NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County Cottrell, et al. v. SPS Technologies, LLC, No. 2026-14052 If you were impacted by the SPS Technologies fire in February 2025, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a Class Action Settlement. A court authorized this Long Form Notice (“Notice”). You are not being sued. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.  A Settlement has been reached with SPS Technologies, LLC (the “Defendant” or “SPS”) and its parent company, Precision Castparts Corp. (“PCC”), in a class action lawsuit regarding a fire that occurred at the former SPS facility located at 301 Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19406 (the “SPS Facility”) from February 17, 2025, through February 22, 2025, during which a temporary shelter-in-place recommendation and voluntary evacuation order was issued by Abington Township. The Plaintiffs allege that individuals and businesses were impacted, injured, or damaged by the fire. SPS and PCC deny any wrongdoing.  Under the proposed Settlement, there are two Settlement Classes: o Business Operator Settlement Class which includes all business entities, including individuals and partnerships doing business under a registered business name, that, as of February 17, 2025, operated a physical place of business within the Settlement Class Area described in this Notice. o Property Owner, Resident, and Employment Settlement Class which includes all individuals or entities who, as of February 17, 2025, owned real property, resided, or were employed at a physical place of business within the Settlement Class Area described in this Notice.  Under the proposed Settlement, SPS will cause to be established a Gross Settlement Fund of $5,000,000 to provide cash payments to eligible Settlement Class Members, including payments for documented, unreimbursed business losses (up to $5,000); documented, hourly employee lost wages (up to $200); documented, unreimbursed property losses (up to $300); and pro rata residual cash payments. The Gross Settlement Fund will also be used to pay court-approved attorneys’ fees and costs, service awards, and Settlement Administration Costs.  If you are a Settlement Class Member, your rights are affected whether you do or do not act. Please read this Notice carefully. SUMMARY OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS DEADLINE SUBMIT A CLAIM The only way to receive a payment and other benefits from this December 3, FORM Settlement is by submitting a valid and timely Claim Form. 2026 If you opt out, you will not be bound by the terms of the Settlement OPT OUT OF THE and you will keep the right to sue SPS, PCC, and the other Released November 3, SETTLEMENT Parties for the Released Claims resolved by this Settlement. If you 2026 opt out, you cannot receive any benefits from the Settlement. If you do not opt out of the Settlement, you may object to it and tell OBJECT TO THE the Court what you do not like about it. You may also ask the Court SETTLEMENT November 3, for permission to speak about your objection at the Final Approval AND/OR ATTEND A 2026 Hearing. If you object, you can still submit a Claim Form for HEARING benefits. If you do nothing, you will not get a payment from this Settlement, DO NOTHING and you will give up the right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of No Deadline another lawsuit against SPS, PCC, and the other Released Parties Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 1 for the Released Claims resolved by the Settlement.  These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are further explained in the remainder of this Notice.  The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. WHAT THIS NOTICE CONTAINS Basic Information about the Settlement 3 1. Why was this Notice issued? 3 2. What is this Litigation about? 3 3. What is a class action? 3 4. Why is there a Settlement? 3 Who Is Included in the Settlement? 3 5. Who is included in the Settlement? 3 6. Are there exceptions to being included in the Settlement? 4 Eligible Settlement Class Member Benefits 4 7. What can I get from this Settlement? 4 8. Tell me more about the Business Loss Claim. 5 9. Tell me more about the Employee Lost Wages Claim. 5 10. Tell me more about the Property Damage Claim. 6 11. Tell me more about the pro rata Residual Settlement Fund Claim. 6 12. What claims am I releasing if I stay in the Settlement Class? 7 How to Get a Payment – Making a Claim 7 13. How do I submit a Claim Form? 7 14. How will Settlement Payments be calculated? 7 15. When will I get my Settlement Payment? 7 The Lawyers Representing You 8 16. Do I have a lawyer in this case? 8 17. Should I get my own lawyer? 8 18. How will the lawyers be paid? 8 Excluding Yourself from the Settlement 8 19. How do I opt out of the Settlement? 8 Objecting to the Settlement 9 20. How do I tell the Court if I do not like the Settlement? 9 21. What is the difference between objecting and opting out? 9 The Court’s Final Approval Hearing 9 22. When is the Court’s Final Approval Hearing? 9 23. Do I have to come to the Court’s Final Approval Hearing? 10 If You Do Nothing 10 24. What happens if I do nothing at all? 10 Getting More Information 10 25. How do I get more information? 