Pricing Supplement
To underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012,
product supplement B dated September 28, 2012,
prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2012,
prospectus dated September 28, 2012 and
prospectus addendum dated December 24, 2014
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Pricing Supplement No. 2400B
Registration Statement No. 333-184193
Dated April 2, 2015; Rule 424(b)(2)
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Structured
Investments
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Deutsche Bank AG
$66,604,000 Notes Linked to an Unequally Weighted Basket of Capped Return Enhanced Components Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, the FTSE® 100 Index and the TOPIX® Index Due April 20, 2016
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The notes are designed for investors who seek a return at maturity linked to an unequally weighted basket of three capped return enhanced components (each, a “Basket Component”), consisting of the EURO STOXX 50® Index, the FTSE 100® Index and the TOPIX® Index (each, a “Component Underlying”). Each Basket Component will be linked to one of the Component Underlyings and will have its own Component Return, which will reflect two times any positive performance of its applicable Component Underlying, up to a Maximum Return of 20.90%. However, if the Final Level of the applicable Component Underlying is less than its Initial Level, the Component Return will decrease by 1.00% for every 1.00% the Final Level is less than the Initial Level.
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Senior unsecured obligations of Deutsche Bank AG due April 20, 2016
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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 April 2, 2015 (the “Trade Date”) and are expected to settle on April 8, 2015 (the “Settlement Date”).
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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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Basket:
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The notes are linked to an unequally weighted basket consisting of three capped return enhanced components (each, a “Basket Component” and collectively, the “Basket Components”). Each Basket Component is linked to an equity index (each, a “Component Underlying” and collectively, the “Component Underlyings”) with a Component Weighting as set forth in the table below.
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Component Underlying
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Ticker Symbol
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Component Weighting
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Initial Level
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EURO STOXX 50® Index (the “SX5E Index”)
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SX5E
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58.00%
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3,715.27
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FTSE® 100 Index (the “UKX Index”)
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UKX
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21.00%
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6,833.46
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TOPIX® Index (the “TPX Index”)
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TPX
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21.00%
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1,554.17
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Payment at Maturity:
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At maturity, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x Basket Return)
Your investment will be fully exposed to any decline in the performance of the Basket. If the Basket Return is negative, you will be fully exposed to the negative Basket 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 Basket Return is negative. In this circumstance, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity. Any payment at maturity is subject to the credit of the Issuer.
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Component Return:
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With respect to each Basket Component:
· if the Final Level of the applicable Component Underlying is greater than or equal to its Initial Level, the Component Return of such Basket Component will equal the Underlying Return for the applicable Component Underlying multiplied by the Upside Leverage Factor, subject to the Maximum Return.
· if the Final Level of the applicable Component Underlying is less than its Initial Level, the Component Return of such Basket Component will equal the Underlying Return for the applicable Component Underlying.
If the Final Level of a Component Underlying is less than its Initial Level, the Component Return of the relevant Basket Component will be negative. In this circumstance, your return on the notes at maturity will be adversely affected and, unless such negative Component Return is offset by other sufficiently positive Component Returns, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity.
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(Key Terms continued on next page)
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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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$10.00
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$990.00
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Total
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$66,604,000.00
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$666,040.00
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$65,937,960.00
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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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$66,604,000.00
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$7,739.38
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(Key Terms continued from previous page)
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Basket Return:
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The sum of the following, calculated for each Basket Component: (a) the Component Return for such Basket Component multiplied by (b) the Component Weighting for such Basket Component
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Upside Leverage Factor:
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With respect to each Basket Component, 2.00
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Maximum Return:
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With respect to each Basket Component, 20.90%. For example, if the Underlying Return of any Component Underlying is greater than or equal to 10.45%, the Component Return for the relevant Basket Component will be equal to the Maximum Return of 20.90%. Because the Maximum Return for each Basket Component is equal to 20.90%, the maximum Payment at Maturity is $1,209.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes.
