Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 331

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 331
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 owed by a director, officer or other employee of the combined company to the combined company or the combined company’s shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the laws of the State of Washington, the amended and restated articles or the amended and restated bylaws and (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. |

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### LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of combined company common stock to be issued in connection with the merger will be passed upon for HomeStreet by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger will be passed upon for HomeStreet by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, and for Mechanics by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York.

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### EXPERTS

#### HomeStreet
The financial statements incorporated in this proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Crowe LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

#### Mechanics
The financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024 included in this proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement have been so included in reliance on the report of Crowe LLP, independent auditor, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

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### DEADLINES FOR SUBMITTING SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

#### HomeStreet
For inclusion in HomeStreet’s proxy materials : To be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials for next year’s annual meeting of shareholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, proposals must be received by HomeStreet’s corporate secretary no later than December 16, 2025, and must comply with all applicable requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act.

To be brought before an annual meeting of the shareholders : In addition, the HomeStreet bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for shareholders who wish to present certain matters before an annual meeting