CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 14, 2008) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
announced today that it is, through its affiliate, expanding its marketing
partnership with Deutsche Bank to include 11 additional recently-listed
long and short Agriculture, Gold and Commodity exchange-traded notes
(ETNs), which will offer investors short and leveraged exposure to
variations of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index.
As part of the expanded marketing partnership, the names for the DB
Agriculture, Gold and Commodity exchange-traded notes will be changed to
include PowerShares, consistent with the rest of the PowerShares DB lineup
of commodity and currency exchange-traded products. The tickers for the
ETNs will remain the same.
DB Agriculture Exchange-Traded Notes will be known as:
PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN (NYSE Arca: AGA)
PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long ETN (NYSE Arca: DAG)
PowerShares DB Agriculture Short ETN (NYSE Arca: ADZ)
PowerShares DB Agriculture Long ETN (NYSE Arca: AGF)
DB Gold Exchange-Traded Notes will be known as:
PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN (NYSE Arca: DZZ)
PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN (NYSE Arca: DGP)
PowerShares DB Gold Short ETN (NYSE Arca: DGZ)
DB Commodity Exchange-Traded Notes will be known as:
PowerShares DB Commodity Double Short ETN (NYSE Arca: DEE)
PowerShares DB Commodity Double Long ETN (NYSE Arca: DYY)
PowerShares DB Commodity Short ETN (NYSE Arca: DDP)
PowerShares DB Commodity Long ETN (NYSE Arca: DPU)
"We are excited to be expanding our successful partnership with Deutsche
Bank, and believe that it is important to continue to offer investors
innovative ways to access and to hedge their portfolios in these
sought-after commodity markets," said Bruce Bond, president and CEO of
Invesco PowerShares.
"We are confident that PowerShares will successfully market our innovative
investment products to a broad range of investors," said Kevin Rich,
Managing Director in Deutsche Bank's Global Markets Investment Products
group.
Invesco PowerShares is leading the intelligent ETF revolution through its
family of more than 100 domestic, international and active exchange-traded
funds. With assets under management of $12.75 billion, PowerShares ETFs
trade on all of the major U.S. stock exchanges that trade ETFs. For more
information, please visit us at
www.invescopowershares.com.
Invesco PowerShares is a wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., a leading
independent global investment management company dedicated to helping
people worldwide build their financial security. By delivering the combined
power of its distinctive worldwide investment management capabilities,
including AIM, Atlantic Trust, Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark,
and WL Ross, Invesco provides a comprehensive array of enduring investment
solutions for retail, institutional and high-net-worth clients around the
world. Operating in 20 countries, the company is currently listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is
available at
www.invesco.com.
About Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and
profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the
bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging
markets. With 78,275 employees in 76 countries, Deutsche Bank offers
unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to
be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients
creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.
Deutsche Bank AG has filed a registration statement (including a
prospectus, prospectus supplement and pricing supplement) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offerings to which this
free writing prospectus relates. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus, prospectus supplement and pricing supplement in that
registration statement and other documents that Deutsche Bank AG has filed
with the SEC for more complete information about Deutsche Bank AG and the
offerings. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on
the SEC website at
www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Deutsche Bank AG, any agent
or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the
prospectus, prospectus supplement and pricing supplement if you so request
by calling toll-free 1-877-369-4617.
www.db.com
The ETNs carry certain risks including, but not limited to, exposure to the
performance of specific commodity futures prices, the risk of loss of some
or all of your investment and for those ETNs offering leveraged exposure,
the effect of leverage on any adverse performance. The ETNs are subject an
investor fee and are not individually redeemable. You must irrevocably
offer at least 200,000 ETNs (or an integral multiple of 50,000 ETNs in
excess thereof) from a single offering to Deutsche Bank for repurchase.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is not a sponsor or promoter of
the ETNs and is not responsible for the performance of the ETNs.
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-137902
Dated May 14, 2008
Contact Information: Media Contacts:
Deutsche Bank
Renee Calabro
(212) 250-5525
Press & Media Relations
PowerShares
Kristin Sadlon
Porter Novelli
212-601-8192
Bill Conboy
BC Capital Partners
303-415-2290