Notice of interpleader action regarding escrow funds in Palm Beach County.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA
 
NASON, YEAGER, GERSON,                                          
HARRIS & FUMERO, P.A.,                                      
 
Plaintiff,
v.
WHITE RIVER ENERGY CORP.,
a Nevada corporation, et al.,
 
Defendants.
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NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
 
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an interpleader action has been initiated by Plaintiff, Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., as a neutral escrow agent holding in Trust $780,970.69 in escrow funds (the "Escrow Funds"), by filing a two count Complaint in this Court under Case No. 50-2025-CA-012039-XXXA-MB, in which Plaintiff seeks:
(i)                 to interplead the Escrow Funds into the Registry of this Court, along with all Defendant claimants to the same, following its resignation and in light of competing, inconsistent demands, in accordance with, and pursuant to, Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.240, Fla. Stat. Chapter 86, and 4(d) & 5 of an Escrow Agreement executed by Plaintiff and Defendant, White River Energy Corp. ("Seller") on or about August 5, 2024 (the "Escrow Agreement"), in which Plaintiff agreed to act solely as a neutral escrow agent in connection with Seller's sale of certain sovereign tax credits originally issued by Native American recognized tribes (the "Tax Credits") to various tax credit purchasers (collectively, the "Buyers"), and,
(ii)              for a judgment declaring: (a) which Buyer Defendants (if any) are legally entitled to recover from the Escrow Funds, (b) whether Seller's demand for return of the Escrow Funds is valid, (c) whether ADR or other contractual prerequisites bar certain Buyer Defendant's claims, and (d) that Plaintiff has satisfied all of its obligations under the Escrow Agreement.
YOU ARE REQUIRED to serve a copy of your written response or defenses, if any, to the Complaint upon IVAN J. REICH, ESQ., Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is NASON, YEAGER, GERSON, HARRIS & FUMERO, P.A., 3001 PGA Boulevard, Suite 305, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, on or before February 28, 2026, a date which is within twenty eight (28) days, and no more than sixty (60) days, after the first publication of this Notice in the Palm Beach Post in Palm Beach County, Florida and file the original with the Clerk of the Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, 2052 N. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, FL 33401, either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition.
February 1, 7, 8, 14 2026
LSAR0450042