Pricing Supplement No. 2499BK

To underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012,

product supplement BK dated October 5, 2012,

prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012,

prospectus dated September 28, 2012 and

prospectus addendum dated December 24, 2014

Registration Statement No. 333-184193

 Dated July 29, 2015; Rule 424(b)(2)

 

  
       

 

Deutsche Bank AG

$2,156,000 Autocallable Securities Linked to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF due August 2, 2018

General

•The securities are linked to the performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Underlying”) and will pay a Contingent Coupon monthly in arrears that accrues at a rate of 6.50% per annum (or approximately 0.5417% per month) on each day during the Coupon Period on which the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier (75.00% of the Initial Price).

•The securities will not be automatically called for the first year. After the first year, the securities will be automatically called if the Closing Price of the Underlying on any monthly Observation Date (starting from the thirteenth Observation Date) is greater than or equal to the Initial Price. If the securities are automatically called, investors will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the applicable Call Settlement Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date. The securities will cease to be outstanding following an Automatic Call and no Contingent Coupon will accrue or be payable following the Call Settlement Date.

•If the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount not greater than the Buffer Amount of 25.00%, investors will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the Maturity Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date. However, if the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount, for each $1,000 Face Amount of securities, investors will lose 1.3333% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount. Investors should be willing to lose some or all of their initial investment if the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount. Any payment on the securities is subject to the credit of the Issuer.

•Senior unsecured obligations of Deutsche Bank AG due August 2, 2018

•Minimum purchase of $1,000. Minimum denominations of $1,000 (the “Face Amount”) and integral multiples thereof.

•The securities priced on July 29, 2015 (the “Trade Date”) and are expected to settle on July 31, 2015 (the “Settlement Date”).

Key Terms

Issuer: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
Issue Price: 100% of the Face Amount
Underlying: iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (Ticker: EEM)
Contingent Coupon: The Contingent Coupon will accrue at a rate of 6.50% per annum (or approximately 0.5417% per month) on each day during the Coupon Period on which the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier. If on any day during the Coupon Period the Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Coupon Barrier, you will not receive any Contingent Coupon applicable to such day. The Contingent Coupon will be paid monthly in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, based on an unadjusted 30/360 day count convention.

(Key Terms continued on next page) 

Investing in the securities involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of the accompanying prospectus addendum, “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of the accompanying product supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-10 of this pricing supplement.

The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date is $988.50 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities, which is less than the Issue Price.  Please see “Issuer’s Estimated Value of the Securities” on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement for additional information.

By acquiring the securities, you will be bound by, and deemed to consent to, the imposition of any Resolution Measure (as defined below) by our competent resolution authority, which may include the write down of all, or a portion, of any payment on the securities. If any Resolution Measure becomes applicable to us, you may lose some or all of your investment in the securities. Please see “Resolution Measures” on page PS-5 of this pricing supplement for more information.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying underlying supplement, product supplement, prospectus supplement, prospectus or prospectus addendum. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

  Price to Public Discounts and Commissions(1) Proceeds to Us
Per Security $1,000.00 $1.00 $999.00
Total $2,156,000.00 $1,962.00 $2,154,038.00

(1) For more detailed information about discounts and commissions, please see “Supplemental Underwriting Information (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement. The securities will be sold with underwriting discounts and commissions of $1.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”), the agent for this offering, is our affiliate. For more information see “Supplemental Underwriting Information (Conflicts of Interest)” in this pricing supplement.

The securities are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities Offered Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Amount of Registration Fee
Notes $2,156,000.00 $250.53

Deutsche Bank Securities  
       

July 29, 2015

 

 
 

(Key Terms continued from previous page) 

   
Coupon Barrier: $27.82, equal to 75.00% of the Initial Price
Coupon Period: Each period commencing on (and excluding) an Observation Date, or the Trade Date in the case of the initial Coupon Period, to (but including) the next following Observation Date, or in the case of the final Coupon Period, the Final Valuation Date.
Coupon Payment Dates2: The third business day following the applicable Observation Date. For the final Coupon Period, the Coupon Payment Date will be the Maturity Date. The table below sets forth each Observation Date and expected Coupon Payment Date (if any Contingent Coupon is payable). If the securities are automatically called, any Contingent Coupon that may be due will be paid on the Call Settlement Date and no Contingent Coupon will accrue or be payable following the Call Settlement Date.
Automatic Call: The securities will not be automatically called during the first year following the Trade Date. However, the securities will be automatically called by the Issuer if the Closing Price of the Underlying on any Observation Date after the first year (starting from the thirteenth Observation Date) is greater than or equal to the Initial Price. If the securities are automatically called, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the related Call Settlement Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date. No Contingent Coupon will accrue or be payable following the Call Settlement Date.
Call Settlement Dates: The third business day following the applicable Observation Date. For the final Observation Date, the Call Settlement Date will be the Maturity Date.
Payment at Maturity: If the securities are not automatically called, the payment you will receive at maturity will depend on the performance of the Underlying on the Final Valuation Date:
  ·      If the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount not greater than the Buffer Amount, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the Maturity Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date.
  ·      If the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount, in addition to any Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the Maturity Date calculated as follows:
  $1,000 + [$1,000 × (Underlying Return + Buffer Amount) × Downside Participation Factor]
  If the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount, for each $1,000 Face Amount of securities, you will lose 1.3333% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount. In this circumstance, you will lose some or all of your initial investment.  Any payment at maturity is subject to the credit of the Issuer.
Buffer Amount: 25.00%
Downside Participation Factor: 133.33%
Underlying Return: The Underlying Return will be calculated as follows:
  Final Price – Initial Price
  Initial Price
  The Underlying Return may be positive, zero or negative.
Initial Price: $37.09, equal to the Closing Price of the Underlying on the Trade Date
Final Price: The Closing Price of the Underlying on the Final Valuation Date
Closing Price: On any trading day, the last reported sale price of one share of the Underlying on the relevant exchange multiplied by the then-current Share Adjustment Factor, as determined by the calculation agent. If any day during a Coupon Period is not a trading day or a market disruption event with respect to the Underlying occurs on such day, the Closing Price for such day will be the Closing Price on the immediately preceding trading day on which no market disruption event has occurred.
Share Adjustment Factor: Initially 1.0, subject to adjustment for certain actions affecting the Underlying. See “Description of Securities – Anti-Dilution Adjustments for Funds” in the accompanying product supplement.
Trade Date: July 29, 2015
Settlement Date: July 31, 2015
Final Valuation Date1: July 30, 2018
Maturity Date1: August 2, 2018
Listing: The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.
CUSIP / ISIN: 25152RL35 / US25152RL357

1 Subject to postponement as described under “Description of Securities—Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates” in the accompanying product supplement.

