Exhibit 10.2
 
PLEDGE AGREEMENT

THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is executed effective as of the 12th day
of February 2015 by Ananda Holding, LLC, a Texas limited liability company
(hereinafter called "Pledgor"), in favor of Richard J. Church (hereinafter
called "Secured Party").
 
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Pledgor hereby grants to Secured Party the pledge and security
interest hereinafter set forth and agrees with Secured Party as follows:

ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.                      Terms Defined Above.  As used in this
Agreement, the terms "Agreement," "Pledgor," and "Secured Party” shall have the
meanings indicated above.

Section 1.02. Certain Definitions.  As used in this Security Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise
requires:

 
"Code" means the Uniform Commercial Code in force and effect in the state of
Texas.

 
"Collateral" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01 hereof.

 
"Event of Default" means the occurrence of any of the events specified in
Section 5.03 hereof.

 
"Lien" means any interest in property securing an obli­gation owed to, or a
claim by, a person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest
is based on the com­mon law, statute, or contract, and including but not limited
to the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge,
security agreement, collateral assign­ment, con­di­tional sale or trust received
or a lease, con­sign­ment or bailment for security purposes.

 
"Obligations" shall have the meaning specified in Sec­tion 2.02 hereof.

 
"Other Liable Person" means any person, other than a particular Pledgor,
primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations or one who grants to
Secured Party a Lien on property as security for the Obligations.

 
"Proceeds" shall have the meaning specified in Sec­tion 2.01(c) hereof.

Section 1.03  Terms Defined in Code.  All terms used herein which are defined in
the Code shall have the same meaning herein unless the context otherwise
requires.

 
 

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ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY INTEREST

Section 2.01.   Pledge of Units.  Pledgor hereby grants to Secured Party a
pledge of and security interest in and agrees and acknowledges that Secured
Party has and shall continue to have a pledge of and security interest in:

 
(a)
all units of limited liability company member interest (“Units”) in Ananda
Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“AILLC”), owned by Pledgor,
being 400 Units; and

 
(b)
all of Pledgor's interest in the capital of Secured Party attributable to
Collateral and all of Pledgor's interest in all profits and distributions to
which Pledgor shall at any time be entitled in respect of the Collateral; all
other payments, if any, due or to become due to Pledgor in respect of the
Collateral, whether as contractual obligations, damages, insurance proceeds or
otherwise; all of Pledgor's rights, powers and remedies, as a Member (as defined
in the company agreement of AILLC) of Secured Party or arising from  his or her
ownership of the Collateral pursuant thereto; and all of Pledgor's rights, if
any, as a Member of Secured Party to manage the affairs (including, without
limitation, the power to sell, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise deal with the
Collateral), to make determinations, to exercise any election (including, but
not limited to, election of remedies, the filing of any petition for
reorganization or dissolution of Secured Party and the exercise of Pledgor's
rights in the event Secured Party files a petition under Title 11 of the United
States Code) or option or to give or receive any notice, consent, amendment,
waiver or approval, all with respect to the Collateral; together with full power
and authority to demand, receive, enforce, execute, endorse or cash any checks
or other payments, or other instruments or orders, to file any claims and to
take any action that in the opinion of Secured Party may be necessary or
advisable in connection with any of the foregoing; and

 
(c)
to the extent not covered by clause (b) above, all proceeds of the foregoing
Collateral.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Proceeds” shall include
whatever is receivable or received when the Collateral or proceeds thereof are
sold, exchanged, liquidated, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such
disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and shall include, without limitation,
proceeds of any indemnity or guaranty payable to Pledgor from time to time with
respect to any of the Collateral.  In the event that Pledgor receives any such
proceeds, Pledgor shall hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit
of Secured Party and shall immediately deliver all such proceeds to Secured
Party in the exact form received, with the endorsement of Pledgor if necessary
and/or appropriate undated stock powers duly executed in blank (to be held by
Secured Party, subject to all terms hereof.

 
 

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All of the property of all kinds in which the Secured Party is herein granted a
security interest is hereinafter called the "Collateral.”

Section 2.02.   Obligations Secured.  The security interest, pledge and
assignment granted hereby is to secure the timely payment of

 
(a)
All principal, accrued interest and other amounts owing under that certain
promissory note of even date herewith in the original principal amount of
$135,494.14executed by Pledgor in favor of the Secured Party (the “Note”); and

 
(b)
all costs and expenses of Secured Party incurred in connection with or pursuant
to the exercise of Secured Party's rights against Pledgor under the Note or
under this Agreement.

All payments secured by the Collateral are hereinafter called collectively the
"Obligations."

