UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
March 15, 2012
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CHINO COMMERCIAL BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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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))

On March 15, 2012, Chino Commercial Bancorp appointed Michael A. Di Pietro to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Mr. Di Pietro, age 57, is a Certified Public Accountant and is the owner of Michael Di Pietro, CPA, Inc located in Pasadena, California, an accounting and consulting firm which he established in 1991. It is expected that he will be appointed to the Audit Committee and the ALCO Committee at that time.

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.