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CIBC Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2019 Results

CIBC's 2019 audited annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) will be available today at www.cibc.com, along with the supplementary financial information and supplementary regulatory capital reports which include fourth quarter financial information. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

 

TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2019 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

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"We remain focused on creating long-term value for all our stakeholders," says Victor G. Dodig, CIBC President and Chief Executive Officer. "In 2019, we continued to execute on our client-focused strategy by improving client experience and investing to build a relationship-oriented bank for a modern world."

Fourth quarter highlights


Q4/19

Q4/18

Q3/19

YoY Variance

QoQ Variance

Reported Net Income

$1,193 million

$1,268 million

$1,398 million

-6%

-15%

Adjusted Net Income (1)

$1,309 million

$1,364 million

$1,415 million

-4%

-7%

Reported Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

$2.58

$2.80

$3.06

-8%

-16%

Adjusted Diluted EPS (1)

$2.84

$3.00

$3.10

-5%

-8%

Reported Return on Common Shareholders' Equity (ROE)

12.9%

15.3%

15.5%


Adjusted ROE (1)

14.2%

16.4%

15.6%

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) Ratio

11.6%

11.4%

11.4%

(1)

  For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.

 

CIBC's results for the fourth quarter of 2019 were affected by the following items of note aggregating to a negative impact of $0.26 per share:

  • $135 million ($135 million after-tax, or $0.30 per share) goodwill impairment charge related to the expected sale of our controlling interest in FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited;
  • $67 million ($49 million after-tax, or $0.11 per share) interest income related to the settlement of certain income tax matters;
  • $28 million ($21 million after-tax, or $0.05 per share) increase in legal provisions;
  • $28 million ($20 million after-tax, or $0.04 per share) amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets; and
  • $16 million ($11 million after-tax net positive impact, or $0.02 per share) in purchase accounting adjustments net of transaction and integration-related costs associated with the acquisitions of The PrivateBank, Geneva Advisors and Wellington Financial.

For the year ended October 31, 2019, CIBC reported net income of $5.1 billion and adjusted net income(1) of $5.4 billion, compared with reported net income of $5.3 billion and adjusted net income(1) of $5.5 billion for 2018.

The following table summarizes our performance in 2019 against our key financial measures and targets:

Financial Measure

Target

2019 Reported Results

2019 Adjusted Results (1)

Diluted EPS growth

5% to 10% on average, annually

$11.19, down 4% from 2018

$11.92, down 2% from 2018

ROE

15% +

14.5%

15.4%

Efficiency ratio

52% run rate in 2022 (2)

58.3%, an increase of 80 basis points
from 2018

55.5%, an improvement of 10 basis
points from 2018

CET1 ratio

Strong buffer to regulatory minimum

11.6%

Dividend payout ratio

40% to 50%

49.9%

46.9%

Total shareholder return

Outperform the S&P/TSX Composite
Banks Index over a rolling five-year
period

CIBC – 38.4%

S&P/TSX Composite Banks Index – 51.3%

(1)

  For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.

(2)

  Medium-term through the cycle.

 

Core business performance
F2019 Financial Highlights

(C$ million)

F2019

F2018

YoY Variance

Canadian Personal and Small Business Banking




Reported Net Income

$2,291

$2,547

down 10%

Adjusted Net Income (1)

$2,465

$2,556

down 4%





Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management




Reported Net Income

$1,301

$1,307

down 0.5%

Adjusted Net Income (1)

$1,302

$1,308

down 0.5%





U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management




Reported Net Income

$683

$565

up 21%

Adjusted Net Income (1)

$723

$592

up 22%





Capital Markets




Reported Net Income

$937

$1,069

down 12%

Adjusted Net Income (1)

$937

$1,069

down 12%

(1)

  For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.

 

Strong fundamentals
While investing in core businesses, CIBC has continued to strengthen key fundamentals. In 2019, CIBC maintained its capital strength, competitive productivity and sound risk management practices:

  • CIBC's capital ratios were strong, with a Basel III CET1 ratio of 11.6% as noted above, and Tier 1 and Total capital ratios of 12.9% and 15.0%, respectively, at October 31, 2019;
  • Market risk, as measured by average Value-at-Risk, was $5.7 million in 2019 compared with $5.3 million in 2018;
  • We continued to have solid credit performance, with CIBC's loan loss ratio of 29 basis points compared with 26 basis points in 2018;
  • CIBC's liquidity coverage ratio was 125% for the three months ended October 31, 2019; and
  • CIBC's leverage ratio was 4.3% at October 31, 2019.

Making a difference in our Communities
At CIBC, our team is passionate about making a difference in our communities through our global community investment initiative, One for Change. In the fourth quarter, over 15,000 CIBC team members came together, with our clients, in shared purpose to raise an estimated $3 million for the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure to help change the future of breast cancer.

Fourth quarter financial highlights


As at or for the



As at or for the



three months ended



twelve months ended



2019

2019


2018



2019


2018


Unaudited

Oct. 31


Jul. 31


Oct. 31



Oct. 31


Oct. 31


Financial results ($ millions)

















Net interest income

$

2,801


$

2,694


$

2,539



$

10,551


$

10,065


Non-interest income


1,971



2,038



1,913




8,060



7,769


Total revenue


4,772



4,732



4,452




18,611



17,834


Provision for credit losses


402



291



264




1,286



870


Non-interest expenses


2,838



2,670



2,591




10,856



10,258


Income before income taxes


1,532



1,771



1,597




6,469



6,706


Income taxes


339



373



329




1,348



1,422


Net income

$

1,193


$

1,398


$

1,268



$

5,121


$

5,284


Net income attributable to non-controlling interests


8



6



2




25



17


Preferred shareholders


32



28



24




111



89


Common shareholders


1,153



1,364



1,242




4,985



5,178


Net income attributable to equity shareholders

$

1,185


$

1,392


$

1,266



$

5,096


$

5,267


Financial measures

















Reported efficiency ratio


59.5

%


56.4

%


58.2

%



58.3

%


57.5

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (1)


56.0

%


55.4

%


56.2

%



55.5

%


55.6

%

Loan loss ratio (2)


0.33

%


0.27

%


0.27

%



0.29

%


0.26

%

Reported return on common shareholders' equity


12.9

%


15.5

%


15.3

%



14.5

%


16.6

%

Adjusted return on common shareholders' equity (1)


