Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BUCKELEW JOSEPH
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMMERCE BANCORP INC /NJ/ [CBH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O COMMERCE BANK SHORE, 1101 HOOPER STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2008
(Street)

TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   494,408 D (1) 0 (2) D  
Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   17,934 D (1) 0 (3) I 401(k)
Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   6,945 D (1) 0 (3) I 401(k) Allocation
Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   316,976 D (1) 0 I By Wife
Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   9,556 D (1) 0 I Buckelew & Lake
Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   150,000 D (1) 0 (2) I Joseph E. Buckelew Charitable Remainder Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Right to Buy (4) $ 20.06 03/31/2008   J(5)     100,000 02/04/2003 02/04/2012 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 0 D  
Right to Buy (4) $ 21.4 03/31/2008   J(5)     100,000   (5) 02/16/2013 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 0 D  
Right to Buy (4) $ 29.45 03/31/2008   J(5)     80,000   (5) 02/03/2014 Common Stock 80,000 $ 0 0 D  
Right to Buy (4) $ 31.38 03/31/2008   J(5)     25,000   (5) 03/08/2015 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  
Right to Buy (4) $ 36.37 03/31/2008   J(5)     25,000   (5) 03/14/2016 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  
Right to Buy (4) $ 33.12 03/31/2008   J(5)     25,000   (5) 03/20/2017 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BUCKELEW JOSEPH
C/O COMMERCE BANK SHORE
1101 HOOPER STREET
TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754
  X      

Signatures

 Joseph Buckelew   04/02/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares disposed of as a result of the merger between Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (CBH) and the Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) pursuant to which each share of CBH common stock was exchanged for 0.4142 shares of TD common stock having a market value of $59.60 per share on the effective date of the merger and $10.50 in cash.
(2) On March 25, 2008, 150,000 shares previously owned directly by Mr. Buckelew were transferred into the Joseph E. Buckelew Charitable Remainder Trust.
(3) Reflects 401(k) allocations that have occurred since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report..
(4) Granted under the Company's 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan, which is a 16b-3 plan.
(5) Per the terms of the Merger Agreement with TD, UPON COMPLETION OF THE MERGER, each outstanding option to purchase CBH common stock was converted to an option to purchase TD common stock on substantially the same terms, except that the number of options was adjusted by multiplying the number of CBH options by 0.5522, the grant price was adjusted by dividing the CBH grant price by 0.5522, and the options became immediately exercisable at the effective time of the merger and will remain exercisable until the expiration date of the option.

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