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accession: "0000022356-23-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBSH"
cik: "0000022356"
company_name: "COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/"
filed_at: "2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T23:16:50.132897+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Commerce Bancshares approves 2023 executive compensation; CEO salary $1.04M, bonus $1.64M

## Summary
- CEO John Kemper: base salary $1,041,591, bonus $1,642,509; 31,274 RSUs and 29,184 SARs.
- CFO Charles Kim: salary $565,215, bonus $579,346; 7,486 RSUs, no SARs.
- EVP Kevin Barth: salary $565,215, bonus $579,346; 7,486 RSUs; EVP Robert Holmes: salary $500,000, bonus $463,797; 5,264 RSUs.
- Executive Chairman David Kemper: salary $400,000, bonus $328,000; 3,785 RSUs.
- Compensation effective April 1, 2023; approved by Compensation Committee on Feb 1, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000022356-23-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBSH
- cik: 0000022356
- company_name: COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/
- filed_at: 2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235623000004/0000022356-23-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235623000004/cbsh-20230201.htm

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