Deutsche Bank Appendix Non-Financial Report 2022 Reports of the independent auditor – Inquiries of the executive directors and relevant employees involved in the preparation of the non-financial report about the preparation process, about the internal control system related to this process, and about disclosures in the non-financial report, – Inquiries of the employees regarding the selection of topics for the sustainability report, the risk assessment and the policies of the Company and the Group for the topics identified as material, – Inquiries of employees responsible for data capture and consolidation about the data capture and compilation methods as well as internal controls to the extent relevant for the assurance of the disclosures in the sustainability report, – Identification of likely risks of material misstatement in the sustainability report, – Inspection of the relevant documentation of the systems and processes for collecting, aggregating and validating the data from the relevant functions in the reporting period, – Analytical procedures on selected disclosures in the sustainability report at the level of the Company and the Group and – Evaluation of the presentation of the sustainability report. Assurance conclusion Based on the assurance procedures performed and the evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the sustainability report of the Company for the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the GRI Standards. We do not express an assurance conclusion on the other references to disclosures made outside the sustainability report and prior year-disclosures. Restriction of use We draw attention to the fact that the assurance engagement was conducted for the Company’s purposes and that the report is intended solely to inform the Company about the result of the assurance engagement. As a result, it may not be suitable for another purpose than the aforementioned. Accordingly, the report is not intended to be used by third parties for making (financial) decisions based on it. Our responsibility is to the Company alone. We do not accept any responsibility to third parties. Our assurance conclusion is not modified in this respect. General Engagement Terms and Liability The “General Engagement Terms for Wirtschaftsprüfer and Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaften [German Public Auditors and Public Audit Firms]” dated 1 January 2017 are applicable to this engagement and also govern our relations with third parties in the context of this engagement (www.de.ey.com/general-engagement-terms). In addition, please refer to the liability provisions contained therein no. 9 and to the exclusion of liability towards third parties. We accept no responsibility, liability or other obligations towards third parties unless we have concluded a written agreement to the contrary with the respective third party or liability cannot effectively be precluded. We make express reference to the fact that we will not update the report to reflect events or circumstances arising after it was issued, unless required to do so by law. It is the sole responsibility of anyone taking note of the summarized result of our work contained in this report to decide whether and in what way this information is useful or suitable for their purposes and to supplement, verify or update it by means of their own review procedures. Eschborn/Frankfurt am Main, March 13, 2023 Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Holger Lösken Yvonne Meyer Wirtschaftsprüfer Wirtschaftsprüferin (German Public Auditor) (German Public Auditor) 130