SEC Form 4

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hallgrimson Steven L. (Last) (First) (Middle) 150 ALMADEN BLVD. (Street) SAN JOSE CA 95113 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP [ HTBK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2020
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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
Common Stock, No Par Value	01/28/2020		P		8,000	A	$11.7993(1)	101,889	D
Common Stock, No Par Value								5,300	I	Indirect By Other Beneficiary Type
Common Stock, No Par Value								3,000	I	Indirect By Spouse
Common Stock, No Par Value								2,900	I	Indirect By Trust
Common Stock, No Par Value								2,000	I	Personal IRA
Common Stock, No Par Value								5,000	I	Private Foundation
Common Stock, No Par Value								3,500	I	SEP IRA
Common Stock, No Par Value								7,000	I	With Son in an LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Standard Employee Option - NSO	$6.39							05/01/2012	05/01/2022	Common Stock, No Par Value	1,172		1,172	D
Standard Employee Option - NSO	$6.57							04/30/2013	04/30/2023	Common Stock, No Par Value	2,169		2,169	D
Standard Employee Option - NSO	$8.07							02/27/2014	02/27/2024	Common Stock, No Par Value	3,004		3,004	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $11.7600 to $11.8100, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Heritage Commerce Corp, any security holder of Heritage Commerce Corp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.

	/s/ Debbie Reuter as Attorney in fact for Steven L. Hallgrimson	01/29/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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