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Registration Statement No. 333-275898 |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) |
Pricing Supplement to the Prospectus
dated December 20, 2023, the
Series J Prospectus Supplement dated December 20, 2023, the Underlying
Supplement No. 1A dated May 16, 2024 and the Product
Supplement No. 1A dated May 16, 2024
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Royal Bank of Canada
$6,167,000
Digital S&P 500® Index-Linked
Notes, due November 12, 2026 |
The notes will not bear interest. The amount
that you will be paid on your notes on the stated maturity date (November 12, 2026, subject to adjustment) is based on the performance
of the S&P 500® Index (which we refer to as the “underlier”) as measured from the trade date (September
12, 2024) to and including the determination date (November 9, 2026, subject to adjustment). If the final underlier level (defined below)
on the determination date is greater than or equal to the threshold level of 85.00% of the initial underlier level (5,595.76, which was
the closing level of the underlier on the trade date), you will receive the threshold settlement amount of $1,163.50 for each $1,000 principal
amount of notes. However, if the final underlier level is less than the threshold level, the return on your notes will be negative.
You could lose your entire investment in the notes.
To determine your payment at maturity, we will
calculate the underlier return, which is the percentage increase or decrease in the final underlier level from the initial underlier level.
On the stated maturity date, for each $1,000 principal amount of notes, you will receive an amount in cash equal to:
| · | if the underlier return is greater than or equal to -15.00% (the final underlier level is
greater than or equal to 85.00% of the initial underlier level), the threshold settlement amount; or |
| · | if the underlier return is negative and is below -15.00% (the final underlier level is less
than 85.00% of the initial underlier level), the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a) $1,000 times
(b) approximately 1.1765 times (c) the sum of the underlier return plus 15.00%. This amount will be less
than $1,000 and could be zero. |
The foregoing is only a brief summary of the terms
of your notes. You should read the additional disclosure provided in this pricing supplement so that you may better understand the terms
and risks of your investment.
The initial estimated value of the notes determined
by us as of the trade date, which we refer to as the initial estimated value, is $994.43 per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which is
less than the original issue price. The market value of the notes at any time will reflect many factors, cannot be predicted with accuracy
and may be less than this amount. We describe the determination of the initial estimated value in more detail below.
Your investment in the notes involves certain risks,
including, among other things, our credit risk. See the section “Selected Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-8 of this pricing
supplement.
Original issue date: |
September 19, 2024 |
Original issue price: |
100.00% of the principal amount |
Underwriting discount: |
0.00% of the principal amount |
Net proceeds to the issuer: |
100.00% of the principal amount |
See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts
of Interest)” on page PS-12 of this pricing supplement.
The original issue price, underwriting discount
and net proceeds to the issuer listed above relate to the notes we sell initially. We may decide to sell additional notes after the date
of this pricing supplement, at issue prices and with underwriting discounts and net proceeds that differ from the amounts set forth above.
The return (whether positive or negative) on your investment in the notes will depend in part on the issue price you pay for such notes.
None of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”), any state securities commission or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of the notes or passed
upon the adequacy or accuracy of this pricing supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The notes will not
constitute deposits insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Canadian
or U.S. governmental agency or instrumentality. The notes are not bail-inable notes and are not subject to conversion into our common
shares under subsection 39.2(2.3) of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Pricing Supplement dated September 12, 2024
SUMMARY INFORMATION
You should read this pricing supplement together
with the prospectus dated December 20, 2023, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated December 20, 2023, relating to our Senior
Global Medium-Term Notes, Series J, of which the notes are a part, the underlying supplement no. 1A dated May 16, 2024 and the product
supplement no. 1A dated May 16, 2024. This pricing supplement, together with these documents, contains the terms of the notes and supersedes
all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials, including preliminary or indicative pricing
terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, fact sheets, brochures or other educational materials
of ours.
We have not authorized anyone to provide any information
or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement and the documents listed
below. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give
you. These documents are an offer to sell only the notes offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is
lawful to do so. The information contained in each such document is current only as of its date.
If the information in this pricing supplement differs
from the information contained in the documents listed below, you should rely on the information in this pricing supplement.
You should carefully consider, among other things,
the matters set forth in “Selected Risk Factors” in this document and “Risk Factors” in the documents listed below,
as the notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting
and other advisers before you invest in the notes.
You may access these documents on the SEC website
at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
· Prospectus dated December 20, 2023:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312523299520/d645671d424b3.htm
· Prospectus Supplement dated December 20, 2023:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312523299523/d638227d424b3.htm
· Underlying Supplement No. 1A dated May 16, 2024:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000095010324006773/dp211259_424b2-us1a.htm
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Product Supplement No. 1A dated May 16, 2024:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000095010324006777/dp211286_424b2-ps1a.htm
Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website
is 1000275.
We refer to the notes we are offering by this pricing
supplement as the “notes.” Each of the notes, including your notes, has the terms described below. As used in this pricing
supplement, references to “Royal Bank of Canada,” the “Bank,” “we,” “our” and “us”
mean only Royal Bank of Canada and all references to “$” or “dollar” are to U.S. dollars.
