Target Definitions

This document and other documents the Group has published or may publish contain non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are measures of the Group’s historical or future performance, financial position or cash flows that contain adjustments that exclude or include amounts that are included or excluded, as the case may be, from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS in the Group’s financial statements. The Group refers to the definitions of certain adjustments as “target definitions” because the Group has in the past used and may in the future use the non-GAAP financial measures based on them to measure its financial targets.

The Group’s non-GAAP financial measures that relate to earnings use target definitions that adjust IFRS financial measures to exclude certain significant gains (such as gains from the sale of industrial holdings, businesses or premises) and certain significant charges (such as charges from restructuring, goodwill impairment or litigation) if such gains or charges are not indicative of the future performance of the Group’s core businesses.

IBIT attributable to Deutsche Bank Shareholders (Target Definition): The IBIT attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders non-GAAP financial measure is based on income (loss) before income tax expense attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders (i.e., less minority interest), adjusted for certain significant gains and charges as follows.

Pre-Tax Return on Average Active Equity (Target Definition): The pre-tax return on average active equity non-GAAP financial measure is based on IBIT attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders (target definition), as a percentage of the Group’s average active equity, which is defined below. For comparison, also presented are pre-tax return on average shareholders’ equity, which is defined as income (loss) before income tax expense attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders (i.e., less minority interest), as a percentage of average shareholders’ equity, and pre-tax return on average active equity, which is defined as income (loss) before income tax expense attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders (i.e., less minority interest), as a percentage of average active equity.

Average Active Equity: The Group calculates active equity to make it easier to compare it to its competitors and refers to active equity in several ratios. However, active equity is not a measure provided for in IFRS and you should not compare the Group’s ratios based on average active equity to other companies’ ratios without considering the differences in the calculation. The items for which the Group adjusts the average shareholders’ equity are average unrealized net gains (losses) on financial assets available for sale and on cash flow hedges (both components net of applicable taxes), as well as average dividends, for which a proposal is accrued on a quarterly basis and for which payments occur once a year following the approval by the general shareholders’ meeting.

The non-GAAP financial measure for growth in earnings per share is Diluted earnings per share (target definition), which is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders (i.e., less minority interest), adjusted for post-tax effects of significant gains/charges and certain significant tax effects, after assumed conversions, divided by the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding.

For reference, the Group’s diluted earnings per share, which is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders (i.e., less minority interest), after assumed conversions, divided by the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding, is also provided.