“We generated solid earnings in 2014 driven by a strong momentum in loan and deposit production, and continued credit quality improvement.  Our acquisition of BVF/CSNK Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Bay View Funding” or “BVF”) in the fourth quarter of 2014, a nationally recognized leader in the factoring industry, opens a new lending niche for us,” said Walter Kaczmarek, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “While maintaining our strong asset quality trends our loan portfolio has continued to grow, which has been the result of hard work and dedication by our employees.”

2014 Highlights (as of, or for the period ended December 31, 2014, except as noted):

¨

Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.11 for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to $0.10 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2013 and $0.11 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2014.  Diluted earnings per share were $0.42 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $0.36 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2013.  Net income increased 16% for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.

¨	The one-time pre-tax acquisition costs incurred by HBC for the BVF acquisition totaled $609,000 and $895,000 for the fourth quarter of 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2014, respectively.

¨

Driven primarily by loan growth, including two months of revenue from BVF, and increases in core deposits, net interest income increased 23% to $16.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to $13.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, and increased 15% from $14.0 million for the third quarter of 2014.  Net interest income increased 14% to $57.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $50.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

¨

The fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) net interest margin improved by 53 basis point to 4.33% for the fourth quarter of 2014, from 3.80% for the fourth quarter of 2013, and increased 40 basis points from 3.93% for the third quarter of 2014.  For the year ended December 31, 2014, the net interest margin increased 26 basis points to 4.10%, from 3.84% for the year ended December 31, 2013, reflecting loan growth, two months of revenue from BVF, higher yields on securities, and a lower cost of funds.

¨

Loans (excluding loans-held-for-sale) increased 19% to $1.09 billion at December 31, 2014, compared to $914.9 million at December 31, 2013, and increased 6% from $1.03 billion at September 30, 2014.  Excluding the $40.0 million of factored receivables at BVF, loans increased 15% at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, and increased 2% from September 30, 2014.

¨	Nonperforming assets (“NPAs”) declined to $6.6 million, or 0.41% of total assets, at December 31, 2014, compared to $12.4 million, or 0.83% of total assets, at December 31, 2013, and $7.7 million, or 0.50% of total assets, at September 30, 2014.

¨	Classified assets, net of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) guarantees, decreased 32% to $16.0 million at December 31, 2014, from $23.6 million at December 31, 2013, and decreased 10% from $17.7 million at September 30, 2014.

¨	Net charge-offs totaled $56,000 for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to net charge-offs of $166,000 for the fourth quarter of 2013, and net charge-offs of $27,000 for the third quarter of 2014.

¨	There was a $106,000 credit to the provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to a $12,000 credit to the provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2013, and a $24,000 credit to the provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2014.

¨

The allowance for loan losses (“ALLL”) decreased to 1.69% of total loans at December 31, 2014, compared to 2.09% at December 31, 2013, and 1.80% at September 30, 2014.  The ALLL to total nonperforming loans increased to 313.90% at December 31, 2014, compared to 162.16% at December 31, 2013, and 257.16% at September 30, 2014.

¨

Total deposits were $1.39 billion at December 31, 2014, compared to $1.29 billion at December 31, 2013, and $1.34 billion at September 30, 2014.  Deposits (excluding all time deposits and CDARS deposits) increased $154.5 million, or 16%, to $1.13 billion at December 31, 2014, from $973.6 million at December 31, 2013, and increased $46.6 million, or 4%, from $1.08 billion at September 30, 2014.

¨	Capital ratios exceeded regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized financial institution at both the holding company and bank levels at December 31, 2014:

Total assets were $1.62 billion at December 31, 2014, compared to $1.49 billion at December 31, 2013, and $1.56 billion at September 30, 2014.

The investment securities available-for-sale portfolio totaled $206.3 million at December 31, 2014, compared to $280.1 million at December 31, 2013, and $191.7 million at September 30, 2014.  At December 31, 2014, the securities available-for-sale portfolio was comprised of $154.1 million agency mortgage-backed securities (all issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities), $36.9 million of corporate bonds, and $15.3 million of single entity issue trust preferred securities.  The pre-tax unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2014 was $4.8 million, compared to a pre-tax unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale of ($2.4) million at December 31, 2013, and a pre-tax unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale of $3.3 million at September 30, 2014.  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company purchased $18.7 million of agency mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale with an aggregate book yield of 1.94% and duration of 4.18 years.

At December 31, 2014, investment securities held-to-maturity totaled $95.4 million, compared to $95.9 million at December 31, 2013, and $94.8 million at September 30, 2014.  At December 31, 2014, the securities held-to-maturity portfolio, at amortized cost, was comprised of $79.9 million tax-exempt municipal bonds and $15.5 million agency mortgage-backed securities.  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company purchased $2.2 million of agency mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity with an aggregate book yield of 2.57% and duration of 6.14 years.

Loans, excluding loans held-for-sale, increased 19% to $1.09 billion at December 31, 2014, from $914.9 million at December 31, 2013, and increased 6% from $1.03 billion at September 30, 2014.  Excluding the $40.0 million of factored receivables at BVF, loans increased 15% at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, and increased 2% from September 30, 2014.  The loan portfolio remains well-diversified with commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans accounting for 43% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2014, which included the $40.0 million of factored receivables at BVF.  Commercial and residential real estate loans accounted for 44% of the total loan portfolio, of which 46% were owner-occupied by businesses.   Consumer and home equity loans accounted for 7% of total loans, and land and construction loans accounted for the remaining 6% of total loans at December 31, 2014.  C&I line usage was 42% at December 31, 2014, compared to 41% at December 31, 2013, and 43% at September 30, 2014.

The yield on the loan portfolio was 5.39% for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 4.79% for the fourth quarter of 2013, and 4.77% for the third quarter of 2014.  For the year ended December 31, 2014, the yield on the loan portfolio was 4.96%, compared to 4.92% for the year ended December 31, 2013.  The increase in the yield on the loan portfolio for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013, primarily reflects the higher yielding BVF factoring portfolio.

NPAs decreased to $6.6 million, or 0.41% of total assets, at December 31, 2014, compared to $12.4 million, or 0.83% of total assets, at December 31, 2013, and $7.7 million, or 0.50% of total assets, at September 30, 2014.  The following is a breakout of NPAs at December 31, 2014:

 

NONPERFORMING ASSETS
(in $000's, unaudited)	Balance			% of Total
SBA loans	$	2,335		36%
Commercial real estate loans		1,651		25%
Land and construction loans		1,320		20%
Home equity and consumer loans		350		5%
Commercial and industrial loans		199		3%
Foreclosed assets		696		11%
Total nonperforming assets	$	6,551		100%

The ALLL decreased to 1.69% of total loans at December 31, 2014, compared to 2.09% at December 31, 2013, and 1.80% at September 30, 2014.  The decrease in the ALLL to total loans at December 31, 2014 was primarily due to increasing loan balances and continuing improvement in all credit metrics.  The ALLL to total nonperforming loans increased to 313.90% at December 31, 2014, compared to 162.16% at December 31, 2013, and 257.16% at September 30, 2014.

Total deposits increased $102.2 million to $1.39 billion at December 31, 2014, compared to $1.29 billion at December 31, 2013, and increased $46.6 million from $1.34 billion at September 30, 2014.  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $86.6 million at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, and increased $28.7 million from September 30, 2014.  Interest-bearing demand deposits increased $30.4 million at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, and increased $2.7 million from September 30, 2014.  Savings and money market deposits increased $37.6 million at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, and increased $15.3 million from September 30, 2014.  Brokered deposits decreased $27.4 million at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, and were relatively unchanged from September 30, 2014.   CDARS money market and time deposits decreased $29.2 million at December 31, 2014 from December 31, 2013, primarily due to $27.5 million in deposits received from a law firm for legal settlements during the fourth quarter of 2013, all of which were withdrawn in January, 2014. Deposits (excluding all time deposits and CDARS deposits) increased $154.5 million, or 16%, to $1.13 billion at December 31, 2014, from $973.6 million at December 31, 2013, and increased $46.6 million, or 4%, from $1.08 billion at September 30, 2014.

