Concept Fund Solutions plc

 

Investment Company with Variable Capital

 

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

 

Registration number: 393802

 

(the "Company")

 

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. Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

 

Registration Number 393802. Registered Office as above.

 

Directors: Tom Murray (Irish), Michael Whelan (Irish), Alex McKenna (UK), Gerry Grimes (Irish), Manooj Mistry (UK)

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS

 

OF THE COMPANY

 

29 November 2017

 

This letter is to inform the shareholders of the Company on behalf of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") about its decision (i) to amend certain definitions and introduce certain new definitions in the prospectus of the Company (the "Prospectus"), in relation to the subscription and repurchase of Shares, (ii) to change the cut-off times for certain sub-funds of the Company (the "Funds") and (iii) to change the investment manager of the Company (collectively referred to as the "Changes"). Details of the Changes are listed below. The Changes will take effect from 15 December 2017 (the "Effective Date").

 

1.Changes to the Definitions

 

With effect from the Effective Date, the following changes to the definitions will take place:

 
Current definition                                                                                                  New definition 
Business Day                                                                                                        Business Day 
means, in relation to any Fund, each day as is specified as such  in the Supplement for the relevant Fund;         means (unless otherwise provided in the Supplement for the  relevant Fund) a day which is a London Banking Day. 
Banking Day 
means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial  banks are open and settle payments in Dublin; 
Dealing Day                                                                                                         Transaction Day 
means, in respect of each Fund, each Business Day on which  subscriptions                                          means a day for which subscriptions for, exchanges of and  repurchases of Shares 
for, repurchases of and exchanges of relevant Shares  can be made by                                               can be made in order to be dealt with by the  Administrator as described 
the Company as specified in the Supplement for the  relevant Fund provided                                         under "Subscriptions for Shares  (Primary Market)", "Repurchase of Shares 
that there shall be at least two Dealing  Days in each month;                                                      (Primary Market)" and  "Exchange of Shares" in the Prospectus. 
                                                                                                                    In general, each Business Day will be a Transaction Day. 
                                                                                                                    However, some Business Days will not be Transaction Days where 
                                                                                                                    Significant Markets are closed and/or such other days 
                                                                                                                    as the  Company may from time to time determine provided that 
                                                                                                                    there is at  least one Transaction Day per fortnight. 
                                                                                                                    Any applications received by the Administrator after the Cut-off 
                                                                                                                    Time for a Transaction Day will be deferred to the next 
                                                                                                                    Transaction Day and processed on the basis of the Net Asset Value 
                                                                                                                    per Share calculated for such deferred Transaction Day. 
                                                                                                                    The Company may declare that a Business Day is a Transaction Day  when a Significant 
                                                                                                                    Market is closed, in its discretion, where it  believes it to be 
                                                                                                                    more appropriate. The Transaction Day for each  Sub-Fund is available from 
                                                                                                                    the Investment Manager and/or  sub-investment and sub-portfolio managers. 
Dealing Deadline                                                                                                    Cut-off Time 
means, in relation to any application for subscription, repurchase  or exchange of Shares of a Fund,               means the latest time by which an order for a subscription,  repurchase or exchange can be received 
the day and time specified in the  Supplement for the relevant Fund by which such application must                 for a Transaction Day, as  further set out in the Supplement for the relevant Fund. 
be  received by the Administrator on behalf of the Company in order  for the subscription, repurchase 
or exchange of Shares of the Fund  to be made by the Company on the relevant Dealing Day. 
NAV Publication Date                                                                                                NAV Date 
means the date upon which the Net Asset Value in respect of a  particular Dealing Day is published;                means (unless otherwise provided in the Supplement for the  relevant Fund) a day which is a Business Day. 
                                                                                                                    A NAV Date is the day as of which the assets and liabilities of  the 
                                                                                                                    Fund are valued in accordance with the section headed  "Calculation 
                                                                                                                    of Net Asset Value/Valuation of Assets" of the  Prospectus. For the 
                                                                                                                    avoidance of doubt, each Transaction Day will  be a NAV Date. 
Valuation Point                                                                                                     Valuation Day 
means the time on any Business Day by reference to which the Net  Asset                                            means (unless otherwise defined in the Supplement for the relevant 
Value of a Fund and the Net Asset Value per Share are  calculated                                                  Fund) the first Business Day following a NAV Date. 
as is specified in the Supplement for the relevant Fund  provided that                                             A Valuation Day is the day on which the Net Asset Value in respect  of a Fund is calculated and published. 
there shall be at least two Valuation Points in  every month. 
 
