NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Richard J. Kline a/k/a Richard John Kline, 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 August 27, 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 27th day of May, 2026. Lisa Kline Traylor, Executor of the Estate of Richard John Kline, Mecklenburg County File No. 26E001436-590, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0343700 May 27,Jun 3,10,17 2026