424B3 1 bdcz_424b3-08355.htm FORM 424B3

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-263376

Amendment No. 1 dated June 16, 2023+ to

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT dated July 30, 2021

(To Prospectus dated May 27, 2022)

$142,839,625 ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN due April 26, 2041

The ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN due April 26, 2041 (the “Securities”) are senior unsecured debt securities issued by UBS AG (UBS) that provide exposure to the performance of the MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index (the “Index”), the successor index to the Wells Fargo® Business Development Company Index (the “Original Index”) effective after market close on July 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), reduced by an Accrued Tracking Fee (as described below) based on an Annual Tracking Fee of 0.85% per annum. Investing in the Securities involves significant risks. You will receive a cash payment at maturity or upon exercise by UBS of its call right, based on the performance of the Index less the Accrued Tracking Fee, as described herein. You will receive a cash payment upon early redemption based on the performance of the Index less the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Redemption Fee Amount, as described herein. The Securities may pay a quarterly coupon during their term.

The Securities do not guarantee any return of your initial investment and may not pay any coupon. You may lose some or all of your principal if you invest in the Securities. If the level of the Index declines or does not increase by an amount sufficient to offset the negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Redemption Fee Amount, if applicable, you will lose some or all of your principal at maturity, early redemption or upon exercise by UBS of its call right. Any payment at maturity or upon early redemption is subject to the creditworthiness of UBS and is not guaranteed by any third party. In addition, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of UBS will affect the market value, if any, of the Securities.

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-15 for a description of risks related to an investment in the Securities.

The principal terms of the Securities are as follows:

Issuer:

UBS AG (London Branch)

Series:

Medium-Term Notes, Series B

Initial Trade Date:

October 8, 2015

Initial Settlement Date:

October 14, 2015

Term:

Approximately 25.5 years, ending on the Maturity Date, subject to your right to require UBS to redeem your Securities on any Redemption Date or the UBS Call Right, each as described below.

Maturity Date:

April 26, 2041, subject to adjustment

Stated Principal Amount:

$25.00 per Security

Underlying Index:

The return on the Securities is linked to the performance of the MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index, the successor index to the Original Index effective after market close on the Effective Date, which was renamed from “MVIS US Business Development Companies Index” effective after market close on June 16, 2023. On April 26, 2021, the Security Calculation Agent announced that, pursuant to the terms of the Securities, it has determined that the Index is comparable to the Original Index and approved the Index as the successor index for the Securities following the discontinuation of publication of the Original Index. The Index is intended to measure the performance of the largest and most liquid companies which are treated as business development companies and are incorporated in the United States. The “Index Sponsor” is MarketVector Indexes GmbH. For a detailed description of the Index, see “MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index” beginning on page S-31.

Coupon Amount:

For each Security you hold on the applicable Coupon Record Date you may receive on each quarterly Coupon Payment Date an amount in cash equal to the Coupon Amount, if any. As further described in “Specific Terms of the Securities - Coupon Payment” beginning on page S-44, the Coupon Amount will equal the sum of the cash distributions that a hypothetical holder of Index constituents would have been entitled to receive in respect of the Index constituents during the relevant period, reduced by the Accrued Tracking Fee. The final Coupon Amount will be included in the Cash Settlement Amount at maturity.

Coupon Payment Date:

The 15th Index Business Day following each Coupon Valuation Date (subject to adjustment). The final Coupon Payment Date will be the Maturity Date.

Annual Tracking Fee:

The Accrued Tracking Fee is based on the Annual Tracking Fee, which is, as of any date of determination, an amount per Security equal to the product of (i) 0.85% per annum and (ii) the Current Indicative Value as of the immediately preceding Index Business Day.

Current Indicative Value:

As determined by the Security Calculation Agent as of any date of determination, an amount per Security, equal to the product of (i) the Stated Principal Amount and (ii) the Index Performance Ratio of such date, using the Index Closing Level on such date as the Final Index Level. As of July 30, 2021, the Current Indicative Value was $19.3744.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The Securities are not deposit liabilities of UBS AG and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency in the United States, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction. An investment in the Securities carries risks that are very different from the risk profile of a bank deposit placed with UBS or its affiliates. The Securities have different yield, liquidity and risk profiles and will not benefit from any protection provided to deposits.

 

UBS Investment Bank

Prospectus Supplement dated June 16, 2023

 

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Payment at Maturity; Cash
Settlement Amount:

For each Security, unless earlier redeemed or called, you will receive at maturity a cash payment equal to (a) the product of (i) the Stated Principal Amount and (ii) the Index Performance Ratio as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, plus (b) the final Coupon Amount, minus (c) the Accrued Tracking Fee as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, plus (d) the Stub Reference Distribution Amount as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, if any. We refer to this cash payment as the “Cash Settlement Amount.” If the amount so calculated is equal to or less than zero, the payment at maturity will be zero.

Early Redemption; Redemption Amount:

Subject to the minimum redemption amount of 50,000 Securities and to your compliance with the procedures described under “Specific Terms of the Securities - Early Redemption at the Option of the Holders” and “Specific Terms of the Securities - Redemption Procedures,” upon early redemption, you will receive per Security a cash payment on the relevant Redemption Date equal to (a) the product of (i) the Stated Principal Amount and (ii) the Index Performance Ratio as of the Redemption Valuation Date, plus (b) the Coupon Amount with respect to the Coupon Valuation Date immediately preceding the Redemption Valuation Date if on the Redemption Valuation Date the Coupon Ex-Date with respect to such Coupon Amount has not yet occurred, plus (c) the Adjusted Coupon Amount, if any, minus (d) the Adjusted Tracking Fee Shortfall, if any, as of the Redemption Valuation Date, minus (e) the Redemption Fee Amount. We refer to this cash payment as the “Redemption Amount.”

Redemption Fee Amount:

As of any date of determination, an amount per Security equal to the product of (i) 0.125% and (ii) the Current Indicative Value as of the immediately preceding Index Business Day.

UBS Call Right:

On any Business Day (or if such day is not an Exchange Business Day, the next Exchange Business Day) through and including the Maturity Date (the “Call Settlement Date”), UBS may at its option redeem all, but not less than all, issued and outstanding Securities. To exercise its call right, UBS must provide notice to the holders of the Securities not less than 18 calendar days prior to the Call Settlement Date. Upon early redemption in the event UBS exercises this right, you will receive a cash payment equal to the Call Settlement Amount, which will be calculated as described herein and paid on the Call Settlement Date. If the amount so calculated is equal to or less than zero, the payment upon exercise of the call right will be zero.

Call Settlement Amount:

In the event UBS exercises its call right, you will receive per Security a cash payment on the relevant Call Settlement Date equal to (a) the product of (i) the Stated Principal Amount and (ii) the Index Performance Ratio as of the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period, plus (b) the Coupon Amount with respect to the Coupon Valuation Date immediately preceding the Call Valuation Date if on the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period the Coupon Ex- Date with respect to such Coupon Amount has not yet occurred, plus (c) the Adjusted Coupon Amount, if any, minus (d) the Accrued Tracking Fee as of the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period, plus (e) the Stub Reference Distribution Amount as of the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period, if any. We refer to this cash payment as the “Call Settlement Amount.”

Index Performance Ratio:

On any Index Business Day:

 

Final Index Level
Initial Index Level

Initial Index Level:

On the Effective Date, the Initial Index Level is adjusted to be equal to (a) the Index Closing Level of the Index on the Effective Date multiplied by (b) (i) 904.113 (the original Initial Index Level) divided by (ii) the Index Closing Level of the Original Index on the Effective Date. The adjusted Initial Index Level is 692.808593.

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Final Index Level:

As determined by the Security Calculation Agent, the arithmetic mean of the Index Closing Levels measured on each Index Business Day during the Final Measurement Period or the Call Measurement Period, or the Index Closing Level on any Redemption Valuation Date; provided that if the Redemption Valuation Date falls in the Call Measurement Period or the Final Measurement Period, for the purposes of calculating the Index Performance Ratio as of the Redemption Valuation Date, the Final Index Level on any date of determination during the Call Measurement Period or the Final Measurement Period shall equal (a) 1/10 times (b) (i) the sum of the Index Closing Levels on each Index Business Day from and including the Call Valuation Date or the Calculation Date, as applicable, to but excluding the date of determination, plus (ii) the number of Index Business Days from and including the date of determination to and including the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period or the Final Measurement Period, as applicable, times the Index Closing Level on the date of determination.

Index Closing Level:

The closing level of the Index as reported on Bloomberg L.P.

Divisor:

As of any date of determination, the divisor used by the Index Calculation Agent to calculate the level of the Index, as further described under “MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index - Calculation and Adjustments” beginning on page S-36.

Security Calculation Agent:

UBS Securities LLC

Index Calculation Agent:

The “Index Calculation Agent” means the entity that calculates and publishes the level of the Index, which is currently Solactive AG.

Calculation Date:

April 9, 2041, unless such day is not an Index Business Day, in which case the Calculation Date will be the next Index Business Day, subject to adjustment.

Listing:

The Securities are listed on NYSE Arca under the symbol “BDCZ.” As long as an active secondary market exists, we expect that investors will purchase and sell the Securities primarily in this secondary market.