2 If the Maturity Date is postponed, the Contingent Coupon due on the Maturity Date will be paid on the Maturity Date as postponed, with the same force and effect as if the Maturity Date had not been postponed, but no additional Contingent Coupon will accrue or be payable as a result of the delayed payment.

 

 
 

 

Observation Date1 Expected Coupon Payment Date
/ Call Settlement Date
July 29, 2015* September 3, 2015*
August 31, 2015* October 5, 2015*
September 29, 2015* November 3, 2015*
October 29, 2015* December 3, 2015*
November 30, 2015* January 4, 2016*
December 29, 2015* February 3, 2016*
January 29, 2016* March 3, 2016*
February 29, 2016* April 1, 2016*
March 29, 2016* May 4, 2016*
April 29, 2016* June 6, 2016*
May 31, 2016* July 5, 2016*
June 29, 2016* September 3, 2015*
July 29, 2016 August 3, 2016
August 29, 2016 September 1, 2016
September 29, 2016 October 4, 2016
October 31, 2016 November 3, 2016
November 29, 2016 December 2, 2016
December 29, 2016 January 4, 2017
January 30, 2017 February 2, 2017
February 28, 2017 March 3, 2017
March 29, 2017 April 3, 2017
April 28, 2017 May 3, 2017
May 30, 2017 June 2, 2017
June 29, 2017 July 5, 2017
July 31, 2017 August 3, 2017
August 29, 2017 September 1, 2017
September 29, 2017 October 4, 2017
October 30, 2017 November 2, 2017
November 29, 2017 December 4, 2017
December 29, 2017 January 4, 2018
January 29, 2018 February 1, 2018
February 28, 2018 March 5, 2018
March 29, 2018 April 3, 2018
April 30, 2018 May 3, 2018
May 29, 2018 June 1, 2018
June 29, 2018 July 5, 2018
July 30, 2018 (Final Valuation Date) August 2, 2018 (Maturity Date)

 

*The securities will not be automatically called until any Observation Date starting from July 29, 2016. The expected Call Settlement Date for the First Autocall Observation Date is August 3, 2016.
TS-3
 

Issuer’s Estimated Value of the Securities

 

The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities is equal to the sum of our valuations of the following two components of the securities: (i) a bond and (ii) an embedded derivative(s). The value of the bond component of the securities is calculated based on the present value of the stream of cash payments associated with a conventional bond with a principal amount equal to the Face Amount of securities, discounted at an internal funding rate, which is determined primarily based on our market-based yield curve, adjusted to account for our funding needs and objectives for the period matching the term of the securities. The internal funding rate is typically lower than the rate we would pay when we issue conventional debt securities on equivalent terms. This difference in funding rate, as well as the agent’s commissions, if any, and the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the securities, reduces the economic terms of the securities to you and is expected to adversely affect the price at which you may be able to sell the securities in any secondary market. The value of the embedded derivative(s) is calculated based on our internal pricing models using relevant parameter inputs such as expected interest and dividend rates and mid-market levels of price and volatility of the assets underlying the securities or any futures, options or swaps related to such underlying assets. Our internal pricing models are proprietary and rely in part on certain assumptions about future events, which may prove to be incorrect.

 

The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date (as disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement) is less than the Issue Price of the securities. The difference between the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date is due to the inclusion in the Issue Price of the agent’s commissions, if any, and the cost of hedging our obligations under the securities through one or more of our affiliates. Such hedging cost includes our or our affiliates’ expected cost of providing such hedge, as well as the profit we or our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge.

 

The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date does not represent the price at which we or any of our affiliates would be willing to purchase your securities in the secondary market at any time. Assuming no changes in market conditions or our creditworthiness and other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which we or our affiliates would be willing to purchase the securities from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, would generally be lower than both the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date. Our purchase price, if any, in secondary market transactions will be based on the estimated value of the securities determined by reference to (i) the then-prevailing internal funding rate (adjusted by a spread) or another appropriate measure of our cost of funds and (ii) our pricing models at that time, less a bid spread determined after taking into account the size of the repurchase, the nature of the assets underlying the securities and then-prevailing market conditions. The price we report to financial reporting services and to distributors of our securities for use on customer account statements would generally be determined on the same basis. However, during the period of approximately four months beginning from the Trade Date, we or our affiliates may, in our sole discretion, increase the purchase price determined as described above by an amount equal to the declining differential between the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date, prorated over such period on a straight-line basis, for transactions that are individually and in the aggregate of the expected size for ordinary secondary market repurchases.

 

PS-4

 

Resolution Measures

 

On May 15, 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union published a directive for establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (commonly referred to as the “Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive”). The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive requires each member state of the European Union to adopt and publish by December 31, 2014 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. Germany has adopted the Recovery and Resolution Act (Sanierungs- und Abwicklungsgesetz, or “SAG”), which went into effect on January 1, 2015. SAG may result in the securities being subject to any Resolution Measure by our competent resolution authority if we become, or are deemed by our competent supervisory authority to have become, “non-viable” (as defined under the then applicable law) and are unable to continue our regulated banking activities without a Resolution Measure becoming applicable to us. By acquiring the securities, you will be bound by and deemed to consent to the provisions set forth in the accompanying prospectus addendum, which we have summarized below.

 

By acquiring the securities, you will be bound by and will be deemed to consent to the imposition of any Resolution Measure by our competent resolution authority. Under the relevant resolution laws and regulations as applicable to us from time to time, the securities may be subject to the powers exercised by our competent resolution authority to: (i) write down, including to zero, any payment (or delivery obligations) on the securities; (ii) convert the securities into ordinary shares or other instruments qualifying as core equity tier 1 capital; and/or (iii) apply any other resolution measure, including (but not limited to) any transfer of the securities to another entity, the amendment of the terms and conditions of the securities or the cancellation of the securities. We refer to each of these measures as a “Resolution Measure.”