14.2

%


15.6

%


16.4

%



15.4

%


17.4

%

Net interest margin


1.69

%


1.65

%


1.67

%



1.65

%


1.68

%

Net interest margin on average interest-earning assets


1.90

%


1.84

%


1.86

%



1.84

%


1.88

%

Return on average assets


0.72

%


0.86

%


0.83

%



0.80

%


0.88

%

Return on average interest-earning assets


0.81

%


0.96

%


0.93

%



0.89

%


0.99

%

Total shareholder return


9.60

%


(6.70)

%


(3.18)

%



4.19

%


4.70

%

Reported effective tax rate


22.1

%


21.1

%


20.6

%



20.8

%


21.2

%

Adjusted effective tax rate (1)


20.2

%


21.0

%


20.7

%



20.6

%


20.0

%

Common share information

















Per share ($)

- basic earnings

$

2.59


$

3.07


$

2.81



$

11.22


$

11.69




- reported diluted earnings


2.58



3.06



2.80




11.19



11.65




- adjusted diluted earnings (1)


2.84



3.10



3.00




11.92



12.21




- dividends


1.44



1.40



1.36




5.60



5.32




- book value


79.87



78.58



73.83




79.87



73.83


Share price ($)

- high


113.20



113.13



124.59




116.19



124.59




- low


98.20



101.80



112.24




98.20



110.11




- closing


112.31



103.83



113.68




112.31



113.68


Shares outstanding (thousands)

- weighted-average basic (3)


445,357



444,868



443,015




444,324



443,082




- weighted-average diluted


446,392



445,915



444,504




445,457



444,627




- end of period (3)


445,342



445,437



442,826




445,342



442,826


Market capitalization ($ millions)

$

50,016


$

46,168


$

50,341



$

50,016


$

50,341


Value measures

















Dividend yield (based on closing share price)


5.1

%


5.3

%


4.7

%



5.0

%


4.7

%

Reported dividend payout ratio


55.6

%


45.7

%


48.4

%



49.9

%


45.5

%

Adjusted dividend payout ratio (1)


50.5

%


45.1

%


45.1

%



46.9

%


43.4

%

Market value to book value ratio


1.41



1.32



1.54




1.41



1.54


On- and off-balance sheet information ($ millions)

















Cash, deposits with banks and securities

$

138,669


$

136,398


$

119,355



$

138,669


$

119,355


Loans and acceptances, net of allowance


398,108



395,440



381,661




398,108



381,661


Total assets


651,604



642,522



597,099




651,604



597,099


Deposits


485,712



481,044



461,015




485,712



461,015


Common shareholders' equity


35,569



35,003



32,693




35,569



32,693


Average assets


655,971



648,537



603,726




639,716



598,441


Average interest-earning assets


585,816



580,437



540,933




572,677



536,059


Average common shareholders' equity


35,553



35,028



32,200




34,467



31,184


Assets under administration (AUA) (4)(5)

2,425,651


2,368,067


2,303,962



2,425,651


2,303,962


Assets under management (AUM) (5)

252,007


248,391


225,379



252,007


225,379


Balance sheet quality and liquidity measures

















Risk-weighted assets (RWA) ($ millions) (6)

















Total RWA

$

239,863


$

236,836



n/a



$

239,863



n/a


Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital RWA


n/a



n/a


$

216,144




n/a


$

216,144


Tier 1 capital RWA


n/a



n/a



216,303




n/a



216,303


Total capital RWA


n/a



n/a



216,462




n/a



216,462


Capital ratios

















CET1 ratio


11.6

%


11.4

%


11.4

%



11.6

%


11.4

%

Tier 1 capital ratio


12.9

%


12.7

%


12.9

%



12.9

%


12.9

%

Total capital ratio


15.0

%


15.2

%


14.9

%



15.0

%


14.9

%

Leverage ratio


4.3

%


4.3

%


4.3

%



4.3

%


4.3

%

Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)


125

%


129

%


128

%



n/a



n/a


Other information


















Full-time equivalent employees


45,157



45,763



44,220




45,157



44,220



(1)

For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.

(2)

The ratio is calculated as the provision for credit losses on impaired loans to average loans and acceptances, net of allowance for credit losses.

(3)

Excludes nil restricted shares as at October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: nil; October 31, 2018: 60,764).

(4)

Includes the full contract amount of AUA or custody under a 50/50 joint venture between CIBC and The Bank of New York Mellon of $1,923.2 billion (July 31, 2019: $1,864.4 billion; October 31, 2018: $1,834.0 billion).

(5)

AUM amounts are included in the amounts reported under AUA.

(6)

Beginning in 2019, the capital ratios are calculated by reference to the same level of RWA. Prior to 2019, before any capital floor requirement, there were three different levels of RWA for the calculation of CIBC's
CET1, Tier 1 and Total capital ratios as CIBC elected in 2014 to phase in the credit valuation adjustment (CVA) capital charge as permitted under the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
guideline; different scalars were applied to the CVA included in the RWA calculation applicable to each of the three tiers of capital.

n/a

Not applicable.

 

Review of Canadian Personal and Small Business Banking fourth quarter results




2019



2019



2018


$ millions, for the three months ended


Oct. 31



Jul. 31



Oct. 31


Revenue

$

2,225


$

2,239


$

2,201


Provision for credit losses











Impaired


218



197



182



Performing


37



7



9


Provision for credit losses


255



204



191


Non-interest expenses


1,156



1,140



1,100


Income before income taxes


814



895



910


Income taxes


213



238



242


Net income

$

601


$

657


$

668


Net income attributable to:











Equity shareholders (a)

$

601


$

657


$

668


Efficiency ratio


51.9

%


50.9

%


50.0

%

Return on equity (1)


66.5

%


71.5

%


68.9

%

Charge for economic capital (1) (b)

$

(88)


$

(90)


$

(95)


Economic profit (1) (a+b)

$

513


$

567


$

573


Full-time equivalent employees


13,431



13,833



14,086



(1)

For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section

 

Net income for the quarter was $601 million, down $67 million from the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted net income (1) for the quarter was $603 million, down $66 million from the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenue of $2,225 million was up $24 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to favourable spreads and higher volumes, partially offset by lower fees.

