U.S.$1,370,000,000 SENIOR GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A DUE 9 MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE Distribution AgreementDistribution Agreement • January 26th, 2005 • Royal Bank of Canada \ • Commercial banks, nec • New York
Securities may be issued in book-entry form (each beneficial interest in a global Note, a “Book-Entry Note” and collectively, the “Book-Entry Notes”) and represented by one or more fully registered global Notes (each, a “Global Note” and collectively, the “Global Notes”) held by or on behalf of The Depository Trust Bank, as depositary (“DTC”, which term includes any successor thereof), and recorded in the book-entry system maintained by DTC. Book-Entry Notes represented by a Global Note are exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form, of like tenor and of an equal aggregate principal amount, by the owners of such Book-Entry Notes only upon certain limited circumstances described in the Prospectus.
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA US$1,370,000,000 SENIOR GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A EXCHANGE RATE AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL BANK OF CANADA AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JANUARY 26, 2005Exchange Rate Agency Agreement • January 26th, 2005 • Royal Bank of Canada \ • Commercial banks, nec • New York
AGREEMENT made as of January 26, 2005 between Royal Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Exchange Rate Agent”, which term shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include its successors and assigns).
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA US$1,370,000,000 SENIOR GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A CALCULATION AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL BANK OF CANADA AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JANUARY 26, 2005Calculation Agency Agreement • January 26th, 2005 • Royal Bank of Canada \ • Commercial banks, nec • New York
Royal Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) proposes to issue and sell certain of its securities designated as Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A (the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of October 23, 2003 (the “Indenture”), between the Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). The Notes are to be distributed pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement, dated January 26, 2005 (the “Distribution Agreement”), among the Bank, RBC Capital Markets Corporation and RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., relating to the Notes. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto or in the Prospectus dated October 14, 2003, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated January 26, 2005 (collectively the “Prospectus”).