10 Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 2 BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT 1. Why was this Notice issued? A Court authorized this Notice because you have a right to know about the proposed Settlement of this class action lawsuit and your options before the Court decides whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. This Notice explains the pending case, your legal rights, what benefits are available, and who can receive them. The lawsuit is captioned Cottrell, et al., v. SPS Technologies, LLC, No. 2026-14052 and it is pending in the Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The individuals and entities that filed this lawsuit are called the “Plaintiffs” and the company they sued in this lawsuit, SPS Technologies, LLC, is called the “Defendant” or “SPS.” 2. What is this Litigation about? Beginning on February 17, 2025, a fire occurred at the former SPS Facility located at 301 Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19406, which continued until it was extinguished on or about February 22, 2025 (the “Fire”), allegedly causing various damages to the Plaintiffs and other persons and businesses in the surrounding community. Abington Township issued a shelter-in-place recommendation on the evening of February 17, 2025, recommending that residents within a one-mile radius of the SPS Facility remain indoors and that businesses remain closed, and a voluntary evacuation order on February 18, 2025, advising certain residents immediately downwind of the Fire that they may wish to temporarily evacuate. Both advisories were lifted on February 19, 2025. Between late February and March 2025, six separate class action complaints were filed alleging that individuals and businesses were impacted, injured, or damaged by the Fire. Those complaints named SPS and, in two cases, SPS’s parent company, Precision Castparts Corp. (“PCC”). As part of the Settlement, Plaintiffs have filed a single, consolidated class action complaint in state court against SPS. The Settlement resolves the claims against both SPS and PCC and also releases certain related parties, as further described in the Settlement Agreement (the “Released Parties”). SPS, PCC, and the other Released Parties deny all allegations of liability and wrongdoing. 3. What is a class action? In a class action, one or more individuals sue on behalf of other people with similar claims. These individuals who sue are known as “Class Representatives.” Together, the people included in the class action are called a “Settlement Class” or “Settlement Class Members.” One court resolves the lawsuit for all Settlement Class Members, except for those who exclude themselves (sometimes called, “opting out”) from the Settlement. In this Settlement, the Class Representatives are Aracelis Cottrell, Hayley Doyle, Kimberly and Mark Druckenmiller, Nikenye Greene, Lian Lenihan, Colleen McKelvey, John Regan and Tom Regan, Hillside Auto Service Incorporated, and Summit Group LLC d/b/a The Lightbridge Academy of Glenside, PA. 4. Why is there a Settlement? The Court did not decide in favor of either side. SPS and PCC deny all claims and contends that they are not responsible for the fire and have not violated any laws. The Plaintiffs, SPS and PCC agreed to a Settlement to avoid the costs and risks of a trial. Under the Settlement, eligible Settlement Class Members may receive payments. The Plaintiffs and their attorneys, who also represent Settlement Class Members as “Class Counsel,” believe that the Settlement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of all Settlement Class Members. WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT? 5. Who is included in the Settlement? Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 3 The “Settlement Class Area” is the area of Abington Township that was subject to the Precautionary Measures as a result of the Fire. The “Precautionary Measures” were:  The shelter-in-place recommendation issued by Abington Township on the evening of February 17, 2025, and lifted on February 19, 2025, recommending that residents within a one-mile radius of the SPS Facility remain indoors and that businesses remain closed due to smoke and particulate matter filtering through the area; and  The voluntary evacuation order issued by Abington Township on February 18, 2025, recommending that certain residents immediately downwind of the Fire temporarily evacuate. This order was also lifted on February 19, 2025. The Settlement Class Area includes the Adjacent Area, bounded by Kenmore Avenue, Highland Avenue, Jenkintown Road and Stewart Road, and the Voluntary Evacuation Zone. Please go to the Settlement Website (www.SPS-Settlement.com) to view a map of the Settlement Class Area, Adjacent Area, and Voluntary Evacuation Zone (Figure 1). Under the proposed Settlement, there are two Settlement Classes:  Business Operator Settlement Class which includes all business entities, including individuals and partnerships doing business under a registered business name, that, as of February 17, 2025, operated a physical place of business within the Settlement Class Area.  