 

Furthermore, by acquiring the securities, you:

 

•are deemed irrevocably to have agreed, and you will agree: (i) to be bound by any Resolution Measure; (ii) that you will have no claim or other right against us arising out of any Resolution Measure; and (iii) that the imposition of any Resolution Measure will not constitute a default or an event of default under the securities, under the senior indenture dated November 22, 2006 among us, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as issuing agent, paying agent, authenticating agent and registrar, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Indenture”), or for the purpose of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”);

 

•waive, to the fullest extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act and applicable law, any and all claims against the trustee and the paying agent for, agree not to initiate a suit against the trustee and the paying agent in respect of, and agree that neither the trustee nor the paying agent will be liable for, any action that the trustee or the paying agent takes, or abstains from taking, in either case in accordance with the imposition of a Resolution Measure by our competent resolution authority with respect to the securities; and

 

•will be deemed irrevocably to have (i) consented to the imposition of any Resolution Measure as it may be imposed without any prior notice by the competent resolution authority of its decision to exercise such power with respect to the securities and (ii) authorized, directed and requested The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and any participant in DTC or other intermediary through which you hold such securities to take any and all necessary action, if required, to implement the imposition of any Resolution Measure with respect to the securities as it may be imposed, without any further action or direction on your part or on the part of the trustee, paying agent, issuing agent, authenticating agent, registrar or calculation agent.

 

This is only a summary, for more information please see the accompanying prospectus addendum dated December 24, 2014, including the risk factor “The securities may be written down, be converted or become subject to other resolution measures. You may lose part or all of your investment if any such measure becomes applicable to us” on page 2 of the prospectus addendum.

 

PS-5

 

Additional Terms Specific to the Securities

 

You should read this pricing supplement together with underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012, product supplement BK dated October 5, 2012, the prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012 relating to our Series A global notes of which these securities are a part, the prospectus dated September 28, 2012 and the prospectus addendum dated December 24, 2014. You may access these documents on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at.www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):

 

Underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000095010312005120/crt_dp33209-424b2.pdf

 

Product supplement BK dated October 5, 2012:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000095010312005314/crt_dp33259-424b2.pdf

 

Prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000119312512409437/d414995d424b21.pdf

 

Prospectus dated September 28, 2012:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000119312512409372/d413728d424b21.pdf

 

Prospectus addendum dated December 24, 2014:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000095010314009034/crt_52088.pdf

 

Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 0001159508. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Deutsche Bank AG, including, as the context requires, acting through one of its branches.

 

The trustee has appointed Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as its authenticating agent with respect to our Series A global notes.

 

This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed above, contains the terms of the securities and supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in this pricing supplement and in “Risk Factors” in the accompanying product supplement and prospectus addendum, as the securities involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before deciding to invest in the securities.

 

Deutsche Bank AG has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering to which this pricing supplement relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and the other documents relating to this offering that Deutsche Bank AG has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Deutsche Bank AG and this offering. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at.www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Deutsche Bank AG, any agent or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, prospectus addendum, prospectus supplement, product supplement, underlying supplement and this pricing supplement if you so request by calling toll-free 1-800-311-4409.

 

You may revoke your offer to purchase the securities at any time prior to the time at which we accept such offer by notifying the applicable agent. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the securities prior to their issuance. We will notify you in the event of any changes to the terms of the securities, and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your purchase of any securities. You may also choose to reject such changes, in which case we may reject your offer to purchase the securities.

 

PS-6

 

Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable on the Securities

 

The tables and hypothetical examples set forth below are for illustrative purposes only. The actual returns applicable to a purchaser of the securities will be based on the Closing Price of the Underlying on each day during the Coupon Periods (including each Observation Date). The following results are based solely on the hypothetical examples cited below. You should consider carefully whether the securities are suitable to your investment goals.

 

Calculating the Coupon Payment, if any:

 

The Contingent Coupon will be paid monthly in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, based on an unadjusted 30/360 day count convention. The following table illustrates the hypothetical Contingent Coupon payments on the securities based on the number of days on which the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier during a hypothetical 30-day Coupon Period and the monthly coupon rate of 0.5417%.

 

Number of days in the 30-day Coupon Period on which the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier Contingent Coupon
(per $1,000 Face Amount of Securities) ($)
0 $0.00
10 $1.81
20 $3.61
30 $5.42

If the securities are called:

 

The securities will not be automatically called for the first year. After the first year, the securities will be automatically called if the Closing Price of the Underlying on any monthly Observation Date (starting from the thirteenth Observation Date) is greater than or equal to the Initial Price.The following table illustrates the hypothetical payments on the securities (excluding any Contingent Coupon) upon an Automatic Call on each Observation Date.

 

Observation Date Expected Call Settlement Date Payment upon an Automatic Call (per $1,000 Face Amount of Securities) ($)
July 29, 2016 August 3, 2016 $1,000.00
August 29, 2016 September 1, 2016 $1,000.00
September 29, 2016 October 4, 2016 $1,000.00
October 31, 2016 November 3, 2016 $1,000.00
November 29, 2016 December 2, 2016 $1,000.00
December 29, 2016 January 4, 2017 $1,000.00
January 30, 2017 February 2, 2017 $1,000.00
February 28, 2017 March 3, 2017 $1,000.00
March 29, 2017 April 3, 2017 $1,000.00
April 28, 2017 May 3, 2017 $1,000.00
May 30, 2017 June 2, 2017 $1,000.00
June 29, 2017 July 5, 2017 $1,000.00
July 31, 2017 August 3, 2017 $1,000.00
August 29, 2017 September 1, 2017 $1,000.00
September 29, 2017 October 4, 2017 $1,000.00
October 30, 2017 November 2, 2017 $1,000.00
November 29, 2017 December 4, 2017 $1,000.00
December 29, 2017 January 4, 2018 $1,000.00
January 29, 2018 February 1, 2018 $1,000.00
February 28, 2018 March 5, 2018 $1,000.00
March 29, 2018 April 3, 2018 $1,000.00
April 30, 2018 May 3, 2018 $1,000.00
May 29, 2018 June 1, 2018 $1,000.00
June 29, 2018 July 5, 2018 $1,000.00
July 30, 2018 (Final Valuation Date) August 2, 2018 (Maturity Date) $1,000.00

 

If the securities are called on an Observation Date, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the related Call Settlement Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date. No Contingent Coupon will accrue or be payable following the Call Settlement Date.

