UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
(Amendment No. 2)
UBS AG
(Name of Issuer)
Registered shares, par value CHF 0.10 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
H89231338
(CUSIP Number)
David Kelly
677 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901
Telephone: (203) 719-3000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 1, 2015
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. H89231338 |
(1) | Names of reporting persons
UBS Group AG | |||||
(2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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(3) | SEC use only
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(4) | Source of funds (see instructions)
OO | |||||
(5) | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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(6) | Citizenship or place of organization
Switzerland | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
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(7) | Sole Voting Power
3,858,408,466 shares | ||||
(8) | Shared Voting Power
None | |||||
(9) | Sole Dispositive Power
3,858,408,466 shares | |||||
(10) | Shared Dispositive Power
None | |||||
(11) |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,858,408,466 shares | |||||
(12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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(13) | Percentage of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
100% | |||||
(14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO |
Explanatory Note.
The following constitutes Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (this Amendment No. 2). This Amendment No. 2 amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed on May 6, 2015 by the undersigned, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on May 27, 2015 (as so amended, the Original Schedule 13D) by the undersigned, as specifically set forth herein.
Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment No. 2 shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Original Schedule 13D. Except as set forth herein, the Original Schedule 13D is unmodified.
Item 2. Identity and Background
Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference, is the name, citizenship, residence or business address and present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) of each of UBS Group AGs directors and executive officers.
During the last five years, neither UBS Group AG nor, to UBS Group AGs knowledge, any person named in Schedule A hereto (i) was convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:
Pursuant to the SESTA Procedure, as described more fully below, all UBS AG shares that remained publicly held were canceled and the former owners of such canceled shares received UBS Group AG Shares, sourced from the creation of new registered shares out of authorised share capital and from existing treasury shares, as compensation. As a result of the completion of the SESTA Procedure, the percentage of UBS AG Shares held by UBS Group AG rose to 100%.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:
Pursuant to the request filed by UBS Group AG on March 9, 2015 with Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich (the Commercial Court) to initiate the SESTA Procedure, the Commercial Court has now declared the UBS AG Shares of the remaining Minority Holders to be invalid. This judgment entered into force pursuant to the confirmation from the Commercial Court dated August 20, 2015. On September 1, 2015, new UBS Group Shares were delivered to the Minority Holders of the now-cancelled UBS AG shares, sourced from the creation of new registered shares out of authorised share capital and from existing treasury shares. As a result of the completion of the SESTA Procedure, the percentage of UBS AG Shares held by UBS Group AG rose to 100%.
The UBS AG Shares were de-listed from the SIX Swiss Exchange on August 28, 2015. Now that it has achieved full ownership of the UBS AG Shares, UBS Group AG intends to terminate the registration of those shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act and Rule 12g-4 thereunder.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:
(a) UBS Group AG has acquired beneficial ownership of 3,858,408,466 UBS AG Shares, or 100% of UBS Shares as of entry into force of the confirmation from the Commercial Court.
(c) Schedule B sets forth a list of all acquisitions of UBS AG Shares by UBS Group AG during the past 60 days. In the 60 days prior to the date of this Amendment No. 2, to the knowledge of UBS Group AG, none of the persons named in Item 2 have effected any transactions in UBS AG Shares except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph (c).
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: September 2, 2015
UBS GROUP AG | ||
By | /s/ David Kelly | |
Name: David Kelly | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
By | /s/ Sarah M. Starkweather | |
Name: Sarah M. Starkweather | ||
Title: Executive Director |
SCHEDULE A
The following is a list of the executive officers and directors of UBS Group AG, setting forth, for each person, the name, citizenship, resident or business address, present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted.
The business address for each of the individuals below is Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
Board of Directors of UBS Group AG
The information provided below relates to the board of directors and executive officers of UBS Group AG as in effect on September 2, 2015.
