Media Advisory - CIBC President and Chief Executive Officer to speak at
National Bank Financial Canadian Financial Services Conference

TORONTO, March 22 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM) - Gerry McCaughey, President and Chief Executive Officer, CIBC, will speak at the National Bank Financial Canadian Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Montreal. Mr. McCaughey is scheduled to address the conference at 8:00 a.m. EDT and his speech will be followed by a question and answer session.

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 An archived version of the audio webcast and presentation will be available at the same location.

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