[sheet: Cover]

Field	Value
Document Title	Funds Flow Memorandum
Matter	Ardent Capital Partners III LP — Acquisition of Luminex Systems Holdings Inc.
Matter No.	1001-00004
Prepared By	Calderwood & Harkness LLP
Lead Associate	Ryan Kowalski
Responsible Partner	James Prentice
Billing Partner	Sandra Tung
Date	Prepared for Closing (Target: July–August 2025)
Transaction Value	$2,800,000,000
Per-Share Merger Consideration	$20.00 (140,000,000 fully diluted shares)
Transaction Structure	Reverse triangular merger — Ardent Apex Merger Sub Inc. merges with and into Luminex Systems Holdings Inc. (surviving corporation), under Delaware law
Buyer / Parent	Ardent Apex Holdings Inc.
Merger Sub	Ardent Apex Merger Sub Inc.
Target / Surviving Corporation	Luminex Systems Holdings Inc.
Escrow Agent	Continental Fiduciary Trust Company
Escrow Account Ref.	CFT-ESC-2025-7894
Paying Agent / Exchange Agent	Atlas Shareholder Services Inc.
Administrative Agent (Senior Facility)	Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC
Commitment Letter Ref.	SC-2025-0312-AC
Merger Agreement Date	March 24, 2025

CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED

[sheet: Sources of Funds]

Line No.	Source Category	Funding Entity	Entity Type / Role	Contact Person	Amount ($)	% of Total Sources	Instrument / Description	Key Terms	Wire Instruction Reference	Funding Deadline / Sequence	Notes
1	Senior Secured Debt	Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC	Lead Arranger / Administrative Agent	Nathan Ostrowski	1200000000	41.4%	Term Loan B — Senior Secured Credit Facility	SOFR + 475 bps; 7-year maturity; 1.00% OID ($12,000,000); 1% annual amortization	Wire Ref: STB-TLB-001	Step 1 — Fund on closing date per credit agreement draw notice	Net proceeds after OID: $1,188,000,000; OID of $12,000,000 netted from gross proceeds; co-lenders: Birchwood Capital Finance LLC ($350M hold, contact: Diane Pritchard), Ironvale Credit Fund III LP ($250M hold, contact: Robert Tannenbaum), Stonebridge retained: $600M
2	Mezzanine / Subordinated Debt	Crestline Mezzanine Partners II LP	Mezzanine Lender	Vanessa Hartley	300000000	10.3%	Subordinated Notes	11.5% PIK toggle coupon; 8-year maturity; contractually subordinated to Senior Secured Credit Facility; includes 2.0% warrant coverage on fully diluted equity of Ardent Apex Holdings Inc.	Wire Ref: CMP-MEZ-001	Step 2 — Fund on closing date per note purchase agreement	Proceeds net of any issuance costs; warrants issued simultaneously at closing per Mezzanine Warrant Agreement
3	Sponsor Equity	Ardent Capital Partners III LP	Buyer / Sponsor (Delaware LP)	Theodore Hargrove / Victoria Langford / David Ng (CFO)	695980000	24.0%	Equity contribution per Equity Commitment Letter	Funded to Ardent Apex Holdings Inc., which capitalizes Merger Sub	Wire Ref: ACP-EQ-001	Step 3 — Fund on closing date per equity commitment letter	GP: Ardent Capital GP III LLC; Fund III vintage 2023; fund size $12.5B; AUM firm-wide $31.4B
4	Co-Investment Equity	Northvale Sovereign Holdings Ltd.	Equity Co-Investor (Cayman Islands exempted limited company)	Ahmad Al-Rashid	200000000	6.9%	Equity co-investment per Co-Investment Agreement	Direct equity investment into Ardent Apex Holdings Inc.	Wire Ref: NSH-COI-001	Step 3 — Fund concurrently with sponsor equity	Registered: PO Box 309, Ugland House, George Town, Cayman Islands
5	Co-Investment Equity	Summit Ridge Capital Partners LP	Equity Co-Investor (Delaware LP)	Karen Lindstrom	100000000	3.4%	Equity co-investment per Co-Investment Agreement	Direct equity investment into Ardent Apex Holdings Inc.	Wire Ref: SRC-COI-001	Step 3 — Fund concurrently with sponsor equity	161 North Clark Street, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60601
