Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-025920
Chunk: 639

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-07-15
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 639
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 person to any office other than to the position of an Executive Officer (as defined below). Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. For purposes hereof, “

#### Executive Officer
” means President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer, Controller, vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance) or any other officer with a policy-making function for the corporation.

#### 3.2 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE.
Subject to Section 3.1 above, the officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by the Board at its first meeting following each annual meeting of shareholders. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

#### 3.3 RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL.
Any officer of the corporation may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Chair, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. The officers of the corporation may be removed by the Board at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officers of the corporation other than the President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Treasurer may be removed by the Chief Executive Officer and any officers of the corporation other than the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or the Treasurer may be removed by the President, in each case, subject to the ultimate authority of the Board, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

#### 3.4 VACANCIES.
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this Article 3 for the regular election to such office.

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#### 3.5 PRESIDENT.
The President shall exercise and perform such powers and duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. The President may sign on behalf of the corporation certificates for shares of the corporation, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, notes, or other instruments that the Board has authorized to be executed, except when the execution thereof has been expressly delegated by the Board or by