SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”), is
entered into and made
effective as of December 31, 2007, by and between PLATINA ENERGY GROUP, INC.,
(the “Company”), and
the
BUYER(S) listed on
Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date
hereof (the “Secured
Party”).
WHEREAS,
the
Company shall
issue and sell to the Secured Party, as provided in the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated the date hereof between
the Company and the Secured
Party (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), and the Secured Party shall
purchase up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) of
secured
promissory notes (the “Notes”), which
shall
be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 (the
“Common Stock”)
(as converted, the “Conversion Shares”),
for a total purchase price of up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,500,000), in the respective amounts set forth opposite each
Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
to
induce the Secured
Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Notes, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Warrant, the Pledge Agreement,
and
the Escrow Agreement, each as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively referred to as
the “Transaction
Documents”), the Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security
interest in and to the pledged collateral identified on Attachment 1 hereto
until the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
and for
other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
AND
INTERPRETATIONS
Section
1.1.
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Recitals.
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The
above
recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety,
by
this reference.
Section
1.2.
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Interpretations.
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Nothing
herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon
any
person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by
reason hereof.
Section
1.3.
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Obligations
Secured.
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The
obligations secured hereby are any and all obligations of the Company now
existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party, whether oral or written
and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof including, without
limitation, those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party under the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement and Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and any other amounts
now
or hereafter owed to the Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder
(collectively, the “Obligations”).
ARTICLE
2.
PLEDGED
COLLATERAL,
ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL
AND
TERMINATION OF SECURITY
INTEREST
Section
2.1.
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Grant
of Security
Interest.
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1.
As security for the Obligations, Company hereby pledges to Secured Party
and
grants to Secured Party a security interest in all right, title and interests
of
Company and its subsidiaries in and to the property described in Attachment
1
hereto, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time acquired
(collectively, the “Pledged
Collateral.”).
(a)
Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company
shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured
Party
any documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security
interest in the Pledged Collateral. Simultaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge
and
deliver to the Secured Party such documents and instruments, including, without
limitation, financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may,
in
the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or
perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured
Party
in the Pledged Collateral, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents
and
instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein.
Section
2.2.
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Rights;
Interests;
Etc.
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(a)
So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred
and be continuing:
(i)
the Company and its subsidiaries shall be entitled to exercise any and all
rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose
not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and
(ii)
the Company and its subsidiaries shall be entitled to receive and retain
any and
all payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged Collateral.
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(b)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i)
All rights of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to exercise the rights
which
it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof and to receive payments which it would
otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended, and all such rights
shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who shall thereupon have
the
sole right to exercise such rights and to receive and hold as Pledged Collateral
such payments; provided,
however, that if the Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect
to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the Secured Party, or held
by Company and/or its subsidiaries for the benefit of the Secured Party and
paid
over pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied against
any outstanding Obligations; and
(ii)
All interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions which
are
received by the Company and/or its subsidiaries contrary to the provisions
of
Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of
the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other property of the Company
and/or
its subsidiaries and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party;
or
(iii)
The Secured Party in its sole discretion shall be authorized to sell any
or all
of the Pledged Collateral at public or private sale in order to recoup all
of
the outstanding principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the Notes
as
described herein
(c)
Each of the following events shall constitute a default under this Agreement
(each an “Event of
Default”):
(i)
any default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the payment to the
Secured Party of principal, interest or other item comprising the Obligations
as
and when due or with respect to any other debt or obligation of the Company
to a
party other than the Secured Party;
(ii)
any default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the due observance
or
performance of any obligations or other covenants, terms or provisions to
be
performed under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents;
(iii)
the Company and/or its subsidiaries shall: (1) make a general assignment
for the benefit of its creditors; (2) apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, custodian, sequestrator,
liquidator or similar official for itself or any of its assets and properties;
(3) commence a voluntary case for relief as a debtor under the United
States Bankruptcy Code; (4) file with or otherwise submit to any
governmental authority any petition, answer or other document
seeking: (A) reorganization, (B) an arrangement with
creditors or (C) to take advantage of any other present or future
applicable law respecting bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment
of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution or liquidation; (5) file or
otherwise submit any answer or other document admitting or failing to contest
the material allegations of a petition or other document filed or otherwise
submitted against it in any of the proceedings set forth in this Section
2.2(c)(ii) under any such applicable law, or (6) be adjudicated a bankrupt
or insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) any case, proceeding
or other action shall be commenced against the Company for the purpose of
effecting, or an order, judgment or decree shall be entered by any court
of
competent jurisdiction approving (in whole or in part) anything specified
in Section 2.2(c)(ii) hereof, or any receiver, trustee, assignee,
custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or other official shall be appointed
with
respect to the Company and/or its subsidiaries, or shall be appointed to
take or
shall otherwise acquire possession or control of all or a substantial part
of
the assets and properties of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and any
of the
foregoing shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of thirty
(30) days.
