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Published on 10/29/2010 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: UBS prices $14.5 million return optimization securities on fund basket

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Oct. 29 - UBS AG, London Branch priced $14.5 million of 0% return optimization securities with contingent protection due Jan. 30, 2015 linked to a basket of exchange-traded funds, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a 30% weight, the iShares MSCI EAFE index fund with a 30% weight and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets index fund with a 40% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus 2.5 times any gain in the basket, up to a maximum of $16.147 per note.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 30% and will share in any losses if the basket declines beyond 30%.

UBS Financial Services Inc. and UBS Investment Bank are the underwriters.

Issuer:UBS AG, London Branch
Issue:Return optimization securities with contingent protection
Underlying ETFs: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (30% weight), iShares MSCI EAFE index fund (30% weight) and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets index fund (40% weight)
Amount:$14,496,000
Maturity:Jan. 30, 2015
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:Par plus 250% of any basket gain, capped at 61.47%; par if basket falls by 30% or less; par plus basket return if basket falls beyond 30%
Initial share prices:$118.38 for SPDR; $56.59 for EAFE and $45.70 for Emerging Markets
Pricing date:Oct. 27
Settlement date:Oct. 29
Underwriters:UBS Financial Services Inc. and UBS Investment Bank
Fees:3.125%
Cusip:90267C870

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