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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*



                       Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
                       -----------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)



                               Voting Common Stock
                               -------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                   708677 109
                                   ----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                December 31, 2002
                                -----------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


         Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

         [_]      Rule 13d-1(b)
         [_]      Rule 13d-1(c)
         [X]      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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CUSIP NO.   708677 109                               Schedule 13G                          Page 2 of 5
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   1      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).

          Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (22-2433468)
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   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  (See Instructions)               (a)      |_|
                                                                                             (b)      |_|
          Not Applicable
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   3      SEC USE ONLY


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   4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          New Jersey

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                           5     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                 166,350 shares (See Item 4)
   NUMBER OF             ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SHARES                6     SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY                   0 shares
    OWNED BY             ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      EACH:                7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    REPORTING                    166,350 shares (See Item 4)
  PERSON WITH:           ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                 0 shares
------------------------ ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          166,350 shares (See Item 4)
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   10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
          (See Instructions)                                                                     [X]

                                     See Item 4
--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          8.2%
--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

          CO
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Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

                  Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  100 Senate Avenue, Camp Hill, PA 17011

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:

                  Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  1701 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-5000

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:

                  New Jersey

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:

                  Voting Common Stock

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:

                  708677 109

Item 3            Not Applicable

Item 4            Ownership:

                  (a)      Amount beneficially owned: As of December 31, 2002,
                           Commerce Bancorp, Inc. beneficially owned 166,350
                           shares of voting common stock of the Issuer. These
                           shares are also reported as beneficially owned by
                           Vernon W. Hill, II, the Chairman of the Board,
                           President & CEO of Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Does not
                           include 130,309 shares (adjusted for stock splits and
                           dividends) of the Issuer's voting common stock which
                           Commerce Bancorp, Inc. is entitled to purchase in the
                           event of a "change in control" (as defined in the
                           warrant agreement) of the Issuer. Such warrants are
                           fully transferable and expire on October 7, 2008.

                           The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be
                           construed as an admission that (a) Commerce Bancorp,
                           Inc. is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of
                           the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
                           beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by
                           this Schedule 13G or (b) that this Schedule 13G is
                           legally required to be filed by Commerce Bancorp,
                           Inc.

                  (b) Percent of class: 8.2%.

                  (c) Number of shares as to which Commerce Bancorp, Inc. has:

                           (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                               166,350 shares of voting common stock of the
                               Issuer;




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                           (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                    0 shares of voting common stock of the
                                    Issuer;

                           (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                    disposition of: 166,350 shares of voting
                                    common stock of the Issuer; and

                           (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                    disposition of: 0 shares of voting common
                                    stock of the Issuer.

Item 5            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                  Not Applicable

Item 6            Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person:

                  Not Applicable

Item 7            Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                  Holding Company:

                  Not Applicable

Item 8            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                  Not Applicable

Item 9            Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not Applicable

Item 10           Certification

                  Not Applicable





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                                    Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.



                                      Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

Date: February 13, 2003               By: /s/ Douglas J. Pauls
      -----------------                   --------------------------------
                                          Name: Douglas J. Pauls
                                          Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer