TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) today announced that it intends to commence a new
normal course issuer bid, subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX). Under the bid, CIBC intends to repurchase for
cancellation up to 8 million common shares, representing approximately
2% of CIBC's issued and outstanding common shares as of August 26,
2013.
CIBC will file a notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid
with the TSX to repurchase the common shares. The bid would commence
following TSX acceptance of the notice of normal course issuer bid and
continue for up to one year.
Purchases would be made through the facilities of the TSX, alternative
Canadian trading systems or the New York Stock Exchange, in accordance
with applicable regulatory requirements. CIBC intends to periodically
establish an automatic program under which its broker, CIBC World
Markets Inc., would repurchase CIBC shares pursuant to the bid within a
defined set of criteria which CIBC would not vary or suspend. The
price paid for the common shares will be the market price at the time
of the purchase. The common shares repurchased under the normal course
issuer bid will be cancelled.
CIBC's previous normal course issuer bid commenced on September 7, 2012
and expires on September 6, 2013. Over the term of the previous bid,
CIBC purchased 7.8 million of its common shares for cancellation at an
average price of $80.623 per share.
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 press release report, in
other filings with Canadian securities regulators or the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission and in other communications. These
statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our
potential normal course issuer bid purchases and about our financial
condition, priorities, targets, ongoing objectives, strategies and
outlook. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties that may be general or specific. A variety of factors,
many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to
differ materially from the expectations expressed in any of our
forward-looking statements, including general business and economic
conditions worldwide; amendments to, and interpretations of, risk-based
capital guidelines; and changes in monetary and economic policy. We do
not undertake to update any forward-looking statement except as
required by law.
SOURCE: CIBC
Mary Lou Frazer, Senior Director, Investor & Financial Communications, (416) 980-4111
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