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Pricing Supplement
To product supplement AZ dated September 28, 2012,
prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012 and
prospectus dated September 28, 2012
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Pricing Supplement No. 2127AZ
Registration Statement No. 333-184193
Dated August 1, 2014; Rule 424(b)(2)
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Deutsche Bank 
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Structured
Investments
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Deutsche Bank AG
$12,872,000 Capped Knock-Out Notes Linked to the Performance of WTI Crude Oil Futures Contracts due December 18, 2015
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General
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The notes are designed for investors who seek a return at maturity linked to the performance of the nearby month’s WTI crude oil futures contract (the “Underlying”). If the Final Price is greater than or equal to the Knock-Out Price (85.00% of the Initial Price), a Knock-Out Event has not occurred and investors will be entitled to receive at maturity a return on their investment equal to the greater of (a) the Contingent Minimum Return of 6.40% and (b) 3 times the Underlying Return, subject to the Maximum Return of 21.00%. However, if the Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price, a Knock-Out Event will have occurred and, for each $1,000 Face Amount of notes, investors will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price. The notes do not pay any coupons and investors should be willing to lose a significant portion or all of their initial investment if a Knock-Out Event occurs. Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit of the Issuer.
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Senior unsecured obligations of Deutsche Bank AG due December 18, 2015††
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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 notes priced on August 1, 2014 (the “Trade Date”) and are expected to settle on August 6, 2014 (the “Settlement Date”).
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Key Terms
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Issuer:
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Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
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Issue Price:
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100% of the Face Amount
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Underlying:
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The nearby month’s West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil futures contract traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”) (Bloomberg Page: CL1 <Comdty>)
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Knock-Out Event:
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A Knock-Out Event occurs if the Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price.
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Knock-Out Price:
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$83.20, equal to 85.00% of the Initial Price
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Contingent Minimum Return:
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6.40%
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Maximum Return:
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21.00%. Accordingly, the maximum Payment at Maturity will be $1,210.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes.
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Upside Leverage Factor:
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300.00%
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Payment at Maturity:
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· If a Knock-Out Event has not occurred (meaning the Final Price is greater than or equal to the Knock-Out Price), you will be entitled to receive a cash payment at maturity per $1,000 Face Amount of notes calculated as follows:
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$1,000 + ($1,000 x the greater of (a) Contingent Minimum Return and (b) Underlying Return x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to Maximum Return)
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· If a Knock-Out Event has occurred (meaning the Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price), you will be entitled to receive a cash payment at maturity per $1,000 Face Amount of notes calculated as follows:
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$1,000 + ($1,000 x Underlying Return)
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If a Knock-Out Event has occurred, for each $1,000 Face Amount of notes, you will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price. In this circumstance, you will lose a significant portion or all of your investment at maturity. Any payment at maturity is subject to the credit of the Issuer.
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Underlying Return:
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The performance of the Underlying from the Initial Price to the Final Price, calculated as follows:
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Final Price – Initial Price
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Initial Price
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The Underlying Return may be positive, zero or negative.
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Initial Price:
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$97.88, equal to the Closing Price of the Underlying on the Trade Date, determined by reference to the September 2014 WTI crude oil futures contract
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Final Price:
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The arithmetic average of the Closing Prices of the Underlying on each of the five Averaging Dates, determined by reference to the January 2016 WTI crude oil futures contract
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Closing Price†:
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On any day of calculation, the official settlement price per barrel of WTI crude oil on NYMEX of the futures contract set to expire in the applicable nearby month, stated in U.S. dollars, as made public by NYMEX (Bloomberg: CL1 <Comdty>) on such day.
If the price source for the Underlying identified herein as the Closing Price is modified or amended, ceases to exist or is unavailable (or is published in error), the calculation agent may determine the Closing Price in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and/or postpone the Averaging Dates 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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August 1, 2014
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Settlement Date:
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August 6, 2014
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Averaging Dates:
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December 9, 2015, December 10, 2015, December 11, 2015, December 14, 2015 and December 15, 2015
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Maturity Date††:
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December 18, 2015
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Listing:
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The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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CUSIP/ISIN:
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25152RNF6 / US25152RNF63
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† Subject to adjustment as described under “Description of Securities – Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates” in the accompanying product supplement.
