IKB Deutsche Industriebank Aktiengesellschaft IKB FINANCE B.V.

connection therewith. IKB AG primarily targets companies with an annual turnover of between
EUR 10 million and EUR 500 million.
IKB AG is a specialised bank focusing on long-term corporate financing. IKB AG has organised its
business activities in the divisions Corporate Lending, Structured Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate
Finance, Treasury/Financial Markets and the segment Leasing.
Organisational Structure
Capital Structure
The issued and fully paid share capital of IKB AG at the date of this Prospectus amounts to
EUR 225,280,000 and is divided into 88 million bearer shares of no par value (Stückaktien), each of
which confers one vote.
Branches and Subsidiaries
IKB Group’s business is conducted primarily in Germany but includes activities abroad. Apart from its
operations in Düsseldorf and Berlin, IKB AG maintains branches in Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg,
Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart and in Luxembourg. IKB AG maintains further branches in London and
Paris and representative offices in Bangkok and Madrid.
IKB AG has a banking subsidiary in Luxembourg (IKB International S. A.) and finance subsidiaries in
New York, Delaware, Paris and Amsterdam (IKB Capital Corporation, IKB Funding LLC I and IKB Funding
LLC II, IKB FINANCIERE FRANCE S. A. and IKB Finance B. V.).
Consolidated subsidiaries of IKB AG further include IKB Financial Products S. A., Luxembourg, IKB
Data GmbH, Düsseldorf, IMAS Grundstücks-Vermietungsgesellschaft mbH, Düsseldorf, ISTOS Beteiligungs-
und Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH, Düsseldorf and IKB Facility- Management GmbH, Düsseldorf,
IKB Immobilien Management GmbH, Düsseldorf, AIVG Allgemeine Verwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Düsseldorf and IKB Private Equity GmbH, Düsseldorf. Furthermore IKB Group concentrates on
Property- as well as Leasing business through subsidiaries and stakes in leasing companies.
Trend Information
Save as disclosed in this Prospectus there has been no adverse change in the position, results or prospects
of operations of IKB Group which is material in the context of the programme or the issue and
offering of instruments thereunder, since 31 March 2005, the date as at which the most recent audited
financial statements of IKB Group were prepared.
Administrative, Management and Supervisory Bodies
IKB AG has a two-tier board system. The Board of Directors (Vorstand) is responsible for the management
of IKB AG and the representation of IKB AG vis-à-vis third parties, while the Supervisory Board
(Aufsichtsrat) appoints and removes the members of the Board of Directors and supervises the activities
of the Board of Directors. The Supervisory Board may not make management decisions, but
under the Articles of Association (Satzung) of IKB AG, the Board of Directors must obtain the
approval of the Supervisory Board for certain actions.
Board of Directors:
Date Appointed Current Term Expires
Dr. Markus Guthoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1, 2001 March 31, 2007
Claus Momburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 12, 1997 November 11, 2005
Joachim Neupel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 1, 1989 December 31, 2006
Stefan Ortseifen, Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 1, 1994 October 31, 2007
Frank Schönherr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1, 2004 March 31, 2007
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