UNITED STATES 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): ~~January~~ April 20, 2004

New Commerce BanCorp (Exact name of registrantas specified in its charter)

South Carolina	333-70589	~~333~~58-~~70589~~2403844	~~58-2403844~~
(State or other		(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
(State of Incorporation)	Commission File No.	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
jurisdiction of		File Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

501 New Commerce Court, Greenville, South Carolina 29607 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

~~Registrant's telephone number, including area code:~~ (864) 297-6333(Telephone Number)

Not Applicable (Former ~~name~~Name, orFormer ~~former~~Address ~~address~~and Former Fiscal Year, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report.~~Report)

1INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

~~INFORMATION~~Item TO7. Financial BEStatements. Pro ~~INCLUDED~~Forma INFinancial ~~THE~~Information ~~REPORT~~and Exhibits.

~~Item 7. Financial Statements. Pro Forma Financial Information and~~ (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit ~~(c) Exhibits~~No. Exhibit

99.1 ~~Exhibit~~ Press NoRelease of New Commerce Bancorp dated April 20, 2004. ~~Exhibit~~

99.1 Press Release of New Commerce Bancorp dated January 20, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~January~~April 20, 2004, New Commerce BanCorp, holding company for New Commerce Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the ~~fourth~~first quarter ended ~~December~~March 31, ~~2003~~2004. A copy of the press ~~release~~ release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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.

NEW COMMERCE BANCORP

By:         /s/ Frank W. Wingate
Name:    Frank W. Wingate
Title:      Chief Executive Officer

Dated: ~~January~~ April 20, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description ~~99.1 Earnings~~ ~~Press Release for the quarter ended December 31, 2003~~

499.1 Earnings Press Release for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

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