Publication of a Prospectus

Regulatory Announcement

Royal Bank of Canada
July 29, 2016

Publication of Prospectus

Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States.

The following prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and, along with the documents incorporated by reference therein, is available for viewing:

Prospectus dated July 29, 2016 relating to the Programme for the €32,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme of Royal Bank of Canada, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payments by RBC Covered Bond Guarantor Limited Partnership which was approved by the UK Listing Authority on July 29, 2016.

The Prospectus, together with the documents incorporated by reference therein, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus dated July 29, 2016 (the "Prospectus"), may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the prospectus is not addressed.  Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

The Covered Bonds and the related Covered Bond Guarantee have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Accordingly, the Covered Bonds will be offered only (i) in offshore transactions to non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act and (ii) to qualified institutional buyers in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.

To view the full documents, please paste the following URLs into the address bar of your browser.

Prospectus dated July 29, 2016

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_6-2016-7-29.pdf

Documents Incorporated by Reference (or certain portions thereof as specified under "Documents Incorporated by Reference" in the Prospectus): 

Registration Document of the Issuer dated June 6, 2016

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_5-2016-7-29.pdf

2015 Annual Information Form dated December 1, 2015

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_-2016-7-29.pdf

Audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_1-2016-7-29.pdf

Management's discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_2-2016-7-29.pdf

RBC Second Quarter 2016 Report to Shareholders

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_4-2016-7-29.pdf

Investor Report dated June 30, 2016

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_3-2016-7-29.pdf

Terms and Conditions of the Covered Bonds from Prospectus dated July 25, 2013

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_8-2016-7-29.pdf

Terms and Conditions of the Covered Bonds from Prospectus dated August 1, 2014

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_7-2016-7-29.pdf

Terms and Conditions of the Covered Bonds from Prospectus dated July 31, 2015

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7365F_9-2016-7-29.pdf

For further information, please contact
Erin Dion
Senior Counsel
Royal Bank of Canada
Telephone Number:  (416) 974-4103
Fax Number:  (416) 955-2032
Email:  erin.dion@rbc.com