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ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 — Definitions As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: "Agreement" means this Intercreditor Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 11.5. "Bankruptcy Code" means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor stat

Section 1.2 — Construction and Interpretation The following rules of construction and interpretation shall apply to this Agreement: (a) The headings and captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any provision hereof. (b) As used in this Agreement, the word "including" (and words of similar import, including "include" and "includes"

Section 1.3 — UCC Terms Unless otherwise defined herein, terms that are defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of California and that are used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the UCC. In the event of any conflict between the meanings ascribed to terms defined in the UCC and the definitions of such terms set forth herein, the definitions set forth herein shall control.

Section 2.1 — Ridgeline Priority Collateral (a) Ridgeline holds, and is hereby acknowledged by each of the other parties hereto to hold, a first-priority lien and security interest in and to all Ridgeline Priority Collateral, as more particularly described on Schedule A hereto. Such first-priority lien and security interest shall be senior in all respects to any lien or security interest of the Bridge Secured Parties

Section 2.2 — Bridge Priority Collateral (a) The Bridge Secured Parties hold, and are hereby acknowledged by Ridgeline to hold, a first-priority lien and security interest in and to all Bridge Priority Collateral, which comprises substantially all assets of the Borrower other than the Ridgeline Priority Collateral. The Bridge Priority Collateral includes, without limitation, the following categories of assets: (i) Al

Section 2.3 — Perfection of Security Interests (a) Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that each other party has the right to file UCC-1 financing statements and any other documents or instruments necessary or desirable for the perfection of such party's security interest in the Collateral, including the filing of financing statements covering both Senior Lien and Junior Lien collateral. No party shall oppose,

Section 2.4 — Priority Absolute The lien priorities established in this Article II shall not be altered, impaired, or otherwise affected by any of the following: (a) any amendment, modification, supplement, extension, renewal, restatement, replacement, or refinancing of either the Bridge Debt or the Equipment Debt (subject to Section 3.5 hereof); (b) any deficiency in the attachment or perfection of any lien or secur

ARTICLE III — AGREEMENTS REGARDING COLLATERAL AND LIENS

Section 3.1 — No Interference with Senior Lien (a) The holder of the Junior Lien on any item of Collateral shall not take any action to contest, challenge, object to, or otherwise interfere with the holder of the Senior Lien's rights, remedies, or enforcement actions with respect to such item of Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Junior Lien holder shall not (i) seek to have a court or

Section 3.2 — Release of Liens (a) If the holder of the Senior Lien on any item of Collateral releases its lien on such Collateral in connection with a sale, transfer, or other disposition of such Collateral that is permitted under the applicable credit documents of such Senior Lien holder, the holder of the Junior Lien on such Collateral shall be deemed to have automatically and simultaneously released its lien on t

Section 3.3 — Negative Pledge The Borrower shall not grant, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any lien or security interest on or with respect to any Collateral, except (a) Permitted Liens (as defined in each of the Bridge Loan Agreement and the Equipment Financing Agreement), (b) the liens and security interests granted to the Bridge Secured Parties under the Bridge Loan Documents, and (c) the liens and secu

Section 3.4 — Insurance Proceeds (a) Insurance proceeds and any other casualty or condemnation proceeds received with respect to any Ridgeline Priority Collateral shall be applied first to the Equipment Debt until the Equipment Debt has been indefeasibly paid in full, and thereafter any remaining proceeds shall be applied to the Bridge Debt. (b) Insurance proceeds and any other casualty or condemnation proceeds recei

Section 3.5 — Permitted Refinancing (a) Either the Bridge Agent (on behalf of the Bridge Secured Parties) or Ridgeline may refinance, extend, renew, or replace its respective debt (a "Permitted Refinancing") without the prior written consent of the other party, provided that each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) The aggregate principal amount of such refinanced debt does not exceed the aggregate principa

Section 3.6 — Additional Collateral If the Borrower at any time grants a lien or security interest on any assets not previously subject to a security interest in favor of either the Bridge Secured Parties or Ridgeline, the relative priority of liens on such additional collateral shall be determined by applying the same principles set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of this Agreement. Specifically, if such additional co

ARTICLE IV — ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

Section 4.1 — Definition of Enforcement Action As used in this Agreement, "Enforcement Action" means any action to foreclose upon, collect, repossess, sell, lease, license, or otherwise dispose of or realize upon any Collateral, or any action to exercise remedies under any deposit account control agreement, or the commencement of any judicial, non-judicial, or administrative proceeding with respect to any Collateral

Section 4.2 — Senior Lien Holder's Enforcement Rights (a) The holder of the Senior Lien on any item of Collateral shall have the exclusive right to take Enforcement Actions with respect to such Collateral, subject to the standstill provisions of Section 4.3 hereof with respect to the Junior Lien holder. (b) With respect to the Ridgeline Priority Collateral, Ridgeline, as the holder of the Senior Lien thereon, may exe

Section 4.3 — Standstill on Junior Lien (a) The holder of the Junior Lien on any item of Collateral shall not take any Enforcement Action with respect to such Collateral until the earlier of: (i) one hundred eighty (180) days (the "Standstill Period") after the date on which the Junior Lien holder delivers written notice (a "Standstill Trigger Notice") to the Senior Lien holder (with a copy to the Borrower) stating t

Section 4.4 — Cooperation and Courtesy Notice (a) Each party shall provide the other party (and the Borrower) with written notice within five (5) business days of commencing any Enforcement Action with respect to any Collateral. Such notice shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the Enforcement Action and the Collateral to which it relates. The failure to provide such notice shall not affect the validity o

