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Assemblea generale di Credit Suisse Group AG: accolte tutte le proposte del Consiglio di amministrazione

Zurigo,  09 maggio 2014In occasione dell'odierna Assemblea generale ordinaria di Credit Suisse Group AG a Zurigo, gli azionisti hanno accolto tutte le proposte del Consiglio di amministrazione. Gli azionisti hanno approvato la distribuzione di CHF 0.70 per azione nominativa in contanti per l'esercizio 2013. Anche l'aumento del capitale condizionato per la consegna di azioni nell'ambito dei piani di partecipazione dei collaboratori ha ottenuto il consenso degli azionisti. Severin Schwan e Sebastian Thrun sono stati eletti nuovi membri del Consiglio di amministrazione. Sono stati confermati per un altro anno il presidente e tutti gli attuali membri del Consiglio di amministrazione proposti per la rielezione. Nell'ambito della propria composizione, il Consiglio di amministrazione ha designato Noreen Doyle quale nuova vicepresidente e Richard E. Thornburgh quale nuovo vicepresidente. L'Assemblea generale ha anche nominato il Compensation Committee. Ha approvato inoltre il rapporto sulle retribuzioni 2013 e la proposta di modifica degli statuti ai fini dell'attuazione dell'Ordinanza contro le retribuzioni abusive nelle società anonime quotate in borsa.

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Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG fa parte del gruppo di società del Credit Suisse (di seguito denominato «Credit Suisse») ed è uno dei maggiori fornitori di servizi finanziari al mondo. In qualità di banca integrata, il Credit Suisse è in grado di offrire da un'unica fonte tutto il know-how e l'esperienza nei settori Private Banking, Investment Banking e Asset Management. La sua gamma di prestazioni comprende consulenze specializzate, soluzioni integrate e prodotti innovativi per clienti commerciali, istituzionali e privati facoltosi su scala globale nonché per la clientela retail in Svizzera. Il Credit Suisse, la cui sede principale è a Zurigo, è presente in oltre 50 Paesi e occupa circa 45 600 persone. Le azioni nominative (CSGN) della società madre Credit Suisse Group AG sono quotate in Svizzera, e, come American Depositary Shares (CS), a New York. Ulteriori informazioni sul Credit Suisse sono disponibili all'indirizzo www.credit-suisse.com.

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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 2014 and beyond;
– the direct and indirect impacts of continuing deterioration or slow recovery in residential and commercial real estate markets;
– adverse rating actions by agencies in respect of sovereign issuers, structured credit products or other credit-related exposures;
– the ability to achieve our 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, nationalizations or confiscations in countries where we conduct operations;
– operational factors such as systems failure, human error, or the failure to implement procedures properly;
– actions taken by regulators with respect to our business and practices in one or more of the countries where we conduct operations;
– 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 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, including the information set forth in “Risk Factors” in I – Information on the company in our Annual Report 2013.