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**U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

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**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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## **FORM 10-QSB/A**

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**QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**

# **SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

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**For thequarterly period ended September 30, 2001 Commission File Number: 0-15982**

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## **NATIONALMERCANTILE BANCORP**

(Exactname of small business issuer as specified in its charter) 

 

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| **California**                   | ** ** | **95-3819685**       |
|----------------------------------|------------|----------------------|
| (State  or other jurisdiction of |       | (I.R.S.  Employer    |
| incorporation  or organization)  |       | Identification  No.) |

 

 

| **1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California** | ** ** | **   90067** |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
| (Address  of principal executive offices)           |       | (Zip Code)                  |
|                                                |       |                        |

Issuer'stelephone number, including area code **(310)277-2265**

 

Indicateby check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filedby Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant wasrequired to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filingrequirements for the past 90 days.

 

| YES | ý |   | NO | o |
|-----|--------|--------|----|---|

 

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's Common Stock, no parvalue, as of November 8, 2001 was 1,623,267.

 

***Item 6.       EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K***

 

(a)*Exhibits.*

 

10.1       Amendedand Restated Declaration of Trust – National Mercantile Capital Trust I

10.2       GuaranteeAgreement of National Mercantile Bancorp dated July 16, 2001

10.3       Indenturedated as of July 16, 2001 – Junior Subordinated Debt Securities

 

(b)*Reportson Form 8-K.*

 

     OnJuly 24, 2001, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K reporting under Item 5the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated July 18, 2001with South BayBank, N.A.

 

**SIGNATURES**

 

         Pursuant to the requirements of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report tobe signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 
|   |              |   | **National  Mercantile**

**Bancorp** |
|--------|-------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|
|   |              |   | (Registrant)                          |
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| DATE:  | December 18, 2001 |   | /s/ Scott A. Montgomery               |
|   |              |   | **SCOTT A. MONTGOMERY**               |
|   |              |   | Chief  Executive Officer              |
|   |              |   |                                  |   |
| DATE:  | December 18, 2001 |   | /s/ DAVID R. BROWN                    |
|   |              |   | **DAVID R. BROWN**                    |
|   |              |   | Chief Financial Officer               |