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Published on 7/26/2011 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Credit Suisse prices $31.83 million notes on buffered return enhanced indexes, currencies

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, July 26 - Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch priced $31.83 million of 0% buffered return enhanced notes due Aug. 8, 2012 linked to five Asian indexes and related currencies, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the Hang Seng China Enterprises index with a 30% weight, the Kospi 200 index with a 27% weight, the MSCI Taiwan index with a 20% weight, the Hang Seng index with a 14% weight and the MSCI Singapore index with a 9% weight. Their related currencies are the Hong Kong dollar, the Korean won, Taiwan dollar and Singapore dollar.

The payout at maturity will be par plus double any basket gain, up to a maximum return of 12.4%.

Investors will receive par if the index falls by up to 10% and will lose 1.1111% for every 1% decline beyond 10%.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA are the agents.

Issuer:Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch
Issue:Buffered return enhanced notes
Underlying components:Hang Seng China Enterprises index (30% weight), Kospi 200 index (27% weight), MSCI Taiwan index (20% weight), Hang Seng index (14% weight) and MSCI Singapore index (9% weight) and related currencies
Amount:$31,834,000
Maturity:Aug. 8, 2012
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus double any basket gain, up to a maximum return of 12.4%; par for losses up to 10% and 1.1111% loss for every 1% decline beyond 10%
Initial index levels:12,598.77 for Hang Seng China; 282.59 for Kospi; 306.75 for MSCI Taiwan; 22,444.80 for Hang Seng; 368.58 for MSCI Singapore
Initial spot rates:0.1283524 for Hong Kong dollar; 0.00095066 for Korean won; 0.03470656 for Taiwan dollar; 0.82771179 for Singapore dollar
Pricing date:July 22
Settlement date:July 29
Agents:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Fees:None
Cusip:22546TCC3

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