ARTICLE THREE
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

Without the prior written consent of Secured Party, Pledgor shall at all times
comply with the covenants con­tained in this Article Three, from the date hereof
and for so long as any part of the Obligations is outstanding and/or
unsatisfied.

Section 3.01.    Title; Prohibited Liens and Filings.  Pledgor agrees to protect
and defend fully the title to its Collateral.  Pledgor shall not pledge,
mort­gage, otherwise encumber, create or suffer a Lien to exist on any of its
Collateral (other than in favor of Secured Party) or sell, assign, lease,
charter, dispose of or otherwise transfer any of its Col­lateral to or in favor
of any person (other than Secured Party).  Pledgor shall not file or permit to
be filed or recorded any financing statement or other security instrument with
respect to its Collateral other than in favor of Secured Party.  If the validity
or priority of this Agreement or of any rights, titles, security interests or
other interests created or evidenced hereby shall be attacked, endan­gered or
questioned, or if any legal proceedings are instituted with respect thereto,
Pledgor shall give prompt written notice thereof to Secured Party and, at
Pledgor's own cost and expense, shall diligently endeavor to cure any defect
which may be devel­oped or claimed, and shall take all necessary and proper
steps for the defense of such legal proceedings, and for any period during which
the Pledgor has not assumed the defense of such legal proceedings as provided
for herein, the Secured Party (whether or not named as a party to legal
proceedings with respect there­to) is hereby authorized and empowered to assume
such defense and Pledgor shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel
employed by the Secured Party for such purpose; provided, however, that the
Pledgor shall not be liable for the fees or expenses of more than one law firm
employed by the Secured Party in any jurisdiction.

Section 3.02.   Taxes, etc.  Pledgor agrees to pay prior to delinquency all
debts and liabilities and fulfill all obligations relating to its Collateral
including, without limitation, all taxes, charges, license fees, registration
fees, governmental charges and assessments levied or assessed against or with
respect to its Collateral and, upon the failure of Pledgor to do so, whether
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after default, Secured Party shall have the right but not an obligation at its
option to pay any or all of them and Secured Party shall be the sole judge of
the legality or validity thereof and of the amount necessary to discharge the
same.

Section 3.03.   Information and Inspection of Collateral.  Pledgor shall furnish
to Secured Party any information which Secured Party may from time to time
request concerning any cove­nant, provision or condition of this
Agreement.  Pledgor shall permit representatives of Secured Party, including
independent accountants, agents, attorneys, appraisers and any other persons, to
visit and inspect any of Pledgor's property, including its books of account,
other books and records, and any facilities or other business assets, and to
make extra copies therefrom and photocopies and photographs thereof, and to
write down and record any information such representatives obtain, and Pledgor
shall permit Secured Party or its representatives to in­vestigate and verify the
accuracy of the information furnished to Secured Party and to discuss all such
matters with Pledgor's officers, partners, managers, employees and
representatives.

Section 3.04.   Financing Statement Filings; Notifications.  Pledgor recognizes
that financing statements pertaining to the Collateral may be filed in the
appropriate filing office in any jurisdiction where Pledgor resides or has its
chief execu­tive office or principal place of business.  Pledgor shall
immedi­ately notify Secured Party of any condition or event that may change the
proper location for the filing of any financing state­ments or other public
notice or recordings for the purpose of perfecting a security interest in the
Collateral.  Without limit­ing the gen­erality of the fore­going, Pledgor shall
(a) imme­diate­ly notify Secured Party of any change to a juris­diction other
Texas (i) in the location of Pledgor's chief executive office or principal place
of business; or (ii) in the "location" of Pledgor within the meaning of Section
9.307 of the Code; and (b) immedi­ately notify Secured Party of any change in
Pledgor's name, iden­tity or corporate structure.  In any notice furnished
pur­suant to this paragraph, Pledgor shall expressly state that the notice is
required by this Agreement and con­tains facts that shall or may require
additional filings of financing state­ments or other notices for the purpose of
continu­ing perfection of the Secured Party' security interest in the
Collateral.  Pledgor shall immediately notify Secured Party of any charges,
Lien, security interest, claim or encumbrance asserted against any of the
Collateral, any liti­gation concerning or affecting the Collateral, and any
other mat­ter materially affecting the Col­lateral.

