Priority of Junior DIP Liens. (a) The Junior DIP Liens shall have the following priorities: (i) pursuant to section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Junior DIP Liens shall be valid, enforceable, non-avoidable and automatically and fully perfected second priority liens on and security interests in all Unencumbered Assets, subject only to the Carve Out, the Senior DIP Liens and RBL Adequate Protection Liens (as defined below); (ii) pursuant to section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Junior DIP Liens shall be valid, enforceable, non-avoidable and automatically and fully perfected junior liens on and security interests in all DIP Collateral other than Prepetition Collateral, that on or as of the Petition Date is subject to valid, perfected and unavoidable liens in existence immediately prior to the Petition Date or to valid and unavoidable liens in existence immediately prior to the Petition Date that are perfected after the Petition Date as permitted by section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, subject only to the Carve Out, such Permitted Prior Liens, the Senior DIP Liens and any RBL Adequate Protection Liens; and (iii) pursuant to section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Junior DIP Liens shall be valid, enforceable, non-avoidable automatically and fully perfected second priority senior priming liens on and security interests in all DIP Collateral that also constitutes Prepetition Collateral, wherever located, which senior priming liens and security interests in favor of the Junior DIP Agent shall prime and be senior to each of the Prepetition Liens (other than any liens securing the Prepetition RBL Obligations), and shall be subject only to the Carve Out, Permitted Prior Liens, the Senior DIP Liens and liens securing the Prepetition RBL Obligations. (b) Except as expressly set forth herein (including paragraph 22(c) hereof), the Junior DIP Liens and the Junior Superpriority DIP Claims: (i) shall not be made subject to or pari passu with (A) any lien, security interest or claim heretofore or hereinafter granted in any of the Chapter 11 Cases or any Successor Cases and shall be valid and enforceable against the Debtors, their estates, any trustee or any other estate representative appointed or elected in the Chapter 11 Cases or any Successor Cases and/or upon the dismissal of any of the Chapter 11 Cases or any Successor Cases, (B) any lien that is avoided and preserved for the benefit of the Debtors and their estates under section 551 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, and (C) any intercompany or affiliate lien or claim; and (ii) shall not be subject to sections 510, 549, 550 or 551 of the Bankruptcy Code or, subject to entry of the Final Order, section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Sources: Restructuring Support Agreement (California Resources Corp), Junior Secured Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement (California Resources Corp), Restructuring Support Agreement (California Resources Corp)