Amanda P Cook

The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 1 of 10 STATE ETHICS COMMISSION 2026 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST ELECTRONIC FILING This entire form must be completed to fulfill your ethics filing obligation. Filer’s Name (First, Middle, Last) Prefix First Name Middle Name Last Name Suffix Amanda Parsons Cook Current Employer Job Title State of North Carolina Representative Nature or Type of Business Elected Official Reason For Filing (Complete all that apply.) Are you a 2026 CANDIDATE for an elected office requiring an SEI filing? ☒ Yes ☐ No If yes, for what office are you a candidate? (Specify name of office seeking in box below.) Do you currently hold this office? ☒ Yes ☐ No NC House State Government Job or Post-Service Filer (Specify agency and position.) Board/Commission (List complete names of all State boards on which you are serving or are being considered for appointment.) Judicial Officer, Post-Service Filer, or Judicial Officer Appointee (Specify office.) Legislator, Post-Service Filer, or Appointee to Legislative Office (Specify House or Senate.) House of Representatives A. Do any immediate family members currently reside in your household? ☒ Yes ☐ No ”Immediate family” includes your spouse (unless legally separated) and unemancipated children (minors under 18 years of age). It also includes members of your extended family (your and your spouse’s children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and siblings, and the spouses of each of those persons) who reside in your household. List the full name of all adults and emancipated minors residing in your household. Minors are children under 18. They are emancipated by marriage, enlistment in the US military, or court order for emancipation. Full names of Adults and Emancipated Minors Relationship Employer Job Title Nature of Business Paresh D Gala Spouse Matress FirM Senior Director IT The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 2 of 10 B. List only the initials of all unemancipated minors in your household below. A minor is a child under 18 years old. List the full name of each minor child on the Confidential Form at the end. Initials of Unemancipated Minors Relationship Employer Job Title Nature of Business HC Child Property Interests 1. As of December 31, 2025, did you or any members of your immediate family: A. have an ownership interest in North Carolina real estate (including your residence) with a market value of $10,000 or more? ☒ Yes ☐ No Owner of Real Estate % Ownership Interest Location by City Location by County Amanda Parsons Cook (Self) 100.00% High Point Guilford Paresh D Gala (Spouse) 100.00% Huntersville Mecklenburg Paresh D Gala (Spouse) 100.00% Cornelius Mecklenburg B. lease or rent real estate or personal property TO or FROM the State of North Carolina with a market value of $10,000 or more? ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Lessor Name of Lessee (Renter) If Real Estate, Location by City & County If Personal Property, Describe 2. At any time during 2024 or 2025, did you or any members of your immediate family sell or buy personal property TO or FROM the State of North Carolina with a market value of $10,000 or more? ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Purchaser Name of Seller Type of Property The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 3 of 10 Financial Interests 3. As of December 31, 2025, did you or any members of your immediate family own any of the following financial interests valued at $10,000 or more? A. Stock in a publicly owned company? ☒ Yes ☐ No ► List the name of each company in which you own holdings of $10,000 or more. Do not list the number of shares or value of your holdings. ► List all stocks held individually of in a portfolio managed by a financial services company. Listing a financial services company which manages your stock portfolio is insufficient, you must list the names or all individual stock holdings with a market value of $10,000 or more. Do not list interests in a widely held investment fund (including mutual funds, regulated investment companies, or pension or deferred compensation plans) if: 1. the fund is publicly traded or its assets are widely diversified; and 2. neither you nor an immediate family member are able to control the underlying assets. Owner of Interest Full Name of Company Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Lowe’s Home Improvement B. Stock options in a company or business? ☒ Yes ☐ No Owner of Stock Option Full Name of Company Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Somni Group (SGI) C. Interests in a non-publicly owned company or business entity? These include interests in sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and closely held corporations. ☐ Yes ☒ No - If “No,” proceed to question 4. Owner of Interest Name of Company or Business Entity C (1). For each company or business entity identified in question 3.C. (the “Primary Company”), please list the names of any other companies or business entities in which the Primary Company owns securities or equity interests valued at over $10,000, if known. Non-Publicly Owned Company or Business Entity (the Primary Company) Other Companies in which the Primary Company Owns Security or Equity Interests None or Not Known C (2). If you know that any entity listed in 3.C or 3.C(1) above has any material business dealings or business contracts with the State of North Carolina, or is regulated by the State, briefly describe that business activity. Name of Company or Business Entity Description of Business Activity with the State None or Not Known The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 4 of 10 4. As of December 31, 2025, were you or any members of your immediate family the beneficiaries of a vested trust with a value of $10,000 or more that you created, established, or controlled by you? Do not list assets held in blind trusts. See SEI Helpful Tips for the definition of “Vested Trust” and “Blind Trust.” https://ethics.nc.gov/seis ☐ Yes ☒ No Name and Address of Trustee Description of the Trust Your Relationship to the Trust 5. As of December 31, 2025, did you any members of your immediate family have liabilities of $10,000 or more, excluding the mortgage on your primary personal residence? If yes, specify the type of debt. Examples include credit card debts, auto loans, student loans, personal loans and intra-family debt. Do not disclose the amount of the debt or the name of creditor. ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Debtor Type of Creditor (commercial bank, credit union, individual, etc.) 6. List each source of income (not specific amounts) of more than $5,000 received by you or any members of your immediate family during 2025. Include salary, wages, state/local government retirement income, professional fees, honoraria, interest, dividends, rental income, business income, and other types required to be reported on State and federal tax returns. You must disclose your receipt of salary or wages from any governmental or private entity, including those already listed in response to other SEI questions. Do not include income received from the following sources: ► Capital gains ► Federal government retirement ► Military retirement ► Social security retirement, survivors, or disability benefits Recipient of Income Name of Person or Entity from Which Income Was Received Type of Business/Industry Type of Income Amanda Parsons Cook (Self) City of High Point Government Salary Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Mattress Firm Retail Salary Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Self Investment Properties Rental income The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 5 of 10 Professional and Civic Relationships 7(a). During 2025, were you or any members of your immediate family a director, officer, governing board member, employee, independent contractor, or registered lobbyist of a nonprofit corporation or organization operating in North Carolina primarily for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, public health and safety, or educational purposes? ☐ Yes ☒ No - If “No,” proceed to question 8. ► Do NOT list State boards or entities, or entities created by local governments. ► Do NOT list organizations of which you are a mere member. Name of Person Position Name of Nonprofit Corporation or Organization Nature or Purpose of Organization 7(b). If the nonprofit corporations or organizations listed above do business with the State of North Carolina or receive State funds, briefly describe the nature of that business, if known or with due diligence could reasonably be known. Name of Nonprofit Corporation or Organization Describe State Business None or Not Known 8. As of December 31, 2025, were you or a member of your immediate family an employee, director, officer, or governing board member of any society, organization, or advocacy group with an interest in matters over which your agency or board may have jurisdiction? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ Legislator/Judicial Officer -You are not required to complete this question if you are filing solely because you are a legislator or judicial officer or as a candidate or appointee to those offices. ►Do not list organizations of which you are only a member and do not serve in a leadership role. Name of Person Name of Society, Organization, or Advocacy Group Leadership Position (Director, Officer, Board Member) The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 6 of 10 9(a). List the name of each for profit business with which you or a member of your immediate family was an employee, director, officer, partner, proprietor, or member or manager as of December 31, 2025. Name of Person Relationship to Filer Name of Company Leadership Position No Business Associations 9(b). If you know that any entity listed in 9(a) above had any material business dealings or business contracts with the State of North Carolina or was regulated by the State as of December 31, 2025, briefly describe that activity. Name of Company or Business Entity Description of Business Activity with the State None or Not Known 10. Are you a practicing attorney? ☐ Yes ☒ No ☐ Judicial Officer/State Attorney/In House/Employee Attorney If “Yes”, check each category of legal representation in which you or the law firm with which you are affiliated has earned legal fees of more than $10,000 during 2025. ☐ Administrative ☐ Admiralty ☐ Corporate ☐ Criminal ☐ Decedent’s Estates ☐ Environmental ☐ Insurance ☐ Labor ☐ Local Government ☐ Real Property ☐ Securities ☐ Tax ☐ Tort litigation (including negligence) ☐ Utilities Regulation ☐ Other category not listed 11. During 2025, were you a licensed professional (other than an attorney) or did you provide consulting services individually or as a member of a professional association for which you charged or were paid over $10,000? ☐ Yes ☒ No Type of Business Nature of Services Rendered The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 7 of 10 12. Are you or your employer, or any members of your immediate family, or their employers currently:  licensed by the State board or agency with which you are or will be associated or  regulated by the State board or agency with which you are or will be associated or  in a business relationship with the State board or agency with which you are or will be associated? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ Legislator/Judicial Officer - You are not required to complete this question if you are filing solely because you are a legislator or judicial officer or as a candidate or appointee to those offices. Name of Person Name of Employer (if applicable) Type of Relationship (Licensing, Regulatory, Business) 13. Have you or a member of your immediate family been registered as a lobbyist or lobbyist principal within the 12 months preceding your filing of this form? ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Lobbyist Lobbyist’s Principal Date of Registration Registration Expiration Date Other Disclosures 14. During 2025, after you were appointed, employed, or filed or were nominated as a candidate, did you  receive any “gift(s)” exceeding $200 per quarter from a person or group of persons acting together,  when both you and those person(s) were outside North Carolina,  under circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to conclude the gifts were given for lobbying? To answer Yes, all three conditions must apply ☐ Yes ☒ No ► Do not report gifts given by members of your extended family. ► Do not report gifts you have previously reported on the “Reportable Expenditures Made by Persons Exempted” form. Date Item Received Name and Address of Donor(s) Describe Item Received Estimated Market Value The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 8 of 10 15. During 2025, after you were appointed, employed, or filed or were nominated as a candidate, did you  accept a “scholarship” exceeding $200 related to your public position from a person or group of persons acting together,  when those person(s) were outside North Carolina? To answer Yes, both conditions must apply A “scholarship” is a grant-in-aid, either direct or indirect, to attend a conference, meeting, or similar event, including tuition, travel, lodging, meals, and other similar expenses. ☐ Yes ☒ No ☐ Judicial Officer - You are not required to complete this question if you are filing solely because you are a legislator or judicial officer or as a candidate or appointee to those offices. ► Do not report gifts you have previously reported on the “Reportable Expenditures Made by Persons Exempted” form. ► Legislators are not required to report scholarships paid by a nonpartisan legislative organization of which the legislator or the General Assembly is a member, participant, or affiliate. Date of Scholarship Name and Address of Donor(s) Describe Event Estimated Market Value 16. Were you appointed or considered for appointment to a covered board by the current Governor or another currently serving Council of State member? Council of State members are: ► Governor ► Lt. Governor ► Secretary of State ► State Auditor ► State Treasurer ► Superintendent of Public Instruction ► Attorney General ► Commissioner of Agriculture ► Commissioner of Labor ► Commissioner of Insurance ☐ Yes ☒ No If “Yes,” list all contributions you made in 2025 with a cumulative total of more than $1,000 to the Council of State member who appointed you. Do not include contributions from immediate family members. ► Contributions are defined broadly in N.C.G.S. 163-278.6(6) and include “any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, payment, gift, pledge or subscription of money or anything of value whatsoever.” Date Amount Contributed to The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 9 of 10 17. Are you an appointee or prospective appointee as: a. the head of a principal state department (e.g., cabinet secretary) appointed by the Governor; or b. a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals, Superior or District Court Judge; or c. a member of any of the following boards:  ABC Commission  Coastal Resources Commission  State Board of Education  State Board of Elections  Division of Employment Security  Environmental Management Commission  Industrial Commission  Human Resources Commission  Rules Review Commission  Board of Transportation  Utilities Commission  Wildlife Resources Commission ☐ Yes ☒ No If “No,” proceed to question 18. d. If yes, were you appointed or are you being considered for appointment to that position by a currently serving Council of State member? ☐ Yes ☒ No If “No,” proceed to question 18. e. If yes, you must indicate whether during 2025 you engaged in any of the following activities with respect to or on behalf of the candidate or campaign committee of a currently serving the Council of State member who appointed you: i. Collected contributions from multiple contributors, took possession of such multiple contributions, and transferred or delivered those collected contributions to the candidate or committee? ☐ Yes ☐ No ii. Hosted a fundraiser at your residence or place of business? ☐ Yes ☐ No iii. Volunteered for campaign-related activities, including phone banks, event assistance, mailings, canvassing, surveying, or any other activity that advances the campaign of a candidate? ☐ Yes ☐ No 18. Have you ever been convicted of a felony for which you have not received either: (i) a pardon; or (ii) an order of expungement? ☐ Yes ☒ No Offense Date of Conviction County of Conviction State of Conviction 19. Are you aware of any other information that you believe may assist the Ethics Commission in advising you concerning your compliance with the State Government Ethics Act? ☐ Yes ☒ No If yes, please provide that information below. The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 10 of 10 Affirmation The information provided in this Statement of Economic Interest and any attachments are true, complete, and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. I have not transferred, and will not transfer, any asset, interest, or property for the purpose of concealing it from disclosure while retaining an equitable interest. I understand that my Statement of Economic Interest and any attachments except for the Confidential Form regarding Unemancipated Children are public records. I have read and understand the following statutes: N.C.G.S. § 138A-26. Concealing or failing to disclose material information. A filing person who knowingly conceals or knowingly fails to disclose information that is required to be disclosed on a statement of economic interest . . . shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and subject to disciplinary action under G.S. 138A-45. N.C.G.S. § 138A-27. Penalty for false information. A filing person who provides false information on a statement of economic interest . . . knowing that the information is false is guilty of a Class H felony and shall be subject to disciplinary action under G.S. 138A-45. I affirm under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Filed Electronically 01/27/2026 Signature Date Amanda Parsons Cook Printed Name

