Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 734

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 734
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 corporation; (3) a transfer in which no transferee (or group of associated transferees) would acquire Class A Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock in an amount that, after the conversion of such Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, is (or represents) two percent (2%) or more of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities (as such term is defined and such percentage is calculated for purposes of the BHCA) of the corporation; or (4) a transfer to a person or entity that would control greater than fifty percent (50%) of every class of voting securities (as such term is defined and such percentage is calculated for purposes of the BHCA) of the corporation (with the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock being deemed a single class for purposes of this clause (4)), without any transfer from the transferor, excluding, in each case of clauses (1) through (4) a transfer by a holder of shares of Class B Common Stock to a person that is a BHC Affiliate.

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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.2

#### PREFERRED STOCK.
Shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fix the designations and powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations or other restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, the dividend rate (and whether dividends are cumulative), conversion rights, if any, voting rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions, if any), redemption price and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of them, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

2.3

#### PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS.
Shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights to acquire additional shares issued by the corporation.

2.4

#### CUMULATIVE VOTING.
The right to cumulate votes in the election of directors shall not exist with respect to shares of stock of the corporation.

## ARTICLE 3. DIRECTORS
3.1

#### DESIGNATION.
The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed by the Bylaws and may be increased or decreased from time to time in the manner specified