6	Management Rollover Equity (Non-Cash)	Management Rollover Participants (aggregate)	Rolling Stockholders	Dr. Stefan Kessler (CEO), Annelise Gruber (CFO), Dr. Markus Vogt (CTO), other mgmt/employees	405020000	14.0%	Rollover of existing Luminex Holdings equity into Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. equity per Rollover Agreements	Non-cash contribution; no wire transfer — equity exchange at closing effective time	N/A — Non-cash	Effective at Effective Time of Merger	Kessler rollover: $142,800,000 (60% of $238,000,000); Gruber rollover: $58,800,000 (50% of $117,600,000); Vogt rollover: $58,520,000 (55% of $106,400,000); Other mgmt/employee rollover: $144,900,000 (~45% of $322,000,000)
Subtotal Cash Sources	2495980000	86.0%	Total Sources less Management Rollover Equity (Non-Cash)
Subtotal Non-Cash Sources	405020000	14.0%	Management Rollover Equity only
TOTAL SOURCES	2901000000	100.0%	Note: Revolving Credit Facility ($200,000,000; 5-year maturity; SOFR + 425 bps) is available but undrawn at closing; springing financial covenant at 6.50x first-lien net leverage tested when utilization exceeds 40% ($80,000,000)

[sheet: Uses of Funds]

Line No.	Use Category	Payee / Recipient	Role / Description	Contact Person	Amount ($)	% of Total Uses	Calculation / Basis	Wire Instruction Reference	Receiving Bank / Account	Notes
1	Equity Consideration — Majority Seller	Ridgeline Growth Equity Fund II LP	Majority Selling Stockholder (52% ownership)	Jonathan Ashford (Managing Partner)	1456000000	50.2%	52% × $2,800,000,000 = $1,456,000,000 (less pro rata escrow holdback)	Wire Ref: RGE-PAY-001	Account at [Ridgeline's designated bank]; 200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116	GP: Ridgeline Growth Equity GP II LLC; Fund size $6.8B (vintage 2018); pro rata share of $140M escrow holdback to be deducted and deposited with Continental Fiduciary Trust Company
2	Equity Consideration — Minority Seller	Meridian Venture Partners IV LP	Minority Selling Stockholder (20% ownership)	Claire Fujimoto (Managing Partner)	560000000	19.3%	20% × $2,800,000,000 = $560,000,000 (less pro rata escrow holdback)	Wire Ref: MVP-PAY-001	Account at [Meridian's designated bank]; 600 Montgomery Street, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94111	GP: Meridian Venture GP IV LLC; Fund size $2.1B (vintage 2016); pro rata share of $140M escrow holdback to be deducted
3	Equity Consideration — Management / Employee Cash-Out	Atlas Shareholder Services Inc. (as Paying Agent)	Paying Agent / Exchange Agent for cashing-out management and employee stockholders (28% total; cash-out portion)	Dennis Carmichael (Director)	378980000	13.1%	Total mgmt/employee equity $784,000,000 (28% × $2.8B) less rollover $405,020,000 = $378,980,000 cash-out (less pro rata escrow holdback)	Wire Ref: ATLAS-PAY-001	Atlas Shareholder Services Inc., 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219; trust/paying agent account	Kessler cash-out: $95,200,000 (40% of $238M); Gruber cash-out: $58,800,000 (50% of $117.6M); Vogt cash-out: $47,880,000 (45% of $106.4M); Other mgmt/employee cash-out: $177,100,000 (~55% of $322M); individual payments disbursed by Atlas per Letter of Transmittal
4	Rollover Equity (Non-Cash)	Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. (equity exchange)	Rollover — contribution of Luminex Holdings shares for Apex Holdings equity	Dr. Stefan Kessler, Annelise Gruber, Dr. Markus Vogt, other mgmt/employees	405020000	14.0%	Non-cash exchange; $405,020,000 aggregate rollover value	N/A — Non-cash	N/A	Non-cash use matching non-cash source; governed by individual Rollover Agreements
