Document:

EX-4.8

 

Exhibit 4.8

Deutsche Bank Equity Plan Plan Rules

Effective Date – 01 February 2007

1. Purpose

The DB Equity Plan is intended to motivate key employees through participation in Deutsche Bank
value creation and to align the interests of employees with those of the shareholders. The program
fosters a common interest between shareholders and employees of the Bank, as well as a perceived
sense of employee ownership through awards linked directly to the DB share price. Participants in
the Plan are selected at the discretion of the Committee. Participation during one Plan year does
not guarantee future participation.

2. Definitions

2.1 For the purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

“Agreed Termination” means termination of a Participant’s employment with DB following the
resolution of an employment-related dispute, resolved by the execution of a settlement, separation
or compromise agreement containing, among other things, a full release of claims against DB by the
Participant.

“Annual Award” means any Award of Notional DB Shares usually referred to as DB Restricted Equity
Units (“REUs”) in the Award Statement, usually being those Awards granted or issued within the
annual compensation review process.

“Award” means the award of Notional DB Shares made pursuant to this Plan and may be an Annual Award
or an Off-Cycle Award.

“Award Date” means the effective date of an Award, as shown on the Award Statement.

“Award Statement” means the statement entitled Award Statement issued to a Participant under this
Plan advising the Participant of, among other things, the type of Award (Annual or Off-Cycle), the
Award Value, the number of Notional DB Shares awarded and the Vesting Date(s) of such Award.

“Award Value” means the initial value of the Award in the currency as set out in the Award
Statement.

“Career Retirement” means, in relation to Annual Awards only, voluntary termination of employment
by the Participant who has:

a) complete years of age plus number of completed years of service at DB equaling 60 or more (“Rule
of 60”), provided however, that the Participant must have five or more complete years of
consecutive service (the “consecutive service requirement”) with DB ending on the most recent date
of termination of employment. If the consecutive service requirement is satisfied, the number of
complete years of service may also include any period of employment prior to a break in continuous
service, and/or

b) eight complete years of consecutive service with DB as a Managing Director, ending on the most
recent date of termination of employment.

“Cause” means in respect of the termination of the Participant’s employment by DB (i) any act or
series of acts or omissions that, when taken together or alone, constitute a material breach of the
terms and conditions of employment, (ii) the conviction of the Participant by a competent court of
law of any crime (other than minor motoring offences or offences of a similar nature that do not
materially affect the business or reputation of DB), (iii) unlawful, unethical or illegal conduct,
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any misconduct by the Participant in connection with the performance of his or her duties as an
employee of DB or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the DB employee handbook or other local
policy or contractual documentation, (iv) knowingly failing or refusing to carry out specific
lawful instructions from DB relating to material matters or duties within the scope of the
Participant’s responsibilities for DB, (v) committing any act involving dishonesty, fraud,
misrepresentation, or breach of trust, or (vi) the issue of any order or enforcement action against
the Participant or against DB by any regulatory body with authority over the conduct of business by
DB that materially impairs a) the financial condition or business reputation of DB or b) the
Participant’s ability to perform his or her assigned duties.

“Change of Control” means a change in the control of Deutsche Bank AG which shall occur if, by one
or a series of transactions or events, a third party or a group of third parties acting together
(directly or indirectly) acquires more than 50 percent of the issued share capital of Deutsche Bank
AG and/or becomes entitled to exercise more than 50 percent of voting rights attributable to the
issued share capital of Deutsche Bank AG. The Committee will determine, at its sole discretion,
whether or not a Change of Control has occurred in accordance with this definition.

“Closing Price” means the closing price of DB Shares in the Xetra system as reported on Bloomberg
(under “DBK GY”), or the closing price on such other exchange as determined by the Committee from
time to time.

“Committee” means the Group Compensation Review Committee in normal circumstances but may
alternatively be the Management Board or any committee or other entity or persons designated by the
Management Board to act as the decisional body under this Plan. To the extent that matters are
determined in relation to Awards made or to be made to members of the Management Board, the
Committee means the Supervisory Board of DB or a duly authorised committee of the same.

