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): April 13, 2016
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
A copy of the press release issued April 13, 2016 by Commerce Bancshares, Inc. announcing First Quarter 2016 earnings is furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
All information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K is available on the Company’s Internet site at http://www.commercebank.com.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits | | |
99.1 |
| | Press release dated April 13, 2016 |
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: April 13, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibits | | |
99.1 |
| | Press release dated April 13, 2016 |