Swiss stocks — Factors to watch on October 14

ZURICH/GDANSK, Oct 14 (Reuters) — Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday: Company Statements Lonza Group Ag The company upgraded, as part of its capital markets day, its organic growth model, now expecting to reach a core EBITDA margin in the high thirties in the mid-term. Galderma Group Ag Swiss skincare conglomerate Galderma has agreed to buy medical-grade skincare company ZO Skin Health for around $1.5 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter. Ubs Group Ag A committee in Switzerland's upper house of parliament on Tuesday backed a government plan to create a public liquidity backstop for systemically important banks that would levy a fee on UBS to access it. Bossard Holding Ag The company said it reached for the third quarter group sales of 296.1 million Swiss francs ($356.06 million), up 12.0% year-on-year Analysts' Views SWISS RE AG: JEFFERIES CUTS TO UNDERPERFORM FROM Hold; Cuts Target Price To Chf 110 From Chf 130 Economy Swiss Bond Auction due at 0900 GMT. SNB US Dollar auction due at 1000 GMT ($1 = 0.8316 Swiss francs) (Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Gdansk newsroom) ((+41 58 306 7336; zurich.newsroom@thomsonreuters.co