Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 733

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 733
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 Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock being deemed a single class for purposes of this clause (4)), without any transfer from the transferor, excluding, in each case of clauses (1) through (4) a transfer by a holder of shares of Class B Common Stock to a person that is a BHC Affiliate.

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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.2

#### PREFERRED STOCK.
Shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fix the designations and powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations or other restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, the dividend rate (and whether dividends are cumulative), conversion rights, if any, voting rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions, if any), redemption price and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of them, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

2.3

#### PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS.
Shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights to acquire additional shares issued by the corporation.

2.4

#### CUMULATIVE VOTING.
The right to cumulate votes in the election of directors shall not exist with respect to shares of stock of the corporation.

## ARTICLE 3. DIRECTORS
3.1

#### DESIGNATION.
The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed by the Bylaws and may be increased or decreased from time to time in the manner specified therein.

3.2

#### LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
To the fullest extent that the Washington Business Corporation Act permits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors pursuant to RCW 23B.08.320, as it or its successor statute may be amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director.

3.3

#### DIRECTOR TERMS.
Each director standing for election shall be elected annually for a one-year term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.

## ARTICLE 4. BYLAWS
The Bylaws of the corporation may be amended or repealed