EFTA Document EFTA01409332

Subject: Risk Premia Solution... From: Tazia Smith a> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:37:12 -0500 To: Gene Lynch Cc: Stewart Oldfield Xavier Avila Martin Zeman Joshua Shoshan Davide-A Sferrazza Vahe Stepanian Alison-T Sinicropi Good Morning Gene — Recall our risk premia discussions from earlier this year. I appreciate that Bill had 'pressed pause' on the alternative beta and market-neutral replacement conversation, but my colleagues have solved for a note implementation solution — cusip can be booked into your current account — as opposed to the swap or Deutsche Asset Management fund implementations that we were discussing in the spring. We currently have an anchor order for a 10x levered note on a 5% target vol, multi asset portfolio with 90% put protection. I thought this underlying exposure was very relevant for your risk/return objectives, AND the implementation is simplified! See below/attached. We will give you a call to discuss. All Our Best, Tazia DB Delta One Full Capital at Risk Note Linked to a Leveraged Risk Premia Basket Portfolio Format DB Senior Unsecured Note EFTA01409332 Trade Date [ ] Dec 2017 Issue Date [ ] Jan 2018 Maturity 2yrs Notional Minimum USD [ 1 ]mio Payout Maturity Notional * [ 1 + Performance * 10 ] Performance Max [ -10.00%, Basket Performance — Basket Protection Fee ] Basket Performance Final Basket / Initial Basket - 1 Basket Protection Fee TBD on Trade Date [expected 1% to 1.50%] Basket Definition Risk Premia Multi-Asset Class 5% Target Volatility Portfolio All trade execution information contained herein is being provided as an accommodation at your request in advance of your receipt of the official trade confirmation(s). Additional trade detail information available upon request. The terms of the trade(s) may be subject to change prior to settlement, and therefore the official trade confirmation(s) and account statements issued by Deutsche Bank shall govern. 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In addition, prospective investors must sign the Structured Products Account Agreement and Approval Form affirming investor status as well as other matters. From: Audie Apple Sent: Wednesday, Ma 03, 2017 11:36 AM To: Gene Lynch Cc: Stewart Oldfield ; Tazia Smith Subject: RE: Checking in Hi Gene. Thanks for the note. And thank you for taking the time to dig into the subject. We really appreciate your consideration! We will keep you posted on any interesting developments in the space that might be of interest. As you continue to revisit items for further investigation, I want to emphasize that in general clients are implementing risk premia portfolios because these portfolios have essentially zero correlation/beta to equity markets. I think this point can get lost easily since our presentation book introduces the concept with a simple portfolio constructed from 4 risk premia that are equity-based. The trend in the industry is to build risk premia portfolios across asset classes in a way that focuses specifically on diversifying cyclical exposures like equities (public or private) and real estate. EFTA01409334 Thank you again Gene. Best Regards, Audie From: Gene Lynch [mailto: Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 3:53 PM To: Audie Apple Cc: Stewart Oldfield; Tazia Smith Subject: RE: Checking in Thanks for checking in Audie. Ran this in addition to a bunch of things by Bill and I think we're on pause for the time being. Not really adding to any equity-type exposure at the moment. Best, Gene From: Audie Apple [mailto: Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 3:08 PM To: Gene Lynch Cc: Stewart Oldfield; Tazia Smith Subject: Checking in Hi Gene. I hope you are well. EFTA01409335 When we last spoke a few weeks ago you mentioned running the risk premia conversation past a colleague for further investigation. I think Bill? (Can't recall the name for certain). 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