Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-168062
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Dated December 6, 2010
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
US$1,000,000,000 2.350% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2015
| Issuer: | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”) | |
| Title of Securities: | 2.350% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Securities”) issued by way of a public offering in the United States pursuant to a Base Shelf Prospectus dated July 14, 2010, and a Prospectus Supplement dated December 6, 2010. | |
| Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: | US$1,000,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date: | December 11, 2015 | |
| Price to Public: | 99.897% per and accrued interest, if any | |
| Coupon (Interest Rate): | 2.350% | |
| Re-offer Yield: | 2.372% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T + 85 basis points | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 1.375% due 11/30/15 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 1.522% (1.375% due 11/30/15) | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | June 11 and December 11 of each year, commencing on and from June 11, 2011 | |
| Trade Date: | December 6, 2010 | |
| Settlement Date: | December 13, 2010; T+5 | |
| CUSIP: | 136069DS7 | |
| ISIN: | US136069DS70 | |
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| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Barclays Capital Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. CIBC World Markets Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | |
| Co-Managers: | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | ||
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | ||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | ||
| UBS Securities LLC | ||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | ||
| Underwriter |
Principal Amount of Senior Notes to Be Purchased |
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| Barclays Capital Inc. | US$ | 210,000,000 | ||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | US$ | 210,000,000 | ||
| CIBC World Markets Corp. | US$ | 185,000,000 | ||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | US$ | 185,000,000 | ||
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| UBS Securities LLC | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | US$ | 30,000,000 | ||
| Total |
US$ | 1,000,000,000 | ||
The Bank has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-168062) (including a base shelf prospectus dated July 14, 2010) and a preliminary prospectus supplement dated December 6, 2010 (including the base shelf prospectus, the “Prospectus”) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Prospectus and the documents incorporated therein by reference that the Bank has filed with the SEC for more
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complete information about the Bank and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Bank or any underwriter participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus and any document incorporated therein by reference if you request such documents by calling Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at (888) 603-5847 or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at (877) 858-5407 or CIBC World Markets Corp. toll-free at (800) 282-0822 or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533.
Any legends, disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such legends, disclaimers or other notices have been automatically generated as a result of this communication having been sent via Bloomberg or another system.
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