††Subject to postponement as described under “Description of Securities – Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates” and acceleration as described under “Description of Securities – Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates – Commodity Hedging Disruption Events for Commodity Based Underlyings or Basket Components” in the accompanying product supplement.
Investing in the notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of the accompanying product supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page 6 of this pricing supplement.
The Issuer’s estimated value of the notes on the Trade Date is $988.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, which is less than the Issue Price. Please see “Issuer’s Estimated Value of the Notes” on page 2 of this pricing supplement for additional information.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Price to Public
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Fees(1)
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Proceeds to Issuer
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Per note
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$1,000.00
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$12.00
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$988.00
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Total
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$12,872,000.00
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$154,464.00
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$12,717,536.00
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(1) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, which we refer to as JPMS LLC, or one of its affiliates will act as agents for the notes. Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement for more information about fees.
The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities Offered
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Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
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Amount of Registration Fee
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Notes
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$12,872,000.00
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$1,657.91
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JPMorgan
Placement Agent
August 1, 2014
Issuer’s Estimated Value of the Notes
The Issuer’s estimated value of the notes is equal to the sum of our valuations of the following two components of the notes: (i) a bond and (ii) an embedded derivative(s). The value of the bond component of the notes 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 notes, 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 notes. 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 notes, reduces the economic terms of the notes to you and is expected to adversely affect the price at which you may be able to sell the notes 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 rates and mid-market levels of price and volatility of the assets underlying the notes 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 notes on the Trade Date (as disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement) is less than the Issue Price of the notes. The difference between the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the notes 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 notes through one or more of our affiliates. Such hedging cost includes our or our affiliates’ expected cost of providing such hedge, as well as the profit we or our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge.
The Issuer’s estimated value of the notes on the Trade Date does not represent the price at which we or any of our affiliates would be willing to purchase your notes 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 notes 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 notes on the Trade Date. Our purchase price, if any, in secondary market transactions will be based on the estimated value of the notes 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 notes and then-prevailing market conditions. The price we report to financial reporting services and to distributors of our notes for use on customer account statements would generally be determined on the same basis. However, during the period of approximately two months beginning from the Trade Date, we or our affiliates may, in our sole discretion, increase the purchase price determined as described above by an amount equal to the declining differential between (a) the Issue Price minus the discounts and commissions and (b) the Issuer’s estimated value of the notes 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.
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Additional Terms Specific to the Notes
You should read this pricing supplement together with product supplement AZ dated September 28, 2012, the prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012 relating to our Series A global notes of which these notes are a part and the prospectus dated September 28, 2012. 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):
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Product supplement AZ dated September 28, 2012:
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Prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012:
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Prospectus dated September 28, 2012:
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Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 0001159508. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Deutsche Bank AG, including, as the context requires, acting through one of its branches.
The trustee has appointed Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as its authenticating agent with respect to our Series A global notes.
This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed above, contains the terms of the notes 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, as the notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before deciding to invest in the notes.
For purposes of this pricing supplement, each reference to “Exchange Traded Instrument” in the accompanying product supplement shall be deemed to include the Underlying, when applicable.
Deutsche Bank AG has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering to which this pricing supplement relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and the other documents relating to this offering that Deutsche Bank AG has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Deutsche Bank AG and this offering. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at.www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Deutsche Bank AG, any agent or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, prospectus supplement, product supplement and this pricing supplement if you so request by calling toll-free 1-800-311-4409.
You may revoke your offer to purchase the notes at any time prior to the time at which we accept such offer by notifying the applicable agent. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the notes prior to their issuance. We will notify you in the event of any changes to the terms of the notes, and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your purchase of any notes. You may also choose to reject such changes, in which case we may reject your offer to purchase the notes.
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What Are the Possible Payments on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Hypothetical Performances for the Underlying?
The following table illustrates a range of hypothetical payments at maturity on the notes. The table and the hypothetical examples below reflect the Contingent Minimum Return of 6.40%, the Maximum Return of 21.00%, the Knock-Out Price of 85.00% of the Initial Price and the Upside Leverage Factor of 300.00%. The actual Initial Price is set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. The results set forth below are for illustrative purposes only. The actual return applicable to a purchaser of the notes will be based on the Underlying Return and whether or not a Knock-Out Event occurs, which will be based on the performance of the Underlying. The numbers appearing in the table and examples below have been rounded for ease of analysis.
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A Knock-Out Event
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A Knock-Out Event
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Underlying
Return (%)
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Return on the Notes (%)
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Payment
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Return on the Notes (%)
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Payment
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100.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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90.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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80.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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70.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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60.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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50.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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40.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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30.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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20.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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15.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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10.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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7.00%
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21.00%
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$1,210.00
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N/A
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N/A
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5.00%
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15.00%
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$1,150.00
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2.50%
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7.50%
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$1,075.00
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N/A
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0.00%
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6.40%
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$1,064.00
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N/A
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6.40%
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$1,064.00
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N/A
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N/A
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-10.00%
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6.40%
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$1,064.00
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N/A
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N/A
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-15.00%
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6.40%
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$1,064.00
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N/A
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N/A
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-20.00%
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-20.00%
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$800.00
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-30.00%
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N/A
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-30.00%
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$700.00
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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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-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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-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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-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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-80.00%
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N/A
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-80.00%
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$200.00
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-90.00%
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N/A
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-90.00%
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$100.00
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-100.00%
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N/A
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-100.00%
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$0.00
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Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable at Maturity
The following hypothetical examples illustrate how the payments on the notes at maturity set forth in the table above are calculated.
Example 1: The Final Price is greater than both the Knock-Out Price and the Initial Price, resulting in an Underlying Return of 20.00%. Because the Final Price is greater than the Knock-Out Price, a Knock-Out Event has not occurred. Because the product of the Underlying Return of 20.00% and the Upside Leverage Factor is greater than the Maximum Return, the investor receives the Maximum Return on the notes. Accordingly, the investor receives a Payment at Maturity of $1,210.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x the greater of (a) Contingent Minimum Return and (b) Underlying Return x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to Maximum Return)
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 21.00%) = $1,210.00
Example 2: The Final Price is greater than both the Knock-Out Price and the Initial Price, resulting in an Underlying Return of 5.00%. Because the Final Price is greater than the Knock-Out Price, a Knock-Out Event has not occurred. Because the product of the Underlying Return of 5.00% and the Upside Leverage Factor is greater than the Contingent Minimum Return but less than the Maximum Return, the investor receives a Payment at Maturity of $1,150.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x the greater of (a) Contingent Minimum Return and (b) Underlying Return x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to Maximum Return)
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 5.00% x 300.00%) = $1,150.00
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Example 3: The Final Price is greater than the Knock-Out Price, but less than the Initial Price, resulting in an Underlying Return of -5.00%. Even though the Final Price is less than the Initial Price, because the Final Price is greater than the Knock-Out Price, a Knock-Out Event has not occurred. Because the product of the Underlying Return of -5.00% and the Upside Leverage Factor is less than the Contingent Minimum Return, the investor receives the Contingent Minimum Return on the notes. Accordingly, the investor receives a Payment at Maturity of $1,064.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x the greater of (a) Contingent Minimum Return and (b) Underlying Return x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to Maximum Return)
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 6.40%) = $1,064.00
Example 4: The Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price, resulting in an Underlying Return of -30.00%. Because the Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price, a Knock-Out Event has occurred and the investor is fully exposed to the percentage decline in the price of the Underlying from the Initial Price to the Final Price. Accordingly, the investor receives a Payment at Maturity of $700.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x Underlying Return)
$1,000 + ($1,000 x -30.00%) = $700.00
Selected Purchase Considerations
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CAPPED APPRECIATION POTENTIAL — The notes are linked to the performance of the Underlying and provide the opportunity to receive at maturity at least the Contingent Minimum Return, and to participate in any appreciation of the Underlying on a leveraged basis, up to the Maximum Return, so long as a Knock-Out Event does not occur. Because the notes are our senior unsecured obligations, payment of any amount at maturity is subject to our ability to meet our obligations as they become due.
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LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS — If the Final Price is less than the Initial Price but a Knock-Out Event has not occurred, you will receive at maturity a return on the notes equal to the Contingent Minimum Return. However, if a Knock-Out Event has occurred, you will be fully exposed to the negative Underlying Return and, for each $1,000 Face Amount of notes, you will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price. In this circumstance, you will lose a significant portion or all of your investment in the notes.
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A COMMODITY HEDGING DISRUPTION EVENT MAY RESULT IN ACCELERATION OF THE NOTES — If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event (as defined under “Description of Securities — Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates – Commodity Hedging Disruption Events for Commodity Based Underlyings or Basket Components” in the accompanying product supplement) occurs, we will have the right, but not the obligation, to accelerate the payment on the notes. The amount due and payable per $1,000 Face Amount of notes upon such early acceleration will be determined by the calculation agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner on the date on which we deliver notice of such acceleration and will be payable on the fifth business day following the day on which the calculation agent delivers notice of such acceleration. Please see the risk factors entitled “A Commodity Hedging Disruption Event May Result in Acceleration of the Notes” and “Commodity Futures Contracts are Subject to Uncertain Legal and Regulatory Regimes, Which May Adversely Affect the Price of the Underlying and the Value of the Notes” in this pricing supplement for more information.
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TAX CONSEQUENCES — In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on prevailing market conditions, it is more likely than not that the notes will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid financial contracts that are not debt. Generally, if this treatment is respected, (i) you should not recognize taxable income or loss prior to the taxable disposition of your notes (including at maturity) and (ii) the gain or loss on your notes should be capital gain or loss and should be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the notes for more than one year. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court might not agree with this treatment, however, in which case the timing and character of income or loss on your notes could be materially and adversely affected.
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In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether beneficial owners of these instruments should be required to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance of factors such as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. persons should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose a notional interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect.
You should review carefully the section of the accompanying product supplement entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.” The preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of our special tax counsel regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of the notes.
Under current law, the United Kingdom will not impose withholding tax on payments made with respect to the notes.
For a discussion of certain German tax considerations relating to the notes, you should refer to the section in the accompanying prospectus supplement entitled “Taxation by Germany of Non-Resident Holders.”
You should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the notes (including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice), as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
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Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the notes involves significant risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Underlying. In addition to these selected risk considerations, you should review the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement.
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YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — The notes do not guarantee any return of your investment. The return on the notes at maturity is based on whether or not a Knock-Out Event occurs and the Underlying Return. If the Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price, a Knock-Out Event occurs and, for each $1,000 Face Amount of notes, you will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price. In this circumstance, you will lose a significant portion or all of your investment in the notes. Any payment at maturity is subject to our ability to meet our obligations as they become due.
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THE RETURN ON THE NOTES IS LIMITED BY THE MAXIMUM RETURN — If a Knock-Out Event does not occur, you will be entitled to receive at maturity a return equal to the greater of the Contingent Minimum Return and the product of the Underlying Return and the Upside Leverage Factor, subject to the Maximum Return. Therefore, the maximum Payment at Maturity will be $1,210.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, reflecting the Maximum Return of 21.00%, and you will not participate in any increase in the price of the Underlying in excess of 7.00%.
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YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE CONTINGENT MINIMUM RETURN IF A KNOCK-OUT EVENT OCCURS — If the Final Price is less than the Knock-Out Price, you will not be entitled to receive the Contingent Minimum Return and, for each $1,000 Face Amount of notes, you will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Final Price is less than the Initial Price.
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THE NOTES DO NOT PAY ANY COUPONS — Unlike ordinary debt securities, the notes do not pay any coupons and do not guarantee any return of the initial investment at maturity.
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THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO OUR CREDITWORTHINESS — The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer, Deutsche Bank AG, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment(s) to be made on the notes depends on the ability of Deutsche Bank AG to satisfy its obligations as they come due. An actual or anticipated downgrade in Deutsche Bank AG’s credit rating or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk will likely have an adverse effect on the value of the notes. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Deutsche Bank AG will affect the value of the notes and in the event Deutsche Bank AG were to default on its obligations you might not receive any amount(s) owed to you under the terms of the notes and you could lose your entire investment.
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THE ISSUER’S ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES ON THE TRADE DATE WILL BE LESS THAN THE ISSUE PRICE OF THE NOTES — The Issuer’s estimated value of the notes on the Trade Date (as disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement) is less than the Issue Price of the notes. The difference between the Issue Price and the Issuer’s estimated value of the notes 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 notes through one or more of our affiliates. Such hedging cost includes our or our affiliates’ expected cost of providing such hedge, as well as the profit we or our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge. The Issuer’s estimated value of the notes 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 notes, reduces the economic terms of the notes to you and is expected to adversely affect the price at which you may be able to sell the notes 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 notes or otherwise value your notes, that price or value may differ materially from the estimated value of the notes 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 notes in the secondary market.
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A COMMODITY HEDGING DISRUPTION EVENT MAY RESULT IN ACCELERATION OF THE NOTES — If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event occurs, we will have the right to accelerate the payment on your notes prior to maturity. The amount due and payable on the notes upon such early acceleration will be determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the calculation agent. If the payment on your notes is accelerated, your investment may result in a loss and you may not be able to reinvest the proceeds in a comparable investment.
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COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAIN LEGAL AND REGULATORY REGIMES, WHICH MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING AND THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — Commodity futures contracts such as the Underlying are subject to legal and regulatory regimes in the United States and, in some cases, in other countries that may change in ways that could adversely affect our ability to hedge our obligations under the notes and affect the price of the Underlying. The effect on the value of the notes of any future regulatory change is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to your interest. For example, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted on July 21, 2010, provided the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) with additional authority to establish limits on the amount of positions that may be held by any person in commodity futures contracts, options on such futures contracts and swaps that are economically equivalent to such contracts. Such rules may cause a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event to occur or may increase the likelihood that a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event will occur during the term of the notes. If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event does occur, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, accelerate the payment on your notes early and pay you an amount determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the calculation agent. If the payment on your notes is accelerated, your investment may result in a loss and you may not be able to reinvest the proceeds in a comparable investment. We may also decide, or be forced, to sell a portion, possibly a substantial portion, of our hedge position in the Underlying. Additionally, other market participants are subject to the same regulatory issues and may decide, or be required, to sell their positions in the Underlying. While the effect of these or other regulatory developments are difficult to predict, if such broad market selling were to occur, it would likely lead to declines, possibly significant declines, in the price of the Underlying and therefore, the value of the notes.
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SINGLE COMMODITY PRICES TEND TO BE MORE VOLATILE AND MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PRICES OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY — The amount owed on the notes is linked exclusively to the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts and not to a diverse basket of commodities or a broad-based commodity index. The price of WTI crude oil futures contracts may not correlate to the price of commodities generally and may diverge significantly from the prices of commodities generally. Because the notes are linked to the futures contract of a single commodity, they carry greater risk and may be more volatile than a note linked to the prices of futures contracts of multiple commodities or a broad-based commodity index.
