CIBC Invests in Healthy Communities with a $15,000 Donation to the Brant
Community Healthcare System Foundation

Donation contributes to purchase of new CT-Scan machine

TORONTO, Dec. 16 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX;NYSE) is pleased to announce a $15,000 donation to the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation toward their recent purchase of a brand new CT-Scan machine.

According to the Foundation, the new CT-Scan machine is more advanced than the one previously used.  The new machine enhances the resolution of images and provides improved patient care procedures, such as virtual colonoscopies, cardiac imaging and angiography.

"Over the years CIBC has proven their dedication to the community of Brant with support at both the corporate and the local branch level," said Stuart Roxborough, Chair of the BCHS Foundation Board. "We are very pleased to accept this generous donation of $15,000 that will go towards the purchase of our brand new 256-slice CT Scanner, which is one of only four in Canada."

"At CIBC, we invest in what matters to our clients, our employees and our communities," said Larry Tomei, CIBC's Senior Vice-President of Retail Markets for Central Canada. "We are pleased to provide this donation to the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation so that all residents of Brantford and surrounding communities have quality healthcare close to home."

CIBC is committed to supporting causes that matter to our clients, employees and our communities.  We aim to make a difference in communities through corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of employees.  With a strategic focus on youth, education and health, and employee commitment to causes including the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, the CIBC Children's Foundation and United Way, we are investing in the social and economic development of communities across the country. In 2010, $33.7 million was contributed through the CIBC group of companies to charitable and non-profit initiatives in Canada, supporting a wide variety of national, regional and local organizations. To learn more, visit www.communitymatters.cibc.com.

For further information:

Susan Calderwood, Manager, Community Investment CIBC, Tel: [phone]