ARTICLE
3.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT;
PERFORMANCE
Section
3.1.
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Secured
Party
Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
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Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company hereby appoints the Secured
Party
as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in
the
Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument
which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and collect
all
instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect
of
the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for
the
same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle,
compromise, adjust, xxx for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Collateral
as
and when the Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection,
the Secured Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged
Collateral or Pledged Collateral to make payments directly to the Secured
Party.
Section
3.2.
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Secured
Party May
Perform.
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If
the
Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party,
at
its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement,
and the
expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included
in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under
Section 8.3.
ARTICLE
4.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND
WARRANTIES
Section
4.1.
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Authorization;
Enforceability.
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Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery,
this
Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective
party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
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Section
4.2.
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Ownership
of Pledged
Collateral.
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The
Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner
of the
Pledged Collateral free and clear of any lien, security interest, option
or
other charge or encumbrance except for the security interest created by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
5.
DEFAULT;
REMEDIES;
SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL
Section
5.1.
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Default
and
Remedies.
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(a)
If an Event of Default described in Section 2.2(c)(i) or
(ii) occurs, then in each such case the Secured Party may declare the
Obligations to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to
the
Company, and upon any such declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately
due and payable. If an Event of Default described in
Sections 2.2(c)(iii) or (iv) occurs and is continuing for the
period set forth therein, then the Obligations shall automatically become
immediately due and payable without declaration or other act on the part
of the
Secured Party.
(b)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall: (i) be
entitled to receive all distributions with respect to the Pledged Collateral,
(ii) to cause the Pledged Collateral to be transferred into the name of the
Secured Party or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Collateral,
and (iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Collateral then
held by the Secured Party.
Section
5.2.
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Method
of Realizing
Upon the Pledged Collateral: Other Remedies.
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Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to any rights and remedies
available at law or in equity, the following provisions shall govern the
Secured
Party’s right to realize upon the Pledged Collateral:
(a)
Any item of the Pledged Collateral may be sold for cash or other value in
any
number of lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale and may be
sold
without demand, advertisement or notice (except that the Secured Party shall
give the Company ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the time and
place or of the time after which a private sale may be made (the “Sale Notice”)), which
notice period shall in any event is hereby agreed to be commercially
reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged Collateral, the
Company may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral
and, upon compliance with the terms of such sale, may hold, exploit and dispose
of the same without further accountability to the Secured Party. The
Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered,
such
instruments, documents, assignments, waivers, certificates, and affidavits
and
supply or cause to be supplied such further information and take such further
action as the Secured Party reasonably shall require in connection with any
such
sale.
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(b)
Any cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Collateral and all cash
proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of, collection
from,
or other realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral shall
be
applied as follows:
(i)
to the payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses
reimbursable to it hereunder or owed to it pursuant to Section 8.3
hereof;
(ii)
to the payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid.
(iii)
the balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto, including,
without limitation, the Company.
