Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 322

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 322
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 |     | The amended and restated bylaws generally provide that a majority of the outstanding votes entitled to be cast by holders of shares entitled to vote on a matter, represented in person or by proxy, constitute a quorum at a shareholders meeting for action on that matter, unless otherwise required by law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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|                                                                                  |     | Mechanics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |     | Combined Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Notice of Shareholder Meetings                                                   |     | The Mechanics bylaws provide that written notice stating the place, date and time of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the general nature for which the meeting is called, or in the case of an annual meeting, the matters which the Mechanics board of directors intends to present, must be delivered not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, either personally, by first class mail or by telegraphic or other written communication.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |     | The amended and restated bylaws provide that notice of each shareholder meeting must be delivered to each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting no fewer than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the meeting date, except that notice to act on certain fundamental matters must be delivered no fewer than 20 days nor more than 60 days before the meeting date.                                                                                                             |
| Shareholder Proposals and Nominations; Shareholder Requests for Special Meetings |     | The Mechanics bylaws provide that requests for special meetings of the shareholders by Mechanics shareholders must be in writing, specify the time of the special meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management of the Mechanics, must be in writing and made not less than 14 days or more than 50 days prior to any meeting called for the election of the directors. If less than 21 days’ notice of the meeting is given, a nomination must be in writing not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of the meeting was mailed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Such nomination must contain: (i) the name and address of each proposed nominee; (ii) the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; (iii) the total number of shares of Mechanics capital stock that will be voted for each proposed nominee; (iv) the name and address of the notifying shareholder; (v) the number of shares