Form 6-K

No.1-14678

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March 2007

Commission File Number: 1-14678

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Commerce Court

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5L 1A2

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F    ¨                        Form 40-F    x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g 3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Yes    ¨                        No    x

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

 

    CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Date: March 1, 2007     By:   /S/    MICHELLE CATURAY        
      Name: Michelle Caturay
      Title: Vice-President, Corporate Secretary
and Associate General Counsel
     
    By:   /S/    VALERIE K. PETTIPAS        
      Name: Valerie K. Pettipas
      Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

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LOGO

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Calgary, Alberta

March 1, 2006

OFFICIAL VOTING RESULTS

Each of the matters set out below is described in greater detail in the 2007 Management Proxy Circular (http://cibc.com/ca/investor-relations/annual-reports.html).

The Board of Directors and management recommended that shareholders vote FOR the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors of the Bank and FOR the election as director of each of the 16 nominees listed in the 2007 Management Proxy Circular.

 

              #      %             #      %

1. Appointment of Auditors:

      FOR      169,719,656      99.9%      WITHHELD      231,271      0.1%

2. Election of Directors:

      FOR      169,755,163      99.9%      WITHHELD      117,133      0.1%

Individual director results are set out below.

 

Nominee

      Votes For      Votes Withheld
     #      %      #      %

Brent S. Belzberg

      169,564,421      99.8%      307,875      0.2%

Jalynn H. Bennett

      169,652,460      99.9%      219,836      0.1%

Gary F. Colter

      168,558,505      99.2%      1,313,791      0.8%

William L. Duke

      169,280,771      99.7%      591,525      0.3%

Ivan E.H. Duvar

      169,653,288      99.9%      219,008      0.1%

William A. Etherington

      169,530,083      99.8%      342,213      0.2%

Margot A. Franssen

      169,106,948      99.5%      765,348      0.5%

Gordon D. Giffin

      167,779,850      98.8%      2,092,446      1.2%

Linda S. Hasenfratz

      169,254,377      99.6%      617,919      0.4%

John S. Lacey

      168,638,966      99.3%      1,233,330      0.7%

John P. Manley

      169,397,445      99.7%      474,851      0.3%

Gerald T. McCaughey

      169,357,152      99.7%      515,144      0.3%

Charles Sirois

      169,088,150      99.5%      784,146      0.5%

Stephen G. Snyder

      169,675,846      99.9%      196,450      0.1%

Cynthia M. Trudell

      169,586,569      99.8%      285,727      0.2%

Ronald W. Tysoe

      169,627,099      99.9%      245,197      0.1%

The Board of Directors and management recommended that shareholders vote IN FAVOUR of each of the following management proposals:

 

3. Proposal to amend By-Law No. 1

 

     FOR      169,177,040      99.6%      AGAINST      695,656      0.4%

 

4. Proposal to amend the Employee Stock Option Plan

 

     FOR      154,334,816      91.7%      AGAINST      13,935,292      8.3%

 

The Board of Directors and management recommended that shareholders vote AGAINST each of the following shareholder proposals:

 

5. Proposal No.1

 

                              

That the compensation of senior executives be relative to the employee’s average salary, the bank’s expenses and its financial success.

 

     FOR      8,038,750      4.8%      AGAINST      160,226,386      95.2%

 

6. Proposal No. 2

 

     

That the stock options allocated to senior executives be rigorously aligned with the economic value added (EVA) of the bank.

 

     FOR      9,298,570      5.5%      AGAINST      158,971,054      94.5%

 

7. Proposal No. 3

 

     

That three years from the date of the 2007 CIBC Management Proxy Circular at the latest, at least a third of the members of the bank’s board of directors consist of women.

 

     FOR      9,974,970      5.9%      AGAINST      158,291,798      94.1%

 

8. Proposal No. 4

 

     

That the annual report include a detailed summary of the financial statements of the bank’s subsidiaries.

 

     FOR      6,822,723      4.1%      AGAINST      161,441,565      95.9%

 

9. Proposal No. 5

 

     

That the bank disclose information on its direct or indirect participation in hedge fund activity.

 

     FOR      18,092,994      10.8%      AGAINST      150,176,600      89.2%

 

10. Proposal No. 6

 

     

That a director of this bank shall not be qualified as "independent" if that director was a Named Executive Officer of another company at the same time as one of the current Named Executive Officers of this bank.

 

     FOR      6,673,875      4.0%      AGAINST      161,595,503      96.0%

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