“Compliance Department” means the DB Compliance Department.

“DB”, “Deutsche Bank”, or “DB Group” or “the Bank” means Deutsche Bank AG, including any division,
business unit or Subsidiary of it where the context permits, and, to the extent provided below, any
successor corporation or other company or individual into which Deutsche Bank AG is merged or
consolidated or to which Deutsche Bank AG transfers or sells all, substantially all or a portion of
its assets.

“DB Share” means a registered share of Deutsche Bank AG, as listed and traded on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange — Xetra or other authorised exchanges, or any other shares which may replace them
from time to time.

“Division(s)” means the primary operational business areas of DB, which include the core revenue
generating areas and infrastructure and support areas, as established or adjusted by DB, in its
discretion, from time to time. Each Division is divided into smaller operating business units.

“Management Board” means the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG (the Vorstand).

“Notional DB Share” means a notional investment, the value of which fluctuates in accordance with
fluctuations in the market value of DB Shares.

“Off-Cycle Award” means any Award referred to as a DB Share Award in the Award Statement, usually
being “exceptional awards” granted or issued outside the annual compensation review process.

“Participant” means any person to whom an Award has been made under the terms and conditions of
this Plan.

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“Plan” means the DB Equity Plan as governed by the Plan Rules.

“Plan Administrator” means DB Group Services (UK) Limited or any other person or entity appointed
by the Committee for the purpose of administering the Plan as referred to in Rule 3.1.

“Plan Rules” or “Rules” means this document which sets out the binding terms and conditions of the
Plan (as amended from time to time pursuant to Rule 13).

“Proof of Certification” means any information deemed necessary by the Plan Administrator to
confirm compliance with the terms and provisions of an Award or the basis on which an Award is
granted, including, but not limited to: copies of tax returns and employment or payroll-related
documentation.

“Proprietary Information” means any information conceived, discovered or created during or in
consequence of the Participant’s employment with DB and which is not publicly available (other than
as a result of the Participant’s action), including, without limitation, all financial or product
information, business plans, client lists, compensation details or other confidential information,
copyright, patent and design rights in any invention, design, discovery or improvement, model,
computer program, system, database, formula or documentation.

“Representative” means, in the case of death or Total Disability, the Participant’s duly appointed
beneficiary, legal representative or administrator, if applicable.

“Restriction Period” means the period of time between the Award Date and the Vesting Date (as set
forth in the Award Statement).

“Retirement” means, for the purposes of the Plan, retirement at pensionable age in accordance with
the pension plan of which the Participant is a member.

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
regulations promulgated or U.S. Treasury Department or U.S. Internal Revenue Service guidance
issued thereunder, as may be in effect from time to time.

“Subsidiary” means any company or other entity in which Deutsche Bank AG has a direct or indirect
controlling interest or equity or ownership interest which represents more than fifty percent (50%)
of the aggregate equity or ownership interest in such company or entity.

“Supervisory Board of DB” means the board that oversees and advises the Management Board in its
management of the business.

“Total Disability” means the Participant being (i) prevented by accidental bodily injury or illness
from performing the majority of his assigned duties as determined in accordance with DB policy; and
(ii) as certified by the Committee, at its sole discretion.

“Vest” means, in the context of Awards, to be no longer subject to the forfeiture provisions
contained in these Plan Rules, except for the restriction in Rule 4.5(c). “Vesting” and “Vested”
shall be construed accordingly.

“Vesting Date” means the date or dates set forth in the Award Statement upon which some or all of
an Award will Vest or, if Vesting has been accelerated, on the date of Vesting determined in
accordance with Rule 5.2 and/or Rule 10.

2.2 Where the context permits, words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and
words in the masculine shall include the feminine.

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2.3 The headings in the Rules are for the sake of convenience only and should be ignored when
construing the Rules.

