NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000403-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Charles D. Dean, Jr., deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Charles D. Dean, Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of August, 2026 (this date being 3 months from the first publication date of this notice) or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of May, 2026. George Rountree, III Charles D. Dean, Jr. c/o Rountree Losee LLP P. O. Box 1409 Wilmington, NC 28402-1409 Telephone: 910-763-3404 Facsimile: 910-763-0320 By: /s/ Michael A. Becker Executor of the Estate of Charles D. Dean, Jr. May 15,22,29,June 5 2026 LWLM0518306