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION For Staff Use Only GZ 2025 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST| pi. cocoves: Hag RECEIVED 5 Please review carefully and confirm that all questions are answered. FEB UY 2026 Incomplete SEis will not be accepted. NC ETHICS COMMISSION [profix [ Fusthame | widdieName [iastmame [sums | |__|Awanda [Paxseas | Cook [CurrontEmployer — — [debmwe Stor of Nori (oxolinon epRELOTOIIVE Nature or Type of Business _ erxed ofSiciad Reason for Filing (Complete all that apply.) State Government Employee or Filing Post-Service | List Name(s)of All State Boards on Which You Are Serving ‘Specity agency and position: or to Which You Are Being Appointed Currently Serving as a Judicial Officer or Filing Post. | Currently Serving a2 a Legislator or Filing Post Service or Service or as an Appointee (Specify office) as an Appointes (Specify House or Senate) Ne House - LO (Ao any immediate family members" currently reside in your household? Oo Yves “Immediate family" includes your spouse (unless legally separated) and unemancipated minor children (under 18). It also includes members of your extended family (your and your spouse's children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and siblings, and the spouses of each of those persons) who reside in your househald. 1 yes, list the full name of ll immediate family members residing in your household. “List ony initials of unemancipated minors (under 18) in section'8' below and ull names on" Confidential Form" at the end of SEL** Immediate Family Member| Relationship Employer Job Title Nature of Business Povisin Galo [Wusoand ilakyess fim [Senior Divecor [x | The SEXand any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records Page 1of 1 8. List only the initials of all unemanapated minors n your household below. A minor fs a cid under 18 years old. List the full name of each minor child on the Confidential Form at the end of SEX. Initiate of Relationship Unemancipated inors Property Interests Ls of December 31, 2024, 4d you or any members of your Immediate family: A havean ownershipinterest in North Carolina real estat (Including your residence) vith a market value of $10,000 or more? Yes Ove anda Cook 100. ign Pov CON\Rordy Parish Galax 1007. nkravible [Meddunlorg | Powtshn bala \oo/ Covnehiug Medan lourg 5. lease or rent rea estate or personal property to or from the State of North Carolina with a market value of $10,000 Ove Move Name of Lessee | If Real Estate, Location | If Personal Property, (Renter) by City & County Describe [2 A any time during 2023 or 2024, dd you or any membars of your immediate far sel or buy personal property o or from the State of North Caroling with 8 market value of $10.00 1 more? Oves Xin [ Momeotpuchaser | WameofSellr | ypeotproperty | The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 20f10 Financial Interests 3. As of December 31, 2024, did you or any members of your immediat arly aw any of the following financial Interests valued a $10,000 or more? A Stock ina pubic owned company? Kees Ono List the name of each company in which you own holdings of $10,000 or more. Do not list the number of shares/ options, of the value of your holdings. > Include stocks held indvidualy o In a portoli managed by a financial services company. > D0 not st nterestsn widely held investment fund (including mtu funds, related investment companies, or pansion or deferred compensation plane): 1. the fund 1s publicly traded, or ts assets are widely diversified; and 2. neither you nor an Immadiat family member re abl fo entre he fund's assets Full Name of Company or ticker symbol Pavesn bade Lowes Hone Improves Paresh Goda Costco Povign Gala Microsoft Pov Goda Nvidio ©. Stock options n company or business? Oves Wino Fall Wie 5 Company of iaker symbol Interests ina mon-publcly owned company or business arity. Thess ncude Irterests Tn 59 Parinersps, limited partnerships, int venture, Imited labiity companies, imted Table partnerships, and closely held Corporations. Doves no - 118 proceed to question 4. [ ownerofimest | wameof Company or Business entity | C1). For each company or business entity dentied In question 3.C. (the “primary company”), please It the ram of any ather companies or business entities in which the primary company owns seculles o aquty interes Valued at over $10,000, known. Non-publicly Owned Company or Business Entity | Other Companies in which the primary Company (the Primary Company sted in 3.0. ‘Owns Security or Equity interests The SEL and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 301 10 € (2). If You know that any entity listed in 3.C or 3.C(1) above has any material business dealings or business Comat wi th Sate of her Coole, o segues vy sre Bove ra Ses oe a SSW aT ST ppm rus i valus OF $16,008 of mor that vow crete esaBISRed of contoteds > Donot st assets hd bin rst. Dafiritions for Vested Trot” and "Blind Trust” can b found aur wabstte i lappeon He dd Your Relationship to the Trust 5 Roof Docambr 31, 2023, 0 you any members of your media fara have abies of $10.00 a ror Crain a moniePe Sr Yoo BTA Sema eae Cone ete i eet A000 1 TE: tutant Teun, persona Touma ava a formy do, Ove Kw Name of Debtor OL —— TI each source of come of Specic iomary amounts] of rare By 5,000 res By ou or 77 Imerabars of your Imacats fam Gung 3034. Inloge aay. wages, u/c Soverment earaent mcome, Srofessionat tes, hanaran IAS dwilands, en meat, ot ee BS or ne ured ta be repoed on your Sas amber tale coe sone Atention Youmust dicise saan wanes recaued(rom amy covermentolr private nti. ee eS rer any Seven privateer + Doe Da potinccs income ceed rom th lwp secs: capt cane rs vrnmant milky Renan banana Soc Sa, So chen sorces: comtal gan, der Recipient of Income [Name of Person or Entity from | Type of Business/ Chomp Which Income Was Received industry Amando. Cook [eng of WignPand | Goveramund [Paridn Gala [mot m Poul Galo. | Seif nvisivut Bopetis] Rent | The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are pubic records. Page dof 10 Professional and Civic Relationships 70a. During 2624, wre you o sn members of your Imad far = dracon, aie, ovening bom ree employee, Independent coraco, a rssared spot of moro corporat aro aparatng in North Casi primary for int, hate, se Heo on po Eaten ovcatonat purposes: Oves XN 1 "No, proceed to questions. (Lr rp——— Bo itis axgareaions of whieh you st mere rer, Name of Nonprofit Wee Corporation or organization | Purpose of megenization 70) 1 he onprat corporations or orgarizatons sed above 4 Busnes wih Ts Sats of Noh Carling or rece Stats nds, bri deseo he nurs o hat bess, rms or wih dos os aero Nome of Nonprofit Corporation or organization Derive State business tone or ot Known 5 During 2024, were You or ary members of your mediate only © decir, afar 7 govering Bou meer of any Soci, crgaizaton, or aavesaey Grou wih on een In rans Svar whi Sonn esd member of denon Ves {Ne agit ffir - You ae no requis to compet tis custo you re fing sly Decause You ar a listor or Jude oes ro post Sc ae seed Soe