Commerce Bank Open for Business On July 4th Holiday

Business Wire, June 28, 2001

Business Editors

CHERRY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2001

Commerce Bank (NYSE:CBH) announced today that it will once again provide customers with convenient banking services during next week's Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, July 4.

All of the nearly 160 Commerce Bank branches in the tri-state region will be open for business on Wednesday, July 4 from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Commerce's Fourth of July holiday hours reflect the Bank's focus on providing customers with the ultimate in banking convenience, delivered through its branch network, its award-winning online financial resource center at commerceonline.com, and its 24-hour telephone banking system.

Commerce Bank is the region's fastest-growing independent financial services retailer, with assets of $9.3 billion and a network of 159 branches throughout New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware. Commerce is maintaining an aggressive expansion pace, and plans to open more than 200 additional branches over the next five years.

During 2001, the Bank plans to open more than 35 additional branches, including its first four branches in Manhattan.

For more information, contact Sandra R. Martin, Manager of Public Relations, at 888/751-9000, ext. 8078, or by email at smartin@yesbank.com.