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RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRUST AND FIDUCIARY SERVICESBUSINESS AMONG TOP 25 TRUST COMPANIESJersey / Guernsey, 14 June 2013 – RBC Wealth Management’s British Isles Trust and FiduciaryServices business has been named on Private Client Practitioner’s list of the Top 25 TrustCompanies for the third successive year, building further on its recent awards success.RBC Wealth Management competed against a wide range of professional services companies,including law firms, accountancy firms, trust companies and international financial advisoryservices to win a place in the rankings. A judging panel assessed each firm based on variousfactors, such as the number of client-facing directors, size of trust assets and geographicalfootprint, before opening the vote to eprivateclient subscribers.This is the latest in a series of accolades handed to RBC Wealth Management’s Trust businessthis year – last month, it was named ‘Best Trust Company’ at the inaugural WealthBriefingEuropean Awards 2013, and also ‘Trust Company of the Year – Institutional’ at the CitywealthMagic Circle Awards.Stuart Rutledge, CEO, RBC Wealth Management – British Isles and Caribbean commented:“Our inclusion on PCP’s list is further recognition of the great effort that has gone into bringingthe best of our leading international proposition to each client, and it’s a tremendous honour tobe endorsed by our peers in this way. The list also highlights the need to continuously challengeourselves if we are to maintain a leading position in such a competitive field. We look forward tobuilding on our success to date.”For more information, please contact:Paul French, Communications, RBC Wealth Management, +44 (0)20 7002 2013Timi Oni, Communications, RBC Wealth Management +44 (0)207 653 4516About RBC Wealth Management:RBC Wealth Management is one of the world’s top 10 largest wealth managers*. RBC WealthManagement directly serves affluent, high-net-worth and ultra-high net worth clients in Canada,

the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia with a full suite ofbanking, investment, trust and other wealth management solutions. The business also providesasset management products and services directly and through RBC and third party distributorsto institutional and individual clients, through its RBC Global Asset Management business(which includes BlueBay Asset Management). RBC Wealth Management has more than C$604billion of assets under administration, more than C$369 billion of assets under management andover 4,400 financial consultants, advisors, private bankers, and trust officers.*Scorpio Partnership Global Private Banking KPI Benchmark 2012. In the United States, securities are offeredthrough RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bankof Canada. Member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.About RBC:Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries operate under the masterbrand name RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and marketcapitalization, and are among the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. Weare one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies, and providepersonal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, and investorservices and wholesale banking on a global basis. We employ approximately 80,000 full- andpart-time employees who serve more than 15 million personal, business, public sector andinstitutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 44 other countries. For moreinformation, please visit rbc.com.