(c)
In addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party may
have
pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all of the rights
and
remedies provided by law, including, without limitation, those under the
Uniform
Commercial Code.
(i)
If the Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an Event
of
Default which is continuing, then the Secured Party may institute a judicial
proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute
such
proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the
Company and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner
provided by law out of the property of Company, wherever situated.
(ii)
The Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees, expenses
and
costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with enforcement, collection
and preservation of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included
as
Obligations secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 8.3
hereof.
Section
5.3.
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Proofs
of
Claim.
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In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relating to the Company or the property of the Company or of such
other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether
the
Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration
or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured Party shall have made
any
demand on the Company for the payment of the Obligations), subject to the
rights
of Previous Security Holders, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention
in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i)
to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations and to
file
such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order
to have
the claims of the Secured Party (including any claim for the reasonable legal
fees and expenses and other expenses paid or incurred by the Secured Party
permitted hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such judicial
proceeding), and
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(ii)
to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable
on
any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver,
assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in
any
such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by the Secured Party to make
such
payments to the Secured Party and, in the event that the Secured Party shall
consent to the making of such payments directed to the Secured Party, to
pay to
the Secured Party any amounts for expenses due it hereunder.
Section
5.4.
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Duties
Regarding
Pledged Collateral.
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The
Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the
Pledged Collateral or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any
rights
pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of
the
Pledged Collateral actually in the Secured Party’s possession.
ARTICLE
6.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until the
Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, unless the Secured Party
shall
consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):
Section
6.1.
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Existence,
Properties,
Etc.
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(a)
The Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due
diligence with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably
necessary (i) to maintain Company’s due organization, valid existence and
good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to
preserve and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and
registrations in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could
have a
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not
do, or cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or
authority (i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, and
(ii) to execute or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered
in connection herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing
Statements required by the Secured Party to which it is or will be a party,
or perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder. For
purpose of this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean any material and adverse affect as determined by
Secured Party in its sole discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate,
upon (a) the Company’s assets, business, operations, properties or
condition, financial or otherwise or results of operations of the Company,
taken
as a whole, excluding any change, event, circumstance or effect that is caused
by changes in general economic conditions or changes generally affecting
the
industry in which the Company operates (provided that such changes do not
affect
the Company in a materially disproportionate manner); or (b) the Company’s
ability to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations;
or (c) the Pledged Collateral.
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Section
6.2.
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Financial
Statements
and Reports.
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The
Company shall furnish to the Secured Party such financial data as the Secured
Party may reasonably request. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company
shall
furnish to the Secured Party (or cause to be furnished to the Secured Party)
the
following:
(a)
as soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days after the
end of
each fiscal year of the Company, the balance sheet of the Company as of the
close of such fiscal year, the statement of earnings and retained earnings
of
the Company as of the close of such fiscal year, and statement of cash flows
for
the Company for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied,
certified by the chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company
as
being true and correct and accompanied by a certificate of the chief executive
and chief financial officers of the Company, stating that the Company has
kept,
observed, performed and fulfilled each covenant, term and condition of this
Agreement during such fiscal year and that no Event of Default hereunder
has
occurred and is continuing, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, specifying the nature of same, the period of existence of same
and
the action the Company proposes to take in connection therewith;
(b)
within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar month, a balance sheet
of
the Company as of the close of such month, and statement of earnings and
retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such month, all in
reasonable detail, and prepared substantially in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, certified by the chief
executive and chief financial officers of the Company as being true and correct;
and
(c)
promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all accountants' reports and
accompanying financial reports submitted to the Company by independent
accountants in connection with each annual examination of the Company.
Section
6.3
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Accounts
and
Reports.
