NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTER, INC. Secured Convertible Note

NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

This Secured Convertible Note (the “ Note ”) is issued by NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTER, INC. ,   a Delaware corporation (the “ Obligor ”), to Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. (the “ Holder ”), pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) of even date herewith. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the Obligor hereby promises to pay to the Holder or its successors and assigns the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) together with accrued but unpaid interest on the earliest of: (i) the completion of a financing in which the Obligor receives no less than $2,500,000 in gross proceeds (the “ Eligible Financing ”), or (ii) one year after the date of exercise by the Holder of the Unit Purchase Warrant (the “ Maturity Date ”), in accordance with the following terms:

Interest . Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to ten percent (10%). Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Interest hereunder will be paid quarterly in arrears to the Holder or its assignee (as defined in Section 5 ) in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Obligor regarding registration and transfers of Notes (the “ Note Register ”).

Right of Redemption . The Obligor at its option shall have the right, with five (5) business days advance written notice (the “ Redemption Notice ”), to redeem a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Note prior to the Maturity Date. The Obligor shall deliver to the Holder the Redemption Amount on the third (3 ^rd ) business day after delivery of the Redemption Notice. If the Redemption Notice is delivered prior to the completion of the Eligible Financing, the Redemption Amount shall equal 120% of the amount redeemed pursuant to the Redemption Notice.

Notwithstanding the foregoing in the event that the Obligor has elected to redeem a portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest under this Note the Holder shall be permitted to convert all or any portion of this Note during such five business day period.

Security Agreements . This Note is secured by a Security Agreement (the “ Security Agreement ”) of even date herewith between the Obligor and the Holder.

This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

Section 1 .   This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for such registration of transfer or exchange.

Section 2 .   Events of Default .

(a)   An “ Event of Default ”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(i)   Any default in the payment of the principal of, interest on or other charges in respect of this Note, free of any claim of subordination, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);

(ii)   The Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or default of any provision of this Note (except as may be covered by Section 2(a)(i) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section 5 ) which is not cured with in the time prescribed;

(iii)   The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor or there is commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 61 days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(iv)   The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall default in any of its obligations under any other Note or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

(v)   The Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver Common Stock certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5 ^th ) Trading Day after a Conversion Date or the Obligor shall provide notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with requests for conversions of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof; and

(vii)   The Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) within three (3) days after notice is claimed delivered hereunder.

(b)   During the time that any portion of this Note is outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred and shall continue for a period of ten (10) days after a notice of such default has been delivered by the Holder to the Obligor (the “ Notice Period ”), the full principal amount of this Note, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash, provided however , the Holder may request (but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such amounts in Common Stock of the Obligor. In addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Note at any time after (x) an Event of Default or (y) the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price then in-effect. The Holder need not provide and the Obligor hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period (other than the Notice Period) enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Upon an Event of Default, notwithstanding any other provision of this Note or any Transaction Document, the Holder shall have no obligation to comply with or adhere to any limitations, if any, on the conversion of this Note or the sale of the Underlying Shares.

(c)   In addition to any other remedies available to the Holder under any of the Transaction Documents, if the Obligor fails for any reason to comply with the covenants set forth in Section 4.12 of the Purchase Agreement, the interest rate payable hereunder shall be increased to 2% per month or, if lower, the highest interest rate permitted by law.

Section 3 .   Conversion .

(a)   Conversion at Option of Holder .

(i)   This Note shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, after the Original Issue Date (as defined in Section 5 ) (subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(b) hereof). The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion hereunder equals the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding amount of this Note to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 3(c)(i) ). The Obligor shall deliver Common Stock certificates to the Holder prior to the Fifth (5 ^th ) Trading Day after a Conversion Date.

(ii)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if on any Conversion Date: (1) the number of shares of Common Stock at the time authorized, unissued and unreserved for all purposes, or held as treasury stock, is insufficient to pay principal and interest hereunder in shares of Common Stock; (2) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted for trading on the OTC or on a Subsequent Market; or (3) the Obligor has failed to timely satisfy its conversion, then, at the option of the Holder, the Obligor, in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) , shall deliver, within three (3) Trading Days of each applicable Conversion Date, an amount in cash equal to the product of the outstanding principal amount to be converted plus any interest due therein divided by the Conversion Price, chosen by the Holder, and multiplied by the highest closing price of the stock from date of the conversion notice till the date that such cash payment is made.