 

2.Introduction of new definitions

 

With effect from the Effective Date, the following new definitions will be introduced:

 
Direct Replication    means any market and/or exchange 
Significant Market    or combination 
                      of markets and/or  exchanges 
                      where the value of the Fund's 
                      investments in those markets 
                      and/or exchanges exceeds 30 percent. 
                      of the Net Asset Value of the 
                      Fund, calculated on a quarterly basis 
                      and recorded in the Company's 
                      financial statements. The Company 
                      may determine that a different 
                      percentage of Net Asset Value and/or 
                      date may apply at their 
                      discretion where they believe it 
                      is more appropriate and will be 
                      notified to the relevant Authorised 
                      Participants accordingly. 
Indirect Replication  means any market and/or 
Significant Market    exchange on which 
                      constituents of the Index 
                      are traded, 
                      unless otherwise set out 
                      in the Supplement 
                      for the  relevant Fund. 
London Banking Day    means a day on which 
                      commercial banks are 
                      open and settle payments  in London, 
                      excluding days on which 
                      such commercial 
                      banks are open  for only half a day. 
Significant Market    means either a Direct Replication 
                      Significant Market 
                      or an Indirect  Replication 
                      Significant Market. 
 
 

Further to the introduction of the new definition of "Cut-off Time" in the main body of the Prospectus, the relevant Cut-off Time for a particular Fund will be detailed in the supplement (the "Supplement") for the relevant Fund.

 

The new definition of "Direct Replication Significant Market" in the main body of the Prospectus will apply to any Fund which follows a direct replication investment policy. The Supplement of any Direct Replication Fund will state that the aforementioned definition of Direct Replication Significant Market applies.

 

The new definition of "Indirect Replication Significant Market" in the main body of the Prospectus will apply to any Fund which follows an indirect replication investment policy. The Supplement of any Indirect Replication Fund will state that the aforementioned definition of Indirect Replication Significant Market applies.

 

The reasons for the Changes are as follows:

 

(i) Currently, the Company is unable to accept orders for Funds on a day where the Index is not published for such a Business Day, whereas such acceptance of orders will be possible following the Changes; and

 

(ii) Sub-portfolio managers no longer wish to accept orders for subscriptions, repurchases and exchanges on a day which is not a London Banking Day.

 

3.Change of Cut-off Time

 

The attention of Shareholders is drawn to the fact that, as from the Effective Date, the Cut-off Time (as per the new definition) for certain Funds will change as described in the Annex 1 to this notice.

 

Save for the Changes described above, the investment policy, the investment strategy, the risk profile and the fees of the Funds will remain unchanged. There will also be no changes to the operation and/or manner in which the Funds are being managed.

 

4.Change of Investment Manager

 

The Board of Directors has resolved that Deutsche Asset Management S.A. (the "Investment Manager") will take over responsibilities from Deutsche International Corporate Services (Ireland) Limited as investment manager of the Company.

 

The Investment Manager has been established under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the form of a "Société Anonyme" on 15 April 1987 having its registered office at 2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-1115 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Investment Manager is registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies' Register under number B-25.754. The Investment Manager is authorised as a UCITS management company under Chapter 15 of the Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010 relating to undertakings for collective investment, as may be amended and as an alternative investment fund manager under Chapter 2 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 relating to alternative investment fund managers and implementing the AIFM Directive into Luxembourg legislation.

 

The Company will enter into an investment management agreement with the Investment Manager on substantially similar terms and conditions and subject to the same fees as the outgoing investment manager.

