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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-028088
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240227

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001061353
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				134009166
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08777
		FILM NUMBER:		24684871

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ELEVEN MADISON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123252000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ELEVEN MADISON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10010

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DLJ HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980508
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Amendment No. ) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &sect;240.14a-12&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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other than the Registrant) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YIELD
BOND FUND</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>Eleven Madison Avenue</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in"><B><U>For Immediate Release</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">Contact: Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">1-800-293-1232</P>

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FUND</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>ANNOUNCES DATE OF 2024 ANNUAL
MEETING</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>New York, New York, February
26, 2024</B>&mdash;Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;) announced that the Fund&rsquo;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(the &ldquo;Meeting&rdquo;) will be held on April&nbsp;16, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Fund is traded on the
NYSE American under the trading symbol &ldquo;DHY.&rdquo; Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (&ldquo;Credit Suisse&rdquo;), the Fund&rsquo;s
investment adviser, is part of the asset management business of UBS Group AG, one of the world&rsquo;s leading banks.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>Additional Information about
the Meeting and Where to Find It</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This press release is not
intended to, and does not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Fund, nor is this press release intended to solicit a
proxy from any shareholder of the Fund. <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The solicitation of proxies in connection with the Meeting
will only be made by a definitive Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">This
press release references a Proxy Statement, to be filed by the Fund. The Proxy Statement has yet to be filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;).&nbsp;After the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC, it may be amended or withdrawn.
</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Fund and its trustees
and officers, and Credit Suisse, and its shareholders, officers and employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies with respect to the Meeting.&nbsp;Investors and shareholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the
direct and indirect interests of the Fund&rsquo;s trustees and officers, and Credit Suisse and its shareholders, officers and employees
and other persons by reading the Proxy Statement when it is filed with the SEC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS
OF THE FUND ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND AND THE MEETING.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Security holders may obtain
free copies (when they become available) of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC&rsquo;s web site at&nbsp;<B>www.sec.gov</B>.&nbsp;In
addition, free copies (when they become available) of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed with the SEC may also be obtained
by directing a request to Credit Suisse at (800)&nbsp;293-1232.</P>

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