Term Sheet
To underlying supplement No. 1 dated September 29, 2009,
product supplement BJ dated January 11, 2011,
prospectus supplement dated September 29, 2009 and
prospectus dated September 29, 2009
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Term Sheet No. 1065BJ
Registration Statement No. 333-162195
Dated January 11, 2011; Rule 433
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Structured
Investments
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Deutsche Bank
$ Autocallable Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index due February 1, 2012
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The Autocallable Return Enhanced Notes (the “securities”) are designed for investors who seek a return at a premium equal to the Call Price if the securities are automatically called on any Call Date when the closing level of the S&P 500® Index (the "Index") is greater than or equal to the Call Level applicable to the Call Date, or, if the securities are not automatically called prior to maturity, a leveraged return of the performance of the Index up to a Maximum Return. Investors will lose some or all of their investment if the securities are not automatically called prior to maturity and the Ending Level is less than the Initial Level. The securities do not pay coupons or dividends. Any payment on the securities is subject to the credit of the Issuer.
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Senior unsecured obligations of Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch maturing February 1, 2012†.
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Minimum purchase of $10,000. Minimum denominations of $1,000 (the “Face Amount”) and integral multiples thereof.
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The securities are expected to price on or about January 14, 2011 (the “Trade Date”) and are expected to settle on or about January 20, 2011 (the “Settlement Date”).
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Issuer:
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Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
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Index:
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The S&P 500® Index (the “Index”) (Ticker: SPX)
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Upside Leverage Factor:
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2
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Automatic Call:
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The securities will be automatically called if the Index closing level on any Call Date is greater than or equal to the Call Level.
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Call Dates†:
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April 14, 2011, July 14, 2011 and October 14, 2011
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Call Settlement Dates†:
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April 19, 2011, July 19, 2011 and October 19, 2011, each of which is the third business day after the applicable Call Date specified above
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Call Level:
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104.21% of the Initial Level for each Call Date
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Redemption Amount:
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If the securities are automatically called, you will be entitled to receive, on the applicable Call Settlement Date, a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities equal to the Call Price.
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Call Price:
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$1,084.20. The actual Call Price will be determined on the Trade Date, and will not be less than $1,084.20.
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Payment at Maturity:
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If the securities are not automatically called and the Ending Level is greater than the Initial Level, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities, calculated as follows:
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$1,000 +[$1,000 x the lesser of (i) Index Return x Upside Leverage Factor and (ii) the Maximum Return] | ||
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If the securities are not automatically called and the Ending Level is equal to the Initial Level, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of securities equal to the Face Amount. | |
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If the securities are not automatically called and the Ending Level is less than the Initial Level, you will lose you will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount of your securities for every 1.00% that the Ending Level is less than the Initial Level, and you will be entitled to receive a cash payment at maturity per $1,000 Face Amount of securities, calculated as follows:
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$1,000 + ($1,000 x Index Return)
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You will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Ending Level is less than the Initial Level. Any Payment at Maturity is subject to the credit of the Issuer.
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Maximum Return:
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8.42%. The actual Maximum Return on the securities will be set on the Trade Date and will not be less than 8.42%.
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Index Return:
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The performance of the Index from the Initial Level to the Ending Level, calculated as follows:
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Ending Level – Initial Level
Initial Level
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The Index Return may be positive, zero or negative.
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Initial Level:
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The Index closing level on the Trade Date.
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Ending Level:
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The arithmetic average of the Index closing levels on each of the five Averaging Dates.
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Averaging Dates†:
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January 23, 2012, January 24, 2012, January 25, 2012, January 26, 2012 and January 27, 2012 (the “Final Valuation Date”)
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Maturity Date†:
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February 1, 2012
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Listing:
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The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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CUSIP / ISIN:
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2515A1 2V 2 / US2515A12V29
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Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event as described in the accompanying product supplement under “Description of Securities — Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates.”
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Investing in the securities involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of the accompanying product supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page 5 of this term sheet.
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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 term sheet or the accompanying underlying supplement, product supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Price to Public(1)
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Fees(1)(2)
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Proceeds to Issuer
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Per security
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$1,000.00
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$10.00
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$990.00
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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The securities have been called
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The securities have NOT been called
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Ending Level
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Index Return
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Return on Securities (%)
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Redemption Amount ($)
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Return on Securities (%)
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Payment at Maturity ($)
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2,540.00
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100.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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2,413.00
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90.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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2,286.00
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80.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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2,159.00
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70.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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2,032.00
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60.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,905.00
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50.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,778.00
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40.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,651.00
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30.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,524.00
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20.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,397.00
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10.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,333.50
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5.00%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,323.47
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4.21%
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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8.42%
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$1,084.20
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1,301.75
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2.50%
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N/A
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N/A
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5.00%
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$1,050.00
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1,282.70
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1.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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2.00%
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$1,020.00
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1,270.00
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0.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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0.00%
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$1,000.00
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1,206.50
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-5.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-5.00%
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$950.00
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1,143.00
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-10.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-10.00%
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$900.00
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1,016.00
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-20.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-20.00%
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$800.00
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889
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-30.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-30.00%
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$700.00
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762
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-40.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-40.00%
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$600.00
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635
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-50.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-50.00%
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$500.00
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508
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-60.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-60.00%
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$400.00
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381
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-70.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-70.00%
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$300.00
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254
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-80.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-80.00%
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$200.00
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127
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-90.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-90.00%
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$100.00
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0
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-100.00%
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N/A
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N/A
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-100.00%
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$0.00
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CAPPED APPRECIATION POTENTIAL – If the securities are automatically called, the appreciation potential of the securities is limited to the Call Price, which will be determined on the Trade Date, and will not be less than $1,084.20. If the securities are not automatically called, the securities provide the opportunity to enhance equity returns by multiplying a positive Index Return by 2, up to the Maximum Return of 8.42%, resulting in a maximum Payment at Maturity of $1,084.20 for every $1,000 Face Amount of securities. The actual Maximum Return on the securities will be set on the Trade Date and will not be less than 8.42%. Because the securities are our senior unsecured obligations, payment of any amount at maturity is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.
