upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, all of the Pari Passu Debt shall rank equally without preference or priority of any kind over one another, and all payments and recoveries payable on account of principal and interest on the Pari Passu Debt, including without limitation any proceeds of Collateral shall be paid and applied ratably and proportionately to the Pari Passu Creditors with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages of the Pari Passu Creditors; provided, for the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, that during the Subordination Period, all payments and recoveries realized with respect to the Collateral – Barrels and the proceeds thereof shall be paid and applied First to the 2024 Note Creditors ratably and proportionately on the basis of the respective amounts of outstanding 2024 Debt held by such 2024 Note Creditors until the 2024 Debt is Paid in Full, and Second, to the Pari Passu Creditors with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt outstanding Pari Passu Debt ratably and proportionately to the Pari Passu Creditors with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages of the Pari Passu Creditors;

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets or properties of, any Obligor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be directly or indirectly received by # a Pari Passu Creditor, in excess of the amount which the Pari Passu Creditor is entitled to receive pursuant to the foregoing clauses # and/or # in order to make the Pari Passu Debt paid and applied ratably and proportionately amongst and between the Pari Passu Creditors with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages, the receiving Pari Passu Creditor shall promptly deliver such payment to the other Pari Passu Creditors for application to payment of the remaining unpaid Pari Passu Debt and until so delivered to the other Pari Passu Creditors will be held by the receiving Pari Passu Creditor in trust as the property of the other Pari Passu Creditors.

Consent of Aegis to Pari Passu Note Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Aegis hereby approves and consents to all of the terms and conditions of the Pari Passu Note Documents as in effect on the Effective Date, subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Pari Passu Creditors made in Section 13 hereof; provided for the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge that the rights, duties and obligations of the parties to the Pari Passu Note Documents are subject to the terms of this Agreement, and the consent provided in this Section 12(a) shall not constitute a waiver of any rights of Aegis or any of the duties and obligations of the Obligors and the Pari Passu Creditors under this Agreement.

upon the occurrence of any Other Prepayment Event, the Net Cash Proceeds with respect to such Other Prepayment Event shall be used to prepay the Pari Passu Debt, with such Net Cash Proceeds being paid and applied to the Pari Passu Creditors ratably and proportionately with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages of the Pari Passu Creditors.

the Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds with respect to such sale of all or any portion of the Spirits Business, as applicable (after deduction of the Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds retained by the Obligors for Approved Working Capital Purposes under [clause (ii) above], if and to the extent applicable) shall be used by the Obligors to prepay the Pari Passu Debt, with such Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds being paid and applied to the Pari Passu Creditors ratably and proportionately with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages of the Pari Passu Creditors; provided, that any Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds used to prepay the Pari Passu Debt in accordance with this clause (iii) shall be so paid and applied # in the case of any such Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds received by or on behalf of any and all Obligors on the closing date of such sale, on the closing date of such sale or within one (1) Business Day following the closing date of such sale and/or # in the case of any such Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds received by or on behalf of any and all Obligors following the closing date of such sale (including without limitation any such Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, any promissory note issued to any of the Obligors in payment of the purchase price for such sale), within three (3) Business Days following the receipt of such Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds by or on behalf of any and all Obligors;

