TORONTO, September 4, 2014 -  George Lewis, Group Head, Wealth Management and Insurance of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), is scheduled to speak at CIBC's 13th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference to be held in Montreal on September 17, 2014, from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. (EDT).

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

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For further information, please contact:

Investor contact:
Sonia Mahadeo, Investor Relations, 416-955-2137

Media contact:
Sandra Nunes, Financial Communications, 416-974-1794

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