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Published on 10/12/2010 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Credit Suisse prices additional $1 million ETNs linked to Merger Arbitrage Liquid index

By Marisa Wong

Madison, Wis., Oct. 12 - Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch priced an additional $1 million of 0% exchange-traded notes due Oct. 6, 2020 linked to the Credit Suisse Merger Arbitrage Liquid Index (Net) index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The newest issue brings the total deal size to $22 million. The company sold $15 million of the notes on Oct. 1 and another $6 million on Oct. 7. As previously reported, Credit Suisse plans to issue up to $1 billion of the notes.

The index uses a quantitative methodology to track a dynamic basket of securities held as long or short positions and cash. It is designed to capture the spread, if any, between the price at which the stock of a target company trades after a proposed acquisition of that company is announced and the price that the acquiring company has proposed to pay for the stock of the target company.

Each note has a face value of $20. The most recent notes priced at 100.3, or $20.06 each.

As previously reported, the notes are putable in increments of $1 million or more on any business day, and they may be called in whole beginning Oct. 1, 2012 if the principal amount of the notes outstanding is $10 million or less.

The payout at maturity or upon redemption will be par plus the index return minus a 0.55% annualized investor fee as well as an index calculation fee of 0.5% per year.

The notes are listed on the NYSE Arca under the symbol "CSMA."

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is the underwriter.

Issuer:Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch
Issue:Exchange-traded notes
Underlying index:Credit Suisse Merger Arbitrage Liquid Index (Net)
Amount:$22 million
Proceeds:$22,021,000
Maturity:Oct. 6, 2020
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $20 for $15 million, 100.3 for $7 million
Payout at maturity:Par plus index return minus 0.55% annualized investor fee as well as index calculation fee of 0.5% per year
Put option:In increments of $1 million or more at any time
Call option:Beginning Oct. 1, 2012 if $10 million or less remains outstanding
Pricing dates:Oct. 1 for $15 million; Oct. 7 for $6 million; Oct. 8 for $1 million
Settlement dates:Oct. 6 for $15 million; Oct. 13 for $6 million; Oct. 14 for $1 million
Underwriter:Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Fees:None
Listing:NYSE Arca: CSMA
Cusip:22542D845

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