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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2004


                       PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


              Pennsylvania                333-78445             25-1834776
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    (State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)       file number)      Identification No.)



                100 Senate Avenue, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (zip code)



                                 (717) 975-5630
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                     (Telephone number, including area code)














Item 5.  Other Events


     On January 28, 2004,  Pennsylvania  Commerce  Bancorp,  Inc.  announced the
appointment  of John  J.  Cardello,  CPA,  to the  bank's  Board  of  Directors,
expanding the board to nine members.

     The press  release  announcing  the  appointment  of a director is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.














                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                              Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
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                                                (Registrant)



  Date: January 29, 2004      /s/ Gary L. Nalbandian
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                              Gary L. Nalbandian,
                              Chairman and President

                              /s/ Mark A. Zody
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                              Mark A. Zody,
                              Chief Financial Officer
                             (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                 DESCRIPTION
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          99        Press Release of Pennsylvania  Commerce Bancorp,  Inc. dated
                    January 28, 2004.