Defendant Name:
SCANA Corporation
Defendant Type:
Subsidiary of Public Company
Document Reference:
LR-24976
Document Details
Legal Case Name
SEC v. SCANA Corporation, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (f/k/a South Carolina Electric & Gas Company), Kevin B. Marsh, and Stephen A. Byrne
Document Name
Litigation Release
Document Date
03-Dec-2020
Document Format
Civil Proceeding
Case Number
20-cv-00882
Federal District Court
South Carolina, District of South Carolina
Allegation Type
Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary
The SEC announced that: "SCANA Corp. and its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) have agreed to settle the SEC's lawsuit charging them with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about a nuclear power plant expansion that was ultimately abandoned. The proposed settlement, which remains subject to court approval, would require SCANA to pay a $25 million civil penalty, and SCANA and SCE&G to pay $112.5 million in disgorgement plus prejudgment interest."
Disgorgement & Penalty Information
Monetary Penalties:
Disgorgement
Individual:
Shared:
$112,500,000.00
Shared with: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
Civil Penalty
Individual:
$25,000,000.00
Shared:
Pre-Judgment Interest
(Penalty was noted in document, but no amount was listed)
Related Documents:
Complaint
The SEC stated: "This case arises out of a historic securities fraud perpetrated by senior executives at SCANA Corporation and its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (“SCE&G”) (jointly referred to as “SCANA”). SCANA and its senior executives repeatedly deceived investors, regulators, and the public over several years about the status of a $10 billion nuclear energy project. When the truth was revealed, it resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses to SCANA’s investors and to South Carolinians."
Litigation Release
The SEC stated that: "[It] charged SCANA Corp., two of its former top
executives, and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G), now known as Dominion
Energy South Carolina Inc., with defrauding investors by making false and misleading
statements about a nuclear power plant expansion that was ultimately abandoned."
2020-44
27-Feb-2020
Press Release--Civil Action
SEC Charges South Carolina Energy Companies, Former Executives With Defrauding Investors
The SEC stated that: "[It] charged SCANA Corp., two
of its former top executives, and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G), now known as Dominion Energy
South Carolina Inc., with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about a nuclear power plant expansion that was ultimately abandoned."
2020-301
02-Dec-2020
Press Release--Civil Action
Energy Companies Agree to Settle Fraud Charges Stemming From Failed Nuclear Power Plant Expansion
The SEC announced that: "SCANA Corp. and its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) have agreed to settle the SEC's lawsuit charging them with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about a nuclear power plant expansion that was ultimately abandoned. The proposed settlement, which remains subject to court approval, would require SCANA to pay a $25 million penalty, and SCANA and SCE&G to pay $112.5 million in disgorgement plus prejudgment interest."
Order and Final Judgment as to Defendants SCANA Corporation and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
On December 3, 2020, the Court issued a final judgment as to SCANA Corporation stating that defendant "consented to the Court’s
jurisdiction over Defendants and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this
Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to
jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal
from this Final Judgment"
Other Defendants in Action:
