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 Credit Suisse Strategy UpdateAccelerating the Restructuring  Tidjane Thiam, Chief Executive OfficerTimothy O’Hara, Chief Executive Officer of Global Markets David Mathers, Chief Financial Officer  LondonMarch 23, 2016 
 

 Disclaimer  Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statementsThis presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and we might not be able to achieve the predictions, forecasts, projections and other outcomes we describe or imply in forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions we express in these forward-looking statements, including those we identify in "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and in "Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information" in our fourth quarter earnings release 2015 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other public filings and press releases. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable law. 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 3  March 23, 2016  Summary  Our recent performance has further highlighted two key areas of challenge for Credit Suisse:Our fixed cost base and Our scale in Global Markets in the Americas and EuropeThis has translated into pressures on our capital position as demonstrated in a lower than expected CET1 ratio as reported at the end of 4Q15. A number of actions had been underway since October, to address these challenges. We had set ourselves:A gross cost saving target of CHF 3.5 bn by the end 2018A RWA target of USD 83-85 bn in Global Markets by end 2018 from USD 118 bn at 3Q15When we presented our 4Q15 results on February 4, we said that we would reassess our plans to (i) reduce our cost base and (ii) right size Global Markets. Since then, the market environment has remained unsupportive, with continued pressure in 1Q16. Like for the previous quarter, Global Markets will contribute a negative result in 1Q16, albeit at lower levels. We have now completed the reassessment of our plans and we are announcing today a step up in the pace of our restructuring with:An increase of our gross cost saving target from CHF 3.5 bn to CHF 4.3 bn with a CHF 1.7 bn gross cost savings target for 2016A new RWA target of USD 60 bn for Global Markets, approximately 30% below the previous targets 
 

 4  March 23, 2016  Accelerating the restructuring  Group Costs  Global Markets  2015 year endUSD 83 – 85 bn1USD 380 bn  2018CHF 3.5 bnCHF 2.0 bnCHF 18.5 – 19.0 bn  CHF 4.3 bn> CHF 3.0 bn< CHF 18.0 bn  Implement initiatives to drive cost savings of CHF 1.7 bn in 2016Reduce certain illiquid inventoriesOptimize Global Markets business portfolio with less volatile earningsTarget growth investments with CHF 1.0 bn of the CHF 1.5 bn announced being discretionaryDispose of assets and businesses of at least CHF 1.0 bn in 2016Partial IPO2 of Swiss UB3 planned for 2017  Targets announced at Investor Day  2018 targets(Today)    USD 60 bnUSD 290 bn  CHF 1.7 bnCHF 1.4 bnCHF 19.8 bn  2016 targets(Today)  RWALeverage  Gross cost savingsNet cost savingsOperating cost base  1 Compares to USD 118 bn in 3Q15. 2 Market conditions permitted. Any such IPO would be subject to, among other things, all necessary approvals and would be intended to generate / raise additional capital for Credit Suisse AG or Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG. 3 More precisely, Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG .   
 

   5  March 23, 2016  CHF 1.7 bn of gross cost savings in 2016  Note: Cost reduction program measured on constant FX rates and based on expense run rate excluding major litigation expenses, restructuring costs and goodwill impairment taken in 4Q15, but including other costs to achieve savings. Headcount includes permanent FTEs, contractors, consultants and other contingent workers.  Gross savings in CHF bn  2016 target    Committed reduction to global headcount in 2016  Announced today  As announcedFeb 4  Total 2016 commitment  Additional headcount reduction based on acceleration of GM restructuring 
 

 6  March 23, 2016  Savings targets largely driven by the restructuring of Global Markets and wind-down of SRU  Note: Cost reduction program measured on constant FX rates and based on expense run rate excluding major litigation expenses, restructuring costs and goodwill impairment taken in 4Q15, but including other costs to achieve savings.    2018 gross savings target in CHF bn    4.3  3.5  As of October 2015Investor Day  New 2018 target    As of October 2015Investor Day  New 2018 target  2018 net savings target in CHF bn  GM / IBCM: 0.4 
 

 7  March 23, 2016  Our new target cost base for 2018 is less than CHF 18 bn  Note: Cost reduction program measured on constant FX rates and based on expense run rate excluding major litigation expenses, restructuring costs and goodwill impairment taken in 4Q15, but including other costs to achieve savings.    Target cost base in CHF bn  Prior 2018Target  2016Target  New 2018Target  19.8  18.5 – 19.0  <18.0  2015adjusted  21.2          o/w GM:CHF 6.3bn(USD 6.6bn)    Group-wide strategic cost transformation in placeProgress on cost is supporting further acceleration of the program 
 

