Final Terms dated 16 November, 2015 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (a Canadian chartered bank) Issue of EUR TBC Lock-In Index Linked Interest and Index Linked Redemption Notes Linked to a Basket of Indices due November 2018 under the Programme for the Issuance of Securities Any person making or intending to make an offer of the Notes may only do so: (i) (ii) in those Non-Exempt Jurisdictions mentioned in Paragraph 13 (f) of Part B below, provided such person is a Dealer or Authorised Offeror (as such term is defined in the Base Prospectus) and that such offer is made during the Offer Period specified in that paragraph and that any conditions relevant to the use of the Base Prospectus are complied with; or otherwise circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Dealer to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither the Issuer nor any Dealer has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of Notes in any other circumstances. PART A CONTRACTUAL TERMS Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions (the Conditions ) set forth in the Structured Securities Base Prospectus dated 8 June, 2015 which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (the "Base Prospectus"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. A summary of the Notes (which comprises the summary in the Base Prospectus as completed to reflect the provisions of -1-
these Final Terms) is annexed to these Final Terms. The Base Prospectus has been published on the website of the Irish Stock Exchange (www.ise.ie), the Central Bank of Ireland (http://www.centralbank.ie) and the Issuer (rbccm.com/privatebanksolutions) and copies may be obtained from the offices of the Issuer, Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street, 8th Floor, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the offices of the Issuing and Paying Agent, One Canada Square, London E14 5AL, England. By investing in the Notes each investor represents that: (a) Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to invest in the Notes and as to whether the investment in the Notes is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgement and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the Issuer or any Dealer as investment advice or as a recommendation to invest in the Notes, it being understood that information and explanations related to the Conditions of the Notes shall not be considered to be investment advice or a recommendation to invest in the Notes. No communication (written or oral) received from the Issuer or any Dealer shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the investment in the Notes. (b) Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts the terms and conditions and the risks of the investment in the Notes. It is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of the investment in the Notes. (c) Status of Parties. Neither the Issuer nor any Dealer is acting as fiduciary for or adviser to it in respect of the investment in the Notes. 1. Issuer: Royal Bank of Canada Branch of Account / Branch: London Branch 2. (i) Series Number: TBC (ii) Tranche Number: 1 3. Specified Currency or Currencies: (Condition 1.12) EUR 4. Aggregate Principal Amount: EUR TBC (i) Series: EUR TBC (ii) Tranche: EUR TBC 5. Issue Price: 100% of the Aggregate Principal Amount 6. (a) Specified Denominations: (Condition 1.10, 1.11 or 1.11a) EUR 1,000 (b) Calculation Amount: EUR 1,000-2-
(c) Minimum Trading Size: 7. (i) Issue Date: 16 November, 2015 (ii) Interest Commencement Date Issue Date 8. Maturity Date: 14 November, 2018 9. Interest Basis: Non-Exempt Reference Item Linked Interest Notes Index Linked Interest 10. (a) Redemption Basis: Subject to any purchase and cancellation or early redemption, the Notes will be redeemed on the Maturity Date at their Final Redemption Amount specified in item 24 below Non-Exempt Reference Item Linked Redemption Notes Index Linked Redemption [(b) Protection Amount: 11. Change of Interest Basis: 12. Put Option/ Call Option/ Trigger Early Redemption: 13. Date [Board] approval for issuance of Notes: 14. Method of distribution: Non-syndicated PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE 15. Fixed Rate Note Provisions (Condition 4.02/4.02a) 16. Floating Rate Note Provisions (Condition 4.03) 17. Zero Coupon Note Provisions 18. Reference Item Linked Interest Notes Applicable (i) Rate of Interest: If a Lock-In Event has not occurred: Rate of Interest 1 If a Lock-In Event has occurred: Rate of Interest 3 (ii) Monitoring Date(s): Rate of Interest 1: Each Observation Date Rate of Interest 3: Each Preceding Observation Date (iii) Relevant Monitoring Date(s): (iv) Initial Monitoring Date(s): Each Monitoring Date -3-
(v) Relevant Initial Monitoring Date(s): (vi) Range Observation Period: (vii) Range Observation Date(s): (viii) Range Observation Cut-Off Date: (ix) Interest Barrier Level: (x) Lower Barrier: Applicable Applicable (A) Equal to or Greater than: Rate of Interest 1: Index 1: TBC Index 2: TBC Index 3: TBC For avoidance of doubt, for Rate of Interest 1 to occur, at least one Reference Item has to be equal to or greater than its Interest Barrier Level Rate of Interest 3: Index 1: TBC Index 2: TBC Index 3: TBC (B) Greater than: (xi) Upper Barrier: (xii) Floor: (xiii) Cap: (xiv) Global Interest Cap Event: (xv) Global Interest Floor Event: (xvi) Initial Valuation: (xvii) Relevant Valuation: Relevant Valuation 1 (xviii) Relevant Reference Performance: (xix) Benchmark Rate: (xx) Benchmark Rate Business Day: (xxi) Memory Feature: Worst-of Basket Relevant Reference Performance Rate of Interest 1: Applicable Rate of Interest 3: -4-
