Defendant Name: Spruce Power Holding Corporation

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 3714
CUSIP: 9837FR10

Document Reference: 33-11247

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Spruce Power Holding Corporation
Document Name Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 28-Sep-2023
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-21748
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary On September 28, 2023, the SEC instituted settled cease-and-desist proceedings against Spruce Power Holding Corporation, stating: "This matter concerns materially misleading statements made by Respondent’s predecessor companies – Pivotal Investment Corporation II (“Pivotal”), formerly a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), and XL Fleet Corp. (“XL Fleet”), which provided hybrid electrical vehicle (“HEV”) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (“PHEV”) systems for commercial fleet vehicles – about XL Fleet’s sales pipeline in marketing and promoting the business combination between Pivotal and XL Fleet."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $11,000,000.00 Shared:    

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On September 28, 2023, the SEC stated that: "[It] charged Denver-based Spruce Power Holding Corporation, the successor to XL Fleet Corp., for misleading investors about revenue projections that topped $1 billion within three years of going public. XL Fleet, which provided hybrid electric vehicle systems for commercial fleet vehicles, went public through a 2020 merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)."