Xtrackers (IE) plc UK Regulatory Announcement: Important Notice to Shareholder of Bloomberg rebranding for Xtrackers (IE) plc

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 

Xtrackers (IE) plc

Investment Company with Variable Capital

Registered office: 78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

Central Bank of Ireland registry number: 393802

(the “Company”)

Important Notice to Shareholders of

Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

Xtrackers USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

(each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”)

16 August 2021

Dear Shareholder,

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors“) hereby informs the shareholders of the Funds (the “Shareholders“) that Bloomberg Index Services Limited, in its capacity as Index Administrator of the Reference Index for each of the Funds, has resolved to rebrand “Bloomberg Barclays” fixed income indices to “Bloomberg” indices, effective as of 24 August 2021 (the “Effective Date”).

As such, each Reference Index of the Funds shall be renamed, as set out in the following table, as of the Effective Date:

Fund	Current Reference Index name	New Reference Index name
Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF	Bloomberg Barclays MSCI USD Liquid Investment Grade Corporate Sustainable and SRI Index	Bloomberg MSCI USD Liquid Investment Grade Corporate Sustainable and SRI Index
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF	Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield Very Liquid Index ex 144A	Bloomberg US High Yield Very Liquid Index ex 144A
Xtrackers USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF	Bloomberg Barclays USD Liquid Investment Grade Corporate Index	Bloomberg USD Liquid Investment Grade Corporate Index

For the avoidance of doubt, the Fund’s name, investment objective, investment policy, risk profile and fees remain unchanged. The methodology of each Reference Index also remains unchanged. All references in the relevant Supplement to “Bloomberg Barclays” shall be replaced with “Bloomberg”.

Capitalised terms used in this notice shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the latest version of the prospectus of the Company (the “Prospectus”), unless the context otherwise requires.

General Information

Copies of the revised Supplement and the key information documents of each Fund reflecting the aforementioned changes will be made available on the website of the Company (www.Xtrackers.com) on or around the Effective Date, and copies thereof may be obtained on request free of charge at the registered office of the Company or at the offices of foreign representatives, once available.

Shareholders who have any queries or to whom any of the above is not clear should seek advice from their stockbroker, bank manager, legal advisor, accountant or other independent financial advisor. Shareholders should also consult their own professional advisors as to the specific tax implications, if any, under the laws of the countries of their nationality, residence, domicile or incorporation.

Further information in relation to the Changes may be obtained from the legal entities mentioned under Contact information below, the offices of foreign representatives or by sending an email to [email protected].

Neither the contents of the Company’s website nor the contents of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company’s website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

______________________

Director

for and on the behalf of Xtrackers (IE) plc

Contact Information

Xtrackers (IE) plc

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

DWS Investment S.A.

2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-1115 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Registered in Dublin as an open-ended variable capital umbrella investment company with limited liability and as an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds.

Registration Number 393802. Registered Office as above.

Directors: Tom Murray (Irish), Michael Whelan (Irish), Gerry Grimes (Irish), Alex McKenna (British), Philippe Ah-Sun (British) and Julien Boulliat (French).

Contacts

Xtrackers (IE) plc