Provision for credit losses of $255 million was up $64 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, due to a higher provision for credit losses on performing loans as a result of changes to our economic outlook and credit migration in the personal lending portfolio, as well as a higher provision for credit losses on impaired loans due to higher provisions and write-offs in the personal lending portfolio.

Non-interest expenses of $1,156 million were up $56 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, mainly due to higher spending on strategic initiatives.

Review of Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management fourth quarter results




2019



2019



2018


$ millions, for the three months ended


Oct. 31



Jul. 31



Oct. 31


Revenue











Commercial banking

$

416


$

414


$

386



Wealth management


612



609



600


Total revenue


1,028



1,023



986


Provision for (reversal of) credit losses











Impaired


71



15



8



Performing


9



2



(1)


Provision for credit losses


80



17



7


Non-interest expenses


530



531



521


Income before income taxes


418



475



458


Income taxes


112



127



125


Net income

$

306


$

348


$

333


Net income attributable to:











Equity shareholders (a)

$

306


$

348


$

333


Efficiency ratio


51.6

%


51.9

%


52.8

%

Return on equity (1)


33.4

%


38.2

%


39.6

%

Charge for economic capital (1) (b)

$

(89)


$

(89)


$

(82)


Economic profit (1) (a+b)

$

217


$

259


$

251


Full-time equivalent employees


5,048



5,087



4,999



(1)

For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section

 

Net income for the quarter was $306 million, down $27 million from the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted net income(1) for the quarter was $307 million, down $27 million from the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenue of $1,028 million was up $42 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, driven by strong volume growth from loans and deposits and higher fees in commercial banking, and strong volume growth and higher fee-based assets driven by market appreciation in wealth management.

Provision for credit losses of $80 million was up $73 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, mainly due to higher provisions on impaired loans.

Non-interest expenses of $530 million were up $9 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher spending on strategic initiatives and higher employee-related compensation, partially offset by lower performance-based compensation.

Review of U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management fourth quarter results




2019



2019



2018


$ millions, for the three months ended


Oct. 31



Jul. 31



Oct. 31


Revenue











Commercial banking

$

345


$

347


$

311



Wealth management


159



156



148



Other


(1)



6



(2)


Total revenue (1)(2)


503



509



457


Provision for (reversal of) credit losses











Impaired


13



38



22



Performing


4



(9)



18


Provision for credit losses


17



29



40


Non-interest expenses


286



282



264


Income before income taxes


200



198



153


Income taxes (1)


20



26



22


Net income

$

180


$

172


$

131


Net income attributable to:











Equity shareholders (a)

$

180


$

172


$

131


Efficiency ratio


56.9

%


55.3

%


57.6

%

Return on equity (3)


9.3

%


9.1

%


7.2

%

Charge for economic capital (3) (b)

$

(183)


$

(181)


$

(172)


Economic profit (3) (a+b)

$

(3)


$

(9)


$

(41)


Full-time equivalent employees


2,113



2,111



1,947



(1)

Revenue and income taxes are reported on a taxable equivalent basis (TEB) basis. Accordingly, revenue and income taxes include a TEB adjustment of nil for the quarter ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: $1
million; October 31, 2018: nil). The equivalent amounts are offset in the revenue and income taxes of Corporate and Other

(2)

Included $8 million of accretion of the acquisition date fair value discount on the acquired loans of The PrivateBank, shown as an item of note, for the quarter ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019:

$8 million; October 31, 2018: $9 million)

(3)

For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section


 

Net income for the quarter was $180 million, up $49 million from the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted net income(3) for the quarter was $191 million, up $52 million from the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenue of $503 million was up $46 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to loan growth and strong fee income, partially offset by margin compression.

Provision for credit losses of $17 million was down $23 million from the fourth quarter of 2018. The same quarter last year included a provision for credit losses on performing loans due to unfavourable credit migration within the performing portfolio. Provision for credit losses on impaired loans was down due to lower provisions in the U.S. commercial banking portfolio.

Non-interest expenses of $286 million were up $22 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher spending on strategic initiatives.

Review of Capital Markets fourth quarter results




2019



2019



2018


$ millions, for the three months ended


Oct. 31



Jul. 31



Oct. 31


Revenue











Global markets

$

426


$

438


$

371



Corporate and investment banking (1)


309



308



278


Total revenue (2)


735



746



649


Provision for (reversal of) credit losses











Impaired


24



18



2



Performing


21



24



(6)


Provision for (reversal of) credit losses


45



42



(4)


Non-interest expenses


386



390



356


Income before income taxes


304



314



297


Income taxes (2)


78



83



64


Net income

$

226


$

231


$

233


Net income attributable to:











Equity shareholders (a)

$

226


$

231


$

233


Efficiency ratio


52.5

%


52.3

%


55.0

%

Return on equity (3)


30.4

%


29.9

%


35.3

%

Charge for economic capital (3) (b)

$

(72)


$

(76)


$

(65)


Economic profit (3) (a+b)

$

154


$

155


$

168


Full-time equivalent employees


1,449



1,408



1,396



(1)

Certain information has been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the first quarter of 2019. Corporate and investment banking includes the Other line of business

(2)

Revenue and income taxes are reported on a TEB basis. Accordingly, revenue and income taxes include a TEB adjustment of $48 million for the quarter ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: $45 million;

October 31, 2018: $30 million). The equivalent amounts are offset in the revenue and income taxes of Corporate and Other

(3)

For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section

 

Reported and adjusted(3) net income for the quarter was $226 million, compared with reported and adjusted net income of $233 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenue of $735 million was up $86 million from the fourth quarter of 2018. In global markets, revenue was up driven by global markets financing activities, and our commodities, foreign exchange and equity derivatives trading businesses. In corporate and investment banking, revenue was up driven by higher corporate banking and debt underwriting activity, partially offset by lower advisory revenue.

Provision for credit losses was $45 million, compared with reversal of credit losses of $4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The current quarter included a provision for credit losses on performing loans due to an unfavourable change to our economic outlook and unfavourable credit migration within the performing portfolio. Provision for credit losses on impaired loans was up primarily due to higher provisions in the oil and gas sector.

Non-interest expenses of $386 million were up $30 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher performance and employee-related compensation.

