Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-024872
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Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-4
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stock are different from the rights that will be associated with combined company common stock. See the section entitled “ Comparison of the Rights of Combined Company Shareholders and Mechanics Shareholders” for a summary discussion of the different rights associated with Mechanics common stock and combined company common stock. The HomeStreet Special Meeting (page 62) The HomeStreet special meeting will be held virtually via the internet on [ ], 2025 at [ ], Pacific Time. At the HomeStreet special meeting, HomeStreet shareholders will be asked to vote on the following matters:

| • | Proposal 1: The HomeStreet articles amendment proposal; |

| • | Proposal 2: The HomeStreet share issuance proposal; |

| • | Proposal 3: The HomeStreet new equity incentive plan proposal; |

| • | Proposal 4: The HomeStreet merger-related compensation proposal; and |

| • | Proposal 5: The HomeStreet adjournment proposal. |

You may vote at the HomeStreet special meeting if you are a holder of record at the close of business on [ ]. As of that date, there were [ ] shares of HomeStreet common stock outstanding, of which less than [ ]% were owned and entitled to be voted by HomeStreet directors and executive officers and their affiliates. HomeStreet currently expects that HomeStreet’s directors and executive officers will vote their shares in favor of the HomeStreet articles amendment proposal, the HomeStreet share issuance proposal, the HomeStreet new equity incentive plan proposal, the HomeStreet merger-related compensation proposal and the HomeStreet adjournment proposal, although none of them has entered into any agreements obligating them to do so. The affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of HomeStreet common stock entitled to vote thereon is required to approve the HomeStreet articles amendment proposal. Abstentions, broker non-votes and failures to vote will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the HomeStreet articles amendment proposal. Assuming a quorum is present, approval of each of the HomeStreet share issuance proposal, the HomeStreet new equity incentive plan proposal and the HomeStreet merger-related compensation proposal requires that the votes cast in favor of such proposal exceed the votes cast opposing such proposal. Approval of the HomeStreet adjournment proposal requires that the votes cast in favor of such proposal exceed the votes cast opposing such proposal. HomeStreet will transact no other business at the special meeting, except for business properly brought before the HomeStreet special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Home