Section 3.05.   Further Assurances.  Pledgor shall from time to time sign,
execute, deliver and file, alone or with Secured Party, any financing
statements, security agreements or other documents; procure any instruments or
documents as may be requested by Secured Party; and take all further action that
may be necessary or desirable, or that Secured Party may request, to confirm,
perfect, preserve and protect the security interests and remedies intended to be
granted hereby, and in addition, Pledgor hereby authorizes Secured Party to
execute and deliver on behalf of Pledgor and to file such financing statements,
security agree­ments and other documents without the signature of Pledgor either
in the Pledgor's name or in the name of Secured Party and as agent and
attorney-in-fact for Pledgor.  Pledgor shall furnish to Secured Party when and
as often as may be requested by Secured Party such assignment documents and
other instruments as may be required by Secured Party to transfer record
ownership of Collateral either to Secured Party or to a third party in
accordance with the terms of Article Four hereof.  Each party shall, on request
of any other party hereto, promptly correct any defect, error or omission which
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contents of this Agree­ment or in any other instrument executed in connec­tion
herewith or in the execution or acknowledgment thereof.

Section 3.06.   Filing Reproductions.  At the option of Secured Party, a carbon,
photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement
covering the Collateral shall be sufficient as a financing statement and may be
filed as a financing statement.

Section 3.07.    Proceeds.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5.01 hereof,
Pledgor shall deliver to the Secured Party promptly upon receipt, all Proceeds
received by Pledgor with respect to its Collateral in the exact form in which
they are received.  Pledgor shall assign or endorse, or surrender possession of,
Proceeds to the Secured Party to the extent and in the manner as the Secured
Party requests.  The Secured Party may, from time to time, in its dis­cretion,
hold non-cash Proceeds as part of the Collat­eral or deliver cash Pro­ceeds
received by the Secured Party to the Secured Party for application in the manner
set forth in Sec­tion 4.02 of this Agreement.  Until such time as Pro­ceeds are
assigned or endorsed by Pledgor and delivered to the Secured Party (whether the
Secured Party has requested such assign­ment, endorsement and/or delivery or
not), Pledgor shall hold all Proceeds received by it in trust for the benefit of
the Secured Party and Pledgor shall hold such Proceeds separate and apart from
Pledgor's other property.  Upon request of the Secured Party (whether or not an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of the Secured
Party's request), Pledgor shall notify obligors on all or any part of the
Collateral to make payments directly to the Secured Party, and there­after, the
Secured Party may endorse as Pledgor's agent any checks, instruments, chattel
paper or other documents connected with the Collateral, take control of Proceeds
of the Collateral and may hold the non­-cash Proceeds as part of the Collateral
and may deliver cash Proceeds received by the Secured Party to the Secured Party
for application in the manner set forth in Section 4.02 of this Agreement and
may take any action necessary to obtain, preserve and enforce the Liens granted
here­under and maintain and preserve the Collateral.  Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 3.07 to the contrary, subject to the provisions of
Section 5.01 hereof, and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, all distributions received with respect to the Collateral may be
retained by Pledgor.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default all
distributions must be surrendered to the Secured Party immediately upon receipt
in the same form as received by Pledgor.

Section 3.08.   Expenses.  Pledgor agrees to pay to Secured Party all
reasonable, actual and necessary advances, charges, costs and expenses
(including attor­neys' fees and legal expenses) incurred by Secured Party in
con­nection with (i) confirming, perfecting and pre­serving the security
interests created under this Agreement­; (ii) protecting Secured Party against
the claims or interests of any person by, through or under  Pledgor against the
Collat­eral (other than claims or interests which result from Secured Party'
actions or failure to act); and (iii) exercising any right, power or remedy
conferred by this Agreement or by law or in equity after the Secured Party have
solicited a waiver of Pledgor's right to compel disposition of the Collateral
and at least one Pledgor has refused to grant such a waiver (including, but not
limited to, expenses incurred by Secured Party in the collec­tion of instruments
deposited with or purchased by Secured Party and amounts incurred in connection
with the retaking, holding, testing, repairing, improving, selling, leasing,
disposing of, or in the opera­tion, maintenance or foreclosure of any or all of
the Col­lat­eral).

 
 

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ARTICLE FOUR
RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND DEFAULT

Section 4.01.  With Respect to Collateral.  After the happening of an Event of
Default, Secured Party is hereby fully authorized and empowered (without the
necessity of any further consent or authorization from Pledgor) and the right is
expressly granted to Secured Party, and Pledgor hereby consti­tutes, appoints
and makes Secured Party, and/or Secured Party's duly authorized and acting
officers, agents, attorneys, and representatives, as Pledgor's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent for Pledgor and in Pledgor's name, place and stead
with full power of substitution, or in Secured Party's name or otherwise, for
Secured Party's sole use and benefit, to exer­cise, without notice, all or any
of the following powers at any time with respect to all or any of the
Collateral:

 
(a)
notify the issuers, debtors or obligors on the Collateral to make and deliver
payment to Secured Party;

