Nov 8 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO :
* PRESS RELEASE - CIBC REACHES AGREEMENT TO SELL MAJORITY STAKE IN CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - DEAL FOR TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF US$797 MILLION
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - BANK TO RETAIN 24.9% MINORITY STAKE UNDER TERMS OF AGREEMENT
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - TOTAL CONSIDERATION REPRESENTS A COMPANY VALUATION OF APPROXIMATELY US$1,195 MILLION
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - GNB IS ACQUIRING 66.73% OF FIRSTCARIBBEAN SHARES FROM CIBC
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - CIBC'S COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 CAPITAL RATIO IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY OVER 40 BPS ON CLOSING
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - TOTAL DEAL CONSIDERATION IS COMPRISED OF ABOUT $200 MILLION IN CASH AND SECURED FINANCING BY CIBC FOR REMAINDER
* CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - GNB IS ACQUIRING 66.73% OF FIRSTCARIBBEAN SHARES FROM CIBC