Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 488

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 488
---
25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent.

<div align='center'>A-48</div>

#### TABLE OF CONTENTS
(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Parent or its Board of Directors from complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; provided that such rules will in no way eliminate or modify the effect that any action pursuant to such rules would otherwise have under this Agreement.

6.12

#### Public Announcements
. Company and the Parent Parties agree that the initial press release with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be a release mutually agreed to by the Parties. Thereafter, each of the Parties agrees that no public release or announcement or statement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except (i) as required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity or stock exchange to which the relevant Party is subject, in which case the Party required to make the release or announcement shall consult with the other Party about, and allow the other Party reasonable time to comment on, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance or (ii) for such releases, announcements or statements that are consistent with other such releases, announcements or statements made after the date of this Agreement in compliance with this Section 6.12 .

6.13

#### Change of Method
. Company and Parent shall be empowered, upon their mutual agreement, at any time prior to the Effective Time, to change the method or structure of effecting the combination of Company, Parent Bank and/or Parent (including the provisions of Article I ), if and to the extent they both deem such change to be necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided that, unless this Agreement is amended by agreement of each Party accordance with Section 9.1 , no such change shall (i) alter or change the Exchange Ratio, the Non-Voting Exchange Ratio or the number of shares of Parent Common Stock received by holders of Company Common Stock in exchange for each share of Company Common Stock, (ii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of Company’s shareholders or Parent’s shareholders pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of Company or Parent pursuant to this Agreement or (iv) materially impede or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a timely manner.