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THE NOTES OFFER EXPOSURE TO FUTURES CONTRACTS AND NOT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO PHYSICAL COMMODITIES — The notes offer investors exposure to the price of NYMEX-traded WTI crude oil futures contracts and not to the spot price of WTI crude oil. The price of a commodity futures contract reflects the expected value of the commodity upon delivery in the future, whereas the spot price of a commodity reflects the immediate delivery value of the commodity. A variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the expected future price of a commodity and the spot price at a given point in time, such as the cost of storing the commodity for the term of the futures contract, interest charges incurred to finance the purchase of the commodity and expectations concerning supply and demand for the commodity. The price movement of a futures contract is typically correlated with the movements of the spot price of the reference commodity, but the correlation is generally imperfect and price moves in the spot market may not be reflected in the futures market (and vice versa). Accordingly, the notes may underperform a similar investment that reflects the return on the physical commodity.
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INVESTING IN THE NOTES IS NOT THE SAME AS INVESTING IN THE UNDERLYING OR OTHER RELATED CONTRACTS — The return on your notes may not reflect the return you would have realized if you had directly invested in the Underlying, or any exchange-traded or over-the-counter instruments based on the Underlying. For instance, your return on the notes is limited to the Maximum Return regardless of any appreciation of the Underlying, which could be significant.
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PRICES OF COMMODITIES AND COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS ARE HIGHLY VOLATILE AND MAY CHANGE UNPREDICTABLY — Commodity prices are highly volatile and, in many sectors, have experienced unprecedented historical volatility in the past few years. Commodity prices are affected by numerous factors including: changes in supply and demand relationships (whether actual, perceived, anticipated, unanticipated or unrealized); weather; agriculture; trade; fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs; domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies; disease; pestilence; technological developments; changes in interest rates, whether through governmental action or market movements; monetary and other governmental policies, action and inaction; macroeconomic or geopolitical and military events, including political instability in some oil-producing countries; and natural or nuclear disasters. Those events tend to affect commodities prices worldwide, regardless of the location of the event. Market expectations about these events and speculative activity also cause commodities prices to fluctuate. These factors may have a greater impact on commodities prices and commodity futures contracts than on more conventional securities and may adversely affect the performance of the Underlying and, as a result, the market value of the notes, and any payments you may receive in respect of the notes. It is possible that lower prices or increased volatility of commodities will adversely affect the performance of Underlying and, as a result, the market value of the notes.
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CHANGES IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN THE MARKET FOR WTI CRUDE OIL FUTURES CONTRACTS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — The notes are linked to the performance of futures contracts on an underlying physical commodity, WTI crude oil. Futures contracts are legally binding agreements for the buying or selling of a certain commodity at a fixed price for physical settlement on a future date. Commodity futures contract prices are subject to similar types of pricing volatility patterns as may affect the specific commodities underlying the futures contracts, as well as additional trading volatility factors that may impact futures markets generally. Moreover, changes in the supply and demand for commodities, and futures contracts for the purchase and delivery of particular commodities, may lead to differentiated pricing patterns in the market for futures contracts over time. For example, a futures contract scheduled to expire in a nearby month may experience more severe pricing pressure or greater price volatility than the corresponding futures contract scheduled to expire in a later month. Because the Initial Price and the Closing Price on each Averaging Date will be determined by reference to the applicable nearby month’s futures contract specified herein, the value of the notes may be less than would otherwise be the case if the Initial Price and the Closing Price on each Averaging Date would be determined by reference to the corresponding futures contract scheduled to expire in a more favorable month for pricing purposes.
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SUSPENSION OR DISRUPTIONS OF MARKET TRADING IN COMMODITIES AND RELATED FUTURES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — The commodity futures markets are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators and government regulation and intervention. In addition, U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in some futures contract prices that may occur during a single business day. These limits are generally referred to as “daily price fluctuation limits” and the maximum or minimum price of a contract on any given day as a result of these limits is referred to as a “limit price.” Once the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made at a price beyond the limit, or trading may be limited for a set period of time. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at potentially disadvantageous times or prices. These circumstances could adversely affect the price of the Underlying and, therefore, the value of the notes.
