Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 499

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 499
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 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.

9.3 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements . None of the representations, warranties, obligations, covenants and agreements in this Agreement (or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement) shall survive the Effective Time, except for**

## Section 6.7
**and for those other obligations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement which by their terms apply in whole or in part after the Effective Time.

9.4**

#### Expenses
. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including as set forth on Section 9.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule), all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such expense; provided that the costs and expenses of printing and mailing the Proxy Statement and the Consent Solicitation Statement and all filing and other fees paid to Governmental Entities in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne equally by Parent and Company.

9.5

#### Notices
. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by e-mail transmission (so long as a receipt confirmation of such e-mail is requested and no “bounce-back” or similar non-transmittal reply is received), 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 Parent or Parent Bank, to:

601 Union Street, Suite 2000

Seattle, WA 98101

Attention: Mark Mason

John M. Michel

Godfrey Evans

E-mail: [***]

[***]

[***]

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: H. Rodgin Cohen

Mitchell S. Eitel

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588

Email: cohenhr@sullcrom.com

eitelm@sullcrom.com

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