UBS Group AG
Bahnhofstrasse 45,
8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Credit Suisse AG
Paradeplatz 8,
8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
June 14, 2023
Via EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Ms. Tonya K. Aldave |
| Re: | UBS Group AG Registration Statement on Form F-3, as amended File No. 333-272452 |
Dear Ms. Aldave:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse AG and Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. hereby respectfully request that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-3 be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on June 15, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
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| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | -2- |
Please do not hesitate to contact John Horsfield-Bradbury of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP by telephone (+44 20 7959 8491) or email (horsfieldbradburyj@sullcrom.com) with any questions or comments regarding this filing.
In addition, please inform Mr. Horsfield-Bradbury when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| UBS Group AG | ||
| By: | /s/ David Kelly | |
| Name: | David Kelly | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
| By: | /s/ Ella Campi | |
| Name: | Ella Campi | |
| Title: | Executive Director | |
| Credit Suisse AG | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher Chadie | |
| Name: | Christopher Chadie | |
Title: | Authorized Person | |
| By: | /s/ Noah Lee | |
| Name: | Noah Lee | |
| Title: | Authorized Person | |
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher Chadie | |
| Name: | Christopher Chadie | |
| Title: | Assistant Treasurer | |
| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | -3- |
| cc: | Federica Pisacane-Rohde | |
| (UBS Group AG) | ||
| John Horsfield-Bradbury | ||
| (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP) | ||
| Jennifer Knesel Beaudry | ||
| (Credit Suisse AG) | ||
| Sebastian R. Sperber | ||
| (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) | ||