The total cost of deposits decreased 3 basis points to 0.15% for the fourth quarter of 2014, from 0.18% for the fourth quarter of 2013, and was unchanged from the third quarter of 2014.  The total cost of deposits decreased 3 basis points to 0.16% for the year ended December 31, 2014, from 0.19% for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Tangible equity was $168.0 million, or $5.60 per share, at December 31, 2014, compared to $171.9 million, or $5.78 per share, at December 31, 2013, and $181.7 million, or $6.15 per share, at September 30, 2014.  The decrease in tangible equity at December 31, 2014 was primarily due to the addition of goodwill and other intangible assets from the BVF acquisition, partially offset by an increase in retained earnings.  There were 21,004 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding at December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and September 30, 2014, and the Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into an aggregate of 5.6 million shares of common stock at a conversion price of $3.75, upon a transfer of the Series C Preferred Stock in a widely dispersed offering.  Pro forma tangible book value per common share, assuming the Company’s outstanding Series C Preferred Stock was converted into common stock, was $5.23 at December 31, 2014, compared to $5.38 at December 31, 2013, and $5.68 at September 30, 2014.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss was ($1.9) million at December 31, 2014, compared to accumulated other comprehensive loss of ($4.0) million a year ago, and accumulated other comprehensive loss of ($812,000) at September 30, 2014. The unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale included in accumulated other comprehensive loss was an unrealized gain of $2.8 million, net of taxes, at December 31, 2014, compared to an unrealized loss of ($1.4) million, net of taxes, at December 31, 2013, and an unrealized gain of $1.9 million, net of taxes, at September 30, 2014.  The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, at December 31, 2014 include the following: an unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities of $2.8 million; the remaining unamortized unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale transferred to held-to-maturity of $434,000; a split dollar insurance contracts liability of ($2.0) million; a supplemental executive retirement plan liability of ($3.9) million; and an unrealized gain on interest-only strip from SBA loans of $860,000.

Bay View Funding Acquisition

On November 1, 2014, the Company acquired Bay View Funding, pursuant to which HBC acquired all of the outstanding common stock from the stockholders of BVF for an aggregate purchase price of $22.52 million. BVF became a wholly-owned subsidiary of HBC. Based in Santa Clara, California, BVF is the parent company of CSNK Working Capital Finance Corp. dba Bay View Funding, which provides business-essential working capital factoring financing to various industries throughout the United States.  The one-time pre-tax acquisition costs incurred by HBC for the BVF acquisition totaled $609,000 and $895,000 for the fourth quarter of 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2014, respectively.

On November 1, 2014, the lease of the BVF office space located in Santa Clara, California was estimated to be $109,000 below fair market value, which is being amortized over three years.

Customer relationship and brokered relationship intangible assets of $1.9 million resulted from the Bay View Funding acquisition.  They are initially measured at fair value and then are amortized on the straight-line method over the 10 year estimated useful lives.

The Chief Executive Officer of BVF entered into a three-year non-compete agreement with HBC.  On November 1, 2014, the estimated fair value of the non-compete agreement was $250,000, which is being amortized over three years.

On November 1, 2014, estimated goodwill of $13.0 million resulted from the acquisition Bay View Funding, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of acquired tangible assets and liabilities and identifiable intangible assets.

Heritage Commerce Corp, a bank holding company established in February 1998, is the parent company of Heritage Bank of Commerce, established in 1994 and headquartered in San Jose with full-service branches in Danville, Fremont, Gilroy, Hollister, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Pleasanton, Sunnyvale, and Walnut Creek.  Heritage Bank of Commerce is an SBA Preferred Lender.  Bay View Funding, a subsidiary of Heritage Bank of Commerce, is based in Santa Clara and provides business-essential working capital factoring financing to various industries throughout the United States.  For more information, please visit www.heritagecommercecorp.com.

Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer

Certain matters set forth herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations regarding future operating results.  These forward looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may be outside our control and our actual results could differ materially from our projected results. In addition, our past results of operations do not necessarily indicate our future results. The forward looking statements could be affected by many factors, including but not limited to: (1) Local, regional, and national economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers, and our assessment of that impact on our estimates including, the allowance for loan losses; (2) Changes in the financial performance or condition of the Company’s customers, or changes in the performance or creditworthiness of our customers’ suppliers or other counterparties, which could lead to decreased loan utilization rates, delinquencies, or defaults, which could negatively affect our customers’ ability to meet certain credit obligations; (3) Volatility in credit or equity markets and its effect on the global economy; (4) Changes in consumer spending, borrowing or saving habits; (5) Competition for loans and deposits and failure to attract or retain deposits or loans; (6) Our ability to increase market share and control expenses; (7) Our ability to develop and promote customer acceptance of new products and services in a timely manner; (8) Risks associated with concentrations in real estate related loans; (9) Other than temporary impairment charges to our securities portfolio; (10) An oversupply of inventory and deterioration in values of California commercial real estate; (11) A prolonged slowdown in construction activity; (12) Changes in the level of nonperforming assets, charge offs, or other credit quality measures, and their impact on the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for loan losses and the Company’s provision for loan losses; (13) The effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board; (14) Changes in inflation, interest rates, and market liquidity which may impact interest margins and impact funding sources; (15) Our ability to raise capital or incur debt on reasonable terms; (16) Regulatory limits on Heritage Bank of Commerce’s ability to pay dividends to the Company; (17) The impact of reputational risk on such matters as business generation and retention, funding and liquidity; (18) The impact of cyber security attacks or other disruptions to the Company’s information systems and any resulting compromise of data or disruptions in service; (19) The effect of the enactment of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the rules and regulations to be promulgated by supervisory and oversight agencies implementing the legislation taking into account that the precise timing, extent and nature of such rules and regulations and the impact on the Company are uncertain; (20) The impact of revised capital requirements under Basel III; (21) Significant changes in applicable laws and regulations, including those concerning taxes, banking and securities; (22) Changes in the competitive environment among financial or bank holding companies and other financial service providers; (23) The effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; (24) The costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, including resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews; (25) The successful integration of the business, employees and operations of Bay View Funding with the Company and to achieve the projected synergies of this acquisition; and (26) Our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing factors.  For a discussion of factors which could cause results to differ, please see the Company’s reports on Forms 10-K and10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company’s press releases. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Member FDIC

 

---

 

