NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA- BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION File No: 25CV004707-090 TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WILLIAM JAMES BUTLER TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you was filed on 31 October 2025 in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Quiet Title and removal of all clouds and adverse claims to the Plaintiffs' ownership interests in the William James Butler Heir Property. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than forty (40) days from the first date of publication of this Notice, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This, the 26th day of November 2025. BLOCK, CROUCH, KEETER, BEHM & SAYED, L.L.P. By:/s/Colin J. Tarrant Colin J. Tarrant N.C. State Bar No. 35603 Jacqueline M. Cajigal N.C. State Bar No. 58826 P.O. Box 4 Wilmington, NC 28402 Telephone: (910) 763-2727 Facsimile: (910) 726-1551 Email: ctarrant@bcklawfirm.com Email: icajigal@bcklawfirm.com Attorneys for Plaintiff December 1, 8, 15 2025 LWLM0415839