STATE OF INDIAN ) IN THE OWEN CIRCUIT COURT ) SS: COUNTY OF OWEN ) CAUSE NO. 60C01-2607-EU-000028 IN THE MATTER OF THE UNSUPERVISED ESTATE OF DONALD B. BATES, DECEASED NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION IN THE OWEN CIRCUIT COURT OF OWEN COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Neal A. Bates was on the 8th day of July 2026, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Donald B. Bates, deceased, who died on the 5th day of June 2026, and is now serving as Personal Representative of the decedent's estate and is authorized to proceed under the Indiana Probate Code governing unsupervised administration. All persons having claims against said estate whether, or not now due must file the same in said Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or said claims will be forever barred. DATED at Spencer, Indiana, this 15th day of July 2026. Neal A. Bates Personal Representative Diane Stutsman Clerk, Owen Circuit Court HICKAM & LORENZ, P.C. 10 South Main Building P. O. Box 46 Spencer, IN 47460 Telephone: (812) 829-2221 Attorneys for Personal Representative July 22, 29 2026 LSBN0557721