ACCEPTED 15-25-00229-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/22/2025 12:00 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CAUSE NO. 15-25-00229-CV CLERK FILED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN, TEXAS Appellant, § 12/22/2025 12:00:00 AM § IN THE COURT OF CHRISTOPHER APPEALS FORA. PRINE Clerk v. § § JOHNSON & JOHNSON, KENVUE, INC.; § and KENVUE BRANDS LLC (f/k/a § THE 15TH DISTRICT OF TEXAS JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER § INC), § § Appellees.

THE STATE OF TEXAS’S NOTICE OF ELECTION UNDER TEX. R. APP. P. 34.5a

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 34.5a(a), Appellant The State of Texas, hereby provides notice of its election to file an Appendix in lieu of a Clerk’s Record for this appeal. Appellant is filing notice of this election with the trial court, as well, in accordance with Tex. R. App. P. 34.5a(a).

Dated: December 21, 2025 Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON JOHNATHAN STONE, Lead Counsel Attorney General of Texas Chief, Consumer Protection Division Texas State Bar No. 24071779 BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General JERRY BERGMAN Deputy Chief, Consumer Protection Division RALPH MOLINA Texas State Bar No. 24081694 Deputy First Assistant Attorney General KELLY OWENS AUSTIN KINGHORN Assistant Attorney General Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation Texas State Bar No. 24118105 Consumer Protection Division Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 Telephone: (512) 463-2185 Fax: (512) 473-8301 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsels for the State of Texas Ashley C. Keller (pro hac vice) John J. Snidow (pro hac vice) Keller Postman LLC John M. Masslon II (pro hac vice) N. Riverside Plaza Roseann R. Romano (pro hac vice) Suite 4100 Keller Postman LLC Chicago, IL 60606 1101 Connecticut Ave. NW Telephone: (312) 741-5220 Suite 1100 [email protected] Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 918-1123 /s/ Lauren Schultz [email protected] Lauren Schultz (TX Bar No. 24071496) [email protected] Keller Postman LLC [email protected] Congress Avenue, Suite 500 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: (312) 896-4516 [email protected]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 21, 2025 a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served via the authorized electronic filing system on counsel of record for Appellees.

/s/ Lauren Schultz

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Marla Bernal on behalf of Lauren Schultz Bar No. 24071496 [email protected] Envelope ID: 109344110 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: The State of Texas's Notice of Election Under Tex. R. App. P. 34.5a Status as of 12/22/2025 7:27 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Mike Scarcella [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Polly Razmidideh [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Eugene Temchenko [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Kim Bueno [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Lauren Schultz [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Roseann Romano [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT John Masslon [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT John JSnidow [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Ashley Keller [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Sue Jennings [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Jerry Bergman [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Emily Freeborn [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Steva Christian [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Brian Baggetta [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Roy Gilchrist [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Tracey Holland [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Emory Woodruff [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Griffin Vail [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Gary Vogt [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT Ben ArnoldsenCrawford [email protected] 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT