NOTICE Notice of Change in Control of a Bank Holding Company Gregory A. Dunlap Revocable Trust, Jessica L. and Gregory A. Dunlap as co-trustees, all of Milford, NE, intend to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to acquire 10 percent or more of the shares and thereby control of Country Bank Shares, Inc., Milford, NE (CBSI), and to join the Dunlap Family Group (DFG), a group acting in concert, which controls 25 percent or more CBSI. Gregory A. Dunlap is a member of the DFG and was previously permitted by the Federal Reserve System to acquire voting shares of CBSI. CBSI controls Farmers & Merchants Bank, Milford, NE. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the notice. You are invited to submit comments in writing on an application filed with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City electronically to KCApplicationComments@kc.frb.org or in hard copy to: Jeff Imgarten, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, One Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198. The comment period will not end before August 14, 2026 and may be somewhat longer. The Board's procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262.25. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. SCI — July 22, 2026 ZNEZ