424B2 1 e74705_424b2.htm PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. ETN-17/A

Pricing Supplement No. ETN-17/A
To the Prospectus Supplement dated June 30, 2017 and

the Prospectus dated June 30, 2017

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration Statement No. 333-218604-02

June 30, 2017



100,000*

 

Credit Suisse X-Links® WTI Crude Oil Index ETNs due February 8, 2036

General

The exchange traded notes (“ETNs”) are designed for investors who seek a return linked to the performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM, a subindex of the total return version of the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM, which is intended to reflect the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in rolling West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contracts, plus the Treasury Bill rate of interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of the underlying contracts.
The ETNs do not guarantee any return of your initial investment. Investors should be willing to forgo interest payments and, if the Index declines, be willing to lose up to 100% of their investment. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.
The ETNs are senior unsecured obligations of Credit Suisse AG, acting through its Nassau Branch, maturing February 8, 2036.
An investment in the ETNs involves significant risks and is not appropriate for every investor. Investing in the ETNs is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index. Accordingly, the ETNs should be purchased only by knowledgeable investors who understand the terms of the investment in the ETNs and are familiar with the behavior of the Index and commodities and financial markets generally. Investors should consider their investment horizon as well as potential transaction costs when evaluating an investment in the ETNs and should regularly monitor their holdings of the ETNs to ensure that they remain consistent with their investment strategies.
The denomination and stated principal amount of each ETN is $25.00. ETNs may be issued at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount, based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time.
The initial issuance of ETNs priced on February 8, 2016 (the “Inception Date”) and settled on February 11, 2016 (the “Initial Settlement Date”).
The ETNs are subject to early redemption or acceleration in whole or in part, as described under “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Payment Upon Early Redemption” and “—Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” in this pricing supplement. Accordingly, you should not expect to be able to hold the ETNs to maturity.
The ETNs are subject to an annual Investor Fee of 0.55%.
The ETNs are listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “OIIL.” As long as an active secondary market in the ETNs exists, we expect that investors will purchase and sell the ETNs primarily in this secondary market. We have no obligation to maintain any listing on any exchange or quotation system.

Investing in the ETNs involves a number of risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See “Risk Factors” starting on page PS-19 in this pricing supplement.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these ETNs or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

† This amended and restated pricing supplement amends, restates and supersedes pricing supplement No. ETN-17 dated February 8, 2016 (together with any previous supplements or amendments) in its entirety. We refer to this amended and restated pricing supplement as the “pricing supplement.”

* Reflects the number of ETNs offered hereby. “X-Links®” is a registered trademark of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CSSU”). As of June 22, 2017, there were 1,050,000 ETNs ($26,250,000 in stated principal amount) issued and outstanding. ETNs may be issued and sold from time to time through CSSU (as defined below) and one or more dealers at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount, based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time. Sales of the ETNs will be made at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices or at negotiated prices. We expect to receive proceeds equal to 100% of the issue price to the public of the ETNs we issue and sell after the Inception Date, less any commissions paid to CSSU or any other agent. Delivery of the ETNs in book-entry form only will be made through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). However, we are under no obligation to issue or sell additional ETNs at any time, and if we do sell additional ETNs, we may limit or restrict such sales, and we may stop and subsequently resume selling additional ETNs at any time. If we limit, restrict or stop selling additional ETNs or if we subsequently resume sales of such additional ETNs, the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs in the secondary market could be materially and adversely affected.

 

We sold a portion of the ETNs on the Inception Date and received proceeds equal to 100% of their stated principal amount as of the Inception Date. The agent for this offering, CSSU, is our affiliate. In exchange for providing certain services relating to the distribution of the ETNs, CSSU, a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or another FINRA member may receive all or a portion of the Daily Investor Fee. In addition, CSSU will charge investors an Early Redemption Charge per ETN of 0.125% of the stated principal amount. Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement for more information.

The ETNs are not deposit liabilities and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency of the United States, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction.

Credit Suisse

June 30, 2017

 
 

Key Terms

Issuer: Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”), acting through its Nassau Branch.
Index: The return on the ETNs is based on the performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM (the “Index”) during the term of the ETNs. The Index is reported on Bloomberg under ticker symbol BCOMCLTR <Index>.” The Index is intended to reflect the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in rolling West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contracts (each, an “Index Component”), plus the Treasury Bill rate of interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of the underlying contracts. The Index is a subindex of the total return version of the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM (the “Base Index”). The Base Index reflects the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the futures contracts on physical commodities constituting the underlying commodity index. The Base Index was previously known as the Dow Jones–UBS Commodity IndexSM. For more information on the Index and the Base Index, see “The Index” in this pricing supplement.
Index Providers: Bloomberg Finance L.P. (the “Index Administrator” or “Bloomberg”) and UBS Securities LLC
CUSIP | ISIN Number: 22539T332 | US22539T3326
Payment at Maturity: If your ETNs have not previously been redeemed or accelerated, at maturity you will be entitled to receive for each $25.00 stated principal amount of your ETNs a cash payment equal to the “Final Indicative Value”, which will be the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Value on each of the immediately preceding five Trading Days to and including the Final Valuation Date (the “Final Valuation Period”). Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due. In no event will the payment at maturity be less than zero.
Valuation Date: February 5, 2036 or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the next following Trading Day (the “Final Valuation Date”), any Early Redemption Valuation Date, any Accelerated Valuation Date and any Trading Day in the Accelerated Valuation Period.**
Intraday Indicative Value: The Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs will be calculated and published by the IV Calculation Agent every 15 seconds on each Trading Day during normal trading hours so long as no Market Disruption Event has occurred or is continuing and will be disseminated over the consolidated tape or other major market data vendor. The Intraday Indicative Value at any time is based on the most recent intraday level of the Index. It is calculated using the same formula as the Closing Indicative Value, except that instead of using the Closing Level of the Index, the calculation is based on the most recent reported level of the Index at the particular time (or, if the day on which such time occurs is not a Trading Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent). If the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero. See “Description of the ETNs—Intraday Indicative Value” in this pricing supplement.

** The determination of the settlement price for any Index Component on any Valuation Date is subject to postponement if such date is not a Trading Day or as a result of a Market Disruption Event with respect to such Index Component; the Maturity Date will be postponed if the scheduled Maturity Date is not a Business Day or if the scheduled Final Valuation Date is not a Trading Day or if a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on the scheduled Final Valuation Date; any Early Redemption Date will be postponed if a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on the corresponding Valuation Date; and the Acceleration Date will be postponed if the last scheduled Valuation Date in the Accelerated Valuation Period is postponed, as described herein under “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Market Disruption Events.” No interest or additional payment will accrue or be payable as a result of any postponement of any Valuation Date, the Maturity Date, any Early Redemption Date or the Acceleration Date, as applicable.

 

 

 

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Closing Indicative Value:

The Closing Indicative Value on the Inception Date was equal to $25.00 (the “Initial Indicative Value”).

The Closing Indicative Value on each calendar day following the Inception Date will be calculated by the IV Calculation Agent and will be equal to:

(a)   the product of

(i)     the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times

(ii)    the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day, minus

(b)   the Daily Investor Fee on such calendar day.

The Closing Indicative Value will never be less than zero. If the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero. The Closing Indicative Value is not the same as the closing price or any other trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market. The trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from their indicative value at such time. See “Description of the ETNs.” If the ETNs undergo a split or reverse split, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs will be adjusted accordingly (see “Description of the ETNs—Split or Reverse Split of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement).

The Closing Indicative Value for the ETNs on June 22, 2017 was $25.7730 and the closing price on June 22, 2017 on the NYSE Arca exchange (ticker symbol “OIIL”) was $25.7600.

 

Indicative Value:

The Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value will be published on each Trading Day under the Bloomberg ticker symbol “OIILIV” and under the Yahoo! Finance ticker symbol “^OIIL-IV.”

The “indicative value” for the ETNs is designed to reflect the economic value of the ETNs at a given time. The indicative value is a calculated value and is not the same as the trading price of the ETNs and is not a price at which you can buy or sell the ETNs in the secondary market. The indicative value does not take into account the factors that influence the trading price of the ETNs, such as imbalances of supply and demand, lack of liquidity and credit considerations. The actual trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market may vary significantly from their indicative value.

Investors can compare the trading price (if such concurrent trading price is available) of the ETNs against the indicative value to determine whether the ETNs are trading in the secondary market at a premium or a discount to the economic value of the ETNs at any given time. Investors are cautioned that paying a premium purchase price over the indicative value at any time could lead to the loss of any premium in the event the investor sells the ETNs when such premium is no longer present in the market place or your ETNs are redeemed by us (including pursuant to an acceleration at our option). It is also possible that the ETNs will trade in the secondary market at a discount below the indicative value and that investors would receive less than the indicative value if they had to sell their ETNs in the market at such time.

IV Calculation Agent: We have appointed Solactive AG to calculate the Closing Indicative Value and the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs.
Calculation Agent: Credit Suisse International (“CSi”). The Calculation Agent will perform certain calculations described in this pricing supplement, such as determining the arithmetic average of the Closing Indicative Values. The Calculation Agent will also make certain determinations, which may impact the value of the ETNs, including with respect to a split or reverse split of the ETNs, Market Disruption Events and any Successor Index.
Stated Principal Amount per ETN: $25.00
Daily Index Factor:

The Daily Index Factor on any Index Business Day will equal (a) the Closing Level of the Index on such Index Business Day divided by (b) the Closing Level of the Index on the immediately preceding Index Business Day. The Daily Index Factor is deemed to be one on any day that is not an Index Business Day.

 

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Daily Investor Fee: On any calendar day, the “Daily Investor Fee” will be equal to (a) the product of (i) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (ii) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day times (iii) the Investor Fee, divided by (b) 365. The “Investor Fee” will be equal to 0.55%.
Closing Level: The Closing Level of the Index on any Index Business Day will be the closing level published on Bloomberg under the ticker symbol “BCOMCLTR <Index>“or any successor page on Bloomberg or any successor service, as applicable; provided that in the event a market disruption event exists on a Valuation Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Level of the Index for such Valuation Date according to the methodology described below in “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Market Disruption Events.”
Secondary Market: The ETNs are listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “OIIL.” As long as an active secondary market in the ETNs exists, we expect that investors will purchase and sell the ETNs primarily in this secondary market. We have no obligation to maintain any listing on any exchange or quotation system.
Early Redemption:

Prior to maturity, you may, subject to certain restrictions described below, offer at least the applicable minimum number of your ETNs to us for redemption on an Early Redemption Date during the term of the ETNs until the earlier of January 28, 2036 and the date on which we provide a notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event.” If you elect to offer your ETNs for redemption, and the requirements for acceptance by us are met, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN on the Early Redemption Date equal to the Early Redemption Amount. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

You must offer for redemption at least 50,000 ETNs at one time in order to exercise your right to cause us to redeem your ETNs on any Early Redemption Date (the “Minimum Redemption Amount”); provided that we or the Calculation Agent, may from time to time reduce, in whole or in part, the Minimum Redemption Amount. Any such reduction will be applied on a consistent basis for all holders of the ETNs at the time the reduction becomes effective. If the ETNs undergo a split or reverse split, the minimum number of ETNs needed to exercise your right to cause us to redeem your ETNs will remain the same.

Because the Early Redemption Amount you will receive for each ETN will not be determined until the close of trading on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date, you will not know the applicable Early Redemption Amount at the time you exercise your redemption right and will bear the risk that your ETNs will decline in value between the time of your exercise and the time at which the Early Redemption Amount is determined.

Early Redemption Mechanics: Assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, you may exercise your early redemption right up until January 28, 2036, by causing your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs to deliver a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) to Credit Suisse. If your Redemption Notice is delivered prior to 4:00 p.m. New York City time, on any Business Day, the immediately following Trading Day will be the applicable “Early Redemption Valuation Date.” Otherwise, the second following Trading Day will be the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. A Redemption Notice will not be effective if (i) we have provided notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to our rights under “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” or (ii) it is received after January 28, 2036. See “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Procedures for Early Redemption” in this pricing supplement.
Early Redemption Date: The third Business Day following an Early Redemption Valuation Date.**
Early Redemption Amount: A cash payment per ETN equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b)(1) the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date minus (2) the Early Redemption Charge.
Early Redemption Charge:

The Early Redemption Charge per ETN will equal 0.125% times the Closing Indicative Value on the Early Redemption Valuation Date.

 

 

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Acceleration at Our Option or Upon Acceleration Event:

We have the right to accelerate the ETNs in whole or in part on any Business Day occurring on or after the Inception Date (an “Optional Acceleration”). In addition, if an Acceleration Event (as defined herein) occurs at any time with respect to the ETNs, we will have the right to accelerate all or any portion of the outstanding ETNs (an “Event Acceleration”). Upon an acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN in an amount (the “Accelerated Redemption Amount”) equal to the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the Accelerated Valuation Period. If fewer than all of the outstanding ETNs are accelerated, the Accelerated Redemption Amount will be the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Valuation Date. If less than all the ETNs are to be redeemed pursuant to an Optional Acceleration or an Event Acceleration, the trustee shall select, pro rata, by lot or in such manner as it deems appropriate and fair, the ETNs to be redeemed pursuant to such acceleration. ETNs may be accelerated in part in multiples of 50,000 ETNs. We will provide at least five Business Days’ notice of any ETNs to be accelerated and, in the case of any ETNs selected for partial redemption, the stated principal amount thereof to be redeemed. All provisions relating to the acceleration of the ETNs to be redeemed only in part relate to the portion of the stated principal amount of ETNs which has been or is to be redeemed pursuant to these acceleration provisions.

In the case of an Optional Acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Period” shall be a period of five consecutive Trading Days specified in our notice of Optional Acceleration, the first Trading Day of which shall be at least two Business Days after the date on which we give notice of such Optional Acceleration. In the case of an Event Acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Period” shall be a period of five consecutive Trading Days, the first Trading Day of which shall be the day on which we give notice of such Event Acceleration (or, if such day is not a Trading Day, the next following Trading Day). In the case of an acceleration of less than all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Date” will be the first Trading Day following the date of our notice of acceleration. The Accelerated Redemption Amount will be payable on the third Business Day following the Accelerated Valuation Date or the third Business Day following the last Trading Day in the Accelerated Valuation Period, as the case may be (such date the “Acceleration Date”). We will give notice of any acceleration of the ETNs through customary channels used to deliver notices to holders of exchange traded notes.

Acceleration Event: As discussed in more detail under “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” in this pricing supplement, an Acceleration Event includes any event that adversely affects our ability to hedge our obligations in connection with the ETNs.
Trading Day: A day which is (i) an Index Business Day, (ii) an ETN Business Day and (iii) an Index Component Business Day for each of the Index Components.
Index Business Day: A day on which the level of the Index is calculated and published.
Index Component Business Day: With respect to any Index Component, a day on which trading is generally conducted on any markets on which such Index Component is traded.
ETN Business Day: A day on which trading is generally conducted on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca and Nasdaq.
Business Day: A Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City or London, England generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

 

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY PS-1
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES PS-16
RISK FACTORS PS-19
THE INDEX PS-35
DESCRIPTION OF THE ETNS PS-43
SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE ETNS PS-45
CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT PS-54
SUPPLEMENTAL USE OF PROCEEDS AND HEDGING PS-54
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS PS-55
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST) PS-59
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS PS-61
LEGAL MATTERS PS-63
ANNEX A A-1

 

You should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying prospectus supplement dated June 30, 2017 and the prospectus dated June 30, 2017, relating to our Medium-Term Notes of which these ETNs are a part. This pricing supplement amends, restates, and supersedes pricing supplement No. ETN-17 dated February 8, 2016 (together with any previous supplements or amendments) in its entirety. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement No. ETN-17/A and the documents listed below in making your decision to invest in the ETNs. You may access these documents on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):

Prospectus supplement and prospectus dated June 30, 2017:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053092/000104746917004364/a2232566z424b2.htm

 

Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 1053092.

This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed above, contains the terms of the ETNs and supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials, including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, fact sheets, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours. We may, without the consent of the registered holder of the ETNs and the owner of any beneficial interest in the ETNs, amend the ETNs to conform to its terms as set forth in this pricing supplement and the documents listed above, and the trustee is authorized to enter into any such amendment without any such consent. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in “Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement, “Foreign Currency Risks” in the accompanying prospectus, and any risk factors we describe in the combined Annual Report on Form 20-F of Credit Suisse Group AG and us incorporated by reference therein, and any additional risk factors we describe in future filings we make with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as the ETNs involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. You should consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before deciding to invest in the ETNs. You should rely only on the information contained in this document or in any documents to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these ETNs. The information in this document may only be accurate on the date of this document.

The distribution of this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus and the offering of the ETNs in some jurisdictions may be restricted by law. If you possess this pricing supplement, you should find out about and observe these restrictions.

In this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, references to “Credit Suisse”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” are to Credit Suisse AG, acting through its Nassau Branch, and references to “dollars” and “$” are to United States dollars.

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SUMMARY

The following is a summary of terms of the ETNs, as well as a discussion of risks and other considerations you should take into account when deciding whether to invest in the ETNs. References to the “prospectus” mean our accompanying prospectus, dated June 30, 2017, and references to the “prospectus supplement” mean our accompanying prospectus supplement, dated June 30, 2017.

We may, without providing you notice or obtaining your consent, create and issue ETNs in addition to those offered by this pricing supplement having the same terms and conditions as the ETNs. We may consolidate the additional ETNs to form a single class with the outstanding ETNs. However, we are under no obligation to sell additional ETNs at any time, and if we do sell additional ETNs, we may limit or restrict such sales, and we may stop and subsequently resume selling additional ETNs at any time. If we limit, restrict or stop sales of such additional ETNs, or if we subsequently resume sales of such additional ETNs, the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs in the secondary market could be materially and adversely affected. Unless we indicate otherwise, if we suspend selling additional ETNs, we reserve the right to resume selling additional ETNs at any time, which might result in the reduction or elimination of any premium in the trading price.

Additionally, a suspension of additional issuances of the ETNs could result in a significant reduction in the number of outstanding ETNs if investors subsequently exercise their right to have the ETNs redeemed by us. Accordingly, the number of outstanding ETNs could vary substantially over the term of the ETNs and adversely affect the liquidity of the ETNs.

What are the ETNs and how do they work?

The ETNs are medium-term notes of Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”), the return on which is linked to the performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM (the “Index”).

We will not pay you interest during the term of the ETNs. The ETNs do not have a minimum payment at maturity, minimum payment upon early redemption or acceleration and are fully exposed to any decline in the Index. A decline in the level of the Index will reduce the payment at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration of your ETNs, and you could lose your entire investment.

For a description of how the payment at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration is calculated, please refer to the “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Payment at Maturity,” “—Payment Upon Early Redemption” and “—Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” sections in this pricing supplement.

The denomination and stated principal amount of each ETN is $25.00. ETNs may be issued at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount, based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time. You will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership except under limited circumstances. Instead, we will issue the ETNs in the form of a global certificate, which will be held by DTC or its nominee. Direct and indirect participants in DTC will record beneficial ownership of the ETNs by individual investors. Accountholders in the Euroclear or Clearstream Banking clearance systems may hold beneficial interests in the ETNs through the accounts those systems maintain with DTC. You should refer to the section “Description of Notes—Book-Entry, Delivery and Form” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and the section “Description of Certain Provisions Relating to Debt Securities and Contingent Convertible Securities—Book-Entry System” in the accompanying prospectus.

The ETNs may be subject to a split or reverse split with a corresponding adjustment to the Closing Indicative Value, the Intraday Indicative Value and the payment at maturity due with respect to each ETN which is subject to a split or reverse split. A split or reverse split of the ETNs will not affect the aggregate stated principal amount of ETNs held by an investor, other than to the extent of any “partial” ETNs, but it will affect the number of ETNs an investor holds, the denominations used for trading purposes and the trading price, and may affect the liquidity of the ETNs on the exchange. See “Description of the ETNs—Split or Reverse Split of the ETNs.”

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An investment in the ETNs involves significant risks and is not appropriate for every investor. Investing in the ETNs is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index. Accordingly, the ETNs should be purchased only by knowledgeable investors who understand the terms of the investment in the ETNs and are familiar with the behavior of the Index and commodities and financial markets generally. Investors should consider their investment horizon as well as potential transaction costs when evaluating an investment in the ETNs and should regularly monitor their holdings of the ETNs to ensure that they remain consistent with their investment strategies.

What is the Index and who publishes the level of the Index?

The Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM (the “Index”) is intended to reflect the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in rolling West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contracts (each, an “Index Component”), plus the Treasury Bill rate of interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of the underlying contracts. The Index is a subindex of the total return version of the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM (the “Base Index”). It reflects the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the futures contracts on physical commodities constituting the underlying commodity index. The Base Index was previously known as the Dow Jones–UBS Commodity IndexSM. See “The Index” in this pricing supplement for further information on the Index and the Base Index.

The Calculation Agent may modify, replace or adjust the Index under certain circumstances even if the Index Administrator continues to publish the Index without modification, replacement or adjustment. See “Risk Factors—The Index Administrator may modify the Index” and “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Discontinuation or Modification of the Index” in this pricing supplement for further information.

Will I receive interest on the ETNs?

You will not receive any interest payments on your ETNs. The ETNs are not designed for investors who are looking for periodic cash payments. Instead, the ETNs are designed for investors who are willing to forgo cash payments and, if the Index declines or does not increase enough to offset the effect of the Daily Investor Fee as described below, are willing to lose some or all of the their principal.

How will payment at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration be determined for the ETNs?

Unless your ETNs have been previously redeemed or accelerated, the ETNs will mature on February 8, 2036 (the “Maturity Date”).

Payment at Maturity

If your ETNs have not been previously redeemed or accelerated, at maturity you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN equal to the “Final Indicative Value”, which will be the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Value on each of the immediately preceding five Trading Days to and including the Final Valuation Date (the “Final Valuation Period”). We refer to the amount of such payment as the “Payment at Maturity.” If the Final Indicative Value is zero, the Payment at Maturity will be zero. If the scheduled Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date will be postponed to the first Business Day following the scheduled Maturity Date. If the scheduled Final Valuation Date is not a Trading Day, the Final Valuation Date will be postponed to the next following Trading Day, in which case the Maturity Date will be postponed to the third Business Day following the Final Valuation Date as so postponed. In addition, if a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on the Final Valuation Date, the Maturity Date will be postponed until the date three Business Days following the determination of the settlement price for each Index Component with respect to such Final Valuation Date. No interest or additional payment will accrue or be payable as a result of any postponement of the Maturity Date. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due. In no event will the payment at maturity be less than zero.

The “Closing Indicative Value” on the Inception Date was equal to $25.00 (the “Initial Indicative Value”). The Closing Indicative Value on each calendar day following the Inception Date will be calculated by the IV Calculation Agent and will be equal to (a) the product of (i) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (ii) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day, minus (b) the Daily Investor Fee on such calendar day. In no event, however, will the Closing Indicative Value be less than zero. If the Intraday

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Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero. If the ETNs undergo a split or reverse split, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs will be adjusted accordingly (see “Description of the ETNs—Split or Reverse Split of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement). Such adjustment may adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs. The IV Calculation Agent is responsible for computing and disseminating the Closing Indicative Value.

