UBS 2015 net profit up 79% to CHF 6.2 billion

  • Fourth-quarter net profit CHF 949 million; quarterly diluted earnings per share CHF 0.25; full-year diluted earnings per share CHF 1.64
  • Ordinary dividend CHF 0.60 per share and special dividend CHF 0.25 per share for 2015 to be proposed to shareholders
  • Full-year adjusted1 return on tangible equity 13.7%, above FY15 target of around 10%
  • Strong capital position with fully applied Swiss SRB Basel III CET1 capital ratio 14.5% and fully applied Swiss SRB leverage ratio2 at 5.3%
  • UBS strengthens climate change commitment in fourth quarter