Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Declares Cash Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share on the Company's common stock payable June 26, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2015.

Also today, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.3750 per depositary share on the Company's Series B non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock CBSHP payable June 1, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2015.

About Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH, is a regional bank holding company with $24.0 billion in assets, as of March 31, 2015. For 150 years, Commerce Bank, a subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., has been meeting the financial services needs of individuals and businesses. Commerce provides a full range of financial products to consumer and commercial customers, including personal banking, lending, wealth management, brokerage and capital markets services. Commerce operates in more than 350 locations in the central United States and has a nationwide presence in the commercial payments industry. Commerce Bancshares also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, leasing, credit-related insurance, and private equity activities.

For additional information, please visit www.commercebank.com.