Credit Suisse Group Finance plans Samurai offer

TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse Group Finance (Guernsey) Ltd plans to sell Samurai bonds, documents filed with Japanese financial authorities showed on Thursday.

The bonds are expected to come in two tranches -- five-year fixed-rate bonds and 3-½ year floating-rate bonds -- and will be guaranteed by Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) (CS.N), the documents showed.

Credit Suisse Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, Mizuho Securities and Nikko Cordial Securities are lead mangers for the fixed-rate bonds.

For the floating-rate bonds, Credit Suisse Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and Nikko Cordial Securities are lead mangers.

Samurai bonds are yen bonds issued in Japan by non-Japanese entities. (Reporting by Rika Otsuka; Editing by Chris Gallagher)