We have acted as special tax counsel to Credit Suisse AG, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Switzerland (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of pricing supplement no. F77 dated August 11, 2014 relating to 1 Year 7.00% per annum Autocallable Yield Notes due August 14, 2015 Linked to the Performance of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (the “Pricing Supplement”), to the underlying supplement dated July 29, 2013 relating to Medium-Term Notes and Warrants Underlying Supplement for Indices and Exchange-Traded Funds (the “Underlying Supplement”), to the product supplement dated March 23, 2012 relating to Reverse Convertible Securities Linked to the Performance of One or More Indices, Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Securities, Exchange Rates, Commodities, Commodity Futures Contracts or a Basket (the “Product Supplement”), to the prospectus supplement dated March 23, 2012 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) for the Company’s Senior Medium-Term Notes and Subordinated Medium-Term Notes relating to the prospectus dated March 23, 2012 (the “Prospectus”) contained in the Company’s Registration Statement (No. 333-180300-03) (the “Registration Statement”). This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Section 601(b)(8) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

In our opinion, the discussions under the headings “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Product Supplement and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Pricing Supplement, subject to the conditions and limitations described therein, set forth the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable generally to holders of the securities offered pursuant to the Pricing Supplement as a result of the ownership and disposition of such securities.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to us under the headings “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Product Supplement and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Pricing Supplement. By such consent we do not concede that we are an “expert” for the purposes of the Act.

	Very truly yours,
	/s/ Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP