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with Losses to Contact Its Attorneys Now, Securities Fraud Case Filed

03/09 18:04 CST

HAGENS BERMAN, NATIONAL TRIAL ATTORNEYS, Encourages XL Fleet (XL) Investors with Losses to Contact Its Attorneys Now, Securities Fraud Case Filed SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges XL Fleet Corp. (NYSE: XL)investors with significant losses to submit your losses now. A securities fraud class action has been filed and certain investors may have valuable claims.

Class Period:Oct. 2, 2020 - Mar. 2, 2021Lead Plaintiff Deadline:May 7, 2021Visit: https://www.hbsslaw.com/investor-fraud/xlContact an Attorney now:XL@hbsslaw.com844-916-0895

XL Fleet Corp. (NYSE: XL) Securities Fraud Class Action:

The complaint alleges that Defendants misrepresented and concealed that: (1) XL's sales pipelines was materially inflated; (2) XL grossly overstated its customer base; (3) XL's technology had been materially overstated and did not provide customers the represented cost savings; and (4) that XL lacks the supply chain and engineers to roll out new products on the announced timelines.

The truth emerged on Mar. 3, 2021 when analyst Muddy Waters Researchpublished a report entitled "XL Fleet Corp. (NYSE: XL): More SPAC Trash." Based on interviews with former employees, Muddy Waters claimed that salespeople "were pressured to inflate their sales pipelines materially in order to mislead XL's board and investors," and that "customer reorder rates are in reality quite low" due to "poor performance and regulatory issues." The report also alleged that "at least 18 of 33 customers XL featured were inactive." Muddy Waters also claimed that XL has "weak technology" and that "XL's announcement of future class 7-8 upfits seems highly promotional" because the task is "too technologically complex for XL engineers to deliver on the promised timeline."

Then, on Mar. 4, 2021, after XL issued a conclusory response calling the report inaccurate, Muddy Watersquickly tweeted: "Real irony in evidence in $XL placeholder response. We spoke to a fleet manager for one of the companies XL brags about in its response. He said MPG gains only ~10%, not 25%. He said didn't help for highway driving. Also his company bought at a deep discount. Tell. The. Truth."

As the market absorbed these disclosures, the Company's share price declined $5.55, or 33% over just three trading days.

"We're focused on investors' losses and proving XL misled investors by exaggerating its order backlog," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.

If you are an XL investor and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.

Whistleblowers:Persons with non-public information regarding XL Fleet should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email XL@hbsslaw.com.

About Hagens BermanHagens Berman is a national law firm with eight offices in eight cities around the country and over eighty attorneys. The firm represents investors, whistleblowers, workers and consumers in complex litigation. More about the firm and its successes is located at hbsslaw.com. For the latest news visit our newsroom or follow us on Twitter at @classactionlaw.

Contact: Reed Kathrein, 844-916-0895

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