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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMERCE BANCORP, INC
COMMERCE CAPTIAL TRUST I
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 22-2433468
Delaware [applied for]
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
Commerce Atrium, 1701 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034-5400
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
Commerce Capital Trust I
8.75 % Capital Securities New York Stock Exchange
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) (1), please check
the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A. (c) (2), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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Item 1. Description of Registrants' Securities to be Registered.
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The description of the Commerce Capital Trust I 8.75% Capital
Securities, set forth under the caption "Description of the Capital Securities"
in the Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-3, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, (Registration No. 333-28311) is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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1. Form of Indenture between Commerce Bancorp, Inc. and the
Wilmington Trust Company, as Debenture Trustee.*
2. Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Commerce
Capital Trust I.*
3. Form of Capital Security Certificate for Commerce Capital Trust I
(included in Exhibit 2).*
4. Form of Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Guarantee Agreement.*
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* Incorporated by reference from the Registrants' Registration
Statement on Form S-3 and Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 thereto (Registration No.
333-28311).
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Dated: June 26, 1997 COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ C. Edward Jordan, Jr.
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Name: C. Edward Jordan, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President
COMMERCE CAPITAL TRUST I
By: /s/ C. Edward Jordan, Jr.
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Name: C. Edward Jordan, Jr.
Title: Administrative Trustee
