IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT EAST DUBUISSON ROAD INVESTMENTS, LLC, PLAINTIFF VS. MARK BLACKMER; ADAIR ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC; THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; LYNN FITCH, IN HER CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; MICHAEL WATSON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; W. CROSBY PARKER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN AND TO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT IDENTIFIED AS HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TAX PARCEL NO. 0309 -13-011.000, DEFENDANTS. CAUSE NO. 24CH1:26-cv-01445-CB SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: ANY AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST, WHETHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT IDENTIFIED AS HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TAX PARCEL NO. 0309 -13-011.000, WHOSE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND POST OFFICE BOXES ARE UNKNOWN AFTER A DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT You have been made Defendants in the suit filed by East Dubuisson Road Investments, LLC, seeking confirmation of title in certain real property located in Harrison County, Mississippi, commonly described as Harrison County Tax Parcel No. 0309 -13-011.000, and being more particularly described as: E ½ of the SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 on Dedeaux-Dubuisson Road, Section 13-7-13 bearing City of Pass Christian Tax Parcel Number 0309 -13-11.000, Harrison County, Mississippi, First Judicial District. You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint to Jordan R. Mathews, the attorney for the Plaintiff, whose address is 2137 E. Pass Road, Gulfport, Mississippi 39507. The other Defendants in this action are Mark Blackmer; Adair Asset Management, LLC; State of Mississippi; Lynn Fitch, in her capacity as Attorney General for the State of Mississippi; Michael Watson in his capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Mississippi; Harrison County, Mississippi; W. Crosby Parker, District Attorney of Harrison County, Mississippi; and the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Your response must be mailed or delivered no later than thirty (30) days after the 26th day of August, 2026, which is the date of the first publication of the Summons. If your response is not so mailed or delivered, a judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the complaint. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 24th day of August, 2026. ANGELA THRASH, HARRISON COUNTY CLERK BY: Kelli Hicks, D.C. IPL0368689 Aug 26,Sep 2,9 2026