NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY In the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division 26CV020471-910 TA CONNECTIONS, IL, LLC d/b/a TA CONNECTIONS v. AWARD LUXURY TRANSPORTATION, LLC; AWARD ENTERPRISES LLC dba AWARD LUXURY TRANSPORTATION; WILLIAM WARD, II, TO: WILLIAM EARL WARD, II (also known as William E. Ward, II), Defendant: TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action in the Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice, Wake County, North Carolina, File No. 26CV020471-910. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: recovery of monetary damages, including compensatory and punitive damages, together with interest, costs, attorneys' fees, and such other relief as alleged in Plaintiff's First Amended Verified Complaint and Jury Demand arising from claims of fraud and related causes of action. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than October 19, 2026, said date being forty (40) days from the date of first publication of this Notice, exclusive of such date; and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This 28th day of August, 2026. Sarah F. Hutchins PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP 620 S. Tryon Street, Suite 800 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 IPL0370939 Sep 8,15,22 2026