UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December 2019
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)
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Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form6-K is the report of independent registered public accounting firm to the shareholders and directors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) with respect to CIBC’s 2019 annual financial statements which were filed on the date hereon as an exhibit to CIBC’s Annual Report on Form40-F on the basis of their audit conducted under Canadian generally accepted auditing standards.
An unqualified report of independent registered public accounting firm to the shareholders and directors of CIBC with respect to CIBC’s 2019 annual financial statements on the basis of their audit conducted under the standards of the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board was included with CIBC’s 2019 annual financial statements filed as an exhibit to CIBC’s Annual Report on Form40-F.
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: December 5, 2019 | By: | /s/ Veni Iozzo | ||||
Name: | Veni Iozzo | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Report of independent registered public accounting firm on the basis of audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards with respect to 2019 annual financial statements of the registrant |