Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
Chunk: 471

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
Chunk 471
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 prior to the date hereof and set forth in Section 5.3(o) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or inconsistent with its lending policies and procedures as in effect as of the date of this Agreement or that would require approval by the Board of Directors of Parent Bank or committee thereof under the terms of its lending policies and procedures as in effect as of the date of this Agreement;

(p) make any capital expenditures that exceed by more than fifteen (15) percent in the aggregate the capital expenditures budget of Parent in effect on the date hereof as set forth on Section 5.3(p) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule;

(q) 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;

(r) 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 or prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except as may be required by applicable law; or

(s) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or, subject to Section 6.3(c) adopt any resolutions of its Board of Directors or similar governing body in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 5.3 .

5.4

#### Pandemic Measures
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 5.1, Parent and its respective Subsidiaries may take any commercially reasonable actions that Parent reasonably determines is necessary or prudent for Parent to take or not take in response to any Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures; provided that Parent and its Subsidiaries shall provide prior notice to and consult with the Company in good faith to the extent such actions would otherwise require consent of the Company under Section 5.1 .

## Article VI

### ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.1

#### Regulatory Matters
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(a) Promptly after the date of this Agreement, Parent and Company shall prepare, and Parent shall file with the SEC the S-4 in which the Proxy Statement and Consent Solicitation Statement will be included as a prospectus. Parent and Company shall use reasonable best efforts to make such filing within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Agreement. Parent and Company shall use reasonable