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THE NOTES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RISKS SPECIFIC TO WTI CRUDE OIL AS A COMMODITY — WTI crude oil is an energy-related commodity. Consequently, in addition to factors affecting commodities generally, the notes may be subject to a number of additional factors specific to energy-related commodities that might cause price volatility. These may include:
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• disruptions in the supply chain or in the production or supply of other energy sources;
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• costs associated with regulatory compliance, including environmental regulations; and
• changes in industrial, government and consumer demand, both in individual consuming nations and internationally.
These factors interrelate in complex ways, and the effect of one factor on the price of the Underlying, and the market value of the notes linked to the Underlying, may offset or enhance the effect of another factor.
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A DECISION BY NYMEX TO INCREASE MARGIN REQUIREMENTS FOR WTI CRUDE OIL FUTURES CONTRACTS MAY AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING — If NYMEX increases the amount of collateral required to be posted to hold positions in the Underlying (i.e. the margin requirements), market participants who are unwilling or unable to post additional collateral may liquidate their positions, which may cause the price of the Underlying to decline significantly.
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PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE UNDERLYING IS NO GUIDE TO FUTURE PERFORMANCE — The actual performance of the Underlying over the term of the notes may bear little relation to the historical closing prices of the Underlying and may bear little relation to the hypothetical return examples set forth elsewhere in this pricing supplement. We cannot predict the future performance of the Underlying or whether the performance of the Underlying will result in the return of any of your investment.
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ASSUMING NO CHANGES IN MARKET CONDITIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS, THE PRICE YOU MAY RECEIVE FOR YOUR NOTES IN SECONDARY MARKET TRANSACTIONS WOULD GENERALLY BE LOWER THAN BOTH THE ISSUE PRICE AND THE ISSUER’S ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES ON THE TRADE DATE — While the payment(s) on the notes described in this pricing supplement is based on the full Face Amount of your notes, the Issuer’s estimated value of the notes on the Trade Date (as disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement) is less than the Issue Price of the notes. The Issuer’s estimated value of the notes on the Trade Date does not represent the price at which we or any of our affiliates would be willing to purchase your notes 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 notes 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 notes on the Trade Date. Our purchase price, if any, in secondary market transactions would be based on the estimated value of the notes 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 notes and then-prevailing market conditions. The price we report to financial reporting services and to distributors of our notes for use on customer account statements would generally be determined on the same basis. However, during the period of approximately two months beginning from the Trade Date, we or our affiliates may, in our sole discretion, increase the purchase price determined as described above by an amount equal to the declining differential between (a) the Issue Price minus the discounts and commissions and (b) the Issuer’s estimated value of the notes 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.
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In addition to the factors discussed above, the value of the notes and our purchase price in secondary market transactions after the Trade Date, if any, will vary based on many economic market factors, including our creditworthiness, and cannot be predicted with accuracy. These changes may adversely affect the value of your notes, 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 notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your notes to maturity.
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LACK OF LIQUIDITY — The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. We or our affiliates intend to offer to purchase the notes in the secondary market 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 trade or sell the notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade or sell your notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which we or our affiliates are willing to buy the notes. If you have to sell your notes 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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MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — While we expect that, generally, the price of the Underlying will affect the value of the notes more than any other single factor, the value of the notes prior to maturity will also be affected by a number of other factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
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TRADING AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS BY US OR OUR AFFILIATES IN THE COMMODITIES AND COMMODITY DERIVATIVE MARKETS MAY IMPAIR THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — We and our affiliates are active participants in the commodities markets as dealers, proprietary traders and agents for our customers, and therefore at any given time we may be a party to one or more commodities transactions. In addition, we or one or more of our affiliates expect to hedge our commodity exposure from the notes by entering into commodity derivative transactions, such as over-the-counter options or futures. Such trading and hedging activities may affect commodity prices and make it less likely that you will receive a positive return on your investment in the notes. It is possible that we or our affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging and trading activities while the value of the notes declines. We or our affiliates may also engage in trading in instruments linked to the Underlying 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 changes in commodity prices. By introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner, we or our affiliates could adversely affect the value of the notes. 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 notes.
