Notice of Abandonment
ORC 5301.56
Holder of the Mineral Interest: Rog Win, Inc., its unknown heirs, successors, or assigns (collectively the "Holder"), having reserved title to the mineral interest by deed dated January 28, 1977, filed April 15, 1977 in Volume 528, Page 733 in the Deed Records of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Description of the surface of lands subject to the Mineral Interest: Tax Parcel 34-02715-000 containing 5.002 acres more or less, out of the First Quarter of Township 10 (Lawrence), Range 2, United States Military Lands, Tuscarawas County, Ohio being described in a Warranty Deed dated October 25, 2024 and filed for recording on October 29, 2024 in Volume 1662, Page 3056 of the Tuscarawas County Official Records.
Description of the Mineral Interest to be abandoned: "all oil, gas, and other minerals as reserved in a deed dated January 28, 1977, filed April 15, 1977 in Volume 528, Page 733 in the Deed Records of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Statement by the surface owners: Scott Bossart and Janice Bossart, husband and wife, the owners of the surface of the lands subject to the mineral interest (the "Surface Owners") state that none of the occurrences, conditions or facts specified in Ohio Revised Code Section 5301.56, Division (B)(3) has occurred or existed within the twenty (20) years immediately preceding the date on which this notice was served or published. Division (B) of Ohio Revised Code Section 5301.56 is quoted in full in Exhibit A attached hereto.
Statement of Intent of the Surface Owners: It is the intention of the Surface Owners of the lands subject to the mineral interest described, to file in the Office of the Recorder, Tuscarawas County, Ohio an Affidavit of Abandonment at least thirty (30), but not later than sixty (60) days after the date on which this notice is served or published, as applicable.
Exhibit A:
(B) Any mineral interest held by any person, other than the owner of the surface of the lands subject to the interest, shall be deemed abandoned and vested in the owner of the surface of the lands subject to the interest if the requirements established in division (E) of this section are satisfied and none of the following applies:
(1) The mineral interest is in coal, or in mining or other rights pertinent to or exercisable in connection with an interest in coal, as described in division (E) of section 5301.53 of the Revised Code. However, if a mineral interest includes both coal and other minerals that are not coal, the mineral interests that are not in coal may be deemed abandoned and vest in the owner of the surface of the lands subject to the interest.
(2) The mineral interest is held by the United States, this state, or any political subdivision, body politic, or agency of the United States or this state, as described in division (G) of section 5301.53 of the Revised Code.
(3) Within the twenty years immediately preceding the date on which notice is served or published under division (E) of this section, one or more of the following has occurred:
(a) The mineral interest has been the subject of a title transaction that has been filed or recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the lands are located.
(b) There has been actual production or withdrawal of minerals by the holder from the lands, from lands covered by a lease to which the mineral interest is subject, from a mine a portion of which is located beneath the lands, or, in the case of oil or gas, from lands pooled, unitized, or included in unit operations, under sections 1509.26 to 1509.28 of the Revised Code, in which the mineral interest is participating, provided that the instrument or order creating or providing for the pooling or unitization of oil or gas interests has been filed or recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the lands that are subject to the pooling or unitization are located.
(c) The mineral interest has been used in underground gas storage operations by the holder.
(d) A drilling or mining permit has been issued to the holder, provided that an affidavit that states the name of the permit holder, the permit number, the type of permit, and a legal description of the lands affected by the permit has been filed or recorded, in accordance with section 5301.252 of the Revised Code, in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the lands are located.
(e) A claim to preserve the mineral interest has been filed in accordance with division (C) of this section.
(f) In the case of a separated mineral interest, a separately listed tax parcel number has been created for the mineral interest in the county auditor's tax list and the county treasurer's duplicate tax list in the county in which the lands are located.
June 19 2026
LWOO0538786