Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 634

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 634
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 has not been disclosed to the corporation;

(c) if elected as a director of the corporation, will (i) comply with all informational and similar requirements of applicable insurance policies and laws and regulations in connection with service or action as a director of the corporation; (ii) comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, stock ownership, confidentiality and trading policies and guidelines of the corporation; and (iii) act in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders and not in the interests of individual constituencies;

(d) intends to serve as a director for the full term for which such individual is to stand for election; and

**(e) will promptly provide to the corporation such other information as it may reasonably request.

1.14 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF DIRECTOR NOMINEES**

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws to the contrary, any nominee shall comply with, and shall provide the corporation with appropriate information regarding the nominee so that the corporation is able to comply with, any requirements imposed by applicable law or by regulatory entities having jurisdiction over the corporation relating to the election or appointment of directors, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Any nominee’s eligibility to serve as a director of the corporation shall be subject to any required notification to, or approval, nonobjection or requirement of, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any other regulatory entity having jurisdiction over the corporation.

## ARTICLE 2.

### BOARD OF DIRECTORS

#### 2.1 GENERAL POWERS.
All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board, except as may be otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation.

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#### 2.2 NUMBER AND QUALIFICATION.
The size of the Board shall be determined by the Board from time to time. No decrease in the number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be shareholders of the corporation or residents of the State of Washington.

#### 2.3 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE.
Directors standing for election shall be elected annually for one-year terms expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. If, for any reason, the directors shall not have been elected