FWP 1 d389995dfwp.htm FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Free Writing Prospectus

ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-178960

Dated August 6, 2012

 

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Announcing:

ETRACS ETNs coupon

payments

  

Announcing:

ETRACS ETNs coupon payments

Today UBS Investment Bank announced coupon payments for three monthly pay ETRACS exchange traded notes (the “ETNs”), all traded on the NYSE Arca.

 

 

RWXL: linked to the Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities Index

 

 

DVYL: linked to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

 

 

SDYL: linked to the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index

The table below summarizes the relevant coupon information for the three ETNs:

 

 

NYSE
Ticker

 

  

ETN Name

 

 

 

Valuation
Date

 

  

 

Ex-
Date

 

  

Record
Date

 

  

Payment
Date

 

  

Coupon
Amount

 

  

Payment
Schedule

 

  

 

Current Yield
(annualized)*

 

     ETRACS                                  
     Monthly Pay                                  
     2xLeveraged                                  

RWXL

   Dow Jones   7/30/2012    8/8/2012    8/10/2012    8/20/2012    $0.0747    Monthly    3.45%
     International                                  
     Real Estate                                  
     ETN                                  
                 
     ETRACS                                  
     Monthly Pay                                  
     2xLeveraged                                  

DVYL

   Dow Jones   7/30/2012    8/8/2012    8/10/2012    8/20/2012    $0.0861    Monthly    3.71%
     Select                                  
     Dividend                                  
     Index ETN                                  
                 
     ETRACS                                  
     Monthly Pay                                  

SDYL

   2xLeveraged   7/30/2012    8/8/2012    8/10/2012    8/20/2012    $0.1147    Monthly    5.03%
     S&P                                  
     Dividend                                  
     ETN                                  

* “Current Yield”, for each ETN, equals the current Coupon Amount annualized and divided by the closing price of the ETN on its current Coupon Valuation Date, or, if the closing price is not available on that date, then the previous available closing price, and rounded to two decimal places for ease of analysis. The Current Yield is not indicative of future coupon payments, if any, on the ETNs. You are not guaranteed any coupon or distribution amount under the ETNs.

Note: RWXL, DVYL and SDYL pay a variable monthly coupon linked to 2 times the cash distributions, if any, on the respective underlying index constituents, less any withholding taxes, if any. Variations in the amount of monthly distributions will lead to large variations in the Current Yield as calculated above. As such, the Current Yield for each is not indicative of future coupon payments, if any, on these ETNs.


About ETRACS

For further information about ETRACS ETNs, go to www.etracs.com.

Exchange Traded Access Securities ETNs (“ETRACS ETNs”), are exchange-traded notes, an innovative class of investment products offering access to markets and strategies that may not be readily available to investors, and offer unique diversification opportunities in a number of different sectors. ETRACS ETNs may offer:

 

   

Access to asset classes with historically low correlations to more traditional asset classes

   

Convenience of an exchange-traded security

   

Transparent exposure to a published index

ETRACS ETNs are senior unsecured notes issued by UBS AG (“UBS”), are traded on NYSE Arca, and can be bought and sold through a broker or financial advisor. An investment in ETRACS ETNs is subject to a number of risks, including the risk of loss of some or all of the investor’s principal, and is subject to the creditworthiness of UBS. Investors are not guaranteed any coupon or distribution amount under the ETNs. We urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks described under “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement, or product supplement and pricing supplement, as applicable, for the ETRACS ETN.

Contact

Tel.: +1-800-ETRACS-5

etracs@ubs.com

 

 

www.etracs.com

 

 

This material is issued by UBS AG or an affiliate thereof (“UBS”). Products and services mentioned in this publication may not be available
for residents of certain jurisdictions. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Please consult the restrictions relating
to the product or service in question for further information. Activities with respect to US securities are conducted through UBS Securities
LLC, a US broker/dealer. Member of SIPC
http://www.sipc.org/).

