UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2025
Commission File Number: 1-14678
CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
CIBC Square, 81 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 0E7
(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 ☒
THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K AND THE EXHIBITS HERETO SHALL BE DEEMED TO
BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS EXHIBITS TO CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-282307)
AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY
FILED OR FURNISHED.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 8, 2025 |
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE |
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By: |
/s/ Wojtek Niebrzydowski |
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Name: |
Wojtek Niebrzydowski |
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Title: |
Vice-President, Global Term Funding, Treasury |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 5.1 |
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Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, U.S. counsel for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as to the validity of the securities |
| 5.2 |
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Opinion of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Canadian counsel for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as to the validity of the securities |
| 23.1 |
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Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above) |
| 23.2 |
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Consent of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2 above) |
| 99.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2025, by and among Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC World Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC |