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Underlying Return:
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With respect to each Component Underlying:
Final Level – Initial Level
Initial Level
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Initial Level:
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For each Component Underlying, the closing level for such Component Underlying on the Trade Date, as set forth in the table above
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Final Level:
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For each Component Underlying, the arithmetic average of the closing levels for such Component Underlying on each of the five Averaging Dates
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Trade Date:
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April 2, 2015
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Settlement Date:
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April 8, 2015
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Averaging Dates1:
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April 11, 2016, April 12, 2016, April 13, 2016, April 14, 2016 and April 15, 2016
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Maturity Date2:
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April 20, 2016
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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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25152RB44 / US25152RB440
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The Averaging Dates for each Component Underlying will be separately adjusted in accordance with the provisions set forth under “Description of Securities — Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates” in the accompanying product supplement.
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If, due to a market disruption event occurring with respect to a Component Underlying or otherwise, an Averaging Date for the Component Underlying is postponed, the scheduled Maturity Date will be the third business day following the final Averaging Date, as postponed, to occur for the Component Underlyings. The Maturity Date is also subject to postponement as described under “Description of Securities — Adjustments to Valuation Dates and Payment Dates” in the accompanying product supplement.
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are deemed irrevocably to have agreed, and you will agree: (i) to be bound by any Resolution Measure; (ii) that you will have no claim or other right against us arising out of any Resolution Measure; and (iii) that the imposition of any Resolution Measure will not constitute a default or an event of default under the notes, under the senior indenture dated November 22, 2006 among us, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as issuing agent, paying agent, authenticating agent and registrar, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Indenture”), or for the purpose of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”);
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waive, to the fullest extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act and applicable law, any and all claims against the trustee and the paying agent for, agree not to initiate a suit against the trustee and the paying agent in respect of, and agree that neither the trustee nor the paying agent will be liable for, any action that the trustee or the paying agent takes, or abstains from taking, in either case in accordance with the imposition of a Resolution Measure by our competent resolution authority with respect to the notes; and
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will be deemed irrevocably to have (i) consented to the imposition of any Resolution Measure as it may be imposed without any prior notice by the competent resolution authority of its decision to exercise such power with respect to the notes and (ii) authorized, directed and requested The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and any participant in DTC or other intermediary through which you hold such notes to take any and all necessary action, if required, to implement the imposition of any Resolution Measure with respect to the notes as it may be imposed, without any further action or direction on your part or on the part of the trustee, paying agent, issuing agent, authenticating agent, registrar or calculation agent.
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Underlying supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 2012:
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Product supplement B 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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Prospectus addendum dated December 24, 2014:
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EURO STOXX 50® Index
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FTSE® 100 Index
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TOPIX® Index
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Hypothetical Final Level
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Hypothetical Underlying Return
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Hypothetical Component Return
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Hypothetical Final Level
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Hypothetical Underlying Return
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Hypothetical Component Return
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Hypothetical Final Level
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Hypothetical Underlying Return
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Hypothetical Component Return
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6,480.00
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80.00%
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20.90%
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12,420.00
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80.00%
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20.90%
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2,700.00
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80.00%
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20.90%
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5,760.00
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60.00%
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20.90%
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11,040.00
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60.00%
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20.90%
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2,400.00
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60.00%
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20.90%
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5,400.00
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50.00%
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20.90%
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10,350.00
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50.00%
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20.90%
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2,250.00
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50.00%
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20.90%
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5,040.00
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40.00%
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20.90%
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9,660.00
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40.00%
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20.90%
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2,100.00
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40.00%
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20.90%
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4,680.00
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30.00%
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20.90%
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8,970.00
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30.00%
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20.90%
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1,950.00
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30.00%
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20.90%
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4,320.00
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20.00%
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20.90%
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8,280.00
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20.00%
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20.90%
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1,800.00
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20.00%
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20.90%
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3,976.20
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10.45%
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20.90%
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7,621.05
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10.45%
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20.90%
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1,656.75
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10.45%
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20.90%
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3,960.00
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10.00%
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20.00%
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7,590.00
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10.00%
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20.00%
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1,650.00
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10.00%
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20.00%
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3,780.00
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5.00%
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10.00%
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7,245.00
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5.00%
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10.00%
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1,575.00
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5.00%
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10.00%
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3,690.00
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2.50%
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5.00%
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7,072.50
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2.50%
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5.00%
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1,537.50
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2.50%
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5.00%
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3,636.00
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1.00%
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2.00%
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6,969.00
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1.00%
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2.00%
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1,515.00
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1.00%
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2.00%
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3,600.00
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0.00%
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0.00%
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6,900.00
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0.00%
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0.00%
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1,500.00
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0.00%
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0.00%
