Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-026051
Chunk: 742

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-16
Form: 424B3
Chunk 742
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, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or any other means.

“ Deemed Conversion Ratio ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles Amendment, as may be amended from time to time.

“ Equity Interest ” means any share of capital stock or other class of equity securities of a person, whether voting or non-voting, and including for the avoidance of doubt shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“ Ford Permitted Transferee ” means any Affiliate of a Ford Party (or of any subsequent Ford Permitted Transferee) that is transferred Company Equity Interests by a Ford Party or an Affiliate of a Ford Party and becomes a party to and fully subject to and bound by this Agreement to the same extent as the transferring party by executing and delivering a joinder to this Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit B.

“ Ford Shareholders ” means EB Acquisition Company LLC, EB Acquisition Company II LLC and any Ford Permitted Transferee to whom Company Equity Interests are transferred in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

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“ Governing Documents ” means the charter, certificate of incorporation, constitution, articles or articles of incorporation and by-laws of a corporation or banking organization, the certificate of partnership and partnership agreement of a general or limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of a limited liability company, the trust agreement of a trust and the comparable documents of other entities.

“ Governmental Authority ” means any foreign, federal, state or local court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental, prosecutorial or regulatory authority or instrumentality or any “self-regulatory organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act, securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange or contract market.

“ Outstanding ” with respect to any Equity Interests (including Common Stock) as of a specified time means those that are issued and outstanding at or during such time.

“ person ” means any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind or nature.

“ Pro Rata Share ” with respect to a particular person means the fraction that results from