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EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - HERITAGE COMMERCE CORPa2197218zex-31_1.htm
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EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - HERITAGE COMMERCE CORPa2197218zex-32_1.htm
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EX-10.17 - EXHIBIT 10.17 - HERITAGE COMMERCE CORPa2197218zex-10_17.htm

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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
REGARDING THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

        In connection with the Annual Report of Heritage Commerce Corp (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Lawrence D. McGovern, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

    (1)
    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

    (2)
    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

March 16, 2010   /s/ LAWRENCE D. MCGOVERN

Lawrence D. McGovern
Chief Financial Officer



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