NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council (the "County Council") of Horry County, South Carolina (the "County"), on March 3, 2026, enacted Ordinance 12-2026 titled "AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT EXCEEDING $5,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2026, OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE SERIES DESIGNATION, OF HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; FIXING THE FORM AND DETAILS OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS LAWFULLY-AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE TO DETERMINE CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS AND THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO" (the "Ordinance"). The Ordinance authorizes the issuance and sale of not exceeding $5,000,000 general obligation bonds (the "Bond") of the County. The proceeds of the Bond will be used to defray all or a portion of (i) the costs of designing, acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping an EMS station in the Windy Hill area, including the acquisition of land; and (ii) the cost and expenses of issuing the Bond. Pursuant to Section 11-27-40(8) of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, unless a notice, signed by not less than five (5) qualified electors of the County, of the intention to seek a referendum is filed both in the office of the Clerk of Court of the County and with the Clerk of the County Council, the initiative and referendum provisions of South Carolina law, Sections 4-9-1210 to 4-9-1230, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, shall not be applicable to the Ordinance. The notice of intention to seek a referendum must be filed within twenty (20) days following the publication of this notice of the adoption of the aforesaid Ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in Horry County. HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IPL0320505 Mar 8 2026