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Board of Directors announces adjusted proposals for the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders as well as an update to the 2020 Compensation Report and changes to the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group

As a result of recent significant developments in connection with the US-based hedge fund and the Credit Suisse Asset Management managed supply chain finance funds, the Board of Directors today announces adjusted proposals for the 2021 Annual General Meeting. This includes the withdrawal of its proposal on discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. Particularly following the significant US-based hedge fund matter, the Board of Directors is amending its proposal on the distribution of dividends and withdrawing its proposals on variable compensation of the Executive Board. Credit Suisse publishes an update to the 2020 Compensation Report, which can be found at www.credit-suisse.com/agm. Brian Chin, CEO of the Investment Bank and Lara Warner, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer will step down from their roles.

AGM Proposals

The Board of Directors amends its proposals to the agenda items to be submitted to the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 30, 2021 as follows:

Item 1.1 Consultative vote on the 2020 Compensation Report

The Board of Directors has updated the Compensation Report following its decision to withdraw its proposals regarding the variable compensation for the Executive Board, comprising the short-term incentive compensation (STI), which was based on 2020 performance and the 2021 long-term incentive opportunities (LTI), for which payout would have been determined based on prospective performance over the three-year period 2021–2023. In addition, the Chairman of the Board has proposed to waive his Chair fee of CHF 1.5 million, which would have been awarded to him at the end of the 2020 AGM to 2021 AGM period. The Board of Directors has agreed to and approved his proposal.

The Board of Directors recommends that the 2020 Compensation Report, as updated, be accepted by the shareholders in a consultative vote.

Item 2 Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board

The Board of Directors withdraws its proposal to this agenda item, which renders this agenda item and the vote thereon obsolete. The Board of Directors believes it is in the best interest of the shareholders to consider this proposal when the internal investigations into the recent developments have been completed and the outcome communicated.

Item 3 Appropriation of retained earnings and ordinary distribution of dividends payable out of retained earnings and capital contribution reserves

Following the US-based hedge fund matter, the Board of Directors amends its proposal to this agenda item, proposing to distribute a reduced ordinary total dividend of CHF 0.10 gross per registered share, half from retained earnings and half out of the capital contribution reserves.

Item 6.2.1 Short-term variable incentive compensation (STI)

The Board of Directors withdraws its proposal to this agenda item, which renders this agenda item and the vote thereon obsolete. The Executive Board will not be awarded STI variable compensation for the financial year 2020.

Item 6.2.3 Long-term variable incentive compensation (LTI)

The Board of Directors withdraws its proposal to this agenda item, which renders this agenda item and the vote thereon obsolete. The Executive Board will not be awarded LTI variable compensation for the financial year 2021.

All other proposals of the Board of Directors remain unchanged. For further information on the AGM, please refer to our AGM website under www.credit-suisse.com/agm.

Changes to the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group and interim structure

Following the significant US-based hedge fund matter, Brian Chin, CEO of the Investment Bank is stepping down from his role on the Executive Board, effective April 30, 2021. Lara Warner, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, is stepping down from her role on the Executive Board, effective April 6. Both of them will leave the bank.

As of May 1, 2021, Christian Meissner is appointed CEO of the Investment Bank and member of the Executive Board. Christian has served as Credit Suisse’s Co-Head of IWM Investment Banking Advisory and Vice Chairman of Investment Banking since October 2020. Before this appointment, he held various senior positions at leading investment banks, including serving as Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, he was at Lehman Brothers from 2004-2008, where he served as Co-Head of EMEA Investment Banking and subsequently was Co-Chief Executive Officer EMEA.

Joachim Oechslin is appointed ad interim Chief Risk Officer and member of the Executive Board on an ad-interim basis, effective April 6, 2021. After having served as Chief Risk Officer and member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group AG from January 2014 to February 2019, Joachim had taken on the role as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the CEO of Credit Suisse Group. Previously, Joachim was Munich Re Group’s Chief Risk Officer from 2007.

Thomas Grotzer is appointed ad interim Global Head of Compliance, effective April 6, 2021. Thomas has served as General Counsel and Member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG since 2016. Previously he held various leadership positions in Credit Suisse’s General Counsel function, including General Counsel Switzerland and Private Banking & Wealth Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was UBS’s General Counsel for APAC Wealth Management, based in Hong Kong.

All three will report to Thomas Gottstein.

Further Actions by the Board of Directors

In March 2021, the tactical crisis committee of the Board of Directors consisting of the Chairman, the Chairs of the Audit Committee and Risk Committee and the Chair of the Conduct and Financial Crime Control Committee was activated to exercise close oversight and ensure timely decision making with respect to the resolution of the issues in connection with the Credit Suisse Asset Management managed supply chain finance funds. The mandate of this committee has in the meanwhile been expanded to include the significant US-based hedge fund matter. The tactical crisis committee works closely with the CEO and the rest of the management team.

The Board of Directors has launched two investigations, to be carried out by external parties, into the supply chain finance funds matter and into the significant US-based hedge fund matter. These investigations will be supervised by a special committee of the Board of Directors and will not only focus on the direct issues arising from those matters, but also reflect on the broader consequences and lessons learned.