EX-99.1 4 d506935dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Financial Statements

December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)

 


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Unit Holder

DB Commodity Services LLC:

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of DB Commodity Services LLC (the Company) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of income and expenses, changes in member’s capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DB Commodity Services LLC as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

March 20, 2013

 


DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Statements of Financial Condition

December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

     2012      2011  
Assets      

Due from DB Exchange Traded Funds

   $ 8,078,924      $ 8,120,038  

Investment in DB Exchange Traded Funds

     14,819        14,433  

Prepaid Expense

     433,513        —    

Due from affiliate, net

     77,526,439        14,021,447  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 86,053,695      $ 22,155,918  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities and Member’s Capital      

Liabilities:

     

Accrued expenses

   $ 13,663,190      $ 14,279,280  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     13,663,190        14,279,280  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Member’s capital

     72,390,505        7,876,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and member’s capital

   $ 86,053,695      $ 22,155,918  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Statements of Income and Expenses

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

     2012      2011  

Income:

     

Management fees

   $ 96,075,453      $ 106,345,356  

Equity in earnings in investment in DB Exchange Traded Funds

     386        (353
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income

     96,075,839        106,345,003  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

     

Legal fees

     1,000,066        826,858  

Audit fees and tax services

     6,558,113        6,879,981  

Printing services

     929,345        1,079,616  

Administrator and trustee fees

     4,647,962        4,630,872  

Distribution fees

     17,675,973        20,147,640  

Registration Fees

     127,485        —    

Other

     623,028        317,175  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     31,561,972        33,882,142  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 64,513,867      $ 72,462,861  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Statements of Changes in Member’s Capital

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

     2012      2011  

Member’s capital, January 1

   $ 7,876,638      $ 97,413,777  

Net income

     64,513,867        72,462,861  

Dividend Paid

     —          (162,000,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Member’s capital, December 31

   $ 72,390,505      $ 7,876,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

     2012     2011  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 64,513,867     $ 72,462,861  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

    

Due from DB Exchange Traded Funds

     41,114       (408,888

Due from affiliate, net

     (63,504,992     83,682,255  

(Increase) Decrease in investment in DB Exchange Traded Funds

     (386     353  

Prepaid Expense

     (433,513     —    

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

    

Accrued expenses

     (616,090     6,263,419  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     —         162,000,000  

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

(Increase) decrease in financing activities:

    

Dividends Paid

       (162,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —       $ —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation

DB Commodity Services LLC (the Company), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed on May 23, 2005, and is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corporation. The Company is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association.

The Company serves as the managing owner, commodity pool operator, and commodity trading advisor to the following funds, the “DB Exchange Traded Funds”:

 

   

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC)

 

   

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund (DBV)

 

   

PowerShares DB Multi Sector Commodity Trust in seven separate series, or Funds:

 

   

PowerShares DB Energy Fund (DBE)

 

   

PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO)

 

   

PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund (DBP)

 

   

PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL)

 

   

PowerShares DB Silver Fund (DBS)

 

   

PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund (DBB)

 

   

PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)

 

   

PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Trust in two separate series, or Funds:

 

   

PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP)

 

   

PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund (UDN)

 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a) Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

  (b) Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities during the reporting period of the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

  (c) Due from DB Exchange Traded Funds

Due from the DB Exchange Traded Funds represents outstanding management fees for services provided to the DB Exchange Traded Funds as commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor and managing owner. The fees do not bear interest. Management has determined that there was no risk of unrecoverable amounts, and therefore, no allowance for doubtful accounts was provided for as of December 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

 

  (d) Investment in DB Exchange Traded Funds

The Company’s investments in the DB Exchange Traded Funds consist of capital contributions in the general shares of the Funds and are accounted for using the equity method. The Company adjusts the carrying amount of the investments to recognize the Company’s share of earnings or losses of the investment. Distributions received from the investments reduce the carrying amount of the respective investments.

