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CSFBdirect Reports Second Quarter Results.


Business Editors

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001

CSFBdirect (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:DIR), the online brokerage BROKERAGE, contracts. The trade or occupation of a broker; the commissions paid to a broker for his services.  service of Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , reported revenues of $60.2 million for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2001 and a net loss from operations of $12.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, compared to revenues of $84.0 million and a net loss from operations of $6.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the same period in 2000.

CSFBdirect's second quarter operating results for 2001 exclude $2.8 million of after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
 expenses related to rebranding Rebranding is the process by which a product or service developed with one brand or company or product line affiliation is marketed or distributed with a different identity.  to its new name, $10.1 million relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 charges associated with staff reductions and reduced office space in both Jersey City, NJ and Charlotte, NC, and $5.6 million associated with retention compensation allocated by Credit Suisse First Boston, as a result of Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the second-largest Swiss bank, behind UBS AG.  First Boston's combination with Donaldson People
People whose family name is or was Donaldson include:
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  • Donaldson, Clayton (1984-), English footballer
, Lufkin Lufkin, city (1990 pop. 30,206), seat of Angelina co., E Tex.; inc. 1890. Situated in the deep pine woods, it is the core of a region of forest industries with many sawmills and the first plant to make newsprint from native pine.  & Jenrette. Including these charges, the reported net loss was $31.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the quarter.

Second Quarter Results

Total revenues were $60.2 million, 28 percent lower than $84.0 million posted a year ago, attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to lower commission and interest revenues. Commissions decreased by 38 percent to $28.0 million, reflecting a decline in daily trading volume Trading volume

The number of shares transacted every day. As there is a seller for every buyer, one can think of the trading volume as half of the number of shares transacted. That is, if A sells 100 shares to B, the volume is 100 shares.
. Interest revenues declined 29 percent to $13.6 million, attributable to lower customer margin balances. Fees of $17.9 million remained relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2000. Excluding expenses relating to rebranding, staff reductions, reduced office space, and retention compensation, expenses totaled $79.4 million, 14 percent lower than the second quarter of 2000. Including such expenses, expenses totaled $108.5 million, 18 percent higher than the second quarter of 2000. Employee compensation, excluding retention awards and compensation associated with staff reductions, increased by 18 percent to $31.8 million, and by 50 percent to $40.6 million including such charges. Occupancy Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.

In a fire insurance policy, for example, the term occupancy
 expense increased to $7.9 million from $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2000 due to expansion of a customer call center in Sandy Sandy

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 City, Utah and iNautix's expansion in New Jersey and India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. . Advertising expenses declined to $6.8 million, or 66 percent, from the second quarter of 2000.

Equity in net loss of joint ventures totaled $0.4 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2001, compared to a net loss of $2.1 million for the same period last year, as DLJdirect SFG SFG StanCorp Financial Group
SFG San Francisco Giants (baseball team)
SFG Special Forces Group
SFG Sum Frequency Generation
SFG Square Foot Gardening
SFG Symmetrical Field Geometry (JBL speaker technology) 
, our joint venture in Japan, produced positive results offsetting a larger loss sustained by Hutchison Hutchison may refer to:

People with the surname Hutchison:
  • Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
  • C. B. Hutchison (1885 – 1980), American botanist and educator
  • Don Hutchison, footballer
 CSFBdirect in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. .

Six Month Results

Total revenues were $132.3 million, 33 percent lower than $198.7 million posted a year ago, as higher fee revenue was offset by lower commission and interest revenues. Commissions decreased by 49 percent to $61.5 million, reflecting a decline in daily trading volume, while interest revenues declined 20 percent to $30.0 million due to lower customer margin balances. Fees of $40.0 million increased by 10 percent over last year due to higher revenue generation by iNautix iNautix is an affiliate of the The Bank of New York Mellon, a leading financial services provider. We provide software development services for the Company's subsidiaries, including The Bank of New York and Pershing LLC, a leading securities clearing firm. , CSFBdirect's technology group. Expenses totaled $243.3 million, 34 percent higher than the same period last year. Employee compensation, excluding retention awards and compensation associated with staff reductions, increased by 27 percent to $68.8 million. Occupancy expense increased from $5.5 million in the first half of 2000 to $15.6 million due to expansion of the company's customer call center in Sandy City, Utah and iNautix's expansion in New Jersey and India. Advertising expenses, exclusive of rebranding, declined to $18.0 million, or 53 percent, from the first half of 2000.

