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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 20-F
 
(Mark One)ORFor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008ORFor the transition period from to .OR
Commission file number: 1-15060
 
UBS AG
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Switzerland
 (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
Bahnhofstrasse 45CH-8001 Zurich, SwitzerlandandAeschenvorstadt 1CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)Niall O’TooleUBS AG1285 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10019Telephone: (212) 713-3000Fax: (212) 713-6211(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Please see page 3.Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:Please see page 4.Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:Please see page 4.Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of 31 December 2008:Ordinary shares, par value CHF 0.10 per share: 2,932,580,549* ordinary shares (including 61,903,121 treasury shares)Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has beensubject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.(Check One):Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing.-2- Yes
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No
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 Yes
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No
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 Yes
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No
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 Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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 U.S. GAAP
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International Financial Reporting Standardsas issued by the International AccountingStandards Board
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 Other
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* As of December 31, 2008, UBS had two outstanding mandatory convertible notes (“MCNs”), one in the face amount of CHF 13 billionand the other CHF 6 billion. Upon their conversion or settlement, these MCNs are expected to lead to the issuance of 270,438,942 and amaximum of 329,447,681 new shares out of conditional capital, respectively.
 
 
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant haselected to follow.If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)-3- Item 17
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Item 18
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No
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