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PRESS RELEASE
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP
P.O. Box 1
CH-8070 Zurich
Telephone +41 1 333 8844
Fax +41 1 333 8877
Credit Suisse Group announces motions proposed to its Annual

General Meeting of Shareholders on April 25, 2003 and the
Publication of its Annual Report
Zurich, March 25, 2003 - The Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group today
announced several proposals to its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on
April 25, 2003. The Board proposes to the shareholders that a dividend of CHF
0.10 per share be distributed. In addition to other agenda items, it proposes that
Hans-Ulrich Doerig, currently Vice-Chairman of the Group Executive Board, be
newly elected to the Board of Directors. Credit Suisse Group's Annual Report for
2002 will be published on March 27, 2003.
The Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group proposes to the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders on April 25, 2003, that Walter B. Kielholz, Chairman of the Board of
Directors since January 1, 2003, be re-elected for a term of three years. The Board also
proposes that Hans-Ulrich Doerig, currently Vice-Chairman of the Group Executive Board,
be newly elected to the Board of Directors.
Hans-Ulrich Doerig joined Credit Suisse Group in 1973, after five years at J.P. Morgan in
New York. He has held various senior management positions at Group level and at Credit
Suisse First Boston, as well as at the former Credit Suisse (SKA), where he was a Member
of the Executive Board from 1982. In 1998, he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Group
Executive Board and Chief Risk Officer. Hans-Ulrich Doerig is also actively involved in a
number of academic and cultural organizations. Subject to his election by the shareholders,
Hans-Ulrich Doerig will step down from the Executive Board and will assume the role of
Chairman of the Board of Directors' Risk Committee, which is to be newly created.
In addition, Credit Suisse Group announced that, after six years on the Board, Daniel
Vasella has decided to step down as of the Annual General Meeting 2003. The Board of
Directors wishes to thank Daniel Vasella for his considerable contribution to the company.
Dividend and other proposals

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of CHF
0.10 per share be distributed. Subject to approval by the shareholders, the dividend will be
paid on May 2, 2003. Further proposals by the Board of Directors relate to the adjustment
of conditional capital for convertible bonds and bonds with warrants, as well as the
adjustment of authorized capital. No proposals from shareholders in accordance with Article
7 section 4 of the Articles of Association have been received.
Publication of the Annual Report

Credit Suisse Group was actively involved in the definition of the Swiss Code of Best
Practice and the corporate governance guidelines of the SWX Swiss Exchange. The
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Group's 2002 Annual Report, which will be published on March 27, has for the first time
been drawn up on the basis of these guidelines. The Report will also include the most
important information required by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the
New York Stock Exchange in order to achieve the greatest level of transparency possible.
Enquiries
Credit Suisse Group Phone +41 1 333 8844
Media Relations
Credit Suisse Group Phone +41 1 333 4570

Investor Relations
Credit Suisse Group

Credit Suisse Group is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. The business unit
Credit Suisse Financial Services provides private clients and small and medium-sized companies with private
banking and financial advisory services, banking products, and pension and insurance solutions from
Winterthur. The business unit Credit Suisse First Boston, an investment bank, serves global institutional,
corporate, government and individual clients in its role as a financial intermediary. Credit Suisse Group's
registered shares (CSGN) are listed in Switzerland and Frankfurt, and in the form of American Depositary
Shares (CSR) in New York. The Group employs around 78,000 staff worldwide. As of December 31, 2002,
it reported assets under management of CHF 1,195.3 billion.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Information

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, in the future
we, and others on our behalf, may make statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements relating to our plans, objectives or
goals; our future economic performance or prospects; the potential effect on our future performance of
certain contingencies; and assumptions underlying any such statements. Words such as "believes,"
"anticipates," "expects," "intends" and "plans" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. We do not intend to update these
forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable laws. 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 (i) market and interest rate fluctuations; (ii) 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; (iii) the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations to us; (iv) the effects of, and changes in,
fiscal, monetary, trade and tax policies, and currency fluctuations; (v) political and social developments,
including war, civil unrest or terrorist activity; (vi) the possibility of foreign exchange controls, expropriation,
nationalization or confiscation of assets in countries in which we conduct our operations; (vii) the ability to
maintain sufficient liquidity and access capital markets; (viii) operational factors such as systems failure,
human error, or the failure to properly implement procedures; (ix) actions taken by regulators with respect to
our business and practices in one or more of the countries in which we conduct our operations; (x) the effects
of changes in laws, regulations or accounting policies or practices; (xi) competition in geographic and business
areas in which we conduct our operations; (xii) the ability to retain and recruit qualified personnel; (xiii) the
ability to maintain our reputation and promote our brands; (xiv) the ability to increase market share and control
expenses; (xv) technological changes; (xvi) the timely development and acceptance of our new products and
services and the perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (xvii) acquisitions, including
the ability to integrate successfully acquired businesses; (xviii) the adverse resolution of litigation and other
contingencies; and (xix) 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, as well as the risks identified in
our most recently filed Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K furnished to the US Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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Credit Suisse Group announces motions proposed to its Annual

Dividend and other proposals

Publication of the Annual Report

Credit Suisse Group Phone +41 1 333 4570

Credit Suisse Group

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Information

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