COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 15, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)
CIK: 0000022356
Period of Report: 2005-12-14

Reporting Person: BARTH KEVIN G (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-14	Common Stock	A	25	$53.26	Acquired	5879	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18276	Direct
Common Stock	10226	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Stock holdings adjusted to include 5% stock dividend - record date 11/29/05; payable 12/13/05.