Company: ADZCF
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001159508-25-000020
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Company: DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: 20-F
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ated Financial Statements. Related Party Transactions For information on related party transactions please refer to Note 36 “Related party transactions“.

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Value and leadership principles of Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group Deutsche Bank Group Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers Deutsche Bank Group’s Code of Conduct sets out Deutsche Banks’s purpose, values and beliefs and minimum standards of conduct that the bank expects all members of the Management Board and employees to follow. These values and standards govern employee interactions with the bank’s clients, competitors, business partners, government and regulatory authorities, and shareholders, as well as with other employees. In addition, the Code forms the cornerstone of the bank’s policies, which provide guidance on compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In accordance with Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the bank adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers of Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group with special obligations that apply to the “Senior Financial Officers”, which currently consist of Deutsche Bank’s Chairman of the Management Board and the Chief Financial Officer as well as certain other Senior Financial Officers. There were no amendments or waivers to this Code of Ethics in 2024. The current versions of the Code of Conduct as well as the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers of Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group are available from Deutsche Bank’s website: www.db.com/ir/en/documents.htm. Corporate Governance at Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group Deutsche Bank established a Group Governance function to define, implement and monitor the corporate governance framework of Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group and to perform this governance function throughout the Group. Group Governance addresses corporate governance issues in Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group, while focusing closely on clear organizational structures aligned to the key elements of good corporate governance. Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group are committed to ensuring a corporate governance framework in accordance with international standards and statutory provisions. In support of this objective, Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Group have instituted clear corporate governance principles. Further details on corporate governance are published on Deutsche Bank’s website (www.db.com/ir/en/corporate-governance.htm).

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| Annual Report 2024 |

Principal accountant fees and services In accordance with German law, Deutsche Bank’s principal accountant is appointed at the Annual General Meeting based on a recommendation of Deutsche Bank’s Supervisory Board. The Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board prepares such a recommendation. Sub