Review of Corporate and Other fourth quarter results


2019

2019

2018

$ millions, for the three months ended

Oct. 31

Jul. 31

Oct. 31

Revenue








International banking

$

204

$

203

$

127


Other


77


12


32

Total revenue (1)


281


215


159

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses








Impaired


4


4


45


Performing


1


(5)


(15)

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses


5


(1)


30

Non-interest expenses


480


327


350

Loss before income taxes


(204)


(111)


(221)

Income taxes (1)


(84)


(101)


(124)

Net income (loss)

$

(120)

$

(10)

$

(97)

Net income (loss) attributable to:








Non-controlling interests

$

8

$

6

$

2


Equity shareholders


(128)


(16)


(99)

Full-time equivalent employees


23,116


23,324


21,792


(1)

Revenue and income taxes of Capital Markets and U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management are reported on a TEB basis. The equivalent amounts are offset in the revenue and income taxes of Corporate
and Other. Accordingly, revenue and income taxes include a TEB adjustment of $48 million for the quarter ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: $46 million; October 31, 2018: $30 million)

(2)

For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section

 

Net loss for the quarter was $120 million, compared with a net loss of $97 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted net loss (2) for the quarter was $18 million, compared with an adjusted net loss of $11 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenue of $281 million was up $122 million from the fourth quarter of 2018. International banking revenue was up as the prior year included incremental expected credit losses on debt securities in CIBC FirstCaribbean as a result of the Barbados government restructuring its public debt, shown as an item of note. Other revenue was up primarily due to interest income from the settlement of certain income tax matters, shown as an item of note, partially offset by a higher TEB adjustment.  

Provision for credit losses was $5 million, down $25 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, as the fourth quarter of 2018 included a higher provision for credit losses on impaired loans in CIBC FirstCaribbean, which included losses on sovereign loans resulting from the Barbados government debt restructuring noted above.

Non-interest expenses of $480 million were up $130 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to a goodwill impairment charge related to the expected sale of our controlling interest in CIBC FirstCaribbean and an increase in legal provisions, both shown as items of note.

Income tax benefit was down $40 million from the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to lower losses.

Consolidated balance sheet

$ millions, as at October 31


2019


2018

ASSETS





Cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with banks

$

3,840

$

4,380

Interest-bearing deposits with banks


13,519


13,311

Securities


121,310


101,664

Cash collateral on securities borrowed


3,664


5,488

Securities purchased under resale agreements


56,111


43,450

Loans





Residential mortgages


208,652


207,749

Personal


43,651


43,058

Credit card


12,755


12,673

Business and government


125,798


109,555

Allowance for credit losses


(1,915)


(1,639)



388,941


371,396

Other





Derivative instruments


23,895


21,431

Customers' liability under acceptances


9,167


10,265

Land, buildings and equipment


1,813


1,795

Goodwill


5,449


5,564

Software and other intangible assets


1,969


1,945

Investments in equity-accounted associates and joint ventures


586


526

Deferred tax assets


517


601

Other assets


20,823


15,283



64,219


57,410


$

651,604

$

597,099

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Deposits





Personal

$

178,091

$

163,879

Business and government


257,502


240,149

Bank


11,224


14,380

Secured borrowings


38,895


42,607



485,712


461,015

Obligations related to securities sold short


15,635


13,782

Cash collateral on securities lent


1,822


2,731

Obligations related to securities sold under repurchase agreements


51,801


30,840

Other





Derivative instruments


25,113


20,973

Acceptances


9,188


10,296

Deferred tax liabilities


38


43

Other liabilities


19,031


18,223



53,370


49,535

Subordinated indebtedness


4,684


4,080

Equity





Preferred shares


2,825


2,250

Common shares


13,591


13,243

Contributed surplus


125


136

Retained earnings


20,972


18,537

Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI)


881


777

Total shareholders' equity


38,394


34,943

Non-controlling interests


186


173

Total equity


38,580


35,116


$

651,604

$

597,099

 

Consolidated statement of income


For the three





For the twelve


months ended





months ended


2019

2019

2018


2019

2018

$ millions, except as noted

Oct. 31

Jul. 31

Oct. 31


Oct. 31

Oct. 31

Interest income (1)












Loans

$

4,091

$

4,069

$

3,764


$

16,048

$

13,901

Securities


707


720


583



2,779


2,269

Securities borrowed or purchased under resale agreements


375


378


310



1,474


1,053

Deposits with banks


104


104


79



396


282



5,277


5,271


4,736



20,697


17,505

Interest expense












Deposits


2,040


2,117


1,852



8,422


6,240

Securities sold short


64


80


75



291


272

Securities lent or sold under repurchase agreements


307


321


224



1,198


736

Subordinated indebtedness


56


50


43



198


174

Other


9


9


3



37


18



2,476


2,577


2,197



10,146


7,440

Net interest income


2,801


2,694


2,539



10,551


10,065

Non-interest income












Underwriting and advisory fees


105


112


91



475


420

Deposit and payment fees


228


232


223



908


877

Credit fees


248


249


212



958


851

Card fees


110


117


128



458


510

Investment management and custodial fees


341


335


328



1,305


1,247

Mutual fund fees


403


403


406



1,595


1,624

Insurance fees, net of claims


107


102


105



430


431

Commissions on securities transactions


77


78


89



313


357

Gains (losses) from financial instruments measured/designated at













fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), net


168


180


191



761


603

Gains (losses) from debt securities measured at fair value through













other comprehensive income (FVOCI) and amortized cost, net


6


5


(58)



34


(35)

Foreign exchange other than trading


59


84


64



304


310

Income from equity-accounted associates and joint ventures


22


25


27



92


121

Other


97


116


107



427


453



1,971


2,038


1,913



8,060


7,769

Total revenue


4,772


4,732


4,452



18,611


17,834

Provision for credit losses


402


291


264



1,286


870

Non-interest expenses












Employee compensation and benefits


1,436


1,469


1,353



5,726


5,665

Occupancy costs


230


220


228



892


875

Computer, software and office equipment


493


476


467



1,874


1,742

Communications


71


76


78



303


315

Advertising and business development


95


93


95



359


327

Professional fees


67


59


71



226


226

Business and capital taxes


25


29


26



110


103

Other


421


248


273



1,366


1,005



2,838


2,670


2,591



10,856


10,258

Income before income taxes


1,532


1,771


1,597



6,469


6,706

Income taxes


339


373


329



1,348


1,422

Net income

$

1,193

$

1,398

$

1,268


$

5,121

$

5,284

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

$

8

$

6

$

2


$

25

$

17


Preferred shareholders

$

32

$

28

$

24


$

111

$

89


Common shareholders


1,153


1,364


1,242



4,985


5,178

Net income attributable to equity shareholders

$

1,185

$

1,392

$

1,266


$

5,096

$

5,267

Earnings per share (in dollars)













