Notice of Oil and Gas Lease Forfeiture Pursuant to Section 5301.332 of the Ohio Revised Code Notice is hereby given to Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, The Columbus Natural Gas Company, an Ohio corporation, and The Ohio Central Gas Company, an Ohio corporation, and their unknown successors and assigns of the following: Elizabeth Foster Gibson, individually, and Karl E. Foster III, Trustee of the Foster Family Trust dated September 3, 2001 (collectively, the "Fosters") are current lessors under an Oil and Gas Lease by and between Rachel E. Brown and N.C. Brown, Sr., as lessors, and John W. Smith, as lessee, dated July 28, 1902, and recorded at Lease Record Volume 6, Page 525 of the Licking County, Ohio Recorder's Office (the "Lease"). The Lease covers the following premises: "All that certain tract of land situated in the township of Union, County of Licking, in the state of Ohio, bounded and described as follows; to wit; Being the farm known by the name of the Brown homestead and bounded on the north by the farm of A. Hilbrant and King, on the east by Ruffner and black and south by the lands of T.F. Hilbrant and west by the Levi Grove and the public road, containing one hundred and twenty acres, more or less." The Lease has a primary term of five (5) years and continues so long thereafter as oil or gas is found or produced from the leasehold premises or the rental paid according to the terms of the Lease. If no well is completed on the leasehold premises within one (1) year from the date of the Lease, the grant therein becomes null and void unless the lessee of the Lease pays the lessor a rental of $60 for each year thereafter such completion is delayed for the term of 5 years. The Fosters are the current owner of Parcel No. 725-326286-00.000, containing 65.66 acres, more or less, located in the State of Ohio, County of Licking, City of Heath (formerly assessed as Parcel No. 071-326286-00.000 when part of Union Township), as described in an (i) Amended Certificate of Transfer No. 1 dated December 17, 2024, and filed of record as Instrument No. 202412310023142, (ii) Certificate of Transfer No. 1 dated November 14, 1996, and filed of record in Official Record Volume 859, Page 760, and (iii) Plat of Territory to be Annexed From the Township of Union to the City of Heath dated January 11, 2024, and filed of record as Instrument Number 202504170006619, both in the Recorder's Office, Licking County, Ohio. The foregoing property comprises a portion of the leasehold premises. Pursuant to Section 5301.332 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Lease has been forfeited as there are no producing or drilling oil or gas wells drilled on the leasehold premises and (i) covenants of the Lease regarding the drilling of a well and payment of rentals have been breached; (ii) covenants of the Lease regarding production have been breached; and/or (iii) the term of the Lease has expired. The Fosters intend to file for record an affidavit of forfeiture with the Licking County, Ohio Recorder's Office if the parties being notified hereby do not release the Lease of record within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice. Published on this 5th day of October, 2025. Elizabeth Foster Gibson, individually, and Karl E. Foster III, Trustee of the Foster Family Trust dated September 3, 2001 c/o Cardinal Law LLC Attn: Nicholas J. Cardinal, Esq. 156 N. Main St. Suite 4 Hudson, OH 44236 Counsel for Elizabeth Foster Gibson, individually, and Karl E. Foster III, Trustee of the Foster Family Trust dated September 3, 2001 October 5 2025 LWOO0381894