Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 445

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 445
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banes-Oxley Act, without qualification, when next due.

(d) Since January 1, 2023, (i) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, auditor, accountant or representative of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods (including with respect to loan loss reserves, write-downs, charge-offs and accruals) of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws or banking laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of Parent or any committee thereof or the Board of Directors or similar governing body of any Parent Subsidiary or any committee thereof, or to the knowledge of Parent, to any director or officer of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.

4.7

#### Broker’s Fees
. With the exception of the engagement of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker, finder or financial advisor or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger). Parent has disclosed to Company as of the date of this Agreement the aggregate fees provided for in connection with the engagement by Parent of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger).

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4.8

#### Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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(a) Since January 1, 2023, there has not been any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse