AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC. and PLATINUM BANK HOLDING COMPANY Dated as of October 17, 2016

 

 

EXHIBIT 2.1

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and between

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

and

PLATINUM BANK HOLDING COMPANY

Dated as of October 17, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

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Table of Contents

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Exhibit A – Form of Shareholder Voting Agreement

Exhibit B – Form of Bank Plan of Merger and Merger Agreement

Exhibit C – Form of Director Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement

Exhibit D – Form of Claims Letter

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) is dated as of the 17^th day of October, 2016, by and between CenterState Banks, Inc., a Florida corporation (“CenterState”), and Platinum Bank Holding Company a Florida corporation (“PBHC” and, together with CenterState, the “Parties” and each a “Party”).  

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Parties have determined that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and their respective shareholders to consummate the business combination transaction provided for in this Agreement in which PBHC will, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, merge with and into CenterState (the “Merger”), with CenterState as the surviving company in the Merger (sometimes referred to in such capacity as the “Surviving Company”);

WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of CenterState to enter into this Agreement, all of the directors of PBHC have entered into voting agreements (each a “Voting Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, dated as of the date hereof, with CenterState, pursuant to which each such director has agreed, among other things, to vote all of the PBHC Common Stock owned by such director in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, subject to the terms of the Voting Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:  

ARTICLE I
THE MERGER

1.1The Merger.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “FBCA”), at the Effective Time, PBHC shall merge with and into CenterState.  CenterState shall be the Surviving Company in the Merger and shall continue its existence as a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida.  As of the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of PBHC shall cease.  

1.2Effective Time.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, simultaneously with the Closing, the Parties shall execute, and CenterState shall cause to be filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida and the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, articles of merger as provided in the FBCA (the “Articles of Merger”).  The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Articles of Merger are filed or such other time as may be specified in such Articles of Merger (the “Effective Time”); provided, however, that the Effective Time shall occur no earlier than April 1, 2017.

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1.3Effects of the Merger.  At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the FBCA.  

1.4Conversion of Stock.  By virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of PBHC, CenterState or the holders of any of the following securities, at the Effective Time:

(a)Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CenterState (“CenterState Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Surviving Company.  

(b)Subject to Sections 1.4(c), 1.4(d), 1.4(e), 1.4(f), 8.1(viii), and 8.1(ix), each share of the common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of PBHC (the “PBHC Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, including Trust Account Common Shares and DPC Common Shares, but excluding any Cancelled Shares and any Dissenting Shares (collectively, the “Exchangeable Shares,” and each an “Exchangeable Share”), shall be converted, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article II, into the right to receive (i) 3.7832 shares of CenterState Common Stock (the “Per Share Stock Consideration”), and (ii) a cash amount equal to $7.60 plus any cash dividends payable with respect to shares of the CenterState Common Stock that are payable to CenterState shareholders of record as of any date on or after the Closing Date, regardless of the issuance of certificates for shares of CenterState Common Stock to the former holders of the Exchangeable Shares, and any cash in lieu of fractional shares as specified in Section 2.2(g) (collectively, the “Per Share Cash Consideration” and, together with the Per Share Stock Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”).

(c)All shares of PBHC Common Stock that are owned by PBHC or CenterState (other than (i) shares of PBHC Common Stock held in trust accounts, managed accounts, mutual funds and the like, or otherwise held in a fiduciary or agency capacity, that are beneficially owned by third parties (any such shares, “Trust Account Common Shares”) and (ii) shares of PBHC Common Stock held, directly or indirectly, by PBHC or CenterState in respect of a debt previously contracted (any such shares, “DPC Common Shares”)) shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist (any such shares, the “Cancelled Shares”), and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.  

(d)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of PBHC Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which are held by a shareholder who did not vote in favor of the Merger (or consent thereto in writing) and who is entitled to demand and properly demands the fair value of such shares pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, the provisions of Sections 607.1301 to 607.1333 of the FBCA (the “Dissenting Shares”), shall not be converted into or be exchangeable for the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but instead the holder of such Dissenting Shares shall be entitled to payment of the fair value of such shares in accordance with the provisions of Sections 607.1301 to 607.1333 of the FBCA (and at the Effective Time, such Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist), unless and until such holder shall have failed to perfect such holder’s right to receive, or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost rights to demand or receive, the fair value of such shares of PBHC Common Stock under such provisions of the FBCA.  If any shareholder

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dissenting pursuant to Sections 607.1301 to 607.1333 of the FBCA and this Section 1.4(d) shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right, such holder’s shares of PBHC Common Stock shall thereupon be treated as if they had been converted into and become Exchangeable Shares as of the Effective Time, eligible to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 1.4(b), without any interest thereon.  PBHC shall give CenterState (i) prompt notice of any written notices to exercise dissenters’ rights in respect of any shares of PBHC Common Stock, attempted withdrawals of such notices and any other instruments served pursuant to the FBCA and received by PBHC relating to dissenters’ rights and (ii) the opportunity to participate in negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for fair value under the FBCA.  PBHC shall not, except with the prior written consent of CenterState, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle, or offer or agree to settle, any such demand for payment.  Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Article II to pay for shares of PBHC Common Stock for which dissenters’ rights have been perfected shall be returned to CenterState upon demand.  

(e)If the number of shares of CenterState Common Stock or PBHC Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time shall be increased or decreased as a result of a stock split, stock combination, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar transaction, with respect to such stock, and the record date therefor shall be prior to the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration shall be proportionately adjusted as necessary to preserve the relative economic benefit to the Parties.

(f)All of the Exchangeable Shares of PBHC Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article I shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist as of the Effective Time, and each certificate previously representing any such shares of PBHC Common Stock (each, a “Certificate”) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration into which the shares of PBHC Common Stock represented by such Certificate have been converted pursuant to this Section 1.4.

1.5Stock Options.  Each valid option to purchase shares of PBHC Common Stock (each, a “PBHC Stock Option”), outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, become fully vested and be converted into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number or shares of PBHC Common Stock subject to such PBHC Stock Option, and (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) $76.00, over (y) the exercise price per share provided for such PBHC Stock Option (the “Option Exchange Payment”); provided, however, that in the event that the Merger Consideration is modified as a result of the application of Section 1.4(e), then the Option Exchange Payment shall be appropriately adjusted in order to reflect the impact of such modification to the Merger Consideration.  As a condition to receiving the Option Exchange Payment, each holder of a PBHC Stock Option receiving an Option Exchange Payment shall deliver to CenterState an acknowledgment in writing, in a form reasonably acceptable to CenterState, that (i) such payment is in full satisfaction of such holder’s rights under such PBHC Stock Options, or (ii) each holder of PBHC Stock Options whose options are not entitled to any payment based upon the foregoing, that such PBHC Stock Options are terminated and of no further force or effect.

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1.6Incorporation Documents and Bylaws of the Surviving Company.  At the Effective Time, the articles of incorporation of CenterState in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.  The bylaws of CenterState in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law and the terms of such bylaws.  

1.7Directors and Officers.  The directors of the Surviving Company immediately following the Effective Time shall consist of the directors of CenterState immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such directors shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  The officers of the Surviving Company immediately following the Effective Time shall consist of the officers of the CenterState immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such officers shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  

1.8The Bank Merger.  Except as provided below, after the Effective Time and at or after the close of business on the Closing Date, Platinum Bank (“Bank”), a Florida state-charted bank and wholly owned first-tier subsidiary of PBHC, shall be merged (the “Bank Merger”) with and into CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., a national banking association and wholly owned first-tier subsidiary of CenterState (“CenterState Bank, N.A.”), in accordance with the provisions of applicable federal and state banking laws and regulations, and CenterState Bank, N.A. shall be the surviving bank (the “Surviving Bank”).  PBHC and the Bank are collectively referred to as the “PBHC Entities”.  The Bank Merger shall have the effects as set forth under applicable federal and state banking laws and regulations, and the Boards of Directors of the Parties shall cause the Boards of Directors of the Bank and CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., respectively, to approve a separate merger agreement (the “Bank Merger Agreement”) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and cause the Bank Merger Agreement to be executed and delivered as soon as practicable following the date of execution of this Agreement.  Each of CenterState and PBHC also shall approve the Bank Merger Agreement in their capacities as sole shareholders of CenterState Bank, N.A. and the Bank, respectively.  The directors of the Surviving Bank immediately following the Effective Time shall consist of the directors of CenterState Bank, N.A. immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such directors shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  The officers of the Surviving Bank immediately following the Effective Time shall consist of the officers of CenterState Bank, N.A. immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus such officers of the Bank hired by CenterState, N.A. in the Bank Merger, and such officers shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  As provided in the Bank Merger Agreement, the Bank Merger may be abandoned at the election of CenterState Bank, N.A. at any time, whether before or after filings are made for regulatory approval of the Bank Merger, but if the Bank Merger is abandoned for any reason, the Bank shall continue to operate under the their respective names (together with any appendix required of national banking associations if its charter should be converted to that of a national bank).

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ARTICLE II

DELIVERY OF MERGER CONSIDERATION

2.1Exchange Agent.  Prior to the Effective Time, CenterState shall appoint its transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, pursuant to an agreement (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) to act as exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) hereunder.  

2.2Delivery of Merger Consideration.  

(a) At or before the Effective Time, CenterState shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent stock certificates representing the number of shares of CenterState Common Stock and cash sufficient to deliver the aggregate Merger Consideration payable under the terms hereof (together with, to the extent then determinable, any cash payable in lieu of shares of CenterState Common Stock as set forth in ‎‎Section 2.2(g) in accordance with this ‎Article II), and CenterState shall instruct the Exchange Agent to timely pay such consideration in accordance with this Agreement.

(b)Promptly after the Effective Time, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a Certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of PBHC Common Stock whose shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.4(b), including any cash in lieu of fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued or paid in consideration therefor and any dividends or distributions to which such holder is entitled, (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to each Certificate shall pass, only upon delivery of such Certificate (or affidavits of loss in lieu of such Certificate)) to the Exchange Agent and which shall be substantially in such form and have such other provisions as shall be prescribed by the Exchange Agent Agreement (the “Letter of Transmittal”) and (ii) instructions for use in surrendering a Certificate in exchange for the Merger Consideration to be issued or paid in consideration therefor.  

(c)Upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of its Certificate or Certificates, accompanied by a properly completed Letter of Transmittal, a holder of PBHC Common Stock will be entitled to receive promptly after the Effective Time the Merger Consideration, including any dividends that are payable to CenterState shareholders of record as of any date on or after the Closing Date and cash in lieu of fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued or paid in consideration therefor in respect of the shares of PBHC Common Stock represented by its Certificate or Certificates.  Until so surrendered, each such Certificate shall represent after the Effective Time, for all purposes, only the right to receive, without interest, the Merger Consideration, including any cash in lieu of fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued or paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate and any dividends or distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.4(b), in accordance with the provisions of this Article II.  

(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.4(b), no dividends or other distributions with respect to CenterState Common Stock shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the shares of CenterState Common Stock represented

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thereby, in each case unless and until the surrender of such Certificate in accordance with this Article II.  Subject to the effect of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws, following surrender of any such Certificate in accordance with this Article II, the record holder thereof shall be entitled to receive, without interest, (i) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore payable with respect to the whole shares of CenterState Common Stock represented by such Certificate and not paid or (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions payable with respect to shares of CenterState Common Stock represented by such Certificate with a record date after the Effective Time (but before such surrender date) and with a payment date subsequent to the issuance of the CenterState Common Stock issuable with respect to such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares.

(e)In the event of a transfer of ownership of a Certificate representing PBHC Common Stock that is not registered in the stock transfer records of PBHC, the shares of CenterState Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock comprising the Merger Consideration shall be issued or paid in exchange therefor to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered if the Certificate formerly representing such PBHC Common Stock shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such payment or issuance shall pay any transfer or other similar taxes required by reason of the payment or issuance to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of CenterState that the tax has been paid or is not applicable.  The Exchange Agent (or, subsequent to the earlier of (x) the one-year anniversary of the Effective Time and (y) the expiration or termination of the Exchange Agent Agreement, CenterState) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any cash consideration or cash in lieu of fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of PBHC Common Stock such amounts as the Exchange Agent or CenterState, as the case may be, is required to deduct and withhold under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law, with respect to the making of such payment.  To the extent the amounts are so withheld by the Exchange Agent or CenterState, as the case may be, and timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of shares of PBHC Common Stock in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made by the Exchange Agent or CenterState, as the case may be.  

(f)After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of PBHC of the shares of PBHC Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time other than to settle transfers of PBHC Common Stock that occurred prior to the Effective Time.  If, after the Effective Time, Certificates representing such shares are presented for transfer to the Exchange Agent, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration and any cash in lieu of fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued or paid in consideration therefor in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article II.  

(g)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no fractional shares of CenterState Common Stock shall be issued or upon the surrender of Certificates for exchange, no dividend or distribution with respect to CenterState Common Stock

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shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a shareholder of CenterState.  In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, CenterState shall pay to each former shareholder of PBHC who otherwise would be entitled to receive such fractional share an amount in cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent) determined by multiplying (i) the Average Closing Stock Price by (ii) the fraction of a share (after taking into account all shares of PBHC Common Stock held by such holder at the Effective Time and rounded to the nearest one thousandth when expressed in decimal form) of CenterState Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to Section 1.4.  

(h)In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed and, if reasonably required by CenterState or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such Person of a bond in such amount as CenterState may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PBHC

3.1Representations and Warranties of PBHC.  Except as Previously Disclosed, PBHC hereby represents and warrants to CenterState as follows (and, for purposes of this Section 3.1, the term “Company” shall mean PBHC and the Bank):

(a)Organization, Standing and Power.  

(i)Each of PBHC and its Subsidiaries (i) is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, (ii) has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC.  The Subsidiaries of PBHC and the Bank are set forth on Section 3.1(a) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule.

(ii)PBHC has previously made available to CenterState true and complete copies of PBHC’s articles of incorporation (the “PBHC Charter”) and bylaws (the “PBHC Bylaws”) and the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation and bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date of this Agreement, and each as so made available is in full force and effect.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of the PBHC Charter or PBHC Bylaws or such articles or certificate of incorporation or formation and bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of such Subsidiary, as applicable.  

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(b)Capitalization.

(i)The authorized capital stock of PBHC consists of 3,000,000 shares of PBHC Common Stock, of which 1,111,134 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof.  As of the date hereof, PBHC held no shares of PBHC Common Stock in its treasury.  As of the date hereof, there were 20,000 shares of PBHC Common Stock reserved for issuance for the 20,000 outstanding PBHC Stock Options, which are the only PBHC Stock Options that are outstanding.  All of the issued and outstanding shares of PBHC Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.  As of the date hereof, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of PBHC may vote (“Voting Debt”) are issued or outstanding.  As of the date hereof, except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, PBHC does not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, restricted shares, commitments or agreements of any character (“Rights”) calling for the purchase or issuance of, or the payment of any amount based on, any shares of PBHC Common Stock, Voting Debt or any other equity securities of PBHC or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of PBHC Common Stock, Voting Debt or other equity securities of PBHC.  There are no contractual obligations of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries (i) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of PBHC or any equity security of PBHC or its Subsidiaries or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of PBHC or its Subsidiaries or (ii) pursuant to which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is or could be required to register shares of PBHC capital stock or other securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(ii)Other than 20,000 PBHC Stock Options, in each case that are outstanding as of the date hereof, no other equity-based awards issued by PBHC that are outstanding as of the date hereof.  The name of each holder of a PBHC Stock Option, together with the date of each grant or award, the number of shares subject to each such stock option or warrant, the exercise price (or payment obligation of the holder) with respect to each share subject to such stock option or warrant, the vesting date(s) of unvested stock options and warrants, and the expiration dates thereof, as of the date hereof, have been Previously Disclosed.

(iii)Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(iii) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each Subsidiary of PBHC (and which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include the Bank) are owned by PBHC, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any liens, pledges, charges, claims and security interests and similar encumbrances (“Liens”), and all of such shares or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.  No Subsidiary of PBHC has issued or is bound by any Rights calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary.  Except as Previously Disclosed, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any equity or profit-and-loss interest in any Person, other than shares of the PBHC Subsidiaries, readily marketable securities, securities held-to-maturity in the Bank’s investment portfolio and stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”), securities held in a bona fide fiduciary capacity and

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securities held in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted.

(iv)PBHC does not have a dividend reinvestment plan or any shareholder rights plan.

(c)Authority; No Violation.  

(i)PBHC has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the PBHC Shareholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of PBHC.  As of the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of PBHC has determined that this Agreement is advisable and in the best interests of PBHC and its shareholders and has directed that this Agreement be submitted to PBHC’s shareholders for approval at a duly held meeting of such shareholders and has adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect.  Except for receipt of the affirmative vote to approve this Agreement by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of PBHC Common Stock at a meeting called therefor (the “PBHC Shareholder Approval”), this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of PBHC.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by PBHC and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by CenterState) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of PBHC, enforceable against PBHC in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

(ii)Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by PBHC or the Bank Merger Agreement by the Bank nor the consummation by PBHC of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or by the Bank of the transactions contemplated in the Bank Merger Agreement, nor compliance by PBHC or the Bank with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement, will (i) assuming that the PBHC Shareholder Approval is duly obtained or given, violate any provision of the PBHC Charter or PBHC Bylaws or the organizational documents of the Bank or (ii) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 3.1(c)(iii) are duly obtained or made, (A) violate any law, judgment, order, injunction or decree applicable to PBHC, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, franchise, permit, agreement, bylaw or other instrument or obligation to which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets is bound.

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(iii)Except for (i) filings of applications and notices with, and receipt of consents, authorizations, approvals, exemptions or nonobjections from, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“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) the filing of any other required applications, filings or notices with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board” or “FRB”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), 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 or instrumentalities (each a “Governmental Authority” or “Governmental Entity”) 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 a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) with respect to the shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued in the Merger pursuant to Section 1.4, in which a proxy statement relating to the meeting of the shareholders of PBHC to be held in connection with this Agreement (the “Proxy Statement”) will be included, and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4, (iv) the filing of the Articles of Merger contemplated by Section 1.2 and the filing of documents with the OCC, applicable Governmental Agencies, 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, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are required to be made or obtained by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation by PBHC and its Subsidiaries of the Merger, the Bank Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  No consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are required to be made or obtained by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by PBHC of this Agreement.  

(d)Financial Statements; Regulatory Reports.

(i)PBHC has delivered or made available (which shall include access to the following by electronic data room) to CenterState true and complete copies of (A) all financial statements of PBHC and its Subsidiaries that were prepared for PBHC’s or the Bank’s Board of Directors since December 31, 2015, including the PBHC Financial Statements; (B) the annual report of PBHC filed by PBHC with the Federal Reserve Board for the year ended December 31, 2015; and (C) all call reports and consolidated and parent company only financial statements, including all amendments thereto, filed by PBHC or its Subsidiaries with the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC since December 31, 2014.  

(ii)PBHC’s Financial Statements, true and correct copies of which have been made available to CenterState, have been (and all financial statements to be delivered to CenterState as required by this Agreement will be) prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to year-end audit adjustments not material in nature and amount, and to the absence of footnote

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disclosure.  PBHC’s Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects (and all financial statements to be delivered to CenterState as required by this Agreement will fairly present in all material respects) the financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of PBHC and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to year-end audit adjustments not material in nature and amount, and to the absence of footnote disclosure.  All call and other regulatory reports referred to above have been filed on the appropriate form and prepared in all material respects in accordance with such forms’ instructions and the applicable rules and regulations of the regulating federal and/or state agency.  As of the date of the latest balance sheet forming part of PBHC’s Financial Statements (the “PBHC Latest Balance Sheet”), none of PBHC or its Subsidiaries has had, nor are any of such entities’ assets subject to, any material liability, commitment, indebtedness or obligation (of any kind whatsoever, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, known or unknown, matured or unmatured) that is not reflected or adequately provided for in accordance with GAAP.  No report, including any report filed by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries with the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation or other banking regulatory agency or other federal or state regulatory agency, and no report, proxy statement, registration statement or offering materials made or given by PBHC to shareholders of PBHC since January 1, 2013, as of the respective dates thereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  No report filed by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, including any report with the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board, or other banking regulatory agency, will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they will be made, not misleading.  PBHC’s Financial Statements are supported by and consistent with the general ledger and detailed trial balances of investment securities, loans and commitments, depositors’ accounts and cash balances on deposit with other institutions, true and complete copies of which have been made available to CenterState.  PBHC and the Bank have timely filed all reports and other documents required to be filed by them with the FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board. The call reports of the Bank and accompanying schedules as filed with the FDIC, for each calendar quarter beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2013, through the Closing Date have been, and will be, prepared in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, including applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices through periods covered by such reports.

(iii)Each of PBHC and its Subsidiaries maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting controls, which provide assurance that (A) transactions are executed with management’s authorization; and (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements of PBHC in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for PBHC’s consolidated assets. Such records, systems, controls, data and information of PBHC and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control PBHC or its Subsidiaries, except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC’s (or any PBHC Subsidiary’s) system of internal

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accounting controls.  The corporate record books of PBHCs and its Subsidiaries are complete and accurate in all material respects and reflect all meetings, consents and other actions of the boards of directors and shareholders of PBHC and its Subsidiaries, respectively.

(iv)Since January 1, 2013, neither PBHC nor any Subsidiary has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding a material weakness, significant deficiency or other defect or failure in the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of PBHC or any Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls.  

(v)PBHC has no Knowledge of (A) any significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect PBHC’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weaknesses in internal controls or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in PBHC’s internal controls. Since December 31, 2015, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls of PBHC.

(vi)As of the date hereof, none of PBHC or its Subsidiaries has any material Liabilities of the type required to be disclosed as liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except Liabilities which are accrued or reserved against in the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet included in the PBHC Financial Statements delivered prior to the date of this Agreement or incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet.  Except as disclosed in Section 3.1(d)(vi) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, none of PBHC or its Subsidiaries is directly or indirectly liable, by guarantee or otherwise, to assume any Liability of any Person for any amount in excess of $50,000.  PBHC has delivered to CenterState true and complete PBHC Financial Statements as of December 31, 2015, March 31, 2016, and June 30, 2016, and September 30, 2016.

(e)Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  Except as Previously Disclosed, from January 1, 2015 to the date of this Agreement, (A) PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, (B) neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken action which, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1 or 5.2, and (C) there have been no facts, events, changes, occurrences, circumstances or effects that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(f)Tax Matters.  

(i)All Taxes of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries that are due or owing (whether or not shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return) have been fully and timely paid, other than Taxes that have been reserved or accrued on the balance sheet of Company and which Company is contesting in good faith. PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all Tax Returns in all jurisdictions in which Tax Returns are required to have been filed by it or on its behalf, and each such Tax Return is true, complete and accurate in all material respects and has been prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return.  Since December 31, 2012, there have been no examinations or audits of any Tax

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Return by any Taxing Authority.  PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries has made available to CenterState true and correct copies of the United States federal, state and local income Tax Returns filed by it for each of the three most recent fiscal years ended on or before December 31, 2015.  No written notice or claim has ever been received by PBHC from a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return that PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction, and to the Knowledge of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries, no basis for such a claim exists.

(ii)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of assessment or proposed assessment in connection with any Tax, and there is no pending, or to the Knowledge of PBHC, threatened dispute, action, suit, proceeding, claim, investigation, audit, examination, or other Litigation regarding any Tax of PBHC, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries.  PBHC and its Subsidiaries have not entered into any agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for an extension of time with respect to the assessment of any Tax or deficiency against PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived or extended the applicable statute of limitations for the assessment or collection of any Tax or agreed to a Tax assessment or deficiency.  The relevant statute of limitations is closed with respect to the federal and state and local income and franchise Tax Returns of PBHC and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods through December 31, 2012.

(iii)Except as set forth in Section 3.1(f) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or similar agreement or any agreement pursuant to which it has any obligation to any Person with respect to Taxes, and neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal, state or local income Tax Return or any combined, affiliated or unitary group for any Tax purpose (other than the group of which it is currently a member), and neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Tax liability under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of Law, or as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.  

(iv)PBHC and its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority all amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld and paid over by them, and have complied in all respects with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements under all applicable federal, state, local and foreign Laws in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Person, including Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee or independent contractor, and Taxes required to be withheld and paid pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442 and 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code or similar provisions under state, local or foreign Law.

(v)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any distribution occurring during the five-year period ending on the date hereof in which the parties to such distribution treated the distribution as one to which Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code applied.  No Liens for Taxes exist with respect to any assets of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, except for statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.

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(vi)PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all of the income inclusion and Tax reporting provisions of the U.S. anti-deferral Tax regimes, including the controlled foreign corporation, passive foreign investment company and foreign personal PBHC company regimes.    PBHC has no Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(vii)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any contract that could obligate it to make any payments that could be disallowed as a deduction under Section 280G or 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable provision of state or local Tax Law.  

(viii)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a United States real property PBHC corporation within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 897(c) or any comparable provision of state Tax Law.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has been or will be required to include any item in income or exclude any item of deduction from taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting (except as provided in Section 4.20(e) hereof) pursuant to Section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable provision under state, local or foreign Tax Laws; (B) ‘‘closing agreement’’ as described in Section 7121 of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable provision under state, local, or foreign Tax Laws, executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (C) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable provision under state, local, or foreign Tax Laws; (D) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (E) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.

(ix)PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries has disclosed on its Tax Returns any position taken for which substantial authority (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 6662(d)(2)(B)(i) or comparable provision of state or local Tax Law) did not exist at the time the return was filed.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any reportable transaction, as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1) or any comparable provision of state or local Law, or a transaction substantially similar to a reportable transaction.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement or contract which could be treated as a partnership for federal income Tax purposes.

(x)The unpaid Taxes of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries  (A) did not, as of the date of the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and (B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries in filing their Tax Returns. Since the date of the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for Taxes arising from extraordinary gains or losses, as that term is used in GAAP, outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

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(xi)S Corporation Status and Related Tax Matters.

(A)At all times during its existence, PBHC has been a validly electing S corporation within the meaning of Section 1361 and 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code, and for all applicable state and local income Tax purposes.  At all times during its existence, each of PBHC’s Subsidiaries, including the Bank, has been a qualified subchapter S subsidiary within the meaning of Section 1361(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and for all applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

(B)Neither PBHC, any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of PBHC, any current or former stockholder of the PBHC has taken any action, or failed to take any required action, that would have caused PBHC to lose its status as an S corporation within the meaning of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code or for any applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

(C)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries acquired assets from a C corporation in a transaction that could give rise to any liability of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 1374 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(D)PBHC will not owe or have any liability for any Taxes, including any federal built-in gains tax under Section 1374 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any corresponding provision of applicable state or local law), in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

(E)Neither the IRS nor any other Governmental Authority has ever challenged, disputed, or otherwise contested PBHC’s status as an S corporation for federal, state or local income Tax purposes.

(F)No shares of capital stock of PBHC have ever been held by any Person that was ineligible to be an S corporation shareholder.

(g)Environmental Matters.  

(i)PBHC and the Bank have delivered, or caused to be delivered to CenterState, or provided CenterState access to, true and complete copies of all environmental site assessments, test results, analytical data, boring logs and other environmental reports and studies held by PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries relating to their respective Properties and Facilities.  

(ii)Except as disclosed in Section 3.1(g)(ii) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries and their respective Facilities and Properties are, and have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for violations that are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the Knowledge of PBHC, there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, activities or plans related to the Properties or Facilities that did or would violate or prevent compliance or continued compliance with any of the Environmental Laws.

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(iii)There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, threatened Litigation before any Governmental Authority or other forum in which PBHC or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties or Facilities (including but not limited to Properties and Facilities that secure or secured loans made by PBHC or its Subsidiaries and Properties and Facilities now or formerly held, directly or indirectly, in a fiduciary capacity by PBHC or its Subsidiaries) has been or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, with respect to threatened Litigation, may be named as a defendant (A) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with or Liability under any Environmental Law or (B) relating to the release, discharge, spillage, or disposal into the environment of any Hazardous Material, whether or not occurring at, on, under, adjacent to, or affecting (or potentially affecting) any such Properties or Facilities.

(iv)Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC, during the period of (A) PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or operation (including but not limited to ownership or operation, directly or indirectly, in a fiduciary capacity) of, or (B) PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries’ participation in the management (including but not limited to such participation, directly or indirectly, in a fiduciary capacity) of their respective Properties and Facilities, there have been no releases, discharges, spillages, or disposals of Hazardous Material in, on, under, or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, adjacent to, or affecting (or potentially affecting) such Properties or Facilities.    

(h)Compliance with Permits, Laws and Orders.

(i)PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries have in effect all material Permits and have made all filings, applications and registrations with Governmental Authorities that are required for them to own, lease or operate their respective properties and assets and to carry on their respective businesses as now conducted (and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith) and there has occurred no Default under any Permit applicable to their respective businesses or employees conducting their respective businesses, except as has not and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has been since December 31, 2013, in Default in any material respect under any Laws or Orders applicable to its business or employees conducting its business. As of the date of this Agreement, none of PBHCs or its Subsidiaries knows of any reason why any Regulatory Approvals required to be obtained by PBHC or the Bank for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement should not be obtained on a timely basis.

(iii)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification or communication from any Governmental Authority, (A) asserting that PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is in Default under any of the Permits, Laws or Orders which such Governmental Authority enforces, (B) threatening or contemplating revocation or limitation of, or which could have the effect of revoking or limiting, any Permits, or (C) requiring or advising that it may require PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries (x) to enter into or consent to the issuance of a cease and desist order, formal agreement, directive, commitment, or memorandum of understanding, or (y) to adopt any resolution of its Board of Directors or similar undertaking that restricts materially the conduct of its business or in any material manner relates to its management.

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(iv)PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries are and, at all times since December 31, 2013, have been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to their businesses, operations, properties or assets, including Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and all other applicable fair lending Laws and other Laws relating to discriminatory business practices.

(v)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any cease-and-desist or other order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or directive by, or has been ordered to pay any civil money penalty by, or has been since December 31, 2013, a recipient of any supervisory letter from, or since December 31, 2013, has adopted any policies, procedures or board resolutions at the request or suggestion of any Regulatory Authority or other Governmental Authority that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any material manner relates to its capital adequacy, its ability to pay dividends, its credit or risk management policies, its management or its business (each, whether or not set forth in the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, a “Company Regulatory Agreement”), nor has PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries been advised in writing or, orally, since December 31, 2013, by any Regulatory Authority or other Governmental Authority that it is considering issuing, initiating, ordering or requesting any such Company Regulatory Agreement.

(vi)(A) there is no written unresolved violation, criticism or exception with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations or inspections of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, and (B) to the Knowledge of PBHC, there have been no written formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes with, any Governmental Authority with respect to its or any of its Subsidiaries’ business, operations, policies or procedures since December 31, 2013.

(vii)Neither PBHC, the Bank nor to PBHC’s Knowledge any of their respective directors, executives, officers, employees or Representatives in their capacity as such, (A) has used or is using any corporate funds for any illegal contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity, (B) has used or is using any corporate funds for any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds, (C) has violated or is violating any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (D) has made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

(viii)Except as required by the Bank Secrecy Act, to the Knowledge of PBHC, no employee of PBHC or any Subsidiary has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or any employee thereof acting in its capacity as such.  Neither PBHC nor any Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated

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against any employee of PBHC or any Subsidiary in the terms and conditions of employment because of any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. Section 1514A(a).

(ix)Since December 31, 2013, PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all reports and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries was required to file with any Governmental Authority, and PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith.

(x)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is authorized to act in any capacity as a corporate fiduciary.

(i)Labor Relations.  

(i)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any pending, or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, threatened, Litigation asserting that PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries has committed an unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or comparable state Law) or seeking to compel PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries to bargain with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment, nor is PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries a party to or bound by any Contract with a labor union or labor organization, nor is there any strike or other labor dispute involving it pending or, to its Knowledge, threatened, nor, to its Knowledge, is there any activity involving its or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in any other organization activity.

(ii)(A) Each individual that renders services to PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries who is classified as (1) an independent contractor or other non-employee status or (2) an exempt or non-exempt employee, is properly so classified for all purposes and (B) PBHC and its Subsidiaries have paid or properly accrued in the ordinary course of business all wages and compensation due to employees of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, including all overtime pay, vacations or vacation pay, holidays or holiday pay, sick days or sick pay, and bonuses.

(iii)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local Law, or any collective bargaining agreement or arrangement respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, Tax withholding, prohibited discrimination, equal employment, fair employment practices, immigration status, employee safety and health, facility closings and layoffs (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Action of 1988), or wages and hours.

(iv)To the Knowledge of PBHC, no current executive officer of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any material term of any employment Contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement or any other agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

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(j)Employee Benefit Plans.

(i)Section 3.1(j)(i) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Benefit Plan whether or not such Benefit Plan is or is intended to be (A) arrived at through collective bargaining or otherwise, (B) funded or unfunded, (C) covered or qualified under the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, or other applicable law, (D) set forth in an employment agreement, consulting agreement, individual award agreement, or (E) written or oral.  

(ii)The Company has delivered or made available (which shall include access to the following by electronic data room) to CenterState prior to the date of this Agreement correct and complete copies of the following documents:  (A) all Benefit Plan documents (and all amendments thereto), (B) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for its Benefit Plans (including insurance or group annuity Contracts), and all amendments thereto, (C) with respect to any Benefit Plans or amendments, the most recent determination letters, as well as a correct and complete copy of each pending application for a determination letter (if any), and all rulings, opinion letters, information letters, or advisory opinions issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Department of Labor, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation after December 31, 1994, (D) for the past three (3) years, annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial valuations and reports, and summary annual reports prepared for any Benefit Plans, including but not limited to the annual report on Form 5500 (if such report was required), (E) the most recent summary plan description for each Benefit Plan for which a summary plan description is required by Law, including any summary of material modifications thereto, and (F) in the case of Benefit Plans that are Rights or individual award agreements under a PBHC Stock Plan, a representative form of award agreement together with a list of persons covered by such representative form and the number of shares of PBHC Common Stock covered thereby.

(iii)All of the Benefit Plans have been administered in all material respects in compliance with their terms and with the applicable provisions of ERISA; the Code; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, in combination with the Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010 (together, the “Affordable Care Act”); and any other applicable Laws.  All Benefit Plans that are employee pension benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, that are intended to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, have received a current, favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service or have filed a timely application therefor, and to the Knowledge of PBHC there are no circumstances that will or could reasonably be expected to result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter or negative consequences to an application therefor.  Each trust created under any of its ERISA Plans has been determined to be exempt from Tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and to the Knowledge of PBHC, there is no circumstance that will or could reasonably be expected to result in revocation of such exemption.  With respect to each of its Benefit Plans, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred that will or could reasonably be expected to give rise to a loss of any intended Tax consequences under the Internal Revenue Code or to any Tax under Section 511 of the Internal Revenue Code.  There are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened Litigation, governmental audits or investigations or other proceedings, or participant claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course of business) with respect to any Benefit Plan.

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(iv)The Company has not engaged in a transaction with respect to any of its Benefit Plans that, assuming the Taxable Period of such transaction expired as of the date of this Agreement or the Effective Time, would subject the Company to a Tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA.  Neither the Company nor to the Knowledge of PBHC, any administrator or fiduciary of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Benefit Plans (or any agent of any of the foregoing), has engaged in any transaction, or acted or failed to act in any manner with respect to any of its Benefit Plans that could subject it to any direct or indirect Liability (by indemnity or otherwise) for breach of any fiduciary, co-fiduciary, or other duty under ERISA.  No oral or written representation or communication with respect to any aspect of the Benefit Plans of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been made to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is not in conformity with the written or otherwise preexisting terms and provisions of such plans.

(v)The Company, any Subsidiaries, or any ERISA Affiliates thereof do not and have never sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or been obligated under ERISA or otherwise to contribute to (A) a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35) or Internal Revenue Code Section 414(j); (B) a “multi-employer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3); (C) a “multiple employer plan” (meaning a plan sponsored by more than one employer within the meaning of ERISA Sections 4063 or 4064 or Internal Revenue Code Section 413(c); or (D) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in ERISA Section 3(40).  The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred, and to the Knowledge of PBHC there are no circumstances under which the Company could reasonably incur, any Liability under Title IV of ERISA or Internal Revenue Code Section 412.  

(vi)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor ERISA Affiliates has any incurred current or projected obligations or Liability for post-employment or post-retirement health, medical, or life insurance benefits under any of its Benefit Plans, other than with respect to benefit coverage mandated by Internal Revenue Code Section 4980B or other applicable Law.

(vii)Except as Previously Discussed, no Benefit Plan exists and there are no other Contracts, plans, or arrangements (written or otherwise) to which the Company is a party covering any Company employee that, individually or collectively, as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether alone or in connection with any other event(s)), would reasonably be expected to, (A) result in any material severance pay upon any termination of employment, (B) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any material payment or material funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, materially increase the amount payable, require the security of material benefits under or result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any such Company Plans, contracts, plans, or arrangements, or (C) result in the payment of any amount that would, individually or in combination with any other such payment, result in the loss of a deduction under Internal Revenue Code Section 280G or be subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.  

(viii)Each Benefit Plan that is a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) is in documentary compliance with, and has been operated and administered in compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the applicable guidance issued thereunder, and no Benefit Plan provides

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any compensation or benefits which could subject, or have subjected, a covered service provider to gross income inclusion or tax pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any indemnification obligation pursuant to any Benefit Plan or any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party for any Taxes imposed under Section 4999 or 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

(k)Material Contracts.  