Basic

$

2.59

$

3.07

$

2.81


$

11.22

$

11.69


Diluted


2.58


3.06


2.80



11.19


11.65

Dividends per common share (in dollars)


1.44


1.40


1.36



5.60


5.32


(1)

Interest income included $4.8 billion for the three months ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: $4.8 billion; October 31, 2018: $4.4 billion) calculated based on the effective interest rate method

 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income




For the three


For the twelve




months ended


months ended




2019

2019

2018


2019

2018

$ millions

Oct. 31

Jul. 31

Oct. 31


Oct. 31

Oct. 31

Net income

$

1,193

$

1,398

$

1,268


$

5,121

$

5,284

Other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI), net of income tax, that is subject to subsequent













reclassification to net income













Net foreign currency translation adjustments













Net gains (losses) on investments in foreign operations


(79)


(492)


340



(21)


635


Net gains (losses) on hedges of investments in foreign operations


35


250


(159)



(10)


(349)





(44)


(242)


181



(31)


286


Net change in debt securities measured at FVOCI













Net gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI


53


43


(28)



244


(142)


Net (gains) losses reclassified to net income


(4)


(4)


-



(28)


(29)





49


39


(28)



216


(171)


Net change in cash flow hedges













Net gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges


91


(53)


(66)



137


(25)


Net (gains) losses reclassified to net income


(50)


58


38



(6)


(26)



41


5


(28)



131


(51)

OCI, net of income tax, that is not subject to subsequent reclassification to net income













Net gains (losses) on post-employment defined benefit plans


11


(88)


(95)



(220)


226


Net gains (losses) due to fair value change of fair value option (FVO) liabilities














attributable to changes in credit risk


13


11


(8)



28


(2)


Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at FVOCI


1


(2)


10



(2)


29

Total OCI (1)


71


(277)


32



122


317

Comprehensive income

$

1,264

$

1,121

$

1,300


$

5,243

$

5,601

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

$

8

$

6

$

2


$

25

$

17


Preferred shareholders

$

32

$

28

$

24


$

111

$

89


Common shareholders


1,224


1,087


1,274



5,107


5,495

Comprehensive income attributable to equity shareholders

$

1,256

$

1,115

$

1,298


$

5,218

$

5,584


(1)

Includes $2 million of gains for the quarter ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: $11 million of gains; October 31, 2018: $3 million of losses), relating to our investments in equity-accounted associates and joint
ventures.











For the three


For the twelve




months ended


months ended




2019

2019

2018


2019

2018

$ millions

Oct. 31

Jul. 31

Oct. 31


Oct. 31

Oct. 31

Income tax (expense) benefit allocated to each component of OCI












Subject to subsequent reclassification to net income













Net foreign currency translation adjustments













Net gains (losses) on investments in foreign operations

$

-

$

4

$

(2)


$

-

$

(31)


Net gains (losses) on hedges of investments in foreign operations


(8)


(10)


5



(16)


43





(8)


(6)


3



(16)


12


Net change in debt securities measured at FVOCI













Net gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI


(13)


(3)


7



(36)


18


Net (gains) losses reclassified to net income


2


1


-



10


8





(11)


(2)


7



(26)


26


Net change in cash flow hedges













Net gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges


(32)


19


22



(49)


8


Net (gains) losses reclassified to net income


17


(21)


(14)



2


9




(15)


(2)


8



(47)


17

Not subject to subsequent reclassification to net income













Net gains (losses) on post-employment defined benefit plans


1


31


30



77


(87)


Net gains (losses) due to fair value change of FVO liabilities attributable














to changes in credit risk


(4)


(4)


3



(10)


1


Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at FVOCI


(1)


-


(4)



-


(11)




$

(38)

$

17

$

47


$

(22)

$

(42)

 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity


For the three


For the twelve



months ended


months ended




2019


2019


2018



2019


2018

$ millions


Oct. 31


Jul. 31


Oct. 31



Oct. 31


Oct. 31

Preferred shares












Balance at beginning of period

$

2,825

$

2,575

$

2,250


$

2,250

$

1,797

Issue of preferred shares


-


250


-



575


450

Treasury shares


-


-


-



-


3

Balance at end of period

$

2,825

$

2,825

$

2,250


$

2,825

$

2,250

Common shares












Balance at beginning of period

$

13,525

$

13,443

$

13,201


$

13,243

$

12,548

Issued pursuant to the acquisition of The PrivateBank


-


-


-



-


194

Issued pursuant to the acquisition of Wellington Financial


-


-


-



-


47

Other issue of common shares


97


80


94



377


555

Purchase of common shares for cancellation


(30)


-


(52)



(30)


(104)

Treasury shares


(1)


2


-



1


3

Balance at end of period

$

13,591

$

13,525

$

13,243


$

13,591

$

13,243

Contributed surplus












Balance at beginning of period

$

128

$

125

$

133


$

136

$

137

Compensation expense arising from equity-settled share-based awards


2


5


8



16


31

Exercise of stock options and settlement of other equity-settled share-based awards


(4)


(3)


(4)



(27)


(32)

Other


(1)


1


(1)



-


-

Balance at end of period

$

125

$

128

$

136


$

125

$

136

Retained earnings












Balance at beginning of period before accounting policy changes


n/a


n/a


n/a


$

18,537

$

16,101

Impact of adopting IFRS 9 at November 1, 2017


n/a


n/a


n/a



n/a


(144)

Impact of adopting IFRS 15 at November 1, 2018


n/a


n/a


n/a



6


n/a

Balance at beginning of period after accounting policy changes

$

20,535

$

19,793

$

18,051



18,543


15,957

Net income attributable to equity shareholders


1,185


1,392


1,266



5,096


5,267

Dividends













Preferred


(32)


(28)


(24)



(111)


(89)


Common


(641)


(623)


(602)



(2,488)


(2,356)

Premium on purchase of common shares for cancellation


(79)


-


(163)



(79)


(313)

Realized gains (losses) on equity securities designated at FVOCI reclassified from AOCI