 

PS-7

 

If the securities are not called:

 

The table below illustrates the hypothetical Payments at Maturity per $1,000 Face Amount of securities for a hypothetical range of performances if the securities are not automatically called. The hypothetical Payments at Maturity set forth below reflect the Buffer Amount of 25.00% and the Coupon Barrier of 75.00% of the Initial Price. The actual Initial Price and Coupon Barrier are set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. The following results are based solely on the hypothetical examples cited. You should consider carefully whether the securities are suitable to your investment goals. The numbers appearing in the table and examples below may have been rounded for ease of analysis.

 

Underlying Return (%) Payment at Maturity (excluding any Contingent Coupon) ($) Return on the Securities at Maturity (excluding any Contingent Coupon) (%)
100.00% N/A N/A
90.00% N/A N/A
80.00% N/A N/A
70.00% N/A N/A
60.00% N/A N/A
50.00% N/A N/A
40.00% N/A N/A
30.00% N/A N/A
20.00% N/A N/A
10.00% N/A N/A
0.00% N/A N/A
-10.00% $1,000.00 0.00%
-15.00% $1,000.00 0.00%
-20.00% $1,000.00 0.00%
-25.00% $1,000.00 0.00%
-30.00% $933.33 -6.67%
-40.00% $800.00 -20.00%
-50.00% $666.67 -33.33%
-60.00% $533.33 -46.67%
-70.00% $400.00 -60.00%
-80.00% $266.67 -73.33%
-90.00% $133.33 -86.67%
-100.00% $0.00 -100.00%

N/A: Not applicable because the securities will be automatically called if the Final Price is greater than or equal to the Initial Price.

 

Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable on the Securities

 

The following hypothetical examples illustrate how the payments on the securities set forth in the tables above are calculated. as well as how the payment of any Contingent Coupons will be determined. The examples below assume a Contingent Coupon rate of 6.50% per annum.

 

Example 1: The Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than the Initial Price on the first Observation Date. Because the Closing Price of the Underlying on the first Observation Date is greater than the Initial Price, the securities are automatically called on the first Observation Date, and the investor will receive on the related Call Settlement Date a cash payment of $1,000.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities (excluding any Contingent Coupon).

 

Example 2: The Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Initial Price on each Observation Date prior to the final Observation Date and the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than the Initial Price on the final Observation Date. Because the Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Initial Price on each Observation Date prior to the final Observation Date, the securities are not automatically called prior to the final Observation Date. Because the Closing Price of the Underlying on the final Observation Date is greater than the Initial Price, the securities are automatically called on final Observation Date, and the investor will receive on the related Call Settlement Date a cash payment of $1,000.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities (excluding any Contingent Coupon).

 

Example 3: The Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Initial Price on each Observation Date prior to the final Observation Date and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount not greater than the Buffer Amount on the final Observation Date. Because the Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Initial Price on each Observation Date (including the final Observation Date), the securities are not automatically called. Because the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount not greater than the Buffer Amount, the investor will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment of $1,000.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities (excluding any Contingent Coupon).

 

PS-8

 

Example 4: The Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Initial Price on each Observation Date prior to the final Observation Date and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by 60.00%. Because the Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Initial Price on each Observation Date (including the final Observation Date), the securities are not automatically called. Because the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount, the investor will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment of $533.33 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities (excluding any Contingent Coupon), calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + [$1,000 × (Underlying Return + Buffer Amount) × Downside Participation Factor]

 

$1,000 + [($1,000 × (-60.00% + 25.00%) × 133.33%) = $533.33

 

Selected Purchase Considerations

 

·THE SECURITIES MAY OFFER A HIGHER, THOUGH CONTINGENT, COUPON THAN THE YIELD ON DEBT SECURITIES OF COMPARABLE MATURITY ISSUED BY US OR AN ISSUER WITH A COMPARABLE CREDIT RATING — The securities will pay a Contingent Coupon monthly in arrears that accrues at a rate of 6.50% per annum (or approximately 0.5417% per month) on each day during the Coupon Period on which the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier. This rate may be higher than the yield received on debt securities of comparable maturity issued by us or an issuer with a comparable credit rating, but is subject to the risk that the Closing Price of the Underlying will be less than the Coupon Barrier on some or all of the days during the Coupon Period and the resulting forfeiture of some or all of the Contingent Coupon for the Coupon Period, as well as the risk of losing some or all of your investment if the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount. Any payment on the securities is subject to our ability to satisfy our obligations as they become due.

 

·POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT AS A RESULT OF AUTOMATIC CALL FEATURE — While the original term of the securities is approximately five years, the securities will be automatically called after the first year if the Closing Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Initial Price on any Observation Date (starting from the thirteenth Observation Date), and you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the Call Settlement Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date. Therefore, the term of the securities could be as little as one year. No Contingent Coupon will accrue or be payable following the Call Settlement Date.

 

·LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS — If the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount not greater than the Buffer Amount, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities at maturity equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date. However, if the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount, for each $1,000 Face Amount of securities, you will lose 1.3333% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount. For example, an Underlying Return of -30.00% will result in a 6.67% loss of your initial investment. You will lose some or all of your investment if the securities are not automatically called and the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount.

 

·CONTINGENT COUPON PAYMENTS — Unless the securities are previously automatically called, Contingent Coupon payments, if any, will be paid in arrears on the relevant Coupon Payment Dates. The Contingent Coupon will not accrue on any day on which the Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Coupon Barrier.

 

·RETURN LINKED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ISHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF — The return on the securities, which may be positive, zero or negative, is linked as described herein to the performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is an exchange-traded fund managed by iShares® Trust, a registered investment company. The iShares® Trust consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the “Tracked Index”).  The Tracked Index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF trades on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “EEM UP.” It is possible that the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF may not fully replicate or may in certain circumstances diverge significantly from the performance of the Tracked Index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary markets, the performance of any derivative instruments contained in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the fees and expenses of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or due to other circumstances. This section is only a summary of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. For more information on the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, including information concerning calculation methodology and adjustment policy, please see the section entitled “Exchange Traded Funds — iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund” in the accompanying underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012. On July 1, 2013, the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund was renamed the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.  All references to the

 

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iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund in the accompanying underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012 are deemed to refer to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

 

·TAX CONSEQUENCES — Due to the lack of direct legal authority, there is substantial uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities.  In determining our responsibilities for information reporting and withholding, if any, we intend to treat the securities as prepaid financial contracts that are not debt, with associated contingent coupons that constitute ordinary income and that, when paid to a non-U.S. holder, are generally subject to 30% (or lower treaty rate) withholding.  Our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, has advised that while it believes this treatment to be reasonable, it is unable to conclude that it is more likely than not that this treatment will be upheld, and that other reasonable treatments are possible that could materially affect the timing and character of income or loss on your securities.  If this treatment is respected, you generally should recognize capital gain or loss on the taxable disposition of your securities (including retirement), which should be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the securities for more than one year. However, if you sell your securities between Coupon Payment Dates, it is likely that you will be treated as having ordinary income equal to the amount of the contingent coupon that has accrued as of the date of the sale. You should consult your tax adviser regarding this issue.

 

In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether beneficial owners of these instruments should be required to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance of factors such as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; and the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. persons should be subject to withholding tax. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect.

 

You should review carefully the section of the accompanying product supplement entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.” The preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of our special tax counsel regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of the securities.

 

Under current law, the United Kingdom will not impose withholding tax on payments made with respect to the securities.

 

For a discussion of certain German tax considerations relating to the securities, you should refer to the section in the accompanying prospectus supplement entitled “Taxation by Germany of Non-Resident Holders.”

 

You should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities (including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice), as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

 

Selected Risk Considerations

 

An investment in the securities involves significant risks. Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the component securities held by the Underlying. In addition to these selected risk considerations, you should review the “Risk Factors” sections of the accompanying product supplement and prospectus addendum.

 

·YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — If the securities are not automatically called, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the Maturity Date equal to the Face Amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on such date only if the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount not greater than the Buffer Amount. However, if the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount, for each $1,000 Face Amount of securities, you will lose 1.3333% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount. In this circumstance, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity. Any payment on the securities is subject to our ability to satisfy our obligations as they become due.

 

·YOUR RETURN ON THE SECURITIES IS LIMITED TO THE FACE AMOUNT PLUS CONTINGENT COUPONS (IF ANY) AND YOU WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING — The securities will not pay more than the Face Amount, plus any accrued and unpaid Contingent Coupon that may be due, at maturity or upon an Automatic Call. You will not participate in any increase in the price of the Underlying even if the Final Price of the Underlying is greater than or equal to the Initial Price. The maximum payment upon an Automatic Call or at maturity will be the Face Amount per $1,000 Face Amount of securities (excluding any Contingent Coupons), regardless of any increase in the price of the Underlying, which may be significant.

 

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·YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTINGENT COUPONS — Deutsche Bank AG will not necessarily make periodic coupon payments on the securities. If the Closing Price of the Underlying on any day during the Coupon Period is less than the Coupon Barrier, Deutsche Bank AG will not pay you the Contingent Coupon applicable to such day. If the Closing Price of the Underlying is less than the Coupon Barrier on every day during the relevant Coupon Period immediately preceding a Coupon Payment Date, you will receive no Contingent Coupon payment on such Coupon Payment Date. Generally, non-payment of Contingent Coupons coincides with a greater risk of loss of your initial investment in the securities, because the price of the Underlying tends to be lower than the Initial Price by an amount greater than the Buffer Amount.

 

·REINVESTMENT RISK — If your securities are automatically called, the term of the securities may be reduced to as short as one year. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the securities at a comparable return for a similar level of risk in the event the securities are automatically called prior to the Maturity Date.

 

·THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE CREDIT OF DEUTSCHE BANK AG — The securities are senior unsecured obligations of Deutsche Bank AG and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment(s) to be made on the securities depends on the ability of Deutsche Bank AG to satisfy its obligations as they come due. An actual or anticipated downgrade in Deutsche Bank AG’s credit rating or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking the credit risk of Deutsche Bank AG will likely have an adverse effect on the value of the securities. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Deutsche Bank AG will affect the value of the securities, and in the event Deutsche Bank AG were to default on its obligations or become subject to a Resolution Measure, you might not receive any amount(s) owed to you under the terms of the securities and you could lose your entire investment.

 

·THE SECURITIES MAY BE WRITTEN DOWN, BE CONVERTED OR BECOME SUBJECT TO OTHER RESOLUTION MEASURES. YOU MAY LOSE SOME OR ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT IF ANY SUCH MEASURE BECOMES APPLICABLE TO US — On May 15, 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union published the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive for establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms. The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive requires each member state of the European Union to adopt and publish by December 31, 2014 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. Germany has adopted the Recovery and Resolution Act (or SAG), which went into effect on January 1, 2015. SAG may result in the securities being subject to the powers exercised by our competent resolution authority to impose a Resolution Measure on us, which may include: writing down, including to zero, any payment on the securities; converting the securities into ordinary shares or other instruments qualifying as core equity tier 1 capital; or applying any other resolution measure, including (but not limited to) transferring the securities to another entity, amending the terms and conditions of the securities or cancelling of the securities. Imposition of a Resolution Measure would likely occur if we become, or are deemed by our competent supervisory authority to have become, “non-viable” (as defined under the then applicable law) and are unable to continue our regulated banking activities without a Resolution Measure becoming applicable to us. You may lose some or all of your investment in the securities if a Resolution Measure becomes applicable to us.

 

By acquiring the securities, you would have no claim or other right against us arising out of any Resolution Measure, and we would have no obligation to make payments under the securities following the imposition of a Resolution Measure. In particular, the imposition of any Resolution Measure will not constitute a default or an event of default under the securities, under the Indenture or for the purpose of the Trust Indenture Act. Furthermore, because the securities are subject to any Resolution Measure, secondary market trading in the securities may not follow the trading behavior associated with similar types of securities issued by other financial institutions which may be or have been subject to a Resolution Measure.