Equity in net loss of joint ventures totaled $4.1 million for the six months ending June 30, 2001, compared to a net loss of $3.3 million in the first half of 2000. The increase was due to the inclusion of our portion of the net losses of Hutchison CSFBdirect in Hong Kong, which officially launched operations in January January: see month.  2001.

Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. Financial Reporting

Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. currently expects to report an operating profit Operating profit (or loss)

Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions.


operating profit

See operating income.
 for the second quarter of 2001 that is anticipated to be significantly lower than the operating profit for the same period a year ago and lower than that of the first quarter (excluding the positive impact of the lease of the former DLJ DLJ Distributor License for Java
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DLJ Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (India)
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 headquarters). Positive fixed income results have been offset by the difficult operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system.  which has adversely affected most of the company's other businesses, particularly mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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. Additional information about the financial results of the company for the second quarter will be provided in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in August 2001. The company is only a part of the Credit Suisse First Boston business unit of Credit Suisse Group, and its results do not reflect the overall performance of the entire Credit Suisse First Boston business unit or Credit Suisse Group. Credit Suisse Group will release its results and the results for the Credit Suisse First Boston business unit on August 29, 2001.

On July July: see month.  11, 2001, Credit Suisse First Boston announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement whereby Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. or CSFBI, the direct parent of Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc., will acquire the 18,400,000 shares of CSFBdirect common stock owned by the public for $6.00 per share in cash, or a total of approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $110 million. The transaction, which includes a cash tender offer for all of the CSFBdirect common stock owned by the public, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2001. For more information on the acquisition of CSFBdirect common stock, we refer you to Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc.'s current report on Form 8-K Form 8-K

The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock.


Form 8-K

See 8-K.
 dated July 12, 2001.

In light of the proposed cash tender offer for the CSFBdirect common stock owned by the public, Karen Karen

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 Vernamonti has resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer of CSFBdirect and the function will be filled by the financial control group of Credit Suisse First Boston.

                          -- Tables Follow --


About CSFBdirect

CSFBdirect is one of the world's premier online brokerage firms offering a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  range of investment products and services to self-directed self-di·rect·ed
adj.
Directed or guided by oneself, especially as an independent agent: the self-directed study of a language.



self
 investors. As of June 30, 2001, CSFBdirect had over one million worldwide customer accounts representing $23 billion in assets.

CSFBdirect has received numerous honors over the past year, including a number one "4-Stars" rating in March 2001 by Barron's; "Best of the Web" in March 2001 by Forbes Forbes   , B(ertie) C(harles) 1880-1954.

American publisher and businessman who founded and edited (1916-1954) Forbes magazine. His son Malcolm Stevenson Forbes
.com; "Best Online Brokerage Service" in March 2001 by the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ); "#1 Online Brokerage" in March 2001 by the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
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 of Individual Investors' (AAII AAII

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) Customer Survey; number one for "Transaction Performance and Transaction Success Rate" in February February: see month.  2001 by Keynote Systems Keynote Systems, Inc. provides measurement and monitoring, service level and customer experience management services to customers to improve e-business performance by reducing costs, improving customer satisfaction and increasing profitability. , Inc.; "Best for Site Reliability" in August 2000 by TheStreet.com's Online Broker Survey; and "Top Online Broker" by the 2000 Readers' Choice Awards, Worth magazine.

Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ with offices in Charlotte, NC, Sandy City, UT, London London, city, Canada
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, Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Hong Kong, and Dubai Dubai (dbī`), sheikhdom (1995 pop. 674,101), c.1,500 sq mi (3,890 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates, SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. , and Investment Centers in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, Chicago Chicago, city, United States
Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837.
, IL, Narberth Narberth may refer to:
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, PA, Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. , GA, and Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , FL, CSFBdirect employs 1,650 people. CSFBdirect trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol

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 "DIR" as a tracking stock of Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. For more information on CSFBdirect, visit the company's Web site at www.CSFBdirect.com.

About Credit Suisse First Boston

Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB CSFB Credit Suisse First Boston
CSFB Cyclically Shifted Filter Bank
) is a leading global investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and individual clients. CSFB's businesses include securities underwriting Underwriting

1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt).

2. The process of issuing insurance policies.
, sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, financial advisory services advisory services

advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal
, investment research, venture capital, correspondent A bank, Securities firm, or other financial institution that regularly renders services for another in an area or market to which the other party lacks direct access. A bank that functions as an agent for another bank and carries a deposit balance for a bank in another city.  brokerage services and retail online brokerage services. It operates in over 87 locations across more than 39 countries on 6 continents, and has some 28,000 staff worldwide. The Firm is a business unit of the Zurich based Credit Suisse Group, a leading global financial services company. For more information on Credit Suisse First Boston, please visit our website at http://www.csfb.com.

