TORONTO, Aug. 13 /CNW/ - CIBC said today that its diluted earnings per
share for the third quarter ended July 31, 2007, which will be announced on
August 30, are expected to be approximately $2.30, compared with $1.86 for the
third quarter ended July 31, 2006. These expected results are above previous
analyst expectations.
    CIBC's expected third quarter results include good revenue, expense and
loan loss performance in most business groups, as well as higher than normal
gains on securities and credit derivative hedges, and reversals of litigation
and income tax accruals.
    CIBC's expected third quarter results include mark-to-market write-downs,
net of gains on related hedges, of approximately $290 million ($190 million
after tax) in CIBC's Structured Credit business, on collateralized debt
obligations (CDO) and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) related to
the U.S. residential mortgage market.
    "With the exception of our Structured Credit business we are pleased with
our performance in the third quarter", said President and CEO, Gerry
McCaughey. "We had positive financial results in many areas which more than
offset the Structured Credit write-downs."
    CIBC's exposure to the U.S. residential mortgage market before
write-downs is approximately US$1.7 billion (excluding exposure directly
hedged with other counterparties). CIBC estimates that less than 60% of this
exposure relates to underlying subprime mortgages, while the remainder is
midprime and higher grade assets. The majority of the US$1.7 billion exposure
continues to be AAA-rated, the highest rating category. The exposure has been
mitigated by subprime index hedges of approximately US$300 million.
    CIBC will report final third quarter results on Thursday, August 30 and
hold a conference call on that day at 3:30 p.m.

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    From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements
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