As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2019
Registration No. 333-233145            
 

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

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
 
 
PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
California
 
33-0898238
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
949 South Coast Drive, Suite 300
Costa Mesa, California 92626
(714) 438-2500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
Curt A. Christianssen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
949 South Coast Drive, Suite 300
Costa Mesa, California 92626
(714) 438-2500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With copies to:
Joshua A. Dean, Esq.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
650 Town Center Drive, Tenth Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626
(714) 513-5100
 
 
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.   ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.   x
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨




If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.   ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
o
  
Accelerated filer
 
x
Non-accelerated filer
 
o
  
Smaller reporting company
 
x
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨  


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
 
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
 
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
 
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
 
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
 
Amount of
Registration Fee (3)
Common Stock, no par value
 
3,636,363
 
$7.38
 
$26,836,359
 
$3,252.57
Non-Voting Common Stock, no par value
 
1,467,155
 
$7.38
 
$10,827,604
 
$1,312.31
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$4,564.88
 
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock and non-voting common stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions.
(2)
The offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, using the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 6, 2019.
(3)
Previously paid.
 
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 





PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the offering of the common stock and non-voting common stock being registered hereunder. All of the amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.
SEC registration fee
$
2,467.97

Legal fees and expenses
35,000.00

Accounting fees and expenses
7,000.00

Miscellaneous
1,000.00

Total
$
45,467.97


Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 317 of the California Corporations Code (the “California Code”) authorizes a corporation to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation, as the term “agent” is defined in section 317(a) of the California Code, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful. A corporation is further authorized to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action if the person acted in good faith, in a manner the person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders.
Section 204 of the California Code provides that a corporation’s articles of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors (i) for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) for acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit, (iv) for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director’s duty to the corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director’s duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the corporation or its shareholders, (v) for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director’s duty to the corporation or its shareholders, (vi) under Section 310 of the California Code (concerning transactions between corporations and directors or corporations having interrelated directors) or (vii) under Section 316 of the California Code (concerning directors’ liability for distributions, loans, and guarantees).
Section 204 further provides that a corporation’s articles of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when the provision became effective or any act or omission as an officer, notwithstanding that the officer is also a director or that his or her actions, if negligent or improper, have been ratified by the directors. Further, Section 317 has no effect on claims arising under federal or state securities laws and does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to a corporation’s shareholders for any violation of a director’s fiduciary duty to the corporation or its shareholders.
Our articles of incorporation eliminate the liability of each of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under California law. Our articles of incorporation further authorizes us to provide indemnification to our officers and directors to the fullest extent permissible under California law and in excess of that otherwise permitted under Section 317 of the California Code. Our bylaws also provide for similar indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by California law.



In January 2000, the shareholders of the Bank, which was the predecessor of the Company, approved indemnification agreements entered into by the Bank with its directors and executive officers and authorized the Company to enter into similar agreements with its directors and officers. These agreements require the Company and the Bank, among other things, (i) to indemnify their respective directors and officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers (other than liabilities arising from actions not taken in good faith or in a manner the indemnitee believed to be opposed to the best interests of the Company or the Bank, or in the case of a shareholder derivative action, opposed to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders), (ii) to advance the expenses such directors or officers may incur as a result of or in connection with the defense of any proceeding brought against them as to which they could be indemnified, subject to an undertaking by the indemnified party to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification, and (iii) to obtain officers’ & directors’ liability insurance if available on reasonable terms.
We also have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for our directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our Company as described above, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. We believe that our articles of incorporation and the indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify Patriot against certain losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in connection with the registration of our common stock and non-voting common stock, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and Patriot may be entitled to contribution.
The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the California Code, our articles of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and the indemnification agreements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.





Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 16, 2019.)
 
 
 
3.2
 
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Bylaws, amended and restated as of May 16, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 16, 2018.)
 
 
 
4.1
 
Form of Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2000.)
 
 
 
5.1
 
Opinion of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP
 
 
 
23.1
 
Consent of RSM US LLP*
 
 
 
23.3
 
Consent of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
 
 
24.1
 
Power of Attorney*
 
 
 
* Previously filed.





Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided , however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of




appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Costa Mesa, State of California, on August 16, 2019 .
PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ THOMAS M. VERTIN
 
Thomas M. Vertin
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.





 
Signature
 
 
 
Title
 
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ THOMAS M. VERTIN
 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
August 16, 2019
Thomas M. Vertin
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ CURT A. CHRISTIANSSEN
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
 
August 16, 2019
Curt A. Christianssen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ NANCY GRAY
 
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
 
August 16, 2019
Nancy Gray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ EDWARD J. CARPENTER*
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
August 16, 2019
Edward J. Carpenter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ JAMES F. DEUTSCH*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
James F. Deutsch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ SHANNON F. EUSEY*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
Shannon F. Eusey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ MICHAEL P. HOOPIS*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
Michael P. Hoopis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ DENIS P. KALSCHEUR*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
Denis P. Kalscheur
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ MICHELE S. MIYAKAWA*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
Michele S. Miyakawa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ DAVID J. MUNIO*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
David J. Munio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ STEPHEN P. YOST*
 
Director
 
August 16, 2019
Stephen P. Yost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* By Curt A. Christianssen, attorney-in-fact.






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
 
 
 
3.2
 
 
 
 
4.1
 
 
 
 
5.1
 
 
 
 
23.1
 
 
 
 
23.3
 
 
 
 
24.1
 
 
 
 
* Previously filed.


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