Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
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Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 28
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 In addition, your failure to submit a proxy or vote at the HomeStreet special meeting, failure to instruct your bank, broker, trustee or other nominee how to vote or your abstention from voting, will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the HomeStreet articles amendment proposal. |

The HomeStreet articles amendment proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of HomeStreet common stock that are entitled to vote thereon. To approve the HomeStreet share issuance proposal, the HomeStreet new equity incentive plan proposal or the HomeStreet merger-related compensation proposal, the number of votes cast at the HomeStreet special meeting favoring the HomeStreet share issuance proposal must exceed the number of votes cast opposing the HomeStreet such proposals at which a quorum is present. To approve the HomeStreet adjournment proposal, the number of votes cast at the HomeStreet special meeting favoring such proposal must exceed the number of votes cast opposing such proposal. The HomeStreet board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the HomeStreet articles amendment proposal, “FOR” the HomeStreet share issuance proposal, “FOR” the HomeStreet new equity incentive plan proposal, “FOR” the HomeStreet merger-related compensation proposal and “FOR” the HomeStreet adjournment proposal.

| Q: | What will happen if I return my proxy card without indicating how to vote? |

| A: | If you sign and return your proxy card without indicating how to vote on any particular proposal, the shares of HomeStreet common stock represented by your proxy will be voted as recommended by the HomeStreet board of directors with respect to such proposals. |

| Q: | Can I revoke my proxy or change my vote after I have delivered my proxy or voting instruction card? |

| A: | Yes. If you are the record holder of HomeStreet common stock, you can change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the HomeStreet shareholder meeting. You can do this by: |

| • | timely delivering a signed written notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet; |

| • | timely delivering a new, valid proxy bearing a later date (including by telephone or internet); or |

| • | virtually attending the HomeStreet shareholder meeting and voting during the meeting. Simply virtually attending the HomeStreet shareholder meeting without voting will not revoke any proxy that you have previously given or change your vote. |

If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker, or other holder of