Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) yesterday put a price tag of as much as $31 million on the forced closure of its Invisalign retail outlets after losing arbitration with SmileDirectClub last month.

The March 4 decision required San Jose, Calif.-based Align Technology to close the stores by April 3 and enjoined it from opening new Invisalign stores or providing clear aligner devices in brick-and-mortar stores.

First piloted in 2017, the number of Invisalign stores had risen to 12 by last year. Yesterday the company said it expects the closures to result in first-quarter charges of between $26 million and $31 million, including cash payments of $12 million to $17 million this year.

The charges involve $11 million to $16 million in right-of-use lease assets, $14 million in leasehold improvements and other fixed assets and severance expenses of $1 million, Align said in a regulatory filing.

Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz to participate in keynote interview at DeviceTalks Boston At DeviceTalks Boston, Tyler Shultz will give attendees an inside look at Theranos and how he was able to sound the alarm after he realized the company was falling apart. Shultz will take attendees behind the story that everyone is talking about: the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her diagnostic company, Theranos. Join Shultz and 1,000+ medical device professionals at the 8th annual DeviceTalks Boston. REGISTER NOW