Indicative Value:

The term “indicative value” refers to the value at a given time and date equal to (i) Stated Principal Amount, times the Index Performance Ratio calculated using the intraday indicative value of the Index as of such time, minus (ii) the Adjusted Tracking Fee Shortfall, if any, as of such time and date assuming such time and date is the Redemption Valuation Date, plus (iii) assuming such time and date is the Redemption Valuation Date, the Coupon Amount with respect to the Coupon Valuation Date if on such Redemption Valuation Date the Coupon Ex-Date with respect to such Coupon Amount has not yet occurred, plus (iv) the Adjusted Coupon Amount, if any, as of such time and date.

Indicative Value Symbol of the Securities:

The closing indicative value of the Securities and the intraday indicative value of the Index will be published on each Index Business Day under the ticker symbols:

BDCZIV <INDEX> (Bloomberg); ^BDCZ-IV (Yahoo! Finance)

Intraday Indicative Value of the Index:

On each Index Business Day, Solactive AG, or a successor Index Calculation Agent, will calculate the “intraday indicative value of the Index” and the index value is disseminated to data vendors every 15 seconds and published on Bloomberg under the ticker symbol “MVBIZD.”

Accrued Tracking Fee:

(1) The Accrued Tracking Fee with respect to the first Coupon Valuation Date is an amount equal to the product of (a) the Annual Tracking Fee as of the first Coupon Valuation Date and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of calendar days from and excluding September 30, 2015 to and including the first Coupon Valuation Date, and the denominator of which is 365.

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(2) The Accrued Tracking Fee with respect to any Coupon Valuation Date other than the first Coupon Valuation Date is an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the Annual Tracking Fee as of such Coupon Valuation Date and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of calendar days from and excluding the immediately preceding Coupon Valuation Date to and including such Coupon Valuation Date, and the denominator of which is 365, plus (b) the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the immediately preceding Coupon Valuation Date, if any.

 

(3) The Accrued Tracking Fee as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period is an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the Annual Tracking Fee calculated as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of calendar days from and excluding the Calculation Date to and including the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, and the denominator of which is 365, plus (b) the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the last Coupon Valuation Date, if any.

 

(4) The Accrued Tracking Fee as of the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period is an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the Annual Tracking Fee calculated as of the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of calendar days from and excluding the Call Valuation Date to and including the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period, and the denominator of which is 365, plus (b) the Adjusted Tracking Fee Shortfall, if any.

Reference Distribution Amount:

The “Reference Distribution Amount” means, as of any Coupon Valuation Date, an amount equal to the gross cash distributions that a Reference Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of the Index constituents held by such Reference Holder on the “record date” with respect to any Index constituent for those cash distributions whose “ex-dividend date” occurs during the period from and excluding the immediately preceding Coupon Valuation Date to and including such Coupon Valuation Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to cash distributions for an Index constituent which is scheduled to be paid prior to the applicable Coupon Ex-Date, if, and only if, the issuer of such Index constituent fails to pay the distribution to holders of such Index constituent by the scheduled payment date for such distribution, such distribution will be assumed to be zero for the purposes of calculating the applicable Reference Distribution Amount.

Tracking Fee Shortfall:

To the extent the Reference Distribution Amount on a Coupon Valuation Date is less than the Accrued Tracking Fee on the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date, there will be no Coupon Amount payment made on that Coupon Payment Date, and an amount equal to the difference between the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Reference Distribution Amount (the “Tracking Fee Shortfall”) will be included in the Accrued Tracking Fee and will reduce the Coupon Amount for the next Coupon Valuation Date. This process will be repeated to the extent necessary until the Reference Distribution Amount for a Coupon Valuation Date is greater than the Accrued Tracking Fee for the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date.

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Stub Reference Distribution
Amount:

The “Stub Reference Distribution Amount” means, as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable, an amount equal to the gross cash distributions that a Reference Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of the Index constituents held by such Reference Holder on the “record date” with respect to any Index constituent, for those cash distributions whose “ex-dividend date” occurs during the period from and excluding the first Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable, to and including the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable, provided, that for the purpose of calculating the Stub Reference Distribution Amount, the Reference Holder will be deemed to hold nine-tenths, eight-tenths, seven-tenths, six-tenths, five-tenths, four-tenths, three-tenths, two-tenths and one-tenth of the shares of each Index constituent it would otherwise hold on the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth Index Business Day, respectively, in such Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period.

Reference Holder:

The “Reference Holder” is, as of any date of determination, a hypothetical holder of a number of units of each Index constituent equal to (i) the published unit weighting of that Index constituent as of that date, as described under “MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index - Float Adjustment,” divided by (ii) the product of (a) the Divisor as of that date and (b) the Initial Index Level divided by 25.

Adjusted Coupon Amount:

With respect to any Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date, as applicable, the Adjusted Coupon Amount is a coupon payment, if any, in an amount in cash equal to the difference between the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount, calculated as of such Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date, as applicable, and the Adjusted Tracking Fee, calculated as of such Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date, to the extent that the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount, calculated as of such Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date, is greater than or equal to the Adjusted Tracking Fee, calculated as of such Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date.

Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount:

As of any Redemption Valuation Date, or the Call Valuation Date, as applicable, an amount equal to the gross cash distributions that a Reference Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of the Index constituents held by such Reference Holder on the “record date” with respect to any Index constituent for those cash distributions whose “ex-dividend date” occurs during the period from and excluding the immediately preceding Coupon Valuation Date to and including such Redemption Valuation Date, or the Call Valuation Date.

Adjusted Tracking Fee:

As of the Call Valuation Date or any Redemption Valuation Date, as applicable, an amount equal to (a) the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the immediately preceding Coupon Valuation Date, plus (b) the product of (i) the Annual Tracking Fee as of such Redemption Valuation Date and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of calendar days from and excluding the immediately preceding Coupon Valuation Date to and including such Redemption Valuation Date, and the denominator of which is 365.

Adjusted Tracking Fee Shortfall:

To the extent that the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount, calculated on any Redemption Valuation Date, or the Call Valuation Date, as applicable, is less than the Adjusted Tracking Fee, calculated on such Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date, the difference between the Adjusted Tracking Fee and the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount.

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Related Definitions:

See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Coupon Payment” beginning on page S-44 for the definitions of “Coupon Payment Date,” “Coupon Record Date,” “Coupon Ex-Date,” “Coupon Valuation Date,” “record date,” “ex-dividend date” and “Business Day.”

See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Cash Settlement Amount at Maturity” beginning on page 
S-46 for the definitions of “Final Measurement Period,” “Index Calculation Agent,” “Index Business Day,” “Exchange Business Day,” “Primary Exchange” and “Related Exchange.”

See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Early Redemption at the Option of the Holders” beginning on page beginning on page S-48 for the definitions of “Redemption Valuation Date” and “Redemption Date.”

See “Specific Terms of the Securities - UBS Call Right” beginning on page S-51 for the definitions of “Call Settlement Date,” “Call Measurement Period” and “Call Valuation Date.”

CUSIP Number:

90274D416

ISIN Number:

US90274D4161

 

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On the Initial Trade Date, we sold $37,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities (1,500,000 Securities) to UBS Securities LLC at the closing indicative value of the Series A BDC ETRACS on October 8, 2015, as calculated by the NYSE and published by Bloomberg. After the Initial Trade Date, from time to time we may sell a portion of these Securities and issue and sell additional Securities at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices or at negotiated prices. We expect to receive proceeds equal to 100% of the offering price at which the Securities are sold, less any commissions paid to UBS Securities LLC. The Securities may be sold at a price that is higher or lower than the Stated Principal Amount. UBS Securities LLC may charge normal commissions for the sale of the Securities and may also receive a portion of the Annual Tracking Fee in connection with future distributions.

Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” on page S-70 for more information.

We may use this prospectus supplement in the initial sale of the Securities. In addition, UBS Securities LLC or another of our affiliates may use this prospectus supplement in market-making transactions in any Securities after their initial sale. Unless we or our agent informs you otherwise in the confirmation of sale or in a notice delivered at the same time as the confirmation of sale, this prospectus supplement is being used in a market-making transaction.

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS

The Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or the United Kingdom has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS

The Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document required by the PRIIPs Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

+ This Amendment No. 1 to the prospectus supplement dated July 30, 2021 is being filed for the purpose of updating (i) “MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index” and clarifying the name of the Index accordingly, (ii) certain Risk Factor and other disclosures for the passage of time and (iii) clarifying certain disclosures for consistency. Otherwise all terms of the Securities remain as stated in the original prospectus supplement.

 

 

 

This prospectus supplement contains the specific financial and other terms that apply to the securities being offered herein. Terms that apply generally to all our Medium-Term Notes, Series B, are described under “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer” in the accompanying prospectus. The terms described in this prospectus supplement modify or supplement those described in the accompanying prospectus and, if the terms described in this prospectus supplement are inconsistent with those described in the accompanying prospectus, the terms described in this prospectus supplement are controlling. The contents of any website referred to in this prospectus supplement are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

You may access the accompanying prospectus dated May 27, 2022 at:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114446/000119312522162430/d632731d424b3.htm

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. We are not making an offer of these Securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prospectus Supplement

 

Prospectus Supplement Summary

S-1

Hypothetical Examples

S-9

Risk Factors

S-15

MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index

S-31

Valuation of the Index and the Securities

S-42

Specific Terms of the Securities

S-44

Use of Proceeds and Hedging

S-60

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

S-61

Benefit Plan Investor Considerations

S-68

Supplemental Plan of Distribution

S-70

Notice of Early Redemption

A-1

Broker’s Confirmation of Redemption

B-1

 

 

Prospectus

 

Introduction

1

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

3

Incorporation of Information About UBS AG

4

Where You Can Find More Information

5

Presentation of Financial Information

6

Limitations on Enforcement of U.S. Laws Against UBS AG, Its Management and Others

6

UBS

6

Swiss Regulatory Powers

9

Use of Proceeds

10

Description of Debt Securities We May Offer

10

Description of Warrants We May Offer

31

Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance

47

Considerations Relating to Indexed Securities

52

Considerations Relating to Floating Rate Securities

55

Considerations Relating to Securities Denominated or Payable in or Linked to a Non-U.S. Dollar Currency

57

U.S. Tax Considerations

59

Tax Considerations Under the Laws of Switzerland

70

Benefit Plan Investor Considerations

72

Plan of Distribution

73

Validity of the Securities

76

Experts

76

S-i

 

 

Prospectus Supplement Summary

The following is a summary of terms of the Securities, as well as a discussion of factors you should consider before purchasing the Securities. The information in this section is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed explanations set forth elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus. Please note that references to “UBS”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer only to UBS AG and not to its consolidated subsidiaries and that, unless otherwise indicated, references to time are to New York City time.

