UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   May 27, 2017

Digi International Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-34033 41-1532464
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
11001 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota   55343
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   952-912-3444

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On May 31, 2017 we notified employees who work in our offices in France of our intent to institute a restructuring plan impacting their employment based on an approval made by our Board of Directors on May 27, 2017. The restructuring is tied to our decision to move our EMEA sales headquarters to our Munich office and to consolidate more of our EMEA operations in this location.

Under the plan, we expect to eliminate eight employment positions in the current fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017. Most of these positions are sales and marketing positions.

In connection with the restructuring plan, we expect to incur charges of approximately $2.1 to $2.4 million. Most of these charges are expected to be incurred during the current fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017 with the balance presently expected to be paid before the end of the current fiscal year on September 30, 2017. The charges consist primarily of cash compensation expense associated with the elimination of employment positions, but also include charges associated with the termination of real estate and car leases as well as certain legal and other administrative costs.





Item 8.01 Other Events.

In addition to the restructuring plan described above, we also recently eliminated ten engineering positions in the United States resulting in expected charges of $180,000 - $200,000 that will be incurred in the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017. These charges consist almost entirely of cash compensation expense associated with the elimination of these employment positions.

The restructuring plan for EMEA as well as the elimination of engineering positions in the United States as described above are expected to result in cash savings of approximately $2.0 million annually.





This filing contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions. These statements often can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects” or variations thereon or similar terminology. Among other items, these statements relate to expectations of the business environment in which the company operates and projections of when certain actions will occur as well as the costs associated with such actions. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks related to the actual timing to complete and the actual costs and associated accounting impact. These and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions identified from time to time in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings, could cause our company’s future results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Many such factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date for which they are made. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Digi International Inc.
          
June 1, 2017   By:   Michael C. Goergen
       
        Name: Michael C. Goergen
        Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer