UBS AG’s (“UBS”) consolidated financial statements (“Financial
Statements”) are prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and stated
in Swiss francs (CHF). In preparing the interim Financial
Statements, the same accounting principles and methods of
computation are applied as in the Financial Statements on
31December 2004 and for the year then ended except for the
changes set out below. The interim Financial Statements are
unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations
for the interim periods have been made. These interim
Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited Financial Statements included in the UBS Financial
Report 2004.
UBS sponsors the formation of companies, which may or
may not be directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries, for the
purpose of asset securitization transactions and to accomplish
certain narrow and well-defined objectives. These companies
may acquire assets directly or indirectly from UBS or its affiliates.
Some of these companies are bankruptcy-remote entities
whose assets are not available to satisfy the claims of creditors
of UBS or any of its subsidiaries. Such companies are
consolidated in the Financial Statements when the relationship
between UBS and the company indicates that it is controlled
by UBS.