NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL CASE NO. 2025 CA 001360 VALIDATION OF NOT TO EXCEED $5,000,000 WATER COOPERATIVE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA REVOLVING REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2025A AND REVOLVING REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2025B (FEDERALLY TAXABLE) WATER COOPERATIVE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, a public agency and unit of special purpose government of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, and the Taxpayers, Property Owners and Citizens of Osceola County, Florida, Orange County, Florida and Polk County, Florida including nonresidents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and all others having or claiming any right, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Notes herein described or to be affected in any way thereby, Defendants. TO: THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE SECOND, NINTH, AND TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF LEON COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY, OSCEOLA COUNTY, AND POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN AND ALL OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND ALL OTHERS TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY: You and each of you are hereby required to appear virtually (meeting information provided below), on the 5th day of November, 2025, at 1:00 o'clock p.m., before the Honorable John C. Cooper, Judge of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County, Florida, and to show cause why the prayer of the Complaint for Validation (the "Complaint"), filed in the above-entitled proceeding should not be granted, and the proceedings and the bonds, agreements, ordinances and proceedings therein described be validated and confirmed and as more particularly described in the Complaint filed in these proceedings and the exhibits thereto. Virtual Meeting Information Topic: 25-CA-1360 Water Cooperative vs. State of Florida Time: Nov 5, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96717174230?pwd=Wfra4F0SSv6QwXB2sPPSCPku6G5M5o.1 Meeting ID: 967 1717 4230 Passcode: 591880 Dial in audio only – 1 786 635 1003 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that prior to the date set for the hearing on the Complaint, the Clerk of this Court shall cause a copy of this Notice and Order to Show Cause to be published in the manner required by Section 75.06, in (i) the Tallahassee Democrat, a newspaper published and of general circulation in Leon, County, being the County wherein the Complaint is filed, (ii) the Ledger, a newspaper published and of general circulation in Polk, County, being a County that is a party to the agreement that created Plaintiff, (iii) the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper published and of general circulation in Central Florida, which includes Orange County and the City of St. Cloud, each being a party to the agreement that created Plaintiff, once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks, commencing with the first publication which shall not be less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for said hearing. DONE AND ORDERED at Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, this 30th day of September, 2025. /s/ John C. Cooper John C. Cooper Circuit Judge Publication Dates LSAR0383329