We may, without your consent, create and issue additional securities having the same terms and conditions as the Securities. We may suspend, slow or cease sales of the Securities at any time for any reason, at our discretion, or resume sales of such Securities, or we may condition our acceptance of a market maker’s, other market participant’s or investor’s offer to purchase Securities on it agreeing to purchase certain exchange traded notes issued by UBS or enter into certain transactions consistent with our hedging strategy, including but not limited to swaps, over the counter (“OTC”) derivatives, listed options, or securities, any of which could materially and adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of such Securities in the secondary market. For more information about the plan of distribution and possible market-making activities, see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” on page S-70 of this prospectus supplement and “Plan of Distribution” in the accompanying prospectus. We may consolidate the additional securities to form a single class with any outstanding Securities. In addition, we may slow or suspend sales of the Securities at any time for any reason, which could affect the liquidity of the market for such Securities.

This section summarizes the following aspects of the Securities:

- What are the Securities and how do they work?

- How do you redeem your Securities?

- What are some of the risks of the Securities?

- Is this the right investment for you?

- Who calculates and publishes the Index?

- Can you tell me more about the effect of the hedging activity of UBS and its affiliates?

- What are the tax consequences of owning the Securities?

What are the Securities and how do they work?

The Securities are senior unsecured medium-term notes issued by UBS with a return linked to the performance of the MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index (the “Index”), which was renamed from “MVIS US Business Development Companies Index” effective after market close on June 16, 2023. The Index is the successor index to the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index following the discontinuation of publication of such index, effective after market close on July 30, 2021. The return of the Index is measured by the Final Index Level as compared to the Initial Index Level, which are determined by the Security Calculation Agent as described below, reduced by the Accrued Tracking Fee. The Securities may pay a Coupon Amount based on distributions made with respect to the Index constituents as discussed below.

The Underlying Index

The Index is intended to measure the performance of the largest and most liquid companies which are treated as business development companies and are incorporated in the United States. On January 23,

S-1

 

 

2023, the Index Sponsor announced a restructuring of the Index to create two versions with different weighting schemes. As described by the Index Sponsor, Version 2 of the Index has a 4.5%/20%/50% weighting scheme, no ticker changes, and a name change to “MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index”. The Securities will track Version 2 of the Index effective after the close of the business on June 16, 2023. The Index is a registered trademark of Van Eck Associates Corporation (“Van Eck”) and is used under a license with UBS. For a detailed description of the Index, see “MarketVector US Business Development Companies Liquid Index” beginning on page S-31. Previously, on April 26, 2021, the Security Calculation Agent announced that, pursuant to the terms of the Securities, it determined that the Index was comparable to the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index and approved the Index as the successor index for the Securities following the discontinuation of publication of such index, effective after market close on July 30, 2021.

We refer to the business development companies (“BDCs”) included in the MVIS US Business Development Companies Index as the “Index constituents.”

Payment at Maturity

The Securities do not guarantee any return of principal at, or prior to, maturity or call, or upon early redemption. Instead, you will receive a cash payment based on the performance of the Index reduced by Accrued Tracking Fee and, if applicable, a Redemption Fee Amount.

At maturity, you will receive a cash payment equal to:

(a) the product of

(i) the Stated Principal Amount and

(ii) the Index Performance Ratio as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, plus

(b) the final Coupon Amount, minus

(c) the Accrued Tracking Fee as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, plus

(d) the Stub Reference Distribution Amount as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period, if any.

We refer to this cash payment as the “Cash Settlement Amount.” If the amount calculated above is equal to or less than zero, the payment at maturity will be zero.

You may lose some or all of your investment at maturity. The Securities are fully exposed to any decline in the level of the Index. You may lose some or all of your investment if the level of the Index declines (as measured by the Final Index Level as compared to the Initial Index Level). The negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee will reduce your final payment. If the increase in the level of the Index (as measured by the Final Index Level as compared to the Initial Index Level) is insufficient to offset the negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee (less any Coupon Amounts, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount and/or Adjusted Coupon Amount, as applicable, you may be entitled to receive), or if the Final Index Level is less than the Initial Index Level, you may lose some or all of your investment at maturity.

See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Cash Settlement Amount at Maturity” beginning on page S-46.

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Coupon Payments

The Securities may pay a quarterly coupon during their term. Any Coupon Amounts will be reduced by the Accrued Tracking Fee. For each Security you hold on the applicable Coupon Record Date, you will receive on each Coupon Payment Date an amount in cash equal to the difference between the Reference Distribution Amount, calculated as of the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date, and the Accrued Tracking Fee, calculated as of the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date (the “Coupon Amount”). To the extent the Reference Distribution Amount on a Coupon Valuation Date is less than or equal to the Accrued Tracking Fee on the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date, there will be no Coupon Amount payment made on that Coupon Payment Date, and an amount equal to the difference between the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Reference Distribution Amount (the “Tracking Fee Shortfall”) will be included in the Accrued Tracking Fee and will reduce the Coupon Amount for the next Coupon Valuation Date. This process will be repeated to the extent necessary until the Reference Distribution Amount for a Coupon Valuation Date is greater than the Accrued Tracking Fee for the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date. If there is a Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the last Coupon Valuation Date, that amount will be taken into account in determining the Cash Settlement Amount.

Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Securities do not guarantee any coupon payment.

See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Coupon Payment” beginning on page S-44.

UBS Call Right

On any Index Business Day (or if such day is not an Index Business Day, the next Index Business Day) through and including the Maturity Date (the “Call Settlement Date”), UBS may at its option redeem all, but not less than all, issued and outstanding Securities. To exercise its call right, UBS must provide notice to the holders of the Securities not less than 18 calendar days prior to the Call Settlement Date specified by UBS in such notice. In the event UBS exercises this right, you will receive per Security a cash payment on the relevant Call Settlement Date equal to the Call Settlement Amount, which will be calculated as described herein and paid on the Call Settlement Date. See “Specific Terms of the Securities - UBS Call Right” beginning on page S-51.

How do you redeem your Securities?

Early Redemption

You may elect to require UBS to redeem your Securities, in whole or in part, on any Business Day prior to the Maturity Date through and including April 18, 2041, subject to a minimum redemption amount of at least 50,000 Securities. In addition, if a call notice has been issued, the last Redemption Valuation Date is the fifth Index Business Day prior to the Call Settlement Date in connection with the call notice. (See “Specific Terms of the Securities - UBS Call Right” beginning on page S-51). The Redemption Valuation Date is the first Index Business Day following the date that the applicable Redemption Notice and Redemption Confirmation, each as described under “Specific Terms of the Securities - Early Redemption at the Option of the Holders,” are delivered. Any applicable Redemption Valuation Date is subject to adjustment as described under “Specific Terms of the Securities - Market Disruption Event” beginning on page S-54.

You must comply with the redemption procedures described below in order to redeem your Securities. To satisfy the minimum redemption amount, your broker or other financial intermediary may bundle your Securities for redemption with those of other investors to reach this minimum amount of 50,000 Securities; however, there can be no assurance that they can or will do so. We may from time to time in our sole discretion reduce this minimum requirement in whole or in part. Any such reduction will be applied on a consistent basis for all holders of the Securities at the time the reduction becomes effective.

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Upon early redemption, you will receive per Security a cash payment on the relevant Redemption Date equal to the Redemption Amount, calculated as described under “Specific Terms of the Securities - Early Redemption at the Option of the Holders” beginning on page S-48.

You may lose some or all of your investment upon early redemption. The combined negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Redemption Fee Amount will reduce your final Redemption Amount. If the level of the Index (as measured by the Final Index Level, as compared to the Initial Index Level) does not increase by an amount sufficient to offset the combined negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Redemption Fee Amount (less any Coupon Amounts, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount, and/or any Adjusted Coupon Amount you may be entitled to receive), you may lose some or all of your investment upon early redemption.

Redemption Procedures

To redeem your Securities prior to the Maturity Date, you must instruct your broker or other person through whom you hold your Securities to deliver a Redemption Notice to UBS by email no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Valuation Date and you and your broker or other person through whom you hold your Securities must follow the procedures described herein. If you fail to comply with these procedures, your notice will be deemed ineffective. See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Redemption Procedures” beginning on page S-51 and “Description of the Debt Securities We May Offer - Redemption and Repayment” in the accompanying prospectus.

What are some of the risks of the Securities?

An investment in the Securities involves risks. Selected risks are summarized here, but we urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-15.

