CREDIT SUISSE (USA), INC. Medium-Term Notes DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • February 24th, 2006 • Credit Suisse (Usa) Inc • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
The Issuer and the Agent will discuss from time to time the price of and the rates to be borne by the Notes that may be sold as a result of the solicitation of offers by the Agent. Once the Agent has recorded any indication of interest in Notes upon certain terms and communicated with the Issuer, if the Issuer plans to accept an offer to purchase Notes upon such terms, the Issuer will prepare a Pricing Supplement to the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, reflecting the terms of such Notes and, after approval from the Agent, will arrange to have the Pricing Supplement filed with, or transmitted by a means reasonably calculated to result in filing with, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) via the Commission’s EDGAR System pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act.* No settlements with respect to Notes upon such terms may occur prior to such transmitting or filing and the Agent will not, prior to such transmitting or filing, mail confirmations to customers who