Axel A. Weber
German, born March 8, 1957
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Chairman of the Board of Directors / Chairperson of the Corporate Responsibility Committee/Chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2012 |
Professional history and education
Axel A. Weber was elected to the Board of Directors (BoD) at the 2012 AGM and was thereafter appointed Chairman of the BoD. He has chaired the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2012 and became Chairperson of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee in 2013. Mr. Weber was president of the German Bundesbank between 2004 and 2011, during which time he also served as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, German governor of the International Monetary Fund, and as a member of the G7 and G20 Ministers and Governors. He was a member of the steering committees of the European Systemic Risk Board in 2011 and the Financial Stability Board from 2010 to 2011. On leave from the University of Cologne from 2004 to 2012, he was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2011 to 2012. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Weber served as a member of the German Council of Economic Experts. He was a professor of international economics and Director of the Center for Financial Research at the University of Cologne from 2001 to 2004, and a professor of monetary economics and Director of the Center for Financial Studies at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main from 1998 to 2001. From 1994 to 1998, he was a professor of economic theory at the University of Bonn. Mr. Weber holds a PhD in economics from the University of Siegen, where he also received his habilitation. He graduated with a masters degree in economics at the University of Constance and holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Constance.
Other activities and functions
Board member of the Swiss Bankers Association
Board member of the Swiss Finance Council
Board member of the Institute of International Finance
Board member of the International Monetary Conference
Board member of the Financial Services Professional Board, Kuala Lumpur
Member of the Group of Thirty, Washington, DC
Member of the Board of Trustees of Avenir Suisse
Member of the IMD Foundation Board, Lausanne
Member of the European Financial Services Roundtable
Member of the European Banking Group
Advisory Board member of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich
Advisory Board member of the German Market Economy Foundation
Member of the European Money and Finance Forum, Vienna
Member of the Monetary Economics and International Economics Councils of the Verein für Socialpolitik
Senior research fellow at the Center for Financial Studies in Frankfurt am Main
Research fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research, London |
Michel Demaré
Belgian, born August 31, 1956
Syngenta International AG, Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4058 Basel
Functions in UBS
Independent Vice Chairman/ member of the Audit Committee/member of the Governance and Nominating Committee/member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Michel Demaré was elected to the BoD at the 2009 AGM. In April 2010, he was appointed independent Vice Chairman. He has been a member of the Audit Committee since 2009 and the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2010. He became a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee in 2013. Mr. Demaré joined ABB in 2005 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as a member of the Group Executive Committee. He stepped down from his function in ABB in January 2013. Between February and August 2008, he acted as the interim CEO of ABB. From September 2008 to March 2011, he combined his role as CFO with that of President of Global Markets. Mr. Demaré joined ABB from Baxter International Inc., where he was CFO Europe from 2002 to 2005. Prior to this, he spent 18 years at the Dow Chemical Company, holding various treasury and risk management positions in Belgium, France, the US and Switzerland. Between 1997 and 2002, Mr. Demaré was CFO of the Global Polyolefins and Elastomers division. He began his career as an officer in the multinational banking division of Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago, and was based in Antwerp. Mr. Demaré graduated with an MBA from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and holds a degree in applied economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
Other activities and functions
Chairman of the Board of Syngenta
Board member of Louis-Dreyfus Commodities Holdings BV
Supervisory Board member of IMD, Lausanne
Chairman of SwissHoldings in Berne
Chairman of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Advisory Board member of the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich | |
David Sidwell
American (U.S.) and British, born March 28, 1953
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Senior Independent Director/Chairperson of the Risk Committee/member of the Governance and Nominating Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2008 |
Professional history and education
David Sidwell was elected to the BoD at the 2008 AGM. In April 2010, he was appointed Senior Independent Director. He has chaired the Risk Committee since 2008 and has been a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2011. Mr. Sidwell was Executive Vice President and CFO of Morgan Stanley between 2004 and 2007. Before joining Morgan Stanley he worked for JPMorgan Chase & Co., where, in his 20 years of service, he held a number of different positions, including controller and, from 2000 to 2004, CFO of the Investment Bank. Prior to this, he was with Price Waterhouse in both London and New York. Mr. Sidwell graduated from Cambridge University and qualified as a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Other activities and functions
Director and Chairperson of the Risk Policy and Capital Committee of Fannie Mae, Washington, DC
Senior advisor at Oliver Wyman, New York
Board member of Ace Limited
Board member of GAVI Alliance
Chairman of the Board of Village Care, New York
Director of the National Council on Aging, Washington, DC |
Reto Francioni
Swiss, born August 18, 1955
Deutsche Börse AG, D-60485 Frankfurt am Main
Functions in UBS
Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee/ member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2013 |
Professional history and education
Reto Francioni was elected to the BoD at the 2013 AGM. He has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee since 2013 and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee since 2014. He has been CEO of Deutsche Börse AG since 2005. Since 2006, he has been a professor of applied capital markets theory at the University of Basel. From 2002 to 2005, he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board and President of the SWX Group, Zurich. Mr. Francioni was co-CEO and Spokesman for the Board of Directors of Consors AG, Nuremberg, from 2000 to 2002. Between 1993 and 2000, he held various management positions at Deutsche Börse AG, including that of Deputy CEO from 1999 to 2000. From 1992 to 1993, he served in the corporate finance division of Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel. Prior to this, he worked for several years for Association Tripartite Bourses and, from 1985 to 1988, for the former Credit Suisse, holding positions in the equity sales and legal departments. He started his professional career in 1981 in the commerce division of Union Bank of Switzerland. Mr. Francioni completed his studies in law in 1981 and his PhD in 1987 at the University of Zurich.
