Royal Bank Completes Issue of €3 Billion 5.75% Deposit Notes

On July 25, 2008, Royal Bank of Canada issued €3 billion 5.75 per cent deposit notes due July 2011 under its US$40 billion programme for the issuance of notes. The notes were listed on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market. The notes were offered by an underwriting syndicate jointly led by Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited and UBS Limited and including DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Banco Santander, S.A., Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG, BNP Paribas, CALYON, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Danske Bank A/S, Fortis Bank NV/SA, HSBC Bank plc, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.

Royal Bank of Canada was represented by Ogilvy Renault LLP, with a team including Peter S. Noble and Leslie K. Cummer (London) and Barry Segal (tax), Allen & Overy LLP (UK tax) with a team including Jennifer Maskell and David S. Hughes and by RBC senior counsel Paul Guthrie.

The dealers were represented by Tina Maisonneuve and Sherry Roth of Stikeman Elliott LLP.

Lawyer(s)

Peter S. Noble Barry N. Segal Sherry L. Roth