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1005-00001 · Nexford Industrial Holdings · Closing
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[sheet: Cover & Approvals]

FieldValue
Document TitleFunds Flow Memorandum — Execution Version
Transaction$1,400,000,000 Senior Secured Term Loan B — Refinancing and Dividend Recapitalization
BorrowerNexford Industrial Holdings Inc.
Administrative Agent / Collateral AgentCrescent Harbor Bank, N.A.
Prepared ByCalderwood & Harkness LLP (Matter No. 1005-00001)
DateMarch 27, 2025
Closing DateMarch 28, 2025
Governing AgreementCredit Agreement dated as of March 28, 2025, among Nexford Industrial Holdings Inc., as Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Ironwood Capital Markets, LLC and Northvane Securities, Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers, and the Lenders party thereto
CUSIP (Anticipated)65432X AA1
LoanX ID (Anticipated)LX-234567

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

Nexford Industrial Holdings Inc. — BorrowerSignature: Michelle Kaplan, Chief Financial Officer
Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A. — Administrative AgentSignature: Elaine Prescott, Managing Director, Leveraged Finance
Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A. — Existing Agent (payoff recipient)Signature: Sandra Vickers, Managing Director, Portfolio Management
Granite Peak NIH Holdings, LLC — Holdings / Dividend RecipientSignature: Ryan Ostrowski, Authorized Person
Calderwood & Harkness LLP — Borrower's CounselConfirmed: Claudia Merritt, Responsible Partner
Whitfield & Gage LLP — Agent's CounselConfirmed: Margaret Ashby, Lead Partner

[sheet: Sources & Uses]

Line Item

SOURCES OF FUNDS

Term Loan B — Gross Proceeds1,400,000,000Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent; funded by syndicate lenders
Less: Original Issue discount (OID) at 50 bps(7,000,000)$1,400,000,000 × 0.50% = $7,000,000; issue price 99.50
Net Term Loan B Proceeds1,393,000,000Net cash received by Borrower after OID
Existing Cash on Balance Sheet (contributed to fund OID shortfall & fees)7,000,000To bridge OID and ensure full uses are covered
TOTAL SOURCES1,400,000,000Gross basis; OID netted in Uses as fee/expense

USES OF FUNDS

1. Payoff — Existing First Lien Term Loan (Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A.)879,375,000$875,000,000 principal + ~$4,375,000 accrued and unpaid interest as of 3/28/2025
2. Termination — Existing Revolving Credit Facility (Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A.)0$0 outstanding; $190,000,000 commitment terminated; no payoff amount
3. Dividend Distribution to Granite Peak NIH Holdings, LLC335,000,000Dividend recapitalization to Holdings (and thence to Granite Peak Capital Fund IV, LP (92%) and GP Fund IV Co-Invest, LP (8%))
4. Transaction Fees and Expenses38,625,000See Fee Detail tab for breakdown
5. Cash to Borrower's Balance Sheet147,000,000Retained for general corporate purposes; pro forma cash approximately $100,000,000 after adjustments
TOTAL USES1,400,000,000Must equal Total Sources
RECONCILIATION CHECK0Total Sources minus Total Uses = $0 (balanced)

[sheet: Fee Detail]