Other activities and functions
Board mandates at Deutsche Börse Group subsidiaries:
Chairman of Eurex Frankfurt AG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eurex Zürich AG
Advisory Board member of Moscow International Financial Center
International Advisory Board member of the Instituto de Empresa
Member of the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Committee
Member of the Steering Committee of the Project Role of Financial Services in Society, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Member of the Franco-German Round table
Member of the Strategic Advisory Group of VHV Insurance | |
Ann F. Godbehere
Canadian and British, born April 14, 1955
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Chairperson of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee/member of the Audit Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Ann F. Godbehere was elected to the BoD at the 2009 AGM. She has chaired the Human Resources and Compensation Committee since 2011 and has been a member of the Audit Committee since 2009. Ms. Godbehere was appointed CFO and Executive Director of Northern Rock in February 2008, serving in these roles during the initial phase of the businesss public ownership until the end of January 2009. Prior to this role, she served as CFO of Swiss Re Group from 2003 to 2007. Ms. Godbehere was CFO of its Property & Casualty division in Zurich for two years. Prior to this, she served as CFO of the Life & Health division in London for three years. From 1997 to 1998, she was CEO of Swiss Re Life & Health Canada and head of IT for Swiss Re North America. Between 1996 and 1997, she was CFO of Swiss Re Life & Health North America. Ms. Godbehere is a certified general accountant and was made a fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountant Association in 2014 and fellow of the Certified General Accountant Association of Canada in 2003.
Other activities and functions
Board member of Prudential plc (chairman of the audit committee)
Board member of Rio Tinto plc (chairman of the audit committee)
Board member of Rio Tinto Limited (chairman of the audit committee)
Board member of British American Tobacco plc | |
Axel P. Lehmann
Swiss, born March 23, 1959
Zurich Insurance Group, Mythenquai 2, CH-8002 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Member of the Risk Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Axel P. Lehmann was elected to the BoD at the 2009 AGM. He has been a member of the Risk Committee since 2009. He is a member of the Group Executive Committee of Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) and has been Group Chief Risk Officer since January 2008 and Regional Chairman Europe since October 2011. He was responsible for Group IT from 2008 to 2010. In September 2004, Mr. Lehmann was appointed CEO of Zurich American Insurance Company and the North America Commercial business division in Schaumburg, Illinois. He became a member of Zurichs Group Executive Committee and CEO of its Continental Europe business division in 2002 and, in 2004, was responsible for integrating it with the UK, Ireland and South Africa. In 2001, he took over responsibility for Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and was appointed CEO of Zurich Group Germany. In 2000, Mr. Lehmann became a member of the Group Management Board with responsibility for group-wide business development functions. Mr. Lehmann holds a PhD and a masters degree in business administration and economics from the University of St. Gallen. He is also a graduate of the Wharton Advanced Management Program and an honorary professor of business administration and service management at the University of St. Gallen. |
Other activities and functions
Mandates on boards of Zurich Insurance Group subsidiaries:
Chairman of the Board of Farmers Group, Inc., Los Angeles
Chairman of Zurich Insurance plc, Dublin
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pension Plans 1 and 2 of the Zurich Insurance Group
Supervisory Board member of Zurich Beteiligungs-AG, Frankfurt am Main
Board member of economiesuisse
Chairman of the Global Agenda Council on the Global Financial System of WEF
Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Insurance Economics of University of St. Gallen
Member of the International and Alumni Advisory Board of University of St. Gallen
Former Chairman and member of the Chief Risk Officer Forum | ||
William G. Parrett
American (U.S.), born June 4, 1945
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Chairperson of the Audit Committee / member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2008 |
Professional history and education
William G. Parrett was elected to the BoD at the October 2008 Extraordinary General Meeting. He has chaired the Audit Committee since 2009 and has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee since 2012. Mr. Parrett served his entire career with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He was CEO from 2003 until his retirement in 2007. Between 1999 and 2003, he was a Managing Partner of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and served on Deloittes Global Executive Committee between 1999 and 2007. Mr. Parrett founded Deloittes US National Financial Services Industry Group in 1995 and its Global Financial Services Industry Group in 1997, both of which he led as Chairman. In his 40 years of experience in professional services, Mr. Parrett served public, private, governmental, and state-owned clients worldwide. Mr. Parrett has a bachelors degree in accounting from St. Francis College, New York, and is a certified public accountant.
Other activities and functions
Board member of the Eastman Kodak Company (chairman of audit committee)
Board member of the Blackstone Group LP (chairman of audit committee and chairman of the conflicts committee)
Board member of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (chairman of audit committee)
Board member of IGATE Corporation
Member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation
Member of the Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees
Past Chairman of the Board of the United States Council for International Business
Past Chairman of United Way Worldwide |
Isabelle Romy
Swiss, born January 4, 1965
Froriep, Bellerivestrasse 201, CH-8034 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Member of the Audit Committee / member of the Governance and Nominating Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2012 |
Professional history and education
Isabelle Romy was elected to the BoD at the 2012 AGM. She has been a member of the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2012. Ms. Romy is a partner at Froriep, a large Swiss business law firm. From 1995 to 2012, she worked for another major Swiss law firm based in Zurich, where she was a partner from 2003 to 2012. Her legal practice includes litigation and arbitration in cross-border cases. Ms. Romy has been an associate professor at the University of Fribourg and at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) since 1996. Between 2003 and 2008, she served as a deputy judge at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. From 1999 to 2006, she was a member of the Ethics Commission at the EPFL. Ms. Romy earned her PhD in law (Dr. iur.) at the University of Lausanne in 1990 and has been a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to the bar since 1991. From 1992 to 1994, she was a visiting scholar at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and completed her professorial thesis at the University of Fribourg in 1996.
Other activities and functions
Vice Chairman of the Sanction Commission of SIX Swiss Exchange | |
Jes Staley
American, born December 27, 1956
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee / member of the Risk Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG: 2015
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2015 |
Professional history and education
Jes Staley joined BlueMountain Capital Management LLC in 2013 as a managing partner. Prior to joining BlueMountain, Mr. Staley spent over 30 years at J.P. Morgan where he was the CEO of J.P. Morgans Investment Bank from 2009 to 2013 and CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management from 2001 to 2009. Prior to this role, he was head of the Private Banking Division and founding member of J.P. Morgans equity business and head of Equity Capital Market and Syndicate Groups. He began his banking career at Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York in 1979 after graduating from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in economics.
Other activities and functions
Board member of Robin Hood Foundation
Board member of CODE Advisors
Member of the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College
Member of the Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Member of the Council on Foreign Relations | |
Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Italian and Swiss, born August 3, 1965 Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Jakob Welder-Weg 4, D-55099 Mainz
Functions in UBS
Member of the Audit Committee/member of the Risk Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS AG: 2012 |
Professional history and education
Beatrice Weder di Mauro was elected to the BoD at the 2012 AGM. She has been a member of the Audit Committee since 2012 and became a member of the Risk Committee in 2013. She has been a professor of economics, economic policy and international macroeconomics at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz since 2001. Ms. Weder di Mauro was a member of the German Council of Economic Experts from 2004 to 2012. In 2010, she was a resident scholar at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC, and, in 2006, a visiting scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA. She was an associate professor of economics at the University of Basel between 1998 and 2001 and a research fellow at the United Nations University in Tokyo from 1997 to 1998. Prior to this, she was an economist at the IMF in Washington, DC. Ms. Weder di Mauro earned her PhD in economics at the University of Basel in 1993 and received her habilitation there in 1999.