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WE, OUR AFFILIATES OR OUR AGENTS, OR JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. OR ITS AFFILIATES, MAY PUBLISH RESEARCH, EXPRESS OPINIONS OR PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH INVESTING IN OR HOLDING THE NOTES. ANY SUCH RESEARCH, OPINIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING TO WHICH THE NOTES ARE LINKED OR THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — We, our affiliates or our agents, or JPMorgan Chase & Co. or its affiliates, may publish research from time to time on financial markets and other matters that could adversely affect the value of the notes, or express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the notes. Any research, opinions or recommendations expressed by us, our affiliates or our agents, or JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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 notes and the Underlying to which the notes are linked.
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POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our obligations under the notes and determining the Issuer’s estimated value of the notes on the Trade Date and the price, if any, at which we or our affiliates would be willing to purchase the notes from you in secondary market transactions. In performing these duties, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. The calculation agent will determine, among other things, the Closing Price on each Averaging Date, the Final Price, the Underlying Return and the amount, if any, that we will pay you at maturity. The calculation agent also maintains some discretion as to how the calculations are made, in particular if the Closing Price is not available (or is published in error) on an Averaging Date. The calculation agent will also be responsible for determining whether a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event and/or a market disruption event has occurred. Any determination by the calculation agent could adversely affect the return on the notes.
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THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES ARE UNCERTAIN — There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of the notes, and we do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS. Consequently, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the notes are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the notes as prepaid financial contracts that are not debt. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the notes, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the notes could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, as described above under “Tax Consequences,” in 2007 the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. Any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You should review carefully the section of the accompanying product supplement entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” and consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the notes (including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice), as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
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Use of Proceeds and Hedging
Part of the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the notes will be used in connection with hedging our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates. The hedging or trading activities of our affiliates on or prior to the Trade Date or an Averaging Date could adversely affect the price of the Underlying and, as a result, could decrease the amount you may receive on the notes at maturity.
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Historical Information
The following graph sets forth the historical performance of WTI crude oil futures contracts from July 29, 2004 through July 29, 2014. The daily closing prices of WTI crude oil futures contracts shown in the graph below are the official settlement prices per barrel of WTI crude oil on NYMEX of the nearby month’s futures contract stated in U.S. dollars, as made public by NYMEX. You can obtain the price of the nearby month’s WTI crude futures contract from the Bloomberg page “CL1 <Comdty>”. The price of the nearby month’s WTI crude oil futures contract on August 1, 2014 was $97.88.
We obtained the information below regarding the daily closing price of the Underlying from Bloomberg, L.P. Neither we nor our affiliates have participated in the preparation of, or independently verified, the information obtained from Bloomberg, L.P. The historical closing prices of the Underlying should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Closing Price of the Underlying on any Averaging Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Underlying will result in the return of any of your initial investment.
Supplemental Plan of Distribution
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and JPMS LLC or one of its affiliates, acting as agents for the notes, will receive a fee from the Issuer of $12.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes.
Validity of the Notes
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 executed and issued by the Issuer and authenticated by the authenticating agent, acting on behalf of the trustee, pursuant to the senior indenture, and 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), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York. Insofar as this opinion involves matters governed by German law, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has relied, without independent investigation, on the opinion of Group Legal Services of Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of September 28, 2012, filed as an exhibit to the letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and this opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations with respect to such matters as are contained in such opinion of Group Legal Services of Deutsche Bank AG. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the senior indenture and the authentication of the notes by the authenticating agent and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the senior indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP dated September 28, 2012, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement referred to above.
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