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UBS financial highlights

UBS key facts

	As of or for the year ended		% change from
	31.12.06	31.12.05	31.12.05

Financials
Operating income (CHF million) ¹	47,171	39,896	18
Net profit attributable to UBS shareholders (CHF million) ¹	11,249	9,442	19
Invested assets (CHF billion)	2,989	2,652	13
Tier 1 ratio (%) ²	11.9	12.8

Economic
Tax expense (CHF million) ³	2,751	2,785	(1)
Distribution to shareholders (dividends & buybacks) (CHF million)	5,889	6,702	(12)
Salaries & bonuses (CHF million)	19,076	15,930	20

Social & environmental
Personnel (FTE) ³	78,140	69,569	12
Women in ranked positions (% of total officer population)	25.5	22.1	18
Corporate charitable donations (incl. disaster relief efforts) (CHF million)	38	45	(16)
Volunteering hours spent by employees	53,679	N / A
CO2 emissions (tons)	293,169	372,184	(21)

Long-term ratings and benchmarks
Fitch, London	AA+	AA+
Moody's, New York	Aa2	Aa2
Standard & Poor's, New York	AA+	AA+
Dow Jones Sustainability Index ⁴	*	*
FTSE4Good ⁴	*	*
Climate Leadership index ⁴	*	*
Interbrand: rank among 100 most valuable global brands	42	44
1 Financial Businesses results from continuing operations. 2 Includes hybrid Tier 1 capital. 3 Excludes Industrial Holdings. 4 * Indicates UBS is included in the index.

All share and earnings per share figures throughout the report, unless otherwise mentioned, reflect the 2-for-1 share split made on 10 July 2006.

Highlights financial performance 2006

– 2006 net profit attributable to UBS shareholders of CHF 12,257 million.

– Net profit from continuing operations in the financial businesses was CHF 11,249 million, up 19% from 2005.

– Total net new money for 2006 of CHF 152 billion, representing a growth rate of 6% from the level of invested assets at the end of 2005. Our wealth management businesses contributed more than two thirds to the increase.

– Return on equity from continuing operations for 2006 was 26.5%, down slightly from 27.7% a year earlier.

– 2006 diluted EPS from continuing operations was CHF 5.58, up 20% from CHF 4.66 a year earlier.

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