UBS Investment Bank today announced coupon payments for seven
ETRACS exchange traded notes (the ETNs), all traded on the NYSE
Arca. Three of the ETNs are linked to Alerian MLP Indexes: ETRACS
Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN (Ticker: MLPI), ETRACS 2x Monthly
Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN (Ticker: MLPL) and
ETRACS Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index ETN (Ticker: MLPG). One ETN is
linked to the Wells Fargo MLP Index: ETRACS Wells Fargo MLP ETN
(Ticker: MLPW). Two of the ETNs are linked to the Wells Fargo
Business Development Company Index: ETRACS Wells Fargo Business
Development Company ETN (Ticker: BDCS) and ETRACS 2x Leveraged Long
Wells Fargo Business Development Company ETN (Ticker: BDCL). And
finally, one ETN linked to The Fisher-Gartman Risk Index: ETRACS
Fisher-Gartman Risk On ETN (Ticker: ONN). The table below
summarizes the relevant coupon information for the seven ETNs:
NYSEArcaTicker
Name CouponValuationDate Ex-Date RecordDate PaymentDate
CouponAmountperNote Current Yield(annualized)* MLPI ETRACS
AlerianMLP InfrastructureETN 12/30/2011 01/11/2012 01/13/2012
01/24/2012 $0.4060 4.91% MLPL ETRACS 2xMonthly LeveragedLong
Alerian MLPInfrastructure ETN 12/30/2011 01/11/2012 01/13/2012
01/24/2012 $0.9593 9.43% MLPG ETRACS AlerianNatural Gas
MLPIndex ETN 12/29/2011 01/11/2012 01/13/2012 01/24/2012 $0.4202
5.66% MLPW ETRACS WellsFargo MLP ETN 12/23/2011 01/11/2012
01/13/2012 01/24/2012 $0.3457 5.08% BDCS ETRACS WellsFargo
BusinessDevelopmentCompany ETN 12/30/2011 01/11/2012 01/13/2012
01/24/2012 $0.4654 9.16% BDCL ETRACS 2xLeveraged LongWells
FargoBusinessDevelopmentCompany ETN 12/30/2011 01/11/2012
01/13/2012 01/24/2012 $0.8197 18.74% ONN ETRACS
Fisher-Gartman Risk OnETN 12/30/2011 01/11/2012 01/13/2012
01/24/2012 $0.2510 1.00% * Current Yield equals the current
Coupon Amount annualized and divided by the closing price of the
ETNs on December 30, 2011 or, if the closing price is not available
on December 30, 2011, the previous available closing price, and
rounded to two decimal places for ease of analysis. The Current
Yield is not indicative of future coupon payments, if any, on the
ETNs. You are not guaranteed any coupon or distribution amount
under the ETNs. About ETRACS For further information about ETRACS
ETNs, go to http://www.etracs.com. Exchange Traded Access
Securities ETNs (ETRACS ETNs), are exchange-traded notes, an
innovative class of investment products offering access to markets
and strategies that may not be readily available to investors, and
offer unique diversification opportunities in a number of different
sectors. ETRACS ETNs may offer: Access to asset classes with
historically low correlations to more traditional asset classes
Convenience of an exchange-traded security Transparent exposure to
a published index ETRACS ETNs are senior unsecured notes issued by
UBS AG (UBS), are traded on NYSE Arca, and can be bought and sold
through a broker or financial advisor. An investment in ETRACS ETNs
is subject to a number of risks, including the risk of loss of some
or all of the investors principal, and is subject to the
creditworthiness of UBS. We urge you to read the more detailed
explanation of risks described under Risk Factors in the prospectus
supplement for the ETRACS ETN. There are 41 ETRACS ETNs: ETRACS ETN
Name Ticker Master Limited Partnerships
Alerian MLP Infrastructure MLPI 2x Monthly Leveraged Long Alerian
MLP Infrastructure MLPL 1x Monthly Short Alerian MLP Infrastructure
TR* MLPS Alerian Natural Gas MLP MLPG Wells Fargo MLP Index MLPW
Business Development Companies Wells Fargo Business
Development Company Index BDCS 2x Monthly Leveraged Wells Fargo
Business Development Company Index BDCL Alpha Strategies
Long-Short SP 500 VIX Futures XVIX Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN
GASZ Oil Futures Contango ETN OILZ Hybrid SP 500 Gold Hedged
SPGH Fisher-Gartman Risk On ETN ONN Fisher-Gartman Risk Off ETN OFF
Commodities CMCI TR UCI CMCI Agriculture TR UAG CMCI Energy
TR UBN CMCI Food TR FUD CMCI Gold TR UBG CMCI Industrial Metals TR
UBM CMCI Livestock TR UBC CMCI Long Platinum ER* PTM CMCI Short
Platinum ER PTD CMCI Silver TR USV DJ-UBS Commodity Index TR DJCI
Equities Next Generation Internet ETN EIPO Monthly
2xLeveraged Next Generation Internet ETN EIPL Long ISE Solid State
Drive Index SSDD 2xLeveraged Long ISE Solid State Drive Index SSDL
Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Cloud Computing TR LSKY Volatility
Long-Short SP 500 VIX Futures XVIX Long 1-Month SP 500 VIX Futures
VXAA Long 2-Month SP 500 VIX Futures VXBB Long 3-Month SP 500 VIX
Futures VXCC Long 4-Month SP 500 VIX Futures VXDD Long 5-Month SP
500 VIX Futures VXEE Long 6-Month SP 500 VIX Futures VXFF Short
1-Month SP 500 VIX Futures AAVX Short 2-Month SP 500 VIX Futures
BBVX Short 3-Month SP 500 VIX Futures CCVX Short 4-Month SP 500 VIX
Futures DDVX Short 5-Month SP 500 VIX Futures EEVX Short 6-Month SP
500 VIX Futures FFVX *TR=Total Return and ER=Excess Return
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all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
future results. UBS 2012. The key symbol, UBS and ETRACS are among
the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS. UBS Bloomberg
Constant Maturity Commodity Index and CMCI are service marks of UBS
and/or Bloomberg. Dow Jones, DJ-UBS Commodity Index and DJ-UBSCI
are service marks of Dow Jones Company Inc. and UBS AG, as the case
may be. Standard Poors, SP, SP 500, Standard Poors 500, SP 500 Gold
Hedged, SP 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, SP 500 VIX 2-Month
Futures Index, SP 500 VIX 3-Month Futures Index, SP 500 VIX 4-Month
Futures Index, SP 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index, and SP 500 VIX
6-Month Futures Index are trademarks of Standard Poors Financial
