Media Advisory - CIBC President and Chief Executive Officer to speak at the
CIBC 8th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference

TORONTO , Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Gerry McCaughey, President and Chief Executive Officer, CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM), will speak at the CIBC 8th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in Montréal, Québec. Mr. McCaughey is scheduled to address the conference at 8:00 a.m. EDT .

Interested parties may access the live audio webcast through www.cibc.com, Investor Relations section, under Executive Presentations and Webcasts. An archived version of the audio webcast will be available at the same location.

For further information: Jason Patchett, Director of Investor Relations, [phone] or Mary Lou Frazer, Senior Director of Investor and Financial Communications, [phone]