Other activities and functions
Board member of Roche Holding Ltd., Basel
Supervisory Board member of Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
Economic Advisory Board member of Fraport AG
Advisory Board member of Deloitte Germany
Deputy Chairman of the University Council of the University of Mainz
Member of the Corporate Governance Commission of the German Government
Member of the Senate of the Max Planck Society
Member of the Global Agenda Council on Sovereign Debt of the WEF |
Joseph Yam
Chinese and Hong Kong citizen, born September 9, 1948
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Functions in UBS
Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee / member of the Risk Committee
Year of initial election to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial election to UBS
AG: 2011 |
Professional history and education
Joseph Yam was elected to the BoD at the 2011 AGM. He has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee and the Risk Committee since 2011. He is Executive Vice President of the China Society for Finance and Banking and in that capacity has served as an advisor to the Peoples Bank of China since 2009. Mr. Yam was instrumental in the establishment of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and served as Chief Executive from 1993 until his retirement in 2009. He began his career in Hong Kong as a statistician in 1971 and served the public for over 38 years. During his service, he occupied several positions such as Director of the Office of the Exchange Fund from 1991, Deputy Secretary for Monetary Affairs from 1985 and Principal Assistant Secretary for Monetary Affairs from 1982. Mr. Yam graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1970 with first class honors in social sciences. He holds honorary doctorate degrees and professorships from a number of universities in Hong Kong and overseas.
Other activities and functions
Board member of Johnson Electric Holdings Limited
Board member of UnionPay International Co., Ltd.
Board member of The Community Chest of Hong Kong
International Advisory Council member of China Investment Corporation
Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute of Global Economics and Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
Company Secretary
Luzius Cameron
Australian and Swiss, born September 11, 1955
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 Zurich
Function in UBS
Company Secretary for UBS Group AG since 2014 and for UBS AG since 2005 |
Professional history and education
Luzius Cameron was appointed Company Secretary by the BoD for the first time in 2005. He is a Group Managing Director and was appointed to the former Group Managing Board in 2002. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Cameron was the Director of Strategic Planning and New Business Development, Wealth Management USA. Prior to this role, he was Head of Group Strategic Analysis, and before that, Head of Corporate Business Analysis. Mr. Cameron joined Swiss Bank Corporation in 1989, where he started out in Corporate Controlling before assuming a number of senior roles at Warburg Dillon Read, including Chief of Staff to the Chief Operating Officer in London and Business Manager of the Global Rates Business in Zurich. From 1984 to 1989, he was a lecturer in astrophysics at the University of Basel. Between 1980 and 1989, he was a research analyst at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Basel and European Southern Observatory. Mr. Cameron holds a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Basel. | |
Senior Management and Operating Committee of UBS Group AG
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Sergio P. Ermotti
Swiss, born May 11, 1960
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Function in UBS
Group CEO
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2011 |
Professional history and education
Sergio P. Ermotti has been Group Chief Executive Officer since November 2011, having held the position of Group Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis since September 2011. Mr. Ermotti became a member of the GEB in April 2011 and was Chairman and CEO of UBS Group AG Europe, Middle East and Africa from April to November 2011. From 2007 to 2010, he was Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer at UniCredit, Milan, and was responsible for the strategic business areas of Corporate and Investment Banking, and Private Banking. He joined UniCredit in 2005 as Head of Markets & Investment Banking Division. Between 2001 and 2003, he worked at Merrill Lynch, serving as co-Head of Global Equity Markets and as a member of the Executive Management Committee for Global Markets & Investment Banking. He began his career with Merrill Lynch in 1987, and held various positions within equity derivatives and capital markets. Mr. Ermotti is a Swiss-certified banking expert and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme at Oxford University. |
Other activities and functions
Chairman of the Fondazione Ermotti, Lugano
Board member of the Fondazione Lugano per il Polo Culturale, Lugano
Board member of Global Apprenticeship Network
Board member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Institut International DEtudes Bancaires
Member of the Financial Services Forum | ||
Markus U. Diethelm
Swiss, born October 22, 1957
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Function in UBS
Group General Counsel
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2008 |
Professional history and education
Markus U. Diethelm was appointed Group General Counsel and became a member of the GEB in September 2008. From 1998 to 2008, he served as Group Chief Legal Officer at Swiss Re, and was appointed to its Group Executive Board in 2007. Prior to this, he was at the Los Angeles-based law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and focused on corporate matters, securities transactions, litigation and regulatory investigations while working out of the firms Brussels and Paris offices. From 1989 to 1992, he practiced at Shearman & Sterling in New York, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. In 1988, he worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York, after starting his career in 1983 with Bär & Karrer. Mr. Diethelm holds a law degree from the University of Zurich and a masters degree and PhD from Stanford Law School. Mr. Diethelm is a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to the bar in Zurich and in New York State.
