Contract analysis

1. Briarwood Family Office LLC

4. Meridian Peak Capital Advisors LLC

5. Meridian Peak Capital Partners Fund IV, L.P.

6. Meridian Peak Capital Partners GP IV LLC

9. Ashford Crane & Hewitt LLP

11. Pinnacle Capital Markets LLC

12. Roland S. Abernathy Conflicts Result: No conflicts identified. The firm does not currently represent, and has not within the relevant lookback period represented, any of the above-listed parties or their known affiliates in any matter that would give rise to a conflict of interest under the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct or the firm's internal conflicts policies. 9.2 Anti-Money Laundering / Know Your Cu

1. Client Internal Approval Process. The Client's internal governance procedures require that the Briarwood Family Office LLC Investment Committee approve any capital commitment or side letter prior to execution. Investment Committee approval requires the affirmative vote of at least three (3) of the four (4) committee members. Julian R. Hargrove, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, holds a veto right over

2. Tax Advice Excluded from Scope. The scope of this engagement expressly excludes the provision of tax advice. The Client may engage separate tax counsel to advise on the federal, state, and local tax implications of the proposed commitment, including but not limited to the Fund's tax structure, allocation provisions, withholding obligations, unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") considerations, and any tax-rel

3. Matter Origination. This matter originated via contact from Derek T. Calloway (BFO, Director of External Investments) to Calderwood & Harkness LLP on January 15, 2024. Mr. Calloway was referred to the firm through existing professional networks. Origination credit is attributed to the Responsible Partner, Pamela Cross.

4. Fund Document Receipt. BFO received the Fund IV Private Placement Memorandum (dated December 15, 2023) and the Limited Partnership Agreement (dated December 20, 2023) from Gavin R. Lockhart (Partner, Head of Investor Relations, Meridian Peak Capital Advisors LLC) on January 8, 2024. Copies of these documents have been provided by the Client and are expected to be uploaded to the firm's document management system u

5. Counterparty Counsel Communications. All communications with Ashford Crane & Hewitt LLP should be conducted by or under the supervision of the Responsible Partner or the Lead Associate. Associate-level personnel should not initiate direct communications with counterparty counsel without prior authorization.

6. Document Retention. All documents, correspondence, and work product relating to this matter should be maintained in accordance with the firm's standard document retention policies and uploaded to the firm's document management system under Matter No. 1026-00001. SECTION 11: FORM EXECUTION This New Matter Intake Form has been prepared and submitted in accordance with Calderwood & Harkness LLP's internal policies an