[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-29923]


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[Federal Register: December 6, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions 
by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's 
approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 
1842) and Sec.  225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to 
become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding 
company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications 
are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
    Each application is available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted 
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of 
Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must 
include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in 
lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that 
are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at 
a hearing.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received not later than December 30, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Commerce Bancshares, Inc.,, Kansas City, Missouri, and CBI 
Security Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Cotton Exchange Bancshares, Inc. Kennett, 
Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Cotton Exchange Bank, Kennett, 
Missouri.
    2. Commerce Bancshares, Inc.,, Kansas City, Missouri, and CBI 
Illinois, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri; to acquire 100 percent of the 
voting shares of Peoples Mid-Illinois Corporation, Bloomington, 
Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire The Peoples Bank, Bloomington, 
Illinois.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. First Commercial Financial Corp., Seguin, Texas; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
First Commercial Bank, N.A., Seguin, Texas.
    2. Kidd Partners, Ltd., Chandler, Texas; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 90.4 percent of the voting shares of Chandler 
Bancorp, Inc., Chandler, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens 
State Bank, Chandler, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 30, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-29923 Filed 12-5-94; 8:45 am]
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