Pricing Supplement No. A2 dated July 15, 2024
(To Underlying Supplement No.1 dated April 26, 2024,
Product Supplement B dated April 26, 2024,
Prospectus Supplement dated April 26, 2024
and Prospectus dated April 26, 2024) |
Registration Statement No. 333-278331
Rule 424(b)(2) |
Deutsche Bank AG
$6,361,450 Trigger GEARS
Linked to the S&P 500® Index due on July 19,
2029
The Trigger GEARS (the “Securities”)
are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Deutsche Bank AG (the “Issuer”) with returns linked to the performance
of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying”). If the Underlying Return is positive, the Issuer
will pay the Face Amount of the Securities at maturity plus a return equal to the Underlying Return multiplied by the Upside Gearing.
If the Underlying Return is zero or negative but the Final Underlying Level is greater than or equal to the Downside Threshold, the Issuer
will repay the Face Amount of the Securities at maturity. However, if the Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold,
the Issuer will pay you a cash payment at maturity that is less than the Face Amount, if anything, resulting in a percentage loss on
the Face Amount of the Securities equal to the negative Underlying Return. In this case, you will have full downside exposure to the
Underlying from the Initial Underlying Level to the Final Underlying Level, and will lose a significant portion, and possibly all, of
your initial investment. Investing in the Securities involves significant risks. You may lose a significant portion or all of your
initial investment. You will not receive any interest payments or dividends on the securities included in the Underlying. The Final Underlying
Level is observed relative to the Downside Threshold only on the Final Valuation Date, and the contingent repayment of principal feature
applies only if you hold the Securities to maturity. The Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Any payment on the
Securities, including any payment of the Face Amount at maturity, is subject to the credit of Deutsche Bank AG. If Deutsche Bank AG were
to default on its payment obligations or become subject to a resolution measure, you might not receive any amounts owed to you under
the Securities and you could lose your entire investment.
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Enhanced Growth Potential: If the Underlying Return is positive, the Issuer will pay the Face Amount of the Securities at maturity plus a return equal to the Underlying Return multiplied by the Upside Gearing. The Upside Gearing feature will provide leveraged exposure to positive performance, if any, of the Underlying. |
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Downside Exposure with Contingent Repayment of Principal at Maturity: If the Underlying Return is zero or negative but the Final Underlying Level is greater than or equal to the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will repay the Face Amount at maturity. However, if the Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will repay less than the Face Amount at maturity, if anything, resulting in a percentage loss on your investment equal to the negative Underlying Return. You may lose a significant portion or all of your initial investment. Any payment on the Securities, including any payment of the Face Amount at maturity, is subject to the credit of Deutsche Bank AG. |
Trade Date: |
July 15, 2024 |
Settlement Date: |
July 18, 2024 |
Final Valuation Date: |
July 16, 2029 |
Maturity Date: |
July 19, 2029 |
1 The Final Valuation Date and the Maturity Date are subject to postponement. See “Terms of the Securities” on page PS-6 of this pricing supplement. |
We are offering Trigger GEARS linked to the S&P
500® Index. The Initial Underlying Level is the Closing Level (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) of the
Underlying on the Trade Date. The Securities are offered at a minimum investment of $1,000 (100 Securities).
Underlying |
Upside Gearing |
Initial Underlying Level |
Downside Threshold |
CUSIP/ ISIN |
S&P 500® Index (SPX) |
1.058 |
5,631.22 |
4,223.41, which is 75% of the Initial Underlying Level (rounded to two decimal places) |
25160U106 / US25160U1060 |
The Securities are significantly riskier than conventional debt
instruments. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of the accompanying product supplement, page PS–5 of the accompanying
prospectus supplement and page 20 of the accompanying prospectus and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS–8
of this pricing supplement.
The Issuer’s estimated value of the Securities
on the Trade Date is $9.403 per $10.00 Face Amount of Securities, which is less than the Issue Price. Please see “Issuer’s
Estimated Value of the Securities” on page PS-2 of this pricing supplement for additional information.
By acquiring the Securities, you
will be bound by and will be deemed irrevocably to consent to the imposition of any Resolution Measure (as defined below)
by the competent resolution authority, which may include the write down of all, or a portion, of any payment
on the Securities or the conversion of the Securities into ordinary shares or other instruments of ownership. If any Resolution
Measure becomes applicable to us, you may lose some or all of your investment in the Securities. Please see “Resolution
Measures” beginning on page 75 in the accompanying prospectus and “Resolution Measures and Deemed Agreement” on
page PS–3 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 or prospectus. Any representation
to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Securities are not deposits or savings
accounts and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other U.S. or foreign governmental
agency or instrumentality.
