Form 20-F ☒
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Form 40-F ☐
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Media release
Zurich, March 30, 2022
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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to article 53 LR
Credit Suisse publishes agenda for the
2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
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Proposal on discharge of the members of the Board and the Executive Board for both the 2020 and 2021 financial years, excluding discharge in relation
to the supply chain finance funds (SCFF) matter.
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Proposal for a distribution of a dividend to shareholders of CHF 0.10 per share for the financial year 2021.
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Creation of authorized capital.
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Proposal for the election of Axel P. Lehmann as Chairman of the Board as well as the election of three new non-executive members of the Board,
Mirko Bianchi, Keyu Jin and Amanda Norton.
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Approval of the compensation of the Board and the Executive Board, as well as a consultative vote on the 2021 Compensation Report.
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Shareholder proposal for a special audit.
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Shareholder proposal for an amendment of the Articles of Association of Credit Suisse Group AG relating to the bank’s climate change strategy and
disclosures (fossil fuel assets).
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Kinner Lakhani, Investor Relations, Credit Suisse
Tel: +41 44 333 71 49
Email: investor.relations@credit-suisse.com
Dominik von Arx, Corporate Communications, Credit Suisse
Tel: +44 207 883 06 69
Email: media.relations@credit-suisse.com
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our plans, targets or goals;
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our future economic performance or prospects;
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the potential effect on our future performance of certain contingencies; and
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assumptions underlying any such statements.
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the ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and access capital markets;
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market volatility, increases in inflation and interest rate fluctuations or developments affecting interest rate levels;
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the ongoing significant negative consequences of the Archegos and supply chain finance funds matters and our ability to successfully resolve these matters;
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our ability to improve our risk management procedures and policies and hedging strategies;
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the strength of the global economy in general and the strength of the economies of the countries in which we conduct our operations, in particular the risk of negative
impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets and the risk of continued slow economic recovery or downturn in the EU, the US or other developed countries or in emerging markets in 2022 and beyond;
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the emergence of widespread health emergencies, infectious diseases or pandemics, such as COVID-19, and the actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to
contain the outbreak or to counter its impact;
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potential risks and uncertainties relating to the severity of impacts from COVID-19 and the duration of the pandemic, including potential material adverse effects on
our business, financial condition and results of operations;
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the direct and indirect impacts of deterioration or slow recovery in residential and commercial real estate markets;
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adverse rating actions by credit rating agencies in respect of us, sovereign issuers, structured credit products or other credit-related exposures;
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the ability to achieve our strategic goals, including those related to our targets, ambitions and financial goals;
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the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations to us and the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses;
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the effects of, and changes in, fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, trade and tax policies;
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the effects of currency fluctuations, including the related impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations due to moves in foreign exchange
rates;
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geopolitical and diplomatic tensions, instabilities and conflicts, including war, civil unrest, terrorist activity, sanctions or other geopolitical events or
escalations of hostilities;
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political, social and environmental developments, including climate change;
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the ability to appropriately address social, environmental and sustainability concerns that may arise from our business activities;
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the effects of, and the uncertainty arising from, the UK’s withdrawal from the EU;
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the possibility of foreign exchange controls, expropriation, nationalization or confiscation of assets in countries in which we conduct our operations;
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operational factors such as systems failure, human error, or the failure to implement procedures properly;
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the risk of cyber attacks, information or security breaches or technology failures on our reputation, business or operations, the risk of which is increased while
large portions of our employees work remotely;
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the adverse resolution of litigation, regulatory proceedings and other contingencies;
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actions taken by regulators with respect to our business and practices and possible resulting changes to our business organization, practices and policies in
countries in which we conduct our operations;
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the effects of changes in laws, regulations or accounting or tax standards, policies or practices in countries in which we conduct our operations;
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the discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank offered rates and the transition to alternative reference rates;
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the potential effects of changes in our legal entity structure;
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competition or changes in our competitive position in geographic and business areas in which we conduct our operations;
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the ability to retain and recruit qualified personnel;
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the ability to protect our reputation and promote our brand;
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the ability to increase market share and control expenses;
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technological changes instituted by us, our counterparties or competitors;
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the timely development and acceptance of our new products and services and the perceived overall value of these products and services by users;
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acquisitions, including the ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully, and divestitures, including the ability to sell non-core assets; and
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other unforeseen or unexpected events and our success at managing these and the risks involved in the foregoing.
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG and CREDIT SUISSE AG
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(Registrants)
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By:
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/s/ Reto Hösli
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Reto Hösli
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Director
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/s/ Annina Müller | ||
Annina Müller | ||
Date: March 30, 2022 | Vice President |
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