Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 699

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 699
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, the Acquisition Entities, the Fund Entities and Rabobank International Holding B.V. have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Acquisition Entities and the Fund Entities understand that Parent and Parent Bank are being induced to enter into the Merger Agreement by, and Parent’s and Parent Bank’s willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement is conditioned upon, the execution of this Agreement by the Acquisition Entities and the Fund Entities as soon as practicable, and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours, following the execution of the Merger Agreement; and

WHEREAS, (a) each of the Acquisition Entities and Fund Entities is willing to agree, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, not to Transfer (as defined below) any of the Voting Company Common Stock, and (b) each of the Acquisition Entities is willing to act by written consent with respect to the Voting Company Common Stock as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions and Related Matters .

1.1 Definitions . This Agreement is a “Support Agreement” as defined in the Merger Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

“ Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such Person.

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“ Beneficially Own ” shall mean, with respect to any securities, having “beneficial ownership” of such securities for purposes of Rule 13d-3 or 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (or any successor statute or regulation) (whether or not any such rule, statute or regulation is applicable to such securities). “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have a correlative meaning.

“ Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“ Company Shareholders Agreement