FRANKFURT, March 12 (Reuters) - Four former Deutsche Bank employees are seeking more than 600 million pounds ($800 million) in damages from Germany's largest lender in a case involving Italian bank Monte dei Paschi, Deutsche Bank disclosed in an annual report on Thursday.

The claims, filed in English courts, are "without merit", Deutsche Bank said.

The lawsuits are known but the amount of damages sought has not yet been made public.

The sum comes on top of 152 million euros ($175.58 million) claimed by a fifth banker in a Frankfurt court that was filed in 2024 and is slated to be heard later this year.

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