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Key Terms
Issuer: Royal Bank of Canada
Underlier: the S&P 500®
Index (Bloomberg symbol “SPX Index”), as published by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the “underlier sponsor”)
Specified currency: U.S. dollars (“$”)
Denominations: $1,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000 in excess of $1,000. The notes may be transferred only in amounts of $1,000 and increments of $1,000 thereafter.
Principal amount: each note will have a
principal amount of $1,000; $6,167,000 in the aggregate for all the notes; the aggregate principal amount of the notes may be increased
if the issuer, at its sole option, decides to sell an additional amount of the notes on a date subsequent to the date of this pricing
supplement.
Purchase at amount other than principal amount:
the amount we will pay you at the stated maturity date for your notes will not be adjusted based on the issue price you pay for your notes,
so if you acquire notes at a premium (or discount) to principal amount and hold them to the stated maturity date, it could affect your
investment in a number of ways. The return on your investment in such notes will be lower (or higher) than it would have been had you
purchased the notes at a price equal to the principal amount. Also, the threshold level would not offer the same measure of protection
to your investment as would be the case if you had purchased the notes at the principal amount. Additionally, the threshold settlement
amount would correspond to a lower (or higher) percentage return than indicated below, relative to your initial investment. See “Selected
Risk
Factors—Risks Relating to the Terms of the
Notes—If the Original Issue Price for Your Notes Represents a Premium to the Principal Amount, the Return on Your Notes Will Be
Lower Than the Return on Notes for Which the Original Issue Price Is Equal to the Principal Amount or Represents a Discount to the Principal
Amount” on page PS-8 of this pricing supplement.
Cash settlement amount (on the stated maturity
date): for each $1,000 principal amount of notes, we will pay you on the stated maturity date an amount in cash equal to:
| · | if the final underlier level is greater than or equal to the threshold level, the threshold
settlement amount; or |
| · | if the final underlier level is less than the threshold level, the sum of (i) $1,000 plus
(ii) the product of (a) $1,000 times (b) the buffer rate times (c) the sum of the underlier return plus
the threshold amount. In this case, the cash settlement amount will be less than the principal amount of the notes, and you will lose
some or all of the principal amount. |
Initial underlier level: 5,595.76, the closing
level of the underlier on the trade date
Final underlier level: the closing level
of the underlier on the determination date, except in the limited circumstances described under “General Terms of the Notes—Postponement
of a Determination Date” on page PS-34 of the accompanying product supplement and subject to adjustment as provided under “General
Terms of the Notes—Indices—Discontinuation of, or Adjustments to, an Index” on page PS-33 of the accompanying product
supplement
Underlier return: the quotient of
(1) the final underlier level minus the initial underlier level divided by (2) the initial underlier level, expressed as
a percentage
Threshold settlement amount: $1,163.50
Threshold level: 85.00% of the initial underlier
level
Threshold amount: 15.00%
Buffer rate: the quotient of the initial
underlier level divided by the threshold level, which equals approximately 117.65%
Trade date: September 12, 2024
Original issue date (settlement date): September
19, 2024
Determination date: November 9, 2026, subject
to adjustment as described under “General Terms of the Notes—Postponement of a Determination Date” on page PS-34 of
the accompanying product supplement
Stated maturity date: November 12, 2026,
subject to adjustment as described under “General Terms of the Notes—Postponement of a Payment Date” on page PS-35 of
the accompanying product supplement
No interest: the notes will not bear interest.
No listing: the notes will not be listed
on any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system.
No redemption: the notes are not subject
to redemption prior to maturity.
Closing level: as described under “General
Terms of Notes—Indices—Certain Definitions” on page PS-32 of the accompanying product supplement. The accompanying product
supplement refers to the closing level as the closing value.
Business day: as described under “Summary—Business
Day” on page PS-1 of the accompanying product supplement
Scheduled trading day: notwithstanding anything
to the contrary under “General Terms of Notes—Indices—Certain Definitions” on page PS-32 of the accompanying product
supplement, for the purposes of the notes, a “scheduled trading day” means, with respect to the underlier, a day, as determined
by the calculation agent, on which (i) the underlier sponsor is scheduled to publish the closing level of the underlier and (ii) each
primary market for futures and option contracts with respect to the underlier is scheduled to be open for trading for its regular trading
session.
Use of proceeds and hedging: as described
under “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page PS-17 of the accompanying product supplement
ERISA: as described under “Benefit
Plan Investor Considerations” on page PS-57 of the accompanying product supplement
Calculation agent: RBC Capital Markets,
LLC (“RBCCM”)
Agent: RBCCM
U.S. tax treatment: please see the section
entitled “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” herein.
Canadian tax treatment: please see the section
entitled “Supplemental Discussion of Canadian Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement.
CUSIP no.: 78017GNJ6
ISIN no.: US78017GNJ66
FDIC: the notes will not constitute deposits
that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Canadian or U.S.
governmental agency.
Indenture: the notes will be issued under
our senior debt indenture, as amended and supplemented through the date hereof, which is described in the accompanying prospectus. Please
see the section “Description of Debt Securities” beginning on page 4 of the accompanying prospectus for a description of the
senior debt indenture, including the limited circumstances that would constitute an event of default under the notes that we are offering.
