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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date: July 28, 2017

 

 

UBS Group AG

Commission File Number: 1-36764

 

UBS AG

Commission File Number: 1-15060

 

 

(Registrants' Name)

 

Bahnhofstrasse 45, Zurich, Switzerland and
Aeschenvorstadt 1, Basel, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants file or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20‑F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F                         Form 40-F 

 


 

This Form 6-K consists of the following legal entity financial information for half year ended June 30th, 2017, which appears immediately following this page:

 

1.      UBS Group AG standalone financial information

2.      UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG standalone interim financial statements

3.      UBS Switzerland AG standalone interim financial statements

 

  

 


 

  

 

UBS Group AG standalone

Financial information for the half year ended 30 June 2017

 


 

Table of contents

UBS Group AG standalone

1

Income statement

1

Balance sheet

1

Basis of accounting

 

 

Appendix

2

Cautionary statement

Contacts

 


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Language: English

© UBS 2017. The key symbol and UBS are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS. All rights reserved.

  

 


 

UBS Group AG standalone

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-date

 

% change from

CHF million

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.16

Dividend income from the investment in UBS AG

 

0

3,434

 

(100)

Other operating income

 

318

260

 

23

Operating income

 

318

3,694

 

 

Operating expenses

 

347

292

 

19

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

(29)

3,401

 

 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

0

11

 

(100)

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

(29)

3,391

 

 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

% change from

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.12.16

 

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

3,014

5,090

 

(41)

Non-current assets

 

49,026

48,661

 

1

of which: investment in UBS AG¹

 

40,126

40,376

 

(1)

Total assets

 

52,039

53,751

 

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term liabilities

 

3,276

2,082

 

57

Long-term liabilities

 

10,613

11,344

 

(6)

of which: additional tier 1 capital²

 

7,501

7,865

 

(5)

Total liabilities

 

13,889

13,427

 

3

of which: Deferred Contingent Capital Plan

 

1,771

1,625

 

9

of which: other deferred compensation plans

 

2,458

2,892

 

(15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital³

 

385

385

 

0

General reserve⁴

 

32,669

34,886

 

(6)

of which: statutory capital reserve

 

32,669

34,886

 

(6)

of which: capital contribution reserve

 

32,669

34,886

 

(6)

Voluntary earnings reserve⁴

 

7,324

1,716

 

327

Treasury shares

 

(2,199)

(2,271)

 

(3)

Reserve for own shares held by subsidiaries

 

0

2

 

(99)

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

(29)

5,606

 

 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

38,150

40,324

 

(5)

Total liabilities and equity

 

52,039

53,751

 

(3)

1 In the second quarter of 2017, UBS transferred shared services functions in Switzerland from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG. This transfer resulted in a decrease of the investment value of UBS AG by CHF 250 million and a corresponding increase in the investment value of UBS Business Solutions AG.    2 Comprised of long-term interest-bearing liabilities, which qualify as AT1 capital on UBS Group AG consolidated level. Compensation-related liabilities for Deferred Contingent Capital Plan (DCCP) awards granted for the performance years 2014, 2015 and 2016, which also qualify as AT1 capital, are not included.    3 Refer to “UBS shares” in the “Capital management” section of the UBS Group AG second quarter 2017 report for information on UBS Group AG shares.    4 During the second quarter of 2017, as approved at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held on 4 May 2017, the 2016 net profit of CHF 5,606 million was appropriated to the voluntary earnings reserve. In addition, a payment of an ordinary cash dividend of CHF 0.60 per dividend-bearing share, totalling CHF 2,229 million, was made out of the capital contribution reserve within the general reserve.

 

 

Basis of accounting

The UBS Group AG standalone financial statements are prepared in accordance with the principles of the Swiss Law on Accounting and Financial Reporting (32nd title of the Swiss Code of Obligations). More information on the accounting policies applied for the standalone financial statements of UBS Group AG is provided in Note 2 to the UBS Group AG standalone financial statements in the Annual Report 2016.

In preparing the interim financial information for UBS Group AG, the same accounting policies and methods of computation have been applied as in the annual financial statements as of 31 December 2016. This interim financial information is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of UBS Group AG included in the Annual Report 2016.

  

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Cautionary Statement | This report and the information contained herein are provided solely for information purposes, and are not to be construed as solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in Switzerland, the United States or any other jurisdiction. No investment decision relating to securities of or relating to UBS Group AG, UBS AG or their affiliates should be made on the basis of this report. Refer to UBS’s second quarter 2017 report and its Annual Report 2016, available at www.ubs.com/investors, for additional information.