 

  (e) Income Taxes

The Company is a limited liability company and did not elect to be taxable as a corporation for U.S. income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company will not incur U.S. income taxes. No provision for federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements, as its owner member is liable for income taxes, if any, on the Company’s income, loss, and other items, and there is no tax sharing arrangement between the Company and its owner member. Based on the effective tax rate of the Company’s owner member, the Company’s pro rata income tax expense would be approximately $19,400,000 and $21,700,000 for the federal tax, $4,400,000 and $4,900,000 for the New York State tax, and $5,000,000 and $5,500,000 for the New York City tax for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As the Company is not required to separately file its own returns, the following is the major tax jurisdiction for the Company’s parent, DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corporation, and the earliest tax year subject to examination: United States – 2009.

 

  (f) Revenue Recognition

Fees for management services are recognized on an accrual basis when earned. Fees for management services are accrued for each of the Funds monthly.

 

(3) Related-Party Transactions

 

  (a) Management Fees and Due from DB Exchange Traded Funds

The DBA and DBC Funds pay the Company a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of their average daily net asset values.

The DBO, DBS, DGL, DBB, DBE, DBP, DBV, UDN, and UUP Funds pay the Company a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.75% per annum of their average daily net asset values.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

During the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company earned management fees of $96,075,453 and $106,345,356, respectively. As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Due from DB Exchange Traded Funds was $8,078,924 and $8,120,038, respectively.

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
Management

Fees
     Year Ended
December 31, 2011
Management

Fees
     December 31, 2012
Due from DB
Exchange

Traded Funds
     December 31, 2011
Due from DB
Exchange

Traded Funds
 

DBA Fund

   $ 16,202,364       $ 25,996,638       $ 1,244,344       $ 1,523,515   

DBB Fund

     2,559,969         4,040,391         201,618         242,182   

DBC Fund

     52,794,818         49,989,842         4,705,210         3,900,674   

DBE Fund

     1,253,318         1,411,300         89,353         89,148   

DBO Fund

     4,906,032         4,481,904         491,499         338,092   

DBP Fund

     2,838,239         3,745,943         234,529         329,409   

DBS Fund

     541,304         1,649,732         41,831         54,800   

DGL Fund

     3,041,609         2,545,670         315,004         305,015   

DBV Fund

     2,429,713         2,601,745         216,147         186,193   

UDN Fund

     666,917         1,087,604         61,338         68,624   

UUP Fund

     8,841,170         8,794,587         478,051         1,082,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 96,075,453       $ 106,345,356       $ 8,078,924       $ 8,120,038   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b) Organization and Offering Costs

The Company assumes all organization and offering costs of the Funds. Expenses incurred with the continuous offering of limited shares will also be paid by the Company.

 

  (c) Administration Expenses

The Company assumes all routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Funds, including, but not limited to, computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, legal and accounting fees and expenses, audit and tax preparation expenses, filing fees and printing, mailing and duplication costs. Accordingly, such expenses are recorded in the statement of income and expenses of the Company. Please refer to Note 7 for further details on service agreements.

 

  (d) Service Agreement

The Company, in its capacity as the managing owner and on behalf of the Funds, entered into a service agreement with Deutsche Bank AG for services including, but not limited to, trading, accounting, legal, human resources, and other. The costs of these services are assumed by Deutsche Bank AG with no cost allocation to the Company or the Funds.

 

  (e) Due from Affiliate, Net

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch provides the Company with a cash facility to cover its operational expenses and to deposit management fees received from the DB Exchange Traded

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

Funds. This cash management program is noninterest-bearing and there is no expiration date. As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had a net receivable from affiliate of $77,526,439 and $14,021,447, respectively.

 

  (f) Dividends

There were no dividends paid in 2012. On May 9, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a $122,000,000 dividend. The dividend was paid on May 12, 2011. On December 12, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a $40,000,000 dividend. The dividend was paid on December 21, 2011.

