As announced in December 2016 at our Investor Day and in connection with the publication of our 4Q16 Earnings Release, Credit Suisse Group implemented a reorganization and change to financial reporting for our Swiss Universal Bank (SUB) and Asia Pacific divisions. Credit Suisse today released restated historical financial information with respect to both of these divisions for all quarters from 2014 to 2016 as well as for the full years 2012 and 2013. Beginning with Credit Suisse’s 1Q17 results, to be released on or about April 26, 2017, the results of these two divisions will be disclosed according to the amended reporting structure.

Additionally, the changes do not impact the consolidated results of Credit Suisse Group.

Effective January 1, 2017, SUB commenced serving its clients through the following four dedicated business areas in order to better serve its Swiss client base: Private & Wealth Management Clients and Premium Clients within the Private Clients business (formerly Private Banking), and Corporate Clients and Institutional Clients within the Corporate & Institutional Clients business (formerly Corporate & Institutional Banking). The most significant change which arises pursuant to this modification in organizational structure relates to the transfer of the external asset managers business from the former Private Banking business to the former Corporate & Institutional Banking business.

In our Asia Pacific division, our wealth management, financing and underwriting and advisory teams are working more closely together to deliver integrated advisory services and solutions to our target ultra-high-net-worth, entrepreneur and corporate clients. Our new Wealth Management & Connected business now encompasses our activities in wealth management (formerly Private Banking) as well as financing, underwriting and advisory for this important client group (formerly part of Investment Banking). Our new Markets business (formerly part of Investment Banking) represents our existing fixed income and equities trading business in Asia Pacific, which continues to support our wealth management activities, but also deals extensively with a broader range of institutional clients. Margin calculations for the Wealth Management & Connected business remain aligned with the performance metrics of the former Private Banking business and its related assets under management.

A spreadsheet providing the restated historical financial information can be found under www.credit-suisse.com/results.

The new reporting is consistent with the recent commentary with regard to the performance of our Asia Pacific division where trends in 1Q17 are broadly similar to 4Q16. These trends reflect continued momentum in our Wealth Management & Connected business, but a subdued environment for our

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Markets business. In IWM, our Asset Management business benefitted from private equity and investment gains of CHF 45 million and CHF 24 million in 1Q16 and 2Q16 respectively.

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Certain statements in this media release are based on preliminary estimates and assumptions. Actual results may differ. This information has not been subject to any review by our independent registered public accounting firm. Quarterly financial results for the first quarter of 2017 will be included in our 1Q17 Earnings Release.

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG is one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the Credit Suisse group of companies (referred to here as 'Credit Suisse'). As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse offers clients its combined expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking and asset management. Credit Suisse provides advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as to retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is headquartered in Zurich and operates in about 50 countries worldwide. The group employs approximately 47,170 people. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

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our plans, objectives or goals;

–	our future economic performance or prospects;

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By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that predictions, forecasts, projections and other outcomes described or implied in forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include:

–	the ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and access capital markets;

–	market volatility and interest rate fluctuations and developments affecting 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 or in emerging markets in 2017 and beyond;

–	the direct and indirect impacts of deterioration or slow recovery in residential and commercial real estate markets;

–	adverse rating actions by credit rating agencies in respect of us, sovereign issuers, structured credit products or other credit-related exposures;

–	the ability to achieve our strategic objectives, including cost efficiency, net new asset, pre-tax income/(loss), capital ratios and return on regulatory capital, leverage exposure threshold, risk-weighted assets threshold and other targets and ambitions;

–	the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations to us;

–	the effects of, and changes in, fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, trade and tax policies, as well as 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;

–	the risk of cyberattacks on our business or operations;

–	actions taken by regulators with respect to our business and practices and possible resulting changes to our business organization, practices and policies in countries in which we conduct our operations;

–	the effects of changes in laws, regulations or accounting policies or practices in countries in which we conduct our operations;

–	the potential effects of proposed changes in our legal entity structure;

–	competition or changes in our competitive position 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;

 

 

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