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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.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 22-2433468
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or organization)
1701 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-5400
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(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $1.5625 per share New York Stock Exchange
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(Title of Class) (Name of each exchange on which each
class is to be registered)
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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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $1.5625 per
share, set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-86150) as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1994 and
declared effective on February 8, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The securities described herein are to be registered on the New York
Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered.
Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part II to the
Instructions as to exhibits on Form 8-A have been duly filed with the New York
Stock Exchange:
(a) The Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1995.
(b) The Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 1996.
(c) The Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 1996.
(d) The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement and accompanying
Notice with respect to the Registrant's Annual Shareholder's
meeting held on June 18, 1996.
(e) The Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
(f) The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws.
(g) Specimen of the Registrant's Common Stock Certificate.
(h) The Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders with respect to
its fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ C. Edward Jordon, Jr.
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C. Edward Jordon, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Dated: August 14, 1996