 

In addition, by your acquisition of the securities, you waive, to the fullest extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act and applicable law, any and all claims against the trustee and the paying agent for, agree not to initiate a suit against the trustee and the paying agent in respect of, and agree that neither the trustee nor the paying agent will be liable for, any action that the trustee or the paying agent takes, or abstains from taking, in either case in accordance with the imposition of a Resolution Measure by our competent resolution authority with respect to the securities. Accordingly, you may have limited or circumscribed rights to challenge any decision of our competent resolution authority to impose any Resolution Measure.

 

·THE ISSUER’S ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE SECURITIES ON THE TRADE DATE WILL BE LESS THAN THE ISSUE PRICE OF THE SECURITIES — The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date (as disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement) is less than the Issue Price of the securities.  The difference between the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date is due to the inclusion in the Issue Price of the agent’s commissions, if any, and the cost of hedging our obligations under the securities through one or more of our affiliates. Such hedging cost includes our or our affiliates’ expected cost of providing such hedge, as well as the profit we or our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the

 

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risks inherent in providing such hedge. The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities is determined by reference to an internal funding rate and our pricing models. The internal funding rate is typically lower than the rate we would pay when we issue conventional debt securities on equivalent terms. This difference in funding rate, as well as the agent’s commissions, if any, and the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the securities, reduces the economic terms of the securities to you and is expected to adversely affect the price at which you may be able to sell the securities in any secondary market. In addition, our internal pricing models are proprietary and rely in part on certain assumptions about future events, which may prove to be incorrect.  If at any time a third party dealer were to quote a price to purchase your securities or otherwise value your securities, that price or value may differ materially from the estimated value of the securities determined by reference to our internal funding rate and pricing models.  This difference is due to, among other things, any difference in funding rates, pricing models or assumptions used by any dealer who may purchase the securities in the secondary market.

 

·INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES IS NOT THE SAME AS INVESTING IN THE COMPONENT SECURITIES HELD BY THE UNDERLYING — The return on the securities may not reflect the return you would have realized if you had directly invested in the shares of the Underlying or the component securities held by the Underlying. For instance, you will not participate in any increase in the price of the Underlying, which may be significant.

 

·IF THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING CHANGES, THE VALUE OF YOUR SECURITIES MAY NOT CHANGE IN THE SAME MANNER — Your securities may trade quite differently from the price of the Underlying. Changes in the price of the Underlying may not result in comparable changes in the value of your securities.

 

·NO DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS — As a holder of the securities, you will not have any voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of the component securities held by the Underlying or holders of shares of the Underlying would have.

 

·THE ANTI-DILUTION PROTECTION IS LIMITED, AND THE CALCULATION AGENT MAY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN ADDITION TO, OR THAT DIFFER FROM, THOSE SET FORTH IN THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT SUPPLEMENT — The calculation agent will make adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor, which will initially be set at 1.0, for certain events affecting the shares of the Underlying. The calculation agent is not required, however, to make such adjustments in response to all events that could affect the shares of the Underlying. If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to make an adjustment, the value of the securities may be materially and adversely affected. In addition, you should be aware that the calculation agent may, at its sole discretion, make adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor or any other terms of the securities that are in addition to, or that differ from, those described in the accompanying product supplement to reflect changes occurring in relation to the Underlying in circumstances where the calculation agent determines that it is appropriate to reflect those changes to ensure an equitable result. Any alterations to the specified anti-dilution adjustments described in the accompanying product supplement may be materially adverse to investors in the securities. You should read “Description of Securities — Anti-Dilution Adjustments for Funds” in the accompanying product supplement in order to understand the adjustments that may be made to the securities.

 

·FLUCTUATION OF NAV — The net asset value (the “NAV”) of an exchange traded fund may fluctuate with changes in the market value of such exchange traded fund’s securities holdings. The price of the shares of the Underlying may fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV and supply and demand on the applicable stock exchanges. In addition, the price of the shares of the Underlying may differ from its NAV per share. The shares of the Underlying may trade at, above or below its NAV per share.

 

·ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNDERLYING OR TO ITS TRACKED INDEX COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES — Blackrock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) is the investment advisor to the Underlying, which seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Tracked Index. The stocks included in the Tracked Index are selected by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”). The Tracked Index is calculated and published by MSCI. MSCI can add, delete or substitute the stocks composing the Tracked Index, which could change the value of the Tracked Index. Pursuant to its investment strategy or otherwise, BFA may add, delete or substitute the component securities held by the Underlying. Any of these actions could cause or contribute to large movements in the prices of the component securities held by the Underlying, which could cause the price of the shares of the Underlying to decline.

 

·THE UNDERLYING AND ITS TRACKED INDEX ARE DIFFERENT — The performance of the Underlying may not exactly replicate the performance of its Tracked Index because the Underlying will reflect transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the Tracked Index. It is also possible that the Underlying may not fully replicate or may in certain circumstances diverge significantly from the performance of the Tracked Index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market, the performance of any derivative instruments contained in the Underlying or due to other circumstances. BFA may invest up to 10% of the Underlying’s assets in other securities, including securities not included in the Tracked Index, but which BFA believes will help the Underlying track the Tracked Index, and in other investments, including futures contracts,

 

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options on futures contracts, other types of options and swaps related to the Tracked Index, as well as cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates. Finally, because the shares of the Underlying are traded on NYSE Arca and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market value of one share of the Underlying may differ from the net asset value per share of the Underlying. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Underlying may not correlate with the performance of its Tracked Index.

 

·THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK — Because the Underlying invests in stocks denominated in foreign currencies but its shares are denominated in U.S. dollars, holders of the securities will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies represented in the Underlying. Of particular importance to currency exchange rate risk are:

 

•existing and expected rates of inflation;

 

•existing and expected interest rate levels;

 

•political, civil or military unrest;

 

•the balance of payments between the countries represented in the Underlying and the United States; and

 

•the extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in the countries represented in the Underlying and the United States.

