Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 698

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 698
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 State of Washington or California are authorized by law or executive order to be closed; and (h) the word “or” shall not be exclusive.

2. Agreement to Consent and Approve . From the date hereof until the Expiration Time, each Acquisition Entity shall, and the applicable Fund Entity shall cause such Acquisition Entity to, (a) promptly (and in any event within five (5) business days) after the S-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act, execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to Company a written consent approving the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , with respect to all of its Voting Company Common Stock entitled to act by written consent thereto and in accordance

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with such procedures relating thereto so as to ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of recording the results of such consent, and (b) vote or cause to be voted (including by written consent) all of its Voting Company Common Stock against any actions, agreement or transaction involving Company that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, in any material respect.

3. Agreement Not to Transfer or Encumber . From the date hereof until the Expiration Time, each Acquisition Entity shall not, and each Fund Entity shall not, and shall cause its respective Acquisition Entity not to, (a) directly or indirectly Transfer any Voting Company Common Stock (or any rights, options or warrants to acquire any Voting Company Common Stock) or (b) enter into any contract or binding commitment (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions prohibited by the foregoing clause (a) except, in each case, (i) pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) with respect to arrangements entered into with investors and limited partners customary for private equity funds, as long as such Fund Entity or Acquisition Entity retains Beneficial Ownership of such Voting Company Common Stock or (iii) pursuant to Transfers to an Affiliate who shall agree to be bound by this Agreement as if an original party hereto.

4. Registration Rights Agreement . Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, each Acquisition Entity and, for the limited purposes set forth therein, each Fund Entity, has delivered a