---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000022356-22-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBSH"
cik: "0000022356"
company_name: "COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/"
filed_at: "2022-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:08:58.520272+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Andrew C. Taylor retires from Commerce Bancshares board after 32 years

## Summary
- Andrew C. Taylor retired from Board effective April 20, 2022, due to mandatory retirement age; served since 1990 and chaired Governance Committee.
- At annual meeting, five directors elected to three-year terms: Devanny, Fowler, Rassieur, Schnuck, Taylor-Broughton.
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2022 passed with 103,220,545 votes for.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 81,595,371 votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000022356-22-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBSH
- cik: 0000022356
- company_name: COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/
- filed_at: 2022-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000025/0000022356-22-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000025/cbsh-20220420.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-22-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-22-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-22-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew C. Taylor retired as Director at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Andrew C. Taylor retired from the Board of Directors effective April 20, 2022, due to the Company’s mandatory retirement age.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000025/0000022356-22-000025-index.htm

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