UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2021
XL FLEET CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38971 | 83-4109918 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 145 Newton Street Boston, MA | 02135 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 718-0329
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | XL | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The information set forth under Item 4.02 is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
| Item 4.02 | Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review. |
On May 7, 2021, the audit committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of XL Fleet Corp. (the “Company”), in consultation with management of the Company, in response to the statement released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to the balance sheet classification of certain contracts that may be settled in an entity’s stock, such as warrants, concluded that the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2021 (the “Impacted Period”) should no longer be relied upon. Similarly, any previously furnished or filed reports, related earnings releases, investor presentations or similar communications of the Company describing the Company’s financial results for the Impacted Period should no longer be relied upon.
Background
On April 12, 2021, the SEC issued a statement (the “Statement”) on the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies. The Statement referenced the guidance included in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles that entities must consider in determining whether to classify contracts that may be settled in their own stock, such as warrants, as equity or as an asset or liability.
After considering the Statement, the Company re-evaluated its historical accounting for its warrants and concluded it must amend the accounting treatment of the public warrants and private placement warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) issued in connection with the initial public offering of Pivotal Investment Corporation II (“Pivotal”) and recorded to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a result of the business combination between a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pivotal and XL Hybrids, Inc. that occurred on December 21, 2020 (the “Business Combination”). At that time, the Warrants were presented within equity.
In connection with making the determination to restate the financial statements covered by the Impacted Period (the “Restatement”), the Company reviewed and discussed the accounting treatment of its Warrants (as described below) and the Impacted Period with Marcum LLP, its independent registered public accounting firm. The Company has determined that the Warrants should be accounted for as liabilities measured at fair value, with non-operating non-cash fair value adjustments recorded in earnings at each reporting period. It is expected that non-operating expenses in its Statement of Operations will increase by approximately $25 to $45 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. We expect that there will be no impact to our historically reported cash or cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. These estimates are preliminary and subject to change as management completes the restatement. Marcum LLP has not audited or reviewed these estimates. The Company plans to file an amendment to its form 10-K as noted above to restate for the Impacted Period as soon as practicable.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s intent to restate certain historical financial statements and the timing and impact of the Restatement. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Form 8-K and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
The information set forth under 4.02 is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
On May 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release related to the matters described in Item 4.02. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of XL Fleet Corp., dated May 11, 2021, reporting restatement of previously issued financial statements related to accounting for warrants issued by SPACs. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| XL FLEET CORP. | ||
| Date: May 11, 2021 | By: | /s/ James Berklas |
| Name: | James Berklas | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
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