Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 318

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 318
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 under the symbol “[ ].” There can be no assurance that HomeStreet will obtain such approval from NASDAQ.

Equal Status . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the amended and restated articles or required by applicable law, shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have the same rights, preferences, limitations and voting powers.

#### Preferred Stock
Under the amended and restated articles, the combined company board of directors has the authority, without any further vote or action by combined company shareholders, to issue up to 120,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series. The combined company board of directors will have the authority to fix the voting rights, limitations, and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, including dividend rights, liquidation rights, redemption rights, conversion rights, and voting rights, which could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of other shares of capital stock of the combined company.

**Washington Law and Certain Provisions of the Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws; Anti-Takeover Measures

Amendment and Restated Articles and Approval of Certain Business Combinations**

The amended and restated articles provide that (i) certain business combinations may, under certain circumstances and (ii) amendments to the amended and restated articles will, require the approval of a majority of the outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitled to vote on such combination or amendment, voting as a single class or group, unless a separate class or group vote is required by applicable law, in which case the approval

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of a majority of all the votes entitled be cast by such voting group on such matter is required. The amended and restated articles also provide that if an amendment would adversely affect the rights, preferences or powers of the Class B common stock, including in connection with a merger, consolidation or similar transaction, it is required to be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of the shares of Class B common stock, voting as a separate voting group (other than in connection with a merger, consolidation or similar transaction where (i) the Class A common stock and Class B common stock are treated equally, except that each receives securities that mirror the rights and other attributes applicable to such class, other than in an immaterial respect, or (ii) the Class A common stock is converted into shares, other securities, interests, obligations, rights to