                              CSFBdirect
        Combined Summary of Operations (Unaudited) - See note 2
      (in thousands, except per share data and financial ratios)

               ------------------------- -----------------------------
                      Quarter Ended               Six Months Ended
                         June 30,                      June 30,
                    2001          2000           2001           2000
               ------------------------- -----------------------------
Revenues:
 Commissions   $   28,048   $   45,542     $   61,498     $   120,081
 Underwritings        673        1,594            900           4,682
 Fees              17,882       17,711         39,957          36,418
 Interest          13,580       19,142         29,967          37,536
               ------------ ------------   ------------   ------------

  Total revenues   60,183       83,989        132,322         198,717
               ------------ ------------   ------------   ------------
Costs and expenses:
 Compensation
  and benefits     31,818       27,046         68,754          54,217
 Interest             772          375          1,517             890
 Brokerage, clearing,
  exchange fees,
  and other         9,198       12,855         19,386          31,455
 Advertising        6,782       19,990         17,974          38,060
 Occupancy and
  related costs     7,849        3,144         15,575           5,534
 Communications
  and technology   11,990       11,443         23,051          21,544
 Rebranding
  costs (1)         4,442            -         38,894               -
 Reorganization
  costs (1)        15,939            -         24,926               -
 Merger-related
  retention
  compensation (1)  8,767            -          8,767               -
 Other operating
  expenses         10,947       17,053         24,413          29,465
               ------------ ------------   ------------   ------------
  Total costs
   and expenses   108,504       91,906        243,257         181,165
               ------------ ------------   ------------   ------------
Income (loss)
 before income
 tax provision
 (benefit) and
 equity in net
 loss of joint
 ventures         (48,321)      (7,917)      (110,935)         17,552
               ------------ ------------   ------------   ------------
Income tax
 provision
 (benefit)        (17,638)      (3,353)       (42,449)          7,297

Equity in net
 loss of joint
 ventures (3)        (411)      (2,057)        (4,130)         (3,262)
               ------------ ------------   ------------   ------------
Net income
 (loss)        $  (31,094)  $   (6,621)    $  (72,616)    $     6,993
               ============ ============   ============   ============
Earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
  Basic        $    (0.28)  $    (0.06)    $    (0.69)    $      0.07
  Diluted      $    (0.28)  $    (0.06)    $    (0.69)    $      0.07
               ============ ============   ============   ============
Weighted average
 notional and
 outstanding shares:
  Basic           109,152      102,650        105,973         102,650
  Diluted         109,152      102,650        105,973         102,651
               ============ ============   ============   ============
Earnings (loss)
 attributable to:
  CSFB (USA)
   Retained
   Interest    $  (25,852)  $   (5,436)    $  (59,951)    $     5,741
  CSFBdirect
   Tracking
   Stock (2)       (5,242)      (1,185)       (12,665)          1,252
               ============ ============   ============   ============
Tracking Stock
 earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
  Basic        $    (0.28)  $    (0.06)    $    (0.69)    $      0.07
  Diluted      $    (0.28)  $    (0.06)    $    (0.69)    $      0.07
               ============ ============   ============   ============
Tracking Stock
 weighted average
 common shares:
  Basic            18,400       18,400         18,400          18,400
  Diluted          18,400       18,400         18,400          18,401
               ============ ============   ============   ============


                              CSFBdirect
        Combined Summary of Operations (Unaudited) - See note 2
      (in thousands, except per share data and financial ratios)

              --------------------------  ---------------------------
                     Six Months Ended
                         June 30,                 2001 vs. 2000
                    2001         2000            $             %
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------
Revenues:
 Commissions   $   61,498  $   120,081    $   (58,583)        (48.8)%
 Underwritings        900        4,682         (3,782)        (80.8)%
 Fees              39,957       36,418          3,539           9.7%
 Interest          29,967       37,536         (7,569)        (20.2)%
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------