Rounding | Numbers presented throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text. Percentages, percent changes and absolute variances are calculated on the basis of rounded figures displayed in the tables and text and may not precisely reflect the percentages, percent changes and absolute variances that would be calculated on the basis of figures that are not rounded.

Tables | Within tables, blank fields generally indicate that the field is not applicable or not meaningful, or that information is not available as of the relevant date or for the relevant period. Zero values generally indicate that the respective figure is zero on an actual or rounded basis. Percentage changes are presented as a mathematical calculation of the change between periods.

  

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UBS Group AG

P.O. Box

CH-8098 Zurich

 

www.ubs.com

 

 

  

 


 

 


 

  

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

Interim financial statements as of 30 June 2017. Income statement for the period from incorporation on 14 November 2016 to 30 June 2017

 


 

Table of contents

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

7

Income statement

7

Balance sheet

8

Corporate information

8

Basis of accounting

 

 

Appendix

9

Cautionary statement

Contacts

 


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UBS’s Investor Relations team supports
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investors from our offices in Zurich,
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UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

Income statement

 

 

 

 

For the period ended

CHF million

 

30.6.17

Financial income

 

103

Operating income

 

103

Other operating expenses

 

0

Financial expenses

 

102

Operating expenses

 

102

Profit / (loss) before income taxes

 

1

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

0

Net profit / (loss)

 

0

 

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG was incorporated on 14 November 2016, thus the income statement presented includes income and expenses for the period from incorporation on 14 November 2016 to 30 June 2017.

 

Balance sheet

CHF million

 

30.6.17

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

Liquid assets

 

105

Accrued income and prepaid expenses

 

344

Total current assets

 

449

Financial assets

 

23,820

Total non-current assets

 

23,820

Total assets

 

24,269

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

24

Accrued expenses and deferred income

 

179

Total short-term liabilities

 

203

Long-term interest-bearing liabilities

 

23,932

Other long-term liabilities

 

124

Total long-term liabilities

 

24,056

Total liabilities

 

24,259

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

Share capital

 

0

General reserves

 

10

of which: statutory capital reserve

 

10

of which: capital contribution reserve

 

10

Net profit / (loss)

 

0

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

10

Total liabilities and equity

 

24,269

 

 

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Corporate information

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG is incorporated and domiciled in Switzerland and its registered office is at Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG operates under the Swiss Code of Obligations as a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft).

Establishment of UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG was incorporated on 14 November 2016 as a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. The company has been established to issue UBS Group AG guaranteed capital market instruments, which meet the requirements for loss-absorbing additional tier one (AT1) capital and/or senior unsecured debt which contributes to the total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) of UBS Group AG.

UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG was designated by FINMA as a significant group company according to art. 2bis para. 1 lit. b of the Banking Act.

Issuance of TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt

In March 2017, UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG commenced to issue TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt. The proceeds from the issuances of those instruments were on-lent to UBS AG for funding purposes.

Furthermore, in May 2017 outstanding TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt issued by UBS Group Funding (Jersey) Limited was transferred to UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG by means of an issuer substitution. The issuer substitution was carried out pursuant to the voluntary substitution provisions provided in the terms and conditions of the relevant instruments. Following the transfer, outstanding TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt continues to be guaranteed by UBS Group AG, and investors' seniority of claims against UBS Group AG remains unchanged.

 

 

  

 

Basis of accounting

The interim financial statements of UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG are prepared in accordance with the principles of the Swiss Law on Accounting and Financial Reporting (32nd title of the Swiss Code of Obligations). The income statement presented includes income and expenses for the period from the incorporation on 14 November 2016 to 30 June 2017.

In preparing the interim financial statements for UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, the significant accounting and valuation principles as described below have been applied. These interim financial statements are unaudited.

Financial assets

Financial assets include loans granted to UBS AG which substantially mirror the terms of the TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt instruments. They are measured at nominal value.


Long-term interest bearing liabilities

Long-term interest bearing liabilities include TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt instruments. They are measured at nominal value. Any difference to nominal value, e.g. premium, discount, or external costs that are directly related to the issue, are deferred as Accrued income and prepaid expenses or Accrued expenses and deferred income and amortized to Financial expenses or Financial income over the maturity of the instrument, or until the optional redemption date, where applicable.