Fee / Expense ItemPayeeAmount ($)Basis / Calculation
Arrangement FeeCrescent Harbor Bank, N.A.7,000,00050 bps × $1,400,000,000 = $7,000,000
Original Issue discount (OID)Syndicate Lenders (netted from funding)7,000,00050 bps OID; issue price 99.50; $1,400,000,000 × 0.50%
Upfront Fee to Participating LendersSyndicate Lenders (via Administrative Agent)0100 bps (1.00%) upfront fee paid from OID and arrangement fee allocations; included in OID/arrangement amounts above — no separate cash outflow
Legal Fees — Calderwood & Harkness LLP (Borrower's Counsel)Calderwood & Harkness LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 100174,500,000Estimated; final invoice to follow post-closing
Legal Fees — Whitfield & Gage LLP (Agent's Counsel)Whitfield & Gage LLP, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 100193,200,000Estimated; per commitment letter, payable by Borrower
Legal Fees — Kellner Brandt & Associates LLP (Sponsor's Counsel)Kellner Brandt & Associates LLP, 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 100221,200,000Estimated
Legal Fees — Hargrove & Whitmore LLP (Illinois Local Counsel)Hargrove & Whitmore LLP, 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500, Chicago, IL 60606175,000Estimated
Legal Fees — Briarcliff Legal Group PA (Delaware Local Counsel)Briarcliff Legal Group PA, 1000 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801125,000Estimated
Financial Advisory FeeStonebridge Advisory Group, LLC, 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 101725,250,000Advisory fee per engagement letter
Rating Agency Fee — Keystone Ratings Group, Inc.Keystone Ratings Group, Inc., 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007550,000Corporate family rating B1; facility rating B1
Rating Agency Fee — Sentinel Credit Analytics, LLCSentinel Credit Analytics, LLC, 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041525,000Corporate credit rating B+; facility rating BB-
Collateral Appraisal FeeGreystone Valuation Services, Inc., 1700 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103350,000Real property and equipment appraisals (4 properties; total appraised value $193,000,000)
Environmental Consultant FeeClearwater Environmental Sciences, Inc., 8500 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631280,000Phase I ESA reports for 4 mortgaged properties
Title Insurance & Survey Costs (Estimated)Landmark Title Assurance Company750,000Title commitments and policies for 4 mortgaged properties (post-closing delivery by April 30, 2025)
UCC Search and Filing FeesVarious Secretaries of State (DE, IL, PA, SC, TX, MI)45,000UCC-1 filings (13 statements) and UCC-3 termination filings
Mortgage Recording Taxes & Filing Fees (Estimated)Cook County, IL; Winnebago County, IL; Greenville County, SC; Harris County, TX6,500,000Estimated; post-closing recording by April 30, 2025
Miscellaneous Expenses (printing, courier, due diligence platform, etc.)Various175,000Estimated aggregate
TOTAL TRANSACTION FEES AND EXPENSES38,625,000

[sheet: Wire Instructions]

Wire #Payee / RecipientPurposeAmount ($)Receiving BankABA / Routing NumberAccount NumberAccount NameReference / MemoTiming
1Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent — Funding Account)Receipt of Term Loan B gross proceeds from syndicate lenders1,400,000,000Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A., 320 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0001Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A. — Syndication Funding AccountNexford TLB Funding — 65432X AA1Step 1 — Lender funding to Agent
2Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A. (Arrangement Fee)Payment of arrangement fee7,000,000Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A., 320 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0002Crescent Harbor Bank, N.A. — Fee AccountNIH Arrangement FeeStep 2 — Deducted from proceeds
3Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A. (Existing Term Loan Payoff)Full payoff of existing first lien term loan ($875M principal + ~$4.375M accrued interest)879,375,000Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A., 500 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0003Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A. — Loan Payoff AccountNexford — Payoff — Credit Agreement dtd 6/14/2019Step 3 — Per payoff letter (Sandra Vickers)
4Granite Peak NIH Holdings, LLC (Dividend)Dividend recapitalization distribution335,000,000[Designated bank per Granite Peak instructions]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0004Granite Peak NIH Holdings, LLCNexford Dividend Recap — March 2025Step 4 — Dividend per board resolutions
5Nexford Industrial Holdings Inc. (Operating Account — Balance Sheet Cash)Residual proceeds retained by Borrower147,000,000Redstone National Bank — Account ending -4471XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-4471Nexford Industrial Holdings Inc. — Operating AccountTLB Proceeds — Cash to Balance SheetStep 5 — Cash to BS
6Calderwood & Harkness LLPLegal fees — Borrower's counsel4,500,000[C&H designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0006Calderwood & Harkness LLP — Client Trust AccountMatter No. 1005-00001 / IBL-NIH-2025-031Step 6 — Legal fees
7Whitfield & Gage LLPLegal fees — Agent's counsel (payable by Borrower)3,200,000[W&G designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0007Whitfield & Gage LLP — Client Trust AccountNexford TLB — Agent's Counsel FeesStep 6 — Legal fees
8Kellner Brandt & Associates LLPLegal fees — Sponsor's counsel1,200,000[KB&A designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0008Kellner Brandt & Associates LLP — Client Trust AccountNexford TLB — Sponsor Counsel FeesStep 6 — Legal fees
9Hargrove & Whitmore LLPLegal fees — Illinois local counsel175,000[H&W designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0009Hargrove & Whitmore LLPNexford TLB — IL Local CounselStep 6 — Legal fees
10Briarcliff Legal Group PALegal fees — Delaware local counsel125,000[Briarcliff designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0010Briarcliff Legal Group PANexford TLB — DE Local CounselStep 6 — Legal fees
11Stonebridge Advisory Group, LLCFinancial advisory fee5,250,000[Stonebridge designated bank], 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10172XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0011Stonebridge Advisory Group, LLCNexford Advisory FeeStep 7 — Advisory
12Keystone Ratings Group, Inc.Rating agency fee550,000[Keystone designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0012Keystone Ratings Group, Inc.Nexford TLB RatingStep 8 — Rating fees
13Sentinel Credit Analytics, LLCRating agency fee525,000[Sentinel designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0013Sentinel Credit Analytics, LLCNexford TLB RatingStep 8 — Rating fees
14Greystone Valuation Services, Inc.Collateral appraisal fee350,000[Greystone designated bank], 1700 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0014Greystone Valuation Services, Inc.Nexford AppraisalStep 9 — Diligence fees
15Clearwater Environmental Sciences, Inc.Environmental consultant fee280,000[Clearwater designated bank], 8500 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0015Clearwater Environmental Sciences, Inc.Nexford Phase I ESAStep 9 — Diligence fees
16Landmark Title Assurance CompanyTitle insurance & survey costs (estimated; post-closing)750,000[Landmark designated bank]XXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX-0016Landmark Title Assurance CompanyNexford Title — 4 PropertiesStep 10 — Escrowed/post-closing
17Various (UCC filing fees, mortgage recording, misc.)UCC filings, mortgage recording taxes, miscellaneous6,720,000Various — per individual invoicesVariousVariousVariousNexford TLB — Filing & RecordingStep 11 — To be disbursed as invoiced
TOTAL1,400,000,000

