{"id":23348,"date":"2023-09-30T01:49:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T01:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/investing\/spruce-power-holding-to-pay-11-million-penalty-to-settle-claims-of-misleading-investors\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T01:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T01:49:54","slug":"spruce-power-holding-to-pay-11-million-penalty-to-settle-claims-of-misleading-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=23348","title":{"rendered":"Spruce Power Holding to Pay $11 Million Penalty to Settle Claims of Misleading Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"MW-BT-CO-20230928-709864\" role=\"document\">\n<p>By Ben Glickman<\/p>\n<p>Spruce Power Holding Corp. will pay $11 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors prior to going public.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC said Thursday it had charged Spruce Power, previously known as XL Fleet Corp., for claiming to have a long-term revenue projection of up to $1.4 billion, as well as a $220 million 12-month sales pipeline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>The SEC alleged the projections, which were included in public filings ahead of its 2020 merger with a special-purpose acquisition company to go public, were based mostly on speculative opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Spruce Power doesn&#8217;t admit or deny the findings, but consented to a cease-and-desist order and the civil penalty.<\/p>\n<pre\/>\n<p>Write to Ben Glickman at ben.glickman@wsj.com<\/p>\n<pre\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/spruce-power-holding-to-pay-11-million-penalty-to-settle-claims-of-misleading-investors-d47417dc?mod=investing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ben Glickman Spruce Power Holding Corp. will pay $11 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors prior to going public. 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