04/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 15:17
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-275898
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The information in this preliminary terms supplement is not complete and may be changed.
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Preliminary Terms Supplement
Subject to Completion:
Dated April 29, 2024
Pricing Supplement Dated May __, 2024 to the Product Prospectus Supplement CCBN-1, the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus, Each Dated December 20, 2023
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Linked to the Class A Common Stock of Alphabet Inc.,
Due June 11, 2025
Royal Bank of Canada
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Issuer:
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Stock Exchange Listing:
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None
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Trade Date:
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May 6, 2024
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Principal Amount:
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$1,000 per Note
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Issue Date:
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May 9, 2024
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Maturity Date:
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June 11, 2025
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Observation Dates:
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Monthly, as set forth below
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Coupon Payment Dates:
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Monthly, as set forth below
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Valuation Date:
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June 6, 2025
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Contingent Coupon Rate:
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10.50% per annum
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Initial Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Trade Date.
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Final Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Valuation Date.
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Trigger Price and
Coupon Barrier:
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78% of the Initial Stock Price.
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Contingent Coupon:
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If the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier on the applicable Observation Date, we will pay the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date. You may not receive any Contingent Coupons during the term of the Notes.
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Payment at Maturity (if
not previously called
and held to maturity):
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If the Notes are not previously called, we will pay you at maturity an amount based on the Final Stock Price:
For each $1,000 in principal amount, $1,000, unless the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price. You will also receive the final Contingent Coupon if the Final Stock Price is greater than the Coupon Barrier.
If the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, then the investor will receive at maturity, for each $1,000 in principal amount, a cash payment equal to:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x Percentage Change)
In this case, investors in the Notes will lose some or all of their principal amount if the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
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Percentage Change:
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An amount expressed as a percentage equal to the quotient of (a) the Final Stock Price minus the Initial Stock Price divided by (b) the Initial Stock Price.
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Call Feature:
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If the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Initial Stock Price on November 6, 2024 or on any monthly Call Observation Date thereafter, the Notes will be automatically called for 100% of their principal amount, plus the Contingent Coupon applicable to the corresponding Observation Date.
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CUSIP:
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78017FW58
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Per Note
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Total
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Price to public(1)
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100.00%
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$
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Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)
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1.50%
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$
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Proceeds to Royal Bank of Canada
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98.50%
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$
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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General:
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This terms supplement relates to an offering of Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes (the "Notes") linked to the Class A common stock (the "Reference Stock") of Alphabet Inc. (the "Reference Stock Issuer")
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Issuer:
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Royal Bank of Canada (the "Bank")
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Trade Date:
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May 6, 2024
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Issue Date:
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May 9, 2024
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Valuation Date:
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June 6, 2025
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Maturity Date:
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June 11, 2025, subject to extension for market and other disruptions, as described in the product prospectus supplement dated December 20, 2023.
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Denominations:
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Minimum denomination of $1,000, and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter.
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Contingent Coupon:
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We will pay you a Contingent Coupon during the term of the Notes, periodically in arrears on each Coupon Payment Date, under the conditions described below:
•If the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier on the applicable Observation Date, we will pay the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date.
•If the closing price of the Reference Stock is less than the Coupon Barrier on the applicable Observation Date, we will not pay you the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date.
You may not receive a Contingent Coupon for one or more monthly periods during the term of the Notes.
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Contingent Coupon
Rate: |
10.50% per annum (0.875% per month).
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Observation Dates and
Coupon Payment
Dates:
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Monthly, as set forth in the table below:
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Observation Dates
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Coupon Payment Dates
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June 6, 2024
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June 11, 2024
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July 8, 2024
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July 11, 2024
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August 6, 2024
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August 9, 2024
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September 6, 2024
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September 11, 2024
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October 7, 2024
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October 10, 2024
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November 6, 2024(1)
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November 12, 2024(2)
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December 6, 2024(1)
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December 11, 2024(2)
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January 6, 2025(1)
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January 9, 2025(2)
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February 6, 2025(1)
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February 11, 2025(2)
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March 6, 2025(1)
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March 11, 2025(2)
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April 7, 2025(1)
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April 10, 2025(2)
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May 6, 2025(1)
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May 9, 2025(2)
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June 6, 2025 (the Valuation Date)
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June 11, 2025 (the Maturity Date)
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(1) This Observation Date is also a Call Observation Date.
