TELEBANC FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
                               (Amendment No. 1)*



                         TeleBanc Financial Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  87925R 0 109
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



         Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                  |_| Rule 13d-1(b)

                  |_| Rule 13d-1(c)

                  |X| Rule 13d-1(d)


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         * The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



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CUSIP No.  87925R 0 109                     13G                Page 2 of 5 Pages



1.       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

              Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce


2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [ ]
                                                                       (b) |X|


3.       SEC USE ONLY



4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              Canada


        NUMBER OF           5.   SOLE VOTING POWER                   0
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY         6.   SHARED VOTING POWER         1,365,180
         OWNED BY
           EACH             7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER              0
        REPORTING
       PERSON WITH          8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    1,365,180


9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              1,365,180


10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                [ ]


11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          4.0%


12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         CO


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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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                                                               Page 3 of 5 Pages


                         AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G

         This  Amendment  No. 1 to the  Schedule  13G filed on February 16, 1999
(the "Schedule 13G") is on behalf of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,  a bank
organized under the Bank Act of Canada.  The disclosure set forth in Items 4 and
6 in the  Schedule  13G is hereby  amended and  restated in its  entirety in the
manner set forth herein. The disclosure set forth in Items  1,2,3,5,7,8,9 and 10
of the Schedule 13G remains unchanged and is only restated herein.

Item 1.

         (a)  Name of Issuer: TeleBanc Financial Corporation (the "Company")

         (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
              1111 North Highland Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201

Item 2.

         (a) Name of Person Filing:  This Statement on Schedule 13G is
             being filed by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC").

         (b) Address of Principal Business Office:  The principal business
             address of CIBC is Commerce Court, Toronto, Canada M5L 1A2.

         (c) Citizenship: CIBC is a bank organized under the Bank Act of Canada.

         (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

         (e) CUSIP Number: 87925R 0 109


Item 3.  If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
         or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

         (a)   |_|  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                    Exchange Act;

         (b)   |_|  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;

         (c)   |_|  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                    Exchange Act;

         (d)   |_|  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act;

         (e)   |_|  An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)
                    (1)(ii)(E);

         (f)   |_|  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);


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                                                               Page 4 of 5 Pages


         (g)  |_|  A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                   with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

         (h)  |_|  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
                   the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

         (i)  |_|  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                   Investment Company Act;

         (j)  |_|  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(I)(ii)(J);

         If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c),
check this box.                                                           |_|


Item 4.  Ownership.

         CIBC  may  be  deemed  to  beneficially  own  1,179,680  shares  of the
         Company's  Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"),
         and a warrant  to  purchase  185,500  shares of Common  Stock  which is
         exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof (the "Securities"), which
         are directly held by a subsidiary and an affiliate of CIBC. CIBC may be
         deemed to share the voting and  dispositive  power with respect to such
         Securities.  See Item 6. Dean C. Kehler, a director of the Company, and
         Jay R. Bloom and Andrew Heyer, are officers of an affiliate of CIBC and
         share voting and  dispositive  power with respect to the Securities and
         may be deemed to beneficially own them.

         (a) Amount Beneficially  Owned:  1,179,680 shares of Common Stock,
             as of the date of this Statement,  plus warrants to acquire an
             additional 185,500 shares of Common Stock.

         (b) Percent of Class:  4.0% (based on 33,641,074  shares of Common
             Stock reported  outstanding as of December 31, 1999,  plus the
             exercise  of warrants  to  purchase  185,500  shares of Common
             Stock held by CIBC). As of the date hereof,  CIBC beneficially
             owns less than 5% of the equity  securities of the Company and
             accordingly is no longer subject to the reporting requirements
             of Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
             amended.

         (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

             (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                  0

             (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:        1,365,180

             (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     0

             (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                   of:                                                 1,365,180



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Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         Not applicable.


Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         As noted  above,  CIBC may be deemed to have direct or indirect  voting
         and/or  investment  discretion  over 1,365,180  shares of the Company's
         Common  Stock  which are held for the  benefit of a  subsidiary  and an
         affiliate of CIBC. Such entities have the right to receive dividends as
         well as the proceeds from the sale of the Securities.  The interests of
         each of such entities, taken individually, do not exceed more than five
         percent of the class of Common Stock.


Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

         Not applicable.



Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Not applicable.



Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         Not applicable.



Item 10.  Certifications.

         Not applicable.


                                    SIGNATURE


         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the  undersigned  certifies that the  information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


Date: February 15, 2000


                                       CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE


                                       By:     /s/ Patricia A. Bourdon
                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Name: Patricia A. Bourdon
                                          Title:   Assistant Secretary



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