 

ETRACS ETNs are sold only in conjunction with the relevant offering materials. UBS has filed a registration statement (including a
prospectus, as supplemented by a product supplement and pricing supplement for the offering of the ETRACS ETNs) with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read these
documents and any other documents that UBS has filed with the SEC for more complete information about UBS and the offering to
which this communication relates. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, you can request the prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement by calling toll-free (+1-877-387 2275). In the US,
securities underwriting, trading and brokerage activities and M&A advisor activities are provided by UBS Securities LLC, a registered
broker/dealer that is a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS AG, a member of the New York Stock Exchange and other principal exchanges,
and a member of SIPC. UBS Financial Services Inc. is a registered broker/dealer and affiliate of UBS Securities LLC.

 

Neither the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN nor the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow
Jones Select Dividend Index ETN are sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME or their respective affiliates. Dow Jones,
CME and their respective affiliates make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETRACS Monthly Pay
2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN, the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN or any
member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the Product(s). Dow Jones’, CME’s and their respective affiliates’ only
relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Dow Jones, the Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select
Real Estate Securities Index, and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index which are determined, composed and calculated by CME
without regard to UBS AG, the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN or the ETRACS Monthly Pay
2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN. Dow Jones and CME have no obligation to take the needs of UBS AG or the owners
of the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN or the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones
Select Dividend Index ETN into consideration in determining, composing or calculating “Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate
Securities IndexSM” or the “Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM”. Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates are not responsible
for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow
Jones International Real Estate ETN or the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN to be sold or in the
determination or calculation of the equation by which the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN or
the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN are to be converted into cash. Dow Jones, CME and their
respective affiliates have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the ETRACS Monthly Pay
2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN or the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to
the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN or the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones
Select Dividend Index ETN currently being issued by UBS AG, but which may be similar to and competitive with the ETRACS Monthly Pay
2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN or ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN. In
addition, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the Dow Jones Global ex-
U.S.

    


Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM or the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM. It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM , the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM, the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN, or the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN. DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE DOW JONES GLOBAL EX-U.S. SELECT REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INDEXSM, THE DOW JONES U.S. SELECT DIVIDEND INDEXSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY UBS AG, OWNERS OF THE ETRACS MONTHLY PAY 2XLEVERAGED DOW JONES INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE ETN, THE ETRACS MONTHLY PAY 2XLEVERAGED DOW JONES SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX ETN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE DOW JONES GLOBAL EX-U.S. SELECT REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INDEX THE DOW JONES U.S. SELECT DIVIDEND INDEXSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE DOW JONES GLOBAL EX-U.S. SELECT REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INDEXSM, THE DOW JONES U.S. SELECT DIVIDEND INDEXSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL DOW JONES, CME OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN CME AND UBS AG, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF CME.

Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and UBS AG have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement providing for the license to UBS, and certain of its affiliates, in exchange for a fee, of the right to use the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® Index, in connection with securities, including the ETNs. The S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® Index is owned and published by S&P. The ETNs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or its third party licensors. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETNs or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the ETNs particularly or the ability of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® Index to track general stock market performance. S&P’s and its third party licensor’s only relationship to UBS AG is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of S&P and the third party licensors and of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by S&P or its third party licensors without regard to UBS AG or the ETNs. S&P and its third party licensors have no obligation to take the needs of UBS AG or the owners of the ETNs into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® Index. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the ETNs or the timing of the issuance or sale of the ETNs or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the ETNs is to be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the ETNs. NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

UBS specifically prohibits the redistribution or reproduction of this material in whole or in part without the prior written permission of UBS and UBS accepts no liability whatsoever for the actions of third parties in this respect. © UBS 2012. The key symbol, UBS and ETRACS are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS. The “Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM” and the “Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM” are products of Dow Jones Indexes and marketing names and licensed trademarks of CME Indexes, and have been licensed for use. “Dow Jones®”, “Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM”,“Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM” and “Dow Jones Indexes” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by UBS AG. . “S&P®”, “Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P 500®”, “S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats®” and “Dividend Aristocrats®” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and have been licensed for use by UBS. The Securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P and S&P makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Securities. Other marks may be trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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