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Price to Public |
Discounts and Commissions(1) |
Proceeds to Us |
Per Security |
$10.00 |
$0.35 |
$9.65 |
Total |
$6,361,450.00 |
$222,650.75 |
$6,138,799.25 |
| (1) | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and UBS Financial Services Inc (“UBS”)
are the agents in connection with the sale of the Securities. DBSI, one of the agents for this offering, is our affiliate. The agent’s
discounts and commissions indicated above do not include any profits that UBS, we or any of our or their respective affiliates expect
to realize from hedging activities. For more information, please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)”in
this pricing supplement. |
UBS Financial Services Inc. |
Deutsche Bank Securities |
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 hedge counterparties, including UBS or its affiliates. Such hedging cost includes our or our hedge counterparty’s expected
cost of providing such hedge, as well as the profit we or our hedge counterparty 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 six months beginning from the Settlement 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.
Resolution Measures and Deemed Agreement |
Under German and European
laws and regulations, the Securities may be subject to any Resolution Measure by the competent resolution authority if we become, or are
deemed by the 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. 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 the competent resolution
authority to: (i) write down, including to zero, of any payment (or delivery obligations) on the Securities; (ii) convert the Securities
into ordinary shares of (a) the Issuer, (b) any group entity or (c) any bridge bank or other instruments of ownership of such entities
qualifying as common equity tier 1 capital (and the issue to or conferral on the holders (including the beneficial owners) of such ordinary
shares or instruments); and/or (iii) apply any other resolution measure, including, but not limited to, any transfer of the Securities
to another entity, the amendment, modification or variation of the terms and conditions of the Securities or the cancellation of the Securities.
The write-down and conversion powers are commonly referred to as the “bail-in tool” and the bail-in tool and each of the other
resolution measures are hereinafter referred to as a “Resolution Measure.” By acquiring the Securities, you will be
bound by and will be deemed irrevocably to consent to the imposition of any Resolution Measure by the competent resolution authority as
set forth in the accompanying prospectus dated April 26, 2024. Please read the risk factor “The Securities May Be Written Down,
Be Converted into Ordinary Shares or Other Instruments of Ownership or Become Subject to Other Resolution Measures. You May Lose Some
or All of Your Investment If Any Such Measure Becomes Applicable to Us” in this pricing supplement.
This is only a summary,
for more information please see the accompanying prospectus dated April 26, 2024, including the risk factors beginning on page 20 of such
prospectus.
Additional Information About the Issuer and the Securities |
You should read this pricing
supplement together with underlying supplement No. 1 dated April 26, 2024, product supplement B dated April 26, 2024, the prospectus supplement
dated April 26, 2024 relating to our Senior Notes, Series A of which these Securities are a part and the prospectus dated April 26, 2024.
To the extent that disclosure in this pricing supplement is inconsistent with the disclosure in the underlying supplement, product supplement,
prospectus supplement or prospectus, the disclosure in this pricing supplement will control. 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 April 26, 2024: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000095010324005869/crt_dp210214-424b2.pdf
| · | Product Supplement B dated April 26, 2024: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000095010324005867/crt_dp210215-424b2.pdf
| · | Prospectus Supplement dated April 26, 2024: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000095010324005861/crt_dp210217-424b2.pdf
| · | Prospectus dated April 26, 2024: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000119312524118649/d776815d424b21.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.
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, prospectus
supplement and prospectus, as the Securities involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your
investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before deciding to invest in the Securities.
