DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH PURCHASE AGREEMENT Fixed to Fixed Reset Rate Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2032 November 28, 2017

Exhibit 1.7

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

U.S.$ 1,000,000,000

Fixed to Fixed Reset Rate

Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2032

November 28, 2017

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, a stock corporation organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the “Bank”), acting through its New York Branch,

and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. (in such capacity, the “Lead Manager”),

and

the other Managers named in Article 2 hereof (hereinafter, together with the Lead Manager, the “Managers”),

agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

(TERMS, PURPOSE AND LEGAL PREREQUISITES)

(1) The Bank, acting through its New York Branch, shall issue U.S.$ 1,000,000,000 Fixed to Fixed Reset Rate Subordinated Tier 2 Notes (the “Notes”), under a subordinated indenture (the “Subordinated Indenture”) comprising a base subordinated indenture entered into on May 21, 2013 among the Bank, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”), as initial principal paying agent, issuing agent and registrar and authenticating agent, a third supplemental subordinated indenture thereto adding certain provisions thereto, and modifying certain provisions thereof expected to be entered into on or about December 1, 2017 among the Bank, the Trustee and DBTCA, and a fourth supplemental subordinated indenture thereto relating to the Notes expected to be entered into on or about December 1, 2017 among the Bank, the Trustee and DBTCA.

(2) The Bank understands that the Managers propose to make a public offering of the Notes as soon as the Managers deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered and the Subordinated Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The Bank filed on July 31, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (No 333-206013) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in respect of, among others, the Notes, which registration statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and was subsequently amended by the Bank by post-effective amendment no. 1, filed with the Commission on March 10, 2016 and effective immediately upon filing, and post-effective amendment no. 2, converting that registration statement from a Form F-3 automatic shelf registration statement to a Form F-3 non-automatic shelf registration statement, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2016 and declared effective by the Commission on April 27, 2016. Such registration statement contains a base prospectus in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Base Prospectus”), to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of the Notes. Any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus that describes the Notes and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Prospectus is called, together

with the Base Prospectus, a “preliminary prospectus”. The term “Prospectus” means the final prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, together with the Base Prospectus, that is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations after the date and time of execution and delivery of this Agreement, but does not include any “free writing prospectus” (as such term is used in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations). Any preliminary prospectus and Prospectus shall be deemed to include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act, any reference to any amendment or supplement to any preliminary prospectus or Prospectus shall be deemed to include any documents filed after the date of such preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”), and incorporated by reference in such preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be. Such registration statement, at any given time, including the amendments thereto to such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act at such time and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by Securities Act Regulations, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to refer to the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“▇▇▇▇▇”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by Securities Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 2

(PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE NOTES)

On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Managers herein contained, the Bank hereby agrees to sell to the several Managers, and each Manager, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Bank herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Bank the respective principal amounts of the Notes set forth opposite such Manager’s name in the following table on December 1, 2017, at the issue price of 99.976% of the initial principal amount of the Notes, less a combined underwriting discount and commission of 0.55% of the initial principal amount thereof.


Manager	Commitments in $
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.	$	840,000,000
TD Securities (USA) LLC	$	50,000,000
CIBC World Markets Corp.	$	10,000,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	$	10,000,000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC	$	10,000,000
Lloyds Securities Inc.	$	10,000,000
nabSecurities, LLC	$	10,000,000
RBC Capital Markets, LLC	$	10,000,000
Regions Securities LLC	$	10,000,000
Santander Investment Securities Inc.	$	10,000,000
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.	$	10,000,000
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.	$	10,000,000
Academy Securities, Inc.	$	5,000,000
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Group, Inc.	$	5,000,000

Total	$	1,000,000,000

ARTICLE 3

(SELLING RESTRICTIONS)

(1) European Economic Area: In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer to the public of the Notes in the Relevant Member State except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of the Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive:

(a)	to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

(b)	to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant dealer or dealers nominated by the Bank for any such offer;

(c)	in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;

provided that no such offer of Notes referred to in (b) or (c) above shall require the Bank or any Manager to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of the Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State; the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State; and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

(2) People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan):

Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the Notes will not be offered or sold directly or indirectly within the borders of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC,” which, for such purposes, does not include the Hong Kong or Macau Special Administrative Regions or Taiwan) or to any resident of the PRC. Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the preliminary prospectus, Prospectus and any other offering material relating to the Notes, which have not been and will not be submitted to or approved/verified by or registered with any

relevant governmental authorities in the PRC (including but not limited to the China Securities Regulatory Commission), will not be supplied to the public in the PRC or used in connection with any offer for the subscription or sale of the Notes in the PRC. Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the Notes will only be offered or sold to PRC investors that are authorized to engage in the purchase of Notes of the type being offered or sold, including but not limited to those that are authorized to engage in the purchase and sale of foreign exchange for itself and on behalf of its customers and/or purchase and sale of government bonds or financial bonds and/or purchase and sale of debt securities denominated in foreign currency other than stocks.

(3) Hong Kong: Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the Notes will not be offered or sold by means of any document, including the preliminary prospectus and Prospectus, other than (i) in circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance; or (ii) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes has been or may be issued or has been or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of being issued (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.

(4) Japan: The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (act no. 25 of 1948, as amended; the “FIEA”). Accordingly, each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the Notes will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (as defined under item 5, paragraph 1, article 6 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (act no. 228 of 1949, as amended)), or to others for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, a resident of Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws and regulations of Japan.

Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the Notes will only be offered, sold, resold or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly to, or for the benefit of, (i) a person who is not a resident of Japan or (ii) a Qualified Institutional Investor (“QII”) as defined in article 10 of the cabinet ordinance concerning definitions under article 2 of the FIEA (ordinance no. 14 of 1993, as amended) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws and regulations of Japan.

(5) Korea: Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that none of the Notes will be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea, or to any persons for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Korea (as such term is defined in the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law of Korea and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), except as otherwise permitted under applicable laws and regulations.

(6) Singapore: Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the preliminary prospectus, Prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale,

or invitation for subscription or purchase, of Notes will not be circulated or distributed, nor will the Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275, of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or

(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,

securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

(1) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA;

(2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;

(3) where the transfer is by operation of law;

(4) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or

(5) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore.

(7) Switzerland: Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the preliminary prospectus and Prospectus may only be used by those investors to whom it has been handed out in connection with the offering described herein and will neither directly nor indirectly be distributed or made available to other persons without the express consent of the Bank. Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the preliminary prospectus and Prospectus as well as any other material relating to the Notes will not be used in connection with any other offer and will not be copied and/or distributed to the public or otherwise made publicly available in, into or from Switzerland.

(8) Taiwan: The Notes have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or other regulatory authority of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations of Taiwan and may not be issued, offered or sold within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan that requires a registration, filing or

approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or other regulatory authority of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the Notes in Taiwan. Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that the Notes may be made available outside Taiwan for purchase outside Taiwan by Taiwan residents, but will not be marketed, offered or sold in Taiwan.

(9)	United Kingdom: Each of the Managers represents, warrants and agrees that:

(a)

it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Bank; and

(b)	it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

(10) General: In addition to the specific restrictions set out above, each of the Managers severally represents, warrants and agrees that it will not take any action (including without limitation, the possession or distribution of the preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any other offering document or any publicity or other material relating to the Notes) in any country or jurisdiction outside of the United States where such action would (i) result in any violation of applicable law or (ii) cause the issuance of the Notes to be considered an offering to the public under applicable law.

ARTICLE 4

(REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES)

(1) The Bank represents and warrants (in addition to the representations and warranties contained in the selling restrictions set out in Article 3) to each of the Managers that:

(a)

the Registration Statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 462(e)”) on July 31, 2015; post-effective amendment no. 1 thereto, filed with the Commission on March 10, 2016, became effective immediately upon filing under Rule 462(e); post-effective amendment no. 2 thereto, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2016, was declared effective by the Commission on April 27, 2016; and as of the date hereof, no other post-effective amendment thereto (whether effective or not effective) has been filed by the Bank with the Commission. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and is in effect and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Bank, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

Any offer that is a written communication relating to the Notes made prior to the filing of the Registration Statement by the Bank or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this paragraph only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act Regulations) that is an offer for purposes of Rule 163 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 163”) and that is required to be filed, has been filed with the Commission in accordance with the

exemption provided by Rule 163 and otherwise complied with the requirements of Rule 163, including without limitation the legending requirement, to qualify such offer for the exemption from Section 5(c) of the Securities Act provided by Rule 163.

