HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP — Earnings Release 2020

Jul 24, 2020

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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): July 23 , 2020

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.)
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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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value	HTBK	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the

Exchange Act ◻

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On July 23, 2020, Heritage Commerce Corp, the holding company (the “Company”) of Heritage Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”) issued a press release announcing preliminary unaudited results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report set forth under this Item 2.02 shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

On July 23, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a $0.13 per share quarterly cash dividend to holders of common stock. The dividend will be paid on August 20, 2020, to shareholders of record on August 6, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(D) Exhibits.

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99.1	Press Release, dated July 23 , 2020 , entitled “Heritage Commerce Corp Reports Earnings of $10.6 Million for the Second Quarter of 2020”
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99.2	Press Release, dated July 23, 2020, entitled “Heritage Commerce Corp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.13 Per Share”

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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: July 23, 2020

Heritage Commerce Corp

By: /s/ Lawrence D. McGovern	​
Name: Lawrence D. McGovern	​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	​

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