3. Administration

3.1 Administration by the Plan Administrator: The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the
general operation and administration of the Plan in accordance with its terms and for carrying out
the provisions of the Plan in accordance with such resolutions as may from time to time be adopted,
or decisions made, by the Committee and shall have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Plan.

3.2 Section 409A: For all employees resident in the U.S. and all U.S. persons employed outside the
U.S., the Plan Committee intends to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 409A and shall
construe the terms of the Plan or any Awards thereunder consistent with Section 409A.

4. Award

4.1 General: The Award represents a contingent right, subject to the terms and conditions in these
Plan Rules, to receive DB Shares representing the Notional DB Shares on the Vesting Date.

4.2 Eligibility: Subject to the terms and conditions in these Plan Rules, the Committee may from
time to time make Awards to such employees of DB as it shall select.

4.3 Level of Awards: Subject to this Rule 4, the Committee shall be entitled to make Awards, or
permit Awards to be made by such other persons as they may determine, to such eligible employees
and to such extent as it shall determine and on such dates as the Committee shall determine. An
Award does not give a Participant a right to subscribe for unissued DB shares.

4.4 Award Statement: As soon as practicable after the date on which Awards are made, the
Participant shall be issued an Award Statement in such form as the Committee shall determine in its
absolute discretion.

4.5 Terms: Awards are subject to the following terms:

a) Award: Participants are awarded Notional DB Shares as specified in the Award Statement. Unless
stated otherwise in writing to the Participant the number of Notional DB Shares comprising the
Award shall be determined by the Plan Administrator by dividing the Euro equivalent of the Award
Value for the Participant by the average Closing Price per DB Share (on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange – Xetra) for the last ten trading days of the month prior to the month in which the Award
is made. The Euro equivalent of the Award Value may be determined using an average FX rate over the
same period, the closing FX rate on the last Frankfurt trading day of the year before the Award is
made, or such other rate determined by the Committee, as shown on the Award Statement.

b) Vesting Date: subject to Rules 5.2 and 10, the Vesting Date will be such date or dates as the
Committee shall determine at the Award Date and will be stated on the Award Statement.

c) Non transferable Awards: a Participant may not at any time before settlement in accordance with
Rule 7 (whether before or after the Vesting Date) (i) transfer, assign, sell, pledge or grant to
any person or entity any rights in respect of any Award made under this Plan, other than in the
event of the death of the Participant; or (ii) enter into any transactions having the economic
effect of hedging or otherwise offsetting the risk of price movements, or attempt to do so, with
respect to all or part of his or her Notional DB Shares. Unless the Plan Administrator or the
Committee decides otherwise, any breach of this Rule 4.5(c) will result in the forfeiture by the
Participant of his or her Award without any claim for compensation by the Participant or any
Representative.

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Once an Award has been distributed in accordance with Rule 7, any subsequent dealing in DB Shares
by the Participant remains subject to the requisite Compliance Department approval.

d) Settlement: Settlement shall take place in accordance with Rule 7.

4.6 Compliance: The making of any Award and its settlement in accordance with Rule 7 is subject to
any approvals or consents required under any applicable laws, regulations or governmental
authority, the requirements of any exchange on which DB Shares are traded and any regulations
adopted by the Compliance Department.

4.7 Surrender of Award: A Participant may surrender an Award in whole or in part no later than 60
days prior to the first Vesting Date of the Award. Any Award surrendered shall be deemed never to
have been made.

5. Impact of termination of employment

5.1 Termination resulting in continued vesting: Subject to the automatic forfeiture provisions in
Rule 6, an Award will not be forfeited and will continue to Vest in accordance with the Award
Statement, unless Rule 5.2 applies or unless the Committee determines otherwise, if the
Participant’s employment with DB terminates for one of the following reasons:

a) termination by DB without Cause;

b) redundancy;

c) Agreed Termination;

d) the Participant ceases to be employed within the DB Group due to the sale or transfer outside of
the DB Group of the DB business or Division in which the Participant worked;

e) Retirement;

f) in relation to Annual Awards only, Career Retirement;

g) Total Disability; or

h) death, following production of the documentation necessary to establish this, as requested by
the Plan Administrator.

