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Form 424B2 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK

May 27, 2022 3:31 PM EDT

 

This pricing supplement, which is not complete and may be changed, relates to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these notes in any country or jurisdiction where such an offer would not be permitted.

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration No. 333-257113

 

 

Preliminary Pricing Supplement - Subject to Completion
(To Prospectus Supplement dated September 2, 2021

and Prospectus dated September 2, 2021)

May 27, 2022

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Senior Global Medium-Term Notes

$          Callable Fixed Rate Notes, due June 14, 2027

 

·The notes are senior unsecured debt securities issued by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”). All payments and the return of the principal amount on the notes are subject to our credit risk .

 

·The notes will mature on June 14, 2027. At maturity, if the notes have not been previously redeemed, you will receive a cash payment equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

 

·Interest will be paid on June 14 and December 14 of each year, commencing on December 14, 2022, with the final interest payment date occurring on the maturity date.

 

·The notes will accrue interest semi-annually at the fixed rate of 4.15% per annum during the term of the notes or until early redemption.

 

·We have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the notes annually beginning on June 14, 2023, and on each subsequent Optional Redemption Date. The Redemption Price will be 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

 

·The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.

 

·The notes are bail-inable debt securities (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) and subject to conversion in whole or in part – by means of a transaction or series of transactions and in one or more steps – into common shares of the Bank or any of its affiliates under subsection 39.2(2.3) of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (the “CDIC Act”) and to variation or extinguishment in consequence, and subject to the application of the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein in respect of the operation of the CDIC Act with respect to the notes. See “Description of Senior Debt Securities — Special Provisions Related to Bail-inable Debt Securities” and “— Canadian Bank Resolution Powers” in the accompanying prospectus and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Bail-Inable Notes” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

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The notes:

 

Are Not FDIC or CDIC Insured Are Not Bank Guaranteed May Lose Value

 

 

Per Note

 

Total 

Public Offering Price(1)              100.00%   $
Underwriting Discount(1)(2)        up to 1.25%   $
Proceeds (before expenses) to CIBC At least 98.75%   $

 

(1)Certain dealers who purchase the notes for sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts and/or eligible institutional investors may forgo some or all of their selling concessions, fees or commissions. The price to public for investors purchasing the notes in these accounts and/or for an eligible institutional investor may be as low as $987.50 (98.75%) per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement.

 

(2)BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”) may pay varying selling concessions of up to 1.25% in connection with the distribution of the notes to other registered broker-dealers.

 

The notes are unsecured debt securities and are not savings accounts or insured deposits of a bank. The notes are not insured or guaranteed by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “CDIC”), the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any other governmental agency of Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction, and involve investment risks. Potential purchasers of the notes should consider the information in “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS- 6 of this pricing supplement, page S-1 of the attached prospectus supplement, and page 1 of the attached prospectus.

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state or provincial securities commission, or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these notes or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement, or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

We will deliver the notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) on or about June 14, 2022 against payment in immediately available funds.

 

 

BofA Securities

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT

 

You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated September 2, 2021 (the “prospectus”) and the prospectus supplement dated September 2, 2021 (the “prospectus supplement”), relating to our Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, of which these notes are a part, for additional information about the notes. Information in this pricing supplement supersedes information in the prospectus supplement and prospectus to the extent it is different from that information. Certain defined terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the prospectus supplement or the prospectus.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This pricing supplement may be used only for the purpose for which it has been prepared. No one is authorized to give information other than that contained in this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and in the documents referred to in this pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus and which are made available to the public. We have not, and BofAS has not, authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or additional information, you should not rely on it.

 

We are not, and BofAS is not, making an offer to sell the notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. Neither this pricing supplement, nor the accompanying prospectus supplement, nor the accompanying prospectus constitutes an offer, or an invitation on our behalf or on behalf of BofAS, to subscribe for and purchase any of the notes and may not be used for or in connection with an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.

