ZURICH, June 2 (Reuters) - Swiss bank Credit Suisse said on Thursday it is issuing around 75.5 million new shares representing 3.8 percent of its currently issued share capital for its 2015 scrip dividend. Zurich-based Credit Suisse said in a statement that the issue price of the new shares is 12.47 Swiss francs. Shares in Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, closed at 13.27 francs on Wednesday. (Reporting by Joshua Franklin and John Miller)
Credit ##or is to issue around 75.5 million new shares , representing 20 % of currently issued share capital , for its 2015 scrip dividend .