Silver & Van Essen. agin &Cnnsting aooorta Aven, SUE 620 April 4, 2016 Personal and Confidential Ms. Marie Briganti Battle Creek Unlimited, Ine, 4950 West Dickman Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 ia Brewing Company v. Marie Briganti and Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc. Dear Ms. Briganti: Re: Arca We have been retained as litigation counsel for Arcadia Brewing Company (hereinafter “Arcadia”) to represent it for the claims it has against you and Battle Creek Unlimited, Ine, (hereinafter “BCU”). These claims arise out of the defamatory statements you published on the internet on or about March 19, 2016 in an obvious effort to cast Arcadia in a negative light to the local community through the use of false and misleading statements. In your post, which you knew would not only be viewed by a wide audience, but would also be reprinted or repeated by the local media, you made a number of defamatory statements, including, but not limited to, the following: © You stated that Arcadia is “requesting a new lease with rent payment of $0 for the entire term of the new lease.” © You stated that Arcadia “demands more and more financial resources from Battle Creek, but expands elsewhere.” © You stated that “Battle Creek fis} getting taken advantage of by paying for Arcadia’s investment in other communities.” Each of these statements are completely false, As you know, Arcadia has never requested to enter into a new lease whereby Arcadia is allowed to occupy its current building for free. Rather, as confirmed by numerous emails sent by Arcadia to BCU, Arcadia has simply requested that the amount of rent it pays be offset by the money that BCU owes Arcadia for reimbursement of certain repairs to the building that Arcadia paidMs. Marie Briganti April 4, 2016 Page 3 Based on the foregoing, demand is hereby made on behalf of Arcadia that you and BCU immediately publish an unambiguous retraction of the false statements that you made about Arcadia, and that you and BCU immediately cease and desist from publishing any further false and misleading attacks on Arcadia or its owners. The retraction should be communicated in substantially the same manner as the defamatory statements that were originally made, Please confirm within ten (10) days from the date of this letter that a retraction has been issued, including when the retraction was issued, the manner in which the retraction was made, and the substance of the retraction. If we do not hear from you within ten (10) days, we will assume that no retraction will be made, Pursuant to MCLA 600.291 1(2)(b), Arcadia hereby gives notice that in the event a complete retraction is not made, you and BCU may be liable for exemplary and punitive damages. For reasons that should be quite self-evident, I am constrained to note in closing that this letter and the demands made herein are proffered without waiver or prejudice to any of Arcadia’s claims, rights, and remedies against you and BCU, the same being expressly reserved. I suggest that you govern yourself accordingly. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to discuss this matter in greater detail, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, SILVER & VAN ESSEN, P.C. Lee T, Silver LTS/tmg ce: Timand Mardy Suprise