 

All of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of the countries represented in the Underlying, the United States and other countries important to international trade and finance. An investor’s net exposure to currency exchange rate risk will depend on the extent to which the currencies represented in the Underlying strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of each currency represented in the Underlying. If, taking into account such weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against the component currencies as a whole, the price of the Underlying will be adversely affected and the value of the securities may be reduced. Additionally, the volatility and/or the correlation (including the direction and the extent of such correlation) of the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies represented in the Underlying could adversely affect the value of the securities.

 

·THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES LINKED TO THE VALUES OF EQUITY SECURITIES ISSUED BY NON-U.S. COMPANIES — The Underlying holds component securities that are issued by companies incorporated outside of the U.S. Because the component securities also trade outside the U.S., the securities are subject to the risks associated with non-U.S. securities markets. Generally, non-U.S. securities markets may be more volatile than U.S. securities markets and market developments may affect non-U.S. securities markets differently than U.S. securities markets, which may adversely affect the price of the Underlying and the value of your securities. Furthermore, there are risks associated with investments in securities linked to the values of equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies. There is generally less publicly available information about non-U.S. companies than about those U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC, and non-U.S. companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S.-reporting companies. In addition, the prices of equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies may be adversely affected by political, economic, financial and social factors that may be unique to the particular countries in which the non-U.S. companies are incorporated. These factors include the possibility of recent or future changes in a non-U.S. government’s economic and fiscal policies (including any direct or indirect intervention to stabilize the economy and/or securities market of the country of such non-U.S. government), the presence, and extent, of cross shareholdings in non-U.S. companies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other non-U.S. laws or restrictions applicable to non-U.S. companies or investments in non-U.S. securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Moreover, certain aspects of a particular non-U.S. economy may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in important respects, such as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.

 

·THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO EMERGING MARKETS RISK — The value of the securities is subject to the political and economic risks of emerging market countries by linking to the performance of the Underlying. The stocks held by the Underlying include stocks of companies that are located in emerging market countries and whose securities trade on the exchanges of emerging market countries. In recent years, some emerging markets have undergone significant political, economic and social upheaval. Such far-reaching changes have resulted in constitutional and social tensions and, in some cases, instability and reaction against market reforms has occurred. With respect to any emerging market nation, there is the possibility of nationalization, expropriation or confiscation, political changes, government regulation and social instability. Future political changes may adversely affect the economic conditions of an emerging market nation. Political or economic instability could adversely affect the value of the securities and the amount payable to you at maturity.

 

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·THERE IS NO AFFILIATION BETWEEN THE UNDERLYING AND US, AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISCLOSURE BY THE UNDERLYING OR BY ISSUERS OF THE COMPONENT SECURITIES HELD BY THE UNDERLYING — We are not affiliated with the Underlying or the issuers of the component stocks held by the Underlying or underlying the Tracked Index (such stocks, “Underlying Stocks”; the issuers of Underlying Stocks, “Underlying Stock Issuers”). However, we and our affiliates may currently or from time to time in the future engage in business with many of the Underlying Stock Issuers. In the course of this business, we or our affiliates may acquire non-public information about the Underlying Stock Issuers, and we will not disclose any such information to you. Nevertheless, neither we nor our affiliates have participated in the preparation of, or verified, any of the information about the Underlying Stocks or any of the Underlying Stock Issuers. You, as an investor in the securities, should make your own investigation into the Underlying Stocks and the Underlying Stock Issuers. Neither the Underlying nor any of the Underlying Stock Issuers is involved in this offering in any way and none of them has any obligation of any sort with respect to your securities. Neither the Underlying nor any of the Underlying Stock Issuers has any obligation to take your interests into consideration for any reason, including when taking any corporate actions that might adversely affect the value of your securities.

 

·PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE UNDERLYING OR ITS TRACKED INDEX IS NO GUIDE TO FUTURE PERFORMANCE — The actual performance of the Underlying or its Tracked Index over the term of the securities, as well as any amount payable on the securities, may bear little relation to the historical closing prices of the shares of the Underlying and may bear little relation to the hypothetical return examples set forth elsewhere in this pricing supplement. We cannot predict the future performance of the Underlying or its Tracked Index or whether the performance of the Underlying will result in the return of any of your investment.

 

·ASSUMING NO CHANGES IN MARKET CONDITIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS, THE PRICE YOU MAY RECEIVE FOR YOUR SECURITIES IN SECONDARY MARKET TRANSACTIONS WOULD GENERALLY BE LOWER THAN BOTH THE ISSUE PRICE AND THE ISSUER’S ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE SECURITIES ON THE TRADE DATE — While the payment(s) on the securities described in this pricing supplement is based on the full Face Amount of your securities, the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date (as disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement) is less than the Issue Price of the securities. The Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date does not represent the price at which we or any of our affiliates would be willing to purchase your securities in the secondary market at any time. Assuming no changes in market conditions or our creditworthiness and other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which we or our affiliates would be willing to purchase the securities from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, would generally be lower than both the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date. Our purchase price, if any, in secondary market transactions would be based on the estimated value of the securities determined by reference to (i) the then-prevailing internal funding rate (adjusted by a spread) or another appropriate measure of our cost of funds and (ii) our pricing models at that time, less a bid spread determined after taking into account the size of the repurchase, the nature of the assets underlying the securities and then-prevailing market conditions. The price we report to financial reporting services and to distributors of our securities for use on customer account statements would generally be determined on the same basis. However, during the period of approximately four months beginning from the Trade Date, we or our affiliates may, in our sole discretion, increase the purchase price determined as described above by an amount equal to the declining differential between the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date, prorated over such period on a straight-line basis, for transactions that are individually and in the aggregate of the expected size for ordinary secondary market repurchases.

 

In addition to the factors discussed above, the value of the securities and our purchase price in secondary market transactions after the Trade Date, if any, will vary based on many economic and market factors, including our creditworthiness, and cannot be predicted with accuracy. These changes may adversely affect the value of your securities, including the price you may receive in any secondary market transactions. Any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you. The securities are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your securities to maturity.

 

·THE SECURITIES WILL NOT BE LISTED AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED LIQUIDITY — The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. There may be little or no secondary market for the securities. We or our affiliates intend to act as market makers for the securities but are not required to do so and may cease such market making activities at any time. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to sell the securities when you wish to do so or at a price advantageous to you. Because we do not expect other dealers to make a secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to sell your securities is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which we or our affiliates are willing to buy the securities. If, at any time, we or our affiliates do not act as market makers, it is likely that there would be little or no secondary market in the securities. If you have to sell your securities prior to maturity, you may not be able to do so or you may have to sell them at a substantial loss, even in cases where the price of the Underlying has increased since the Trade Date.