		For the Quarter Ended:									Percent Change From:				For the Year Ended:
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS		December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			September 30,		December 31,		December 31,			December 31,			Percent
(in $000's, unaudited)		2014			2014			2013			2014		2013		2014			2013			Change
Interest income		$	16,717		$	14,492		$	13,623		15%		23%		$	59,256		$	52,786		12%
Interest expense			625			500			574		25%		9%			2,153			2,600		-17%
Net interest income before provision for loan losses			16,092			13,992			13,049		15%		23%			57,103			50,186		14%
Provision (credit) for loan losses			(106)			(24)			(12)		-342%		-783%			(338)			(816)		59%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			16,198			14,016			13,061		16%		24%			57,441			51,002		13%
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts			622			631			617		-1%		1%			2,519			2,457		3%
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance			404			401			414		1%		-2%			1,600			1,654		-3%
Servicing income			319			316			365		1%		-13%			1,296			1,446		-10%
Gain on sales of SBA loans			113			259			76		-56%		49%			971			449		116%
Gain on sales of securities			-			47			-		-100%		N/A			97			38		155%
Other			354			216			426		64%		-17%			1,263			1,170		8%
Total noninterest income			1,812			1,870			1,898		-3%		-5%			7,746			7,214		7%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits			6,960			6,228			5,803		12%		20%			26,250			23,450		12%
Occupancy and equipment			1,072			1,055			961		2%		12%			4,059			4,043		0%
Professional fees			562			617			604		-9%		-7%			1,891			2,588		-27%
Other			3,821			2,592			2,483		47%		54%			12,022			10,389		16%
Total noninterest expense			12,415			10,492			9,851		18%		26%			44,222			40,470		9%
Income before income taxes			5,595			5,394			5,108		4%		10%			20,965			17,746		18%
Income tax expense			1,993			1,969			1,754		1%		14%			7,538			6,206		21%
Net income			3,602			3,425			3,354		5%		7%			13,427			11,540		16%
Dividends on preferred stock			(280)			(280)			(168)		0%		67%			(1,008)			(336)		200%
Net income available to common shareholders			3,322			3,145			3,186		6%		4%			12,419			11,204		11%
Undistributed earnings allocated to Series C preferred stock			(349)			(320)			(420)		9%		-17%			(1,342)			(1,688)		-20%
Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to common
shareholders		$	2,973		$	2,825		$	2,766		5%		7%		$	11,077		$	9,516		16%
PER COMMON SHARE DATA
(unaudited)
Basic earnings per share		$	0.11		$	0.11		$	0.10		0%		10%		$	0.42		$	0.36		17%
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.11		$	0.11		$	0.10		0%		10%		$	0.42		$	0.36		17%
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic			26,460,519			26,371,413			26,346,977		0%		0%			26,390,615			26,338,161		0%
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted			26,615,743			26,516,863			26,407,574		0%		1%			26,526,282			26,386,452		1%
Common shares outstanding at period-end			26,503,505			26,374,980			26,350,938		0%		1%			26,503,505			26,350,938		1%
Pro forma common shares outstanding at period-end, assuming
Series C preferred stock was converted into common stock			32,104,505			31,975,980			31,951,938		0%		0%			32,104,505			31,951,938		0%
Book value per share		$	6.22		$	6.20		$	5.84		0%		7%		$	6.22		$	5.84		7%
Tangible book value per share		$	5.60		$	6.15		$	5.78		-9%		-3%		$	5.60		$	5.78		-3%
Pro forma tangible book value per share, assuming Series C
preferred stock was converted into common stock		$	5.23		$	5.68		$	5.38		-8%		-3%		$	5.23		$	5.38		-3%
KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
(unaudited)
Annualized return on average equity			7.72%			7.46%			7.74%		3%		0%			7.44%			6.77%		10%
Annualized return on average tangible equity			8.20%			7.51%			7.81%		9%		5%			7.60%			6.84%		11%
Annualized return on average assets			0.88%			0.88%			0.89%		0%		-1%			0.88%			0.81%		9%
Annualized return on average tangible assets			0.89%			0.88%			0.89%		1%		0%			0.88%			0.81%		9%
Net interest margin			4.33%			3.93%			3.80%		10%		14%			4.10%			3.84%		7%
Efficiency ratio			69.34%			66.15%			65.91%		5%		5%			68.19%			70.51%		-3%
AVERAGE BALANCES
(in $000's, unaudited)
Average assets		$	1,619,881		$	1,543,254		$	1,489,600		5%		9%		$	1,523,272		$	1,431,398		6%
Average tangible assets		$	1,609,068		$	1,542,007		$	1,488,001		4%		8%		$	1,519,526		$	1,429,624		6%
Average earning assets		$	1,500,270		$	1,441,792		$	1,388,239		4%		8%		$	1,419,926		$	1,329,936		7%
Average loans held-for-sale		$	813		$	1,485		$	4,942		-45%		-84%		$	2,503		$	5,051		-50%
Average total loans		$	1,057,866		$	1,002,786		$	881,830		5%		20%		$	989,873		$	840,252		18%
Average deposits		$	1,376,503		$	1,325,734		$	1,282,358		4%		7%		$	1,302,782		$	1,220,044		7%
Average demand deposits - noninterest-bearing		$	515,209		$	471,326		$	437,661		9%		18%		$	463,134		$	427,299		8%
Average interest-bearing deposits		$	861,294		$	854,408		$	844,697		1%		2%		$	839,648		$	792,745		6%
Average interest-bearing liabilities		$	875,525		$	854,460		$	844,771		2%		4%		$	843,651		$	798,690		6%
Average equity		$	185,107		$	182,095		$	171,952		2%		8%		$	180,514		$	170,391		6%
Average tangible equity		$	174,294		$	180,848		$	170,353		-4%		2%		$	176,768		$	168,617		5%

 