You may lose some or all of your investment - The Securities do not guarantee any return on your initial investment and are fully exposed to any decline in the level of the Index. The combined negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Redemption Fee Amount, if applicable, will reduce your final payment. If the increase in the level of the Index (as measured by the Final Index Level, as compared to the Initial Index Level) is insufficient to offset the combined negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Redemption Fee Amount, if applicable (less any Coupon Amounts, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount and/or Adjusted Coupon Amount, as applicable, you may be entitled to receive), or if the Final Index Level is less than the Initial Index Level, you may lose some or all of your investment at maturity or call, or upon early redemption or call. In addition, Coupon Amounts, if any, will be reduced by the Accrued Tracking Fee. See “- Risks Relating to the Return on Securities – You are not guaranteed any coupon payments.”

Market risk - The return on the Securities, which may be positive or negative, is linked to the return on the Index as measured by the Index Performance Ratio, and which, in turn, is affected by a variety of market and economic factors, currency exchange rates, interest rates in the markets and economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events (including domestic or global health events, including the outbreak of contagious or pandemic diseases or geopolitical conflict).

Credit of issuer - The Securities are senior unsecured debt obligations of the issuer, UBS, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of or guaranteed by any third party. Any payment to be made on the Securities, including any payment at maturity, call or upon early redemption, depends on the ability of UBS to satisfy its obligations as they come due. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of UBS will affect the market value, if any, of the Securities prior to maturity, call or early redemption. In addition, in the event UBS were to default on its obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the Securities.

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We have potential conflicts - We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the Securities, including acting as Security Calculation Agent. As determinations by the Security Calculation Agent may adversely affect the market value of the Securities, the Security Calculation Agent may have a conflict of interest if it needs to make any such determination.

The Index constituents are business development companies - Business development companies listed in the US have recently experienced extraordinary levels of volatility during the economic disruption that resulted from the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in early 2020.

You are not guaranteed a coupon payment - You will not receive a coupon payment on a Coupon Payment Date if the Reference Distribution Amount is less than or equal to the Accrued Tracking Fee. Similarly, you will not receive a Coupon Payment on a Redemption Date or the Call Settlement Date if the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount is less than the Adjusted Tracking Fee, and in the case of a redemption, the Redemption Fee Amount. Because the amount of any Coupon Amount is uncertain and could be zero, you should not expect to receive regular periodic coupon payments.

There may not be an active trading market for the Securities- Although we have listed the Securities on NYSE Arca, there may not be an active trading market for the Securities. In addition. NYSE Arca may halt trading at any time. Certain affiliates of UBS may engage in limited purchase and resale transactions in the Securities, although they are not required to do so and may stop at any time. We are not required to maintain any listing of the Securities on NYSE Arca or any other exchange.

Conditions to early redemption- You must satisfy the requirements described herein for your redemption request to be considered, including the minimum redemption amount of at least 50,000 Securities, unless we determine otherwise or your broker or other financial intermediary bundles your Securities for redemption with those of other investors to reach this minimum requirement. In addition, the payment you receive upon early redemption will be reduced by the Redemption Fee Amount.

In addition, you will not know the Redemption Amount at the time you elect to request to redeem your Securities and you will not be able to rescind your election to redeem your Securities after your Redemption Notice is received by UBS.

You are not guaranteed a coupon payment - You will not receive a coupon payment on a Coupon Payment Date if the Reference Distribution Amount is less than or equal to the Accrued Tracking Fee. Similarly, you will not receive a coupon payment on a Redemption Date or Call Settlement Date if the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount is less than the Adjusted Tracking Fee and, as applicable, the Redemption Fee Amount. In addition, any Tracking Fee Shortfall will reduce the Coupon Amount, if any, for the following Coupon Valuation Date.

Uncertain tax treatment - Significant aspects of the tax treatment of the Securities are uncertain. You should consult your own tax advisor about your own tax situation.

UBS Call Right - UBS may elect to redeem all outstanding Securities at any time on any Exchange Business Day (or if such day is not an Exchange Business Day, the next Exchange Business Day), as described under “Specific Terms of the Securities - UBS Call Right” beginning on page S-51. If UBS exercises its call right, the Call Settlement Amount may be less than your initial investment in the Securities. Alternatively, if the Securities have increased in value, you may have to invest your proceeds in a lower-return investment.

Is this the right investment for you?

The Securities may be a suitable investment for you if:

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You are willing to accept the risk that you may lose some or all of your investment.

You seek an investment with a return linked to the performance of the Index, which will provide exposure to Business Development Companies, and Coupon Amounts which are dependent on distributions made with respect to the Index constituents.

You believe the level of the Index will increase during the term of the Securities by an amount sufficient to offset the negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and any Redemption Fee Amount, less any Coupon Amounts, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount and/or any Adjusted Coupon Amount.

You are willing to hold securities that we may call at any time pursuant to our Call Right.

You are willing to receive a lower amount of distributions than you would if you owned interests in the Index constituents directly and understand that you may not receive any distributions during the term of the Securities.

You are willing to accept the risk that the price at which you are able to sell the Securities may be significantly less than the amount you invested.

You are not seeking an investment for which there will be an active secondary market.

You are comfortable with the creditworthiness of UBS, as issuer of the Securities.

The Securities may not be a suitable investment for you if:

You are not willing to accept the risk that you may lose some or all of your investment.

You do not seek an investment with a return linked to the performance of the Index, which will provide exposure to Business Development Companies, and Coupon Amounts which are dependent on distributions made with respect to the Index constituents.

You believe that the level of the Index will decline during the term of the Securities or the level of the Index will not increase by an amount sufficient to offset the negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and any Redemption Fee Amount, less any Coupon Amounts, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount and/or any Adjusted Coupon Amount.

You are not willing to hold securities that we may call at any time, pursuant to our Call Right.

You are not willing to accept the risk that the price at which you are able to sell the Securities may be significantly less than the amount you invested.

You prefer the lower risk and therefore accept the potentially lower returns of fixed-income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings.

You seek fixed current income from your investment.

You seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market.

You are not comfortable with the creditworthiness of UBS, as issuer of the Securities.

Who calculates and publishes the Index?

The level of the Index is calculated by the Index Calculation Agent and disseminated to data vendors every fifteen seconds on days when either the U.S. equity market is open for trading or at least one of the

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index components is available for trading. Index information, including the Index level, is available from Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) under the symbol “MVBIZD.” The historical performance of the Index is not indicative of the future performance of the Index or the level of the Index during the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period or on the applicable Redemption Valuation Date, as the case may be.

Can you tell me more about the effect of the hedging activity of UBS and its affiliates?

UBS or its affiliates expects to hedge their obligations under the Securities by purchasing the Index constituents, futures or options on the Index constituents or the Index, or exchange-traded funds or other derivative instruments with returns linked or related to changes in the performance of the Index constituents or the Index, and they may adjust these hedges by, among other things, purchasing or selling the Index constituents, futures, options, or exchange-traded funds or other derivative instruments with returns linked or related to changes in the performance of the Index constituents or the Index at any time. Any of these hedging activities may adversely affect the market price of such Index constituents and/or the level of the Index and, therefore, the market value of the Securities and the amount we pay on your Securities, if any. It is possible that UBS or its affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging activities while the market value of the Securities declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors-Risks Relating to the Creditworthiness, Conflicts of Interest, Hedging Activities and Regulation of UBS-Trading and other transactions by UBS or its affiliates in the Index constituent securities, futures, options, exchange-traded funds or other derivative products on the Index constituent securities or the Index may impair the market value of the Securities” and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in this prospectus supplement.

What are the tax consequences of owning the Securities?

The United States federal income tax consequences of your investment in the Securities are uncertain. Some of these tax consequences are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed discussion in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” beginning on page S-61.

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities, you and we agree, in the absence of a statutory, regulatory, administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary, to characterize the Securities as a pre-paid forward contract with respect to the Index. In addition, you and we agree, in the absence of a statutory, regulatory, administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary, to treat the Coupon Amount (including amounts received upon the sale, exchange, redemption or maturity of the Securities in respect of accrued but unpaid Coupon Amounts) and the Stub Reference Distribution Amount, if any, as amounts that should be included in ordinary income for tax purposes at the time such amounts accrue or are received, in accordance with your regular method of tax accounting for tax purposes. You will be required to treat such amounts in such a manner despite the fact that (i) there may be other possible treatments of such amounts that would be more advantageous to holders of Securities and (ii) such amounts may be attributable to distributions on the Index constituents that would, if received directly, be subject to a more advantageous tax treatment. For example, such amounts may be attributable to distributions on the Index constituents that, if received directly by certain holders, would be treated as (i) dividends subject to tax at long-term capital gains rates, (ii) dividends eligible for the corporate dividends-received deduction, or (iii) tax-free return of capital distributions.

If the Securities are so treated (and subject to the discussion below regarding the application of Section 1260 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), a U.S. holder should generally recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale, redemption or maturity of its Securities in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized (other than any amount attributable to accrued but unpaid Coupon Amounts and the Stub Reference Distribution Amount, if any, which will be treated as ordinary income) and the holder’s tax basis in the Securities. Such gain or loss should generally be long-term capital gain or loss if the holder has a holding period in the Securities that is greater than one year.

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In the opinion of our counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the Securities should be treated in the manner described above. However, because there is no authority that specifically addresses the tax treatment of the Securities, it is possible that the Securities could be treated for tax purposes in an alternative manner described below under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences - U.S. Holders - Alternative Treatments”.

