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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 6-K |
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the month of February 2008
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Commission File Number 001-15244
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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Paradeplatz 8, P.O. Box 1, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland (Address of principal executive office) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. |
Form 20-F Form 40-F |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-.
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Introduction |
This report on Form 6-K contains information on Credit Suisse Group and consists of the Financial Review 4Q07, which is attached as an exhibit to this Form 6-K and all of which, except the sections entitled “Dear shareholders, clients and colleagues” and “Investor Information”, is incorporated herein by reference, and the Financial Statements 4Q07, which are attached as an exhibit to this Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to “Credit Suisse,” “the Group,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean Credit Suisse Group and its consolidated subsidiaries and the term “the Bank” means Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank subsidiary of the Group, and its consolidated subsidiaries.
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This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (file no. 333-132936).
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References herein to “CHF” are to Swiss francs.
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The Financial Review 4Q07 and the Financial Statements 4Q07 each contain financial information for the year ended December 31, 2007. Our independent registered public accounting firm has not completed its audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and we have not finalized our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period. Accordingly, such financial information is subject to completion of year-end audit procedures which may result in changes to that information.
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Forward-looking statements |
This Form 6-K and the information incorporated by reference in this Form 6-K include statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. In addition, in the future Credit Suisse Group and others on its behalf may make statements that constitute forward-looking statements.
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When evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information, the risk factors and other information set forth in Credit Suisse Group’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the Group’s 2006 20-F), and subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F filed by Credit Suisse Group with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Credit Suisse Group’s reports on Form 6-K furnished to or filed with the SEC, and other uncertainties and events.
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Legal proceedings |
The Group is involved in a number of judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its businesses. Some of these actions have been brought on behalf of various classes of claimants and seek damages of material and/or indeterminate amounts. The Group believes, based on currently available information and advice of counsel, that the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition but might be material to operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.
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Information on the Group’s legal proceedings is set forth in “Note 23 – Litigation” in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in the Financial Statements 4Q07.
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Mortgage-related matters
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (CSS LLC) and certain of its affiliates have received subpoenas and requests for information from certain regulators regarding the origination, purchase, securitization and servicing of subprime and non-subprime residential mortgages and related issues. CSS LLC and its affiliates are cooperating with such inquiries and requests. CSS LLC and certain of its affiliates have also been named as defendants in various civil litigation matters related to the residential mortgage business, including a purported class action related to CSS LLC's role as an underwriter of certain offerings of mortgage pass- through certificates for a subsidiary of Countrywide Financial Corp., and an action filed by the City of Cleveland against numerous financial institutions, including CSS LLC, alleging that the defendants' activities in connection with securitizations of subprime mortgages created a "public nuisance" in the City of Cleveland.
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Exhibits |
No. Description
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99.1 Financial Review 4Q07.
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99.2 Financial Statements 4Q07.
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Signatures |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP |
(Registrant)
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Date: February 12, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Urs Rohner
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Urs Rohner
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General Counsel
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By:
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/s/ Renato Fassbind
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Renato Fassbind
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Chief Financial Officer
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