Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 5, 2022, iRobot Corporation (the "Company") announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8­K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On August 3, 2022, the Company began implementing cost-reduction actions to manage its operating expenses and restructure its operations. As part of this restructuring, the Company is accelerating actions to shift certain non-core engineering functions to lower-cost regions and increasingly leverage its joint design manufacturing (JDM) partners; better balancing global and regional commercial and marketing resources to support go-to-market plans while driving efficiencies and achieving economies of scale; realigning other operational areas to best support current needs of the business; and reducing its global facilities footprint. These actions are expected to include an overall reduction of approximately 140 employees, which represents 10% of the Company's global workforce as of July 2, 2022.

In conjunction with the workforce reduction, the Company expects to record restructuring charges totaling between $5 million and $6 million over the next two quarters with the majority of the restructuring charges anticipated in the third quarter of 2022. These estimates of the charges that the Company expects to incur, and the timing thereof, are subject to a number of assumptions and actual results may differ. The Company may also incur additional costs not currently contemplated due to events that may occur as a result of, or that are associated with, the actions described above.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The disclosure contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking information about the Company that is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Words such as "expect(s)," "feel(s)," "believe(s)," "will," "may," "anticipate(s)" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the benefits of the proposed restructuring, the anticipated timing and details of the reduction in workforce, expected expenses, and costs associated with the reduction in workforce that the Company expects to incur. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include possible changes in the expected costs and expenses associated with the reduction in workforce and risks associated with the Company's ability to achieve the expected benefits of the reduction in workforce and realignment of its resources. Additionally, these forward-looking statements should be considered in conjunction with the cautionary statements and risk factors described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2022, as updated by the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
  Exhibit No.                                          Description

     99.1             Press Release issued by the registrant on August 5, 2022, furnished herewith.
      104             Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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