X0202 4 2008-06-04 1 0000811612 COMMERCE GROUP INC /MA CGI 0001237568 MAROIS NORMAND R 20 MARSH ROAD P O BOX 563 SUTTON MA 01590 1 0 0 0 Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 296154 36.7 D 0 D Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 11200 36.7 D 0 I See Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 16000 36.7 D 0 I See Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 41500 36.7 D 0 I See Stock Option 30.6 2008-06-04 4 D 0 4361 D 2007-02-16 2017-02-15 Common stock 4361 0 D Each share was converted into the right to receive $36.70 per share pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 30, 2007, among The Commerce Group, Inc., Mapfre S.A. and Magellan Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"). Each option converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of $36.70 per share over the applicable exercise price of each such option and (y) the number (determined without reference to vesting requirements or other limitations on exercisability) of shares of the Company common stock issuable upon exercise of such option pursuant to the Merger Agreement. 11,200 shares are owned by the undersigned's wife. 16,000 shares are owned by the undersigned's wife as trustee for the undersigned's grandchildren. 41,500 shares are owned by the undersigned's wife as custodian for the undersigned's grandchildren. The filing of this statement by the undersigned is not to be construed as and shall not be deemed to be an admission that the undersigned is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a beneficial owner of the shares referred to above. /s/ Normand R. Marois 2008-06-05