Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000895345-22-000167
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2022-02-10 19:00:00
Filed By:
EJF Capital
Company:
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC)
Filing Date:
2022-02-11
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
EJF Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Emanuel J. Friedman 0 0 0 0 0 0%
EJF Sidecar Fund, Series 0 0 0 0 0 0%
EJF Sidecar Fund, Series 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Filing


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)



Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
694552100
(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)
☒ Rule 13d-1(c)
☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



CUSIP No. 694552100
13G


1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
 
EJF Capital LLC
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)☐
   
(b)☒
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
 0%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 IA
 
 
 
 




CUSIP No. 694552100
13G


1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
 
Emanuel J. Friedman
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)☐
   
(b)☒
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
 0%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 IN
 
 
 
 
 



CUSIP No. 694552100
13G


1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
 
EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)☐
   
(b)☒
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
 0%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 OO
 
 
 
 
 





CUSIP No. 694552100
13G


1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
 
EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Small Financial Equities Series
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)☐
   
(b)☒
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
 0%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 OO
 
 
 
 
 
 


Item 1. (a)
Name of Issuer
   
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
   
Item 1. (b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
   
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
949 South Coast Drive, Third Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626
   
Item 2. (a)
Name of Person Filing
   
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons (the “Reporting Persons”)*:
 
 
(i)
EJF Capital LLC;
 
(ii)
Emanuel J. Friedman;
 
(iii)
EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E (“EJF Sidecar Series E”); and
  (iv)
EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Small Financial Equities Series (“EJF Sidecar Series SFE”).
     
*Attached as Exhibit A is a copy of an agreement among the Reporting Persons that this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.
     
Item 2. (b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
     
The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is:
     
2107 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 410
Arlington, VA 22201
     
Item 2. (c)
Citizenship
     
See Item 4 of the attached cover pages.
 
Item 2. (d)
Title of Class of Securities
     
Common Stock, no par value per share (“Common Stock”)
     
Item 2. (e)
CUSIP Number
     
694552100
     
Item 3.
   
     
Not Applicable.
     
Item 4.
Ownership
   
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
     
 
See Item 9 of the attached cover pages.





     
(b)
Percent of class:
     
 
See Item 11 of the attached cover pages.
     
(c)
Number of shares as to which such person has:
     
 
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
     
   
See Item 5 of the attached cover pages.
     
 
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
     
   
See Item 6 of the attached cover pages.
     
 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
     
   
See Item 7 of the attached cover pages.
     
 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
     
   
See Item 8 of the attached cover pages.
     
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
     
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].
     
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
     
See Item 4.
     
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
     
Not Applicable.
     
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
     
Not Applicable.
     
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
     
Not Applicable.
     
Item 10.
Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.



SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  February 11, 2022

 
EJF CAPITAL LLC
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Bell
 
 
Name:
David Bell
 
 
Title:
General Counsel
 
 
 
 
EMANUEL J. FRIEDMAN
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Emanuel J. Friedman
 
 
Name:
Emanuel J. Friedman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EJF SIDECAR FUND, SERIES LLC – SERIES E
 
 
 
By:
Its:
EJF CAPITAL LLC
Managing Member
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Bell
 
 
Name:
David Bell
 
 
Title:
General Counsel
 

 
EJF SIDECAR FUND, SERIES LLC – SMALL FINAINCAL EQUITIES SERIES
 
 
 
By:
Its:
EJF CAPITAL LLC
Managing Member
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Bell
 
 
Name:
David Bell
 
 
Title:
General Counsel
 

 


EXHIBIT A

The undersigned, EJF Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Emanuel J. Friedman, EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E, a Delaware separate series limited liability company, and EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Small Financial Equities Series, a Delaware separate series limited liability company, hereby agree and acknowledge that the information required by this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed on behalf of each of them.  The undersigned further agree that any further amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of them.

Dated:  February 11, 2022



 
EJF CAPITAL LLC
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Bell
 
 
Name:
David Bell
 
 
Title:
General Counsel
 
 
 
 
EMANUEL J. FRIEDMAN
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Emanuel J. Friedman
 
 
Name:
Emanuel J. Friedman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EJF SIDECAR FUND, SERIES LLC – SERIES E
 
 
 
By:
Its:
EJF CAPITAL LLC
Managing Member
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Bell
 
 
Name:
David Bell
 
 
Title:
General Counsel
 

 
EJF SIDECAR FUND, SERIES LLC – SMALL FINAINCAL EQUITIES SERIES
 
 
 
By:
Its:
EJF CAPITAL LLC
Managing Member
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Bell
 
 
Name:
David Bell
 
 
Title:
General Counsel