5.2 Accelerated Vesting: If a Participant’s employment with DB terminates due to Total Disability
or death, in accordance with Rule 5.1(g) or (h), the Participant’s Award will Vest in full as soon
as practicable after the date of Total Disability or death, to the extent not previously Vested.

5.3 Termination resulting in forfeiture: A Participant shall automatically forfeit any Awards that
have not Vested, without any claim for compensation by the Participant or any Representative if, at
any time prior to the Vesting Date for that Award:

a) the Participant’s employment with DB is terminated for Cause; or

b) the Participant voluntarily gives notice of termination of, or voluntarily terminates, his or
her employment with DB for any reason, subject to Rule 5.1(e) and (f).

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6. Automatic forfeiture

General forfeiture: During or following employment with DB, including following a termination set
forth in Rule 5.1, a Participant shall automatically forfeit any Awards that have not Vested,
without any claim for compensation by the Participant or any Representative if any of the following
events or activities occurs at any time prior to the Vesting Date for that Award:

a) the Participant directly or indirectly solicits or entices away, or endeavours to solicit or
entice away any individual person who is employed or engaged by DB and with whom the Participant
has had business dealings during the course of his or her employment in the 12 months immediately
prior to the termination date;

b) the Participant solicits, directly or indirectly, any company or entity who was a customer or
client of DB and with whom the Participant has had business dealings during the course of his or
her employment in the 12 months immediately prior to the termination date in order to provide
(directly or indirectly) to such company or individual services similar to, competitive with, or
intended to replace or serve as an alternative to, any or all of the services provided to such
company or individual by DB;

c) the Participant directly or indirectly obtains, uses, discloses or disseminates Proprietary
Information to any other company, individual or entity or otherwise employs Proprietary
Information, except as specifically required in the proper performance of the Participant’s duties
for DB;

d) the Participant acts in a manner that is prejudicial to DB’s reputation;

e) the Participant or any Representative, is responsible for any act or omission that breaches the
terms of any agreement into which the Participant has entered concerning the termination of his or
her employment with DB, including any settlement or separation agreement or compromise agreement.

f) the Participant fails to establish a valid brokerage or custodial account, in accordance with
Rule 7.3;

g) the Participant fails to provide, if asked, Proof of Certification, in accordance with Rule 7.5.

h) the Participant provides, either directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or in the
service of or on behalf of others, as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, independent
contractor, fiduciary, or in any other capacity, whether remunerated or not, services similar to,
related to, competitive with, or intended to replace or serve as an alternative to, any or all of
the services provided by the Participant or the Participant’s employing business Division during
Participant’s employment with DB; except this Rule 6 (h) shall not apply after a Participant’s
termination by DB for one of the reasons set forth in Rule 5.1(a) – (d).

7. Award Settlement

7.1 Time and manner of settlement: Provided the Plan Administrator has not forfeited the
Participant’s Award, all restrictions (except for the restriction in Rule 4.5(c)) on the Award will
automatically terminate on the Vesting Date. Subject to the provisions of this Rule 7,
approximately 30 business days after the Vesting Date the Award shall be settled (whether by DB or
a third party entity) by way of (each a “distribution”):

a) the transfer of one DB Share for each Notional DB Share after the Vesting Date to an approved
account established by the Participant;

b) if the operation of the Plan means that a Participant would be entitled to receive a fraction of
one DB Share, that fraction will be settled in the manner the Plan Administrator in its sole
discretion sees fit, including, but not limited to: (i) making a cash payment to the Participant
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to the cash value of the fraction of one DB Share; or (ii) offsetting the cash value of the
fraction of one DB Share against an obligation or liability of the Participant under this Plan; or

c) in the case of any changes to legislation including exchange control or regulatory treatment of
DB or any present or future Participant, arising in relation to any Award following the Award Date,
the Committee may decide that shares will not be transferred in accordance with Rule 7.1(a), but
instead a cash payment will be made to the Participant through local payroll (instead of receiving
DB Shares), calculated as set out below.

