8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2010

HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	000-23877		77-0469558
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
150 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, California		95113
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 947-6900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. 

Heritage Commerce Corp is scheduled to present at Sandler O’Neill’s 2010 West Coast Financial Services Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey, California.  Walter T. Kaczmarek, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:45 a.m.  The presentation will be archived for 30 days after the conference, beginning March 3, 2010, and can be viewed at http://www.sandleroneill.com.  A copy of the information in the slide presentation is included as Exhibit 99.2. This Form 8-K and the information included as exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.  The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Registrant or any of its affiliates.  The information in the materials is presented as of December 31, 2009, and the Company does not assume any obligations to update such information in the future.

A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s participation in the Conference is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(D) Exhibits.

99.1   Press Release, dated March 1, 2010, entitled, "Heritage Commerce Corp to Present at Sandler O'Neill's West Coast Financial Services Conference.

99.1   Slide presentation to investors to be presented on March 2, 2010 by the registrant's President and Chief Executive Officer.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 1, 2010      

Heritage Commerce Corp

By: /s/ Lawrence D. McGovern

Name: Lawrence D. McGovern

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION

99.1                  Press Release, dated March 1, 2010, entitled "Heritage Commerce Corp to Present at Sandler O'Neill'sWest Coast Financial Services Conference"

 

99.2            Slide presentation to investors to be presented on March 2, 2010, by the registrant's       President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Heritage Commerce Corp to Present at Sandler O'Neill's West Coast Financial Services Conference

San Jose, California – March 1, 2010 – Heritage Commerce Corp (Nasdaq: HTBK), today announced that it will present at Sandler O’Neill’s West Coast Financial Services Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey, California.  Walter T. Kaczmarek, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:45 a.m.  The presentation will be archived for 30 days after the conference, beginning March 3, 2010, and can be viewed at http://www.sandleroneill.com.

Heritage Commerce Corp, a bank holding company established in February 1998, is the parent company of Heritage Bank of Commerce, established in 1994 and headquartered in San Jose with additional full-service branches in Los Gatos, Fremont, Danville, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Mountain View, and Los Altos.  Heritage Bank of Commerce is an SBA Preferred Lender with Loan Production Offices in Sacramento, Oakland and Santa Rosa, California.  For more information, please visit www.heritagecommercecorp.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Forward-looking statements are based on management’s knowledge and belief as of today and include information concerning the Company’s possible or assumed future financial condition, and its results of operations, business and earnings outlook. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, could cause future results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements could be affected by many factors, including but not limited to: (1) our ability to attract new deposits and loans; (2) local, regional, and national economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers; (3) risks associated with concentrations in real estate related loans; (4) increasing levels of classified assets, including nonperforming assets, which could adversely affect our earnings and liquidity; (5) market interest rate volatility; (6) stability of funding sources and continued availability of borrowings; (7) changes in legal or regulatory requirements or the results of regulatory examinations that could restrict growth and constrain our activities, including the terms of our written agreement with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and California Department of Financial Institutions; (8) changes in accounting standards and interpretations; (9) significant decline in the market value of the Company that could result in an impairment of goodwill; (10) our ability to raise capital or incur debt on reasonable terms; (11) regulatory limits on the Heritage Bank of Commerce’s ability to pay dividends to the Company; (12) effectiveness of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other legislative and regulatory efforts to help stabilize the U.S. financial markets; (13) future legislative or administrative changes to the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program enacted under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; (14) the impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and related rules and regulations on our business operations and competitiveness, including the impact of executive compensation restrictions, which may affect our ability to retain and recruit executives in competition with other firms who do not operate under those restrictions; and (15) our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.  For a discussion of factors which could cause results to differ, please see the Company’s reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company’s press releases. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP

SANDLER O'NEILL'S WEST COAST FINANCIAL SERVICES  CONFERENCE

MARCH 2010

WALT T. KACZMAREK 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP        

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Forward-looking statements are based on management’s knowledge and belief as of today and include information concerning the Company’s possible or assumed future financial condition, and its results of operations, business and earnings outlook. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, could cause future results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements could be affected by many factors, including but not limited to: (1) our ability to attract new deposits and loans; (2) local, regional, and national economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers; (3) risks associated with concentrations in real estate related loans; (4) increasing levels of classified assets, including nonperforming assets, which could adversely affect our earnings and liquidity; (5) market interest rate volatility; (6) stability of funding sources and continued availability of borrowings; (7) changes in legal or regulatory requirements or the results of regulatory examinations that could restrict growth and constrain our activities, including the terms of an anticipated written agreement to be entered into by the Company and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (8) changes in accounting standards and interpretations; (9) significant decline in the market value of the Company that could result in an impairment of goodwill; (10) our ability to raise capital or incur debt on reasonable terms; (11) regulatory limits on the Heritage Bank of Commerce’s ability to pay dividends to the Company; (12) effectiveness of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other legislative and regulatory efforts to help stabilize the U.S. financial markets; (13) future legislative or administrative changes to the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program enacted under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; (14) the impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and related rules and regulations on our business operations and competitiveness, including the impact of executive compensation restrictions, which may affect our ability to retain and recruit executives in competition with other firms who do not operate under those restrictions; and (15) our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.  For a discussion of factors which could cause results to differ, please see the Company’s reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company’s press releases. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

 
60;       Member FDIC