Section 4.5 — Proceeds Waterfall — Ridgeline Priority Collateral The net proceeds from any Enforcement Action with respect to any Ridgeline Priority Collateral shall be applied in the following order of priority: First, to the payment of the reasonable and documented costs and expenses of such Enforcement Action (including attorneys' fees and costs, costs of sale, and costs of preservation and protection of the Ridge

Section 4.6 — Proceeds Waterfall — Bridge Priority Collateral The net proceeds from any Enforcement Action with respect to any Bridge Priority Collateral shall be applied in the following order of priority: First, to the payment of the reasonable and documented costs and expenses of such Enforcement Action (including attorneys' fees and costs, costs of sale, and costs of preservation and protection of the Bridge Prio

Section 4.7 — Right to Purchase Equipment Debt The Bridge Agent, on behalf of the Bridge Secured Parties, shall have the option (but not the obligation) to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Equipment Debt from Ridgeline at any time. The purchase price shall be equal to par, defined as the sum of (a) all outstanding principal under the Equipment Financing Documents, (b) all accrued and unpaid interest thereo

Section 4.8 — Right to Purchase Bridge Debt Ridgeline shall have the option (but not the obligation) to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Bridge Debt from the Bridge Lenders at any time. The purchase price shall be equal to par, defined as the sum of (a) all outstanding principal under the Bridge Loan Documents, (b) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (c) all fees, expenses, indemnities, and other amou

ARTICLE V — PAYMENTS AND TURNOVERS

Section 5.1 — Permitted Payments (a) Subject to Section 5.1(b) below, each of the Bridge Secured Parties and Ridgeline shall be entitled to receive and retain all scheduled payments of principal, interest, fees, and other amounts due and payable to it under its respective credit documents in accordance with the terms thereof, and the Borrower may make all such scheduled payments, without regard to the lien priorities

Section 5.2 — Turnover (a) If the Junior Lien holder receives any payment, distribution, or other recovery of or from any proceeds of Collateral on which the other party holds the Senior Lien, in violation of the priority provisions of this Agreement (whether received by way of direct payment, setoff, recoupment, adequate protection payment in any Insolvency Proceeding, or otherwise), the Junior Lien holder shall: (i

ARTICLE VI — INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

Section 6.1 — Application in Insolvency Proceedings (a) This Agreement, including without limitation the lien priorities and the payment and enforcement provisions set forth herein, shall be applicable both before and after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding by or against the Borrower, and all references herein to the Borrower shall include the Borrower as debtor-in-possession and any trustee, receiver, li

Section 6.2 — DIP Financing (a) The Junior Lien holder on any item of Collateral shall not object to, oppose, or take any action to impede, delay, or interfere with any debtor-in-possession financing (a "DIP Financing") or use of cash collateral proposed, offered, or provided by the Senior Lien holder (or its designee) with respect to Collateral on which such party holds the Senior Lien, provided that such DIP Financ

Section 6.3 — Adequate Protection (a) The Junior Lien holder on any item of Collateral shall not seek, request, or accept adequate protection (under Section 361, Section 363(e), or Section 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any other applicable insolvency law) in the form of additional or replacement liens on Collateral on which the other party holds the Senior Lien, unless such additional

Section 6.4 — Relief from Stay The Junior Lien holder on any item of Collateral shall not seek or request relief from the automatic stay (under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other applicable insolvency law) or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to Collateral on which the other party holds the Senior Lien, without the prior written consent of the Senior Lie

Section 6.5 — No Avoidance Actions Neither the Bridge Agent (nor any Bridge Secured Party) nor Ridgeline shall, directly or indirectly, support, assert, bring, or join in any claim, action, or proceeding seeking to avoid, disallow, subordinate, recharacterize, or otherwise invalidate the other party's lien or security interest in any Collateral, whether under Section 544, Section 545, Section 547, Section 548, Sectio

Section 6.6 — Post-Petition Interest Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the other party's claim for post-petition interest, fees, costs, and charges (including default rate interest) on Collateral on which such other party holds the Senior Lien shall have priority over the Junior Lien holder's claims on such Collateral to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Junior Lien holder on any item o

ARTICLE VII — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 7.1 — Representations and Warranties of Each Party Each of the Bridge Agent, Ridgeline, the Borrower, and the Collateral Agent hereby represents and warrants to each other party hereto, as of the date hereof, as follows: (a) Organization and Good Standing. Such party is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization (Pinnacle Venture Lending Corp.: th

Section 7.2 — Representations and Warranties of the Borrower The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each other party hereto, as of the date hereof, as follows: (a) Schedule A. Schedule A attached hereto accurately and completely identifies all Ridgeline Priority Collateral as of the date hereof, including a description of each item of equipment, its serial number, location, and other identifying information.

Section 8.1 — Further Assurances Each party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such further instruments, documents, and agreements and to take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes and intent of this Agreement, including without limitation the execution and filing of UCC-3 amendments, continuations, or termination statements, the execution of additional or ame

Section 8.2 — Notice of Default (a) Each of the Bridge Agent and Ridgeline shall promptly (and in any event within five (5) business days of becoming aware thereof) notify the other party (and, in the case of the Bridge Agent, shall also simultaneously notify the Collateral Agent) in writing upon the occurrence of any event of default under its respective credit documents. Such notice shall describe in reasonable det

Section 8.3 — Amendments to Credit Documents (a) Neither the Bridge Agent (nor any Bridge Secured Party) nor Ridgeline shall amend, modify, supplement, restate, or otherwise change any provision of its respective credit documents in a manner that would: (i) increase the aggregate principal amount of the respective debt beyond the amount permitted as of the date hereof (except in connection with a Permitted Refinancin

Section 8.4 — Collateral Agent Obligations Pacific Fiduciary Services Inc., in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Security Agreement, hereby acknowledges the terms and conditions of this Agr