Ridgepost Capital, Inc.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Fee-Related Earnings

In order to compute Fee-Related Earnings, we adjust our GAAP Net Income for certain items, including:

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Expenses that typically do not require us to pay them in cash in the current period (such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation);

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Earn out related compensation;

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The cost of financing our business;

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One-time expenses related to restructuring of the management team including placement/search fees;

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Expenses related to one-time technical accounting matters;

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Acquisition-related expenses which reflect the actual costs incurred during the period for the acquisition of new businesses, which primarily consists of fees for professional services including legal, accounting, and advisory, as well as bonuses paid to employees directly related to the acquisition;

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The effects of income taxes; and

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Non-Fee Related Income.

Fee-Related Earnings is a non-GAAP performance measure used to monitor our baseline earnings less any incentive fee revenue and excluding any incentive fee-related expenses.

Fee-Related Revenue

Fee-Related Revenue is calculated as total revenues less non-Fee Related Revenue.

ANI per Share

ANI is calculated as, FRE plus Non-Fee Related Income, less Strategic alliance noncontrolling interests expense, less actual cash paid for interest and federal, state, and foreign income taxes. ANI per share is calculated as ANI dividend by the weighted average shares outstanding, basic attributable to RPC.

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