The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 31, 2024
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
$1,500,000,000
UBS AG
Debt Securities
UBS AG from time to time may offer to sell up to $1,500,000,000 of senior debt securities (the “debt securities”). UBS AG will provide the specific terms of these debt securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest. We will not use this prospectus to issue any debt securities unless it is attached to a prospectus supplement.
The debt securities may be offered directly or to or through underwriters, agents or dealers, including UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, or any other subsidiary or affiliate of UBS AG. Because of this relationship, UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC would have a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). If UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, or our other U.S.-registered broker-dealer subsidiaries or affiliates participate in the distribution of the debt securities, we will conduct the offering in accordance with the applicable provisions of FINRA Rule 5121. See “Conflicts of Interest.”
On December 7, 2023, UBS AG and Credit Suisse AG (“CS AG”) entered into a merger agreement (as such agreement may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, UBS AG and CS AG agreed to a merger by absorption under Swiss law (Absorptionsfusion) whereby CS AG (including its branches) would be absorbed by UBS AG (the “Merger”), and effective upon registration of the Merger with the Commercial Registers of the Canton of Zurich and the Canton of Basel-City in Switzerland, CS AG would cease to exist and all of its assets, liabilities and contracts would automatically transfer to, and be absorbed and taken over by, UBS AG by operation of Swiss law (Universalsukzession). The Merger was completed on May 31, 2024.
In connection with the Merger, on May 30, 2024, UBS AG, CS AG and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into a fourth supplemental indenture (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”) to the senior indenture between CS AG and the Trustee dated as of March 29, 2007 (as supplemented, the “Senior Indenture”). Pursuant to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and effective upon completion of the Merger and by operation of Swiss law, UBS AG expressly assumed all of CS AG’s obligations, and succeeded to all of CS AG’s rights, under the Senior Indenture and all outstanding and future debt securities issued thereunder. The debt securities registered hereunder will be issued by UBS AG under the Senior Indenture or will have been previously issued by CS AG (now UBS AG) under the Senior Indenture and may be the subject of ongoing market-making transactions as described in this prospectus.
Investing in the debt securities involves risks. See the risk factors set out under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 3D of the UBS 2023 20-F (as defined below). We may include specific risk factors in an applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these debt securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The debt securities are not deposit liabilities and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency of the United States, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction. The debt securities will not have the benefit of any agency or governmental guarantee.
This prospectus may be used by UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or any other affiliate of UBS AG in connection with offers and sales in market-making transactions of debt securities issued under the Senior Indenture. In a market-making transaction, UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or any other affiliate of UBS AG may resell debt securities it acquires from other holders, after the original offering and sale of the debt security. Resales of this kind may occur in the open market or may be privately negotiated at prevailing market prices at the time of resale or at related or negotiated prices. In these transactions, UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or any other affiliate of UBS AG may act as principal or agent, including as agent for the counterparty in a transaction in which it acts as principal, or as agent for both counterparties in a transaction in which it does not act as principal. UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or any other affiliate of UBS AG may receive compensation in the form of discounts and commissions, including from both counterparties in some cases.
The date of this prospectus is , 2024.