 
(b)
to demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies
due or to become due by virtue thereof and otherwise deal with Proceeds;

 
(c)
to receive, take, endorse, assign and deliver any and all checks, notes, drafts,
documents and other negoti­able and non-negotiable instruments, documents and
chattel paper taken or received by Secured Party in connection therewith;

 
(d)
to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding
with respect thereto;

 
(e)
to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the same or the Proceeds
or avails thereof or the relative goods, as fully and effectively as if Secured
Party were the absolute owner thereof;

 
(f)
to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to grant waivers and
make any allowance or other adjustment with reference thereto;

 
(g)
to surrender for payment and obtain payment of any portion of the Collateral,
whether such have matured or whether the exercise of Secured Party's rights
results in loss of interest or principal or other penalty on such Collateral,
and, in connection there­with, cause payment to be made directly to Secured
Party; and

 
(h)
to do any other acts, in the name of Pledgor or otherwise, that Secured Party
may deem necessary or desirable exercising, perfecting or securing its rights
and benefits under this Agreement;

 
 

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provided, however, Secured Party shall not be under any obligation or duty to
exercise any of the powers hereby conferred upon it and shall be without
liability for any act or failure to act in con­nection with the collection of,
or the preservation of any rights under, any Collateral.

Section 4.02.  Application of Cash Sums.  Prior to the hap­pening of any Event
of Default specified in Section 4.03 hereof, all cash sums paid to and received
by Secured Party on account of the Collateral (i) shall be applied within five
(5) business days by Secured Party on the Obligations whether or not such
Obliga­tions shall have by their terms become due, payable or performable;
pro­vided, however, Secured Party need not apply or give credit for any item
(other than cash) included in such sums until Secured Party has received final
payment thereof and provided, further, however, Secured Party's failure to so
apply any such sums shall not be a waiver of Secured Party's right to so apply
such sums or any other sums at any time, or (ii) at the option of Secured Party,
shall be released to Pledgor for use in Pledgor's business.

 Section 4.03.  Events of Default.  An Event of Default under this Pledge
Agreement shall occur whenever Pledgor fails to pay timely any Obligation after
it has become due.

Section 4.04.  Default Remedies.  Upon the happening of any Event of Default
specified in Sec­tion 4.03 hereof and before the cure thereof, Secured Party may
declare all or any part of the Obligations immediately due, payable or
performable, without demand, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of
acceleration, notice of nonpayment, presentment, protest, notice of dishonor, or
any other notice whatsoever, all of which are waived by Pledgor, and apply, set
off, collect, sell in one or more sales, lease, or otherwise dispose of, any or
all of the Collateral, in its then condition or fol­lowing any com­mercially
reasonable preparation or processing, in such order as Secured Party may elect,
and any such sale may be made either at public or private sale at its place of
business or elsewhere, or at any brokers' board or securities exchange, either
for cash or upon credit or for future delivery, at such price as Secured Party
may deem fair, and Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all Collateral
so sold and may hold the same thereafter in its own right free from any claim of
Pledgor or right of redemp­tion.  Such purchase or holding by Secured Party
shall be deemed a retention by Secured Party in satisfac­tion of the
Obligations.  Secured Party may enter upon Pledgor's premises to take possession
of, assemble and collect the Collateral and/or Secured Party may require Pledgor
to assemble the Col­lateral and make it available to Secured Party at a place
desig­nated by Secured Party which is reasonably convenient to Secured Party and
Pledgor.  All demands, notices and adver­tise­ments, and the presentment of
property at sale are hereby waived.  Notwithstanding the preceding, Secured
Party shall give reasonable notice of any proposed sale of Collateral to Pledgor
or to the owner of the Collateral proposed to be sold, and permit such owner to
bid to purchase such Collateral if such owner submits the highest bid, so long
as such owner's bid is at least as high as the amount owed to the Secured
Party.  In addition, if, notwith­standing the foregoing provisions, any
applicable provision of the Code or other law requires Secured Party to give
reasonable notice of any such sale or disposition or other action, Pledgor
hereby agrees five days' prior written notice to Pledgor shall constitute
reasonable notice.  Any sale hereunder may be conducted by an auctioneer or any
officer or agent of Secured Party and it shall not be necessary that the
Collateral or any part thereof be present at the location of such sale.  In
addition to the foregoing, Secured Party may, upon the occurrence of any Event
of Default, exercise any rights or remedies permitted under the Code or as may
otherwise be avail­able to Secured Party under any applicable law or in equity.

