EXHIBIT 10.2

PLEDGE AGREEMENT

This Pledge Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of December 31, 2007, between
BROOKE CORPORATION, a Kansas corporation (the “Parent”), as pledgor, and
CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Missouri banking corporation (the “Bank”), as
pledgee.

Preliminary Statements

(a) Brooke Capital Corporation, a Kansas corporation (the “Borrower”), is
indebted to the Bank pursuant to a promissory note dated on or about the date
hereof from the Borrower, as maker, to the Bank, as payee, in the stated
principal amount of $9,000,000 (as amended, renewed, restated, replaced,
consolidated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”).

(b) The Parent owns the following shares of stock or other equity interests
(collectively, the “Pledged Shares”):

 

  (i) 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Borrower represented by stock
certificate number FA 0031, and 1,795,467 shares of common stock of the Borrower
represented by stock certificate number FA 0001 (collectively, the “Group A
Shares”);

 

  (ii) 500,000 shares of common stock of the Borrower represented or to be
represented by one or more stock certificates (the “Group B Shares”); and

 

  (iii) 6,600,000 shares of common stock of Brooke Credit Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“Brooke Credit”), represented by one or more stock
certificates (the “Group C Shares”).

(c) To induce the Bank to extend credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Note,
the Parent, as the majority owner of the Borrower, has agreed to pledge and
hypothecate to the Bank and to grant to the Bank a security interest in the
Pledged Shares to secure, among other obligations, all obligations of the
Borrower to the Bank under the Note and all obligations of the Parent to the
Bank under this Agreement, in each case whether now existing or hereafter
incurred or arising.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency
of which are acknowledged, the parties agrees as follows:

1. Pledge. The Parent hereby pledges and hypothecates to the Bank, and grants to
the Bank a security interest in, all of the Parent’s right, title and interest
in and to the following property, whether such property or right, title or
interest is now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising
(collectively, the “Pledged Collateral”):

(a) the Pledged Shares and the certificates representing the Pledged Shares, and
all dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed or distributable in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of the Pledged Shares; and

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(b) all proceeds of the foregoing.

If any certificate number or similar designation for any one or more of the
Pledged Shares in subparagraph (b) of the Preliminary Statements above is
inaccurate, such inaccuracy shall not impair the Bank's security interest; it
being understood and agreed that the Bank shall have a security interest in the
number of shares or other equity interests described in such subparagraph
notwithstanding any such inaccuracy or otherwise.

2. Obligations Secured. This Agreement secures the payment and performance of
(a) all existing and future obligations of the Borrower to the Bank under the
Note, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnification
obligations or otherwise, and all other obligations of the Borrower to the Bank
of any nature whatsoever, whether existing, future, direct, indirect,
contractual, non-contractual, joint, several, acquired, contingent or otherwise,
and (b) all existing and future obligations of the Parent to the Bank under this
Agreement, whether for expenses, indemnification obligations or otherwise, and
all other obligations of the Parent to the Bank of any nature whatsoever,
whether existing, future, direct, indirect, contractual, non-contractual, joint,
several, acquired, contingent or otherwise. All such obligations described in
subparts (a) and (b) immediately above, and all replacements, renewals,
extensions, amendments or other modifications thereof, are collectively referred
to herein as the “Obligations.”

3. Delivery of Pledged Collateral. All certificates or instruments representing
or evidencing the Pledged Collateral shall be delivered to and held by or on
behalf of the Bank pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for transfer by
delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or
assignments in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank. The
Bank shall have the right, at any time in the Bank’s discretion and without
notice to the Parent, to transfer to or to register in the name of the Bank or
any of the Bank’s nominees any or all of the Pledged Collateral, and to place
any or all of the Pledged Collateral, whether or not certificated, in any
securities account in the name of the Bank as sole entitlement holder thereof,
in each case subject only to the revocable rights specified in Section 7(a).

4. Delay in Delivering Certain Share Certificates. The Bank has a present
security interest in all Pledged Shares and all other Pledged Collateral and the
Parent authorizes the Bank to file one or more Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements against the Parent covering the Pledged Shares and the other Pledged
Collateral in such filing jurisdictions as the Bank may elect. The Parent’s
failure to deliver any certificates as provided below shall constitute an
immediate Event of Default under this Agreement, but such delivery shall not be
a condition precedent to the creation, attachment or perfection of the Bank’s
security interest in the Pledged Shares and the other Pledged Collateral.