(xxii) P%: (xxiii) T%: (xxiv) XXX%: Rate of Interest 1: 8.25% Rate of Interest 3: 2.75% (xxv) AAA%: (xxvi) BBB%: (xxvii) Bonus High: (xxviii) Bonus Low: (xxix) YYY%: (xxx) Z%: (xxxi) Interest Period(s)/Specified Interest Payment Date(s)): 14 November, 2016 13 November, 2017 Maturity Date (xxxii) Business Day Convention: (xxxiii) Additional Financial Centre(s): (xxxiv) Minimum Rate of Interest: (xxxv) Maximum Rate of Interest: (xxxvi) Day Count Fraction: Modified Following Business Day Convention (xxxvii) Default Rate: PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION 19. Call Option (Condition 5.03) 20. Put Option (Condition 5.06) 21. Notice periods for Early Redemption for Taxation Reasons: (i) Minimum period: (ii) Maximum period: 30 days 60 days 22. Notice periods for Redemption for Illegality: -5-
(i) Minimum period: (ii) Maximum period: 23. Trigger Early Redemption (Condition 5.08 and Condition 30.02) 30 days 60 days 24. Final Redemption Amount As per item 27 below 25. Early Redemption Amount (i) Early Redemption Amount(s) payable on redemption for taxation reasons, illegality or on event of default or other early redemption (including, in the case of Index Linked Notes, following an Index Adjustment Event in accordance with Condition 7, or in the case of Equity Linked Notes, following a Potential Adjustment Event and/or De-listing and/or Merger Event and/or Nationalisation and/or Insolvency and/or Tender Offer in accordance with Condition 8, or in the case of Equity Linked Notes, Index Linked Notes or Fund Linked Notes (involving ETFs), following an Additional Disruption Event (if applicable) (if required): As per Condition 5.09 (ii) Early Redemption Amount includes amount in respect of accrued interest: Yes: no additional amount in respect of accrued interest to be paid PROVISIONS RELATING TO REFERENCE ITEM LINKED NOTES 26. Settlement Method Whether redemption of the Notes will be by (a) Cash Settlement or (b) Physical Delivery: 27. Final Redemption Amount for Reference Item Linked Notes Cash Settlement See this item 27 and Condition 30.01, as completed by items 32 and 35 below (i) Capital Barrier Event: Applicable Capital Barrier Event 1 If a Capital Barrier Event has occurred: Final Redemption Amount 1 If a Capital Barrier Event has not occurred: Final Redemption Amount 7-6-
(ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Put Strike Event: Mini-Future Short Redemption Notes: IndiCap Redemption Notes: Himalayan Redemption Notes: Final - Initial Level: Applicable Final Redemption Amount 1: Applicable Final Redemption Amount 7: (vi) Monitoring Date(s): (vii) Relevant Monitoring Date(s): (viii) Initial Monitoring Date(s): (ix) Relevant Initial Monitoring Date(s): The Valuation Date The Monitoring Date (x) Capital Barrier Level: (A) Equal to or Less than: (B) Less than: Applicable Applicable Index 1: TBC Index 2: TBC Index 3: TBC (xi) Put Strike Level: (xii) Initial Valuation: (xiii) Relevant Valuation: Relevant Valuation 1 (xiv) Relevant Reference Performance: (xv) Floor: (xvi) F: (xvii) K: (xviii) LC: (xix) LF: Worst-of Basket Relevant Reference Performance -7-
(xx) Cap: (xxi) P%: (xxii) X%: (xxiii) Y%: (xxiv) Y2% (xxv) X1%: (xxvi) X2%: (xxvii) K1%: (xxviii) K2%: (xxiv) Preference Share Linked Notes: 28. Multi-Reference Item Linked Notes 29. Currency Linked Note Provisions 30. Commodity Linked Note Provisions 31. Index Linked Note Provisions (Equity Indices only) Applicable (i) Whether the Notes relate to a Basket of Indices or a single Index and the identity of the relevant Index/Indices and details of the relevant Index Sponsor(s) and whether such Index / Indices is a Multi- Exchange Index: Basket of Indices Index 1: EURO STOXX 50 Index (Bloomberg code: SX5E Index) Index Sponsor(s): STOXX Limited Multi-Exchange Index: Yes Index 2: S&P 500 Index (Bloomberg code SPX) Index Sponsor(s): Standard & Poor s Multi-Exchange Index : Yes Index 3: The Nikkei 225 Index (Bloomberg code NKY Index) Index Sponsor(s): Nikkei Inc. and Nikkei Digital Media Inc. -8-
Multi-Exchange Index : Yes (ii) Averaging Date(s): (iii) Observation Period(s): (iv) Observation Date(s): 31 October, 2016 30 October, 2017 Valuation Date (v) Valuation Date(s): 30 October, 2018 (vi) Valuation Time: (vii) Specified Level: (viii) Additional Disruption Events: Condition 7.03 applies Closing Level Applicable Change in Law Hedging Disruption Increased Cost of Hedging (ix) Index Substitution: (x) Exchange(s): Applicable Index 1: EUREX Index 2: New York Stock Exchange Index 3: Tokyo Stock Exchange (xi) Related Exchange(s): (xii) Initial Level: All Exchanges Index 1: TBC Index 2: TBC Index 3: TBC (xiii)trade Date: 30 October, 2015 (xiii) Hedging Entity: (xiv) Weighting or w: 32. Equity Linked Note Provisions 33. Fund Linked Note Provisions (ETF) 34. Non-Exempt Physical Delivery Notes -9-
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES 35 (i) New Global Note: No (ii) Form of Notes: Bearer Notes Temporary Global Note exchangeable for Permanent Global Note which is exchangeable for Definitive Notes in the limited circumstances specified in the Permanent Global Note 35. Financial Centre(s) or other special provisions relating to payment dates: London and TARGET 36. Relevant Renminbi Settlement Centre 37. Talons for future Coupons to be attached to Definitive Notes: (Condition 1.06) No 38. Name and address of Calculation Agent: RBC Capital Markets, LLC One Liberty Plaza 165 Broadway New York, NY 10006-1404 USA 39. Name and address of RMB Rate Calculation Agent 40. Issuer access to the register of creditors (Sw. skuldboken) in respect of Swedish Notes: 42. Exchange Date: 43. The Aggregate Principal Amount of the Notes issued has been translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of U.S.$1.00 = [ ], producing a sum of: 44. Governing law of Notes (if other than the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein): English Law -10-
RESPONSIBILITY The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms. [(Specify third party information) has been extracted from (specify source)]. [The Issuer confirms that such information has been accurately reproduced and that, so far as it is aware, and is able to ascertain [from information published by (specify source)], no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.] Signed on behalf of the Issuer: By:... Duly authorised By:... Duly authorised -11-
