LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Merger exchange ratio for the merger of
db x-trackers S&P 500® Equal Weight UCITS ETF
db x-trackers FTSE All-World Ex UK UCITS ETF
(both being former sub-funds of the Merging Fund, the “Merging Sub-Funds”)
into
db x-trackers S&P 500® Equal Weight UCITS ETF (DR)
db x-trackers FTSE All-World ex UK UCITS ETF (DR)1
(both being sub-funds of the Receiving Fund, the “Receiving Sub-Funds”)
30 June 2015
The boards of directors of the Merging and Receiving Funds wish to announce that the merger of the Merging Sub-Funds into the Receiving Sub-Funds (the “Merger”) became effective on 26 June 2015 (the “Effective Date”). Further to the notification to shareholders in the Merging Sub-Funds dated 8 May 2015, the exchange ratio used to calculate the number of shares in the relevant Receiving Sub-Fund(s) issued to former shareholders of the Merging Sub-Fund(s) was as follows:
| Merging Sub-Fund | ISIN-code |
NAV per share2 In the currency of the relevant Merging Sub-Fund as of 26 June 2015 |
Receiving Sub-Fund | ISIN-code |
NAV per share3 In the currency of the relevant Receiving Sub-Fund as of 26 June 2015 |
Merger Exchange Ratio4 Merger Exchange Ratio – the number of shares of the relevant Receiving Sub-Fund received for each share of the respective Merging Sub-Fund |
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| db x-trackers S&P 500® Equal Weight UCITS ETF | Class 1C: LU0659579493 | 38.5590 | db x-trackers S&P 500® Equal Weight UCITS ETF (DR) |
Class 1C:
IE00BLNMYC90 |
38.8831 | 0.9916649 | |||||||
| db x-trackers FTSE All-World Ex UK UCITS ETF | Class 1C: LU0322254383 | 36.0180 | db x-trackers FTSE All-World ex UK UCITS ETF (DR)1 |
Class 1C:
IE00BM67HJ62 |
36.1484 | 0.9963941 | |||||||
The Merging Sub-Funds have been delisted from each of the relevant exchanges.
The time(s) at which shareholders of the relevant Merging Sub-Fund(s) will receive shares in the corresponding Receiving Sub-Fund(s) will depend on the timeframes and arrangement agreed between shareholders and their custodian, broker and/or relevant central securities depositary for processing such corporate actions.
Shareholders who have any queries or to whom any of the above is not clear should seek advice from their stockbroker, bank manager, legal adviser, accountant or other independent financial advisor. Shareholders should also consult their own professional advisers as to the specific tax implications under the laws of the countries of their nationality, residence, domicile or incorporation.
Any further information in relation to the Merger may be obtained from the legal entities mentioned under ‘contact information’ or by sending an email to info.dbx-trackers@db.com.
db x-trackers & Concept Fund Solutions plc
The Boards of Directors
Contact Information
db x-trackers
49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Investment S.A.
2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-1115 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Concept Fund Solutions plc
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
1 On the Effective Date, the Receiving Sub-Fund was renamed from db x-trackers FTSE All-World ex UK UCITS ETF (Prospective DR)
2 In the currency of the relevant Merging Sub-Fund as of 26 June 2015
3 In the currency of the relevant Receiving Sub-Fund as of 26 June 2015
4 Merger Exchange Ratio – the number of shares of the relevant Receiving Sub-Fund received for each share of the respective Merging Sub-Fund