Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 116

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 116
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**Other Matters to Come Before the HomeStreet Special Meeting**

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HOMESTREET PROPOSALS PROPOSAL 1: HOMESTREET ARTICLES AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Pursuant to the merger agreement, HomeStreet is asking the HomeStreet shareholders to approve an amendment to the HomeStreet articles in the form of Annex Bhereto (the “articles amendment”), which, subject to the discretion of HomeStreet’s board of directors, is expected be filed and effective prior to the effective time. The articles amendment would:

| • | change the name of HomeStreet from “HomeStreet, Inc.” to “Mechanics Bancorp”; |

| • | effect an increase in the number of authorized shares of HomeStreet common stock from 160,000,000 to 1,900,000,000 and HomeStreet preferred stock from 10,000 to 120,000; |

| • | authorize the issuance of two (2) classes of HomeStreet common stock, 1,897,500,000 shares of which will be designated Class A common stock, no par value (“Class A common stock”), and 2,500,000 shares of which will be designated Class B common stock, no par value (“Class B common stock”). The rights, preferences, limitations and voting powers of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock generally will be identical, except that (i) in the event of a HomeStreet liquidation or dissolution, or upon the declaration of non-stock dividends or distributions, each share of