The Securities
may be appropriate for you if:
| t | You fully understand the risks inherent in an investment in the Securities,
including the risk of loss of your entire investment. |
| t | You can tolerate a loss of a significant portion or all of your initial investment,
and you are willing to make an investment that may have the full downside market risk of the Underlying. |
| t | You believe the Underlying will appreciate over the term of the Securities. |
| t | You are willing to invest in the Securities based on the Upside Gearing specified
on the cover of this pricing supplement. |
| t | You can tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Securities prior to maturity
that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the level of the Underlying. |
| t | You do not seek current income from this investment, and you are willing to
forgo any dividends paid on the securities included in the Underlying. |
| t | You are willing and able to hold the Securities to maturity and accept that
there may be little or no secondary market for the Securities. |
| t | You understand and are willing to accept the risks associated with the Underlying. |
| t | You are willing and able to assume the credit risk of Deutsche Bank AG, as
Issuer of the Securities, for all payments under the Securities and you understand that, if Deutsche Bank AG defaults on its obligations
or becomes subject to a Resolution Measure, you might not receive any amounts due to you, including any payment of the Face Amount at
maturity. |
The Securities
may not be appropriate for you if:
| t | You do not fully understand the risks inherent in an investment in the Securities,
including the risk of loss of your entire investment. |
| t | You cannot tolerate the loss of a significant portion or all of your initial
investment, or you are not willing to make an investment that may have the full downside market risk of the Underlying. |
| t | You believe the Underlying will depreciate over the term of the Securities
and the Final Underlying Level is likely to be less than the Downside Threshold. |
| t | You are unable or unwilling to invest in the Securities based on the Upside
Gearing specified on the cover of this pricing supplement. |
| t | You cannot tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Securities prior to maturity
that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the level of the Underlying. |
| t | You seek current income from this investment, or you would prefer to receive
any dividends paid on the securities included in the Underlying. |
| t | You are unable or unwilling to hold the Securities to maturity, or you seek
an investment for which there will be an active secondary market. |
| t | You do not understand or are not willing to accept the risks associated with
the Underlying. |
| t | You prefer the lower risk, and therefore accept the potentially lower returns,
of fixed income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings that bear interest at a prevailing market rate. |
| t | You are unwilling or unable to assume the credit risk of Deutsche Bank AG,
as Issuer of the Securities, for all payments under the Securities, including any payment of the Face Amount at maturity. |
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The considerations identified above are not exhaustive. Whether or not the Securities are an appropriate investment for you will depend on your individual circumstances, and you should reach an investment decision only after you and your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors have carefully considered the appropriateness of an investment in the Securities in light of your particular circumstances. You should also review carefully the “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-8 of this pricing supplement. For more information about the Underlying, please see the section titled “The S&P 500® Index” below. |
Issuer: |
Deutsche Bank AG |
Issue Price: |
100% of the Face Amount of Securities |
Face Amount: |
$10 per Security |
Underlying: |
S&P 500® Index (Ticker: SPX) |
Term2: |
Approximately 5 years |
Payment at Maturity: |
On the maturity date, you will receive from the Issuer a cash payment
per Security calculated as follows:
· If
the Underlying Return is positive, the Issuer will pay the Face Amount plus a return equal to the Underlying Return multiplied by
the Upside Gearing. Accordingly, the payment at maturity per Security would be calculated as follows:
$10 + ($10 × Underlying Return
× Upside Gearing)
· If
the Underlying Return is zero or negative but the Final Underlying Level is greater than or equal to the Downside Threshold, the Issuer
will repay the Face Amount at maturity of $10 per Security.
· If
the Underlying Return is negative and the Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will repay less than
the Face Amount at maturity, if anything, resulting in a percentage loss on your investment equal to the negative Underlying Return. Accordingly,
the payment at maturity per Security would be calculated as follows:
$10 + ($10 × Underlying Return)
If the Underlying Return is negative
and the Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, your investment is fully exposed to the decline in the Underlying,
and you will lose a significant portion or all of your initial investment at maturity. |
Upside Gearing: |
1.058 |
Underlying Return: |
Final Underlying Level – Initial Underlying Level
Initial Underlying Level |
Initial Underlying Level: |
5,631.22, the Closing Level of the Underlying on the Trade Date. |
Final Underlying Level: |
The Closing Level of the Underlying on the Final Valuation Date |
Downside Threshold: |
4,223.41, which is equal to 75% of the Initial Underlying Level (rounded to two decimal places). |
Senior Preferred: |
The Securities are “senior preferred” obligations of the Issuer, meaning that they are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer, ranking in priority to its senior non-preferred obligations, but junior to other liabilities, such as, for example, covered deposits held by natural persons and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, all as further described herein and in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement. |
| 1 | Terms used in this pricing supplement, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying product
supplement. |
| 2 | The Final Valuation Date and the Maturity Date are subject to postponement as described under “Description of Securities—Adjustments
to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates” in the accompanying product supplement. |
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Trade Date: |
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The Initial Underlying Level is observed, the Downside Threshold is determined and the Upside Gearing is set on the Trade Date. |
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Maturity Date: |
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The Final Underlying Level is observed and the Underlying Return is
determined on the Final Valuation Date.
If the Underlying Return is positive, the Issuer will pay the
Face Amount plus a return equal to the Underlying Return multiplied by the Upside Gearing. Accordingly, the payment at maturity per Security
would be calculated as follows:
$10 + ($10 × Underlying Return × Upside
Gearing)
If the Underlying Return is zero or negative but the Final Underlying
Level is greater than or equal to the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will repay the Face Amount at maturity of $10 per Security.