At the respective times the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became or becomes effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the Managers pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations and on the Closing Date (as defined under Article 6(2) below), the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Trust Indenture Act (the “Trust Indenture Act Regulations”), and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was issued and on the Closing Date, included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

Each preliminary prospectus (including the prospectus or prospectuses filed as part of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto) complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act Regulations, and the copy of each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Managers for use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. The copy of the Prospectus delivered to the Managers for use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. As of the Time of Sale (as defined below), the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) issued at or prior to the Time of Sale and the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below), all considered together (collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”), did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 433”).

“Statutory Prospectus” as of any time means the Base Prospectus relating to the Notes, including any preliminary or other prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof, as amended or supplemented at that time.

“Time of Sale” means 5:10 p.m. (Eastern time) on November 28, 2017 or such other time as agreed by the Bank and the Managers.

Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Notes or until any earlier date

that the Bank notified or notifies the Managers as described in Article 5(5), did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (i) any statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of such documents made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Bank by the Managers expressly for use therein or (ii) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statements of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee, of The Bank of New York Mellon, of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York and of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustees.

(b)

the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act, at the time they were or hereafter are filed or submitted with the Commission prior to the end of the Closing Date, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Exchange Act Regulations”) and, when read together with the other information in the Prospectus, (a) at the time the Registration Statement became effective, (b) at the earlier of the time the Prospectus was first used and the date and time of the first contract of sale of Notes in this offering and (c) on the Closing Date, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(c)

the Bank is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, with full power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is lawfully qualified to do business in those jurisdictions in which business is conducted by it;

(d)	this Agreement has been, or on the Closing Date, will have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Bank and constitutes, or on the Closing Date, will constitute, valid and legally binding obligations of the Bank, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(e)	the Notes have been duly authorized by the Bank and, when duly executed, issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Subordinated Indenture, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Bank, enforceable in accordance with their terms;

(f)

no action or thing is required to be taken, fulfilled or done (including without limitation the obtaining of any consent or licence or the making of any filing or registration) for the issue of the Notes or the compliance by the Bank with the terms of the Notes and this Agreement, except for those which have been, or will prior to the Closing Date, obtained and are, or will on the Closing Date, be, in full force and effect;

(g)	the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issue of the Notes and compliance with the terms of this Agreement do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of

any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Bank’s constitutive documents or any indenture, trust deed, mortgage or other agreement or instrument to which the Bank is a party or by which the Bank or any of its properties is bound, or (ii) infringe any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgement, order or decree of any government, governmental body or court or regulatory body, of or in the United States or Germany having jurisdiction over the Bank or any of its properties;

(h)	there are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required;

(i)

neither the Bank nor any of its affiliates (with the exception of the Lead Manager as set forth in the Prospectus) have taken, nor will the Bank or any affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which would be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Bank with the purpose of facilitating the sale or resale of the Notes;

(j)	the Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, and the Bank is not the subject of a pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Notes;

(k)

(A) at the time of filing the Registration Statement, (B) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (C) at the time the Bank or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act Regulations) made any offer relating to the Notes in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the Securities Act Regulations and (D) at the date hereof, the Bank was and is a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 405”), including not having been and not being an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405;

(l)

the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related supplemental financial information, schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Bank and its consolidated subsidiaries on the basis stated in the Registration Statement at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Bank and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified, said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with international financial reporting standards as endorsed by the European Union (“IFRS”), applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein;

(m)	the accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement are independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations;

(n)	except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, there are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Bank or any of its properties which, if determined

adversely to the Bank, would adversely affect the ability of the Bank to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Subordinated Indenture or the Notes and, to the best of the Bank’s knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated;

(o)	none of the Bank, its affiliates, or any persons acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any jurisdiction referred to in Article 3 in any activity with respect to the issue and offering of the Notes that is not permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction; and

(p)	the Bank is not and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein, will not be an “investment company,” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(2) The representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be deemed repeated on the Closing Date.

