Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 492

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 492
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, of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of any class of equity or voting securities of Parent and its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent, (ii) any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in such third party or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) beneficially owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of any class of equity or voting securities of Parent or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent or (iii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving Parent or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent.

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(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Parent or its Board of Directors from complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; provided that such rules will in no way eliminate or modify the effect that any action pursuant to such rules would otherwise have under this Agreement.

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#### Public Announcements
. Company and the Parent Parties agree that the initial press release with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be a release mutually agreed to by the Parties. Thereafter, each of the Parties agrees that no public release or announcement or statement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except (i) as required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity or stock exchange to which the relevant Party is subject, in which case the Party required to make the release or announcement shall consult with the other Party about, and allow the other Party reasonable time to comment on, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance or (ii) for such releases, announcements or statements that are consistent with other such releases, announcements or