IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PAUL S. BUDDENHAGEN, § Individually and on Behalf of All § No. 228, 2025 Others Similarly Situated, and § Derivatively on Behalf of MARITIME § Court Below–the Court of EXPLORATIONS, INC., § Chancery of the State of § Delaware Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, § § C.A. No. 2019-0258 v. § § BARRY L. CLIFFORD and THE § ESTATE OF ROBERT T. LAZIER, § § Defendants Below, Appellees. § Submitted: November 19, 2025 Decided: December 2, 2025 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, TRAYNOR, LEGROW, and GRIFFITHS, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

ORDER After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, and following oral argument, we find it evident that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated in the Court of Chancery’s Post- Trial Memorandum Opinion dated May 10, 2024.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of Chancery is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ N. Christopher Griffiths Justice