It is likely that ownership of the Securities will be treated as a “constructive ownership transaction” that is subject to the constructive ownership rules of Section 1260 of the Code. Under Section 1260 of the Code, special tax rules apply to an investor that enters into a “constructive ownership transaction” with respect to an equity interest in a “pass-thru entity.” For this purpose, (i) a constructive ownership transaction includes entering into a forward contract with respect to a pass-thru entity and (ii) “regulated investment companies” (“RICs”) (and certain other entities) are considered to be pass-thru entities. We understand that the Index is primarily (or entirely) comprised of entities that are RICs. It is not entirely clear how Section 1260 of the Code applies in the case of a forward contract (such as the Securities) with respect to an index that primarily (or entirely) references pass-thru entities, such as the Index. Although the matter is not free from doubt, it is likely that Section 1260 of the Code should apply to the portion of your return on the Securities that is determined by reference to the Index constituents that are pass-thru entities (the “Pass-Thru Index Constituents”). If such portion of your Securities is subject to Section 1260 of the Code, then any long-term capital gain that you realize upon the sale, redemption or maturity of your Securities that is attributable to the Pass-Thru Index Constituents would be recharacterized as ordinary income (and you would be subject to an interest charge on the deferred tax liability with respect to such capital gain) to the extent that such capital gain exceeds the amount of long-term capital gain that you would have realized had you purchased an actual interest in the Pass-Thru Index Constituents (in an amount equal to the notional amount of Pass-Thru Index Constituents that are referenced by your Securities) on the date that you purchased the Securities and sold your interest in such Pass-Thru Index Constituents on the date of the sale, redemption or maturity of the Securities (the “Excess Gain Amount”). In addition, it is possible that Excess Gain Amount will be computed separately for each Pass-Thru Index Constituent. If your Securities are subject to these rules, the Excess Gain Amount will be presumed to be equal to all of the gain that you recognize in respect of the Securities that is attributable to the Pass-Thru Index Constituents (in which case all of such gain would be recharacterized as ordinary income that is subject to an interest charge) unless you provide clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. You should review the discussion of Section 1260 of the Code under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences - U.S. Holders - Section 1260” and are urged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the application of these rules to the Securities.

Non-U.S. holders of Securities should review the discussion below under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences - Non-U.S. Holders” for a summary of the tax consequences to them of holding the Securities, including a discussion of withholding taxes that will be imposed on distributions to them in respect of the Securities.

Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the significance and the potential impact of the above considerations.

Conflicts of Interest

UBS Securities LLC is an affiliate of UBS and, as such, has a “conflict of interest” in this offering within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121. In addition, UBS will receive the net proceeds (excluding any underwriting discount) from the public offering of the Securities, thus creating an additional conflict of interest within the meaning of Rule 5121. Consequently, the offering is being conducted in compliance with the provisions of Rule 5121. UBS Securities LLC is not permitted to sell Securities in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder.

 

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Hypothetical Examples

Hypothetical Coupon Amount Calculation

The following table illustrates the hypothetical Coupon Amount payable on each quarterly Coupon Payment Date over a hypothetical period of five quarters. Each of the hypothetical Coupon Amounts set forth below is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual Coupon Amount payable to a purchaser of the Securities on any Coupon Payment Date. The actual Coupon Amount payable on any Coupon Payment Date will be determined by reference to the Reference Distribution Amount calculated as of the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date and the Accrued Tracking Fee (including any Tracking Fee Shortfall) calculated as of the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date and may be substantially different from any amounts set forth below. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. You may not be paid, and are not guaranteed, a Coupon Amount during the term of the Securities.

Quarter

Current
Indicative
Value

Reference
Distribution
Amount as
of the
applicable
Coupon
Valuation
Date

Accrued
Tracking Fee
(excluding
Tracking Fee
Shortfall
accrued
from
Previous
Quarter)
as of the
applicable
Coupon
Valuation
Date*

Accrued
Tracking Fee
(including
Tracking Fee
Shortfall
accrued
from
Previous
Quarter)
as of the
applicable
Coupon
Valuation
Date*

Coupon
Amount

Tracking Fee
Shortfall
for the
Following
Quarter

Quarter 1 

25.15

0.4764

0.0527

0.0527

0.4237

0

Quarter 2 

24.50

0.3256

0.0513

0.0513

0.2743

0

Quarter 3 

25.75

0.0000

0.0540

0.0540

0.0000

0.0540

Quarter 4 

25.00

0.0165

0.0524

0.1064

0.0000

0.0899

Quarter 5 

26.05

0.5076

0.0546

0.1445

0.3631

0

 

* Assuming that the total number of calendar days in each quarter is 90.

For additional information and key terms related to the Coupon Amount, please see “Specific Terms of the Securities - Coupon Payment.”

Hypothetical Payment at Maturity or Call, or upon Early Redemption

The following examples illustrate how the Securities would perform at maturity or call, or upon early redemption, in hypothetical circumstances. We have included examples in which the level of the Index increases at a constant rate of 1% per year through maturity (Example 1), as well as examples in which the level of the Index decreases at a constant rate of 1% per year through maturity (Example 2). In addition, Example 3 shows the level of the Index increasing by 1% per year for the first 15 years and then decreasing by 1% per year for the next 15 years, whereas Example 4 shows the reverse scenario of the level of the Index decreasing by 1% per year for the first 15 years, and then increasing by 1% per year for the next 15 years. For ease of analysis and presentation, the following examples assume that the term of the Securities is 30 years, no Coupon Amount was paid during the term of the Securities, the Reference Distribution Amount for each applicable period is zero, no Stub Reference Distribution Amount will be paid at maturity or call and no Adjusted Coupon Amount will be paid upon call or early redemption. These examples highlight the impact of the Accrued Tracking Fee on the payment at maturity or call, or upon early redemption, under different circumstances. Because the Accrued Tracking Fee takes into account the performance of the Index, the absolute level of the Accrued Tracking Fee is dependent on the path taken by the level of the Index to arrive at its ending level. The figures in these examples have been rounded for convenience. The Cash Settlement Amount figures for year 30 are as of the hypothetical Calculation Date, and given the indicated assumptions, a holder will receive payment at maturity or call, or upon early redemption, in the indicated amount, according to the indicated formula.

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Hypothetical Examples

Example 1 - The level of the Index increases at a constant rate of 1% per year through maturity.

Assumptions:

 

Annual Tracking Fee

0.85% per annum

Stated Principal Amount:

$25.00

Hypothetical Initial Index Level:

942.00

Redemption Fee Amount:

0.125% of the Current Indicative Value

 

Year End

Index Level

Current
Indicative
Value

Annual
Tracking
Fee for the
Applicable
Year

Accrued
Tracking
Fee

Cash
Settlement
Amount/Call
Settlement
Amount

Redemption
Amount

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

 

Principal ×
(B/Initial
Index Level)

C × Annual
Tracking Fee

Cumulative
Total of D*

C - E

F -
Redemption
Fee Amount

1 

951.42

$ 25.25

$ 0.2146

$ 0.2146

$ 25.04

$ 25.00

2 

960.93

$ 25.50

$ 0.2168

$ 0.4314

$ 25.07

$ 25.04

3 

970.54

$ 25.76

$ 0.2189

$ 0.6503

$ 25.11

$ 25.08

4 

980.25

$ 26.02

$ 0.2211

$ 0.8715

$ 25.14

$ 25.11

5 

990.05

$ 26.28

$ 0.2233

$ 1.0948

$ 25.18

$ 25.15

6 

999.95

$ 26.54

$ 0.2256

$ 1.3204

$ 25.22

$ 25.19

7 

1,009.95

$ 26.80

$ 0.2278

$ 1.5482

$ 25.26

$ 25.22

8 

1,020.05

$ 27.07

$ 0.2301

$ 1.7783

$ 25.29

$ 25.26

9 

1,030.25

$ 27.34

$ 0.2324

$ 2.0107

$ 25.33

$ 25.30

10 

1,040.55

$ 27.62

$ 0.2347

$ 2.2455

$ 25.37

$ 25.34

11 

1,050.96

$ 27.89

$ 0.2371

$ 2.4825

$ 25.41

$ 25.38

12 

1,061.47

$ 28.17

$ 0.2395

$ 2.7220

$ 25.45

$ 25.42

13 

1,072.08

$ 28.45

$ 0.2418

$ 2.9638

$ 25.49

$ 25.46

14 

1,082.80

$ 28.74

$ 0.2443

$ 3.2081

$ 25.53

$ 25.50

15 

1,093.63

$ 29.02

$ 0.2467

$ 3.4548

$ 25.57

$ 25.54

16 

1,104.57

$ 29.31

$ 0.2492

$ 3.7040

$ 25.61

$ 25.58

17 

1,115.61

$ 29.61

$ 0.2517

$ 3.9556

$ 25.65

$ 25.62

18 

1,126.77

$ 29.90

$ 0.2542

$ 4.2098

$ 25.69

$ 25.66

19 

1,138.04

$ 30.20

$ 0.2567

$ 4.4665

$ 25.74

$ 25.70

20 

1,149.42

$ 30.50

$ 0.2593

$ 4.7258

$ 25.78

$ 25.75

21 

1,160.91

$ 30.81

$ 0.2619

$ 4.9877

$ 25.82

$ 25.79

22 

1,172.52

$ 31.12

$ 0.2645

$ 5.2522

$ 25.87

$ 25.83

23 

1,184.25

$ 31.43

$ 0.2671

$ 5.5194

$ 25.91

$ 25.88

24 

1,196.09

$ 31.74

$ 0.2698

$ 5.7892

$ 25.95

$ 25.92

25 

1,208.05

$ 32.06

$ 0.2725

$ 6.0617

$ 26.00

$ 25.97

26 

1,220.13

$ 32.38

$ 0.2752

$ 6.3369

$ 26.04

$ 26.01

27 

1,232.33

$ 32.71

$ 0.2780

$ 6.6149

$ 26.09

$ 26.06

28 

1,244.66

$ 33.03

$ 0.2808

$ 6.8957

$ 26.14

$ 26.10

29 

1,257.10

$ 33.36

$ 0.2836

$ 7.1793

$ 26.18

$ 26.15

30 

1,269.67

$ 33.70

$ 0.2864

$ 7.4657

$ 26.23

$ 26.20

 

* Because the Reference Distribution Amount for each year is zero, for each year the Tracking Fee Shortfall is increased by the Annual Tracking Fee for that year, and the Accrued Tracking Fee for each year is the sum of the Annual Tracking Fee for that year plus the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the previous year (i.e., the sum of the Annual Tracking Fees for all previous years).

