Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 283

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 283
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 are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement (including the merger), and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and

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authorizations of all such governmental entities. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement, all initial bank regulatory applications, notices, petitions and filings in respect of the requisite regulatory approvals have been made.

Each of HomeStreet and Mechanics has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to respond to any request for information and to use reasonable best efforts to resolve any objection that may be asserted by any governmental entity with respect to the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. HomeStreet and Mechanics have also agreed to, upon request, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with this proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of HomeStreet, Mechanics or any of their respective subsidiaries to any governmental entity in connection with the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.

Each of HomeStreet and Mechanics has also agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the entry of any injunction that would be reasonably likely to delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the merger. In the event any such injunction is entered or issued, or becomes reasonably likely to be entered or issued, HomeStreet and Mechanics have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to take action to, among other things, resist and vacate the actual or threatened injunction. Notwithstanding anything in the merger agreement to the contrary, Mechanics and its affiliates are not required (and without the consent of Mechanics, HomeStreet and its subsidiaries are not permitted) to take, or agree to take, any action or agree to any condition or restriction in connection with obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material burdensome condition.

The HomeStreet Parties and Mechanics have also agreed to, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves and their subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with this proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of HomeStreet, Mechanics or any