Restructuring

Restructuring costs of €0.6m were incurred in the current financial year (FY2021: €8.1m). These related to severance costs of €0.6m (FY2021: €4.9m) which were incurred with respect to the restructuring of the Group as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the prior year an additional €1.9m severance costs arose as a consequence of the optimisation of the delivery networks in England and Scotland. Also in the prior year, the Group incurred additional costs of €2.0m with respect to the optimisation of the delivery networks in England and Scotland which was offset by a credit of €0.7m relating to the profit on disposal of a property as a direct consequence of the optimisation project. €2.4m of these costs were paid during the year (FY2021: €6.2m) with €0.2m outstanding at year end (FY2021: €2.0m).

Dilapidation

The Group has a dilapidation provision of €5.4m at 28 February 2022 (FY2021: €3.8m). The Group’s dilapidation provision at 28 February 2022 is with respect to dilapidation costs for leased depots of €5.1m (FY2021: €3.5m) and a €0.3m dilapidation provision for the leased fleet (FY2021: €0.3m).

Other

A significant proportion of the Other provision balance of €6.5m relates primarily to a provision with respect to lost kegs and a legal provision which was settled post year end. The remainder of this provision is in respect of costs associated with the cyber security incident within the Group's Matthew Clark and Bibendum operations.

Other provisions carried forward from FY2021 relate to provisions for various legal claims, a provision for an onerous trade contract and a provision for the Group’s exposure to employee and third-party insurance claims. Under the terms of employer and public liability insurance policies, the Group bears a portion of the cost of each claim up to the specified excess. The provision is calculated based on the expected portion of settlement costs to be borne by the Group in respect of specific claims arising before the Balance Sheet date.