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EX-99.1 - ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS - Swisher Hygiene Inc.swsh_ex991.htm


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 24, 2016
 
SWISHER HYGIENE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
001-35067
 
27-3819646
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
350 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1600
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 
33301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(203) 682-8331
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
 
 (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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Item 8.01.  Other Events.
 
On May 24, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) issued a settled order regarding Swisher Hygiene Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the Commission's review of matters relating to the Company's restatement of its 2011 quarterly financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011 and related matters.  In connection with the settlement, the Company consented to the entry of an Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
               
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
 
Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order.
 
 

 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  SWISHER HYGIENE INC.  
       
Date: May 25, 2016
By:
/s/ Richard L. Handley  
    Richard L. Handley  
    Chairman, President and Secretary  
       
 
 
 
 
 
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