SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY
AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
this 11th day of June 2009, made by and among Grove Power, Inc., a
Florida corporation (“ Buyer ”), and RB Grove,
Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Secured Party ”),
with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. Pursuant
to the Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith by and
between Buyer, Secured Party and Thomas Piper (the “
APA ”), Secured Party has agreed to sell and Buyer has
agreed to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of
Secured Party (the “ Assets ”).
B. Pursuant
to the APA and as partial purchase price for the Assets (as defined
therein), Buyer has executed a Secured Promissory Note in the
principal amount of $86,612.00 in favor of the Secured Party (the
“ Note ”).
C. Pursuant
to the APA and Note, Buyer has agreed to grant Secured Party a
security interest in Buyer’s rights and interests in and to
the Assets n in order to secure Buyer’s payment of all
amounts due under the Note.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which hereby is
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby represent, warrant,
covenant and agree as follows:
1.
Creation of Security Interest . The Buyer
hereby pledges to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a
junior and subordinated security interest in and
to Buyer’s rights and interests in and to the
Assets (collectively, the “ Collateral
”).
2.
Security for Obligations . This
Agreement and security interest granted herein secure the prompt
payment of the amounts due under the Note. Following satisfaction
and/or waiver of all obligations of Buyer under the Note, this
Agreement and the security interest granted herein shall terminate
and be of no further force or effect.
3.
Further Assurances
. The Buyer agrees that at any time, and from time to
time, they will promptly execute, deliver and file or record all
further financing statements, instruments and documents, and will
take all further actions that may be necessary or desirable, or
that Secured Party reasonably may request, at Secured Party’s
expense, in order to perfect and protect the pledge or security
interest granted hereby or to enable Secured Party to exercise and
enforce Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder with
respect to the Collateral and to preserve, protect and maintain the
Collateral and the value thereof, including without limitation
payment of all taxes, assessments and other charges imposed on or
relating to the Collateral. The Buyer hereby consents
and agrees that the issuers of, or obligors on, the Collateral, or
any registrar or transfer agent or trustee for any of the
Collateral, shall be entitled to accept the provisions of this
Agreement as conclusive evidence of the right of Secured Party to
effect any transfer or exercise any right hereunder,
notwithstanding any other notice or direction to the contrary
heretofore or hereafter given by the Buyer or any other person to
such issuers or such obligors or to any such registrar or transfer
agent or trustee. Secured Party agrees that, upon
termination of the security interest granted herein, Secured Party
shall terminate, or, alternatively, directs Buyer to terminate and
consents to the termination of, any and all financing statements or
other similar statements filed in connection with such security
interest.
4.
Use of Collateral. So long as no Event of
Default (as hereinafter defined in Section 6) occurs and
remains continuing, Buyer shall be entitled to exercise any and all
rights pertaining to the Collateral, or any part thereof, for any
purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, disposing of the Collateral in the
ordinary course of business; provided, however, that the Buyer
shall not exercise, or shall refrain from exercising, any such
right if it would result in an Event of Default, or an event that
with notice, lapse of time or both, would result in an Event of
Default.
5.
Subordination, Transfer and Liens .
5.1
Subordination . The rights of the Secured
Party and the Holder of the Note in and to the Collateral are
hereby expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of all
of the Buyer’s and/or its Affiliates’ Senior
Indebtedness, as hereinafter defined. “ Senior
Indebtedness ” shall mean the principal of and unpaid
accrued interest on (i) all indebtedness, directly or indirectly,
of the Buyer and/or its Affiliates to banks, insurance companies or
other financial institutions regularly engaged in the business of
lending money, which is for money borrowed by the Buyer and/or its
Affiliates (whether or not secured), and (ii) any such indebtedness
or any deb
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