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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
</B></FONT><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></P>

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THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<B>January 23, 2012<BR>
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COMMERCIAL BANCORP<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)<BR>
</FONT><B>_____________________</B></P>

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of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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Other Events</B></P>

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(&ldquo;the Company&rdquo;) issued a press release in which it announced an extension of the subscription rights offering&nbsp;
to February 3, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time. The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1</P>

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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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)
January 23, 2012
_____________________
CHINO
COMMERCIAL BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
_____________________
California
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
000-35366
(Commission File No.)
20-4797048
(I.R.S. Employee
Identification No.)
14345 Pipeline Avenue, Chino, California 91710
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(909) 393-8880
(Registrant's Telephone Number including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
_____________________
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the follow provisions:
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01    
Other Events
On January 23, 2012, Chino Commercial Bancorp
("the Company") issued a press release in which it announced an extension of the subscription rights offering 
to February 3, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time. The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated January 23,
2012.
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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.
Dated:  January 23, 2012
CHINO COMMERCIAL BANCORP
By:
/s/Dann H. Bowman
Dann H. Bowman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Officer authorized to sign on behalf of Registrant)
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