5	Escrow Deposit	Continental Fiduciary Trust Company	Escrow Agent — indemnification escrow	Laura Svensson (VP, Escrow Services)	140000000	4.8%	5% × $2,800,000,000 = $140,000,000; 18-month escrow period coterminous with general rep survival period	Wire Ref: CFT-ESC-001	Continental Fiduciary Trust Company, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005; Escrow Acct Ref: CFT-ESC-2025-7894	Funded from seller consideration (deducted pro rata from cashing-out stockholders); secures indemnification obligations; indemnification cap: $420,000,000 (15% of deal value), mirrored by R&W insurance policy (Grandview Specialty Insurance Company, Policy No. GSI-RWI-2025-04821)
6	Buyer Transaction Expenses	Various — see detail sub-rows	Estimated aggregate buyer-side transaction costs	Various	62000000	2.1%	Estimated; includes legal, financial advisory, accounting/tax, regulatory filing fees, R&W insurance premium, and other closing costs	Multiple wire references — see Buyer Expenses Detail tab	Various accounts	See Buyer Expenses Detail sheet for line-item breakdown
7	Seller Transaction Expenses	Various — see detail sub-rows	Estimated aggregate seller/target-side transaction costs payable at closing	Various	29000000	1.0%	Estimated; includes seller's legal counsel, financial advisory, and other costs; paid from seller proceeds or by Target pre-closing	Multiple wire references — see Seller Expenses Detail tab	Various accounts	See Seller Expenses Detail sheet for line-item breakdown
8	Debt Financing Fees (OID + Arrangement)	Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC / Syndicate	Debt issuance costs netted from loan proceeds or paid at closing	Nathan Ostrowski	24000000	0.8%	Term Loan B OID: 1.00% × $1,200,000,000 = $12,000,000; arrangement and other fees: $12,000,000	Wire Ref: STB-FEE-001 (or netted from TLB draw)	Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC, 600 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022	OID typically netted from gross loan proceeds; additional arrangement fees per Fee Letter dated March 8, 2025
Subtotal Cash Uses	2650000000	91.3%	Lines 1-3 + Lines 5-8	Total Uses less Rollover Equity (Non-Cash)
Subtotal Non-Cash Uses	405020000	14.0%	Line 4 — Rollover Equity	Management Rollover Equity only
TOTAL USES	2901000000	100.0%	SUM of all use amounts	Working capital adjustment may result in minor true-up post-closing; Target NWC: $48,500,000; collar: ±$2,500,000 ($46,000,000 to $51,000,000); measurement two business days prior to closing; post-closing true-up within 90 days (disputes resolved by Pendleton & Associates LLP)

[sheet: Sources & Uses Summary]

Sources	Amount ($)		Uses	Amount ($)
Stonebridge Term Loan B (gross)	1200000000	Equity Consideration — Ridgeline (52%)	1456000000
Crestline Subordinated Notes	300000000	Equity Consideration — Meridian (20%)	560000000
Ardent CP III LP Equity	695980000	Equity Consideration — Mgmt/Employee Cash-Out (28% cash portion)	378980000
Northvale Co-Investment	200000000	Management Rollover Equity (non-cash)	405020000
Summit Ridge Co-Investment	100000000	Escrow Deposit (Continental Fiduciary)	140000000
Management Rollover Equity (non-cash)	405020000	Buyer Transaction Expenses (est.)	62000000
Seller Transaction Expenses (est.)	29000000
Debt Financing Fees (OID + Arrangement)	24000000
Total Sources	2901000000	Total Uses	2901000000
Cash Sources	2495980000	Cash Uses	2495980000
Non-Cash Sources (Rollover)	405020000	Non-Cash Uses (Rollover)	405020000
Excess / (Shortfall)	0
Note: Revolver ($200M) undrawn at close	Note: Post-closing WC true-up may adjust consideration ±$2,500,000 outside collar

[sheet: Buyer Expenses Detail]

Line No.	Expense Category	Payee	Contact	Estimated Amount ($)	Wire Instruction Reference	Address	Notes
1	Buyer's Legal Counsel — M&A, Tax, Antitrust, Regulatory	Calderwood & Harkness LLP	James Prentice / Sandra Tung (Billing Partner)	18500000	Wire Ref: SC-FEE-001	7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036	Matter No. 1001-00004; includes all workstreams (M&A, tax — Sylvia Hartwell, antitrust — Elaine Forsythe)
2	Buyer's Swiss/EU Local Counsel	Breitfeld Hess & Partner AG	Dr. Lukas Breitfeld	1800000	Wire Ref: BHP-FEE-001	Talstrasse 62, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland	Swiss competition (File No. 32-0973), SECO/Lex Koller, EU FSR (Case No. FSR.M.2025-0412)
3	Buyer's German Local Counsel	Wendt Schäfer Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB	Dr. Katarina Wendt	950000	Wire Ref: WS-FEE-001	Maximilianstrasse 35, 80539 Munich, Germany	Bundeskartellamt filing (File No. B6-34/25), German corporate/employment/data privacy
4	Buyer's Singapore Local Counsel	Tan Liang & Associates LLP	Kelvin Tan	350000	Wire Ref: TLA-FEE-001	80 Raffles Place, #32-01, Singapore 048624	Singapore corporate and regulatory matters
5	Buyer's Financial Advisor	Whitfield Partners LLC	Christopher Brennan (Managing Director)	22000000	Wire Ref: WP-FEE-001	280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017	Financial advisory and fairness opinion; success fee payable at closing
6	Buyer's Accounting / Tax Advisor	Pendleton & Associates LLP	Richard Chow (Engagement Partner)	2200000	Wire Ref: PA-FEE-001	30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10112	Tax structuring, §338(h)(10) analysis, purchase-price allocation, transfer-pricing study
7	HSR Filing Fee	Federal Trade Commission	N/A (government agency)	2390000	Wire Ref: FTC-HSR-001	FTC / Pay.gov	HSR Transaction No. HSR-20250328-4192; filed March 28, 2025; fee per 2025 HSR schedule based on $2.8B transaction value
8	R&W Insurance Premium	Grandview Specialty Insurance Company (via Ashbury Risk Advisors LLC)	Philip Navarro (Ashbury Risk Advisors)	8400000	Wire Ref: GVI-RWI-001	Ashbury Risk Advisors LLC, 175 Water Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038	Policy No. GSI-RWI-2025-04821; $420M limit (15% of EV); $14M retention (50/50 split: $7M buyer / $7M seller); premium rate: 2.0% on limit
9	D&O Tail Policy Premium	Palisade Mutual Insurance Co.	Palisade underwriting	2100000	Wire Ref: PAL-DO-001	1 Liberty Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10006	Policy No. PAL-DO-2025-11473; $50M limit; 6-year tail period
10	Other Regulatory Filing Fees & Miscellaneous	Various (CFIUS, Bundeskartellamt, Swiss FINMA/SECO, EU FSR filings, printing, courier, etc.)	Various	3310000	Multiple wire refs	Various	Includes CFIUS filing fee (Tracking No. CFIUS-2025-0087), BKartA fee, Swiss/SECO fees, EU FSR fee, and miscellaneous closing costs
Subtotal	62000000
TOTAL BUYER EXPENSES	62000000	Cross-check to Uses of Funds sheet Line 6

[sheet: Seller Expenses Detail]

Line No.	Expense Category	Payee	Contact	Estimated Amount ($)	Wire Instruction Reference	Address	Notes
1	Seller's / Target's Legal Counsel	Caldwell, Raines & Sheppard LLP	Patricia Okonkwo (M&A); Gregory Lam (Antitrust); Daniel Feinberg (Associate)	12000000	Wire Ref: CRS-FEE-001	51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019	Counsel to Ridgeline, Meridian, and Luminex Holdings
2	Seller's Financial Advisor	Pinehurst Rothwell & Co.	Samantha Delacroix (Managing Director)	14500000	Wire Ref: PR-FEE-001	277 Park Avenue, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10172	Sell-side advisory; ran sell-side process; success fee at closing
3	Target's Independent Auditor — Transaction-Related Fees	Hargrove Thornton LLP	Margaret Dawson (Audit Partner)	1500000	Wire Ref: HT-FEE-001	One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, New York, NY 10006	Comfort letters, consent, and transaction-related audit work
4	Other Seller Expenses (miscellaneous)	Various	Various	1000000	Multiple wire refs	Various	Includes printing, transfer agent fees, and miscellaneous costs
Subtotal	29000000
TOTAL SELLER EXPENSES	29000000	Cross-check to Uses of Funds sheet Line 7

[sheet: Cover]
Field | Value
Document Title | Funds Flow Memorandum
Matter | Ardent Capital Partners III LP — Acquisition of Luminex Systems Holdings Inc.