 

References to “CIBC,” the “Issuer,” the “Bank,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this pricing supplement are references to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and not to any of our subsidiaries, unless we state otherwise or the context otherwise requires.

 

You may access the prospectus supplement and prospectus on the SEC website www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filing for the relevant date on the SEC website):

 

Prospectus supplement dated September 2, 2021:

 

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045520/000110465921112440/tm2123981d29_424b5.htm

  

Prospectus dated September 2, 2021:

 

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045520/000110465921112558/tm2123981d24_424b3.htm

 

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SUMMARY OF TERMS

 

This pricing supplement supplements the terms and conditions in, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus and the prospectus supplement.

 

Issuer: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Type of Note: Callable Fixed Rate Notes, due June 14, 2027
CUSIP/ISIN: CUSIP: 13607X7K7 / ISIN: US13607X7K74
Principal Amount: $1,000 per note
Aggregate Principal Amount Initially Being Issued: $
Currency: U.S. Dollars (“$”)
Trade Date: June 10, 2022
Issue Date: June 14, 2022 (expected to be the 2nd scheduled Business Day after the trade date)
Interest Accrual Date: June 14, 2022
Maturity Date: June 14, 2027, subject to early redemption and postponement as described in “—Business Day” below.
Minimum Denominations: $1,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess of $1,000
Ranking: Senior, unsecured
Day Count Fraction: 30/360 Unadjusted
Interest Period: Semi-annual
Interest Payment Dates: Semi-annually, on June 14 and December 14 of each year, beginning on December 14, 2022, with the final interest payment date occurring on the maturity date. The interest payment dates are subject to postponement as described in “—Business Day” below.
Interest Rate: The notes will accrue interest semi-annually at the fixed rate of 4.15% per annum.
Optional Early Redemption/ Redemption Price:

We have the right to redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, on any Optional Redemption Date. The Redemption Price will be 100% of the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of such redemption. If we elect to redeem the notes, we will send a notice to DTC through the trustee at least 5 Business Days and no more than 20 Business Days before the applicable Optional Redemption Date. We will have no independent obligation to notify you directly.

 

If the notes are redeemed prior to maturity, they will cease to be outstanding on the related Optional Redemption Date, and you will have no further rights under the notes after such Optional Redemption Date.

 

Any redemption for any reason (including without limitation, on any Optional Redemption Date) or purchase of the notes by the Bank will be subject to the condition that if such redemption or purchase would lead to a breach of the Bank’s TLAC requirements, such redemption or purchase will be subject to the prior approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Optional Redemption Dates: Annually, on June 14 of each year, beginning on June 14, 2023 and ending on June 14, 2026, subject to postponement as described in “—Business Day” below.

 

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Canadian Bail-in Powers: The notes are bail-inable debt securities and subject to conversion in whole or in part – by means of a transaction or series of transactions and in one or more steps – into common shares of the Bank or any of its affiliates under subsection 39.2(2.3) of the CDIC Act and to variation or extinguishment in consequence, and subject to the application of the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein in respect of the operation of the CDIC Act with respect to the notes. See “Description of Senior Debt Securities — Special Provisions Related to Bail-inable Debt Securities” and “— Canadian Bank Resolution Powers” in the accompanying prospectus and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Bail-Inable Notes” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for a description of provisions and risks applicable to the notes as a result of Canadian bail-in powers.
Agreement with Respect to the Exercise of Canadian Bail-in Powers:

By its acquisition of an interest in any note, each holder or beneficial owner of that note is deemed to (i) agree to be bound, in respect of the notes, by the CDIC Act, including the conversion of the notes, in whole or in part – by means of a transaction or series of transactions and in one or more steps – into common shares of the Bank or any of its affiliates under subsection 39.2(2.3) of the CDIC Act and the variation or extinguishment of the notes in consequence, and by the application of the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein in respect of the operation of the CDIC Act with respect to the notes; (ii) attorn and submit to the jurisdiction of the courts in the Province of Ontario with respect to the CDIC Act and those laws; and (iii) acknowledge and agree that the terms referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii), above, are binding on that holder or beneficial owner despite any provisions in the indenture or the notes, any other law that governs the notes and any other agreement, arrangement or understanding between that holder or beneficial owner and the Bank with respect to the notes.

