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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEWIS STEVEN M   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) U.S. RESTAURANTS, INC., 1780 SWEDE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2008 (Street) BLUE BELL, PA 19401 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)   401,426 D (1) 0 D   Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   17,402 D (1) 0 I ITF Minor Son-DRIP Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   17,402 D (1) 0 I ITF Minor Son-DRIP Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   291,084 D (1) 0 I S.J. Dining Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   297,332 D (1) 0 I U.S. Restaurants Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1)   4,446 D (1) 0 I US Restaurants Deferred Comp. Plan

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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 (2)

$ 36.37

03/31/2008

J(3)

5,625

(3)

03/14/2016

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

0

D

Right to Buy (2)

$ 33.12

03/31/2008

J(3)

7,500

(3)

03/20/2017

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

0

D

Right to Buy (2)

$ 36.84

03/31/2008

J(3)

7,500

(3)

02/18/2018

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEWIS STEVEN M U.S. RESTAURANTS, INC. 1780 SWEDE ROAD BLUE BELL, PA 19401	X

Signatures

Steven M. Lewis		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)	Granted under the Company's 1998 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plans, which are 16b-3 plans.
(3)	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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