Matter No. | 1001-00004
Prepared By | Calderwood & Harkness LLP
Lead Associate | Ryan Kowalski
Responsible Partner | James Prentice
Billing Partner | Sandra Tung
Date | Prepared for Closing (Target: July–August 2025)
Transaction Value | $2,800,000,000
Per-Share Merger Consideration | $20.00 (140,000,000 fully diluted shares)
Transaction Structure | Reverse triangular merger — Ardent Apex Merger Sub Inc. merges with and into Luminex Systems Holdings Inc. (surviving corporation), under Delaware law
Buyer / Parent | Ardent Apex Holdings Inc.
Merger Sub | Ardent Apex Merger Sub Inc.
Target / Surviving Corporation | Luminex Systems Holdings Inc.
Escrow Agent | Continental Fiduciary Trust Company
Escrow Account Ref. | CFT-ESC-2025-7894
Paying Agent / Exchange Agent | Atlas Shareholder Services Inc.
Administrative Agent (Senior Facility) | Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC
Commitment Letter Ref. | SC-2025-0312-AC
Merger Agreement Date | March 24, 2025
CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED
[sheet: Sources of Funds]
Line No. | Source Category | Funding Entity | Entity Type / Role | Contact Person | Amount ($) | % of Total Sources | Instrument / Description | Key Terms | Wire Instruction Reference | Funding Deadline / Sequence | Notes
1 | Senior Secured Debt | Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC | Lead Arranger / Administrative Agent | Nathan Ostrowski | 1200000000 | 41.4% | Term Loan B — Senior Secured Credit Facility | SOFR + 475 bps; 7-year maturity; 1.00% OID ($12,000,000); 1% annual amortization | Wire Ref: STB-TLB-001 | Step 1 — Fund on closing date per credit agreement draw notice | Net proceeds after OID: $1,188,000,000; OID of $12,000,000 netted from gross proceeds; co-lenders: Birchwood Capital Finance LLC ($350M hold, contact: Diane Pritchard), Ironvale Credit Fund III LP ($250M hold, contact: Robert Tannenbaum), Stonebridge retained: $600M
2 | Mezzanine / Subordinated Debt | Crestline Mezzanine Partners II LP | Mezzanine Lender | Vanessa Hartley | 300000000 | 10.3% | Subordinated Notes | 11.5% PIK toggle coupon; 8-year maturity; contractually subordinated to Senior Secured Credit Facility; includes 2.0% warrant coverage on fully diluted equity of Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. | Wire Ref: CMP-MEZ-001 | Step 2 — Fund on closing date per note purchase agreement | Proceeds net of any issuance costs; warrants issued simultaneously at closing per Mezzanine Warrant Agreement
3 | Sponsor Equity | Ardent Capital Partners III LP | Buyer / Sponsor (Delaware LP) | Theodore Hargrove / Victoria Langford / David Ng (CFO) | 695980000 | 24.0% | Equity contribution per Equity Commitment Letter | Funded to Ardent Apex Holdings Inc., which capitalizes Merger Sub | Wire Ref: ACP-EQ-001 | Step 3 — Fund on closing date per equity commitment letter | GP: Ardent Capital GP III LLC; Fund III vintage 2023; fund size $12.5B; AUM firm-wide $31.4B
4 | Co-Investment Equity | Northvale Sovereign Holdings Ltd. | Equity Co-Investor (Cayman Islands exempted limited company) | Ahmad Al-Rashid | 200000000 | 6.9% | Equity co-investment per Co-Investment Agreement | Direct equity investment into Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. | Wire Ref: NSH-COI-001 | Step 3 — Fund concurrently with sponsor equity | Registered: PO Box 309, Ugland House, George Town, Cayman Islands
5 | Co-Investment Equity | Summit Ridge Capital Partners LP | Equity Co-Investor (Delaware LP) | Karen Lindstrom | 100000000 | 3.4% | Equity co-investment per Co-Investment Agreement | Direct equity investment into Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. | Wire Ref: SRC-COI-001 | Step 3 — Fund concurrently with sponsor equity | 161 North Clark Street, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60601
