Credit Suisse Announces the Acceleration at its Option of its Previously Delisted VelocityShares™ ETNs
- Credit Suisse will exercise its right to accelerate the VelocityShares ETNs
- Investors in the ETNs will receive a cash payment per ETN equal to the relevant ETN's closing indicative values
- The acceleration date for most of the ETNs is expected to be November 1, 2023
- Investors who buy the ETNs for an amount greater than the cash amount due upon acceleration will suffer a loss
- Investors who sell the ETNs for an amount less than the cash amount due upon acceleration will suffer a loss
The ETNs were delisted from their primary listing exchanges in July 2020. Concurrent with such delistings, Credit Suisse also suspended further issuances of the ETNs. Following the delisting from such exchanges, the ETNs traded on an over-the-counter basis.
As described in the related pricing supplements for the ETNs, Credit Suisse, as the issuer of the ETNs, may at its option accelerate all issued and outstanding ETNs of each series. Credit Suisse will exercise this right with respect to the ETNs by delivering a notice of optional acceleration via the Depository Trust Company on October 19, 2023.
Title of ETN | ETN Symbol | ETN CUSIP |
VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index ER due February 9, 2032 | UGAZF | 22539T183 |
VelocityShares 3x Long Gold ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Gold Index ER due October 14, 2031 | UGLDF | 22542D316 |
VelocityShares 3x Long Silver ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Silver Index ER due October 14, 2031 | USLVF | 22542D290 |
VelocityShares 3x Inverse Gold ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Gold Index ER due October 14, 2031 | DGLDF | 22542D670 |
VelocityShares 3x Inverse Silver ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Silver Index ER due October 14, 2031 | DSLVF | 22542D654 |
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium Term ETNs linked to the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index due December 4, 2030 | ZIVZF | 22542D829 |
VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETNs linked to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index due December 4, 2030 | VIIXF | 22542D266 |
VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETNs linked to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index due December 4, 2030 | TVIXF | 22542D258 |
On the acceleration date listed in the table below, investors in the following ETNs will receive a cash payment per ETN equal to the arithmetic average of the relevant ETN's closing indicative values ("CIV") during the five-trading-day accelerated valuation period.
ETN Symbol | Accelerated Valuation Period | Acceleration Date |
UGAZF | October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023 | November 1, 2023 |
UGLDF | October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023 | November 1, 2023 |
USLVF | October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023 | November 1, 2023 |
DGLDF | October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023 | November 1, 2023 |
DSLVF | October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023 | November 1, 2023 |
On the acceleration date listed in the table below, investors in the following ETNs will receive a cash payment per ETN equal to the relevant ETN's CIV on the accelerated valuation date.
ETN Symbol | Accelerated Valuation Date | Acceleration Date |
ZIVZF | October 26, 2023 | October 31, 2023 |
VIIXF | October 26, 2023 | October 31, 2023 |
TVIXF | October 26, 2023 | October 31, 2023 |
The CIV of an ETN, which is used to determine the amount of the cash payment upon acceleration of the ETN, is not the same as the trading price of the ETN. Each ETN's CIV is published under the Bloomberg symbol listed in the table below or can be found on the VelocityShares website at http://www.velocityshares.com/etns/.
ETN Symbol | Bloomberg CIV Symbol |
UGAZF | UGAZIV |
UGLDF | UGLDIV |
USLVF | USLVIV |
DGLDF | DGLDIV |
DSLVF | DSLVIV |
ZIVZF | ZIVIV |
VIIXF | VIIXIV |
TVIXF | TVIXIV |
For more information about the accelerated redemption amount for the ETNs, see "Key Terms— Acceleration at Our Option or Upon Acceleration Event" in the relevant pricing supplement. The relevant ETN pricing supplement can be accessed on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by clicking on the hyperlinks below.
UGAZF:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053092/000095010320012010/dp130569_424b2-vlsetn3a54.htm
UGLDF, USLVF, DGLDF and DSLVF:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053092/000095010320012009/dp130575_424b2-vlsetn2a28.htm
ZIVZF, VIIXF and TVIXF:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053092/000095010320012007/dp130570_424b2-vlsetn1vixa63.htm
Investors who buy the ETNs at any time for an amount that is greater than the cash amount due upon acceleration of the relevant ETNs (including paying any premium to such cash amount) will suffer a loss on their investment. Furthermore, investors who sell the ETNs at any time for an amount that is less than the cash amount due upon acceleration of the relevant ETNs (including selling at any discount to such cash amount) will suffer a loss. Any loss could be significant. Investors will not receive any compensation for the loss of the investment opportunity of holding the ETNs, and investors may be unable to invest in other securities with a similar level of risk and/or that provide a similar investment opportunity as the ETNs. For more information , see "Risk Factors" in the applicable pricing supplement.
None of the other ETNs issued by Credit Suisse are affected by this announcement. All dates referenced above are subject to change, including postponement due to certain events.
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Vanita Sehgal, Credit Suisse, vanita.sehgal@credit-suisse.com
Credit Suisse ETNs
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