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Issuer:     COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)
CIK:        0000022356
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000022356-26-000120
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CAO Paul Steiner resigns; Steven Brandjord named successor effective May 2026
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- Paul A. Steiner resigning as Corporate Controller and CAO, effective July 7, 2026, to pursue other opportunities.
- Steven A. Brandjord promoted to Corporate Controller and CAO, effective May 2026 following Board appointment.
- Brandjord, with the company since 2014, currently Assistant Controller, Director of Tax.
- Brandjord granted ~2,100 restricted stock units vesting over 4 years under standard equity award agreement.
- Steiner's resignation not due to any disagreement with the company on financial or accounting matters.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235626000120/0000022356-26-000120-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22356/000002235626000120/cbsh-20260324.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000022356-26-000120

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