 
 

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Section 4.05    Right of Setoff.  Upon the happening of any Event of Default
specified in Sec­tion 4.03 hereof, Secured Party is hereby authorized to then,
or at any time thereafter and from time to time, without notice to Pledgor or
any other person (any such notice being expressly waived by Pledgor), apply and
set off (i) any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final) of Pledgor at any time held by Secured Party; (ii) any and
all money, instruments, securi­ties, documents, chattel paper, credits, claims,
demands and other property, rights or interests of Pledgor which at any time
shall come into the possession or custody or under the con­trol of Secured
Party; and (iii) the Proceeds of any of the foregoing property, against the
Obligations as if the same were included in the Collateral, and Pledgor hereby
grants to Secured Party a security interest in, a general Lien upon, and a right
of setoff against the foregoing described property as security for the
Obligations.  Secured Party shall have the right to so set off and apply such
property against the Obligations regardless of whether or not Secured Party
shall have made any demand for payment or performance of any Obligation or shall
have given any other notice.  Secured Party agrees to promptly notify Pledgor
after any such setoff and application, provided, however, the failure of Secured
Party to give any such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application.  The rights of Secured Party under this Section 4.05 are in
addition to other rights and remedies at law or in equity (including, without
limitation, other rights of setoff) which Secured Party may have.

Section 4.06.  Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the
Collateral and all sums received or collected by Secured Party from or on
account of the Collateral shall be applied by Secured Party in the manner set
forth in Section 9.615 of the Code.

Section 4.07.  Non-Recourse Obligation.  Notwithstanding anything else contained
herein, the Obligations secured by the Collateral are non-recourse with respect
to Pledgor.

Section 4.08.  Pledgor's Duties.  The powers conferred upon the Secured Party by
this Agreement are solely to pro­tect their interests in the Collateral and
shall not impose any duty upon Secured Party to exercise any such
powers.  Secured Party shall not be under any duty whatsoever to make or give
any present­ment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, pro­test,
notice of protest, notice of dishonor, or other notice or demand in connection
with any Collateral or the Obligations, or to take any steps necessary to
preserve any rights against prior parties.

Section 4.09.  Pledgor's Actions.  Pledgor waives any right to require Secured
Party to proceed against any person, exhaust any Collateral, or have any Other
Liable Party joined with Pledgor in any suit arising out of the Obligations or
this Agreement or pursue any other remedy in Secured Party' power; waives any
and all notice of acceptance of this Agreement or of creation, modification,
rearrangement, renewal or extension for any period of any of the Obligations
from time to time; and waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or
other defense of any Other Liable Party, or by reason of the cessation from any
cause whatsoever of the liability of any Other Liable Party.  All dealings
between Secured Party and Pledgor, whether or not resulting in the creation of
the Obligations, shall conclusively be presumed to have been had or consummated
in reliance upon this Agreement.  Upon the happening of any Event of Default
specified in Sec­tion 4.03 hereof and before the cure thereof, Pledgor
authorizes Secured Party, without notice or demand and without any reservation
of rights against Pledgor and without affecting Pledgor's liability hereunder or
on the Obligations, from time to time to (i) take and hold any other property as
collateral, other than the Collateral, as security for any or all of the
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release any or all of the Collateral or such other property; (ii) apply the
Collateral or such other prop­erty and direct the order or manner of sale
thereof as Secured Party in its discretion may determine; (iii) renew, extend
for any period, accelerate, modify, compromise, settle or release the obligation
of any Other Liable Party with respect to any or all of the Obligations or
Collateral; (iv) waive, enforce, modify, amend or supplement any of the
provisions of any note or instru­ment evi­dencing any of the Obligations; and
(v) release or sub­stitute any Other Liable Party.  In the event any sale or
lease of Collateral hereunder is not completed or is defective in the opinion of
Secured Party, such sale or lease shall not exhaust the rights of Secured Party
hereunder, and Secured Party shall have the right to cause a subsequent sale or
sales or lease to be made hereunder.  Any and all statements of fact or other
recitals made in any bill of sale or assignment or other instrument evidencing
any foreclosure sale hereunder as to the nonpayment or nonperformance of any
Obligation or as to the occurrence of any default, or as to Secured Party's
having declared all of such Obligations to be due and payable, or as to notice
of time, place and terms of sale and the properties to be sold having been duly
given, as to any other act or thing having been duly done by Secured Party,
shall be taken as prima facie evidence of the truth of the facts so stated and
recited.

