TORONTO, April 2, 2020 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM)
(NYSE: CM) will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
Wednesday, April 8,
2020. To support public health efforts in managing
COVID-19 this meeting will be held via live webcast and
teleconference only, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern
Time.
- Live webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/139089025
(English and French)
- By telephone
English
416-641-6104
or toll-free 1-800-952-5114 (Canada and US)
Passcode:
4473807#
French
514-392-1587
or toll-free 1-877-395-0279 (Canada and US)
Passcode:
1414336#
The meeting will include remarks by President and Chief
Executive Officer Victor G. Dodig.
Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders – including
non-registered (beneficial) shareholders who have duly appointed
themselves as proxyholders - will be able to ask questions and
securely vote in real time through the webcast at
https://web.lumiagm.com/139089025.
The webcast of the meeting will be archived on the Annual
Meeting webpage of our investor relations website, for those unable
to watch live.
Voting in advance of the AGM
We encourage shareholders to vote as early as possible before
our annual meeting through one of the methods described on pages
2-4 of our Management Proxy Circular and proxy materials
previously distributed to shareholders. If you vote in advance,
your vote should be submitted so that it arrives by 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday April 7, 2020.
If you have not received your voting materials, please contact
our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada) by telephone at 416-682-3860 or
1-800-258-0499 (Canada and the
U.S. only), fax 1-888-249-6189, or email
inquiries@astfinancial.com.
Submit your questions in advance of the AGM
Shareholders may submit questions in advance to
corporate.secretary@cibc.com or in writing at the address provided
in CIBC's Management Proxy Circular.
Voting at the AGM
For details on how to vote at the virtual AGM, please visit the
Annual Meeting webpage of our investor relations website.
Important! By 8:30 am
(ET) on April 7, 2020,
non-registered (beneficial) shareholders who wish to vote at the
meeting must:
- Appoint themselves as a proxyholder; and
- Contact AST Trust Company (Canada) at 1-866-751-6315 (within North America) or 1 (212) 235-5754 (outside of
North America) to receive a
control number.
If you do not complete these steps you will not be able to vote
at the meeting.
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.
We encourage shareholders to check our Annual Meeting
webpage for updates.
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