Heritage Commerce Corp
150 Almaden Boulevard
San Jose, California 95113
March 30, 2018
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. St., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: David Gessert
Re: Heritage Commerce Corp
Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed February 26, 2018
File No. 333-223243
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Heritage Commerce Corp (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective on April 2, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time), or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mark A. Bonenfant of Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, at (213) 891-5020.
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| By: | /s/ Lawrence D. McGovern |
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| Lawrence D. McGovern |
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| and Chief Financial Officer |