   8  March 23, 2016  Strategic analysis of Global Markets business portfolio – update since Investor Day  Note: This slide presents financial information based on results under our old structure prior to our re-segmentation announcement on October 21, 2015.1 RoC calculated using income after tax, assuming tax rate of 30% and capital allocated on the highest of 10% Basel III risk-weighted assets or 3.5% end of 2014 leverage exposure.  Analysis presented at Oct 2015 Investor Day 
 

 9  March 23, 2016  Global Markets performance deteriorated in 2015 with a disappointing 4Q15 and continued pressure in 1Q16    Reported pre-tax income in USD mn   ‘Negative’ operational leverageAdverse market environment and depressed level of client activitySubstantial write-downs on legacy inventory in 4Q15GM bonuses lower by ~35% for 2015    1Q15  2Q15  3Q15  4Q151  1 Adjusted for goodwill impairment.  1Q16  Negative contribution continuing in 1Q16 albeit at lower levels   
 

     This resulted from outsized positions in activities not in line with the Global Markets strategy (1/2)…   10  March 23, 2016  US CLO Secondary exposures (market value) in USD mn 
 

     This resulted from outsized positions in activities not in line with the Global Markets strategy (2/2)…   11  March 23, 2016  Distressed Credit exposure (market value) in USD mn  
 

   12  March 23, 2016  1 Excludes restructuring costs and goodwill impairment.  Global Markets expenses in USD bn  … combined with a high and inflexible Global Markets cost base, weakening profitability  1 
 

 This was compounded by challenging markets …  13  March 23, 2016    High Yield – spread to worst in bps  March 22, 2016  809bps 
 

     … reduced client activity levels…  14  March 23, 2016  Source: Dealogic, March 17, 2016 YTD.  Equity Capital Markets issuance volume in USD bn   Leveraged Finance (HY) issuance volume in USD bn  
 

         …and external pressures  15  March 23, 2016  Central bank policiesLow liquidityHigh volatilityRegulatory change  
 

 We have taken immediate action and wound down outsized positions (1/2)  16  March 23, 2016    Distressed Credit Exposures (market value) in USD bn   Gross write-downs 1Q16 YTD as of March 11:  USD 99 mn  as of March 11 
 

   We have taken immediate action and wound down outsized positions (2/2)  17  March 23, 2016  US CLO Secondary Exposures (market value) in USD bn   Gross write-downs 1Q16 as of March 11:  USD 64 mn  as of March 11 
 

   18  March 23, 2016  Further write-downs expected in 1Q16, although at lower levels compared to 4Q15    Securitized Products (incl. CLO Secondary)  Distressed Credit   Corporate Bank2  Leveraged Finance Underwriting1  1 Reflects pre-IBCM JV. 2 Excludes MBPS.Note: Numbers not adding up due to rounding.  (21)%  (59)%  (60)%  Exposure reductionsas of March 11  633  346  Gross write-downs in USD mn 
 

 Low Connectivity  19  Decision matrix criteria  Client Connectivity  Corporates / Private Equity Connectivity  Wealth Management Connectivity  Core Institutional Clients    High Utilization  Low Quality  Exit or RationalizeSubstantial reduction of illiquid inventoriesReduction in Securitized Products’ scaleRationalization of EMEA footprintConsolidation of derivative activities and platform rationalization    Resource Usage  Low Velocity of Capital  Capital Intensity  Funding Requirement    Quality of Earnings  Volatility of Earnings  Counter-cyclical Performance  Operating Leverage    High Connectivity    Low Resource Intensity    Low Volatility, Strong Operating Leverage  Invest or MaintainProducts directly supporting private banking, core institutional clients and corporates / private equityGlobally distinctive capabilities in Equities and CreditCross-asset solutions and electronic trading capabilities          More fundamentally, we have taken a fresh look at our Global Markets’ business portfolio  March 23, 2016 
 

 20  March 23, 2016  We are reconfiguring our Global Markets portfolio of businesses  Equities  Maintain / Invest  Rationalize  Exit  Prime brokerageFlow Prime FinancingCash EquitiesEquity Capital Markets  Credit  Leveraged Finance Capital MarketsInvestment Grade Capital Markets  Distressed CreditEuropean Securitized Products Trading  Solutions  US Rates  Long-Term Illiquid Financing  Flow Credit TradingUS Securitized Products Trading Global Asset FinanceSingle Name & Illiquid CDS  Structured Eq DerivativesFlow Eq DerivativesCorporate Eq DerivativesConvertiblesStructured CreditFund-Linked ProductsEmerging Markets Financing  35%RWAreduction  16%RWAreduction      Developed and Emerging Markets FX Trading (transfer to STS) 
 