For Rules 7.1 b) and c) the cash amount or value will be based on the price per share for each
Notional DB Share equal to the average DB Share price (on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange – Xetra) on
the first ten trading days, or such other number of days determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion, of the month in which the Vesting Date occurs (or such other number of days as may be
required in a particular location for regulatory or tax reasons) and converted using a foreign
exchange rate reported on Bloomberg at close on the Vesting Date, or such other foreign exchange
rate that the Committee or Plan Administrator deems appropriate.

7.2 Payment: Any cash payment will be made within a reasonable number of days but, in any event, no
longer than 75 days following the date of distribution under Rule 7.1, subject to local payroll
cycles and procedures. DB will have the right to make and/or report any payment through the
Participant’s employer, regardless of any adverse tax consequences this may cause to the
Participant.

7.3 Custody/brokerage account: The Participant or any Representative must provide to the Plan
Administrator, before the Vesting Date or such other date as identified by the Plan Administrator,
details of their DB or E*Trade account to which any payment in the form of DB Shares or other
securities is to be made in a form satisfactory to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator
may withhold the distribution due under Rule 7.1 until such information is delivered to the Plan
Administrator.

7.4 Tax and social security withholding: A distribution to a Participant shall be net of any
applicable withholding tax and social security requirements. Depending on the individual
circumstances, if Participants change locations between the Award Date and settlement,
distributions to Participants may become subject to multiple withholding taxes or double taxation.
The Plan Administrator may sell an appropriate portion of the DB Shares or other assets otherwise
distributable to the Participant (or his or her representative or such other person to whom the
distribution is made) and withhold sufficient sale proceeds to satisfy the withholding liability.

The Participant (or his or her representative, if applicable) is responsible for reporting the
receipt of income or the proceeds of any sale as a result of the operation of this Rule 7.4 or
otherwise to the appropriate tax authority.

DB takes no responsibility as to the taxation or social security consequences of participating in
the Plan and a Participant should therefore seek his or her own independent tax and social security
advice.

7.5 Proof of Certification: If the Plan Administrator requests any Proof of Certification, the
Participant must provide such Proof of Certification in a form satisfactory to the Plan
Administrator within 30 days of the request (including Proof of Certification sufficient to
determine the circumstances of any termination of the Participant’s employment with DB).

8. Participant confidentiality

The Participant shall maintain his or her participation in the Plan in confidence both within and
outside DB, and shall not disclose the provisions of the Plan or the amount of any Award made to

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the Participant under the Plan to any person or entity, except the Participant’s spouse or partner
or his or her legal, tax and/or financial adviser or to the extent legally required to do so,
without the prior authorisation of the Plan Administrator.

9. Transfer and assignment

In accordance with Rule 4.5(c), an Award is not transferable or assignable by the Participant.

Notwithstanding this, DB shall have the right to assign its contractual rights and/or obligations
under this agreement in full or in part to any other member of the DB Group at its sole discretion
without consent of the Participant.

10. Change of Control

Except as may otherwise be specified in a Participant’s Award Statement, on or before the
occurrence of a Change of Control, the Committee shall have the discretion to determine whether
none, some or all of the outstanding Awards will Vest and/or be settled as a result of the Change
of Control, to the extent not already Vested; provided, that with respect to all employees resident
in the U.S. and all U.S. persons employed outside the U.S., the Committee shall not take any action
inconsistent with Section 409A.

11. Changes in capitalization

If any change affects DB Shares on account of a merger, reorganisation, extraordinary stock
dividend, stock split or similar changes which the Committee reasonably determines justifies
adjustments to Awards, the Plan Administrator shall make such appropriate adjustments as are
determined by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate to prevent enlargement or dilution of
rights.

12. Committee’s decisions

12.1 General: The Committee will have full discretionary power to interpret and enforce the
provisions of this Plan and to adopt such regulations for administering the Plan as it decides are
necessary. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the Plan are final, conclusive and
binding on all persons, including the Participants and the Bank.

