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An analyst is evaluating a 'Double-Dip' debt structure. If the transaction involves an intercompany note from an Operating Subsidiary (OpCo) to the Holding Company (HoldCo), what is the primary benefit to the HoldCo creditors?

1. It provides two separate claim paths: one against the HoldCo directly and one against the OpCo via the intercompany note.
2. It permanently bars the operating subsidiary from ever raising its own third-party secured or unsecured debt.
3. It automatically converts all existing HoldCo debt into Senior Secured debt ranking pari passu at the OpCo level.
4. It guarantees that the HoldCo creditors will recover 100 cents on the dollar no matter how the restructuring ultimately proceeds.

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