The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is a leading North American financial institution serving clients in Canada and around the world. Through our distinct business lines, CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale Banking, CIBC provides a full range of products and services to almost 11 million individual, small business and commercial banking clients and meets the financial needs of corporate and institutional clients.

CIBC's ability to create value for all its stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, teamwork, and accountability.

At year end (October 31, 2008):
• Revenue was $3.7 billion
• Net loss was $2.1 billion or ($5.89) per share diluted
• Market capitalization was $20.8 billion
• Tier 1 capital ratio was 10.5%
• CIBC had nearly 40,000 employees worldwide
• CIBC had 1,050 branches across Canada with more than 3,700 automated banking machines (ABMs) in the network, including 1,118 Access for All machines
• CIBC has been a constituent of the DJSI World Index for seven consecutive years and a member of the DJSI North America Index since its inception in 2005
• CIBC has been listed on the FTSE4Good Index since its inception in 2001
• CIBC has been a member of the Jantzi Social Index since its inception in 2000
• The CIBC group of companies contributed more than $36 million globally to charitable and non-profit initiatives. Of this, more than $27 million was invested in Canada, including nearly $20 million in charitable donations, supporting a wide variety of national, regional and local organizations with a strategic focus on youth, education and health.