8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): August 28, 2015
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Missouri | | 0-2989 | | 43-0889454 |
(State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1000 Walnut, | | |
Kansas City, MO | | 64106 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| | (816) 234-2000 | | |
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| (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 following provisions:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Mr. Terry O. Meek retired from the Board of Directors effective August 28, 2015, due to the Company’s mandatory retirement age. Mr. Meek had been a Board member since 1989 and was a member of the Committee on Compensation and Human Resources.
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.
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| COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Jeffery D. Aberdeen |
| | Jeffery D. Aberdeen |
| | Controller (Chief Accounting Officer) |
Date: September 2, 2015