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3,420.00
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-5.00%
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-5.00%
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6,555.00
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-5.00%
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-5.00%
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1,425.00
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-5.00%
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-5.00%
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3,240.00
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-10.00%
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-10.00%
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6,210.00
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-10.00%
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-10.00%
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1,350.00
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-10.00%
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-10.00%
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2,880.00
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-20.00%
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-20.00%
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5,520.00
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-20.00%
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-20.00%
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1,200.00
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-20.00%
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-20.00%
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2,520.00
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-30.00%
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-30.00%
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4,830.00
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-30.00%
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-30.00%
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1,050.00
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-30.00%
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-30.00%
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2,160.00
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-40.00%
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-40.00%
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4,140.00
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-40.00%
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-40.00%
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900.00
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-40.00%
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-40.00%
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1,800.00
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-50.00%
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-50.00%
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3,450.00
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-50.00%
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-50.00%
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750.00
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-50.00%
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-50.00%
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1,440.00
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-60.00%
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-60.00%
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2,760.00
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-60.00%
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-60.00%
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600.00
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-60.00%
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-60.00%
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1,080.00
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-70.00%
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-70.00%
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2,070.00
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-70.00%
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-70.00%
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450.00
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-70.00%
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-70.00%
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720.00
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-80.00%
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-80.00%
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1,380.00
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-80.00%
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-80.00%
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300.00
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-80.00%
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-80.00%
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360.00
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-90.00%
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-90.00%
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690.00
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-90.00%
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-90.00%
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150.00
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-90.00%
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-90.00%
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0.00
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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0.00
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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0.00
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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Component Return for each Basket Component =
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Underlying Return for the applicable Component Underlying x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to the Maximum Return.
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SX5E Index Basket Component
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UKX Index Basket Component
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TPX Index Basket Component
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30.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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30.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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40.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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Component Return = 20.90%
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Component Return = 20.90%
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Component Return = 20.90%
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Basket Return
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= (SX5E Index Component Return × SX5E Index Component Weighting) + (UKX Index Component Return × UKX Index Component Weighting) + (TPX Index Component Return × TPX Index Component Weighting)
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= (20.90% × 58.00%) + (20.90% × 21.00%) + (20.90% × 21.00%)
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= 20.90%
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Payment at Maturity
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return)
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 20.90%)
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= $1,209.00
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Component Return for each Basket Component =
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Underlying Return for the applicable Component Underlying x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to the Maximum Return.
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SX5E Index Basket Component
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UKX Index Basket Component
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TPX Index Basket Component
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2.50% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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1.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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1.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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Component Return = 5.00%
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Component Return = 2.00%
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Component Return = 2.00%
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Basket Return
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= (SX5E Index Component Return × SX5E Index Component Weighting) + (UKX Index Component Return × UKX Index Component Weighting) + (TPX Index Component Return × TPX Index Component Weighting)
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= (5.00% × 58.00%) + (2.00% × 21.00%) + (2.00% × 21.00%)
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= 3.74%
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Payment at Maturity
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return)
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 3.74%)
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= $1,037.40
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Component Return for each Basket Component =
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Underlying Return for the applicable Component Underlying x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to the Maximum Return.
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SX5E Index Basket Component
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UKX Index Basket Component
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TPX Index Basket Component
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40.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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1.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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1.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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Component Return = 20.90%
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Component Return = 2.00%
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Component Return = 2.00%
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Basket Return
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= (SX5E Index Component Return × SX5E Index Component Weighting) + (UKX Index Component Return × UKX Index Component Weighting) + (TPX Index Component Return × TPX Index Component Weighting)
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= (20.90% × 58.00%) + (2.00% × 21.00%) + (2.00% × 21.00%)
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= 12.96%
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Payment at Maturity
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return)
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 12.96%)
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= $1,129.60
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Basket Return
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= (SX5E Index Component Return × SX5E Index Component Weighting) + (UKX Index Component Return × UKX Index Component Weighting) + (TPX Index Component Return × TPX Index Component Weighting)
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= (-30.00% × 58.00%) + (-20.00% × 21.00%) + (-40.00% × 21.00%)
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= -30.00%
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Payment at Maturity
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return)
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × -30.00%)
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= $700.00
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Component Return for UKX Index and TPX Index = Basket Components
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Underlying Return for the applicable Component Underlying x Upside Leverage Factor, subject to the Maximum Return.
