Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBSH) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBSH) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of shareholders of Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
(the Company) was held on April 19, 2017. As of the record date,
there were a total of 101,779,806 shares of common stock
outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the
annual meeting, 91,074,948 shares of common stock were represented
in person or by proxy, therefore a quorum was present. The
following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a
vote of security holders:
(1)
Election of four directors to the 2020 Class for a term of
three years. Proxies for the meeting were solicited to
Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
there was no solicitation in opposition to managements
nominees, as listed in the proxy statement. The four nominees
for the four directorships received the following votes:
Name of Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John R. Capps
65,833,335
5,913,525
19,328,088
W. Thomas Grant, II
63,920,807
7,826,053
19,328,088
James B. Hebenstreit
64,524,143
7,222,717
19,328,088
David W. Kemper
69,109,783
2,637,077
19,328,088
Based on the votes set forth above, the foregoing persons were duly
elected to serve as directors for a term expiring at the annual
meeting of shareholders in 2020 and until their respective
successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Other directors whose term of office as director continued after
the meeting were: Terry D. Bassham, Earl H. Devanny, III, John W.
Kemper, Jonathan M. Kemper, Benjamin F. Rassieur, III, Todd R.
Schnuck, Andrew C. Taylor, and Kimberly G. Walker.
(2)
Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Companys
independent public accountant for 2017. The proposal received
the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
90,181,510
739,497
153,941
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG LLP as
the independent public accounting firm to serve for 2017 was duly
ratified by the shareholders.
(3)
Advisory approval of the Companys executive compensation as
disclosed to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. This proposal,
commonly referred to as Say on Pay, is required by Section
14A of the Securities Exchange Act. The Say on Pay proposal
received the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
64,263,772
6,845,074
638,014
19,328,088
Based on the votes set forth above, the non-binding proposal to
approve the compensation awarded by the Company to its named
executive officers passed.
(4)
Advisory, non-binding approval of the Company’s frequency of
shareholder votes on “Say on Pay” executive compensation in
its proxy materials for future annual shareholder meetings or
other meeting of shareholders at which directors will be
elected. This proposal, common referred to as “Say on
Frequency”, is required by Section 14A of the Securities
Exchange Act. Shareholders may vote for a frequency of “Say
on Pay” votes of one, two, or three years or may abstain
from voting. The Say on Frequency proposal received the
following votes:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
62,761,264
1,188,243
7,253,006
544,347
19,328,088
Based on the votes set forth above, the non-binding proposal to
approve “Say on Pay” each year received the most votes.
(5)
Approval of the material terms of the performance goals under
the Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
proposal received the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
69,903,665
1,354,168
489,027
19,328,088
Based on the votes set forth above, the proposal to approve the
material terms of the performance goals under the Commerce
Bancshares, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan passed.
(6)
Approval of the material terms of the performance goals under
the Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Executive Incentive
Compensation Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code. The proposal received the following
votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
70,443,980
788,479
514,401
19,328,088
Based on the votes set forth above, the proposal to approve the
material terms of the performance goals under the Commerce
Bancshares, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan passed.


About Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBSH)

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company of Commerce Bank (the Bank). The Bank is engaged in general banking business, providing a range of retail, corporate, investment, trust and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses. The Company operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial and Wealth. Its Consumer segment includes the retail branch network, consumer installment lending, personal mortgage banking, and consumer debit and credit bank card activities. Its Commercial segment provides corporate lending (including the Small Business Banking product line within the branch network), leasing, international services, and business, government deposit, and related commercial cash management services, as well as merchant and commercial bank card products. Its Wealth segment provides traditional trust and estate tax planning, advisory and discretionary investment management, and brokerage services.

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