Merger of certain subfunds of Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) into certain subfunds of Aberdeen Global

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1 Instructions to securities dealers Merger of certain subfunds of Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) into certain subfunds of Aberdeen Global Reimbursement of Swiss stamp duty by Credit Suisse AG to securities dealers Further to the notice to the unitholders of the Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) on 6 April 2010, the Board of Credit Suisse Equity Fund Management Company decided to merge the below mentioned subfunds into subfunds of Aberdeen Global. The units will be exchanged on 14 May 2010 on the basis of the adjusted 1 net asset value per unit of the relevant Discontinuing subfunds and the net asset value per share of the relevant Continuing subfunds calculated on 14 May Credit Suisse AG will reimburse the Swiss stamp duty of 0.15% resulting upon completion of the merger from the issuance of new shares in the Continuing subfunds. The securities dealers should enter the stamp duty in their turnover register (stamp duty journal) and directly pay this amount to the Federal Tax Administration. The impacted securities dealers can request the amount due from Credit Suisse AG by using the attached claim form. The unit exchange should be performed without charging depositors stamp duty. The reimbursement will only apply to effectively exchanged units. Securities dealers are asked to forward this instruction and the attached stamp duty claim form to investors who could have depositors subject to Swiss Stamp Duty. Securities dealers should also consider the information on the following pages. 1 The Net Asset Values of the Discontinuing Funds calculated on 14 May 2010 will be adjusted in order to align the valuation methodology and different valuation points of the Discontinuing and Continuing Funds as well as to include the total expense ratio ( TER ) protection and custody transfer cost deduction provided to some sub-funds of the Continuing Fund, CREDIT SUISSE AG has only published this document for information purposes and for the sole use by the recipient. This document shall not be copied or distributed to any third party without the express written permission of CREDIT SUISSE AG. Furthermore this document cannot be copied or distributed to or within the United States or made available in any form to US Persons. This document should not be treated as an offer for sale or as a call to purchase any securities. These instructions do not represent an issuing prospectus under the terms of Article 652a or Article 1156 OR. Page 1 of 3 - Zürich, 26 April 2010

2 1. Impacted subfunds Discontinuing Subfunds (USD) B (ISIN LU ) (USD) I (ISIN LU ) (EUR) R (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Asian Tigers Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Emerging Markets Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Emerging Markets Aberdeen (USD) I (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) European Blue Chips Aberdeen (EUR) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) European Blue Chips Aberdeen (EUR) I (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Biotech Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Communications Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global InfoTech Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Communications Aberdeen (USD) I (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Greater China Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Greater China Aberdeen (USD) I (ISIN LU ) (JPY) B (ISIN LU ) (JPY) I (ISIN LU ) (CHF) R (ISIN LU ) (EUR) R (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Leading Brands Aberdeen (USD) B (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Small Cap Japan Aberdeen (JPY) B (ISIN LU ) Continuing Subfunds Aberdeen Global Asian Property Share Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Asian Property Share Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Asian Property Share Fund Class S ( ) 2 Shares (EUR hedged) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Asia Pacific Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global European Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (EUR) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global European Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (EUR) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Technology Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) As above As above Aberdeen Global - Technology Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Chinese Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) ( ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Chinese Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class S (CHF) 2 Shares (CHF hedged) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class S( ) 2 Shares (EUR hedged) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global World Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Class S 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Page 2 of 3 - Zürich, 26 April 2010