 

Holders and beneficial owners of notes will have no further rights in respect of their bail-inable debt securities to the extent those bail-inable debt securities are converted in a bail-in conversion, other than those provided under the bail-in regime, and by its acquisition of an interest in any note, each holder or beneficial owner of that note is deemed to irrevocably consent to the converted portion of the principal amount of that note and any accrued and unpaid interest thereon being deemed paid in full by the Bank by the issuance of common shares of the Bank (or, if applicable, any of its affiliates) upon the occurrence of a bail-in conversion, which bail-in conversion will occur without any further action on the part of that holder or beneficial owner or the trustee; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this consent will not limit or otherwise affect any rights that holders or beneficial owners may have under the bail-in regime.

 

See “Description of Senior Debt Securities— Special Provisions Related to Bail-inable Debt Securities” and “— Canadian Bank Resolution Powers” in the accompanying prospectus and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Bail-Inable Notes” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for a description of provisions and risks applicable to the notes as a result of Canadian bail-in powers.

Business Day: Following. If any scheduled payment date is not a Business Day, the payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day. No additional interest will accrue on the notes as a result of such postponement, and no adjustment will be made to the length of the relevant interest period. A “Business Day” means a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in New York, New York or Toronto, Ontario.

 

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Repayment at Option of Holder: None
Record Dates for Interest Payments: Interest will be payable to the persons in whose names the notes are registered at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding each interest payment date, which we refer to as a “regular record date,” except that the interest due at maturity or upon early redemption will be paid to the persons in whose names the notes are registered on the maturity date or the Optional Redemption Date, as applicable.
Calculation Agent:

CIBC. We may appoint a different calculation agent without your consent and without notifying you.

 

All determinations made by the calculation agent will be at its sole discretion, and, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on us and you. All percentages and other amounts resulting from any calculation with respect to the notes will be rounded at the calculation agent’s discretion. The calculation agent will have no liability for its determinations.

Listing: None  
Withholding: CIBC or the applicable paying agent will deduct or withhold from a payment on a note any present or future tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that CIBC determines is required by law or the interpretation or administration thereof to be deducted or withheld. Payments on a note will not be increased by any amount to offset such deduction or withholding.
The trade date and the other dates set forth above are subject to change, and will be set forth in the final pricing supplement relating to the notes.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Your investment in the notes entails significant risks, many of which differ from those of a conventional security. Your decision to purchase the notes should be made only after carefully considering the risks of an investment in the notes, including those discussed below and in “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-1 of the prospectus supplement and page 1 of the prospectus, with your advisors in light of your particular circumstances. The notes are not an appropriate investment for you if you are not knowledgeable about significant elements of the notes or financial matters in general.

 

Structure-related Risks

 

The notes are subject to our early redemption. We may redeem all, but not less than all, of the notes on any Optional Redemption Date. If you intend to purchase the notes, you must be willing to have your notes redeemed as early as that date. We are generally more likely to elect to redeem the notes during periods when the remaining interest to be accrued on the notes is to accrue at a rate that is greater than that which we would pay on our other interest bearing debt securities having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the notes. No further payments will be made on the notes after they have been redeemed.

 

If we redeem the notes prior to the maturity date, you may not be able to reinvest your proceeds from the redemption in an investment with a return that is as high as the return on the notes would have been if they had not been redeemed, or that has a similar level of risk.

