Industrial Holdings

Our private equity investments moved to our Industrial Holdings segment in first quarter 2005, matching our strategy of de-emphasizing and reducing exposure to this asset class while capitalizing on orderly exit opportunities as they arise.

The segment also includes UBS’s majority stake in Motor- Columbus, a financial holding company whose most significant asset is an interest in the Atel Group (Aare-Tessin Ltd. for Electricity). In late September 2005, UBS announced that it would sell its 55.6% stake in Motor-Columbus to a consortium of Atel’s Swiss minority shareholders, EOS Holding and Atel, as well as to French utility Electricité de France (EDF), after corresponding agreements to that effect were signed.

The sale price was set at CHF 1.3 billion, which will result in an estimated pre-tax gain for UBS of around CHF 350 million on completion. The transaction is expected to be completed once we receive approval by various national and international authorities.