 

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·MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES — While we expect that, generally, the price of the shares of the Underlying will affect the value of the securities more than any other single factor, the value of the securities prior to maturity will also be affected by a number of other factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:

 

•whether the Closing Price of the Underlying on any day during the Coupon Periods is less than the Coupon Barrier;

 

•the expected volatility of the Underlying;

 

•the time remaining to the maturity of the securities;

 

•the market prices and dividend rates of shares of the Underlying and the component securities held by the Underlying;

 

•the occurrence of certain events affecting the Underlying that may or may not require an anti-dilution adjustment;

 

•interest rates and yields in the market generally;

 

•the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the non-U.S. currencies that the component securities held by the Underlying are traded in;

 

•geopolitical conditions and a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the Underlying, the Tracked Index or markets generally;

 

•the composition of the Underlying and the Tracked Index;

 

•supply and demand for the securities; and

 

•our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.

 

·TRADING AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS BY US OR OUR AFFILIATES IN THE EQUITY AND EQUITY DERIVATIVE MARKETS MAY IMPAIR THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES — We or our affiliates expect to hedge our exposure from the securities by entering into equity and equity derivative transactions, such as over-the-counter options, futures or exchange-traded instruments. We or our affiliates may also engage in trading in instruments linked or related to the Underlying on a regular basis as part of our or their general broker-dealer and other businesses, for proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to facilitate transactions for customers, including block transactions. Such trading and hedging activities may affect the price of the Underlying and make it less likely that you will receive a positive return on your investment in the securities. It is possible that we or our affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging and trading activities while the value of the securities declines. We or our affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to the Underlying. Introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner could adversely affect the value of the securities. Any of the foregoing activities described in this paragraph may reflect trading strategies that differ from, or are in direct opposition to, investors’ trading and investment strategies related to the securities. Furthermore, because DBSI or one of its affiliates is expected to conduct trading and hedging activities for us in connection with the securities, DBSI or such affiliate may profit in connection with such trading and hedging activities and such profit, if any, will be in addition to any compensation that DBSI receives for the sale of the securities to you. You should be aware that the potential to earn a profit in connection with hedging activities may create a further incentive for DBSI to sell the securities to you in addition to any compensation they would receive for the sale of the securities.

 

·WE OR OUR AFFILIATES MAY PUBLISH RESEARCH, EXPRESS OPINIONS OR PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH INVESTING IN OR HOLDING THE SECURITIES. ANY SUCH RESEARCH, OPINIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING OR THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES — We or our affiliates may publish research from time to time on financial markets and other matters that could adversely affect the value of the securities, or express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the securities. Any research, opinions or recommendations expressed by us or our affiliates may not be consistent with each other and may be modified from time to time without notice. You should make your own independent investigation of the merits of investing in the securities and the Underlying.

 

·POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the securities, including acting as calculation agent, hedging our obligations under the securities and determining the Issuer’s estimated value of the securities on the Trade Date and the price, if any, at which we or our affiliates would be willing to purchase the securities from you in secondary market transactions. In performing these roles, our economic interests and those of our affiliates are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the securities. The calculation agent will determine, among other things, all values, prices and levels required to be determined for the purposes of the securities on any relevant date or time. The calculation agent has some discretion about certain adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor and will be responsible for

 

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determining whether a market disruption event has occurred as well as, in some circumstances, the prices or levels related to the Underlying that affect whether the securities are automatically called. Any determination by the calculation agent could adversely affect the return on the securities.

 

·THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES — There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of the securities, and we do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS. Consequently, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the securities are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the securities as prepaid financial contracts that are not debt, with associated contingent coupons, as described above under “Tax Consequences.” If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the securities, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities could be materially affected. In addition, as described above under “Tax Consequences,” in 2007 the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. Any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect. You should review carefully the section of the accompanying product supplement entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” and consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities (including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice), as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

 

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Historical Information

 

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF based on its daily closing prices from July 29, 2010 through July 29, 2015. The closing price of the Underlying on July 29, 2015 was $37.09. The graph shows the Coupon Barrier of $27.82, equal to 75.00% of $37.09, which was the closing price of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF on July 29, 2015. The actual Initial Price and Coupon Barrier will be determined on the Trade Date. We obtained the historical closing prices of the Underlying below from Bloomberg L.P., and we have not participated in the preparation of, or verified, such information. The historical closing prices of the Underlying should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing prices of the Underlying on any day during the Coupon Periods, including the Observation Dates. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Underlying will result in the return of any of your initial investment.

 

 

Supplemental Underwriting Information (Conflicts of Interest)

 

DBSI, acting as agent for Deutsche Bank AG, will receive a selling concession of 0.10% or $1.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities in connection with the sale of the securities.

 

DBSI, the agent for this offering, is our affiliate. Because DBSI is both our affiliate and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), the underwriting arrangement for this offering must comply with the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121 regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5121, DBSI may not make sales in offerings of the securities to any of its discretionary accounts without the prior written approval of the customer. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement.

 

Settlement

 

We expect to deliver the securities against payment for the securities on the Settlement Date indicated above, which will be the third business day following the Trade Date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if the Settlement Date is more than three business days after the Trade Date, purchasers who wish to transact in the securities more than three business days prior to the Settlement Date will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

 

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Validity of the Securities

 

In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special United States products counsel to the Issuer, when the securities offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by the Issuer and authenticated by the authenticating agent, acting on behalf of the trustee, pursuant to the Indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such securities will be valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith) and possible judicial applications giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York. Insofar as this opinion involves matters governed by German law, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has relied, without independent investigation, on the opinion of Group Legal Services of Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 1, 2015, filed as an exhibit to the letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and this opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations with respect to such matters as are contained in such opinion of Group Legal Services of Deutsche Bank AG. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture and the authentication of the securities by the authenticating agent and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the Indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP dated as of January 1, 2015, which has been filed by the Issuer on Form 6-K dated January 5, 2015.

 

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