UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~January~~March 2026

Commission File Number 1-15242

DEUTSCHE BANK CORPORATION

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Taunusanlage 12

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of

Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Explanatory note ~~and Exhibits~~

OnKey ~~January~~updates ~~29,~~communicated ~~2026,~~during ~~Deutsche~~1Q ~~Bank AG published its Media Release, Analyst Conference Call Presentation and Financial~~ 2026

~~Data~~On ~~Supplement~~March 31, ~~each~~2026, ofDeutsche ~~which~~Bank ~~relates~~AG to (“Deutsche Bank’s”) ~~results~~published ~~for~~ the ~~quarter~~attached ~~and~~Exhibit ~~year~~99.1, ~~ended~~which ~~December~~describes ~~31,~~key ~~2025.~~

~~For~~updates ~~non-U.S.~~communicated ~~purposes,~~during ~~Deutsche~~1Q ~~Bank~~2026. ~~AG publishes such documents setting forth results prepared in accordance with~~

~~International~~Deutsche ~~Financial~~Bank ~~Reporting~~generally ~~Standards~~publishes ~~(IFRS)~~its asfinancial ~~endorsed~~results byprepared ~~the~~in ~~European~~accordance ~~Union,~~with ~~including~~International ~~application~~Financial ofReporting ~~portfolio fair~~

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~~For U.S. reporting purposes~~addition, Deutsche Bank’s AGfinancial ~~also~~targets ~~prepares~~and ~~versions~~capital ofobjectives are based on its ~~Media~~financial ~~Release~~results ~~and~~prepared ~~Financial~~in ~~Data~~accordance

~~Supplement prepared in accordance~~ with EU IFRS. asExhibit ~~issued~~99.4 byhereto ~~the~~presents ~~International~~financial ~~Accounting~~information ~~Standards~~using ~~Board~~EU ~~(IASB), which~~ IFRS.

~~does~~For ~~not~~U.S. ~~permit~~reporting ~~use~~purposes, ofDeutsche ~~the~~Bank EUalso ~~carve-out~~prepare ~~(“IASB~~versions ~~IFRS”),~~of ~~but~~certain ~~which~~of isits ~~otherwise~~financial ~~the~~reports ~~same~~in asaccordance EUwith IFRS. ~~The Media Release~~

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EUIFRS”), ~~carve~~but ~~out~~which is ~~described~~otherwise in the ~~section~~same ~~“Basis~~as ofEU ~~Accounting”~~IFRS. onFor ~~page~~example, 11Deutsche ofBank’s ~~Exhibit~~2024 ~~99.4~~Annual ~~hereto.~~Report on Form 20-F has

~~This~~been ~~Report~~prepared onusing ~~Form~~IASB ~~6-K~~IFRS, ~~contains~~and the ~~following~~impact ~~exhibits:~~of the EU carve-out is described in Note 1, “Material accounting policies

~~Exhibit~~and ~~99.1:~~critical ~~Deutsche~~accounting ~~Bank~~estimates ~~AG’s~~– ~~Media~~Basis ~~Release,~~of ~~dated~~accounting ~~January~~– ~~29,~~EU ~~2026,~~carve-out” ~~announcing~~to ~~its~~the ~~preliminary~~consolidated ~~results~~financial ~~for~~statements ~~the~~contained ~~quarter~~

~~and year ended December 31, 2025 (EU IFRS)~~therein.

~~Exhibit~~This ~~99.2:~~Report ~~Financial~~on ~~Data~~Form ~~Supplement~~6-K 4Qand ~~2025,~~Exhibit ~~providing~~99.1 ~~details~~hereto ofare ~~the~~hereby ~~preliminary~~incorporated ~~results~~by ~~(EU~~reference ~~IFRS)~~into Registration Statement No.

~~Exhibit~~333-278331 ~~99.3: Presentation~~ of ~~Christian~~Deutsche ~~Sewing,~~Bank ~~Chief~~AG. ~~Executive Officer, James von Moltke, President and Chief Financial~~

~~Officer, and Raja Akram, Chief Financial Officer Designate, given at Deutsche Bank AG’s Analyst Conference Call on~~ Exhibits

~~January~~Exhibit 2999.1 Key updates communicated during 1Q 2026, March 31, 2026 (EU IFRS).

Exhibit 99.4: Deutsche Bank AG’s Media Release, dated January 29, 2026, announcing its preliminary results for the quarter

and year ended December 31, 2025 (IASB IFRS).

Exhibit 99.5: Financial Data Supplement 4Q 2025, providing details of the preliminary results (IASB IFRS).

This Report on Form 6-K and Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5 hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into Registration

Statement No. 333-278331 of Deutsche Bank AG. Exhibits 99.1 through 99.3 are not so incorporated by reference.

The results provided hereby are presented under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and are preliminary

and unaudited. Such results do not represent a full set of financial statements in accordance with IAS 1 and IFRS 1.

Therefore, they may be subject to adjustments based on the preparation of the full set of financial statements for 2025.

Forward-looking statements contain risks

This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts;

they include statements about ~~Deutsche~~our ~~Bank’s~~ beliefs and expectations. Any statement in this report that states ~~Deutsche~~our intentions, beliefs,

~~Bank’s intentions, beliefs,~~ expectations or predictions (and the assumptions underlying them) is a forward-looking statement. These statements are

~~These statements are~~ based on plans, estimates and projections as they are currently available to the management of Deutsche Bank. Forward-

~~Deutsche Bank. Forward-~~looking statements therefore speak only as of the date they are made, and ~~Deutsche~~we ~~Bank~~undertake no obligation to update publicly

~~undertakes no obligation to update publicly~~ any of them in light of new information or future events.

