Xtrackers (IE) plc

Investment Company with Variable Capital

Registered Office: 78 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

Registration number: 393802

(the “Company”)

Important Notice to Shareholders of:

Xtrackers MSCI World High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF

1D (ISIN: IE000NS5HRY9)

Xtrackers MSCI USA High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF

1D (ISIN: IE000V04SL39)

(each individually a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”)

27 November 2024

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) hereby informs the shareholders of the Funds (the “Shareholders”) that MSCI Limited, in its capacity as index administrator of the reference index of each of the Funds (the “Index Administrator”) informed the Company on 14 November 2024 that it would introduce certain changes as detailed below (the “Changes”) to be applied at the scheduled ordinary index review on 26 November 2024 (the “Effective Date”).

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”) or the supplement of the relevant Fund (the “Supplement”) unless the context otherwise requires.

The Funds aim to replicate or track the performance of the following indices (each a “Reference Index” and together the “Reference Indices”:

1. Overview of the Changes

The Index Administrator announced that enhanced criteria would be applied to the existing Environmental, Social, and Governance exclusion criteria (the “ESG Exclusion Criteria”) of each Reference Index.

As of the Effective Date, the index methodology was updated to reflect enhanced oil & gas and power generation screens.

As a result, the following enhanced ESG Exclusion Criteria will be applied to exclude companies that:

• are unrated or missing coverage by MSCI ESG Research;
• are assigned an MSCI ESG Rating of CCC;
• have any involvement in controversial weapons;
• are classified by MSCI in their Business Involvement Screening Research or Climate Change Metrics as breaching certain revenue thresholds in controversial activities, including, but not limited to, civilian firearms, nuclear weapons, tobacco, adult entertainment, alcohol, conventional weapons, gambling, genetically modified organisms, nuclear power, fossil fuel reserves ownership, fossil fuel extraction, oil & gas, and power generation; and
• fail to comply with the United Nations Global Compact principles, have an MSCI ESG Controversies Score of 0, or have an insufficient MSCI ESG Controversies Score related to certain environmental controversies.

Such exclusions comprise the requirements as laid out in Article 12(1)(a) to (g) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 (“PAB Exclusions”).

For the avoidance of doubt, the Funds’ investment objectives, investment policies, risk profiles and fees remain unchanged.

For full details about the changes to the index methodology, please refer to the website of the Index Administrator on www.msci.com/index-methodology.

1. General Information

Copies of the revised Supplement for each Fund reflecting the Changes have been made available on the website of the Company (www.Xtrackers.com) on 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 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 Xtrackers@dws.com.

This product is based overseas and is not subject to UK sustainable investment labelling and disclosure requirements. Further information in relation to the UK sustainability labelling and disclosure requirements can be found on the UK FCA’s website.

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.

Yours faithfully,

______________________________

Director

For and on 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

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