Other activities and functions
Chairman of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerces legal committee
Member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation
Member of the Swiss Advisory Council of the American Swiss Foundation
Member of the Foundation Council of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society
Member of the Conseil de Fondation du Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
Member of the Professional Ethics Commission of the Association of Swiss Corporate Lawyers | |
Lukas Gähwiler
Swiss, born May 4, 1965
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Functions in UBS
President Retail & Corporate and President Switzerland
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2010 |
Professional history and education
Lukas Gähwiler became a member of the GEB and was appointed President Switzerland (formerly CEO of UBS Switzerland) in April 2010. In his role as President of UBS Switzerland, he is responsible for all businesses retail, wealth management, corporate and institutional, investment banking and asset management in UBSs home market. Since January 2012, he has also been President Retail & Corporate (formerly CEO of Retail & Corporate). Between April 2010 and January 2012, he combined the position of CEO of UBS Switzerland with the role of co-CEO of UBS Wealth Management & Swiss Bank. From 2003 to 2010, he was Chief Credit Officer at Credit Suisse and was accountable for the worldwide credit business of Private Banking, including Commercial Banking in Switzerland. In 1998, Mr. Gähwiler was appointed Chief of Staff to the CEO of Credit Suisses Private and Corporate business unit and, prior to this, held various front-office positions in Switzerland and North America. He earned a bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences in St. Gallen. Mr. Gähwiler completed an MBA program in corporate finance at the International Bankers School in New York, as well as the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. |
Other activities and functions
Foundation Board member of the UBS Pension Fund
Member of the Foundation Council of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society
Board member of Opernhaus Zürich AG
Board member of economiesuisse
Vice Chairman of the Board of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chairman of the Swiss Finance Institute Foundation Board
Board member of the Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft | ||
Ulrich Körner
German and Swiss, born October 25, 1962
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Functions in UBS
President Global Asset Management and President Europe, Middle East and Africa
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Ulrich Körner became a member of the GEB in April 2009 and was appointed President Global Asset Management (formerly CEO Global Asset Management) in January 2014. He was Group Chief Operating Officer from 2009 to 2013. In addition, he was appointed President Europe, Middle East and Africa (formerly CEO of UBS Group AG Europe, Middle East and Africa) in December 2011. In 1998, Mr. Körner joined Credit Suisse. He served as a member of the Credit Suisse Group Executive Board from 2003 to 2008, holding various management positions, including CFO and Chief Operating Officer. From 2006 to 2008, he was responsible for the entire Swiss client business as CEO Credit Suisse Switzerland. Mr. Körner received a PhD in business administration from the University of St. Gallen, and served for several years as an auditor at Price Waterhouse and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Other activities and functions
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of UBS Deutschland AG
Board member of OOO UBS Bank Russia
Chairman of the Foundation Board of the UBS Pension Fund
Chairman of the Widder Hotel, Zurich
Vice President of the Board of Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Member of the Financial Service Chapter Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
Advisory Board member of the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich
Member of the business advisory council of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland | |
Philip J. Lofts
British, born April 9, 1962
UBS, 677 Washington Boulevard, Stamford CT 06901 USA
Function in UBS
Group Chief Risk Officer
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2008 |
Professional history and education
Philip J. Lofts became a GEB member in 2008, and was re-appointed as Group Chief Risk Officer in December 2011 after serving in the same role from 2008 to 2010. He was CEO of UBS Group AG Americas from January to November 2011. Mr. Lofts, who began his career with UBS over 30 years ago, became Group Risk Chief Operating Officer in 2008 after three years serving as Group Chief Credit Officer. Prior to this, Mr. Lofts worked for the Investment Bank in a number of business and risk control positions in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US. Mr. Lofts joined Union Bank of Switzerland in 1984 as a credit analyst and was appointed Head of Structured Finance in Japan in 1996. Mr. Lofts successfully completed his A-levels at Cranbrook School. From 1981 to 1984, he was a trainee at Charterhouse Japhet plc, a merchant bank, which was acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1985. | |
Robert J. McCann
American (U.S.) and Irish, born March 15, 1958
UBS, 1200 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086 USA
Functions in UBS
President Wealth Management Americas and President Americas
