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Insider Trading: COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is CBSH. The reporting company's CIK number is 22356. The total value of stock buying during this period is $328,345. The total value of stock sales is $35,377,294. The total value of stock exercises is $14,118,631.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-04 0 0 25,137 1,079,272 108,481 3,163,609
2008-03 0 0 5,924 244,321 0 0
2008-02 0 0 6,555 283,590 9,016 263,562
2008-01 7,182 291,588 13,506 575,889 35,868 987,222
2007-12 0 0 0 0 23,000 471,884
2007-11 0 0 36,481 1,718,279 36,481 1,041,699
2007-10 0 0 2,500 112,341 0 0
2007-08 0 0 3,932 188,809 3,583 105,777
2007-06 0 0 2,500 118,470 0 0
2007-04 774 36,757 2,041 97,151 0 0
2007-03 0 0 21,106 1,035,505 17,441 504,044
2007-02 0 0 426,633 21,606,797 30,193 833,116
2007-01 0 0 23,891 1,160,928 115,394 3,540,698
2006-12 0 0 13,712 666,653 0 0
2006-11 0 0 2,500 126,316 64,973 1,639,775
2006-09 0 0 600 30,120 0 0
2006-08 0 0 15,268 768,705 7,768 178,109
2006-07 0 0 1,250 63,854 3,098 94,008
2006-04 0 0 4,022 208,721 0 0
2006-03 0 0 8,691 448,066 0 0
2006-02 0 0 21,406 1,101,807 29,844 847,951
2006-01 0 0 10,170 508,652 19,446 447,177
2005-12 0 0 2,500 130,925 0 0
2005-10 0 0 9,202 484,243 0 0
2005-09 0 0 23,500 1,224,702 0 0
2005-08 0 0 2,500 133,125 0 0
2005-07 0 0 5,179 279,426 0 0
2005-05 0 0 19,519 958,141 0 0
2005-04 0 0 476 22,486 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-04-24 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,100 43.34 91,011
2008-04-18 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 788 43.17 34,017
2008-04-17 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 22,249 42.89 954,244
2008-04-17 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Option Exercise 108,481 29.16 3,163,609
2008-03-17 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Sale 783 40.96 32,073
2008-03-05 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President) Sale 680 40.81 27,750
2008-03-05 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice President) Sale 453 41.34 18,727
2008-03-05 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 4,008 41.36 165,771
2008-02-15 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 400 44.60 17,840
2008-02-06 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice President) Sale 6,155 43.18 265,750
2008-02-06 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 5,355 30.40 162,798
2008-02-01 Aberdeen Jeffery D (Controller) Option Exercise 3,661 27.52 100,764
2008-01-28 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Sale 9,004 42.64 383,926
2008-01-28 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 17,084 27.52 470,216
2008-01-28 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 6,828 27.52 187,932
2008-01-22 Grant W Thomas Ii (Director) Purchase 4,500 40.84 183,780
2008-01-17 Mcdonnell Thomas A (Director) Purchase 2,682 40.20 107,808
2007-12-17 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 23,000 20.52 471,884
2007-11-30 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President) Sale 9,156 45.66 418,083
2007-11-30 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 9,156 27.52 252,007
2007-11-14 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President) Sale 8,720 47.81 416,883
2007-11-14 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 8,720 28.90 252,008
2007-11-14 Matthews Robert C Jr (Executive Vice President) Sale 18,605 47.48 883,313
2007-11-14 Matthews Robert C Jr (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 18,605 28.90 537,684
2007-10-18 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 44.94 112,341
2007-08-23 Aberdeen Jeffery D (Controller) Sale 349 48.21 16,825
2007-08-17 Foster Sara E (Senior Vice President) Sale 3,583 48.00 171,984
2007-08-17 Foster Sara E (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 3,583 29.52 105,777
2007-06-04 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 47.39 118,470
2007-04-20 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President) Sale 2,041 47.60 97,151
2007-04-20 Mcdonnell Thomas A (Director) Purchase 774 47.49 36,757
2007-03-07 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President, CFO) Sale 409 48.58 19,869
2007-03-07 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Sale 448 48.88 21,898
2007-03-07 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice President) Sale 234 48.88 11,437
2007-03-07 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 2,211 48.66 107,588
2007-03-06 Kim Charles G (Executive Vice President) Sale 17,441 49.13 856,836
