TORONTO, March 18, 2015 - Doug McGregor, chair and chief executive officer of RBC Capital Markets and group head, Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services, Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), is scheduled to present at National Bank Financial's Canadian Financial Services Conference to be held in Montréal on March 25, 2015. His presentation will begin at 1:10 p.m. (EDT).

A link to the live audio webcast will be available on RBC's website at rbc.com/investorrelations/events-presentations.html. The webcast will be archived for three months.

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Stephanie Phillips, Investor Relations, 416-955-7809

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Sandra Nunes, Financial Communications, 416-974-1794

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