Section 4.10.  Transfer of Obligations and Collateral.  Secured Party may
transfer, convey or assign any or all of the Obligations, and upon any such
transfer, conveyance or assign­ment, Secured Party may likewise transfer, convey
or assign any or all of the Collateral and/or the security interests thereon,
and the transferee shall be vested with all rights, powers and remedies of
Secured Party hereunder with respect to Collateral so trans­ferred, conveyed or
assigned; but with respect to any Collateral or security interests not so
transferred Secured Party shall retain all rights, powers and remedies hereby
given.  In the event of such assignment, Pledgor shall not assert any claims or
defenses it may have against the assignee except those expressly granted in this
Agreement.  Secured Party may at any time deliver any or all of the Collateral
to Pledgor whose receipt shall be a complete and full acquittance for the
Collat­eral so delivered, and Secured Party shall thereafter be dis­charged from
any liability therefor.

Section 4.11.  Protection of Collateral.  Secured Party shall not be liable for
failure to col­lect or realize upon any or all of the Obligations or
Col­lateral, or for any delay in so doing, nor shall Secured Party be under any
duty to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto.  Secured Party shall use
reasonable care in the custody and pres­ervation of any Collateral in its
possession.  Secured Party shall not have any duty to comply with any recording,
filing, or other legal requirements necessary to establish or maintain the
validi­ty, priority or enforceability of, or Secured Party's rights in or to,
any of the Collateral.  The risk of diminution of value of the Collateral shall
be on the Pledgor.  Secured Party, at its option, whether before or after an
Event of Default, but without any obligation whatsoever to do so, may
(i) discharge taxes, claims, charges, Liens, security interests, assessments or
other encum­brances resulting from the action or inaction of Pledgor of any and
every nature what­soever at any time levied, placed upon or asserted against the
interest of Pledgor in the Collateral; (ii) pay any filing, recording,
registration, licensing or certification fees or other fees and charges related
to the Col­lateral; or (iii) take any other action to preserve and protect the
Collateral and Secured Party's rights and remedies under this Agreement as may
be necessary.  Pledgor agrees that Secured Party shall not have any duty or
obligation whatsoever to take any of the foregoing actions.  Pledgor agrees to
promptly reimburse Secured Party upon demand for any payment made or any
reasonable, actual and necessary expense incurred by Secured Party pur­suant to
this authorization.  These payments and expenditures, together with interest
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incurred until paid by Pledgor at the maximum rate permitted by law, which
Pledgor agrees to pay, shall constitute additional Obliga­tions and shall be
secured by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.

Section 4.12.  Cumulative Security.  The execution and delivery of this
Agreement shall in no manner impair or affect any other security (by endorsement
or otherwise) hereto­fore or hereafter existing for the Obligations.  No
security taken hereafter as security for the Obligations shall impair in any
manner or affect this Agreement.  All such present and future additional
security is to be considered as cumulative security.

Section 4.13.  Continuing Agreement.  This is a continuing Agreement and the
grant of a security interest hereunder shall remain in full force and effect and
all the rights, powers and remedies of Secured Party hereunder shall continue to
exist until all Obligations are satisfied or paid in full as the same becomes
due.  Other­wise this Agreement shall continue irrespective of the fact that the
liability of any Other Liable Party may have ceased, or irrespective of the
validity or enforceability of any security instruments to which any Other Liable
Party may be a party, and notwithstanding the reorganization, death, incapacity
or bankruptcy of any Other Liable Party, and notwith­standing the reorganization
or bankruptcy of Pledgor, or any other event or proceeding affecting Pledgor or
any Other Liable Party.  Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Secured
Party shall not be under any obligation to issue a termination statement or
simi­lar document unless Pledgor requests same in writing and until all
Obligations have been repaid and/or discharged in full and there are no further
commitments on the part of Secured Party to make advances, incur Obligations or
otherwise give value.  To the extent that any payments on the Obligations or
proceeds of the Collateral received by Secured Party are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to
be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or any party under
bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the
Obligations so satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment or
proceeds had not been received by Secured Party and Secured Party's security
interest, rights, powers and remedies hereunder shall continue in full force and
effect.

Section 4.14.  Cumulative Rights.  The rights, powers and remedies of Secured
Party hereunder shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given by
statute or rule of law and are cumulative.  The exercise of any one or more of
the rights, powers and remedies provided herein shall not be construed as a
waiver of any other rights, powers and remedies of Secured Party.  Furthermore,
regardless of whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code is in effect in the
jurisdiction where such rights, powers and remedies are asserted, Secured Party
shall have the rights, powers and remedies of Secured Party under the Code.

Section 4.15.  Exercise of Rights, Etc.  Time shall be of the essence for the
performance of any of the Obligations by Pledgor or Other Liable Party, but
neither Secured Party's accep­tance of partial or delinquent pay­ments nor any
forbearance, failure or delay by Secured Party in exercising any right, power or
remedy shall be deemed a waiver of any obligation of Pledgor or of Other Liable
Party or of any right, power or remedy of Secured Party or preclude any other or
further exercise thereof; and no single or partial exercise of any right, power
or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise
of any other right, power or remedy.