By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could

therefore cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors

include the conditions in the financial markets in Germany, in Europe, in the United States and elsewhere from which we

~~Deutsche~~derive ~~Bank derives~~ a substantial portion of ~~its~~our trading revenues, potential defaults of borrowers or trading counterparties, the

~~the~~ implementation of ~~its~~our strategic initiatives, the reliability of ~~its~~our risk management policies, procedures and methods, and other

~~other~~ risks referenced in ~~its~~our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such factors are described in detail in our

in2025 ~~Deutsche Bank’s 2024~~ Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC ~~on March 13~~, ~~2025,~~ under the heading “Risk Factors.” Copies of this document are readily

~~Factors.” Copies of this document are readily~~ available upon request or can be downloaded from www.deutsche-bank.com/ir.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This document and other documents Deutsche Bank has published or may publish contain non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP financial measures are measures of its historical or future performance, financial position or cash flows that

contain adjustments that exclude or include amounts that are included or excluded, as the case may be, from the most

directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS in its financial statements. Examples of its

non-GAAP financial measures, and the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures, are as follows:

Non-GAAP Financial Measure		Most Directly Comparable IFRS Financial Measure
Profit (loss) before tax before nonoperating costs, Profit (loss) before tax excluding specific litigation items		Profit (loss) before tax
Net interest in the key banking book segments		Net interest income
Profit (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders, Profit (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders and additional equity components, Profit (loss) excluding specific litigation items, Profit (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders excluding specific litigation items		Profit (loss)
Net interest income in the key banking book segments		Net interest income
Revenues on a currency-adjusted basis		Net revenues
Adjusted costs, Costs on a currency-adjusted basis, Nonoperating costs, Specific litigation items		Noninterest expenses
Costs on a currency-adjusted basis		Noninterest expenses
Cost/income ratio excluding specific litigation items		Cost/income ratio based on noninterest expenses
Net assets (adjusted)		Total assets
Tangible shareholders’ equity, Average tangible shareholders’ equity, Tangible book value, Average tangible book value		Total shareholders’ equity (book value)
Post-tax return on average shareholders’ equity (based on Profit (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders after AT1 coupon), Post-tax return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (based on Profit (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders after AT1 coupon), Post-tax return on average shareholders’ equity excluding specific litigation items, Post-tax return on average tangible shareholders’ equity excluding specific litigation items		Post-tax return on average shareholders’ equity
Post-tax return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (based on Profit (loss) attributable to Deutsche Bank shareholders after AT1 coupon)		Post-tax return on average shareholders’ equity
Tangible book value per basic share outstanding, Book value per basic share outstanding		Book value per share outstanding

For descriptions of these non-GAAP financial measures and the adjustments made to the most directly comparable financial

measures under IFRS, please refer to ~~(i)~~the ~~pages~~sections 15“Supplementary ~~through~~Information ~~26 of Exhibits 99.2 and 99.5 and~~ (iiUnaudited): ~~the~~Non-GAAP ~~section~~Financial ~~“Supplementary~~

~~Information (Unaudited): Non-GAAP Financial~~ Measures” onof ~~pages~~the ~~422~~non-SEC toAnnual ~~428~~Report of2025 ~~Deutsche~~and ~~Bank’s~~the ~~2024~~SEC Annual Report on 2025.

~~Form~~When 20used with respect to future periods, non-F.GAAP financial measures used by Deutsche Bank are also forward-looking

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~~Deutsche~~IFRS ~~Bank~~that ~~cannot~~would ~~predict~~correspond orto ~~quantify~~these ~~the~~measures ~~levels~~for offuture ~~the~~periods. ~~most~~This ~~directly~~is ~~comparable~~because ~~financial~~neither ~~measures~~the ~~under~~magnitude ~~IFRS~~of ~~that~~such IFRS

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~~measures,~~from ~~nor~~such ~~the~~IFRS ~~magnitude~~financial ofmeasures, ~~the~~can ~~adjustments~~be topredicted. beSuch ~~used~~adjustments, toif ~~calculate~~any, ~~the~~will ~~related~~relate ~~non-GAAP~~to ~~financial~~specific, ~~measures~~currently ~~from~~unknown,

~~such~~events ~~IFRS~~and ~~financial~~in ~~measures,~~most cases can be ~~predicted.~~positive ~~Such~~or ~~adjustments~~negative, ifso ~~any,~~that ~~will~~it ~~relate~~is not possible to ~~specific~~predict whether, ~~currently~~for ~~unknown~~a future period, ~~events~~the

~~and~~non-GAAP infinancial ~~most~~measure ~~cases~~will ~~can~~ be ~~positive~~greater than or ~~negative,~~less sothan ~~that~~the itrelated isIFRS ~~not~~financial ~~possible~~measure. ~~to predict whether, for a future period, the non-GAAP~~

financial measure will be greater than or less than the related IFRS financial measure.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed

on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Date:~~January~~March 2931, 2026


By:	_/s/ Andrea Schriber____________
Name:	Andrea Schriber
Title:	Managing Director


By:	_/s/ Joseph C. Kopec____________
Name:	Joseph C. Kopec
Title:	Managing Director and Senior Counsel

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