Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001518715-25-000059
Chunk: 5

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: 425
Chunk 5
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 and EB Acquisition Company II LLC (collectively, the “ Ford Shareholders ”) and Ford Financial Fund II, L.P. and Ford Financial III, L.P. (together with the Ford Shareholders, the “ Ford Entities ”) and (b) a Voting and Support Agreement (the “ Rabobank Voting Agreement ,” and together with the Ford Voting Agreement, the “ Mechanics Voting Agreements ”) with Rabobank International Holding B.V. (“ Rabobank ”, together with Ford Shareholders, the “ Supporting Shareholders ”). The Mechanics Voting Agreements are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

The Mechanics Voting Agreements require, among other things, that (a) each Supporting Shareholder execute and deliver a written consent with respect to the Mechanics Common Stock owned by it and that is entitled to vote for the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement within five business days after the S-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (b) each Supporting Shareholder and Ford Entity not, directly or indirectly, assign, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of its shares of Mechanics Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions. The Ford Voting Agreement requires HomeStreet and the Ford Entities to cooperate with each other with respect to certain regulatory approvals required to be obtained by the Ford Entities to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Rabobank Voting Agreement requires Rabobank to cooperate with HomeStreet, Mechanics Bank and the Ford Entities in obtaining all regulatory approvals required to be obtained by such parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Under the Rabobank Voting Agreement, Mechanics Bank and the Ford Entities are express third-party beneficiaries entitled to enforce certain obligations of Rabobank.

Each of the Mechanics Voting Agreements will terminate at the earliest of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (c) any amendment to the Merger Agreement without the prior written consent of the applicable Supporting Shareholder if such amendment reduces the Exchange Ratio (or the Non-Voting Exchange Ratio, in the case of the Rabobank Voting Agreement) or alters the form of Merger Consideration.

#### Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the Merger Agreement, HomeStreet entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 28, 202