COMMERCE BANK FHSU TIGER CARD TEXTBOOK SWEEPSTAKES

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Winner receives $500 bookstore gift certificate

(Hays, KS– October 27, 2009) – Timothy Zauche of Garden City, KS has won a $500 Commerce Bank gift certificate for the FHSU Bookstore in the Memorial Union in the Commerce Bank “FHSU Tiger Card Textbook” Sweepstakes. The 22-year old is a student at Fort Hays State University, where he is majoring in Elementary Education and Youth Ministry.

Participants in the sweepstakes were entered to win by answering online questions about the Tiger Card on the microsite of the Commerce Bank website and completing a register-to-win form online atwww.commercebank.com/tigercard. The winner was drawn on October 1, 2009.

“Commerce Bank sponsored this promotion to help students learn about the functions of their Tiger Card, including the ability to pay for their purchases at the FHSU Bookstore, on campus, and at thousands of retailers nationwide,” said Tom Thomas, President of Commerce Bank, Hays. “College students like Timothy find that it’s an easy and convenient way to make purchases. We are happy to award Timothy the $500 gift certificate.”

"I can’t believe I won. This couldn’t have happened at a better time, since I’m getting married and buying a house,” said Timothy.

The Commerce Bank branch, on the campus of Fort Hays State University, opened in 1996. It is a full-service branch serving the students, staff and faculty of Fort Hays State University.

About Commerce Bank

Commerce Bank, N.A. is a subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), an $18 billion regional bank holding company. For more than 140 years, Commerce Bank has been meeting the financial services needs of individuals and businesses. Commerce Bank provides a diversified line of financial services, including business and personal banking, wealth management and estate planning and investments through its subsidiary and affiliated companies. Commerce Bank currently operates in approximately 350 locations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma and Colorado. Commerce Bancshares also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, leasing, credit-related insurance, venture capital and real estate activities.

For additional information contact:

Email:mymoney@commercebank.com†

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