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The
Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and provide,
at
its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:
(a)
as soon as available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging
any
nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other
action respecting any material portion of its assets and properties, received
respecting any of the indebtedness of the Company in excess of $25,000 (other
than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any
guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement
respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $25,000,
including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party
or
beneficiary thereof, except for supplier requests in the normal course of
business for payment of past due accounts payable invoices so long as such
past
due amounts do not exceed in the aggregate $50,000 at any time; and
(b)
within fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a
copy of any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether
periodic or otherwise, submitted to the shareholders of the Company, or
submitted to or filed by the Company with any governmental authority involving
or affecting (i) the Company that could have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) the Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Collateral; or
(iv) any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents.
Section6.4.
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Maintenance
of Books
and Records; Inspection.
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The
Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit
the
Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated
by
the Secured Party in writing, during business hours and upon reasonable notice
to visit and inspect any of its properties (including but not limited to
the
Pledged Collateral), corporate books and financial records, and to discuss
its
accounts, affairs and finances with any employee, officer or director
thereof.
Section
6.5.
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Maintenance
and
Insurance.
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(c)
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense,
all of
its assets and properties in good working order and condition, making all
necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof.
(d)
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense,
insurance in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the
Company deems reasonably necessary to the Company’s business, (i) adequate
to insure all assets and properties of the Company, which assets and properties
are of a character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar
business against loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included
in
an extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort
claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required by the
Transaction Documents and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably
requested by Secured Party, all with adequate, financially sound and reputable
insurers.
Section
6.6.
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Contracts
and Other
Collateral.
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The
Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each
instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged
Collateral to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a timely
basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation,
this
Agreement.
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Section
6.7.
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Defense
of Collateral,
Etc.
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The
Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to
any
part of: (a) the Pledged Collateral; and (b) if not
included within the Pledged Collateral, those assets and properties whose
loss
could have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company shall defend the Secured
Party’s right, title and interest in and to each and every part of the Pledged
Collateral, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis
to
the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Section
6.8.
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Payment
of Debts,
Taxes, Etc.
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The
Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all of its indebtedness and other
liabilities and perform, or cause to be performed, all of its obligations
in
accordance with the respective terms thereof, and pay and discharge, or cause
to
be paid or discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
and
levies imposed upon it, upon any of its assets and properties on or before
the
last day on which the same may be paid without penalty, as well as pay all
other
lawful claims (whether for services, labor, materials, supplies or
otherwise) as and when due
Section
6.9.
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Taxes
and Assessments;
Tax Indemnity.
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The
Company shall (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto
that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of
delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or
upon
any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach
thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or
levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its
properties; provided,
however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax,
assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses
(b)
and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect
thereto.
Section
6.10.
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Compliance
with Law
and Other Agreements.
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The
Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used
in
connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state
and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations
and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements,
licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a
party
or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Except as
set forth in its cash flow projections provided to the Secured Party as set
forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, without limiting the foregoing,
the
Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance with the
terms
thereof.
Section
6.11.
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Notice
of
Default.
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The
Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the occurrence
of any
default or Event of Default under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents
or
the Debenture any other agreement of Company for the payment of money, promptly
upon the occurrence thereof.
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Section
6.12.
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Notice
of
Litigation.
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The
Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any
actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of
$50,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any
of the
assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen
(15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand
and
any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or
financial condition of the Company.
ARTICLE
7.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Obligations
have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless the Secured
Party shall consent otherwise in writing:
Section
7.1.
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Indebtedness.
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Other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, the
Company shall not directly or indirectly permit, create, incur, assume, permit
to exist, increase, renew or extend on or after the date hereof any indebtedness
on its part, including commitments, contingencies and credit availabilities,
or
apply for or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing.
Section
7.2.
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Liens
and
Encumbrances.
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Other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, and except for such assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage,
security interest or other lien or encumbrance as is outstanding on the date
of
this Agreement, the Company shall not directly or indirectly make, create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage,
security interest or other lien or encumbrance of any nature in, to or against
any part of the Pledged Collateral or of the Company’s capital stock, or offer
or agree to do so, or own or assign, pledge or in any way transfer or encumber
its right to receive any income or other distribution or proceeds from any
part
of the Pledged Collateral or the Company’s capital stock; or enter into any
sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged Collateral as
lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of the
foregoing.