[sheet: Payoff Detail — Atlas Meridian]

ItemAmount ($)Notes
Existing First Lien Term Loan — Outstanding Principal875,000,000Credit Agreement dated June 14, 2019, as amended (First through Fourth Amendments); maturity June 2026
Accrued and Unpaid Interest (estimated through 3/28/2025)4,375,000Estimated; per payoff letter from Sandra Vickers (Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A., 500 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222)
Prepayment Premium0Waived per Fourth Amendment dated September 12, 2024
Agent / Administrative Fees Owed0None outstanding per payoff letter
TOTAL PAYOFF — FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN879,375,000Wire to Atlas Meridian per Wire #3
Existing Revolving Credit Facility — Outstanding Draws0$190,000,000 commitment; $0 currently drawn
Accrued Commitment Fees / Letter of Credit Fees0None material; settled separately if applicable
TOTAL PAYOFF — REVOLVING FACILITY0Commitment to be terminated at closing; no wire required
AGGREGATE PAYOFF — ATLAS MERIDIAN879,375,000

Post-Payoff Actions

Lien Release Authorization LetterExecuted March 27, 2025Atlas Meridian to release all liens upon receipt of payoff
UCC-3 Termination StatementsTo be filed March 31, 2025DE, IL, PA — terminating all UCC-1 filings in favor of Atlas Meridian Bank, N.A.
Existing Mortgage ReleasesTo follow post-closingIf applicable; existing mortgages to be discharged

[sheet: Dividend Detail]

ItemAmount ($)Notes
Dividend from Nexford Industrial Holdings Inc. to Granite Peak NIH Holdings, LLC335,000,000Authorized per Nexford Board Resolutions adopted January 13, 2025 and Holdings Manager/Member Resolutions adopted January 13, 2025

Onward Distribution (for information — not part of closing wire flow):

Granite Peak Capital Fund IV, LP (92% equity owner of Holdings)308,200,00092% × $335,000,000 = $308,200,000 (approximate)
GP Fund IV Co-Invest, LP (8% equity owner of Holdings)26,800,0008% × $335,000,000 = $26,800,000 (approximate)
Total Onward Distribution335,000,000

Cumulative Distributions to Granite Peak (Historical + Current):

Prior Dividend Recapitalization (2021)275,000,000Historical
Current Dividend Recapitalization (March 2025)335,000,000This transaction
Cumulative Total Distributions610,000,000
Original Equity Investment by Granite Peak (January 2019)725,000,000Acquisition EV: $1,650,000,000
Net Unreturned Equity (before any portfolio company equity value)115,000,000$725,000,000 - $610,000,000 = $115,000,000