Item 1: Annual Report, Group and Parent Company Accounts for Financial Year 2006
Reports of the Group and Statutory Auditors
A. Motion
The Board of Directors proposes that the Report on the Financial
Year 2006 and the Group and Parent Company Accounts for
2006 be approved.
B. Explanations
The reports of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive
Board on the financial year 2006 are contained in the “Financial
Report”. Additional information on the strategy, organization
and activities of the Group and the Business Groups, as well as
on risk management and control may be found in the “Handbook
2006/2007”. The Handbook also contains comprehensive
information relating to corporate governance as required by the
SWX Swiss Exchange Directive, including the report on senior
executive compensation. Shareholders may order copies of these
publications with the company. The publications are also available
on the Internet at www.ubs.com/investors. Shareholders
registered in the Share Register in Switzerland will receive these
publications as per their individual orders. Shareholders in the
USA, who are registered with Mellon Investor Services, will
receive a copy of the Annual Review, which contains the most
important information relating to performance in 2006.
The Group income statement shows a total operating income of
CHF 48,165 million and total operating expenses of CHF 33,498
million, resulting in an operating profit from continuing operations
before tax of CHF14,667 million and a net profit attributable
to UBS shareholders of CHF 12,257 million. The Financial
Businesses (excluding Industrial Holdings) achieved a net profit
attributable to UBS shareholders of CHF11,253 million. Total consolidated
assets increased by CHF 338.2 billion to reach a new
total of CHF 2,396.5 billion. Equity attributable to UBS shareholders
totalled CHF 49.7 billion.
Parent Company net profit was CHF 6,558 million. Total operating
income of CHF 26,988 million and total operating
expenses of CHF 17,622 million resulted in an operating profit
of CHF 9,366 million. Depreciations, write-offs and provisions
amounted to CHF 1,694 million and extraordinary income to
CHF 1,095 million. Extraordinary expenses totaled CHF 239 million
and taxes amounted to CHF1,970 million.
In its reports to the Annual General Meeting, Ernst &Young Ltd.,
as Group and Statutory Auditors, recommended without
qualification that the Group and Parent Company Accounts be
approved. The Group Auditors confirm that, in their opinion, the
Group Financial Statements accurately reflect the consolidated
financial position of UBS AG and the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows, in conformity with the International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and that they comply with
Swiss law. With respect to the Parent Company, the Statutory
Auditors confirm that the accounting records and financial statements
and the proposal of the Board of Directors relating to the
proposed appropriation of available earnings comply with Swiss
law and with the Articles of Association of UBS AG..