SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”),
is entered into and made effective as of August ____,
2008, by and between PLATINA ENERGY GROUP, INC., (the
“ Company ”), and Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg (the “
Secured Party ”).
WHEREAS, the Company shall issue and sell to the Secured
Party, as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated the
date hereof between the Company and the Secured Party
(the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), and the Secured
Party shall purchase One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,200,000) of secured promissory notes (the “
Notes ”), which shall be convertible into shares of
the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 (the “
Common Stock ”) (as converted, the “
Conversion Shares ”), for a total purchase price of
One Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,200,000);
WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the
transaction contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Notes, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions, the Pledge Agreement, and the Escrow
Agreement, each as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement
(collectively referred to as the “ Transaction
Documents ”), the Company hereby grants to the Secured
Party a security interest in and to the pledged collateral
identified on Attachment 1 hereto until the satisfaction of
the Obligations, as defined herein below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATIONS
The above recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this
reference.
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.
The obligations secured hereby are any and all
obligations of the Company now existing or hereinafter incurred to
the Secured Party, whether oral or written and whether arising
before, on or after the date hereof including, without limitation,
those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party under the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Investor
Registration
Rights Agreement and Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions, and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the
Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively,
the “ Obligations ”).
ARTICLE 2.
PLEDGED COLLATERAL,
ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL
AND TERMINATION OF SECURITY
INTEREST
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Grant of
Security Interest .
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1. As
security for the Obligations, Company hereby pledges to Secured
Party and grants to Secured Party a security interest in all right,
title and interests of Company and its subsidiaries in and to the
property described in Attachment 1 hereto, whether now existing or
hereafter from time to time acquired (collectively,
the “ Pledged Collateral
.”).
(a) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company
shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the
Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by the Secured
Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged
Collateral. Simultaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Secured Party such documents and
instruments, including, without limitation, financing statements,
certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured
Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate,
complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security
interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Collateral, and the
Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured
party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein.
(a) So
long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall
have occurred and be continuing:
(i) the
Company and its subsidiaries shall be entitled to exercise any and
all rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof
for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms hereof;
and
(ii) the
Company and its subsidiaries shall be entitled to receive and
retain any and all payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged
Collateral.
(b) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default:
(i) All
rights of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to exercise the
rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof and to receive payments which it
would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended, and all
such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who
shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such rights and to
receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such payments; provided,
however , that if the Secured Party shall become entitled and
shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged
Collateral pursuant
to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums
received by the Secured Party, or held by Company and/or its
subsidiaries for the benefit of the Secured Party and paid over
pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied
against any outstanding Obligations; and
(ii) All
interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions
which are received by the Company and/or its subsidiaries contrary
to the provisions of Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be
received in trust for the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be
segregated from other property of the Company and/or its
subsidiaries and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party;
or
(iii) The
Secured Party in its sole discretion shall be authorized to sell
any or all of the Pledged Collateral at public or private sale in
order to recoup all of the outstanding principal plus accrued
interest owed pursuant to the Notes as described herein
(c) Each
of the following events shall constitute a default under this
Agreement (each an “ Event of Default
”):
(i) any
default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the payment to
the Secured Party of principal, interest or other item comprising
the Obligations as and when due or with respect to any other debt
or obligation of the Company to a party other than the Secured
Party;
(ii) any
default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the due
observance or performance of any obligations or other covenants,
terms or provisions to be performed under this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents;
(iii) the
Company and/or its subsidiaries shall: (1) make a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (2) apply
for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee,
custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or similar official for itself
or any of its assets and properties; (3) commence a voluntary
case for relief as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy
Code; (4) file with or otherwise submit to any governmental
authority any petition, answer or other document
seeking: (A) reorganization, (B) an
arrangement with creditors or (C) to take advantage of any
other present or future applicable law respecting bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debts, relief of
debtors, dissolution or liquidation; (5) file or otherwise
submit any answer or other document admitting or failing to contest
the material allegations of a petition or other document filed or
otherwise submitted against it in any of the proceedings set forth
in this Section 2.2(c)(ii) under any such applicable law, or
(6) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent by a court of
competent jurisdiction; or (iii) any case, proceeding or other
action shall be commenced against the Company for the purpose of
effecting, or an order, judgment or decree shall be entered by any
court of competent jurisdiction approving (in whole or in
part) anything specified in
Section 2.2(c)(ii) hereof, or any receiver, trustee,
assignee, custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or other official
shall be appointed with respect to the Company and/or its
subsidiaries, or shall be appointed to take or shall otherwise
acquire possession or control of all or a substantial part of the
assets and properties of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and
any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and in effect for any
period of thirty (30) days.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT;
PERFORMANCE
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Secured
Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact .
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
Company hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact,
with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in
the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the
Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute
any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem
necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, to receive and collect all instruments made
payable to the Company representing any payments in respect of the
Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge
for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect,
receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or
realize on the Pledged Collateral as and when the Secured Party may
determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party
may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Collateral
or Pledged Collateral to make payments directly to the Secured
Party.
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Secured
Party May Perform .
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If the Company fails to perform any agreement
contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses
of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be
included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the
Company under Section 8.3.
ARTICLE 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Authorization; Enforceability
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Each of the parties hereto represents and
warrants that it has taken all action necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery,
this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
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Ownership of
Pledged Collateral .
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The Company warrants and represents that it is
the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral free and
clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or
encumbrance except for the security interest created by this
Agreement.
DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE
COLLATERAL
(a) If
an Event of Default described in Section 2.2(c)(i) or
(ii) occurs, then in each such case the Secured Party may
declare the Obligations to be due and payable immediately, by a
notice in writing to the Company, and upon any such declaration,
the Obligations shall become immediately due and
payable. If an Event of Default described in
Sections 2.2(c)(iii) or (iv) occurs and is
continuing for the period set forth therein, then the Obligations
shall automatically become immediately due and payable without
declaration or other act on the part of the Secured
Party.
(b) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall:
(i) be entitled to receive all distributions with respect to
the Pledged Collateral, (ii) to cause the Pledged Collateral
to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its
nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Collateral, and
(iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged
Collateral then held by the Secured Party.
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Method of
Realizing Upon the Pledged Collateral: Other Remedies
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, in
addition to any rights and remedies available at law or in equity,
the following provisions shall govern the Secured Party’s
right to realize upon the Pledged Collateral:
(a) Any
item of the Pledged Collateral may be sold for cash or other value
in any number of lots at brokers board, public auction or private
sale and may be sold without demand, advertisement or notice
(except that the Secured Party shall give the Company
ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the time and
place or of the time after which a private sale may be made (the
“ Sale Notice ”)), which notice period shall in
any event is hereby agreed to be commercially
reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged
Collateral, the Company may bid for and purchase the whole or any
part of the Pledged Collateral and, upon compliance with the terms
of such sale, may hold, exploit and dispose of the same without
further accountability to the Secured Party. The Company
will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered,
such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers, certificates,
and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied such further
information and take such further action as the Secured Party
reasonably shall require in connection with any such
sale.
(b) Any
cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Collateral and all
cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Pledged Collateral shall be applied as follows:
(i) to
the payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses
reimbursable to it hereunder or owed to it pursuant to
Section 8.3 hereof;
(ii) to
the payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid.
(iii) the
balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto,
including, without limitation, the Company.
(c) In
addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party
may have pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have
all of the rights and remedies provided by law, including, without
limitation, those under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(i) If
the Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default which is continuing, then the Secured Party may
institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so
due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final
decree and may enforce the same against the Company and collect the
monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by
law out of the property of Company, wherever situated.
(ii) The
Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees,
expenses and costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with
enforcement, collection and preservation of the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and
expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included as Obligations
secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 8.3
hereof.
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.
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Duties
Regarding Pledged Collateral .
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The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the
collection or protection of the Pledged Collateral or any income
thereon or as to the preservation of any rights pertaining
thereto,
beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of
any of the Pledged Collateral actually in the Secured Party’s
possession.
ARTICLE 4.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees that, from the
date hereof and until the Obligations have been fully paid and
satisfied, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in
writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):
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Existence,
Properties, Etc.
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(a) The
Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed
with