(i)Except as listed in Section 3.1(k) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective assets, businesses, or operations is a party to, or is bound or affected by, or receives benefits under, (A) any employment, severance, termination, consulting, retention, or retirement Contract, (B) any Contract relating to the borrowing of money by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or the guarantee by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries of any such obligation (other than Contracts evidencing deposit liabilities, purchases of federal funds, fully-secured repurchase agreements, Federal Home Loan Bank advances of the Bank or Contracts pertaining to trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, loan between PBHC and its Subsidiaries, endorsements made for collection), (C) any Contract containing covenants that limit in any material respect the ability of PBHC or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, CenterState or any of its Affiliates) to engage in any line of business or to compete in any line of business or with any Person, or that involve any restriction of the geographic area in which, or method by which, PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, CenterState or any of its Affiliates) may carry on its business, (D) any Contract or series of related Contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets that (x) provides for or is reasonably likely to require annual payments by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries of $50,000 or more or (y) have a term exceeding 12 months in duration (except those entered into in the ordinary course of business with respect to loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, depositor agreements, certificates of deposit and similar routine banking activities and equipment maintenance agreements that are not material), (E) any Contract between or among PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, (F) any Contract involving Intellectual Property (excluding generally commercially available “off the shelf” software programs licensed pursuant to “shrink wrap” or “click and accept” licenses), (G) any Contract relating to the provision of data processing, network communications or other material technical services to or by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, (H) any Contract to which any Affiliate, officer, director, employee or consultant of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or beneficiary (except with respect to loans to, or deposits from, directors, officers and employees entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements with respect to it), (I) any Contract with respect to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, (J) any Contract that provides any Person with registration, preemptive or anti-dilution rights or rights to designate members of or observers to the PBHC Board of Directors, (K) any Contract that provides for potential material indemnification payments by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, or (L) any other Contract or amendment thereto that would be required to be filed as an exhibit to any SEC Report (as described in Items 601(b)(4) and 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K) if PBHC were required to file such with the SEC.  With respect to each of its Contracts that is described above: (w) the Contract is valid and binding on PBHC or the applicable Subsidiary party thereto and, to the

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Knowledge of PBHC, each other party thereto and is in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception); (x) neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is in Default thereunder except to the extent that such default or event of default has not had, and is not reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; (y) neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has repudiated or waived any material provision of any such Contract; and (z) no other party to any such Contract is, to the Knowledge of PBHC, in Default in any material respect or has repudiated or waived any material provision of any such Contract. No Consent is required by any such Contract for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(k)(i) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, all indebtedness for money borrowed by PBHC and its Subsidiaries is prepayable without penalty or premium.

(ii)All interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, option agreements, futures,  and forward contracts, and other similar risk management arrangements, contracts or agreements, to which PBHC or the Bank is a party, whether entered into for its own account or for the account of one or more of its Subsidiaries or their respective customers, were entered into (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with prudent business practices and all applicable Laws and (B) with counterparties believed to be financially responsible, and each of them is enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), and is in full force and effect.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to its Knowledge, any other party thereto, is in Default of any of its obligations under any such agreement or arrangement.  The PBHC Financial Statements disclose the value of such agreements and arrangements on a ▇▇▇▇-to-market basis in accordance with GAAP and, since January 1, 2014, there has not been a change in such value that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

(l)Legal Proceedings.  Except as Previously Disclosed, there is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, threatened against PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or its or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets nor are there any Orders of any Governmental Authority or arbitrators outstanding against PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, that individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC.  To the Knowledge of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries there are no facts or circumstances that are likely to form the basis for any claim against PBHC or its Subsidiaries, that individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC.  There is no Litigation, pending or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, threatened, against any officer, director, advisory director or employee of PBHC or its Subsidiaries, in each case by reason of any such person being or having been an officer, director, advisory director or employee of PBHC or its Subsidiaries, that individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC.

(m)Intellectual Property.

(i)Either PBHC or one of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legally enforceable and unencumbered rights to use all material Intellectual Property (including the Technology Systems) that is used by PBHC or its Subsidiaries in its or its Subsidiaries’ business.  Except as set forth in Section 3.1(m)(ii) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has (A) licensed to any Person in source code

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from any Intellectual Property owned by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) entered into any exclusive agreements relating to Intellectual Property owned by PBHC or its Subsidiaries.

(ii)Section 3.1(m)(ii) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule lists all patents and patent applications, all registered and unregistered trademarks and applications therefor, trade names and service marks, registered copyrights and applications therefor, domain names, web sites, and mask works owned by PBHC or its Subsidiaries included in its Intellectual Property, including the jurisdictions in which each such Intellectual Property right has been issued or registered or in which any application for such issuance and registration has been filed.  No royalties or other continuing payment obligations are due in respect of any third-party patents, trademarks or copyrights, including software.

(iii)All patents, registered trademarks, service marks and copyrights held by PBHC and its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting.  Since January 1, 2014, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a party to any Litigation which involves a claim of infringement of any patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights or violation of any trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party or (B) has brought any Litigation for infringement of its Intellectual Property or breach of any license or other Contract involving its Intellectual Property against any third party.

(n)Loan and Investment Portfolios.  

(i)All loans, loan agreements, notes or borrowing arrangements (including leases, credit enhancements, commitments, guarantees and interest-bearing assets) (collectively, “Loans”) in which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is the creditor (A) were at the time and under the circumstances in which made, made for good, valuable and adequate consideration in the ordinary course of business of PBHC and its Subsidiaries and are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the obligors thereof, enforceable in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), (B) are evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness that are true, genuine and what they purport to be and (C) to the extent secured, have been secured by valid Liens that have been perfected.  True and complete lists of all Loans as of March 31, 2016 and on a monthly basis thereafter, and of the investment portfolios of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries as of such date, are disclosed on Section 3.1(n)(i) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule.

(ii)Except as specifically set forth on Section 3.1(n)(ii) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Loan that was, as of the most recent month-end prior to the date of this Agreement, (A) delinquent by more than thirty (30) days in the payment of principal or interest, (B) to the Knowledge of PBHC, otherwise in material default for more than thirty (30) days, (C) classified as “substandard,” “doubtful,” “loss,” “other assets especially mentioned” or any comparable classification by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) an obligation of any director, executive officer or 10% shareholder of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries who is subject to Regulation O of the Federal Reserve Board (12 C.F.R. Part 215), or any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the foregoing, or (E) in violation of any Law.

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(iii)Each outstanding Loan (including Loans held for resale to investors) in which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is the creditor was solicited and originated, and is and has been administered and, where applicable, serviced, and the relevant loan or other similar files are being maintained, in all material respects, in accordance with the relevant notes or other credit or security documents, the written underwriting standards of PBHC and its Subsidiaries (and, in the case of Loans held for resale to investors, the underwriting standards, if any, of the applicable investors) and with all applicable federal, state and local Laws.

(iv)None of the agreements pursuant to which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries has sold Loans or pools of Loans or participations in Loans or pools of Loans contain any obligation to repurchase such Loans or interests therein solely on account of a payment default by the obligor on any such Loan.

(v)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is now nor has it been since December 31, 2013, subject to any material fine, suspension, settlement or other contract or other administrative agreement or sanction by, or any reduction in any loan purchase commitment from, any Governmental Authority or Regulatory Authority relating to the origination, sale or servicing of mortgage or consumer Loans.

(o)Adequacy of Allowances for Losses.  Each of the allowances for losses on loans, financing leases and other real estate included on the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet (along with any subsequent balance sheet required to be delivered hereunder) is, and with respect to the consolidated balance sheets delivered as of the dates subsequent to the execution of this Agreement will be as of the dates thereof, adequate in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines and GAAP in all material respects, and, to its Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that are likely to require in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines or GAAP a future material increase in any such provisions for losses or a material decrease in any of the allowances therefor (specifically excluding changes in accounting or regulatory standards that may impact the allowance, including but not limited to CECL requirements).  Each of the allowances for losses on loans, financing leases and other real estate reflected on the books of PBHC and its Subsidiaries at all times from and after the date of the PBHC Latest Balance Sheet is, and will be, adequate in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines and GAAP in all material respects, and, to its Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances (specifically excluding changes in accounting or regulatory standards that may impact the allowance, including but not limited to CECL requirements) that are likely to require, in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines or GAAP, a future material increase in any of such provisions for losses or a material decrease in any of the allowances therefor.

(p)Loans to Executive Officers and Directors.  PBHC has not extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of Seller, except as permitted by Federal Reserve Regulation O and that have been made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation O.

(q)Community Reinvestment Act.  The Bank has complied in all material respects with the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”) and the rules and regulations thereunder, has a CRA rating of not less than “satisfactory” in its most recently completed exam, has received no material criticism from regulators with respect to

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discriminatory lending practices, and has no Knowledge of any conditions, facts or circumstances that are could result in a CRA rating of less than “satisfactory” or material criticism from regulators or consumers with respect to discriminatory lending practices.

(r)Privacy of Customer Information.  

(i)PBHCs and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, are the sole owners of all individually identifiable personal information (“IIPI”) relating to customers, former customers and prospective customers that will be transferred to CenterState or a Subsidiary of CenterState pursuant to this Agreement and the Bank Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Section 3.1(r), “IIPI” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, including, but not limited to “personally identifiable financial information” as that term is defined in 12 CFR Part 1016.

(ii)PBHC and its Subsidiaries’ collection and use of such IIPI, the transfer of such IIPI to CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries, and the use of such IIPI by CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries complies in all material respects with all applicable privacy policies, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act and all other applicable state, federal and foreign privacy Laws.

(s)Technology Systems.

(i)Except to the extent disclosed on Section 3.1(s)(i) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, no action will be necessary as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to enable use of the Technology Systems to continue by the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to the same extent and in the same manner that it has been used by PBHC and its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time.  

(ii)The Technology Systems (for a period of 18 months prior to the Effective Time) have not suffered unplanned disruption causing a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.  Except for ongoing payments due under Contracts with third parties, the Technology Systems are free from any Liens (other than Permitted Liens).

(iii)PBHC has furnished to CenterState a true and correct copy of its disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

(iv)Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of or is aware of any material circumstances, including the execution of this Agreement, that would enable any third party to terminate any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ agreements or arrangements relating to the Technology Systems (including maintenance and support), except as otherwise provided in such agreements and arrangements.

(t)Insurance Policies.  PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries maintains in full force and effect insurance policies and bonds in such amounts and against such liabilities and hazards of the types and amounts as it reasonably believes to be adequate for its business and operations and the value of its properties.  A true and complete list of all such insurance policies is attached as Section 3.1(t) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries is now liable for, nor has any such member received notice of, any material

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retroactive premium adjustment.  PBHC and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with their insurance policies and are not in Default under any of the terms thereof and each such policy is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect, and none of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries have received any notice of a material premium increase or cancellation with respect to any of its insurance policies or bonds and, except for policies insuring against potential liabilities of officers, directors and employees of PBHC and its Subsidiaries, PBHC or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole beneficiary of any such policy, and all premiums and other payments due under any such policy have been paid, and all material claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.  Within the last three years, none of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries have been refused any basic insurance coverage sought or applied for (other than certain exclusions for coverage of certain events or circumstances as stated in such policies), and neither PBHC nor the Bank has any reason to believe that its existing insurance coverage cannot be renewed as and when the same shall expire, upon terms and conditions standard in the market at the time renewal is sought as favorable as those presently in effect.

(u)Corporate Documents.  PBHC has delivered or made available (which shall include access to the following by electronic data room) to CenterState, with respect to PBHC and each its Subsidiaries, true and correct copies of its Organizational Documents, and the charters of each of the committees of its board of directors, all as amended and currently in effect.  All of the corporate minutes and stock transfer records of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries that will be made available to CenterState after the date hereof, are current, complete and correct in all material respects.

(v)State Takeover Laws.  PBHC has taken all action required to be taken by it in order to exempt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby from, and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from, the requirements of any “moratorium,” “control share,” “fair price,” “affiliate transaction,” “anti-greenmail,” “business combination” or other anti-takeover Laws of any applicable jurisdiction (collectively, “Takeover Laws”).  PBHC has taken all action required to be taken by it in order to make this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby comply with, and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do comply with, the requirements of any provisions of its Organizational Documents concerning “business combination,” “fair price,” “voting requirement,” “constituency requirement” or other related provisions.

(w)Certain Actions.  Neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action, and it has no Knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that is reasonably likely to (i) prevent the Merger and the Bank Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) materially impede or delay receipt of any required Regulatory Consents.  To the Knowledge of PBHC, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason that would cause any required Consent for consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger not to be received in a timely manner.

(x)Real and Personal Property.  PBHC and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title to all material real property owned by them free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens and other standard exceptions commonly found in title policies in the jurisdiction where such real property is located, and such encumbrances and imperfections of title, if any, as do not materially detract from the value of the properties and do not materially interfere with the present or proposed use of such properties or otherwise materially impair such

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operations.  Each of PBHC and its Subsidiaries have paid, and will pay, any and all applicable tangible personal property Taxes owed or due by PBHC or its Subsidiaries.  PBHC and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title to, or in the case of leased property and leased tangible assets, a valid leasehold interest in, all material tangible personal property owned by them, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).  Each of PBHC and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with the terms of all leases to which it is a party, and all such leases are valid and binding in accordance with their respective terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception) and in full force and effect, and there is not under any such lease any material existing default by PBHC or such Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of PBHC, any other party thereto, or any event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a Default.

(y)Brokers and Finders.  Except for ▇▇▇▇▇ Group LLC, neither PBHC nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or Representatives, has employed any broker or finder or incurred any Liability for any financial advisory fees, investment bankers’ fees, brokerage fees, commissions, or finders’ fees in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(z)Fairness Opinion.  Prior to the execution of this Agreement, PBHC has received an executed opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇ Group LLC to the effect that as of the date thereof and based upon and subject to the qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, Aggregate Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of PBHC and a signed copy of such opinion has been delivered to CenterState.  Such opinion has not been amended or rescinded as of the date of this Agreement.

(aa)Transactions with Affiliates.  Except as set forth in Section 3.1(aa) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, there are no agreements, contracts, plans, arrangements or other transactions between PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any (i) officer or director of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) record or beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the voting securities of PBHC, (iii) to the Knowledge of PBHC, Affiliate or family member of any such officer, director or record or beneficial owner or (iv) any other Affiliate of PBHC, on the other hand, except those of a type available to non-affiliates of PBHC generally.

(bb)Representations Not Misleading.  No representation or warranty by PBHC in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CENTERSTATE

Except as (i) Previously Disclosed or (ii) disclosed in any CenterState SEC Reports or other publicly available document filed with or furnished by CenterState to the SEC in each case after December 31, 2015 and prior to the date hereof (but excluding any risk factor disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors,” any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or any other statements that are similarly cautionary, non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature), CenterState hereby represents and warrants to PBHC as follows:  

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4.1Organization, Standing and Power.  

(a)Each of CenterState and its Subsidiaries (i) is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not have a Material Adverse Effect on CenterState.  

(b)CenterState has previously made available to PBHC true and complete copies of CenterState’s articles of incorporation (the “CenterState Charter”) and bylaws (the “CenterState Bylaws”), in each case as amended to the date of this Agreement and as in full force and effect.  Neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of the CenterState Charter or CenterState Bylaws or such articles or certificate of incorporation or formation and bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of such Subsidiary, as applicable.  

4.2Capitalization.  

(a)The authorized capital stock of CenterState consists of 100,000,000 shares of CenterState Common Stock of which, as of the date hereof, 48,016,624 shares were issued and outstanding, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are issued or outstanding.  All of the issued and outstanding shares of CenterState Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.  As of the date of this Agreement, no Voting Debt of CenterState is issued and outstanding.  As of the date hereof, CenterState held no shares of CenterState Common Stock in its treasury.  As of the date of this Agreement, except for 649,537 outstanding CenterState Rights, CenterState does not have and is not bound by any Rights calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of CenterState Common Stock, Voting Debt of CenterState or any other equity securities of CenterState or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of CenterState Common Stock, Voting Debt of CenterState or other equity securities of CenterState.  The shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger will be duly authorized and validly issued and, at the Effective Time, all such shares will be fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights and will be issued in compliance with and not in violation of any applicable Securities Laws.  

(b)All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each Significant Subsidiary (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act) of CenterState are owned by CenterState, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens, and all of such shares or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.  No Significant Subsidiary of CenterState has or is bound by any Rights calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary.  

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(c)CenterState does not have a dividend reinvestment plan or any shareholder rights plan.  

4.3Authority; No Violation.  

(a)CenterState has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  As of the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of CenterState has determined that this Agreement is advisable and in the best interests of CenterState and its shareholders.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of CenterState, and no other corporate action is necessary on the part of CenterState.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by CenterState and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by PBHC) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of CenterState, enforceable against CenterState in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception).

(b)Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by CenterState or the Bank Merger Agreement by CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., nor the consummation by CenterState of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or by CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. of the transactions in the Bank Merger Agreement, nor compliance by CenterState or CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement, will (i) violate any provision of the CenterState Charter or the CenterState Bylaws or the organizational documents of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., or (ii) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 4.4 are duly obtained or made, (A) violate any law, judgment, order, injunction or decree applicable to CenterState, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets in a manner that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on CenterState, or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets is bound.  No vote of the shareholders of CenterState is required by Law, the CenterState Charter, the CenterState Bylaws or the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.4Consents and Approvals.  Except for (i) the Regulatory Approvals, (ii) the filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement and the filing and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4, (iii) the filing of the Articles of Merger contemplated by Section 1.2 and the filing of documents with the FDIC, the OCC, applicable state banking agencies, the Department of State of the State of Florida and the Secretary of State of the State of Florida to cause the Bank Merger to become effective, (iv) such other filings and reports as required pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or applicable stock exchange requirements, (v) any consents, authorizations, approvals, filings or exemptions in connection with compliance with the rules and regulations of any applicable SRO and the rules of the

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Nasdaq and (vi) 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, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with the consummation by CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries of the Merger, the Bank Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  No consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by CenterState of this Agreement.

4.5Reports.

(a)CenterState and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all reports, registrations, statements and certifications, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since December 31, 2012 and prior to the date hereof with Governmental Entities, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith.  There is no written unresolved violation or exception of which CenterState has been given notice by any Governmental Entity with respect to any such report, registration, statement or certification.

(b)An accurate and complete copy of each final registration statement, prospectus, report, schedule and definitive proxy statement filed with or furnished to the SEC by CenterState pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since December 31, 2012 and prior to the date of this Agreement is publicly available.  No such report or any subsequent registration statement, prospectus, report, schedule or definitive proxy statement or any subsequently filed registration statement, prospectus, report, schedule or definitive proxy statement filed by CenterState (collectively the “CenterState SEC Reports”), at the time filed, furnished or communicated (and, in the case of registration statements and proxy statements, on the dates of effectiveness and the dates of the relevant meetings, respectively), contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, except that information as of a later date (but before the date of this Agreement) shall be deemed to modify information as of an earlier date.  As of their respective dates, all CenterState SEC Reports complied or will comply as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.  As of the date of this Agreement, no executive officer of CenterState has failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002 (the “▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act”).  

4.6Financial Statements.  

(a)The Financial Statements of CenterState and its Subsidiaries included (or incorporated by reference) in the CenterState SEC Reports (including the related notes, where applicable) (i) have been or will be prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of CenterState and its Subsidiaries; (ii) have been or will fairly present in all material respects the consolidated results of operations, cash flows, changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated financial position of CenterState and its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject in the case of unaudited statements

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to recurring year-end audit adjustments normal in nature and amount); (iii) have complied and will comply as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto; and (iv) have been and will be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto.  As of the date hereof, the books and records of CenterState and its Subsidiaries have been maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions.  

(b)The records, systems, controls, data and information of CenterState and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of CenterState or its Subsidiaries or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on CenterState’s (or any CenterState Subsidiary’s) system of internal accounting controls.  

(c)Since December 31, 2012, (i) neither CenterState nor, to the Knowledge of CenterState, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of CenterState or CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries or its internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of CenterState, other Person, whether or not employed by CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or violation of banking or other laws by CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors or senior management of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries.

4.7Compliance with Applicable Law.  

