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Credit Suisse Group AG today placed CHF 3.8 billion 4% Subordinated Mandatory and Contingent Convertible Securities (“MACCS”)

Credit Suisse Group AG today placed CHF 3.8 billion 4% Subordinated Mandatory and Contingent Convertible Securities ("MACCS"), which are mandatorily convertible into 233.5 million shares at a conversion price of CHF 16.29 per share on March 29, 2013 (subject to early conversion upon certain events)*. CHF 1.9 billion of MACCS will be purchased directly by strategic and institutional investors, and CHF 1.9 billion MACCS are being offered to shareholders of Credit Suisse Group AG by way of an offering of preferential subscription rights. Strategic and institutional investors have entered into definitive agreements to purchase any MACCS not taken up by shareholders, thereby ensuring placement of the entire CHF 3.8 billion of MACCS.

The MACCS are being issued by Credit Suisse Group (Guernsey) V Limited, and subject to a guarantee whereby Credit Suisse Group AG will agree to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee all payments and, on a subordinated basis, the delivery of the shares in respect of the MACCS. Through a public offering in Switzerland and private placements in certain countries whose laws so permit, an aggregate principal amount of CHF 1.9 billion of the MACCS will initially be offered to shareholders of Credit Suisse Group AG by way of an offering of preferential subscription rights ("Rights").

Credit Suisse Group AG shareholders will be granted one Right for each registered share held after close of trading on July 19, 2012. 678 Rights confer the right to subscribe to one (1) MACCS of CHF 1,000 principal amount.

The Rights are exercisable from July 20, 2012 until July 27, 2012 at 12.00 noon (CET) and are expected to be traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange AG from July 20, 2012 until July 26, 2012. MACCS for which Rights have not been exercised during the preferential subscription period will be sold to strategic and institutional investors who have entered into definitive agreements to purchase such MACCS, thereby ensuring placement of the entire CHF 3.8 billion of MACCS.

The MACCS’s conversion ratio is equivalent to the CHF 1,000 principal amount per MACCS divided by the conversion price. The MACCS will be mandatorily converted into Credit Suisse Group AG shares on March 29, 2013*. The Issuer will pay a fixed interest amount of CHF 26.56, which is payable upon conversion and equivalent to a rate of 4% per annum.

Payment for MACCS is due on July 31, 2012. Application for the listing and trading of the MACCS on the SIX Swiss Exchange will be made. Credit Suisse Group AG shares are listed and traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Credit Suisse AG is acting as sole book runner and placement agent for the MACCS issue.

*Accelerated conversion may occur prior to March 2013 upon the occurrence of certain contingency and viability events specified in the terms of the MACCS. These terms also contain the conditions of a possible increase in the interest rate.