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About Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN: DE0005810055, ticker: DB1.DE) is a leading European market infrastructure group listed on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX) in Germany. The company operates across the full financial transaction value chain, spanning trading, clearing, settlement, custody, market data, indices, software, SaaS, analytics and collateral/liquidity management. Its core ecosystem includes the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Xetra in cash equities, Eurex in derivatives, and Clearstream in post-trade services and securities custody. This broad footprint makes Deutsche Börse a strategic backbone of capital markets rather than a traditional exchange operator only. The group’s roots go back to Frankfurt’s exchange history in 1585, when merchants began standardizing foreign exchange rates, marking an early step toward an organized exchange marketplace. The modern corporate structure of Deutsche Börse AG emerged in the early 1990s, and the company has been publicly listed since 2001. Today, the headquarters are in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, with a strong international presence across major financial centers including Luxembourg, Prague, Cork, London, New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. From a competitive standpoint, Deutsche Börse benefits from its integrated market-infrastructure model, which combines transaction execution with highly recurring post-trade, data and technology revenues. This diversification supports resilient cash generation and gives the group a strong position among European exchange and clearing peers. In practice, investors tend to value Deutsche Börse for its structural growth profile, operating leverage, and relatively defensive characteristics versus more cyclical financials, while acknowledging its sensitivity to regulation, market volumes and capital-markets activity. Recent developments underscore this profile. In February 2026, Deutsche Börse reported preliminary 2025 results that were record highs for net revenue, EBITDA, net income and earnings per share, with net revenue excluding treasury up 9% year on year. The Executive Board proposed a 5% dividend increase to €4.20 per share and announced a new €500 million share buyback program. During 2025, the group also highlighted steps to simplify its regulatory setup, including potential changes around Eurex Clearing AG and Clearstream Banking AG to reduce complexity and improve efficiency. In parallel, Deutsche Börse continued to expand its digital-asset capabilities, including institutional custody and settlement initiatives for crypto assets and stablecoin-related partnerships, reinforcing its ambition to remain relevant in the next generation of financial infrastructure.