  Total revenues  132,322      198,717        (66,395)        (33.4)%
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------
Costs and expenses:
 Compensation
  and benefits     68,754       54,217         14,537          26.8%
 Interest           1,517          890            627          70.4%
 Brokerage,
  clearing,
  exchange fees,
  and other        19,386       31,455        (12,069)        (38.4)%
 Advertising       17,974       38,060        (20,086)        (52.8)%
 Occupancy and
  related costs    15,575        5,534         10,041         181.4%
 Communications
  and technology   23,051       21,544          1,507           7.0%
 Rebranding
  costs (1)        38,894            -         38,894            NM
 Reorganization
  costs (1)        24,926            -         24,926            NM
 Merger-related
  retention
  compensation (1)  8,767            -          8,767            NM
 Other operating
  expenses         24,413       29,465         (5,052)        (17.1)%
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------
  Total costs
   and expenses   243,257      181,165         62,092          34.3%
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------
Income (loss)
 before income tax
 provision (benefit)
 and equity in net
 loss of joint
 ventures        (110,935)      17,552       (128,487)           NM
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------
Income tax
 provision
 (benefit)        (42,449)       7,297        (49,746)           NM

Equity in net loss
 of joint
 ventures (3)      (4,130)      (3,262)          (868)        (26.6)%
              ------------  ------------  -------------    ----------
Net income
 (loss)       $   (72,616)  $    6,993     $  (79,609)           NM
              ============  ============  ============     ==========
Earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
  Basic       $     (0.69)  $     0.07     $    (0.76)           NM
  Diluted     $     (0.69)  $     0.07     $    (0.76)           NM
              ============  ============  ============     ==========
Weighted average
 notional and
 outstanding shares:
  Basic           105,973      102,650          3,323           3.2%
  Diluted         105,973      102,651          3,322           3.2%
              ============  ============  ============     ==========
Earnings (loss)
 attributable to:
  CSFB (USA)
   Retained
   Interest   $   (59,951)  $    5,741     $  (65,692)           NM
  CSFBdirect
   Tracking
   Stock (2)      (12,665)       1,252        (13,917)           NM
              ============  ============  ============     ==========
Tracking Stock
 earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
  Basic       $     (0.69)  $     0.07     $    (0.76)           NM
  Diluted     $     (0.69)  $     0.07     $    (0.76)           NM
              ============  ============  ============     ==========
Tracking Stock
 weighted average
 common shares:
  Basic            18,400       18,400              0           0.0%
  Diluted          18,400       18,401             (1)          0.0%
              ============  ============  ============     ==========


                              CSFBdirect
        Combined Summary of Operations (Unaudited) - See note 2

      (1) Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. (formerly Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.) and Subsidiaries, ("CSFB (USA), Inc.") became
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group, a
corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland, as a result of a
merger which was completed on November 3, 2000. The merger did not
have an effect on the outstanding shares of DLJdirect common stock.
Effective January 15, 2001, DLJdirect changed its name to CSFBdirect.
All references to DLJdirect have been changed to CSFBdirect. Costs
incurred as a result of the name change are included in rebranding
costs in the combined summary of operations. On March 29, 2001,
CSFBdirect received a capital contribution of $29.0 million to
partially offset these expenses. In addition, during the quarter ended
March 31, 2001, CSFBdirect closed its Parsippany, New Jersey office
resulting in the termination of employees, exiting of the lease and
write-off of equipment. Costs incurred as a result of this transaction
are included as reorganization costs in the combined summary of
operations. On May 31, 2001 CSFBdirect announced the termination of
180 employees and closing of one of the offices in Charlotte, North
Carolina. Costs incurred as a result of this transaction are included
as reorganization costs. Additionally, the operation incurred
merger-related retention award compensation totalling $8.7 million.

      (2) CSFBdirect represents a combination of the assets and
liabilities of CSFB (USA), Inc.'s existing online discount brokerage
and related investment services, rather than a separately incorporated
entity. CSFBdirect Common Stock tracks the separate performance of
these businesses for periods subsequent to the date of the offering.
On May 28, 1999, CSFB (USA), Inc. issued in an initial public
offering, 18.4 million shares of CSFBdirect Common Stock ("Tracking
Stock"). The shares of Tracking Stock have no voting rights, except in
certain limited circumstances. Even though CSFB (USA), Inc. has
allocated certain assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash
flows to CSFBdirect, that allocation will not change the legal title
to any assets or responsibility for any liabilities. Holders of
Tracking Stock are common stockholders of CSFB (USA), Inc. and are
subject to all the risks associated with an investment in CSFB (USA),
Inc.
      Prior to the offering, CSFB (USA), Inc. designated its existing
common stock as CSFB (USA), Common Stock which represents the
performance of CSFB (USA), Inc.'s primary businesses plus a retained
interest in CSFBdirect. All of CSFB (USA), Inc.'s businesses other
than those included in CSFBdirect, plus its retained interest in
CSFBdirect, are referred to as CSFB (USA). As a result of the
offering, CSFB (USA) had a retained interest of 82.1% in CSFBdirect
represented by 84.3 million notional shares. The 18.4 million shares
of CSFBdirect Tracking Stock reflects the 17.9% owned by the public.
Prior to the offering, CSFB (USA) had a 100% interest in the earnings
of CSFBdirect. As a result of it's $29.0 million capital contribution
on March 29, 2001, CSFB (USA)'s retained interest increased to 83.1%,
represented by 90.8 million notional shares.
      On July 11, 2001, Credit Suisse First Boston announced the
execution of a definitive merger agreement whereby Credit Suisse First
Boston, Inc., the direct parent of Credit Suisse First Boston (USA),
Inc., will acquire the 18.4 million shares of CSFBdirect common stock
owned by the public for $6.00 per share in cash, or a total of
approximately $110 million. The transaction, which includes a cash
tender offer for all of the CSFBdirect common stock owned by the
public, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2001.

