Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 748

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 748
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 articles or articles of incorporation and by-laws of a corporation or banking organization, the certificate of partnership and partnership agreement of a general or limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of a limited liability company, the trust agreement of a trust and the comparable documents of other entities.

“ Governmental Authority ” means any foreign, federal, state or local court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental, prosecutorial or regulatory authority or instrumentality or any “self-regulatory organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act, securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange or contract market.

“ Outstanding ” with respect to any Equity Interests (including Common Stock) as of a specified time means those that are issued and outstanding at or during such time.

“ person ” means any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind or nature.

“ Pro Rata Share ” with respect to a particular person means the fraction that results from dividing (a) the number of shares of Company Equity Interests beneficially owned by such person by (b) the aggregate number of Outstanding shares of Company Equity Interests. For purposes of this definition, shares of Company Equity Interests will be measured on an as-converted to Common Stock basis (notwithstanding any limitation on conversion with respect to such Equity Interests). For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Pro Rata Share of the Rabobank Parties and the Ford Shareholders, respectively, shall be determined without duplication or double counting, and (ii) each share of the Class B Common Stock shall be deemed to be a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Deemed Conversion Ratio for purposes of calculating the foregoing.

“ Public Offering ” means an underwritten public offering and sale of Company Equity Interests for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than on Form S-4, S-8 or a comparable form) under the Securities Act.

“ Rabobank Parties ” means Rabobank and any Rabobank Permitted Transferee to whom Company Equity Interests are transferred in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

“ Rabobank Permitted Transferee ” means any Affiliate of a Rabobank Party (or of any subsequent Permitted Transferee) that is transferred Company Equity Interests by a Rabobank Party or an Affiliate of a Rabobank Party and becomes a party