 
 

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Section 4.16.  Remedy and Waiver.  Secured Party may remedy any Event of Default
and may waive any Event of Default without waiving the Event of Default remedied
or waiving any prior or subsequent Event of Default.

Section 4.17.  Non-Judicial Remedies.  Secured Party may enforce its rights
hereunder without prior judicial process or judicial hearing, and Pledgor
expressly waives, renounces and knowingly relinquishes any and all legal rights
which might other­wise require Secured Party to enforce its rights by judicial
process.  In so providing for non-judicial remedies, Pledgor recognizes and
concedes that such remedies are consistent with the usage of the trade, are
responsive to commercial necessity, and are the result of bargain at arm's
length.  Nothing herein is intended to prevent Secured Party or Pledgor from
resorting to judicial process at either party's option.

Section 4.18.  Appraisement, Etc.  To the full extent Pledgor may do so, Pledgor
agrees that Pledgor shall not at any time insist upon, plead, claim or take the
benefit or advantage of any law now or hereafter in force providing for any
appraisement, valua­tion, stay, extension or redemption, and Pledgor, for
Pledgor, Pledgor's heirs, devisees, representatives, receivers, trustees,
successors and assigns, and for any and all persons ever claiming any interest
in the Collateral, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives and releases
all rights of redemption, valuation, appraisement, stay of execution, and all
rights to a marshalling of the assets of Pledgor, including the Collateral, or
to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of the
security interest hereby created.

Section 4.19.  Secured Party' Rights Concerning Securities.  Any or all shares
of the securities held as Collateral by the Secured Party may, without notice,
be registered in the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, and, subject to
the provisions of Section 5.01 hereof, the Secured Party or its nominee, at the
direction of Secured Party, may at any time after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, after three-days’ notice to Pledgor, exercise all voting and corporate
rights at any meeting of any issuer of any of such securities and exercise any
and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription, or any other rights,
privileges, or options pertaining to any shares of such securities as if it were
the absolute owner thereof, including without limitation, the right to exchange
at its discretion any and all of such securities upon any merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization, or other readjustment of the issuer thereof or
upon the exercise by the issuer thereof or the Secured Party or its nominee, at
the direction of Secured Party, of any right, privilege, or option pertaining to
any shares of such securities and, in connection therewith, to deposit and
deliver any and all of such securities with any committee, depository, transfer
agent, registrar, or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as
the Secured Party or its nominee, at the direction of Secured Party, may
determine, all without liability except to account for property actually
received by the Secured Party, but, unless instructed by Secured Party, the
Secured Party shall have no duty to exercise any of the aforesaid rights,
privileges, or options, and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or
for delay in doing so.

Section 4.20   Acknowledgement of Securities Laws.  Pledgor acknowledges that
there may be certain legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Secured
Party in any attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to
Section 4.04 hereof under applicable federal and Blue Sky or other state
securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect, which laws may,
in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, compel the Secured Party to
resort to one or more private sales to a restricted group of purchasers who will
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such Collateral for their own account, for investment purposes and not with a
view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Pledgor agrees that private sales
so made may be at prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if
such Collateral were sold at public sales, and that the Secured Party have no
obligation to delay sale of any such Collateral for public sale under such
applicable securities laws.  Pledgor agrees that private sales made under the
foregoing circumstances shall not be deemed to have been made in a commercially
unreasonable manner by that fact alone.  In addition, Pledgor understands and
agrees that the Secured Party do not have any general duty or obligation to it
to obtain a fair price for the Collateral, and will not attempt to hold Secured
Party responsible for selling all or any part of the Collateral at an inadequate
price even if Secured Party shall accept the first offer received or does not
approach more than one possible purchaser.

ARTICLE FIVE
VOTING RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 5.01.  Voting Rights and Distributions.

(a)            So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred:

(i)
Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual
rights pertaining to the Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that Pledgor
shall give Secured Party at least five calendar days' written notice of the
manner in which Pledgor intends to exercise, or the reasons for refraining from
exercising, any such right.

(ii)
Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all distributions made
in respect of the Collateral, provided, however, that any and all

 
(A)
distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments
and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of,
or in exchange for, any Collateral, and

 
(B)
cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in respect of principal of, or in
redemption of, or in exchange for, any Collateral,

 
shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Secured Party to hold as
Collateral and shall, if received by Pledgor, be received in trust for the
benefit of the Secured Party, be segregated from the other property or funds of
Pledgor, and be forthwith delivered to the Secured Party as collateral in the
same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

(iii)
Pledgor shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to
Secured Party all such proxies and other instruments as Secured Party may
reasonably request for the purpose of enabling Secured Party to exercise the
voting and other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to
paragraph (i) above and to receive the payments which it is authorized to
receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.