      (3) CSFBdirect has a 50% interest in joint ventures in Japan, Hong
Kong and the Middle East which amounts are included in equity from net
loss of joint ventures in the combined statement of operations.

      (4) Earnings per share amounts have been calculated by dividing
net income by the weighted average notional and outstanding tracking
shares. The notional shares represent CSFB (USA)'s 83.1% retained
interest in CSFBdirect. Prior to the offering, CSFB (USA) had a 100%
interest in the earnings of CSFBdirect.

      Tracking Stock earnings per common share amounts have been
calculated by dividing earnings applicable to common shares by the
weighted average actual common shares outstanding.


                              CSFBdirect
           Combined Financial Data (Unaudited) - See note 2
                 (in thousands, except per share data)
                       -----------------------------------------------
                         2q01      1q01       4q00     3q00      2q00
                      ------------------------------------------------
Revenues:
 Commissions          $ 28,048  $ 33,450   $ 36,197  $ 37,212  $45,542
 Underwritings             673       227        572     1,567    1,594
 Fees                   17,882    22,075     25,977    21,774   17,711
 Interest               13,580    16,387     17,638    18,697   19,142
                      --------  --------   --------    ------   ------
  Total revenues        60,183    72,139     80,384    79,250   83,989
                      --------  --------   ---------   ------   ------

Interest expense           772       745        393       272      375
                      --------  --------   --------   -------   ------
 Net revenues           59,411    71,394     79,991    78,978   83,614
                      --------  --------   --------   -------   ------

Non-interest
 expenses:
 Compensation and
  benefits              31,818    36,936     35,795    34,107   27,046
 Brokerage,
  clearing, exchange
  fees, and other        9,198    10,188     10,811    11,063   12,855
 Advertising             6,782    11,192     13,066     9,125   19,990
 Occupancy and
  related costs          7,849     7,726      5,994     4,026    3,144
 Communications
  and technology        11,990    11,061     10,246    12,383   11,443
 Rebranding costs (1)    4,442    34,452      6,587      -        -
 Reorganization
  costs (1)             15,939     8,987       -         -        -
 Merger-related
  retention
  compensation (1)       8,767      -          -         -        -
 Other operating
  expenses              10,947    13,466     12,692    11,378   17,053
                      --------  --------   --------    ------   ------

  Total non-interest
   expenses            107,732   134,008     95,191    82,082   91,531
                      --------  --------   --------    ------   ------

Income (loss) before
 income tax provision
 (benefit) and equity
 in net loss of joint
 ventures              (48,321)  (62,614)   (15,200)   (3,104) (7,917)
                      --------- ---------  ---------   ------- -------

Income tax
 provision (benefit)   (17,638)  (24,811)    (5,842)   (1,272) (3,353)

Equity in net loss
 of joint ventures (3)    (411)   (3,719)    (1,403)   (2,330) (2,057)
                      --------- ---------  ----------  ------- -------

Net income (loss)     $(31,094) $(41,522)  $(10,761) $ (4,162)$(6,621)
                      ========= =========  ========= ========= =======
Earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
 Basic                $  (0.28) $  (0.40)  $  (0.10) $  (0.04) $(0.06)
 Diluted              $  (0.28) $  (0.40)  $  (0.10) $  (0.04) $(0.06)
                      ========= ========== =========  ======== ======
Weighted average
 notional and
 outstanding shares:
 Basic                 109,152   102,794    102,650   102,650  102,650
 Diluted               109,152   102,794    102,650   102,650  102,650
                      ========  ========   ========   =======  =======
Earnings (loss)
 attributable to:
 CSFB (USA) Retained
  Interest            $(25,852) $(34,099) $  (8,835) $ (3,417)$(5,436)
 CSFBdirect Tracking
  Stock (2)             (5,242)   (7,423)    (1,926)     (745) (1,185)
                      ========= ========   =========   ======= =======
Tracking Stock
 earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
 Basic                  $(0.28) $  (0.40) $  (0.10)$    (0.04)$ (0.06)
 Diluted                $(0.28) $  (0.40) $  (0.10)$    (0.04)$ (0.06)
                      ========= ========= ===========  ======== ======

