PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP
949 South Coast Drive, Suite 300
Costa Mesa, California 92626
(714) 438-2525
November 4, 2009
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | David Irving, Reviewing Accountant Mail Stop 4720 |
| Re: | Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (File No. 0-30777): |
| Extension of Time to Respond to SEC Staff Comment Letter dated October 14, 2009 |
| with respect to Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This is to confirm our telephone conversation earlier today, during which we requested an extension of time to, and you advised us that we would have until, November 13, 2009 to submit our responses to the comments of the SEC Staff contained in the above-referenced Staff Comment Letter.
We appreciate the Staff’s willingness to accommodate our request for that extension of time.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (714) 438-2500.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ NANCY A. GRAY |
Nancy A. Gray Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
