6-K 1 a082404b1q.htm 6-K Credit Suisse Group - SEC Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549



Form 6-K


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2008
Commission File Number 001-33434
CREDIT SUISSE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Paradeplatz 8, P.O. Box 1, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or
Form 40-F.


   Form 20-F      Form 40-F       
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   Yes      No   
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-.















Introduction

This report filed on Form 6-K contains certain information about Credit Suisse to be incorporated by reference in the Bank’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (file no. 333-132936). Credit Suisse Group’s Financial Report for the first quarter of 2008 (Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08) is attached as an exhibit to this Form 6-K and was furnished to the SEC on April 25, 2008. The Bank is incorporating by reference only those portions of the Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08 relating to the Bank as described herein.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to “Credit Suisse,” “the Group,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean Credit Suisse Group and its consolidated subsidiaries and the term “the Bank” means Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank subsidiary of the Group, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The Bank, a Swiss bank and joint stock corporation established under Swiss law, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group. The Bank’s registered head office is in Zurich, and it has additional executive offices and principal branches in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.

References herein to “CHF” are to Swiss francs.




Forward-looking statements

This Form 6-K and the information incorporated by reference in this Form 6-K include statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. In addition, in the future Credit Suisse Group, the Bank and others on their behalf may make statements that constitute forward-looking statements.

When evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information, the risk factors and other information set forth in Credit Suisse Group’s and the Bank’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the Credit Suisse 2007 20-F), and subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F filed by the Group and the Bank with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Group and the Bank’s reports on Form 6-K furnished to or filed with the SEC, and other uncertainties and events.




Key information




Selected financial data

Selected income statement information
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Statements of income (CHF million)  
Net revenues 2,29611,094(79)
Provision for credit losses 15151196
Compensation and benefits 3,1294,790(35)
General and administrative expenses 1,5831,5572
Commission expenses 5705504
Total other operating expenses 2,1532,1072
Total operating expenses 5,2826,897(23)
Income/(loss) before taxes and minority interests (3,137)4,146
Income tax expense/(benefit) (586)789
Minority interests (170)955
Net income/(loss) (2,381)2,402

Selected balance sheet information
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Balance sheet statistics (CHF million)  
Total assets 1,183,5141,333,742(11)
Share capital 4,4004,4000

For additional information on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, refer to Note 22 – Subsidiary guarantee information in V – Condensed consolidated financial statements – unaudited in the Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08, which Note is incorporated herein by reference. For a detailed description of factors that affect the results of operations of the Bank, refer to II – Operating and financial review – Operating environment in the Credit Suisse 2007 20-F.



BIS statistics



Basel II


Basel I

Basel II
% change

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Capital (CHF million)  
Tier 1 capital 26,57329,82832,254(11)
   of which non-cumulative perpetual preferred securities and capital notes 4,8063,5143,51437
Total BIS regulatory capital 40,01140,89244,318(2)
Capital ratios (%)  
Tier 1 ratio 9.29.611.0
Total BIS regulatory capital ratio 13.913.215.1




Operating and financial review and prospects

Except where noted, the business of the Bank is substantially the same as the business of Credit Suisse Group, and substantially all of the Bank’s operations are conducted through the Private Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management segments. These segment results are included in Core Results. Certain other assets, liabilities and results of operations are managed as part of the activities of the three segments, however, since they are legally owned by the Group, they are not included in the Bank’s consolidated financial statements. These relate principally to the activities of Clariden Leu, Neue Aargauer Bank and BANK-now, which are managed as part of Private Banking. Core Results also includes certain Group corporate center activities that are not applicable to the Bank.

These operations and activities vary from period to period and give rise to differences between the Bank’s consolidated assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, including pensions and taxes, and those of the Group.



Differences between the Group and the Bank businesses
EntityPrincipal business activity
 
Clariden Leu 1Banking and securities
Neue Aargauer Bank Banking (in the Swiss canton of Aargau)
BANK-now 2Private credit and car leasing (in Switzerland)
Financing vehicles of the Group   Special purpose vehicles for various funding activities of the Group, including for purposes of raising consolidated capital
1    Formed as of January 1, 2007 by the merger of the private banks Clariden Bank, Bank Leu, Bank Hofmann and BGP Banca die Gestione Patrimoniale, and the securities dealer Credit Suisse Fides.      2    Formed as of January 3, 2007 as a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group.

Comparison of consolidated statements of income
BankGroup
in1Q081Q071Q081Q07
Statements of income (CHF million)  
Net revenues 2,29611,0943,09511,620
Total operating expenses 5,2826,8975,4737,091
Income/(loss) before taxes and minority interests (3,137)4,146(2,529)4,476
Net income/(loss) (2,381)2,402(2,148)2,729

Comparison of consolidated balance sheets
BankGroup
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Balance sheet statistics (CHF million)  
Total assets 1,183,5141,333,7421,207,9941,360,680
Total liabilities 1,156,6631,302,4081,170,3551,317,481

For information on the operating and financial review and prospects of the Bank, refer to I – Credit Suisse results on pages 6 to 18 (excluding – Credit Suisse and – Core results but including – Capital trends and – Management changes on page 10, – Remediation developments on certain internal control matters on page 11, – Risk trends and – Fair valuations on page 13 and – Results detail – Operating expenses – Compensation and benefits on page 16), II – Results by division on pages 20 to 44 and III – Overview of Results and Assets under Management on pages 46 to 50. These sections are included in the Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08 and incorporated herein by reference.




Legal proceedings

The Bank is involved in a number of judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its businesses. Some of these actions have been brought on behalf of various classes of claimants and seek damages of material and/or indeterminate amounts. The Bank believes, based on currently available information and advice of counsel, that the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s financial condition but might be material to operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.

Information on the Bank’s legal proceedings is set forth in Note 23 – Litigation in V – Condensed consolidated financial statements – unaudited in the Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08, which Note is incorporated herein by reference.

A putative class action was filed on April 21, 2008 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York against Credit Suisse and certain executives by certain holders of American Depositary Receipts and shares alleging violations of Sections 10 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.  Plaintiffs in this action allege that Credit Suisse’s stock price was artificially inflated as a result of allegedly misleading disclosures relating to the company’s business and financial results. 




Treasury and Risk Management

For information on the Bank’s treasury and risk management, refer to IV – Treasury and Risk management on pages 52 to 64 of the Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08, which information is incorporated herein by reference.




Exhibits

No. Description



99.1 Credit Suisse Financial Report 1Q08.




Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 


CREDIT SUISSE

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: April 25, 2008





By:

/s/ Brady Dougan

Brady Dougan

Chief Executive Officer





By:

/s/ Renato Fassbind

Renato Fassbind

Chief Financial Officer