 
 

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(b)           Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default:

(i)
All rights of Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which
they would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(i) and
to receive the payments which they would otherwise be authorized to receive and
retain pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(ii) shall cease, and all such rights shall
thereupon become vested in the Secured Party or its nominee, at the direction of
Secured Party, who shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting
and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Collateral such dividends
and distributions with respect to the Collateral.

(ii)
All dividends and distributions which are received by Pledgor or contrary to the
provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 5.01(b) shall be received in trust
for the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other funds of
Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party as Collateral in
the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

ARTICLE SIX
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.01.  Preservation of Liability.  Neither this Agreement nor the
exercise by Secured Party of (or the  failure to so exercise) any right, power
or remedy conferred herein or by law shall be construed as relieving any person
liable on the Obligations from liability on the Obligations and for any
deficiency thereon.

Section 6.02.   Notices.  Any notice or demand under this Agreement or in
connection with this Agreement must be given in writing by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid, to the addresses
shown beneath such person's signature below, or to such other address or to such
individual's or department's attention as a party may have fur­nished to the
other in writing, and the foregoing written notice shall be deemed to be given
and received three days after the deposit thereof in the U.S. Mail.  Actual
written notice, however given or received, shall always be effec­tive.

Section 6.03.  Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN MADE IN AND THE SECURITY
INTEREST GRANTED HEREBY IS GRANTED IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS (EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION
GOVERN THE PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTEREST GRAN­TED HEREBY) AND
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS APPLICABLE, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING
MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND PERFORMANCE.

Section 6.04.  Amendment and Waiver.  This Agreement­ may not be amended or in
any way modified (nor may any of its terms be waived) except in a writing duly
executed by Pledgor and Secured Party affected thereby.  This provision is
specifically intended to render invalid and void any alleged amendments or
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of performance or course of dealing of the parties here­to which have not been
set forth in a writing signed by Pledgor and Secured Party affected thereby.

Section 6.05.  Severability.  If a court of competent juris­diction shall
adjudge to be invalid any clause, sentence, sub­paragraph, paragraph or section
of this Agreement, such judgment or decree shall not affect, impact, invalidate,
or nul­lify the remainder of this Agreement, but the effect thereof shall be
confined to the clause, sentence, subparagraph, paragraph or section so adjudged
to be invalid.  Similarly, if a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold that
all or any part of this Agreement is unenforceable as to any one Pledgor, such
judgment or decree shall have no effect on the enforceabil­ity of this Agreement
against any other Pledgor or Other Liable Party.

Section 6.06.  Survival of Agreements.  All representations and warranties of
Pledgor herein, and all covenants and agreements herein not fully performed
before the effective date of this Agreement, shall survive such date.

Section 6.07.  Successors and Assigns.  The covenants, and agreements herein
contained by or on behalf of Pledgor shall bind Pledgor, and Pledgor's legal
representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
Secured Party, and its successors and assigns.

Section 6.08.  Titles of Articles, Sections and Sub­sections.  All titles or
headings to articles, sections, sub­sections or other divisions of this
Agreement are only for the con­venience of the parties and shall not be
construed to have any effect or meaning with respect to the other content of
such articles, sections, subsections or other divisions, such other content
being controlling as to the agreement between the parties hereto.

Section 6.09.  Number, Gender.  Whenever the singular number is used in this
Agreement, the same shall include the plural number, where appropriate, and vice
versa, and words of any gender shall include each other gender where
appropriate.

Section 6.10.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement
and understanding between Pledgor and Secured Party and any other person with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreement and
understandings between such parties concerning the subject matter hereof.

[SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW]

 
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands hereunto as of the date
first above written.

"PLEDGOR"
"SECURED PARTY"
   
ANANDA HOLDING, LLC,
 
a Texas limited liability company
         
By: /s/  Richard J. Church
By: /s/ Richard J. Church
              Richard J. Church, President
                     Richard J. Church, President
   
Address:                3014 McCulloch Circle
Address:            3014 McCulloch Circle
Houston, Texas 77056
Houston, Texas 77056
   
THIS DOCUMENT IS APPROVED AS TO
 
FORM AND SUBSTANCE BY:
     
Boulderado Partners, LLC
Magnolia Capital Fund, LP
By:  Boulderado Group, LLC, Manager
By:  The Magnolia Group, LLC, its General Partner
       
By: /s/ Alex B. Rozek
By: /s/ Adam K. Peterson

 
 

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