Filed
pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement
No. 333-180300-03 October 25, 2013
GLDI
Gold Shares Covered Call
ETN
Credit Suisse AG, Investor
Solutions October 2013
Executive
Summary
Credit Suisse Gold Shares
Covered Call ETN
Ticker: GLDI Intraday
Indicative Value Ticker: GLDI.IV Bloomberg Index Ticker: QGLDI CUSIP: 22542D480 Primary Exchange: Nasdaq ETN Annual Investor Fee:
0.65%
1
Inception Date: 1/28/2013
Index: Credit Suisse NASDAQ
Gold FLOWS
TM
103 Index
1
Because of
daily compounding, the actual investor fee realized may exceed 0.65% per annum.
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Executive Summary
Credit Suisse Gold Shares
Covered Call ETN
First exchange traded
product in the US offering a covered call strategy on a gold investment Provides variable monthly cash distributions A scalable
covered call solution for advisors and investors to deploy across a range of portfolio sizes and asset allocations The Index notionally
sells a 3% out-of-the-money call option each month while maintaining a notional long position in shares of the SPDR
®
Gold Trust (ticker: GLD UP <Equity>) (GLD Shares) Investors have a maximum upside each month of approximately
3% plus the premium generated Investors have full exposure to the downside of the Index
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Covered
Call Strategies
Payoff at Expiration
An investor establishes
a long position in a stock and an equal number of call options are sold The seller of a call option agrees to sell the underlying
stock at a specific strike price upon the expiration of the call option A premium is received by the seller in consideration for
the sale of the option At expiration of the call option: If the stock price is less than the strike price, the option expires
worthless If the stock price is greater than the strike price, the call option seller delivers the stock, and forgoes any gain
above the strike price
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2013 4
SPDR
Gold Trust ETF (GLD)
Calendar Month Return
Distribution (Jan 2005 Sep 2013)
2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
January
-3.61% 9.93% 2.56% 10.84% 5.54% -1.26% -6.38% 11.40% -0.51% February 3.08% -1.11% 2.55% 5.23% 1.45% 3.27% 6.00% -2.97% -5.09%
March -1.61% 3.62% -1.11% -6.00% -2.54% -0.44% 1.60% -1.32% 0.96% April 1.24% 12.03% 2.05% -4.16% -3.33% 5.88% 8.94% -0.15% -7.57%
May -3.92% -1.32% -2.31% 0.92% 10.23% 3.05% -1.79% -6.34% -6.20% June 4.30% -4.67% -1.94% 4.52% -5.22% 2.35% -2.43% 2.35% -11.06%
July -1.43% 3.15% 2.37% -1.44% 2.38% -5.09% 8.42% 0.84% 7.43% August 1.35% -1.38% 1.11% -9.29% 0.05% 5.71% 12.27% 4.94% 5.20%
September 7.60% -4.53% 10.51% 4.11% 5.84% 4.78% -11.06% 4.67% -4.78% October -0.64% 1.29% 6.95% -16.14% 3.72% 3.68% 5.87% -2.94%
November 5.82% 6.89% -1.65% 12.57% 12.79% 2.11% 1.67% -0.47% December 5.05% -1.83% 6.65% 7.73% -7.20% 2.44% -10.66% -2.43%
GLD Calendar Monthly Return
Distribution (Jan 2005 Sep 2013)
25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
< -6% -6% to -3% -2.9%
to 0% 0.1% to 2.9% 3% to 6% 6% <
The above data is based
on the historical performance of the GLD Shares on the primary exchange from January 1, 2005 to September 30, 2013 and illustrates
the distribution of calendar monthly returns that have been greater than or less than 3%. Historical performance is not indicative
of future performance. The above data do not reflect any performance of the ETNs or include the investor fees associated with
the ETNs, which will reduce the amount of the return on the ETNs at maturity or upon acceleration or repurchase by Credit Suisse.