 

Payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk, and actual or perceived changes in our creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of the notes. The notes are our senior unsecured debt obligations and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. As further described in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement, the notes will rank on par with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations, except such obligations as may be preferred by operation of law. All payments to be made on the notes depend on our ability to satisfy our obligations as they come due. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of us may affect the market value of the notes and, in the event we were to default on our obligations, you may not receive the amounts owed to you under the terms of the notes. If we default on our obligations under the notes, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. See “Description of the Notes We May Offer—Events of Default” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

The notes will be subject to risks, including conversion in whole or in part — by means of a transaction or series of transactions and in one or more steps — into common shares of CIBC or any of its affiliates, under Canadian bank resolution powers. Under Canadian bank resolution powers, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “CDIC”) may, in circumstances where CIBC has ceased, or is about to cease, to be viable, assume temporary control or ownership of CIBC and may be granted broad powers by one or more orders of the Governor in Council (Canada), including the power to sell or dispose of all or a part of the assets of CIBC, and the power to carry out or cause CIBC to carry out a transaction or a series of transactions the purpose of which is to restructure the business of CIBC. If the CDIC were to take action under the Canadian bank resolution powers with respect to CIBC, this could result in holders or beneficial owners of the notes being exposed to losses and conversion of the notes in whole or in part — by means of a transaction or series of transactions and in one or more steps — into common shares of CIBC or any of its affiliates.

 

As a result, you should consider the risk that you may lose all or part of your investment, including the principal amount plus any accrued interest, if the CDIC were to take action under the Canadian bank resolution powers, including the bail-in regime, and that any remaining outstanding notes, or common shares of CIBC or any of its affiliates into which the notes are converted, may be of little value at the time of a bail-in conversion and thereafter. See “Description of Senior Debt Securities—Special Provisions Related to Bail-inable Debt Securities” and “— Canadian Bank Resolution Powers” in the accompanying prospectus and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Bail-Inable Notes” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for a description of provisions and risks applicable to the notes as a result of Canadian bail-in powers.

 

The notes are not insured by any third parties. The notes will be solely our obligations. Neither the notes nor your investment in the notes are insured by the FDIC, the CDIC, the Bank Insurance Fund or any other government agency or instrumentality of the United States, Canada or any other jurisdiction.

 

Valuation and Market-related Risks

 

The inclusion of dealer spread and projected profit from hedging in the public offering price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which BofAS or any other party is willing to purchase the notes at any time in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the public offering price, since secondary market prices are likely to exclude underwriting commissions paid with

 

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respect to the notes and the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes that are included in the public offering price. The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that we and/or our affiliates may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. These secondary market prices are also likely to be reduced by the costs of unwinding the related hedging transactions. In addition, any secondary market prices may differ from values determined by pricing models used by BofAS as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups or other transaction costs.

 

We cannot assure you that a trading market for the notes will ever develop or be maintained. We will not list the notes on any securities exchange. We cannot predict how the notes will trade in any secondary market, or whether that market will be liquid or illiquid.

 

The development of a trading market for the notes will depend on our financial performance and other factors. The number of potential buyers of the notes in any secondary market may be limited. We anticipate that BofAS or its affiliates will act as a market-maker for the notes, but they are not required to do so. BofAS and its affiliates may discontinue their market-making activities as to the notes at any time. To the extent that BofAS or its affiliates engage in any market-making activities, they may bid for or offer the notes. Any price at which BofAS or its affiliates may bid for, offer, purchase, or sell any notes may differ from the values determined by pricing models that each may respectively use, whether as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups, or other transaction costs. These bids, offers, or completed transactions may affect the prices, if any, at which the notes might otherwise trade in the market.

 

In addition, if at any time BofAS or its affiliates were to cease acting as a market-maker for the notes, it is likely that there would be significantly less liquidity in the secondary market and there may be no secondary market at all for the notes. In such a case, the price at which the notes could be sold likely would be lower than if an active market existed and you should be prepared to hold the notes until maturity.