The “Intraday Indicative Value” of the ETNs will be calculated and published by the IV Calculation Agent every 15 seconds on each Trading Day during normal trading hours so long as no Market Disruption Event has occurred or is continuing and will be disseminated over the consolidated tape or other major market data vendor. The Intraday Indicative Value at any time is based on the most recent intraday level of the Index. It is calculated using the same formula as the Closing Indicative Value, except that instead of using the Closing Level of the Index, the calculation is based on the most recent reported level of the Index at the particular time (or, if the day on which such time occurs is not a Trading Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent). At any time at which a Market Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing, there shall be no Intraday Indicative Value. If the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero. See “Description of the ETNs—Intraday Indicative Value” in this pricing supplement.

The “Daily Index Factor” on any Index Business Day will equal (a) the Closing Level of the Index on such Index Business Day divided by (b) the Closing Level of the Index on the immediately preceding Index Business Day. The Daily Index Factor is deemed to be one on any day that is not an Index Business Day.

A “Business Day” is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City or London, England generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

A “Trading Day” is a day which is (i) an Index Business Day, (ii) an ETN Business Day and (iii) an Index Component Business Day for each of the Index Components.

An “Index Business Day” is a day on which the level of the Index is calculated and published.

With respect to any Index Component, an “Index Component Business Day” is a day on which trading is generally conducted on any markets on which such Index Component is traded.

An “ETN Business Day” is a day on which trading is generally conducted on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca and Nasdaq.

On any calendar day, the “Daily Investor Fee” will be equal to (a) the product of (i) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (ii) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day times (iii) the Investor Fee, divided by (b) 365. The “Investor Fee” will be equal to 0.55%.

The ETNs do not guarantee any return of your initial investment. If the level of the Index decreases or does not increase sufficiently to offset the Daily Investor Fee (and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge) over the term of the ETNs, you will receive less, and possibly significantly less, at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration of the ETNs than the amount of your initial investment. See “Hypothetical Examples” and “Risk Factors—Even if the Closing Level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date exceeds the initial Closing Level of the Index on the date of your investment, you may receive less than your initial investment amount of your ETNs” in this pricing supplement for additional information on how the Daily Investor Fee affects the overall value of the ETNs.

The “Closing Level” of the Index on any Index Business Day will be the closing level published on Bloomberg under the ticker symbol “BCOMCLTR <Index>“ or any successor page on Bloomberg or any successor service, as applicable; provided that in the event a Market Disruption Event exists on a Valuation Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Level of the Index according to the methodology described below in “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Market Disruption Events.”

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Any payment you will be entitled to receive is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

For a further description of how your payment at maturity will be calculated, see “Hypothetical Examples” and “Specific Terms of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement.

Payment Upon Early Redemption

Prior to maturity, you may, subject to certain restrictions described below, offer at least the applicable Minimum Redemption Amount or more of your ETNs to us for redemption on an Early Redemption Date during the term of the ETNs until the earlier of January 28, 2036 and the date on which we provide a notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event.” If you elect to offer your ETNs for redemption, and the requirements for acceptance by us are met, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN on the Early Redemption Date equal to the Early Redemption Amount. Any payment you will be entitled to receive on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

Assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, you may exercise your early redemption right up until January 28, 2036, by causing your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs to deliver a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) to Credit Suisse. If your Redemption Notice is delivered prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, the immediately following Trading Day will be the applicable “Early Redemption Valuation Date.” Otherwise, the second following Trading Day will be the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. A Redemption Notice will not be effective if (i) we have provided notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to our rights under “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” or (ii) it is received after January 28, 2036. See “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Procedures for Early Redemption” in this pricing supplement.

You must offer for redemption at least 50,000 ETNs at one time in order to exercise your right to cause us to redeem your ETNs on any Early Redemption Date (the “Minimum Redemption Amount”); provided that we or the Calculation Agent may from time to time reduce, in whole or in part, the Minimum Redemption Amount. Any such reduction will be applied on a consistent basis for all holders of the ETNs at the time the reduction becomes effective. If the ETNs undergo a split or reverse split, the minimum number of ETNs needed to exercise your right to cause us to redeem your ETNs will remain the same.

When you submit your ETNs for redemption in accordance with the redemption procedures described below under “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Procedures for Early Redemption,” your ETNs may remain outstanding (and be resold by us or an affiliate) or may be submitted by us for cancellation.

The “Early Redemption Date” is the third Business Day following an Early Redemption Valuation Date.

The “Early Redemption Charge” will equal 0.125% times the Closing Indicative Value on the Early Redemption Valuation Date.

The “Early Redemption Amount” is a cash payment per ETN equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b)(1) the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date minus (2) the Early Redemption Charge, calculated by the Calculation Agent.

Payment Upon Acceleration

We have the right to accelerate the ETNs, in whole or in part, on any Business Day occurring on or after the Inception Date (an “Optional Acceleration”). In addition, if an Acceleration Event (as defined herein) occurs at any time with respect to the ETNs, we will have the right to accelerate all or any portion of the outstanding ETNs (an “Event Acceleration”). Upon an acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN in an amount (the “Accelerated Redemption Amount”) equal to the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the Accelerated Valuation Period. If fewer than all of the outstanding ETNs are accelerated, the Accelerated Redemption Amount will be the Closing Indicative Value on the Accelerated Valuation Date. If less than all the ETNs are to be redeemed pursuant to an Optional Acceleration or an Event Acceleration, the trustee shall select, pro rata, by lot or in such

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manner as it deems appropriate and fair, the ETNs to be redeemed pursuant to such acceleration. ETNs may be accelerated in part in multiples of 50,000 ETNs. We will provide at least five Business Days’ notice of any ETNs to be accelerated and, in the case of any ETNs selected for partial redemption, the stated principal amount thereof to be redeemed. All provisions relating to the acceleration of the ETNs to be redeemed only in part, relate to the portion of the stated principal amount of ETNs which has been or is to be redeemed pursuant to these acceleration provisions.

Any payment you will be entitled to receive on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

In the case of an Optional Acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Period” shall be a period of five consecutive Trading Days specified in our notice of Optional Acceleration, the first Trading Day of which shall be at least two Business Days after the date on which we give notice of such Optional Acceleration. In the case of an Event Acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Period” shall be a period of five consecutive Trading Days, the first Trading Day of which shall be the day on which we give notice of such Event Acceleration (or, if such day is not a Trading Day, the next following Trading Day). In the case of an acceleration of less than all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Date” will be the first Trading Day following the date of our notice of acceleration. The Accelerated Redemption Amount will be payable on the third Business Day following the Accelerated Valuation Date or the third Business Day following the last Trading Day in the Accelerated Valuation Period, as the case may be (such date the “Acceleration Date”). We will give notice of any acceleration of the ETNs through customary channels used to deliver notices to holders of exchange traded notes. See “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” in this pricing supplement.

Any payment you will be entitled to receive is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

For a further description of how your Payment at Maturity or payment upon early redemption or acceleration will be calculated, see “Hypothetical Examples” and “Specific Terms of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement.

Understanding the value of the ETNs

The Initial Indicative Value on the Inception Date was equal to $25.00. The Initial Indicative Value, Intraday Indicative Value, Closing Indicative Value, Early Redemption Amount, Accelerated Redemption Amount and Payment at Maturity are not the same as the trading price, which is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market. The Closing Indicative Value will be calculated and published by the IV Calculation Agent on each Trading Day under the Bloomberg ticker symbol “OIILIV” and under the Yahoo! Finance ticker symbol “^OIIL-IV.” The Intraday Indicative Value will be calculated and published by the IV Calculation Agent every 15 seconds on each Trading Day during normal trading hours under the Bloomberg ticker symbol “OIILIV” and under the Yahoo! Finance ticker symbol “^OIIL-IV” so long as no Market Disruption Event has occurred or is continuing and will be disseminated over the consolidated tape or other major market data vendor. The trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market is available under the ticker symbol “OIIL” and reflects the last reported trading price of the ETNs, regardless of the date and time of such trading price.

An explanation of each valuation is set forth below.

Closing Indicative Value

The Closing Indicative Value for the ETNs is designed to reflect the end-of day economic value of the ETNs. The Closing Indicative Value on each calendar day following the Inception Date will be calculated by the IV Calculation Agent and will be equal to (a) the product of (i) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (ii) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day, minus (b) the Daily Investor Fee on such calendar day. In no event, however, will the Closing Indicative Value be less than zero.

See “How will Payment at Maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration be determined for the ETNs?— Payment at Maturity” in this pricing supplement.

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Intraday Indicative Value

The “indicative value” of the ETNs is designed to reflect the economic value of the ETNs at a given time. The Intraday Indicative Value at any time is based on the most recent intraday level of the Index. It is calculated using the same formula as the Closing Indicative Value, except that instead of using the Closing Level of the Index, the calculation is based on the most recent reported level of the Index at the particular time (or, if the day on which such time occurs is not a Trading Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent).

 

See “Description of the ETNs—Intraday Indicative Value” in this pricing supplement. The IV Calculation Agent is responsible for computing and disseminating the Intraday Indicative Value.

 

Trading Price

The market value of the ETNs at any given time, which we refer to as the trading price, is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at such time, if one exists. In the absence of an active secondary market for the ETNs, the last reported trading price may not reflect the actual price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs at a particular time. The trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market is not the same as the indicative value of the ETNs at any time, even if a concurrent trading price in the secondary market were available at such time. The trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the indicative value of the ETNs at such time due to, among other things, imbalances of supply and demand, lack of liquidity, transaction costs, credit considerations and bid-offer spreads. Any premium may be reduced or eliminated at any time. Paying a premium purchase price over the indicative value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell your ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration, in which case you will be entitled to receive a cash payment based on the Closing Indicative Value on the relevant Valuation Date(s). Investors should consult their financial advisors before purchasing or selling the ETNs, especially for ETNs trading at a premium over their indicative value.

See “Risk Factors— The Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value are not the same as the closing price or any other trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market” in this pricing supplement.

Early Redemption Amount

If you elect to offer your ETNs for redemption, and the requirements for acceptance by us are met, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN on the Early Redemption Date equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b)(1) the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date minus (2) the Early Redemption Charge, which is equal to 0.125% times the Closing Indicative Value on the Early Redemption Valuation Date, calculated by the Calculation Agent.

See “How will Payment at Maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration be determined for the ETNs?— Payment Upon Early Redemption” in this pricing supplement.

Accelerated Redemption Amount

We have the right to accelerate the ETNs, in whole or in part, on any Business Day occurring on or after the Inception Date. In addition, if an Acceleration Event (as defined herein) occurs at any time with respect to the ETNs, we will have the right to accelerate all or any portion of the outstanding ETNs. Upon an acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per ETN in an amount (the “Accelerated Redemption Amount”) equal to the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the Accelerated Valuation Period. If fewer than all of the outstanding ETNs are accelerated, the Accelerated Redemption Amount will be the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Valuation Date.

See “How will Payment at Maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration be determined for the ETNs?— Payment Upon Early Redemption” in this pricing supplement.

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Payment at Maturity

If your ETNs have not been previously redeemed or accelerated, at maturity you will be entitled to receive for each $25.00 stated principal amount of your ETNs a cash payment equal to the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Value on each of the immediately preceding five Trading Days to and including the Final Valuation Date, subject to Market Disruption Events as described herein.

See “How will Payment at Maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration be determined for the ETNs?— Payment at Maturity” in this pricing supplement.

How do you sell your ETNs?

The ETNs are listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “OIIL.” As long as an active secondary market in the ETNs exists, we expect that investors will purchase and sell the ETNs primarily in this secondary market. We have no obligation to maintain any listing on any exchange or quotation system.

The trading price of the ETNs at any time is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at that time, if one exists. In the absence of an active secondary market for the ETNs, the last reported trading price may not reflect the actual price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs at a particular time. The trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the indicative values of the ETNs at such time. Paying a premium purchase price over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell your ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration, in which case you will be entitled to receive a cash payment based on the Closing Indicative Value on the relevant Valuation Date(s).

How do you offer your ETNs to Credit Suisse for early redemption?

If you wish to offer your ETNs to Credit Suisse for redemption, your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs must follow the following procedures:

·Assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, deliver a notice of redemption up until January 28, 2036, in substantially the form of Annex A (the “Redemption Notice”), to Credit Suisse via email or other electronic delivery as requested by Credit Suisse. If your Redemption Notice is delivered prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, the immediately following Trading Day will be the applicable “Early Redemption Valuation Date.” Otherwise, the second following Trading Day will be the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. If Credit Suisse receives your Redemption Notice no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, Credit Suisse will respond by sending your broker an acknowledgment of the Redemption Notice accepting your redemption request by 7:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. Credit Suisse or its affiliate must acknowledge to your broker acceptance of the Redemption Notice in order for your redemption request to be effective. A Redemption Notice will not be effective if (i) we have provided notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to our rights under “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” or (ii) it is received after January 28, 2036;
·Notwithstanding the foregoing, Credit Suisse may, at its option, waive the requirement that the Redemption Notice be delivered as set forth above, if confirmed by Credit Suisse that a written indication of an offer for early redemption has otherwise been accepted by Credit Suisse. Any such written indication that is delivered after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, will be deemed to have been made on the following Business Day. For the avoidance of doubt, you may choose to comply with the procedures set forth above in lieu of the procedures in this clause, irrespective of any waiver by Credit Suisse;
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·Cause your DTC custodian to book a delivery versus payment trade with respect to the ETNs on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date at a price equal to the applicable Early Redemption Amount, facing us; and
·Cause your DTC custodian to deliver the trade as booked for settlement via DTC at or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on the applicable Early Redemption Date (the third Business Day following the Early Redemption Valuation Date).

You are responsible for (i) instructing or otherwise causing your broker to provide the Redemption Notice and (ii) your broker satisfying the additional requirements as set forth in the second and third bullets above in order for the redemption to be effected. Different brokerage firms may have different deadlines for accepting instructions from their customers. Accordingly, you should consult the brokerage firm through which you own your interest in the ETNs in respect of such deadlines. If Credit Suisse does not (i) receive the Redemption Notice from your broker by 4:00 p.m. and (ii) deliver an acknowledgment of such Redemption Notice to your broker accepting your redemption request by 7:30 p.m., on the Business Day prior to the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date, such notice will not be effective for such Business Day and Credit Suisse will treat such Redemption Notice as if it was received on the next Business Day. Any redemption instructions for which Credit Suisse receives a valid confirmation in accordance with the procedures described above will be irrevocable after Credit Suisse confirms your offer for early redemption.

Because the Early Redemption Amount you will receive for each ETN will not be determined until the close of trading on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date, you will not know the applicable Early Redemption Amount at the time you exercise your redemption right and will bear the risk that your ETNs will decline in value between the time of your exercise and the time at which the Early Redemption Amount is determined.

What are some of the risks of the ETNs?

An investment in the ETNs involves significant risks. Investing in the ETNs is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index or the Index Components. Some of these risks are summarized here, but we urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks in “Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement.

·Uncertain repayment of initial investment—The ETNs are designed for investors who seek long exposure to the Index. The ETNs do not guarantee any return of your initial investment. For each ETN, investors will be entitled to receive a cash payment at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration that will be linked to the performance of the Index less a Daily Investor Fee. If the Index declines, investors should be willing to lose up to 100% of their investment. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.
·Credit risk of the issuer—Any payments you are entitled to receive on your ETNs are subject to the ability of Credit Suisse to pay its obligations as they become due.
·Your payment at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration will be reduced by the fees and charges associated with the ETNs and the Index – The Daily Investor Fee, based on an Investor Fee of 0.55% per annum, reduces the indicative value of the ETNs and the amount of your payment at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration. The amount of your payment upon early redemption is further reduced by the Early Redemption Charge. If the level of the Index decreases or does not increase sufficiently to offset the impact of the Daily Investor Fee (and the Early Redemption Charge, if you offer your ETNs for early redemption), you will receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the initial amount of your investment in the ETNs.
·Concentration risk—The ETNs reflect a long position in the Index, which is comprised of futures contracts on a single commodity, WTI crude oil, (the “Index Components”) and thus are much less diversified than funds, investment portfolios or indices investing in or tracking a broader range of products and, therefore, could experience greater volatility. You will not benefit, with respect to the ETNs, from any of the advantages of a diversified investment and will bear the risks of a highly concentrated investment.
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·Potentially high and unpredictable volatility in the price of WTI crude oil—The return on your ETNs is linked to the performance of the Index, which in turn is linked to the performance of futures contracts on WTI crude oil. WTI crude oil prices are subject to volatile price movements over short periods of time and are affected by numerous factors, including changes in supply and demand relationships, governmental programs and policies, national and international monetary, trade, political and economic events, changes in interest and exchange rates, speculation and trading activities in commodities and related contracts, weather, and agricultural, trade, fiscal and exchange control policies. These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices, commodity futures prices, and commodity-linked instruments than on traditional fixed-income and equity securities and creates additional investment risks that cause the value of the ETNs to be more volatile than the values of traditional securities. These and other factors may affect the level of the Index, and thus the value of your ETNs, in unpredictable or unanticipated ways. The potential for high volatility and the cyclical nature of commodity markets may render such an investment in the ETNs inappropriate as the focus of an investment portfolio.
·The Index tracks prices of futures contracts with expiration dates approximately one to three months in the future—A futures contract for a commodity typically specifies an expiration date, which is the date on which the contract will cease to trade, and a delivery date, which is the date on which the underlying physical commodity referenced by the futures contract is delivered. A “front-month futures contract” refers to the futures contract that has the nearest expiration date. The Index selects and rolls the underlying commodities futures contracts according to a rules-based strategy as further described in “The Index” below. As a result, the Index provides exposure to futures contracts with varying maturities, and the performance of the Index will differ from indices that track only front-month futures contracts.
·No direct exposure to the spot price of WTI crude oil—The Index is linked to commodity futures contracts, not physical commodities (or their spot prices). The price of a futures contract reflects the expected value of the commodity upon delivery in the future, whereas the spot price of a commodity reflects the immediate delivery value of the commodity. A variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the expected future price of a commodity and the spot price at a given point in time, such as the cost of storing the commodity for the term of the futures contract, interest charges incurred to finance the purchase of the commodity and expectations concerning supply and demand for the commodity. The price movements of a futures contract are typically correlated with the movements of the spot price of the referenced commodity, but the correlation is generally imperfect and price movements in the spot market may not be reflected in the futures market (and vice versa). Accordingly, the ETNs may underperform a similar investment that is linked to the spot price of WTI crude oil.
·You will not have any rights in any physical commodity, or any rights in the oil futures contracts included in the Index—As an owner of the ETNs, you will not have rights that holders of WTI crude oil, or the commodity futures contracts included in the Index may have. Your ETNs will be paid in cash, and you will have no right to receive delivery of any components of the Index. You will have no right to receive delivery of WTI crude oil or payment of amounts in respect of the futures contracts included in the Index.
·No interest payments—You will not receive any periodic interest payments on the ETNs.
·A trading market for the ETNs may not continue over the term of the ETNs—The ETNs are listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “OIIL.” As long as an active secondary market in the ETNs exists, we expect that investors will purchase and sell the ETNs primarily in this secondary market. We have no obligation to maintain any listing on any exchange or quotation system.
·The Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value are not the same as the closing price or any other trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market—The Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value are not the same as the closing price or any other trading price, which is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market, if one exists. The Closing Indicative Value reflects the indicative value of the ETN at the end of the relevant trading day and reflects the performance of the Index, less the Daily Investor Fee. The Closing Indicative Value is published on each Trading Day. The Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is designed to reflect the economic value of the ETNs at a given time. The Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs will be calculated and published by
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the IV Calculation Agent every 15 seconds on each Trading Day during normal trading hours so long as no Market Disruption Event has occurred or is continuing and will be disseminated over the consolidated tape or other major market data vendor. The Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs at any time is based on the most recent intraday level of the Index. It is calculated using the same formula as the Closing Indicative Value, except that instead of using the Closing Level of the Index, the calculation is based on the most recent reported level of the Index at the particular time (or, if the day on which such time occurs is not a Trading Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent). At any time at which a Market Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing, there shall be no Intraday Indicative Value. If the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero. The market value of the ETNs at any given time, which we refer to as the trading price, is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at such time, if one exists. In the absence of an active secondary market for the ETNs, the last reported trading price may not reflect the actual price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs at a particular time. The trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market is not the same as the indicative value of the ETNs at any time, even if a concurrent trading price in the secondary market were available at such time.

·Paying a premium purchase price over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event one sells such ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market place or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration – Paying a premium purchase price over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event the investor sells the ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market place or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration. We may, without providing you notice or obtaining your consent, create and issue ETNs in addition to those offered by this pricing supplement having the same terms and conditions as the ETNs. However, we are under no obligation to sell additional ETNs at any time, and we may suspend issuance of new ETNs at any time without providing you notice or obtaining your consent. If we limit, restrict or stop sales of such additional ETNs, or if we subsequently resume sales of such additional ETNs, the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs in the secondary market could be materially and adversely affected, including an increase or decline in the premium purchase price of the ETNs over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs. Before trading in the secondary market, you should compare the Closing Indicative Value and Intraday Indicative Value with the then-prevailing trading price of the ETNs. Any premium may be reduced or eliminated at any time.
·Potential conflicts—We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the ETNs, including acting as Calculation Agent and as an agent of the issuer for the offering of the ETNs, making certain calculations and determinations that may affect the value of the ETNs and hedging our obligations under the ETNs. Any profit in connection with such hedging activities will be in addition to any other compensation that we and our affiliates receive for the sale of the ETNs, which creates an additional incentive to sell the ETNs to you. Our affiliates will, among other things, calculate the arithmetic average of the Closing Indicative Values where applicable, the amount payable in respect of your ETNs at maturity, the Early Redemption Amount, the Accelerated Redemption Amount, make determinations with respect to Market Disruption Events, splits and reverse splits of the ETNs, the replacement of the Index with a Successor Index and any other calculations or determinations to be made by the Calculation Agent as specified herein. In addition, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact, may engage in trading activities relating to the Index or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other instruments linked to the Index, certain exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse or trading activities in commodities and related contracts. In performing these activities, our economic interests and those of our affiliates are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the ETNs.
·Credit Suisse is subject to Swiss regulation—As a Swiss bank, Credit Suisse is subject to regulation by governmental agencies, supervisory authorities and self-regulatory organizations in Switzerland. Such regulation is increasingly more extensive and complex and subjects Credit Suisse to risks. For example, pursuant to Swiss banking laws, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) may open resolution proceedings if there are justified concerns that Credit Suisse is over-indebted, has serious liquidity problems or no longer fulfills capital adequacy requirements. FINMA has broad powers and
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discretion in the case of resolution proceedings, which include the power to convert debt instruments and other liabilities of Credit Suisse into equity and/or cancel such liabilities in whole or in part. If one or more of these measures were imposed, such measures may adversely affect the terms and market value of the ETNs and/or the ability of Credit Suisse to make payments thereunder and you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the ETNs.

