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[***] indicates information has been omitted on the basis of a -- Highly Confidential -- confidential treatment request pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Preliminary Illustrative Analysis at Various Prices Saturn’s Latest Verbal Saturn Face Upfront Cash Offer Value of Offer Unaffected Illustrative Share Price Range $8.85 $11.25 $11.50 $11.75 $12.00 $12.25 $12.50 $12.75 $13.00 $13.25 $13.50 $13.75 $14.00 Premium / (Discount) to Unaffected (12/9/24) Metric – 27% 30% 33% 36% 38% 41% 44% 47% 50% 53% 55% 58% Premium / (Discount) to Current (2/7/25) $10.12 (13%) 11% 14% 16% 19% 21% 24% 26% 28% 31% 33% 36% 38% Premium / (Discount) to Unaffected 90-day VWAP $9.37 (6%) 20% 23% 25% 28% 31% 33% 36% 39% 41% 44% 47% 49% Premium / (Discount) to Unaffected 30-day VWAP $8.95 (1%) 26% 28% 31% 34% 37% 40% 42% 45% 48% 51% 54% 56% # Diluted Shares Outstanding 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 889.2 Equity Value $7.9 $10.0 $10.2 $10.4 $10.7 $10.9 $11.1 $11.3 $11.6 $11.8 $12.0 $12.2 $12.4 (1) 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 (+) Net Debt and Debt-Like Items (2) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) Equity Method Investments Implied Enterprise Value $21.6 $23.8 $24.0 $24.2 $24.4 $24.7 $24.9 $25.1 $25.3 $25.5 $25.8 $26.0 $26.2 (3) Memo: Mangagement Implied Multiples Adj. EBITDA EV / FY'25 Adj. EBITDA $3.4 6.3x 6.9x 7.0x 7.0x 7.1x 7.1x 7.2x 7.3x 7.3x 7.4x 7.5x 7.5x 7.6x EV / FY'26 Adj. EBITDA 3.7 5.9x 6.5x 6.5x 6.6x 6.6x 6.7x 6.8x 6.8x 6.9x 6.9x 7.0x 7.1x 7.1x (4) Adj. EPS FY'25 P / E $1.73 5.1x 6.5x 6.6x 6.8x 6.9x 7.1x 7.2x 7.4x 7.5x 7.7x 7.8x 7.9x 8.1x FY'26 P / E $1.61 5.5x 7.0x 7.1x 7.3x 7.5x 7.6x 7.8x 7.9x 8.1x 8.2x 8.4x 8.5x 8.7x Source: Blazing Star management and FactSet as of February 7, 2025. Note: Dollars in billions except for per share figures and unless otherwise stated. (1) Figure includes $6,523mm net debt reflecting cash pro forma for early settlement of 2026 Cencora VPFs, mitigated NWC, $980mm capital leases, [***] $3,760mm opioid liability, $2,471mm dark rent, $374mm after-tax Everly settlement per management and $439mm pension liability. (2) Includes $599mm Cencora pro forma for early settlement of 2026 Cencora VPFs, $514mm BrightSpring and $415mm other investments. (3) Removes Cencora AOI contribution and pro-rata share of non-owned VillageMD Adj. EBITDA (~47%). Reflects separation of at FYE . (4) EPS figures updated for diluted share [***] [***] count of 889mm shares, separation of at FYE , interest savings from suspension of future dividend payments, net of tax, and incremental 2 [***] [***] interest expense, net of tax, from debt issuance to settle Everly litigation; assumes $450mm of settlement at FYE 2025, net of $79mm included in plan; interest rate reflects December Forecast and 3YP interest expense divided by expected outstanding debt.


-- Highly Confidential -- th Financial Analyses Discussed with Board on February 4 ▪ Analyst Price Targets: Sell-Side analyst 12-month forward price targets have a median of $11 (low of $7 and high of $15) - 12 of 14 analysts at $12 or lower ▪ Future Share Price: Yields present value of future share price of ~$9 to ~$12 per (1) share, assuming 6.0-7.5x NTM P/E (vs. unaffected of 5.1x) ▪ Discounted Cash Flow: Implies value of ~$9.75 to ~$18.00 per share, with two-thirds of value being driven by the terminal value and expectations for enduring stability in performance ▪ Sum-of-the-Parts: Implies value of ~$8 to ~$14 per share; uncertainties around USRP and VMD contribute to the width of the range ▪ Precedent Transaction Premiums: Premiums in comparably sized public company go-private transactions have a median of 30% and for companies with comparable financial characteristics (revenue and EBITDA growth), the premiums are ~20% 3 th Note: Valuation summary reflects valuation presented to the Blazing Star Board on February 4 , 2025. th (1) Based on unaffected share price of $8.85 as of December 9 , 2024; represents FY’25E P/E.