(a) On the date hereof, the Parent shall deliver to the Bank (i) the originals
of all certificates representing the Group A Shares, and (ii) such number of
blank stock powers, in each case signed by the Parent, as the Bank may request
relating to the Group A Shares, the Group B Shares and the Group C Shares.

(b) The Parent shall deliver to the Bank the originals of the certificate(s)
representing the Group B Shares on the earlier to occur of (a) one business day
after the Parent receives possession of any such certificate(s), or (b) May 16,
2008. If requested by the Bank, the Parent shall also deliver to the Bank at
such time such number of blank stock powers, signed by the Parent, relating to
the Group B Shares as the Bank may request.

(c) The Parent shall deliver to the Bank the originals of the certificate(s)
representing the Group C Shares on the earlier to occur of (a) one business day
after the Parent receives possession of such any certificate(s), or
(b) January 4, 2008. If requested by the Bank, the Parent shall also deliver to
the Bank at such time such number of blank stock powers, signed by the Parent,
relating to the Group C Shares as the Bank may request.

 

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5. Representations and Warranties. The Parent represents and warrants to the
Bank as follows:

(a) The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable.

(b) The Parent 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.

(c) The pledge of the Pledged Shares pursuant to this Agreement creates a valid
and perfected first priority security interest in the Pledged Collateral,
securing the payment and performance of the Obligations.

(d) The Parent has exclusively and continuously owned and held the Group A
Shares and Group B Shares, beneficially and of record, for at least two years
prior to the date hereof.

(e) No authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing
with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required either (i) for
the pledge by the Parent of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or
for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Parent, or
(ii) for the exercise by the Bank of the voting or other rights provided for in
this Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
this Agreement (except as may be required in connection with such disposition by
laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally).

(f) The Pledged Shares consisting of common stock of the Brook Credit
constituted, as of September 30, 2007, 14.29% of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis. As of the date
hereof, there has been no material change in such ownership percentage.

(g) The Pledged Shares consisting of common stock of the Borrower constitute
80.83% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Brooke Credit
on a fully diluted basis.

(h) None of the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and the
Bank, the performance by the Parent of its obligations hereunder, or the
exercise by the Bank of its rights and remedies hereunder, including, without
limitation, sale of the Pledged Collateral at foreclosure violates or otherwise
conflicts with the articles of incorporation, by-laws or any other
organizational documents of any issuer of any Pledged Shares, or any agreement
to which any such issuer is a party, or requires the giving of any notice or the
obtainment of any consent in connection therewith, except as may be required by
laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally in connection with
any foreclosure or other disposition by the Bank of the Pledged Collateral.

(i) All representations or warranties given by the Borrower in the Note relating
to the Parent or any of its properties are true.

6. Further Assurances. The Parent agrees that at any time and from time to time,
at the expense of the Parent, the Parent will promptly execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents and take all

 

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further action that the Bank may reasonably request in order to perfect and
protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to
enable the Bank to exercise and enforce the Bank’s rights and remedies hereunder
with respect to any Pledged Collateral.

7. Voting Rights; Dividends.

(a) Pre-Default. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the Parent shall be entitled (i) to exercise any and all voting and other
consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for
any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the Note, and
(ii) to receive and retain, free of any security interest hereunder, all
non-liquidating dividends and other distributions (other than dividends or other
distributions payable in stock or other securities) in each case declared and
paid in the ordinary course of business of any issuer of any Pledged Collateral.

(b) Post-Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event
of Default, all rights of the Parent to exercise the voting and other consensual
rights which the Parent would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 7(a), and all rights of the Parent to receive or retain any dividends or
other distributions in respect of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
Section 7(a), shall in each case cease, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in the Bank who shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise
such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and retain such dividends
and other distributions, in the Bank's election, as additional security for or
to be applied against the Obligations.