2007-03-06 Kim Charles G (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 17,441 28.90 504,044
2007-03-02 Aberdeen Jeffery D (Controller) Sale 363 49.25 17,877
2007-02-28 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 49.55 123,886
2007-02-20 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,000 50.67 101,340
2007-02-20 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 397,000 50.67 20,115,990
2007-02-15 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Sale 20,099 50.44 1,013,881
2007-02-15 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 20,099 29.52 593,364
2007-02-05 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice President) Sale 5,034 50.00 251,700
2007-02-05 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 4,038 30.62 123,647
2007-02-01 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 6,056 19.17 116,105
2007-01-23 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 23,891 48.59 1,160,928
2007-01-22 Aberdeen Jeffery D (Controller) Option Exercise 3,661 19.17 70,188
2007-01-19 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Option Exercise 111,733 31.06 3,470,510
2006-12-05 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President, CFO) Sale 13,712 48.62 666,653
2006-11-16 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 50.53 126,316
2006-11-08 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 64,973 25.24 1,639,775
2006-09-06 Aberdeen Jeffery D (Controller) Sale 600 50.20 30,120
2006-08-10 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 5,000 49.81 249,036
2006-08-07 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Sale 5,768 50.76 292,754
2006-08-07 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 5,768 20.13 116,113
2006-08-04 Foster Sara E (Senior Vice President) Sale 2,000 51.20 102,397
2006-08-04 Foster Sara E (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 2,000 31.00 61,996
2006-07-31 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Sale 1,250 51.08 63,854
2006-07-31 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 3,098 30.34 94,008
2006-04-19 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President, CFO) Sale 1,522 52.31 79,615
2006-04-18 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 51.64 129,106
2006-03-10 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice President) Sale 226 51.51 11,641
2006-03-09 Kemper David W (Chairman of the Board, CEO) Sale 3,946 51.73 204,142
2006-03-06 Clark A Bayard Iii (Executive Vice President, CFO) Sale 637 51.40 32,741
2006-03-06 Barth Kevin G (Executive Vice President) Sale 1,808 51.36 92,858
2006-03-06 Kim Charles G (Executive Vice President) Sale 1,170 51.50 60,255
2006-02-28 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Sale 16,500 51.89 856,240
2006-02-28 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 16,838 30.34 510,949
2006-02-08 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 406 49.44 20,072
2006-02-02 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 4,500 50.11 225,495
2006-02-02 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 4,500 27.18 122,328
2006-02-01 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 8,506 25.24 214,674
2006-01-23 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 10,170 50.02 508,652
2006-01-23 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 10,170 30.67 311,934
2006-01-19 Aberdeen Jeffery D (Controller) Option Exercise 2,439 14.58 35,560
2006-01-17 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 6,837 14.58 99,683
2005-12-23 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 52.37 130,925
2005-10-31 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 6,052 52.93 320,308
2005-10-14 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 3,150 52.04 163,935
2005-09-14 Matthews Robert C Jr (Executive Vice Presi) Sale 23,500 52.12 1,224,702
2005-08-16 Kemper Jonathan M (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,500 53.25 133,125
2005-07-29 Barth Kevin G (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 2,679 53.81 144,156
2005-07-26 Foster Sara E (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 2,500 54.11 135,270
2005-05-26 Petrie Michael J (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 519 49.00 25,431
2005-05-18 Leadbeater Seth M (Vice Chairman) Sale 19,000 49.09 932,710
2005-04-15 Rauscher Robert (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 476 47.24 22,486

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (symbol CBSH, CIK number 22356) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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