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Published: 2022-02-07 13:59:06 ET
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): February 2, 2022

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

Missouri 001-36502 43-0889454
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1000 Walnut,  
Kansas City,MO 64106
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(816) 234-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of classTrading symbol(s)Name of exchange on which registered
$5 Par Value Common StockCBSHNASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) On February 2, 2022, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) approved the base salary for 2022 (effective March 19, 2022) and the payment of cash bonuses to the Company’s CEO and its other named executive officers, as listed in the table below. The cash bonuses include performance-based compensation in accordance with the Company’s Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. The Committee also approved the grant to those individuals of restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.

2021RestrictedStock
2022Performance-StockAppreciation
SalaryBased BonusAwardsRights
Executive OfficerTitle$$##
John W. KemperPresident & CEO1,001,530 1,598,549 28,193 31,383 
David W. KemperExecutive Chairman400,000 200,000 4,558 — 
Charles G. KimExecutive Vice President & CFO543,476 562,472 5,375 4,889 
Kevin G. BarthExecutive Vice President543,476 562,472 6,579 — 
John K. HandyExecutive Vice President480,000 459,889 6,258 — 


Exhibits

104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.


SIGNATURE
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.
 COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC.
 By:  /s/ Paul A. Steiner  
  Paul A. Steiner
  Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer) 
Date: February 7, 2022