5


2


1



18


49

Other (1)


(1)


(1)


8



(7)


22

Balance at end of period

$

20,972

$

20,535

$

18,537


$

20,972

$

18,537

AOCI, net of income tax












AOCI, net of income tax, that is subject to subsequent reclassification to net income











Net foreign currency translation adjustments













Balance at beginning of period

$

1,037

$

1,279

$

843


$

1,024

$

738


Net change in foreign currency translation adjustments


(44)


(242)


181



(31)


286


Balance at end of period

$

993

$

1,037

$

1,024


$

993

$

1,024


Net gains (losses) on debt securities measured at FVOCI













Balance at beginning of period under IAS 39


n/a


n/a


n/a



n/a

$

60


Impact of adopting IFRS 9 at November 1, 2017


n/a


n/a


n/a



n/a


(28)


Balance at beginning of period under IFRS 9

$

28

$

(11)

$

(111)


$

(139)


32


Net change in securities measured at FVOCI


49


39


(28)



216


(171)


Balance at end of period

$

77

$

28

$

(139)


$

77

$

(139)


Net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges













Balance at beginning of period

$

72

$

67

$

10


$

(18)

$

33


Net change in cash flow hedges


41


5


(28)



131


(51)


Balance at end of period

$

113

$

72

$

(18)


$

113

$

(18)

AOCI, net of income tax, that is not subject to subsequent reclassification to net income











Net gains (losses) on post-employment defined benefit plans












Balance at beginning of period

$

(374)

$

(286)

$

(48)


$

(143)

$

(369)


Net change in post-employment defined benefit plans


11


(88)


(95)



(220)


226


Balance at end of period

$

(363)

$

(374)

$

(143)


$

(363)

$

(143)


Net gains (losses) due to fair value change of FVO liabilities attributable to changes in credit risk











Balance at beginning of period

$

3

$

(8)

$

(4)


$

(12)

$

(10)


Net change attributable to changes in credit risk


13


11


(8)



28


(2)


Balance at end of period

$

16

$

3

$

(12)


$

16

$

(12)


Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at FVOCI













Impact of adopting IFRS 9 at November 1, 2017


n/a


n/a


n/a



n/a

$

85


Balance at beginning of period under IFRS 9

$

49

$

53

$

56


$

65


85


Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at FVOCI


1


(2)


10



(2)


29


Realized gains (losses) on equity securities designated at FVOCI reclassified to retained earnings (2)


(5)


(2)


(1)



(18)


(49)


Balance at end of period

$

45

$

49

$

65


$

45

$

65

Total AOCI, net of income tax

$

881

$

815

$

777


$

881

$

777

Non-controlling interests












Balance at beginning of period under IAS 39


n/a


n/a


n/a



n/a

$

202

Impact of adopting IFRS 9 at November 1, 2017


n/a


n/a


n/a



n/a


(4)

Balance at beginning of period under IFRS 9

$

182

$

183

$

173


$

173


198

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests


8


6


2



25


17

Dividends


(2)


(5)


(2)



(11)


(31)

Other


(2)


(2)


-



(1)


(11)

Balance at end of period

$

186

$

182

$

173


$

186

$

173

Equity at end of period

$

38,580

$

38,010

$

35,116


$

38,580

$

35,116


(1)

The third and fourth quarter of 2018 includes the recognition of loss carryforwards relating to foreign exchange translation amounts on CIBC's net investment in foreign operations that were previously reclassified to retained earnings as
part of our transition to IFRS in 2012.

(2)

Includes nil reclassified to retained earnings for the three months ended October 31, 2019 (July 31, 2019: nil; October 31, 2018: $1 million of gains), relating to our investments in equity-accounted associates and joint ventures.

n/a

Not applicable.

 

Consolidated statement of cash flows




For the three


For the twelve




months ended


months ended





2019


2019



2018



2019


2018

$ millions


Oct. 31


Jul. 31



Oct. 31



Oct. 31


Oct. 31

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities













Net income

$

1,193

$

1,398


$

1,268


$

5,121

$

5,284

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:














Provision for credit losses


402


291



264



1,286


870


Amortization and impairment (1)


312


177



162



838


657


Stock options and restricted shares expense


2


5



8



16


31


Deferred income taxes


18


5



(33)



108


69


Losses (gains) from debt securities measured at FVOCI and amortized cost


(6)


(5)



58



(34)


35


Net losses (gains) on disposal of land, buildings and equipment


-


(6)



-



(7)


(14)


Other non-cash items, net


(39)


175



10



(229)


(292)


Net changes in operating assets and liabilities















Interest-bearing deposits with banks


(761)


(2,529)



827



(208)


(2,599)



Loans, net of repayments


(3,550)


(2,751)



(4,999)



(17,653)


(16,155)



Deposits, net of withdrawals


3,187


2,868



1,151



19,838


20,770



Obligations related to securities sold short


2,092


(645)



1,630



1,853


69



Accrued interest receivable


(93)


77



(176)



(122)


(341)



Accrued interest payable


120


(123)



126



138


205



Derivative assets


667


(2,458)



467



(2,484)


2,780



Derivative liabilities


(884)


3,124



(800)



4,037


(2,084)



Securities measured at FVTPL


2,704


5,753



(1,786)



(1,826)


(647)



Other assets and liabilities designated at fair value


(417)


917



(452)



1,222


(380)



Current income taxes


13


(35)



22



(309)


(301)



Cash collateral on securities lent


(95)


29



269



(909)


707



Obligations related to securities sold under repurchase agreements


1,704


589



(2,145)



20,961


2,869



Cash collateral on securities borrowed


1,235


380



(405)



1,824


(453)



Securities purchased under resale agreements


(3,597)


(2,506)



1,945



(10,785)


(1,195)



Other, net


1,765


(2,184)



1,377



(4,041)


(18)





5,972


2,546



(1,212)



18,635


9,867

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities













Issue of subordinated indebtedness


-


1,500



-



1,500


1,534

Redemption/repurchase/maturity of subordinated indebtedness


(1,000)


(1)



(19)



(1,001)


(638)

Issue of preferred shares, net of issuance cost


-


247



-



568


445

Issue of common shares for cash


43


38



43



157


186

Purchase of common shares for cancellation


(109)


-



(215)



(109)


(417)

Net sale (purchase) of treasury shares


(1)