PART B OTHER INFORMATION 1. LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING Listing/Admission to trading: 2. RATINGS Ratings: 3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE The Issue Price may include a fee or commission payable to a distributor or third party. Such fee or commission will be determined by reference to a number of factors including but not limited to the maturity date of the Notes, hedging costs and legal fees. Further details in respect of the fee or commission are available upon request. 4. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION (i) ISIN: XS1289578558 (ii) Common Code: 128957855 (iii) Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg, their addresses and the relevant identification number(s): (iv) Delivery: (v) Name(s) and address(es) of Initial Paying Agents, Registrar and Transfer Agents: Delivery against payment The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch One Canada Square London E14 5AL England (vi) Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s), Registrar and Transfer Agents (if any): (vii) Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility: No. Whilst the designation is specified as "no" at the date of these Final Terms, should the Eurosystem eligibility criteria be amended in the future such that the Notes are capable of meeting them the Notes may then be deposited with one of the ICSDs as common safe-keeper. Note that this does not necessarily mean that the Notes will then be recognised as eligible collateral for -12-
Eurosystem monetary policy and intra day credit operations by the Eurosystem at any time during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met. 5. DISTRIBUTION (a) (i) If syndicated, names and addresses of Managers and underwriting commitments / quotas (material features): (b) If non-syndicated, name and address of Dealer: RBC Europe Limited Riverbank House 2 Swan Lane London, EC4R 3BF (c) Total commission and concession: (d) U.S. Selling Restrictions: (e) Canadian Sales: (f) Non-Exempt Offer: (g) Non-exempt Offer Jurisdictions TEFRA D rules apply Canadian Sales Not Permitted Applicable Hungary (h) Offer period 7 October, 2015 30 October, 2015 (i) Financial intermediaries granted specific consent to use the Base Prospectus in accordance with the Conditions in it: Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch Office 2 Huba Street River Estate Budapest 1134 Hungary (j) General Consent (k) Offer Authorised Offeror Terms: -13-
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER Offer Price: Issue Price Conditions to which the offer is subject: Offers of the Notes are conditional upon their issue Description of the application process: Subscriptions to be made directly to RBC Europe Limited by Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch, and institutional investors only. Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch may offer a related Hungarian Investment Plan via regulated Hungarian financial advisors only. Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding excess amount paid by applicants: Applicants should notify RBC Europe Limited directly by email to ukfp@rbc.com Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application: Details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering the Notes: Manner and date in which results of the offer are to be made public: Prospective Noteholders will be notified by RBC Europe Limited of their allocations of Notes and the settlement arrangements in respect thereof. The Notes will be issued on the Issue Date against payment to the Issuer of the net subscription moneys. Procedure for exercise of any right of preemption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised: -14-
Categories of potential Investors to which the Notes are offered and whether tranche(s) have been reserved for certain countries: Offers may be made in the United Kingdom to Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch and institutional investors only. Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch may offer a related Hungarian Investment Plan via regulated Hungarian financial advisors only. Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and the indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made: At the end of the Offer Period, the Distributor will proceed to notify the prospective Noteholders as to the amount of their allotment of the Notes. Off-market dealing may not commence prior to such notification of allotment being made. Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser: Plan Manager, administration and intermediary fees of up to 6.00 per cent. may be paid in connection with the Notes. Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place: Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch Office 2 Huba Street River Estate. Name and address of the entities which have a firm commitment to act as intermediaries in secondary trading, providing liquidity through bid and offer rates and description of the main terms of their commitment Budapest 1134 Hungary None -15-
