Credit Suisse Announces Settlement of Noteholder Litigation Relating to NCFE Notes Issued between 1998 and 2002

Zurich - Credit Suisse today announced that it has entered into agreements with noteholders of affiliates of National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) to end all noteholder litigation against Credit Suisse. As a result of this settlement, Credit Suisse will incur an after tax charge in respect of its 2012 financial results of CHF 134 million.

NCFE was an Ohio (USA) based health care finance company that went bankrupt in 2002. The litigation against Credit Suisse related to notes issued by affiliates of NCFE between 1998 and 2002. This agreement represents a full and final settlement in respect of this noteholder litigation against Credit Suisse.

As this settlement was reached prior to the filing of Credit Suisse Group’s 2012 Annual Report, which is scheduled for March 22, 2013, applicable accounting standards require that this charge of CHF 134 million after tax be reflected in the 2012 financial statements. Reported 4Q12 net income consequently is CHF 263 million and reported 2012 full year net income is CHF 1,349 million. Underlying net income of CHF 816 million for the fourth quarter and CHF 3,577 million the full year 2012 is not impacted. Updated 4Q12 and 2012 full year results will be published simultaneously with the Annual Report on March 22, 2013.
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– the ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and access capital markets;
– market and interest rate fluctuations and interest rate levels;
– 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 continued slow economic recovery or downturn in the US or other developed countries in 2013 and beyond;
– the direct and indirect impacts of continuing deterioration or slow recovery in residential and commercial real estate markets;
– adverse rating actions by credit rating agencies in respect of sovereign issuers, structured credit products or other credit-related exposures;
– the ability to achieve our strategic objectives, including improved performance, reduced risks, lower costs, and more efficient use of capital;
– the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations to us;
– the effects of, and changes in, fiscal, monetary, trade and tax policies, and currency fluctuations;
– political and social developments, including war, civil unrest or terrorist activity;
– the possibility of foreign exchange controls, expropriation, nationalization or confiscation of assets in countries in which we conduct our operations;
– operational factors such as systems failure, human error, or the failure to implement procedures properly;
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– the effects of changes in laws, regulations or accounting policies or practices;
– competition in geographic and business areas in which we conduct our operations;
– the ability to retain and recruit qualified personnel;
– the ability to maintain our reputation and promote our brand;
– the ability to increase market share and control expenses;
– technological changes;
– the timely development and acceptance of our new products and services and the perceived overall value of these products and services by users;
– acquisitions, including the ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully, and divestitures, including the ability to sell non-core assets;
– the adverse resolution of litigation and other contingencies;
– the ability to achieve our cost efficiency goals and cost targets; and
– our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. When evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and events, as well as the information set forth in our Annual Report 2011 under “Risk factors” in the Appendix.
This press release contains non-GAAP financial information. Information needed to reconcile such non-GAAP financial information to the most directly comparable measures under GAAP can be found in the 4Q12 Credit Suisse Financial Report which will be updated at the time of the publication of the Annual Report on March 22, 2013.