Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001518715-25-000066
Chunk: 73

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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 shareholders to pass upon the selection of auditors as a matter of good corporate practice. We are submitting this proposal to our shareholders on an advisory (non-binding) basis, and the outcome of the vote will not be binding on the Company. In the event that this appointment of Crowe as our independent registered public accounting ﬁrm is not ratiﬁed by our shareholders at the Annual Meeting, the appointment of Crowe as our independent registered public accounting ﬁrm will be reconsidered by the Audit Committee. Even if the selection is ratiﬁed, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different accounting ﬁrm at any time during the year if the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Representatives from Crowe are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will be given the opportunity to make a statement at the Annual Meeting if they desire to do so and respond to appropriate questions.

Fees of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following table presents fees billed for professional audit services and other services rendered to the Company by Crowe for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Amounts in this table are presented in thousands.

|                    | (in 000’s) |   |  2024 |     |   |  2023 |
|:-------------------|:-----------|:--|------:|:----|:--|------:|
| Audit Fees(1)      |            | $ | 1,119 |     | $ | 1,070 |
| Audit-Related Fees |            |   |   120 |     |   |   154 |
| Tax Fees(2)        |            |   |    63 |     |   |    71 |
| All Other Fees     |            |   |     — |     |   |     — |
| Total              |            | $ | 1,302 |     | $ | 1,295 |

(1) Audit Fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our consolidated ﬁnancial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and for the review of our quarterly ﬁnancial statements, as well as services that generally only our independent registered public accounting ﬁrm can reasonably provide, including statutory audits and services rendered in connection with SEC ﬁlings.

(2) Tax Fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for