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UBS Suspends Further Sales of ETRACS Proshares Daily 3x Long Crude ETN Linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex ER due January 4, 2047
New York, March 24, 2020 – UBS AG today announced that it has suspended further sales from inventory of its outstanding Proshares Daily 3x Long Crude ETN Linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex ER due January 4, 2047 (Ticker: WTIU) (the “Securities“). As previously announced, the Securities will be redeemed by UBS on April 9, 2020 (the “Call Settlement Date”), and on such date, holders of the Securities will receive the Call Settlement Amount which, as described in the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, will equal the Current Principal Amount of the Securities on April 6, 2020, being the last Valuation Date in the five consecutive Index Business Days commencing March 31, 2020 and ending on April 6, 2020. This suspension of further sales will remain in effect until the redemption of the Securities on the Call Settlement Date. UBS does not intend to make future sales of previously issued but unsold Securities or Securities that UBS Securities LLC may acquire in the future.
As disclosed in more detail in the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, the market value of the Securities may be influenced by, among other things, supply and demand for the Securities. Given the suspension of any further sales of the Securities by UBS and investors’ recent high level of demand for the Securities, there is a substantial possibility that the suspension of any further sales of these Securities by UBS AG, as described above, may influence the market value of the Securities and the liquidity of the market for the Securities, potentially leading to insufficient supply and causing the Securities to trade at a premium above their closing or intraday indicative value. Any such premium may subsequently decrease at any time and for any reason without warning, resulting in financial loss to investors who paid this premium when they acquired their Securities. In addition, on the Call Settlement Date, holders will receive the Call Settlement Amount but will not receive any premium thereto. Accordingly, investors who purchase the Securities at any time prior to the Call Settlement Date for an amount that is greater than the Call Settlement Amount (including paying any premium to the indicative value of the Securities) will suffer a loss on their investment.
If investors elect to redeem their Securities prior to the Call Settlement Date, any redemption will be at the redemption value set forth in the prospectus supplement and will not include any premium above that value. Investors should always consult their financial advisors and compare the intraday indicative value of the Securities with the Securities’ then-prevailing market price before purchasing or selling the Securities, especially Securities with premium characteristics.
This announcement does not affect the terms of the outstanding Securities, including the right of noteholders to require UBS AG to redeem their Securities on the terms and at the redemption price set forth in the prospectus supplement.
For more information regarding the Securities, the prospectus supplement for the Securities can be accessed on EDGAR, the SEC website, at www.sec.gov, and the prospectus supplement is also available here.
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