2nd Quarter Results

All amounts are in Canadian dollars and are based on financial statements prepared in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting, unless otherwise noted.

TORONTO, May 25, 2017 - Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today reported net income of $2,809 million for the second quarter ended April 30, 2017, up $236 million or 9% from a year ago. Results reflect strong earnings in Capital Markets, Investor & Treasury Services, and Wealth Management, as well as solid earnings in Personal & Commercial Banking. We also remain well-capitalized with a Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 10.6%.

Compared to last quarter, net income was down $218 million or 7%. Excluding our share of a gain recorded last quarter related to the sale of the U.S. operations of Moneris Solutions Corporation (Moneris), which was $212 million (before- and after-tax), net income was relatively unchanged(1), while diluted earnings per share (EPS) grew $0.02. Credit quality remains strong, with our provision for credit losses (PCL) ratio of 0.23%.

"RBC had a strong second quarter, with earnings of $2.8 billion, reflecting solid growth across most of our businesses and prudent risk management. I'm very pleased with our performance for the first half of the year given the uncertain operating environment. Our strong capital position allowed us to repurchase over 30 million of our common shares so far this year," said Dave McKay, RBC President and Chief Executive Officer. "Innovation is core to RBC, and we continue to invest in building a digitally-enabled relationship bank to better serve our clients while delivering sustainable earnings growth."

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