SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Heritage Commerce Corp. (HTBK) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $20.8 million.

The San Jose, California-based bank said it had earnings of 34 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 33 cents per share.

The holding company for Heritage Bank of Commerce posted revenue of $58 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $54.5 million, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $53 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $66.6 million, or $1.09 per share. Revenue was reported as $190 million.

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