Mr. Jason Patchett reports

CIBC'S 2025 ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - MEETING MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)'s materials for its annual and special meeting of shareholders scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, are available, including the 2025 management proxy circular.

Annual and special meeting of shareholders

Its 2025 annual and special meeting of shareholders will take place in person and by live webcast. In-person attendance at the meeting is open to registered shareholders, beneficial shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders. Shareholders and proxyholders may also attend through the live webcast or call into the bank's phone line to listen to the meeting (though voting is not available by phone).

All other interested persons are welcome to attend the meeting through the live webcast:

• When: Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. EDT;
• In person: CIBC Square, 81 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. (available for registered shareholders, beneficial shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders);
• Live webcast: Log in at least 15 minutes before the meeting starts;
• By phone:
  • English: 416-340-2217 (local) or 1-800-806-5484 (toll-free in Canada and the United States), passcode 7053922 followed by the number sign;
  • French: 514-392-1587 (local) or 1-800-898-3989 (toll-free in Canada and the United States), passcode 9040336 followed by the number sign.

The company encourages shareholders to vote in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the management proxy circular or with their proxy form or voting instruction form. Shareholders with questions may contact CIBC's transfer agent TSX Trust Company at 1-866-751-6315 (toll-free in Canada and the United States) or 416-682-3860 (other countries).

The bank also encourages shareholders to submit questions for its board and management in advance of the meeting by e-mail to the corporate secretary at corporate.secretary@cibc.com or by mail to CIBC corporate secretary division, 81 Bay St., CIBC Square, 20th floor, Toronto, Ont., M5J 0E7.

Meeting materials

CIBC's meeting materials have been filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Distribution of the meeting materials to shareholders begins today and they can also be viewed on-line:

• CIBC website;
• TSX Trust Company's website;
• SEDAR+;
• EDGAR.

Shareholders may obtain a paper copy of the management proxy circular or the annual report, free of charge, by contacting the transfer agent TSX Trust Company through one of the methods described in the management proxy circular.

About Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 14 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across personal and business banking, commercial banking and wealth management, and capital market businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world.