UBS AG: Tender Offers for USD Securities
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UBS AG (LSE: 56IL)
DECEMBER 4, 2015
UBS AG (the "") has today commenced cash tender offers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a tender offer memorandum dated December 4, 2015 (the "") and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (the ""), for any and all of the notes listed in the table below (the "") (collectively, the ""). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this announcement have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
(1) Issued by UBS AG acting through its Stamford Branch.
(2) Originally issued by Swiss Bank Corporation (currently, UBS AG) acting through its New York Branch.
(3) Issued by UBS AG acting through its London Branch.
The Offers are consistent with the Offeror's proactive approach to optimizing its interest expense, while maintaining its strong liquidity, funding and capital position.
Concurrently, the Offeror has today also invited holders of: (1) certain pounds sterling, euro and Italian lira denominated debt securities who are outside the United States to tender those securities for purchase by the Offeror (the " "); and (2) certain Swiss franc denominated debt securities who are outside the United States to tender those securities for purchase by the Offeror (the " "). The European Offer and the Swiss Offer are being made in certain countries outside the United States only. Only the Offers are being made pursuant to the Tender Offer Memorandum, which does not relate to the European Offer or the Swiss Offer.
The "" for each $1,000 principal amount of each series of Securities validly tendered pursuant to Offers and accepted for purchase will be equal to (A) an amount that would reflect, as of the date of purchase, a yield to the maturity date of such series of Securities equal to the sum of (i) the Reference Yield for such series of Securities as calculated at the Price Determination Time, plus (ii) the Fixed Spread for such series of Securities, minus (B) Accrued Interest.
In addition to the payment of the Total Consideration each Holder whose Securities are validly tendered and accepted for purchase will also be paid Accrued Interest, which will be an amount (rounded to the nearest U.S.$0.01 with U.S.$0.005 being rounded upwards) equal to interest accrued and unpaid on the relevant Securities from (and including) the immediately preceding interest payment date for such Securities to (but excluding) the Settlement Date.
Holders must validly tender and not withdraw their Securities on or prior to the Expiration Deadline in order to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration for their Securities. Securities tendered may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Deadline, but not thereafter.
Unless the Offers are extended, reopened or earlier terminated, payment of the Total Consideration to holders of Securities that are accepted for purchase is expected to be made on December 18, 2015 (the "").
The Lead Dealer Manager will calculate the Reference Yield, the Repurchase Yield and the Total Consideration applicable to each series of the Securities, and its calculation will be final and binding, absent manifest error.
The "" will be calculated in accordance with standard market practice and will correspond to the bid-side price of the applicable Reference Treasury Security set forth on the cover page of the Tender Offer Memorandum at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on December 15, 2015, unless extended.
The sum of the Reference Yield and the applicable Fixed Spread is referred to as the "" for such series of Securities. Specifically, the Total Consideration per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of each series of the Securities will equal (i) the present value per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of all remaining payments of principal and interest on such Securities to be made to (and including) the maturity date of such Notes, discounted to the Settlement Date in accordance with the formula set forth in Schedule A to the Tender Offer Memorandum, at a discount rate equal to the applicable Repurchase Yield, minus (ii) Accrued Interest on the series of Securities per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of such Securities.
Following consummation of the Offers, the Securities that are accepted in the Offers will be purchased, retired and cancelled by the Offeror and no longer remain outstanding obligations of UBS AG acting through its Stamford Branch, through its New York Branch or through its London Branch, as applicable, or UBS AG.
Holders may withdraw validly tendered Securities at any time prior to the Withdrawal Date, but not afterwards. If any of the Offers are terminated without any Securities being purchased pursuant to such offer, whether before or after the Expiration Deadline, the Offeror will promptly return the Securities tendered pursuant to such offer to the tendering Holder. Tendered Securities may only be withdrawn in authorized denominations and Securities that remain tendered must be in authorized denominations.
All Tender Instructions will be irrevocable after the Withdrawal Date (except in the limited circumstances described in the Tender Offer Memorandum).
The Offers commenced today, December 4, 2015 and will end at the Expiration Deadline. If the Expiration Deadline is extended by the Offeror, an announcement to that effect will be made by or on behalf of the Offeror as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day after the previously scheduled Expiration Deadline.
The results of the Offers are expected to be announced on December 16, 2015. The Offeror will announce the aggregate principal amount of Securities accepted for purchase at the Settlement Date. Such information will be notified to Holders as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum and shall, absent manifest error, be final and binding on the Offeror and the Holders.
