FIRST STATE ANIMAL CENTER & SPCA

nuary 1, 2026, Participants with prior year wages exceeding the applicable IRS threshold may elect such “catch-up” contributions only on a Roth basis. The Company does not provide Company matching contributions on “catch-up” contributions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollover eligible distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans, IRC Section 403(b) annuity plans, IRC Section 457 governmental plans or individual retirement accounts. Participants direct their contributions into the various eligible investment options offered by the Plan. Contributions are subject to certain limitations as set forth under the IRC or the limits set forth in the Plan document. All new employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan to make pre-tax c

ed immediately in their elective contributions plus earnings thereon. Participants hired before January 1, 2024, other than certain bargaining unit employees, are also immediately fully vested in all Company contributions and actual earnings thereon. With respect to certain bargaining unit Participants, Company contributions vest in accordance with the Plan document and the applicable collective bargaining agreement, generally, ratably in 20 % increments over five years . With respect to non-union and certain union Participants hired on or after January 1, 2024, Company contributions fully vest after two years of service. Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedules, in all cases, Participants become fully vested upon reaching normal retirement age (age 65), becoming disabled (as define

stment options offered by the Plan. Contributions are subject to certain limitations as set forth under the IRC or the limits set forth in the Plan document. All new employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan to make pre-tax contributions unless they elect otherwise. An employee who has been automatically enrolled is deemed to have elected to defer pre-tax contributions at a rate of 6 % ( 3 % for certain bargaining unit Participants) of eligible compensation (Automatic Contributions). A notice is provided to all employees who are scheduled to be automatically enrolled in the Plan (Automatic Enrollment Notice). In general, an employee has 30 days after receiving the Automatic Enrollment Notice to elect not to make any pre-tax contributions or choose a different contribution percentage

erest on notes receivable from participants 3,142 Contributions Participant 97,124 Employer 72,293 Rollover 4,388 Total contributions 173,805 Expenses Benefit payments ( 363,818 ) Administrative expenses ( 3,944 ) Total expenses ( 367,762 ) Change in Net Assets Available for Benefits 289,490 Net Assets Available for Benefits, Beginning of Period 2,881,742 Net Assets Available for Benefits, End of Period $ 3,171,232 See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 3 CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2025 and 2024 (1) Description of the Plan The following description of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants (as defined below) should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of th

Unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement, FE makes a matching contribution of 50 % on the first 6 % of eligible compensation contributed by an employee. All employer matching contributions are provided as shares in FE common stock, except for certain IBEW Local 777 participants whose matching contributions are made in cash. Catch-up contributions are not eligible for matching contributions. The number of shares of FE common stock contributed to each participant is based on the market price of FE common stock as of the end of each pay period. Plan participants may diversify matching contributions held in FE common stock at any time, subject to certain limitations. Participant Accounts Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant’s acc

nion may participate to the extent permitted by their respective collective bargaining agreement. Unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement, new employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan with a deemed election to contribute, on a pre-tax basis, 6 % of eligible earnings for each payroll period with automatic increases of 1 % each April until the employee contribution rate reaches 10 %. Automatic enrollment and annual increases can be changed by Plan participants at any time. Plan participants who do not make an affirmative election as to the investment of his or her contributions shall have his or her contributions invested in the age appropriate LifePath Portfolio Fund made available to all Plan participants. A LifePath Portfolio Fund is an investment alternativ

es receivable from participants 58,601,839 56,461,860 Due from brokers 405,358 582,369 Total receivables 59,841,463 57,840,542 Total assets 4,224,641,028 3,921,527,319 Liabilities Administrative expenses payable 438,761 456,062 Due to brokers 696,846 2,306,444 Total liabilities 1,135,607 2,762,506 Net assets available for benefits $ 4,223,505,421 $ 3,918,764,813 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 FirstEnergy Corp. Savings Plan Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 Additions: Contributions: Employer $ 40,249,813 Participant 159,459,017 Total contributions 199,708,

hat time. Employees hired prior to the Restructuring of the Plans who elected to continue participation in their respective Pension Plan are eligible to make deferrals and receive employer matching contributions in accordance with the Legacy 401(k) Plan. Under the Legacy 401(k) Plan, FCB matches participants’ deferrals in an amount equal to 100 % of the first 3 %, and 50 % of the next 3 %, of the participant's compensation that he or she defers, up to and including a maximum matching contribution of 4.5 % of the participant’s eligible compensation. Employees hired prior to the Restructuring of the Plans who elected to participate in an “enhanced” 401(k) plan (now, the FCB 401(k) Plan) and associates hired or rehired after the Restructuring of the Plans (including former CIT and Silicon Val

outh Pension Plan”), and a plan assumed upon completion of the CIT Merger (the “CIT Pension Plan”). Participants in the FCB Pension Plan and First-Citizens South Pension Plan were fully vested after five years of service. Retirement benefits are based on years of service and highest annual compensation for five consecutive years during the last ten years of employment. The FCB Pension Plan and First-Citizens South Pension Plan were closed to new participants as of April 1, 2007 and September 1, 2007, respectively. On the CIT Merger Date, BancShares assumed the CIT Pension Plan which is also closed to new participants. There were no discretionary contributions made to the Pension Plans during 2025 or 2024. BancShares makes contributions to the Pension Plans in amounts between the minimum re