PUBLIC NOTICE - - - CAPITAL AREA FINANCE AUTHORITY NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $200,000,000 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS And NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Trustees of the Capital Area Finance Authority (the “Authority”), a public trust duly created pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (R.S. 9:2341-9:2347, inclusive) (the “Act”) for the benefit of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Parish”), does hereby give notice of its intention to issue in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) of captioned bonds in one or more series (the “Bonds”) on a tax-exempt or taxable basis. The Bonds will finance first mortgage loans(the “First Mortgage Loans”) to low and moderate homebuyers. Tax-exempt Bonds will finance First Mortgage Loans in accordance with the requirements of Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) to low and moderate homebuyers located in the Parishes of Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Capital Area”) and such other parishes whose governing authorities execute cooperative endeavor agreements with the Authority. The Bonds shall be issued under the Act and shall be authorized pursuant to the provisions of one or more Series Supplemental Trust Indentures (the “Series Supplemental Indentures”) to the Master General Indenture of Trust (the “Master Indenture”, together with the Series Supplemental Indentures, the “Indenture”) by and between the Authority and Regions Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Bonds shall be obligations secured on a parri passu basis under the Indenture by an irrevocable pledge by the Authority unto the Trustee on behalf of the registered owners of the Bonds, of GNMA Securities, Fannie Mae Securities, and Freddie Mac Securities (collectively, the “Certificates”) backed by pools of First Mortgage Loans. The Bonds shall bear such dates, mature at such times (not exceeding forty-two (42) years from their date of issuance), bear interest at such rate or rates (not exceeding ten per centum (10%) per annum) and carry such exchangeability privileges as shall be provided for in their applicable Series Supplemental Indentures. The Bonds shall be issuable in such denominations, be in fully registered form without coupons, carry such registration and exchan¬geability privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption as the Indenture may provide. Bonds will, before the delivery thereof, be approved by the State Bond Commission as well as by said Board of Trustees as the governing body of the Authority. The issuance of the Bonds will not directly or indirectly obligate the Parish, the State or any political subdivision thereof, to provide any funds for the payment of the Bonds. The Bonds will not be nor shall they ever be considered a debt of the Parish, the State or any political subdivision thereof, within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of the State of Louisiana and will not and shall never constitute a pledge of the credit or taxing power of the Parish, the State, or any political subdivision thereof. Neither the Parish nor the State or any political subdivision thereof, shall in any manner be liable for the payment of the principal and the interest on the Bonds or for the performance of any agreement or pledge of any kind which may be undertaken by the Authority and no breach by the Authority of any agreement shall create any obligation upon the Parish, the State or any political subdivision thereof. The Authority has no taxing power and is not entitled to receive any funds from the Parish, the State, or any political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body. The Authority shall meet in open and public session on [July 16, 2026], at four (4:00) o’clock p.m. at the Authority’s office at 601 St. Ferdinand Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the purpose of hearing any objections to the proposed issuance of the Bonds. If a petition is presented to the Authority at this open and public meeting, duly signed by not less than five percent of the electors of the Parish voting at the last special or general election objecting to the issuance of the Bonds, then said Bonds will not be issued until approved by a vote of the majority of the qualified electors of the Parish who vote in a special election held for the purpose of approving the issuance of the Bonds in the manner provided by the Act, and such petition must be accompanied by a certificate of the East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters certifying that the signers of the petition are qualified electors of the Parish and the number of signers amounts to not less than five percent of the electors of the Parish in number voting at the last special or general election. All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting as a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments on and hearing any objections to the proposed issuance of the Bonds. All interested parties are invited to attend such public hearing to express their views. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to the Authority as follows: Capital Area Finance Authority 601 St. Ferdinand Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Telephone: (225) 771-8567 Attention: Vickie Theriot Bonds herein proposed are in addition to other bonds, notes or debt obligations proposed by the Authority. This is not an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Bonds. This notice of intention to issue Bonds by the Authority is mandated by the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statute 9:2347(A)(1). THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on this, the 26th day of May, 2026. CAPITAL AREA FINANCE AUTHORITY By: /s/ Justin Gaudet Chairperson, Board of Trustees By: /s/ Lauren Wilson Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Trustees 100898458.v1 189826 June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2026 4t $364.76