---

		End of Period:									Percent Change From:
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS		December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			September 30,		December 31,
(in $000's, unaudited)		2014			2014			2013			2014		2013
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$	23,256		$	23,905		$	20,158		-3%		15%
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing
deposits in other financial institutions			99,147			130,170			92,447		-24%		7%
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value			206,335			191,680			280,100		8%		-26%
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost			95,362			94,759			95,921		1%		-1%
Loans held-for-sale - SBA, including deferred costs			1,172			673			3,148		74%		-63%
Loans:
Commercial			462,403			436,481			393,074		6%		18%
Real estate:
Commercial and residential			478,335			464,991			423,288		3%		13%
Land and construction			67,980			53,064			31,443		28%		116%
Home equity			61,644			61,079			51,815		1%		19%
Consumer			18,867			14,609			15,677		29%		20%
Loans			1,089,229			1,030,224			915,297		6%		19%
Deferred loan fees			(586)			(628)			(384)		-7%		53%
Total loans, net of deferred fees			1,088,643			1,029,596			914,913		6%		19%
Allowance for loan losses			(18,379)			(18,541)			(19,164)		-1%		-4%
Loans, net			1,070,264			1,011,055			895,749		6%		19%
Company owned life insurance			51,257			50,853			50,012		1%		2%
Premises and equipment, net			7,451			7,377			7,240		1%		3%
Goodwill			13,044			-			-		N/A		N/A
Other intangible assets			3,276			1,182			1,527		177%		115%
Accrued interest receivable and other assets			46,539			46,660			45,330		0%		3%
Total assets		$	1,617,103		$	1,558,314		$	1,491,632		4%		8%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand, noninterest-bearing		$	517,662		$	488,987		$	431,085		6%		20%
Demand, interest-bearing			225,821			223,121			195,451		1%		16%
Savings and money market			384,644			369,378			347,052		4%		11%
Time deposits - under $100			20,005			20,067			21,646		0%		-8%
Time deposits - $100 and over			200,890			197,562			195,005		2%		3%
Time deposits - brokered			28,116			28,099			55,524		0%		-49%
CDARS - money market and time deposits			11,248			14,608			40,458		-23%		-72%
Total deposits			1,388,386			1,341,822			1,286,221		3%		8%
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities			44,359			33,576			32,015		32%		39%
Total liabilities			1,432,745			1,375,398			1,318,236		4%		9%
Shareholders' Equity:
Series C preferred stock, net			19,519			19,519			19,519		0%		0%
Common stock			133,676			133,195			132,561		0%		1%
Retained earnings			33,014			31,014			25,345		6%		30%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(1,851)			(812)			(4,029)		-128%		54%
Total shareholders' equity			184,358			182,916			173,396		1%		6%
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	1,617,103		$	1,558,314		$	1,491,632		4%		8%

---

		End of Period:									Percent Change From:
		December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			September 30,		December 31,
		2014			2014			2013			2014		2013
CREDIT QUALITY DATA
(in $000's, unaudited)
Nonaccrual loans - held-for-investment		$	5,855		$	7,010		$	11,326		-16%		-48%
Restructured and loans over 90 days past due and still accruing			-			200			492		-100%		-100%
Total nonperforming loans			5,855			7,210			11,818		-19%		-50%
Foreclosed assets			696			532			575		31%		21%
Total nonperforming assets		$	6,551		$	7,742		$	12,393		-15%		-47%
Other restructured loans still accruing		$	167		$	-		$	-		N/A		N/A
Net charge-offs during the quarter		$	56		$	27		$	166		107%		-66%
Provision (credit) for loan losses during the quarter		$	(106)		$	(24)		$	(12)		-342%		-783%
Allowance for loan losses		$	18,379		$	18,541		$	19,164		-1%		-4%
Classified assets*		$	15,978		$	17,725		$	23,631		-10%		-32%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans			1.69%			1.80%			2.09%		-6%		-19%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans			313.90%			257.16%			162.16%		22%		94%
Nonperforming assets to total assets			0.41%			0.50%			0.83%		-18%		-51%
Nonperforming loans to total loans			0.54%			0.70%			1.29%		-23%		-58%
Classified assets* to Heritage Commerce Corp Tier 1
capital plus allowance for loan losses			9%			9%			13%		0%		-31%
Classified assets* to Heritage Bank of Commerce Tier 1
capital plus allowance for loan losses			9%			10%			14%		-10%		-36%
OTHER PERIOD-END STATISTICS
(in $000's, unaudited)
Heritage Commerce Corp:
Tangible equity		$	168,038		$	181,734		$	171,869		-8%		-2%
Tangible common equity		$	148,519		$	162,215		$	152,350		-8%		-3%
Shareholders' equity / total assets			11.40%			11.74%			11.62%		-3%		-2%
Tangible equity / tangible assets			10.50%			11.67%			11.53%		-10%		-9%
Tangible common equity / tangible assets			9.28%			10.42%			10.22%		-11%		-9%
Loan to deposit ratio			78.41%			76.73%			71.13%		2%		10%
Noninterest-bearing deposits / total deposits			37.29%			36.44%			33.52%		2%		11%
Total risk-based capital ratio			13.9%			15.3%			15.3%		-9%		-9%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio			12.6%			14.0%			14.0%		-10%		-10%
Leverage ratio			10.6%			11.7%			11.2%		-9%		-5%
Heritage Bank of Commerce:
Total risk-based capital ratio			13.1%			14.3%			13.9%		-8%		-6%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio			11.9%			13.1%			12.6%		-9%		-6%
Leverage ratio			9.9%			10.9%			10.1%		-9%		-2%
*Net of SBA guarantees

---