EX-99.1 4 dp54309_ex9901.htm EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
 
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
51 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6142
 
March 11, 2015
 
Credit Suisse
 
11 Madison Avenue
 
New York, New York 10010
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
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 each pricing supplement or term sheet, as applicable, identified in Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a “Pricing Supplement”), to the underlying supplement and product supplement referenced therein, if applicable, to the prospectus supplement dated March 23, 2012 for the Company’s Senior Medium-Term Notes and Subordinated Medium-Term Notes relating to the prospectus dated March 23, 2012 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 U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in each Pricing Supplement and “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” or “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences”, as applicable, in each related product 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 each 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 in each Pricing Supplement and related product 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit A
 
Title of Securities
Date of Pricing Supplement
Pricing Supplement No.
Dual Directional Capped Knock-Out Notes due September 14, 2016
March 6, 2015
J443
Dual Directional Buffered Return Enhanced Notes due September 14, 2016
March 6, 2015
J444
Capped Knock-Out Notes due March 23, 2016
March 6, 2015
J445
Absolute Return Barrier Securities due January 11, 2019
March 6, 2015
T503