ARTICLE 5

(COVENANTS OF THE BANK)

The Bank covenants with each of the Managers as follows:

(1) The Bank, subject to Article 5(2), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430B and, during the period beginning at the Time of Sale and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as in the opinion of counsel for the Managers the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with the sales by the Managers or dealer, including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), will notify the Managers immediately, and confirm the notice in writing (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement relating to the Notes shall become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus relating to the Notes shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission to the Registration Statement, and (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or the filing of a new registration statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or for additional information (except those relating to the offering of securities other than the Notes). The Bank, subject to Article 5(2), will notify the Managers immediately, and confirm the notice in writing (i) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any new registration statement relating to the Notes or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Securities Act concerning the Registration Statement (except those relating to the offering of securities other than the Notes) and (ii) if the Bank becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Notes. The Bank will effect the filings required under Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as they deem necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, will promptly file such prospectus. The Bank will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment. The Bank has paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the Notes in accordance with Rules 456 and 457 of the Securities Act Regulations.

(2) The Bank will give the Managers notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement relating to the Notes or any amendment, supplement or revision to either any preliminary prospectus (including any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or amendment thereto at the time it became effective) or to the Prospectus, in each case relating to the Notes, whether pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, and the Bank will furnish the Managers with copies (which may be in electronic form) of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Managers or counsel for the Managers shall object. The Bank has given the Managers notice of any filings made pursuant to the Exchange Act or Exchange Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Time of Sale; the Bank will give the Managers notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Time of Sale to the Closing Date and will furnish the Managers with copies (which may be in electronic form) of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing and will not file or use any such document to which the Managers or counsel for the Managers shall reasonably object. The Bank will prepare a final term sheet (the “Final Term Sheet”) reflecting the final terms of the Notes, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers, and shall file such Final Term Sheet as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus prior to the close of business two business days after the date hereof; provided that the Bank shall furnish the Managers with copies (which may be in electronic form) of any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing and will not use or file any such document to which the Managers shall reasonably object.

(3) The Bank has furnished or will deliver to the Managers and counsel for the Managers, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement and of each amendment thereto relating to the Notes (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Managers, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement and of each amendment thereto relating to the Notes (without exhibits). The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Managers will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(4) The Bank has delivered to the Managers, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as the Managers reasonably requested, and the Bank hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Bank will furnish to the Managers, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as the Managers may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Managers will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(5) The Bank will comply with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act and the Trust Indenture Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Notes as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Managers or for the Bank, to amend the

Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package in order that the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package will not include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or to file a new registration statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Bank will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Article 5(2), such amendment, supplement or new registration statement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to comply with such requirements, the Bank will use its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable (if it is not an automatic shelf registration statement with respect to the Notes) and the Bank will furnish to the Managers such number of copies of such amendment, supplement or new registration statement as the Managers may reasonably request. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement (or any other registration statement relating to the Notes) or the Statutory Prospectus or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Bank will promptly notify the Managers and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(6) The Bank will endeavour, in cooperation with the Managers, to qualify the Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Managers shall reasonably request and to maintain such qualifications for as long as may be required for the distribution of the Notes.

(7) The Bank will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Managers the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(8) The Bank will use the net proceeds received by them from the sale of the Notes in the manner specified in the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds”.

(9) The Bank, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations.

(10) The Bank represents and agrees that unless it obtains the prior consent of the Managers, and the each of the Managers represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Bank, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Notes that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission, and the Bank and each of the Managers represents and agrees that Schedule A hereto is a complete list of all free writing prospectuses for which such consent was received, provided, however, that prior to the preparation of the Final Term Sheet in accordance with Article 5(2), the Managers are authorized to use the information with respect to the final terms of the Notes in communications

conveying information relating to the offering to investors. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Bank and the Managers is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Bank represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and have complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.

ARTICLE 6

(CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND PAYMENT)

(1) The obligations of the Managers to purchase the Notes are subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)

On the Closing Date there have been no events making any of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect as though they had been given and made on such date and the Bank shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder to be performed on or before the Closing Date.

(b)

The Registration Statement has become effective and on the Closing Date no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Securities Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Managers. The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) (or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed and become effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430B). The Bank shall have paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the Notes in accordance with Rules 456 and 457 of the Securities Act Regulations.

(c)

The delivery of legal opinions to the Managers on the Closing Date in such form and with such contents as the Managers may reasonably require from (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, legal advisers to the Bank as to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States, (ii) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ London LLP, legal advisers to the Managers as to the law of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States, and (iii) Group Legal Services of the Bank.

(d)	The delivery of such certificates and other documents as the Managers may reasonably request.

(e)

On the Closing Date, the Notes shall be rated at least Ba2 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investor Service Inc., BB+ by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, and BBB by Fitch Ratings, and the Bank shall have delivered to the Managers a letter dated on or about the Closing Date, from such rating agency, or other evidence satisfactory to the Bank, confirming that the Notes have such rating (or will have such rating on or about the Closing Date), and since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred a downgrading in the rating assigned to the securities or the Bank by any “nationally recognized statistical rating agency,” as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, and no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review its rating of any securities of the Bank.

(2) The “Closing Date” shall be December 1, 2017, or such other time and date as the Bank and the Managers shall agree in writing.

(3) On the Closing Date the Managers shall pay the purchase price as mentioned in Article 2(1) in same day funds into a U.S. $-denominated account to be named by the Bank.

ARTICLE 7

(CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the Managers may by notice to the Bank terminate this Agreement at any time before the time on the Closing Date when payment would otherwise be due under this Agreement to the Bank in respect of the Notes if:

(1) in the opinion of the Lead Manager, circumstances shall be such as:

(a)	to prevent or to a material extent restrict payment for the Notes in the manner contemplated in this Agreement; or

(b)	to a material extent prevent or restrict settlement of transactions in the Notes in the market or otherwise; or

(2)	in the opinion of the Lead Manager, there shall have been:

(a)	any change in national or international political, legal, tax or regulatory conditions; or

(b)	any calamity or emergency,

which has in its view caused a substantial deterioration in the price and/or value of the Notes, and, upon notice being given, the parties to this Agreement shall (except for the liability of the Bank in relation to expenses as provided in Article 8 and except for any liability arising before or in relation to such termination) be released and discharged from their respective obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 8

(INDEMNITY)

(1) Indemnification of Managers. The Bank agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Manager, its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the Securities Act (each, an “Affiliate”), and each person, if any, who controls any Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act as follows:

(a)

against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated

therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(b)

against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Article 8(5) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Bank;

(c)

against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Lead Manager, reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission), to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (a) or (b) above;

provided, however, that (x) this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Bank by any Manager expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) and (y) the foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to the preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Manager from whom the person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased Notes, or any person controlling such Manager where it shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final judgment that (A) prior to the Time of Sale the Bank shall have notified such Manager that the preliminary prospectus contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) such untrue statement or omission of a material fact was corrected in an amended or supplemented preliminary prospectus or, where permitted by law, an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and such corrected preliminary prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus was provided to such Manager far enough in advance of the Time of Sale so that such corrected preliminary prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus could have been delivered or otherwise conveyed to such person prior to the Time of Sale, (C) such corrected preliminary prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus (excluding any document then incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference) was not delivered or otherwise conveyed to such person at or prior to the Time of Sale, and (D) such loss, claim, damage or expense would not have occurred had the corrected preliminary prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus (excluding any document then incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference) been delivered or otherwise conveyed to such person as provided for in (C).

(2) Insofar as this indemnity agreement may permit indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of any person who is a partner of a Manager or who controls a Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and who, at the date of this Agreement, is a director or officer of the Bank or controls the Bank within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, such indemnity agreement is subject to the undertaking of the Bank in the Registration Statement under “Part II—Information Not Required in Prospectus—Indemnification of Directors and Officers—Undertakings.”

(3) Indemnification of the Bank, Directors and Officers. Each Manager severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Bank, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Bank within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (1)(a) of this Article, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Bank by such Manager expressly for use therein.

