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2008

CIBC Named to FTSE4Good Index

The FTSE4Good index is used by socially responsible investors who want to invest in companies that demonstrate exceptional corporate responsibility practices. CIBC has been included in the FTSE4Good since its inception in 2001.

CIBC a Member of the Jantzi Social Index Since 2000

CIBC has been a member of the Jantzi Social Index since its inception in 2000. Jantzi Social Index consists of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly-based environmental, social and governance rating criteria.

CIBC rated highly by Governance Metrics International

CIBC achieved an overall global rating from Governance Metric International (GMI) that was better than 94% of global banking sector peers.

CIBC receives recognition from the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance

CIBC was recognized by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) for the presentation and readability of information in the 2008 Management Proxy Circular.

CIBC's Regina Customer Contact Centre achieves Gold standard

CIBC's Regina Customer Contact Centre achieved the Gold standard as a Contact Centre Employer of Choice (CCEOC). This designation is awarded based on employees' feedback on their job and workplace satisfaction.

Clients rate CIBC's Interactive Voice Response system highest for customer satisfaction

CIBC Telephone Banking won an award for its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. The IVR has received the highest customer satisfaction rating in the 2008 Service Quality Management (SQM) Group Inc. Contact Centre Awards Program. This is the fourth time CIBC has won this award.

CIBC recognized for internal eLearning program (E-learning/CMTT award for Training Excellence)

CIBC's 2008 Corporate Mandatory Training and Testing (CMTT) program was recently recognized by the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) with a Silver Canadian Award for Training Excellence in Internal eLearning. CIBC was the first Canadian bank to launch this type of enterprise-wide training program.

Three of CIBC's senior executives among Top 100 Most Powerful Women

CIBC's Sonia Baxendale, Senior Executive Vice-President, Retail Markets; Christina Kramer, Executive Vice-President, Retail Distribution; and Jackie Moss, Executive Vice-President Human Resources, are included in the Women's Executive Network list of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100.

CIBC World Markets wins three Financial Times and Mergermarket M&A Awards

CIBC World Markets was honoured with three M&A Awards for M&A Deal of the Year Canada - Teck Cominco Ltd.; Financial Advisor of the Year - Canada; and Mid-Market Financial Advisor of the Year - Canada. The Financial Times and Mergermarket M&A Awards recognize corporate, private equity, banking and legal M&A expertise and excellence in the Americas.

CIBC rated Canada's Best Consumer Internet Bank and Best Online Consumer Credit Site

Global Finance magazine selected CIBC as the "Best Consumer Internet Bank" in Canada and the "Best Online Consumer Credit Site" in North America in its 9th annual "World's Best Internet Banks" competition.

Climate Disclosure Leader

CIBC was selected for the second year in a row as a 2008 Climate Disclosure Leader by the Conference Board of Canada and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). CIBC is one of only five low-carbon impact sector companies in the 15 company leadership group out of the 200 most valuable companies by market capitalization listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

CIBC World Markets named Investment Bank of the Year

United Kingdom-based ACQ Finance Magazine named CIBC World Markets Investment Bank of the Year by for its strength in M&A. The award recognizes CIBC World Markets as the top M&A dealmaker among Canadian and U.S. investment banks.

CIBC World Markets wins two Canadian Dealmakers of the Year Awards

CIBC World Markets was recognized as a Canadian Dealmaker of the year for its key role as exclusive financial advisor to Fortis on its $3.7 billion acquisition of Terasen Inc. The transaction was also selected as the top Energy, Power and Utilities deal of the year.

CIBC Asset Management wins four at the Lipper Awards

CIBC Asset Management is pleased to have received four awards at last night's 2nd annual Lipper Fund Awards. These awards, in addition to the Canadian Investment Awards CIBC Asset Management won in late 2007, are testimony to the strength of the CIBC and Renaissance Investments fund families.

CIBC included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 7th consecutive year

CIBC was selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), an influential benchmark for socially responsible asset managers. CIBC is one of only two Canadian banks and 25 worldwide whose performance met the Index’s stringent criteria for inclusion.

CIBC among Canada’s best employers for new Canadians for 2008

CIBC has been selected by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) as one of Canada’s “Best Employers for New Canadians for 2008.” The award recognizes recipients for leading their peers in creating a workplace that welcomes new Canadians and allows them to make the most of their skills, education and talents.

2007

The Canadian Society for Training and Development recognizes CIBC for internal learning excellence

CIBC was recognized by the Canadian Society for Training (CSTD) with a Gold Canadian Award for Training Excellence in Internal Learning. Specifically, CSTD judges cited CIBC's Internal Control Repository (ICR) Learning Program for its overall value to employees, and concluded that "the ICR Learning Program could be used as a model for blended learning."

Forrester Research Inc. ranks CIBC’s client website the strongest overall

CIBC’s client website, cibc.com, received the highest score in 2007 when comparing the overall scores of two separate studies conducted by Forrester Research Inc. in 2007.

Renaissance Investments wins two Canadian Investment Awards

Renaissance Investments took home two top honours at the 13th Annual Canadian Investment Awards. For the 5th consecutive year, the Renaissance Global Health Care Fund won in the category of Healthcare Equity Fund. In the category of Canadian Income Trust Fund, the Renaissance Canadian Monthly Income Fund took top honours.

Service Quality Management Group Inc. recognizes CIBC Telephone Banking IVR with customer satisfaction award for a 3rd time

CIBC Telephone Banking won an award for its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. The IVR has received the highest customer satisfaction rating in the 2007 Service Quality Management (SQM) Group Inc. Contact Centre Awards Program. CIBC also won this award in 2004 and 2006.