12.2 Forfeiture and Vesting: Subject to the requirements of Section 409A, the Committee shall have
sole discretion, acting reasonably, to determine whether or not any of the events or activities set
forth in Rule 5 and/or Rule 6 has occurred.

13. Amendment or termination of the Plan

13.1 Termination of Plan: Subject to the requirements of Section 409A, the Committee may terminate
the Plan at any time in its sole discretion. Termination of the Plan (as opposed to amendment of
the Plan) would be without prejudice to the subsisting rights of Participants.

13.2 Amendment of Plan: Subject to the requirements of Section 409A, the Committee may at any time
amend, alter or add to all or any of the provisions of the Plan in any respect in its sole
discretion, provided that the Committee cannot materially adversely affect a Participant’s existing
Award without his or her prior written consent.

13.3 Termination of Awards: Subject to the requirements of Section 409A and the provisions of Rule
5.1, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, decide at any time to replace an Award with an
award of other assets (including cash) or to take such other steps as necessary or appropriate to
prevent enlargement or dilution of rights.

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14. General

14.1 No guarantee of benefits:

a) The granting of an Award is at the sole discretion of the Committee. The Committee is not
obligated to make any Award, or permit any Award to be made, in the future or to allow employees of
DB to participate in any future or other equity compensation Plan even if an Award has been awarded
in one or more previous years.

b) Nothing in these Plan Rules shall be construed as an obligation or a guarantee by DB, the
Committee or the Plan Administrator with respect to the future value of an Award.

c) Nothing contained in these Plan Rules shall constitute a guarantee by DB that the assets of DB
will be sufficient to pay any benefit or obligation hereunder. No Participant or any Representative
shall have any right to receive a benefit under the Plan except in accordance with the terms of
these Plan Rules.

d) An Award and resulting “distribution” shall not (except as may be required by taxation law) form
part of the emoluments of individuals or count as wages or remuneration for pension or other
purposes.

e) Any Participant who ceases to be an employee of DB as a result of the termination of his or her
employment for any reason whatsoever, whether lawfully or unlawfully, shall not be entitled and
shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any entitlement by way of damages for breach of
contract, or by way of compensation for loss of office or employment or otherwise to any sum,
shares or other benefits to compensate him or her for the loss or diminution in value of any actual
or prospective rights, benefits or any expectations in relation to any Award, the Plan or any
instrument executed pursuant to it.

14.2 No enlargement of Participant rights: The establishment of the Plan and the making of the
Award thereunder is entirely at the discretion of the Committee, shall not be construed as an
employment agreement and shall not give any Participant the right to be retained in the employment
of DB or to otherwise impede the ability of DB to terminate the Participant’s employment. No
communications concerning the Award shall be construed as forming part of a Participant’s terms and
conditions of employment or any employment agreement with DB.

14.3 Corporate successors: The Plan shall not be automatically terminated by a transfer or sale of
assets of Deutsche Bank AG, or by its merger or consolidation into or with any other corporation or
other entity, but the Plan or an equivalent equity incentive plan shall be continued after such
sale, merger or consolidation subject to the agreement of the transferee, purchaser or successor
entity. In the event that the Plan is not continued by the transferee, purchaser or successor
entity, the Plan shall, subject to and in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A,
terminate subject to the provisions of the Plan, including Rule 7 and Rule 13 and the Participant
or any Representative shall have no further claim for compensation arising out of any such
termination of the Plan.

14.4 Severability: The invalidity or non-enforceability of any one or more provisions of these
Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these Rules, which
shall remain in full force and effect.

14.5 Limitations on liability: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Rules, neither DB,
the Plan Administrator, nor any individual acting as an employee, agent or officer of DB or the
Plan Administrator, shall be liable to any Participant, former employee or any Representative for
any claim, loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with the Plan.

