STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO.26CV012713-910 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION Charles Owen Flowers, Plaintiff, vs. Unknown Heirs of Jacqueline E. Cooper and all others who claim or might claim adversely to plaintiff's title interest in ± 0.15 acres of land in Wake County, bearing Wake County REID 0014723 and being more particularly described in instrument recorded in book 00752, Page 0479 of the Wake County Registry that land more, Defendants. TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JACQUELINE E. COOPER and ALL OTHERS WHO CLAIM OR MIGHT CLAIM ADVERSELY TO PLAINTIFF'S TITLE INTEREST IN ± 0.15 ACRES OF LAND IN WAKE COUNTY, BEARING WAKE COUNTY REID 0014723 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 00752, PAGE 0479 OF THE WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY THAT LAND MORE Take notice that a Summons and Verified Complaint pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled civil action dated April 2, 2026. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Quiet Title/Adverse Possession seeking an 1) Order that Plaintiff is the undivided fee simple owner of all right, title, and interest in the Property; 2) Order that Defendants do not have any right, title, estate, or interest in the Property; 3) Require that the Court's Order by recorded with the Wake County Register of Deeds and indexed so as to be in the chain of title of all parties; and 4) Grant such other and further relief as the Court deems just and property. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than May 28, 2026 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This 14th day of April, 2026. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP BY: /s/ Joseph B. Gadberry Joseph B. Gadberry (NC Bar No. 62801) 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1400 Raleigh, NC 27609 Tel: (919) 420-1700 Email: jgadberry@ktslaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff Charles Owen Flowers IPL0329462 Apr 14,21,28 2026