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Published on 6/28/2011 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: UBS prices $2.17 million trigger step notes tied to currencies vs. yen

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, June 28 - UBS AG, Jersey Branch priced $2.17 million of 0% trigger step performance securities due Dec. 31, 2012 linked to the performance of a basket of equally weighted currencies relative to the Japanese yen, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The underlying currencies are the Norwegian krone, the Polish zloty and the Swedish krona.

If the basket return is zero or positive, the payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus the greater of the basket gain and the step return of 20%.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 15% and will be fully exposed to the loss if it falls beyond 15%.

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

Issuer:UBS AG, Jersey Branch
Issue:Trigger step performance securities
Underlying currencies:Norwegian krone, Polish zloty and Swedish krona, equally weighted and each relative to the Japanese yen
Amount:$2,170,300
Maturity:Dec. 31, 2012
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:If basket gains, par plus greater of return and 20%; par if basket falls by 15% or less; par plus basket return if basket falls by more than 15%
Initial exchange rates:14.7941 for krone, 28.8600 for zloty and 12.5602 for krona
Pricing date:June 27
Settlement date:June 30
Underwriters:UBS Financial Services Inc. and UBS Investment Bank
Fees:2%
Cusip:902669373

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