fas. However, you ae ke in 4.8 mabe oo Soe Bone se mee ose nr ye: or nota thi aoeson I “yon pan amon error, > 00 ot st organizations of whi you ae only a member and dono serv in a leadership role. [mgr Pr —— Leadership position pr hr irectne oer: boars member) The SEE and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page sor 10 (a). As of December 31, 2024, were you or a member of your immediate family an employes, director, partner, officer, [ameotounm | nestomptorier | wmeorcampm | moearraren | [Ore Noomtotpmtomenonso | I EE EE EE I EE EE EE I I EE EE I rr I EE 0 I [Local Government [JReal Property [Securities OTax [0 Tortlitigation (including [utilities Regulatior [J Other Category Nature of Services Rendered [of — I I A 2 Ave you ar your amployr, a any mamibers of your immediate family, or thi amployarscurenty: + Wcansed by the State board a agency with which you are or wil be assochatedor © raquated by the Sate board or agency with which you re or ibe assocotedor © ina business relationship withthe State boad or agency with which yau re or vil be associated? ves Wo Ctegsioruaca Officer You are not required to complete thi question f you ae filng because Vou re eator a a dct ofer oF os 5 Pos sare fa of oppanted 10 trove es. However, f you ar iso ng as a mermuer of & State Sood o a5 5 Site employee pease never ask of ne" te hs sons. 11 "yas" provide th flowing information [romper w—— Type of Relationship (it applicable) (Licensing, Regulatory, Business) 5. Fave you or 3 amber of yapr mediate family been regatered os 3 SBE WHR the 2 arth preceding your fing of ti SE Cres Jo yes, provide the following information. Name of Lobbyist Lobbyists principal Date of Registration ol Other Disclosures 14. During 2024, ater you were sppanted, ployed, or fled or were rominated 2 8 candidate, 9d ou + receive amy “git(s)" exceeding $200 pr quarter fom a person o group of persons acting together, © hen bth you and thase person(s) were outside NorhCorolna, © Under circumstances tha would ea reasonable prsen to conclu the its were given for lobbying? To answer Yes, ll three conditions must apply. _— > 00 nok report gifs given by members of your extendedfomil. > Do not report gifts you have previously reported on the “Expense Report or Exemptedsarsons.” Date Item Received] Name and Address of Donor(s) | Describe Tem Received [mm | The SET and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 7010 15. During 2024, after you were slected, appointed, or employed, 4d you + accept a “scholarship” exceeding $200 related to your public positon from a parson or group of persons acting fogutner + when those persons) were outside North Carolina? To answer ves, both condiions must apply. Avscholarship”is a grant-in-aid, either director indirect, to attenda conference, meeting, or similar event, including travel, lodging, meals, and other similar expenses. Oves Ko C3 3udicial Officer You are not required to complete this question fyou are fling sodas a judicial officer ora judicial office candidate or appointee, Do not report git you have previously reported on the “Reportable Expenditure Made by PersonExempted.” > Legislators are not required to report scholarships paid by a nonpartisan legislative organization of which the legislator or the Assembly fs member, participant, oraffiae. Date of Name and Address of Donor(s) Scholarship 16. Have you been appointed o are you baing considered for appointment to a covered board by the Governor or 3 member of the Counci of State? Council of State members include: > Governor > Lt Governor > Secretary of state > State auditor > State Treasurer > Superintandent of Publcinstructon > Attorey General > Commissioner of Agriculture b Commissioner of Labor > Commissioner of Insurance ives Xe 1 “Yes, lst all contributions you made in 2024 with a cumulative total of more than $1,000 to the Council of tate member who appointed you. Do not include contributions from immediate family > “Contributions are defined broadly in N.C.G.S. 163-276.6(6) and include “any advance, conveyance, depos distribution, transfer of funds, loan, payment, Gift, ledge of Subscription f money o amyining of value mhategever.” CINo contrbuion(s) with a cumulative total of mor than $1,000 The SEX and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 8 of 10 37.0 You pon ro Se PET Ep—p— pre — p——Tw 5. North Carolin Supreme Cour Juste: a a Cour of Appeals, Super, or Sit cour Sedoer or a mamber ofan of the following boards: ves Yio "ec Commission Nor froeed to question 16. © Conta Resources Commision © tate Sourd of education © State Bord ofloctions. I ciinon of Employment Secuty © Enuronmenta Management mmission J ——" + Senger © ules Review Commission © Board of Transpartation © Utes Commission © Widif Resouces Commision a Tver, ware vou spond o are you bang cnadared for appear ht | Gives ING Poston by 8 Coun of Ste member? "Nor" proceed to question 15. «I ve5, you st nate whether during 2024 you argaged nny of he elowin acti wi respec o an bol oft canine or Compan commas of he Counc of Sate amber Whe sppomadvo {Colca contributions rom multiple contributors ook possesion of such ile. contruons, and Warsiored or ddvered trove coveted pic lspci Bomtolly osteo maser at your residence o place TouSse? [Ove ome | W. Volunteer for campageraatedseties, Including one Sank, Psi bg RIA MEL Sey tat savin compa of scant” 15 Hove vou evr bean comictad of a felony fo which you have nt receved aera pardon o (1) a ardr of | ofterse | bateot Conviction | County of Conviction | _ state of conviction 15 Are you ware of on oer formate that you bleve Tay Sth Eves Commision ving vou Concerning Your compan win ie Ste Gooden Ss Ae ves Ho 1 yes, less provid that formation blow. The SEX and any attachmants, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Pages of 10 Affirmation The Information provided in ths Statement of Economic Interest and any atachments are rue, complete, and accurate the best of my knowledge and bee, have not transferred, and will ot transfer, any asst, interest, or property fo the purpose of concealing it from Gisiosure whi retaining an equitable interest. understand that my Statement of Economic Interest and any attachments xcept for the Confdentil Form regarding Unamancipated Chin are publ record. have read and understand the follwing statutes: N.C.6.5. § 1304-26. Concealing or falling to disclose material information A fing person who knaningly conceals o knowingly fal to disclose Information that is required to be dissed an a karament of economic ntrest- hall bs Gly of 3 Class 1 mademeanet and subject to Gocirery Seton andr 6.5. 1568-45. N.C.GS. § 138427. Penalty for fos Information. A ilng parson who provides fase information ona statement of economic interest... knowing tht the information 1 al 5 uty a 8 lass felony and shall be subject t dscpliery action under G0, 1364-45. Taffigm under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, “hwy. Lab 1/27]2l0 Sanature bate 4 anda_Cook. Printed Name Submit signed, original documents only. Do not fax or e-mail this form. The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 1001 10