2



-



1


6

Dividends paid


(623)


(612)



(579)



(2,406)


(2,109)





(1,690)


1,174



(770)



(1,290)


(993)

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities













Purchase of securities measured/designated at FVOCI and amortized cost


(12,619)


(9,394)



(8,676)



(42,304)


(33,011)

Proceeds from sale of securities measured/designated at FVOCI and amortized cost


2,640


3,704



6,865



13,764


12,992

Proceeds from maturity of debt securities measured at FVOCI and amortized cost


5,730


1,814



4,619



10,948


12,402

Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired


(25)


-



-



(25)


(315)

Net cash provided by dispositions of investments in equity-accounted associates and














joint ventures


-


-



-



-


200

Net sale (purchase) of land, buildings and equipment


(106)


(54)



(132)



(272)


(255)





(4,380)


(3,930)



2,676



(17,889)


(7,987)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with banks


(3)


(27)



23



4


53

Net increase (decrease) in cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with banks














during the period


(101)


(237)



717



(540)


940

Cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with banks at beginning of period


3,941


4,178



3,663



4,380


3,440

Cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with banks at end of period (2)

$

3,840

$

3,941


$

4,380


$

3,840

$

4,380

Cash interest paid

$

2,356

$

2,700


$

2,071


$

10,008

$

7,235

Cash interest received


4,978


5,162



4,402



19,840


16,440

Cash dividends received


206


186



158



735


724

Cash income taxes paid


308


403



340



1,549


1,654


(1)

Comprises amortization and impairment of buildings, furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements, goodwill, software and other intangible assets.

(2)

Includes restricted balance of $479 million (July 31, 2019: $476 million; October 31, 2018: $438 million).

 

Non-GAAP measures
We use a number of financial measures to assess the performance of our business lines. Some measures are calculated in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS or GAAP), while other measures do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP, and accordingly, these measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Investors may find these non-GAAP measures useful in understanding how management views underlying business performance.

The following table provides a quarterly reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures related to CIBC on a consolidated basis. For a more detailed discussion and for an annual reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section of CIBC's 2019 Annual Report.




As at or for the



As at or for the





three months ended



twelve months ended






2019



2019



2018




2019



2018


$ millions




Oct. 31



Jul. 31



Oct. 31




Oct. 31



Oct. 31


Reported and adjusted diluted EPS



















Reported net income attributable to common shareholders

A


$

1,153


$

1,364


$

1,242



$

4,985


$

5,178


After-tax impact of items of note (1)




116



17



91




323



252


Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders (2)

B


$

1,269


$

1,381


$

1,333



$

5,308


$

5,430


Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding (thousands)

C



446,392



445,915



444,504




445,457



444,627


Reported diluted EPS ($)

A/C


$

2.58


$

3.06


$

2.80



$

11.19


$

11.65


Adjusted diluted EPS ($) (2)

B/C



2.84



3.10



3.00




11.92



12.21


Reported and adjusted return on common shareholders' equity



















Average common shareholders' equity

D


$

35,553


$

35,028


$

32,200



$

34,467


$

31,184


Reported return on common shareholders' equity

A/D

(3)


12.9

%


15.5

%


15.3

%



14.5

%


16.6

%

Adjusted return on common shareholders' equity (2)

B/D

(3)


14.2

%


15.6

%


16.4

%



15.4

%


17.4

%





Canadian

U.S.






Canadian

Commercial

Commercial






Personal and

Banking and

Banking and






Small Business

Wealth

Wealth

Capital

Corporate

CIBC

$ millions, for the three months ended

Banking

Management

Management

Markets

and Other

Total

Oct. 31

Reported net income (loss)

$

601

$

306

$

180

$

226

$

(120)

$

1,193

2019

After-tax impact of items of note (1)


2


1


11


-


102


116


Adjusted net income (loss) (2)

$

603

$

307

$

191

$

226

$

(18)

$

1,309

Jul. 31

Reported net income (loss)

$

657

$

348

$

172

$

231

$

(10)

$

1,398

2019

After-tax impact of items of note (1)


2


-


10


-


5


17


Adjusted net income (loss) (2)

$

659

$

348

$

182

$

231

$

(5)

$

1,415

Oct. 31

Reported net income (loss)

$

668

$

333

$

131

$

233

$

(97)

$

1,268

2018

After-tax impact of items of note (1)


1


1


8


-


86


96


Adjusted net income (loss) (2)

$

669

$

334

$

139

$

233

$

(11)

$

1,364















$ millions, for the twelve months ended







Oct. 31

Reported net income (loss)

$

2,291

$

1,301

$

683

$

937

$

(91)

$

5,121

2019

After-tax impact of items of note (1)


174


1


40


-


108


323


Adjusted net income (loss) (2)

$

2,465

$

1,302

$

723

$

937

$

17

$

5,444

Oct. 31

Reported net income (loss)

$

2,547

$

1,307

$

565

$

1,069

$

(204)

$

5,284

2018

After-tax impact of items of note (1)


9


1


27


-


220


257


Adjusted net income (loss) (2)

$

2,556

$

1,308

$

592

$

1,069

$

16

$

5,541



(1)

Reflects impact of items of note under the "2019 Financial results review" section of the 2019 Annual Report.

(2)

Non-GAAP measure.

(3)

Annualized.

 

Items of note


For the three


For the twelve

months ended


months ended

2019

2019

2018


2019

2018

$ millions

Oct. 31

Jul. 31

Oct. 31


Oct. 31

Oct. 31

Interest income related to the settlement of certain income tax matters

$

(67)

$

-

$

-


$

(67)

-

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets


28


27


26



109

115

Goodwill impairment charge related to the expected sale of our controlling interest in CIBC FirstCaribbean


135


-


-



135

-

Charge for a payment made to Air Canada, including related sales tax and transaction costs, to secure our












participation in its new loyalty program


-


-


-



227

-

Incremental losses on debt securities and loans in CIBC FirstCaribbean resulting from the Barbados government












debt restructuring


-


-


89



-

89

Transaction and integration-related costs as well as purchase accounting adjustments associated with the












acquisitions of The PrivateBank, Geneva Advisors and Wellington Financial (1)


(16)


(6)


8



(45)

16

Increase in legal provisions


28


-


-



28

-

Pre-tax impact of items of note on net income


108


21


123



387

220


Income tax impact on above items of note


8


(4)