·Many economic and market factors will affect the value of the ETNs—In addition to the level of the Index on any day, the value of the ETNs will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
·the level of the Index at any time,
·the expected volatility of the Index,
·the volatility of the Index Components or of any options or futures contracts relating to the Index or the Index Components,
·the liquidity of the Index Components or of any options or futures contracts relating to the Index or the Index Components,
·WTI crude oil futures contracts and changes to those WTI crude oil futures contracts over time,
·economic, financial, regulatory, political, judicial, military, weather and other events that affect commodities markets generally, the Index or WTI crude oil futures contracts,
·supply and demand for the ETNs in the secondary market, including but not limited to, inventory positions with any market maker or other person or entity who is trading the ETNs (supply and demand for the ETNs will be affected by the total issuance of ETNs, and we are under no obligation to issue additional ETNs to increase the supply),
·global supply and demand for WTI crude oil, which is influenced by such factors as forward selling by WTI crude oil producers, purchases made by WTI crude oil producers, WTI crude oil hedge positions, other purchases and sales of WTI crude oil, and production and cost levels in major oil producing countries,
·interest, yield rates, rate spreads and currency exchange rates in the markets,
·speculation and trading activities in commodities and related contracts,
·the time remaining until your ETNs mature, and
·the actual or perceived creditworthiness of Credit Suisse.
·Requirements upon early redemption—You must offer at least the applicable Minimum Redemption Amount of your ETNs to Credit Suisse and satisfy the other requirements described herein for your offer for redemption to be considered. On exercise of your right to require Credit Suisse to redeem your ETNs you will incur an Early Redemption Charge per ETN of 0.125% of the Closing Indicative Value on the Early Redemption Valuation Date, which will reduce the Early Redemption Amount. See “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Procedures for Early Redemption” in this pricing supplement.
·Your offer for redemption is irrevocable—You will not be able to rescind your offer for redemption after it is confirmed by Credit Suisse, so you will be exposed to market risk in the event market conditions change after Credit Suisse confirms your offer.
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·The ETNs are subject to Optional Acceleration – Credit Suisse may accelerate the ETNs in whole or in part at any time, and upon any such acceleration you may receive less than, and possibly may lose all of, your original investment in the ETNs.
·Uncertain tax treatment —No ruling is being requested from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) with respect to the tax consequences of the ETNs. There is no direct authority dealing with securities such as the ETNs, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will accept, or that a court will uphold, the tax treatment described in this pricing supplement. See “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.” In addition, you should note that the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department have announced a review of the tax treatment of prepaid financial contracts. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that future tax legislation, regulations or other guidance may not change the tax treatment of the ETNs. Potential investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the ETNs, including possible alternative treatments.

Is this the right investment for you?

The ETNs may be a suitable investment for you if you understand and acknowledge each of the following:

·You seek an investment with a return linked to the performance of the Index.
·You understand the investment strategy underlying the Index and seek exposure to WTI crude oil futures contracts selected according to the Index methodology.
·You are willing to accept the risk of fluctuations in the price of futures contracts on WTI crude oil generally and the level of the Index in particular.
·You are willing to be exposed to the trading price of the ETNs and you understand that the trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs at such time and that paying a premium purchase price over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell the ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market place or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration.
·You are willing to actively and frequently monitor your investment in the ETNs.
·You have sufficient knowledge and experience to evaluate how the ETNs may perform under different conditions and the merits and risks of an investment in the ETNs.
·You seek exposure to an index that tracks the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts; you understand that the price of such futures contracts may not correlate with spot prices of WTI crude oil and you appreciate that an investment in the ETNs is not the same as an investment in WTI crude oil spot prices or buying or holding WTI crude oil.
·You understand the terms of the investment in the ETNs and are familiar with the behavior of the Index and commodities and financial markets generally.
·You accept the risk that Credit Suisse may accelerate all or a portion of your ETNs at any time.
·You believe the level of the Index will increase by an amount sufficient to offset the Daily Investor Fee (and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge) over your intended holding period of the ETNs and to provide you with a satisfactory return on your investment during the time you hold the ETNs.
·You do not seek current income from this investment.
·You do not seek a guaranteed return of your initial investment and understand that if the Index declines, you may lose up to 100% of your investment.
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·You have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear the risks of an investment in the ETNs, including the risk of loss of such investment.
·You understand that the Daily Investor Fee and the Early Redemption Charge, will reduce your return (or increase your loss, as applicable) on your investment.
·You are willing to make an investment in the ETNs, the payments on which depend on the creditworthiness of Credit Suisse, as issuer of the ETNs.

The ETNs may not be a suitable investment for you if:

·You do not seek an investment with a return linked to the performance of the Index.
·You do not understand the investment strategy underlying the Index or are not willing to be exposed to WTI crude oil futures contracts selected according to the rules of the Index.
·You are not willing to be exposed to fluctuations in the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts in general and in the level of the Index in particular.
·You are not willing to be exposed to the trading price of the ETNs or you do not understand that the trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs at such time and that paying a premium purchase price over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell the ETNs at a time when such premium is no longer present in the market place or the ETNs are accelerated (including at our option).
·You are not willing to actively and frequently monitor your investment in the ETNs.
·You do not have sufficient knowledge and experience to evaluate how the ETNs may perform under different conditions or the merits and risks of an investment in the ETNs.
·You prefer an investment in WTI crude oil spot prices or buying or holding WTI crude oil directly rather than exposure to the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts tracked by the Index.
·You do not understand the terms of the investment in the ETNs or are not familiar with the behavior of the Index or financial markets generally.
·You are not willing to accept the risk that Credit Suisse may accelerate all or a portion of your ETNs at any time.
·You believe the level of the Index will decrease or will not increase by an amount sufficient to offset the Daily Investor Fee (and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge) over your intended holding period of the ETNs.
·You seek current income from your investment.
·You seek a guaranteed return of your initial investment.
·You do not have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear the risks of an investment in the ETNs, including the risk of loss of such investment, and prefer the lower risk and therefore accept the potentially lower returns of fixed income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings.
·You do not want to pay the Daily Investor Fee and the Early Redemption Charge, which are charged on the ETNs and will reduce your return (or increase your loss, as applicable) on your investment.
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·You are not willing to be exposed to the credit risk of Credit Suisse, as issuer of the ETNs.

Investors considering purchasing the ETNs should reach an investment decision only after carefully considering, with their advisers, the suitability of the ETNs in light of their particular circumstances.

 

Does an investment in the ETNs entitle you to any ownership interests in WTI crude oil, or any rights in the WTI crude oil futures contracts included in the Index?

No. An investment in the ETNs does not entitle you to any ownership interest or rights in the Index Components comprising the Index. You will not have any interests or rights in WTI crude oil (directly or indirectly), or any rights in the futures contracts on WTI crude oil included in the Index. Your ETNs will be paid in cash, and you will have no right to receive delivery of WTI crude oil or payment of amounts in respect of the futures contracts included in the Index.

Will the ETNs be distributed by our affiliates?

Our affiliate, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CSSU”), a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has participated in the distribution of the ETNs from the date of this pricing supplement, and will likely participate in any future distribution of the ETNs. CSSU is expected to charge normal commissions for the purchase of any ETNs and may also receive all or a portion of the Investor Fee. Any offering in which CSSU participates will be conducted in compliance with the requirements set forth in Rule 5121 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. In accordance with Rule 5121 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA, CSSU may not make sales in offerings of the ETNs to any of its discretionary accounts without the prior written approval of the customer. Please see the section entitled “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement.

What is the United States federal income tax treatment of an investment in the ETNs?

Please refer to “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement for a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations of owning or disposing of the ETNs that may be relevant to certain holders of ETNs.

What is the role of our affiliates?

Our affiliate, CSSU, is the underwriter for the offering and sale of the ETNs. CSSU and/or other of our affiliated dealers currently intend, but are not obligated, to buy and sell the ETNs to create a secondary market for holders of the ETNs, and may engage in other activities described in the section “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus. However, neither CSSU nor any of these affiliates will be obligated to engage in any market-making activities, or continue those activities once it has started them.

Our affiliate, CSi, acting as Calculation Agent, will among other things, calculate the arithmetic average of the Closing Indicative Values where applicable, the amount payable in respect of your ETNs at maturity, the Early Redemption Amount, the Accelerated Redemption Amount, make determinations with respect to Market Disruption Events, splits and reverse splits of the ETNs, the replacement of the Index with a Successor Index and any other calculations or determinations to be made by the Calculation Agent as specified herein. These determinations may be adverse to you. You should refer to “Risk Factors—We or our affiliates may have economic interests adverse to those of the holders of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement.

Can you tell me more about the effect of Credit Suisse’s hedging activity?

We expect to hedge our obligations under the ETNs through one or more of our affiliates. This hedging activity may involve purchases or sales of futures contracts included in the Index, listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to the Index, including certain exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse, or the futures contracts included in the Index. We or our affiliates will maintain, adjust or unwind our hedge by, among other things, purchasing or selling any of the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, including on or before any Valuation Date. We, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact

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may also enter into, maintain, adjust and unwind hedging transactions relating to other securities whose returns are linked to the Index or the Index Components. Any of these hedging activities could affect the value of the futures contracts included in the Index, and accordingly the value of your ETNs and the amount we will pay on the ETNs determined on the Final Valuation Date, or, in the case of early redemption or acceleration of the ETNs, the relevant Valuation Date. Moreover, this hedging activity may result in our or our affiliates’ or third parties’ receipt of a profit, even if the market value of the ETNs declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors—Trading and other transactions by us, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact in securities or financial instruments relating to the Index may impair the value of your ETNs” and “Risk Factors—We or our affiliates may have economic interests adverse to those of the holders of the ETNs” and “Supplemental Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in this pricing supplement.

Do ERISA or the Code impose any limitations on purchases of the ETNs?

Employee benefit plans subject to ERISA (as defined below), entities the assets of which are deemed to constitute the assets of such plans, governmental or other plans subject to laws substantially similar to ERISA and retirement accounts (including Keogh, SEP and SIMPLE plans, individual retirement accounts and individual retirement annuities) are permitted to purchase the ETNs as long as its purchase, holding and subsequent disposition of the ETNs is not prohibited under ERISA or the Code or any substantially similar laws or is exempt from any such prohibition. However, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities and Keogh plans, as well as employee benefit plans that permit participants to direct the investment of their accounts, will not be permitted to purchase or hold the ETNs if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of CSSU or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, a bonus or other compensation which would otherwise not be received) based on the purchase of ETNs by the account, plan or annuity. Please refer to the section “Benefit Plan Investor Considerations” in this pricing supplement for further information.

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HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES

The following examples show how the ETNs would perform in hypothetical circumstances, assuming an initial Index level of 1,000 and reflecting the $25.00 stated principal amount of each ETN as well as the Daily Investor Fee. We have included examples in which the level of the Index (i) increases at a constant rate of 10% each year, (ii) increases at a constant rate of 2.5% each year, (iii) increases at a constant rate of 10% for five years and then falls at a constant rate of 9% for five years, (iv) decreases at an accelerating rate and (v) increases and then decreases over the term of the ETNs. For purposes of the calculation in this table, each year is assumed to have 365 days. These examples highlight the behavior of the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs at the end of each year in different circumstances. The figures in these examples have been rounded for convenience. Although your payment upon early redemption or acceleration would be based on the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on the applicable Valuation Date (the calculation of which includes the Daily Investor Fee), which is calculated in the manner illustrated in the examples below, you should be aware that CSSU, our agent for any redemption at your option, will charge a fee of 0.125% per ETN redeemed. Any payment you will be entitled to receive is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

The figures set forth in the examples below are for purposes of illustration only and are not actual historical results. For information relating to the historical performance of the Index, please refer to “The Index—Historical Information” in this pricing supplement.

Example 1. Assumptions: This example assumes that the level of the Index (Column B) has increased by 10% each year from the inception date of the ETNs to the end of year 10. In this scenario, the Index has increased by approximately 159% over ten years, and the closing value of the ETNs has increased by approximately 145% over the same period.

A B C D E



Year


Index Level

Closing
Indicative
Value

Annualized Index
Return

Annualized ETN Return

0 1,000.00 $25.00 n/a n/a
1 1,100.00 $27.35 10.00% 9.40%
2 1,210.00 $29.92 10.00% 9.40%
3 1,331.00 $32.73 10.00% 9.40%
4 1,464.10 $35.80 10.00% 9.40%
5 1,610.51 $39.17 10.00% 9.40%
6 1,771.56 $42.85 10.00% 9.40%
7 1,948.72 $46.87 10.00% 9.40%
8 2,143.59 $51.28 10.00% 9.40%
9 2,357.95 $56.09 10.00% 9.40%

10

2,593.74 $61.36 10.00% 9.40%

Hypothetical return on $25.00 investment after 10 years:

145.46%

 

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Example 2. Assumptions: This example assumes that the level of the Index (Column B) has increased by approximately 2.5% each year from the inception date of the ETNs to the end of year 10. In this scenario, the Index has increased by approximately 28% over ten years, and the closing value of the ETNs has increased by approximately 21% over the same period.

A B C D E

Year

Index Level

Closing
Indicative
Value

Annualized Index Return

Annualized ETN Return

0 1,000.00 $25.00 n/a n/a
1 1,025.00 $25.48 2.50% 1.94%
2 1,050.63 $25.98 2.50% 1.94%
3 1,076.89 $26.48 2.50% 1.94%
4 1,103.81 $26.99 2.50% 1.94%
5 1,131.41 $27.52 2.50% 1.94%
6 1,159.69 $28.05 2.50% 1.94%
7 1,188.69 $28.59 2.50% 1.94%
8 1,218.40 $29.15 2.50% 1.94%
9 1,248.86 $29.71 2.50% 1.94%

10

1,280.08 $30.28 2.50% 1.94%

Hypothetical return on $25.00 investment after 10 years:

21.14%

 

Example 3. Assumptions: This example assumes that the level of the Index (Column B) has increased by approximately 10% each year from the inception date of the ETNs to the end of year 5, and decreased by 9% until the end of year 10. In this scenario, the Index has increased by approximately 0.50% over ten years, but the closing value of the ETNs has decreased by approximately 5% over the same period.

A B C D E

Year

Index Level

Closing
Indicative
Value

Annualized Index Return

Annualized ETN Return

0 1,000.00 $25.00 n/a n/a
1 1,100.00 $27.35 10.00% 9.40%
2 1,210.00 $29.92 10.00% 9.40%
3 1,331.00 $32.73 10.00% 9.40%
4 1,464.10 $35.80 10.00% 9.40%
5 1,610.51 $39.17 10.00% 9.40%
6 1,465.56 $35.45 -9.00% -9.50%
7 1,333.66 $32.08 -9.00% -9.50%
8 1,213.63 $29.03 -9.00% -9.50%
9 1,104.41 $26.27 -9.00% -9.50%

10

1,005.01 $23.78 -9.00% -9.50%

Hypothetical return on $25.00 investment after 10 years:

-4.84%

 

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Example 4. Assumptions: This example assumes that the level of the Index (Column B) has decreased at an accelerating rate from the inception date of the ETNs to the end of year 10. In this scenario, the Index has decreased by approximately 97% over ten years, and the closing value of the ETNs has decreased by approximately 97% over the same period.

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Year

Index Level

Closing
Indicative
Value

Annualized Index Return

Annualized ETN Return

0 1,000.00 $25.00 n/a n/a
1 881.90 $21.93 -11.81% -12.30%
2 746.00 $18.45 -15.41% -15.88%
3 604.18 $14.86 -19.01% -19.46%
4 467.58 $11.43 -22.61% -23.04%
5 345.03 $8.39 -26.21% -26.62%
6 242.17 $5.86 -29.81% -30.20%
7 161.26 $3.88 -33.41% -33.78%
8 101.58 $2.43 -37.01% -37.36%
9 60.33 $1.44 -40.61% -40.94%

10

33.66 $0.80 -44.21% -44.52%

Hypothetical return on $25.00 investment after 10 years:

-96.81%

 

Example 5. Assumptions: This example assumes that the level of the Index (Column B) has increased each year from the inception date to the end of year 3, and decreased at an increasing rate from the end of year 4 to the end of year 10. In this scenario, the Index has decreased by approximately 59% over ten years, and the closing value of the ETNs has decreased by approximately 61% over the same period.

A B C D E
         

Year

Index Level

Closing
Indicative
Value

Annualized Index Return

Annualized ETN Return

0 1,000.00 $25.00 n/a n/a
1 1,081.90 $26.90 8.19% 7.59%
2 1,131.56 $27.98 4.59% 4.01%
3 1,142.76 $28.10 0.99% 0.43%
4 1,112.94 $27.22 -2.61% -3.15%
5 1,043.82 $25.39 -6.21% -6.73%
6 941.42 $22.77 -9.81% -10.31%
7 815.18 $19.61 -13.41% -13.89%
8 676.52 $16.18 -17.01% -17.47%
9 537.09 $12.78 -20.61% -21.05%

10

407.06 $9.63 -24.21% -24.63%

Hypothetical return on $25.00 investment after 10 years:

-61.48%

 

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RISK FACTORS

The ETNs are senior unsecured debt obligations of Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”). The ETNs are Senior Medium-Term Notes as described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus and are riskier than ordinary unsecured debt securities. The return on the ETNs is based on the performance of the Index. Investing in the ETNs is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index Components or the Index itself. See “The Index” below for more information on the Index.

This section describes the most significant risks relating to an investment in the ETNs. We urge you to read the following information about these risks, together with the other information in or incorporated by reference into this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus before investing in the ETNs.

The ETNs do not pay interest nor guarantee any return of your initial investment and you may lose all or a significant part of your investment in the ETNs

The terms of the ETNs differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the ETNs neither pay interest nor guarantee payment of the stated principal amount at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration, and you may incur a loss of your initial investment. Because the payment due at maturity may be less than the amount originally invested in the ETNs, the return on the ETNs (the effective yield to maturity) may be negative. Even if it is positive, your return on the ETNs may not be enough to compensate you for any loss in value due to inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over time.

The Early Redemption Amount, Accelerated Redemption Amount and Payment at Maturity, as applicable (each, a “Redemption Amount”), will each depend on the change in the level of the Index. You may lose all or a significant amount of your investment in the ETNs if the level of the Index decreases or does not increase sufficiently. Additionally, any payment on the ETNs will be reduced, and possibly significantly reduced, if the level of the Index decreases or does not increase sufficiently to offset the Daily Investor Fee (and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge) over the term of the ETNs. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

Even if the amount payable on your ETNs on the Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Payment at Maturity, as applicable, is greater than the price you paid for your ETNs, it may not compensate you for a loss in value due to inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over time. Thus, even in those circumstances, the overall return you earn on your ETNs may be less than what you would have earned by investing in a debt security that bears interest at a prevailing market rate.

The ETNs are subject to the credit risk of Credit Suisse

Although the return on the ETNs is based on the performance of the Index, the payment of any amount due on the ETNs, including any payment at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration, is subject to the credit risk of Credit Suisse. Investors are dependent on Credit Suisse’s ability to pay all amounts due on the ETNs, and therefore investors are subject to our credit risk. In addition, any decline in our credit ratings, any adverse changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness or any increase in our credit spreads is likely to adversely affect the market value of the ETNs prior to maturity.

Your payment at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration will be reduced by the fees and charges associated with the ETNs and the Index

The value of the Index used to calculate the payment at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration will be reduced by the notional transaction costs applied to the Index. These costs are built into the calculation of the level of the Index and, as a result, the Closing Level of the Index will be less than it would be if such fees were not included.

In addition to the Index costs, the Daily Investor Fee, which is based on an Investor Fee of 0.55% per annum (and the Early Redemption Charge, if you offer your ETNs for early redemption) reduces the amount of your payment at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration. If the level of the Index decreases or does not

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increase sufficiently to offset the impact of the Daily Investor Fee (and the Early Redemption Charge, if you offer your ETNs for early redemption), you will receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the initial amount of your investment in the ETNs.

You should regularly monitor your holdings of the ETNs to ensure that they remain consistent with your investment strategies

The ETNs are designed to reflect a long exposure to the performance of the Index on a daily basis. You should regularly monitor your holdings of the ETNs to ensure that they remain consistent with your investment strategies.

The Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value are not the same as the closing price or any other trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market

The Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value are not the same as the closing price or any other trading price, which is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market, if one exists. The Closing Indicative Value on each calendar day following the Inception Date will be equal to (1)(a) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (b) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day minus (2) the Daily Investor Fee on such calendar day. The Closing Indicative Value will never be less than zero. The Closing Indicative Value will be zero on and subsequent to any calendar day on which the Intraday Indicative Value is less than or equal to zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value equals zero. The Closing Indicative Value will be published on each Trading Day under the Bloomberg ticker symbol “OIILIV.”

The trading price of the ETNs at any time is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at such time, if one exists. In the absence of an active secondary market for the ETNs, the last reported trading price may not reflect the actual price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs at a particular time. The trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from their indicative value at such time due to, among other things, imbalances of supply and demand, lack of liquidity, transaction costs, credit considerations and bid-offer spreads.

Paying a premium purchase price over the indicative value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell your ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration.

We may, without providing you notice or obtaining your consent, create and issue ETNs in addition to those offered by this pricing supplement having the same terms and conditions as the ETNs. However, we are under no obligation to sell additional ETNs at any time, and we may suspend issuance of new ETNs at any time without providing you notice or obtaining your consent. If we limit, restrict or stop sales of such additional ETNs, or if we subsequently resume sales of such additional ETNs, the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs in the secondary market could be materially and adversely affected, including an increase or decline in the premium purchase price of the ETNs over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs. Before trading in the secondary market, you should compare the Closing Indicative Value and Intraday Indicative Value with the then-prevailing trading price of the ETNs. Any premium may be reduced or eliminated at any time.

We may sell additional ETNs at different prices but we are under no obligation to issue or sell additional ETNs at any time, and if we do sell additional ETNs, we may limit or restrict such sales, and we may stop and subsequently resume selling additional ETNs at any time

In our sole discretion, we may decide to issue and sell additional ETNs from time to time at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount, based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time. The price of the ETNs in any subsequent sale may differ substantially (higher or lower) from the issue price paid in connection with any other issuance of such ETNs. Sales of the ETNs after the Inception Date will be made at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices or at negotiated prices. Additionally, any ETNs held by us or an affiliate in inventory may be resold at prevailing market prices or lent to market participants who may have made short sales of the ETNs. However, we are under no obligation to issue or sell additional ETNs at any time, and if we do sell additional ETNs, we may limit or restrict such sales, and we may stop and subsequently resume selling additional ETNs at any time. If we start selling additional ETNs, we may stop selling additional

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ETNs for any reason, which could materially and adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of such ETNs in the secondary market. Furthermore, unless we indicate otherwise, if we suspend selling additional ETNs, we reserve the right to resume selling additional ETNs at any time, which might result in the reduction or elimination of any premium in the trading price.

