Obligation Credit Suisse (USA) Inc 5.85% ( US225434CJ63 ) en USD

Société émettrice Credit Suisse (USA) Inc
Prix sur le marché 100 %  ⇌ 
Pays  Etas-Unis
Code ISIN  US225434CJ63 ( en USD )
Coupon 5.85% par an ( paiement semestriel )
Echéance 16/08/2016 - Obligation échue



Prospectus brochure de l'obligation Credit Suisse (USA) Inc US225434CJ63 en USD 5.85%, échue


Montant Minimal 2 000 USD
Montant de l'émission 500 000 000 USD
Cusip 225434CJ6
Notation Standard & Poor's ( S&P ) A ( Qualité moyenne supérieure )
Notation Moody's A2 ( Qualité moyenne supérieure )
Description détaillée Credit Suisse (USA) Inc. est une filiale américaine de Credit Suisse Group AG, offrant des services bancaires d'investissement, de gestion de fortune et de marchés des capitaux aux clients institutionnels et aux particuliers fortunés aux États-Unis.

L'obligation US225434CJ63 émise par Credit Suisse (USA) Inc. aux États-Unis, d'un montant total de 500 000 000 USD avec un prix actuel de marché de 100%, un taux d'intérêt de 5,85%, une taille minimale d'achat de 2 000 USD et une maturité le 16/08/2016 (date à laquelle elle a été remboursée), a été notée A par Standard & Poors et A2 par Moody's, avec des paiements d'intérêts semestriels.







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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Maximum Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Each Class of Securities Offered

Offering Price

Registration Fee(1)
LIBOR Notes Due August 16, 2011
$
1,250,000,000 $
133,750
5.5% Notes Due August 16, 2011
$
750,000,000 $
80,250
5.85% Notes Due August 16, 2016
$
500,000,000 $
53,500
Total
$
2,500,000,000 $
267,500
(1)
Fee paid herewith.
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-131970
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2006
$2,500,000,000
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
$1,250,000,000 LIBOR Notes Due August 16, 2011
$750,000,000 5.5% Notes Due August 16, 2011
$500,000,000 5.85% Notes Due August 16, 2016
We will pay interest on the LIBOR notes each February 16, May 16, August 16 and November 16. The first
interest payment on those notes will be made on November 16, 2006. The interest rate per annum on the LIBOR
notes will be reset quarterly and will be equal to three-month LIBOR plus .20%, other than in certain
circumstances described herein.
We will pay interest on the 5.5% notes each February 16 and August 16. The first interest payment on those
notes will be made on February 16, 2007.
We will pay interest on the 5.85% notes each February 16 and August 16. The first interest payment on
those notes will be made on February 16, 2007.
In this prospectus supplement, we refer to the LIBOR notes, the 5.5% notes and the 5.85% notes collectively
as the notes.
We may redeem the notes of any series upon the occurrence of certain tax events at the principal amount of
the notes being redeemed plus accrued interest. There is no sinking fund for the notes.
None of the notes of any series will be listed.
Underwriting
Price to
Proceeds to the
Discounts and


Public (1)

Company (1)
Commissions

Per LIBOR Note

100%

.35%

99.65%
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Total for LIBOR Notes

$1,250,000,000
$4,375,000

$1,245,625,000
Per 5.5% Note

99.621%

.35%

99.271%
Total for 5.5% Notes

$747,157,500

$2,625,000

$744,532,500
Per 5.85% Note

99.91%

.45%

99.46%
Total for 5.85% Notes

$499,550,000

$2,250,000

$497,300,000
(1)
Plus accrued interest, if any, from August 16, 2006.
Delivery of the notes in book-entry form only will be made through The Depository Trust Company on or
about August 16, 2006. You may elect to hold interests in the notes through Clearstream, Luxembourg and
Euroclear.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the prospectus to which it relates is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus supplement is August 10, 2006.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Supplement



Page
CREDIT SUISSE (USA), INC.