 … and reducing Global Markets capital usage  21  March 23, 2016    Leverage and RWA in USD bn   380  RWA  Leverage  317  290       
 

     22  March 23, 2016  This will reduce volatility of earnings and improve the risk-adjusted performance of the Global Markets portfolio  The reduction in risk exposure to illiquid assets in Securitized Products and Distressed Credit portfolio improves the overall risk profile in Global MarketsReduction in modelled Flight-to-Quality metrics and smaller business footprint translates into significantly lower potential Pre-Tax Income quarterly losses  1 Maximum Quarterly PTI loss based on Flight-to-Quality (“FTQ”) losses adjusted for management actions (position sale, hedging), net of fees, commissions, carry and client monetization income over fixed quarterly expenses.  GM Volatility – Maximum quarterly PTI loss in stress scenario1  ~(50)%  2015 baseline  De-risking  Target 
 

 Global Markets will be smaller and more focused post restructuring  23  March 23, 2016  Equities  Electronic Products   Credit  Solutions  Client Coverage and Content   Emerging Markets(Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa) 
 

 24  March 23, 2016  We will continue to build on our leading Equities capabilities…  #1 share trader in the world1including access to key emerging markets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 EQ onshore presence  Access to market  Americas: Market access to: - 7 countries - 23 exchanges  EMEA: Market access to: - 21 countries (plus 4 multi-country exchanges) - 33 exchanges  APAC: Market access to: - 11 countries - 19 exchanges    AMER  APAC  EMEA  % of Daily Exchange Notional Executed by CS2  11.0%  10.7%  17.1%  1 Multiple sources including Bloomberg Rank, Greenwich, exchanges, reporting countries, Markit MSA. 2 Credit Suisse analysis based on 2015 Average Daily Notional. 
 

 25  March 23, 2016  … and Equity Capital Markets franchise  Rank  Bank  Deal Value1 (USD bn)  # of Deals  % Share   1  JP Morgan  24.3  188  11.4   2  Credit Suisse  22.8  150  10.7   3  Morgan Stanley  20.7  152  9.7   4  Goldman Sachs Co.  20.6  148  9.7   5  Citi  19.4  159  9.1   6  Bank of America  17.9  171  8.4   7  Barclays  17.7  131  8.3  IFR Awards 2015: Credit Suisse IFR Americas Equity House of the Year  2015 US Equity Capital Markets Rankings   Source: Dealogic US ECM league table. Dealogic standard criteria – apportioned credit to book runners. 1 Apportioned deal value. 
 

 DATE  26  Global Markets updateTimothy O’Hara, Chief Executive Officer of Global Markets Timothy O’HaraChief Executive Officer of Global Markets  
 

 Low Connectivity  27  Decision matrix criteria  Client Connectivity  Corporate / Private Equity Connectivity  Wealth Management Connectivity  Core Institutional Clients    High Utilization  Low Quality  Exit or RationalizeSubstantial reduction of illiquid inventoriesReduction in Securitized Products’ scaleRationalization of EMEA footprintConsolidation of derivative activities and platform rationalization    Resource Usage  Low Velocity of Capital  Capital Intensity  Funding Requirement    Quality of Earnings  Volatility of Earnings  Counter-cyclical Performance  Operating Leverage    High Connectivity    Low Resource Intensity    Low Volatility, Strong Operating Leverage  Invest or MaintainProducts directly supporting private banking, core institutional clients and corporate / private equity clientsGlobally distinctive capabilities in Equities and CreditCross-asset solutions and electronic trading capabilities          Portfolio assessment against our strategic aspirations  Reinvest in products that meet our criteria, exit or refocus those that do not  March 23, 2016 
 

