Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 504

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 504
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 and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by e-mail transmission (so long as a receipt confirmation of such e-mail is requested and no “bounce-back” or similar non-transmittal reply is received), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):

(a) if to Parent or Parent Bank, to:

601 Union Street, Suite 2000

Seattle, WA 98101

Attention: Mark Mason

John M. Michel

Godfrey Evans

E-mail: [***]

[***]

[***]

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: H. Rodgin Cohen

Mitchell S. Eitel

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588

Email: cohenhr@sullcrom.com

eitelm@sullcrom.com

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and

(b) if to Company, to:

6565 Hillcrest Avenue, 6 th Floor

Dallas, TX 75205

Attention: Carl Webb

Email: [***]

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ford Financial Fund

6565 Hillcrest Avenue, 6 th

Dallas, TX 75205

Attention: CJ Johnson

Email: [***]

and

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Jacob A. Kling

Eric M. Feinstein

Email: JAKling@wlrk.com

EMFeinstein@wlrk.com

9.6

#### Interpretation
. The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to “ Articles ,” “ Sections ,” “ Exhibits ” or “ Schedules ,” such reference shall be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The