PUBLIC NOTICE OF UCC ARTICLE 9 SALE: MARS Financing, LLC

PUBLIC NOTICE OF UCC ARTICLE 9 SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 5/9-610 of the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code (ILCS 5/9 § 9-610), the personal property described below (the “Collateral”) of MARS Financing, LLC (“Borrower”) shall be sold at a public sale to the highest qualified bidder (the “Sale”). The Sale will take place on January 9, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time at the offices of Thompson Court Reporters, 2021 Midwest Road, Suite 200, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523.

The Sale is being held to enforce the rights of Lamco Structured Finance, LLC (“Secured Party”) under loan agreements entered into by and between Secured Party and Borrower, including (1) that certain Commercial Loan Agreement and Promissory Note dated November 30, 2021 in the original principal amount of $434,048.13 and later modified through that certain First Amendment to Commercial Loan Agreement dated January 20, 2022 (as amended, the “November 30, 2021 Loan”) and (2) that certain Commercial Loan Agreement and Promissory Note dated December 2, 2021 in the original principal amount of $6,500,000.00 and later modified through that certain First Amendment to Commercial Loan Agreement dated March 8, 2022 (as amended, the “December 2, 2021 Loan” and together with the November 30, 2021 Loan, the “Loans”).

To prequalify to participate in the Sale as a bidder, to obtain additional information regarding the Collateral, or to obtain information regarding remote attendance, please contact Bart K. Larsen at [email protected] or (702) 255-0098.

The Collateral to be sold includes all of Borrower’s personal property, including without limitation, all of Borrower’s interest in the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and wherever located: All Goods, Inventory, Equipment, Fixtures, Accounts, General Intangibles, Instruments, Chattel Paper, Documents, Commercial Tort Claims, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights, Deposit Accounts, and all money, and all other property now or at any time in the future in Lender’s possession (including claims and credit balances), and all proceeds (including proceeds of any insurance policies, proceeds of proceeds, and claims against third parties), all books and records related to the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”).

The Collateral will be sold on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis, with all defects, and without any warranty of quality, fitness, or merchantability of any kind. Prospective bidders are solely responsible for conducting their own investigation and due diligence regarding the Collateral at each such bidder’s sole cost and expense. Secured Party has limited information concerning the Collateral and makes no representation or warranty whatsoever as to any aspect of the Collateral.

The Collateral will be sold in a single lot to the highest qualified bidder for cash, or by credit against outstanding indebtedness owed by the Debtor to Secured Party. Please be advised that Secured Party has the right to credit bid at the public sale of the Collateral.

The Sale will be conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code. The winning bid must be paid by cashier’s check payable to the order Lamco Structured Finance, LLC or other immediately available funds with a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the successful bid price paid at the time of Sale and the remaining balance paid within two (2) business days of the Sale. If the successful bidder fails to timely pay the full balance of the successful bid price, Secured Party may retain all amounts paid by the successful bidder and, at Secured Party’s option, sell to the next highest bidder.

Secured Party reserves the right: to withdraw any of the Collateral from the auction at any time and without notice; to postpone and re-notice the time and date of the auction by written or oral announcement; to make credit bids at the sale or any continuance thereof; and/or to sell the Collateral in separate sales other than as set forth herein.

Borrower has the right to redeem the Collateral at any time prior to its disposition through the Sale by paying Secured Party the full amount owed in connection with the Loans, including all unpaid principal, all accrued interest, all collection costs and attorneys’ fees, and all other amounts due and owing under the relevant loan documents. Borrower is entitled to an accounting of all amounts owed in connection with the Loans. To obtain such an accounting, please contact Bart K. Larsen at [email protected] or (702) 255-0098.

To the extent that the Sale generates proceeds in excess of Borrower’s indebtedness under the Loans, such excess proceeds will be remitted to Borrower in accordance with Section 5/9-615 of the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code. Secured Party reserves all rights against Borrower for any and all deficiencies on the indebtedness owed in connection with the Loans that remain due to Secured Party after the Sale.