NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATIONSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 26CV014858-910 EBF HOLDINGS, LLC dba EVEREST BUSINESS FUNDING, Plaintiff, v. GUMPTION BRANDS LLC and ALCORY DURAND SIMPSON, Defendant. TO: Alcory Durand Simpson 6327 Spring Garden Lane Charlotte, NC 28213-5956 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT a Summons and Complaint were filed against you on April 20, 2026, in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief sought is a judgment against you in the amount of $83,279.30 with pre-judgment interest at 8% per annum from January 7, 2025, until the date of judgment, interest thereafter at the rate of 8% per annum until paid in full, attorneys'' fees in the amount of $12,491.90. and the costs of this action. Said indebtedness arises from a Revenue Based Financing Agreement dated April 30, 2025. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than December 21, 2026, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. Date: October 29, 2026. /s/ Byron L. Saintsing Byron L. Saintsing SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff PO Box 176010 Raleigh, NC 27619-6010 Telephone: 919-250-2000 bsaintsing@smithdebnamlaw.com4210412 11/10, 11/17, 11/24