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CUSIP No. 733245104 | | | | Page 8 of 10 |
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(d) | | ☐ | | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). |
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(e) | | ☒ | | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
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(f) | | ☐ | | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
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(g) | | ☐ | | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
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(h) | | ☐ | | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
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(i) | | ☐ | | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
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(j) | | ☐ | | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
(a) and (b) Amount beneficially owned and Percent of Class:
As of the date of this Statement, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned in the aggregate 2,416,553 Shares of Common Stock which equates to approximately 2.44 % of the outstanding Shares (the percentage of Shares of Common Stock owned being based upon 98,874,616 Shares outstanding at 45233 as set forth in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for September 30, 2023). Villere has direct beneficial ownership of the Shares of Common Stock in the accounts for which it serves as the investment adviser under its investment management agreements.
Each of Messrs. Young, S. Villere II, S. Villere III and L. Villere, as members of Villere, may be deemed the beneficial owners of the 2,416,553 Shares beneficially owned by Villere, which represents approximately 2.44 % of the issued and outstanding Shares. Messrs. Young, S. Villere II, S. Villere III and L. Villere disclaim beneficial ownership of such Shares and report individual ownership as set forth in the schedules above.
(c) Power to vote or dispose.
Villere has the power to vote 2,396,858 Shares and the power to dispose of 2,310,166 Shares.
ITEM 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
The Reporting Persons beneficially own less than five percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
ITEM 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of another Person. |
Not applicable.