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                       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): April 26, 2006


                         Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Virginia                     0-28635                       54-1964895
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission file number)            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                              Number)


                   5350 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22207
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 703.534.0700

         Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

|_|      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

|X|      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))




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Item 8.01.  Other Events

         Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. announced that at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on April 26, 2006, the shareholders approved an amendment to
the Articles of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized
shares of common stock to 50 million. As a result, the condition to payment of
the previously declared 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend,
has been satisfied. The stock dividend is payable on May 12, 2006, to
shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 28, 2006.



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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.


                                  VIRGINIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.



                                  By: /s/ Peter A. Converse
                                      ----------------------------
                                      Peter A. Converse, Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 1, 2006
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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): April 26, 2006

                         Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Virginia                     0-28635                       54-1964895
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission file number)            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                              Number)

                   5350 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22207
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 703.534.0700

         Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

|_|      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

|X|      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

         Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. announced that at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on April 26, 2006, the shareholders approved an amendment to
the Articles of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized
shares of common stock to 50 million. As a result, the condition to payment of
the previously declared 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend,
has been satisfied. The stock dividend is payable on May 12, 2006, to
shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 28, 2006.
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.

                                  VIRGINIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.

                                  By: /s/ Peter A. Converse
                                      ----------------------------
                                      Peter A. Converse, Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 1, 2006