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14.6 Claims by Participants: Any claim or action of any kind by a Participant or beneficiary with
respect to benefits under the Plan or these Plan Rules, including any arbitration or litigation
filed in a court of law, must be brought within one year from the date that settlement of a
Participant’s Award was made or would have been made had such Award not been forfeited pursuant to
these Rules, unless such a time restriction is barred or limited, or a different time restriction
is imposed, by law by the jurisdiction in which the Participant is employed or was resident at the
Vesting Date, in which case the limitation provided by such local law will apply.

14.7 No trust or fund Created: Neither the Plan nor any agreement made hereunder shall create or be
construed as creating a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between DB
and the Participants or any Representative. To the extent that any Representative acquired a right
to receive payments from DB pursuant to a grant under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than
the right of any unsecured general creditor of DB.

15. Entire understanding

These Plan Rules together with the Award Statement set forth the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the Award described on the Award Statement. Any agreement, arrangement or
communication, whether oral or written, pertaining to the Award described in the Award Statement is
hereby superseded and the foregoing Award shall be subject to the provisions of these Plan Rules.
To the extent that there is any inconsistency between these Rules and the Award Statement or other
communications, these Plan Rules shall prevail.

16. Notices

All notices or other communications with respect to these Plan Rules shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been given or served if delivered in person or by facsimile transmission, or
registered mail (return receipt requested, postage prepaid) to the parties at the following address
(or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

Plan Administrator

Global Compensation

c/o DB Group Services (UK) Limited

1 Great Winchester Street

London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom

17. Applicable law and arbitration

Interpretation of these Plan Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of England and Wales to the exclusion of the rules on the conflict of laws. All disputes arising
out of or in connection with this Award shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of England and Wales.

The effective date of this document is 01 February 2007. As of this date, these Plan Rules apply to
all awards granted under this Plan until Plan Rules issued with a later effective date which will
supersede and replace these Plan Rules.

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Schedule 1: Deutsche Bank Cash Plan

This schedule (“Schedule 1”) contains the rules of the DB Cash Plan and is usually applicable to
employees in Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Russia and South Africa. The rules of the DB Equity Plan
apply to Awards granted under the DB Cash Plan, and such rules are incorporated herein except as
amended by this Schedule 1.

1. Definitions

The definition of “Plan” in Rule 2 is replaced with the following definition:

“Plan” means the DB Cash Plan as governed by the Plan Rules, except as amended by this Schedule 1.”

2. Award

Rule 4.1 is replaced with the following definition:

“4.1 General: The Award represents a contingent right, subject to the terms and conditions in the
Plan Rules, as amended by this Schedule 1, to receive a cash payment equal to the value of the
Notional DB Shares on the Vesting Date (calculated pursuant to Rule 7, as amended by this Schedule
1). An Award will not give a Participant any right to DB Shares.”

3. Award Settlement

3.1 Rule 7.1 is replaced with the following provision:

“7.1 Time and Manner of Settlement: Subject to Rules 7.4 and 7.5, and provided the Plan
Administrator has not forfeited the Participant’s Award, all restrictions on the Award will
automatically terminate on the Vesting Date (except for the restriction in Rule 4.5(c)). As soon as
administratively practicable following the Vesting Date but, in any event, no longer than 75 days
after the Vesting Date, the Award shall be settled by way of a cash payment to the Participant via
local payroll (a “distribution”), of an amount based on the price per share for each Notional DB
Share equal to the average DB Share price (on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange – Xetra) on the first
ten trading days of the month in which the Vesting Date occurs (or such other number of days as may
be required in a particular location for regulatory or tax reasons) and converted using a foreign
exchange rate reported on Bloomberg at close on the Vesting Date, or such other foreign exchange
rate that the Committee or Plan Administrator deems appropriate.”

3.2 Rule 7.3 is replaced with the following provision:

“7.3 Bank Account: All cash payments will be made via payroll to the Participant’s last known bank
account (or such other bank account notified to payroll by the Participant).”

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Exhibit
4.3

SPECIMEN WARRANT CERTIFICATE

			
	
	 	 
	NUMBER

                     -
	 	WARRANTS

(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR LEGEND)

(THIS WARRANT WILL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M.

