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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) July 1, 1999
PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Pennsylvania 25-1834776
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
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(Commission
file number)
100 Senate Avenue, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17001-8599
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (zip code)
JAMES T. GIBSON
President and C.E.O.
PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.
100 Senate Avenue
Post Office Box 8599
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011-8599
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(Address of executive offices)
(717) 975-5630
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Effective July 1, 1999, Commerce Bank/Harrisburg, N.A. ("Commerce")
consummated the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Agreement") with
Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc., a newly formed Pennsylvania business
corporation (the "Holding Company"), reorganizing Commerce into a one-bank
holding company. Pursuant to the Agreement, Commerce merged with and into a new
nationally chartered banking association, "Commerce Bank/Harrisburg Interim
National Bank" (the "Interim Bank"). The Interim Bank, formed solely for the
purpose of the reorganization, will operate under the name Commerce
Bank/Harrisburg, N.A. and will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Holding
Company.
The Reorganization has received regulatory approval and received the
approval of the shareholders of Commerce at its annual meeting held on June 18,
1999.
The press release announcing consummation of the agreement 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: July 1, 1999 /s/ James T. Gibson
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James T. Gibson, President
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99 Press Release of Commerce Bank/Harrisburg, N.A. dated
July 1, 1999.
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