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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): August 17, 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 9.  Information to Be Included in the Report

         On August 17, 2004,  Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc. announced that
it  has  filed  a  registration  statement  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  for a  proposed  offering  of 500,000  shares of its  common  stock,
subject to market and other conditions. All of the shares will be offered by the
Company.



       A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.















                                   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: August 17, 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
                  August 17, 2004.