The Total Consideration and Accrued Interest for Securities validly tendered in the Offers and accepted for purchase will be paid to Holders on the Settlement Date. The Settlement Date will be promptly after the Expiration Date and is expected to be December 18, 2015.
The submission of a valid Tender Instruction will be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The following table sets out the expected dates and times of the key events relating to the Offers. This is an indicative timetable and is subject to change.
The above dates and times are subject, where applicable, to the right of the Offeror to extend, re-open, amend, and/or terminate the Offers, subject to applicable laws. Holders of Securities are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Securities when such intermediary would require to receive instructions from a Holder in order for that Holder to be able to participate in, or (in the limited circumstances in which revocation is permitted) revoke their instruction to participate in, the Offers before the deadlines specified above.
Holders of Securities are advised to read carefully the Tender Offer Memorandum and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for full details of and information on the procedures for participating in the Offers.
Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are available at the following web address: .
Lucid Issuer Services Limited has been appointed by the Offeror as tender agent (the "") for the purposes of the Offers.
UBS Limited, an affiliate of the Offeror, has been appointed as lead dealer manager in connection with the Offers (the " ").
Requests for information in relation to the Offers should be directed to:
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum contain important information which must be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offers. If any holder of Securities is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own legal, tax, accounting and financial advice, including as to any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, attorney, accountant or other independent financial or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Securities are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee or intermediary must contact such entity if it wishes to participate in the Offers. None of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent and any person who controls, or is a director, officer, employee or agent of such persons, or any affiliate of such persons, makes any recommendation as to whether holders of Securities should participate in the Offers.
This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum does not constitute an offer or an invitation to participate in the Offers in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable laws. The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
The communication of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended). Accordingly, this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being directed at and made to (i) those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the ""), (ii) those persons who are existing members or creditors of the Offeror and other persons falling within Article 43 of the Order, (iii) persons who are outside the United Kingdom and (iv) any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as ""). Any person in the United Kingdom who is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or such documents and/or materials or any of their content. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or such other documents or materials relate is available only to and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.
The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or offering materials relating to the Offers, has been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only (i) providers of investment services relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le service d'investissement de gestion de portefeuille pour compte de tiers) and/or (ii) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, other than individuals, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier, are eligible to participate in the Offers. The Tender Offer Memorandum has not been submitted to the clearance procedures (visa) of the Autorité des marchés financiers.
Neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Financial Services and Markets Authority (Autorité des services et marchés financiers / Autoriteit voor financiële diensten en markten) and, accordingly, the Offers may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Offers may not be advertised and the Offers will not be extended, and neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than "qualified investors" in the sense of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of June 16, 2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets, acting on their own account. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum have been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively for the purpose of the Offers. Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to any other person in Belgium.
None of the Offers, this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other documents or materials relating to the Offers has been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (""), pursuant to applicable Italian laws and regulations.
The Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy ("") as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended (the "") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended (the ""). The Offers are also being carried out in compliance with article 35-bis, paragraph 7 of the CONSOB Regulation.
Holders or beneficial owners of the Securities located in Italy can offer the Securities through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of October 29, 2007, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.
Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Securities or the Offers.
Neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Securities constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a or article 1156 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus within the meaning of the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange. Accordingly, the investor protection rules otherwise applicable to investors in Switzerland do not apply to the Offers. When in doubt, investors based in Switzerland are recommended to contact their legal, financial or tax adviser with respect to the Offers.
Neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers has been or will be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Offers do not constitute a public tender offer for the purchase of Securities or a public offering of securities in Singapore pursuant to Section 273(1)(e) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of Singapore (the ""). Accordingly, the Offers are not being made, and the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are not to be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to persons located or resident in Singapore other than to (i) an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) a relevant person as defined in Section 275(1) of the SFA, or to any person as referred to in Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum may not be circulated or distributed in or into the People's Republic of China (the "") and the Offers may not be made, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC except to the extent consistent with the applicable laws and regulations of the PRC.
The Offers do not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities or other laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Dealer Managers or, where the context so requires, any of its affiliates, is such a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Offers shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Offeror by the Dealer Managers or such affiliate (as the case may be) in such jurisdiction.
Each Holder participating in the Offers will be deemed to give certain representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in "Procedures for Participating in the Offers" in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Any tender of Securities for purchase pursuant to the Offers from a Holder that is unable to make these representations may be rejected. Each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent reserves the right, in their absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Securities for purchase pursuant to the Offers, whether any such representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result the Offeror determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender may be rejected.
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