3 Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Small Cap Japan Aberdeen (JPY) I (ISIN LU ) Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Small Cap Japan Aberdeen (EUR) R (ISIN LU ) Class I 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Class S ( ) 2 Shares (EUR hedged) (ISIN LU ) 2. Stamp duty Credit Suisse AG will reimburse the stamp duty of 0.15% resulting upon completion of the merger from the issuance of new shares in the above mentioned Continuing subfunds. In order to effect this, securities dealers should notify Credit Suisse AG by 31 May 2010, 6:00 pm by using the attached claim form on the Swiss stamp duty resulting upon completion of the merger. The exchange of unit holdings which are subject to stamp duty should be executed without charging the depositors any stamp duty. The share exchange ratio will be communicated to the securities dealers separately. Credit Suisse AG will subsequently reimburse the securities dealers the total stamp duty amount due per ISIN (approx. end of June 2010). It has to be noted that the following investors are exempt from the payment of Swiss stamp duty: a) Sovereigns, central banks and foreign banks; b) domestic collective investment schemes according to Art. 7 KAG; c) foreign collective investment schemes according to Art. 119 KAG; d) foreign social insurance facilities; e) foreign pension and occupational insurance facilities; f) foreign life insurance companies which are governed by a foreign supervisor comparable to the domestic federal authorities; g) foreign companies whose shares are listed on a recognised stock exchange as well as their foreign consolidated subsidiaries. For further details please refer to Art. 17a of the federal stamp duty act. 3. Due date The attached stamp duty claim form should be received by Credit Suisse AG by 31 May 2010, 6.00 pm. Credit Suisse AG reserves the right to obtain a written confirmation from the audit division of the respective security dealer in case of any uncertainty with respect to the accuracy of the information reported on the claim form. Credit Suisse AG will not reimburse the stamp duty claimed by securities dealers if they fail to submit the forms in time. In such cases the securities dealers will bear the stamp duty paid to the Federal Tax Administration as the exchange should be free of charge for the depositors. 4. Information and processing For any inquires concerning the reimbursement of stamp duty please contact our department SUWA93 (Tel ) Page 3 of 3 - Zürich, 26 April 2010

4 Date: 26. April 2010 Swiss Stamp Duty Claim Form Receiving office: Credit Suisse AG Abt. SUWA 93 CH-8070 Zürich Fax Nr Merger of certain subfunds of Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) into certain subfunds of Aberdeen Global Reimbursement of Swiss stamp duty by Credit Suisse AG to securities dealers. The reimbursement will only apply to effectively exchanged units. Credit Suisse AG will reimburse the Swiss stamp duty of 0.15% upon completion of the merger resulting from the issuance of new shares in the below mentioned Continuing subfunds. Credit Suise AG should be notified by 31 May 2010, 6:00 pm on the number of new shares issued in the Continuing subfunds by using this form. Credit Suisse AG will not reimburse the stamp duty claimed by securities dealers if these fail to submit the form in time. In such cases the securities dealers will bear the stamp duty paid to the Federal Tax Administration. From: Bank: Department: Contact Person: Tel.-Nr.: BC Nr.: SIS BP-ID Nr.: Account number: We confirm that we have exchanged the units in the relevant Discontinuing subfunds of Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) and have issued the following number of new shares in the below mentioned Continuing subfunds of Aberdeen Global for our depositors whose holdings are subject to stamp duty. Issued Shares Stamp duty [CHF] Continuing subfunds Aberdeen Global Asian Property Share Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Asian Property Share Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Asian Property Share Fund Class S ( ) 2 Shares (EUR hedged) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Asia Pacific Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global European Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (EUR) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global European Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (EUR) (ISIN LU )

5 Aberdeen Global Technology Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global - Technology Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Chinese Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Chinese Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Date: 26. April 2010 Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class I 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class S (CHF) 2 Shares (CHF hedged) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Equity Fund Class S( ) 2 Shares (EUR hedged) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global World Equity Fund Class S 2 Shares (USD) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Smaller Companies Fund Class S 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Smaller Companies Fund Class I 2 Shares (JPY) (ISIN LU ) Aberdeen Global Japanese Smaller Companies Fund Class S( ) 2 Shares (EUR hedged) (ISIN LU ) Total CHF We kindly ask you to transfer the total amount per ISIN in SIC. We will enter the stamp duty in our turnover register (stamp duty journal) and will directly pay the amount to the Federal Tax Administration. Credit Suisse AG reserves the right to obtain a written confirmation from the audit division of the respective securities dealer in case of any uncertainty with respect to the accuracy of the information reported on this claim form. (Location and Date) (Stamp and 2 legally valid signatures) 1 The following investors are exempt from the payment of Swiss stamp duty: a) Sovereigns, central banks and foreign banks; b) domestic collective investment schemes according to Art. 7 KAG; c) foreign collective investment schemes according to Art. 119 KAG; d) foreign social insurance facilities; e) foreign of pension and occupational insurance facilities; f) foreign life insurance companies which are governed by a foreign supervisor comparable to the domestic federal authorities; g) foreign companies whose shares are listed on a recognized stock exchange as well as their foreign consolidated subsidiaries. For further details please refer to Art. 17a of the federal stamp duty act.