If the Underlying Return is negative and the Final Underlying Level
is less than the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will repay less than the Face Amount at maturity, if anything, resulting in a percentage
loss on your investment equal to the negative Underlying Return. Accordingly, the payment at maturity per Security would be calculated
as follows:
$10 + ($10 × (Underlying Return)
If the Underlying Return is negative
and the Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, your investment is fully exposed to the decline in the Underlying,
and you will lose a significant portion or all of your initial investment at maturity. |
Investing in the Securities involves significant
risks. The Issuer will not pay any interest on the Securities. You may lose a significant portion or all of your investment. The Final
Underlying Level is observed relative to the Downside Threshold only on the Final Valuation Date, and the contingent repayment of principal
feature applies only if you hold the Securities to maturity. Any payment on the Securities, including any payment of the Face Amount at
maturity, is subject to the creditworthiness of the Issuer. If Deutsche Bank AG were to default on its payment obligations or become subject
to a resolution measure, you might not receive any amounts owed to you under the Securities and you could lose your entire investment.
Selected Risk Considerations |
An investment in the Securities involves significant
risks. Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the Underlying or in any of the securities included in the
Underlying. Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the Securities are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed
explanation of risks relating to the Securities generally in the “Risk Factors” sections of the accompanying product supplement,
prospectus supplement and prospectus. We also urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you
invest in the Securities.
Risks Relating to the Securities Generally
| · | Your Investment in the Securities May Result
in a Loss of Your Initial Investment — The Securities differ from ordinary debt securities in that we will not necessarily pay
you the Face Amount per Security at maturity. The return on the Securities at maturity is linked to the performance of the Underlying
and will depend on whether, and the extend to which, the Underlying Return is positive, zero or negative and, if the Underlying Return
is negative, whether the Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold. If the Underlying Return is negative and the Final
Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, we will pay you a cash payment at maturity that is less than the Face Amount, if
anything, resulting in a percentage loss on the Face Amount of the Securities equal to the negative Underlying Return. In this circumstance,
you will lose a significant portion or all of your initial investment at maturity. |
| · | The Upside Gearing Applies Only If You Hold
the Securities to Maturity — You should be willing to hold your Securities to maturity. If you are able to sell your Securities
prior to maturity in the secondary market, if any, the return you receive likely will not reflect the full economic effect of the Upside
Gearing or the Securities themselves and may be less than the Upside Gearing times the Underlying’s return. You can receive the
full benefit of the Upside Gearing only if you hold the Securities to maturity. |
| · | The Probability That the Final Underlying Level
Will Be Less Than the Downside Threshold Will Depend on the Volatility of the Underlying — Volatility is a measure of the degree
of variation in the level of the Underlying over a period of time. The greater the expected volatility of the Underlying at the time the
terms of the Securities are set, the greater the expectation is at that time that the Final Underlying Level will be less than the Downside
Threshold, which would result in a loss of a significant portion or all of your initial investment at maturity. However, the Underlying’s
volatility can change significantly over the term of the Securities. The level of the Underlying could fall sharply, which could result
in a significant loss of your investment at maturity. You should be willing to accept the downside market risk of the Underlying and the
potential loss of a significant portion or all of your initial investment at maturity. |
| · | Contingent Repayment of Your Initial Investment
Applies Only If You Hold the Securities to Maturity — You should be willing to hold your Securities to maturity. If you are
able to sell your Securities prior to maturity in the secondary market, you may have to sell them at a substantial loss relative to your
initial investment, even if the level of the Underlying is greater than the Downside Threshold at the time of such sale. |
| · | No Interest Payments — Deutsche Bank
AG will not pay any interest payments with respect to the Securities. |
| · | The U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of
an Investment in the Securities Are Uncertain — There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income
tax treatment of the Securities, and significant aspects of the tax treatment of the Securities are uncertain. You should read the section
entitled “Tax Consequences” herein, in combination with the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences”
in the accompanying product supplement, and consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment
in the Securities. |
Risks Relating to the Issuer
| · | The Securities Are Subject to the Credit of
Deutsche Bank AG — The Securities are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Deutsche
Bank AG, ranking in priority to its senior non-preferred obligations, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any
third party. Any payment(s) to be made on the Securities, including any payment of the Face Amount per Security at maturity, depends on
the ability of Deutsche Bank AG to satisfy its obligations as they become 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 Deutsche Bank AG’s credit risk 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. Any future downgrade could materially affect Deutsche Bank AG’s funding costs and cause the trading
price of the Securities to decline significantly. Additionally, under many derivative contracts to which Deutsche Bank AG is a party,
a downgrade could require it to post additional collateral, lead to terminations of contracts with accompanying payment obligations or
give counterparties additional remedies. 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.
