UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) October 22, 2004

New Commerce BanCorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


			000-26061			58-2403844
			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)


			501 New Commerce Court, Greenville, South Carolina (Address of Principal Executive Offices)				29607 (Zip Code)

(864) 297-6333
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 22, 2004, New Commerce BanCorp, holding company for New Commerce Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Exhibit

99.1

Press Release of New Commerce Bancorp dated October 22, 2004.

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: October 22, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Earnings Press Release for the quarter ended September 30, 2004

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