7. INDEX DISCLAIMER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EURO STOXX 50 INDEX STOXX and its licensors (the "Licensors") have no relationship to the Royal Bank of Canada, other than the licensing of the EURO STOXX 50 Index (the "Index") and the related trademarks for use in connection with the Notes. STOXX and its Licensors do not: Sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Notes. Recommend that any person invest in the Notes or any other securities. Have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the Notes. Have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the Notes. Consider the needs of the Notes or the owners of the Notes in determining, composing or calculating the EURO STOXX 50 INDEX or have any obligation to do so. STOXX and its Licensors will not have any liability in connection with the Notes. Specifically: STOXX and its Licensors do not make any warranty, express or implied and disclaim any and all warranty about: The results to be obtained by the Notes, the owner of the Notes or any other person in connection with the use of the EURO STOXX 50 INDEX ; and the data included in the EURO STOXX 50 INDEX ; The accuracy or completeness of the EURO STOXX 50 INDEX ; and its data; The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the EURO STOXX 50 INDEX ; and its data; and STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the EURO STOXX 50 INDEX ; or its data. Under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX or its Licensors knows that they might occur. The licensing agreement between the Royal Bank of Canada and STOXX is solely for their benefit and not for the benefit of the owners of the Notes or any other third parties. INFORMATION RELATING TO STANDARD & POOR S 500 INDEX The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ( SPDJI ), and has been licensed for use by the Royal Bank of Canada. Standard & Poor s, S&P and S&P 500 are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor s Financial Services LLC ( S&P ); Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ( Dow Jones ); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by the Royal Bank of Canada. the Royal Bank of Canada s Products are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective affiliates (collectively, S&P Dow -16-
Jones Indices ). S&P Dow Jones Indices makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the the Royal Bank of Canada s Products or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Royal Bank of Canada s Products particularly or the ability of the S&P 500 Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices only relationship to the Royal Bank of Canada with respect to the S&P 500 Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices or its licensors. The S&P 500 Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to the Royal Bank of Canada or the the Royal Bank of Canada s Products. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of the Royal Bank of Canada or the owners of the Royal Bank of Canada s Products into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500 Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the Royal Bank of Canada s Products or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Royal Bank of Canada s Products or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Royal Bank of Canada s Products is to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case may be. S&P Dow Jones Indices has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Royal Bank of Canada s Products. There is no assurance that investment products based on the S&P 500 Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor. Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the Royal Bank of Canada s Products currently being issued by the Royal Bank of Canada, but which may be similar to and competitive with the Royal Bank of Canada s Products. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. S&P DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P 500 INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, OWNERS OF THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA S PRODUCTS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P 500 INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NIKKEI 225 INDEX -17-
Unless otherwise stated, all information herein relating to Nikkei 225 has been derived from publicly available sources. Such information reflects the policies of Nikkei as of the date hereof as stated in such sources; such policies are subject to change at the discretion of Nikkei. Nikkei 225 is a stock index calculated, published and disseminated by the Sponsor on behalf of Nikkei that measures the composite price performance of selected Japanese stocks. Nikkei 225 is currently based on 225 underlying stocks listed in the First Section on Tokyo Stock Exchange ("TSE") representing a broad cross-section of Japanese industries. Stocks listed in the First Section are among the most actively traded stocks on the TSE. While Nikkei and the Sponsor currently employ the following methodology to calculate Nikkei 225, no assurance can be given that Nikkei will not modify or change such methodology in a manner that may affect any amount payable in respect of the Instruments. Nikkei 225 is a modified, price-weighted index (i.e., an underlying stock's weight in the index is based on its price per share rather than the total market capitalisation of the issuer) which is calculated by (i) multiplying the per share price of each underlying stock by the corresponding multiplier for such underlying stock (a "Multiplier"), (ii) calculating the sum of all these products and (iii) dividing such sum by a divisor (the "Divisor"). The Divisor, initially set in 1949 at 225, was 24.975 as of 15 July 2013 and is subject to adjustments as set forth below. Each Multiplier is computed by dividing yen 50 by the presumed par value of the relevant underlying stock determined by Nikkei, so that the share price of each underlying stock when multiplied by its Multiplier corresponds to a share price based on a uniform presumed par value of yen 50. The par value stock system was abolished with effect as of 1 October 2001. The current presumed par value of each underlying stock is based on its par value immediately before the abolition of the par value of Japanese stock as of 1 October 2001, subject to subsequent adjustment as set forth below. The stock prices used in the calculation of Nikkei 225 are those reported by the TSE. The level of Nikkei 225 is calculated once per minute during TSE trading hours. In order to maintain continuity in the level of Nikkei 225 in the event of certain changes due to non-market factors affecting the