TORONTO, Sept. 6 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX; NYSE) - On Wednesday,
September 12, 2007, CIBC will be hosting a kick-off event to mark nation-wide
"Think Pink" week across the country. Celebrating the volunteer spirit of CIBC
employees and their commitment to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC
Run for the Cure on Sunday, September 30, the event will take place outdoors
in Commerce Court and will feature an address by Silvana Henneman, a CIBC
employee breast cancer survivor. There will also be a variety of nutritious
gourmet lunches, prizes and giveaways from Run sponsors, and an opportunity to
register for the Run.

    WHAT:     Think Pink Week Celebration:
              A breast cancer survivor's story

    WHO:      - Silvana Henneman, breast cancer survivor and Assistant Branch
                Manager, CIBC Cambridge;
              - Gerry McCaughey, President and Chief Executive Officer, CIBC;
              - Sonia Baxendale, Senior Executive Vice President, CIBC Retail
                Markets; and
              - Sean Robertson, Karina Becker and Michelle Gregory, CIBC
                Volunteer Run Champions

    WHEN:     Wednesday, September 12, 2007
              12 to 1:30 p.m.

    WHERE:    Near the fountain in the Commerce Court Courtyard
              199 Bay Street