S-3
USE OF PROCEEDS

S-4
CAPITALIZATION

S-5
DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

S-6
UNDERWRITING

S-11
ERISA

S-15
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

S-15


Prospectus



Page
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

3
CREDIT SUISSE (USA), INC.

3
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

3
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

4
USE OF PROCEEDS

5
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

6
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN CURRENCY DENOMINATED DEBT

SECURITIES
31
FOREIGN CURRENCY RISKS

34
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

36
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

38
EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE ON TAXATION OF CERTAIN INTEREST PAYMENTS

45
ERISA

46
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

47
LEGAL MATTERS

48
EXPERTS

48
You should rely only on the information contained in this document or to which we referred you. We
have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. This document may only be
used where it is legal to sell these securities. The information in this document may only be accurate on the
date of this document.
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We are offering the notes globally for sale in those jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, Asia and
elsewhere where it is lawful to make such offers. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus and the offering of the notes in some jurisdictions may be restricted by law. If you
possess this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should find out about and observe
these restrictions. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these
securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted or where the person making the offer or sale is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not
permitted to make such offer or sale. We refer you to "Underwriting" beginning on page S-11 of this prospectus
supplement.
In this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context
otherwise requires, references to "we", "us" and "our" are to Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries, and references to "dollars" and "$" are to United States dollars.
S-2
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CREDIT SUISSE (USA), INC.
We are an integrated investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and high-net-worth
clients. We provide our clients with a broad range of products and services that include securities underwriting,
sales and trading, financial advisory services, alternative investments, full-service brokerage services, derivatives
and risk management products, asset management and investment research. We are an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary, and part of the banking businesses, of Credit Suisse Group, or CSG. CSG is a global financial
services company providing a comprehensive range of investment banking, private banking and asset
management products and services. Our principal subsidiary is Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, CSG's
principal U.S. registered broker-dealer. Effective January 16, 2006, we changed our name from Credit Suisse
First Boston (USA), Inc. to Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
For further information about our company, we refer you to the accompanying prospectus and the
documents referred to under "Incorporation by Reference" on page S-15 of this prospectus supplement and
"Where You Can Find More Information" on page 3 of the accompanying prospectus.
S-3
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from this offering will be $2,487,120,000, after deducting the underwriters' discounts and
commissions and certain offering expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds for our general corporate purposes,
which may include the rationalization of our debt capital structure. We refer you to "Capitalization".
S-4
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CAPITALIZATION
The table below shows our consolidated capitalization as of June 30, 2006. The "As Adjusted" column
reflects the issuance of the notes in this offering. Except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement, there has
been no material change in our capitalization since June 30, 2006. You should read this table along with our
consolidated financial statements, which are included in the documents incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
As of June 30, 2006



As
Actual


Adjusted
(in millions)



Debt:



Commercial paper and short-term borrowings
$
17,721 $
17,721




Long-term borrowings(1)(2)

39,478
41,978




Total long-term debt

39,478
41,978




Stockholders' Equity:



Common Stock $.10 par value (50,000 shares authorized;
1,100 shares issued and outstanding)(3)

--
--
Paid-in capital

10,146
10,146
Retained earnings

3,462
3,462
Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(180)
(180)




Total stockholders' equity

13,428
13,428




Total capitalization
$
70,627 $
73,127




(1)
Includes current portion of long-term borrowings of $5.012 billion.
(2)
Does not include $37,823,000 of our notes linked to the value of certain commodities and equity
securities, issued since June 30, 2006.
(3)
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All of such shares are owned by Credit Suisse Holdings (USA), Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of CSG.
S-5
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
This description of the terms of the notes adds information to the description of the general terms and
provisions of debt securities in the accompanying prospectus. If this description differs in any way from the
description in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this description.
We will issue the notes of each series under an indenture, dated as of June 1, 2001, between us and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee, which is more fully described in the accompanying prospectus under
"Description of Debt Securities" beginning on page 6 of the accompanying prospectus.
We may, without consent of the holders, increase the principal amount of the notes of any series in the
future, on the same terms and conditions and with the same CUSIP number as the notes of such series being
offered hereby, as more fully described in "--Further Issues" below.
The notes of each series will be our unsecured obligations and will rank prior to all of our subordinated
indebtedness and on an equal basis with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness.
We may redeem the notes of any series upon the occurrence of certain tax events at the principal amount of
the notes being redeemed plus accrued interest, as more fully described under the heading "Description of Debt
Securities--Tax Redemption" in the accompanying prospectus. There is no sinking fund for the notes.
None of the notes of any series will be listed.
"Business day," with respect to any series of notes and any place of payment, means any day which is not a
Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in such place of payment are authorized or
obligated by law or regulation to close.
General
The LIBOR notes are being issued in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000 and will mature on
August 16, 2011. The 5.5% notes are being issued in an aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000 and will
mature on August 16, 2011. The 5.85% notes are being issued in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000
and will mature on August 16, 2016. Each series of notes will be issued in the form of one or more fully
registered global securities in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Interest--LIBOR Notes
Interest on the LIBOR notes will begin to accrue on August 16, 2006.
The LIBOR notes will bear interest at an interest rate per annum that will be reset quarterly, determined in
the manner described below.
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