SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For the month of March, 2006 | Commission File Number: 1-14678 |
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK
OF COMMERCE
(Translation of registrants 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 |
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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] |
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 2, 2006 | 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 |
Each of the matters set out below is described in greater detail in the 2006 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 18 nominees listed in the 2006 Management Proxy Circular.
1. | Appointment of Auditors: FOR 165,184,591 (99.5%) WITHHELD 902,572 (0.5%) |
2. | Election of Directors: FOR 165,913,358 (99.8%) WITHHELD 317,271 (0.2%) |
Individual director results are set out below. |
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | ||||||
Brent S. Belzberg | 165,360,344 | 99 | .5 | 870,285 | 0 | .5 | |||
Jalynn H. Bennett | 165,503,190 | 99 | .6 | 727,439 | 0 | .4 | |||
Gary F. Colter | 164,273,200 | 98 | .8 | 1,957,429 | 1 | .2 | |||
William L. Duke | 164,795,558 | 99 | .1 | 1,435,071 | 0 | .9 | |||
Ivan E.H. Duvar | 165,307,299 | 99 | .4 | 923,330 | 0 | .6 | |||
William A. Etherington | 165,710,348 | 99 | .7 | 520,281 | 0 | .3 | |||
Margot A. Franssen | 164,447,574 | 98 | .9 | 1,783,055 | 1 | .1 | |||
Gordon D. Giffin | 164,097,891 | 98 | .7 | 2,132,738 | 1 | .3 | |||
James A. Grant | 164,399,763 | 98 | .9 | 1,830,866 | 1 | .1 | |||
Linda S. Hasenfratz | 164,789,550 | 99 | .1 | 1,441,079 | 0 | .9 | |||
Pat M. Hayles | 164,792,430 | 99 | .1 | 1,438,199 | 0 | .9 | |||
John S. Lacey | 164,450,548 | 98 | .9 | 1,780,081 | 1 | .1 | |||
John P. Manley | 165,651,833 | 99 | .6 | 578,796 | 0 | .4 | |||
Gerald T. McCaughey | 165,820,814 | 99 | .8 | 409,815 | 0 | .2 | |||
Charles Sirois | 164,717,803 | 99 | .1 | 1,512,826 | 0 | .9 | |||
Stephen G. Snyder | 165,773,877 | 99 | .7 | 456,752 | 0 | .3 | |||
Cynthia M. Trudell | 165,681,339 | 99 | .7 | 549,290 | 0 | .3 | |||
Ronald W. Tysoe | 165,665,378 | 99 | .7 | 565,251 | 0 | .3 | |||
The Board of Directors and management recommended that shareholders vote against each of the following shareholder proposals:
3. | Proposal No. 1 Persons tainted by judicial findings of unethical behavior are not eligible to serve as Directors of CIBC. |
FOR: 6,598,040 (4.0%) | AGAINST: 158,461,220 (96.0%) |
4. | Proposal No. 2 It is proposed that the Bank include in its annual report the financial statements of its subsidiaries in tax havens. |
FOR: 5,643,428 (3.4%) | AGAINST: 159,427,784 (96.6%) |
5. | Proposal No. 3 It is proposed that any increase in the compensation of senior executives including stock options, pensions and severance packages be first submitted to shareholders for approval before coming into effect. |
FOR: 4,569,204 (2.8%) | AGAINST: 160,367,324 (97.2%) |