Off-Balance Sheet and Other Information

Assets Pledged or Assigned as Security for Own Obligations, Assets Subject to Reservation of Title

31.12.05

31.12.04

Change in %

CHF million

Book value

Effective liability

Book value

Effective liability

Book value

Effective liability

Money market paper

26,513

6,120

15,387

4,633

72

32

Mortgage loans

64

38

175

60

(63)

(37)

Securities

102,330

48,580

79,534

41,310

29

18

Total

128,907

54,738

95,096

46,003

36

19

Assets are pledged as collateral for securities borrowing and repurchase transactions, for collateralized credit lines with central banks, loans from mortgage institutions and security deposits relating to stock exchange membership.

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

% change from

CHF million

31.12.05

31.12.04

31.12.04

Contingent liabilities

184,665

123,429

50

Irrevocable commitments

68,071

50,552

35

Liabilities for calls on shares and other equities

130

104

25

Confirmed credits

2,004

1,820

10

Derivative Instruments

31.12.05

31.12.04

CHF million

PRV 1

NRV 2

Notional amount
CHF bn

PRV

NRV

Notional amount
CHF bn

Interest rate contracts

222,508

221,437

20,656

174,994

183,210

15,398

Credit derivative contracts

15,811

16,427

1,557

7,895

9,353

671

Foreign exchange contracts

57,705

58,600

4,757

81,377

79,046

3,729

Precious metal contracts

3,616

3,444

82

1,919

1,590

61

Equity / index contracts

25,663

49,924

706

20,487

44,107

721

Commodity contracts

10,677

9,647

194

1,739

1,616

41

Total derivative instruments

335,980

359,479

27,952

288,411

318,922

20,621

Replacement values netting

199,477

199,477

160,111

160,111

Replacement values after netting

136,503

160,002

128,300

158,811

Special Content

1 PRV (Positive replacement values). 2 NRV (Negative replacement values).

Fiduciary Transactions

% change from

CHF million

31.12.05

31.12.04

31.12.04

Deposits:

with other banks

37,171

30,581

22

with Group banks

1,382

740

87

Loans and other financial transactions

0

6

(100)t\

Total

38,553

31,327

23

Due to UBS Pension Plans, Loans to Corporate Bodies / Related Parties

% change from

CHF million

31.12.05

31.12.04

31.12.04

Due to UBS pension plans and UBS debt instruments held by pension plans

719

1,329

(46)t\

Securities borrowed from pension plans

2,222

3,778

(41)t\

Loans to directors, senior executives and auditors 1

21

16

31

Special Content

1 Loans to directors, senior executives and auditors are loans to members of the Board of Directors, the Group Executive Board and the Groups official auditors under Swiss company law. This also includes loans to companies which are controlled by these natural or legal persons. There are no loans to the auditors.

The employees of UBS AG are covered through the pension plans of UBS Group. The major Group pension plans are disclosed in Note 30 of the Groups Financial Statements.

a) Defined benefit plans

Swiss pension plan

In 2005, UBS AG contributed CHF 372 million (2004: CHF 336 million) to the Swiss pension plan of UBS Group.

Foreign pension plans

UBS Group operates various other pension plans in foreign locations which cover the employees of UBS AG and other employees of UBS Group at these locations. In 2005, UBS AG contributed CHF 82 million (2004: CHF 59 million) to these plans.

b) Defined contribution plans

UBS Group also sponsors a number of defined contribution plans, primarily in the UK and the US. In 2005, UBS AG contributed CHF 60 million (2004: CHF 73 million) to these plans.

Personnel

Parent Bank personnel was 38,189 on 31 December 2005 and 35,542 on 31 December 2004.

 

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