Cumulative Index Return

34.78%

Annual Index Return

1.00%

Annual Return on Securities**

0.16%

 

** Assumes that the Securities were redeemed.

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Hypothetical Examples

Example 2 - The level of the Index decreases at a constant rate of 1% per year through maturity).

Assumptions:

 

Annual Tracking Fee

0.85% per annum

Stated Principal Amount:

$25.00

Hypothetical Initial Index Level:

942.00

Redemption Fee Amount:

0.125% of the Current Indicative Value

 

Year End

Index
Level

Current
Indicative
Value

Annual
Tracking
Fee for the
Applicable
Year

Accrued
Tracking
Fee

Cash
Settlement
Amount/Call
Settlement
Amount

Redemption
Amount

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

 

Principal ×
(B/Initial
Index Level)

C × Annual
Tracking Fee

Cumulative
Total of D*

C - E

F -
Redemption
Fee Amount

1 

932.58

$ 24.75

$ 0.2104

$ 0.2104

$ 24.54

$ 24.51

2 

923.25

$ 24.50

$ 0.2083

$ 0.4186

$ 24.08

$ 24.05

3 

914.02

$ 24.26

$ 0.2062

$ 0.6248

$ 23.63

$ 23.60

4 

904.88

$ 24.01

$ 0.2041

$ 0.8290

$ 23.19

$ 23.16

5 

895.83

$ 23.77

$ 0.2021

$ 1.0310

$ 22.74

$ 22.72

6 

886.87

$ 23.54

$ 0.2001

$ 1.2311

$ 22.31

$ 22.28

7 

878.01

$ 23.30

$ 0.1981

$ 1.4292

$ 21.87

$ 21.85

8 

869.23

$ 23.07

$ 0.1961

$ 1.6253

$ 21.44

$ 21.42

9 

860.53

$ 22.84

$ 0.1941

$ 1.8194

$ 21.02

$ 20.99

10 

851.93

$ 22.61

$ 0.1922

$ 2.0116

$ 20.60

$ 20.57

11 

843.41

$ 22.38

$ 0.1903

$ 2.2018

$ 20.18

$ 20.16

12 

834.97

$ 22.16

$ 0.1884

$ 2.3902

$ 19.77

$ 19.74

13 

826.62

$ 21.94

$ 0.1865

$ 2.5767

$ 19.36

$ 19.34

14 

818.36

$ 21.72

$ 0.1846

$ 2.7613

$ 18.96

$ 18.93

15 

810.17

$ 21.50

$ 0.1828

$ 2.9440

$ 18.56

$ 18.53

16 

802.07

$ 21.29

$ 0.1809

$ 3.1250

$ 18.16

$ 18.14

17 

794.05

$ 21.07

$ 0.1791

$ 3.3041

$ 17.77

$ 17.75

18 

786.11

$ 20.86

$ 0.1773

$ 3.4814

$ 17.38

$ 17.36

19 

778.25

$ 20.65

$ 0.1756

$ 3.6570

$ 17.00

$ 16.98

20 

770.47

$ 20.45

$ 0.1738

$ 3.8308

$ 16.62

$ 16.60

21 

762.76

$ 20.24

$ 0.1721

$ 4.0028

$ 16.24

$ 16.22

22 

755.14

$ 20.04

$ 0.1703

$ 4.1732

$ 15.87

$ 15.85

23 

747.58

$ 19.84

$ 0.1686

$ 4.3418

$ 15.50

$ 15.48

24 

740.11

$ 19.64

$ 0.1670

$ 4.5088

$ 15.13

$ 15.11

25 

732.71

$ 19.45

$ 0.1653

$ 4.6741

$ 14.77

$ 14.75

26 

725.38

$ 19.25

$ 0.1636

$ 4.8377

$ 14.41

$ 14.40

27 

718.13

$ 19.06

$ 0.1620

$ 4.9997

$ 14.06

$ 14.04

28 

710.95

$ 18.87

$ 0.1604

$ 5.1601

$ 13.71

$ 13.69

29 

703.84

$ 18.68

$ 0.1588

$ 5.3189

$ 13.36

$ 13.34

30 

696.80

$ 18.49

$ 0.1572

$ 5.4761

$ 13.02

$ 13.00

 

* Because the Reference Distribution Amount for each year is zero, for each year the Tracking Fee Shortfall is increased by the Annual Tracking Fee for that year, and the Accrued Tracking Fee for each year is the sum of the Annual Tracking Fee for that year plus the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the previous year (i.e., the sum of the Annual Tracking Fees for all previous years).

Cumulative Index Return

-26.03%

Annual Index Return

-1.00%

Annual Return on Securities**

-2.16%

 

** Assumes that the Securities were redeemed.

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Hypothetical Examples

Example 3 - The level of the Index increases by 1% per year for the first 15 years and then decreases by 1% per year for the next 15 years.

Assumptions:

 

Annual Tracking Fee

0.85% per annum

Stated Principal Amount:

$25.00

Hypothetical Initial Index Level:

942.00

Redemption Fee Amount:

0.125% of the Current Indicative Value

 

Year End

Index
Level

Current
Indicative
Value

Annual
Tracking
Fee for the
Applicable
Year

Accrued
Tracking
Fee

Cash
Settlement
Amount/Call
Settlement
Amount

Redemption
Amount

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

 

Principal ×
(B/Initial
Index Level)

C × Annual
Tracking Fee

Cumulative
Total of D*

C - E

F -
Redemption
Fee Amount

1 

951.42

$ 25.25

$ 0.2146

$ 0.2146

$ 25.04

$ 25.00

2 

960.93

$ 25.50

$ 0.2168

$ 0.4314

$ 25.07

$ 25.04

3 

970.54

$ 25.76

$ 0.2189

$ 0.6503

$ 25.11

$ 25.08

4 

980.25

$ 26.02

$ 0.2211

$ 0.8715

$ 25.14

$ 25.11

5 

990.05

$ 26.28

$ 0.2233

$ 1.0948

$ 25.18

$ 25.15

6 

999.95

$ 26.54

$ 0.2256

$ 1.3204

$ 25.22

$ 25.19

7 

1,009.95

$ 26.80

$ 0.2278

$ 1.5482

$ 25.26

$ 25.22

8 

1,020.05

$ 27.07

$ 0.2301

$ 1.7783

$ 25.29

$ 25.26

9 

1,030.25

$ 27.34

$ 0.2324

$ 2.0107

$ 25.33

$ 25.30

10 

1,040.55

$ 27.62

$ 0.2347

$ 2.2455

$ 25.37

$ 25.34

11 

1,050.96

$ 27.89

$ 0.2371

$ 2.4825

$ 25.41

$ 25.38

12 

1,061.47

$ 28.17

$ 0.2395

$ 2.7220

$ 25.45

$ 25.42

13 

1,072.08

$ 28.45

$ 0.2418

$ 2.9638

$ 25.49

$ 25.46

14 

1,082.80

$ 28.74

$ 0.2443

$ 3.2081

$ 25.53

$ 25.50

15 

1,093.63

$ 29.02

$ 0.2467

$ 3.4548

$ 25.57

$ 25.54

16 

1,082.70

$ 28.73

$ 0.2442

$ 3.6990

$ 25.03

$ 25.00

17 

1,071.87

$ 28.45

$ 0.2418

$ 3.9408

$ 24.51

$ 24.48

18 

1,061.15

$ 28.16

$ 0.2394

$ 4.1802

$ 23.98

$ 23.95

19 

1,050.54

$ 27.88

$ 0.2370

$ 4.4172

$ 23.46

$ 23.43

20 

1,040.03

$ 27.60

$ 0.2346

$ 4.6518

$ 22.95

$ 22.92

21 

1,029.63

$ 27.33

$ 0.2323

$ 4.8841

$ 22.44

$ 22.41

22 

1,019.34

$ 27.05

$ 0.2299

$ 5.1140

$ 21.94

$ 21.91

23 

1,009.14

$ 26.78

$ 0.2276

$ 5.3417

$ 21.44

$ 21.41

24 

999.05

$ 26.51

$ 0.2254

$ 5.5670

$ 20.95

$ 20.92

25 

989.06

$ 26.25

$ 0.2231

$ 5.7902

$ 20.46

$ 20.43

26 

979.17

$ 25.99

$ 0.2209

$ 6.0110

$ 19.98

$ 19.95

27 

969.38

$ 25.73

$ 0.2187

$ 6.2297

$ 19.50

$ 19.47

28 

959.69

$ 25.47

$ 0.2165

$ 6.4462

$ 19.02

$ 19.00

29 

950.09

$ 25.21

$ 0.2143

$ 6.6605

$ 18.55

$ 18.53

30 

940.59

$ 24.96

$ 0.2122

$ 6.8727

$ 18.09

$ 18.07

 

* Because the Reference Distribution Amount for each year is zero, for each year the Tracking Fee Shortfall is increased by the Annual Tracking Fee for that year, and the Accrued Tracking Fee for each year is the sum of the Annual Tracking Fee for that quarter plus the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the previous year (i.e., the sum of the Annual Tracking Fees for all previous years).