 

Many economic and other factors will impact the market value of the notes. The market for, and the market value of, the notes may be affected by a number of factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:

 

·the time remaining to maturity of the notes;

 

·the aggregate amount outstanding of the notes;

 

·our right to redeem the notes on the dates set forth above;

 

·the level, direction, and volatility of market interest rates generally (in particular, increases in U.S. interest rates, which may cause the market value of the notes to decrease);

 

·general economic conditions of the capital markets in the United States;

 

·geopolitical conditions and other financial, political, regulatory, and judicial events that affect the capital markets generally;

 

·our financial condition and creditworthiness; and

 

·any market-making activities with respect to the notes.

 

Conflict-related Risks

 

Certain business and trading activities may create conflicts with your interests and could potentially adversely affect the value of the notes. We, BofAS or one or more of our or their respective affiliates may engage in trading and other business activities that are not for your account or on your behalf (such as holding or selling of the notes for our proprietary account or effecting secondary market transactions in the notes for other customers). These activities may present a conflict between your interest in the notes and the interests we, BofAS or one or more of our or their respective affiliates may have in our or their proprietary account. We, BofAS and our or its respective affiliates may engage in any such activities without regard to the notes or the effect that such activities may directly or indirectly have on the value of the notes.

 

BofAS and its affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with CIBC and its affiliates. BofAS has received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. In addition, in the ordinary course of its business activities, BofAS and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of CIBC or its affiliates. To the extent that BofAS or its affiliates has a lending relationship with CIBC or any of its affiliates, they would routinely hedge their credit exposure to CIBC or its affiliates, as applicable, consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, BofAS or its affiliates would hedge

 

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such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in CIBC or its affiliates’ securities, including potentially the notes offered hereby. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the notes offered hereby. BofAS or its affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

 

Moreover, we, BofAS and our or its respective affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including hedging our obligations under the notes. We expect to hedge our obligations under the notes through BofAS, one of our or its affiliates and/or another unaffiliated counterparty, which may include any dealer from which you purchase the notes. In connection with such activities, the economic interests of us, BofAS and our respective affiliates may be adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. Any of these activities may adversely affect the value of the notes. In addition, because hedging our obligations entails risk and may be influenced by market forces beyond our control, this hedging activity may result in a profit that is more or less than expected, or it may result in a loss. We, BofAS, one or more of our respective affiliates or any unaffiliated counterparty will retain any profits realized in hedging our obligations under the notes even if investors do not receive a favorable investment return under the terms of the notes or in any secondary market transaction. Any profit in connection with such hedging activities will be in addition to any other compensation that we, BofAS, our respective affiliates or any unaffiliated counterparty receive for the sale of the notes, which creates an additional incentive to sell the notes to you. We, BofAS, our respective affiliates or any unaffiliated counterparty will have no obligation to take, refrain from taking or cease taking any action with respect to these transactions based on the potential effect on an investor in the notes.

 

In addition, CIBC will serve as calculation agent for the notes and will have sole discretion in calculating the amounts payable in respect of the notes. Exercising discretion in this manner could adversely affect the value of the notes.

 

Tax-related Risks

 

The tax treatment of the notes is uncertain. Significant aspects of the tax treatment of the notes are uncertain. You should consult your tax advisor about your own tax situation. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Certain Canadian Income Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement.

 

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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The following discussion is a brief summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to an investment in the notes. The following summary is not complete and is both qualified and supplemented by (although to the extent inconsistent supersedes) the discussion entitled “Material Income Tax Consequences—United States Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus, which you should carefully review prior to investing in the notes. It applies only to those U.S. Holders who are not excluded from the discussion of United States Taxation in the accompanying prospectus. You should consult your tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal income tax and other tax consequences of your investment in the notes in your particular circumstances, including the application of state, local or other tax laws and the possible effects of changes in federal or other tax laws.

 

We intend to treat the notes as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the coupon on a note will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time it accrues or is received in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s normal method of accounting for tax purposes.

