Exhibit B.3(d): Other Pages of CIBC’s 2014 Annual Report incorporated in Annual Information Form
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| • | | “Transfer Agent and Registrar” page 173 |
Board of Directors:
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Charles Sirois C.M., O.Q. Chair of the Board CIBC Chairman, Telesystem Ltd. Montreal, Quebec, Canada Joined in 1997 | | Brent S. Belzberg (CGC, MRCC) Senior Managing Partner Torquest Partners Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2005 | | Gary F. Colter (AC, CGC – Chair) President CRS Inc. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2003 | | Patrick D. Daniel (MRCC) Past President and Chief Executive Officer Enbridge Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada Joined in 2009 |
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Luc Desjardins (MRCC) President and Chief Executive Officer Superior Plus Corp. Calgary, Alberta, Canada Joined in 2009 | | Victor G. Dodig President and Chief Executive Officer CIBC Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2014 | | Hon. Gordon D. Giffin (MRCC) Senior Partner McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Joined in 2001 | | Linda S. Hasenfratz (MRCC – Chair) Chief Executive Officer Linamar Corporation Guelph, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2004 |
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Kevin J. Kelly (RMC) Corporate Director Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2013 | | Nicholas D. Le Pan (CGC, RMC – Chair) Corporate Director Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2008 | | Hon. John P. Manley, P.C., O.C. (AC, CGC) President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Council of Chief Executives Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2005 | | Jane L. Peverett (AC – Chair) Corporate Director West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joined in 2009 |
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Leslie Rahl (RMC) Founder and Managing Partner Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc. New York, New York, U.S.A Joined in 2007 | | Katharine B. Stevenson (AC) Corporate Director Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joined in 2011 | | Martine Turcotte (RMC) Vice Chair, Quebec BCE Inc. and Bell Canada Verdun, Quebec, Canada Joined in 2014 | | Ronald W. Tysoe (CGC, RMC) Corporate Director Jupiter, Florida, U.S.A. Joined in 2004 |
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AC – Audit Committee CGC – Corporate Governance Committee MRCC – Management Resources and Compensation Committee RMC – Risk Management Committee |
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Shareholder information
Fiscal Year
November 1st to October 31st
Key Dates
Reporting dates 2015
Q1 Results – Thursday, February 26, 2015
Q2 Results – Thursday, May 28, 2015
Q3 Results – Thursday, August 27, 2015
Q4 Results – Thursday, December 3, 2015
Annual Meeting of Shareholders 2015
CIBC’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time) in Calgary at The Westin Calgary, Grand Ballroom, 320 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 2S6.
Common shares of CIBC (CM) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Dividends
Quarterly dividends were paid on CIBC common and preferred shares in 2014:
Common shares
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Ex-dividend date | | Record date | | Payment date | | Dividends per share | | Number of common shares on record date |
Sep 25/14 | | Sep 29/14 | | Oct 28/14 | | $1.00 | | 397,031,632 | | |
Jun 25/14 | | Jun 27/14 | | Jul 28/14 | | $1.00 | | 397,222,263 | | |
Mar 26/14 | | Mar 28/14 | | Apr 28/14 | | $0.98 | | 397,689,259 | | |
Dec 23/13 | | Dec 27/13 | | Jan 28/14 | | $0.96 | | 398,377,424 | | |
Preferred shares
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Stock | | Series 27 | | Series 29 | | Series 39 |
Ticker symbol | | CM.PR.E | | CM.PR.G | | CM.PR.O |
Quarterly dividend | | $0.350000 | | $0.337500 | | $0.24375 |
2015 dividend payment dates
(Subject to approval by the CIBC Board of Directors)
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Record dates | | Payment dates |
December 29, 2014 | | January 28 |
March 27 | | April 28 |
June 29 | | July 28 |
September 28 | | October 28 |
Eligible dividends
CIBC designates any and all dividends paid or deemed for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial income tax purposes to be paid on or after January 1, 2006 to be “eligible dividends”, unless otherwise indicated in respect of dividends paid subsequent to this notification, and hereby notifies all recipients of such dividends of this designation.
Normal course issuer bid
CIBC is conducting a normal course issuer bid to purchase common shares for cancellation in the open market at market price until the earlier of (i) CIBC purchasing 8 million common shares, (ii) CIBC providing a notice of termination, or (iii) September 8, 2015. A copy of the Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid that CIBC filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange may be obtained without charge by contacting the Corporate Secretary.
Regulatory Capital
Information on CIBC’s regulatory capital instruments and regulatory capital position may be found at www.cibc.com; About CIBC; Investor Relations; Regulatory Capital Instruments.
Credit ratings
Credit rating information can be found on page 68 in this report.
Shareholder investment plan
All Canadian and U.S. resident registered holders of CIBC common shares and designated Class A preferred shares may participate in one or more of the following options and pay no brokerage commissions or service charges:
Dividend reinvestment option – Canadian residents may have dividends reinvested in additional CIBC common shares.
Share purchase option – Canadian residents may purchase up to $50,000 of additional CIBC common shares during the fiscal year.
Stock dividend option – U.S. residents may elect to receive stock dividends on CIBC common shares.
Further information is available through CST Trust Company and on the CIBC website at www.cibc.com.
Transfer agent and registrar
For information relating to shareholdings, shareholder investment plan, dividends, direct dividend deposit, dividend reinvestment accounts and lost certificates, or to eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder material, please contact:
CST Trust Company, P.O. Box 700, Postal Station B, Montreal, QC, H3B 3K3
416 682-3860 or fax 1 888 249-6189, 1 800 387-0825 (toll-free in Canada and the U.S.), Email: inquiries@canstockta.com, Website: www.canstockta.com
Common and preferred shares are transferable in Canada at the offices of our agent, CST Trust Company, in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Calgary and Vancouver.
In the United States, common shares are transferable at:
Computershare Inc., By Mail: P.O. Box 43078 Providence, RI 02940-3078; By Overnight Delivery: 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021, 1 800 589-9836, Website: www.computershare.com/investor.
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