Pacific Mercantile Bank Provides Financing for WHEN CALLS THE HEART Season 3 on Hallmark Channel

08:50 ET from Pacific Mercantile Bank

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Mercantile Bank (“the Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ: PMBC), announced today that its Entertainment Industries Division (EID) has recently committed $9.1 million in project financing for production of Season 3 of the popular television series WHEN CALLS THE HEART on Hallmark Channel.

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“We have been delighted to work with Pacific Mercantile Bank to finance all three seasons,” said Brad Krevoy, Executive Producer of WHEN CALLS THE HEART. “Having worked with Adrian Ward for over a decade, I trust his deep understanding of the industry and his ability to put together even the most complex deals.”

“Pacific Mercantile Bank is proud to provide financial support for such fine television programming as WHEN CALLS THE HEART,” said Adrian Ward, Senior Vice President, Entertainment Industries Division, Pacific Mercantile Bank. “As the television industry continues to grow exponentially, we stand ready to meet the project financing needs of both established and up-and-coming producers.”

WHEN CALLS THE HEART tells the story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high-society life. She receives her first classroom assignment in Hope Valley, a small coal-mining town in Western Canada.  The series stars Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing,Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner.  The production company is Brad Krevoy Television. Also executive producing are Brian Bird, Michael Landon, Jr., Robin Bernheim and Eric Jarboe. Paul Jackson andCynthia Cohen are Co-Executive Producers, with Derek Thompsonas Supervising Producer and Amanda Phillips Atkins, Vicki Sotheran, Greg Malcolm and Vince Balzano as Producers.

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