Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
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Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
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 obligations or other acts of the other party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained in the merger agreement or in any document delivered by such other parties pursuant to the merger agreement and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or satisfaction of any conditions for its benefit contained in the merger agreement, except that after the receipt of the requisite HomeStreet shareholder approval or the requisite Mechanics shareholder approval there may not be, without further approval of HomeStreet shareholders or Mechanics shareholders, as applicable, any extension or waiver of the merger agreement or any portion thereof that requires such further approval under applicable law. Any agreement on the part of either of the parties to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition will not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

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#### Governing Law
The merger agreement is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law principles (except that matters relating to the fiduciary duty of the HomeStreet board are subject to the laws of the State of Washington).

#### Specific Performance
The HomeStreet Parties and Mechanics will be entitled to specific performance of the terms of the merger agreement, including the ability to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of the merger agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of the merger agreement (including the parties’ obligations to consummate the merger), in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the HomeStreet Parties and Mechanics waives any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and any requirement under any law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

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### KEY SHAREHOLDERS VOTING AGREEMENTS
The following section summarizes material provisions of the key shareholder voting agreements, which are included in this proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement as

#### Annex F
and

#### Annex G
, are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety, and qualify the following summary in its entirety. The rights and obligations of HomeStreet and the key shareholders are governed by the key shareholder