$10,000,000 UBS AG Trigger Phoenix Autocallable Optimization Securities UBS AG Securities Linked to the shares of SPDR® S&P® Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF due March 12, 2020, priced on September 07, 2018, were issued by UBS AG London Branch. The pricing supplement for this note (CUSIP: 90284W677) can be found here. The notes had a $10 face value and paid a quarterly coupon of $0.27575, so long as the notes had not been called and and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF all closed above 75% of their September 07, 2018 closing prices on a determination date. If and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF closed below 75% of their September 07, 2018 closing prices on a determination date, the notes did not pay a coupon. If not previously called, at maturity, the notes returned $10 in principal if and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF all closed on the final determination date on March 09, 2020 and above 75% of their September 07, 2018 closing prices. If on March 09, 2020 and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF closed below 75% of their September 07, 2018 closing prices, the notes paid reduced principal euqal to $10 multiplied by the lowest ratio of and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF March 09, 2020 closing prices to their September 07, 2018 closing prices. The notes have matured. They paid one coupon totaling $0.27575 and $2.04 repayment per $10 note. Investors thus suffered capital losses of $7.96 and net losses of $7.68.† In the aggregate, investors in this note suffered $7,959,950 in capital losses and $7,684,200 in net losses. See Table 1 and Figure 1.
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