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Senior unsecured obligations of Credit Suisse maturing October 22, 2020. Any payment on the securities is subject to our
ability to pay our obligations as they become due.
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Minimum purchase of $1,000. Minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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The offering price for the securities is expected to be determined on or about October 17, 2018 (the "Trade Date"), and the
securities are expected to settle on or about October 22, 2018 (the "Settlement Date"). Delivery of the securities in book-
entry form only will be made through The Depository Trust Company.
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The securities will not be listed on any exchange.
Investing in the securities involves a number of risks. See "Selected Risk Considerations" beginning on page 7 of this
pricing supplement and "Risk Factors" beginning on page PS-3 of any accompanying product supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the
securities or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying underlying
supplement, any product supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
Price to Publico)
Underwriting Discounts
and Commissions(?)
Proceeds to Issuer
Per security
$SI 000
$
$
—$
Total
$
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1) CSSU or any other agent may pay selected broker-dealers and other distributors additional marketing, referral or other fees,
commissions or retrocessions of up to 1.50% in connection with the distribution of the securities. In no case will the sum of the
ees, commissions or retrocessions exceed 1.50%.
2) We or any agent (one of which may be our affiliate) may pay varying discounts and commissions of up to $15 per $1,000
principal amount of securities. For more detailed information, please see "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of
nterest)' in this pricing supplement.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("CSSU") is our affiliate. For more information, see 'Supplemental Plan of Distribution
Conflicts of Interest)" in this pricing supplement.
Credit Suisse currently estimates the value of each $1,000 principal amount of the securities on the Trade Date will be
between $960 and $990 (as determined by reference to our pricing models and the rate we are currently paying to
borrow funds through issuance of the securities (our "internal funding rate")). This range of estimated values reflects
terms that are not yet fixed. A single estimated value reflecting final terms will be determined on the Trade Date. See
"Selected Risk Considerations" in this pricing supplement.
The securities are not deposit liabilities and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
other governmental agency of the United States, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction.
Credit Suisse
October, 2018
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Key Terms
Issuer:
Underlyings:
Contingent
Coupons:
Coupon
Barrier
Event:
Observation
Periods:
Redemption
Amount:
Early
Redemption:
Knock-In
Event:
Credit Suisse AG ("Credit Suisse"), acting through its London branch
The securities are linked to the performance of the lowest performing of the Underlyings set forth in the table
below. For more information on the Underlyings, see "The Reference Indices—The S&P Dow Jones Indices—
The S&P 5000 Index," "The Reference Indices—The FTSE Russell Indices—The Russell 2000 Index' and
-The Reference Indices—The NASDAQ-100 Index" in the accompanying underlying supplement. Each
Underlying is identified in the table below, together with its Bloomberg ticker symbol, Initial Level and expected
Knock-In Level and Coupon Barrier Level (each level to be determined on the Trade Date):
Underlying
Ticker
Initial Level
Knock-In Level
Coupon Barrier Level
S&P 500ts Index
Russell 2000x
Index
Nasdaq-100
Index
SPX <Index>
RTY <Index>
NDX <Index>
(Approximately 75%
of Initial Level)
(Approximately 75%
of Initial Level)
(Approximately 75%
of Initial Level)
(Approximately 75%
of Initial Level)
(Approximately 75%
of Initial Level)
(Approximately 75%
of Initial Level)
Subject to Early Redemption, if a Coupon Barrier Event does not occur, we will pay a contingent coupon
expected to be at least $30 (to be determined on the Trade Date) per $1,000 principal amount of securities on
the immediately following Contingent Coupon Payment Date. If a Coupon Barrier Event has occurred, no
contingent coupon will be paid on the immediately following Contingent Coupon Payment Date. If any
Contingent Coupon Payment Date is not a business day, the contingent coupon will be payable on the first