Source: Bloomberg Professional
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2013 5
SPDR
Gold Trust ETF (GLD)
Calendar Month Return
Distribution
The SPDR® Gold Shares
ETF was launched on November 18, 2004
Over the 105 calendar
months from Jan 2005 Sep 2013, the SPDR® Gold Shares ETF (GLD) appreciated more than 3% in a single month
40 times, roughly about 1/3 of the time
1
The average calendar month gain from Jan 2005 Sep 2013 was 1.19%
1
1
Historical
performance is not indicative of future performance.
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Solutions October 2013 6
SPDR
Gold Trust ETF (GLD)
Spot Gold Price &
GLD AUM Since Inception
Spot Gold & GLD Price
History
$2,000.00
$200.00
$
$1,500.00 $150.00
price
$1,000.00 $100.00
Price $ London
$500.00 $50.00
ETF
$- $-
GLD
Gold
Gold London Price $
GLD ETF $ price
The above graph sets forth
the historical performance of the GLD Shares on the primary exchange from March 1, 2005 to September 30, 2013, and the historical
price of gold (using the London PM fixing price) for the period prior to March 1, 2005. Historical performance is not indicative
of future performance. The above graph does not reflect any performance of the ETNs or include the investor fees associated with
the ETNs, which will reduce the amount of the return on the ETNs at maturity or upon acceleration or repurchase by Credit Suisse.
GLD AUM since inception
($mm)
$80,000 $60,000
$40,000 $20,000 $0
Source: Bloomberg Professional
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2013 7
Current
Yield Environment
Traditional Sources of
Cash Flow Not Meeting Investor Needs
12
Month Annual Dividend Yield
1
Volatility
1
STOCKS & BONDS
SPDR S&P 500
®
ETF Trust (SPY)
2.02% 11.89%
iShares
®
Core Total US Bond (AGG)
2.82% 3.60%
iShares
®
iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)
6.38% 6.89%
iShares
®
Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF
(DVY)
3.30% 11.28%
EQUITY SECTORS
Utilities Select Sector
SPDR
®
ETF (XLU)
3.92% 12.62%
iShares
®
Dow Jones US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ)
2.75%
14.39%
ALTERNATIVE ASSET CLASSES
Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ)
3.90% 14.98%
iShares
®
Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (REM)
15.36% 20.80%
Credit Suisse Cushing
®
30 MLP Index ETN (MLPN)
4.66% 15.54%
SPDR
®
Gold Trust (GLD)
n/a 20.62%
Credit Suisse Gold
Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI)
12.16%
2
22.60%
1
As
of 9/30/13. 12 month dividend yield equals the sum of all dividends per over the prior twelve months, divided by the price of
the stock on 9/30/2013.. Annual volatility equals the annualized standard deviation of the relative price change for the 260 most
recent trading days closing price (and in the case of GLDI, all trading days since the inception of the ETN), expressed as a percentage.
2
Represents
the average monthly coupon payment since inception multiplied by 12 and does not reflect a full 12 months of historical coupon
payments. Actual coupons per ETN since inception are: February 2013: $0.1146, March 2013: $0.0724, April 2013: $0.1319,
May 2013: $0.0572, June 2013: $0.1340, July 2013: $0.1717, August 2013: $0.3479, September 2013: $0.2090.
Source: Bloomberg Professional
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Current
Yield Environment
Traditional Sources of
Cash Flow Not Meeting Investor Needs
Traditional sources of
yield are not meeting the cash flow needs of a segment of investors Search for cash flows is extending into a broader array of
assets Challenge is balancing search for cash flows with risk to capital Innovative sources of cash flow generated through strategies
with low correlation to existing assets held are needed
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Solutions October 2013 9
Historical
GLDI Coupons Annualized Yield
30%
2.226%*
25%
20%
1.357%*
15%
1.113%*
0.800%*
10% 0.733%* 0.568%*
5% 0.380%*
0.330%*
0%
Feb-13 Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13
Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13
As of 9/30/13. Represents
the monthly coupon payment since the inception of GLDI and does not reflect a full 12 months of historical coupon payments. Each
annualized yield percentage represents the coupon payment for a given month, in each case multiplied by 12 and divided by the
Closing Indicative Value of GLDI on the Index Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Index Distribution Date. The arithmetic
average of the annualized coupon yield was equal to 11.26%.