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Section
7.3.
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Certificate
of
Incorporation, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions and
Sales.
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Other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, without
the prior express written consent of the Secured Party, the Company shall
not: (a) Amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws; (b)
issue or sell any Common Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or
for a
consideration per share less than the bid price of the Common Stock determined
immediately prior to its issuance, (c) issue or sell any Preferred Stock,
warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting
the holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration
or
for a consideration per share less than such Common Stock’s bid price value
determined immediately prior to its issuance,; (c) be a party to any merger,
consolidation or corporate reorganization, (d) purchase or otherwise
acquire all or substantially all of the assets or stock of, or any partnership
or joint venture interest in, any other person, firm or entity, (e) enter
into any security instrument granting the holder a security interest in any
of
the assets of the Company or sell, transfer or lease all or any substantial
part
of the assets of the Company, nor (f) create any subsidiaries nor convey
any of its assets to any subsidiary.
Section
7.4.
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Management,
Ownership.
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The
Company shall not materially change its ownership, executive staff or management
without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The
ownership, executive staff and management of the Company are material factors
in
the Secured Party's willingness to institute and maintain a lending relationship
with the Company.
Section
7.5.
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Dividends,
Etc.
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The
Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or in
property, on any class of its capital stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire
or
otherwise acquire for value any shares of such stock, nor make any distribution
of any kind in respect thereof, nor make any return of capital to shareholders,
nor make any payments in respect of any pension, profit sharing, retirement,
stock option, stock bonus, incentive compensation or similar plan (except
as
required or permitted hereunder), without the prior written consent of the
Secured Party.
Section
7.6.
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Guaranties;
Loans.
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Other
than in the ordinary course of business, and except for such guarantees or
liabilities as are outstanding on the date of this Agreement, the Company
shall
not guarantee nor be liable in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,
or
become contingently liable after the date of this Agreement in connection
with
the obligations or indebtedness of any person or persons, except for (i)
the
indebtedness currently secured by the liens identified on the Pledged Collateral
identified on Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the endorsement of negotiable
instruments payable to the Company for deposit or collection in the ordinary
course of business. The Company shall not make any loan, advance or
extension of credit to any person other than in the normal course of its
business.
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Section
7.7.
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Debt.
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Other
than in the ordinary course of business, and except for such indebtedness
as is
outstanding on the date of this Agreement, without the prior written approval
of
Trafalgar, the Company shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any
additional indebtedness of any description whatsoever in an aggregate amount
in
excess of $50,000 (excluding any indebtedness of the Company to the Secured
Party, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary
course of business and the endorsement of negotiable instruments payable
to the
Company, respectively for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business).
Section
7.8.
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Conduct
of
Business.
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The
Company will continue to engage in the business of the Company in the same
manner as heretofore conducted and only in the ordinary course consistent
with
past practice.
Section
7.9.
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Places
of
Business.
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The
location of the Company’s chief place of business is at the address set forth
in Section 8.1 hereof. The Company shall not change the
location of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place
of
business disclosed to the Secured Party or move any of the Pledged Collateral
from its current location (other
than in the ordinary course of business) without
thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Secured Party in each
instance.
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ARTICLE
8.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
8.1.
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Notices.
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All
notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given
on: (a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by
nationally recognized overnight delivery service or
(b) five (5) days after mailing if mailed from within the
continental United States by certified mail, return receipt requested to
the
party entitled to receive the same:
If
to the Secured Party:
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Trafalgar
Capital Specialized Investment Fund
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0-00
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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XX
0000
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X-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Chairman of the Board of
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Trafalgar
Capital Sarl, General Partner
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Facsimile:
011-44-207-405-0161 and
001-786-323-1651
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx XX, P.A.