Cumulative Index Return

-0.15%

Annual Index Return

-0.01%

Annual Return on Securities**

-1.08%

 

** Assumes that the Securities were redeemed.

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Hypothetical Examples

Example 4 - The level of the Index decreases by 1% per year for the first 15 years, and then increases by 1% per year for the next 15 years.

Assumptions:

 

Annual Tracking Fee

0.85% per annum

Stated Principal Amount:

$25.00

Hypothetical Initial Index Level:

942.00

Redemption Fee Amount:

0.125% of the Current Indicative Value

 

Year End

Index
Level

Current
Indicative
Value

Annual
Tracking
Fee for the
Applicable
Year

Accrued
Tracking Fee

Cash Settlement
Amount/Call
Settlement
Amount

Redemption
Amount

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

 

Principal ×
(B/Initial
Index Level)

C × Annual
Tracking Fee

Cumulative
Total of D*

C - E

F -
Redemption
Fee Amount

1 

932.58

$ 24.75

$ 0.2104

$ 0.2104

$ 24.54

$ 24.51

2 

923.25

$ 24.50

$ 0.2083

$ 0.4186

$ 24.08

$ 24.05

3 

914.02

$ 24.26

$ 0.2062

$ 0.6248

$ 23.63

$ 23.60

4 

904.88

$ 24.01

$ 0.2041

$ 0.8290

$ 23.19

$ 23.16

5 

895.83

$ 23.77

$ 0.2021

$ 1.0310

$ 22.74

$ 22.72

6 

886.87

$ 23.54

$ 0.2001

$ 1.2311

$ 22.31

$ 22.28

7 

878.01

$ 23.30

$ 0.1981

$ 1.4292

$ 21.87

$ 21.85

8 

869.23

$ 23.07

$ 0.1961

$ 1.6253

$ 21.44

$ 21.42

9 

860.53

$ 22.84

$ 0.1941

$ 1.8194

$ 21.02

$ 20.99

10 

851.93

$ 22.61

$ 0.1922

$ 2.0116

$ 20.60

$ 20.57

11 

843.41

$ 22.38

$ 0.1903

$ 2.2018

$ 20.18

$ 20.16

12 

834.97

$ 22.16

$ 0.1884

$ 2.3902

$ 19.77

$ 19.74

13 

826.62

$ 21.94

$ 0.1865

$ 2.5767

$ 19.36

$ 19.34

14 

818.36

$ 21.72

$ 0.1846

$ 2.7613

$ 18.96

$ 18.93

15 

810.17

$ 21.50

$ 0.1828

$ 2.9440

$ 18.56

$ 18.53

16 

818.28

$ 21.72

$ 0.1846

$ 3.1286

$ 18.59

$ 18.56

17 

826.46

$ 21.93

$ 0.1864

$ 3.3150

$ 18.62

$ 18.60

18 

834.72

$ 22.15

$ 0.1883

$ 3.5033

$ 18.65

$ 18.63

19 

843.07

$ 22.37

$ 0.1902

$ 3.6935

$ 18.68

$ 18.66

20 

851.50

$ 22.60

$ 0.1921

$ 3.8856

$ 18.71

$ 18.69

21 

860.02

$ 22.82

$ 0.1940

$ 4.0796

$ 18.74

$ 18.72

22 

868.62

$ 23.05

$ 0.1959

$ 4.2756

$ 18.78

$ 18.75

23 

877.30

$ 23.28

$ 0.1979

$ 4.4735

$ 18.81

$ 18.79

24 

886.08

$ 23.52

$ 0.1999

$ 4.6734

$ 18.84

$ 18.82

25 

894.94

$ 23.75

$ 0.2019

$ 4.8752

$ 18.88

$ 18.85

26 

903.89

$ 23.99

$ 0.2039

$ 5.0791

$ 18.91

$ 18.89

27 

912.93

$ 24.23

$ 0.2059

$ 5.2851

$ 18.94

$ 18.92

28 

922.05

$ 24.47

$ 0.2080

$ 5.4931

$ 18.98

$ 18.95

29 

931.28

$ 24.72

$ 0.2101

$ 5.7032

$ 19.01

$ 18.99

30 

940.59

$ 24.96

$ 0.2122

$ 5.9153

$ 19.05

$ 19.02

 

* Because the Reference Distribution Amount for each year is zero, for each year the Tracking Fee Shortfall is increased by the Annual Tracking Fee for that year, and the Accrued Tracking Fee for each year is the sum of the Annual Tracking Fee for that year plus the Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the previous year (i.e., the sum of the Annual Tracking Fees for all previous years).

Cumulative Index Return

-0.15%

Annual Index Return

-0.01%

Annual Return on Securities**

-0.91%

 

** Assumes that the Securities were redeemed.

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Hypothetical Examples

You may receive Coupon Amounts during the term of the Securities, a Stub Reference Distribution Amount at maturity or call, or an Adjusted Coupon Amount upon call or early redemption. The hypothetical returns displayed in all of the examples above do not reflect any Coupon Amounts you may be entitled to receive during the term of the Securities, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount you may be entitled to receive at maturity or call or any Adjusted Coupon Amount you may be entitled to receive upon call or early redemption. If any Coupon Amounts were paid during the term of the Securities, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount was paid upon maturity or call, or any Adjusted Coupon Amount was payable upon call or early redemption, the hypothetical Cash Settlement Amounts, Call Settlement Amounts or Redemption Amounts displayed above would have been higher (as a portion of the Accrued Tracking Fee would have been offset in calculating the Coupon Amounts or Adjusted Coupon Amount and/or the Cash Settlement Amounts or Call Settlement Amounts would have been increased by the Stub Reference Distribution Amount). If any distributions were paid by the Index constituents during the term of the Securities, those distributions would also offset the Accrued Tracking Fee, even if those distributions were not sufficient to cause a Coupon Amount to be paid.

We cannot predict the actual Index Closing Level on any Index Business Day or the market value of your Securities, nor can we predict the relationship between the Index Closing Level and the market value of your Securities at any time prior to the Maturity Date. The actual amount that a holder of the Securities will receive at maturity or call, or upon early redemption, as the case may be, and the rate of return on the Securities will depend on the actual Final Index Level, the Accrued Tracking Fee and any Redemption Fee Amount and whether any Coupon Amount was paid during the term of the Securities, any Stub Reference Distribution Amount is payable at maturity or call or any Adjusted Coupon Amount is payable upon call or early redemption. Moreover, the assumptions on which the hypothetical returns are based are purely for illustrative purposes. Consequently, the amount, in cash, to be paid in respect of your Securities, if any, on the Maturity Date, Call Settlement Date or the relevant Redemption Date, as applicable, may be very different from the information reflected in the tables above.

The hypothetical examples above are provided for purposes of information only. The hypothetical examples are not indicative of the future performance of the Index on any Index Business Day, the Final Index Level, or what the value of your Securities may be. Fluctuations in the hypothetical examples may be greater or less than fluctuations experienced by the holders of the Securities. The performance data shown above are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the actual future performance of the Securities.

 

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Risk Factors

Your investment in the Securities involves significant risks. The Securities are not secured debt and are significantly riskier than ordinary unsecured debt securities. As described in more detail below, the trading price of the Securities may decline considerably before the Maturity Date, due to events that are difficult to predict and beyond our control. Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index constituents or the Index itself. This section describes the most significant risks relating to an investment in the Securities. We urge you to read the following information about these risks as well as the risks described under “Considerations Relating to Indexed Securities” in the accompanying prospectus, together with the other information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before investing in the Securities.

Risks Relating to the Return on the Securities

The Securities do not guarantee any payment at maturity or call or early redemption, nor do they guarantee payment of any Coupon Amount. You may lose all or a significant portion of your investment in the Securities.

The Securities do not guarantee a minimum payment or payment of the Stated Principal Amount at maturity or call, or upon acceleration or early redemption and you may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the amount you originally invested. The cash payment (if any) that you receive on your Securities at maturity or call or upon acceleration or early redemption will be based primarily on any increase or decrease in the level of the Index, and will be reduced by the Accrued Tracking Fee and, if applicable, the Redemption Fee Amount. Any Coupon Amount will be reduced by the Accrued Tracking Fee, which includes any applicable Tracking Fee Shortfall. In addition, the terms of the Securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the Securities neither pay interest nor guarantee payment of any Coupon Amount. As a result, you may lose all or a significant amount of your investment in the Securities if the level of the Index decreases or does not increase by an amount sufficient, together with the Coupon Amounts, to offset those fees. Furthermore, even if the level of the Index increases, your return on the Securities may not be enough to compensate you for any loss in value due to inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over time.

You may lose some or all of your principal and, even if the Final Index Level is greater than the Initial Index Level, you may receive less than your initial investment in the Securities due to the negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and/or the Redemption Fee Amount.