Further, if the Obligor shall not have delivered any cash due in respect of conversion of this Note or as payment of interest thereon by the fifth (5 ^th ) Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder may, by notice to the Obligor, require the Obligor to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3(c) , except that for such purpose the Conversion Price applicable thereto shall be the lesser of the Conversion Price on the Conversion Date and the Conversion Price on the date of such Holder demand. Any such shares will be subject to the provisions of this Section.

(iii)   The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Obligor a completed notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “ Conversion Notice ”). The date on which a Conversion Notice is delivered is the “ Conversion Date .” Unless the Holder is converting the entire principal amount outstanding under this Note, the Holder is not required to physically surrender this Note to the Obligor in order to effect conversions. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Obligor shall maintain records showing the principal amount converted and the date of such conversions. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.

(b)   Conversion Price and Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)   The Holder shall be entitled to convert, at its sole option, a portion or all amounts of principal and interest due and outstanding under this Note into shares of the Obligor’s Common Stock at a price (the “Conversion Price”) equal to the greater of (i) if before the completion of an Eligible Financing, (A) 60% of the VWAP for the ten Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date, or (B) $0.50, or (ii) if after November 30 , 2006, if an Eligible Financing shall not have been consummated by that date (X) 60% of the VWAP for the ten Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date, or (Y) $0.20.

(ii)   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amounts of principal and interest due and outstanding under this Note that remain outstanding at the time of completion of the Eligible Financing may be converted, at the option of the Holder, at a price equal to the price paid for shares of Common Stock or rights, warrants, options or other securities or debt that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ”) in the Eligible Financing, provided, however, that the Obligor may at its option repay in cash all amounts that remain outstanding at the time of the completion of the Eligible Financing if the price per share in the Eligible Financing is less than $0.20 per share. The Conversion Price may be adjusted pursuant to the other terms of this Note.

(iii)   If the Obligor, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (d) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Obligor, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(iv)   If the Obligor, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Conversion Price, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants (plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase), and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants, plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered would purchase at the Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants. However, upon the expiration of any such right, option or warrant to purchase shares of the Common Stock the issuance of which resulted in an adjustment in the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section, if any such right, option or warrant shall expire and shall not have been exercised, the Conversion Price shall immediately upon such expiration be recomputed and effective immediately upon such expiration be increased to the price which it would have been (but reflecting any other adjustments in the Conversion Price made pursuant to the provisions of this Section after the issuance of such rights or warrants) had the adjustment of the Conversion Price made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of offering for subscription or purchase only that number of shares of the Common Stock actually purchased upon the exercise of such rights, options or warrants actually exercised.

(v)   Except in the case of an Exempt Issuance (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), if the Obligor or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the Conversion Price (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which is issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at a price per share which is less than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price), then, at the sole option of the Holder, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted to mirror the conversion, exchange or purchase price for such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (including any reset provisions thereof) at issue. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. The Obligor shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than one (1) business day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this Section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms. No adjustment under this Section shall be made as a result of issuances and exercises of options to purchase shares of Common Stock issued for compensatory purposes pursuant to any of the Obligor's stock option or stock purchase plans.

(vi)   If the Obligor, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Conversion Price at which this Note shall thereafter be convertible shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Closing Bid Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such Closing Bid Price on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

(vii)   In case of any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, the Holder shall have the right thereafter to, at its option, (A) convert the then outstanding principal amount, together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then owing hereunder in respect of this Note into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of the Common Stock following such reclassification or share exchange, and the Holder of this Note shall be entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities, cash or property as the shares of the Common Stock of the Obligor into which the then outstanding principal amount, together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then owing hereunder in respect of this Note could have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification or share exchange would have been entitled, or (B) require the Obligor to prepay the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus all interest and other amounts due and payable thereon. The entire prepayment price shall be paid in cash. This provision shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications or share exchanges.

(viii)   The Obligor shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Common Stock the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding amounts under this Note; and within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the Obligor of a Holder's notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is not so reserved, the Obligor shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to comply with such requirement.