NEW YORK CITY TIME, , 2011

SEANERGY MARITIME CORP.

CUSIP

WARRANT

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received

is the registered holder of a Warrant or Warrants expiring                 ,
     
(the “Warrant”) to purchase one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock, par value
$.0001 per share (“Shares”), of SEANERGY MARITIME CORP., a Marshall Islands corporation (the
“Company”), for each Warrant evidenced by this Warrant Certificate. The Warrant entitles the holder
thereof to purchase from the Company, commencing on the later of (i) the Company’s completion of a
business combination with a target business or (ii)                 ,      , such
number of Shares of the Company at the price of $6.50 per share (the “Warrant Price”), upon
surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of
the Warrant Agent, [          ] (such payment to be made by check made payable to
the Warrant Agent), but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant
Agreement between the Company and [          ]. The Warrant Agreement provides that
upon the occurrence of certain events the Warrant Price and the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable hereunder, set forth on the face hereof, may, subject to certain conditions, be
adjusted. The term Warrant Price as used in this Warrant Certificate refers to the price per Share
at which Shares may be purchased at the time the Warrant is
exercised. A holder may exercise the warrants only if a current
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to
its shares of common stock underlying the warrants is then effective.
Although the Company has undertaken and intends to use its best
efforts to guarantee an effective registration statement, there is no
guarantee the holder will be able to exercise the warrant, in which
case the warrant may expire worthless.

     No fraction of a Share will be issued upon any exercise of a Warrant. If, upon exercise of a
Warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a Share, the Company will,
upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of shares of common stock to be
issued to the warrant holder.

     Upon any exercise of the Warrant for less than the total number of full Shares provided for
herein, there shall be issued to the registered holder hereof or his assignee a new Warrant
Certificate covering the number of Shares for which the Warrant has not been exercised.

     Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent by the
registered holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged in
the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of
any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and
evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

 

     Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of the Warrant Certificate at the office or
agency of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and
evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee in exchange
for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without
charge except for any applicable tax or other governmental charge.

     The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder as the absolute
owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing
hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the
registered holder, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall
be affected by any notice to the contrary.

     This Warrant does not entitle the registered holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of
the Company.

     The Company reserves the right to call the Warrant at any time prior to its exercise, with a
notice of call in writing to the holders of record of the Warrant, giving 30 days’ notice of such
call at any time after the Warrant becomes exercisable if the last sale price of the Shares has
been at least $14.25 per share on each of 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on
the third business day prior to the date on which notice of such call is given. The call price of
the Warrants is to be $.01 per Warrant. Any Warrant either not exercised or tendered back to the
Company by the end of the date specified in the notice of call shall be canceled on the books of
the Company and have no further value except for the $.01 call price.

All the covenants and provisions of this Warrant by or for the benefit of the Company or the holder
hereof shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Secretary

	 	 

Chief Executive Officer
	 	 

 

 

SUBSCRIPTION FORM

To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants

The undersigned Registered Holder irrevocably elects to exercise                
Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and to purchase the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants, and requests that Certificates for such shares shall
be issued in the name of

	 	 	 
	 
	(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)

	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

	and be delivered to
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
	 
	 	 
	 

and, if such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by
this Warrant Certificate, that a new Warrant Certificate for the balance of
such Warrants be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered
Holder at the address stated below:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	(SIGNATURE)
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	(ADDRESS)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	(TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)	 	 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants

For Value
Received,
                                 hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

	 	 	 
	 
	(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)

	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

	and be delivered to
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)

	 	 	 
	 

	 	of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby
	 
	 	 
	irrevocably constitute and appoint
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	(SIGNATURE)
	 	 

THE SIGNATURE TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FORM MUST CORRESPOND TO THE NAME WRITTEN UPON
THE FACE OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY
CHANGE WHATSOEVER, AND MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR A MEMBER FIRM OF
THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE OR CHICAGO STOCK
EXCHANGE.

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