CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

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

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of August, 2015

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 the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form 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

If yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g 3-2(b):  ¨

 

 

 

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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: August 27, 2015				By:		/s/ Stephen Forbes
				Name:		Stephen Forbes
				Title:		Executive Vice President

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In connection with the quarterly report of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”) for the period ended July 31, 2015, as filed under cover of a Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the Bank voluntarily furnished the following, copies of which are attached as exhibits to this Form 6-K:

 

(a)

certificates of the type contemplated by Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(b)

certificates of the type contemplated by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

1.	Certificates – Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

2.	Certificates – Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

EXHIBIT 1 – Certificates – Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, Victor G. Dodig certify that:

 

1.	I have reviewed the quarterly report for the period ended July 31, 2015 (the “report”) of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “registrant”);

 

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

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5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 27, 2015		/s/ Victor G. Dodig -----------------------------------------------
		Victor G. Dodig
		President & Chief Executive Officer

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I, Kevin Glass, certify that:

 

1.	I have reviewed the quarterly report for the period ended July 31, 2015 (the “report”) of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “registrant”);

 

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 27, 2015		/s/ Kevin Glass -----------------------------------------------------
		Kevin Glass
		Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

EXHIBIT 2 – Certificates – Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”) for the period ended July 31, 2015, as filed under cover of a Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, VICTOR G. DODIG, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, certify that:

 

(1)	the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank.

 

Date: August 27, 2015

In connection with the quarterly report of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”) for the period ended July 31, 2015, as filed under cover of a Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, KEVIN GLASS, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, certify that:

 

(1)	the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank.

 

Date: August 27, 2015