SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of SolarCity Corporation

NEW YORK, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of SolarCity Corporation ("SolarCity" or the "Company") (CUSIP: 83416T100). Investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at [email protected] or 888-476-6529, ext. 237.

The investigation concerns whether SolarCity and certain of its officers and/or directors have violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On March 3, 2014, the Company announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Form 8-K filing that "On February 27, 2014, the board of directors of SolarCity and management of the Company concluded, after discussion with SolarCity's independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, that the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012 and for the year then ended included in SolarCity's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and the consolidated financial statements included in the Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013, should no longer be relied upon as a result of an error in the allocation of overhead expenses. As a result, SolarCity will recognize a downward adjustment of assets related to solar energy systems leased and to be leased and an upward adjustment to the costs of solar energy system sales in the periods mentioned above."

On this news, shares of SolarCity fell $2.18 to $82.77, or more than 2.57%, on unusually heavy trading volume, on March 3, 2014. 

On March 18, 2014, the Company announced in an SEC Form 8-K filing that the Board of Directors of SolarCity and management of the Company concluded, after discussion with SolarCity's independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, that the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 and for the years then ended included in SolarCity's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, should no longer be relied upon as a result of (i) an error related to the presentation of non-cash stock based compensation costs in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of such costs that were capitalized; and (ii) an error related to the classification of certain of the noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries after the Company concluded that certain noncontrolling interests with redemption rights should be presented in temporary equity and not permanent equity as had previously been disclosed.

On this news, shares of SolarCity fell $3.10 to $74.02, or more than 4.02%, on unusually heavy trading volume, on March 19, 2014. 

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
[email protected] 

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