 

Suspension of additional issuances of the ETNs can also result in a significant reduction in the number of outstanding ETNs if investors subsequently exercise their right to have the ETNs redeemed by us. If the total number of outstanding ETNs has fallen to a level that is close to or below the minimum redemption amount, you may not be able to purchase enough ETNs to meet the minimum size requirement in order to exercise your early redemption right. The unavailability of the redemption right can result in the ETNs trading in the secondary market at discounted prices below the Intraday Indicative Value. Having to sell your ETNs at a discounted sale price below the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses. Prior to making an investment in the ETNs, you should take into account whether or not the trading price is tracking the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs.

The ETNs may not be a suitable investment for you

The ETNs may not be a suitable investment for you if:

·You do not seek an investment with a return linked to the performance of the Index.
·You do not understand the investment strategy underlying the Index or are not willing to be exposed to WTI crude oil futures contracts selected according to the rules of the Index.
·You are not willing to be exposed to fluctuations in the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts in general and in the level of the Index in particular.
·You are not willing to be exposed to the trading price of the ETNs or you do not understand that the trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the Intraday Indicative Value and the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs at such time and that paying a premium purchase price over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell the ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market place or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration.
·You are not willing to actively and frequently monitor your investment in the ETNs.
·You do not have sufficient knowledge and experience to evaluate how the ETNs may perform under different conditions or the merits and risks of an investment in the ETNs.
·You prefer an investment in WTI crude oil spot prices or buying or holding WTI crude oil directly rather than exposure to the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts tracked by the Index.
·You do not understand the terms of the investment in the ETNs or are not familiar with the behavior of the Index or financial markets generally.
·You are not willing to accept the risk that Credit Suisse may accelerate all or a portion of your ETNs at any time.
·You believe the level of the Index will decrease or will not increase by an amount sufficient to offset the Daily Investor Fee (and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge) over your intended holding period of the ETNs.
·You seek current income from your investment.
·You seek a guaranteed return of your initial investment.
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·You do not have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear the risks of an investment in the ETNs, including the risk of loss of such investment, and prefer the lower risk and therefore accept the potentially lower returns of fixed income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings.
·You do not want to pay the Daily Investor Fee and the Early Redemption Charge, which are charged on the ETNs and will reduce your return (or increase your loss, as applicable) on your investment.
·You are not willing to be exposed to the credit risk of Credit Suisse, as issuer of the ETNs.

Investors considering purchasing the ETNs should reach an investment decision only after carefully considering, with their advisers, the suitability of the ETNs in light of their particular circumstances.

 

You will not benefit from any increase in the level of the Index if such increase is not sufficient to offset applicable fees and reflected in the level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date(s)

 

Increases in the level of the Index during the term of the ETNs but before the applicable Valuation Date (including the Final Valuation Date) are not considered in the calculation of the payment due to you at maturity or upon redemption of your ETNs. The Calculation Agent will determine the payment amount by comparing the initial Index level only with the Closing Level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date(s). No other Closing Level of the Index will be taken into account.

If the Closing Level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date (including the Final Valuation Date) does not reflect an increase from the Index level at the time of your initial investment to offset the impact of the accrued Daily Investor Fee, we will pay you less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount of your ETNs at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration. This will be true even if the level of the Index as of a particular date or dates prior to the applicable Valuation Date (including the Final Valuation Date) would have been high enough to offset the impact of such fees and charges. In addition, the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs published by the IV Calculation Agent under the Bloomberg ticker symbol “OIILIV” and under the Yahoo! Finance ticker symbol “^OIIL-IV” at any time on any Trading Day prior to the publication of the Closing Level of the Index on such day will be based on the intraday values of the Index at such time rather than its Closing Level. Because the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs at any time on any Trading Day may vary significantly from the value of the ETNs determined based on the Closing Level of the Index on such Trading Day, the payment you receive at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration of the ETNs may vary significantly from the payment you would receive if such payment was determined based on the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs.

You will not have any rights in any physical commodity, or any rights in the WTI crude oil futures contracts included in the Index

As an owner of the ETNs, you will not have rights that holders of WTI crude oil, or the WTI crude oil futures contracts included in the Index may have. Your ETNs will be paid in cash, and you will have no right to receive delivery of any components of the Index. You will have no right to receive delivery of WTI crude oil or payment of amounts in respect of the futures contracts included in the Index.

Owning the ETNs is not the same as directly owning the WTI crude oil futures contracts included in the Index

The return on your ETNs will not reflect the return you would realize if you actually purchased the WTI crude oil futures contracts included in the Index, or exchange-traded or over-the-counter instruments based on the Index. You will not have any rights that holders of such assets or instruments have.

The price of WTI crude oil futures can exhibit high and unpredictable volatility, which could lead to high and unpredictable volatility in the Index

Market prices of the commodity futures contracts comprising the Index can be highly volatile. Commodity market prices are not related to the value of a future income or earnings stream, as tends to be the case with fixed-

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income and equity investments, but may be subject to rapid fluctuations based on numerous factors, including changes in supply and demand relationships, governmental programs and policies, national and international monetary, trade, political and economic events, changes in interest and exchange rates, speculation and trading activities in commodities and related contracts, weather, and agricultural, trade, fiscal and exchange control policies. Many commodities are also highly cyclical. These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices, commodity futures prices and commodity-linked instruments than on traditional fixed-income and equity securities and creates additional investment risks that cause the value of the ETNs to be more volatile than the values of traditional securities. These and other factors may affect the level of the Index, and thus the value of the ETNs, in unpredictable or unanticipated ways. The potential for high volatility and the cyclical nature of commodity markets may render an investment in the ETNs inappropriate as the focus of an investment portfolio.

The price of WTI crude oil is primarily affected by the global demand for and supply of crude oil, but is also influenced significantly from time to time by speculative actions and by currency exchange rates. Crude oil prices are generally more volatile and subject to dislocation than prices of other commodities. Demand for refined petroleum products by consumers, as well as the agricultural, manufacturing and transportation industries, affects the price of crude oil. Crude oil’s end-use as a refined product is often as transport fuel, industrial fuel and in-home heating fuel. Potential for substitution in most areas exists, although considerations including relative cost often limit substitution levels. Because the precursors of demand for petroleum products are linked to economic activity, demand will tend to reflect economic conditions. Demand is also influenced by government regulations, such as environmental or consumption policies. In addition to general economic activity and demand, prices for crude oil are affected by political events, labor activity and, in particular, direct government intervention (such as embargos) or supply disruptions in major oil producing regions of the world. Such events tend to affect oil prices worldwide, regardless of the location of the event, although regional factors may disproportionately impact either WTI crude oil futures in comparison to crude oil futures generally or to one another. Supply for crude oil may increase or decrease depending on many factors. These include production decisions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and other crude oil producers. Crude oil prices are determined with significant influence by OPEC. OPEC has the potential to influence oil prices worldwide because its members possess a significant portion of the world’s oil supply. In the event of sudden disruptions in the supplies of oil, such as those caused by war, natural events, weather, accidents or acts of terrorism, prices of oil futures contracts could become extremely volatile and unpredictable. Also, sudden and dramatic changes in the futures market may occur, for example, upon a cessation of hostilities that may exist in countries producing oil, the introduction of new or previously withheld supplies into the market or the introduction of substitute products or commodities. Crude oil prices may also be affected by short-term changes in supply and demand because of trading activities in the oil market and seasonality (e.g., weather conditions such as hurricanes). It is not possible to predict the aggregate effect of all or any combination of these factors.

The price of crude oil is subject to emerging markets’ political and economic risks

Crude oil may be produced in emerging market countries which are more exposed to the risk of swift political change and economic downturns than their industrialized counterparts. Indeed, in recent years, many emerging market countries have undergone significant political, economic and social change. In many cases, far-reaching political changes have resulted in constitutional and social tensions, and, in some cases, instability and reaction against market reforms has occurred. There can be no assurance that future political changes will not adversely affect the economic conditions of an emerging market country. Political or economic instability may significantly impact the level of the crude oil indices and, consequently, adversely affect the return on your investment in the ETNs.

The Index may be more volatile and susceptible to fluctuations in the price of WTI crude oil than a broader commodities index

The Index may be more volatile and susceptible to fluctuations in the price of WTI crude oil than a broader commodities index. In contrast to a broader commodities index, the Index is composed of contracts covering only a single physical commodity. As a result, price volatility in the contracts included in the Index will likely have a greater impact on the Index than it would on a broader commodities index and the Index will be more susceptible to fluctuations and declines in the value of WTI crude oil. In addition, the Index may be less representative of the economy and commodity markets as a whole and might therefore not serve as a reliable benchmark for commodity market performance generally.

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Concentration risks associated with the ETNs

The ETNs reflect a long position in the Index, which is comprised of futures contracts on a single commodity, WTI crude oil, and thus are much less diversified than funds, investment portfolios or indices investing in or tracking a broader range of products and, therefore, could experience greater volatility. You will not benefit, with respect to the ETNs, from any of the advantages of a diversified investment and will bear the risks of a highly concentrated investment.

The ETNs do not offer direct exposure to the spot price of WTI crude oil

The Index is linked to commodity futures contracts, not physical commodities (or their spot prices). The price of a futures contract reflects the expected value of the commodity upon delivery in the future, whereas the spot price of a commodity reflects the immediate delivery value of the commodity. A variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the expected future price of a commodity and the spot price at a given point in time, such as the cost of storing the commodity for the term of the futures contract, interest charges incurred to finance the purchase of the commodity and expectations concerning supply and demand for the commodity. The price movements of a futures contract are typically correlated with the movements of the spot price of the referenced commodity, but the correlation is generally imperfect and price movements in the spot market may not be reflected in the futures market (and vice versa). Accordingly, the ETNs may underperform a similar investment that is linked to the spot price of WTI crude oil.

The Index tracks the prices of futures contracts with expiration dates approximately one to three months in the future, which may affect the level of the Index in various ways

A futures contract for a commodity typically specifies an expiration date, which is the date on which the contract will cease to trade, and a delivery date, which is the date on which the underlying physical commodity referenced by the futures contract is delivered. A “front-month futures contract” refers to the futures contract that has the nearest expiration date. The Index selects and rolls the underlying commodities futures contracts according to a rules-based strategy as further defined in “The Index” below. As a result, the Index provides exposure to futures contracts with varying maturities, and the performance of the Index will differ from indices that track only front-month futures contracts. Consequently, the value of the ETNs may be affected in various ways, including:

·Price and liquidity risk – Generally, futures contracts with expiration dates nearer to the front-month are more liquid than futures contracts with more distant expiration dates, which may impact the prices of such contracts. The prices of futures contracts are also subject to supply and demand, which is subject to change at any time. The prices of the underlying futures contracts will affect the level of the Index, and consequently the value of the ETNs.
·Risk of lack of correlation to the spot prices of commodities – Generally, the prices of commodities futures contracts with expiration dates nearer to the front month are more closely correlated to the spot prices of those commodities. Because the Index tracks futures contracts with varying expiration dates, they may not have a high correlation to the spot prices of the underlying commodities. Consequently, an investment in the ETNs is not the same as an investment in the spot prices of WTI crude oil or buying and holding WTI crude oil. While price movements in commodities futures contracts may correlate with changes in the spot prices for such commodities, the correlation will not be perfect and price movements of the futures contracts may diverge from price movements of the underlying commodities. Accordingly, increases in the spot prices of commodities may not result in increases in the prices of the futures contracts or an increase in the value of the ETNs. The level of the Index may decrease while the spot price for WTI crude oil increases.

If the Intraday Indicative Value is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, you will lose all of your investment

If the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero and you will lose all of your investment in the ETNs.

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Credit Suisse may accelerate the ETNs, in whole or in part, at any time

We have the right to accelerate the ETNs in whole or in part at any time and pay you an amount equal to, in the event of an acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the applicable Accelerated Valuation Period, or, in the event of an acceleration of less than all outstanding ETNs, the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Accelerated Valuation Date, on any Business Day occurring on or after the Inception Date (an “Optional Acceleration”) or if an Acceleration Event has occurred in our or the Calculation Agent’s determination (an “Event Acceleration”). Accordingly, you should not expect to be able to hold the ETNs to maturity. As discussed in the section “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event,” the type of events that may trigger an Event Acceleration are (a) an amendment to or change (including any officially announced proposed change) in the laws, regulations or rules of the United States (or any political subdivision thereof), or any jurisdiction in which a Primary Exchange or Related Exchange (each as defined herein) is located that (i) makes it illegal for the Calculation Agent to hold, acquire or dispose of the futures contracts relating to the Index or options, futures, swaps or other derivatives on the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index (including but not limited to exchange-imposed position limits), (ii) shall materially increase the cost to the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or similarly situated third parties in performing our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs, (iii) shall have a material adverse effect on any of these parties’ ability to perform their obligations in connection with the ETNs or (iv) shall materially affect our ability to issue or transact in exchange traded notes similar to the ETNs, each as determined by us or the Calculation Agent; (b) any official administrative decision, judicial decision, administrative action, regulatory interpretation or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws, regulations or rules that is announced on or after the Inception Date that (i) makes it illegal for the Calculation Agent to hold, acquire or dispose of the futures contracts relating to the Index or options, futures, swaps or other derivatives on the Index or the futures contracts relating to the Index (including but not limited to exchange-imposed position limits), (ii) shall materially increase the cost to the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or similarly situated third parties in performing our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs, (iii) shall have a material adverse effect on the ability of the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or a similarly situated third party to perform our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs or (iv) shall materially affect our ability to issue or transact in exchange traded notes similar to the ETNs; (c) any event that occurs on or after the Inception Date that makes it a violation of any law, regulation or rule of the United States (or any political subdivision thereof), or any jurisdiction in which a Primary Exchange or Related Exchange (each as defined herein) is located, or of any official administrative decision, judicial decision, administrative action, regulatory interpretation or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws, regulations or rules, (i) for the Calculation Agent to hold, acquire or dispose of the futures contracts relating to the Index or options, futures, swaps or other derivatives on the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index (including but not limited to exchange-imposed position limits), (ii) for the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or similarly situated third parties to perform our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs or (iii) for us to issue or transact in exchange traded notes similar to the ETNs; (d) any event, as determined by us or the Calculation Agent, that we or any of our affiliates or a similarly situated party would, after using commercially reasonable efforts, be unable to, or would incur a materially increased amount of tax, duty, expense or fee (other than brokerage commissions) to acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction or asset it deems necessary to hedge the risk of the ETNs, or realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction or asset; or (e) if the primary exchange or market for trading for the ETNs, if any, announces that pursuant to the rules of such exchange or market, as applicable, the ETNs cease (or will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on such exchange or market, as applicable, for any reason and are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on an exchange or quotation system located in the same country as such exchange or market, as applicable. If we accelerate the ETNs, you will only receive an amount equal to, in the event of an acceleration in whole, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the applicable Accelerated Valuation Period, or, in the event of an acceleration in part, the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Valuation Date, and you will not receive any other compensation or amount for the loss of the investment opportunity of holding the ETNs. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement for further information.

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The Index Administrator may modify the Index

The Index Administrator may modify the Index or adjust the method of its calculation. If the Calculation Agent determines that the publication of the Index is discontinued and there is no successor index, the Calculation Agent will determine the level of the Index, and thus the Redemption Amount, using a computation methodology that the Calculation Agent determines will as closely as reasonably possible replicate the Index.

If the Calculation Agent determines that the Index, the futures contracts included in the Index or the method of calculating the Index is changed at any time in any respect, including whether the change is made by the Index Administrator under its existing policies or following a modification of those policies, is due to the publication of a successor index, is due to events affecting the futures contracts included in the Index, or is due to any other reason and is not otherwise reflected in the level of the Index by the Index Administrator pursuant to the methodology described herein, then the Calculation Agent will be permitted (but not required) to make such adjustments in the Index or the method of its calculation as it believes are appropriate to ensure that the Closing Level of the Index used to determine the Redemption Amount is equitable. The Calculation Agent may make any such modification or adjustment even if the Index Administrator continues to publish the Index without a similar modification or adjustment.

Any modification to the Index or adjustment to its method of calculation will affect the amount you will receive upon early redemption, acceleration or maturity and will result in the ETNs having a value different (higher or lower) from the value they would have had if there had been no such modification or adjustment.

Even if the Closing Level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date exceeds the initial Closing Level of the Index on the date of your investment, you may receive less than your initial investment amount of your ETNs

Because the Daily Investor Fee and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge reduces the amount due to you upon early redemption, acceleration or at maturity of the ETNs, the level of the Index must increase significantly in order for you to receive at least your initial investment amount upon early redemption, acceleration or maturity of your ETNs. If the level of the Index decreases or does not increase sufficiently to offset the effect of the Daily Investor Fee over the term of the ETNs and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge, you will receive less, and possibly significantly less, at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration of the ETNs than the amount of your initial investment. For more information on how the Daily Investor Fee affects the value of the ETNs, see “Hypothetical Examples.”

There are restrictions on the minimum number of ETNs you may redeem and on the dates on which you may redeem them

You must redeem at least 50,000 ETNs, the Minimum Redemption Amount at one time. In addition, you must cause your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs, assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, to deliver a notice of redemption up until January 28, 2036, substantially in the form of Annex A (the “Redemption Notice”), to Credit Suisse via email or other electronic delivery as requested by Credit Suisse. If your Redemption Notice is delivered prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, the immediately following Trading Day will be the applicable “Early Redemption Valuation Date.” Otherwise, the second following Trading Day will be the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. If Credit Suisse receives your Redemption Notice no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, Credit Suisse will respond by sending your broker an acknowledgment of the Redemption Notice accepting your redemption request by 7:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. Credit Suisse or its affiliate must acknowledge to your broker acceptance of the Redemption Notice in order for your redemption request to be effective. A Redemption Notice will not be effective if (i) we have provided notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to our rights under “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” or (ii) it is received after January 28, 2036.

Also, because of the timing requirements of your offer for early redemption, settlement of any early redemption will be prolonged when compared to a sale and settlement in the secondary market. As your Redemption Notice is irrevocable, this will subject you to market risk in the event the market fluctuates after Credit Suisse confirms your offer.

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The redemption feature is intended to induce arbitrageurs to counteract any trading of the ETNs at a premium or discount to their indicative value. There can be no assurance that arbitrageurs will employ the redemption feature in this manner.

You may not request early redemption of your ETNs after January 28, 2036 or after the Trading Day preceding the start of the Accelerated Valuation Period.

You may not request early redemption of your ETNs after January 28, 2036, which is the final Redemption Notice date. In such case, you will receive any payment due on the scheduled Maturity Date.

You may not request early redemption of your ETNs if we deliver or have delivered a notice of acceleration of all outstanding ETNs and your request is received after the Trading Day preceding the start of the Accelerated Valuation Period related to such acceleration. In such case, your ETNs will instead be accelerated on the relevant Acceleration Date. The Accelerated Redemption Amount may differ from the Early Redemption Amount you would have received had you redeemed your ETNs and the Accelerated Redemption Amount may be payable on a different date than that of the Early Redemption Amount.

An Early Redemption Charge of 0.125% per ETN will be charged upon an early redemption at your election

CSSU will act as our agent in connection with any offer by you of your ETNs for redemption and will charge a fee of 0.125% times the Closing Indicative Value per ETN on the Early Redemption Valuation Date. The imposition of this fee will mean that you will not receive the full amount of the Closing Indicative Value upon an early redemption at your election.

You will not know the Early Redemption Amount for any ETNs you elect to redeem prior to maturity at the time you make such election

In order to exercise your right to redeem your ETNs prior to maturity, you must cause your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs, assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, to deliver a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) to Credit Suisse (as defined herein), up until January 28, 2036, by no later than 4:00 p.m, New York City time, on the Business Day prior to your desired Valuation Date. The Early Redemption Amount cannot be determined until the Valuation Date, and as such you will not know the Early Redemption Amount for your ETNs at the time you make an election to redeem your ETNs, which becomes irrevocable after Credit Suisse confirms your offer. The Early Redemption Amount for your ETNs on the relevant Valuation Date may be substantially less than it would have been on the prior day and may be zero.

You will not benefit from any increase in the level of the Index if such increase is not sufficient to offset applicable fees and reflected in the level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date(s)

If the Index does not increase by an amount sufficient to offset the effect of the Daily Investor Fee and, in the case of an early redemption, the Early Redemption Charge, between the relevant date of your initial investment and the applicable Valuation Date(s), we will pay you less than your initial investment amount of the ETNs upon early redemption. This will be true even if the level of the Index as of some date or dates prior to the Valuation Date would have been sufficiently high to offset the effect of the Daily Investor Fee and Early Redemption Charge.

Past performance of the Index is not indicative of future performance

The actual performance of the Index over the term of the offered ETNs, as well as the amount payable on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date, may bear little relation to the historical values of the Index or to the hypothetical return examples set forth elsewhere in this pricing supplement. We cannot predict the future performance of the Index.

The formula for determining the Redemption Amount does not take into account all developments in the Index

Changes in the level of the Index during the term of the ETNs before the Valuation Date will not necessarily be reflected in the calculation of the Redemption Amount. The Calculation Agent will calculate the Redemption Amount by utilizing the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Valuation Date(s). No other levels

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of the Index, Closing Indicative Values or Intraday Indicative Values will be taken into account. As a result, you may lose a significant part of your investment even if the level of the Index has risen at certain times during the term of the ETNs.

Any decline in our credit ratings may affect the market value of your ETNs

Our credit ratings are an assessment of our ability to pay our obligations, including those on the offered ETNs. Consequently, actual or anticipated declines in our credit ratings may affect the market value of your ETNs.

The Calculation Agent will have the authority to make determinations that could affect the market value of your ETNs and the amount you receive at maturity

The Calculation Agent will have discretion in making various determinations that affect your ETNs, including calculation of the arithmetic average of the Closing Indicative Values where applicable, the amount payable in respect of your ETNs at maturity, the Early Redemption Amount, the Accelerated Redemption Amount, determinations with respect to the Market Disruption Events, splits and reverse splits of the ETNs, the replacement of the Index with a Successor Index and any other calculations or determinations to be made by the Calculation Agent as specified herein. The exercise of this discretion could adversely affect the value of your ETNs and may present the Calculation Agent with a conflict of interest of the kind described below under “—We or our affiliates may have economic interests adverse to those of the holders of the ETNs.”

Credit Suisse is subject to Swiss Regulation

As a Swiss bank, Credit Suisse is subject to regulation by governmental agencies, supervisory authorities and self-regulatory organizations in Switzerland. Such regulation is increasingly more extensive and complex and subjects Credit Suisse to risks. For example, pursuant to Swiss banking laws, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) may open resolution proceedings if there are justified concerns that Credit Suisse is over-indebted, has serious liquidity problems or no longer fulfills capital adequacy requirements. FINMA has broad powers and discretion in the case of resolution proceedings, which include the power to convert debt instruments and other liabilities of Credit Suisse into equity and/or cancel such liabilities in whole or in part. If one or more of these measures were imposed, such measures may adversely affect the terms and market value of the ETNs and/or the ability of Credit Suisse to make payments thereunder and you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the ETNs.

