Feb 25 (Reuters) - CIBC CM.TO :
* Announces first quarter 2016 results
* Q1 adjusted earnings per share C$2.55
* Q1 earnings per share C$2.43
* Q1 earnings per share view C$2.41 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Says CIBC announced a quarterly dividend increase of 3 cents per common share
to $1.18 per share
* Says Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio at January 31, 2016 was 10.6%
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