6 | Management Rollover Equity (Non-Cash) | Management Rollover Participants (aggregate) | Rolling Stockholders | Dr. Stefan Kessler (CEO), Annelise Gruber (CFO), Dr. Markus Vogt (CTO), other mgmt/employees | 405020000 | 14.0% | Rollover of existing Luminex Holdings equity into Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. equity per Rollover Agreements | Non-cash contribution; no wire transfer — equity exchange at closing effective time | N/A — Non-cash | Effective at Effective Time of Merger | Kessler rollover: $142,800,000 (60% of $238,000,000); Gruber rollover: $58,800,000 (50% of $117,600,000); Vogt rollover: $58,520,000 (55% of $106,400,000); Other mgmt/employee rollover: $144,900,000 (~45% of $322,000,000)
Subtotal Cash Sources | 2495980000 | 86.0% | Total Sources less Management Rollover Equity (Non-Cash)
Subtotal Non-Cash Sources | 405020000 | 14.0% | Management Rollover Equity only
TOTAL SOURCES | 2901000000 | 100.0% | Note: Revolving Credit Facility ($200,000,000; 5-year maturity; SOFR + 425 bps) is available but undrawn at closing; springing financial covenant at 6.50x first-lien net leverage tested when utilization exceeds 40% ($80,000,000)
[sheet: Uses of Funds]
Line No. | Use Category | Payee / Recipient | Role / Description | Contact Person | Amount ($) | % of Total Uses | Calculation / Basis | Wire Instruction Reference | Receiving Bank / Account | Notes
1 | Equity Consideration — Majority Seller | Ridgeline Growth Equity Fund II LP | Majority Selling Stockholder (52% ownership) | Jonathan Ashford (Managing Partner) | 1456000000 | 50.2% | 52% × $2,800,000,000 = $1,456,000,000 (less pro rata escrow holdback) | Wire Ref: RGE-PAY-001 | Account at [Ridgeline's designated bank]; 200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 | GP: Ridgeline Growth Equity GP II LLC; Fund size $6.8B (vintage 2018); pro rata share of $140M escrow holdback to be deducted and deposited with Continental Fiduciary Trust Company
2 | Equity Consideration — Minority Seller | Meridian Venture Partners IV LP | Minority Selling Stockholder (20% ownership) | Claire Fujimoto (Managing Partner) | 560000000 | 19.3% | 20% × $2,800,000,000 = $560,000,000 (less pro rata escrow holdback) | Wire Ref: MVP-PAY-001 | Account at [Meridian's designated bank]; 600 Montgomery Street, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94111 | GP: Meridian Venture GP IV LLC; Fund size $2.1B (vintage 2016); pro rata share of $140M escrow holdback to be deducted
3 | Equity Consideration — Management / Employee Cash-Out | Atlas Shareholder Services Inc. (as Paying Agent) | Paying Agent / Exchange Agent for cashing-out management and employee stockholders (28% total; cash-out portion) | Dennis Carmichael (Director) | 378980000 | 13.1% | Total mgmt/employee equity $784,000,000 (28% × $2.8B) less rollover $405,020,000 = $378,980,000 cash-out (less pro rata escrow holdback) | Wire Ref: ATLAS-PAY-001 | Atlas Shareholder Services Inc., 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219; trust/paying agent account | Kessler cash-out: $95,200,000 (40% of $238M); Gruber cash-out: $58,800,000 (50% of $117.6M); Vogt cash-out: $47,880,000 (45% of $106.4M); Other mgmt/employee cash-out: $177,100,000 (~55% of $322M); individual payments disbursed by Atlas per Letter of Transmittal
4 | Rollover Equity (Non-Cash) | Ardent Apex Holdings Inc. (equity exchange) | Rollover — contribution of Luminex Holdings shares for Apex Holdings equity | Dr. Stefan Kessler, Annelise Gruber, Dr. Markus Vogt, other mgmt/employees | 405020000 | 14.0% | Non-cash exchange; $405,020,000 aggregate rollover value | N/A — Non-cash | N/A | Non-cash use matching non-cash source; governed by individual Rollover Agreements
5 | Escrow Deposit | Continental Fiduciary Trust Company | Escrow Agent — indemnification escrow | Laura Svensson (VP, Escrow Services) | 140000000 | 4.8% | 5% × $2,800,000,000 = $140,000,000; 18-month escrow period coterminous with general rep survival period | Wire Ref: CFT-ESC-001 | Continental Fiduciary Trust Company, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005; Escrow Acct Ref: CFT-ESC-2025-7894 | Funded from seller consideration (deducted pro rata from cashing-out stockholders); secures indemnification obligations; indemnification cap: $420,000,000 (15% of deal value), mirrored by R&W insurance policy (Grandview Specialty Insurance Company, Policy No. GSI-RWI-2025-04821)
