8-K 1 cbc8k8-13.txt ----------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------------------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ----------------------------------------- Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2002 COMMERCE BANCORP, INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) New Jersey 22-2433468 -------------------------------- --------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation Identification No.) or organization) 1-12069 ---------------- (Commission file number) 1701 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034-5400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (zip code) Douglas J. Pauls Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer COMMERCE BANCORP, INC. 1701 Route 70 East Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034-5400 ------------------------------------------ (Address of executive offices) (856) 751-9000 ------------------------------------------------------ (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED. Not applicable. (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Not applicable. (c) EXHIBITS. 99.1 Statement, dated August 13, 2002, of Vernon W. Hill, II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 99.2 Statement, dated August 13, 2002, of Douglas J. Pauls, Principal Financial Officer ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On August 13, 2002, the Principal Executive Officer of Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), Vernon W. Hill, II, and the Company's Principal Financial Officer, Douglas J. Pauls, voluntarily submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") sworn statements pursuant to Commission Order No. 4-460 in the form requested by the Commission. A copy of these statements is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. 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. Commerce Bancorp,Inc. Date: August 13,2002 By: /s/Douglas J. Pauls ------------------------------- Name: Douglas J. Pauls Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Statement, dated August 13, 2002, of Vernon W. Hill, II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 99.2 Statement, dated August 13, 2002, of Douglas J. Pauls, Principal Financial Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------