Notice of Service by Publication STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 25CV011743-250 FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. DJ DONDON ENTERTAINMENT INC., MCGEACHY INVESTMENTS, INC., MCGEACHY CONSTRUCTION LLC, MCGEACHY HOLDING LLC, APG INVESTMENTS LLC, and DONOVAN MCGEACHY, Defendants. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in this action. The relief seeks a judgment for $1,062,842.21, plus interest of $277.76 per day from and after December 15, 2025, until date of entry of Judgment and thereafter at the legal rate until paid in full, attorneys' fees, and court costs. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than February 12, 2026 (which is 40 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice, exclusive of such date). If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 29th day of December, 2025. Lilian L. Faulconer N.C. State Bar I.D. No.: 57886 email: docketCR@wardandsmith.com* email: llfaulconer@wardandsmith.com** For the firm of Ward and Smith, P.A. Post Office Box 8088 Greenville, NC 27835-8088 Telephone: 252.215.4000 Facsimile: 252.215.4077 Attorneys for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company Published: Charlotte Observer, 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026; 01/16/2026 IPL0301956 Jan 2,9,16 2026