Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 774

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 774
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 by them) are transferred to such transferee in connection with such assignment and delegation. The transferor shall give written notice to the Company at least five (5) business days prior to any such transfer, identifying each such transferee and identifying the Registrable Equity Interests with respect to which such rights are being assigned and delegated, and each such transferee shall execute a joinder, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, pursuant to which such transferee agrees to be bound by and subject to all of the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement.

## ARTICLE V
<div align='center'>ADDITIONAL REGULATORY MATTERS</div>

Section 5.1 Additional Regulatory Matters .

(a) Each of the Ford Shareholders, the Company, the Bank and the Rabobank Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to comply with any requirements or requests of any Governmental Authority, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve ”), and to comply with all laws applicable to the Ford Shareholders, the Company, the Bank, the Rabobank Parties and their Affiliates, in each case, so that none of the Rabobank Parties nor any of their Affiliates has “control” of the Company or the Bank for purposes of the BHC Act or otherwise becomes required to file a notice under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978 (a “ Company Control Effect ”). The Rabobank Parties agree that they will, and will cause their Affiliates to, comply with any passivity commitments or similar restrictions under applicable law, including without limitation any such commitments or restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve in connection with its issuance of the Non-Control Determination (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

(b) The Ford Shareholders and the Company agree that they will, and will cause their Affiliates to, (i) cooperate in good faith with each Rabobank Party in order to avoid such Rabobank Party being deemed to be in “control” of the Company or the Bank or any successor to the Company or the Bank for purposes of the BHC Act (or being required by applicable law to divest all or any portion of its Company Equity Interests) and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to ensure that any security of the Company or of any successor or acquiring corporation or entity issued to a Rabobank Party in any transaction to which the Company is a party after the Effective Time (