NOTE 2. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

Restructuring and other charges primarily consist of separation costs for employees including severance, outplacement and other benefit costs.

Performance Improvement Plan

In 2009, the Company provided another $6.6 million for severance and related costs associated with the elimination of approximately 70 additional positions globally offset by a $2.5 million reduction in previously recorded provisions due to lower estimated benefit costs on severance paid as well as fewer position eliminations requiring severance.

European Rationalization Plan

In 2009, as part of the rationalization of our European Fragrance manufacturing footprint, the Company decided to close its Fragrances compounding facility in Drogheda, Ireland as well as the partial closure of its Fragrance Ingredients plant in Haverhill, United Kingdom. The Company recorded $12.2 million of severance costs and $1.0 million of accelerated depreciation on certain related assets and other restructuring related costs. In addition, as part of the continued focus to optimize our European operations, the Flavors segment recorded a provision for severance costs of $1.0 million.

The Company completed its negotiations with the Drogheda, Ireland employee representatives regarding separation benefits related to the closure of the Company's compounding facility at that location during the third quarter 2010. Based upon the period-end estimates regarding the separation agreements, the Company increased its provision for severance costs by $4.4 million in 2010. The remaining $5.7 million of the restructuring charges in 2010 was mainly due to accelerated depreciation and other restructuring related costs pertaining to the rationalization of our Fragrances and Ingredients operations in Europe. The Company ceased its operations at the Drogheda plant as of September 30, 2010.

During the second quarter 2011, the Company executed a partial settlement of its pension obligations with the former employees of the Drogheda facility. As a result, we recorded a charge of $3.9 million related to the European rationalization plan to cover settlements and special termination benefits. This settlement was funded primarily through pension plan investment trust assets.

The Company also reversed $1.2 million of employee-related liabilities in 2011 due to certain employees accepting other roles within the Company, offset by $0.6 million of additional costs incurred.

Strategic Initiative

In December 2011, the Company recorded a charge to cover a restructuring initiative which involved a reduction in workforce primarily related to a realignment of responsibilities in our Fragrances business unit. It entailed the redeployment of creative resources in emerging markets and resulted in the elimination of 72 positions, across Fragrances, Flavors and Corporate functions. As a result, the Company recorded a provision for severance costs of $9.8 million to Restructuring and other charges, net in our 2011 Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income.

In the aggregate for 2011, we have recorded expenses of $34.1 million relating to the European rationalization plan and $9.8 million for the Strategic Initiative, of which $37.6 million was recorded to Restructuring and other charges, net and $6.3 million recorded to Cost of goods sold, R&D expenses and Selling and administrative expenses. We do not anticipate any further expenses related to the European rationalization plan.

Reorganization Plan

In 2008, as part of our business transformation initiative to enable us to better leverage our global SAP software platform, we implemented a plan to centralize transaction processing in a global shared services structure that resulted in the elimination of 127 positions globally largely in the finance area. This initiative was completed in 2009, resulting in payments and other costs of approximately $13.0 million.

Movements in related accruals during 2009, 2010 and 2011 are as follows:


(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)	Employee- Related			Pension			Asset - Related and Other			Total
Balance January 1, 2009	$	14,755		$	—		$	66		$	14,821
Additional charges (reversals), net		17,263			—			1,038			18,301
Non-cash charges		—			—			(1,104	)		(1,104	)
Payments and other costs		(13,104	)		—			—			(13,104	)

Balance December 31, 2009		18,914			—			—			18,914
Additional charges (reversals), net		4,370			—			5,707			10,077
Non-cash charges		—			—			(4,409	)		(4,409	)
Payments and other costs		(19,307	)		—			(1,298	)		(20,605	)

Balance December 31, 2010		3,977			—			—			3,977
Additional charges (reversals), net		8,677			3,877			618			13,172
Non-cash charges		—			(3,139	)		—			(3,139	)
Payments and other costs		(1,880	)		(738	)		(618	)		(3,236	)

Balance December 31, 2011⁽¹⁾	$	10,774		$	—		$	—		$	10,774

(1)	$0.6 million of the remaining employee-related liability is classified in Other liabilities as of December 31, 2011 in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.