6 | Buyer Transaction Expenses | Various — see detail sub-rows | Estimated aggregate buyer-side transaction costs | Various | 62000000 | 2.1% | Estimated; includes legal, financial advisory, accounting/tax, regulatory filing fees, R&W insurance premium, and other closing costs | Multiple wire references — see Buyer Expenses Detail tab | Various accounts | See Buyer Expenses Detail sheet for line-item breakdown
7 | Seller Transaction Expenses | Various — see detail sub-rows | Estimated aggregate seller/target-side transaction costs payable at closing | Various | 29000000 | 1.0% | Estimated; includes seller's legal counsel, financial advisory, and other costs; paid from seller proceeds or by Target pre-closing | Multiple wire references — see Seller Expenses Detail tab | Various accounts | See Seller Expenses Detail sheet for line-item breakdown
8 | Debt Financing Fees (OID + Arrangement) | Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC / Syndicate | Debt issuance costs netted from loan proceeds or paid at closing | Nathan Ostrowski | 24000000 | 0.8% | Term Loan B OID: 1.00% × $1,200,000,000 = $12,000,000; arrangement and other fees: $12,000,000 | Wire Ref: STB-FEE-001 (or netted from TLB draw) | Stonebridge Credit Partners LLC, 600 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022 | OID typically netted from gross loan proceeds; additional arrangement fees per Fee Letter dated March 8, 2025
Subtotal Cash Uses | 2650000000 | 91.3% | Lines 1-3 + Lines 5-8 | Total Uses less Rollover Equity (Non-Cash)
Subtotal Non-Cash Uses | 405020000 | 14.0% | Line 4 — Rollover Equity | Management Rollover Equity only
TOTAL USES | 2901000000 | 100.0% | SUM of all use amounts | Working capital adjustment may result in minor true-up post-closing; Target NWC: $48,500,000; collar: ±$2,500,000 ($46,000,000 to $51,000,000); measurement two business days prior to closing; post-closing true-up within 90 days (disputes resolved by Pendleton & Associates LLP)
[sheet: Sources & Uses Summary]
Sources | Amount ($) |    | Uses | Amount ($)
Stonebridge Term Loan B (gross) | 1200000000 | Equity Consideration — Ridgeline (52%) | 1456000000
Crestline Subordinated Notes | 300000000 | Equity Consideration — Meridian (20%) | 560000000
Ardent CP III LP Equity | 695980000 | Equity Consideration — Mgmt/Employee Cash-Out (28% cash portion) | 378980000
Northvale Co-Investment | 200000000 | Management Rollover Equity (non-cash) | 405020000
Summit Ridge Co-Investment | 100000000 | Escrow Deposit (Continental Fiduciary) | 140000000
Management Rollover Equity (non-cash) | 405020000 | Buyer Transaction Expenses (est.) | 62000000
Seller Transaction Expenses (est.) | 29000000
Debt Financing Fees (OID + Arrangement) | 24000000
Total Sources | 2901000000 | Total Uses | 2901000000
Cash Sources | 2495980000 | Cash Uses | 2495980000
Non-Cash Sources (Rollover) | 405020000 | Non-Cash Uses (Rollover) | 405020000
Excess / (Shortfall) | 0
Note: Revolver ($200M) undrawn at close | Note: Post-closing WC true-up may adjust consideration ±$2,500,000 outside collar
[sheet: Buyer Expenses Detail]
Line No. | Expense Category | Payee | Contact | Estimated Amount ($) | Wire Instruction Reference | Address | Notes
1 | Buyer's Legal Counsel — M&A, Tax, Antitrust, Regulatory | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | James Prentice / Sandra Tung (Billing Partner) | 18500000 | Wire Ref: SC-FEE-001 | 7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 | Matter No. 1001-00004; includes all workstreams (M&A, tax — Sylvia Hartwell, antitrust — Elaine Forsythe)