 28  Global Markets remains critical to Credit Suisse’s strategy  Equities  Equity Capital MarketsElectronic and High-Touch Cash Trading Prime Services and Delta One Listed Derivatives and Clearing   Electronic Products   Credit  Solutions  Global Corporate Credit Origination and TradingUS Securitized Products Origination and Trading Global Asset Finance   Cross-asset structured notes for HNWI and retail clients Select OTC derivative solutionsDerivative-linked lendingUS Rates  Origination and trading of Equities, including Prime Services  Origination and trading of Credit products   Structured lending and selected derivative capabilities  Client Coverage and Content   Emerging Markets(Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa)  Intended to create a business model with reduced risk profile and reduced earnings volatility. Supports a growing bias towards products that generate recurring revenuesAn immediate focus on complexity reduction and operating margin improvement. Execution will need to balance speed against exit costs.  `HNWI = High Net Worth Individuals  A client-centric investment bank built organically around the Group’s strong historic client franchises – private banking, core institutional clients and corporates  March 23, 2016 
 

 A focused approach to core clients  29  Serving core client segments with products and services in which we excel    Core Clients  Wealth Management   Core Institutional  Corporate & Private Equity  Delivering products and solutions to the Private BankIncreased focus on the provision of investment banking products to HNWI and UHNWIDevelopment of stronger internal distribution relationshipsSimpler organizational structure of product expertise  Focused on Institutional ClientsIntensify focus on strategic clients to maximize wallet shareHolistic coverage via low-touch model Stronger alignment of cost and resource allocation with most profitable clientsLeaning into key account management to drive multi-asset revenues from core clientsLook to grow fee-driven businesses which also include products that generate recurring revenuesInvest and expand low-touch execution capabilities leveraging market leading AES brand  Driving our Corporate and Private Equity RelationshipsContribute further to the development of the Group’s corporate and private equity franchiseGrowing focus on investment grade corporates Reiterate existing coverage strengths with high-yield clientsMaintain core coverage strengths with Leveraged Finance clients  Wealth Management  Core Institutional  Corporate & Private Equity  UHNWI = Ultra High Net Worth Individuals  March 23, 2016 
 

 30  Cash Equities market share  Prime Services leverage exposure optimization  Source: Third Party Competitive Analysis  RoA in bps  Source: Credit Suisse Analysis; RoA (Returns on Assets) calculated using 5 quarter average leverage exposure  +58%    2014        2015          Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  Global  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  AMER  2  2  3  2  3  3  3  3  EMEA  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  Product Strategies: Equities & Solutions   Defend our market leading Prime and Cash franchises by reallocating leverage exposure into core Prime client base and investing in content and technology  Equities  Create a simplified cross-asset structured derivatives and lending offering for core CS clients  Solutions  Current state Solutions landscape:   Macro  Credit  EMG  Equities  Prime  Flow Derivatives  Financing   Flow Derivatives  Structured Derivatives  Structured Derivatives  Structured Derivatives  Financing   Structured Derivatives  Financing   Financing  Product Offering   Op Model  Flow Derivatives Market Making Utility  Cross-Asset Structured Solutions  Derivatives Financing Solutions  Single Operating Model and Front-to-Back Infrastructure  US Equity, Rates and FX Options and Convertibles Market Making  Rates, FX, Equities, Credit & Fund-Linked Investment Products  Structured lending against Equities, Credit and Fund Collateral  Target state model:                       Risk Mgmt  TradeMgmt    March 23, 2016 
 

 31  Credit Products RWA evolution (in USD bn)  Credit Products client footprint1  Product Strategies: Credit  Sector Mix2  Divisional Client Overlap3: 40%  Flow Trading  Customer Financing  Corporate Bank  Distressed Trading  Capital Markets  (13)%  (1) Based on 2015 & 2014 FY client revenue data; (2) Sector Mix: Real money includes Investment Managers, Insurance, Pensions, Government/Public, Sovereign Wealth Funds;(3) Divisional Client Overlap: APAC = APAC domiciled clients; IWM = Activity with IWM + Referrals; IBCM = Clients within IBCM that are also clients of GM  Securitized Products client footprint1  Securitized Products RWA evolution (in USD bn)  Sector Mix2  Divisional Client Overlap3: 41%  Private Bank / Retail 1%  US SP Trading  EU SP Trading  (41)%  Global Asset Finance  Right-size risk and capital profile, reduce revenue volatility while maintaining market-leading franchises   2015 Actuals  2015 Actuals  March 23, 2016 
 