The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 1 of 10 STATE ETHICS COMMISSION 2026 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST ELECTRONIC FILING This entire form must be completed to fulfill your ethics filing obligation. Filer’s Name (First, Middle, Last) Prefix First Name Middle Name Last Name Suffix Amanda Parsons Cook Current Employer Job Title State of North Carolina Representative Nature or Type of Business Elected Official Reason For Filing (Complete all that apply.) Are you a 2026 CANDIDATE for an elected office requiring an SEI filing? ☒ Yes ☐ No If yes, for what office are you a candidate? (Specify name of office seeking in box below.) Do you currently hold this office? ☒ Yes ☐ No NC House State Government Job or Post-Service Filer (Specify agency and position.) Board/Commission (List complete names of all State boards on which you are serving or are being considered for appointment.) Judicial Officer, Post-Service Filer, or Judicial Officer Appointee (Specify office.) Legislator, Post-Service Filer, or Appointee to Legislative Office (Specify House or Senate.) House of Representatives A. Do any immediate family members currently reside in your household? ☒ Yes ☐ No ”Immediate family” includes your spouse (unless legally separated) and unemancipated children (minors under 18 years of age). It also includes members of your extended family (your and your spouse’s children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and siblings, and the spouses of each of those persons) who reside in your household. List the full name of all adults and emancipated minors residing in your household. Minors are children under 18. They are emancipated by marriage, enlistment in the US military, or court order for emancipation. Full names of Adults and Emancipated Minors Relationship Employer Job Title Nature of Business Paresh D Gala Spouse Matress FirM Senior Director IT The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 2 of 10 B. List only the initials of all unemancipated minors in your household below. A minor is a child under 18 years old. List the full name of each minor child on the Confidential Form at the end. Initials of Unemancipated Minors Relationship Employer Job Title Nature of Business HC Child Property Interests 1. As of December 31, 2025, did you or any members of your immediate family: A. have an ownership interest in North Carolina real estate (including your residence) with a market value of $10,000 or more? ☒ Yes ☐ No Owner of Real Estate % Ownership Interest Location by City Location by County Amanda Parsons Cook (Self) 100.00% High Point Guilford Paresh D Gala (Spouse) 100.00% Huntersville Mecklenburg Paresh D Gala (Spouse) 100.00% Cornelius Mecklenburg B. lease or rent real estate or personal property TO or FROM the State of North Carolina with a market value of $10,000 or more? ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Lessor Name of Lessee (Renter) If Real Estate, Location by City & County If Personal Property, Describe 2. At any time during 2024 or 2025, did you or any members of your immediate family sell or buy personal property TO or FROM the State of North Carolina with a market value of $10,000 or more? ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Purchaser Name of Seller Type of Property The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 3 of 10 Financial Interests 3. As of December 31, 2025, did you or any members of your immediate family own any of the following financial interests valued at $10,000 or more? A. Stock in a publicly owned company? ☒ Yes ☐ No ► List the name of each company in which you own holdings of $10,000 or more. Do not list the number of shares or value of your holdings. ► List all stocks held individually of in a portfolio managed by a financial services company. Listing a financial services company which manages your stock portfolio is insufficient, you must list the names or all individual stock holdings with a market value of $10,000 or more. Do not list interests in a widely held investment fund (including mutual funds, regulated investment companies, or pension or deferred compensation plans) if: 1. the fund is publicly traded or its assets are widely diversified; and 2. neither you nor an immediate family member are able to control the underlying assets. Owner of Interest Full Name of Company Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Lowe’s Home Improvement B. Stock options in a company or business? ☒ Yes ☐ No Owner of Stock Option Full Name of Company Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Somni Group (SGI) C. Interests in a non-publicly owned company or business entity? These include interests in sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and closely held corporations. ☐ Yes ☒ No - If “No,” proceed to question 4. Owner of Interest Name of Company or Business Entity C (1). For each company or business entity identified in question 3.C. (the “Primary Company”), please list the names of any other companies or business entities in which the Primary Company owns securities or equity interests valued at over $10,000, if known. Non-Publicly Owned Company or Business Entity (the Primary Company) Other Companies in which the Primary Company Owns Security or Equity Interests None or Not Known C (2). If you know that any entity listed in 3.C or 3.C(1) above has any material business dealings or business contracts with the State of North Carolina, or is regulated by the State, briefly describe that business activity. Name of