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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 19, 2002
Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
1-6862 (Commission File Number) | | 13-1898818 (I.R.S. Employer (Identification No.) |
Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York (Address of principal executive office) | | 10010 (Zip Code) |
(212) 325-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On September 19, 2002, Credit Suisse Group, our ultimate parent, issued a press release regarding changes in senior management. The press release is filed herewith as an exhibit and hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference.
Exhibit 99.1 | | Press release dated September 19, 2002 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (USA), INC. |
| | By: | /s/ DAVID C. FISHER David C. Fisher Chief Accounting Officer |
September 20, 2002
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