Property Owner, Resident, and Employment Settlement Class which includes all individuals or entities who, as of February 17, 2025, owned real property, resided, or were employed at a physical place of business within the Settlement Class Area.1 6. Are there exceptions to being included in the Settlement? Yes. Excluded from the Settlement Class are: (1) the judges presiding over the Litigation, and members of their immediate families; (2) SPS and PCC, and their respective subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which they have a controlling interest; and (3) Settlement Class Members who submit a valid request for exclusion by the Opt-Out Date. ELIGIBLE SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER BENEFITS 7. What can I get from this Settlement? If approved by the Court, SPS will cause to be established a Gross Settlement Fund of $5,000,000 to pay all valid Claims submitted by eligible Settlement Class Members, together with the Court-approved attorneys’ fees and costs for Class Counsel, service award payments to the Class Representatives, and Settlement Administration Costs. The Settlement will provide cash payments to eligible Settlement Class Members who submit a valid and timely Claim. Settlement Class Members may submit a Claim Form seeking payment under one (1) of the following Claim types:  Business Loss Claim: Up to $5,000 in documented lost profits and out-of-pocket losses reasonably incurred during February 18-19, 2025 (the “Closure Period”), that have not been reimbursed by insurance or any other source. 1 Class Counsel and any partner, member, shareholder, or employee of Class Counsel are Settlement Class Members for purposes of the Release as described in the Settlement Agreement but are not eligible to receive any Settlement Payment. Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 4  Employee Lost Wages Claim: Up to $200 in documented wages lost by an eligible hourly employee who was unable to work during the Closure Period, that have not been reimbursed by the employer or any other source and are not otherwise included in, or recovered as part of, any Business Loss Claim.  Property Damage Claim: Up to $300 in documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred on or before March 17, 2025, to repair, replace, or clean property that have not been reimbursed by insurance or any other source.  Residual Settlement Fund Claim: A pro rata cash payment of an amount yet to be determined as it will be subject to adjustment based on the number of valid Claims received, and will be made after payments for Compensable Business Losses, Compensable Lost Wages, and Compensable Property Damages. 8. Tell me more about the Business Loss Claim. If you are a Business Operator Settlement Class Member who closed your business during the Closure Period, you may submit a Business Loss Claim for documented, unreimbursed Compensable Business Losses by completing and timely submitting the Claim Form with documentation to support the Claim. Compensable Business Losses are lost profits and out-of-pocket expenses you incurred during the Closure Period that have not been reimbursed by insurance or another source. Lost profits shall be calculated using the business’s average daily net profit, defined as gross revenues minus ordinary and necessary operating expenses, based on the business’s performance on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the preceding 24 weeks. Total lost profits shall equal the average daily net profit multiplied by the number of days the business was closed, not to exceed two days. Business Loss Claims must include supporting documentation as follows:  Lost profits: Records sufficient to substantiate both revenues and expenses, which may include profit- and-loss statements, point-of-sale or sales transaction reports, bank statements reflecting business deposits and withdrawals, payroll records, vendor invoices, utility bills, rent or lease payment records, operating expense documentation, tax filings or internal financial statements, other business records, and other expense documentation.  Unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses: Records to substantiate the nature and amount of the expenses, such as invoices, receipts, payment records, contracts, or other expense documentation, including third- party records. You must also provide documentation that establishes that your business was closed, in whole or in part, during all or a portion of the Closure Period, or February 18-19, 2025. Self-prepared documents (such as handwritten receipts or summaries created by the Settlement Class Member) are not sufficient to support reimbursement but may be considered by the Settlement Administrator to supplement or clarify other, independent documentation. Note: If you submit a Business Loss Claim, you cannot submit a Residual Settlement Fund Claim. You also cannot submit an Employee Lost Wages Claim for yourself or for someone in your household who works for your business. The Claim Form available at the Settlement Website (www.SPS-Settlement.com) provides detailed instructions on how to calculate your lost profits and complete your Claim. The maximum amount of a Business Loss payment will be $5,000, even if your documented Compensable Business Losses exceed this amount. 