The market value of your ETNs may be influenced by many unpredictable factors

The market value of your ETNs will fluctuate between the date you purchase them and the applicable Valuation Date. You may also sustain a significant loss if you sell the ETNs in the secondary market. In addition to others, the following factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the market value of your ETNs, as well as the Redemption Amount:

·the level of the Index at any time,
·the expected volatility of the Index,
·the volatility of the Index Components or of any options or futures contracts relating to the Index or the Index Components,
·the liquidity of the Index Components or of any options or futures contracts relating to the Index or the Index Components,
·changes to WTI crude oil futures contracts over time,
·economic, financial, regulatory, political, judicial, military, weather and other events that affect commodities markets generally, the Index or WTI crude oil futures contracts ,
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·supply and demand for the ETNs in the secondary market, including but not limited to, inventory positions with any market maker or other person or entity who is trading the ETNs (supply and demand for the ETNs will be affected by the total issuance of ETNs, and we are under no obligation to issue additional ETNs to increase the supply),
·global supply and demand for WTI crude oil, which is influenced by such factors as forward selling by WTI crude oil producers, purchases made by WTI crude oil producers, WTI crude oil hedge positions, other purchases and sales of WTI crude oil, and production and cost levels in major oil producing countries
·interest, yield rates, rate spreads and currency exchange rates in the markets,
·speculation and trading activities in commodities and related contracts,
·the time remaining until your ETNs mature, and
·the actual or perceived creditworthiness of Credit Suisse.

You cannot predict the future performance of the Index based on the historical performance of the Index or the historical performance of the Index Components. The factors above interrelate in complex ways, and the effect of one factor on the market value of your ETNs may offset or enhance the effect of another factor.

The liquidity of the market for the ETNs may vary materially over time

We sold a portion of the ETNs on the Inception Date, and additional ETNs will be issued and sold from time to time through CSSU, an affiliate of ours. Also, the number of ETNs outstanding could be reduced at any time due to early redemption or acceleration of the ETNs as described in this pricing supplement. Additionally, any ETNs held by us or an affiliate in inventory may be resold at prevailing market prices or lent to market participants who may have made short sales of the ETNs. Accordingly, the liquidity of the market for the ETNs could vary materially over the term of the ETNs. While you may redeem your ETNs prior to maturity, such redemption is subject to the restrictive conditions and procedures described elsewhere in this pricing supplement, including the condition that you must offer at least the applicable Minimum Redemption Amount to Credit Suisse at one time for redemption on any Early Redemption Date.

There may not be an active trading market for your ETNs

The ETNs are listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “OIIL.” As long as an active secondary market in the ETNs exists, we expect that investors will purchase and sell the ETNs primarily in this secondary market. We have no obligation to maintain any listing on any exchange or quotation system. A trading market for the offered ETNs may not develop or continue for the term of the ETNs. Even if there is a secondary market for your ETNs, it may not be sufficiently liquid to enable you to sell your ETNs readily and you may suffer substantial losses and/or sell your ETNs at prices substantially less than their Intraday Indicative Value or Closing Indicative Value, including being unable to sell them at all or only for a price of zero in the secondary market.

No assurance can be given as to the continuation of the listing for the life of the offered ETNs, or the liquidity or trading market for the offered ETNs. We are not required to maintain any listing of your ETNs on NYSE Arca or any other exchange and the liquidity of the market for the ETNs could vary materially over the term of the ETNs.

Trading and other transactions by us, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact in securities or financial instruments relating to the ETNs and the Index may impair the value of your ETNs

We expect to hedge our obligations relating to the ETNs by purchasing or selling short the futures contracts relating to the Index, listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps, or other derivative instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index, or other instruments linked to the Index, certain exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse, or the futures contracts relating to the Index, and adjust the hedge by, among other things, purchasing or selling any of the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, and to unwind the

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hedge by selling any of the foregoing, perhaps on or before the Valuation Date. We, our affiliates, or third parties with whom we transact, may also enter into, adjust and unwind hedging transactions relating to other securities whose returns are linked to the Index. Any of these hedging activities may adversely affect the level of the Index—directly or indirectly by affecting the price of the futures contracts included in the Index or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index—and therefore, the market value of your ETNs and the amount we will pay on your ETNs on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date. It is possible that we, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact could receive substantial returns with respect to these hedging activities while the value of your ETNs declines or becomes zero. Any profit in connection with such hedging activities will be in addition to any other compensation that we and our affiliates receive for the sale of the ETNs, which creates an additional incentive to sell the ETNs to you.

We, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact may also engage in trading in the futures contracts included in the Index, or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index, or instruments whose returns are linked to the Index, certain exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse or the futures contracts included in the Index or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index for our or their proprietary accounts, for other accounts under our or their management or to facilitate transactions, including block transactions, on behalf of customers. Any of these activities could adversely affect the level of the Index—directly or indirectly by affecting the price of the futures contracts included in the Index or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index—and therefore, the market value of your ETNs and the amount we will pay on your ETNs on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date. We may also issue, and we, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact may also issue or underwrite, other ETNs or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked to changes in the level of the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index. By introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner, we, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact could adversely affect the market value of your ETNs and the amount we will pay on your ETNs on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date.

We or our affiliates may have economic interests adverse to those of the holders of the ETNs

As noted above, we, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact, may engage in trading activities relating to the Index and Index Components or listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps or other instruments linked to the Index, certain exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse or the Index Components. These trading activities may present a conflict between your interest in your ETNs and the interests we, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact will have in our or their proprietary accounts, in facilitating transactions, including block trades, for our or their customers and in accounts under our or their management. These trading activities, if they influence the level of the Index, could be adverse to your interests as a beneficial owner of your ETNs.

We, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact, the Calculation Agent and their affiliates may have published, and in the future may publish, research reports with respect to the Index Components and with respect to the Index. Any of these activities by us, our affiliates or third parties with whom we transact, the Calculation Agent or any of their affiliates may affect the levels of the Index and, therefore, the market value of your ETNs and the amount we will pay on your ETNs on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date. Moreover, any such research reports should not be viewed as a recommendation or endorsement of the Index Components, the Index or the ETNs in any way, and investors must make their own independent investigation of the merits of this investment.

CSi, an affiliate of ours, will act as the Calculation Agent for the ETNs. As Calculation Agent, CSi will make certain calculations and determinations that may impact the value of the ETNs. Among other things, the Calculation Agent is responsible for calculation of the arithmetic average of the Closing Indicative Values where applicable, the amount payable in respect of your ETNs at maturity, the Early Redemption Amount, the Accelerated Redemption Amount, determinations with respect to Market Disruption Events, splits and reverse splits of the ETNs, the replacement of the Index with a Successor Index and any other calculations or determinations to be made

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by the Calculation Agent as specified herein. In performing these activities, our economic interests and those of our affiliates are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the ETNs.

In our sole discretion, we may decide to issue and sell additional ETNs from time to time at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount, based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time, and any ETNs held by us or an affiliate in inventory may be resold at prevailing market prices or lent to market participants who may have made short sales of the ETNs. See “—We may sell additional ETNs at different prices but we are under no obligation to issue or sell additional ETNs at any time, and if we do sell additional ETNs, we may limit or restrict such sales, and we may stop and subsequently resume selling additional ETNs at any time” above.

Credit Suisse and its affiliates have no affiliation with the Index Administrator and are not responsible for its public disclosure of information, which may change over time

We and our affiliates are not affiliated with the Index Administrator in any way and have no ability to control or predict its actions, including any errors in, or discontinuation of disclosure regarding methods or policies relating to the calculation of the Index in its capacity as the Index Administrator. The Index Administrator is not under any obligation to continue to calculate the Index or required to calculate any successor index. If the Index Administrator discontinues or suspends the calculation of the Index, it may become difficult to determine the value of the ETNs or the amount payable at maturity or upon redemption. The Calculation Agent may designate a successor index selected in its sole discretion. If the Calculation Agent determines in its sole discretion that no successor index comparable to the Index exists, the amount you receive at maturity or upon redemption of the ETNs will be determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion. Substantially all disclosure in this pricing supplement regarding the Index, including its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, is derived from publicly available information. We have not independently verified this information. You, as an investor in the ETNs, should make your own investigation into the Index and the Index Administrator. The Index Administrator has no obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the ETNs.

The policies of the Index Administrator and changes that affect the Index could affect the Redemption Amount of your ETNs and their market value

The policies of the Index Administrator concerning the calculation of the level of the Index and the manner in which changes affecting the futures contracts included in the Index or options or futures contracts relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index are reflected in the level of the Index, as well as the policies of the primary exchange on which futures contracts included in the Index are traded, could affect the Redemption Amount of your ETNs on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date and the market value of your ETNs prior to that date. The Redemption Amount of your ETNs and their market value could also be affected if the Index Administrator changes these policies, for example by changing the manner in which it calculates the level of the Index, by adding, deleting or substituting the futures contracts composing the Index, or if the Index Administrator discontinues or suspends calculation or publication of the level of the Index, in which case it may become difficult to determine the market value of your ETNs. If events such as these occur, or if the level of the Index is not available because of a Market Disruption Event or for any other reason, the Calculation Agent may determine the level of the Index on the Valuation Date (including, without limitation, the Final Valuation Date, any Valuation Date in the Accelerated Valuation Period or Early Redemption Valuation Date), as the case may be.

A futures contract underlying the Index may be replaced if such futures contract is terminated or replaced on the exchange where it is traded

The Index is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities (each, a “designated contract”). If any such designated contract were to be terminated or replaced by an exchange, a comparable futures contract, if available, would be selected by the Index Administrator to replace that designated contract. The termination or replacement of any designated contract may have an adverse impact on the level of the Index and, therefore, the value of your ETNs.

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The occurrence of a Market Disruption Event will affect the calculation of the Daily Index Factor, certain valuations and delay certain payments under the ETNs

If a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on any Trading Day, the Calculation Agent will determine the Daily Index Factor on such Trading Day using an appropriate Closing Level of the Index for such Trading Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event. In addition, if the determination of the settlement price for any Index Component on the Final Valuation Date, the Valuation Date corresponding to an Early Redemption Date or the last scheduled Valuation Date in the Accelerated Valuation Period is postponed, due to a Market Disruption Event or otherwise, the Maturity Date, the corresponding Early Redemption Date or the Acceleration Date, as the case may be, will be postponed until the date three Business Days following the determination of such settlement price in respect of each Index Component for such Valuation Date, as postponed. No interest or additional payment will accrue or be payable as a result of any postponement of the Maturity Date, any Early Redemption Date or the Acceleration Date. See “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Market Disruption Events” in this pricing supplement.

The Maturity Date may be postponed

In addition to the postponement for Market Disruption Events described above, if the scheduled Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date will be postponed to the first Business Day following the scheduled Maturity Date. If the scheduled Final Valuation Date is not a Trading Day, the Final Valuation Date will be postponed to the next following Trading Day, in which case the Maturity Date will be postponed to the third Business Day following the Final Valuation Date as so postponed. No interest or additional payment will accrue or be payable as a result of any postponement of the Maturity Date.

Suspension or disruptions of market trading in futures contracts may adversely affect the value of your ETNs

Futures markets like the Primary Exchange, the market for the futures contracts included in the Index, are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators, and government regulation and intervention. In addition, some U.S. futures have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in some futures contract prices that may occur during a single Business Day. These limits are generally referred to as “daily price fluctuation limits” and the maximum or minimum price of a contract on any given day as a result of these limits is referred to as a “limit price.” Once the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made at a price beyond the limit, or trading may be limited for a set period of time. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at potentially disadvantageous times or prices. These circumstances could affect the value of the Index and therefore could adversely affect the value of your ETNs.

The ETNs are not regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The proceeds to be received by us from the sale of the ETNs will not be used to purchase or sell any commodities futures contracts or options on futures contracts (collectively, “futures”), or swaps for your benefit. An investment in the ETNs thus does not constitute either an investment in futures or swaps, or in a collective investment vehicle that trades in these futures or swaps (i.e., the ETNs will not constitute a direct or indirect investment by you in futures or swaps), and you will not benefit from the regulatory protections of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”). The issuer is not registered with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant (an “FCM”) and you will not benefit from the CFTC’s or any other non-U.S. regulatory authority’s regulatory protections afforded to persons who trade in futures contracts on a regulated futures exchange through a registered FCM.

Unlike an investment in the ETNs, an investment in a collective investment vehicle that invests in futures on behalf of its participants may be subject to regulation as a commodity pool and its operator and advisor may be required to be registered with and regulated by the CFTC as a commodity pool operator (a “CPO”) or commodity trading advisor (a “CTA”), respectively, or qualify for an exemption from the registration requirement. Because the ETNs will not be interests in a commodity pool, the ETNs will not be regulated by the CFTC as a commodity pool, Credit Suisse AG will not be registered with the CFTC as a CPO or CTA, and you will not benefit from the CFTC’s or any non-U.S. regulatory authority’s regulatory protections afforded to persons who invest in regulated commodity pools.

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The effects of any regulatory change on the value of the ETNs are impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the interests of holders of the ETNs

The markets for futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including those futures contracts related to WTI crude oil, are subject to extensive statutory requirements, regulations, and margin requirements. The CFTC and the exchanges on which such futures contracts trade are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily limits and the suspension of trading. Furthermore, certain exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuations in futures contract prices which may occur during a single five-minute trading period. These limits could adversely affect the market prices of relevant futures contracts and financial contracts. The regulation of commodity transactions in the U.S. and other countries is subject to ongoing modification by government and judicial action. In addition, various national governments have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in the commodity markets and the need to regulate the derivative markets in general. The effects of any future regulatory change on the value of the ETNs are impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the interests of securityholders. For example, the CFTC has re-proposed position limits for certain futures and option contracts in the major energy markets and for swaps that are their economic equivalents. The CFTC has also recently finalized a related aggregation rule that requires market participants to aggregate their positions with certain other persons under common ownership or control, unless an exemption applies, for purposes of determining whether the position limits have been exceeded.. If these additional position limit rules or substantially similar rules are ultimately adopted and implemented by the CFTC, such rules and the finalized companion rule on aggregation could interfere with our ability to enter into or maintain hedge positions to hedge our obligations under the ETNs. Such restrictions may have the effect of making the markets for futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including those futures contracts related to WTI crude oil, less liquid and more volatile. We or our affiliates may be unable, as a result of such restrictions, to effect transactions necessary to hedge our obligations under the ETNs, in which case we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, accelerate the payment on your ETNs. If the payment on your ETNs is accelerated, your investment may result in a loss and you may not be able to reinvest your money in a comparable investment. Please refer to “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” herein for more information.

Any future regulatory changes applicable to swaps, futures contracts and options on futures contracts may have a substantial adverse effect on the value of the ETNs. For example, if the CFTC’s re-proposed rules to establish additional position limits are ultimately adopted and implemented by the CFTC, such rules and the finalized companion rule on aggregation could interfere with our ability to enter into or maintain hedge positions in instruments subject to the limits, and consequently, we may need to decide, or be forced, to sell a portion, possibly a substantial portion, of our hedge position in such underlying commodity or futures contracts on such underlying commodity or related contracts. Similarly, other market participants would be subject to the same regulatory requirements and could decide, or be required to, sell their positions in such underlying commodity or futures contracts on such underlying commodity or related contracts. While the effect of these or other regulatory developments are difficult to predict, if this broad market selling were to occur, it would likely lead to declines, possibly significant declines, in the price of such underlying commodity or futures contracts on such underlying commodity and therefore, could adversely affect the value of the ETNs.

An increase in the margin requirements for any relevant commodity may adversely affect the value of the ETNs

Futures exchanges require market participants to post collateral in order to open and maintain positions in futures contracts. If an exchange increases the amount of collateral required to be posted to hold positions in a futures contract relating to WTI crude oil, market participants who are unwilling or unable to post additional collateral may liquidate their positions, which may cause the price of that futures contract to decline significantly. As a result, the value of the ETNs that reference the prices of these contracts may be adversely affected.

The United States federal income tax treatment on the ETNs is uncertain and the terms of the ETNs require you to follow the treatment that we will adopt

The United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in your ETNs are uncertain, both as to the timing and character of any inclusion in income in respect of your ETNs. Some of these consequences are summarized below but you should read the more detailed discussion in “Material United States Federal Income Tax

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Considerations” in this pricing supplement and in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus and also consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of investing in the ETNs.

By purchasing an ETN, you and we agree, in the absence of a change in law, an administrative determination or a judicial ruling to the contrary, to characterize such ETN for all United States federal income tax purposes as a pre-paid financial contract with respect to the Index. Under this characterization of the ETNs, you generally should recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale, redemption or maturity of your ETNs in an amount equal to the difference between the amount you receive at such time and the amount you paid for the ETNs.

Notwithstanding our agreement to treat the ETNs as a pre-paid financial contract with respect to the Index, the IRS could assert that the ETNs should be taxed in a manner that is different than described in this pricing supplement. The IRS has issued a notice indicating that it and the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) are actively considering whether, among other issues, you should be required to accrue ordinary income over the term of an instrument such as the ETNs even though you will not receive any payments with respect to the ETNs until maturity and whether all or part of the gain you may recognize upon sale or maturity of an instrument such as the ETNs could be treated as ordinary income. The outcome of this process is uncertain and could apply on a retroactive basis.

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THE INDEX

All disclosures in this pricing supplement regarding the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM (the “Index”), including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, have been derived from publicly available sources, which we have not independently verified. Such information reflects the policies of and is subject to change by Bloomberg Finance L.P. (the “Index Administrator” or “Bloomberg”) and UBS Securities LLC (“UBS” and, together with Bloomberg, the “Index Providers”). The Index is calculated, distributed and licensed by the Index Administrator and is published by the Index Providers. The Index Providers do not have any obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue the publication of, the Index.

The Bloomberg Commodity Indices

The Bloomberg Commodity Indices is a family of indices that is designed to provide a liquid and diversified benchmark for commodities. The Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM (the “Base Index”) is the parent index of the Index. The Base Index is calculated on an excess return basis and reflects commodity futures price movements. The total return version of the Base Index reflects the returns on a fully collateralized investment in the Base Index which combines the returns of the Base Index with the returns on cash collateral invested in 13 week (3 Month) U.S. Treasury Bills. The methodology for compiling the Index is consistent with the methodology for compiling the total return version of the Base Index.

The Index Providers are not involved in the offer of the ETNs in any way and have no obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the ETNs. The Index Providers have no obligation to continue to publish the Bloomberg Commodity Indices, and may discontinue publication of the Bloomberg Commodity Indices at any time in their sole discretion.

The Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM

In addition to the Base Index, the Index Administrator calculates sub-indices in respect of each individual index commodity, including WTI crude oil. The Index generally follows the same rules, including rounding conventions, as the calculation of the Base Index. The Index is intended to reflect the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in rolling West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contracts, plus the Treasury Bill rate of interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of the underlying contracts.

The Index is composed of exchange-traded WTI crude oil futures contracts. The futures contracts are never taken to delivery, and are instead rolled forward per the index methodology. Because of the rolling process, the Index does not always track the price of the nearest-term futures contract. The Index typically tracks the nearest-term futures contract only part of the time, at other times it tracks a longer-term futures contract. The performance of the Index is primarily determined by the timing of the roll (as defined by the methodology) and the relative price movements of the incoming contract and the outgoing contract. The WTI crude oil futures contracts tracked by the Index roll approximately every other month to the contract that is two months longer in maturity. The rolls are implemented over a 5-day period, starting on the sixth business day of the applicable month, increasing the weighting of the new contract from 0% to 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and finally 100%. The Index is calculated as if the weighting adjustments occur at the close of each day, with the adjusted weights used for the next day’s calculations.

The following table outlines the contract schedule for the Index (as of April 2017, subject to change over time). The contracts under the current month are referred to as the “lead future.” The contracts under the next month are referred to as the “next future.” If the lead future and next future are different, then the index calculations are based on weightings that shift from the lead future to the next future at the closing prices on the sixth through tenth business days of each month.

COMMODITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Crude (WTI) MAR MAR MAY MAY JUL JUL SEP SEP NOV NOV JAN JAN



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The table below shows a hypothetical example of the Index roll period for a typical December. The daily settlement value of the Index is calculated at the close of the trading day. During a roll period, once the daily value of the Index has been calculated, the Index is reconstituted to reflect the new contract weighting on the next business day.

Business day of the month Contracts Representing the Index
5th 100% January
6th 80% January + 20% March
7th 60% January + 40% March
8th 40% January + 60% March
9th 20% January + 80% March
10th 100% March

 

The Index is also subject to annual rebalancing and disruption events as set forth in the Base Index methodology.

The Base Index – The Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM Methodology

The Base Index is currently composed of 22 exchange-traded futures contracts on 20 physical commodities, and reflects the return of underlying commodity futures price movements only. It is quoted in U.S. dollars and appears on Reuters Page “BCOM.”

The Base Index reflects the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the futures contracts on physical commodities comprising the Base Index. The value of the Base Index is computed on the basis of hypothetical investments in the basket of commodities that make up the Base Index.

Overview

The Base Index was introduced in July 1998 to provide a unique, diversified and liquid benchmark for commodities as an asset class. The Base Index currently is composed of the prices of 22 exchange-traded futures contracts on 20 physical commodities. An exchange-traded futures contract is a bilateral agreement providing for the purchase and sale of a specified type and quantity of a commodity or financial instrument during a stated delivery month for a fixed price. Futures contracts on the Base Index are currently listed for trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (“CBOT”).

The Base Index is a proprietary index that Bloomberg calculates. The methodology for determining the composition and weighting of the Base Index and for calculating its value is subject to modification by Bloomberg at any time.

On July 1, 2014, Bloomberg became responsible for the governance, calculation, distribution and licensing of the Base Index. The Base Index was renamed from the Dow Jones–UBS Commodity IndexSM to the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM and the ticker changed from “DJUBS” to “BCOM.” UBS has maintained its ownership, but will have no role in any aspect of index governance or calculation.

The Base Index Oversight Committee

The Base Index Oversight Committee (the “Committee”) assists Bloomberg in connection with the operation of the Base Index. The Committee includes senior representatives from various Bloomberg business units. Questions and issues relating to the application and interpretation of the index methodology and calculations during periods of extraordinary circumstances in particular will be resolved or determined by the Committee, unless

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circumstances do not permit convening of a meeting of the Committee for its decision. In such circumstances, any such questions and calculations will be resolved or determined by Bloomberg in consultation, if practicable, with UBS. To assist in its oversight, the Committee has constituted the Index Operating Subcommittee (“IOS”). The IOS is composed of benchmark and strategy index managers designated by the Committee and includes Bloomberg personnel.

Additionally, an external index advisory committee will convene to provide Bloomberg with guidance and feedback from the investment community on index products and processes.

 As described in more detail below, the Base Index is reweighted and rebalanced each year in January on a price-percentage basis. The annual weightings for the Base Index are determined each year in June by Bloomberg. Following the Committee’s annual meeting in June or July, the annual weightings are publicly announced in July.