*These percentages reflect
the actual coupon percentage paid on GLDI each month, which is equal to the coupon payment divided by the Closing Indicative Value
of GLDI on the Index Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Index Distribution Date.
Source: Bloomberg Professional
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Correlation
GLD Exhibits Low Correlation
to other Exchange-Traded Products
The matrix below depicts
the correlation of the daily returns for each ETN or ETF, as applicable, over the past 12 months. Lighter colors represent higher
correlations while darker colors represent lower correlations.
GLD SPY AGG HYG DVY
XLU IYZ VNQ REM MLPN
SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)
1.00
0.21 0.21 0.22 0.24 0.19 0.17 0.22 0.33 0.18 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)
0.21
1.00 -0.03 0.61 0.92 0.64
0.71 0.67 0.46 0.62 iShares Core Total US Bond ETF (AGG)
0.21
-0.03 1.00 0.47 0.04 0.26 0.12 0.36 0.44 0.07 iShares iBoxx
H/Y Corp Bond ETF (HYG)
0.22
0.61 0.47 1.00 0.61 0.56 0.54 0.63 0.60 0.47 iShares DJ Select Dividend ETF (DVY)
0.24
0.92 0.04 0.61 1.00 0.80 0.75 0.72 0.56 0.61 Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU)
0.19
0.64 0.26 0.56 0.80 1.00 0.61
0.67 0.54 0.50 iShares DJ US Telecommunications ETF (IYZ)
0.17
0.71 0.12 0.54 0.75 0.61 1.00 0.60 0.50 0.46
Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ)
0.22
0.67 0.36 0.63 0.72 0.67 0.60 1.00 0.59 0.56
iShares Mortgage REIT
Capped ETF (REM)
0.33
0.46 0.44 0.60 0.56 0.54 0.50 0.59 1.00 0.37
Credit Suisse Equal Weight
MLP Index ETN (MLPN)
0.18
0.62 0.07 0.47 0.61 0.50 0.46 0.56 0.37 1.00
Source: Bloomberg Professional,
daily correlation, 9/28/2012 9/30/2013
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2013 11
GLDI
A Single Security Solution
to a Covered Call Strategy
Gold FLOWS
TM
103
Index Monthly Call Challenges to operating a rolling covered Overwrite Process call strategy:
Selecting tenor &
strike
Select strike
Rolling
options and funding re-purchases of
of calls
(approx. 3%
in-the-money
options
out of the
Maintaining consistent access and comparable
money)
offerings for all clients
Pay out net
Managing
strategy across advisor platforms
cash Notionally Sell
premium as calls over
5
(advisory, discretionary, non-discretionary, etc.)
monthly Notional days
distribution Long
GLD
GLDI presents a single security solution to position a covered call strategy on GLD:
Single instrument provides
access
Notionally Sell
Rules based methodology is operated entirely within
Hold cash
GLD to buy
the
Gold FLOWS
TM
103 Index
received
for back calls selling calls
over 5 days
Allocation
to strategy can be customized to specific clients goals, constraints, & cash flow needs Can be implemented in a scalable
fashion across a variety of platforms
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2013 12
GLDI
Summary
Potential
GLDI
offers the potential for monthly cash distributions to the extent of the premiums
for Monthly
generated on the notional
sale of the monthly call options on GLD Shares
Cash Flow
A covered call strategy on GLD Shares could offer diversification
to the asset allocation
Single
Scalable
opportunity to allocate to a covered call strategy on GLD Shares
Security
Allows for custom allocations to the strategy
to align with investors specific goals,
Solution
constraints, and cash flow needs
Transparency
Rules
based and transparent strategy
& Daily
Liquidity
Listed
on Nasdaq
First
First US exchange traded product to offer cash flow stream linked to exposure to the price of a
to Market
gold investment
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2013 13
Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI)
Selected Investment Considerations
The ETNs are fully exposed
to any decline in the Index. Furthermore, the return at maturity or upon repurchase will be reduced by the fees and charges associated
with the ETNs. Therefore, the level of the Index must increase by an amount sufficient to offset the applicable fees and charges.
