You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest. Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy. Risk Factors Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following: · Depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured shortly before the maturity date, you may lose up to 100.00% of the principal amount. · Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the Step Up Payment and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the Market Measure or the securities held by the Market Measure. · Payments on the notes, including any repayment of principal, are subject to the credit risk of CIBC, and actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of CIBC are expected to affect the value of the notes. If CIBC becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment. · The initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price. · If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date. · As a noteholder, you will have no rights to receive shares of the Market Measure or the securities held by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities, dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities. · The Market Measure holds the stocks of foreign companies. Therefore, your return on the notes may be affected by factors affecting the international securities markets, including emerging markets. In addition, exchange rate movements may adversely impact the value of notes. · A limited number of securities may affect the price of the Market Measure, and the Underlying Index is not necessarily representative of the gold and silver mining industry. · The notes will be subject to small-capitalization or mid-capitalization companies risk. · The performance of the Market Measure may be adversely influenced by gold and silver prices, which may change unpredictably and adversely affect the value of the notes in unforeseeable ways. |