SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 16, 2016

2. SEC Identification Number

36073

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-508-271

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

PASIG CITY

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

UNIONBANK PLAZA, MERALCO AVE. COR. ONYX ST., ORTIGAS CENTER, PASIG CITY Postal Code 1605

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 667-6388

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
COMMON	1,058,343,929

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

ITEM 9 - OTHER EVENTS

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc.UBP

PSE Disclosure Form 4-30 - Material Information/Transactions References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Sections 4.1 and 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LOMBARD ODIER
Background/Description of the Disclosure
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES ("UNIONBANK") AND LOMBARD ODIER, A LEADING GLOBAL WEALTH AND ASSET MANAGER WITH US$224 BILLION OF TOTAL CLIENT ASSETS AS OF END-DECEMBER 2015, SIGNED A COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 16, 2016. THE AGREEMENT WILL SEE THE LAUNCH OF A GLOBAL AND DIVERSIFIED MULTI-ASSET FUND WITH A RISK PROFILE MATCHING UNIONBANK'S SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR ITS HIGH-NET-WORTH AND ULTRA-HIGH-NET-WORTH CLIENTS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE. THANK YOU.
Other Relevant Information
N/A