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| · | The Securities May Be Written Down, Be Converted
into Ordinary Shares or Other Instruments of Ownership or Become Subject to Other Resolution Measures. You May Lose Some or All of Your
Investment If Any Such Measure Becomes Applicable to Us |
| o | Resolution Measures could be imposed on us. German and European
laws and regulations provide German and European resolution authorities with a set of powers to intervene in the event that a bank is
failing or likely to fail and certain other conditions are met. Specifically, the competent resolution authority could impose Resolution
Measures on us under |
German
and European laws and regulations if we become, or are deemed by the 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.
| o | If a Resolution Measure is imposed on us, you may lose some or
all of your investment in the Securities. A Resolution Measure may include: a write down, including to zero, of any claim for payment
on the Securities; a conversion of the Securities into ordinary shares of us, any group entity or any bridge bank or other instruments
of ownership of such entities qualifying as common equity tier 1 capital (and the issue to or conferral on the holders (including the
beneficial owners) of such ordinary shares or instruments); or the application of any other resolution measure including, but not limited
to, any transfer of the Securities to another entity, an amendment, modification or variation of the terms and conditions of the Securities
or the cancellation of the Securities. The competent resolution authority may apply Resolution Measures individually or in any combination.
Therefore, you may lose some or all of your investment in the Securities offered herein if insolvency proceedings are opened against us
or a Resolution Measure becomes applicable to us. |
| o | If a Resolution Measure is imposed on us, the secondary market
for the Securities may be affected. It will be difficult to predict when, if at all, a Resolution Measure might become applicable
to us in our individual case. Accordingly, 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. |
By
acquiring the Securities, you will be bound by and will be deemed irrevocably to consent to the imposition of any Resolution Measure by
the competent resolution authority. As a result, you would have no claim or other right against us arising out of any Resolution Measure
and the imposition of any Resolution Measure will not constitute a default or an event of default under the Securities, under the senior
indenture or for the purposes of, but only to the fullest extent permitted by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. In addition,
the trustee, the paying agent, issuing agent, registrar and The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and any direct participant
in DTC or other intermediary through which you hold such Securities may take any and all necessary action, or abstain from taking any
action, if required, to implement the imposition of any Resolution Measure with respect to the Securities. Accordingly, you may have
limited or circumscribed rights to challenge any decision of the competent resolution authority to impose any Resolution Measure.
For more information, including details on the particular German and European laws and regulations referenced above, please see the
accompanying prospectus dated April 26, 2024, including the risk factors beginning on page 20 of such prospectus.
Risks Relating to the Estimated Value of the
Securities and any Secondary Market
| · | 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 hedge counterparties, including UBS or its affiliates. Such hedging cost includes our or our hedge counterparty’s expected
cost of providing such hedge, as well as the profit we or our hedge counterparty expect to realize in consideration for assuming the 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. |
| · | 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 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 six months beginning from the Settlement 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 level of the Underlying has increased since the Trade Date. |
| · | Many Economic and Market Factors Will Affect
the Value of the Securities — Because the Securities can be thought of as securities that combine two components, a bond and
an embedded derivative(s), the terms and features of the Securities at issuance and the value of the Securities prior to maturity will
be influenced by factors that impact the value of bonds and embedded derivatives generally. While we expect that, generally, the level
of the Underlying will affect the value of the Securities more than any other single factor, the terms of the Securities at issuance and
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: |
| ¨ | the expected volatility of the Underlying; |
| ¨ | the time remaining to the maturity of the Securities; |
| ¨ | the market prices and dividend rates of the securities included in the Underlying;
|
| ¨ | the composition of the Underlying; |
| ¨ | interest rates and yields in the markets generally; |
| ¨ | geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or
judicial events that affect the Underlying or the markets generally; |
| ¨ | supply and demand for the Securities; and |
| ¨ | our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit
ratings. |
During the term of the Securities, their
value may decline significantly due to the factors described above even if the level of the Underlying remains unchanged from the Initial
Underlying Level, and any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you. You must hold the Securities to maturity
to receive the stated payout from the Issuer.
