FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LP

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
9/12/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP [HTBK]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

2929 ARCH STREET, 27TH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock   (1) (2) 3784351   I   (3) See footnotes 1 and 3  
Common Stock   (1) (2) 652853   I   (4) See footnotes 1 and 4  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  This Form 3 is filed jointly by Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P. ("Patriot GP"), Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. (the "Patriot Fund"), Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P. (the "Patriot Parallel Fund," and together with the Patriot Fund, the "Funds"), Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC ("Patriot LLC"), W. Kirk Wycoff, Ira M. Lubert and James J. Lynch (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Patriot GP is a general partner of each of the Funds and Patriot LLC is a general partner of Patriot GP. In addition, each of W. Kirk Wycoff, Ira M. Lubert and James J. Lynch are general partners of the Funds and Patriot GP and members of Patriot LLC. Accordingly, the Common Stock owned by the Funds may be regarded as being beneficially owned by Patriot GP, Patriot LLC and each of W. Kirk Wycoff, Ira M. Lubert and James J. Lynch.
( 2)  This filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise (other than to the extent a Reporting Person directly holds Common Stock reported herein) and Mr. Wycoff, Mr. Lubert and Mr. Lynch each disclaim beneficial ownership of the Common Stock owned by the Funds, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.
( 3)  Shares of Common Stock owned directly by the Patriot Fund. Patriot GP is a general partner of the Patriot Fund.
( 4)  Shares of Common Stock owned directly by the Patriot Parallel Fund. Patriot GP is a general partner of the Patriot Parallel Fund.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LP
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
X

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS LP
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
X

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS PARALLEL, L.P.
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
X

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LLC
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
X

WYCOFF W KIRK
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
X

LUBERT IRA M
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADEPHIA, PA 19104
X

LYNCH JAMES J
2929 ARCH STREET
27TH FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
X


Signatures
Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P. By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P. 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P. By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P. 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, GP, L.P. 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ W. Kirk Wycoff 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Ira M. Lubert 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ James J. Lynch 9/21/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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