Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Nominees: Class of 2029: Blackford F. Brauer

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Blackford F. Brauer”): 99,672,349 for, 1,909,507 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 28, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The four nominees for the four directorships received the following votes: 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 2029 and until their respective successors have been duly elected…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 42,549,365 for, 187,754 withheld, 8 abstained, 95 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Nominees: Class of 2029: David W. Kemper

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David W. Kemper”): 98,465,704 for, 3,116,152 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 28, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The four nominees for the four directorships received the following votes: 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 2029 and until their respective successors have been duly elected…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 41,733,676 for, 1,003,437 withheld, 14 abstained, 95 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Nominees: Class of 2029: Karen L. Daniel

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Karen L. Daniel”): 94,222,104 for, 7,359,752 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 28, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The four nominees for the four directorships received the following votes: 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 2029 and until their respective successors have been duly elected…”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 40,887,060 for, 1,829,433 withheld, 20,634 abstained, 95 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Nominees: Class of 2029: W. Kyle Chapman

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: W. Kyle Chapman”): 99,007,611 for, 2,573,509 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 28, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The four nominees for the four directorships received the following votes: 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 2029 and until their respective successors have been duly elected…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 42,549,363 for, 187,754 withheld, 10 abstained, 95 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation ("Say on Pay").

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K”): 92,591,887 for, 8,291,071 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 28, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (10 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 89 managers: 39,735,199 for, 2,688,498 against, 21,452 abstained, 95 not voted, 133 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 383 managers: 34,364,722 for, 5,755,071 against, 1,075 abstained, 38,262 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026.

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“(2) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The proposal received the following votes:”): 123,852,832 for, 1,875,793 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 28, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to serve for 2026 was duly ratified by the shareholders.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 42,621,162 for, 94,517 against, 21,448 abstained, 95 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.