Smartbroker (SB1) Status Update summary

Transaction business performance

• Customer numbers remained stable around 178,000–180,000 from Nov 2023 to May 2024, with a rise to 199,000 by Dec 2024.

• Assets under management increased from €9.2bn in Nov 2023 to €11.6bn by Dec 2024.

• Trades per month ranged from 0.24m to 0.46m, with annualized trades per customer fluctuating between 16 and 29.

• Cash settlement accounts grew from €342m to €354m, while securities loan volume rose from €13m to €28m.

• Executed savings plans increased from 27,000 to 38,000 by Dec 2024.

Media business performance

• Financial portal page views ranged from 178m to 250m monthly, peaking in Dec 2024.

• Unique users increased from 3.0m in Nov 2023 to 5.0m by Dec 2024.

Operational notes

• All figures are preliminary, unaudited, and not HGB-compliant.

• Customer numbers exclude Smartbroker 1.0 empty accounts scheduled for closure in H1 2024.

• Data is based on the last business day of each month; averages use arithmetic means of monthly start and end values.