X0202 4 2008-06-04 1 0000811612 COMMERCE GROUP INC /MA CGI 0001363853 Hawie John Weston 374 THOMPSON ROAD THOMPSON CT 06277 0 1 0 0 Sr. Vice President & CIO Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 26395 36.7 D 0 D Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 200 36.7 D 0 I See Common stock 2008-06-04 4 D 0 10115 36.7 D 0 I See Each share was converted into the right to receive $36.70 per share pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 30,2007, among The Commerce Group, Inc., Mapfre S.A. and Magellan Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"). 200 shares are owned by the undersigned as custodian for the undersigned's son. The reporting person indirectly beneficially owns 10,115 shares that are held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of The Commerce Group, Inc., which number of shares is calculated based on the units that have been credited to the reporting person as a participant in the ESOP and is subject to adjustment from time to time due, in part, to the unit value and the price per share of the common stock. 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 these shares. /s/ John W. Hawie 2008-06-06