(a)CenterState and each of its Subsidiaries are, and at all times since December 31, 2012, have been, in compliance in all material respects with all laws applicable to their businesses, operations, properties, assets, and employees.  CenterState and each of its Subsidiaries have in effect, and at all relevant times since December 31, 2012, held all material Permits necessary for them to own, lease or operate their properties and assets and to carry on their businesses and operations as now conducted and, to CenterState’s Knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any such Permits is threatened and there has occurred no violation of, default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under or event giving to others any right of revocation, non-renewal, adverse modification or cancellation of, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, any such Permit.  The deposit accounts of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. are insured by the FDIC through the Deposit Insurance Fund to the fullest extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due.  No Action for the revocation or termination of such deposit insurance is pending or, to the Knowledge of CenterState, threatened.  

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(b)Neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any cease and desist order, formal or written agreement, directive, commitment, memorandum of understanding, board resolution, extraordinary supervisory letter or other formal or informal enforcement action of any kind that imposes any material restrictions on its conduct of business or that relates to its capital adequacy, its credit or risk management policies, its dividend policy, its management, its business or its operations (any of the foregoing, an “CenterState Regulatory Agreement”), and, to the Knowledge of CenterState, neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Governmental Entity that such Governmental Entity is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such judgment, order, injunction, rule, agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter, decree or similar submission.

(c)Neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries (nor, to the Knowledge of CenterState, any of their respective directors, executives, representatives, agents or employees) (i) has used or is using any corporate funds for any illegal contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) has used or is using any corporate funds for any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees, (iii) has violated or is violating any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (iv) has established or maintained, or is maintaining, any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties or (v) has made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.  

4.8Certain Actions.  Neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action, and it has no Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to (i) prevent the Merger and the Bank Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) materially impede or delay receipt of any required regulatory Consents.  To the Knowledge of CenterState, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason that would cause any required Consent for consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger not to be received in a timely manner.  

4.9CenterState Information.  None of the information supplied or to be supplied by CenterState for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or in the Form    S-4, or in any other application, notification or other document filed with any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any amendment or supplement thereto will, at the time the Proxy Statement or any such amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to PBHC’s shareholders or at the time PBHC’s shareholders vote on the matters constituting the PBHC Shareholder Approval, or at the time the Form S-4 or any such amendment or supplement becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the Effective Time, or at the time any such other applications, notifications or other documents or any such amendments or supplements thereto are so filed, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  No representation or warranty is made by CenterState in this Section 4.9 with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by PBHC or any of its representatives in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Form S-4 or such other applications, notifications or other documents.  If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event should be

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discovered by CenterState which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement, or in any amendment or supplement to any such other applications, notifications or other documents, CenterState shall promptly so inform PBHC.

4.10Transactions with Affiliates.  There are no agreements, contracts, plans, arrangements or other transactions between CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any (i) officer or director of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) record or beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the voting securities of CenterState, (iii) affiliate or family member of any such officer, director or record or beneficial owner or (iv) any other affiliate of CenterState, on the other hand, except those of a type available to non-affiliates of CenterState generally, and compensation or benefit arrangements with officers and directors.  

4.11Broker’s Fees.  Neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents has utilized any broker, finder or financial advisor or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Associates (“▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇”).  

4.12Absence of Changes.

(a)Since December 31, 2015, no event or events have occurred that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on CenterState.

(b)Since December 31, 2015, CenterState and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business.

4.13Litigation.  Except as set forth in the CenterState SEC Reports, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of CenterState, threatened against or affecting CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, or any present (or, to the Knowledge of CenterState, former) officer, director or employee of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries in such individual’s capacity as such, other than any immaterial, ordinary routine Action incidental to the business of CenterState and its Subsidiaries.  Neither CenterState nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, injunction, rule or decree of any Governmental Entity.

4.14Representations Not Misleading.  No representation or warranty by CenterState in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

5.1Conduct of PBHC Business Prior to the Effective Time.  Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable law or a Governmental Entity, or with the prior written consent of CenterState, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, PBHC shall, and shall

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cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships, and (c) take no action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the ability of PBHC or CenterState or any of their respective Subsidiaries to obtain any necessary Regulatory Approvals or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  

5.2PBHC Forbearances.  During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, as Previously Disclosed or as required by applicable law or a Governmental Entity, PBHC shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries, without the prior written consent of CenterState (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to:  

(a)Capital Stock.  Issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or authorize the creation of, any additional shares of its capital stock, other ownership interests or any Rights, except pursuant to PBHC Stock Options outstanding on the date hereof.  

(b)Other Securities.  Issue or repurchase any other capital securities, including trust preferred or other similar securities, Voting Debt, or other securities, debentures or subordinated notes, except pursuant to PBHC Stock Options outstanding on the date hereof.  

(c)Dividends, Etc.  (i) Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or distribution on its capital stock or other ownership interests, other than dividends from wholly owned Subsidiaries to PBHC and other than distributions by PBHC to its shareholders in an amount no greater than 40% of PBHC’s taxable income for calendar year 2016 (PBHC understands and agrees that no distributions shall be made to its shareholders based on PBHC’s net income after December 31, 2016); or (ii) directly or indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock, other ownership interests or Rights.

(d)Compensation; Employment, Etc.  (i) Except with respect to transactions Previously Disclosed to CenterState, enter into, modify, amend, renew or terminate any employment, consulting, severance, change in control, or similar agreement or arrangement with any director, officer or employee of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries, or grant any salary or wage increase or increase any employee benefit (including incentive or bonus payments) other than (A) at will agreements, (B) payment of normal individual increases in salary (not to exceed 5% per annum) and payment of accumulated but unused sick leave during a longer term illness period or pending commencement of disability benefits to rank and file employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (C) severance in accordance with past practice; or (ii) hire any new officers; (iii) promote any employee to a rank of vice president or more senior position; or (iv) pay any incentive or bonus amounts except (y) pursuant to employment agreements Previously Disclosed and, (z) for all other employees, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $557,000.

(e)Benefit Plans.  Except with respect to transactions Previously Disclosed to CenterState, including the termination of PBHC’s supplemental executive retirement plan and the payment to participating employees of the amounts to which they will be entitled under such

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plan and the payment of change in control benefits to employees pursuant to employment and other agreements in effect on the date of this Agreement, and with respect to the acceleration of vesting under other PBHC Benefit Plans, including its stock option plans and restricted stock plan, pursuant to the provisions of such plans, enter into, establish, adopt, modify, amend, renew, or terminate any PBHC Benefit Plan, or take any action to accelerate the vesting of benefits payable thereunder.  

(f)Dispositions.  Sell, transfer, mortgage or encumber any of its assets or properties except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and in the case of a sale or transfer, at fair value, or sell or transfer any portion of its deposit liabilities.  

(g)Leases or Licenses.  Enter into, modify, amend or renew any data processing contract, service provider agreement, or any material lease, license or maintenance agreement relating to real or personal property or Intellectual Property, other than the renewal or replacement of an agreement that is necessary to operate its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, or permit to lapse its rights in any material Intellectual Property.  

(h)Acquisitions.  Acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of debts contracted prior to the date hereof in good faith, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) all or any portion of, the assets, business or properties of any Person.  

(i)Loans, Loan Participations and Servicing Rights.  Sell or acquire any loans (excluding originations) or loan participations, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (but, in the case of a sale, after giving CenterState or CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. a first right of refusal to acquire such loan or participation), or sell or acquire any servicing rights.  

(j)Governing Documents.  Amend its organizational documents (or similar governing documents).  

(k)Accounting Methods.  Implement or adopt any material change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by GAAP or any Governmental Entity.  

(l)Contracts.  Except with respect to transactions Previously Disclosed to CenterState, and except to the extent permitted by Section 5.2(g), enter into or terminate any PBHC Material Contract or amend or modify in any material respect or renew any existing PBHC Material Contract, other than renewals of such contracts in the ordinary course of business.  

(m)Claims.  Except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and involving an amount not in excess of $50,000 (exclusive of any amounts paid directly or reimbursed to PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries under any insurance policy maintained by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries), settle any claim, action or proceeding against it.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no settlement shall be made if it creates an adverse precedent for other similar claims, which in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be material to PBHC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  

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(n)Deposit Taking and Other Bank Activities.  In the case of the Bank (i) increase or decrease the rate of interest paid on time deposits or on certificates of deposit, except in a manner and pursuant to policies consistent with past practice and competitive factors in the marketplace; (ii) incur any material liability or obligation relating to retail banking and branch merchandising, marketing and advertising activities and initiatives except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (iii) open any new branch or deposit taking facility; or (iv) close or relocate any existing branch or other facility.  

(o)Investments.  (i) Purchase any equity securities or purchase any debt securities, other than securities (A) rated “AA” or higher by either Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investor Service, (B) with a weighted average life of not more than five (5) years and (C) otherwise in the ordinary course of business consistent with its current investment policy; (ii) enter into or acquire any derivatives contract or structured note; or (iii) enter into any new, or modify, amend or extend the terms of any existing, contracts relating to the purchase or sale of financial or other futures, or any put or call option relating to cash, securities or commodities or any interest rate swap agreements or other agreements relating to the hedging of interest rate risk

(p)Capital Expenditures.  Purchase any fixed assets (by installment purchase, capital lease, synthetic lease or otherwise) where the amount paid or committed thereof is in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate, except for emergency repairs or replacements.  

(q)Lending.  Except for loans or extensions of credit approval approved prior to the date hereof, (i) make any material changes in its policies concerning loan underwriting or which classes of Persons may approve loans or fail to comply with such policies as Previously Disclosed; or (ii) make any loans or extensions of credit except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, provided any individual unsecured loan or extension of credit in excess of $125,000, any individual loan or extension of credit secured by assets (other than real estate) in excess of $500,000, or any individual loan or extension of credit secured by real estate and with no loan policy exceptions in excess of $1,000,000 shall require the prior written approval of the President or Chief Credit Officer or Credit Administrator of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., which approval or rejection shall be given in writing within two (2) Business Days after the loan package is delivered to such individual.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, PBHC may, without the need to seek the prior written approval of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., (i) effect any modification to a loan or extension of credit that is not rated “Substandard” or lower, (ii) extend the loan maturity or renew loans rated “Watch” or better greater than five years where no additional credit is extended, grant payment deferrals up to six months and renew loans rated “Watch” or better where no additional credit is extended, and (iii) renew for up to two years any unsecured loan of less than $200,000 in amount where no additional credit is extended.

(r)Risk Management.  Except as required by applicable law or regulation, (i) implement or adopt any material change in its interest rate and other risk management policies, procedures or practices; or (ii) fail to follow its existing policies or practices with respect to managing its exposure to interest rate and other risk.  

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(s)Indebtedness and Guaranties.  Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a term not in excess of one year (other than creation of deposit liabilities or sales of certificates of deposit in the ordinary course of business), or incur, assume or become subject to, whether directly or by way of any guarantee or otherwise, any obligations or liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of any other Person, other than the issuance of letters of credit in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the restrictions set forth in Section 5.2(q).  

(t)New Lines of Business.  Develop, market or implement any new line of business.

(u)Tax Matters.  Make, change or revoke any material tax election (other than in a manner consistent with prior elections), file any materially amended Tax Return, enter into any material Tax closing agreement, or settle or agree to compromise any material liability with respect to disputed Taxes.

(v)Reorganization.  Knowingly take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

(w)Performance of Obligations.  Knowingly take any action that is likely to materially impair PBHC’s ability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Bank’ ability to perform any of its obligations under the Bank Merger Agreement.

(x)Commitments.  Agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.

5.3Conduct of CenterState Business Prior to the Effective Time.  Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable law or a Governmental Entity, or with the prior written consent of PBHC, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, CenterState shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships, and (b) take no action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the ability of PBHC or CenterState or any of their respective Subsidiaries to obtain any necessary Regulatory Approvals or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  

5.4CenterState Forbearances.  Except as expressly permitted or contemplated by this Agreement, or as required by applicable law or a Governmental Entity, or with the prior written consent of PBHC during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, CenterState shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:  

(a)Governing Documents.  Amend the CenterState Certificate or CenterState Bylaws or similar governing documents of any of its Significant Subsidiaries in a manner that would adversely affect PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries.  

(b)Performance Obligations.  Take any action that is likely to materially impair the ability of CenterState to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. to perform any of its obligations under the Bank Merger

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Agreement or enter into any agreement with another depository institution or depository institution holding company with respect to any merger, acquisition of a controlling interest in, purchase of substantially all of the assets of or any other business combination with such depository institution or holding company that might materially delay the issuance of or materially adversely affect the conditions of any Requisite Regulatory Approvals applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or materially hinder the ability of CenterState to consummate such transactions, including the Merger and the Bank Merger.

(c)Reorganization.  Knowingly take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

(d)Commitments.  Agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.  

ARTICLE VI

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

6.1Regulatory Matters.  

(a)As promptly as practicable but in no event later than ninety (90) days following the date of this Agreement, CenterState, with the assistance and cooperation of PBHC, shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4 together with the Proxy Statement which will be included in Form S-4, which shall provide for the registration of the shares to the CenterState Common Stock to be issued as a result of the Merger. Each of CenterState and PBHC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any written or oral comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Form S-4 or any related matters.  Each of PBHC and CenterState shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to maintain such effectiveness for as long as necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Upon the Form S-4 being declared effective, PBHC shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its shareholders.  CenterState shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and PBHC shall furnish all information concerning PBHC and the holders of PBHC Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.  If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event occurs or information relating to PBHC or CenterState, or any of their respective affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by PBHC or CenterState that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable law, disseminated to PBHC’s shareholders.  

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(b)In addition to their obligations pursuant to Section 6.1(a), PBHC and CenterState shall make all necessary filings with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and applicable foreign or state securities or “Blue Sky” laws and regulations promulgated thereunder and provide each other with copies of any such filings.  CenterState shall advise PBHC, promptly after receipt of notice thereof, of (and provide copies of any notices or communications with respect to) the time of the effectiveness of the Form S-4, the filing of any supplement or amendment thereto, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto, the suspension of the qualification of CenterState Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendment to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4, comments thereon from the SEC’s staff and CenterState’s responses thereto or request of the SEC or its staff for additional information.  No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 shall be filed without the approval of each of PBHC and CenterState, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  

(c)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, CenterState and PBHC shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the obligations of PBHC (in the case of CenterState) or CenterState (in the case of PBHC) to the Merger, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary consents or waivers from third parties, (iii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or no-actions, waivers, consents, authorizations, permits, orders and approvals from, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entities and the taking of all commercially reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Merger and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement.  The Parties shall cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to promptly prepare and file, and cause their respective Subsidiaries to prepare and file, all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger), and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such third parties or Governmental Entities.  In furtherance (but not in limitation) of the foregoing, CenterState shall, and shall cause CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. to, use commercially reasonable efforts to file any required applications, notices or other filings with the FRB, the FDIC and applicable state banking agencies within ninety (90) days of the date hereof.  PBHC and CenterState shall have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the confidentiality of information, all the information relating to PBHC or CenterState, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Parties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable.  The Parties shall

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consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Parties shall promptly deliver to each other copies of all filings, orders and material correspondence to and from all Governmental Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

(d)Each of CenterState and PBHC shall, upon request, furnish to the other all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Form S-4 or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of CenterState, PBHC or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger, the Bank Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

(e)Each of CenterState and PBHC shall promptly advise the other upon receiving any communication from any Governmental Entity the consent or approval of which is required for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that causes such Party to believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that any Requisite Regulatory Approval will not be obtained or that the receipt of any such approval may be materially delayed.

(f)Notwithstanding the obligations of CenterState in this Section 6.1 or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall CenterState be required in connection with obtaining any Requisite Regulatory Approval to (i) maintain capital ratios greater than those set forth in Section 6.1(i) of the CenterState Disclosure Schedule, (ii) maintain a classified assets ratio lower than that set forth in Section 6.1(f)(ii) of the CenterState Disclosure Schedule, (iii) agree to originate any loans or make any payments to any one or more third parties other than pursuant to contracts or commitments in effect as of the date hereof or as required or contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) raise common equity capital at the holding company or bank level, in an amount that, or (v) agree to any strategic operational restriction, which, in the case of each of subsections (i) through (v), would reduce the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to CenterState to such a degree that CenterState would not have entered into this Agreement had such condition been known to it at the date hereof (each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”).

6.2Access to Information; Current Information.  

(a)Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to the confidentiality of information, each Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel, advisors, agents and other representatives of the other Party, reasonable access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records, and, during such period, each Party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, make available to the other Party all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as the other Party may reasonably request.  Neither PBHC nor CenterState or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information (i) where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of such Party or its Subsidiaries or contravene any

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binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or fiduciary duty or (ii) relating to such Party’s or its directors’, officers’, employees’, accountants’, counsel’s, advisors’ (including investment bankers), agents’ or other representatives’ consideration of, or deliberations regarding, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Parties shall make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence apply.  

(b)PBHC shall permit, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to permit, CenterState (the “Requesting Party”) or an environmental consulting firm selected by CenterState, and at the sole expense of the CenterState, to conduct such phase I or phase II environmental audits, studies and tests on real property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries.  CenterState shall indemnify PBHC and its Subsidiaries for all costs and expenses associated with returning the property of the Examined Party to its previous condition.  

(c)Subject to applicable law and regulations, during the period from the date hereof to the Effective Time, each Party shall, upon the request of the Requesting Party, cause one or more of its designated officers to confer not less frequently than monthly with officers of the Requesting Party regarding the financial condition, operations and business of the Examined Party and its Subsidiaries and matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  As soon as reasonably available, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days after filing, PBHC will deliver to CenterState all non-confidential reports filed by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries with any Governmental Entity subsequent to the date hereof, including all financial and call reports filed with the FRB, the FOFR and the FDIC.  Each Party will also deliver to the other party as soon as practicable all quarterly and annual financial statements of such party and its Subsidiaries prepared with respect to periods ending subsequent to December 31, 2015.  As soon as practicable after the end of each month, PBHC will deliver to CenterState in electronic form (i) the monthly deposit and loan trial balances of its bank subsidiary, (ii) the monthly analysis of such bank’s investment portfolio, (iii) the monthly balance sheet and income statement of PBHC and its Subsidiaries, (iv) an update of all of the information set forth in Section 3.1(n)(ii) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule, (v) a list of all loans originated, renewed, modified or where payment has been deferred, and (vi) a list of loans maturing within the ensuing six month period.

(d)All information and materials provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement entered into between the Parties as of April 21, 2016 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).  

(e)PBHC shall deliver to the Chief Executive Office of CenterState to the extent not otherwise precluded by applicable Law and excluding any materials related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Acquisition Proposal or subject to any attorney-client privilege, all materials, reports and information provided to the Boards of Directors and all committees thereof of PBHC and Platinum Bank simultaneously with their submission to such directors and committee members.

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(f)No investigation by a Party or its representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other Party set forth in this Agreement.  

6.3Shareholder Meeting.  PBHC shall, and shall cause its Board of Directors to, (i) take all action in accordance with the federal securities laws, the FBCA and the PBHC Charter and the PBHC Bylaws necessary to (A) call and give notice of a special meeting of PBHC’s shareholders (the “PBHC Shareholder Meeting”) for the purpose of seeking the PBHC Shareholder Approval within ten (10) Business Days following the date the Form S-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act (the “PBHC Shareholder Meeting Notice Date”) and (B) schedule the PBHC Shareholder Meeting to take place on a date that is within forty (40) days after the PBHC Shareholder Meeting Notice Date; (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the PBHC Shareholder Meeting to be convened and held on the scheduled date; and (iii) subject to Section 6.7, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the PBHC Shareholder Approval and include in the Proxy Statement the recommendation that the shareholders of PBHC approve this Agreement (the “PBHC Board Recommendation”).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, PBHC shall not be required to hold the PBHC Shareholder Meeting if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 6.7 or Section 8.1 prior to the scheduled time of the PBHC Shareholder Meeting.

