---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000022356-22-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBSH"
cik: "0000022356"
company_name: "COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/"
filed_at: "2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T12:43:42.201162+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Commerce Bancshares appoints Brauer and Chapman to board; Capps and Grant retire

## Summary
- Directors John R. Capps (since 2000) and W. Thomas Grant II (since 1983) retired May 13, 2022 due to mandatory retirement age.
- Board appointed Blackford F. Brauer and W. Kyle Chapman as independent directors to fill the vacancies until 2023.
- Brauer (President of Hunter Engineering) joins Audit and Risk Committee; Chapman (President/Board of Barry-Wehmiller) joins Compensation and Human Resources Committee.
- New directors receive standard non-employee director compensation prorated; no related-party transactions requiring disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000022356-22-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBSH
- cik: 0000022356
- company_name: COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/
- filed_at: 2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000033/0000022356-22-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000033/cbsh-20220513.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-22-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-22-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-22-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John R. Capps retired as Director at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Messrs. John R. Capps and W. Thomas Grant, II retired from the Board of Directors effective May 13, 2022, due to the mandatory retirement age as required pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000033/0000022356-22-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  W. Thomas Grant II retired as Director at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Messrs. John R. Capps and W. Thomas Grant, II retired from the Board of Directors effective May 13, 2022, due to the mandatory retirement age as required pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000033/0000022356-22-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Blackford F. Brauer was appointed as Director at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective May 13, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Messrs. Blackford F. Brauer and W. Kyle Chapman, as independent members of the Board, to fill the vacancies created by the retirements of Messrs. Capps and Grant.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000033/0000022356-22-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  W. Kyle Chapman was appointed as Director at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective May 13, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Messrs. Blackford F. Brauer and W. Kyle Chapman, as independent members of the Board, to fill the vacancies created by the retirements of Messrs. Capps and Grant.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235622000033/0000022356-22-000033-index.htm

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