 

  

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Cautionary Statement | This report and the information contained herein are provided solely for information purposes, and are not to be construed as solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in Switzerland, the United States or any other jurisdiction. No investment decision relating to securities of or relating to UBS Group AG, UBS AG or their affiliates should be made on the basis of this report. Refer to UBS’s second quarter 2017 report and its Annual Report 2016, available at www.ubs.com/investors, for additional information.

Rounding | Numbers presented throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text. Percentages, percent changes and absolute variances are calculated on the basis of rounded figures displayed in the tables and text and may not precisely reflect the percentages, percent changes and absolute variances that would be calculated on the basis of figures that are not rounded.

Tables | Within tables, blank fields generally indicate that the field is not applicable or not meaningful, or that information is not available as of the relevant date or for the relevant period. Zero values generally indicate that the respective figure is zero on an actual or rounded basis. Percentage changes are presented as a mathematical calculation of the change between periods.

  

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UBS Group AG

P.O. Box

CH-8098 Zurich

 

www.ubs.com

 

 

  

 


 

 


 

  

 

UBS Switzerland AG standalone

Interim financial statements for the half year ended 30 June 2017

 


 

Table of contents

UBS Switzerland AG standalone
interim financial statements

14

Income statement

15

Balance sheet

16

Basis of accounting

16

Joint and several liability

 

 

Appendix

17

Cautionary statement

Contacts

 


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UBS’s Investor Relations team supports
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investors from our offices in Zurich,
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P.O. Box, CH-8098 Zurich, Switzerland

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UBS’s Media Relations team supports
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© UBS 2017. The key symbol and UBS are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS. All rights reserved.

  

 


 

UBS Switzerland AG standalone interim financial statements

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Interest and discount income¹

 

892

921

972

 

(3)

(8)

 

1,813

1,934

Interest and dividend income from trading portfolio

 

0

0

(1)

 

 

(100)

 

0

0

Interest and dividend income from financial investments

 

35

22

25

 

59

40

 

56

44

Interest expense²

 

(85)

(108)

(125)

 

(21)

(32)

 

(193)

(242)

Gross interest income

 

841

835

871

 

1

(3)

 

1,676

1,737

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(27)

12

5

 

 

 

 

(15)

11

Net interest income

 

814

847

876

 

(4)

(7)

 

1,661

1,748

Fee and commission income from securities and investment business

 

864

856

819

 

1

5

 

1,720

1,657

Credit-related fees and commissions

 

42

46

38

 

(9)

11

 

87

73

Other fee and commission income

 

183

176

182

 

4

1

 

359

353

Fee and commission expense

 

(96)

(91)

(88)

 

5

9

 

(187)

(176)

Net fee and commission income

 

993

986

951

 

1

4

 

1,979

1,907

Net trading income

 

207

239

175

 

(13)

18

 

446

330

Net income from disposal of financial investments

 

1

0

136

 

 

(99)

 

1

154

Dividend income from investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

29

0

28

 

 

4

 

29

28

Income from real estate holdings

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Sundry ordinary income

 

43

80

37

 

(46)

16

 

123

94

Sundry ordinary expenses

 

(6)

(2)

(4)

 

200

50

 

(9)

(9)

Other income from ordinary activities

 

67

77

198

 

(13)

(66)

 

144

267

Total operating income

 

2,081

2,149

2,199

 

(3)

(5)

 

4,230

4,252

Personnel expenses

 

548

518

528

 

6

4

 

1,066

1,067

General and administrative expenses

 

796

777

845

 

2

(6)

 

1,573

1,706

Subtotal operating expenses

 

1,344

1,295

1,372

 

4

(2)

 

2,639

2,773

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

2

2

3

 

0

(33)

 

5

6

Amortization and impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

 

263

263

263

 

0

0

 

525

525

Changes in provisions and other allowances and losses

 

3

1

(1)

 

200

 

 

4

1

Total operating expenses

 

1,612

1,561

1,637

 

3

(2)

 

3,173

3,305

Operating profit

 

469

589

562

 

(20)

(17)

 

1,057

947

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

89

130

122

 

(32)

(27)

 

219

213

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

380

459

440

 

(17)

(14)

 

838

735

1 Interest and discount income includes negative interest income on financial assets of CHF 27 million, CHF 21 million and CHF 30 million for the quarters ended 30 June 2017, 31 March 2017 and 30 June 2016, respectively.    2 Interest expense includes negative interest expense on financial liabilities of CHF 39 million, CHF 30 million and CHF 35 million for the quarters ended 30 June 2017, 31 March 2017 and 30 June 2016, respectively.  

