# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001053352
**File Stem:** 0001127602-25-020132
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 6932
**Document Hash:** 1c84f6ea12d1c3f4b97326044ae949fd
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001127602-25-020132.hdr.sgml**: 20250805

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001127602-25-020132

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250724

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250805

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250805

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Fonti Seth
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002080065

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-23877
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251186716

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 16677 CALNEVA DR
- **CITY:** ENCINO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91436
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001053352
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 770469558
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95110
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4089476900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95110

## Ex-24

```

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Seth Fonti, Janisha Sabnani and Jeannie Tam, signing singly,
the undersigneds true and lawful attorney in fact to

1  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds capacity
 as an officer 	and or director of Heritage Commerce Corp the Company,
 Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16a of the securities Exchange
 Act of 1934, as amended and the rules thereunder

2  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
 may be	necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file
 such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
 stock exchange or similar authority, and

3  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney in fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney in
fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney in fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigneds
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact,
or such attorney in facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned legal or other
responsibilities, including compliance with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 7th day of July, 2025.

Seth Fonti
Signature

Seth Fonti
Print Name

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Fonti Seth<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>224 AIRPORT PARKWAY<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>SAN JOSE, CA 95110<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP [ HTBK ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-07-24 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_EVP/CFO_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock, No Par Value | 0<sup>(1)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) No securities are beneficially owned.

**Signature:** Seth Fonti  
**Date:** 2025-08-05

### Remarks:

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 4 (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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**