8. Event of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”
under this Agreement: (a) the Borrower fails to pay, perform or observe any
obligation of the Borrower to the Bank beyond any applicable grace, cure or
notice period, or any event of default (however defined or described) occurs
under any agreement between the Borrower and the Bank (including, without
limitation, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” as defined in the Note);
(b) the Borrower fails to pay any amount owed to any creditor other than the
Bank relating to borrowed money or similar indebtedness or any guaranty thereof
or any event of default (however defined or described) occurs under such
indebtedness or guaranty; (c) the Parent fails to pay, perform or observe any
obligation of the Parent to the Bank beyond any applicable grace, cure or notice
period, or any event of default (however defined or described) occurs under any
agreement between the Parent and the Bank; (d) the owners of the stock or other
equity interests of the Borrower as of the date hereof shall fail to maintain
majority ownership and voting control of the Borrower; (e) the owners of the
stock or other equity interests of the Parent as of the date hereof shall fail
to maintain majority ownership and voting control of the Parent; (f) Robert Orr,
Keith Bouchey, Michael Hess, Leland Orr, Carl Baranowski, Kyle Garst or Dane
Devlin dies, is judicially declared incompetent or fails to perform fully those
duties being performed by him or her for the benefit of the Borrower or the
Parent on the Closing Date; (g) any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding is
filed by or against the Borrower or the Parent; (h) one or more judgments,
decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $250,000 in the
aggregate during any 12-month period is rendered against the Borrower and/or the
Parent; (i) any material regulatory investigation, proceeding or action against
the Borrower or the Parent is commenced; (j) any representation or warranty made
by or on behalf of or concerning the Borrower or the Parent in connection with
any Credit Document proves to be incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any
material respect when made, or any such representation or warranty becomes
incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material respect and the Borrower or
the Parent, as the case may be, fails to give the Bank prompt written notice
thereof; (k) the value of the common stock of Brooke Credit Corporation falls
below $2.40 share; or (l) in the Bank's reasonable judgment, there occurs any
material adverse change in the financial condition or economic prospects of the
Borrower or the Parent or the value or liquidity of or the Bank's lien on any
Collateral.

 

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9. Quarterly Covenant Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default. The Parent
agrees to deliver to the Bank, within 15 days after the end of each calendar
quarter, beginning with the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2008, a
certificate signed by the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Parent
stating that, for such quarter, the Parent complied with all of its obligations
under the Credit Documents (as defined in the Note) to which it is a party (or,
if such is not the case, a statement of what obligations the Parent did not
comply with and what steps the Parent has undertaken or proposes to undertake in
respect thereof) and that, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, all
representations and warranties in the Credit Documents made by or on behalf of
or otherwise concerning the Parent are correct and not misleading in all
material respects (or, if such is not the case, a statement of which
representations or warranties are not true or are misleading). If an Event of
Default occurs, or if any event occurs that, with the passage of time, giving of
notice or both, would become an Event of Default, the Parent agrees to give the
Bank written notice of the same within five days after the occurrence of such
Event of Default or event, as the case may be.

10. Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares.

(a) The Parent will not (i) sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option
with respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral, or (ii) create or permit to
exist any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or with
respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for the security interest under
this Agreement.

(b) Without limiting any other provisions of this Agreement, if any “stock
split” is declared with respect to any Pledged Shares or other Pledged
Collateral by any issuer thereof or otherwise, or if any dividends or other
distributions payable in additional shares of stock or other equity interests of
any issuer of any Pledged Shares or other Pledged Collateral is declared, or if
any other stock or other equity interests or other property of any issuer or any
other person is issued or otherwise distributed with respect to any Pledged
Shares or any other Pledged Collateral (other than non-liquidating cash
dividends when no Event of Default exists), then in each such event the Parent
shall immediately deliver such stock, other equity interests or other property
(and all certificates or the like representing the same) to the Bank, together
with such blank stock powers or other instruments of transfer, in each case
signed by the Parent, as the Bank may request, and all such stock, other equity
interests and other property shall constitute Pledged Collateral and shall
secure the Obligations.

11. Bank Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The Parent hereby appoints the Bank the
Parent's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Parent and in the name of the Parent or otherwise, from time to time in the
Bank’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Bank may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of
this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive, indorse and collect
all instruments made payable to the Parent representing any dividend, interest
payment or other distribution in respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part
thereof and to give full discharge for the same and to sign and deliver any
stock powers, securities account agreements or other agreements or instruments
in connection with the holding, registration or sale or other disposition of any
or all of the Pledged Collateral. The foregoing attorney-in-fact appointment and
authorization is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until such
time as all Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full and the Bank has no
commitment to extend credit to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Parent.

12. Bank May Perform. If the Parent fails to perform any agreement contained
herein, the Bank may itself perform, or cause the performance of, such
agreement, and the reasonable expenses of the Bank incurred in connection
therewith shall be payable by the Parent under Section 15.

