Information about the firm

Provided for the purposes of compliance with articles 47 to 49 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2017/565 (the ‘Delegated Regulation’), and in relation to certain matters set out in Deutsche Bank AG’s terms of business. With effect from 1st January 2021, the Delegated Regulation, so far as operative at that time, will form part of the domestic laws of the United Kingdom. References to the Delegated Regulation include the Delegated Regulation as it will form part of the domestic laws of the United Kingdom.

Article 47(1) and other information about the firm

• (a) Name and address of the firm and the contact details necessary to enable clients to communicate effectively with the firm.
  
  Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt head office (‘DB Frankfurt’) whose address is Taunusanlage 12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main (for letters and postcards: 60262), Tel.: +49 69 910-00, Fax: +49 69 910-34 225, or by email to deutsche.bank@db.com.
  
  Deutsche Bank AG acting through its London branch (‘DB London’) whose address is 21 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9DB. DB London can be contacted by phone on +44 (207) 545-8000, or by email to deutsche.bank@db.com.
  
  For the purpose of this disclosure, ‘DB’ means DB Frankfurt and/or DB London as appropriate and ‘Client’ shall have the meaning given to it under DB’s terms of business.
  
  
  
• (b) Languages of communication
  
  DB will continue to communicate with Client, and Client shall communicate with DB, in English or German.
  
  
  
• (c) Methods of communication
  
  Client and DB may communicate by letter, email, telephone or any other form of communication acceptable to DB, as agreed by authorised DB personnel.
  
  
  
• (d) Information on authorisation and the firm
  
  Deutsche Bank AG is a stock corporation ('Aktiengesellschaft') incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany with principal office in Frankfurt am Main. It is registered with the district court ('Amtsgericht') in Frankfurt am Main under No HRB 30 000 and licensed to carry on banking business and to provide financial services. Its supervisory authorities are the European Central Bank (‘ECB’) (contact address: Sonnemannstrasse 22, 60314 Frankfurt am Main) and the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) (‘BaFin’) (contact address: Marie-Curie-Str. 24-28, 60439 Frankfurt am Main) and, in the United Kingdom, the Prudential Regulation Authority (‘PRA’) (contact address: 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA).
  
  It is subject to supervision by the ECB and by BaFin. It is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority. It is subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority (contact address: 12 Endeavour Square, London E20 1JN) and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of the Bank’s authorization and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available on request or from https://www.db.com/disclosures.
  
  The value added tax identification number of DB Frankfurt is DE 114 103 379.
  
  DB London is included on the UK’s financial services register with Firm Reference Number 150018. The VAT registration number for Deutsche Bank AG London is GB 243 6097 61.
  
  
  
• (f) Nature, frequency and timing of reports
  
  Where DB has carried out an order on behalf of Client or executed a transaction with Client, DB will (unless otherwise agreed with Client, where permitted by Applicable Law) promptly confirm the essential details concerning the execution of the relevant transaction and provide such further information relating to the transaction as is required by Applicable Law.
  
  Where Client’s order relates to units or shares in a collective investment undertaking which are executed periodically, DB will either send Client a notice confirming execution as soon as possible and no later than the first Business Day following execution, or DB will provide Client with, at least once every six months, the essential information concerning the execution of the transaction.
  
  
  
• (g) Summary of protections where firm holds client assets or client funds
  
  Information about deposit and investor protection schemes that may be applicable to Client as a client of DB can be found at https://www.db.com/legal-resources under “Deposit and investor protection"
  
  
  
• (h) and (i) Summary and further details of the conflicts of interest policy
  
  The DB Group maintains and operates permanent and effective organisational and administrative arrangements, including those referred to in clause 18 of DB’s terms of business (Information Barriers and Independence), with a view to taking all appropriate steps designed to identify and prevent or manage conflicts of interest between DB (and any DB Entity or any manager, employee or tied agent) and Client or between DB’s clients that arise in the course of providing any investment services and ancillary services, or combinations thereof.
  
  Further information as to how the DB Group identifies and manages potential conflicts of interest can be found in Conflicts of Interest Policy – DB Group available at https://www.db.com/COI.

Article 48

Further information on the financial instruments in relation to which DB provides services referred to above and the risks associated with them will be made available at https://www.db.com/riskdisclosures or as otherwise notified by DB to Client.

Article 49

To the extent DB is holding Client assets in custody, information on the safeguarding of such assets and funds and the risks identified by DB in relation to the holding of Client’s assets and funds is set out in the information statement on the safekeeping of client assets and funds available at https://www.db.com/legal-resources under "Information on safeguarding of client assets" as amended or supplemented by DB from time to time.

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