Commerce Bancshares gains $99 million from Visa stock exchange, plans debt sale

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Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Announces Visa Inc.’s Acceptance of Class B-2 Common Stock and Investment Securities Repositioning

May 12, 2026 3:32 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH, or the Company) announced that Visa Inc. (Visa) has accepted the Companys tender of its 411,723 shares of Visa Class B-2 common stock in exchange for a combination of Visa Class B-3 common stock and Visa Class C common stock (the Exchange Offer). The tender was previously announced by the Company on a Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2026.

As a result of the Exchange Offer, the Company marked its Visa Class C common stock to fair value and recorded a gain of $99 million, based on the conversion privilege of the... More