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UKX Index Basket Component
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TPX Index Basket Component
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50.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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50.00% x 2.00, subject to Maximum Return of 20.90%
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Component Return = 20.90%
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Component Return = 20.90%
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Basket Return
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= (SX5E Index Component Return × SX5E Index Component Weighting) + (UKX Index Component Return × UKX Index Component Weighting) + (TPX Index Component Return × TPX Index Component Weighting)
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= (-30.00% × 58.00%) + (20.90% × 21.00%) + (20.90%× 21.00%)
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= -8.62%
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Payment at Maturity
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return)
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= $1,000 + ($1,000 × -8.62%)
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= $913.80
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CAPPED APPRECIATION POTENTIAL — The notes provide the opportunity to enhance returns by multiplying a positive Underlying Return of each Basket Component by the Upside Leverage Factor of 2.00 applicable to each Basket Component, subject to the Maximum Return for each Basket Component of 20.90%, resulting in a maximum Payment at Maturity of $1,209.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes. Any payment on the notes is subject to our ability to satisfy our obligations as they become due.
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FULL DOWNSIDE EXPOSURE — The cash payment on your notes, if any, on the Maturity Date, will be based on the Basket Return and will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Component Return of each of the Basket Components is positive or negative. If the Final Level of a Component Underlying is less than its Initial Level, the Component Return of the relevant Basket Component will be negative. In this circumstance, your return on the notes at maturity will be adversely affected and, unless such negative Component Return is offset by other sufficiently positive Component Returns, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity.
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RETURN LINKED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF AN UNEQUALLY WEIGHTED BASKET OF THREE CAPPED RETURN ENHANCED BASKET COMPONENTS — The return on the notes, which may be positive, zero or negative, is linked to the performance of an unequally weighted basket of three capped return enhanced basket components, consisting of the SX5E Index, the UKX Index and the TPX Index.
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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
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YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — The notes do not pay any coupons or dividends and do not guarantee any return of your investment. The return on the notes at maturity is linked to the Basket Return, which will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Component Return of each of the Basket Components is positive, zero or negative. If the Final Level of any Component Underlying is less than its Initial Level, the Component Return for the relevant Basket Component will be negative and your return on the Notes will be adversely affected. If the Basket Return is negative, for each $1,000 Face Amount of notes, you will lose 1.00% of the Face Amount for every 1.00% by which the Basket Return is negative. Any payment on the notes is subject to our ability to satisfy our obligations as they become due.
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THE COMPONENT RETURN FOR EACH BASKET COMPONENT IS LIMITED BY THE MAXIMUM RETURN — With respect to a Basket Component, the Component Return for such Basket Component will be subject to the Maximum Return of 20.90%. Because the Maximum Return for each Basket Component is equal to 20.90%, the maximum Payment at Maturity will equal $1,209.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes, regardless of any increase in the level of each Component Underlying, which may be significant. You will only receive the maximum Payment at Maturity of $1,209.00 per $1,000 Face Amount of notes if the Underlyings Returns for each of the Component Underlyings, when multiplied by the Upside Leverage Factor, are all greater than or equal to the Maximum Return, resulting in the Component Return for each Basket Component being equal to 20.90%.
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BECAUSE OF THE MAXIMUM RETURN APPLICABLE TO EACH BASKET COMPONENT, ANY POSITIVE UNDERLYING RETURN OF A COMPONENT UNDERLYING THAT, WHEN MULTIPLIED BY THE UPSIDE LEVERAGE FACTOR, EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM RETURN, WILL HAVE A LIMITED OFFSETTING EFFECT ON ANY NEGATIVE UNDERLYING RETURN(S) OF THE OTHER COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS, WHICH HAVE NO CORRESPONDING LIMITS — In calculating the Basket Return, each Basket Component will have its own Component Return, which will
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THE BASKET COMPONENTS ARE UNEQUALLY WEIGHTED — The Basket Components are unequally weighted. Accordingly, the performance of the Basket Component with the higher weighting (in this case, the SX5E Index) will influence the Basket Return, and therefore, the Payment at Maturity, to a greater degree than the performance of the Basket Components with the lower weighting (in this case, the UKX Index and the TPX Index). If the Basket Component with the higher weighting performs poorly, such poor performance could negate or diminish the effect on the Basket Return of any positive performances by the lower-weighted Basket Components.
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THE CORRELATION AMONG THE BASKET COMPONENTS COULD CHANGE UNPREDICTABLY — Correlation is the extent to which the levels of the Component Underlyings increase or decrease to the same degree at the same time. The value of the notes may be adversely affected by increased positive correlation between the Component Underlyings, in particular when the level of one Component Underlyings decreases. The value of the notes may also be adversely affected by increased negative correlation between the Component Underlyings, meaning the positive performance of one or more Component Underlyings could be entirely offset by the negative performance of one or more other Component Underlyings.
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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 your initial investment at maturity.
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THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO THE CREDIT OF DEUTSCHE BANK AG — The notes are senior unsecured obligations of 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 the credit risk of Deutsche Bank AG 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 or become subject to a Resolution Measure, 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 NOTES MAY BE WRITTEN DOWN, BE CONVERTED OR BECOME SUBJECT TO OTHER RESOLUTION MEASURES. YOU MAY LOSE SOME OR ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT IF ANY SUCH MEASURE BECOMES APPLICABLE TO US — On May 15, 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union published the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive for establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms. The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive requires each member state of the European Union to adopt and publish by December 31, 2014 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. Germany has adopted the Recovery and Resolution Act (or SAG), which went into effect on January 1, 2015. SAG may result in the notes being subject to the powers exercised by our competent resolution authority to impose a Resolution Measure on us, which may include: writing down, including to zero, any payment on the notes; converting the notes into ordinary shares or other instruments qualifying as core equity tier 1 capital; or applying any other resolution measure, including (but not limited to) transferring the notes to another entity, amending the terms and conditions of the notes or cancelling of the notes. Imposition of a Resolution Measure would likely occur if we become, or are deemed by our competent supervisory authority to have become, “non-viable” (as defined under the then applicable law) and are unable to continue our regulated banking activities without a Resolution Measure becoming applicable to us. You may lose some or all of your investment in the notes if a Resolution Measure becomes applicable to us.
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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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NO DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS — As a holder of the notes, you will not have any voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of the stocks composing the Basket Components would have.
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INVESTING IN THE NOTES IS NOT THE SAME AS INVESTING IN THE STOCKS COMPOSING THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS — The return on your notes may not reflect the return you would have realized if you had directly invested in the stocks composing the Component Underlyings. For instance, your return on the notes will not exceed the Maximum Return for each Basket Component regardless of any potential increase in the level of the Component Underlying, which could be significant. In addition, you will be fully exposed to any negative Basket Return at maturity.
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IF THE LEVELS OF THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS CHANGE, THE VALUE OF YOUR NOTES MAY NOT CHANGE IN THE SAME MANNER — Your notes may trade quite differently from the levels of the Component Underlyings. Changes in the levels of the Component Underlyings may not result in comparable changes in the value of your notes.
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THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS REFLECT THE PRICE RETURN OF THE STOCKS COMPOSING EACH COMPONENT UNDERLYING, NOT A TOTAL RETURN — The Component Underlyings reflect the changes in the market prices of the stocks composing each Component Underlyings. The Component Underlyings are not, however, “total return” indices, which, in addition to reflecting the price returns of their respective component stocks, would also reflect all dividends and other distributions paid on such component stocks.