Risks Relating to the Underlying
| · | Investing in the Securities Is Not the Same
as Investing in the Underlying or the Stocks Composing the Underlying — The return on your Securities may not reflect the return
you would realize on a hypothetical direct investment in the Underlying or the securities included in the Underlying. |
| · | If the Level of the Underlying Changes, the
Value of the Securities May Not Change in the Same Manner — The Securities may trade quite differently from the level of the
Underlying. Changes in the level of the Underlying may not result in comparable changes in the value of the 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 securities included in the Underlying would have. |
| · | The Underlying Reflects
the Price Return of the Stocks Composing the Underlying, Not Their Total Return Including All Dividends and Other Distributions —
The return on the Securities is based on the performance of the Underlying, which reflects the changes in the market prices of the securities
included in the Underlying. It is not, however, linked to a “total return” version of the Underlying, which, in addition to
reflecting those price returns, would also reflect the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions paid on the securities included
in the Underlying. |
| · | The Sponsor of the
Underlying May Adjust the Underlying in Ways That Affect the Level of the Underlying and Has No Obligation to Consider Your Interests
— The sponsor of the Underlying (the “Underlying Sponsor”) is responsible for calculating and maintaining the
Underlying. The Underlying Sponsor can add, delete or substitute the Underlying components or make other |
methodological
changes that could change the level of the Underlying. You should realize that the changing of Underlying components may affect the Underlying,
as a newly added component may perform significantly better or worse than the component it replaces. Additionally, the Underlying Sponsor
may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the Underlying. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value
of, and your return on, the Securities. The Underlying Sponsor has no obligation to consider your interests in calculating or revising
the Underlying.
| · | Past Performance of
the Underlying Is No Guide to Future Performance — The actual performance of the Underlying may bear little relation to the
historical closing levels of the Underlying and/or the hypothetical examples set forth elsewhere in this pricing supplement. We cannot
predict the future performance of the Underlying or whether the performance of the Underlying will result in the return of any of your
investment. |
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest
| · | Trading and Other Transactions by Us, UBS or
Our or Its 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 with one or more hedge counterparties, including UBS or its affiliates.
We, UBS or our or its 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 adversely affect the level
of the Underlying and, therefore, make it less likely that you will receive a positive return on your investment in the Securities. It
is possible that we, UBS or our or its affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging and trading activities while the
value of the Securities declines. We, UBS or our or its affiliates may also issue or underwrite other
securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to the Underlying. To the extent that we, UBS or our
or its affiliates serve as issuer, agent or underwriter for such securities or financial or derivative instruments, our, UBS’
or our or its affiliates’ interests with respect to such products may be adverse to those of the holders of the Securities.
Introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner could adversely affect the level of the Underlying and 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, UBS
or one of its affiliates is expected to conduct trading and hedging activities for us in connection with the Securities, DBSI, UBS or
such affiliates may profit in connection with such trading and hedging activities and such profit, if any, will be in addition to any
compensation that DBSI or UBS 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 or UBS to sell the Securities to you in addition to any
compensation they would receive for the sale of the Securities. |
| · | We, UBS or Our or
Its 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 Level of the Underlying and the Value of the Securities
— We, UBS or our or its affiliates may publish research from time to time on financial markets and other matters that could adversely
affect the level of the Underlying and 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, UBS or our or its 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 — Deutsche Bank AG or its affiliates may engage in business with the issuers of the securities included in the Underlying,
which may present a conflict between Deutsche Bank AG and you, as a holder of the Securities. 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 will also be responsible for determining whether a market disruption event has occurred and make other determinations
with respect to the Underlying under the circumstances described in the product supplement. In making these determinations, the calculation
agent may be required to make discretionary judgments. In making these discretionary judgments, the fact that we are the calculation agent
may cause us to have economic interests that are adverse to your interests as an investor in the Securities, and our determinations as
calculation agent may adversely affect your return on the Securities. |
Hypothetical Examples and Return Table of the Securities at Maturity |
Hypothetical terms only. Actual terms may vary.
See the cover page for actual offering terms.
The table and examples below illustrate the payment
at maturity for a $10 Face Amount Security on a hypothetical offering of Securities under various scenarios, with the assumptions set
forth in the table below. The terms used for purposes of these hypothetical examples do not represent the actual Initial Underlying Level
or Downside Threshold. The hypothetical Initial Underlying Level of 100.00 has been chosen for illustrative purposes only and does not
represent the actual Initial Underlying Level. The actual Initial Underlying Level and Downside Threshold are set forth under “Terms
of the Securities” above. For historical data regarding the actual Closing Levels of the Underlying, see the historical information
set forth herein. These examples are for purposes of illustration only and the values used in the examples may have been rounded for ease
of analysis.