Two CIBC Executives named among Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada

CIBC’s Sonia Baxendale, Senior Executive Vice-President, Retail Markets and Jackie Moss, Executive Vice-President Human Resources, are included in the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women’s Executive Network.

CIBC recognized by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce with a Healthy Business Award

The Halifax Chamber of Commerce recognized CIBC with a Healthy Business Award for its leadership and commitment to workplace health in the Halifax business community.

Canadian Immigrant Magazine recognizes CIBC as a Top Employer for Workplace Diversity

CIBC was recognized by Canadian Immigrant magazine in its October 2007 issue as one of 2007’s Top Employers for Workplace Diversity. CIBC was one of five organizations, and the only financial institution, chosen from a list of nominees by an independent panel of business and human resources experts.

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) recognizes CIBC for its approach to climate change disclosure

CIBC was recognized as “Best in Class” for its approach to climate change disclosure in a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a coalition of 315 global institutional investors and asset managers representing more than $41 trillion in assets.

CIBC named to FTSE4Good Index

CIBC included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 6th consecutive year

CIBC a member of the Jantzi Social Index since 2000

CIBC has been a member of the Jantzi Social Index since its inception in 2000. The Jantzi Social Index consists of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly-based environmental, social and governance rating criteria.

J.D. Power and Associates ranks President’s Choice Financial best in overall client satisfaction

President's Choice Financial® was ranked highest among Canadian mid-sized banks for client satisfaction according to an independent survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. President's Choice Financial scored 830 out of a maximum 1,000 points, the highest score for client satisfaction ever obtained in the Canadian banking industry.

CIBC recognized by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and the Institute of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission

The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and the Institute of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission recognized CIBC for “innovative” and “best practice” executive compensation disclosure and transparency.

CIBC wins Sustained Success Award from the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada

The Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada (SMCC) awarded the Sustained Success Award to CIBC and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure. CIBC and the CBCF were also recognized by SMCC with an Award of Distinction in 2006 and received best in show and the top prize for Cause Sponsorship Marketing in 2005.

CIBC Asset Management wins the Lipper International Equity Award

CIBC Asset Management’s International Small Companies fund was recognized as the international equity fund of the year by the inaugural Canadian Lipper Fund Awards.

Bersin & Associates honours CIBC with learning and development award

Bersin & Associates recognizes CIBC with a Learning Leaders Program Award for Technology Excellence. CIBC won the award for implementing centralized regulatory compliance training for all employees. Bersin & Associates is a U.S.-based consulting firm specializing in enterprise learning and talent management research.

CIBC’s Regina Call Centre recognized with Contact Centre Employer of Choice Award

CIBC’s Regina Customer Contact Centre achieved the gold standard as a Contact Centre Employer of Choice (CCEOC). This designation is awarded based on employees’ feedback on their job and workplace satisfaction.

GovernanceMetrics International (GMI) positions CIBC better than 98% of global banking sector peers

CIBC scored better than 98% of global banking sector peers according to GMI. GMI's rating system assists institutional investors in evaluating the quality of a company's corporate governance and the impact that governance practices, plus certain environmental and social risk factors, may have on fund returns.

2006

CIBC Asset Management wins two awards at 2006 Canadian Investment Awards

CIBC Monthly Income Fund awarded Canadian Income Balanced Fund of the Year, and the Talvest Global Health Care Fund won in the category of Healthcare Equity Fund.

CIBC’s OTIS program recognized with Financial Innovation Award

CIBC won a 2006 ifs/Capgemini Financial Innovation Award for its successful implementation of the Operations & Technology Integrated Strategy (OTIS). The OTIS program, designed to improve the way Global Operations delivers services to clients and business partners, prevailed over initiatives from four other global banks to earn the award for Most Effective Back Office Initiative-Mainstream. CIBC was the only Canadian bank to win an award in 2006.

CIBC receives top marks from the Canadian Society for Training and Development

DiscoverCIBC, CIBC's e-orientation program, was recognized by the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD), a professional association for workplace learning and performance practitioners. CIBC received one of several Canadian awards in the category "Best Internal Program."

Globe and Mail ranks CIBC 5th for Corporate Governance in Canada

In the 2006 Globe and Mail Report on Business Corporate Governance rating, CIBC scored 91 points - up one point from the previous year. The annual ranking annually acknowledges governance in Canadian Corporations.

Canadian Coalition for Good Governance Recognizes CIBC for best practices

CIBC was recognized by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance for exemplary disclosure and for demonstrating best practices in shareholder communications.

Frontier College awards CIBC with 2006 Fitzpatrick Award

CIBC was awarded with the Fitzpatrick Award from Frontier College for its continued commitment to literacy and learning across Canada.

2005

CIBC Ranked 10th overall in the KPMG/Ipsos-Reid annual survey of Canada’s Most Respected Corporations

For the second year in a row, CIBC placed 10th in "Canada's Most Respected Corporations" survey conducted by Ipsos-Reid and sponsored by KPMG. The annual survey asks leading Canadian CEOs to name the Canadian companies they respect most. The poll also measures respect in a variety of categories.

JVS Toronto awards CIBC with Corporate Leadership Award

CIBC was presented with the Corporate Leadership Award by JVS Toronto in recognition CIBC’s efforts to provide a flexible and supportive workplace for persons with disabilities. JVS Toronto is a community-based agency that helps individuals to identify their educational and vocational goals, and develop the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve those goals.