Item 8.01 Other Events

As set forth in a press release issued on October 13, 2009, Pacific Mercantile Bancorp has commenced a private offering, to a limited number of sophisticated investors, of up to $15.5 million of cumulative preferred shares that will be convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $7.65 per common share. The private offering is being made by the Company on a best efforts basis and no prediction can be made as to the amount of the cumulative preferred shares that will be sold in the offering.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following Exhibit is attached to and by this reference is incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit
No. Description

99.1 Press Release reporting that Pacific Mercantile Bancorp has commenced a private offering of convertible cumulative preferred stock.

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