Tracking Stock
 weighted
 average common
  shares:
 Basic                  18,400    18,400     18,400     18,400  18,400
 Diluted                18,400    18,400     18,400     18,400  18,400
                      ========  ========   ========    =======  ======


                              CSFBdirect
           Combined Financial Data (Unaudited) - See note 2
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data and financial ratios)

                                 -------------------------------------
                                        Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,
                                     2001             2000
                                 -------------------------------------

Other financial data:

Net revenues                     $     130,805     $     197,827
                                 -------------     -------------

Net interest revenues            $      28,450     $      36,646
                                 -------------     -------------

Compensation and benefits
 as a % of net revenues                  52.6%             27.4%
                                 -------------     -------------

Compensation and benefits
 as a % of pre-tax income
 (loss) before compensation
 & benefits                           (163.0)%             75.5%
                                 -------------     -------------

Non-compensation expenses
 as a % of net revenues                 133.4%             63.7%
                                 -------------     -------------

Income (loss) before provision
 for income taxes and equity
 in net loss of joint ventures
 as a % of net revenues                (84.8)%              8.9%
                                 -------------     -------------
Net income (loss) as a
 % of net revenues                     (55.5)%              3.5%
                                 -------------     -------------

Tracking Stock shares
 outstanding at end of period       18,400,000        18,400,000
                                 -------------     -------------

                              ----------------------------------------
                                  2q01            1q01         4q00
                              ----------------------------------------

Net revenues                  $    59,411   $      71,394 $     79,991
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

Net interest revenues         $    12,808   $      15,642       17,245
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

Compensation and benefits
 as a % of net revenues             53.6%           51.7%        44.7%
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

Compensation and benefits
 as a % of pre-tax income
 (loss) before compensation
 & benefits                      (192.8)%        (143.8)%      173.8%
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

Non-compensation expenses
 as a % of net revenues            129.1%          137.0%        74.3%
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

Income (loss) before provision
 for income taxes and equity
 in net loss of joint ventures
 as a % of net revenues           (81.3)%         (87.7)%      (19.0)%
                              -----------   ------------- ------------
Net income (loss) as a
 % of net revenues                (52.3)%         (58.2)%      (13.5)%
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

Tracking Stock shares
 outstanding at end of period  18,400,000      18,400,000   18,400,000
                              -----------   ------------- ------------

                              ----------------------------------------
                                      3q00              2q00
                              ----------------------------------------

Net revenues                     $      78,978     $      83,614
                                 -------------     -------------

Net interest revenues            $      18,425     $      18,767
                                 -------------     -------------

Compensation and benefits
 as a % of net revenues                  43.2%             32.3%
                                 -------------     -------------

Compensation and benefits
 as a % of pre-tax income
 (loss) before compensation
 & benefits                             110.0%            141.4%
                                 -------------     -------------

Non-compensation expenses
 as a % of net revenues                  60.7%             77.1%
                                 -------------     -------------

Income (loss) before provision
 for income taxes and equity
 in net loss of joint ventures
 as a % of net revenues                 (3.9)%            (9.5)%
                                 -------------     -------------
Net income (loss) as a
 % of net revenues                      (5.3)%            (7.9)%
                                 -------------     -------------

Tracking Stock shares
 outstanding at end of period       18,400,000        18,400,000
                                 -------------     -------------


                              CSFBdirect
             Combined Other Data (Unaudited) - See note 2

                   2q01       1q01       4q00       3q00       2q00

Total trades
 United States  1,023,000  1,260,000  1,391,000  1,445,000   1,798,000
 United Kingdom    47,000     52,000     48,000     52,000      68,000
 Japan            767,000    630,000    511,000    428,000     378,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

  Total         1,837,000  1,942,000  1,950,000  1,925,000   2,244,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

Average trades
per day
 United States     16,200     20,300     22,100     22,900      28,500
 United Kingdom       800        800        800        800       1,100
 Japan             12,400     10,700      8,200      6,800       6,300
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