9. Tell me more about the Employee Lost Wages Claim. If you are a Property Owner, Resident, and Employment Settlement Class Member, you may submit an Employee Lost Wages Claim for up to $200 in unreimbursed, documented Compensable Lost Wages by completing and timely submitting the Claim Form. You are eligible to submit an Employee Lost Wages Claim if: Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 5  You were an hourly employee who was employed at a physical place of business located within the Settlement Class Area;  You were scheduled to perform in-person work during the Closure Period; and  You were unable work due to the Fire. To receive an Employee Lost Wages payment, you must submit documentation with your Claim Form that verifies the closure of the business during the Closure Period, and that you were scheduled to work. In addition to the Employee Verification included in the Claim Form, you must submit a completed Employer Verification Form from your employer. If your employer declines or fails to complete the Employer Verification Form after reasonable efforts, you may submit alternative documentation (e.g., employer-issued closure notices, news reports or government notices confirming closure of the business, employer communications scheduling and/or canceling scheduled work, prior pay records establishing regular hours and rate of pay, or a sworn declaration with corroborating documentation). Note: If you submit an Employee Lost Wages Claim, you cannot submit a Residual Settlement Fund Claim or a Business Loss Claim as a Business Operator Class Member. The Claim Form available at the Settlement Website (www.SPS-Settlement.com) provides detailed instructions on how to complete your Claim. The maximum amount of an Employee Lost Wages payment will be $200, even if your documented Compensable Lost Wages exceed this amount. 10. Tell me more about the Property Damage Claim. If you are a Property Owner, Resident, and Employment Settlement Class Member who resided or owned real property within the Settlement Class Area as of February 17, 2025, you may submit a Property Damage Claim for up to $300 for documented, unreimbursed Compensable Property Damage Losses by completing and timely submitting the Claim Form. Compensable Property Damage Losses are documented out-of-pocket losses incurred on or before March 17, 2025, to repair, replace, or clean property that have not been reimbursed by insurance or any other source. Documentation may include repair or replacement receipts, photographs, videos, inspection reports, appraisals, and any other expense documentation. Self-prepared documents (such as handwritten receipts or summaries) are not, standing alone, sufficient to support reimbursement, but may be considered by the Settlement Administrator to supplement or clarify other, independent documentation. Only one (1) Property Damage Claim may be submitted per Household. For real property that is leased, a Property Damage Claim may be submitted by the real property owner and the lessee, provided that their respective Claims address different Compensable Property Damage Losses and each are otherwise eligible Owner or Resident Settlement Class Members. Note: If you submit a Property Damage Claim, you cannot submit a Residual Settlement Fund Claim. The Claim Form available at the Settlement Website (www.SPS-Settlement.com) provides detailed instructions on how to complete your Claim. The maximum amount of a Property Damage payment will be $300, even if your documented Compensable Property Damage Losses exceed this amount. 11. Tell me more about the pro rata Residual Settlement Fund Claim. If you do not submit a Business Loss Claim, a Property Damage Claim, or an Employee Lost Wages Claim, you may submit a Claim for a pro rata (proportional) cash payment from the Residual Settlement Fund. You do not need to provide documentation of loss or damages to file a Residual Settlement Fund Claim. The amount you receive will depend on the total number and value of valid Business Loss, Property Damage, and Employee Lost Wages Claims. Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 6 Only one Residual Settlement Fund Claim may be submitted per Household or Business. Household means all people who lived together in the same dwelling unit as their primary residence immediately prior to the Fire. If you qualify as a Settlement Class Member only because you worked within the Settlement Class Area at the time of the Fire (“Employee Only Class Members”), you are not eligible to receive a payment from the Residual Settlement Fund. If you submitted a Business Loss, Property Damage, or Employee Lost Wages Claim that was denied only because you did not provide enough documentation, you will automatically qualify for a distribution from the Residual Settlement Fund (unless you are an Employee Only Class Member). You do not need to submit another Claim Form or additional documentation. Note: If you submit a Business Loss Claim and receive payment, you are not eligible for an additional payment from the Residual Settlement Fund. If you file an Employee Lost Wages Claim or a Property Damage Claim and receive payment, neither you nor any member of your Household is eligible to receive an additional payment from the Residual Settlement Fund. 12. What claims am I releasing if I stay in the Settlement Class? Unless you opt out of the Settlement Class, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against SPS, PCC, or the other Released Parties for any of the claims resolved by the Settlement. The “Release” section in the Settlement Agreement describes the claims that you give up if you remain in the Settlement Class. The Settlement Agreement can be found at www.SPS-Settlement.com. HOW TO GET A PAYMENT – MAKING A CLAIM 13. How do I submit a Claim Form? Eligible Settlement Class Members may submit a Claim Form seeking payment under one (1) of the following Claim types: Business Loss Claim, Employee Lost Wages Claim, Property Damage Claim, or pro rata Residual Settlement Fund Claim. The Claim Form is available on the Settlement Website, by calling (833) 930-0975, or by writing to the Settlement Administrator at the address below. Claim Forms may be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 3, 2026, at www.SPS-Settlement.com or mailed to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked by December 3, 2026, at: Cottrell, et al., v. SPS Technologies, LLC c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC ATTN: Claims P.O. Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391 14. How will Settlement Payments be calculated? Once the Court-approved attorneys’ fees and costs, service awards, and Settlement Administration Costs have been paid out of the Gross Settlement Fund, the remaining balance (the “Net Settlement Fund”) will be used to pay valid Claims. Payments for valid Claims will be distributed as follows: (1) payment of approved Business Loss Claims; (2) payment of approved Employee Lost Wages Claims; (3) payment of approved Property Damage Claims; and (4) payment of pro rata Residual Settlement Fund Claims to all other eligible Settlement Class Members. The amount of the Residual Settlement Fund payment may be increased or decreased based on the total amount of valid Claims filed. In addition, individual payment amounts for valid Claims for pro rata Residual Settlement Fund payments will be based on the location of the Claimant’s residence or physical place of business. If you submit a valid Claim for Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 7 a Residual Settlement Fund payment and your residence or place of business was located within the Adjacent Area or Voluntary Evacuation Zone, you will receive a weighting factor of 1.5 times for calculating your payment amount. All other Settlement Class Members with valid Residual Settlement Fund Claims will receive a weighting factor of 1.0 times for calculating your payment amount. Please go to the Settlement Website (www.SPS-Settlement.com) to view a map of the Settlement Class Area, Adjacent Area, and Voluntary Evacuation Zone (Figure 1).More information on how Settlement Payments will be calculated is available in the Settlement Agreement at www.SPS-Settlement.com. 15. When will I get my Settlement Payment? The short answer is – after the Settlement is “finally approved” and challenges, if any, to that approval are finally resolved. The Court is scheduled to hold a Final Approval Hearing on May 25, 2027, at 10:00 a.m. ET, to decide whether to approve the Settlement, the attorneys’ fees and costs for Class Counsel for representing the Settlement Class, and service awards for the Class Representatives. If the Court approves the Settlement, there may be appeals. It is always uncertain whether appeals will be filed and, if so, how long it will take to resolve them. Settlement Payments will be distributed as soon as possible, if and when the Court grants final approval of the Settlement and after any appeals are resolved. THE LAWYERS REPRESENTING YOU 16. Do I have a lawyer in this case? Yes, the Court appointed the following attorneys as Lead Class Counsel to represent you and other members of the Settlement Class:  Gary Klinger and William J. Edelman of Milberg PLLC; and  J. Gerard Stranch IV and Andrew E. Mize of Stranch, Jennings & Garvey PLLC. You will not be charged directly for these lawyers; instead, they will receive compensation from the Gross Settlement Fund (subject to Court approval). If you want to be represented by your own lawyer, you may hire one at your own expense. 17. Should I get my own lawyer? It is not necessary for you to hire your own lawyer because Class Counsel works for you. If you want to be represented by your own lawyer, you may hire one at your own expense. 18. How will the lawyers and Class Representatives be paid? Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as any service awards to Class Representatives, will be paid from the Gross Settlement Fund. Class Counsel is entitled to seek no more than 35% of the Gross Settlement Fund ($1,750,000) for their reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, subject to Court approval. Class Counsel will also seek service awards for the Class Representatives in recognition of their time and effort on behalf of the Class, in amounts up to $2,500 per Class Representative, subject to Court approval. EXCLUDING YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT 19. How do I opt out of the Settlement? If you do not want to receive any benefits from the Settlement, and you want to keep your right to separately sue SPS, PCC, or the other Released Parties about the claims in this case, you must take steps to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class. This is called “opting out” of the Settlement Class. The Opt-Out Date to submit a “request Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 8 for exclusion” from the Settlement is November 3, 2026.To opt out of the Settlement, you must submit a written request for exclusion that includes the following information:  A statement indicating that you want to opt out of the Settlement Class, such as “I wish to be excluded from the Settlement Class in Cottrell, et al., v. SPS Technologies, LLC, No. 2026-14052”; and  Your name, address, telephone number, email address, and your handwritten signature. Your request for exclusion must be mailed to the Settlement Administrator at the address below, postmarked no later than November 3, 2026. Cottrell, et al. v. SPS Technologies, LLC c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC ATTN: Request for Exclusion P.O. Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391 If you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement by the Opt-Out Date, you will be bound by all of the Court’s decisions. Any Settlement Class Member that wishes to opt-out must submit their request to do so individually. OBJECTING TO THE SETTLEMENT 20. How do I tell the Court if I do not like the Settlement? If you are a Settlement Class Member, you can choose (but are not required) to object to the Settlement if you do not like it or a portion of it, whether that be to the benefits, the request for an attorneys’ fee award and/or costs, the service award payments, the releases provided to SPS, PCC or the other Released Parties, or some other aspect of the Settlement. Through an objection, you give reasons why you think the Court should not approve the Settlement. For an objection to be considered by the Court, it must include: a. The case name and number, Cottrell, et al. v. SPS Technologies, LLC, No. 2026-14052; b. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address; c. The name, address, telephone number, and email address of your counsel (if any); d. The grounds for the objection, accompanied by any legal support for the objection known to you or your counsel; e. Copies of any papers, briefs, or other documents upon which the objection is based or upon which you or your counsel intend to rely; f. A statement of whether you or your counsel intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing; and g. Your handwritten signature. Objections must be mailed to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked no later than November 3, 2026, to: Cottrell, et al. v. SPS Technologies, LLC c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC ATTN: Objections P.O. Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391 If you or your counsel intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing, you also need to provide Lead Counsel and Counsel for SPS with a notice of intention to appear at the Final Approval Hearing by no later than November 3, 2026. Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 9 21. What is the difference between objecting and opting out? Objecting is telling the Court that you do not like something about the Settlement. You can object to the Settlement only if you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement. Opting out is telling the Court that you want to exclude yourself from the Settlement; that is, you do not want to be part of the Settlement. If you opt out, you cannot object to the Settlement because it no longer affects you. THE COURT’S FINAL APPROVAL HEARING 22. When is the Court’s Final Approval Hearing? The Court is scheduled to hold a Final Approval Hearing on May 25, 2027, at 10:00 a.m. ET, at the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, 2 East Airy Street, Courtroom E, Norristown, PA, to decide whether to approve the Settlement, the attorney’ fees and costs of up to $1,750,000 for Class Counsel for representing the Settlement Class and the $2,500 service awards for each of the Class Representatives who brought this lawsuit on behalf of the Settlement Class. The date and time of this hearing may change without further notice. Please check www.SPS-Settlement.com for updates. 23. Do I have to come to the Final Approval Hearing? No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. You may attend at your own expense. If you file an objection, you may, but you do not have to, come to the Final Approval Hearing to talk about it. If you file your written objection on time and in accordance with the requirements above, the Court will consider it. You may also pay your own lawyer to attend, but it is not necessary for the Court to consider an objection that was filed on time and meets the requirements above. If you or your lawyer intend to appear, you must provide all Class Counsel and Counsel for SPS with a notice of intention to appear at the Final Approval Hearing as outlined in Question 20. IF YOU DO NOTHING 24. What happens if I do nothing at all? If you are a Settlement Class Member and you do nothing, you will give up your right to start a lawsuit, continue a lawsuit, or be part of any other lawsuit about the claims resolved by this Settlement against SPS, PCC, and the other Released Parties, as defined in the Settlement Agreement. In addition, you will be bound by the Release in the Settlement Agreement and will not be eligible to receive a payment from this Settlement. GETTING MORE INFORMATION 25. How do I get more information? This Notice summarizes the proposed Settlement. Complete details are provided in the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement and other related documents are available at the Settlement Website www.SPS- Settlement.com. If you have additional questions or need to update your address, you may contact the Settlement Administrator by phone at (833) 930-0975 or by mail at: Cottrell, et al. v. SPS Technologies, LLC c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC P.O. Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391 Questions? Visit www.SPS-Settlement.com or call (833) 930-0975. 10