EX-23.1 2 exhibit231pip201911-k.htm EXHIBIT 23.1

Exhibit

EX-23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Retirement Committee of Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Commerce Bancshares Participating Investment Plan:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No. 33-28294, No. 33-82692, No. 33-8075, No. 33-78344, No. 333-14651, No. 333-186867, No. 333-188374 and No. 333-214495 on Form S-8 of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. of our report dated June 25, 2020, with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Commerce Bancshares Participating Investment Plan as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes, and the supplemental schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2019, which report appears in the December 31, 2019 annual report on Form 11-K of the Commerce Bancshares Participating Investment Plan.

KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri

June 25, 2020