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POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT AS A RESULT OF AUTOMATIC CALL FEATURE — While the original term of the securities is just over one year, the securities will be called before maturity if the closing level of the Index is equal to or greater than the Initial Level on any Call Date, and you will be entitled to receive a Call Price of $1,084.20 per $1,000 Face Amount of securities on the applicable Call Settlement Date.
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RETURN LINKED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE S&P 500® INDEX – The return on the securities, which may be positive, zero or negative, is linked to the S&P 500® Index. The S&P 500® Index is intended to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. The calculation of the level of the S&P 500® Index is based on the relative value of the aggregate market value of the common stocks of 500 companies as of a particular time as compared to the aggregate average market value of the common stocks of 500 similar companies during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943. This is just a summary of the S&P 500® Index. For more information on the S&P 500® Index, including information concerning its composition, calculation methodology and adjustment policy, please see the section entitled “The S&P Indices – The S&P 500 Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 1 dated September 29, 2009.
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TAX CONSEQUENCES — You should review carefully the section of the accompanying product supplement entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” which contains the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the securities. Although the tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain, based on that opinion we believe it is reasonable to treat the securities as prepaid financial contracts for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under this treatment, (i) you should not recognize taxable income or loss prior to the maturity of your securities, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange (including a call), and (ii) your gain or loss on the securities should be capital gain or loss and should be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the securities for more than one year. If, however, the Internal Revenue
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Service (the “IRS”) were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the securities, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities might be affected materially and adversely. We do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the tax treatment described in this term sheet and the accompanying product supplement.
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YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS – The securities do not pay coupons or dividends and do not guarantee any return of your investment. The return on the securities at maturity is linked to the performance of the Index and will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Index Return is positive or negative. If the securities have not been automatically called and the Ending Level is less than the Initial Level, your investment will be fully exposed to any decline in the Ending Index Level as compared to the Initial Level.
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LIMITED RETURN ON THE SECURITIES – If the securities are automatically called, for each $1,000 Face Amount of securities, you will receive at maturity the Call Price, regardless of the appreciation in the Index, which may be significant. The Call Price will be set on the Trade Date and will not be less than $1,084.20. 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.
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IF THE SECURITIES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY CALLED, YOUR MAXIMUM GAIN ON THE SECURITIES IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM RETURN – If the securities are not automatically called and the Ending Index Level is greater than the Initial Index Level, for each $1,000 Face Amount of securities, you will receive at maturity $1,000 plus an additional amount that will not exceed a predetermined percentage of the Face Amount, regardless of the appreciation in the Index, which may be significant. We refer to this percentage as the Maximum Return, which will be set on the Trade Date and will not be less than 8.42%. Accordingly, the maximum Payment at Maturity is expected to be $1,084.20 for every $1,000 Face Amount of securities.
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THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO OUR CREDITWORTHINESS — The securities are senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer, Deutsche Bank AG, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of
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any third party. Any payment to be made on the securities, including any Payment at Maturity, depends on the ability of Deutsche Bank AG to satisfy its obligations as they come due. 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 you may not receive the Payment at Maturity owed to you under the terms of the securities.
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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 one or more of our affiliates may hedge our exposure from the securities by entering into equity and equity derivative transactions, such as over-the-counter options or exchange-traded instruments. Such trading and hedging activities may affect the Index and make it less likely that you will receive a return on your investment in the securities. It is possible that we or our affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging activities while the value of the securities declines. We or our affiliates may also engage in trading in instruments linked to the Index on a regular basis as part of our general broker-dealer and other businesses, for proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to facilitate transactions for customers, including block transactions. We or our affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to the Index. By introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner, we or our affiliates 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, the trading strategy of investors in the securities.
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THE SECURITIES DO NOT PAY COUPONS – Unlike ordinary debt securities, the securities do not pay coupons and do not guarantee any return of the initial investment at maturity.
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NO DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS – As a holder of the securities, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of stocks comprising the S&P 500® Index would have.
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CERTAIN BUILT-IN COSTS ARE LIKELY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES PRIOR TO MATURITY – While the Payment at Maturity described in this term sheet is based on the full Face Amount of your securities, the original issue price of the securities includes the agent’s commission and the cost of hedging our obligations under the securities through one or more of our affiliates. Such 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. As a result, the price, if any, at which Deutsche Bank AG (or its affiliates), will be willing to purchase securities from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, will likely be lower than the original issue price, and 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.
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LACK OF LIQUIDITY – The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Deutsche Bank AG (or its affiliates) intends to offer to purchase the securities in the secondary market but is not required to do so. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the securities easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to trade your securities is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Deutsche Bank AG (or its affiliates) is willing to buy 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.
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POTENTIAL CONFLICTS – We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the securities, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our obligations under the securities. In performing these roles, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the securities.
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MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES – In addition to the level of the Index on any day, the value of the securities will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
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the expected volatility of the Index;
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supply and demand for the securities;
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the time remaining to maturity of the securities;
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the dividend rate on the common stocks underlying the Index;
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interest and yield rates in the market generally;
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geopolitical conditions and a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events; and
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our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
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THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES ARE UNCLEAR – 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. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the securities, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities might be affected materially and adversely. In addition, as described above under “Tax Consequences,” in 2007, Treasury 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, which may include the securities. Any 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.
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