EVP & Chief Compliance Counsel Shields Kristie S was granted 14,545 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,301 shares (SEC Form 4)
$MCHB
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Mechanics Bancorp [ MCHB ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/02/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 09/26/2025 | A | 14,545 | A | $0 | 14,545 | D | |||
| Class A Common Stock | 12/31/2025 | F | 1,301 | D | $14.63 | 13,244 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Incentive Units - Not Deferred (2022) | (1)(2) | 09/02/2025 | A | 3,398 | (3) | (3) | Class A Common Stock | 3,398 | $0 | 3,398 | D | ||||
| Incentive Units - Not Deferred (2023) | (1)(2) | 09/02/2025 | A | 3,922 | (4) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 3,922 | $0 | 3,922 | D | ||||
| Incentive Units - Not Deferred (2024) | (1)(2) | 09/02/2025 | A | 8,745 | (5) | (5) | Class A Common Stock | 8,745 | $0 | 8,745 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. As consideration in the merger of HomeStreet Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Issuer, with and into Mechanics Bank ("MB"), pursuant to the which MB continued as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Issuer (the "Merger"), (i) each share of MB voting common stock converted into the right to receive 3,301.0920 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock, which, on the effective date of the Merger, had a closing price of $13.87 per share, (ii) each MB restricted stock unit of the Reporting Person converted into restricted stock units of Issuer for the right to receive 3,301.0920 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock, and (iii) each MB incentive unit of the Reporting Person converted into incentive units of Issuer of the economic equivalent of 3,301.0920 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock. |
| 2. Each incentive unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Issuer Class A Common Stock. |
| 3. The incentive units vest on February 15, 2026. |
| 4. The incentive units vest in two equal annual installments beginning February 15, 2026. |
| 5. The incentive units vest in three equal annual installments beginning February 15, 2026. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Glenn Shrader, Attorney in fact for Kristie S. Shields | 01/05/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||