Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults (a) No consents or approvals of, or waivers by, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority are required to be made or obtained by HCBF or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by HCBF of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as may be required for (i) filings of applications and notices with, and receipt of consents, authorizations, approvals, exemptions or nonobjections from, the SEC, NASDAQ, state securities authorities, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., applicable securities, commodities and futures exchanges, and other industry self-regulatory organizations (each, an “SRO”), (ii) filings of applications or notices with, and consents, approvals or waivers by the FRB, the FDIC and applicable state banking agencies, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (the “FOFR”) and other banking, regulatory, self-regulatory or enforcement authorities or any courts, administrative agencies or commissions or other Governmental Authorities and approval of or non-objection to such applications, filings and notices (taken together with the items listed in clause (i), the “Regulatory Approvals”), (iii) the filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus and the Registration Statement and declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iv) the filing of the Articles of Merger and the filing of documents with the OCC, applicable Governmental Authorities, and the Secretary of State of the State of Florida to cause the Bank Merger to become effective and (v) such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of various states in connection with the issuance of the shares of CenterState Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and approval of listing of such CenterState Common Stock on the NASDAQ. Subject to the receipt of the approvals referred to in the preceding sentence and the Requisite HCBF Shareholder Approval, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by HCBF do not and will not (1) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar governing documents of HCBF or any of its respective Subsidiaries, (2) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to HCBF or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets, (3) conflict with, result in a breach or violation of any provision of, or the loss of any benefit under, or a default (or an event which, with or without notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien under, result in a right of termination or the acceleration of any right or obligation under any permit, license, credit agreement, indenture, loan, note, bond, mortgage, reciprocal easement agreement, lease, instrument, concession, contract, franchise, agreement or other instrument or obligation of HCBF or any of its Subsidiaries or to which HCBF or any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective properties or assets is subject or bound, or (4) require the consent or approval of any third party or Governmental Authority under any such Law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, permit, license, credit agreement, indenture, loan, note, bond, mortgage, reciprocal easement agreement, lease, instrument, concession, contract, franchise, agreement or other instrument or obligation.
Regulatory Authorities Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries: (i) are in compliance in all material respects with all statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders and decrees applicable to the ownership, testing, in humans or laboratory models, development, manufacture, formulation, packaging, processing, recordkeeping, use, distribution, marketing, labeling, promotion, sale, price reporting, reimbursement, storage, import, export or disposal of any product manufactured or distributed by or for the Company or any of its subsidiaries (“Applicable Laws”), except where the failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) to the knowledge of Company and its subsidiaries, have not, either voluntarily or involuntarily, disclosed to any governmental authority any violations of Applicable Laws, except such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) have not received any Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Form 483 or any foreign counterpart thereof, warning letter, clinical hold notice or untitled letter from the FDA, any Institutional Review Board (as defined by federal regulation at 21 CFR Section 56.102(g)) or any other governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”), except such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) have not received notification of nor have reason to believe that any audits by a governmental authority have resulted in a determination that any of their respective products have been improperly reimbursed, except such audits and determinations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) possess all Authorizations (including, without limitation, exemptions under any Investigational Device Exemption or Investigational New Drug Application, as described at 21 CFR Sections 312 and 812, and approvals of any Institutional Review Board), which are in full force and effect, required for the conduct of their respective businesses (and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect) and are not in violation of any term of any such Authorizations, except where the failure to possess such Authorization or the violation of such Authorization would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) have not received written notice of any pending or threatened claim, suit, proceeding, clinical hold, hearing, enforcement, audit, investigation, arbitration, suspension, debarment or exclusion from any governmental authority or Institutional Review Board alleging that any of their respective operations or activities is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and the Company has no knowledge or reason to believe that any such governmental authority, Institutional Review Board or other non-governmental authority is considering any such claim, suit, proceeding, clinical hold, hearing, enforcement, audit, investigation, arbitration, suspension, debarment or exclusion except for any such claims, suits, proceedings, clinical holds, hearings, enforcements, audits, investigations, arbitrations, suspensions, debarments or exclusions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) have not received written notice that any governmental authority or Institutional Review Board has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and the Company has no knowledge or reason to believe that any such governmental authority is considering such action, except for any such actions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; (viii) have, or have had on their behalf, filed, declared, obtained, maintained or submitted all reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as are required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations, except where the failure to so file, declare, obtain, maintain or submit would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect and all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were materially complete and correct on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission); and (ix) have not, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted or issued, or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, warning, “dear doctor” letter or investigator notice relating to an alleged lack of safety or efficacy of any product or product candidate, any alleged product defect, or violation of any material Applicable Laws or Authorizations and the Company is not aware of any facts that would cause the Company or any of its subsidiaries to initiate any such notice or action and the Company has no knowledge or reason to believe that any governmental authority, Institutional Review Board or other non-governmental authority intends to initiate any such notice or action, except for any such notices or actions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus were and, if still pending, are being conducted in compliance in all material respects with experimental protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to accepted professional scientific standards and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and implementing regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58 and 312. Any descriptions of studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials, including any related results and regulatory status, contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are, and will be, accurate and complete in all material respects. The Company is not aware of any studies, tests or trials the results of which reasonably call into question in any material respect the clinical trial results described or referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notices or other correspondence from the FDA, an Institutional Review Board or other governmental agency requiring or recommending the termination, suspension or material modification of any clinical trials conducted by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has participated.