 

Upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note, a U.S. Holder will recognize taxable gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition, other than accrued but unpaid interest which will be taxable as interest, and such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the note. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in a note generally will equal the cost of the note to such U.S. Holder, and any such gain or loss will generally be capital gain or loss. For a non-corporate U.S. Holder, under current law, the maximum marginal U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to the gain will be generally lower than the maximum marginal U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to ordinary income if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the notes exceeds one year (i.e., such gain is long-term capital gain). Any gain or loss realized on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note generally will be treated as U.S. source gain or loss, as the case may be. Consequently, a U.S. Holder may not be able to claim a credit for any non-U.S. tax imposed upon a disposition of a note. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

 

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CERTAIN CANADIAN INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

In the opinion of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, our Canadian tax counsel, the following summary describes the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Regulations thereto (the “Canadian Tax Act”) generally applicable at the date hereof to a purchaser who acquires beneficial ownership of a note pursuant to this pricing supplement and who for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and at all relevant times: (a) is neither resident nor deemed to be resident in Canada; (b) deals at arm's length with the Issuer and any transferee resident (or deemed to be resident) in Canada to whom the purchaser disposes of the note; (c) acquires and holds notes and any common shares acquired on a bail-in conversion as capital property; (d) does not use or hold and is not deemed to use or hold the note or any common shares acquired on a bail-in conversion in, or in the course of, carrying on a business in Canada; (e) is entitled to receive all payments (including any interest and principal) made on the note, (f) is not a, and deals at arm’s length with any, “specified shareholder” of the Issuer for purposes of the thin capitalization rules in the Canadian Tax Act, and (g) is not an entity in respect of which the Issuer is a “specified entity” for purposes of the Hybrid Mismatch Proposals, as defined below (a “Non-Resident Holder”). For these purposes a “specified shareholder” generally includes a person who (either alone or together with persons with whom that person is not dealing at arm’s length for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act) owns or has the right to acquire or control or is otherwise deemed to own 25% or more of the Issuer's shares determined on a votes or fair market value basis, and an entity in respect of which the Issuer is a “specified entity” generally includes (i) an entity that is a specified shareholder of the Issuer (as defined above), (ii) an entity in which the Issuer (either alone or together with entities with whom the Issuer is not dealing at arm’s length for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act) owns or has the right to acquire or control or is otherwise deemed to own a 25% or greater equity interest, and (iii) an entity in which an entity described in (i) (either alone or together with entities with whom such entity is not dealing at arm’s length for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act) owns or has the right to acquire or control or is otherwise deemed to own a 25% or greater equity interest. Special rules which apply to non-resident insurers carrying on business in Canada and elsewhere are not discussed in this summary.

 

For greater certainty, this summary takes into account all specific proposals to amend the Canadian Tax Act publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof, including the proposals released on April 29, 2022 with respect to “hybrid mismatch arrangements” (the “Hybrid Mismatch Proposals”). This summary assumes that no amount paid or payable to a holder described herein will be the deduction component of a “hybrid mismatch arrangement” under which the payment arises within the meaning of proposed paragraph 18.4(3)(b) of the Canadian Tax Act contained in the Hybrid Mismatch Proposals. Investors should note that the Hybrid Mismatch Proposals are in consultation form, are highly complex, and there remains significant uncertainty as to their interpretation and application. There can be no assurance that the Hybrid Mismatch Proposals will be enacted in their current form, or at all.

 

This summary is supplemental to and should be read together with the description of material Canadian federal income tax considerations relevant to a Non-Resident Holder owning notes under “Material Income Tax Consequences—Canadian Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus and a Non-Resident Holder should carefully read that description as well.

 

For the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, all amounts not otherwise expressed in Canadian dollars must be converted into Canadian dollars based on the exchange rate as quoted by the Bank of Canada for the applicable day or such other rate of exchange acceptable to the Minister of National Revenue (Canada).