Company or Business Entity Description of Business Activity with the State None or Not Known The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 4 of 10 4. As of December 31, 2025, were you or any members of your immediate family the beneficiaries of a vested trust with a value of $10,000 or more that you created, established, or controlled by you? Do not list assets held in blind trusts. See SEI Helpful Tips for the definition of “Vested Trust” and “Blind Trust.” https://ethics.nc.gov/seis ☐ Yes ☒ No Name and Address of Trustee Description of the Trust Your Relationship to the Trust 5. As of December 31, 2025, did you any members of your immediate family have liabilities of $10,000 or more, excluding the mortgage on your primary personal residence? If yes, specify the type of debt. Examples include credit card debts, auto loans, student loans, personal loans and intra-family debt. Do not disclose the amount of the debt or the name of creditor. ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Debtor Type of Creditor (commercial bank, credit union, individual, etc.) 6. List each source of income (not specific amounts) of more than $5,000 received by you or any members of your immediate family during 2025. Include salary, wages, state/local government retirement income, professional fees, honoraria, interest, dividends, rental income, business income, and other types required to be reported on State and federal tax returns. You must disclose your receipt of salary or wages from any governmental or private entity, including those already listed in response to other SEI questions. Do not include income received from the following sources: ► Capital gains ► Federal government retirement ► Military retirement ► Social security retirement, survivors, or disability benefits Recipient of Income Name of Person or Entity from Which Income Was Received Type of Business/Industry Type of Income Amanda Parsons Cook (Self) City of High Point Government Salary Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Mattress Firm Retail Salary Paresh D Gala (Spouse) Self Investment Properties Rental income The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 5 of 10 Professional and Civic Relationships 7(a). During 2025, were you or any members of your immediate family a director, officer, governing board member, employee, independent contractor, or registered lobbyist of a nonprofit corporation or organization operating in North Carolina primarily for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, public health and safety, or educational purposes? ☐ Yes ☒ No - If “No,” proceed to question 8. ► Do NOT list State boards or entities, or entities created by local governments. ► Do NOT list organizations of which you are a mere member. Name of Person Position Name of Nonprofit Corporation or Organization Nature or Purpose of Organization 7(b). If the nonprofit corporations or organizations listed above do business with the State of North Carolina or receive State funds, briefly describe the nature of that business, if known or with due diligence could reasonably be known. Name of Nonprofit Corporation or Organization Describe State Business None or Not Known 8. As of December 31, 2025, were you or a member of your immediate family an employee, director, officer, or governing board member of any society, organization, or advocacy group with an interest in matters over which your agency or board may have jurisdiction? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ Legislator/Judicial Officer -You are not required to complete this question if you are filing solely because you are a legislator or judicial officer or as a candidate or appointee to those offices. ►Do not list organizations of which you are only a member and do not serve in a leadership role. Name of Person Name of Society, Organization, or Advocacy Group Leadership Position (Director, Officer, Board Member) The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 6 of 10 9(a). List the name of each for profit business with which you or a member of your immediate family was an employee, director, officer, partner, proprietor, or member or manager as of December 31, 2025. Name of Person Relationship to Filer Name of Company Leadership Position No Business Associations 9(b). If you know that any entity listed in 9(a) above had any material business dealings or business contracts with the State of North Carolina or was regulated by the State as of December 31, 2025, briefly describe that activity. Name of Company or Business Entity Description of Business Activity with the State None or Not Known 10. Are you a practicing attorney? ☐ Yes ☒ No ☐ Judicial Officer/State Attorney/In House/Employee Attorney If “Yes”, check each category of legal representation in which you or the law firm with which you are affiliated has earned legal fees of more than $10,000 during 2025. ☐ Administrative ☐ Admiralty ☐ Corporate ☐ Criminal ☐ Decedent’s Estates ☐ Environmental ☐ Insurance ☐ Labor ☐ Local Government ☐ Real Property ☐ Securities ☐ Tax ☐ Tort litigation (including negligence) ☐ Utilities Regulation ☐ Other category not listed 11. During 2025, were you a licensed professional (other than an attorney) or did you provide consulting services individually or as a member of a professional association for which you charged or were paid over $10,000? ☐ Yes ☒ No Type of Business Nature of Services Rendered The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 7 of 10 12. Are you or your employer, or any members of your immediate family, or their employers currently:  licensed by the State board or agency with which you are or will be associated or  regulated by the State board or agency with which you are or will be associated or  in a business relationship with the State board or agency with which you are or will be associated? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ Legislator/Judicial Officer - You are not required to complete this question if you are filing solely because you are a legislator or judicial officer or as a candidate or appointee to those offices. Name of Person Name of Employer (if applicable) Type of Relationship (Licensing, Regulatory, Business) 13. Have you or a member of your immediate family been registered as a lobbyist or lobbyist principal within the 12 months preceding your filing of this form? ☐ Yes ☒ No Name of Lobbyist Lobbyist’s Principal Date of Registration Registration Expiration Date Other Disclosures 14. During 2025, after you were appointed, employed, or filed or were nominated as a candidate, did you  receive any “gift(s)” exceeding $200 per quarter from a person or group of persons acting together,  when both you and those person(s) were outside North Carolina,  under circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to conclude the gifts were given for lobbying? To answer Yes, all three conditions must apply ☐ Yes ☒ No ► Do not report gifts given by members of your extended family. ► Do not report gifts you have previously reported on the “Reportable Expenditures Made by Persons Exempted” form. Date Item Received Name and Address of Donor(s) Describe Item Received Estimated Market Value The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 8 of 10 15. During 2025, after you were appointed, employed, or filed or were nominated as a candidate, did you  accept a “scholarship” exceeding $200 related to your public position from a person or group of persons acting together,  when those person(s) were outside North Carolina? To answer Yes, both conditions must apply A “scholarship” is a grant-in-aid, either direct or indirect, to attend a conference, meeting, or similar event, including tuition, travel, lodging, meals, and other similar expenses. ☐ Yes ☒ No ☐ Judicial Officer - You are not required to complete this question if you are filing solely because you are a legislator or judicial officer or as a candidate or appointee to those offices. ► Do not report gifts you have previously reported on the “Reportable Expenditures Made by Persons Exempted” form. ► Legislators are not required to report scholarships paid by a nonpartisan legislative organization of which the legislator or the General Assembly is a member, participant, or affiliate. Date of Scholarship Name and Address of Donor(s) Describe Event Estimated Market Value 16. Were you appointed or considered for appointment to a covered board by the current Governor or another currently serving Council of State member? Council of State members are: ► Governor ► Lt. Governor ► Secretary of State ► State Auditor ► State Treasurer ► Superintendent of Public Instruction ► Attorney General ► Commissioner of Agriculture ► Commissioner of Labor ► Commissioner of Insurance ☐ Yes ☒ No If “Yes,” list all contributions you made in 2025 with a cumulative total of more than $1,000 to the Council of State member who appointed you. Do not include contributions from immediate family members. ► Contributions are defined broadly in N.C.G.S. 163-278.6(6) and include “any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, payment, gift, pledge or subscription of money or anything of value whatsoever.” Date Amount Contributed to The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 9 of 10 17. Are you an appointee or prospective appointee as: a. the head of a principal state department (e.g., cabinet secretary) appointed by the Governor; or b. a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals, Superior or District Court Judge; or c. a member of any of the following boards:  ABC Commission  Coastal Resources Commission  State Board of Education  State Board of Elections  Division of Employment Security  Environmental Management Commission  Industrial Commission  Human Resources Commission  Rules Review Commission  Board of Transportation  Utilities Commission  Wildlife Resources Commission ☐ Yes ☒ No If “No,” proceed to question 18. d. If yes, were you appointed or are you being considered for appointment to that position by a currently serving Council of State member? ☐ Yes ☒ No If “No,” proceed to question 18. e. If yes, you must indicate whether during 2025 you engaged in any of the following activities with respect to or on behalf of the candidate or campaign committee of a currently serving the Council of State member who appointed you: i. Collected contributions from multiple contributors, took possession of such multiple contributions, and transferred or delivered those collected contributions to the candidate or committee? ☐ Yes ☐ No ii. Hosted a fundraiser at your residence or place of business? ☐ Yes ☐ No iii. Volunteered for campaign-related activities, including phone banks, event assistance, mailings, canvassing, surveying, or any other activity that advances the campaign of a candidate? ☐ Yes ☐ No 18. Have you ever been convicted of a felony for which you have not received either: (i) a pardon; or (ii) an order of expungement? ☐ Yes ☒ No Offense Date of Conviction County of Conviction State of Conviction 19. Are you aware of any other information that you believe may assist the Ethics Commission in advising you concerning your compliance with the State Government Ethics Act? ☐ Yes ☒ No If yes, please provide that information below. The SEI and any attachments, excluding the Confidential Form, are public records. Page 10 of 10 Affirmation The information provided in this Statement of Economic Interest and any attachments are true, complete, and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. I have not transferred, and will not transfer, any asset, interest, or property for the purpose of concealing it from disclosure while retaining an equitable interest. I understand that my Statement of Economic Interest and any attachments except for the Confidential Form regarding Unemancipated Children are public records. I have read and understand the following statutes: N.C.G.S. § 138A-26. Concealing or failing to disclose material information. A filing person who knowingly conceals or knowingly fails to disclose information that is required to be disclosed on a statement of economic interest . . . shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and subject to disciplinary action under G.S. 138A-45. N.C.G.S. § 138A-27. Penalty for false information. A filing person who provides false information on a statement of economic interest . . . knowing that the information is false is guilty of a Class H felony and shall be subject to disciplinary action under G.S. 138A-45. I affirm under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Filed Electronically 01/27/2026 Signature Date Amanda Parsons Cook Printed Name