 

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Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% change from

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

 

44,036

48,379

44,528

 

(9)

(1)

Due from banks

 

5,007

4,781

4,355

 

5

15

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

34,420

32,344

25,930

 

6

33

of which: cash collateral on securities borrowed

 

14,406

10,481

6,657

 

37

116

of which: reverse repurchase agreements

 

20,013

21,864

19,273

 

(8)

4

Due from customers

 

37,832

38,530

38,168

 

(2)

(1)

Mortgage loans

 

146,353

146,131

146,061

 

0

Trading portfolio assets

 

1,600

1,691

1,673

 

(5)

(4)

Positive replacement values

 

2,089

1,870

2,133

 

12

(2)

Financial investments

 

21,304

22,222

27,002

 

(4)

(21)

Accrued income and prepaid expenses

 

288

243

264

 

19

9

Investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

56

56

56

 

0

0

Property, equipment and software

 

40

18

19

 

122

111

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

2,888

3,150

3,413

 

(8)

(15)

Other assets

 

680

622

893

 

9

(24)

Total assets

 

296,593

300,038

294,497

 

(1)

1

of which: subordinated assets

 

1

1

0

 

0

 

of which: subject to mandatory conversion and / or debt waiver

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

 

17,028

18,881

13,248

 

(10)

29

Payables from securities financing transactions

 

7,367

7,383

6,903

 

(0)

7

of which: cash collateral on securities lent

 

1,722

1,670

1,518

 

3

13

of which: repurchase agreements

 

5,644

5,714

5,385

 

(1)

5

Due to customers

 

246,078

247,977

248,796

 

(1)

(1)

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

232

253

154

 

(8)

51

Negative replacement values

 

1,193

1,029

1,212

 

16

(2)

Bonds issued and loans from central mortgage institutions

 

8,405

8,335

8,331

 

1

1

Accrued expenses and deferred income

 

664

820

929

 

(19)

(29)

Other liabilities

 

1,349

1,271

1,276

 

6

6

Provisions

 

168

168

186

 

0

(10)

Total liabilities

 

282,483

286,117

281,034

 

(1)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

10

10

10

 

0

0

General reserve

 

12,139

12,139

12,139

 

0

0

of which: statutory capital reserve

 

12,139

12,139

12,139

 

0

0

of which: capital contribution reserve

 

12,139

12,139

12,139

 

0

0

Voluntary earnings reserve¹

 

1,122

0

0

 

 

 

Retained earnings / (loss) carried forward¹

 

0

1,313

0

 

(100)

 

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

838

459

1,313

 

83

(36)

Total equity

 

14,110

13,921

13,463

 

1

5

Total liabilities and equity

 

296,593

300,038

294,497

 

(1)

1

of which: subordinated liabilities

 

4,520

4,540

4,521

 

(0)

of which: subject to mandatory conversion and / or debt waiver

 

4,520

4,540

4,521

 

(0)

1 At the Annual General Meeting held on 21 April 2017, shareholders approved the proposed appropriation of retained earnings of CHF 1,313 million, comprised of a cash dividend of CHF 191 million to UBS AG and an appropriation of CHF 1,122 million to the voluntary earnings reserve.

 

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Balance sheet (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% change from

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities, gross

 

9,130

9,707

9,608

 

(6)

(5)

Sub-participations

 

(875)

(909)

(976)

 

(4)

(10)

Contingent liabilities, net

 

8,255

8,798

8,632

 

(6)

(4)

of which: guarantees to third parties related to subsidiaries

 

7

8

7

 

(13)

0

of which: credit guarantees and similar instruments

 

3,304

3,229

3,180

 

2

4

of which: performance guarantees and similar instruments

 

2,529

2,383

2,442

 

6

4

of which: documentary credits

 

2,415

3,178

3,002

 

(24)

(20)

Irrevocable commitments, gross

 

8,962

8,541

8,780

 

5

2

Sub-participations

 

(8)

(5)

(2)

 

60

300

Irrevocable commitments, net

 

8,954

8,536

8,778

 

5

2

of which: loan commitments

 

8,083

7,665

7,906

 

5

2

of which: payment commitment related to deposit insurance

 

872

872

872

 

0

0

Forward starting transactions¹

 

813

3,941

0

 

(79)

 

of which: reverse repurchase agreements

 

813

147

0

 

453

 

of which: repurchase agreements

 

0

3,793

0

 

(100)

 

Liabilities for calls on shares and other equity instruments

 

43

43

43

 

0

0

1 Cash to be paid in the future by either UBS or the counterparty.

 

Basis of accounting

The UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements are prepared in accordance with the interim reporting requirements of Swiss GAAP (FINMA Circular 2015/1 and the Banking Ordinance).

