Distribution Announcement – Salient Dates – Six Months Ended 31 December 2016 - DBXJP The db X-trackers Collective Investment Scheme db X-trackers MSCI Japan Index ETF JSE code: DBXJP ISIN: ZAE000115176 (“DBXJP” or the “ETF”) A portfolio in the db X-trackers Collective Investment Scheme in Securities, registered as such in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002. DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT – SALIENT DATES – SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016 Notice is hereby given that the following dates are of importance in regard to a possible bi-annual distribution for the six months ended 31 December 2016 by the ETF to holders of DBXJP securities: Last day to trade “cum” distribution: Friday, 23 December 2016 Securities trade “ex” distribution: Wednesday, 28 December 2016 Record date: Friday, 30 December 2016 Announcement of distribution amount (if Wednesday, 18 January 2017 any) and the payment date will be made on or before: Holders of DBXJP securities who hold 100 000 or more DBXJP securities may elect to receive the distribution in JPY payable to their “foreign JPY cash account held at their applicable JPY clearer”. Such election is to be conveyed to db X-trackers (Proprietary) Limited (“db X-trackers”) via the holder’s CSDP in the required format by no later than Wednesday, 11 January 2017, failing which holders will be paid the ZAR equivalent referred to above. Non-institutional investors such as South African corporate entities, trusts and retail investors, would need specific exchange control approval from the South African Reserve Bank to receive the distribution in foreign currency. 7 December 2016 Manager db X-trackers (Proprietary) Limited Sponsor Vunani Corporate Finance Date: 07/12/2016 09:10:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.