 

This summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular Non-Resident Holder. Non-Resident Holders are advised to consult with their own tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances.

 

Notes

 

Interest payable on the notes should not be considered to be “participating debt interest” as defined in the Canadian Tax Act and accordingly, a Non-Resident Holder should not be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax in respect of amounts paid or credited or deemed to have been paid or credited by the Issuer on a note as, on account of or in lieu of payment of, or in satisfaction of, interest.

 

In the event that a note held by a Non-Resident Holder is converted to common shares on a bail-in conversion, the amount (the “Excess Amount”), if any, by which the fair market value of the common

 

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shares received on the conversion exceeds the sum of: (i) the price for which the note was issued, and (ii) any amount that is paid in respect of accrued and unpaid interest at the time of the conversion (the “Conversion Interest”) may be deemed to be interest paid to the Non-Resident Holder. There is a risk that the Excess Amount (if any) and the Conversion Interest could be characterized as “participating debt interest” and, therefore, subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax unless certain exceptions apply.

 

Non-Resident Holders should consult their own advisors regarding the consequences to them of a disposition of notes to a person with whom they are not dealing at arm’s length for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act.

 

Common Shares Acquired on a Bail-in Conversion

 

Dividends

 

Dividends paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited to a Non-Resident Holder on common shares of the Issuer or of any affiliate of the Issuer that is a corporation resident or deemed to be resident in Canada will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax of 25% but such rate may be reduced under the terms of an applicable income tax treaty.

 

Dispositions

 

A Non-Resident Holder will not be subject to tax under the Canadian Tax Act on any capital gain realized on a disposition or deemed disposition of any common shares of the Issuer or of any affiliate unless the common shares constitute “taxable Canadian property” to the Non-Resident Holder for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act at the time of their disposition, and such Non-Resident Holder is not entitled to relief pursuant to the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

 

Generally, the common shares of the Issuer or of any such affiliate will not constitute taxable Canadian property to a Non-Resident Holder provided that they are listed on a designated stock exchange (which includes the TSX and NYSE) at the time of the disposition, unless, at any particular time during the 60-month period that ends at that time, the following conditions are met concurrently: (i) one or any combination of (a) the Non-Resident Holder, (b) persons with whom the Non-Resident Holder did not deal at arm’s length, or (c) partnerships in which the Non-Resident Holder or a person described in (b) holds a membership interest directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships, owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of the applicable issuer’s share capital and (ii) more than 50% of the fair market value of the common shares of such issuer was derived directly or indirectly from one or any combination of (a) real or immovable property situated in Canada, (b) Canadian resource properties (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act), (c) timber resource properties (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act), and (d) an option, an interest or right in any of the foregoing property, whether or not such property exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a common share of the Issuer or of any such affiliate may be deemed to be “taxable Canadian property” in certain other circumstances. Non-Resident Holders whose common shares of the Issuer or of any such affiliate may constitute taxable Canadian property should consult their own tax advisers with respect to their particular circumstances.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement, BofAS will purchase the notes from CIBC at the price to public less the underwriting discount set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement for distribution to other registered broker-dealers, or will offer the notes directly to investors. BofAS may pay varying selling concessions of up to 1.25% in connection with the distribution of the notes to other registered broker-dealers. Certain dealers who purchase the notes for sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts and/or eligible institutional investors may forgo some or all of their selling concessions, fees or commissions. The price to public for investors purchasing the notes in these accounts and/or for an eligible institutional investor may be as low as $987.50 (98.75%) per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes.

 

BofAS and any of its affiliates may use this pricing supplement, and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus for offers and sales in secondary market transactions and market-making transactions in the notes. However, they are not obligated to engage in such secondary market transactions and/or market-making transactions. BofAS’ affiliates may act as principal or agent in these transactions, and any such sales will be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of the sale.

 

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