The accounting policies are principally the same as the IFRS-based accounting policies for the consolidated financial statements of UBS Group AG outlined in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS Group AG in the Annual Report 2016. Major differences between the Swiss GAAP requirements and IFRS are described in Note 36 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS Group AG in the Annual Report 2016. Further information on the accounting policies applied for the standalone financial statements of UBS Switzerland AG is provided in Note 2 to the UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements as of 31 December 2016.

In preparing the interim financial statements for UBS Switzerland AG, the same accounting policies and methods of computation have been applied as in the standalone annual financial statements as of 31 December 2016. The interim financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the standalone audited financial statements as of 31 December 2016.

 

 

Joint and several liability

In June 2015, the Personal & Corporate Banking and Wealth Management businesses booked in Switzerland were transferred from UBS AG to UBS Switzerland AG through an asset transfer in accordance with the Swiss Merger Act. Under the Swiss Merger Act, UBS AG assumed joint liability for obligations existing on the asset transfer date, 14 June 2015, which were transferred to UBS Switzerland AG. Similarly under the terms of the asset transfer agreement, UBS Switzerland AG assumed joint liability for approximately CHF 325 billion of contractual obligations of UBS AG existing on the asset transfer date, excluding the collateralized portion of secured contractual obligations and covered bonds. UBS Switzerland AG has no liability for new obligations incurred by UBS AG after the asset transfer date. Under certain circumstances, the Swiss Banking Act and the bank insolvency ordinance of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorize FINMA to modify, extinguish or convert to common equity liabilities of a bank in connection with a resolution or insolvency of such bank.

®   Refer to “Establishment of UBS Switzerland AG” in the “Legal entity financial and regulatory information” section of the Annual Report 2015 for more information

 

The joint liability amount declines as obligations mature, terminate or are novated following the asset transfer date. As of 30 June 2017, the joint liability of UBS Switzerland AG for contractual obligations of UBS AG amounted to approximately CHF 77 billion compared with CHF 109 billion as of 30 June 2016.

As of 30 June 2017, the probability of an outflow under this joint and several liability was assessed to be remote, and as a result, the table Off-balance sheet items  does not include any exposure arising under this joint and several liability.

  

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Cautionary Statement | This report and the information contained herein are provided solely for information purposes, and are not to be construed as solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in Switzerland, the United States or any other jurisdiction. No investment decision relating to securities of or relating to UBS Group AG, UBS AG or their affiliates should be made on the basis of this report. Refer to UBS’s second quarter 2017 report and its Annual Report 2016, available at www.ubs.com/investors, for additional information.

Rounding | Numbers presented throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text. Percentages, percent changes and absolute variances are calculated on the basis of rounded figures displayed in the tables and text and may not precisely reflect the percentages, percent changes and absolute variances that would be calculated on the basis of figures that are not rounded.

Tables | Within tables, blank fields generally indicate that the field is not applicable or not meaningful, or that information is not available as of the relevant date or for the relevant period. Zero values generally indicate that the respective figure is zero on an actual or rounded basis. Percentage changes are presented as a mathematical calculation of the change between periods.

  

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UBS Group AG

P.O. Box

CH-8098 Zurich

 

www.ubs.com

 

 

  

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

UBS GROUP AG

 

 

 

By: _/s/ Todd Tuckner___________

Name: Todd Tuckner

Title: Group Controller and

            Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

By: _/s/ David Kelly_____________ 

Name:  David Kelly

Title:    Managing Director

 

 

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

 

 

By: _/s/ Todd Tuckner___________

Name: Todd Tuckner

Title: Group Controller and

            Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

By: _/s/ David Kelly_____________

Name:  David Kelly

Title:    Managing Director

 

 

 

 

Date:  July 28, 2017