Term: |
Approximately 5 years |
Hypothetical Initial Underlying Level: |
100.00 |
Upside Gearing: |
1.058 |
Hypothetical Downside Threshold: |
75.00 (75% of the hypothetical Initial Underlying Level) |
Final Underlying Level |
Underlying
Return |
Payment
at Maturity |
Total Return on
Securities at Maturity1 |
180.00 |
80.00% |
$18.464 |
84.64% |
170.00 |
70.00% |
$17.406 |
74.06% |
160.00 |
60.00% |
$16.348 |
63.48% |
150.00 |
50.00% |
$15.290 |
52.90% |
140.00 |
40.00% |
$14.232 |
42.32% |
130.00 |
30.00% |
$13.174 |
31.74% |
120.00 |
20.00% |
$12.116 |
21.16% |
110.00 |
10.00% |
$11.058 |
10.58% |
105.00 |
5.00% |
$10.529 |
5.29% |
100.00 |
0.00% |
$10.000 |
0.00% |
95.00 |
-5.00% |
$10.000 |
0.00% |
90.00 |
-10.00% |
$10.000 |
0.00% |
80.00 |
-20.00% |
$10.000 |
0.00% |
75.00 |
-25.00% |
$10.00 |
0.00% |
74.00 |
-26.00% |
$7.400 |
-26.00% |
70.00 |
-30.00% |
$7.000 |
-30.00% |
60.00 |
-40.00% |
$6.000 |
-40.00% |
50.00 |
-50.00% |
$5.000 |
-50.00% |
40.00 |
-60.00% |
$4.000 |
-60.00% |
30.00 |
-70.00% |
$3.000 |
-70.00% |
20.00 |
-80.00% |
$2.000 |
-80.00% |
10.00 |
-90.00% |
$1.000 |
-90.00% |
0.00 |
-100.00% |
$0.000 |
-100.00% |
1 |
The “total return” is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per Security to the purchase price of $10 per Security. |
Example 1 — The Closing Level of the
Underlying increases 10.00% from the Initial Underlying Level of 100.00 to a Final Underlying Level of 110.00, resulting in an Underlying
Return of 10.00%.
Because the Underlying Return of 10.00% is positive,
the Issuer will pay a payment at maturity calculated as follows per Security:
$10 + ($10 × Underlying Return × Upside
Gearing)
$10 + ($10 × 10.00% × 1.058) = $10 +
$1.058 = $11.058
The payment at maturity of $11.058 per Security
represents a total return on the Securities of 10.58%.
Example 2 — The Closing Level of the
Underlying decreases 10.00% from the Initial Underlying Level of 100.00 to a Final Underlying Level of 90.00, resulting in an Underlying
Return of -10.00%.
Because the Underlying Return is negative but the
Final Underlying Level is greater than or equal to the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will repay the Face Amount at maturity of $10.00
per Security.
The payment at maturity of $10.00 per Security
represents a total return on the Securities of 0.00%.
Example 3 — The Closing Level of the
Underlying decreases 50.00% from the Initial Underlying Level of 100.00 to a Final Underlying Level of 50.00, resulting in an Underlying
Return of -50.00%.
Because the Underlying Return is negative and the
Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, the Issuer will pay a payment at maturity calculated as follows per Security:
$10 + ($10 × Underlying Return)
$10 + ($10 × -50.00%) = $10 + -$5 = $5.00
The payment at maturity of $5.00 per Security represents
a loss on the Securities of 50.00%, which reflects the Underlying Return of -50.00%.
If the Underlying Return is negative and the
Final Underlying Level is less than the Downside Threshold, at maturity the Issuer will repay less than the Face Amount, if anything,
resulting in a percentage loss on your investment equal to the negative Underlying Return. In this case, you will have full downside exposure
to the Underlying from the Initial Underlying Level to the Final Underlying Level, and will lose a significant portion, and possibly all,
of your investment.
The S&P
500® Index is an equity index that is intended to provide an indication of the pattern of common stock price movement
in the large capitalization segment of the United States equity market. See “Indices—The S&P U.S. Indices” in the
accompanying underlying supplement for additional information about the S&P 500® Index.
Historical Information
The graph
below illustrates the performance of the S&P 500® Index from July 15, 2019 to July 15, 2024. The Closing Level of the
S&P 500® Index on July 15, 2024 was 5,631.22. The dotted line represents the Downside Threshold of 4,223.41, which
is equal to 75% of the Closing Level of the S&P 500® Index on July 15, 2024.
We obtained
the Closing Levels of the S&P 500® Index from Bloomberg Finance L.P., without independent verification. The historical
Closing Levels of the S&P 500® Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance and no assurance can
be given as to the Closing Level of the S&P 500® Index on the Final Valuation Date. We cannot give you assurance that
the performance of the S&P 500® Index will not result in a loss on your initial investment.