 

Existing processes, competencies and portfolio management responsibilities as well as the account and relationship manager for each Shareholder will not change.

 

No costs or expenses relating to the above Changes and their implementation will be borne by the Company, the Funds and/or their investors.

 

The above mentioned Changes will be reflected in a revised Prospectus and, where relevant, revised Supplements of the Funds to be issued on or around the Effective Date. Revised copies of the Prospectus and relevant Supplements reflecting the Changes will be available on the website of the Company (www.Xtrackers.com), and may be obtained free of charge at the Company's registered office or at the foreign representatives' offices, once available.

 

Capitalised terms used in this notice shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the current Prospectus unless the context otherwise requires.

 

This notice is for information purposes only. Shareholders are not required to take any action.

 

If you have any queries or if any of the above is not clear, you should seek advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, legal adviser, accountant or other independent financial advisor.

 

Further information in relation to this change may be obtained from the Company at its registered address, the offices of foreign representatives or by sending an email to Xtrackers@db.com.

 

Yours faithfully

 

______________________

 

Director

 

for and on behalf of

 

Concept Fund Solutions plc

 

Contact information

 

Concept Fund Solutions plc

 

78 Sir John Rogerson's Quay

 

Dublin 2

 

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.

 

Annex 1

 

Changes in Cut-off Times

 
Name of the Fund      ISIN          Current Cut-off   New Cut-off Time 
                                    Time 
db x-trackers FTSE    IE00BZ0CYG46  15:00 Dublin      15:30 Dublin 
100 Equal                           Time on the       Time on the 
Weight UCITS                        relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
ETF (DR)                            Day               Day 
db x-trackers         IE00B9MRJJ36  13:30 Dublin      14:00 Dublin 
Mittelstand                         Time              Time on the 
& MidCap                            on the relevant   relevant Transaction 
Germany UCITS                       Dealing Day /     Day 
ETF (DR)                            15:00 Dublin 
                                    Time on  the 
                                    relevant 
                                    Dealing 
                                    Day for in-kind 
db x-trackers         IE00BJZ2DD79  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
Russell                             Time on the       Time on the 
2000 UCITS ETF (DR)                 relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
                                    Day               Day 
db x-trackers         IE00BJZ2DC62  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
Russell                             Time on the       Time on the 
Midcap                              relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
UCITS ETF (DR)                      Day               Day 
db x-trackers         IE00BH361H73  15:00 Dublin      14:30 Dublin 
MSCI North                          Time on the       Time on the 
America High                        relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
Dividend                            Day               Day 
Yield Index UCITS 
ETF  (DR) 
db x-trackers MSCI    IE00BCHWNS19  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
USA Energy                          Time on the       Time on the 
Index UCITS                         relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
ETF (DR)                            Day               Day 
db x-trackers         IE00BGQYRR35  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
MSCI USA                            Time on the       Time on the 
Consumer                            relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
Discretionary                       Day               Day 
Index UCITS 
ETF (DR) 
db x-trackers MSCI    IE00BM67HN09  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
USA Consumer                        Time on the       Time on the 
Staples Index UCITS                 relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
ETF (DR)                            Day               Day 
db x-trackers MSCI    IE00BCHWNT26  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
USA Financials                      Time on the       Time on the 
Index UCITS                         relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
ETF (DR)                            Day               Day 
db x-trackers MSCI    IE00BCHWNW54  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
USA Health                          Time on the       Time on the 
Care Index UCITS                    relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
ETF (DR)                            Day               Day 
db x-trackers MSCI    IE00BGQYRS42  16:00 Dublin      16:30 Dublin 
USA Information                     Time on the       Time on the 
Technology Index                    relevant Dealing  relevant Transaction 
UCITS ETF (DR)                      Day               Day 
 
 

ISIN IE00BM67HN09: LEI is 549300SWTOHJYCRTIU71As per FCA regulation DTR 6.2.2A this announcement falls under classification of 3.1. - (Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State)

 
 
 

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