NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joseph MacArthur Hilton, deceased, late of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned at 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105, on or before June 5, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 5th day of June, 2026. Jeffrey M. Hilton, Executor of the Estate of Joseph MacArthur Hilton, Mecklenburg County File No. 26E000447-590, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0319665 Mar 5,12,19,26 2026