6.4Nasdaq Listing.  CenterState shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued to the holders of PBHC Common Stock in the Merger to be authorized for listing on the Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.  

6.5Employee Matters.  

(a)Following the Effective Time, CenterState shall maintain or cause to be maintained employee benefit plans and compensation opportunities for the benefit of employees who are full-time active employees of PBHC and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date (“Covered Employees”) that provide employee benefits and compensation opportunities which, in the aggregate, are substantially comparable to the employee benefits and compensation opportunities that are made available on a uniform and non-discriminatory basis to similarly situated employees of CenterState or its Subsidiaries, as applicable; provided, however, that in no event shall any Covered Employee be eligible to participate in any closed or frozen plan of CenterState or its Subsidiaries.  CenterState shall give the Covered Employees full credit for their prior service with PBHC and its Subsidiaries (i) for purposes of eligibility (including initial participation and eligibility for current benefits) and vesting under any qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plan maintained by CenterState and in which Covered Employees may be eligible to participate and (ii) for all purposes under any welfare benefit plans, vacation plans and similar arrangements maintained by CenterState.

(b)With respect to any employee benefit plan of CenterState that is a health, dental, vision or other welfare plan in which any Covered Employee is eligible to participate, for the plan year in which such Covered Employee is first eligible to participate, CenterState or its applicable Subsidiary shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause any pre-existing condition limitations or eligibility waiting periods under such CenterState or Subsidiary plan to be waived with respect to such Covered Employee to the extent such condition was or would have been covered under the PBHC Benefit Plan in which such Covered Employee participated

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immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) recognize any health, dental, vision or other welfare expenses incurred by such Covered Employee in the year that includes the Closing Date (or, if later, the year in which such Covered Employee is first eligible to participate) for purposes of any applicable deductibles and annual out-of-pocket expense requirements under any such health, dental, vision or other welfare plan.  

(c)Prior to the Effective Time, PBHC shall take, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take, all actions requested by CenterState that may be necessary or appropriate to (i) cause one or more PBHC Benefits Plans to terminate as of the Effective Time, or as of the date immediately preceding the Effective Time, (ii) cause benefit accruals and entitlements under any PBHC Benefit Plan to cease as of the Effective Time, or as of the date immediately preceding the Effective Time, (iii) cause the continuation on and after the Effective Time of any contract, arrangement or insurance policy relating to any PBHC Benefit Plan for such period as may be requested by CenterState, or (iv) facilitate the merger of any PBHC Benefit Plan into any employee benefit plan maintained by CenterState or an CenterState Subsidiary.  All resolutions, notices, or other documents issued, adopted or executed in connection with the implementation of this Section 6.5(c) shall be subject to CenterState’s reasonable prior review and approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  

(d)Nothing in this Section 6.5 shall be construed to limit the right of CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries (including, following the Closing Date, PBHC and its Subsidiaries) to amend or terminate any PBHC Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan, to the extent such amendment or termination is permitted by the terms of the applicable plan, nor shall anything in this Section 6.5 be construed to require CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries (including, following the Closing Date, PBHC and its Subsidiaries) to retain the employment of any particular Covered Employee for any fixed period of time following the Closing Date, and, except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 7.2(e), the continued retention (or termination) by CenterState or any of its Subsidiaries of any Covered Employee subsequent to the Effective Time shall be subject in all events to CenterState’s or its applicable Subsidiary’s normal and customary employment procedures and practices, including customary background screening and evaluation procedures, and satisfactory employment performance.  

(e)For purposes of this Agreement, “PBHC Benefit Plans” means any “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and all other benefit plans, arrangements or agreements, including any other employment, consulting, bonus, incentive or deferred compensation, vacation, stock option or other equity-based, severance, termination, retention, change of control, profit-sharing, fringe benefit or other similar plan, program, agreement or commitment, whether written or unwritten, whether or not subject to ERISA, or whether formal or informal, for the benefit of any employee, former employee, director or former director of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries entered into, maintained or contributed to by PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or to which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to contribute, or with respect to which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise (including any liability arising out of an indemnification, guarantee, hold harmless or similar agreement) or otherwise providing benefits to any current, former or future employee, officer or director of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries or to any beneficiary or dependent thereof.

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(f)If, within six (6) months after the Effective Time, any Covered Employee is terminated by CenterState or its Subsidiaries other than “for cause” or as a result of unsatisfactory job performance, then CenterState shall pay severance to such Covered Employee in an amount equal to two weeks of base salary for each twelve months of such Covered Employee’s prior employment with PBHC or the Bank; provided, however, that in no event will the total amount of severance for any single Covered Employee be less than four weeks of such base salary nor greater than twenty-six weeks of such base salary.  Any severance to which a Covered Employee may be entitled in connection with a termination occurring more than six (6) months after the Effective Time will be as set forth in the severance policies of CenterState and its Subsidiaries as then in effect.

(g)At or immediately before the Effective Time, PBHC shall cause the Paid Time Off (PTO) program of the Bank (which includes sick time and vacation time) (the “Program”) to be terminated with the following effects: (i) until the Effective Time, the Bank shall continue to pay benefits in accordance with the terms of the Program; (ii) at the Effective Time, all accrued and unused PTO for all employees of PBHC and its Subsidiaries, including awarded, unused PTO in the Excess PTO Bank and in the Catastrophic Leave Bank, shall be eliminated; and (iii) no PTO shall be carried over to CenterState or its Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees of PBHC and its Subsidiaries who, at the Effective Time are receiving PTO benefits from the Excess PTO Bank due to personal or family extended illness or Catastrophic Leave (in either case, as awarded in accordance with the terms of the Program) shall receive a lump sum benefit equal to the amount of the remaining benefits previously awarded, and all other employees of PBHC and its Subsidiaries shall receive a lump sum benefit from earned, awarded and unused PTO in an amount equal to that which otherwise would have been paid upon termination of employment in accordance with the terms of the Program. Section 6.5(g) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule sets forth the accrued and unused sick and vacation time for all employees as of the end of the calendar month immediately prior to the date of this Agreement.  Also at the Effective Time, PBHC and its Subsidiaries shall pay to its employees the amounts set forth on Section 6.5(g) of the PBHC Disclosure Schedule.

6.6Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.  

(a)For a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, CenterState shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former directors, officers and employees of PBHC and its Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Parties”) against all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, settlements or liabilities as incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (each, a “Claim”), arising out of actions or omissions of such Persons in the course of performing their duties for PBHC occurring at or before the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated hereby), to the greatest extent as such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses pursuant to (i) the PBHC Charter, the PBHC Bylaws or the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation and bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of PBHC’s Subsidiaries, each as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) the FBCA.

(b)Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.6 shall promptly notify CenterState upon learning of any Claim, provided that failure to so notify shall not affect the obligation of CenterState under this Section 6.6 unless, and only

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to the extent that, CenterState is actually and materially prejudiced in the defense of such Claim as a consequence.  In the event of any such Claim (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) CenterState shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and CenterState shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, unless such Indemnified Party is advised in writing by counsel that the defense of such Indemnified Party by CenterState would create an actual or potential conflict of interest (in which case, CenterState shall not be obligated to reimburse or indemnify any Indemnified Party for the expenses of more than one such separate counsel for all Indemnified Parties, in addition to one local counsel in the jurisdiction where defense of any Claim has been or is to be asserted), (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter, (iii) CenterState shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent and CenterState shall not settle any Claim without such Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and (iv) CenterState shall have no obligation hereunder in the event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable laws and regulations.

(c)For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, CenterState will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide director’s and officer’s liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) that serves to reimburse the present and former officers and directors of PBHC or its Subsidiaries (determined as of the Effective Time) with respect to claims against such directors and officers arising from facts or events occurring before the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated hereby), which insurance will contain at least the same coverage and amounts, and contain terms and conditions no less advantageous to the Indemnified Party, as the coverage currently provided by PBHC; provided, however, that (i) if CenterState is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for by this Section 6.6(c), then CenterState will provide as much comparable insurance as is reasonably available, (ii) officers and directors of PBHC or its Subsidiaries may be required to make application and provide customary representations and warranties to the carrier of the D&O Insurance for the purpose of obtaining such insurance, and (iii) in satisfaction of its obligations under this Section 6.6(c), CenterState may require PBHC to purchase, prior to but effective as of the Effective Time, tail insurance providing such coverage prior to Closing.  Whether or not CenterState or PBHC shall procure such coverage, in no event shall PBHC expend, or CenterState be required to expend, for such tail insurance a premium amount in excess of an amount equal to 200% of the annual premiums paid by PBHC for D&O Insurance in effect as of the date of this Agreement (the “Maximum D&O Tail Premium”).  If the cost of such tail insurance exceeds the Maximum D&O Tail Premium, then PBHC or CenterState, as applicable, shall obtain tail insurance coverage or a separate tail insurance policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum D&O Tail Premium.

(d)If CenterState or any of its successors and assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of CenterState and its Subsidiaries shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6.

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(e)These rights shall survive consummation of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party. After the Effective Time, the obligations of CenterState under this ‎Section 6.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party unless the affected Indemnified Party shall have consented in writing to such termination or modification. If any Indemnified Party makes any claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this ‎Section 6.6 that is denied by CenterState, and a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Indemnified Party is entitled to such indemnification or advancement of expense, then CenterState or the Surviving Entity shall pay such Indemnified Party’s costs and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, incurred in connection with enforcing such claim against CenterState. If any Indemnified Party makes any claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under the Section 6.6 that is denied by CenterState, and a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Indemnified Party is not entitled to such indemnification or advancement of expense, the Indemnified Party shall pay CenterState’s or the Surviving Entity’s costs and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, incurred in connection with defending such claim against the Indemnified Party.

(f)Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this ‎‎Section 6.6 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.

6.7No Solicitation.  

(a)PBHC agrees that, except as expressly permitted by Section 6.7(b), from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1, it will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, and employees (the “PBHC Individuals”) not to, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause PBHC and its Subsidiaries’ agents, advisors, accountants, legal counsel, and financial advisors (the “PBHC Representatives”) not to, initiate, solicit, encourage or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to, or engage in any discussions or negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential or nonpublic information or data concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties or assets (“PBHC Confidential Information”) to, or have any discussions with, any Person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal.  PBHC will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted before the date of this Agreement with any Persons other than CenterState with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and will use its commercially reasonable efforts, subject to applicable law, to enforce any confidentiality or similar agreement relating to such an Acquisition Proposal.  It is understood that any breach of the provisions of this Section 6.7 by any PBHC Representative shall constitute a breach by PBHC.  

(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.7(a), at any time from the date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the PBHC Shareholder Approval, in the event PBHC receives an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal and the Board of Directors of PBHC determines in good faith that there is a reasonable likelihood that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Proposal, PBHC may, and may permit its Subsidiaries and the PBHC Individuals and the PBHC Representatives to, (i) negotiate the

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terms of, and enter into, a confidentiality agreement with terms and conditions no less favorable to PBHC than the Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) furnish or cause to be furnished PBHC Confidential Information to the Person or Persons making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to such confidentiality agreement, and (iii) negotiate and participate in such negotiations or discussions with the Person or Persons making such Acquisition Proposal concerning such Acquisition Proposal, if the Board of Directors of PBHC determines in good faith (following consultation with counsel) that failure to take such actions would or would be reasonably likely to result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable law.  

(c)The Board of Directors of PBHC shall not (nor shall any committee thereof) withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to CenterState, the PBHC Board Recommendation or make or cause to be made any third party or public communication proposing or announcing an intention to withdraw or modify in any manner adverse to CenterState the PBHC Board Recommendation (any such action, a “Change in Recommendation”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the PBHC Board concludes in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal and financial advisors) that an Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and (after consultation with its legal advisors) that failure to do so could be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the stockholders of PBHC under applicable Laws, the PBHC Board may at any time prior to the PBHC Shareholder Approval (i) effect a Change of Recommendation or (ii) terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Board of Directors of PBHC may not make a Change in Recommendation, or terminate this Agreement, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal unless (i) PBHC shall not have breached this Section 6.7 in any respect and (ii) (A) the Board of Directors of PBHC determines in good faith (after consultation with counsel) that such Superior Proposal has been made and has not been withdrawn and continues to be a Superior Proposal after taking into account all adjustments to the terms of this Agreement that may be offered by CenterState under this Section 6.7(c); (B) PBHC has given CenterState at least three (3) days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action set forth above (which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal (including the identity of the Person making such Superior Proposal) and has contemporaneously provided an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements with the Person making such Superior Proposal; and (C) before effecting such Change in Recommendation, PBHC has negotiated, and has caused its representatives to negotiate, in good faith with CenterState during such notice period to the extent CenterState wishes to negotiate, to enable CenterState to revise the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal.  In the event of any material change to the terms of such Superior Proposal, PBHC shall, in each case, be required to deliver to CenterState a new written notice, the notice period shall have recommenced and PBHC shall be required to comply with its obligations under this Section 6.7 with respect to such new written notice.  

(d)PBHC will advise CenterState in writing within twenty-four (24) hours following receipt of any Acquisition Proposal and the substance thereof (including the identity of the Person making such Acquisition Proposal), and will keep CenterState apprised of any related developments, discussions and negotiations (including the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal) on a current basis.  

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(e)As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:  

“Acquisition Proposal” means a tender or exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving PBHC or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner in a single transaction or series of transactions more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power in, or more than twenty percent (20%) of the fair market value of the business, assets or deposits of, PBHC or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

“Superior Proposal” means a written Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of PBHC concludes in good faith to be more favorable from a financial point of view to its shareholders than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (i) after receiving the advice of its financial advisors (who shall be a nationally recognized investment banking firm, CenterState acknowledging that ▇▇▇▇▇ Group is a nationally recognized investment banking firm), (ii) after taking into account the likelihood of consummation of such transaction on the terms set forth therein and (iii) after taking into account all legal (with the advice of outside counsel), financial (including the financing terms of any such proposal), regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and any other relevant factors permitted under applicable law; provided, however, that for purposes of the definition of “Superior Proposal,” the references to twenty percent (20%) in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to fifty percent (50%).  

6.8Notification of Certain Matters.  Each of the Parties shall give prompt written notice to the other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (a) is reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to result in any Material Adverse Effect with respect to it or (b) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. Each of the Parties shall promptly inform the other in writing upon receiving notice of any material Action by any Governmental Entity or third party against, or threatened against, it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, properties, or any of their respective directors, officers or employees in their individual capacities as such.  

6.9Correction of Information.  Each of PBHC and CenterState shall promptly correct and supplement in writing any information set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement furnished under this Agreement so that such schedules shall be correct and complete in all material respects at all times, without taking into account any Material Adverse Effect qualification contained in Article VII, and shall include all facts necessary to make such information correct and complete in all material respects at all times; provided, however, that in each case, such disclosure shall not be deemed to cure any breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or any failure of a condition under Article VII, or to otherwise limit or affect in any way the remedies available hereunder to any Party receiving such notice.  

6.10System Integration.  From and after the date hereof, PBHC shall cause the Bank and its directors, officers and employees to, and shall make all commercially reasonable efforts (without undue disruption to either business) to cause the Bank’s data processing consultants and software providers to, cooperate and assist the Bank and CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. in connection with an electronic and systematic conversion of all applicable data of the Bank to the

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CenterState system following the Effective Time, including the training of the Bank employees without undue disruption to the Bank’s business, during normal business hours and at the expense of CenterState (not to include the Bank’s standard employee payroll).  

6.11Coordination; Integration.  Subject to applicable law and regulation, during the period from the date hereof until the Effective Time, PBHC shall cause the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank or his designee to assist and confer with the officers of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., on a weekly basis, relating to the development, coordination and implementation of the post-Merger operating and integration plans of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., as the resulting institution in the Bank Merger.

6.12Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement.  Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and effective upon Closing, PBHC has caused each director of PBHC and the Bank (other than ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) to execute and deliver the Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (collectively, the “Director Restrictive Covenant Agreements”).

6.13Claims Letters.  Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and effective upon the Closing, PBHC has caused each director of PBHC and the Bank to execute and deliver the Claims Letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

6.14Tax Treatment.  Each of the Parties undertakes and agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause the Merger, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to take no action which would cause the Merger not, to qualify as a “Reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for federal income tax purposes.

6.15Certain Tax Matters.

(a)Tax Returns.  The PBHC Shareholder Representative, at its sole cost and expense, shall prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all income Tax Returns of PBHC and its Subsidiaries for any Taxable Period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date (the “Pre-Closing Tax Period”), which are filed after the Closing Date.  Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the prior practices of PBHC and each of its Subsidiaries unless otherwise required by applicable Law.  Such Tax Returns shall be submitted by the PBHC Shareholder Representative to CenterState (together with applicable schedules and statements) at least 45 days prior to the due date (taking into account any extensions) of such Tax Return.  If CenterState objects to any item on any such  Tax Return, it shall, within 30 days after delivery of such Tax Return, notify the PBHC Shareholder Representative in writing that it so objects, specifying with particularity any such item and stating the specific factual or legal basis for any such objection.  If a notice of objection shall be duly delivered, the parties shall cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable efforts to resolve such items.  If CenterState and the PBHC Shareholder Representative are unable to reach an agreement within 10 days after receipt by the PBHC Shareholder Representative of such Notice of Objection, the disputed items shall be resolved by the Tax Referee, who shall resolve such dispute within 20 days and the Tax Return shall be filed to reflect the Tax Referee’s resolution, which shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties.  Each party shall be responsible for its respective fees and expenses associated with any dispute, and the costs associated with any Tax Referee shall be paid equally by CenterState, on the one hand, and the PBHC Shareholder

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Representative, on the other hand (who may utilize the funds described in Section 6.15(f)) for such purpose.  CenterState shall prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all non-income Tax Returns for the Pre-Closing Tax Period, which are filed after the Closing Date.  

(b)Payment of Taxes.  The PBHC shareholders shall remain responsible for timely payment of any and all income Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period that ends on the Closing Date (the “Pre-Closing Period”).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, CenterState shall have no obligation (as successor or otherwise) for any income Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Period.  

(c)Cooperation.  The Parties will provide each other with such cooperation and information as they may reasonably request of each other in preparing or filing any Tax Return, in determining a liability or right of refund, or in conducting any audit or other proceeding, in respect of Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Period.  CenterState shall provide prompt written notice to the PBHC Shareholder Representative of any audit or examination of a Pre-Closing Tax Period that may give rise to a Tax liability for the PBHC shareholders.  CenterState shall permit the PBHC Shareholder Representative to participate, at the expense of the PBHC Shareholder Representative, in such audit or examination and shall make available relevant documents in connection therewith.  Prior to any settlement or compromise of any audit or examination of Pre-Closing Tax Period, the PBHC Shareholder Representative shall be permitted to provide written comments on the proposed settlement or compromise which CenterState shall reasonably consider in good faith.  The PBHC Shareholder Representative shall have the right in its sole judgement to approve any settlement based upon the outcome of any audit or examination as long as any such settlement does not adversely affect CenterState or cause CenterState to incur any amounts for the Tax liability of the PBHC shareholders.

(d)Distribution for Taxes.  PBHC will remain an S corporation under the Code until the Closing Date.  PBHC will be permitted to make a distribution to its shareholders for the 2016 calendar tax year up to 40% of PBHC’s taxable income as reflected on its 2016 U.S. Income Tax Return for an S corporation (Form 1120S).  No tax distribution will be made for the 2017 tax year.  

