secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)
CIK:        0000022356
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000022356-26-000058
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Commerce Bancshares sets 2026 executive compensation; CEO salary $1.05M, bonus $2.31M
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- CEO John Kemper base salary $1,050,000; 2025 performance bonus $2,313,108.
- CFO Charles Kim salary $619,126; bonus $802,483; receives 5,931 performance RSUs and 4,831 time RSUs.
- Performance RSUs vest based on ROE and EPS growth vs. peer group with TSR modifier (±20%).
- Time RSUs cliff vest after three years; all awards prohibit hedging/short sales.
- Other NEOs: Barth, Holmes, Handy also receive salary increases and RSU grants.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235626000058/0000022356-26-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235626000058/cbsh-20260203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-26-000058

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