 VIX  VDAX  32  1Q16 has been a challenging quarter  Continued market uncertainty has slowed client activity  Fund flow trends (in USD bn)  Volatility metrics   2 yr Avg: 161Q16 QTD Avg: 22    2 yr Avg: 221Q16 QTD Avg: 29   Emerging Markets Funds3  YTD 2016 Commentary  YTD’16, trading revenues have been disappointing and are expected to be down 40-45% compared to 1Q’15Credit Products and Securitized Products have been most affected with slower client activity and further mark-to-market losses. Emerging Markets has seen much lower levels of client activity as geopolitical nervousness and continued uncertainty about the Chinese economy has resulted in outflow of funds. Equities has been less affected with solid results in Cash Equities, Equity Derivatives and Prime Services, compared to prior year.Meanwhile, Macro results have improved benefitting from higher levels of market volatility.   US High Yield Funds2  Global issuance volume1 (in USD bn)   Institutional Loans  High Yield  Leveraged Finance  Investment Grade  (62)%  (10)%      Note: QTD ’15 is as of March 16, 2015; QTD ‘16 is as of March 16, 2016. Source: (1) Leveraged Finance: Credit Suisse US Credit Strategy (includes Americas and EMEA); Investment Grade: US IG Syndicate (US), Bondradar (EMEA) (2) EPFR (based on funds that report weekly data through to March 9th, 2016 and daily data from March 10th to March 15th, 2016); (3) Morningstar Asset Flows, includes equity and fixed income funds as of Jan 31, 2016   March 23, 2016 
 

 33  Improving the risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio  GM Volatility – Quarterly Loss   Maximum Quarterly Pre-Tax Income Loss in Stress Scenario4  ~(50)%   Reduced Volatility  (1) Return on regulatory capital is calculated using income after tax, reflects ‘worst of' return on RWA or leverage exposure; (2) As-reported by Credit Suisse (2011-2015), excludes goodwill and major litigation items, 2011-13 reported leverage exposure estimated based on 2014 Add-On; (4) Scenarios based on varying macro-economic assumptions; (4) Maximum Quarterly PTI loss based on flight-to-quality 5(“FTQ”) losses adjusted for management actions (position sale, hedging), net of fees, commissions, carry and client monetization income over fixed quarterly expenses; (5) A stress scenario defined as a position loss in an event of one-week of turbulent markets  The restructured Global Markets’ business portfolio aims to generate returns on regulatory capital that are more stable through the cycleThe reduction in resources allocated to Securitized Products and Leveraged Finance affects two of Global Markets’ historically highest returning businesses.  The reduction in risk exposure to illiquid assets in Securitized Products and Distressed Credit portfolios improves the overall risk profile in Global Markets.Reduction in modelled Flight-to-Quality5 metrics and smaller business footprint translates into significantly lower potential Pre-Tax Income quarterly losses  GM evolution of returns  RescaledFootprint  Return on Regulatory Capital1  Historic Average2  2.7%  14.3%  10.2%  Target Average3  Changes lead to more stable structural returns and higher quality of earnings  March 23, 2016 
 

 2015 Year-End vs. Target (USD bn)  RWA  Leverage Exposure  (30)%  (22)%  Further optimization of Global Markets reduces the division’s previous target RWA level by 30%, from USD 83-85bn to ~USD 60bn.Division-wide RWA reductions will be driven by inventory reductions in Securitized Products, Distressed Credit, CLO Secondary and other illiquid inventories.  Global Market’s target for leverage exposure will be reduced a further 22%, from USD 370bn to ~USD 290bn.The primary drivers for leverage exposure reduction are reductions in Securitized Products and Illiquid or Long-Dated Customer Financing, partially offset by additional reinvestment in Prime Services.  Reducing levels of resource consumption across Global Markets  Changes will drive significant reductions in RWA and leverage exposure  (1) As of October 21, 2015  1  1  34  Rationalization/ Realignment  Rationalization/ Realignment  (pre-inflation)  March 23, 2016 
 

 2015 Year-End vs. Target Cost Reductions (USD bn)  Operating costs to be reduced by a further USD 1.2bn as a result of the new divisional structure and the previously announced ongoing London Rightsizing initiative. Savings will be predominantly driven by: Reduction of front office headcount and further reduction in functions that support Global MarketsEfficiency programs including migrating Derivatives infrastructure onto a single, common platform across Solutions – a transformation of end-to-end processes and technology (~USD 0.2bn), and London rightsizing (~ USD 0.1bn)The estimated cost-to-achieve to achieve savings is forecast at USD 1.2bn, with ongoing target operating costs for Global Markets expected to be 20% lower than 2015 adjusted operating expenses.  Cost-to-Achieve: USD ~1.2bn  (20)%  Improving operating leverage in Global Markets  Business exits and recalibration allow significant cost reductions to be targeted   35  1 Business exits and realignments relate to operations transferred across reporting segments and discontinued operations.  1  March 23, 2016 
 

