ASBP Aspire-Lakewood Holdings, Inc.

“the Company s management concluded that as of December 31, 2025, the Company s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses identified in internal control over financial reporting”

“During the year ended December 31, 2025 and the subsequent interim periods through September 24, 2026, the Company disclosed material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.”

“On September 24, 2026 Turner Stone & Company, LLP ( Turner ) was dismissed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Aspire-Lakewood Holdings, Inc. (the Company ) as the Company s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of that date.”