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THE UNDERLYING RETURNS WILL NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN THE NON-U.S. CURRENCIES RELATIVE TO THE U.S. DOLLAR —The Component Underlyings are composed of stocks denominated in non-U.S. currencies. Because the levels of the Component Underlyings are also calculated in the same respective non-U.S. currencies (and not in U.S. dollars), the performance of the Component Underlyings and the
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THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN NOTES LINKED TO THE VALUES OF EQUITY SECURITIES ISSUED BY NON-U.S. COMPANIES — The Component Underlyings each include component stocks that are issued by companies incorporated outside of the U.S. Because the component stocks also trade outside the U.S., the notes are subject to the risks associated with non-U.S. securities markets. Generally, non-U.S. securities markets may be more volatile than U.S. securities markets, and market developments may affect non-U.S. securities markets differently than U.S. securities markets, which may adversely affect the levels of the Component Underlyings and the value of your notes. Furthermore, there are risks associated with investments in notes linked to the values of equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies. There is generally less publicly available information about non-U.S. companies than about those U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC, and non-U.S. companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. In addition, the prices of equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies may be adversely affected by political, economic, financial and social factors that may be unique to the particular countries in which the non-U.S. companies are incorporated. These factors include the possibility of recent or future changes in a non-U.S. government’s economic and fiscal policies (including any direct or indirect intervention to stabilize the economy and/or securities market of the country of such non-U.S. government), the presence, and extent, of cross shareholdings in non-U.S. companies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other non-U.S. laws or restrictions applicable to non-U.S. companies or investments in non-U.S. securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Moreover, certain aspects of a particular non-U.S. economy may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in important respects, such as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency. Specifically, the stocks included in the SX5E Index and UKX Index are issued by companies located in countries within Europe, some of which are and have been experiencing economic stress.
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WE ARE ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT MAKE UP THE SX5E INDEX — We are one of the companies that make up the SX5E Index. To our knowledge, we are not currently affiliated with any of the other companies the equity securities of which are represented in the SX5E Index. As a result, we will have no ability to control the actions of such other companies, including actions that could affect the value of the equity securities composing the SX5E Index, or your notes. None of the other companies represented in the SX5E Index will be involved in the offering of the notes in any way. Neither they nor we will have any obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the notes in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of your notes.
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PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS IS NO GUIDE TO FUTURE PERFORMANCE — The actual performance of the Component Underlyings or the stocks composing the Component Underlyings over the term of the notes, as well as any amount payable on the notes, may bear little relation to the historical closing levels of the Component Underlyings or the historical closing prices of the stocks composing the Component Underlyings 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 Component Underlyings or the stocks composing the Basket Underlyings or whether the performance of the Component Underlyings 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
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THE NOTES WILL NOT BE LISTED AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED LIQUIDITY — The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. There may be little or no secondary market for the notes. We or our affiliates intend to act as market makers for the notes but are not required to do so and may cease such market making activities at any time. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to sell the notes when you wish to do so or at a price advantageous to you. Because we do not expect other dealers to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to 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, at any time, we or our affiliates do not act as market makers, it is likely that there would be little or no secondary market in the 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, even in cases where the levels of the Component Underlyings have increased since the Trade Date.
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MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — While we expect that, generally, the levels of the Component Underlyings 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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the expected volatility of the Basket and the Component Underlyings;
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the time remaining to the maturity of the notes;
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the market prices and dividend rates of the stocks composing the Component Underlyings;
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interest rates and yields in the market generally;
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the composition of the Component Underlyings;
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geopolitical conditions and a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the Component Underlyings or markets generally;
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supply and demand for the notes; and
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our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
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TRADING AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS BY US, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. OR OUR OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE EQUITY AND EQUITY DERIVATIVE MARKETS MAY IMPAIR THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — We or our affiliates expect to hedge our exposure from the notes by entering into equity and equity derivative transactions, such as over-the-counter options, futures or exchange-traded instruments. We, JPMorgan Chase & Co. or our or its affiliates may also engage in trading in instruments linked or related to the Component Underlyings on a regular basis as part of our or their general broker-dealer and other businesses, for proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to facilitate transactions for customers, including block transactions. Such trading and hedging activities may affect the levels of the Component Underlyings and make it less likely that you will receive a positive return on your investment in the notes. It is possible that we, JPMorgan Chase & Co. or our or its affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging and trading activities while the value of the notes declines. We, JPMorgan Chase & Co. or our or its affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to the Component Underlyings. Introducing competing products into the
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WE, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. OR OUR 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 LEVELS OF THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS AND THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — We, JPMorgan Chase & Co. or our 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. or our or its affiliates may not be consistent with each other and may be modified from time to time without notice. You should make your own independent investigation of the merits of investing in the notes and the Component Underlyings.
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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, 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 roles, our economic interests and those of our affiliates are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. The calculation agent will determine, among other things, all values, prices and levels required to be determined for the purposes of the notes on any relevant date or time. The calculation agent will also be responsible for determining whether 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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