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Commerce reports second quarter earnings

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Commerce Bancshares Inc., the Kansas City-based holding company for Commerce Bank, today announced second quarter earnings of 79 cents per share, up 1.3 percent from the 78 cents per share announced in the second quarter of 2006.

Net income for the second quarter totaled $55.6 million, compared to $55.3 million in the same period last year.

For the first six months of the year, earnings per share amounted to $1.52, unchanged from 2006. Net income was $107.1 million, down 1.1 percent from the $108.3 million recorded in 2006. Total assets as of June 30 were $15.5 billion, total loans were $10.5 billion and total deposits were $12.1 billion.

On July 1, the company completed its acquisition of Commerce Bank in Denver, which had loans of $79 million and deposits of $72 million. Also during the quarter, the company purchased 932,000 shares of its common stock through a stock buyback plan.

Shares of Commerce Bancshares (Nasdaq: CBSH) closed July 11 at $44.43, compared to a 52-week range of $43.43-$50.77.[[In-content Ad]]

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