  Total            29,400     31,800     31,100     30,500      35,900
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

Total accounts
 United States  1,014,000    981,000    952,000    923,000     893,000
 United Kingdom    58,000     55,000     48,000     44,000      40,000
 Japan             97,000     92,000     84,000     74,000      59,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

  Total         1,169,000  1,128,000  1,084,000  1,041,000     992,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

Total active
accounts (A)
 United States    462,000    450,000    441,000    426,000     412,000
 United Kingdom    30,000     26,000     25,000     22,000      19,000
 Japan             68,000     63,000     54,000     46,000      37,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

  Total           560,000    539,000    520,000    494,000     468,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------

Acquisition cost
per new active
account
 United
  States (B)      $   329    $   462    $   731    $   383     $   635
 United Kingdom       341(1)   1,537(1)     446        581         389
 Japan                 94         43         84        343         317
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

  Average         $   290    $   401    $   508    $   390     $   529
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

Total customer
assets (in millions)
 United States   $ 19,500   $ 17,900   $ 19,800   $ 24,400   $  24,600
 United Kingdom       300        300        300        200         200
 Japan              3,200      2,900      2,700      3,000       2,700
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

  Total          $ 23,000   $ 21,100   $ 22,800   $ 27,600   $  27,500
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

Assets per
active account
 United States   $ 42,000   $ 40,000   $ 45,000   $ 57,000   $  60,000
 United Kingdom    10,000     12,000     12,000      9,000      11,000
 Japan             47,000     46,000     50,000     65,000      73,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

  Average        $ 41,000   $ 39,000   $ 44,000   $ 56,000   $  59,000
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

Total employees
 United States      1,060(2)   1,276(2)   1,426      1,486       1,350
 United Kingdom        99         95         82         65          50
 Japan                103        108        107        103          86
 India                276        204        184        161          53
 Hong Kong            102        104         59         46          10
 Other                 10         13         13          8           7
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

  Total             1,650      1,800      1,871      1,869       1,556
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

Technology
employees
 United States        389        485        436        443         378
 United Kingdom        27         29         16          7           1
 Japan                  9         11         13         10           6
 India                276        204        184        157          53
 Hong Kong             10         15          7          7           1
 Other
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

  Total               711        744        656        624         439
                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

      Data includes 100% of the activities of DLJdirect SFG Securities
Inc., CSFBdirect-eUnion, and CSFB Hutchison direct Holdings Limited.

      (A) Active accounts consist of those accounts at the end of the
related period with at least one trade in the last twelve months or
with a balance at period end.

      (B) Based upon gross number of active accounts added during the
period, net of rebranding costs.

      (1) based upon actual (not rounded) numbers.

      (2) includes the effects of the reorganization.


                              CSFBdirect
           Combined Financial Data (Unaudited) - See note 2
      (in thousands, except per share data and financial ratios)

                                                    2q01      2q01
                                                     vs.       vs.
                     2q01      1q01       2q00      1q01%     2q00

Revenues:
 Commissions        $28,048   $33,450   $45,542    (16.1)%    (38.4)%
 Underwritings          673       227     1,594    196.5%     (57.8)%
 Fees                17,882    22,075    17,711    (19.0)%      1.0%
 Interest            13,580    16,387    19,142    (17.1)%    (29.1)%
                   --------- ---------  --------  --------   ---------
  Total revenues     60,183    72,139    83,989    (16.6)%    (28.3)%
                   --------- ---------  --------  --------   ---------

Interest expense        772       745       375      3.6%     105.9%
                   --------- ---------  --------  --------   ---------
  Net revenues       59,411    71,394    83,614    (16.8)%    (28.9)%
                   --------- ---------  --------  --------   ---------

Non-interest
expenses:
 Compensation and
  benefits           31,818    36,936    27,046    (13.9)%     17.6%
 Brokerage,
  clearing,
  exchange
  fees, and other     9,198    10,188    12,855     (9.7)%    (28.4)%
 Advertising          6,782    11,192    19,990    (39.4)%    (66.1)%
 Occupancy and
  related costs       7,849     7,726     3,144      1.6%     149.7%
 Communications and
  technology         11,990    11,061    11,443      8.4%       4.8%
 Rebranding
  costs (1)           4,442    34,452         -    (87.1)%       NM
 Reorganization
  costs (1)          15,939     8,987         -     77.4%        NM
 Merger-related
  retention
  compensation (1)    8,767         -         -       NM         NM
 Other operating
  expenses           10,947    13,466    17,053    (18.7)%    (35.8)%
                    --------  --------- --------  --------   ---------