The monthly coupon payments
(if any) are variable and dependent on the premium generated by the notional sale of options on the GLD shares, and you will not
receive any fixed periodic interest payments on the ETNs.
Although the return on
the ETNs will be based on the performance of the Index, the payment of any amount due on the ETNs, including any payment at maturity,
is subject to the credit risk of Credit Suisse. Investors are dependent on Credit Suisses ability to pay all amounts due
on the ETNs, and therefore investors are subject to our credit risk. In addition, any decline in our credit ratings, any adverse
changes in the markets view of our creditworthiness or any increase in our credit spreads is likely to adversely affect
the market value of the ETNs prior to maturity.
Unfavorable price movements
in the GLD shares or the options on the GLD shares may cause negative performance of the Index and loss of your investment, and
there is no assurance that the strategy on which the Index is based will be successful.
We have listed the ETNs
on Nasdaq under the symbol GLDI. We expect that investors will purchase and sell the ETNs primarily in the secondary
market. We have no obligation to maintain this listing on Nasdaq or any listing on any other exchange, and may delist the ETNs
at any time.
The indicative value is
not the same as the closing price or any other trading price of the ETNs in the secondary market. The trading price of the ETNs
at any time is the price at which you may be able to sell your ETNs in the secondary market at such time, if one exists. The trading
price of the ETNs at any time may vary significantly from the indicative value of such ETNs at such time. Before trading in the
secondary market, you should compare the indicative value with the then-prevailing trading price of the ETNs.
The return on the ETNs
is linked to the performance of the Index, which measures the return of a covered call strategy on the GLD shares. Your investment
reflects a concentrated exposure to a single asset and, therefore, could experience greater volatility than a more diversified
investment.
The ETNs should not be
expected to track the price of gold because of the fees and expenses applied to each of the GLD shares and the ETN as well as
the design of the Index methodology which limits upside participation in any appreciation of the GLD shares. Accordingly, the
performance of the ETNs should not be expected to mirror the performance of the price of gold.
The Index replicates notional
positions in GLD shares and options. As an owner of the ETNs, you will not have rights that holders of the GLD Shares or in any
call options on the GLD Shares may have, and you will have no right to receive delivery of any components of the Index.
We have the right to repurchase
your ETNs in whole or in part at any time. The amount you may receive upon a repurchase by Credit Suisse may be less than the
amount you would receive on your investment at maturity or if you had elected to have us repurchase your ETNs at a time of your
choosing.
Tax consequences of the
ETNs are uncertain and potential investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of an investment in the ETNs.
An investment in the ETNs
involves significant risks. The selected investment considerations herein are not intended as a complete description of all risks
associated with the ETNs. For further information regarding risks, please see the section entitled Risk Factors in
the applicable pricing supplement.
Credit Suisse AG (Credit
Suisse) has filed a registration statement (including prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or SEC, for the offering of securities. Before you invest, you should read the applicable pricing supplement, the
Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2012, and Prospectus dated March 23, 2012, to understand fully the terms of the ETNs and
other considerations that are important in making a decision about investing in the ETNs. You may get these documents without
cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Credit Suisse, any agent or dealer participating in an
offering will arrange to send you the pricing supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus if you so request by calling toll-free
1 (800) 221-1037.
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Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI)
Ticker: GLDI Intraday Indicative Value Ticker:
GLDI.IV Bloomberg Index Ticker: QGLDI CUSIP: 22542D480 Primary Exchange: Nasdaq ETN Annual Investor Fee:
0.65%
1
Inception Date: 01/28/13
Index: Credit Suisse NASDAQ Gold FLOWS
TM
103 Index
For more information,
please contact us: Phone: 212-538-7333 Email:
ETN.Desk@credit-suisse.com
Website: www.credit-suisse.com/etn
1
Because of
daily compounding, the actual investor fee realized may exceed 0.65% per annum.
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2013 15
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