   Strategic Aspirations   New Targets  How do we get there?   Global Markets critical to Credit Suisse’s strategy focused on IWM, corporate and core institutional clientsIntroducing clients to primary capital markets, providing market access and delivering vanilla and structured financing solutionsBalanced between risk appetite and management of earnings volatility, with a bias towards flow and financing and a reduced platform in complex products  Optimization of business portfolio Exits largely focused on illiquid credit businessesRe-sizing and geographical rationalization of Securitized ProductsRationalization of EMEASelect investment for growthGrow Prime Services and Equities CashInvest and expand low-touch execution capabilities leveraging market leading AES brandCollaborate with IBCM and IWM to align with their priorities Execution on cost savingsImproving weak structural operating leverage Platform consolidation in Derivatives Further front-to-back simplification in de-emphasized businessesImportant to balance speed of execution against exit costs   Leading Equities Franchise with high connectivity to rest of Global Markets offering   Equities  Credit Products  Solutions  Top Tier Credit and Securitized Products suite with leadership positions in Developed and Emerging Markets  Cross-asset class Solutions Group providing derivative and financing solutions  (1) Excludes goodwill, major litigation expenses and restructuring expenses; (2) As of October 21, 2015    Leverage Exposure  Operating Costs(incl. variable compensation)  (20)%  RWA   (30)%  (24)%  Global Markets’ post-restructuring strategy  ~290  USD bn  USD bn  USD bn  1  ~83-85  2  2  36  March 23, 2016 
 

 DATE  37  Group cost and capital strategyDavid MathersChief Financial Officer 
 

 Reduced cost base underpins a more resilient business model  38  March 23, 2016          20.5  Reduced deferral rates  Appreciation of USD vs. CHF  Restructuring expenses  Swiss holiday accrual  Increased litigation provisions  Others  2015excl. goodwill impairment  9M15annualized  Restructuring expenses  Major litigation expenses  2015adjusted  0.1  0.1  0.4  0.1  0.5  0.1  22.1  (0.4)  (0.8)  2015 Total operating expenses development in CHF bn  0.3  Indirect taxes  2015  4Q15  21.2  20.9  0.3    Full-year impact of 4Q USD/CHF = 1.00 
 

 GM restructuring to result in increased cost savings  39  March 23, 2016    Overview of key savings initiatives    CorporateCenter1  SharedServices  Other Front Office and SRU Expenses  2018 Gross Cost Savings  1.0  0.9  1.6  4.3  Corp. CenterSubstantial completion of major programs including regulatory projects  ServicesEfficiencies from workforce strategy and London right-sizing, etc.  SRU & ExitsWind-down of SRU portfolio, business exits, and associated costs  1  2  3  Note: Cost reduction program measured on constant FX rates and based on expense run rate excluding major litigation expenses, restructuring costs and goodwill impairment taken in 4Q15, but including other costs to achieve savings. 1 Includes rundown of realignment costs.  Gross Cost Savings  ~ 0.5 – 1.0  > 3.0  2018 NetCost Savings  Reinvestment    Additional savings from accelerated GM restructuring  Sources of cost savings  Investments to facilitate growth  Reinvestment plan prioritized for relationship manager recruitment and growth priorities in APAC and IWM 
 

 40  March 23, 2016  Revised cost savings target will support a more resilient operating model  Note: Cost reduction program measured on constant FX rates and based on expense run rate excluding major litigation expenses, restructuring costs and goodwill impairment taken in 4Q15, but including other costs to achieve savings.  Cost program will achieve increased savings, particularly in fixed costs    Target Gross Cost Savings in CHF bn    Target Net Cost Savings in CHF bn    Target Cost Base in CHF bn  New 2018Target  Prior 2018Target  New 2018Target  Prior 2018Target  Prior 2018Target  New 2016Target  New 2018Target  4.3  3.5  > 3.0  2.0  19.8  18.5 – 19.0  < 18.0 
 

 Revised GM plan will involve additional restructuring costs, particularly in 2016    Restructuring cost guidance as of October 2015 Investor Day in CHF bn    Revised guidance onrestructuring costs in CHF bn    Business exits and reductions  London initiative  Workforce strategy  Infrastructure efficiency programs  0.6  0.6  0.1  41  March 23, 2016  0.4  1.0  0.6         
 

