♦There can be no assurance that the investment view implicit in the Securities will be successful — It is impossible to predict whether and the extent to which the level of the underlying basket will rise or fall and there can be no assurance that the final basket level will be equal to or greater than the initial basket level or downside threshold. The final basket level will be influenced by complex and interrelated political, economic, financial and other factors that affect the basket asset issuers. You should be willing to accept the risks of owning equities in general and the basket assets in particular, and the risk of losing some or almost all of your initial investment.
♦There is no affiliation between any basket asset issuer and UBS, and UBS is not responsible for any disclosure by such issuers — We are not affiliated with any basket asset issuer. However, we and our affiliates may currently, or from time to time in the future engage in business with one or more basket asset issuer. However, we are not affiliated with any such issuer and are not responsible for such issuers' public disclosure of information, whether contained in SEC filings or otherwise. You, as an investor in the Securities, should conduct your own investigation into each basket asset and basket asset issuer. No basket asset issuer is involved in the Securities offered hereby in any way or has any obligation of any sort with respect to your Securities. No basket asset issuer has any obligation to take your interests into consideration for any reason, including when taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of, and return on, your Securities.
♦Risks associated with non-U.S. companies — The Securities are subject to risks associated with non-U.S. companies because at least one basket asset issuer is incorporated in a country other than the U.S. An investment in securities linked directly or indirectly to a non-U.S. company, such as the Securities involves risks associated with the home country of each such non-U.S. company. The levels of each such basket asset, and, therefore, the basket, may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in the home country of each such basket asset issuer, including changes in such country’s government, economic and fiscal policies, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions.
♦Risks associated with non-U.S. markets — An investment in securities linked directly or indirectly to the value of non-U.S. equity securities, such as the Securities, involves particular risks. For example, the non-U.S. markets may be more volatile than the U.S. securities markets, and market developments may affect these markets differently from the U.S. or other securities markets. Direct or indirect government intervention to stabilize the securities markets outside the U.S., as well as cross-shareholdings in certain companies, may affect trading prices and trading volumes in those markets. Also, the public availability of information concerning the non-U.S. issuers may vary depending on their home jurisdiction and the reporting requirements imposed by their respective regulators. Securities prices generally are subject to political, economic, financial and social factors that apply to the markets in which they trade and, to a lesser extent, non-U.S. markets. Securities prices outside the U.S. are subject to political, economic, financial and social factors that apply in non-U.S. countries. These factors, which could negatively affect non-U.S. markets, include the possibility of changes in a non-U.S. government’s economic and fiscal policies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to non-U.S. companies or investments in non-U.S. equity securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Moreover, non-U.S. economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in important respects such as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.
Non-U.S. securities may also be subject to regulatory risks, including sanctions. For instance, pursuant to U.S. executive orders, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions in publicly traded securities of certain companies that are determined to be linked to the military, intelligence and security apparatus of the People’s Republic of China. The prohibition also covers any securities that are derivative of, or are designed to provide investment exposure to, such securities. Additionally, due to regulatory and market reasons, trading in certain Russian securities, and ETFs investing in Russian securities, has been suspended. Additionally, following certain events, if the calculation agent determines that a change in law has occurred with respect to a basket asset, the calculation agent may take the actions described in the accompanying product supplement under “— General Terms of the Securities — Delisting of, Suspension of Trading in, or Change in Law Affecting, an Underlying Equity”.
♦Risks associated with emerging market companies — The Securities are linked to one or more emerging market equity securities. Securities of emerging market companies may be more volatile and may be affected by market developments differently than U.S. companies. Government interventions to stabilize securities markets and cross-shareholdings may affect prices and volume of trading of the securities of emerging market companies. Economic, social, political, financial and military factors could, in turn, negatively affect such companies’ value. These factors could include changes in the emerging market government’s economic and fiscal policies, possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to the emerging market companies or investments in their securities, and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Moreover, emerging market economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in a variety of ways, including growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency. Additionally, the issuers of emerging market securities are subject to different accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. Under recently proposed legislation, the SEC would be required to maintain a list of issuers for which the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not able to inspect or investigate an auditor report issued by a non-U.S. public accounting firm. If enacted, this bill would require increased disclosure requirements for such issuers and, ultimately, could lead to the delisting of the securities of such issuers. While it is not possible to predict whether this bill or any similar bills will be enacted in the future, the enactment, or potential enactment, of any such legislations or similar efforts to increase U.S. regulatory access to audit information could adversely affect the affected issuers and, as a result, the market value of, and return on, your Securities.
Non-U.S. securities may also be subject to regulatory risks, including sanctions. For instance, pursuant to U.S. executive orders, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions in publicly traded securities of certain companies that are determined to be linked to the military, intelligence and security apparatus of the People’s Republic of China. The prohibition also covers any securities that are derivative of, or are designed to provide investment exposure to, such securities. Additionally, due to regulatory and market reasons, trading in certain Russian securities, and ETFs investing in Russian securities, has been suspended. Additionally, following certain events, if the calculation agent determines that a change in law has occurred with respect to an underlying asset, the calculation agent may