(e)Section 338(h)(10) Election.  CenterState shall not make an election with respect to PBHC pursuant to Section 338(h)(10) of the Code without the prior written consent of PBHC.

(f)PBHC Shareholder Representative Fund.  Prior to the Closing, PBHC will establish a fund from its earnings in the amount of $50,000 to be used by the PBHC Shareholder Representative for the sole purpose of covering any out-of-pocket expenses incurred the PBHC Shareholder Representative in connection with the matters contemplated in this Section 6.15.  On the third anniversary of the Effective Time, the PBHC Shareholder Representative will return any unused portion of such fund to CenterState.  The foregoing $50,000 fund shall be maintained in an account at CenterState Bank, N.A. and shall include a provision for the automatic transfer of the ownership of the remaining proceeds in such account to CenterState on the third anniversary of the Effective Time.

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6.16Failure to Fulfill Conditions.  In the event that either Party determines that a condition to its obligation to complete the Merger cannot be fulfilled and that it will not waive that condition, it will promptly notify the other Party.

6.173020 Azeele, Inc..  PBHC and the Bank shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause 3020 Azeele, Inc. to cause the sale of the real property that is the subject of the certain Lease Agreement With Option to Purchase dated April 25, 2001 between 3020 Azeele, Inc. and Lifepath Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. (the “Azeele Agreement”) to be transferred to Lifepath Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Azeele Agreement or, if such transfer cannot be effected prior to the closing, then PBHC and the Bank shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause at least a majority of the outstanding equity securities of 3020 Azeele, Inc. to be transferred to PBHC for a nominal amount of consideration.  

ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

7.1Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations.  The respective obligations of the Parties to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by law, written waiver by each of PBHC and CenterState, at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:  

(a)Shareholder Approval.  The PBHC Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.  

(b)Nasdaq Listing.  The shares of CenterState Common Stock to be issued in exchange for PBHC Common Stock in the Merger shall have been authorized for listing on the Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance.  

(c)Form S-4.  The Form S-4, shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration pursuant to Form S-4 shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn.  

(d)No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality.  No order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other law preventing or making illegal the consummation of the Merger, the Bank Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect.  

(e)Regulatory Approvals.  All Regulatory Approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the manner provided herein, including the Merger and the Bank Merger, shall have been obtained without the imposition of a Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition, and such Regulatory Approvals shall remain in full force and effect and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired (all such approvals and the expiration of all such waiting periods being referred to as the “Requisite Regulatory Approvals”).  

 

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(f)Tax Opinion. Hacker, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇, PA shall have issued its written opinion, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Parties and addressed to the Parties (the “Tax Opinion”), to the effect that (i) the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, (ii) the exchange in the Merger of PBHC Common Stock for CenterState Common Stock will not give rise to gain or loss to the shareholders of PBHC with respect to such exchange (except to the extent of any cash received), (iii) the holding period for the shares of CenterState Common Stock received in the Merger will include the holding period for the shares of PBHC Common Stock exchanged therefor, (iv) the basis in the shares of CenterState Common Stock received in the Merger will consist of the basis for the shares of PBHC Common Stock in exchange therefor (reduced by an amount of any cash received), and (v) neither PBHC nor CenterState will recognize gain or loss as a consequence of the Merger (except for amounts resulting from any required change in accounting methods and any income and deferred gain recognized pursuant to Treasury regulations issued under Section 1502 of the Code). Officers of each Party shall execute and deliver to Hacker, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇, PA certificates containing appropriate representations reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such firm at such time or times as may be reasonably requested by such firm in connection with its delivery of such Tax Opinion. In rendering such Tax Opinion, such counsel shall be entitled to rely upon representations of officers of PBHC and CenterState.

(g)Consents and Approvals.  Each Party shall have obtained any and all consents, approvals, authorizations, clearances, exemptions, waivers or similar affirmation required for consummation of the Merger or for the preventing of any default under any contract, agreement or permit of such Party which, if not obtained or made, is reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on such Party.  No Consent so obtained which is necessary to consummate the transactions provided for in this Agreement shall be conditioned or restricted in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of either Party would so materially adversely impact the economic or business benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as to render inadvisable the consummation of the Merger.

7.2Conditions to Obligations of CenterState.  The obligation of CenterState to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by law, written waiver by CenterState, at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:  

(a)Material Condition.  There shall not be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger by any Governmental Agency which, in connection with the grant of any Consent by any Governmental Agency, imposes in the reasonable judgment of CenterState, any material adverse requirement upon CenterState or any of its subsidiaries, including without limitation any requirement that CenterState sell or dispose of any significant amount of assets of PBHC, the Bank and their respective subsidiaries.

(b)Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of PBHC set forth in this Agreement shall be (i) true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date); except to the extent that such representations

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and warranties are qualified by the term “material,” or contain terms such as “Material Adverse Effect” in which case such representations and warranties (as so written, including the term “material” or “Material”) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that (A) the representations and warranties in Sections 3.1(b) (Capitalization) regarding the number of outstanding shares of PBHC Common Stock and the equity based awards outstanding shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time, and (B) the representations and warranties in Sections 3.1(e) (Absence of Changes), 3.1(f) (Tax Matters) and 3.1(bb) (Representations Not Misleading) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time.  CenterState shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of PBHC by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of PBHC to the foregoing effect.  

(c)Performance of Obligations of PBHC.  PBHC shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and CenterState shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of PBHC by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of PBHC to such effect.  

(d)Dissenting Shares.  Dissenting Shares shall be less than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding PBHC Common Stock.  

(e)No PBHC Material Adverse Effect.  Since the date of this Agreement (i) no event shall have occurred which has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC, and (ii) no condition, event, fact, circumstance or other occurrence shall have occurred that is reasonably expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC.

(f)Employee Agreements.  The Employment Agreements between CenterState Bank, N.A. and each of the Bank employees that were signed as of the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Employee Agreements”) shall continue to be in full force and effect on and after the Effective Time in accordance with their respective terms.

(g)Matters Relating to 280G Taxes.  CenterState shall be satisfied in its reasonable discretion, either through mutually agreeable pre-closing amendments or otherwise, that PBHC shall have taken any and all reasonably necessary steps such that the Merger will not trigger any “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code) under any change in control agreements, salary continuation agreements, employment agreements, benefit plans, or similar arrangements between PBHC and/or the Bank and any officers, directors, or employees thereof.  

(h)Matters Relating to Compensation Matters.  All change in control agreements, salary continuation agreements, severance agreements, employment agreements, and similar compensation agreement between PBHC and/or the Bank and any officer, director or employee shall be amended or terminated as of the Effective Time.

(i)PBHC 401(k) Plan.  CenterState shall have received such evidence and documentation as it shall have reasonably requested to establish that PBHC and/or the Bank has effectuated the termination of their 401(k) Plan effective as of the Effective Time.

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7.3Conditions to Obligations of PBHC.  The obligation of PBHC to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by PBHC at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:  

(a)Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of CenterState set forth in this Agreement shall be (i) true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date); except to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by the terms “material,” or contain terms such as “Material Adverse Effect” in which case such representations and warranties (as so written, including the term “material” or “Material”) shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in Section 4.1(b) (Capitalization) regarding the number of outstanding shares of PBHC Common Stock and the equity based awards outstanding, and Sections 4.9 (CenterState Information), 4.12 (Representations Not Misleading) and 4.13 (Absence of Changes) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time.  PBHC shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of CenterState by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of CenterState to the foregoing effect.  

(b)Performance of Obligations of CenterState.  CenterState shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and PBHC shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of CenterState by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of CenterState to such effect.  

(c)Execution of Agreements.  CenterState shall have executed and delivered the Employee Agreements.  

(d)No CenterState Material Adverse Effect.  Since the date of this Agreement (i) no event shall have occurred which has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect on PBHC, and (ii) no condition, event, fact, circumstance or other occurrence shall have occurred that is reasonably expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on CenterState.

ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

8.1Termination.  

(a)This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the PBHC Shareholder Approval:  

(i)by mutual consent of PBHC and CenterState in a written instrument authorized by the Board of Directors of each of PBHC and CenterState;

(ii)by either PBHC or CenterState, if any Governmental Entity that must grant a Requisite Regulatory Approval has denied approval of the Merger or the Bank

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Merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable or any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and nonappealable order, injunction or decree permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger;

(iii)by either PBHC or CenterState, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before 210 days following the date of this Agreement, unless the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such Party set forth in this Agreement;

(iv)by either PBHC or CenterState (provided that the terminating Party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein), if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of PBHC, in the case of a termination by CenterState, or CenterState, in the case of a termination by PBHC, which breach, either individually or in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or 7.2(b) (in the case of a termination by CenterState) or 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) (in the case of a termination by PBHC), and which is not cured within twenty (20) days following written notice to the Party committing such breach or by its nature or timing cannot be cured within such time period;

(v)by CenterState if (i) the Board of Directors of PBHC (or any committee thereof) shall have failed to make the PBHC Board Recommendation or shall have made a Change in Recommendation, or (ii) PBHC shall have materially breached any of the provisions set forth in Section 6.7, which breach shall not have been cured within five (5) Business Days of such breach;

(vi)by PBHC prior to obtaining the PBHC Shareholder Approval in order to enter into an agreement relating to a Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 6.7; provided, however, that PBHC has (i) not materially breached the provisions of Section 6.7 which breach shall not have been cured within five (5) Business Days of such breach;, and (ii) complied with its payment obligation under Section 8.4(a); and

(vii)by either PBHC or CenterState, if the provisions of Section 8.1(a)(v) are not applicable and the shareholders of PBHC fail to provide the PBHC Shareholder Approval at a duly held meeting of shareholders or at an adjournment or postponement thereof.

(viii)By the Board of Directors of PBHC, if the PBHC Board of Directors so determines at any time during the five (5) day period commencing prior to the Determination Date, if, and only if, both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)the number obtained by dividing the Average Closing Price by the Initial CenterState Market Price (the “CenterState Ratio”) is less than 0.825; and

(b)the CenterState Ratio is less than the number obtained by (1) dividing the Final Index Price by the Initial Index Price (the “Index Ratio”) and (2) subtracting 0.175 from such quotient,

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subject, however, to the following three sentences:  

If PBHC elects to exercise its termination right under this Section 8.1(a)(viii), it shall give prompt written notice thereof to CenterState.  Within five (5) Business Days following its receipt of such notice, CenterState shall have the option to increase the Per Share Cash Consideration to equal the lesser of:

(x)the product of the Average Closing Price and an amount equal to: (1) the quotient (rounded to the nearest one-ten-thousandth), the numerator of which is equal to the product of (A) the Per Share Stock Consideration (as then in effect) and (B) the Index Ratio minus 0.175, and the denominator of which is equal to the CenterState Ratio, less (2) the Per Share Stock Consideration (as then in effect), or

(y)the product of the Average Closing Price and an amount equal to (1) the quotient (rounded to the nearest one-ten-thousandth), the numerator of which is equal to the product of: (A) the Per Share Stock Consideration (as then in effect), the Initial CenterState Market Price and (B) 0.825, and the denominator of which is equal to the Average Closing Price, less (2) the Per Share Stock Consideration (as then in effect).  

If CenterState so elects, it shall give written notice to PBHC of such election and the amount of increase in the per share Merger Consideration within the five (5) Business Day period following its receipt of notice of termination from PBHC, whereupon no termination shall have occurred pursuant to this Section 8.1(a)(viii) and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms (except that the Per Share Cash Consideration and the corresponding total Merger Consideration shall have been so modified).

(ix)By the Board of Directors of CenterState, if the CenterState Board of Directors so determines at any time during the five (5) Business Day period commencing prior to the Determination Date, if, and only if, both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)the CenterState Ratio is greater than 1.175; and

(b)the CenterState Ratio is greater than the number obtained by adding 0.175 to the Index Ratio,

subject, however, to the following four sentences.

If CenterState elects to exercise its rights under this Section 8.1(a)(ix), it shall give prompt written notice thereof to PBHC.  Within five (5) Business Days following the delivery of such notice, PBHC shall have the option to accept a reduction in the Per Share Stock Consideration to equal the higher of:

(x)the quotient (rounded to the nearest one-ten-thousandth), the numerator of which is equal to the product of (x) the Per Share Stock Consideration (as then in effect) and (y) the Index Ratio plus 0.175, and the denominator of which is equal to the CenterState Ratio, or

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(y)the quotient (rounded to the nearest one-ten-thousandth), the numerator of which is equal to the product of the Per Share Stock Consideration (as then in effect), the Initial CenterState Market Price and 1.175, and the denominator of which is the Average Closing Price.  

If PBHC so elects, it shall give written notice to CenterState of such election to proceed with the Merger by accepting the reduction in the Per Share Stock Consideration within the five (5) Business Day period following its delivery of notice of termination to PBHC, whereupon no termination shall have occurred pursuant to this Section 8.1(a)(ix) and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms (except that the Per Share Stock Consideration and the corresponding total Merger Consideration shall have been so modified).  

Notwithstanding the foregoing, CenterState will not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(ix) if there is an announcement of an Acquisition Proposal for CenterState or any of its Significant Subsidiaries between the date of this Agreement and the Determination Date and, following such announcement, the CenterState Ratio increases to an amount in excess of 1.175.

As used herein, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:

“Average Closing Price” shall mean the average closing price of CenterState Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market for the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Determination Date.

“Determination Date” means the later of (i) the date on which the last required Regulatory Approval is obtained without regard to any requisite waiting period or (ii) the date on which the PBHCs Shareholder Approval is obtained.

“Final Index Price” shall mean the average of the Index Prices for the ten (10) Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Determination Date.

“Index Group” shall mean the NASDAQ Bank Index (Symbol: BANK).

“Index Price” shall mean the closing price of the Index Group on any applicable Trading Day.

“Initial Index Price” shall mean 3,019.48.

“Initial CenterState Market Price” shall mean $18.08.

“Trading Day” means any day on which the NASDAQ Stock Market is open for trading; provided that a “Trading Day” only includes those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).

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If CenterState declares or effects a stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or similar transaction between the date of this Agreement and the Determination Date, then the prices for the CenterState Common Stock shall be appropriately adjusted for the purposes of applying Section 1.4 and this Section 8.1.

(x)by CenterState within forty-five (45) days after the date of this Agreement if it has not received from PBHC such environmental investigations, examinations, reports and assessments in connection with the real estate owned by 3020 Azeele, Inc. that are satisfactory to CenteState in its sole discretion; provided that CenterState shall not have this termination right if PBHC and the Bank agree that they will not cause the outstanding equity securities of 3020 Azeele, Inc. to be transferred to PBHC as contemplated by Section 6.17 in this Agreement.

8.2Effect of Termination.  In the event of termination of this Agreement by either PBHC or CenterState as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of PBHC, CenterState, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of the officers or directors of any of them shall have any liability of any nature whatsoever under this Agreement, or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) this Section 8.2 and Sections 8.3, 8.4, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9 and 9.10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) termination will not relieve a breaching party from liability for any willful and material breach of any provision of this Agreement.  

8.3Fees and Expenses.  Except as provided in Section 8.4 and with respect to costs and expenses of printing and mailing the Proxy Statement, which shall be borne by PBHC, and all filing and other fees in connection with any filing with the SEC relating to the Merger, which shall be borne by CenterState, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, the Bank Merger, this Agreement, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated, provided that nothing contained herein shall limit either Party’s rights to recover any liabilities or damages arising out of the other Party’s willful and material breach of any provision of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any legal action or other proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement is brought by a Party against the other Party, the prevailing Party in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover all reasonable expenses relating thereto (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, court costs and expenses incident to arbitration, appellate and post-judgment proceedings) from the other Party, in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing Party may be entitled.

8.4Termination Fees.

(a)In recognition of the efforts, expenses and other opportunities foregone by CenterState while structuring and pursuing the Merger, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(v) or Section 8.1(a)(vi), then (i) in the case of termination under Section 8.1(a)(v), PBHC shall, within three (3) Business Days after such termination, pay CenterState an amount equal to $4,100,000, and (ii) in the case of a termination under Section 8.1(a)(vi), PBHC shall, simultaneously with such termination and as a condition thereof, pay CenterState an amount equal to $4,100,000, in each case by wire transfer of same-day funds (the applicable amount to be paid pursuant to the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) being the “PBHC Termination Fee”).  

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(b)If this Agreement is terminated by either Party under Section 8.1(a)(vii), and prior thereto there has been publicly announced an Acquisition Proposal, then if within twelve (12) months of such termination PBHC or the Bank either (i) enters into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or (ii) consummates an Acquisition Proposal, PBHC shall, within three (3) Business Days after the first to occur of the foregoing, pay CenterState the PBHC Termination Fee set forth in Section 8.4(a)(i) by wire transfer of same-day funds.  For purposes of the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), the references to twenty percent (20%) in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to fifty percent (50%).  

(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, other than in the case of a willful and material breach of this Agreement the payment of the PBHC Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.4 shall fully discharge PBHC from, and be the sole and exclusive remedy of the other Party with respect to, any and all losses that may be suffered by such other Party based upon, resulting from or arising out of the circumstances giving rise to such termination of this Agreement.  In no event shall PBHC be required to pay the PBHC Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

(d)The Parties agree that the agreements contained in this Section 8.4 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement.

8.5Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended by the Parties, by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors, at any time before or after approval of the matters presented in connection with Merger by the shareholders of PBHC; provided, however, that after any approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the shareholders of PBHC, there may not be, without further approval of such shareholders, any amendment of this Agreement that requires further approval under applicable law.  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties.  

8.6Extension; Waiver.  At any time prior to the Effective Time, the Parties, by action taken or authorized by their respective Board of Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement on the part of the other Party or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement on the part of the Party.  Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such Party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

9.1Closing.  On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., Winter Haven, Florida time, at the offices of CenterState, on a date no later than the first day of the calendar month immediately following the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law) of the latest to occur

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of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at such time), unless another time or date is determined by mutual agreement of the Parties (the “Closing Date”); provided, however, that the Closing Date shall occur no earlier than April 1, 2017.  

9.2Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.  None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement other than this Section 9.2 shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time, including, without limitation, the agreements contained in Sections 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.15 and 9.8.

9.3Notices.  All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):  

(a)if to CenterState, to:

CenterState Banks, Inc.

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to CenterState) to:

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Platinum Bank Holding Company

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to PBHC) to:

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9.4Interpretation.  

(a)The words “hereof”, “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  

(b)Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c)The word “or” as used in this Agreement shall not be exclusive.

(d)The meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders.  Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

(e)A reference to any statute or to any provision of any statute shall include any amendment to, and any modification or re-enactment thereof, and all regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto.

(f)The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

(g)If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court or a federal or state regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions and covenants and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.  If for any reason such court or regulatory agency determines that any provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, void or unenforceable, it is the express intention of the Parties that such provision, covenant or restriction be enforced to the maximum extent permitted.  

 

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9.5Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed and delivered in two or more counterparts (including delivery by facsimile or other electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart.  

9.6Entire Agreement.  This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement), together with the Confidentiality Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior written, and prior or contemporaneous oral, agreements and understandings, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, other than the Confidentiality Agreement.  

9.7Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law principles or any other principle that could require the application of the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.  

9.8Publicity.  Neither PBHC nor CenterState shall, and neither PBHC nor CenterState shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to, or otherwise make any public statement concerning, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of CenterState, in the case of a proposed announcement or statement by PBHC, or PBHC, in the case of a proposed announcement or statement by CenterState; provided, however, that either Party may, without the prior consent of the other Party (but after prior consultation with the other Party to the extent practicable under the circumstances) issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement to the extent required by Law or by the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq.  