2 | Buyer's Swiss/EU Local Counsel | Breitfeld Hess & Partner AG | Dr. Lukas Breitfeld | 1800000 | Wire Ref: BHP-FEE-001 | Talstrasse 62, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland | Swiss competition (File No. 32-0973), SECO/Lex Koller, EU FSR (Case No. FSR.M.2025-0412)
3 | Buyer's German Local Counsel | Wendt Schäfer Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB | Dr. Katarina Wendt | 950000 | Wire Ref: WS-FEE-001 | Maximilianstrasse 35, 80539 Munich, Germany | Bundeskartellamt filing (File No. B6-34/25), German corporate/employment/data privacy
4 | Buyer's Singapore Local Counsel | Tan Liang & Associates LLP | Kelvin Tan | 350000 | Wire Ref: TLA-FEE-001 | 80 Raffles Place, #32-01, Singapore 048624 | Singapore corporate and regulatory matters
5 | Buyer's Financial Advisor | Whitfield Partners LLC | Christopher Brennan (Managing Director) | 22000000 | Wire Ref: WP-FEE-001 | 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 | Financial advisory and fairness opinion; success fee payable at closing
6 | Buyer's Accounting / Tax Advisor | Pendleton & Associates LLP | Richard Chow (Engagement Partner) | 2200000 | Wire Ref: PA-FEE-001 | 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10112 | Tax structuring, §338(h)(10) analysis, purchase-price allocation, transfer-pricing study
7 | HSR Filing Fee | Federal Trade Commission | N/A (government agency) | 2390000 | Wire Ref: FTC-HSR-001 | FTC / Pay.gov | HSR Transaction No. HSR-20250328-4192; filed March 28, 2025; fee per 2025 HSR schedule based on $2.8B transaction value
8 | R&W Insurance Premium | Grandview Specialty Insurance Company (via Ashbury Risk Advisors LLC) | Philip Navarro (Ashbury Risk Advisors) | 8400000 | Wire Ref: GVI-RWI-001 | Ashbury Risk Advisors LLC, 175 Water Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038 | Policy No. GSI-RWI-2025-04821; $420M limit (15% of EV); $14M retention (50/50 split: $7M buyer / $7M seller); premium rate: 2.0% on limit
9 | D&O Tail Policy Premium | Palisade Mutual Insurance Co. | Palisade underwriting | 2100000 | Wire Ref: PAL-DO-001 | 1 Liberty Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10006 | Policy No. PAL-DO-2025-11473; $50M limit; 6-year tail period
10 | Other Regulatory Filing Fees & Miscellaneous | Various (CFIUS, Bundeskartellamt, Swiss FINMA/SECO, EU FSR filings, printing, courier, etc.) | Various | 3310000 | Multiple wire refs | Various | Includes CFIUS filing fee (Tracking No. CFIUS-2025-0087), BKartA fee, Swiss/SECO fees, EU FSR fee, and miscellaneous closing costs
Subtotal | 62000000
TOTAL BUYER EXPENSES | 62000000 | Cross-check to Uses of Funds sheet Line 6
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Line No. | Expense Category | Payee | Contact | Estimated Amount ($) | Wire Instruction Reference | Address | Notes
1 | Seller's / Target's Legal Counsel | Caldwell, Raines & Sheppard LLP | Patricia Okonkwo (M&A); Gregory Lam (Antitrust); Daniel Feinberg (Associate) | 12000000 | Wire Ref: CRS-FEE-001 | 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 | Counsel to Ridgeline, Meridian, and Luminex Holdings
2 | Seller's Financial Advisor | Pinehurst Rothwell & Co. | Samantha Delacroix (Managing Director) | 14500000 | Wire Ref: PR-FEE-001 | 277 Park Avenue, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10172 | Sell-side advisory; ran sell-side process; success fee at closing
3 | Target's Independent Auditor — Transaction-Related Fees | Hargrove Thornton LLP | Margaret Dawson (Audit Partner) | 1500000 | Wire Ref: HT-FEE-001 | One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 | Comfort letters, consent, and transaction-related audit work
4 | Other Seller Expenses (miscellaneous) | Various | Various | 1000000 | Multiple wire refs | Various | Includes printing, transfer agent fees, and miscellaneous costs
Subtotal | 29000000
TOTAL SELLER EXPENSES | 29000000 | Cross-check to Uses of Funds sheet Line 7

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