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

May 2, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)
CIK: 0000022356
Period of Report: 2005-04-30

Reporting Person: MEEK TERRY O (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-04-30	Common Stock	A	114	$48.19	Acquired	18235	Direct
2005-04-30	Common Stock	A	16	$48.19	Acquired	2430	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2278	Indirect
Common Stock	2278	Indirect
Common Stock	2278	Indirect
Common Stock	2278	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares purchased under Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stock purchase plan for non-employee directors.