9.9Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned by either of the Parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party.  Any purported assignment in contravention hereof shall be null and void.  Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.  Except (a) for Section 6.6, which is intended to benefit each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives, (b) for Section 6.15 which is intended to be enforceable by the PBHC Shareholder Representative, or (c) as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any Person other than the Parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.  

9.10Specific Performance; Time of the Essence.  The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms.  It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled specific performance of the terms hereof, without the necessity of demonstrating irreparable harm or posting of any bond or security, in addition to any other remedies to which they are entitled at law or equity.  Time is of the essence for performance of the agreements,

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covenants and obligations of the Parties herein.  

9.11Disclosure Schedule.  Before entry into this Agreement, each Party has delivered to the other party a schedule (each a “Disclosure Schedule”) that sets forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or warranties of the disclosing Party contained in Article III or Article IV, as applicable; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) no such item is required to be set forth as an exception to a representation or warranty if its absence would not result in the related representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect and (b) the mere inclusion of an item as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Previously Disclosed” or “previously disclosed” means information set forth by a Party in the applicable paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule or any other paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule (so long as it is reasonably clear from the context that the disclosure in such other paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule is also applicable to the section of this Agreement in question).  

ARTICLE X

DEFINITIONS

10.1Definitions.

(a)Except as otherwise provided herein, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have the following meanings:

“Affiliate” of a Person shall mean (i) any other Person directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person or (ii) any director, partner or executive officer of such Person or, for any Person that is a limited liability company, any manager or managing member thereof.  For purposes of this definition, “control” (and its derivatives) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of equity, voting or other interests, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

“Benefit Plan” shall mean any “employee benefit plan” (as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), and any other employee benefit plan, policy, or agreement, whether or not covered by ERISA, and any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, equity compensation, employment, stock purchase, gross-up, retention, incentive compensation, employee stock ownership, severance, vacation, bonus, or deferred compensation plan, policy, or arrangement, any medical, vision, dental, or other written health plan, any life insurance plan, fringe benefit plan, and any other employee program or agreement, whether formal or informal, that is entered into, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to by the Company or any Subsidiaries thereof, or under which PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries could have any obligation or Liability, whether actual or contingent, with respect to any employee of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries.

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“BHC Act” shall mean the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and rules and regulations thereunder.

“Business Day” is any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, excluding federal holidays, on which CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. is open for carrying on substantially all of its business functions.

“Consent” shall mean any consent, approval, authorization, clearance, exemption, waiver or similar affirmation by any Person pursuant to any Contract, Law, Order, or Permit.

“Contract” shall mean any written or oral agreement, arrangement, commitment, contract, indenture, instrument, lease, understanding, note, bond, license, mortgage, deed of trust or undertaking of any kind or character to which any Person is a party or that is binding on any Person or its capital stock, assets or business.

“Default” shall mean (i) any breach or violation of or default under any Contract, Law, Order, or Permit, (ii) any occurrence of any event that with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a breach or violation of or default under any Contract, Law, Order, or Permit, or (iii) any occurrence of any event that with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice would give rise to a right to terminate or revoke, change the current terms of, or renegotiate, or to accelerate, increase, or impose any Liability under, any Contract, Law, Order, or Permit.

“Environmental Laws” shall mean all Laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface, or subsurface strata) and which are administered, interpreted, or enforced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and state and local agencies with jurisdiction over, and including common Law in respect of, pollution or protection of the environment, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, and other Laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of any Hazardous Material, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of any Hazardous Material, including all requirements for permits, licenses and other authorizations that may be required.

“ERISA Affiliate” of any Person means any entity that is, or at any relevant time was, a member of (i) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code), (ii) a group of trades or businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) or (iii) an affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Internal Revenue Code or the regulations under Section 414(o) of the Internal Revenue Code) with such Person.

“ERISA Plan” shall mean any Benefit Plan that is an “employee welfare benefit plan,” as that term is defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA, or an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

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“Facilities” shall mean all buildings and improvements on the Property of any Person.

“FBCA” shall mean the Florida Business Corporation Act.

“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

“Financial Statements” shall mean (i) the consolidated balance sheets (including related notes and schedules, if any) of a Party and its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2016, and as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows (as to annual financial statements only), and shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) (including related notes and schedules, if any) for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, as delivered by such party to the other Party or as filed or to be filed by such Party in its SEC Reports, and (ii) the consolidated balance sheets of such Party and its Subsidiaries (including related notes and schedules, if any), and related statements of operations, cash flows (as to annual financial statements only), and shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) (including related notes and schedules, if any) filed with respect to periods ended subsequent to June 30, 2016.  

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  

“Hazardous Material” shall mean (i) any hazardous substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, regulated substance, or toxic substance (as those terms are defined by any applicable Environmental Laws), and (ii) any chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum, petroleum products that are or become regulated under any applicable local, state, or federal Law (and specifically shall include asbestos requiring abatement, removal, or encapsulation pursuant to the requirements of governmental authorities and any polychlorinated biphenyls).

“Intellectual Property” shall mean (i) any patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, maskworks or similar rights throughout the world, and applications or registrations for any of the foregoing, (ii) any proprietary interest, whether registered or unregistered, in know-how, copyrights, trade secrets, database rights, data in databases, website content, inventions, invention disclosures or applications, software (including source and object code), operating and manufacturing procedures, designs, specifications and the like, (iii) any proprietary interest in any similar intangible asset of a technical, scientific or creative nature, including slogans, logos and the like and (iv) any proprietary interest in or to any documents or other tangible media containing any of the foregoing.

“Internal Revenue Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Internal Revenue Service” or “IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.

“Knowledge” of any Party or “known to” a Party and any other phrases of similar import means, with respect to any matter in question relating to a Party, if any of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel of such Party have actual knowledge of such matter, after due inquiry of their direct subordinates who would be likely to have knowledge of such matter.

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“Law” shall mean any code, law (including any rule of common law), ordinance, regulation, rule, or statute applicable to a Person or its assets, Liabilities, or business, including those promulgated, interpreted, or enforced by any Governmental Authority.

“Liability” shall mean any direct or indirect, primary or secondary, liability, indebtedness, obligation, penalty, cost, or expense (including costs of investigation, collection, and defense), claim, deficiency, or guaranty of any type, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, or otherwise.

“Litigation” shall mean any action, arbitration, cause of action, claim, complaint, criminal prosecution, demand letter, governmental or other examination or investigation, hearing, inquiry, administrative or other proceeding, or notice (written or oral) by any Person alleging potential Liability, but shall not include claims of entitlement under any Benefit Plans that are made or received in the ordinary course of business.

“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to CenterState or PBHC, as the case may be, any event, circumstance, development, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, (i) is, or is reasonably likely to be, material and adverse to the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), a “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include any event, circumstance, development, change or effect resulting from (A) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes after the date of this Agreement in laws, rules or regulations or interpretations of laws, rules or regulations by Governmental Entities of general applicability to companies in the industry in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate, (C) changes after the date of this Agreement in general economic or market conditions in the United States or any state or territory thereof, in each case generally affecting other companies in the industry in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate, or (D) the public disclosure of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, except, with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C), to the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately adverse to the business, operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate; or (ii) prevents or materially impairs, or would be reasonably likely to prevent or materially impair, the ability of such Party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its agreements or covenants hereunder.

“Order” shall mean any administrative decision or award, decree, injunction, judgment, order, quasi-judicial decision or award, ruling, or writ of any federal, state, local, or foreign or other court, arbitrator, mediator, tribunal, administrative agency, or Governmental Authority.

“Organizational Documents” shall mean the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws or other similar governing instruments, in each case as amended as of the date specified, of any Person.

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“Permit” shall mean any federal, state, local, and foreign governmental approval, authorization, certificate, easement, filing, franchise, license, or permit from Governmental Authorities that are required for the operation of the businesses of a Person or its Subsidiaries.

“Permitted Liens” shall mean (i) Liens for current Taxes and assessment not yet past due or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) landlord’s, mechanics’, workmen’s, repairman’s, warehousemen’s, carrier’s and similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Subsidiary consistent with past practice, or (iii) restrictions on transfers under applicable securities Laws, (iv) statutory Liens for amounts not yet delinquent, and (v) Liens, easements, rights of way, and other similar encumbrances that do not materially affect the value or use of the properties or assets subject thereto or affected thereby or otherwise materially impair business operations at such properties.

“Person” means an individual, bank, corporation, partnership or joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization.

“Pre-Closing Period” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 6.15(b).

“Pre-Closing Tax Period” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 6.15(a).

“Property” shall mean all real property leased or owned by any Person and its Subsidiaries, either currently or in the past.

“Regulatory Authorities” shall mean, collectively, the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC, the FDIC, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Internal Revenue Service, all federal and state regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, FINRA, and the SEC (including, in each case, the staff thereof).

“Representative” shall mean any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant, consultant, agent or other representative of a Person.

“SEC Reports” shall mean all forms, proxy statements, registration statements, reports, schedules, and other documents filed, or required to be filed, by a Party or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Securities Laws” shall mean the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, each as amended, state securities and “Blue Sky” Laws, including in each case the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Subsidiary,” when used with respect to either Party, means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, that is consolidated with such Party for financial reporting purposes under

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GAAP.

“Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean all federal, state, local, and foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties, or other like assessments, including assessments for unclaimed property, as well as income, gross receipts, excise, employment, sales, use, transfer, intangible, recording, license, payroll, franchise, severance, documentary, stamp, occupation, windfall profits, environmental, federal highway use, commercial rent, customs duties, capital stock, paid-up capital, profits, withholding, Social Security, single business and unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, registration, ad valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax or governmental fee of any kind whatsoever, or any amount in respect of unclaimed property or escheat, imposed by or required to be paid or withheld by the United States or any state, local, or foreign government or subdivision or agency thereof, whether disputed or not, including any related interest, penalties, and additions imposed thereon or with respect thereto, and including any liability for Taxes of another Person pursuant to a contract, as a transferee or successor, under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law or otherwise.

“Tax Referee” means a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants selected by CenterState and the PBHC Shareholder Representative (or, if CenterState and the PBHC Shareholder Representative cannot agree on such firm, they shall cause their respective selected accounting firms to select a firm).

“Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, information return, or other information provided or required to be provided to a Taxing Authority in connection with Taxes, including any return of an Affiliated or combined or unitary group that includes a Party or its Subsidiaries and including without limitation any estimated Tax return.

“Taxable Period” shall mean any period prescribed by any Taxing Authority.

“Taxing Authority” shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other Governmental Authority, instrumentality, commission, board or body having jurisdiction over the Parties to impose or collect any Tax.

“Technology Systems” shall mean the electronic data processing, information, record keeping, communications, telecommunications, hardware, third-party software, networks, peripherals, portfolio trading and computer systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, and Intellectual Property used by the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CenterState and PBHC have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. Corbett________________

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President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

PLATINUM BANK HOLDING COMPANY

 

 

By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Kyle_________________

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President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT

This Shareholder Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 17^th day of October, 2016, by and between CenterState Banks, Inc., a Florida corporation (“CenterState”), and the undersigned holder (“Shareholder”) of Common Stock (as defined herein).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Shareholder “beneficially owns” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and is entitled to dispose of (or to direct the disposition of) and to vote (or to direct the voting of) the number of shares of voting common stock, $5.00 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Platinum Bank Holding Company (“PBHC”), indicated on the signature page of this Agreement under the heading “Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Subject to this Agreement” (such shares of Common Stock, together with any other shares of Common Stock which are acquired by Shareholder during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, are collectively referred to herein as the “Shares”);

WHEREAS, CenterState and PBHC propose to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”; for purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, PBHC will merge with and into CenterState (the “Merger”); and

WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of CenterState to enter into the Merger Agreement, Shareholder is executing this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and as a material inducement to, CenterState entering into the Merger Agreement and proceeding with the transactions contemplated thereby, and in consideration of the expenses incurred and to be incurred by CenterState in connection therewith, Shareholder and CenterState, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.Agreement to Vote Shares.  Shareholder agrees that, while this Agreement is in effect, at any meeting of Shareholders of PBHC, however called, or at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstances in which Shareholder is entitled to vote, consent or give any other approval, except as otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by CenterState, Shareholder shall:

(a)appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and

(b)vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, all the Shares as to which Shareholder has, directly or indirectly, the right to vote or direct the voting, (i) in favor of adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, any amendments or modifications of the terms thereof adopted in accordance with the terms thereof); (ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a

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breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of PBHC contained in the Merger Agreement or of Shareholder contained in this Agreement; and (iii) against any Acquisition Proposal or any other action, agreement or transaction that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere or be inconsistent with, delay, postpone, discourage or materially and adversely affect consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement.

Shareholder further agrees not to vote or execute any written consent to rescind or amend in any manner any prior vote or written consent, as a shareholder of PBHC, to approve or adopt the Merger Agreement unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms.  

2.No Transfers.  While this Agreement is in effect, Shareholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract option, commitment or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, assignment or other disposition of, any of the Shares; provided, however, that the following transfers shall be permitted:  (a) transfers by will or operation of law, in which case this Agreement shall bind the transferee; (b) transfers pursuant to any pledge agreement, subject to the pledgee agreeing in writing, prior to such transfer, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; (c) transfers in connection with estate and tax planning purposes, including transfers to relatives, trusts and charitable organizations, subject to each transferee agreeing in writing, prior to such transfer, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; and (d) such transfers as CenterState may otherwise permit in its sole discretion.  Any transfer or other disposition in violation of the terms of this Section 2 shall be null and void.  

3.Representations and Warranties of Shareholder.  Shareholder represents and warrants to and agrees with CenterState as follows:

(a)Shareholder has all requisite capacity and authority to enter into and perform his, her or its obligations under this Agreement.  

(b)This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by CenterState, constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Shareholder enforceable against Shareholder in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity.

(c)The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Shareholder does not, and the performance by Shareholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, violate or conflict with, or constitute a default under, any agreement, instrument, contract or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which Shareholder is a party or by which Shareholder is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation to which Shareholder is subject or, in the event that Shareholder is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity, any charter, bylaw or other organizational document of Shareholder.  

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(d)Shareholder is the beneficial owner of the Shares.  Shareholder does not own, of record or beneficially, any shares of capital stock of PBHC other than the Shares or any other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, other than any PBHC Stock Options.  Shareholder has the right to vote the Shares, and none of the Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of the Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement.  The Shares do not include shares over which Shareholder exercises control in a fiduciary capacity for any other person or entity that is not an Affiliate of Shareholder, and no representation by Shareholder is made with respect thereto.  

4.No Solicitation.  From and after the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7 hereof, Shareholder, in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder of PBHC, shall not, nor shall Shareholder in such capacity authorize any shareholder, member, partner, officer, director, advisor or representative of Shareholder or any of his, her or its affiliates to (and, to the extent applicable to Shareholder, such Shareholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to not permit any of his, her or its representatives or affiliates to), (a) initiate, solicit, induce or knowingly encourage, or knowingly take any action to facilitate the making of, any inquiry, offer or proposal which constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or furnish, or otherwise afford access, to any person (other than CenterState) any information or data with respect to PBHC or otherwise relating to an Acquisition Proposal, (c) enter into any agreement, agreement in principle, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, (d) solicit proxies with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (other than the Merger and the Merger Agreement) or otherwise encourage or assist any party in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, or (e) initiate a shareholders’ vote or action by consent of PBHC’s shareholders with respect to an Acquisition Proposal. For avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict Shareholder or any of his, her or its affiliates who is or becomes during the term hereof a member of the Board of Directors or an officer of PBHC or any of its Subsidiaries from acting, omitting to act or refraining from taking any action, solely in such person’s capacity as a member of the Board of Directors or as an officer of PBHC (or as an officer or director of any of its Subsidiaries) consistent with his or her fiduciary duties in such capacity under applicable law.

5.Irrevocable Proxy.  Subject to the last sentence of this Section 5, by execution of this Agreement, Shareholder does hereby appoint CenterState with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as Shareholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, to the full extent of Shareholder’s rights with respect to the Shares, to vote each of such Shares that Shareholder shall be entitled to so vote with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 hereof at any meeting of the shareholders of PBHC, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection with any action of the shareholders of PBHC taken by written consent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holder of such proxy shall not exercise such proxy on any matter other than as set forth in Section 1.  Shareholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest hereafter until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 7 hereof and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Shareholder with

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respect to the Shares.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this irrevocable proxy shall automatically terminate upon the termination of this Agreement.  

6.Specific Performance; Remedies; Attorneys’ Fees.  Shareholder acknowledges that it is a condition to the willingness of CenterState to enter into the Merger Agreement that Shareholder execute and deliver this Agreement and that it will be impossible to measure in money the damage to CenterState if Shareholder fails to comply with the obligations imposed by this Agreement and that, in the event of any such failure, CenterState will not have an adequate remedy at law or in equity.  Accordingly, Shareholder agrees that injunctive relief or other equitable remedy is the appropriate remedy for any such failure and will not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that CenterState has an adequate remedy at law.  In addition, CenterState shall have the right to inform any third party that CenterState reasonably believes to be, or to be contemplating, participating with Shareholder or receiving from Shareholder assistance in violation of this Agreement, of the terms of this Agreement and of the rights of CenterState hereunder, and that participation by any such thirty party with Shareholder in activities in violation of Shareholder’s agreement with CenterState set forth in this Agreement may give rise to claims by CenterState against such third party.  In any legal action or other proceeding relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or if the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement is brought against either Party, the prevailing Party in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover all reasonable expenses relating thereto (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, court costs and expenses incident to arbitration, appellate and post-judgment proceedings) from the Party against which such action or proceeding is brought, in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing Party may be entitled.

7.Term of Agreement; Termination.  The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by the written consent of the parties hereto, and this Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon: (i) termination of the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the consummation of the Merger.  Upon such termination, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities hereunder; provided, however, that such termination shall not relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.

8.Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and contains the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified, and no provision hereof may be modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed by each party hereto.  No waiver of any provision hereof by either party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision hereof by any such party, nor shall any such waiver be deemed a continuing waiver of any provision hereof by such party.  

9.Severability.  In the event that any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to substitute a valid, legal and enforceable provision which, insofar as practical, implements the purpose and intents of this Agreement.  

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10.Capacity as Shareholder.  This Agreement shall apply to Shareholder solely in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder of PBHC, and it shall not apply in any manner to Shareholder in any capacity as a director, officer or employee of PBHC or in any other capacity.

11.Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law principles or any other principle that could require the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.  

12.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12.

13.Waiver of Appraisal Rights; Further Assurances.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, Shareholder hereby waives any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger or to demand fair value for his, her or its Shares in connection with the Merger, in each case, that Shareholder may have under applicable law.  Shareholder further agrees not to commence or participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against CenterState, PBHC or any of their respective successors relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Merger. From time to time prior to the termination of this Agreement, at CenterState’s request and without further consideration, Shareholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  

14.Disclosure.  Shareholder hereby permits CenterState to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement and Form S-4 (including, without limitation, all related documents and schedules filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) his, her or its identity and ownership of shares of Common Stock and the nature of Shareholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings pursuant to this Agreement.

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15.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Executed counterparts may be delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission.

[Signature page follows.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CenterState has caused this Agreement to be duly executed, and Shareholder has duly executed this Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written.

