Gary Grinsfelder is listed as a director on 23 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Aug 2009 and Aug 2017: ROYALE ENERGY INC (El Cajon, CA — oil and gas — 2009–2017; $3.35M reported sold to 70 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.
Listed alongside Donald H. Hosmer (23 shared filings), Harry E. Hosmer (23 shared filings), Stephen M. Hosmer (23 shared filings), Tony Hall (18 shared filings), George Watters (16 shared filings) and 5 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Gary. Each name links to their own page.
The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Royale Energy (2 issuers, $100K reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Royale Energy has 2 companies on file and $100K reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 23 public filings for Gary Grinsfelder and found 12 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.