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Generally,
this discussion assumes that you purchased the Securities for cash in the original issuance at the stated issue price and does not address
other circumstances specific to you, including consequences that may arise due to any other investments relating to the Underlying. You
should consult your tax adviser regarding the effect any such circumstances may have on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your
ownership of a Security.
In the opinion
of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on current market conditions, it is reasonable to treat the
Securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid financial contracts that are not debt, as more fully described in “U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences — Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders — Securities That We Treat as Prepaid Financial Contracts
That Are Not Debt” in the accompanying product supplement. There is uncertainty regarding this treatment, and there are other reasonable
treatments that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court may adopt, which, if applied, could be adverse to you.
Generally, if this treatment is respected, (i) you should not recognize taxable income or loss prior to the taxable disposition of your
Securities (including upon maturity or an earlier redemption, if applicable) and (ii) the gain or loss on your Securities should be treated
as short-term capital gain or loss unless you have held the Securities for more than one year, in which case your gain or loss should
be treated as long-term capital gain or loss.
We do not
plan to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the treatment of the Securities. An alternative characterization of the Securities could
materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the Securities, including the timing and character
of income recognized. See the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences — Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders —
Securities That We Treat as Prepaid Financial Contracts That Are Not Debt — Consequences if a Security Is Recharacterized as a Debt
Instrument” in the accompanying product supplement. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS have requested comments
on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar financial instruments
and have indicated that such transactions may be the subject of future regulations or other guidance. Furthermore, members of Congress
have proposed legislative changes to the tax treatment of derivative contracts. Any legislation, Treasury regulations or other guidance
promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Securities,
possibly with retroactive effect.
Non-U.S.
holders. As discussed under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences — Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders — Withholding
Under Section 871(m) of the Code” in the accompanying product supplement, Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 871(m)”) generally impose a 30% withholding tax on dividend equivalents
paid or deemed paid to non-U.S. holders (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) with respect to certain financial instruments
linked to U.S. equities or indices that include U.S. equities. Section 871(m) provides certain exceptions to this withholding regime,
including for instruments linked to certain broad-based indices that meet requirements set forth in the applicable Treasury regulations,
generally as of the first business day of the calendar year in which the relevant issuance is priced. In addition, the Treasury
regulations, as modified by an IRS notice, exempt financial instruments issued prior to January 1, 2027 that do not have a “delta”
of one. Based on certain determinations made by us, our special tax counsel is of the opinion that these regulations should
not apply to the Securities with regard to non-U.S. holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with
this determination.
We will not
be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to U.S. federal withholding taxes.
You should
read the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement. 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. You should also consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal
income tax consequences of an investment in the Securities, including possible alternative treatments, as well as tax consequences arising
under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
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.”
Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) |
UBS Financial Services Inc. and its affiliates,
and DBSI, acting as agents for Deutsche Bank AG, will receive or allow as a concession or reallowance to other dealers discounts and commissions
in the amount indicated on the cover hereof. We will agree that UBS Financial Services Inc. may sell all or part of the Securities that
it purchases from us to investors at the price to public indicated on the cover of this pricing supplement, or to its affiliates at the
price to public indicated on the cover of this pricing supplement minus a concession not to exceed the discounts and commissions indicated
on the cover.
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 with one or more hedge counterparties, including UBS or its affiliates. The agent’s
discounts and commissions indicated on the cover hereof do not include any profits that UBS, we or any of our or their respective affiliates
expect to realize from such hedging activities. See “Selected Risk Considerations” herein for additional considerations
relating to hedging activities.
DBSI, one of the agents 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 arrangements 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 this offering of the Securities to any of its discretionary accounts without the prior written approval of the customer. Please
see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement.
In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP,
as special United States products counsel to the Issuer, when the notes offered by this pricing supplement have been issued by the Issuer
pursuant to the Indenture, the trustee and/or paying agent has made, in accordance with the instructions from the Issuer, the appropriate
entries or notations in its records relating to the master global note that represents such notes (the “master note”), and
such notes have been delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such notes 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 or regulatory actions or 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 April 26, 2024, filed as an exhibit to the opinion 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 master note by the authenticating agent and the validity, binding nature and
enforceability of the Indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP dated April
26, 2024, which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement referred to above.
Exhibit 107
The
pricing supplement to which this Exhibit is attached is a final prospectus for the related offering. The maximum aggregate offering price
of the related offering is $6,361,450.
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