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Published on 1/4/2017 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: RBC prices $7.31 million PLUS due 2018 linked to basket

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 4 – Royal Bank of Canada priced $7.31 million of 0% Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due June 28, 2018 linked to a basket of indexes and exchange traded funds, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket components are the S&P 500 index and the Euro Stoxx 50 index, each with a 25% weight, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF with a 15% weight, the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF with a 15% weight, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity fund with a 10% weight and the WisdomTree India Earnings fund with a 10% weight.

If the final basket level is greater than or equal to the initial level, the payout will be par double the gain up to a maximum return of 7%. Investors will be fully exposed to any decline in the basket.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is the agent. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is handling distribution.

Issuer:Royal Bank of Canada
Issue:Performance Leveraged Upside Securities
Basket components:S&P 500 index and Euro Stoxx 50 index, each with a 25% weight, Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF with a 15% weight, iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF with a 15% weight, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity fund with a 10% weight and WisdomTree India Earnings fund with a 10% weight
Amount:$7,309,990
Maturity:June 28, 2018
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If final basket level is greater than initial level, par plus double gain, subject to 7% maximum return; full exposure to any basket decline
Initial levels:2,249.92 for S&P 500, 3,278.72 for Stoxx, $20.24 for Gold Miners, $268.08 for biotech ETF, $50.29 for WisdomTree Japan and $19.77 for WisdomTree India
Pricing date:Dec. 28
Settlement date:Jan. 3
Underwriter:RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Fees:1.75%
Cusip:78014E190

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