Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On August 14, 2024, Sonos, Inc. (the "Company") announced a reduction in force involving approximately 6% of our employees. Decisions regarding the elimination of positions are subject to local law and consultation requirements in certain countries. The Company also committed to further reducing its real estate footprint. The foregoing actions were committed to on August 14, 2024 and are intended to improve the Company's operating model and cost structure to set the Company up for long-term success.
The Company estimates that it will incur approximately $9 to $12 million of restructuring and related charges, of which $6 to $8 million are related to employee severance and benefits costs. The Company expects to incur substantially all of the restructuring and related charges in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
The estimates of the charges and expenditures that the Company expects to incur in connection with the above, and the timing thereof, are subject to a number of assumptions, including local law requirements in various jurisdictions, and actual amounts may differ materially from estimates.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's operating model and cost structure, the Company's expectations with respect to restructuring and related charges and the timing of such charges. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "may," "will," "appears," "shall," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern the Company's expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the difficulties in and effect of implementing the Company's improvements to its operating model and cost structure, the risk that restructuring and related charges may be greater than anticipated or not occur in the expected time frame, and the other risk factors set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2024 and the Company's other filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or upon request from our investor relations department. All forward-looking statements herein reflect the Company's opinions only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the Company undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new information or future events.