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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 with Deutsche Bank AG are mandatory regulatory prerequisites for the performance of the tasks as a member of the Supervisory Board. To increase the effectiveness of the Supervisory Board’s work and the transparency for stakeholders and regulators, the Supervisory Board adopted a Profile of Requirements in 2022. It is reviewed annually and updated if necessary. The Profile of Requirements sets out the general and expanded files of expertise of the Supervisory Board that are required for the monitoring and advising of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG. The Profile of Requirements is regularly taken into account when developing the proposals to the General Meeting for the election of shareholder representatives and when determining the individual and collective need for the training of the Supervisory Board and its members. Profile of requirements for the Supervisory Board The Supervisory Board specified general fields of expertise and expanded fields of expertise in its Profile of Requirements. General fields of expertise Ideally, every member of the Supervisory Board possesses these individual qualifications. – Understanding of commercial business issues – Analytical and strategic mindset – Understanding of the German corporate governance system, and – as a result – an understanding of a Supervisory Board member’s responsibilities – Understanding of the business model and the structure of Deutsche Bank AG – Basic understanding of the financial services sector, e.g. (i) knowledge in the areas of banking, financial services, financial markets, financial industry, including the bank’s home market and the bank’s key markets outside Europe, and (ii) knowledge of the relevant clients for the bank, the market’s expectations and the operational environment. The fulfillment of these fields of expertise is reported on in summary in the qualifications matrix in the line “General fields of expertise”. Expanded fields of expertise These fields of expertise refer to the Supervisory Board in its entirety (collective suitability). The Supervisory Board, as a whole, must have an understanding of the specified fields of expertise that is appropriate for the size and complexity of Deutsche Bank AG. They are derived from the bank’s business model and from specific laws and regulations that apply to the bank. The fields of expertise are: Accounting, including sustainability reporting – Accounting (International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and German Commercial Code (HGB)) and auditing of annual financial statements – Taxation

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Regulatory framework and legal requirements – Understanding of the key legal framework conditions in the countries in which the company has its main operations – Understanding of the key relevant legal systems for the bank – Experience in the executive management / supervisory board of large enterprises