Property, Plant and Equipment
At 31 December 2005, UBS Financial Businesses operated about 1,061 business and banking locations worldwide, of which about 44% were in Switzerland, 44% in the Americas, 10% in the rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa and 2% in Asia-Pacific. 39% of the business and banking locations in Switzerland were owned directly by UBS, with the remainder, along with most of UBS’s offices outside Switzerland, being held under commercial leases.
At 31 December 2005, the Industrial Holdings segment operated about 303 business locations worldwide, of which about 21% were in Switzerland, 71% in the rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa, 7% in the Americas and 1% in Asia-Pacific. 76% of the business locations worldwide were held under commercial leases.
These premises are subject to continuous maintenance and upgrading and are considered suitable and adequate for current and anticipated operations.