(ix)   All calculations under this Section 3 shall be rounded up to the nearest $0.001 or whole share.

(x)   Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Obligor shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(xi)   If (A) the Obligor shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common Stock; (B) the Obligor shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Obligor shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Obligor shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Obligor is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Obligor, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; or (E) the Obligor shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Obligor; then, in each case, the Obligor shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Obligor, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided, that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day calendar period commencing the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.

(xii)   In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor with or into another Person, or (2) sale by the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor of more than one-half of the assets of the Obligor in one or a series of related transactions, a Holder shall have the right to exercise any rights under Section 2(b) , if Obligor fails, at the option of the Holder, (A) to permit the Holder to convert the aggregate amount of this Note then outstanding into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such Holder shall not be entitled upon such event or series of related events to receive such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such aggregate principal amount of this Note could have been converted immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have been entitled, or (B) in the case of a merger or consolidation, to require the surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Note with a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Note then held by such Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon, which such newly issued convertible Note shall have terms identical (including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Note, and shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Note set forth herein and the agreements pursuant to which this Notes were issued. In the case of clause (C), the conversion price applicable for the newly issued shares of convertible preferred stock or convertible Notes shall be based upon the amount of securities, cash and property that each share of Common Stock would receive in such transaction and the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness or closing date for such transaction. The terms of any such merger, sale or consolidation shall include such terms so as to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.

(c)   Other Provisions .

(i)   The Obligor covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note and payment of interest on this Note, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements of the Obligor as to reservation of such shares set forth in this Note) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Sections 2(b) and 3(c) ) upon the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and payment of interest hereunder. The Obligor covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid.

(ii)   The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder thereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificate, provided that the Obligor shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of such Note so converted and the Obligor shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Obligor the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Obligor that such tax has been paid.

(iii)   Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2 herein for the Obligor 's failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

(iv)   In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Obligor fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) by the fifth (5 ^th ) Trading Day after the Conversion Date, and if after such fifth (5 ^th ) Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Underlying Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Obligor shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder anticipated receiving from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the market price of the Common Stock at the time of the sale giving rise to such purchase obligation and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue a Note in the principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Obligor timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 3(a)(i) . For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of Notes with respect to which the market price of the Underlying Shares on the date of conversion was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Obligor shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Obligor written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.

Section 4 .   Notices .   Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) trading day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) business days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

Section 5 .   Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“ Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

“ Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Obligor, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Obligor (except that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Obligor which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor in one or a series of related transactions with or into another entity, or (d) the execution by the Obligor of an agreement to which the Obligor is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (a), (b) or (c).

“ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.001, of the Obligor and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.

“ Conversion Date ” shall mean the date upon which the Holder gives the Obligor notice of their intention to effectuate a conversion of this Note into shares of the Company’s Common Stock as outlined herein.

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“ Original Issue Date ” shall mean the date of the first issuance of this Note regardless of the number of transfers and regardless of the number of instruments, which may be issued to evidence such Note.

“ Person ” means a corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Trading Day ” means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are quoted on the OTC or quoted or traded on such Subsequent Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

“ Transaction Documents ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and Warrants of even date herewith.

“ Underlying Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note or as payment of interest in accordance with the terms hereof.

“ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers and reasonably acceptable to the Company.

Section 6 .   Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligations of the Obligor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct obligation of the Obligor. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein. As long as this Note is outstanding, the Obligor shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other than as to the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction Documents; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 7 .   This Note shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Obligor, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the Obligor, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

Section 8 .   If this Note is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Obligor shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the Obligor.

Section 9 .   No indebtedness of the Obligor is senior to this Note in right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise. Without the Holder’s consent, the Obligor will not and will not permit any of their subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits there from that is senior in any respect to the obligations of the Obligor under this Note.

Section 10 .   This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, New York and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Note and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum   non   conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.

Section 11 .   If the Obligor fails to strictly comply with the terms of this Note, then the Obligor shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Note, including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.

Section 12 .   Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver must be in writing.

Section 13 .   If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest. The Obligor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Obligor from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Obligor (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 14 .   Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

Section 15 .   THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES’ ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Obligor has caused this Secured Convertible Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $_____________________   of the principal amount of the above Note into Shares of Common Stock of Nuevo Financial Center, Inc., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion Date written below.

