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Form FWP CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK Filed by: CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/

March 29, 2022 3:56 PM EDT

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-257113

 

AUTOCALLABLE MARKET-LINKED STEP UP NOTES

 

Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index
Issuer Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”)
Principal Amount $10.00 per unit
Term Approximately six years, if not called
Market Measure The S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”)
Automatic Call The notes will be called automatically if the closing level of the Market Measure on any Observation Date is equal to or greater than the Call Level
Call Level 100.00% of the Starting Value
Observation Dates Approximately one year, two years, three years, four years and five years from the pricing date
Call Amounts (per Unit) [$10.50 to $10.60] if called on the first Observation Date, [$11.00 to $11.20] if called on the second Observation Date, [$11.50 to $11.80] if called on the third Observation Date, [$12.00 to $12.40] if called on the fourth Observation Date, and [$12.50 to $13.00] if called on the final Observation Date, each to be determined on the pricing date
Payout Profile at Maturity

·   If the Market Measure is flat or increases up to the Step Up Value, a return equal to the Step Up Payment

·   If the Market Measure increases above the Step Up Value, a return equal to the percentage increase in the Market Measure

·  1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure beyond a 15% decline, with up to 85% of your principal at risk

Step Up Value 135.00% of the Starting Value
Step Up Payment $3.50 per unit, a 35.00% return over the principal amount
Threshold Value 85.00% of the Starting Value
Investment Considerations This investment is designed for investors who anticipate that the Market Measure will not decrease over the term of the notes, are willing to take downside risk below a threshold and forgo interim interest payments, and are willing to have their notes called prior to maturity.
Preliminary Offering Documents https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045520/000110465922039331/tm229457d12_fwp.htm
Exchange Listing No

 

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:

·If the notes are not automatically called, depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured shortly before the maturity date, you may lose up to 85% of the principal amount.
·If the notes are called, your investment return is limited to the return represented by the applicable Call Premium.
·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.
·You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.

Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.

 

 

The graph above and the table below assume that the notes are not called on any Observation Date and reflect the hypothetical return on the notes at maturity, based on the terms contained in the table to the left. The graph and the table have been prepared for purposes of illustration only and do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the notes.

 

Hypothetical
Percentage Change
from the Starting Value
to the Ending Value
Hypothetical
Redemption Amount
per Unit
Hypothetical Total Rate of
Return on the Notes
-100.00% $1.50 -85.00%
-50.00% $6.50 -35.00%
-25.00% $9.00 -10.00%
-20.00% $9.50 -5.00%
   -15.00%(1) $10.00 0.00%
-10.00% $10.00 0.00%
-5.00% $10.00 0.00%
 0.00%    $13.50(2) 35.00%
5.00% $13.50 35.00%
10.00% $13.50 35.00%
20.00% $13.50 35.00%
   35.00%(3) $13.50 35.00%
40.00% $14.00 40.00%
50.00% $15.00 50.00%
100.00% $20.00 100.00%

 

(1)This hypothetical percentage change corresponds to the Threshold Value.
(2)This amount represents the sum of the principal amount and the Step Up Payment of $3.50.
(3)This hypothetical percentage change corresponds to the Step Up Value.

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has filed a registration statement (including a product supplement, a prospectus supplement, and a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this document relates. Before you invest, you should carefully read these documents and other documents that CIBC has filed with the SEC for more complete information about CIBC and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. CIBC's Central Index Key, or ClK, on the SEC website is 1045520. Alternatively, MLPF&S or BofAS will arrange to send you these documents if you so request by calling toll-free at 1-800-294-1322.

 

 



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