Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement Number 333-180300-03
Fact Sheet (J406)
November 12, 2014
Credit Suisse – Knock-Out Notes due May 18, 2016 Linked to the S&P 500® Index
J.P. Morgan
Placement Agent
* Credit Suisse may act through its Nassau Branch or its London Branch.
** In the event that the closing level of the Underlying is not available on the Pricing Date, the Initial Level will be determined on the immediately following trading day on which a closing level is available.
† Subject to postponement as described in the applicable pricing supplement and product supplement.
Product Risks (continued)
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The original issue price of the notes includes the agent’s commission and the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates. As a result, the price, if any, at which Credit Suisse (or its affiliates), will be willing to purchase notes from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, will likely be lower than the original issue price, and any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you. You should be willing and able to hold your notes to maturity.
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As a holder of the notes, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights with respect to the equity securities included in the Underlying.
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Credit Suisse currently anticipates that the value of the notes on the Pricing Date will be less than the price the investor pays for the notes, reflecting the deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions and other costs of creating and marketing the notes. Prior to maturity, costs such as concessions and hedging may affect the value of the notes.
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The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Credit Suisse (or its affiliates) intends to offer to purchase the notes in the secondary market but is not required to do so. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes when you wish to do so. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Credit Suisse (or its affiliates) is willing to buy the notes.
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We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including acting as calculation agent, hedging our obligations under the notes and determining their estimated value. In performing these duties, the economic interests of us and our affiliates are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. Further, hedging activities may adversely affect any payment on or the value of the notes. 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 notes, which creates an additional incentive to sell the notes to you.
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In addition to the closing level of the Underlying during the Monitoring Period, the value of the notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including whether the closing level of the Underlying has decreased, as compared to the Initial Level by more than the Knock-Out Buffer Amount, the expected volatility of the Underlying, the time to maturity of the notes, the dividend rate on the equity securities included in the Underlying, interest and yield rates in the market generally, investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, geopolitical conditions and a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events that affect the equity securities included in the Underlying, and our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings. Some or all of these factors may influence the price that you will receive if you choose to sell your notes prior to maturity. The impact of any of the factors set forth above may enhance or offset some or all of any change resulting from another factor or factors.
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The risks set forth in the section entitled “Product Risks” above are only intended as summaries of some of the risks relating to an investment in the notes. Prior to investing in the notes, you should, in particular, review the “Product Risks” above, the “Selected Risk Considerations” section in the applicable pricing supplement and the “Risk Factors” section of the product supplement, which set forth risks relating to an investment in the notes.
You may revoke your offer to purchase the notes at any time prior to the time at which we accept such offer on the date the notes are priced. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase the notes prior to their issuance. In the event of any changes to the terms of the notes, we will notify you and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your purchase. You may also choose to reject such changes in which case we may reject your offer to purchase.
Additional Information
Credit Suisse and its affiliates do not provide tax advice. Accordingly, any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained herein (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used and cannot be used, in connection with the promotion, marketing or recommendation by anyone unaffiliated with Credit Suisse of any of the matters addressed herein or for the purpose of avoiding U.S. tax-related penalties.
This document is a summary of the terms of the notes and factors that you should consider before deciding to invest in the notes. Credit Suisse has filed a registration statement (including pricing supplement, underlying supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this offering summary relates. Before you invest, you should read this summary together with the Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated November 11, 2014, Underlying Supplement dated July 29, 2013, Product Supplement No. JPM-I dated March 23, 2012, Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2012 and Prospectus dated March 23, 2012, to understand fully the terms of the notes and other considerations that are important in making a decision about investing in the notes. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Credit Suisse, any agent or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the pricing supplement, underlying supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if you so request by calling toll-free 1-(800)-221-1037.
You may access the pricing supplement related to the offering summarized herein on the SEC website at:
You may access the underlying supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by clicking on the hyperlinks to each of the respective documents incorporated by reference in the pricing supplement.