(27)



(64)

(51)


Charge from net tax adjustments resulting from U.S. tax reforms


-


-


-



-

88

After-tax impact of items of note on net income

$

116

$

17

$

96


$

323

257


After-tax impact of items of note on non-controlling interests


-


-


(5)



-

(5)

After-tax impact of items of note on net income attributable to common shareholders

$

116

$

17

$

91


$

323

252


(1)

Transaction costs include legal and other advisory fees and interest adjustments relating to the obligation payable to dissenting shareholders. Integration costs are comprised of direct and incremental costs incurred
as part of planning for and executing the integration of the businesses of The PrivateBank (subsequently rebranded as CIBC Bank USA) and Geneva Advisors with CIBC, including enabling cross-sell opportunities
and expansion of services in the U.S. market, the upgrade and conversion of systems and processes, project management, integration-related travel, severance, consulting fees and marketing costs related to rebranding
activities. Purchase accounting adjustments, included as items of note beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, include the accretion of the acquisition date fair value discount on the acquired loans of The PrivateBank
and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration relating to the Geneva Advisors and Wellington Financial acquisitions.

 

Basis of presentation
The interim consolidated financial information in this news release is prepared in accordance with IFRS and is unaudited whereas the annual consolidated financial information is derived from audited financial statements. These interim consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as CIBC's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

Conference Call/Webcast
The conference call will be held at 8:00 a.m. (ET) and is available in English (416-340-2217, or toll-free 1-800-806-5484, passcode 8987973#) and French (514-392-1587, or toll-free 1-800-898-3989, passcode 1030719#). Participants are asked to dial in 10 minutes before the call. Immediately following the formal presentations, CIBC executives will be available to answer questions.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in English and French at www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/investor-relations/quarterly-results.html 

Details of CIBC's 2019 fourth quarter and fiscal year results, as well as a presentation to investors, will be available in English and French at www.cibc.com, Investor Relations section, prior to the conference call/webcast. We are not incorporating information contained on the website in this news release.

A telephone replay will be available in English (905-694-9451 or 1-800-408-3053, passcode 2545407#) and French (514-861-2272 or 1-800-408-3053, passcode 8849384#) until 11:59 p.m. (ET) December 13, 2019. The audio webcast will be archived at www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/investor-relations/quarterly-results.html

About CIBC
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 10 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Small Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network, and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world. Ongoing news releases and more information about CIBC can be found at https://cibc.mediaroom.com/.

The information below forms a part of this news release.

Nothing in CIBC's corporate website (www.cibc.com) should be considered incorporated herein by reference.

The Board of Directors of CIBC reviewed this news release prior to it being issued.

A NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including in this news release, in other filings with Canadian securities regulators or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in other communications. All such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of, and are intended to be forward-looking statements under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements made in the "Core business performance", "Strong fundamentals", and "Making a difference in our Communities" sections of this news release, and the Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2019 Annual Report under the heading "Economic and market environment – Outlook for calendar year 2020" and other statements about our operations, business lines, financial condition, risk management, priorities, targets, ongoing objectives, strategies, the regulatory environment in which we operate and outlook for calendar year 2020 and subsequent periods. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "forecast", "target", "objective" and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would" and "could". By their nature, these statements require us to make assumptions, including the economic assumptions set out in the "Economic and market environment – Outlook for calendar year 2020" section of our 2019 Annual Report, as updated by quarterly reports, and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control, affect our operations, performance and results, and could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. These factors include: credit, market, liquidity, strategic, insurance, operational, reputation, conduct and legal, regulatory and environmental risk; the effectiveness and adequacy of our risk management and valuation models and processes; legislative or regulatory developments in the jurisdictions where we operate, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations issued and to be issued thereunder, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Common Reporting Standard, and regulatory reforms in the United Kingdom and Europe, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's global standards for capital and liquidity reform, and those relating to bank recapitalization legislation and the payments system in Canada; amendments to, and interpretations of, risk-based capital guidelines and reporting instructions, and interest rate and liquidity regulatory guidance; the resolution of legal and regulatory proceedings and related matters; the effect of changes to accounting standards, rules and interpretations; changes in our estimates of reserves and allowances; changes in tax laws; changes to our credit ratings; political conditions and developments, including changes relating to economic or trade matters; the possible effect on our business of international conflicts and terrorism; natural disasters, public health emergencies, disruptions to public infrastructure and other catastrophic events; reliance on third parties to provide components of our business infrastructure; potential disruptions to our information technology systems and services; increasing cyber security risks which may include theft or disclosure of assets, unauthorized access to sensitive information, or operational disruption; social media risk; losses incurred as a result of internal or external fraud; anti-money laundering; the accuracy and completeness of information provided to us concerning clients and counterparties; the failure of third parties to comply with their obligations to us and our affiliates or associates; intensifying competition from established competitors and new entrants in the financial services industry including through internet and mobile banking; technological change; global capital market activity; changes in monetary and economic policy; currency value and interest rate fluctuations, including as a result of market and oil price volatility; general business and economic conditions worldwide, as well as in Canada, the U.S. and other countries where we have operations, including increasing Canadian household debt levels and global credit risks; our success in developing and introducing new products and services, expanding existing distribution channels, developing new distribution channels and realizing increased revenue from these channels; changes in client spending and saving habits; our ability to attract and retain key employees and executives; our ability to successfully execute our strategies and complete and integrate acquisitions and joint ventures; the risk that expected synergies and benefits of an acquisition will not be realized within the expected time frame or at all; and our ability to anticipate and manage the risks associated with these factors. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of our forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent the views of management only as of the date hereof and are presented for the purpose of assisting our shareholders and financial analysts in understanding our financial position, objectives and priorities and anticipated financial performance as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that is contained in this news release or in other communications except as required by law.

SOURCE CIBC - Investor Relations

For further information: Investor Relations: Geoff Weiss, SVP, 416-980-5093, geoffrey.weiss@cibc.com; Jason Patchett, analyst enquiries, 416-980-8691, jason.patchett@cibc.com; Alice Dunning, investor enquiries, 416-861-8870, alice.dunning@cibc.com; Media Enquiries: Erica Belling, 416-594-7251, erica.belling@cibc.com; Tom Wallis, 416-980-4048, tom.wallis@cibc.com
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