COMMERCE BANCSHARES ANNOUNCES ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING AVAILABLE BY WEBCAST

(KANSAS CITY, Mo--April 12, 2007) - Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), a registered bank holding company offering a full line of banking services, announced that the company's annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 will be available by webcast. Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Kemper, will begin the formal presentation to be webcast at 9:30 a.m. CDT.

About Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), is a $15.2 billion regional bank holding company. For more than 140 years, Commerce has been meeting the financial services needs of individuals and businesses throughout the Midwest region. Commerce provides a diversified line of financial services, including business and personal banking, wealth management and estate planning, and investments through its affiliated companies. Commerce maintains nearly 360 locations in the Midwest and also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, leasing, credit-related insurance, venture capital and real estate activities.

For additional information contact:

Web Site: www.commercebank.com
Email: mymoney@commercebank.com


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