In third quarter 2004, UBS reported net profit of
CHF 1,671 million, down CHF 14 million from
CHF 1,685 million in the same period a year
ago. Our Financial Businesses contributed CHF
1,654 million in third quarter 2004, down 2%
from a year earlier. Our Industrial Holdings contributed
CHF 17 million in third quarter 2004
and represented 1.0% of UBS’s net profit, 16.7%
of operating income, and 20.6% of operating
expenses in the quarter.