Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 776

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 776
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If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall, to the

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extent permitted by applicable law, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the Violation or Violations that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided , however , that no contribution by any Rabobank Party or Ford Shareholder, when combined with any amounts paid by such Rabobank Party or Ford Shareholder, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.7(b), shall exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Rabobank Party or Ford Shareholder; and provided , further , that in no event shall a Rabobank Party’s or Ford Shareholder’s liability pursuant to this Section 4.7(e), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Rabobank Party or Ford Shareholder, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.7(b), exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Rabobank Party or Ford Shareholder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Rabobank Party or Ford Shareholder), in each case except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by the Rabobank Parties or such Ford Shareholder. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the Violation relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such Violation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person that was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.7(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or