Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 465

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 465
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 other parties thereto, dated as of August 31, 2019 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “ Existing Shareholders Agreement ”) pursuant to the terms thereof as of the date of this Agreement in respect of Non-Voting Company Common Stock;

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(c) merge or consolidate itself or any of its Subsidiaries with any other person, or restructure, reorganize or completely or partially liquidate or dissolve it or any of its Subsidiaries;

(d) take any action or knowingly fail to take any action where such action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;

(e) take any action that is intended or expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied;

(f) knowingly take any action (including a business acquisition, sale or other strategic transaction) that is intended or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, or materially impair Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, on a timely basis; or

(g) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its Board of Directors or similar governing body in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 5.2 .

5.3

#### Parent Forbearances
. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by law (including any Pandemic Measures), Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, without the prior written consent of Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

(a) other than (i) federal funds borrowings, borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank discount window and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings with a maturity not in excess of nine (9) months, (ii) the creation of non-brokered deposit liabilities with a maturity not in excess of thirteen (13) months (iii) the creation of brokered deposit liabilities with a maturity not