PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Credit Suisse Strategic Small Cap Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, and Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC ("CSAM") hereby agree as follows:
1. The Fund offers CSAM and CSAM hereby purchases 10,002 shares of common
stock of the Fund, which shall consist of 10,000 Class A Shares (the "Initial
Class A Shares"), one Class B Share and one Class C Share, each having a par
value $.001 per share (the "Shares"), at a price of $10.00 per Share (the
"Initial Shares"), the Fund agreeing to waive the initial sales charge and
contingent deferred sales charge on such purchase. CSAM hereby acknowledges
receipt of certificates representing the Initial Shares and the Fund hereby
acknowledges receipt from CSAM of $100,020.00 in full payment for the Initial
Shares.
2. CSAM represents and warrants to the Fund that the Initial Shares are
being acquired for investment purposes and not for the purpose of distributing
them.
3. CSAM agrees that if any holder of the Initial Class A Shares redeems
such shares in the Fund before one year after the date upon which the Fund
commences its investment activities, the redemption proceeds will be reduced by
the amount of unamortized organizational and offering expenses of the Fund, in
the same proportion as the Initial Class A Shares being redeemed bears to the
Initial Class A Shares outstanding at the time of redemption. The parties hereby
acknowledge that any Shares acquired by CSAM other than the Initial Class A
Shares have not been acquired to fulfill the requirements of Section 14 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and, if redeemed, their redemption
proceeds will not be subject to reduction based on the unamortized
organizational and offering expenses of the Fund.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the 1st day of August, 2002.
CREDIT SUISSE STRATEGIC SMALL CAP FUND, INC.
By:/s/Xxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
ATTEST:
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:/s/Xxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director and General Counsel
ATTEST:
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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