(4) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Article 8(1) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Lead Manager, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Article 8(3) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Bank. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification could be sought under this Article 8 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (A) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (B) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(5) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of

the nature contemplated by Article 8(1)(b) effected without its written consent if (A) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (B) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 45 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (C) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

ARTICLE 9

(CONTRIBUTION)

(1) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Article 8 hereof is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein in connection with any offering of Notes, then each indemnifying party under Article 8, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Bank on the one hand and the Managers on the other hand from the offering of such Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Bank on the one hand and the Managers on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Bank on the one hand and the Managers on the other hand in connection with the offering of such Notes shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of such Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the Bank bear to the total discounts and commissions received by the Managers in respect thereof. The relative fault of the Bank on the one hand and of the Managers on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Bank or by the Managers and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(2) The Bank and the Managers agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Article 9 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Article 9(1). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, liability, claim, damage and expense referred to in Article 9(1) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 9(2), no Managers shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discounts and commissions received by such Manager with respect to the offering of Notes referred to in Article 9(1) that were offered and sold to the public through the Managers exceeds the amount of any damages that such Managers has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Article 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(3) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in Article 8 and this Article 9 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Bank, its officers and the Managers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of any Manager or any person controlling any Manager or by or on behalf of the Bank, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Bank and acceptance of and payment for any of the Notes.

ARTICLE 10

(PARTIAL INVALIDITY)

Should any of the provisions of this Agreement be or become invalid in whole or in part, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in force. Invalid provisions shall, according to the intent and purpose of this Agreement, be replaced by such valid provisions which in their economic effect come as close as legally possible to that of the invalid provisions.

ARTICLE 11

(MISCELLANEOUS)

(1) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

(2) Notices. All communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Managers, at the address beneath the Lead Manager’s signature on the signature page hereof; or, if sent to the Bank, will be mailed or delivered and confirmed to the Bank at each of the following addresses:

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch

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Attention: Treasury / US Issuance

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch

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Attention: Legal Department / US Issuance

(3) No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Bank acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length

commercial transaction between the Bank, on the one hand, and the several Managers, on the other hand; (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Manager is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Bank, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party; (c) no Manager has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Bank with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Manager has advised or is currently advising the Bank on other matters) and no Manager has any obligation to the Bank with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (d) the Managers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Bank; and (e) the Managers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Bank has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate.

(4) Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors and controlling persons referred to in Article 8 and Article 9, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

(5) Headings. The headings of the Articles, and Sections (if any), of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.

(6) Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Bank and the several Managers, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(7) Parties. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Managers and the Bank and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Managers and the Bank and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Article 8 and Article 9 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Managers and the Bank and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Notes from any Manager shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

(8) Several obligations. The obligations of each Manager under this Agreement are several and not joint.

ARTICLE 12

(APPLICABLE LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION;

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; JUDGMENT CURRENCY)

(1) This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in relation to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

(2) The Bank and the Managers agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding brought by any Manager or by any person controlling any Manager, arising out of or based upon this Agreement may be instituted in any State or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such court in any suit, action or proceeding. The Bank has appointed Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp., ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Office of the Secretary, as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon which process may be instituted in any State or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York by any Manager and the Bank expressly accepts the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of such action. Such appointment shall be irrevocable unless and until a successor authorized agent, located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, shall have been appointed by the Bank and such appointment shall have been accepted by such successor authorized agent. The Bank represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Bank agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Bank shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Bank.

(3) THE BANK AND THE MANAGERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(4) The Bank, on the one hand, and the Managers severally, on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other against loss incurred as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due hereunder or under the Notes and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than United States dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the United States dollar amount is converted into Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of exchange at which such indemnified party would have been able to purchase United States dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by it if such indemnified party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase United States dollars as promptly as practicable upon receipt thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent obligation of the Bank and the Managers and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “rate of exchange” shall include an allowance for any customary or reasonable premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the relevant currency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this PURCHASE AGREEMENT to be executed as of the day and year first written above.

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH


By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President

By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Associate

THE MANAGERS LISTED UNDER SCHEDULE B HERETO


By:	DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
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		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director

	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Managing Director

SCHEDULE A

Final Term Sheet, dated November 28, 2017, in respect of the Notes as filed pursuant to Rule 433 on November 28, 2017.

SCHEDULE B

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

TD Securities (USA) LLC

CIBC World Markets Corp.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Lloyds Securities Inc.

nabSecurities, LLC

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Regions Securities LLC

Santander Investment Securities Inc.

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Academy Securities, Inc.

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH PURCHASE AGREEMENT Fixed to Fixed Reset Rate Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2032 November 28, 2017

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