Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 332

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 332
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 of shareholders.

In general, nominations for the election of directors may be made (1) by or at the direction of the HomeStreet board, or (2) by a HomeStreet shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting who has delivered written notice to HomeStreet’s corporate secretary at HomeStreet’s principal executive offices within the Notice Period (as defined below), who was a HomeStreet shareholder at the time of such notice and as of the record date, and whose notice is in accordance with the procedures set forth in the HomeStreet bylaws.

The HomeStreet bylaws also provide that the only business that may be conducted at an annual meeting is business that is specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the HomeStreet board, (2) properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the HomeStreet board or (3) properly brought before the meeting by a HomeStreet shareholder who has delivered written notice to HomeStreet’s corporate secretary at HomeStreet’s principal executive offices within the Notice Period (as defined below), who was a HomeStreet shareholder at the time of such notice and as of the record date, and whose notice complies with HomeStreet’s bylaws.

Except as otherwise provided by law, HomeStreet’s articles of incorporation, or HomeStreet’s bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in compliance with HomeStreet’s bylaws, and if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with HomeStreet’s bylaws, to declare that such proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.

The “Notice Period” is defined as that period not earlier than 5:00 pm Pacific Time on the 120th day and not later than 5:00 pm Pacific Time on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. As a result, the Notice Period for the 2026 Annual Meeting will start on January 29, 2026 and end on February 28, 2026. HomeStreet’s bylaws contain different notice submission date requirements in the event HomeStreet’s annual meeting is held more than 30 days before or 60 days after May 29, 2026.

In addition, HomeStreet shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than HomeStreet’s nominees must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b).

If a HomeStreet shareholder who has notified