   42  March 23, 2016  SRU on track to deliver CHF 1.5 bn of savings by 2018  Restructuring and major litigation expenses not shown for 1Q16E, 2015, 2016E and 2017E.   Illustrative development ofdirect and indirect expenses in CHF mn    Direct expenses  Restructuring  255  Major Litigationexpenses  Indirect expenses  642  153  176  466  ~300  2,347  ~150  ~450  1,050  Direct andindir. expenses  Illustrative development ofRWA in CHF bn    ~1,600  62  ~57-58  ~45  ~1,000  ~37  Continued progress of wind-down of our Strategic Resolution Unit  Plan prior to Global Markets restructuring          Operational risk  Credit and market risk  19  43  ~(60)%excl. ops risk 
 

   43  March 23, 2016  Exit from PB US on track to deliver target cost savings    Direct expenses1 in USD mn  Sale of PB US expected to release cost savings of USD 0.5 bn in 20162016 exit costs expected to be ~USD 150 mn, split roughly 50/50 between wind-down and restructuring costsSale of the Private Banking businesses in Monaco and Gibraltar to J. Safra Sarasin signed  70  8  128  6  1 Excludes restructuring. 
 

   44  March 23, 2016  SRU to incorporate the additional Global Markets assets  Transfer expected to be finalized in 2Q16 and will encompass:Up to a further ~ USD 10-15 bn of RWA to be transferred into the SRUAdditional front office and other resources will be added to manage the exits from these positionsThe revised plan for SRU will include the run-off of components of the Global Markets infrastructure as part of an expanded infrastructure plan across the two segments that supports the cost goals and will minimize stranded costs  SRU is proving to be an effective utility to manage run-off assets separate from ongoing business  Restated cost and run-off plans will be provided once the transfers have been completed in 2Q16 
 

   45    “Look-through” Basel III CET1 ratio          11.4%  4Q15  3Q15  10.2%  2Q15  10.3%  1Q15  10.0%  Capital position substantially strengthened  March 23, 2016 
 

 CET1 capital and ratio development in 4Q15 and through 2016  46  March 23, 2016    PTI = Pre-tax income. 1 Net of fees and taxes and including relating threshold impact for deferred tax assets. 2 Ratio based on 2015 year-end RWA. 3 Includes FX and the cash component of a dividend accrual, including relating threshold impact for deferred tax assets. Includes the assumption that 60% of the dividend is distributed in shares.   Capital raise1  3Q15    CET1capital  CET1 capital incl. capital raise  Operating Free Capital Used excl. re-measurement Swiss pension  Re-measurement Swiss pension  Other3  4Q15  CET1capital  4Q15 capital generation in CHF bn  29.0  32.9        Increase in CET1 capital+ 3.9  35.4  CET1 ratio  10.2%  12.2%2  11.4%  CET1 ratio  11-12%  Maintain a CET1 ratio of 11-12% in 2016Subject to major litigation settlements  2016E 
 

 47  March 23, 2016  Measures to ensure delivery of our capital goals  1 Any such IPO would be subject to, among other things, all necessary approvals and would be intended to generate / raise additional capital for Credit Suisse AG or Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG.    CS Legal Entity Switzerland minority IPO1  On track for 2H17; expected capital impact of CHF 2 – 4 bn    Business, real estate and other disposals / actions  Potential scope to raise at least CHF 1 bn by end 2016    Global Markets wind-down  Free up CHF 0.4 bn of capital by end 2017  Measures in place to strengthenour capital base    Net cost savings  Increased from CHF 2.0 bn to > CHF 3.0 
 

 2016: Expected to be the peak transformational year  Costs  Operating costs of CHF 19.8 bn in 2016, < CHF 18 bn by end of 2018SRU is a core component of this with expenses from the original portfolio expected to decline by ~ CHF 750 mn in 2016 and a further ~ CHF 600 mn in 2017The SRU utility will be further expanded in 2Q16 to support the Global Markets realignment, encompassing further GM infrastructure and developing an integrated plan with GM to minimize post run-off stranded costsRestructuring costs expected to peak in 2016 at CHF 1 bn before dropping to CHF 0.6 bn in 2017  Capital Plan  Raise CHF 1 bn through disposals in 2016Improve capital generation through lower expensesIncrease capital in 2017 by CHF 2 – 4 bn through the minority IPO1 of our Credit Suisse Legal Entity Switzerland   Dividend Policyas per Oct 21st, 2015  Recommendation of CHF 0.70 per share dividend with scrip option until we reach our capital target. In any event, we will not continue with scrip beyond 20172. We intend to move to 40% Operating Free Cash Generated (OFCG) payout as capital targets are met  48  March 23, 2016  1 Any such IPO would be subject to, among other things, all necessary approvals and would be intended to generate / raise additional capital for Credit Suisse AG or Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG. 2 Until we reach our capital target however, we will recommend CHF 0.70 per share with a scrip alternative; we will discontinue the scrip once we have clarity on regulatory requirements and litigation risks. In any event, we will not continue with the scrip beyond 2017.  
 

