Publication of Prospectus

Tue, Aug 30, 2016 08:00 CET

1st Supplementary Prospectus dated August 26, 2016 relating to the Programme for the EUR32,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme of Royal Bank of Canada, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payments by RBC Covered Bond Guarantor Limited Partnership.

Regulatory Announcement

Royal Bank of Canada

August 30, 2016

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:

1st Supplementary Prospectus dated August 26, 2016 relating to the Programme for the â‚¬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.

The 1st Supplementary 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"), as supplemented by the 1st Supplementary Prospectus dated August 26, 2016, 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.

1st Supplementary Prospectus dated August 26, 2016

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3529I_-2016-8-29.pdf

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

RBC Third Quarter 2016 Report to Shareholders

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3529I_1-2016-8-29.pdf

Investor Report dated July 29, 2016

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3529I_2-2016-8-29.pdf

For further information, please contact

Erin Dion

Senior Counsel