Prohibited Payments. Each Pari Passu Creditor hereby agrees that in the event any Obligor makes any payment to any Pari Passu Creditor or any Affiliate thereof (including any payment received as proceeds of any Collateral for Pari Passu Debt), or any other distribution of any property, on account of any Pari Passu Debt which payment or other distribution is # in excess of the amount of any payment or distribution which such Pari Passu Creditor is permitted to receive under the terms of this Agreement at the time such payment or distribution is received or # expressly prohibited under this Agreement (collectively, “Prohibited Pari Passu Payments”), such Pari Passu Creditor will # notify Aegis of the occurrence of such Prohibited Pari Passu Payment promptly and in no event later than three (3) Business Days of the occurrence of such Prohibited Pari Passu Payment, and # the Pari Passu Creditor shall be required to cure such Prohibited Pari Passu Payment, in cooperation with Aegis, such that the full amount of the Prohibited Pari Passu Payment will be re-distributed as follows: # First, to the Pari Passu Creditor that received the Prohibited Pari Passu Payment, in an amount up to the portion of such Prohibited Pari Passu Payment, if any, which would have constituted a Permitted Pari Passu Payment if such portion had been the only payment, distribution or recovery received by such Pari Passu Creditor or its Affiliate on account of the Pari Passu Debt on the date such Prohibited Pari Passu Payment occurred, as payment against the outstanding Pari Passu Debt due and payable and permitted to be paid under this Agreement (at the time the Prohibited Pari Passu Payment was received); # Second, to each of the other Pari Passu Creditors, in an amount up to the remaining portion of such Prohibited Pari Passu Payment, if any, that would have constituted a Permitted Pari Passu Payment if such payments had been made to the Pari Passu Creditors, as payment against the outstanding Pari Passu Debt due and payable and permitted to be paid under this Agreement (determined as of the time the Prohibited Pari Passu Payment was received); # Third, # to Pari Passu Creditors ratably and proportionately with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages of Pari Passu Creditors, or # solely to the extent the Prohibited Pari Passu Payment constitutes Net Cash Proceeds of an Other Prepayment Event or Spirits Business Net Cash Proceeds of a Permitted Sale, to the Pari Passu Creditors ratably and proportionately with respect to all outstanding Pari Passu Debt on the basis of the respective Pari Passu Percentages of the Pari Passu Creditors.

Other Intercreditor Arrangements. Except for any “Permitted Liens” under and as defined in the Pari Passu Note Documents as in effect on the Effective Date, the Pari Passu Creditors agree not to enter into any agreement with another creditor of ​ or any other Obligor to subordinate any Liens of any Pari Passu Creditor in any Collateral under the Pari Passu Note Documents to the Lien of such other creditor in the Collateral without the prior written consent of all Pari Passu Creditors.

affect the relative rights of any Pari Passu Creditor in relation to any other creditor of any Obligor other than the relative rights of such Pari Passu Creditor in relation to the other Pari Passu Creditors.

“Enforcement Action” means any action by Agent on behalf of one or more of the Pari Passu Creditors to enforce payment or performance by an Obligor of any of portion of the Pari Passu Debt under any Secured Creditor Note Documents, including, but not limited to, any of the following: # acceleration of the maturity of such Pari Passu Debt; # commencement of, prosecution of, or participation in any lawsuit, action or proceeding, whether private, judicial, equitable, administrative, or otherwise (including the commencement or joining with any other creditors in the commencement of any Proceeding) against an Obligor; # any action by Agent on behalf of Pari Passu Creditors to foreclose on the Liens of any Secured Creditor in any Collateral); # any action by Agent on behalf of Pari Passu Creditors to take possession of, or sell or otherwise realize upon, or to exercise any other rights or remedies with respect to, any Collateral, including any disposition after the occurrence of an Event of Default of any Collateral by an Obligor with the consent of, or at the direction of, Agent; and/or # the taking of any other actions by Agent on behalf of Pari Passu Creditors against any Collateral, including (other than for purposes of perfection) the taking of control or possession of any Collateral.

Contesting Liens and Provisions of this Agreement. Each Pari Passu Creditor agrees not to initiate, prosecute or participate in any claim, action or other proceeding # challenging the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Pari Passu Debt and/or the 2024 Debt or any Liens and security interests securing the Pari Passu Debt and/or the 2024 Debt or # challenging the enforceability or validity of any term or provision of this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of this Agreement relating to the relative rights of Pari Passu Creditors to the allocation of payments and recoveries payable on account of the Pari Passu Debt and/or the 2024 Debt, as applicable (including from the Collateral and the proceeds thereof); provided that Pari Passu Creditors may file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any such claim, action or proceeding described in the [foregoing clauses (i) and (ii)])] made by any Person; provided further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any Pari Passu Creditor to enforce this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of this Agreement relating to the relative rights of the Pari Passu Creditors to the allocation of payments and recoveries payable on account of the Pari Passu Debt and/or the 2024 Debt, as applicable (including from the Collateral and the proceeds thereof).