Services LLC (SP) and have been licensed for use by UBS. VIX is a
registered trademark of the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (CBOE) and has been licensed to SP. The ETRACS ETNs
are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SP or CBOE and
neither SP nor CBOE makes any representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the ETNs. ISE Cloud Computing Total
Return Index, ISE Solid State Drive Index, ISE Oil Futures Spread,
ISE Natural Gas Futures Spread, ISE, and International Securities
Exchange are trademarks of International Securities Exchange, LLC
("ISE" or "Licensor") and have been licensed for use for certain
purposes by UBS Securities LLC and its affiliates. UBS AGs ETRACS
Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Cloud Computing TR Index ETN, ETRACS ISE
Solid State Drive Index ETN, ETRACS Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Solid
State Drive Index ETN, ETRACS Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN and
ETRACS Oil Futures Contango ETN based on the ISE Cloud Computing
Total Return Index, ISE Solid State Drive Index, ISE Natural Gas
Futures Spread Index and the ISE Oil Futures Spread Index,
respectively, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by ISE,
and ISE makes no representation regarding the advisability of
trading in such product(s). Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index,
Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index, Alerian MLP Infrastructure Total
Return Index, AMZI, AMZIX and ANGI are trademarks of GKD Index
Partners, LLC d/b/a Alerian and their use is granted under a
license from GKD Index Partners. Wells Fargo Securities, Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Business
Development Company Index and Wells Fargo Master Limited
Partnership Index are trademarks of Wells Fargo Company and have
been licensed for use by UBS AG. The ETRACS Wells Fargo Business
Development Company Index, ETRACS Wells Fargo MLP Index and ETRACS
2xLeveraged Long Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index are
not issued, guaranteed, sponsored, or advised by Wells Fargo
Company, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their subsidiaries and
affiliates (collectively, "Wells Fargo"). Wells Fargo makes no
representation or warranty, express or implied, to investors in the
ETRACS ETNs or any member of the public regarding the ability of
any data supplied by Wells Fargo or any Index to track financial
instruments comprising the Index or any trading market and no
guarantee of performance of the ETRACS Wells Fargo Business
Development Company Index, ETRACS Wells Fargo MLP Index or ETRACS
2xLeveraged Long Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index.
Wells Fargo Company does not guarantee that the Index referenced by
the ETRACS ETNs has been accurately calculated and shall not have
any liability for any error in the calculation. Wells Fargo's only
relationship to UBS AG is the licensing of certain intellectual
property rights relating to the Index as well as trademarks and
trade names of Wells Fargo and of the data supplied by Wells Fargo
that is determined, composed, compiled and calculated by Wells
Fargo or a third party index calculator, without regard to the
ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index, ETRACS Wells
Fargo MLP Index or ETRACS 2xLeveraged Long Wells Fargo Business
Development Company Index. Wells Fargo has no obligation to take
into consideration the ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development
Company Index, ETRACS Wells Fargo MLP Index, ETRACS 2xLeveraged
Long Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index or investors in
the ETRACS ETNs when determining, composing, compiling or
calculating the data. Wells Fargo has no obligation or liability in
connection with the issuance, listing, registration, distribution,
administration, trading or redemption or settlement by the issuer
or otherwise of the ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Company
Index, ETRACS Wells Fargo MLP Index or ETRACS 2xLeveraged Long
Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index.WELLS FARGO DOES NOT
GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR OF
ANY DATA SUPPLIED BY IT OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WELLS FARGO
MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED
BY UBS AG AND THE ETRACS WELLS FARGO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
INDEX, ETRACS WELLS FARGO MLP INDEX, OR ETRACS 2XLEVERAGED LONG
WELLS FARGO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY INDEX OR ANY OTHER PERSON
OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF INDEX OR OF THE DATA SUPPLIED BY WELLS
FARGO OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WELLS FARGO MAKES NO EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH
RESPECT TO THE INDEX AND THE DATA SUPPLIED BY WELLS FARGO OR ANY
DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO
EVENT SHALL WELLS FARGO HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL,
PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST
PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. "MBF
Index Holdings, LLC, The Fisher-Gartman Risk Index, The
Fisher-Gartman Equity Subindex and The Fisher-Gartman Sovereign
Bond Subindex are trademarks of MBF Index Holdings, LLC and have
been licensed for use by UBS AG. The ETRACS Fisher-Gartman Risk On
ETN and ETRACS Fisher-Gartman Risk Off ETN are not issued by,
sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MBF Index Holdings, LLC or
its affiliates and MBF Index Holdings, LLC makes no representation
regarding the advisability of investing in the product. MBF Index
Holdings, LLC does not guarantee that the Index referenced by the
product has been accurately calculated and shall not have any
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