underlying stocks, such as the addition or deletion of underlying stocks, substitution of stocks or stock splits, the Divisor or, as the case may be, the presumed par value of the relevant underlying stock used in calculating Nikkei 225 is adjusted in order that the level of Nikkei 225 is not altered in an uncoordinated way and thereby lacks continuity. Thereafter, the Divisor remains at the new value until a further adjustment is necessary as the result of another change. As a result of such change affecting any underlying stock, the Divisor is adjusted in such a way that the sum of all share prices immediately after such change multiplied by the applicable Multiplier and divided by the new Divisor (i.e., the level of Nikkei 225 immediately after such change) will equal the level of Nikkei 225 immediately prior to the change. Underlying stocks may be deleted or added by Nikkei. The composition of underlying stocks is, in general, reconsidered once a year, on the first business day of October, pursuant to the periodic reconsideration standard set up by Nikkei. There is no upper limit to the number of stocks to be replaced under the periodic reconsideration. Further, other than the periodic reconsideration, any stock becoming ineligible for listing in the First Section of the TSE due to any of the following reasons will be deleted from the underlying stocks: (i) delisting or transfer to "Seiri-Post" because of bankruptcy (such as filing an application for the application of the company reorganisation law or civil rehabilitation law, or company liquidation, etc.), (ii) delisting because of corporate restructuring such as merger into another company, stock-transfer or stock-for-stock exchange (iii) delisting or transfer to the "Seiri-Post" because of excess debt or any other reason or (iv) transfer to the Second Section. Any underlying stock which is transferred to the "Kanri-Post" -18-
because of the high likelihood that it will become delisted or because it is undergoing an inspection of the application for delisting is in principle a candidate for deletion; however, the actual deletion of such stock will be decided after taking into account the possibility of continuance of business of the issuer or the likelihood of delisting, etc. Upon deletion of a stock from the underlying stocks, Nikkei will select a suitable replacement for such deleted underlying stock in accordance with certain criteria. As a general rule, in each case, the number of stocks to be deleted from and the number of replacement stocks to be added to the underlying stocks shall be the same and such replacement will be made on the same day to maintain the number of the underlying stocks at 225. However, under special circumstances Nikkei 225 may be calculated with less than 225 underlying stocks for a limited period of time between the deletion of a stock and the addition of a replacement stock. During this period the continuity in the index value of Nikkei 225 will be maintained by adjusting the Divisor each time upon addition, deletion or substitution of the underlying stock(s). Disclaimer The Index is an intellectual property of Nikkei. Nikkei, Nikkei Stock Average, and Nikkei 225 are the service marks of Nikkei. Nikkei reserves all the rights, including copyright, to the index. The Instruments are not in any way sponsored, endorsed or promoted by the Index Sponsor. The Index Sponsor does not make any warranty or representation whatsoever, express or implied, either as to the results to be obtained as to the use of the Index or the figure as which the Index stands at any particular day or otherwise. The Index is compiled and calculated solely by the Index Sponsor. However, the Index Sponsor shall not be liable to any person for any error in the Index and the Index Sponsor shall not be under any obligation to advise any person, including a purchase or vendor of the Instruments of any error therein. In addition, the Index Sponsor gives no assurance regarding any modification or change in any methodology used in calculating the Index and is under no obligation to continue the calculation, publication and dissemination of the Index. None of the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, or any Paying Agent accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of the Index or any successor index. BLOOMBERG (THE INDEX SOURCE ) DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND THE INDEX SOURCE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. THE INDEX SOURCE MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, THE NOTEHOLDERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF ANY UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SOURCE MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO AN UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SOURCE HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. -19-
SUMMARY Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These elements are numbered in Sections A E (A.1 E.7). This Summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities and Issuer. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements. Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in the summary because of the type of Securities and Issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of "not applicable". Section A - Introduction and warnings Element Title A.1 Warning that the summary should be read as an introduction and provision as to claims A.2 Consent as to use the Base Prospectus, period of validity and other conditions attached This summary should be read as an introduction to the Base Prospectus. Any decision to invest in the Securities should be based on a consideration of this Base Prospectus as a whole by the investor. Where a claim relating to information contained in the Base Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the national legislation of the Member States, have to bear the costs of translating the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the summary, including any translation of it, but only if the summary is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of this Base Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of this Base Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering whether to invest in such Securities. Certain Tranches of Securities with a denomination of less than EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) may be offered in circumstances where there is no exemption from the obligation under the Prospectus Directive to publish a prospectus. Any such offer is referred to as a "Non-exempt Offer". A Non-Exempt Offer applies Consent: Subject to the conditions set out below, the Issuer consents to the use of this Base Prospectus in connection with a Non-exempt Offer of Securities by Citibank Europe plc, Hungarian Branch (an "Authorised Offeror") whose name is published on the website of the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange at http:www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/marketnews/market-news-home.html under the name of the Bank and the headline Further re Public Offer and identified as an Authorised -20-
Element Title Offeror in respect of the relevant Non-exempt Offer and any financial intermediary which is authorised to make such offers under applicable legislation implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC) and publishes on its website the following statement (with the information in square brackets being completed with the relevant information): "We, RBC Europe Limited, refer to the offer of EUR TBC Lock-In Index Linked Interest and Index Linked Redemption Notes Linked to a Basket of Indices due November, 2018 (the "Securities") described in the Final Terms dated 16 November, 2015 (the "Final Terms") published by the Royal Bank of Canada (the "Issuer").In consideration of the Issuer offering to grant its consent to our use of the Base Prospectus (as defined in the Final Terms) in connection with the offer of the Securities in Hungary during the Offer Period and subject to the other conditions to such consent, each as specified in the Base Prospectus, hereby accept the offer by the Issuer in accordance with the Authorised Offeror Terms (as specified in the Base Prospectus) and confirm that we are using the Base Prospectus accordingly. Offer period: The Issuer's consent referred to above is given for Non-exempt Offers of Securities during 7 October, 2015 30 October, 2015 (the "Offer Period"). Conditions to consent: The conditions to the Issuer's consent (in addition to the conditions referred to above) are that such consent (a) is only valid during the Offer Period; and (b) only extends to the use of this Base Prospectus to make Non-exempt Offers of the relevant Tranche of Securities in Hungary AN INVESTOR INTENDING TO PURCHASE OR PURCHASING ANY SECURITIES IN A NON-EXEMPT OFFER FROM AN AUTHORISED OFFEROR WILL DO SO, AND OFFERS AND SALES OF SUCH SECURITIES TO AN INVESTOR BY SUCH AUTHORISED OFFEROR WILL BE MADE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER IN PLACE BETWEEN SUCH AUTHORISED OFFEROR AND SUCH INVESTOR INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS IN RELATION TO PRICE, ALLOCATIONS, EXPENSES AND SETTLEMENT THE RELEVANT INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORISED OFFEROR AT THE TIME OF SUCH OFFER -21-
Section B - Issuer Element Title B.1 Legal and commercial name of the Issuer B.2 Domicile/ legal form/ legislation/ country of incorporation Royal Bank of Canada, London Branch (the "Bank" or the "Issuer"). The Issuer is incorporated and domiciled in Canada and is a Schedule 1 bank under the Bank Act (Canada) which constitutes its charter. B.4b Trend information The Banking environment and markets in which the Issuer conducts its businesses will continue to be strongly influenced by developments in the Canadian, U.S. and European economies and global capital markets. As with other financial services providers, the Issuer continues to face increased supervision and regulation in most of the jurisdictions in which it operates, particularly in the areas of funding, liquidity, capital adequacy and prudential regulation. B.5 Description of the Group B.9 Profit forecast or estimate B.10 Audit report qualifications Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries (are referred to as the "RBC Group"). Royal Bank of Canada is the ultimate parent. Not applicable No profit forecasts or estimates have been made in the Base Prospectus. Not applicable - The audit reports on historical financial information are not qualified. B.12 Selected historical key financial information: With the exception of the figures for return on common equity, information in the tables below for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the quarters ended April 30, 2015 and 2014 have been extracted from the Issuer s audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended October 31, 2014 and the Issuer s unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended April 30, 2015, all of which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and are incorporated by reference in this Base Prospectus. The amounts under return on common equity have been extracted from the Issuer's Second Quarter 2015 Report to Shareholders and the 2014 Annual Report respectively: -22-
