TORONTO, March 20, 2020 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM)
(NYSE: CM) today announced that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
will be held via webcast and teleconference only instead of
in-person to support public health efforts in managing COVID-19.
Our virtual meeting is permitted under a court order that CIBC and
other Canadian financial institutions received today.
CIBC will be leveraging technology to help provide a consistent
and positive experience to all shareholders regardless of their
location. Registered shareholders and duly appointed
proxyholders may ask questions and vote through the live webcast.
Any shareholder may watch the live webcast or listen by calling
in.
- Date: Date: April 8, 2020
- Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
- Location: Virtual Meeting (Please check the Annual Meeting page
of our website where further details will be provided on how to
attend and vote at the virtual meeting or call in.)
As always, shareholders may vote in advance of the meeting by
one of the methods described in the Management Proxy Circular
(available at
www.cibc.com/ca/investor-relations/annual-reports.html) and proxy
materials previously distributed for the meeting. Shareholders
with questions may contact CIBC's transfer agent at the number
included in CIBC's Circular. Note that the proxy form or voting
instruction form previously distributed to shareholders will not be
updated to reflect the change to a virtual format.
About CIBC
CIBC is a leading North American financial
institution with 10 million personal banking, business, public
sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Business
Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital
Markets businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions
and services through its leading digital banking network, and
locations across Canada with offices in the United
States and around the world. Ongoing news releases and more
information about CIBC can be found
at https://cibc.mediaroom.com/.
SOURCE CIBC - Investor Relations