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Robert J. McCann was appointed President Wealth Management Americas (formerly CEO of Wealth Management Americas), and became a member of the GEB in October 2009. In addition, he has been President Americas since December 2011 (formerly CEO of UBS Group AG Americas). From 2003 to 2009, he worked for Merrill Lynch as Vice Chairman and President of the Global Wealth Management Group. In 2003, he served as Vice Chairman of Distribution and Marketing for AXA Financial. He began his career with Merrill Lynch in 1982, working in various positions in capital markets and research. From 2001 to 2003, he was Head of Global Securities Research and Economics. In 2000, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Global Markets and Investment Banking. From 1998 to 2000, he was Global Head of Global Institutional Debt and Equity Sales. Mr. McCann graduated with a bachelors degree in economics from Bethany College, West Virginia, and holds an MBA from Texas Christian University. |
Other activities and functions
Board member of UBS Optimus Foundation
Member of The Clearing House Supervisory Board
Vice Chairman of the Bethany College Board of Trustees
Member of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy
Board member of the American Ireland Fund
Board member of the Partnership for New York City
Board member of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York
Advisory Board member for the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative | ||
Tom Naratil
American (U.S.), born December 1, 1961 UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Function in UBS
Group CFO and Group Chief Operating Officer
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2011 |
Professional history and education
Tom Naratil was appointed Group CFO and became a member of the GEB in June 2011. In addition to this role, he was appointed Group Chief Operating Officer in January 2014. He served as CFO and Chief Risk Officer of Wealth Management Americas from 2009 until his appointment as Group CFO. Before 2009, he held various senior management positions within UBS, including heading the Auction Rate Securities Solutions Group during the financial crisis in 2008. He was named Global Head of Marketing, Segment & Client Development in 2007, Global Head of Market Strategy & Development in 2005, and Director of Banking and Transactional Solutions, Wealth Management USA, in 2002. During this time, he was a member of the Group Managing Board. He joined Paine Webber Incorporated in 1983, and after the merger with UBS became Director of the Investment Products Group. Mr. Naratil holds an MBA in economics from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Yale University.
Other activities and functions
Board member of the American Swiss Foundation | |
Andrea Orcel
Italian, born May 14, 1963
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Function in UBS
President Investment Bank
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2012 |
Professional history and education
Andrea Orcel was appointed President Investment Bank (formerly CEO of the Investment Bank) in November 2012. Since December 2014, he has additionally taken on the position as Chief Executive for UBS Limited and UBS AG London branch. He had been appointed co-CEO of the Investment Bank and a member of the GEB in July 2012. He joined UBS from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he had been Executive Chairman since 2009, President of Emerging Markets (excluding Asia) since 2010 and CEO of European Card Services since 2011. Prior to the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, Mr. Orcel was a member of Merrill Lynchs global management committee and Head of Global Origination, which combined Investment Banking and Capital Markets. He held a number of other leadership positions, including President of Global Markets & Investment Banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Head of EMEA Origination beginning in 2004. Between 2003 and 2007, he led the Global Financial Institutions Group, of which he had been part since joining Merrill Lynch in 1992. Prior to this, he worked at Goldman Sachs and the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Orcel holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in economics and commerce, summa cum laude, from the University of Rome.
Other activities and functions
Board member UBS Limited |
Chi-Won Yoon
Korean, born June 2, 1959
UBS, 2 International Finance Centre 52/F, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
Function in UBS
President Asia Pacific
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Chi-Won Yoon was appointed President Asia Pacific (formerly CEO of UBS Group AG Asia Pacific) in April 2012 and has been a member of the GEB since June 2009. He held the position of co-Chairman and co-CEO of UBS Group AG Asia Pacific from November 2010 to March 2012. From June 2009 to November 2010, he served as sole Chairman and CEO of UBS AG, Asia Pacific. In a previous role, Mr. Yoon served as Head of UBSs securities business in Asia Pacific: Asia Equities, which he oversaw from 2004; and Asia Pacific Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities, which he led from 2009. He joined the firm in 1997, serving as Head of Equity Derivatives. Mr. Yoon began his career in financial services in 1986, working at Merrill Lynch in New York and Lehman Brothers in New York and Hong Kong. Before embarking on a Wall Street career, he worked as an electrical engineer in satellite communications. In 1982, Mr. Yoon earned a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from MIT, and a masters degree in management from MITs Sloan School of Management in 1986.
