Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Certificate of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Conduct of Business Prior to Closing Except as otherwise expressly required or contemplated by this Agreement or applicable Law, or with the prior written consent of the Investor, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause each Company Subsidiary to:
PERMITS, LICENSES AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS All building or other permits, certificates of occupancy, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, certificates of need and other governmental authorizations and approvals required for the conduct of the Business or the use of the Assets, or waivers thereof, have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect and are described on EXHIBIT 2.3. There are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Company and Shareholders, threatened, which may result in the revocation, cancellation or suspension, or any adverse modification, of any such licenses or permits.
Consents, Licenses and Approvals The Administrative Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Lender, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) attaching copies of all consents, authorizations and filings referred to in Section 5.4, and (ii) stating that such consents, licenses and filings are in full force and effect, and each such consent, authorization and filing shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
APPROVALS OF THIRD PARTIES AND PERMITS AND CONSENTS Pentegra shall use its best efforts to secure all necessary approvals and consents of third parties to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Laws Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Letter, the Company holds all franchises, permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of all governmental entities which are material to the operation of the Company's business and is in compliance with the terms thereof. The Company has complied with and is not in any default under (and has not been charged with or received notice with respect to, nor is threatened with or under investigation with respect to, any charge concerning any violation of any provision of) any federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance, rule or order (whether executive, judicial, legislative or administrative) or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, agency or instrumentality and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or commenced against any of them alleging any failures to comply.
Governmental Authorization; Third Party Consents No approval, consent, compliance, exemption or authorization of any governmental authority or agency, or of any other person or entity, is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Warrant Holder of this Warrant Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Consents of Third Parties; Governmental Approvals (a) ------------------------------------------------- Parent and Buyer agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and permit Buyer, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to continue to conduct any part of the Business previously conducted in any of the jurisdictions covered by the International Licenses, including all of the following: (i) seeking to obtain prior to the Closing Date all licenses, certificates, permits, approvals, consents, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Bodies as are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including such consents and approvals as may be required under the HSR Act, as set forth below and any similar foreign legislation; (ii) seeking to obtain all necessary or appropriate consents of third parties, other than consents of Governmental Bodies; (iii) seeking to effect all necessary registrations and other filings and submissions of information requested by Governmental Bodies in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) seeking to take such actions and execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement at the earliest practicable time; and (v) seeking to take such actions as are necessary to satisfy the conditions to Closing; provided, however, that such action shall not include any requirement to expend -------- ------- expend any significant amounts of money, commence or participate in any litigation or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party; and provided, further, that Buyer shall not be obligated hereunder -------- ------- to divest (x) any portion of the Business or (y) any of its assets owned prior to the Closing Date. The proviso that the parties not be required to expend any significant amounts of money shall not be construed so as to limit the parties' responses to requests by Governmental Bodies for additional information or documentary material. Parent and Buyer shall cooperate fully with each other to the extent reasonable in connection with the foregoing.
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.
Permits and Approvals The Company and Buyer each agree to cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and shall as promptly as practicable prepare all registrations, filings and applications, requests and notices preliminary to, all approvals and Permits that may be necessary or which may be reasonably requested by Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
