IKB Deutsche Industriebank Aktiengesellschaft IKB FINANCE B.V.

RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
OF IKB DEUTSCHE INDUSTRIEBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT AND IKB FINANCE B. V.
IKB Deutsche Industriebank Aktiengesellschaft (“IKB AG”), with its registered offices in Düsseldorf
and Berlin, and IKB Finance B. V. (“IKB FINANCE”), with its registered offices in Amsterdam, are
solely responsible for the information given in this Prospectus
provided that
IKB FINANCE is not responsible for the description of IKB AG (pages 47–54), including the Risk Factors
regarding IKB AG (pages 39–40), the related parts of the summary (pages 9 and 43–45) and the
description of the guarantee of the Notes (pages 109–141).
Each of IKB AG and IKB FINANCE hereby declares that, having taken all reasonable care to ensure
that such is the case, the information contained in this Prospectus for which it is responsible, is to the
best of its knowledge in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import.
NOTICE
This Prospectus should be read and understood in conjunction with any supplement thereto and with
the documents incorporated by reference. Full information on each Issuer and any tranche of Notes is
only available on the basis of the combination of the Prospectus and the relevant final terms (“Final
Terms”).
Each of IKB AG, IKB AG Luxembourg Branch and IKB FINANCE (each an “Issuer” and together, the
“Issuers”) has confirmed to the dealers set forth on the cover page (each a “Dealer” and together,
the “Dealers”) that this Prospectus contains all information with regard to such Issuer and its Notes
which is material in the context of the Programme and the issue and offering of the respective Notes
thereunder, that the information in this Prospectus with respect to such Issuer and such Notes is accurate
in all material respects and not misleading and that there are no other facts with respect to such
Issuer or its Notes the omission of which would make any statement, whether of fact or opinion, in
the Prospectus misleading in any material respect and that all reasonable enquiries have been made
to ascertain all facts and to verify the accuracy of all statements contained therein.
No person is authorised to give any information or to make any representation regarding either of the
Issuers or the Notes which is not contained in or not consistent with this Prospectus or any other
information supplied in connection with the Programme and, if given or made, such information or
representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by or on behalf of either Issuer or
any of the Dealers.
This Prospectus is valid for 12 months following its date of publication and this Prospectus and any
supplement thereto as well as any Final Terms reflect the status as of their respective dates of issue.
The delivery of this Prospectus or any Final Terms and the offering, sale or delivery of any Notes may
not be taken as an implication that the information contained in such documents is accurate and
complete subsequent to their respective dates of issue or that there has been no adverse change in
the financial condition of the Issuers since such date or that any other information supplied in connection
with the Programme is correct at any time subsequent to the date on which it is supplied or,
if different, the date indicated in the document containing the same.
Each Issuer has undertaken with the Dealers to publish an amendment or supplement to this Prospectus
or to publish a new Prospectus if and when the information therein should become materially
inaccurate or incomplete, and has further agreed with the Dealers to furnish a supplement to the
Prospectus in the case of a significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to the information
included in this Prospectus which is capable of affecting the assessment of the Notes and
which arises or is noted between the time when this Prospectus has been approved and the final closing
of the offer to the public of any tranche of Notes or, as the case may be, when trading of any
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