(2) This Coupon Payment Date is also a Call Settlement Date.
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Record Dates:
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The record date for each Coupon Payment Date will be one business day prior to that scheduled Coupon Payment Date; provided, however, that any Contingent Coupon payable at maturity or upon an automatic call will be payable to the person to whom the payment at maturity or upon a call, as the case may be, will be payable.
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Call Feature:
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If, on any Call Observation Date beginning on November 6, 2024, the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Initial Stock Price, then the Notes will be automatically called.
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P-2
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Call Settlement Dates:
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If the Notes are called on any Call Observation Date, the Call Settlement Date will be the Coupon Payment Date corresponding to that Call Observation Date.
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Payment if Called:
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If the Notes are automatically called, then, on the applicable Call Settlement Date, for each $1,000 in principal amount, you will receive $1,000 plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on that Call Settlement Date.
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Initial Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Trade Date.
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Final Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Valuation Date.
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Trigger Price and
Coupon Barrier:
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78% of the Initial Stock Price
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Payment at Maturity (if
not previously called
and held to maturity):
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If the Notes are not previously called, we will pay you at maturity an amount based on the Final Stock Price:
•If the Final Stock Price is greater than or equal to the Trigger Price, we will pay you a cash payment equal to the principal amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on the Maturity Date.
•If the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, you will receive at maturity, for each $1,000 in principal amount, a cash payment equal to:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x Percentage Change).
The amount of cash that you receive in this case, if anything, will be less than your principal amount, resulting in a loss that is proportionate to the decline of the Reference Stock from the Trade Date to the Valuation Date.
In this case, investors in the Notes will lose some or all of their principal amount if the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
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Percentage Change:
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Stock Settlement:
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Not applicable. Payments on the Notes will be made solely in cash.
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Calculation Agent:
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC ("RBCCM")
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U.S. Tax Treatment:
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By purchasing a Note, each holder agrees (in the absence of a change in law, an administrative determination or a judicial ruling to the contrary) to treat the Notes as a callable pre-paid cash-settled contingent income-bearing derivative contract linked to the Reference Stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the Notes are uncertain and the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the Notes should be taxed in a manner that is different from that described in the preceding sentence. Please see the section below, "Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," and the discussion (including the opinion of Ashurst LLP, our special U.S. tax counsel) in the product prospectus supplement dated December 20, 2023 under "Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," which apply to the Notes.
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Secondary Market:
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RBCCM (or one of its affiliates), though not obligated to do so, may maintain a secondary market in the Notes after the issue date. The amount that you may receive upon sale of your Notes prior to maturity may be less than the principal amount.
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Listing:
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The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Clearance and
Settlement:
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DTC global (including through its indirect participants Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg as described under "Ownership and Book Entry Issuance" in the prospectus dated December 20, 2023).
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Terms Incorporated in
the Master Note:
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All of the terms appearing on the cover page and above the item captioned "Secondary Market" in this section and the terms appearing under the caption "General Terms of the Notes" in the product prospectus supplement, as modified by this terms supplement.
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The Trade Date, issue date and other dates set forth above are subject to change, and will be set forth in the final pricing supplement relating to the Notes.
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P-3
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-4
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Hypothetical Initial Stock Price:
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$100.00*
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Hypothetical Trigger Price and Hypothetical Coupon Barrier:
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$78.00, which is 78% of the hypothetical Initial Stock Price
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Contingent Coupon Rate:
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10.50% per annum (or 0.875% per month)
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Contingent Coupon Amount:
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$8.75 per month
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Observation Dates:
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Monthly
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Principal Amount:
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$1,000 per Note
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Hypothetical Final Stock Price
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Percentage Change of the Reference
Stock
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Payment at Maturity (assuming that the
Notes were not previously called)
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$170.00
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70.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$160.00
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60.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$150.00
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50.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$140.00
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40.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$130.00
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30.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$120.00
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20.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$110.00
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10.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$100.00
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0.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$95.00
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-5.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$90.00
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-10.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$80.00
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-20.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$78.00
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-22.00%
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$1,008.75*
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$77.99
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-22.01%
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$779.90
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$70.00
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-30.00%
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$700.00
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$60.00
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-40.00%
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$600.00
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$50.00
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-50.00%
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$500.00
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$40.00
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-60.00%
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$400.00
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$30.00
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-70.00%
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$300.00
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$20.00
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-80.00%
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$200.00
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$10.00
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-90.00%
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$100.00
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$0.00
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-100.00%
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$0.00
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P-5
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-6
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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You May Lose All or a Portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity - Investors in the Notes could lose all or a substantial portion of their principal amount if there is a decline in the trading price of the Reference Stock between the Trade Date and the Valuation Date. If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, the amount that you receive at maturity will represent a loss of your principal that is proportionate to the decline in the closing price of the Reference Stock from the Trade Date to the Valuation Date. Any Contingent Coupons received on the Notes prior to the Maturity Date may not be sufficient to compensate for any such loss.
