Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 500

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 500
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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS
and

(b) if to Company, to:

6565 Hillcrest Avenue, 6 th Floor

Dallas, TX 75205

Attention: Carl Webb

Email: [***]

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ford Financial Fund

6565 Hillcrest Avenue, 6 th

Dallas, TX 75205

Attention: CJ Johnson

Email: [***]

and

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Jacob A. Kling

Eric M. Feinstein

Email: JAKling@wlrk.com

EMFeinstein@wlrk.com

9.6

#### Interpretation
. The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to “ Articles ,” “ Sections ,” “ Exhibits ” or “ Schedules ,” such reference shall be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “ include ,” “ includes ” or “ including ” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The word “ or ” shall not be exclusive. References to “ the date hereof ” shall mean the date of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the “ knowledge ” of Company means the actual knowledge of any of the officers of Company listed on Section 9.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and the “ knowledge ” of Parent means the actual knowledge of any of the officers of Parent listed on Section 9.6 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. As used in this Agreement, (i) the term “ person ” means any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature, (ii) a “ business day ” means any