---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-048435"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPRU"
cik: "0001772720"
company_name: "SPRUCE POWER HOLDING CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-16T19:37:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-16T19:38:04.585263+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spruce Power appoints Bobby L. Owens as General Counsel; CLO Jonathan Norling to depart

## Summary
- Bobby L. Owens appointed General Counsel effective July 13, 2026; previously Deputy GC at OXEA Corp.
- Owens receives $325K base salary, 60% target bonus, $100K RSU sign-on award, annual RSUs at 75% of base.
- Owens eligible for severance at 1.5x salary plus target bonus, with phased benefits through 2026.
- Chief Legal Officer Jonathan Norling's employment terminated effective date TBD; separation agreement pending.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-048435
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPRU
- cik: 0001772720
- company_name: SPRUCE POWER HOLDING CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-16T19:37:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772720/000162828026048435/0001628280-26-048435-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772720/000162828026048435/spru-20260713.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-048435.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan Norling was terminated as Chief Legal Officer at SPRUCE POWER HOLDING CORP.
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer
  source text: On July 13, 2026, the Board approved the termination of the employment of the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, Jonathan Norling, effective as of a date to be determined by the Company’s chief executive officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772720/000162828026048435/0001628280-26-048435-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bobby L. Owens was appointed as General Counsel at SPRUCE POWER HOLDING CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: General Counsel
  source text: The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Spruce Power Holding Corporation (the “Company”) has appointed Bobby L. Owens as General Counsel of the Company, effective July 13, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772720/000162828026048435/0001628280-26-048435-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.