# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000022356
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-088320
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
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## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-088320

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250908

**FILER**: 

**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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**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

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**Commerce Bancshares, Inc.**

1000 Walnut Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

September 8, 2025

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporate Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC, 20549

Attn: Robert Arzonetti

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| Re: | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. |
|  | Acceleration Request |
|  | Registration Statement on Form S-4/A |
|  | File No. 333-289873 |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>"), Commerce Bancshares, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), hereby respectfully requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") declare the Registration Statement effective on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company hereby authorizes Paul M. Aguggia of Holland & Knight LLP, attorney for the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

Please provide a copy of the Commission's order declaring the Registration Statement effective to Paul M. Aguggia, Holland & Knight LLP, 800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please telephone Paul M. Aguggia at (202) 469-5422 or, in his absence, Shawn M. Turner at (303) 974-6645 at the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ John W. Kemper. |
| John W. Kemper |
| Chief Executive Officer |

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cc: Margaret M. Rowe

(Commerce Bancshares, Inc.)

Paul M. Aguggia

(Holland & Knight LLP)

Shawn M. Turner

(Holland & Knight LLP)