Other activities and functions
Board member of UBS Securities Co. Ltd
Chairman of the Asian Executive Board for the MIT Sloan School of Management
Advisory Board member of the MIT Center for Finance and Policy | |
Jürg Zeltner
Swiss, born May 4, 1967
UBS, Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich
Function in UBS
President Wealth Management
Year of initial appointment to UBS Group AG
AG: 2014
Year of initial appointment to UBS AG: 2009 |
Professional history and education
Jürg Zeltner became a member of the GEB in February 2009 and is President of Wealth Management (formerly CEO of UBS Wealth Management). Between February 2009 and January 2012, he served as co-CEO of UBS Wealth Management & Swiss Bank. In November 2007, he was appointed as Head of Wealth Management North, East & Central Europe. From 2005 to 2007, he was CEO of UBS Deutschland, Frankfurt, and, prior to this, he held various management positions in the former Wealth Management division of UBS. Between 1987 and 1998, he was with Swiss Bank Corporation in various roles within the Private and Corporate Client division in Berne, New York and Zurich. Mr. Zeltner holds a diploma in business administration from the College of Higher Vocational Education in Berne and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Other activities and functions
Board member of the German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of the UBS Optimus Foundation Board |
SCHEDULE B
Below is a list of all acquisitions of UBS AG Shares by UBS Group AG during the past 60 days. Each UBS AG Share acquired by UBS Group AG was acquired in exchange for one share of UBS Group AG in private transactions outside of the United States and on the same terms as the Exchange Offer.
Number of shares |
Settlement date | |||
28,335 | 1 July 2015 | |||
22,015 | 2 July 2015 | |||
24,327 | 2 July 2015 | |||
61,444 | 3 July 2015 | |||
68,617 | 6 July 2015 | |||
27,010 | 6 July 2015 | |||
26,715 | 7 July 2015 | |||
5,000 | 8 July 2015 | |||
33,403 | 8 July 2015 | |||
16 | 10 July 2015 | |||
39,045 | 10 July 2015 | |||
6,097 | 10 July 2015 | |||
5,000 | 13 July 2015 | |||
62,130 | 13 July 2015 | |||
903 | 13 July 2015 | |||
2,716 | 13 July 2015 | |||
1,000 | 13 July 2015 | |||
162,088 | 13 July 2015 | |||
35,453 | 15 July 2015 | |||
46,293 | 16 July 2015 | |||
70,264 | 17 July 2015 | |||
324 | 20 July 2015 | |||
2,172 | 20 July 2015 | |||
23,762 | 21 July 2015 | |||
13,942 | 21 July 2015 | |||
2,000 | 21 July 2015 | |||
1,750 | 21 July 2015 | |||
18,169 | 22 July 2015 | |||
2,500 | 23 July 2015 | |||
450 | 23 July 2015 | |||
23,954 | 24 July 2015 | |||
31,207 | 24 July 2015 | |||
516 | 24 July 2015 | |||
10,076 | 24 July 2015 | |||
22,146 | 27 July 2015 |
11,315 | 30 July 2015 | |||
44,933 | 30 July 2015 | |||
49,126 | 3 August 2015 | |||
116,576 | 4 August 2015 | |||
150,000 | 5 August 2015 | |||
53,092 | 5 August 2015 | |||
28,364 | 6 August 2015 | |||
53,367 | 6 August 2015 | |||
2,500 | 6 August 2015 | |||
5,000 | 7 August 2015 | |||
4,000 | 7 August 2015 | |||
4,722 | 7 August 2015 | |||
22,507 | 10 August 2015 | |||
52,676 | 11 August 2015 | |||
3,000 | 13 August 2015 | |||
5,346 | 13 August 2015 | |||
9,312 | 14 August 2015 | |||
2,000 | 14 August 2015 | |||
1,498 | 17 August 2015 | |||
13,181 | 18 August 2015 |
Additionally, as a result of the completion of the SESTA Procedure, the percentage of UBS AG Shares held by UBS Group AG rose to 100%.