The Securities are fully exposed to any decline in the level of the Index. If the level of the Index declines, you may lose some or all of your investment at maturity or call, or upon early redemption. The Accrued Tracking Fee takes into account the performance of the Index, as measured by the Index Closing Level, and the absolute level of the Accrued Tracking Fee is dependent on the path taken by the Index Closing Level to arrive at its ending level on any date of determination. In addition, if any distributions that a Reference Holder would be entitled to receive from the Index constituents are not sufficient to cover the Annual Tracking Fee (equivalent to 0.85% per annum times the applicable Current Indicative Value), the amount of the Accrued Tracking Fee (including the Tracking Fee Shortfall or the Adjusted Tracking Fee Shortfall, as applicable) will reduce the payment, if any, you will receive at maturity or call, or upon early redemption. In addition, if you redeem your Securities prior to maturity, you will be charged a Redemption Fee Amount, applied on the Redemption Valuation Date, equal to the product of (i) 0.125% and (ii) the Current Indicative Value as of the immediately preceding Index Business Day. If the Final Index Level, as compared to Initial Index Level, decreases or even if the Final Index Level, as compared to the Initial Index Level, increases, but does not increase sufficiently during the relevant period to offset, together with any Coupon Amount, the negative effect of any Accrued Tracking Fee and/or any applicable Redemption Fee Amount, you will receive less than your investment in the Securities, or possibly zero, at maturity or call, or upon early redemption of your Securities. The Initial Index Level is adjusted on the Effective Date to be equal to (a) the Index Closing Level of the Index on the Effective Date multiplied by (b) (i) 904.113

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Risk Factors

(the original Initial Index Level) divided by (ii) the Index Closing Level of the Original Index on the Effective Date.

You are not guaranteed any coupon payments.

The Accrued Tracking Fee will reduce the positive effect of any distributions by the Index constituents, as reflected in any Coupon Amounts that you may receive. You will not receive a coupon payment on a Coupon Payment Date if the Reference Distribution Amount, calculated as of the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date, is less than or equal to the Accrued Tracking Fee, calculated as of the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date. The resulting Tracking Fee Shortfall, which is the difference between the Accrued Tracking Fee and the Reference Distribution Amount, will be included in the Accrued Tracking Fee for the next Coupon Valuation Date. This process will be repeated to the extent necessary until the Reference Distribution Amount for a Coupon Valuation Date is greater than the Accrued Tracking Fee for the corresponding Coupon Valuation Date. Distributions, if any, by the Index constituents may be minimal or even zero in any given period, which would cause the Tracking Fee Shortfall to increase. The Tracking Fee Shortfall as of the final Coupon Valuation Date, if any, will be included in the calculation of the Accrued Tracking Fee as of the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period.

Similarly, you will not receive a coupon payment on a Redemption Date or Call Settlement Date if the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount, calculated as of the Redemption Valuation Date or Call Valuation Date, as applicable, is less than the Adjusted Tracking Fee and Redemption Fee Amount, calculated as of the Redemption Valuation Date, or the Adjusted Tracking Fee calculated as of the Call Valuation Date. The resulting Adjusted Tracking Fee Shortfall, which is the difference between the Adjusted Tracking Fee and the Adjusted Reference Distribution Amount, will be included in the calculation of the Accrued Tracking Fee as of the Redemption Valuation Date or the last Index Business Day in the Call Measurement Period.

The Initial Index Level may be higher than the Index Closing Level on the Initial Trade Date or at other times during the term of the Securities.

The Index Closing Level on the Initial Trade Date, or at other times during the term of the Securities could be lower than the Initial Index Level. This difference could be particularly large if there is a significant decrease in the Index Closing Level, or if there is significant volatility in the Index Closing Levels during the term of the Securities.

The Final Index Level may be less than the Index Closing Level on the Maturity Date or Call Settlement Date, or at other times during the term of the Securities.

The Index Closing Level on the Maturity Date or Call Settlement Date, or at other times during the term of the Securities, including dates near the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable, could be higher than the Final Index Level, because the Final Index Level is calculated based on the Index levels measured on each Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable. This difference could be particularly large if there is a significant increase in the Index Closing Level after the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable, or if there is a significant decrease in the Index Closing Level around the Final Measurement Period or Call Measurement Period, as applicable. Significant volatility in the Index Closing Levels during the term of the Securities may make this more likely. Your payment will not reflect any subsequent increase in the Index following the relevant measurement period or date of determination.

There are restrictions on the minimum number of Securities you may redeem and on the procedures and timing for early redemption.

You must redeem at least 50,000 Securities at one time in order to exercise your right to redeem your Securities on any Redemption Date. You may only redeem your Securities on a Redemption Date if we receive a notice of redemption from your broker by no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, and a

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confirmation of redemption by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the applicable Redemption Valuation Date. If we do not receive your notice of redemption by 12:00 noon, New York City time, or the confirmation of redemption by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the applicable Redemption Valuation Date, your notice will not be effective and we will not redeem your Securities on the applicable Redemption Date. Your notice of redemption will not be effective until we confirm receipt. In addition, we may request a medallion signature guarantee or such assurances of delivery as we may deem necessary in our sole discretion. See “Specific Terms of the Securities - Early Redemption at the Option of the Holders” beginning on page S-48 and “Specific Terms of the Securities - Redemption Procedures” beginning on page S-51 for more information.

Because of the timing requirements of the Redemption Notice and Redemption Confirmation, settlement of the redemption may be prolonged when compared to a sale and settlement in the secondary market. As your Redemption Notice is irrevocable, this will subject you to market risk in the event the market fluctuates after we receive your Redemption Notice and Redemption Confirmation. Furthermore, our obligation to redeem the Securities may be postponed due to the occurrence of a market disruption event.

You will not know the Redemption Amount at the time you request that we redeem your Securities.

You will not know the Redemption Amount you will receive when you request that we redeem your Securities. Your notice to us to redeem your Securities is irrevocable and we must receive it no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Valuation Date and we must receive a completed and signed confirmation of such redemption no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the same date. If your DTC custodian or your brokerage firm is not a current UBS customer, we must on-board them in compliance with our internal policies and procedures, before we can accept your Redemption Notice and your Redemption Confirmation or otherwise process your redemption request. This on-boarding process may delay your Redemption Valuation Date and Redemption Date. Furthermore, in certain circumstances, we may be unable to on-board your DTC custodian or your brokerage firm. If that happens, you will be unable to redeem your Securities through your DTC custodian or your brokerage firm. You will not know the Redemption Amount until after the Redemption Valuation Date, and we will pay you the Redemption Amount, if any, on the Redemption Date, which is the third Business Day following the Redemption Valuation Date. As a result, you will be exposed to market risk in the event the market fluctuates after we confirm the validity of your notice of election to exercise your rights to have us redeem your Securities, and prior to the relevant Redemption Date. The Redemption Valuation Date is the Index Business Day following the date on which we receive such notice and confirmation, but you may request that UBS AG accelerate the Redemption Valuation Date to the date on which you deliver the applicable Redemption Notice and Redemption Confirmation. If UBS AG approves such request, in its sole discretion on a case-by-case basis, the Redemption Valuation Date for such redemption shall be the date on which you deliver the applicable Redemption Notice and Redemption Confirmation instead of the Index Business Day following such date. You should not assume that you will be entitled to any such acceleration. UBS AG will be under no obligation to approve any such request, or to make any announcement regarding any decision by it to approve any such request. As a result, when considering making an investment in the Securities, you should assume that UBS AG will not choose to approve any request to accelerate the Redemption Valuation Date, or that if UBS AG does approve any such request, it will choose not to do so with respect to any redemption requests that you submit.

Owning the Securities is not the same as owning interests in the Index constituents or a security directly linked to the performance of the Index.

The return on your Securities will not reflect the return you would have realized if you had actually owned interests in the Index constituents or a security directly linked to the performance of the Index measured using any method other than average Index Closing Levels, and held such investment for a similar period. Any return on your Securities includes the negative effect of the Accrued Tracking Fee and any Redemption Fee Amount, which are costs the Index constituents do not have. Furthermore, if the level of the Index increases during the term of the Securities, the market value of the Securities may not increase

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by the same amount or may even decline, due to the amount of the Annual Tracking Fee and any Tracking Fee Shortfall, any lack of liquidity, the actual or perceived credit of UBS and other potential factors. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) could possibly assert, however, that you should be treated as owning such Index constituents for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences - U.S. Holders -- Alternative Treatments.” Neither you nor any other holder or owner of the Securities will have any voting rights, any right to receive distributions or any other rights with respect to the Index constituents. The Cash Settlement Amount, Call Settlement Amount or Redemption Amount, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars, and you will have no right to receive delivery of any interests in the Index constituents.

The market value of the Securities may be influenced by many unpredictable factors.

The market value of your Securities may fluctuate between the date you purchase them and the last Index Business Day in the Final Measurement Period when the Security Calculation Agent will determine your payment at maturity or upon our call (or the relevant measurement date or period if the Securities are subject to a call or early redemption). Therefore, you may sustain a significant loss if you sell the Securities in the secondary market. Several factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the market value of the Securities. We expect that, generally, the level of the Index will affect the market value of the Securities more than any other factor. Other factors that may influence the market value of the Securities include:

the volatility of the Index (i.e., the frequency and magnitude of changes in the level of the Index) and of options or other financial instruments relating to the Index;

the market prices of the Index constituents, which may be affected by, among other things, regulatory and tax developments affecting BDCs generally and the Index constituents specifically; competition among both BDCs and other lenders; the ability of the Index constituents to retain key management personnel; their ability to raise additional capital; and borrowers’ ability to meet their obligations to the Index constituents;