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Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG) operates the DB Netze Track, DB Netze Energy and DB Netze Stations business units directly. The other six business units (DB Bahn Long-Distance, DB Bahn Regional, DB Arriva, DB Schenker Rail, DB Schenker Logistics, DB Services) are operated by the wholly owned subsidiary DB Mobility Logistics AG (DB ML AG).

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Together with its subsidiary DB ML AG, one of the world’s leading mobility and logistics companies, DB AG has the following market positions:

• No. 2 in long-distance rail passenger transport in Europe

• No. 2 in regional rail passenger transport in Europe

• No. 3 in public local passenger transport in Europe (bus, tram and metro)

• No. 1 in European rail freight transport

• No. 1 in European land transport

• No. 1 in rail infrastructure

• No. 2 in worldwide air freight

• No. 3 in worldwide ocean freight

• No. 5 in global contrat logistics

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DB AG is wholly owned by the Federal Republic of Germany.

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DB AG originally planned to take its subsidiary DB ML AG public in October 2008. However, in view of the extreme uncertainties in the financial markets resulting from the financial crisis, and the need to set an issue price appropriate to the value of the company, Deutsche Bahn AG and its owner, the German government, decided to postpone taking DB Mobility Logistics AG public. A new target date has not yet been set.

Since the 2004 financial year the financial statements of Deutsche Bahn Group (DB Group) have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as used in the European Union and augmented by the customary regulations contained in § 315a art. 1 of the German Commercial Code (HGB).

DB Group generated adjusted revenues of € 39.3 billion in 2012 financial year and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of € 2.7 billion.

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Of the € 39.3 billion in Group revenues for 2012, 57.9 % (€ 22.7 bn) was generated in Germany. The remainder breaks down as follows: the Region Europe (excluding Germany) 29.8 % (€ 11.7 bn), the region Asia/Pacific 7.0 % (€ 2.8 bn) and the region North America 3.9 % (€ 1.5 bn); the region rest of the world 1.4 % (€ 0.6 bn).

At the end of 2012 financial year DB Group had 287,508 employees (299,347 natural persons). Of these 64.8 % were employed in Germany, and 35.2 % abroad.

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The next results will be released on the Annual Results Press Conference on March 21, 2013.

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