NOTICE TO CREDITORS Mecklenburg County North Carolina 25E001182-590 Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Mark Joseph Shields, deceased, Estate File number 25E001182-590, of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Mark Joseph Shields, to exhibit them to the undersigned attorney at the address below, on or before September 20, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. Mark J. Shields, Jr. c/o Andrew M. Brandt, Esq. Brandt Law, PLLC 16140 Northcross Dr, Ste B Huntersville, NC 28078 IPL0245626 Jun 20,27,Jul 4,11 2025