 DATE  49  Accelerating the restructuringTidjane ThiamChief Executive Officer 
 

   Update: Asia Pacific  50  March 23, 2016  Diversified business platform with every country franchise profitable in 2015Continued NNA inflows (CHF 3.6 bn year-to-date) delivering stable growth and momentum to the Private BankStrong Investment Banking franchise, albeit impacted by lower client activity levels compared to 1Q15Stepping up pace in recruitment of Relationship ManagersIncreased product offerings and connectivity across Private Banking and Investment Banking businessesContinued focus on lending initiatives    Number of relationship managers        470  +50  520  +70  590  610 - 625    For clarity: The NNA inflow figures referenced herein for Swiss UB, IWM and APAC refer to our current projections for the full 1Q16.  
 

   Update: Swiss Universal Bank  51  March 23, 2016  1 Advisory and discretionary mandates as percentage of total AuM, excluding AuM from the external asset manager (EAM) business. 2 Any such IPO would be subject to, among other things, all necessary approvals and would be intended to generate / raise additional capital for Credit Suisse AG or Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG.  Continued solid underlying NNA inflows (CHF 4.5 bn year-to-date)Progress on mandates penetration initiatives with an increase to 26% by end of 2015 to increase further in 2016Resilient pre-tax income performance expected in 1Q16Execution of measures to result in accelerated cost savingsOn track towards partial IPO2 of our Credit Suisse Legal Entity Switzerland: banking license submitted; expected to go live in 2H17    Mandates penetration1  16%  26%  For clarity: The NNA inflow figures referenced herein for Swiss UB, IWM and APAC refer to our current projections for the full 1Q16.  
 

     Update: International Wealth Management  52  March 23, 2016  Focus on compliant business growth; joint venture with Palantir establishedRevenues on track to reach strong levels of 1Q15 for Private Banking, also reflecting strong net interest incomeContinued strong NNA inflows (CHF 7.1 bn year-to-date)Accelerated execution of cost savings measures in 2016 (CHF 200 mn p.a. expected)Implemented systematic coverage of strategic UHNW clientsSolid pipeline of new lending building up as we expand specialized and multi-collateral lending capabilities      520  Jan/Feb2015  480  Jan/Feb2016  Net Revenues in Private Banking in CHF mn  For clarity: The NNA inflow figures referenced herein for Swiss UB, IWM and APAC refer to our current projections for the full 1Q16.  
 

   M&A and ECM at >50% of revenues by 2018, in USD bn(as presented at Investor Day)  53  March 23, 2016  Note: Excludes structured products; numbers not adding up due to rounding.  IBCM continues to make progress against strategic objectives in challenging market conditions  YTD M&A as a percent of total industry fees is at record levels for both the industry and CS, while CS YTD M&A revenues more than doubled YoYGrowing share with investment grade corporates which are accounting for a greater share of industry fees  DCM  Lev. Fin  ECM  M&A 
 

 54  March 23, 2016  1 Any such IPO would be subject to, among other things, all necessary approvals and would be intended to generate / raise additional capital for Credit Suisse AG or Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG. 2 More precisely, Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG.  Stepping up the pace of our efforts to reduce our costs level and right size our Global Markets businessIncreased our net cost saving target for 2018 from CHF 2.0 bn to CHF 3.0 bnReducing the scale of our Global Markets footprint – Global Markets will be smaller, with more stable earnings and focused on our clients. Global Markets RWA at USD 60 bn and leverage exposure at USD 290 bn by end-2016 Maintain a strong capital position by (i) generating additional cost saving, (ii) reducing capital consumption in Global Markets, (iii) targeting our growth investments, (iv) disposing of assets and businesses for at least CHF 1 bnExecute a partial IPO1 of Swiss Universal Bank2 planned for 2017Post restructuring, be positioned to grow profitably and generate capital 
 

 DATE  55  Q&A 
 

 March 23, 2016   
 


 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG and CREDIT SUISSE AG
   
(Registrants)
     
 
By:
/s/ Christian Schmid
   
Christian Schmid
   
Managing Director
   
     
    /s/ Claude Jehle
    Claude Jehle
Date: March 23, 2016   Director