Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 749

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 749
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                 |     | Preamble       |
| Ford Representative        |     | Section 7.3(b) |
| Included Securities        |     | Section 4.1(a) |
| Merger Agreement           |     | Recitals       |
| Non-Requesting Shareholder |     | Section 4.1(d) |
| Non-Takedown Shareholder   |     | Section 4.3(b) |
| Observer                   |     | Section 6.1(a) |
| Piggyback Parties          |     | Section 4.2(a) |
| Piggyback Registration     |     | Section 4.2(a) |
| Purchase Agreement         |     | Recitals       |

H-7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

| Term                        |     | Section        |
| Rabobank                    |     | Preamble       |
| Rabobank Representative     |     | Section 7.3(a) |
| Registrable Amount          |     | Section 4.1(a) |
| Registration Expenses       |     | Section 4.8(a) |
| Requesting Shareholder      |     | Section 4.1(d) |
| Shareholders Agreement      |     | Recitals       |
| Shelf Registration          |     | Section 4.3(a) |
| Shelf Takedown              |     | Section 4.3(a) |
| Suspension Notice           |     | Section 4.5    |
| Takedown Shareholder        |     | Section 4.3(b) |
| Underwritten Shelf Takedown |     | Section 4.3(a) |
| Violation                   |     | Section 4.7(a) |

Section 1.3 General Rules of Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to “Preamble,” “Recitals,” “Articles,” “Sections” or “Exhibits,” such reference shall be to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles or Sections of, or Exhibits to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or other subdivision. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in