CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE DEBT SECURITIES UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • December 7th, 2010 • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce /Can/ • Commercial banks, nec • New York
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a Canadian bank chartered under the Bank Act (Canada) (the “Bank”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”) US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.350% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Securities”), as set forth in Schedule I hereto, to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an indenture, dated as of September 14, 2010 (the “Indenture”), between the Bank and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC shall act as representatives of the several Underwriters (the “Representatives”).