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0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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||
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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And
if to the Company:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, CEO
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0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000-0
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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0000
XXX Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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||
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000)000-0000
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Any
party
may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new
address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day
after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such
party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required
or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.
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Section
8.2.
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Severability.
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If
any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall
not
in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if
any
such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
Section
8.3.
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Expenses.
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In
the
event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the
amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees
and
expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection
with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale,
collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Collateral;
(ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party
hereunder or (iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of
the provisions hereof.
Section
8.4.
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Waivers,
Amendments,
Etc.
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The
Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require
strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants
shall
not waiver, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this
Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any
waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect
any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent
thereto and whether of the same or a different type. None of the
undertakings, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this
Agreement, and no Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by
the
Secured Party, nor may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless
such waiver, amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument
in
writing specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed
by
the Secured Party.
Section
8.5.
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Continuing
Security
Interest.
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This
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral
and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the
Obligations; and (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and
heirs and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its
successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of
the Obligations, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense,
of
such of the Pledged Collateral as shall not have been sold in accordance
with
Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms
hereof.
Section
8.6.
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Independent
Representation.
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Each
party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the
opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that
it
has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard
to
the substance of this Agreement.
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Section
8.7.
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Applicable
Law: Jurisdiction.
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of Florida without regard to the principles of conflict of
laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be
heard in Florida and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the
Florida State Court sitting in Broward County, Florida and the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida for the adjudication
of any
civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
Section
8.8.
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Waiver
of Jury
Trial.
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AS
A
FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND
TO
MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES
ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
Section
8.9.
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Entire
Agreement.
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes
any
prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first
above
written.
COMPANY:
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PLATINA
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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SECURED
PARTY:
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TRAFALGAR
CAPITAL SPECIALIZED
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INVESTMENT
FUND, LUXEMBOURG
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By:
Trafalgar Capital Sarl
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Its:
General Partner
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By:
/s/
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Name:
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Title:
Portfolio Manager
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EXHIBIT
A
DEFINITION
OF PLEDGED
COLLATERAL
For
the
purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company
of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby
grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and
lien
upon, all of the Company’s assets and all of the assets of the Company’s
subsidiaries which are held by either as of the date of the Agreement to
which
this Exhibit is attached, including specifically the following Pledged
Collateral of the Company and its subsidiaries:
(a)
all goods of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation,
machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools,
parts, supplies and motor vehicles of every kind and description, now or
hereafter owned by the Company and/or its subsidiaries or in which the Company
and/or its subsidiaries may have or may hereafter acquire any interest, and
all
replacements, additions, accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof,
arising
from the sale or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds
of
insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;
(b)
all inventory of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, including, but not
limited
to, all goods, wares, merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other
tangible personal property, including such inventory as is temporarily out
of
Company’s or its subsidiaries’ custody or possession and including any returns
upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds, resulting
from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing;
(c)
all contract rights and general intangibles of the Company and/or its
subsidiaries, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade
styles,
trade names, leasehold interests, partnership or joint venture interests,
patents and patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now
owned
or hereafter created;
(d)
all documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of the Company
and/or its subsidiaries whether now owned or hereafter created;
(e)
all accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of obligations
and rights to payment of the Company and/or its subsidiaries (herein
collectively referred to as “Accounts”), together
with the proceeds thereof, all goods represented by such Accounts and all
such
goods that may be returned by the Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ customers,
and all proceeds of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities
and
liens which the Company and/or its subsidiaries may hold for the payment
of any
such Accounts including, without limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin and reclamation and as an unpaid vendor and/or lienor, all of which
the
Company and its subsidiaries represent and warrant will be bona fide and
existing obligations of its respective customers, arising out of the sale
of
goods by the Company in the ordinary course of business;
(f)
to the extent assignable, all of the Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ rights
under all present and future authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises
issued or granted in connection with the operations of any of its
facilities;
(g)
all products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds)
from the above-described Pledged Collateral.