Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 613

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 613
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 the Board (the “

#### Chair
”), (iii) the President of the corporation (the “

#### President
”) or (iv) the Secretary of the corporation (the “

#### Secretary
”) upon the request of one or more shareholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting on the matter or matters proposed to be brought before the proposed special meeting; provided , however , that a special meeting requested by one or more shareholders pursuant to this Section 1.2 (a “

#### Shareholder Requested Special Meeting
”) shall be called by the Secretary only if the shareholder(s) requesting such meeting comply with this Section 1.2 and applicable law. No business may be transacted at a special meeting of shareholders other than business that is either (A) Proposed Business (as defined below) stated in a valid Special Meeting Request (as defined below), (B) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board or (C) otherwise properly brought before a special meeting by or at the direction of the Board or the chair of the meeting. For purposes hereof, a “

#### Requesting Person
” shall mean (x) the shareholder of record making the request to fix a Requested Record Date (as defined below) for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to request that the Secretary call a special meeting, (y) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different from the shareholder of record, on whose behalf such request is made and (z) any affiliate of such shareholder of record or beneficial owner(s).

(b) No shareholder may request that the Secretary call a special meeting of shareholders pursuant to Section 1.2(a) unless a shareholder of record has first submitted a request in writing that the Board fix a record date (a “

#### Requested Record Date
”) for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to request that the Secretary call such special meeting, which request shall be in proper form and delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation. To be in proper form, such request shall:

i. Bear the signature and the date of signature by the shareholder of record submitting such request and set forth the name and address of such shareholder as they appear in the corporation’s books;

ii. Include (A) a reasonably brief description of the purpose or purposes of the special meeting and the business proposed to