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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
200525103
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_]. (A
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
C 1745 (5-87)
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CUSIP NO. 200525103 PAGE 2 OF 5
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC.
IRS ID# 43-0889454
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Missouri
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 636,761
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
930,411
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 7
636,761
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 8
WITH 889,428
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
1,567,172
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11 4.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 200525103 PAGE 3 OF 5
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Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
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Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
1000 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
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Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
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Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
1000 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
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Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Missouri
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Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock
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Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
200525103
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Item 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(g) [x] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
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Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:
1,567,172
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(b) PERCENT OF CLASS:
4.7%
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CUSIP NO. 200525103 PAGE 4 OF 5
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(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
636,761
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
930,411
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
636,761
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
889,428
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Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
Not applicable.
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Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
All of the shares reported herein are held by five of
Registrant's subsidiary banks under trusts or other
fiduciary relationships. The right to receive with a power
to direct receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the
sale of such securities is governed by the respective trust
or fiduciary instrument. No single beneficiary of any of
the trusts or other fiduciary relationships holding shares
of Commerce Bancshares common stock has such rights relating
to more than five percent of the common stock.
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Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
Commerce Bank, N.A. (Kansas City, Missouri), Commerce Bank,
N.A. (St. Louis, Missouri), Commerce Bank of St. Joseph,
N.A., (St. Joseph, Missouri), Commerce Bank, N.A.
(Springfield, Missouri), Commerce Bank, N.A. (Peoria,
Illinois), and Commerce Bank, N.A. (Hays, Kansas) are the
subsidiaries which acquired the security being reported on
by the parent holding company.
Each of the six institutions named in the preceding
paragraph is a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Act.
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CUSIP NO. 200525103 PAGE 5 OF 5
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Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
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Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not applicable.
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Item 10 CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for
the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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SIGNATURE:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC.
By: T. Alan Peschka
Name: T. Alan Peschka
Title: Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
Dated: April 17, 1995
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Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
criminal violations. (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