Composition of the Base Index

Commodities Available For Inclusion in the Base Index

With the exception of several metals contracts (aluminum, lead, tin, nickel and zinc) that trade on the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), each of the commodities with the potential for inclusion in the Base Index is the subject of a futures contract that trades on a U.S. exchange.

The 24 potential commodities currently are aluminum, cocoa, coffee, copper, corn, cotton, crude oil (WTI and Brent), gold, ULS diesel, lead, lean hogs, live cattle, natural gas, nickel, platinum, silver, soybean meal, soybean oil, soybeans, sugar, tin, unleaded gasoline, wheat (Chicago and KC HRW) and zinc.

The 20 commodities currently underlying the Base Index are as follows: aluminum, coffee, copper, corn, cotton, crude oil (WTI and Brent), gold, ULS diesel, lean hogs, live cattle, natural gas, nickel, silver, soybean meal, soybean oil, soybeans, sugar, unleaded gasoline, wheat (Chicago and KC HRW) and zinc.

Designated Contracts for Each Commodity

A futures contract known as a Designated Contract is selected for each commodity. With the exception of several LME contracts, where the Committee believes that there exists more than one futures contract with sufficient liquidity to be chosen as a Designated Contract for a commodity, the Committee selects the futures contract that is traded in North America and denominated in dollars. If more than one such contract exists, the Committee selects the most actively traded contract. Data concerning this Designated Contract will be used to calculate the Base Index. The termination or replacement of a futures contract on an established exchange occurs infrequently; if a Designated Contract were to be terminated or replaced, a comparable futures contract would be selected, if available, to replace that Designated Contract.

The composition of the Base Index is recalculated by Bloomberg in June of each year, under the supervision of the Committee, taking in account the relative liquidity and production percentages for each commodity designated for potential inclusion in the Base Index.

Commodity Groups

For purposes of applying the diversification rules discussed above and below, the commodities available for inclusion in the Base Index are assigned to “Commodity Groups.” The Commodity Groups, and the commodities currently included in each Commodity Group, are as follows:

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Commodity Group Commodity
Energy: Crude Oil (WTI and Brent)
  ULS Diesel
  Natural Gas
  RBOB Gasoline
Precious Metals: Gold
  Platinum
  Silver
Industrial Metals: Aluminum
  Copper
  Lead
  Nickel
  Tin
  Zinc
Livestock: Lean Hogs
  Live Cattle
Grains: Corn
 

Soybeans

Soybean Meal

  Soybean Oil
  Wheat (Chicago and KC HRW)
Softs: Cocoa
  Coffee
  Cotton
  Sugar

 

Annual Reweightings and Rebalancings of the Base Index

The Base Index is reweighted and rebalanced each year in January on a price-percentage basis. The annual weightings for the Base Index are determined each year in June under the supervision of the Committee, announced in July and implemented the following January.

Determination of Relative Weightings

The relative weightings of the component commodities included in the Base Index are determined annually according to both liquidity and dollar-adjusted production data in 2/3 and 1/3 shares, respectively. Each June, for each commodity designated for potential inclusion in the Base Index, liquidity is measured by the Commodity Liquidity Percentage (“CLP”) and production by the Commodity Production Percentage (“CPP”). The CLP for each commodity is determined by taking a five-year average of the product of trading volume and the historic dollar value of the Designated Contract for that commodity, and dividing the result by the sum of such products for all commodities which were designated for potential inclusion in the Base Index. The CPP is determined for each commodity by taking a five-year average of annual world production figures, adjusted by the historic dollar value of the Designated Contract, and dividing the result by the sum of such production figures for all the commodities which were designated for potential inclusion in the Base Index. The CLP and the CPP are then combined (using a ratio of 2:1) to establish the Commodity Index Percentage (“CIP”) for each commodity. This CIP is then adjusted in accordance with certain diversification rules in order to determine the commodities which will be included in the Base Index (the “Index Commodities”) and their respective percentage weights.

The Base Index is designed to provide diversified exposure to commodities as an asset class. To ensure that no single commodity or commodity sector dominates the Base Index, the following diversification rules are applied to the annual reweighting and rebalancing of the Base Index as of January of the applicable year:

  No related group of commodities designated as a “Commodity Group” e.g., energy, precious metals, livestock, or grains) may constitute more than 33% of the Base Index.
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  No single commodity may constitute more than 15% of the Base Index.
  No single commodity, together with its derivatives (e.g., crude oil, together with ULS diesel and unleaded gasoline), may constitute more than 25% of the Base Index.
  No single commodity that is in the Base Index may constitute less than 2% of the Base Index.

Following the annual reweighting and rebalancing of the Base Index in January, the percentage of any single commodity or group of commodities at any time prior to the next reweighting or rebalancing will fluctuate and may exceed or be less than the percentages set forth above.

Commodity Index Multipliers

Following application of the diversification rules discussed above, CIPs are incorporated into the Base Index by calculating the new unit weights for each Index Commodity. Towards the beginning of each new calendar year (the “CIM Determination Date”), the CIPs, along with the settlement values on that date for Designated Contracts included in the Base Index, are used to determine a “Commodity Index Multiplier” or “CIM” for each Index Commodity. This CIM is used to achieve the percentage weightings of the Index Commodities, in dollar terms, indicated by their respective CIPs. After the CIMs are calculated, they remain fixed throughout the year. As a result, the observed price percentage of each Index Commodity will float throughout the year, until the CIMs are reset the following year based on new CIPs.

Calculations

The Base Index is calculated by Bloomberg by applying the impact of the changes to the futures prices of commodities included in the Base Index (based on their relative weightings). Once the CIMs are determined as discussed above, the calculation of the Base Index is a mathematical process whereby the CIMs for the Index Commodities are multiplied by the prices in U.S. dollars for the applicable Designated Contracts. These products are then summed. The percentage change in this sum is then applied to the prior Index value to calculate the current Index value.

Calculation of the Total Return

The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index reflects the returns on a fully collateralized investment in the Base Index. This combines the returns of the Base Index with the returns on cash collateral invested in Treasury Bills. These returns are calculated by using the most recent weekly auction high rate for 13 week (3 Month) U.S. Treasury Bills, as reported by the Bureau of the Public Debt of the U.S. Treasury, or any successor source, which is generally published once per week on Monday. The auction results are also available under the Bloomberg ticker USB3MTA Index.

The Base Index is a Rolling Index

The Base Index is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, commodity futures contracts normally specify a certain date for the delivery of the underlying physical commodity. In order to avoid delivering the underlying physical commodities and to maintain exposure to the underlying physical commodities, periodically futures contracts on physical commodities specifying delivery on a nearby date must be sold and futures contracts on physical commodities that have not yet reached the delivery period must be purchased. The rollover for each contract occurs over a period of five Index Business Days each month according to a pre-determined schedule. This process is known as “rolling” a futures position. The Base Index is, therefore, a “rolling index.”

Index Disruption Events

From time to time, disruptions can occur in trading futures contracts on various commodity exchanges. The daily calculation of the Base Index will be adjusted in the event that Bloomberg determines that any of the following index disruption exists:

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  the termination or suspension of, or material limitation or disruption in the trading of any futures contract used in the calculation of the Base Index on that day,
  the settlement value of any futures contract used in the calculation of the Base Index reflects the maximum permitted price change from the previous day’s settlement value,
  the failure of an exchange to publish official settlement values for any futures contract used in the calculation of the Base Index, or
  with respect to any futures contract used in the calculation of the Base Index that trades on the LME, a business day on which the LME is not open for trading.

 

License

“Bloomberg®”, “Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM” are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, “Bloomberg”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Credit Suisse.

 

The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. The Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates do not make any representations or warranties, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparties to the ETNs or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities or commodities generally or in the ETNs particularly. The only relationship of the Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates to the Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM, which is determined, composed and calculated by Bloomberg in conjunction with UBS Securities without regard to Credit Suisse or the ETNs. The Index Providers have no obligation to take the needs of Credit Suisse or the owners of the ETNs into consideration in determining, composing or calculating Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM. The Index Providers or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates are not responsible for or have participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the ETNs to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the value of the ETNs. The Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates do not have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to the ETNs customers, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the ETNs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UBS and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the ETNs currently being issued by the Licensee, but which may be similar to and competitive with the ETNs. In addition, UBS and their subsidiaries and affiliates actively trade commodities, commodity indexes and commodity futures (including the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM and Bloomberg Commodity Index Total ReturnSM), as well as swaps, options and derivatives which are linked to the performance of such commodities, commodity indexes and commodity futures. It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM and the ETNs.

 

This pricing supplement relates only to ETNs and does not relate to the exchange-traded physical commodities underlying any of the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM components. Purchasers of the ETNs should not conclude that the inclusion of a futures contract in the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM is any form of investment recommendation of the futures contract or the underlying exchange-traded physical commodity by the Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. The information in this pricing supplement regarding the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM components has been derived solely from publicly available documents. The Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates have not made any due diligence inquiries with respect to the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM components in connection with the ETNs. The Index Providers or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates do not make any representation that these publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM components, including without limitation a description of factors that affect the prices of such components, are accurate or complete.

 

THE INDEX PROVIDERS OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE BLOOMBERG COMMODITY INDEXSM OR THE BLOOMBERG WTI CRUDE OIL TOTAL RETURN SUBINDEXSM OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO AND THE INDEX PROVIDERS OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES

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SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. THE INDEX PROVIDERS OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY CREDIT SUISSE, OWNERS OF THE ETNS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE BLOOMBERG COMMODITY INDEXSM OR THE BLOOMBERG WTI CRUDE OIL TOTAL RETURN SUBINDEXSM OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. THE INDEX PROVIDERS OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES DO NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE BLOOMBERG COMMODITY INDEXSM OR THE BLOOMBERG WTI CRUDE OIL TOTAL RETURN SUBINDEXSM OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, BLOOMBERG, ITS LICENSORS (INCLUDING UBS), AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGES-WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHERWISE-ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ETNS OR THE BLOOMBERG COMMODITY INDEXSM OR THE BLOOMBERG WTI CRUDE OIL TOTAL RETURN SUBINDEXSM OR ANY DATA OR VALUES RELATING THERETO-WHETHER ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS AMONG THE INDEX PROVIDERS AND CREDIT SUISSE, OTHER THAN UBS AG.

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Historical Information

Publication of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM (the “Index”) began on July 14, 1998. The following graph sets out the historical performance of the Index from July 14, 1998 to June 22, 2017. We obtained the closing levels below from Bloomberg, without independent verification. See “The Index” for a description of the methodology applicable to the Index.

You should not take the historical levels of the Index as an indication of future performance of the Index. Any historical upward or downward trend in the level of the Index during any period set forth in the graph below is not an indication that the Index is more or less likely to increase or decrease during the future. Any historical performance of the Index should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the Index. The graph below does not reflect the fees or costs associated with the ETNs. The Closing Level of the Index on June 22, 2017 was 129.3171. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE ETNS

The market value of the ETNs will be affected by several factors, many of which are beyond our control. We expect that generally the level of the Index on any day will affect the market value of the ETNs more than any other factor. Other factors that may influence the market value of the ETNs include, but are not limited to, the path and volatility of the Index; the prevailing market prices of options on the Index and other financial instruments related to the Index; supply and demand for the ETNs, including inventory positions with any market maker; the volatility of the Index; prevailing rates of interest; the volatility of securities markets; economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the level of the Index or the market price or forward volatility of commodities markets or the Index Components; the general interest rate environment; the perceived creditworthiness of Credit Suisse; supply and demand in the listed and over-the-counter commodity derivative markets; and supply and demand as well as hedging activities. See “Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement for a discussion of the factors that may influence the market value of the ETNs prior to maturity.

Intraday Indicative Value

The “Intraday Indicative Value” of the ETNs is designed to reflect the economic value of the ETNs at a given time. The Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs will be calculated and published by the IV Calculation Agent every 15 seconds on each Trading Day during normal trading hours so long as no Market Disruption Event has occurred or is continuing and will be disseminated over the consolidated tape or other major market data vendor. The Intraday Indicative Value at any time is based on the most recent intraday level of the Index. It is calculated using the same formula as the Closing Indicative Value, except that instead of using the Closing Level of the Index, the calculation is based on the most recent reported level of the Index at the particular time (or, if the day on which such time occurs is not a Trading Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent).

At any time at which a Market Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing, there shall be no Intraday Indicative Value. If the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero.

Neither the Intraday Indicative Value nor the Closing Indicative Value calculation is intended as a price or quotation, or as an offer or solicitation for the purchase, sale, redemption, acceleration or termination of your ETNs, nor will it reflect hedging or transaction costs, credit considerations, market liquidity or bid-offer spreads. The IV Calculation Agent is responsible for computing and disseminating the ETN’s indicative values. Published levels of the Index from the Index Providers may occasionally be subject to delay or postponement. Any such delays or postponements will affect the current level of the Index and therefore the Intraday Indicative Value of your ETNs. The actual trading price of the ETNs may be different from their Intraday Indicative Value or Closing Indicative Value.

The actual trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the Intraday Indicative Value at such time. The trading prices of the ETNs at any time is the price that you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at such time, if one exists.

The trading price of the ETNs at any time is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at such time, if one exists. In the absence of an active secondary market for the ETNs, the last reported trading price may not reflect the actual price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs at a particular time. The trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from their indicative value at such time due to, among other things, imbalances of supply and demand, lack of liquidity, transaction costs, credit considerations and bid-offer spreads. The closing price of the ETNs will be published on each Trading Day under the ticker symbol “OIIL.” Any premium may be reduced or eliminated at any time. Paying a premium purchase price of the ETNs over the Intraday Indicative Value or the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs could lead to significant losses in the event you sell your ETNs at a time when such premium has declined or is no longer present in the market or at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration, in which case you will receive a cash payment based on the Closing Indicative Value on the relevant Valuation Date(s).

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The ETNs may be redeemed or accelerated at any time, subject to the conditions described in this pricing supplement.

As discussed in “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Payment Upon Early Redemption” below, you may, subject to certain restrictions, provide a Redemption Notice on any Business Day during the term of the ETNs beginning on February 8, 2016 until the earlier of January 28, 2036 (for an anticipated January 29, 2036 Early Redemption Valuation Date and an anticipated Early Redemption Date of February 1, 2036) and the date on which we provide a notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event.” If you elect to offer your ETNs to Credit Suisse for redemption, you must offer at least the applicable Minimum Redemption Amount at one time for redemption on any Early Redemption Date.

In addition, we have the right to accelerate the ETNs in whole or in part at any time on any Business Day occurring on or after the Inception Date or upon the occurrence of certain events described herein. Upon an acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs, you will receive a cash payment per ETN in an amount (the “Accelerated Redemption Amount”) equal to the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the Accelerated Valuation Period. If fewer than all of the outstanding ETNs are accelerated, the Accelerated Redemption Amount will be the Closing Indicative Value on the Accelerated Valuation Date. If less than all the ETNs are to be redeemed pursuant to an Optional Acceleration or an Event Acceleration, the trustee shall select, pro rata, by lot or in such manner as it deems appropriate and fair, the ETNs to be redeemed pursuant to such acceleration. ETNs may be accelerated in part in multiples of 50,000 ETNs.

The daily redemption feature is intended to induce arbitrageurs to counteract any trading of the ETNs at a premium or discount to their indicative value, although there can be no assurance that arbitrageurs will employ the redemption feature in this manner.

Split or Reverse Split of the ETNs

The Calculation Agent may initiate a split or reverse split of the ETNs on any Trading Day. If the Calculation Agent decides to initiate a split or reverse split, the Calculation Agent will issue a notice to holders of the ETNs and a press release announcing the split or reverse split, specifying the effective date of the split or reverse split. The Calculation Agent will determine the ratio of such split or reverse split, as the case may be, using relevant market indicia, and will adjust the terms of the ETNs accordingly. Any adjustment of the closing value will be rounded to 8 decimal places.

In the case of a reverse split, we reserve the right to address odd numbers of ETNs (commonly referred to as “partials”) in a manner determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion. For example, if the ETNs undergo a 1-for-4 reverse split, holders who own a number of ETNs on the relevant record date that is not evenly divisible by 4 will receive the same treatment as all other holders for the maximum number of ETNs they hold that is evenly divisible by 4, and we will have the right to compensate holders for their remaining or “partial” ETNs in a manner determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion. Our current intention is to provide holders with a cash payment for their partials in an amount equal to the appropriate percentage of the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on a specified Trading Day following the announcement date.

A split or reverse split of the ETNs will not affect the aggregate stated principal amount of ETNs held by an investor, other than to the extent of any “partial” ETNs, but it will affect the number of ETNs an investor holds, the denominations used for trading purposes on the exchange and the trading price, and may affect the liquidity, of the ETNs on the exchange.

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SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE ETNS

In this section, references to “holders” mean those who own the ETNs registered in their own names, on the books that we or the trustee maintain for this purpose, and not those who own beneficial interests in the ETNs registered in street name or in the ETNs issued in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or another depositary. Owners of beneficial interests in the ETNs should read the section entitled “Description of Notes—Book-Entry, Delivery and Form” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

The ETNs are Senior Medium-Term Notes as described in the accompanying prospectus supplement dated June 30, 2017 and prospectus which also contain a detailed summary of additional provisions of the ETNs and of the senior indenture, dated as of March 29, 2007, as amended, between Credit Suisse AG (formerly Credit Suisse) and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York), as trustee, under which the ETNs will be issued (the “indenture”). You should read all the provisions of the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement, including information incorporated by reference, and the indenture.

Please note that the information about the price to the public and the proceeds to Credit Suisse on the front cover of this pricing supplement relates only to the initial sale of the ETNs. If you have purchased the ETNs after the initial sale, information about the price and date of sale to you will be provided in a separate confirmation of sale.

Coupon

We will not make any coupon or interest payment during the term of the ETNs.

Denomination

The denomination and stated principal amount of each ETN is $25.00. ETNs may be issued at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount, based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time.

Payment at Maturity

If you hold your ETNs to maturity, you will receive a cash payment on February 8, 2036 (the “Maturity Date”) equal to the “Final Indicative Value”, which will be the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Value on each of the immediately preceding five Trading Days to and including the Final Valuation Date (the “Final Valuation Period”). If the scheduled Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date will be postponed to the first Business Day following the scheduled Maturity Date. If the scheduled Final Valuation Date is not a Trading Day, the Final Valuation Date will be postponed to the next following Trading Day, in which case the Maturity Date will be postponed to the third Business Day following the Final Valuation Date as so postponed. In addition, if a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on the Final Valuation Date, the Maturity Date will be postponed until the date three Business Days following the determination of the settlement price for each Index Component with respect to such Final Valuation Date. No interest or additional payment will accrue or be payable as a result of any postponement of the Maturity Date. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due. In no event will the payment at maturity be less than zero.

If the Final Indicative Value is zero, your Payment at Maturity will be zero.

The “Closing Indicative Value” on the Inception Date was equal to $25.00 (the “Initial Indicative Value”). The Closing Indicative Value on each calendar day following the Inception Date will be calculated by the IV Calculation Agent and will be equal to (a) the product of (i) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (ii) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day, minus (b) the Daily Investor Fee on such calendar day. In no event, however, will the Closing Indicative Value be less than zero. If the Intraday Indicative Value is equal to or less than zero at any time or the Closing Indicative Value is equal to zero on any Trading Day, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs on that day, and all future days, will be zero. The Closing Indicative Value is not the same as the closing price or any other trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market. The trading price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from their indicative value at such time.

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See “Description of the ETNs.” If the ETNs undergo a split or reverse split, the Closing Indicative Value of the ETNs will be adjusted accordingly (see “Description of the ETNs—Split or Reverse Split of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement). Such adjustment may adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs.

A “Business Day” is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City or London, England generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

A “Trading Day” is a day which is (i) an Index Business Day, (ii) an ETN Business Day and (iii) an Index Component Business Day for each of the Index Components.

An “Index Business Day” is a day on which the level of the Index is calculated and published.

With respect to any Index Component, an “Index Component Business Day” is a day on which trading is generally conducted on any markets on which such Index Component is traded.

An “ETN Business Day” is a day on which trading is generally conducted on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca and Nasdaq.

The “Daily Index Factor” on any Index Business Day will equal (a) the Closing Level of the Index on such Index Business Day divided by (b) the Closing Level of the Index on the immediately preceding Index Business Day. The Daily Index Factor is deemed to be one on any day that is not an Index Business Day.

On any calendar day, the “Daily Investor Fee” will be equal to (a) the product of (i) the Closing Indicative Value on the immediately preceding calendar day times (ii) the Daily Index Factor on such calendar day times (iii) the Investor Fee, divided by (b) 365. The “Investor Fee” will be equal to 0.55%.

The ETNs do not guarantee any return of your initial investment. If the level of the Index decreases or does not increase sufficiently to offset the Daily Investor Fee (and in the case of Early Redemption, the Early Redemption Charge) over the term of the ETNs, you will receive less, and possibly significantly less, at maturity or upon early redemption or acceleration of the ETNs than the amount of your initial investment. See “Hypothetical Examples” and “Risk Factors—Even if the Closing Level of the Index on the applicable Valuation Date exceeds the initial Closing Level of the Index on the date of your investment, you may receive less than your initial investment amount of your ETNs” in this pricing supplement for additional information on how the Daily Investor Fee affects the overall value of the ETNs.

The “Closing Level” of the Index on any Index Business Day will be the closing level published on Bloomberg under the ticker symbol “BCOMCLTR <Index>“ or any successor page on Bloomberg or any successor service, as applicable; provided that in the event a Market Disruption Event exists on a Valuation Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Level of the Index.

Any payment you will be entitled to receive is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

For a further description of how your Payment at Maturity will be calculated, see “Hypothetical Examples” and “Specific Terms of the ETNs” in this pricing supplement.

Payment Upon Early Redemption

Prior to maturity, you may, subject to certain restrictions described below, offer at least the applicable Minimum Redemption Amount or more of your ETNs to us for redemption on an Early Redemption Date during the term of the ETNs until the earlier of January 28, 2036 and the date on which we provide a notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event.” If you elect to offer your ETNs for redemption, and the requirements for acceptance by us are met, you will receive a cash payment per ETN on the Early Redemption Date equal to the Early Redemption Amount. Any payment you will be entitled to receive on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

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Assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, you may exercise your early redemption right up until January 28, 2036, by causing your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs to deliver a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) to Credit Suisse. If your Redemption Notice is delivered prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, the immediately following Trading Day will be the applicable “Early Redemption Valuation Date.” Otherwise, the second following Trading Day will be the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. A Redemption Notice will not be effective if (i) we have provided notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to our rights under “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” or (ii) it is received after January 28, 2036. See “—Procedures for Early Redemption.”

You must offer for redemption at least 50,000 ETNs at one time in order to exercise your right to cause us to redeem your ETNs on any Early Redemption Date (the “Minimum Redemption Amount”); provided that we or the Calculation Agent may from time to time reduce, in whole or in part, the Minimum Redemption Amount. Any such reduction will be applied on a consistent basis for all holders of the ETNs at the time the reduction becomes effective. If the ETNs undergo a split or reverse split, the minimum number of ETNs needed to exercise your right to cause us to redeem your ETNs will remain the same.

When you submit your ETNs for redemption in accordance with the redemption procedures described herein, your ETNs may remain outstanding (and be resold by us or an affiliate) or may be submitted by us for cancellation.

The “Early Redemption Date” is the third Business Day following an Early Redemption Valuation Date.

The “Early Redemption Charge” will equal 0.125% times the Closing Indicative Value on the Early Redemption Valuation Date.

The “Early Redemption Amount” is a cash payment per ETN equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b)(1) the Closing Indicative Value on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date minus (2) the Early Redemption Charge, calculated by the Calculation Agent.

Procedures for Early Redemption

If you wish to offer your ETNs to Credit Suisse for redemption, your broker or other person with whom you hold your ETNs must follow the following procedures:

·Assuming we have not exercised our right to accelerate all of the outstanding ETNs, deliver a notice of redemption up until January 28, 2036, in substantially the form of Annex A (the “Redemption Notice”), to Credit Suisse via email or other electronic delivery as requested by Credit Suisse. If your Redemption Notice is delivered prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, the immediately following Trading Day will be the applicable “Early Redemption Valuation Date.” Otherwise, the second following Trading Day will be the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. If Credit Suisse receives your Redemption Notice no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, Credit Suisse will respond by sending your broker an acknowledgment of the Redemption Notice accepting your redemption request by 7:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date. Credit Suisse or its affiliate must acknowledge to your broker acceptance of the Redemption Notice in order for your redemption request to be effective. A Redemption Notice will not be effective if (i) we have provided notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs pursuant to our rights under “Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event” or (ii) it is received after January 28, 2036;
·Notwithstanding the foregoing, Credit Suisse may, at its option, waive the requirement that the Redemption Notice be delivered as set forth above, if confirmed by Credit Suisse that a written indication of an offer for early redemption has otherwise been accepted by Credit Suisse. Any such written indication that is delivered after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, will be deemed to have been made on the following Business Day. For the avoidance of doubt, you may choose to comply with the
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procedures set forth above in lieu of the procedures in this clause, irrespective of any waiver by Credit Suisse;

·Cause your DTC custodian to book a delivery versus payment trade with respect to the ETNs on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date at a price equal to the applicable Early Redemption Amount, facing us; and
·Cause your DTC custodian to deliver the trade as booked for settlement via DTC at or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on the applicable Early Redemption Date (the third Business Day following the Early Redemption Valuation Date).

You are responsible for (i) instructing or otherwise causing your broker to provide the Redemption Notice and (ii) your broker satisfying the additional requirements as set forth in the second and third bullets above in order for the redemption to be effected. Different brokerage firms may have different deadlines for accepting instructions from their customers. Accordingly, you should consult the brokerage firm through which you own your interest in the ETNs in respect of such deadlines. If Credit Suisse does not (i) receive the Redemption Notice from your broker by 4:00 p.m. and (ii) deliver an acknowledgment of such Redemption Notice to your broker accepting your redemption request by 7:30 p.m., on the Business Day prior to the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date, such notice will not be effective for such Business Day and Credit Suisse will treat such Redemption Notice as if it was received on the next Business Day. Any redemption instructions for which Credit Suisse receives a valid confirmation in accordance with the procedures described above will be irrevocable after Credit Suisse confirms your offer for early redemption.

Because the Early Redemption Amount you will receive for each ETN will not be determined until the close of trading on the applicable Early Redemption Valuation Date, you will not know the applicable Early Redemption Amount at the time you exercise your redemption right and will bear the risk that your ETNs will decline in value between the time of your exercise and the time at which the Early Redemption Amount is determined.

Acceleration at Our Option or Upon an Acceleration Event

We have the right to accelerate the ETNs, in whole or in part, on any Business Day occurring on or after the Inception Date (an “Optional Acceleration”). In addition, if an Acceleration Event (as defined herein) occurs at any time with respect to the ETNs, we will have the right to accelerate all or any portion of the outstanding ETNs (an “Event Acceleration”). Upon an acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs, you will receive a cash payment per ETN in an amount (the “Accelerated Redemption Amount”) equal to the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Closing Indicative Values of such ETNs during the Accelerated Valuation Period. If fewer than all of the outstanding ETNs are accelerated, the Accelerated Redemption Amount will be the Closing Indicative Value on the Accelerated Valuation Date. If less than all the ETNs are to be redeemed pursuant to an Optional Acceleration or an Event Acceleration, the trustee shall select, pro rata, by lot or in such manner as it deems appropriate and fair, the ETNs to be redeemed pursuant to such acceleration. ETNs may be accelerated in part in multiples of 50,000 ETNs. We will provide at least five Business Days’ notice of any ETNs to be accelerated and, in the case of any ETNs selected for partial redemption, the stated principal amount thereof to be redeemed. All provisions relating to the acceleration of the ETNs to be redeemed only in part, relate to the portion of the stated principal amount of ETNs which has been or is to be redeemed pursuant to these acceleration provisions.

Any payment you will be entitled to receive on the ETNs is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

In the case of an Optional Acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Period” shall be a period of five consecutive Trading Days specified in our notice of Optional Acceleration, the first Trading Day of which shall be at least two Business Days after the date on which we give notice of such Optional Acceleration. In the case of an Event Acceleration of all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Period” shall be a period of five consecutive Trading Days, the first Trading Day of which shall be the day on which we give notice of such Event Acceleration (or, if such day is not a Trading Day, the next following Trading Day). In the case of an acceleration of less than all outstanding ETNs, the “Accelerated Valuation Date” will be the first Trading Day following the date of our notice of acceleration. The Accelerated Redemption Amount will be payable on the third

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Business Day following the Accelerated Valuation Date or the third Business Day following the last Trading Day in the Accelerated Valuation Period, as the case may be (such date the “Acceleration Date”). We will give notice of any acceleration of the ETNs through customary channels used to deliver notices to holders of exchange traded notes.

Any payment you will be entitled to receive is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

An “Acceleration Event” means:

(a)an amendment to or change (including any officially announced proposed change) in the laws, regulations or rules of the United States (or any political subdivision thereof), or any jurisdiction in which a Primary Exchange or Related Exchange (each as defined herein) is located that (i) makes it illegal for the Calculation Agent to hold, acquire or dispose of the futures contracts included in the Index or options, futures, swaps or other derivatives on the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index (including but not limited to exchange-imposed position limits), (ii) shall materially increase the cost to the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or similarly situated third parties in performing our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs, (iii) shall have a material adverse effect on any of these parties’ ability to perform their obligations in connection with the ETNs or (iv) shall materially affect our ability to issue or transact in exchange traded notes similar to the ETNs, each as determined by us or the Calculation Agent;
(b)any official administrative decision, judicial decision, administrative action, regulatory interpretation or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws, regulations or rules that is announced on or after the Inception Date that (i) makes it illegal for the Calculation Agent to hold, acquire or dispose of the futures contracts included in the Index or options, futures, swaps or other derivatives on the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index (including but not limited to exchange-imposed position limits), (ii) shall materially increase the cost to the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or similarly situated third parties in performing our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs, (iii) shall have a material adverse effect on the ability of the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or a similarly situated third party to perform our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs or (iv) shall materially affect our ability to issue or transact in exchange traded notes similar to the ETNs, each as determined by us or the Calculation Agent;
(c)any event that occurs on or after the Inception Date that makes it a violation of any law, regulation or rule of the United States (or any political subdivision thereof), or any jurisdiction in which a Primary Exchange or Related Exchange (each as defined herein) is located, or of any official administrative decision, judicial decision, administrative action, regulatory interpretation or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws, regulations or rules, (i) for the Calculation Agent to hold, acquire or dispose of the futures contracts included in the Index or options, futures, swaps or other derivatives on the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index (including but not limited to exchange-imposed position limits), (ii) for the issuer, our affiliates, third parties with whom we transact or similarly situated third parties to perform our or their obligations in connection with the ETNs or (iii) for us to issue or transact in exchange traded notes similar to the ETNs, each as determined by us or the Calculation Agent;
(d)any event, as determined by us or the Calculation Agent, that we or any of our affiliates or a similarly situated party would, after using commercially reasonable efforts, be unable to, or would incur a materially increased amount of tax, duty, expense or fee (other than brokerage commissions) to, acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction or asset it deems necessary to hedge the risk of the ETNs, or realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction or asset; or
(e)as determined by the Calculation Agent, the primary exchange or market for trading for the ETNs, if any, announces that pursuant to the rules of such exchange or market, as applicable, the ETNs
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cease (or will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on such exchange or market, as applicable, for any reason and are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on an exchange or quotation system located in the same country as such exchange or market, as applicable.

Primary Exchange” means the primary exchange on which futures contracts included in the Index are traded, as determined by the Calculation Agent.

Related Exchange” means each exchange or quotation system where trading has a material effect (as determined by the Calculation Agent) for the overall market for futures or options contracts relating to (i) the Index or (ii) the futures contracts included in the Index.

Market Disruption Events

A “Market Disruption Event” is the occurrence on any date or any number of consecutive dates of any one or more of the following circumstances:

(a)     a termination or suspension of, or a material limitation or disruption in trading in one or more exchange-traded futures contracts included in the Index (or the relevant successor index) (an “Index Component”) that prevents the relevant exchange on which such Index Component is traded from establishing an official settlement price for such Index Component as of the regularly scheduled time;

(b) the settlement price for any Index Component is a “limit price,” which means that the settlement price for such Index Component for a day has increased or decreased from the previous day’s settlement price by the maximum amount permitted under applicable exchange rules;

(c) failure by the applicable exchange or other price source to announce or publish the settlement price for any Index Component;

(d) failure of the sponsor of the Index (or the relevant successor index) to publish the value of the Index (or the relevant successor index), subject to certain adjustments below; or

(e) the occurrence since the Inception Date of a material change in the formula for or the method of calculating the value of the Index.

If the Calculation Agent determines that a Market Disruption Event exists with respect to an Index Component on any Valuation Date (including, without limitation, the Final Valuation Date, the Early Redemption Valuation Date or any Valuation Date in the Accelerated Valuation Period or Final Valuation Period), then the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Level of the Index in the following manner: the official settlement price for the affected Index Component will be the official settlement price for the first subsequent Index Business Day upon which no Market Disruption Event with respect to such Index Component occurs, and for any Index Component that does not experience a Market Disruption Event on the originally scheduled Valuation Date, the official settlement price for such Index Component as published by the relevant exchange on the originally scheduled Valuation Date. If the Calculation Agent determines that a Market Disruption Event exists with respect to such Index Component on each of the five underlying Index Business Days immediately following the originally scheduled Valuation Date, on the sixth succeeding Index Business Day after the original Valuation Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the settlement price for such Index Component on that date (and, in the case of a Valuation Date that occurs within the Final Valuation Period, such settlement price shall also be used as the settlement price for every subsequent day during the Final Valuation Period) using its good faith estimate of the price for such Index Component at the time such determination is made on such sixth succeeding Index Business Day. As a result of the foregoing, the Closing Level of the Index may differ substantially from the level of the Index that would have been obtained in the absence of a Market Disruption Event.

If the Calculation Agent determines that a Market Disruption Event exists in respect to the Index (but not in respect of any Index Component) on a Valuation Date, then the Calculation Agent will determine the level of the Index using the official settlement prices on such Valuation Date on the relevant exchanges of each Index Component included in the Index as of the valuation time on such Valuation Date.

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If the determination of the settlement price for any Index Component on the Final Valuation Date, the Valuation Date corresponding to an Early Redemption Date or the last scheduled Valuation Date in the Accelerated Valuation Period is postponed, the Maturity Date, the corresponding Early Redemption Date or the Acceleration Date, as the case may be, will be postponed until the date three Business Days following the determination of such settlement price in respect of each Index Component for such Valuation Date, as postponed.

Commodity Hedging Disruption Events

If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event (as defined below) occurs, we will have the right, but not the obligation, to accelerate the payment on the ETNs by providing, or causing the Calculation Agent to provide, written notice of our election to exercise such right to the trustee at its New York office, on which notice the trustee may conclusively rely, as promptly as possible and in no event later than the Business Day immediately following the day on which such Commodity Hedging Disruption Event occurred. The amount due and payable per $25.00 stated principal amount of ETNs upon such early acceleration will be determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith in a commercially reasonable manner on the date on which we deliver notice of such acceleration and will be payable on the fifth Business Day following the day on which the Calculation Agent delivers notice of such acceleration. We will provide, or will cause the Calculation Agent to provide, written notice to the trustee at its New York office, on which notice the trustee may conclusively rely, and to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) of the cash amount due with respect to the ETNs as promptly as possible and in no event later than two Business Days prior to the date on which such payment is due. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination set forth above is only applicable to the amount due with respect to acceleration as a result of a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event.

A “Commodity Hedging Disruption Event” means that:

(a) due to (i) the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law, regulation or rule or (ii) the promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order (including, without limitation, as implemented by the CFTC or any exchange or trading facility), in each case occurring on or after the Inception Date of the ETNs, the Calculation Agent determines in good faith that it is contrary to such law, rule, regulation or order to purchase, sell, enter into, maintain, hold, acquire or dispose of our or our affiliates’ (A) positions or contracts in securities, options, futures, derivatives or foreign exchange or (B) other instruments or arrangements, in each case, in order to hedge individually or in the aggregate on a portfolio basis our obligations under the ETNs (“hedge positions”), including, without limitation, if such hedge positions are (or, but for the consequent disposal thereof, would otherwise be) in excess of any allowable position limit(s) in relation to any commodity traded on any exchange(s) or other trading facility (it being within the sole and absolute discretion of the Calculation Agent to determine which of the hedge positions are counted towards such limit); or

(b) for any reason, we or our affiliates are unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to (i) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) the Calculation Agent deems necessary to hedge the risk of entering into and performing our commodity-related obligations with respect to the ETNs, or (ii) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction(s) or asset(s).

 

Default Amount on Acceleration

For the purpose of determining whether the holders of our senior medium-term notes, of which the ETNs are a part, are entitled to take any action under the indenture, we will treat the stated principal amount of each ETN outstanding as the stated principal amount of that ETN. Although the terms of the ETNs may differ from those of the other senior medium-term notes, holders of specified percentages in stated principal amount of all senior medium-term notes, together in some cases with other series of our debt securities, will be able to take action affecting all the senior medium-term notes, including the ETNs. This action may involve changing some of the terms that apply to the senior medium-term notes, accelerating the maturity of the senior medium-term notes (in accordance with the acceleration provisions set forth in the accompanying prospectus) after a default or waiving some of our obligations under the indenture.

In case an event of default (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) with respect to ETNs shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable upon any acceleration of the ETNs will be determined by the Calculation Agent, and will equal, for each ETN that you then hold, the Closing Indicative Value

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determined by the Calculation Agent occurring on the Trading Day following the date on which the ETNs were declared due and payable.

Further Issuances

We may, from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the holders of the ETNs, create and issue additional securities having the same terms and conditions as the ETNs offered by this pricing supplement, and ranking on an equal basis with the ETNs in all respects. If there is substantial demand for the ETNs, we may issue additional ETNs frequently. We may sell additional ETNs at different prices but we are under no obligation to issue or sell additional ETNs at any time, and if we do sell additional ETNs, we may limit or restrict such sales, and we may stop and subsequently resume selling additional ETNs at any time. If we limit, restrict or stop sales of such additional ETNs, or if we subsequently resume sales of such additional ETNs, the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs could be materially and adversely affected. Unless we indicate otherwise, if we suspend selling additional ETNs, we reserve the right to resume selling additional ETNs at any time, which might result in the reduction or elimination of any premium in the trading price. The maximum number of ETNs linked to the Index that we will issue under this pricing supplement is set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. However, we have no obligation to issue up to this number or any specific number of ETNs and, in our sole discretion, may issue ETNs in excess of this number. Any further issuances of ETNs will have the same CUSIP number and will trade interchangeably with the offered ETNs. Any further issuances will increase the outstanding number of the ETNs.

Any additional ETNs will be consolidated and form a single series with the ETNs. We have no obligation to take your interests into account when deciding to issue additional securities. If, on any Valuation Date on which we price an additional ETN creation, a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing, we will determine the Closing Level of the Index applicable to such creation in accordance with the procedures under “—Market Disruption Events” in this pricing supplement.

We may condition our acceptance of a market maker’s, other market participant’s or investor’s offer to purchase the ETNs on its agreeing to purchase exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse or enter into certain transactions consistent with our hedging strategy, including but not limited to swaps. Any limitation or suspension on the issuance of the ETNs may materially and adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the ETNs in the secondary market.

Discontinuation or Modification of the Index

If the Index Providers discontinue publication of the Index and the Index Providers or anyone else publishes a substitute index that the Calculation Agent determines is comparable to the Index, then the Calculation Agent will permanently replace the original Index with that substitute index (the “Successor Index”) for all purposes, and all provisions described in this pricing supplement as applying to the Index will thereafter apply to the Successor Index instead. If the Calculation Agent replaces the original Index with a Successor Index, then the Calculation Agent will determine the Early Redemption Amount, Accelerated Redemption Amount or Payment at Maturity (each, a “Redemption Amount”), as applicable, by reference to the Successor Index.

If the Calculation Agent determines that the publication of the Index is discontinued and there is no Successor Index, the Calculation Agent will determine the level of the Index, and thus the applicable Redemption Amount, by a computation methodology that the Calculation Agent determines will as closely as reasonably possible replicate the Index.

If the Calculation Agent determines that the Index, the futures contracts included in the Index or the method of calculating the Index is changed at any time in any respect, including whether the change is made by the Index Administrator under its existing policies or following a modification of those policies, is due to the publication of a Successor Index, is due to events affecting the futures contracts included in the Index or is due to any other reason and is not otherwise reflected in the level of the Index by the Index Administrator pursuant to the methodology described herein, then the Calculation Agent will be permitted (but not required) to make such adjustments in the Index or the method of its calculation as it believes are appropriate to ensure that the Closing Level of the Index used to determine the applicable Redemption Amount is equitable.

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Manner of Payment and Delivery

Any payment on or delivery of the ETNs at maturity will be made to accounts designated by you and approved by us, or at the office of the trustee in New York City, but only when the ETNs are surrendered to the trustee at that office. We also may make any payment or delivery in accordance with the applicable procedures of the depositary.

Role of the Calculation Agent

Credit Suisse International (“CSi”), an affiliate of ours and the Calculation Agent, will, in its reasonable discretion, make certain calculations and determinations that may impact the value of the ETNs, including determination of the arithmetic average of the Closing Indicative Values where applicable, a split or reverse split of the ETNs, calculation of default amounts, Market Disruption Events, any Successor Index, Business Days and Trading Days, the Daily Investor Fee amount, the Daily Accrual, the Daily Index Factor, the Closing Level of the Index on any Index Business Day, the Maturity Date, any Early Redemption Dates, the Acceleration Date, the amount payable in respect of your ETNs at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration and any other calculations or determinations to be made by the Calculation Agent as specified herein. In addition, the Calculation Agent may modify the Index or adjust the method of its calculation if it determines that the publication of the Index is discontinued and there is no Successor Index or in the case of a Market Disruption Event. We and our affiliates will have the ability to make determinations with respect to reduction of the Minimum Redemption Amount, certain Acceleration Events, calculation of default amounts and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred. Absent manifest error, all determinations of the Calculation Agent will be final and binding on you and us, without any liability on the part of the Calculation Agent. You will not be entitled to any compensation from us for any loss suffered as a result of any of the above determinations by the Calculation Agent.

Although the Calculation Agent obtains information for inclusion in or for use in calculations related to the ETNs from sources that the Calculation Agent considers reliable, neither the Calculation Agent nor any other party guarantees the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Index or any data included therein or any calculations made with respect to the ETNs. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Calculation Agent or any other party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

If the Calculation Agent ceases to perform its role as described in this pricing supplement, we will either, at our sole discretion, perform such role, appoint another party to do so or accelerate the ETNs.

We may appoint a different Calculation Agent from time to time after the date of this pricing supplement without your consent and without notifying you.

Role of the IV Calculation Agent

We have initially appointed Solactive AG as an IV Calculation Agent. The IV Calculation Agent will have the sole responsibility to calculate and disseminate the Closing Indicative Value and the Intraday Indicative Value of the ETNs. See “Description of the ETNs” for more information. We may appoint a different IV Calculation Agent from time to time after the date of this pricing supplement without your consent and without notifying you.

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CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT

DTC participants that hold the ETNs through DTC on behalf of investors will follow the settlement practices applicable to equity securities in DTC’s settlement system with respect to the primary distribution of the ETNs and secondary market trading between DTC participants.

SUPPLEMENTAL USE OF PROCEEDS AND HEDGING

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for our general corporate purposes, which may include the refinancing of our existing indebtedness outside Switzerland. We may also use some or all of the net proceeds from this offering to hedge our obligations under the ETNs.

One or more of our affiliates before and following the issuance of the ETNs may acquire or dispose of the futures contracts included in the Index, or listed or over-the-counter options contracts in, or other derivatives or synthetic instruments related to, the Index to hedge our obligations under the ETNs. In the course of pursuing such a hedging strategy, the price at which such positions may be acquired or disposed of may be a factor in determining the levels of the Index. Although we and our affiliates have no reason to believe that our or their hedging activities will have a material impact on the level of the Index, there can be no assurance that the level of the Index will not be affected.

From time to time after issuance and prior to the maturity of the ETNs, depending on market conditions (including the level of the Index), in connection with hedging certain of the risks associated with the ETNs, we expect that one or more of our affiliates will increase or decrease their initial hedging positions using dynamic hedging techniques and may take long or short positions in listed or over-the-counter options, futures contracts, swaps, or other derivative or synthetic instruments relating to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index or other instruments linked to the Index or the futures contracts relating to the Index. We or our affiliates will maintain, adjust or unwind our hedge by, among other things, purchasing or selling any of the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, including on or before any Valuation Date. We, our affiliates, or third parties with whom we transact, may also enter into, maintain, adjust and unwind hedging transactions relating to other securities whose returns are linked to the Index or the futures contracts included in the Index. Any of these hedging activities could affect the value of the futures contracts included in the Index, and accordingly the value of your ETNs and the amount we will pay on your ETNs on the relevant Early Redemption Date, Acceleration Date or the Maturity Date. Moreover, this hedging activity may result in our or our affiliates’ or third parties’ receipt of a profit, even if the market value of the ETNs declines. In addition, we or one or more of our affiliates may take positions in other types of appropriate financial instruments that may become available in the future. To the extent that we or one or more of our affiliates have a hedge position in the Index, we or one or more of our affiliates may liquidate a portion of those holdings on or before the Final Valuation Date. Depending, among other things, on future market conditions, the aggregate amount and the composition of such positions are likely to vary over time. Our or our affiliates’ hedging activities will not be limited to any particular securities exchange or market.

The hedging activity discussed above may adversely affect the level of the Index and, as a consequence, the market value of the ETNs and the amount payable at maturity, upon early redemption or acceleration. See “Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement for a discussion of possible adverse effects related to our hedging activities.

