EX-99.1 2 dp64840_ex9901.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

  CREDIT SUISSE AG

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Media Release

 

April 6, 2016

 

Credit Suisse Announces Coupon Payments and Expected Coupon Payments on Credit Suisse X-Links Exchange Traded Notes (the “ETNs”).

 

·On April 4, 2016, Credit Suisse declared coupon payments for the following ETNs:

 

-Credit Suisse X-Links Multi-Asset High Income ETN (NYSE Arca: MLTI)

 

·On April 6, 2016, Credit Suisse announced expected coupon payments for the following ETNs:

 

-Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ: GLDI)

 

-Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ: SLVO)

 

·Summary coupon information is provided below.

 

Declared Coupon Payments

 

ETN Ticker ETN Name Closing Indicative Value on  3/31/16 Ex-Date Record Date Payment Date Coupon Amount Coupon Frequency Current Yield1
MLTI Credit Suisse X-Links Multi-Asset High Income ETN $26.2853 4/11/16 4/13/16 4/21/2016 $0.2488 Monthly 5.41%2

  

Expected Coupon Payments

 

ETN Ticker ETN Name Closing Indicative Value on  3/31/16 Ex-Date Record Date Payment Date

Expected Coupon

Amount3

Coupon Frequency Expected Current Yield4
GLDI Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN $10.56 4/18/16 4/20/16 4/25/16 $0.1236 Monthly 19.67%
SLVO Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN $9.66 4/18/16 4/20/16 4/25/16 $0.0808 Monthly 15.18%

 

1. For each ETN, the Current Yield equals the Coupon Amount annualized and divided by the Closing Indicative Value, as discussed in more detail below. The Current Yield is not indicative of future coupon payments, if any, on the ETNs. You are not guaranteed any coupon payment or distribution under the ETNs. Coupon payments for the ETNs (if any) are variable and do not represent fixed, periodic interest payments. The Coupon Amount may vary significantly from coupon period to coupon period and may be zero. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to Credit Suisse’s ability to pay its obligations as they become due. Accordingly, the Current Yield will change over time, and such change may be significant. For more information regarding any ETN's coupon payments, please refer to such ETN's pricing supplement.

 

2. The ETN launched on September 29, 2015. The Current Yield for the ETN equals the sum of (i) the Coupon Amount plus (ii) the amount of the ETN‘s two most recent coupon payments, multiplied by four (to annualize such amounts), divided by the Closing Indicative Value, and rounded to two decimal places for ease of analysis.

 

3. On March 14, 2016, the Credit Suisse NASDAQ Gold FLOWS 103 Index and the Credit Suisse NASDAQ Silver FLOWS 106 Index (the “Indices”) concluded the notional sale of options on GLD shares and SLV shares with April 2016 expiration. We expect that the notional cash distribution generated by this

 

 

 

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sale of options will be withdrawn from the Indices on April 11, 2016, subject to adjustment in the event of any market disruption events. Assuming no redemption or acceleration of GLDI and SLVO, and that the notional cash distribution is withdrawn from the Indices on April 11, 2016, we expect to declare a Coupon Amount for GLDI and SLVO, respectively, equal to the corresponding Expected Coupon Amount. The Expected Coupon Amount is subject to change upon the occurrence of a disruption event or other unforeseen circumstances.

 

4. For each ETN, the Expected Current Yield equals the Expected Coupon Amount annualized and divided by the Closing Indicative Value, as discussed in more detail below. The Expected Current Yield is not indicative of future coupon payments, if any, on the ETNs. You are not guaranteed any coupon payment or distribution under the ETNs. Coupon payments for the ETNs (if any) are variable and do not represent fixed, periodic interest payments. The Expected Coupon Amount may vary significantly from coupon period to coupon period and may be zero. Any payment on the ETNs is subject to Credit Suisse’s ability to pay its obligations as they become due. Accordingly, the Expected Current Yield will change over time, and such change may be significant. For more information regarding any ETN's coupon payments, please refer to such ETN's pricing supplement. For each ETN, the Expected Current Yield equals the sum of (i) the Expected Coupon Amount plus (ii) the amount of the ETN's two most recent coupon payments, multiplied by four (to annualize such amounts), divided by the Closing Indicative Value, and rounded to two decimal places for ease of analysis. The Expected Current Yield is subject to change upon the occurrence of a disruption event or other unforeseen circumstances.

 

Press Contact

 

Nicole Sharp, Credit Suisse AG, telephone +1 212 325 8708, nicole.sharp@credit-suisse.com

Azar Boehm, Credit Suisse AG, telephone +1 212 538 3953, azar.boehm@credit-suisse.com

 

Credit Suisse ETNs

Telephone +1 800 320 1225, ETN.Desk@credit-suisse.com

 

The ETNs may not be suitable for all investors and should be purchased only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of investing in the ETNs. The ETNs are subject to the credit risk of Credit Suisse. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the principal amount of your investment at maturity or upon repurchase or sale. Coupon payments on the ETNs will vary and could be zero. There is no actual portfolio of assets in which any investor in the ETNs has any ownership or other interest. Investors in the ETNs do not have voting rights, distribution rights or other rights with respect to the assets included in the tracked indices. An investment in the ETNs involves significant risks. For further information regarding risks, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the applicable pricing supplement.

 

Credit Suisse AG

 

Credit Suisse AG is one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the Credit Suisse group of companies (referred to here as 'Credit Suisse'). As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse offers clients its combined expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking and asset management. Credit Suisse provides advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as to retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is headquartered in Zurich and operates in over 50 countries worldwide. The group employs approximately 48,200 people. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

 

Credit Suisse has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this press release relates. Before you invest, you should read the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Prospectus Supplement dated May 4, 2015 and the Prospectus dated May 4, 2015 that Credit Suisse has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Credit Suisse and this offering. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or clicking the hyperlinks below:

 

MLTI:

Pricing Supplement dated September 29, 2015, including the Prospectus Supplement dated May 4, 2015, and Prospectus dated May 4, 2015: 

https://notes.credit-suisse.com/csfbnoteslogin/etn/prospectus.asp?Ticker=MLTI

 

GLDI: 

Pricing Supplement dated July 20, 2015, including the Prospectus Supplement dated May 4, 2015, and Prospectus dated May 4, 2015: 

https://notes.credit-suisse.com/csfbnoteslogin/etn/prospectus.asp?Ticker=GLDI

 

Pricing Supplement Addendum: https://notes.credit-suisse.com/csfbnoteslogin/etn/addendum.asp?Ticker=GLDI

 

SLVO: 

Pricing Supplement dated July 20, 2015, including the Prospectus Supplement dated May 4, 2015, and Prospectus dated May 4, 2015: 

https://notes.credit-suisse.com/csfbnoteslogin/etn/prospectus.asp?Ticker=SLVO

 

 

 

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Pricing Supplement Addendum: https://notes.credit-suisse.com/csfbnoteslogin/etn/addendum.asp?Ticker=SLVO

 

Alternatively, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or any agent or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the applicable pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if you so request by calling 1-800-320-1225.

 

This document was produced by and the opinions expressed are those of Credit Suisse as of the date of writing and are subject to change.

 

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