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The Notes Are Subject to an Automatic Call - If, on any Call Observation Date beginning in November 2024, the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Initial Stock Price, then the Notes will be automatically called. If the Notes are automatically called, then, on the applicable Call Settlement Date, for each $1,000 in principal amount, you will receive $1,000 plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on the applicable Call Settlement Date. You will not receive any Contingent Coupons after the Call Settlement Date. You may be unable to reinvest your proceeds from the automatic call in an investment with a return that is as high as the return on the Notes would have been if they had not been called.
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You May Not Receive Any Contingent Coupons - We will not necessarily make any coupon payments on the Notes. If the closing price of the Reference Stock on an Observation Date is less than the Coupon Barrier, we will not pay you the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date. If the closing price of the Reference Stock is less than the Coupon Barrier on each of the Observation Dates and on the Valuation Date, we will not pay you any Contingent Coupons during the term of, and you will not receive a positive return on, your Notes. Generally, this non-payment of the Contingent Coupon coincides with a period of greater risk of principal loss on your Notes. Accordingly, if we do not pay the Contingent Coupon on the Maturity Date, you will also incur a loss of principal, because the Final Stock Price will be less than the Trigger Price.
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The Call Feature and the Contingent Coupon Feature Limit Your Potential Return - The return potential of the Notes is limited to the pre-specified Contingent Coupon Rate, regardless of the appreciation of the Reference Stock. In addition, the total return on the Notes will vary based on the number of Observation Dates on which the Contingent Coupon becomes payable prior to maturity or an automatic call. Further, if the Notes are called due to the Call Feature, you will not receive any Contingent Coupon or any other payment in respect of any Observation Dates after the applicable Call Settlement Date. Since the Notes could be called as early as November 2024, the total return on the Notes could be limited. If the Notes are not called, you may be subject to the full downside performance of the Reference Stock even though your potential return is limited to the Contingent Coupon Rate. As a result, the return on an investment in the Notes could be less than the return on a direct investment in the Reference Stock.
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Your Return on the Notes May Be Lower than the Return on a Conventional Debt Security of Comparable Maturity - The return that you will receive on the Notes, which could be negative, may be less than the return you could earn on other investments. Even if your return is positive, your return may be less than the return you would earn if you purchased one of our conventional senior interest bearing debt securities.
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Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Our Credit Risk, and Changes in Our Credit Ratings Are Expected to Affect the Market Value of the Notes - The Notes are our senior unsecured debt securities. As a result, your receipt of any Contingent Coupons, if payable, and the amount due on any relevant payment date is dependent upon our ability to repay our obligations on the applicable payment dates. This will be the case even if the price of the Reference Stock increases after the Trade Date. No assurance can be given as to what our financial condition will be at any time during the term of the Notes.
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P-7
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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There May Not Be an Active Trading Market for the Notes - Sales in the Secondary Market May Result in Significant Losses - There may be little or no secondary market for the Notes. The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. RBCCM and our other affiliates may make a market for the Notes; however, they are not required to do so. RBCCM or any of our other affiliates may stop any market-making activities at any time. Even if a secondary market for the Notes develops, it may not provide significant liquidity or trade at prices advantageous to you. We expect that transaction costs in any secondary market would be high. As a result, the difference between bid and ask prices for your Notes in any secondary market could be substantial.
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The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Will Be Less than the Price to the Public - The initial estimated value of the Notes that will be set forth in the final pricing supplement for the Notes will not represent a minimum price at which we, RBCCM or any of our affiliates would be willing to purchase the Notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. If you attempt to sell the Notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for them and the initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things, changes in the price of the Reference Stock, the borrowing rate we pay to issue securities of this kind, and the inclusion in the price to the public of the underwriting discount, the referral fee and the estimated costs relating to our hedging of the Notes. These factors, together with various credit, market and economic factors over the term of the Notes, are expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the Notes in any secondary market and will affect the value of the Notes in complex and unpredictable ways. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which you may be able to sell your Notes prior to maturity may be less than your original purchase price, as any such sale price would not be expected to include the underwriting discount, the referral fee or the hedging costs relating to the Notes. In addition to bid-ask spreads, the value of the Notes determined by RBCCM for any secondary market price is expected to be based on the secondary rate rather than the internal funding rate used to price the Notes and determine the initial estimated value. As a result, the secondary price will be less than if the internal funding rate was used. The Notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your Notes to maturity.
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The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes that We Will Provide in the Final Pricing Supplement Will Be an Estimate Only, Calculated as of the Time the Terms of the Notes Are Set - The initial estimated value of the Notes will be based on the value of our obligation to make the payments on the Notes, together with the mid-market value of the derivative embedded in the terms of the Notes. See "Structuring the Notes" below. Our estimate will be based on a variety of assumptions, including our credit spreads, expectations as to dividends, interest rates and volatility, and the expected term of the Notes. These assumptions are based on certain forecasts about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. Other entities may value the Notes or similar securities at a price that is significantly different than we do.
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Our Business Activities May Create Conflicts of Interest - We and our affiliates expect to engage in trading activities related to the Reference Stock that are not for the account of holders of the Notes or on their behalf. These trading activities may present a conflict between the holders' interests in the Notes and the interests we and our affiliates will have in their proprietary accounts, in facilitating transactions, including options and other derivatives transactions, for their customers and in accounts under their management. These trading activities, if they influence the price of the Reference Stock, could be adverse to the interests of the holders of the Notes. We and one or more of our affiliates may, at present or in the future, engage in business with the Reference Stock Issuer, including making loans to or providing advisory services. These services could include investment banking and merger and acquisition advisory services. These activities may present a conflict between our or one or more of our affiliates' obligations and your
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P-8
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Owning the Notes Is Not the Same as Owning the Reference Stock - The return on your Notes is unlikely to reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the Reference Stock. For instance, you will not receive or be entitled to receive any dividend payments or other distributions on the Reference Stock during the term of your Notes. As an owner of the Notes, you will not have voting rights or any other rights that holders of the Reference Stock may have. Furthermore, the Reference Stock may appreciate substantially during the term of the Notes, while your potential return will be limited to the applicable Contingent Coupon payments.
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You Must Rely on Your Own Evaluation of the Merits of an Investment Linked to the Reference Stock - In the ordinary course of their business, our affiliates may have expressed views on expected movements in the Reference Stock, and may do so in the future. These views or reports may be communicated to our clients and clients of our affiliates. However, these views are subject to change from time to time. Moreover, other professionals who transact business in markets relating to the Reference Stock may at any time have significantly different views from those of our affiliates. For these reasons, you are encouraged to derive information concerning the Reference Stock from multiple sources, and you should not rely solely on views expressed by our affiliates.
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There Is No Affiliation Between the Reference Stock Issuer and RBCCM, and RBCCM Is Not Responsible for any Disclosure by the Reference Stock Issuer - We are not affiliated with the Reference Stock Issuer. However, we and our affiliates may currently, or from time to time in the future engage in business with the Reference Stock Issuer. Nevertheless, neither we nor our affiliates assume any responsibilities for the accuracy or the completeness of any information that any other company prepares. You, as an investor in the Notes, should make your own investigation into the Reference Stock. The Reference Stock Issuer is not involved in this offering and has no obligation of any sort with respect to your Notes. The Reference Stock Issuer has no obligation to take your interests into consideration for any reason, including when taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of your Notes.
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The Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Postponement Due to Market Disruption Events and Adjustments - The payment at maturity, each Observation Date, each Call Observation Date and the Valuation Date are subject to adjustment as described in the product prospectus supplement. For a description of what constitutes a market disruption event as well as the consequences of that market disruption event, see "General Terms of the Notes-Market Disruption Events" in the product prospectus supplement.
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P-9
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-10
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-11
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-12
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-13
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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P-14
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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