 

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13. Reasonable Care. The Bank shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care
in the custody and preservation of the Pledged Collateral in the Bank’s
possession if the Pledged Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal
to that which the Bank accords the Bank’s own property, it being understood that
the Bank shall not have any responsibility for (a) ascertaining or taking action
with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders, or other
matters relative to any Pledged Collateral, whether or not the Bank has or is
deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or (b) taking any necessary steps to
preserve rights against any parties with respect to any Pledged Collateral.

14. Remedies Upon Default. If any Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing:

(a) The Bank may exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral, in addition to
other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to the
Bank, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the
Uniform Commercial Code (the “Code”) as in effect in the State of Missouri at
that time, and the Bank may also, without notice except as specified below, sell
the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parts at public or
private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Bank’s offices or
elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms
as the Bank may deem commercially reasonable. The Parent agrees that, to the
extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice
to the Parent of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which
any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The
Bank shall not be obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of
notice of sale having been given. The Bank may adjourn any public or private
sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and
such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it
was so adjourned. With respect to any of the Pledged Collateral that consists of
securities not registered under the securities laws of the United States or any
state, the Parent agrees that it shall be commercially reasonable for the Bank
to sell the Pledged Collateral to a buyer who will represent that such buyer is
purchasing solely for investment and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of such securities, or in such other manner as counsel for the Bank
may require to comply with applicable securities laws.

(b) Any cash held by the Bank as Pledged Collateral and all cash proceeds
received by the Bank in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral may, in the
discretion of the Bank, be held by the Bank as collateral for, and/or then or at
any time thereafter applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Bank
pursuant to Section 15) in whole or in part by the Bank against, all or any part
of the Obligations in such order as the Bank shall elect. Any surplus of such
cash or cash proceeds held by the Bank and remaining after payment in full of
all the Obligations shall be paid over to the Parent or to whomsoever may be
lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

15. Expenses. The Parent will upon demand pay to the Bank the amount of any and
all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of the
Bank’s counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Bank may incur in
connection with (a) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection
from, or other realization of, any of the Pledged Collateral, (b) the exercise
or enforcement of any of the rights of the Bank hereunder, and/or (c) the
failure by the Parent to pay, perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

16. Securities Laws; Private Sales. The Parent acknowledges that, because all or
part of the Pledged Collateral may not be registered under federal or state
securities laws (collectively, together with related federal or state rules and
regulations, “Securities Laws”), or because of the relationship of the Parent to
the Pledged Collateral or any issuer of all or part of the Pledged Collateral,
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circumstances which may now or hereafter exist, the Bank’s legal or practical
ability to foreclose on or otherwise dispose of all any part of the Pledged
Collateral may be severally limited, or subject to other restrictions, and that
such limitations or restrictions may materially and adversely affect the price
at which, but for such limitations or restrictions, the Pledged Collateral could
have been sold and/or the manner in which the Pledged Collateral could have been
sold. Because of these limitations and restrictions, the Parent agrees that it
shall be commercially reasonable for the Bank to dispose of all or any part of
the Pledged Collateral by a private sale, even though there may be a public
market for all or part of the Pledged Collateral, and to dispose of all or part
of the Pledged Collateral by sale thereof to an investment bank, broker, market
maker or other buyer, even though such buyer may intend to resell all or part
the Pledged Collateral it purchased at a price which exceeds the price paid by
such buyer or keep such Pledged Collateral for its own account, and even though
the price obtained by virtue of a private sale may be less than that that could
be obtained by a public auction or, if a public market exists for the Pledged
Collateral, by sale thereof in such public market.

