NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 20E000929-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of George Charles Kats, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said George Charles Kats to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 18th day of May, 2026. Shannon Dean, c/o Koral F. Alman, 422 S. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792 Administrator of the Estate of George Charles Kats May 28,June 4,11,18 2026 LGSC0522463