 

(4) Investments in DB Exchange Traded Funds

Investments in DB Exchange Traded Funds as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 amount to $14,819 and $14,433, respectively. The Company’s ownership in each of the DB Exchange Traded Funds represents less than 1.0% of the Funds’ equity.

 

(5) Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consist of the following:

 

     2012      2011  

Audit Fees & Tax Services

   $ 5,133,771       $ 5,414,000   

Distribution Fees

     5,904,777         6,573,180   

Administrator & Trustee Fees

     1,577,646         1,412,150   

Legal Fees

     490,000         115,000   

Printing Services

     250,000         434,950   

Other

     306,996         330,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 13,663,190       $ 14,279,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(6) Prepaid Expenses

In the normal course of business, the Company will prepay certain administration and offering costs. These expenses are amortized to the related expense over a 12 month period. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company expensed $127,485 in Registration Fees and $55,056 in Other Expenses. As of December 31, 2012, unamortized prepaid expenses were $433,513.

 

(7) Service Agreements

 

  (a) Trust Agreement

Under the Trust Agreement of the Funds, Wilmington Trust Company (the Trustee of the Funds) has delegated to the Company the exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Funds. Trustee fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Company.

 

  (b) Administration Agreement

The Company, in its capacity as the managing owner and on behalf of each of the Funds, has appointed The Bank of New York Mellon as the administrator (the Administrator), custodian and

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

transfer agent of the Funds and has entered into separate administrative, custodian, transfer agency and service agreements (collectively referred to as the Administration Agreement). The Administrator performs or supervises the performance of services necessary for the operation and administration of each of the Funds (other than making investment decisions), including receiving and processing orders to create and redeem shares of the Funds, net asset value calculations, accounting, and other fund administrative services. The Administrator’s monthly fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Company.

 

  (c) Distribution Services Agreement

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor) provides certain distribution services to the Funds. Pursuant to the Distribution Services Agreement between the Company in its capacity as managing owner of the Funds and the Distributor, the Distributor assists the Company and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing including reviewing and approving marketing materials. Distribution fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Company.

 

  (d) License Agreement

Under the License Agreement among Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the Licensor), and the Company in its own capacity, and in its capacity as the managing owner and on behalf of the Funds, the Licensor granted to the Funds a nonexclusive license to use the PowerShares® trademark (the Trademark) anywhere in the world, solely in connection with the marketing and promotion of the Funds and to use or refer to the Trademark in connection with the issuance and trading of the Funds’ shares as necessary. License fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Company.

 

  (e) Marketing Agreement

Pursuant to a marketing agreement between Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Licensor, and the Company in its capacity as the managing owner and on behalf of the Funds, Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc. assists the Company and the Administrator with certain functions and duties such as providing various educational and marketing activities regarding each of the Funds, primarily in the secondary trading market. Activities include, but are not limited to, communicating each of the Funds’ names, characteristics, uses, benefits, and risks, consistent with the prospectus, engagement in public seminars, road shows, conferences, media interviews, fielding incoming telephone “800” number calls, and distributing sales literature and other communications (including electronic media) regarding each of the Funds. Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc. will not open customer accounts or handle orders for the Funds. Marketing fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Company.

 

(8) Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has entered into various service agreements on behalf of the Funds that contain a variety of representations, or provide indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services that are in the best interests of the Funds. While the Company’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated until a claim arises, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position.

 

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DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

(9) Business and Credit Concentration

The Company’s business is to serve as the managing owner, commodity pool operator, and commodity trading advisor to the DB Exchange Traded Funds. The basis for the management fee calculation is the Funds’ net asset value. Accordingly, factors that may have the effect of causing a decline in the Funds’ net asset value will affect the Company’s income from management fees.

 

(10) Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through March 20, 2013, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the Company’s financial statements and notes to the financial statements.

 

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