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Bloomington, IL - October 14, 2004 - Robert Lakin, Illinois Regional President of Commerce Bank, recently announced the election of Dr. Al Bowman to Commerce Bank's Bloomington Advisory Board of Directors.
Bowman is President of Illinois State University, and had previously served as a faculty member at ISU since 1978. Bowman also serves on the board of directors for Chestnut Health Systems, BroMenn Healthcare and the McLean County Museum of History.
"We look forward to having Al serve on our Board. His energy, insight and leadership at ISU will be an invaluable addition to our Commerce Bank team," stated Lakin.
The thorough understanding of local communities is central to Commerce Bank's ability to effectively serve its customers. In addition to local management, Commerce Bank appoints local business and civic leaders to its Community Advisory Boards to guide the Company's business development efforts and to remain in sync with community growth and direction.
About Commerce Bank
Commerce Bank is the principal subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), a $14.1 billion regional bank holding company. For more than 135 years, Commerce has been meeting the financial services needs of individuals and businesses. 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 currently operates in approximately 330 locations in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. Commerce also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, credit related insurance, venture capital and real estate activities.
For more information contact:
Erin Campbell
Illinois Marketing Officer
(309) 823-7254 phone
Website: www.commercebank.com
e-mail: mymoney@commercebank.com
SYMBOL: CBSH
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