# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002095985
**File Stem:** 0000022356-25-000097
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 9760
**Document Hash:** 07985084083cc60c7edb84315014f013
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000022356-25-000097.hdr.sgml**: 20251110

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000022356-25-000097

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251031

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251110

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251110

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MACIA ALAINA G
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002095985

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36502
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251467055

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 WALNUT ST
- **CITY:** KANSAS CITY
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 64106
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000022356
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 430889454
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MO
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 WALNUT
- **CITY:** KANSAS CITY
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 64106
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8162342000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** P O BOX 419248
- **CITY:** KANSAS CITY
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 64141-6248

## Ex-24

```

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of
Margaret M. Rowe and Paul A. Steiner, or either of them acting
singly, and with full power of substitution, re-substitution
and delegation, the undersigned?s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact (each of such persons and their substitutes
and delegees being referred to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"),
with full power to act for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name, place and stead, in the undersigned?s
capacity as an officer, director or stockholder of
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (the ?Company?), to:

1. Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate
to enable the undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules
and other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(?SEC?) utilizing the SEC?s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval
(?EDGAR?) system, which actions may include (a) enrolling the
undersigned in EDGAR Next and (b) preparing, executing and submitting
to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and such other documents and
information as may be necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and
passwords enabling the undersigned to make filings and submissions
utilizing the EDGAR system;

2. Prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other documents
(including any amendments thereto) the undersigned is required to file
with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers it advisable
for the undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
(?Rule 144?), including Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and
Forms 144 (all such forms, schedules and other documents being referred
to herein as ?SEC Filings?);

3. Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the
EDGAR system or cause them to be submitted and filed by a person
appointed under Section 5 below;

4. File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any securities
exchange on which the Company?s securities may be listed or traded;

5. Act as an account administrator for the undersigned?s EDGAR
account, including: (i) appoint, remove and replace account
administrators, account users, technical administrators and
delegated entities; (ii) maintain the security of the
undersigned?s EDGAR account, including modification of access
codes; (iii) maintain, modify and certify the accuracy of
information on the undersigned?s EDGAR account dashboard; (iv)
act as the EDGAR point of contact with respect to the undersigned?s
EDGAR account; and (v) any other actions contemplated by Rule 10
of Regulation S-T with respect to account administrators;

6. Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority
from any of the undersigned?s EDGAR account administrators and,
pursuant to that delegation, authorize the Company?s EDGAR account
administrators to appoint, remove or replace users for the
undersigned?s EDGAR account; and

7. Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and
on the undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions
in the Company's equity securities from any third party, including
the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes
any such third party to release any such information to the
Attorney-in-Fact.

	The undersigned acknowledges that:
a) This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require,
the Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent
verification of such information;
b)	Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
will be in such form and will contain such information as
the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary
or desirable;
c)	Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes
any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply
with the requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange
Act or Rule 144, any liability of the undersigned for any failure
to comply with such requirements, or any liability of the
undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act; and
d)	This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned
 from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
obligations under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite, necessary or advisable to be done in
connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact,
or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules 13D or 13G or Forms 144
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact.

This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney
with respect to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed
this Power of Attorney as of October 31, 2025.

/s/ Alaina G. Macia
Signature

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>MACIA ALAINA G<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>1000 WALNUT ST<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>KANSAS CITY, MO 64106<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ [ CBSH ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-10-31 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 124 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** /s/ By: Paul A. Steiner For: Alaina G. Macia  
**Date:** 2025-11-10

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**