17. Standards for Exercising Rights and Remedies. Without limiting the
provisions of Section 16 above, to the extent that applicable law imposes duties
on the Bank to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, the Parent
acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for the Bank
(a) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by the Bank to
prepare all or any part of the Pledged Collateral for disposition, (b) if not
required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents
for the collection or disposition of Pledged Collateral to be collected or
disposed of, (c) to fail to exercise collection remedies against issuers or
other persons obligated on all or any part of the Pledged Collateral or to fail
to remove liens on or any adverse claims against all or any part of the Pledged
Collateral, (d) to exercise collection or enforcement remedies against issuers
and other persons obligated on all or any part of the Pledged Collateral
directly or through the use of third parties including collection agencies and
other collection specialists, (e) if not prohibited by other law, to advertise
dispositions of Pledged Collateral through publications or media of general
circulation, whether or not the Pledged Collateral is of a specialized nature,
(f) if not prohibited by other law, to contact other persons, whether or not in
the same business as the Parent, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or
any part of the Pledged Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional
auctioneers or securities specialists to assist in the disposition of Pledged
Collateral, whether or not the Pledged Collateral is of a specialized nature,
(h) if not prohibited by other law, to dispose of Pledged Collateral by
utilizing internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types
included in the Pledged Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of
doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets
in wholesale rather than retail markets, (j) to disclaim disposition or other
warranties, (k) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure the Bank
against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Pledged Collateral or to
provide to the Bank a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of
Pledged Collateral, or (l) to the extent deemed appropriate by the Bank, to
obtain the services of brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other
professionals to assist the Bank in the collection or disposition of any of the
Pledged Collateral. The Parent acknowledges that the purpose of this Section is
to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by the Bank
would fulfill the Bank’s duties under the Uniform Commercial Code or other law
of any other relevant jurisdiction in the Bank’s exercise of remedies against
the Pledged Collateral and that other actions or omissions by the Bank shall not
be deemed to fail to fulfill such duties solely on account of not being
indicated in this Section. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing contained in
this Section shall be construed to grant any rights to the Parent or to impose
any duties on the Bank that would not have been granted or imposed by this
Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section.

18. Amendments; Waiver. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement nor consent to any departure by the Parent herefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Bank,
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

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19. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Note. This Agreement shall create
a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall (a) remain in
full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations, (b) be binding
upon the Parent and the Parent's successors, personal representative, heirs and
assigns, as the case may be, and (c) inure to the benefit of the Bank and the
Bank's successors, personal representatives, heirs, transferees and assigns, as
the case may be. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c),
the Bank may assign or otherwise transfer the Note to any other person, and such
person shall thereupon become vested with the benefits in respect thereof
granted to the Bank herein or otherwise. Upon the payment in full of the
Obligations, the Parent shall be entitled to the return, upon the Parent’s
request and at the Parent's expense, of such of the Pledged Collateral as shall
not have been otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.

20. Governing Law; Terms. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Missouri, without regard to any conflict-of-law rule thereof giving
effect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

21. Consent to Jurisdiction. As part of the consideration for new value this day
received, the Parent consents to the jurisdiction of any state court located in
Livingston County, Missouri or any federal court located in the Western District
of Missouri, and waives personal service of any and all process upon the Parent
and consents that all such service of process be made by certified or registered
mail directed to the Parent at the Parent’s last known address as reflected in
the Bank’s records and service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon
delivery thereto. The Parent waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue of
any action instituted against the Parent as provided herein and agrees not to
assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue. The Parent further
agrees not to assert against the Bank (except by way of a defense or
counterclaim in a proceeding initiated by the Bank) any claim or other assertion
of liability with respect to any of the Credit Documents (as defined in the
Note), the Bank’s actions or inactions or otherwise in any jurisdiction other
than the foregoing jurisdiction(s). Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the
Bank from asserting any claims or other assertions of liability against the
Parent or any of its properties in any other courts that have proper
jurisdiction.

22. Waiver of Jury Trial; Limitation on Damages. To the fullest extent permitted
by law, and as separately bargained-for consideration to the Bank, the Parent
waives any right to trial by jury (which the Bank also waives) in any action,
suit, proceeding or counterclaim of any kind arising out of or otherwise
relating to any of the Credit Documents (as defined in the Note) or the Bank’s
actions or inactions in respect thereof. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
and as separately bargained-for consideration to the Bank, the Parent also
waives any right it may have at any time to claim or recover in any litigation
or other dispute involving the Bank, whether the underlying claim or dispute
sounds in contract, tort or otherwise, any special, exemplary, punitive or
consequential damages or any damages other than, or in addition to, actual
damages. The Parent acknowledges that the Bank is relying upon and would not
enter into the transactions described herein on the terms and conditions set
forth herein but for the Parent’s waivers and agreements under this Section.

23. Counterparts; Fax Signatures. The parties may execute this Agreement by
signing one or more counterparts by different signatories thereto. This
Agreement may be validly executed and delivered by fax or other electronic
transmission.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date
first above written.

 

BROOKE CORPORATION By:   /s/ Keith E. Bouchey   Keith E. Bouchey   President &
CEO CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY By:  

/s/ Roger M. Arwood

Name:   Roger M. Arwood Title:   CEO

 

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