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER:

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

PLAN OF MERGER AND MERGER AGREEMENT

PLATINUM BANK

with and into

CENTERSTATE BANK OF FLORIDA, N.A.

under the charter of

CENTERSTATE BANK OF FLORIDA, N.A.

under the title of

“CENTERSTATE BANK OF FLORIDA, N.A.”

(“Resulting Bank”)

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made this 17^th day of October, 2016, between CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. (hereinafter referred to as “CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A.” and the “Resulting Bank”), a national banking association, with its main office located at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; and Platinum Bank (hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”), a Florida banking corporation, with its main office located at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.  Collectively, CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., and the Bank are referred to as the “Banks”.

WHEREAS, at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. has approved this Agreement and authorized its execution pursuant to the authority given by and in accordance with the provisions of The National Bank Act (the “Act”);

WHEREAS, at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Bank has approved this Agreement and authorized its execution in accordance with Florida Statutes §658.42 and the Act; and

WHEREAS, CenterState Banks, Inc., which owns all of the outstanding shares of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., and Platinum Bank Holding Company which owns all of the outstanding shares of the Bank, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Plan of Merger”) which, among other things, contemplates the merger of Platinum Bank Holding Company with and into CenterState Banks, Inc., all subject to the terms and conditions of such Plan of Merger (the “BHC Merger”); and

WHEREAS, the Bank is entering this Agreement to provide for the merger of the Bank with and into CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., with CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. being the surviving corporation of such merger transaction subject to, and as soon as practicable following, the closing of the BHC Merger.

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NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the closing of the BHC Merger, at the Effective Time (as defined below) and pursuant to the Act, the Bank shall be merged with and into CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. (the “Merger”).  Upon consummation of the Merger, CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. shall continue its existence as the surviving company and Resulting Bank under the charter of the Resulting Bank and the separate corporate existence of the Bank shall cease.   The closing of the Merger shall become effective at the time specified in the certificate of merger issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) in connection with the Merger (such time when the Merger becomes effective, the “Effective Time”).

SECTION 2

The name of the Resulting Bank shall be “CenterState Bank of Florida, National Association,” or such other name as such bank may adopt prior to the Effective Time. The Resulting Bank will exercise trust powers.

SECTION 3

The business of the Resulting Bank shall be that of a national banking association.  This business shall be conducted by the Resulting Bank at its main office which shall be located at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as well as all of the banking offices of CenterState Bank, N.A. and the banking offices of the Bank that are acquired in the Merger (which such banking offices are set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement and shall continue to conduct operations after the closing of the Merger as branch offices of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A.).  The savings accounts of the Resulting Bank will be issued by the Resulting Bank in accordance with the Act.  

SECTION 4

Immediately upon the Merger becoming effective, the amount of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Resulting Bank shall be the amount of capital stock of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger becoming effective.  Preferred stock shall not be issued by the Resulting Bank.

SECTION 5

All assets of the Bank and the Resulting Bank, as they exist at the effective time of the Merger shall pass to and vest in the Resulting Bank without any conveyance or other transfer; and the Resulting Bank shall be considered the same business and corporate entity as each constituent bank with all the rights, powers and duties of each constituent bank and the Resulting Bank shall be responsible for all the liabilities of every kind and description, of the Bank and the Resulting Bank existing as of the effective time of the Merger, all in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

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SECTION 6

CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. and the Bank shall contribute to the Resulting Bank acceptable assets having a book value, over and above liability to its creditors, in such amounts as set forth on the books of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. and the Bank at the time the Merger becomes effective.

SECTION 7

At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of the Bank shall be cancelled with no consideration being paid therefor.

Outstanding certificates representing shares of the common stock of the Bank shall, at the effective time of the Merger, be cancelled.

SECTION 8

Upon the Effective Time, the then outstanding shares of the CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A.’s Common Stock shall continue to remain outstanding shares of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A.’s Common Stock, all of which shall continue to be owned by CenterState Banks, Inc.

SECTION 9

The directors of the Resulting Bank following the Effective Time shall consist of those directors of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. as of the Effective Time who shall serve until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.  The executive officers of the Resulting Bank following the Effective Time shall consist of those executive officers of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. as of the Effective Time, each of whom shall serve until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

SECTION 10

This Agreement has been approved by CenterState Banks, Inc., which owns all of the outstanding shares of CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. and by Platinum Bank Holding Company which owns all of the outstanding shares of the Bank.

SECTION 11

This Agreement is also subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a)The BHC Merger shall have closed and become effective.

(b)The OCC shall have approved this Agreement and the Merger and shall have issued all other necessary authorizations and approvals for the Merger, and any statutory waiting period shall have expired.

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SECTION 12

Each of the Banks hereby invites and authorizes the OCC to examine each of such bank’s records in connection with the Merger.

SECTION 13

Effective as of the time this Merger shall become effective, the Articles of Association and Bylaws of the Resulting Bank shall consist of the Articles of Association and Bylaws of the Resulting Bank as in effect immediately prior to the time this Merger shall become effective.

SECTION 14

This Agreement shall terminate if and at the time of any termination of the Plan of Merger.

SECTION 15

This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the Banks with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and supersedes all other prior commitments, arrangements or understandings, both oral and written, among the Banks with respect to the subject matter hereof.  

The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be interpreted and construed in a manner so as to make such provisions valid, binding and enforceable.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent necessary to make such provision valid, binding and enforceable, or, if such provision cannot be modified or restricted in a manner so as to make such provision valid, binding and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement and the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any manner.

No waiver, amendment, modification or change of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless and until made in writing and signed by the Banks.  No waiver, forbearance or failure by any Bank of its rights to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or estoppel of such Bank’s right to enforce any other provision of this Agreement or a continuing waiver by such Bank of compliance with any provision hereof.

Except to the extent Federal law is applicable hereto, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Florida without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Banks’ respective successors and permitted assigns.

Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, this Agreement shall not benefit or create any right of action in or on behalf of any person or entity other than the Banks.

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This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile or optically‑scanned electronic mail attachment), each of which shall be deemed to be original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Plan of Merger and Merger Agreement effective as of the date and year first set forth above.

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A TO PLAN OF MERGER AND MERGER AGREEMENT

BANKING OFFICES OF THE RESULTING BANK

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

This Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), is entered into as of the 17^th day of October, 2016, by and between CenterState Banks, Inc., a Florida corporation (“CenterState”), and ____________________, an individual resident of the State of Florida (“Director”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 17, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and between CenterState and Platinum Bank Holding Company, a Florida corporation (“PBHC”), PBHC will merge with and into CenterState (the “Merger”), as a result of which Platinum Bank, a Florida state-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of PBHC (the “Bank”), will merge with and into CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., a national banking association and wholly owned subsidiary of CenterState (“CenterState Bank, N.A.”);

WHEREAS, Director is a shareholder of PBHC and, as a result of the Merger and pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Director is expected to receive significant consideration in exchange for the shares of PBHC Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) held by Director;

WHEREAS, prior to the date hereof, Director has served as a member of the Board of Directors of PBHC, and, therefore, Director has knowledge of the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets (each as hereinafter defined); and

WHEREAS, as a result of the Merger, CenterState will succeed to all of the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, for which CenterState, as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), will have paid valuable consideration and desires reasonable protection; and

WHEREAS, it is a material prerequisite to the consummation of the Merger that certain directors of PBHC, including Director, enter into this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual covenants and undertakings herein contained, CenterState and Director, each intending to be legally bound, covenant and agree as follows:

1.Restrictive Covenants.  

(a)Director acknowledges that (i) CenterState has separately bargained for the restrictive covenants in this Agreement; and (ii) the types and periods of restrictions imposed by the covenants in this Agreement are fair and reasonable to Director and such restrictions will not prevent Director from earning a livelihood.

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(b)Having acknowledged the foregoing, solely in the event that the Merger is consummated, Director covenants and agrees with CenterState as follows:

(i)From and after the Effective Time, Director will not disclose or use any Confidential Information or Trade Secret for so long as such information remains Confidential Information or a Trade Secret, as applicable, for any purpose, except for any disclosure that is required by applicable law or court order. In the event that Director is required by law or court order to disclose any Confidential Information, Director will:  (i) if and to the extent permitted by such law or court order provide CenterState with prompt notice of such requirement prior to the disclosure so that CenterState may waive the requirements of this Agreement or seek an appropriate protective order at CenterState’s sole expense; and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that any Confidential Information disclosed will be accorded confidential treatment.  If, in the absence of a waiver or protective order, Director is nonetheless, in the opinion of his counsel, required to disclose Confidential Information, disclosure may be made only as to that portion of the Confidential Information that counsel advises Director is required to be disclosed.

(ii)Except as expressly provided on Schedule I to this Agreement, for a period beginning at the Effective Time and ending two (2) years after the Effective Time, Director will not (except on behalf of or with the prior written consent of CenterState), on Director’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit or attempt to solicit any customer of CenterState, CenterState Bank, N.A., PBHC or the Bank (each a “Protected Party”), including actively sought prospective customers of any of the Bank as of the Effective Date, for the purpose of providing products or services that are Competitive (as hereinafter defined) with those offered or provided by any Protected Party.  

(iii)Except as expressly provided on Schedule I to this Agreement, for a period beginning at the Effective Time and ending two (2) years after the Effective Time, Director will not (except on behalf of or with the prior written consent of CenterState), either directly or indirectly, on Director’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, act as a director, manager, officer or employee of any business which is the same as or essentially the same as the business conducted by any Protected Party and which has an office located within the Restricted Territory.

(iv)For a period beginning at the Effective Time and ending two (2) years after the Effective Time, Director will not on Director’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit or recruit or attempt to solicit or recruit, directly or by assisting others, any employee of any Protected Party, whether or not such employee is a full-time employee or a temporary employee of such Protected Party, whether or not such employment is pursuant to a written agreement and whether or not such employment is for a determined period or is at will, to cease working for such Protected Party.

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(c)For purposes of this Section 1, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

(i)“Competitive,” with respect to particular products or services, shall mean products or services that are the same as or similar to the products or services of any Protected Party.

(ii)“Confidential Information” shall mean data and information:

(A)relating to the business of PBHC and its subsidiaries, including the Bank, regardless of whether the data or information constitutes a Trade Secret;

(B)disclosed to Director or of which Director became aware as a consequence of Director’s relationship with PBHC and/or the Bank;

(C)having value to PBHC and/or any of the Bank and, as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, CenterState; and

(D)not generally known to competitors of PBHC or CenterState.

Confidential Information shall include Trade Secrets, methods of operation, names of customers, price lists, financial information and projections, personnel data and similar information; provided, however, that the terms “Confidential Information” and “Trade Secrets” shall not mean data or information that (x) has been disclosed to the public, except where such public disclosure has been made by Director without authorization from PBHC or CenterState, (y) has been independently developed and disclosed by others, or (z) has otherwise entered the public domain through lawful means.

(iii)“Restricted Territory” shall mean each County in Florida where CenterState Bank, N.A. and/or the Bank operate a banking office at the Effective Time and each County contiguous to each of such Counties.

(iv)“Trade Secret” shall mean information, without regard to form, including technical or nontechnical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans or a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers, that is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information:

(A)derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and

(B)is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

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(d)Director acknowledges that irreparable loss and injury would result to CenterState upon the breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 1 and that damages arising out of such breach would be difficult to ascertain.  Director hereby agrees that, in addition to all other remedies provided at law or in equity, CenterState may petition and obtain from a court of law or equity, without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting any bond or other security, both temporary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent a breach by Director of any covenant contained in this Section 1, and shall be entitled to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising out of any such breach.  In the event that the provisions of this Section 1 should ever be determined to exceed the time, geographic or other limitations permitted by applicable law, then such provisions shall be modified so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.  If such provision(s) cannot be modified to be enforceable, the provision(s) shall be severed from this Agreement to the extent unenforceable.  The remaining provisions and any partially enforceable provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

2.Notices.  Any notice, consent, demand, request or other communication given to a party hereto in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given to such party (x) when delivered personally to such party or (y) provided that a written acknowledgment of receipt is obtained, five (5) days after being sent by prepaid certified or registered mail or two (2) days after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier, to the address (if any) specified below for such party (or to such other address as such party shall have specified by ten (10) days’ advance notice given in accordance with this Section 3) or (z) in the case of CenterState only, on the first business day after it is sent by facsimile to the facsimile number set forth below (or to such other facsimile number as shall have specified by ten (10) days’ advance notice given in accordance with this Section 2), with a confirmatory copy sent by certified or registered mail or by overnight courier in accordance with this Section 2.

If to CenterState:CenterState Banks, Inc.

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3.Governing Law.  The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

4.Modification and Waiver.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by Director and CenterState.  No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or any prior subsequent time.  

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5.Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

6.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed (and delivered via facsimile or other electronic transmission) in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

7.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

8.Construction; Interpretation.  Whenever the singular number is used in this Agreement and when required by the context, the same shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any of its provisions.  

[Signature page follows.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Director has executed and delivered this Agreement, and CenterState has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered, all as of the day and year first above set forth.

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Director:

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Schedule I

For avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions set forth in Sections 3(b)(ii) and (iii) shall not apply to any of the following activities of Director:

1. The provision of legal services by Director to any person.

2. The offer and sale of insurance products by Director to any person.

3. The provision of investment advisory and brokerage services by Director to any person.

4. The provision of private equity/venture capital financing by Director to any person.

5. The provision of accounting services by Director to any person.

 

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EXHIBIT D

CLAIMS LETTER

October 17, 2016

CenterState Banks, Inc.

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Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered pursuant the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 17, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Platinum Bank Holding Company (“PBHC”), and CenterState Banks, Inc. (“CenterState”).

Concerning claims which the undersigned may have against PBHC or any of its subsidiaries in my capacity as an officer, director or employee, of PBHC or any of its subsidiaries, and in consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Merger Agreement and the mutual benefits to be derived hereunder and thereunder, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees as follows:

1.Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this letter, capitalized terms used in this letter have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.

2.Release of Certain Claims.

(a)The undersigned hereby releases and forever discharges, effective upon the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement, each PBHC Entity, and its respective directors and officers (in their capacities as such), and their respective successors and assigns, and each of them (hereinafter, individually and collectively, the “Released Parties”) of and from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, debts, accounts, covenants, agreements, obligations, costs, expenses, actions or causes of action of every nature, character or description (collectively, “Claims”), which the undersigned, solely in his capacity as an officer, director or employee of any PBHC Entity, has or claims to have, or previously had or claimed to have, in each case as of the Effective Time, against any of the Released Parties, whether or not in law, equity or otherwise, based in whole or in part on any facts, conduct, activities, transactions, events or occurrences known or unknown, matured or unmatured, contingent or otherwise (individually a “Released Claim,” and collectively, the “Released Claims”), except for  (i) compensation for services that have accrued but not yet been paid in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or other contract rights relating to severance, employment, stock options and restricted stock grants which have been disclosed in writing to CenterState on or prior to the date of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) the items listed in Section 2(b) below.

(b)For avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Released Claims do not include any of the following:

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(i)any Claims that the undersigned may have in any capacity other than as an officer, director or employee of any PBHC Entity, including, but not limited to, (A) Claims as a borrower under loan commitments and agreements between the undersigned and a PBHC Entity, (B) Claims as a depositor under any deposit account with any PBHC Entity, (C) Claims as the holder of any Certificate of Deposit issued by any PBHC Entity, (D) Claims on account of any services rendered by the undersigned in a capacity other than as an officer, director or employee of any PBHC Entity; (E) Claims in his or her capacity of a shareholder of PBHC; and (F) Claims as a holder of any check issued by any other depositor of any PBHC Entity;

(ii)the Claims excluded in (i) and (ii) of Section 2(a) above;

(iii) any Claims that the undersigned may have under the Merger Agreement;

(iv)any right to indemnification that the undersigned may have under the articles of incorporation or bylaws of any PBHC Entity, under Florida law or the Merger Agreement; or

(v)any rights or Claims listed on Schedule I to this Agreement.

3.Forbearance. The undersigned shall forever refrain and forebear from commencing, instituting or prosecuting any lawsuit, action, claim or proceeding before or in any court, regulatory, governmental, arbitral or other authority to collect or enforce any Released Claims which are released and discharged hereby.

4.Miscellaneous.

a.This letter shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida (other than the choice of law provisions thereof).

b.This letter contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Released Claims released hereby, and this Release supersedes all prior agreements, arrangement or understandings (written or otherwise) with respect to such Released Claims and no representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, has been made by or relied upon by any party hereto, except as expressly contained herein or in the Merger Agreement.

c.This letter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the undersigned and the Released Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

d.This letter may not be modified, amended or rescinded except by the written agreement of the undersigned and the Released Parties, it being the express understanding of the undersigned and the Released Parties that no term hereof may be waived by the action, inaction or course of delaying by or between the undersigned or the Released Parties, except in strict accordance with this paragraph, and further that the waiver of any breach of this Release shall not constitute or be construed as the waiver of any other breach of the terms hereof.

e.The undersigned represents, warrants and covenants that the undersigned is fully aware of the undersigned’s rights to discuss any and all aspects of this matter with any attorney chosen by him or her, and that the undersigned has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this letter, and that the undersigned is voluntarily entering into this letter.

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Released Parties (other than the failure of CenterState to pay the Merger Consideration under the Merger Agreement).

g.If any civil action, arbitration or other legal proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this letter, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with any provision of this letter, the successful or prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, sales and use taxes and all expenses even if not taxable as court costs (including, without limitation, all such fees, taxes, costs and expenses incident to arbitration, appellate, bankruptcy and post‑judgment proceedings), incurred in that proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which such party or parties may be entitled. Attorneys’ fees shall include, without limitation, paralegal fees, investigative fees, administrative costs, sales and use taxes and all other charges billed by the attorney to the prevailing party (including any fees and costs associated with collecting such amounts).

h.IN ANY CIVIL ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM, PROCEEDING, OR LITIGATION, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHICH ARISES OUT OF, CONCERNS, OR RELATES TO THIS CLAIMS LETTER, ANY AND ALL TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS CLAIMS LETTER, THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CLAIMS LETTER, OR THE RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS CLAIMS LETTER, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, TRIAL SHALL BE TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND NOT TO A JURY. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY. ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS CLAIMS LETTER WITH ANY COURT, AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THIS CLAIMS LETTER OF THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. NEITHER PARTY HAS MADE OR RELIED UPON ANY ORAL REPRESENTATIONS TO OR BY ANY OTHER PARTY REGARDING THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS PROVISION. EACH PARTY HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE EFFECT OF THIS JURY WAIVER PROVISION. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY ITS OWN COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS GOVERNED BY THIS CLAIMS LETTER AND SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION.

i.The parties acknowledge that a substantial portion of the negotiations, anticipated performance and execution of this letter occurred or shall occur in Polk County, Florida. Any civil action, counterclaim, proceeding, or litigation arising out of or relating to this letter shall be brought in the courts of record of the State of Florida in Polk County or the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida. Each party consents to the jurisdiction of such Florida court in any such civil action, counterclaim, proceeding, or litigation and waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such civil action, counterclaim, proceeding, or litigation in such Florida court. Service of any court paper may be effected on such party by mail, as provided in this letter, or in such other manner as may be provided under applicable laws, rules of procedure or local rules.

Sincerely,

 

 

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Signature of Officer or Director

 

 

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Name of Officer or Director

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On behalf of CenterState Banks, Inc., I hereby acknowledge receipt of this letter as of this 17^th day of October, 2016.

CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

 

 

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Schedule I

Additional Excluded Claims

 

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