The Protocol is relevant for parties that entered into credit derivatives transactions referencing German banks. On July 21, 2018, a change in German law allowed German banks to issue two types of senior unsecured debt obligations – senior preferred and senior non-preferred. On November 26, 2018, the ISDA Credit Steering Committee issued a statement regarding changes to the documentation practice for credit default swap transactions referencing German banks to allow for trading of CDS on both senior preferred and senior non-preferred terms. The Protocol amends legacy transactions referencing certain German banks to apply these new documentation terms to ensure fungibility with new transactions.
**IMPORTANT UPDATE** The Cut-off Date for adherence to this Protocol has been extended to Friday, April 26, 2019. The Cut-off Time remains 5:00 p.m., New York time. The Implementation Date is now May 11, 2019.

**IMPORTANT UPDATE on the ISDA 2019 German Bank CDS Protocol:** This protocol is now closed as of 5 pm, New York time, on Friday, April 26, 2019, and per the terms of the protocol agreement you are no longer able to submit an adherence letter for this protocol. ISDA has determined that ten Reference Banks have adhered to the Protocol as at 5pm New York time on Friday, April 26, 2019, and therefore the Protocol Effectiveness Condition is satisfied.

This protocol enables parties to Protocol Covered Documents to amend the terms of each such Protocol Covered Document to (i) in respect of a Protocol Covered Document which incorporates, or references a rate as defined in, a Covered ISDA Definitions Booklet, include in the terms of such Protocol Covered Document either the terms of or a particular defined term included in Supplements to the 2006 ISDA Definitions, and (ii) in respect of a Protocol Covered Document which otherwise references a Relevant IBOR, include in the terms of such Protocol Covered Document new fallbacks for that Relevant IBOR.

This protocol enables parties to Protocol Covered Documents to amend the terms of each such Protocol Covered Document to include in the terms of such Protocol Covered Document new fallbacks for one or more benchmarks, as set out in a Benchmark Module.