Element Title Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Information As at April 30, 2015 As at April 30, 2014 (restated) As at October 31, 2014 As at October 31, 2013 (restated) (in millions of Canadian dollars) Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 448,310 421,436 435,229 408,850 Total assets 1,032,172 895,896 940,550 859,745 Deposits 651,551 590,959 614,100 563,079 Other liabilities 313,799 245,882 263,413 239,250 Subordinated debentures 7,795 6,486 7,859 7,443 Trust capital securities 0 0 0 0 Preferred share liabilities 0 0 0 0 Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries 1,816 1,793 1,813 1,795 Equity attributable to shareholders 56,431 50,183 52,690 47,665 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income Quarter ended April 30, 2015 Quarter ended April 30, 2014 (restated) Year ended October 31, 2014 Year ended October 31, 2014 (restated) (in millions of Canadian dollars except per share amounts and percentage amounts) Net interest 3,557 3,449 14,116 13,249 income Non-interest 5,273 4,827 19,992 17,433 income Total revenue 8,830 8,276 34,108 30,662 Provision for 282 244 1,164 1,237 credit losses Insurance 493 830 3,573 2,784 policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense Non-interest 4,736 4,332 17,661 16,214 expense Net income 2,502 2,201 9,004 8,342 from continuing operations Net loss from 0 0 0 0 discontinued operations Net Income 2,502 2,201 9,004 8,342 Earnings per share basic $1.68 $1.47 $6.03 5.53 diluted $1.68 $1.47 $6.00 5.49 Return on common 19.3% 19.1% 19.0% 19.7% -23-
Element Title equity Statements of no significant or material adverse change Since October 31, 2014, there has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. Since April 30, 2015, there has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. B.13 Events impacting the Issuer's solvency B.14 Dependence upon other group entities B.15 Principal activities Not applicable There are no recent events particular to the Issuer which are to a material extent relevant to the evaluation of the Issuer's solvency. Not applicable. The Issuer is not dependent on other entities within the RBC Group. All references to the Bank in this section refer to the Bank and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. The Bank is Canada s largest bank and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. The Bank is one of North America s leading diversified financial services companies, and provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. The Bank employs approximately 79,000 full and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 42 other countries. The Bank's business segments are Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance, Investor & Treasury Services and Capital Markets. Personal & Commercial Banking comprises personal and business banking operations, as well as certain investment businesses in Canada, the Caribbean and the U.S. Wealth Management serves affluent, high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients from the Bank s offices in key financial centres mainly in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., continental Europe and Asia with a comprehensive suite of investment, trust, banking, credit and other wealth management solutions. The Bank also provides asset management products and services directly to institutional and individual clients as well as through the Bank's distribution channels and thirdparty distributors. Insurance provides a wide range of life, health, home, automobile, travel, wealth and reinsurance products and solutions. It offers insurance products and services through the Bank's proprietary distribution channels, comprised of the field sales force which includes retail insurance branches, field sales representatives, call centres and online, as well as through independent insurance advisors and affinity -24-
Element Title relationships in Canada. Outside Canada, the Bank operates in reinsurance markets globally. Investor & Treasury Services serves the needs of institutional investing clients by providing asset servicing, custodial, advisory, financing and other services to safeguard assets, maximize liquidity and manage risk in multiple jurisdictions around the world. This business also provides short term funding and liquidity management for the Bank. Capital Markets provides public and private companies, institutional investors, governments and central banks with a wide range of products and services. In North America, the Bank offers a full suite of products and services which include corporate and investment banking, equity and debt organization and distribution, and structuring and trading. Outside North America, the Bank offers a diversified set of capabilities in the Bank's key sectors of expertise, such as energy, mining and infrastructure. B.16 Controlling shareholders B.17 Assigned credit ratings Not applicable To the extent known to the Issuer, the Issuer is not directly or indirectly controlled by any person. The credit ratings assigned to the Issuer are (i) Aa3 (long term senior debt), with a negative outlook and A3 (subordinated debt), P-1 (short-term debt) and Baa2 (hyb) (preferred share), each with a stable outlook, by Moody s Investors Services, Inc. ( Moody s USA ); (ii) AA- (long term senior debt), A (subordinated debt), A-1+ (short-term debt) and BBB (preferred shares) 1, each with a stable outlook, by Standard & Poor s Financial Services LLC ( S&P USA ); (iii) AA (long term senior debt), AA- (subordinated debt) and F1+ (short-term debt), each with a stable outlook, by Fitch Inc.; and (iv) AA (long term senior debt), AA (low) (subordinated debt), R-1 (high) (short-term debt) and Pfd-1 (low) (preferred shares) 1, each with a negative outlook, by DBRS Limited ( DBRS ). -25-
