Other business activities
Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
1)Dwight L Pugh, CPA, LLC, (Shreveport, LA. Start 02/01), my professional LLC, served as the partner for my partnership interest in Smith, Pugh & Seal, LLP, a CPA firm in Shreveport, LA. (Smith, Pugh & Seal, LLP, was dissolved 02/2020).Effective with the 07/2015 merger of Smith, Pugh & Seal, LLP with Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC, my professional LLC serves as the partner for my partnership interest in Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC, a full service regional CPA firm with offices in Shreveport and Monroe, LA, and Longview, TX. As a partner of counsel in Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC, I provide tax and financial planning as well as business advisory services to businesses and individuals in various industries approx, 10 hrs/month. Approx. 10 hrs/month occur during securities trading hrs. 2)Lares, LLC Shreveport, LA. Formed in 01/12, to invest in oil and gas joint interest ventures. Duties include evaluating prospective exploration and development projects for investment as a working interest owner. The activities of Lares, LLC are very limited (4 hrs or less hrs/mo.) normally during securities trading hours. 3)Home Run, LLC Shreveport, LA. Organized 05/17 to invest in franchised restaurants in LA. A passive investor with almost no time devoted. 4)Mission Plantation, LLC (formerly Mission Plantation, Inc) Shreveport, LA. Mission Plantation was a client of my accounting firm, Smith, Pugh & Seal and subsequently Heard, McElroy & Vestal since 1978. This LLC owns over 4,000 acres of land in Caddo Parish, LA which it leases to farmers. I am the Manager, Sec./Treas. & Registered Agent of the company on behalf of the owners who are absentee foreign nationals. Duties consist of negotiating with tenants and oil companies, collecting income, paying expenses, recordkeeping and reporting to the owners for an average of 4 hrs per mo. during securities trading hours. 5)Ashley Ridge Resources, LLC (fka Ashley Ridge Investments, LLC) Shreveport, LA. Organized 02/04; the company changed its name, ceased all operations, and was dissolved in 11/2022. 6)Home Run Arkansas, LLC Shreveport, LA Organized 05/17 to invest in franchised restaurants in Arkansas. Passive investor with almost no time devoted to it. 7)Fairview Point Homeowners Association Elm Grove, LA. This nonprofit corporation provides for maintenance of the lawns and common areas for the owners of the properties in a subdivision. I began serving as the registered agent and a member of the board of directors in 04/18. Duties include collecting the monthly dues from the owners and paying for services required to maintain the property. Approx. 1 hr/mo., all outside of securities trading hours. 8) Fourth and Long Investors, LLC, Shreveport, LA, formed 05/2016 - Member of this entity formed to invest in a private placement of SkyCoach, LLC.A passive investment; minimal time spent. 9)Like Four, Ltd, Shreveport, LA Member since 07/1984;an investment club invests in stocks of publicly traded Cos; 2 hrs/mo primarily outside of securities trading hours. Mr. Pugh also serves as an agent for service of process for the following entities: Zoe' Witt Limited Partnership and Tatum Investment Company, L.L.C. 10) Like Five, LLC, 2695 Long Lake Drive, Shreveport, LA 71106, Investment Related, Member as of 4/30/2010 and Manager effective in June 2022, Like Five, LLC holds an investment in a private placement. Devotes 0.25 hours per month all of which is during securities trading hours. Duties include maintaining registration with the Secretary of State and monitoring mail for notices regarding its investment in the private placement.