Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001518715-25-000066
Chunk: 83

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 83
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 requirements of Rule 14a-19(b).

If a shareholder who has notiﬁed the Company of his or her intention to appear in person or by a representative at the meeting to propose the business speciﬁed in the notice at an annual meeting of shareholders does not appear to present his or her proposal at such meeting, the Company need not present the proposal for vote at such meeting.

A copy of the full text of our Bylaws may be obtained by writing to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices or by accessing our ﬁlings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

#### Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our Directors and officers, among others, to file with the SEC, an initial report of ownership of our common stock on Form 3 and reports of changes in ownership on Form 4 or Form 5. Based solely upon a review of the copies of such forms in our possession and on written representations from reporting persons, we believe that during 2024, all of our Section 16 officers and Directors filed the required reports on a timely basis under Section 16(a), except for Mr. Mason who filed a late Form 4 on September 4, 2024 reporting a transaction that occurred on December 9, 2022, due to an administrative oversight.

#### Availability of the Form 10-K and Other Filings
Copies of the 2024 Annual Report may be obtained without charge by writing to Investor Relations, HomeStreet, Inc., 601 Union Street, Suite 2000, Seattle, Washington 98101. This Proxy Statement, the 2024 Annual Report and other proxy materials are also available on www.proxyvote.com and on the following cookies-free website that can be accessed anonymously at http://ir.homestreet.com/sec-filings/proxy-materials/default.aspx . The SEC maintains a website located at www.sec.gov that also contains this information. The information on HomeStreet’s website and the SEC’s website are not part of this Proxy Statement.

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THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 (AND ANY AMENDMENT THERETO) ARE
AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.HOMESTREET.COM

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