Element Title On October 23, 2013, Kroll Bond Rating Agency ( KBRA ), a registered National Recognized Statistical Rating Organization with the SEC, assigned the Issuer s senior long-term and short-term debt and deposit ratings of AA and K1+, respectively, with a stable outlook. KBRA was requested to rate a commercial MBS multi-borrower transaction where the Issuer was one of four third party interest rate cap providers. Given KBRA s policy to rate all parties to a transaction, it was required to issue a rating on the Issuer. These ratings were unsolicited and the Issuer did not participate in the rating process. Securities issued under the Programme may be rated or unrated by any one or more of the rating agencies referred to above or their affiliates. Where a Tranche of Securities is rated, such rating will not necessarily be the same as the rating assigned to the Issuer referred to above or any other Securities already issued under the Programme. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. - No ratings have been assigned to the Securities at the request of or with the co-operation of the Issuer in the rating process. Section C Securities Element Title C.1 Type and class of Securities / ISIN The Securities described in this section are securities with a denomination or (in the case of W&C Securities) issue price of less than 100,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency). The Issuer may issue unsubordinated (i) notes ( Notes ), (ii) redeemable certificates ( Redeemable Certificates ) or exercisable certificates ( Exercisable Certificates and together with the Redeemable Certificates, Certificates ) or (iii) warrants ("Warrants") denominated or payable in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer(s) and with, in the case of Notes, a minimum denomination of 1,000 or, in the case of Redeemable Certificates, a minimum issue price of 1,000 (or, if the Notes or Redeemable Certificates are denominated or (as applicable) issued in a currency other than euro, the equivalent amount in such currency) (such Certificates and Warrants together, the W&C Securities and the W&C Securities and the Notes together, the Securities ) pursuant to this Base -26-
Element Title Prospectus under the Programme. Notes may be fixed rate notes, floating rate notes, zero coupon notes, benchmark interest rate linked notes, currency linked interest notes, commodity linked interest notes, equity linked interest notes, index linked interest notes, fund linked interest notes, non-interest bearing notes, currency linked redemption notes, commodity linked redemption notes, equity linked redemption notes, index linked redemption notes, fund linked redemption notes, preference share linked notes, may redeem at par or a percentage of par or may be any combination of the foregoing. Notes may be cash settled or, in the case of equity linked redemption notes or fund linked redemption notes, physically settled. W&C Securities may be index linked W&C Securities, currency linked W&C Securities, fund linked W&C Securities, commodity linked W&C Securities, equity linked W&C Securities, may (in the case of Warrants) be dual Warrants, may pay additional amounts or may be a combination of any of the foregoing or, in the case of Warrants, may be interest rate linked. W&C Securities may be cash settled or, in the case of equity linked or fund linked W&C Securities, physically settled. Warrants and Exercisable Certificates may be American style, European style or open-ended. The security identification number of the Securities will be set out in the relevant Final Terms. The securities are EUR TBC Lock-In Index Linked Interest and Index Linked Redemption Notes Linked to a Basket of Indices due November 2018 he "Securities"). The Series Number is TBC The Tranche number is 1. The ISIN is: XS1289578558 The Common Code is: 128957855 C.2 Currency Subject to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and directives, Securities may be issued in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer at the time of issue. The currency of this Series of Securities is Euro ( EUR ). -27-
Element Title C.5 Restrictions on free transferability C.8 Rights attaching to the Securities, including ranking and limitations on these rights The Securities will be freely transferable, subject to the offering and selling restrictions in Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (excluding Dubai International Financial Centre), Dubai International Financial Centre, Singapore and Bahrain and under the Prospectus Directive and the laws of any jurisdiction in which the relevant Securities are offered or sold. Securities issued under the Programme will have terms and conditions relating to, among other matters: Status (Ranking) Securities will constitute unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Issuer and will rank pari passu without any preference amongst themselves and at least pari passu with all other present and future unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Issuer (including deposit liabilities), except as otherwise prescribed by law. None of the Securities will be deposits insured under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (Canada). Meetings The terms of the Securities will contain provisions for calling meetings of holders of such Securities to consider matters affecting their interests generally. These provisions permit defined majorities to bind all holders, including holders who did not attend and vote at the relevant meeting and holders who voted in a manner contrary to the majority and (other than for Swedish Notes) also allow for consents to be provided by written resolution or electronically. C.9 Interest/redemp tion Interest and Additional Amounts Notes may or may not bear interest and W&C Securities may or may not pay additional amounts. Interest-bearing Notes will either bear interest payable at a fixed rate, floating rate or variable (which may be Reference Item-linked) rate. If W&C Securities pay additional amounts, such amounts will be calculated by reference to a fixed rate. Redemption and Exercise and Settlement The terms under which Notes may be redeemed (including the maturity date and the price or amount of assets at which they will be redeemed on the maturity date as well as any provisions relating to early redemption) will be agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer at the time of issue of the relevant Notes. The terms under which Redeemable Certificates may be redeemed (including the redemption date and the price at which they will be redeemed on the redemption date as well as any provisions relating to early redemption or -28-