0001104659-17-009633.txt : 20170215 0001104659-17-009633.hdr.sgml : 20170215 20170215163056 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-17-009633 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170213 ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20170215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001053352 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 770469558 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23877 FILM NUMBER: 17614995 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 ALMADEN BOULEVARD CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95113 BUSINESS PHONE: 4089476900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 ALMADEN BOULEVARD CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95113 8-K 1 a17-4489_18k.htm 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):  February 13, 2017

 

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, CA

 

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):

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 3.03                                           Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

 

Number of Authorized Directors

 

The Company’s bylaws set the number of directors of the Company at not less than 9 and not more than 15 with the exact number to be set, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Directors. At its February 13, 2017 meeting, the Company’s Board of Directors reduced the number of directors from 11 to 9 effective February 15, 2017.

 

Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)

 

W. Kirk Wycoff has resigned from the board of directors of Heritage Commerce Corp and Heritage Bank of Commerce effective February 15, 2017. Mr. Wycoff is a general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. (the “Patriot Fund”) and Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P. (the “Patriot Parallel Fund,” together with the Patriot Fund, the “Funds”) and general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P. (“Patriot GP”) a general partner of each of the Funds, and he is a member Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot GP. The Funds completed their sale of all of its holdings of Heritage Commerce Corp common stock during the fourth quarter of 2016.

 

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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: February 15, 2017

 

 

 

Heritage Commerce Corp

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence D. McGovern

 

 

Lawrence D. McGovern

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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