portugal (96% of local staff, 21% total workforce).
- Expected charges: $0.7-0.9M severance, $12-13M real estate/equipment, $6-7M inventory write-off.
- Operational transition to Colombia expected to generate ~$7M in annual cost savings by year-end 2023.
- About $1.5-2.0M of charges are cash expenditures; remainder non-cash write-offs.