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”),   is entered into and made effective as of November __, 2006, by and between NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Purchasers 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 of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), and the Secured Party shall purchase up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of secured convertible notes (the “ Convertible Notes ”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”) (as converted, the “ Conversion Shares ”) in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on Schedule I attached to the Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) and the Warrants of even date herewith issued by the Company to the Purchasers (collectively, the “ Warrants ”) (collectively referred to as the “ Transaction Documents ”), the Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the pledged property identified on Exhibit A hereto (collectively referred to as the “ Pledged Property ”) until the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises 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.

Section 1.1.   Recitals .

The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

Section 1.2.   Interpretations .

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. All defined terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.

Section 1.3.   Obligations Secured .

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 to the extent that those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party arise under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the “ Obligations ”).

ARTICLE 2.

Section 2.1.   Pledged Property .

(a)   Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its benefit, a security interest for such time until the Obligations are paid in full, in and to all of the property of the Company as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and the products thereof and the proceeds of all such items (collectively, the “ Pledged Property ”):

(b)   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 Property. 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 Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

Section 2.2.   Rights; Interests; Etc.

(a)   So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be continuing:

(i)   the Company shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the Pledged Property or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and

(ii)   the Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged Property.

(b)   Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i)   All rights of the Company 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 Property such payments; provided, however, that if the Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged Property pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the Secured Party, or held by Company 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 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 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 Property at public or private sale in order to recoup all of the outstanding principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture as described herein

(c)   An “ Event of Default ” shall be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon an Event of Default under the Convertible Debentures, which Event of Default shall continue for a period of ten (10) days after a notice of such default has been delivered by the Secured Party to the Company.

ARTICLE 3.

Section 3.1.   Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact .

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 Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments directly to the Secured Party.

Section 3.2.   Secured Party May Perform .

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.

Section 4.1.   Authorization; Enforceability .

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.

Section 4.2.   Ownership of Pledged Property .

The Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Property 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.

Section 5.1.   Default and Remedies .

(a)   If an Event of Default 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.

(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 Property, (ii) to cause the Pledged Property to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured Party.

Section 5.2.   Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies .

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 Property:

(a)   Any item of the Pledged Property 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 is hereby agreed to be commercially reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Property 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.

(b)   Any cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property 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 Property 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.   Proofs of Claim .

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

(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.   Duties Regarding Pledged Property .

The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Pledged Property 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 Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.

ARTICLE 6.

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.   Existence, Properties, Etc.

(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; (b) the Company’s to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.

Section 6.2.   Financial Statements and Reports .

The Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request, including, without limitation, the following:

(a)   The balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each 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)   A balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each 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)   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.   Accounts and Reports .

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 $50,000 (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 $50,000 , including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party or beneficiary thereof; 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 Property; or (iv) any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan Instruments.

Section 6.4.   Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection .

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, at any time to visit and inspect any of its properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described in the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any employee, officer or director thereof.

Section 6.5.   Maintenance and Insurance .

(a)   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.

(b)   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.   Contracts and Other Collateral .

The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged Property 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.

Section 6.7.   Defense of Collateral, Etc.

The Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the Pledged Property, 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 Property, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 6.8.   Payment of Debts, Taxes, Etc.

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.   Taxes and Assessments; Tax Indemnity .

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.   Compliance with Law and Other Agreements .

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. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 6.11.   Notice of Default .

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 any other Loan Instrument or any other agreement of Company for the payment of money, promptly upon the occurrence thereof.

Section 6.12.   Notice of Litigation .

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.

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.   Indebtedness .

Except for in the ordinary course of business, 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 in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000, including commitments, contingencies and credit availabilities, or apply for or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing (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 7.2.   Liens and Encumbrances .

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 Property or of the Company’s capital stock, or offer or agree to do so, or own or acquire or agree to acquire any asset or property of any character subject to any of the foregoing encumbrances (including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement), 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 Property or the Company’s capital stock; or enter into any sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged Property as lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of the foregoing.

Section 7.3.   Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions and Sales .

Without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party (which shall not unreasonably withheld), the Company shall not: (a) Amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws; (b) except as otherwise permitted in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, issue or sell its stock, stock options, bonds, notes or other corporate securities or obligations; (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) sell, transfer, convey, grant a security interest in or lease all or any substantial part of its assets, nor (f) create any subsidiaries nor convey any of its assets to any subsidiary.

Section 7.4.   Management, Ownership .

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.   Dividends, Etc .

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.   Guaranties; Loans .

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 Property 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.

Section 7.7.   Conduct of Business .

The Company will continue to engage, in an efficient and economical manner, in a business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this Agreement.

Section 7.8.   Places of Business .

The location of the Company’s chief place of business is 2212 Bergenline Avenue, Union City, New Jersey 07087. 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 Property from its current location without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Secured Party in each instance.

ARTICLE 8.

Section 8.1.   Notices .

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:

Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new address. Commencing on the tenth (10 ^th ) 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.

Section 8.2.   Severability .

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.   Expenses .

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 Property; (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.   Waivers, Amendments, Etc.

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.   Continuing Security Interest .

This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property 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 Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 8.6.   Independent Representation .

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.

Section 8.7.   Applicable Law: Jurisdiction .

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in New York County, New York, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Courts of New York, sitting in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.

Section 8.8.   Waiver of Jury Trial .

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.   Entire Agreement .

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.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

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, the following Pledged Property of the Company:

(a)   all goods of the Company, 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 or in which the Company 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, 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 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, 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 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 (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 customers, and all proceeds of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the Company 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 represents and warrants 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 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 Property.

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”),   is entered into and made effective as of November __, 2006, by and between NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Purchasers 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 of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), and the Secured Party shall purchase up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of secured convertible notes (the “ Convertible Notes ”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”) (as converted, the “ Conversion Shares ”) in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on Schedule I attached to the Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) and the Warrants of even date herewith issued by the Company to the Purchasers (collectively, the “ Warrants ”) (collectively referred to as the “ Transaction Documents ”), the Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the pledged property identified on Exhibit A hereto (collectively referred to as the “ Pledged Property ”) until the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises 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 9.

Section 9.1.   Recitals .

The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

Section 9.2.   Interpretations .

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. All defined terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.3.   Obligations Secured .

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 to the extent that those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party arise under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the “ Obligations ”).

ARTICLE 10.

Section 10.1.   Pledged Property .

(a)   Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its benefit, a security interest for such time until the Obligations are paid in full, in and to all of the property of the Company as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and the products thereof and the proceeds of all such items (collectively, the “ Pledged Property ”):

(b)   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 Property. 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 Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

Section 10.2.   Rights; Interests; Etc.

(a)   So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be continuing:

(i)   the Company shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the Pledged Property or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and

(ii)   the Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged Property.

(b)   Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i)   All rights of the Company 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 Property such payments; provided, however, that if the Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged Property pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the Secured Party, or held by Company 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 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 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 Property at public or private sale in order to recoup all of the outstanding principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture as described herein

(c)   An “ Event of Default ” shall be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon an Event of Default under the Convertible Debentures, which Event of Default shall continue for a period of ten (10) days after a notice of such default has been delivered by the Secured Party to the Company.

ARTICLE 11.

Section 11.1.   Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact .

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 Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments directly to the Secured Party.

Section 11.2.   Secured Party May Perform .

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 12.

Section 12.1.   Authorization; Enforceability .

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.

Section 12.2.   Ownership of Pledged Property .

The Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance except for the security interest created by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 13.

Section 13.1.   Default and Remedies .

(a)   If an Event of Default 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.

(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 Property, (ii) to cause the Pledged Property to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured Party.

Section 13.2.   Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies .

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 Property:

(a)   Any item of the Pledged Property 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 is hereby agreed to be commercially reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Property 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.

(b)   Any cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property 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 Property 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 13.3.   Proofs of Claim .

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

(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 13.4.   Duties Regarding Pledged Property .

The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Pledged Property 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 Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.

ARTICLE 14.

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 14.1.   Existence, Properties, Etc.

(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; (b) the Company’s to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.

Section 14.2.   Financial Statements and Reports .

The Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request, including, without limitation, the following:

(a)   The balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each 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)   A balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each 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)   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 14.3.   Accounts and Reports .

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 $50,000 (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 $50,000 , including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party or beneficiary thereof; 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