  Total
   non-interest
   expenses         107,732    134,008   91,531    (19.6)%     17.7%
                    --------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------

Income (loss)
 before income
 tax provision
 (benefit) and
 equity in net
 loss of joint
 ventures           (48,321)  (62,614)   (7,917)    22.8 %       NM
                   --------- ---------   -------   -------   -------

Income tax
 provision
 (benefit)          (17,638)  (24,811)   (3,353)    28.9 %       NM

Equity in net
 loss of joint
 ventures (3)          (411)   (3,719)   (2,057)    88.9 %     80.0 %
                   ---------- --------- ---------  --------  --------

Net income (loss)  $(31,094) $(41,522)  $(6,621)    25.1 %       NM
                   ========= =========  =========  ========  ========

Earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
  Basic            $  (0.28) $  (0.40)  $ (0.06)    30.0 %       NM
  Diluted          $  (0.28) $  (0.40)  $ (0.06)    30.0 %       NM
                   ========= =========  ========   =======   ========

Weighted average
 notional and
 outstanding shares:
  Basic             109,152   102,794   102,650      6.2%       6.3%
  Diluted           109,152   102,794   102,650      6.2%       6.3%
                   ========= =========  ========   =======   ========

Earnings (loss)
attributable to:
 CSFB (USA)
  Retained
  Interest         $(25,852) $(34,099) $ (5,436)    24.2 %       NM
 CSFBdirect
  Tracking
  Stock (2)          (5,242)   (7,426)   (1,185)    29.4 %       NM
                   ========= ========= =========  ========   ========

Tracking Stock
 earnings (loss)
 per share (4):
  Basic            $  (0.28) $  (0.40) $  (0.06)    27.5 %       NM
  Diluted          $  (0.28) $  (0.40) $  (0.06)    27.5 %       NM
                   ========= ========= =========   ========  ========

Weighted average
 common shares -
 Tracking Stock:
  Basic              18,400    18,400    18,400      0.0%       0.0%
  Diluted            18,400    18,400    18,400      0.0%       0.0%
                   ========= ========= =========   ========  ========


                              CSFBdirect
            Combined Revenues and Expenses as a Percentage
               of Net Revenues (Unaudited) - See note 2

                                 -------------------------------------
                                 2q01    1q01    4q00    3q00   2q00
                                 -------------------------------------
Revenues:
  Commissions                    47.2%   46.9%   45.3%   47.1%  54.5%
  Underwritings                   1.1%    0.3%    0.7%    2.0%   1.9%
  Fees                           30.1%   30.9%   32.5%   27.6%  21.2%
  Interest                       22.9%   23.0%   22.0%   23.7%  22.9%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

    Total revenues              101.3%  101.0%  100.5%  100.3% 100.4%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

Interest expense                  1.3%    1.0%    0.5%    0.3%   0.4%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

    Net revenues                100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0% 100.0%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

Non-interest expenses:
  Compensation and benefits      53.6%   51.7%   44.7%   43.2%  32.3%
  Brokerage, clearing,
   exchange fees, and other      15.5%   14.3%   13.5%   14.0%  15.4%
  Advertising                    11.4%   15.7%   16.3%   11.6%  23.9%
  Occupancy and related costs    13.2%   10.8%    7.5%    5.1%   3.8%
  Communications and technology  20.2%   15.5%   12.7%   15.7%  13.7%
  Rebranding costs (1)            7.5%   48.3%    8.3%    0.0%   0.0%
  Reorganization costs (1)       26.8%   12.6%    0.0%    0.0%   0.0%
  Merger-related retention
   compensation (1)              14.8%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%   0.0%
  Other operating expenses       18.4%   18.9%   15.9%   14.4%  20.4%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------
    Total non-interest expenses 181.3%  187.7%  119.0%  103.9% 109.5%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

Income (loss) before income tax
 provision (benefit) and equity
 in net loss of joint ventures  (81.3)% (87.7)% (19.0)%  (3.9)% (9.5)%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

Income tax provision (benefit)  (29.7)% (34.8)%  (7.3)%  (1.6)% (4.0)%

Equity in net loss of joint
 ventures (3)                    (0.7)%  (5.2)%  (1.8)%  (3.0)% (2.5)%
                                ------  ------  ------  ------ ------

Net income (loss)               (52.3)% (58.2)% (13.5)%  (5.3)% (7.9)%
                                ======  ======  ======  ====== ======
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