 

 

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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

Subject to the limitations and qualifications contained herein, the following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of ETNs that may be relevant to holders of ETNs that acquire their ETNs from us as part of the original issuance of the ETNs. This discussion applies only to holders that hold their ETNs as capital assets within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Further, this discussion does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your individual circumstances or if you are subject to special rules, such as if you are:

  a financial institution,
  a mutual fund,
  a tax-exempt organization,
  a grantor trust,
  certain U.S. expatriates,
  an insurance company,
  a dealer or trader in securities or foreign currencies,
  a person (including traders in securities) using a mark-to-market method of accounting,
  a person who holds ETNs as a hedge or as part of a straddle with another position (including another position in the ETNs), constructive sale, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction, or
  an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The discussion is based upon the Code, law, regulations, rulings and decisions, in each case, as available and in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Tax consequences under state, local and foreign laws are not addressed herein. No ruling from the IRS has been or will be sought as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of ETNs, and the following discussion is not binding on the IRS.

You should consult your tax advisor as to the specific tax consequences to you of owning and disposing of ETNs, including the application of federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax laws based on your particular facts and circumstances.

Characterization of the ETNs

There are no statutory provisions, regulations, published rulings, or judicial decisions addressing the characterization for U.S. federal income tax purposes of ETNs with terms that are substantially the same as those of your ETNs. In the opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, acting as special tax counsel, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the ETNs should be treated as a prepaid financial contract with respect to the applicable Index that is eligible for open transaction treatment. Thus, we intend to so treat the ETNs. In the absence of an administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary, we and, by acceptance of the ETNs, you, agree to treat your ETNs for all United States federal income tax purposes in accordance with such characterization.

You should be aware that the characterization of the ETNs as described above is not certain, nor is it binding on the IRS or the courts. Thus, it is possible that the IRS would seek to characterize your ETNs in a manner that results in tax consequences to you that are different from those described above. For example, the IRS might assert that the ETNs constitute debt instruments that are “contingent payment debt instruments” that are subject to special tax rules under the applicable Treasury regulations governing the recognition of income over the term of your ETNs. If the ETNs were to be treated as contingent payment debt instruments, you would be required to

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include in income on an economic accrual basis over the term of the ETNs an amount of interest that is based upon the yield at which we would issue a non-contingent fixed-rate debt instrument with other terms and conditions similar to your ETNs, or the comparable yield. The characterization of ETNs as contingent payment debt instruments under these rules is likely to be adverse. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the possible tax consequences of characterization of the ETNs as contingent payment debt instruments.

It is also possible that the IRS would seek to characterize your ETNs as regulated futures contracts or options that may be subject to the provisions of Code section 1256. In such case, the ETNs would be marked to market at the end of each taxable year and 40% of any gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss, and the remaining 60% of any gain or loss would be treated as long-term capital gain or loss. We are not responsible for any adverse consequences that you may experience as a result of any alternative characterization of the ETNs for U.S. federal income tax or other tax purposes. In light of the fact that we agree to treat the ETNs as a prepaid financial contract, the balance of this discussion assumes that the ETNs will be so treated.

You should consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of such characterization and any possible alternative characterizations of your ETNs for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

U.S. Holders

For purposes of this discussion, the term “U.S. Holder,” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, means a beneficial owner of ETNs that is (1) a citizen or resident of the United States, (2) a corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (3) an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (4) a trust, if (a) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) such trust has in effect a valid election to be treated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds ETNs, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of such partnership and a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partnership, or a partner of a partnership, holding ETNs, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences to you from the partnership's purchase, ownership and disposition of the ETNs.

In accordance with the agreed-upon tax treatment described above, upon receipt of the redemption amount of the ETNs from us, a U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received from us and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the ETN at that time. For ETNs with a term of more than one year, such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the ETN for more than one year at maturity. For ETNs with a term of one year or less, such gain or loss will be short-term capital gain or loss. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.

Upon the sale or other taxable disposition of an ETN, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or other taxable disposition and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the ETN (generally its cost). For ETNs with a term of more than one year, such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the ETN for more than one year at the time of disposition. For ETNs with a term of one year or less, such gain or loss will be short-term capital gain or loss. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.

However, even if the agreed-upon tax characterization of the ETNs (as described above) were upheld, it is possible that the IRS could assert that each reconstitution or rebalancing (collectively, “Rebalancing”) of the applicable Index or our extension of the maturity of the ETNs is considered a taxable event to you. If the IRS were to prevail in treating each Rebalancing of the applicable Index or extension of maturity as a taxable event, you would recognize capital gain or, possibly, loss on the ETNs on the date of each Rebalancing to the extent of the difference between the fair market value of the ETNs and your adjusted basis in the ETNs at that time. Such gain or loss generally would be short-term capital gain or loss.

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Medicare Tax

Certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates, and trusts must pay a 3.8% tax (the “Medicare Tax”) on the lesser of the U.S. person’s (1) “net investment income” or “undistributed net investment income” in the case of an estate or trust and (2) the excess of modified adjusted gross income over a certain specified threshold for the taxable year. “Net investment income” generally includes income from interest, dividends, and net gains from the disposition of property (such as the ETNs) unless such income or net gains are derived in the ordinary course of a trade or business (other than a trade or business that is a passive activity with respect to the taxpayer or a trade or business of trading in financial instruments or commodities). Net investment income may be reduced by allowable deductions properly allocable to such gross income or net gain. Any interest earned or deemed earned on the ETNs and any gain on sale or other taxable disposition of the ETNs will be subject to the Medicare Tax. If you are an individual, estate, or trust, you are urged to consult with your tax advisor regarding application of Medicare Tax to your income and gains in respect of your investment in the ETNs.

Non-U.S. Holders Generally

In the case of a holder of the ETNs that is not a U.S. Holder and has no connection with the United States other than holding its ETNs (a “Non-U.S. Holder”), payments made with respect to the ETNs will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax, provided that such Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification requirements. Any gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of the ETNs by a Non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of such Non-U.S. Holder or (ii) in the case of an individual, such individual is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition and certain other conditions are met. Any effectively connected gains described in clause (i) above may also, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified in an applicable income tax treaty. Non-U.S. Holders that are subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis with respect to their investment in the ETNs should refer to the discussion above relating to U.S. Holders.

If you are, or hold your ETNs through a foreign financial institution or foreign entity, or you otherwise fail to comply with information reporting and certification requirements necessary for an applicable withholding agent to determine your status for purposes of the provisions of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the “Act”) commonly referred to as “FATCA,” a portion of any of the payments made to you that are withholdable payments (as defined under FATCA and applicable Treasury Regulations) may be subject to 30% withholding. We are not required to pay any additional amounts if withholding is required under the Act or otherwise.

U.S. Federal Estate Tax Treatment of Non-U.S. Holders

The ETNs may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax if an individual Non-U.S. Holder holds the ETNs at the time of his or her death. The gross estate of a Non-U.S. Holder domiciled outside the United States includes only property situated in the United States. Individual Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of holding the ETNs at death.

IRS Notice and Proposed Legislation on Certain Financial Transactions

The IRS and Treasury Department announced that they were considering whether holders of instruments such as the ETNs should be required to accrue income during the term of the ETNs, and solicited comments from taxpayers regarding other tax aspects of holding instruments like the ETNs. Additionally, members of Congress have from time-to-time proposed legislation relating to financial instruments, including legislation that would require holders to annually mark to market affected financial instruments (potentially including the ETNs). These or other potential changes in law, regulations or other guidance could adversely affect the tax treatment of the ETNs and may be applied with retroactive effect. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding how any such potential changes in law, regulation or guidance could affect you.

Information Reporting Regarding Specified Foreign Financial Assets

The Act and final Treasury Regulations generally require individual U.S. Holders (“specified individuals”) with an interest in any “specified foreign financial asset” to file an annual report on IRS Form 8938 with information relating to the asset, including the maximum value thereof, for any taxable year in which the aggregate value of all such assets is greater than $50,000 on the last day of the taxable year or $75,000 at any time during the taxable year.

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Certain individuals are permitted to have an interest in a higher aggregate value of such assets before being required to file a report.

The Act further requires that, to the extent provided in regulations, the filing requirements described above shall also apply to certain domestic entities that are formed or used for the purposes of holding, directly or indirectly, specified foreign financial assets (“specified domestic entities”). Pursuant to final regulations, subject to certain exceptions, a domestic corporation or domestic partnership is a specified domestic entity for any taxable year if it is closely held (within the meaning of the regulations) by a specified individual and at least 50 percent of the corporation’s or partnership’s gross income for the taxable year is passive income or at least 50 percent of the assets held by the corporation or partnership for the taxable year are assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income. Subject to certain exceptions, a domestic trust is a specified domestic entity if the trust has one or more specified persons (within the meaning of the regulations) as a current beneficiary.

Depending on the aggregate value of your investment in specified foreign financial assets, you may be obligated to file an IRS Form 8938 under this provision if you are an individual U.S. Holder or a specified domestic entity. Penalties apply to any failure to file IRS Form 8938. Additionally, in the event a U.S. Holder (either a specified individual or a specified domestic entity) does not file such form, the statute of limitations on the assessment and collection of U.S. federal income taxes of such U.S. Holder for the related tax year may not close before the date which is three years after the date such information is filed. You should consult your tax advisor as to the possible application to you of this information reporting requirement and related statute of limitations tolling provision.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

A holder of the ETNs (whether a U.S. Holder or a Non-U.S. Holder) may be subject to information reporting requirements and to backup withholding with respect to certain amounts paid to such holder unless it provides a correct taxpayer identification number, complies with certain certification procedures establishing that it is not a U.S. Holder or establishes proof of another applicable exemption, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. A holder of the ETNs (whether a U.S. Holder or a Non-U.S. Holder) may be subject to backup withholding with respect to certain amounts paid to such holder unless it provides a correct taxpayer identification number, complies with certain certification procedures establishing that it is not a U.S. Holder or establishes proof of another applicable exemption, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. You can claim a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability for amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules, and amounts in excess of your liability are refundable if you provide the required information to the IRS in a timely fashion. A holder of the ETNs may also be subject to information reporting to the IRS with respect to certain amounts paid to such holder unless it (1) is a Non-U.S. Holder and provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8 (or other qualifying documentation) or (2) otherwise establishes a basis for exemption.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

The agent for this offering, CSSU, is our affiliate. ETNs may be issued and sold from time to time at a price that is higher or lower than the stated principal amount based on the indicative value of the ETNs at that time, through CSSU, acting as principal or as our agent, to investors and to dealers acting as principals for resale to investors. Sales of the ETNs after the Inception Date will be made at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices or at negotiated prices. We expect to receive proceeds equal to 100% of the issue price to the public of the ETNs we issue and sell after the Inception Date, less any commissions paid to CSSU or any other agent.

We may also sell ETNs to CSSU for sale directly to investors or for the purpose of lending the ETNs to broker-dealers and other market participants who may have made short sales of such ETNs and who may cover such short positions by borrowing or purchasing ETNs from us or our affiliates. We may issue and sell additional ETNs solely to authorized market makers, other market participants or investors and we may condition our acceptance of an offer to purchase any series of the ETNs on such market maker’s, such market participant’s or investor’s agreement to purchase certain exchange-traded notes issued by Credit Suisse or enter into certain transactions consistent with our hedging strategy. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued at any time.

We may deliver ETNs against payment therefor on a date that is greater than three (3) Business Days following the date of sale of any ETNs. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three (3) Business Days, unless parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to transact in ETNs that are to be issued more than three (3) Business Days after the related trade date will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

CSSU and any other agent in the initial and any subsequent distribution are expected to charge normal commissions for the purchase of ETNs.

Broker-dealers may make a market in the ETNs, although none of them are obligated to do so and any of them may stop doing so at any time without notice. This pricing supplement (including the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus) may be used by such dealers in connection with market-making transactions. In these transactions, dealers may resell an ETN covered by this pricing supplement (including the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus) that they acquire from other holders after the original offering and sale of the ETNs, or they may sell an ETN covered by this pricing supplement (including the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus) in short sale transactions.

Broker-dealers and other market participants are cautioned that some of their activities, including covering short sales with ETNs borrowed from one of our affiliates, may result in their being deemed participants in the distribution of the ETNs in a manner that would render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933. A determination of whether a particular market participant is an underwriter must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the participant in the particular case, and the example mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that would lead to designation as an underwriter and subject a market participant to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act. This prospectus will be deemed to cover any short sales of ETNs by market participants who cover their short positions with ETNs borrowed or acquired from us or our affiliates in the manner described above.

CSSU or another FINRA member, will provide certain services relating to the distribution of the ETNs and may be paid a fee for its services equal to all, or a portion of, the Investor Fee. CSSU may also pay fees to other dealers pursuant to one or more separate agreements. Any portion of the Investor Fee paid to CSSU or such other FINRA member will be paid on a periodic basis over the term of the ETNs. Although CSSU will not receive any discounts in connection with such sales, CSSU is expected to charge normal commissions for the purchase of any such ETNs. Any distribution of the ETNs in which CSSU participates will conform to the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121. CSSU will act as our agent in connection with any redemptions at the investor’s option and will charge investors an Early Redemption Charge of 0.125% times the Closing Indicative Value on the Early Redemption

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Valuation Date for each ETN redeemed at the investor’s option. The amount of the fees paid in connection with the ETNs that represent underwriting compensation will not exceed a total of 8% of the proceeds to us from the ETNs.

No action has been or will be taken by us or our affiliates or any underwriter, dealer or agent that would permit a public offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this pricing supplement, the prospectus or any free writing prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. No offers, sales or deliveries of the ETNs, or distribution of the prospectus or any other offering material relating to the ETNs may be made in or from any jurisdiction outside the United States, except in circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations and will not impose any obligations on us or our affiliates, any underwriter, dealer or agent. You should refer to the section “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)—Selling Restrictions” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and Section 4975 of the Code, impose certain requirements on (a) employee benefit plans subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) individual retirement accounts, Keogh plans or other arrangements subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (c) entities whose underlying assets include “plan assets” (within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3–101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) by reason of any such plan’s or arrangement’s investment therein (we refer to the foregoing collectively as “Plans”) and (d) persons who are fiduciaries with respect to Plans. In addition, certain governmental, church and non-U.S. plans (“Non-ERISA Arrangements”) are not subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, but may be subject to other laws that are substantially similar to those provisions (each, a “Similar Law”).

In considering an investment in the ETNs of a portion of the assets of any Plan, a fiduciary should determine whether the investment is in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the Plan and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code or any Similar Law relating to a fiduciary’s duties to the Plan including, without limitation, the prudence, diversification, delegation of control and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable Similar Laws. Fiduciaries of any Plans and Non-ERISA Arrangements should consult their own legal counsel before purchasing the ETNs.

In addition to ERISA’s general fiduciary standards, Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of a Plan and persons who have specified relationships to the Plan, i.e., “parties in interest” as defined in ERISA or “disqualified persons” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code (we refer to the foregoing collectively as “parties in interest”) unless exemptive relief is available under an exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor. Parties in interest that engage in a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code. We, and our current and future affiliates, including CSSU and the Calculation Agent, may be parties in interest with respect to many Plans. Thus, a Plan fiduciary considering an investment in the ETNs should also consider whether such an investment might constitute or give rise to a prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. For example, the ETNs may be deemed to represent a direct or indirect sale of property, extension of credit or furnishing of services between us and an investing Plan which would be prohibited if we are a party in interest with respect to the Plan unless exemptive relief were available under an applicable exemption.

In this regard, each prospective purchaser that is, or is acting on behalf of, a Plan, and proposes to purchase the ETNs, should consider the exemptive relief available under the following prohibited transaction class exemptions, or PTCEs: (A) the in-house asset manager exemption (PTCE 96–23), (B) the insurance company general account exemption (PTCE 95–60), (C) the bank collective investment fund exemption (PTCE 91–38), (D) the insurance company pooled separate account exemption (PTCE 90–1) and (E) the qualified professional asset manager exemption (PTCE 84–14). In addition, ERISA Section 408(b)(17) and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code provide a limited exemption for the purchase and sale of ETNs and related lending transactions, provided that neither the Issuer of the ETNs nor any of its affiliates have or exercise any discretionary authority or control or render any investment advice with respect to the assets of any Plan involved in the transaction and provided further that the Plan pays no more, and receives no less, than adequate consideration (within the meaning of Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA or Section 4975(f)(10) of the Code) in connection with the transaction (the so-called “service provider exemption”). There can be no assurance that any of these statutory or class exemptions will be available with respect to transactions involving the ETNs.

Each purchaser or holder of the ETNs, and each fiduciary who causes any entity to purchase or hold the ETNs, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted, on each day such purchaser or holder holds such ETNs, that either (i) it is neither a Plan nor a Non-ERISA Arrangement and it is not purchasing or holding the ETNs on behalf of or with the assets of any Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement; or (ii) its purchase, holding and subsequent disposition of such ETNs shall not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any provision of Similar Law.

In addition, any purchaser, that is a Plan or that is acquiring the ETNs on behalf of a Plan, including any fiduciary purchasing on behalf of a Plan, will be deemed to have represented, in its corporate and its fiduciary

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capacity, by its purchase and holding of the ETNs that (a) none of Credit Suisse, the Calculation Agent or any of their respective affiliates (each, a “Seller”) is a “fiduciary” (under Section 3(21) of ERISA, or under any final or proposed regulations thereunder, or with respect to a non-ERISA Arrangement under Similar Law) with respect to the acquisition, holding or disposition of the ETNs, or as a result of any exercise by us or our affiliates of any rights in connection with the ETNs, (b) no advice provided by us or any of our affiliates has formed a primary basis for any investment decision by or on behalf of such purchaser in connection with the ETNs and the transactions contemplated with respect to the ETNs, and (c) such purchaser recognizes and agrees that any communication from us or any of our affiliates to the purchaser with respect to the ETNs is not intended by us or any of our affiliates to be impartial investment advice and is rendered in its capacity as a seller of such ETNs and not a fiduciary to such purchaser. Purchasers of the ETNs have exclusive responsibility for ensuring that their purchase, holding, and disposition of the ETNs do not violate the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or any similar regulations applicable to governmental or church plans, as described above.

Each purchaser of an ETN will have exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase, holding and subsequent disposition of the ETN does not violate the fiduciary or prohibited transaction rules of ERISA, the Code or any Similar Law. Nothing herein shall be construed as a representation that an investment in the ETNs would meet any or all of the relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by, or is appropriate for, Plans or Non-ERISA Arrangements generally or any particular Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Latham & Watkins LLP has acted as special counsel to the agent. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has acted as special tax counsel to the issuer.

 

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ANNEX A

FORM OF OFFER FOR REDEMPTION

PART A: TO BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIAL OWNER

 

Dated:______________
[insert date]

 

Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”)

E-mail: list.etndesk@credit-suisse.com

 

Re: Credit Suisse X-Links® WTI Crude Oil Index ETNs due February 8, 2036

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned beneficial owner hereby irrevocably offers to Credit Suisse the right to redeem the ETNs, as described in the Pricing Supplement dated June 30, 2017, in the amounts and on the date set forth below.

 

Name of beneficial holder:  _______________________________
  [insert name of beneficial owner]

 

Number of ETNs offered for redemption (You must offer at least the applicable minimum redemption amount for redemption at one time for your offer to be valid. The minimum redemption amount will be equal to 50,000 ETNs. The trading day immediately succeeding the date you offered your ETNs for redemption will be the valuation date applicable to such redemption.):

 

 

[insert number of ETNs offered for redemption]

 

Applicable valuation date:   , 20  

 

Applicable redemption date:

  , 20  
  [insert a date that is three business days following the applicable valuation date]

 

Contact Name:  
  [insert the name of a person or entity to be contacted with respect to this Offer for Redemption]
   
Telephone #:  
  [insert the telephone number at which the contact person or entity can be reached]

 

My ETNs are held in the following DTC Participant’s Account (the following information is available from the broker through which you hold your ETNs):

 

Name:

 

DTC Account Number (and any relevant sub-account):

 

Contact Name:

 

Telephone Number:

 

Acknowledgement: In addition to any other requirements specified in the Pricing Supplement being satisfied, I acknowledge that the ETNs specified above will not be redeemed unless (i) this Offer for Redemption, as completed and signed by the DTC Participant through which my ETNs are held (the “DTC Participant”), is delivered to Credit Suisse, (ii) the DTC

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Participant has booked a “delivery versus payment” (“DVP”) trade on the applicable valuation date facing Credit Suisse, and (iii) the DTC Participant instructs DTC to deliver the DVP trade to Credit Suisse as booked for settlement via DTC at or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable redemption date. I also acknowledge that if this Offer for Redemption is received at or after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on a business day, I will be deemed to have made this Offer for Redemption on the following business day. I understand that no Offer for Redemption will be accepted following notice of acceleration of all of the outstanding ETNs.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that Credit Suisse will not be responsible for any failure by the DTC Participant through which such undersigned’s ETNs are held to fulfill the requirements for redemption set forth above.

 

     
[Beneficial Holder]  

 

PART B OF THIS NOTICE IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DTC PARTICIPANT IN WHOSE ACCOUNT THE ETNs ARE HELD AND DELIVERED TO CREDIT SUISSE PRIOR TO 4:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE BUSINESS DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE APPLICABLE VALUATION DATE

 

 

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BROKER’S CONFIRMATION OF REDEMPTION

 

[PART B: TO BE COMPLETED BY BROKER]

 

Dated: ________________
[insert date]

 

Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”)

 

Re: Credit Suisse X-Links® WTI Crude Oil Index ETNs due February 8, 2036

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned holder of Exchange Traded Notes due February 8, 2036 Linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Total Return SubindexSM, issued by Credit Suisse, acting through its Nassau Branch, CUSIP No. 22539T332 (the “ETNs”) hereby irrevocably offers to Credit Suisse the right to redeem, on the Redemption Date of , with respect to the number of the ETNs indicated below as described in the Pricing Supplement dated June 30, 2017 relating to the ETNs (the “Pricing Supplement”). Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Pricing Supplement.

 

The undersigned certifies to you that it will (i) book a delivery versus payment trade on the valuation date with respect to the number of ETNs specified below at a price per ETN equal to the redemption value, facing Credit Suisse, DTC #355 and (ii) deliver the trade as booked for settlement via DTC at or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption date.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF DTC PARTICIPANT HOLDER]

 

 

 

Contact Name:

 

Title:

 

Telephone:

 

Fax:

 

E-mail:

 

Number of ETNs offered for redemption (You must offer at least the applicable minimum redemption amount for redemption at one time for your offer to be valid (50,000 ETNs)). The trading day immediately succeeding the date you offered your ETNs for redemption will be the valuation date applicable to such redemption.):

 

 

 DTC # (and any relevant sub-account):

 

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Credit Suisse AG,

Acting through its Nassau Branch

Credit Suisse X-Links® WTI Crude Oil Index ETNs

due February 8, 2036

 

June 30, 2017

Credit Suisse