Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 626

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 626
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 OF SHAREHOLDER BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT AN ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS**

At any meeting of the shareholders of the corporation, only such business shall be conducted, and only such proposals shall be acted upon, as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. In order for a Noticing Shareholder (as defined below) to properly bring any item of business before an annual meeting of shareholders, the Noticing Shareholder must give timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary in compliance with the requirements of this Section 1.12 . This Section 1.12 shall constitute an “advance notice provision” for annual meetings for purposes of Rule 14a-4(c)(1) under the Exchange Act.

(a) For purposes of these Bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

i. “

#### Affiliate
” and “

#### Associate
” shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (as defined below); provided , however , that the term “partner” as used in the definition of “associate” shall not include any limited partner that is not involved in the management of the relevant partnership.

ii. “

#### Compensation Arrangement
” shall mean any direct or indirect compensatory payment or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the corporation, including any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with candidacy, nomination, service or action as a nominee or as a director of the corporation.

iii. “

#### Competitor
” shall mean any entity that provides products or services that compete with or are alternatives to the principal products produced or services provided by the corporation or its affiliates.

iv. “

#### Holder
” shall mean a Noticing Shareholder and, if the Noticing Shareholder holds for the benefit of another, the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made.

v. “

#### Nominee Holder
” shall mean a person or entity that holds shares of the corporation in “street name” or through a nominee holder of record of such shares and can demonstrate to the corporation such indirect ownership of such shares and such nominee holder’s entitlement to vote such shares on such business.

vi. “

#### Noticing Shareholder
” shall mean a Nominee Holder and a Record Holder.

vii. “

#### Public announcement
” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by