Supplemental Terms of the Notes
For purposes of the notes:
| · | the provisions set forth under “General Terms of Notes—Change-in-Law Events” in the
accompanying product supplement are not applicable; and |
| · | all references to each of the following terms used in the accompanying product supplement will be deemed
to refer to the corresponding term used in this pricing supplement as set forth in the table below: |
Product Supplement Term |
Pricing Supplement Term |
Payment at maturity |
cash settlement amount |
Initial Underlier Value |
initial underlier level |
Final Underlier Value |
final underlier level |
Closing value |
closing level |
If information in this pricing supplement is inconsistent
with the accompanying prospectus, prospectus supplement or product supplement, this pricing supplement will supersede those documents.
Hypothetical Examples
The following table and chart are provided only
for purposes of illustration. They should not be taken as an indication or prediction of future investment results and are intended merely
to illustrate the impact that various hypothetical final underlier levels on the determination date could have on the cash settlement
amount at maturity, assuming all other variables remain constant.
The examples below are based on a range of final
underlier levels that are entirely hypothetical. No one can predict what the underlier level will be on any day during the term of your
notes, and no one can predict what the final underlier level will be. The underlier has been highly volatile in the past—meaning
that the underlier level has changed considerably in relatively short periods—and its performance cannot be predicted for any future
period.
The information in the following examples reflects
hypothetical rates of return on the notes assuming that they are purchased on the original issue date with a $1,000 principal amount and
are held to maturity. If you sell your notes in any secondary market prior to maturity, your return will depend upon the market value
of your notes at the time of sale, which may be affected by a number of factors that are not reflected in the table below, such as interest
rates and the volatility of the underlier. In addition, assuming no changes in market conditions or our creditworthiness and any other
relevant factors, the value of your notes on the trade date (as determined by reference to pricing models used by RBCCM and taking into
account our credit spreads) is, and the price you may receive for your notes may be, significantly less than the principal amount. For
more information on the value of your notes in the secondary market, see “Selected Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Initial
Estimated Value of the Notes—The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Is Less Than the Original Issue Price” below. The information
in the table also reflects the key terms and assumptions in the box below.
Key Terms and Assumptions |
Principal amount |
$1,000 |
Threshold settlement amount |
$1,163.50 |
Threshold level |
85.00% of the initial underlier level |
Buffer rate |
approximately 117.65% |
Threshold amount |
15.00% |
Neither a market disruption event nor a non-trading
day occurs on the originally scheduled determination date
No change affecting the method by which the underlier
sponsor calculates the underlier
Notes purchased on original issue date at a price
equal to the principal amount and held to the stated maturity date
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The actual performance of the underlier over the
term of your notes, as well as the cash settlement amount, if any, may bear little relation to the hypothetical examples shown below or
to the historical underlier levels shown elsewhere in this pricing supplement. For information about the historical levels of the underlier
during recent periods, see “The Underlier—Historical Performance of the Underlier” below. Before investing in the notes,
you should consult publicly available information to determine the levels of the underlier between the date of this pricing supplement
and the date of your purchase of the notes.
Also, the hypothetical examples shown below do
not take into account the effects of applicable taxes. Because of the U.S. tax treatment applicable to your notes, tax liabilities could
affect the after-tax rate of return on your notes to a comparatively greater extent than the after-tax return on the stocks included in
the underlier (the “underlier stocks”).
The levels in the left column of the table below
represent hypothetical final underlier levels and are expressed as percentages of the initial underlier level. The amounts in the right
column represent the hypothetical cash settlement amounts, based on the corresponding hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as
a percentage of the initial underlier level), and are expressed as percentages of the principal amount of a note (rounded to the nearest
one-thousandth of a percent). Thus, a hypothetical cash settlement amount of 100.000% means that the value of the cash payment that we
would deliver for each $1,000 principal amount of notes at maturity would equal the principal amount of a note, based on the corresponding
hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level) and the assumptions noted above.
Hypothetical Final Underlier Level (as a Percentage
of the Initial Underlier Level) |
Hypothetical Cash Settlement Amount (as a
Percentage of the Principal Amount) |
150.000% |
116.350% |
140.000% |
116.350% |
130.000% |
116.350% |
120.000% |
116.350% |
116.350% |
116.350% |
110.000% |
116.350% |
105.000% |
116.350% |
102.500% |
116.350% |
100.000% |
116.350% |
95.000% |
116.350% |
90.000% |
116.350% |
85.000% |
116.350% |
84.999% |
99.999% |
80.000% |
94.118% |
75.000% |
88.235% |
50.000% |
58.824% |
25.000% |
29.412% |
0.000% |
0.000% |
If, for example, the final underlier level were
determined to be 25.000% of the initial underlier level, the cash settlement amount that we would deliver on your notes at maturity would
be approximately 29.412% of the principal amount of your notes, as shown in the hypothetical cash settlement amount column of the table
above. As a result, if you purchased your notes at the principal amount on the settlement date and held them to maturity, you would lose
approximately 70.588% of your investment.
If the final underlier level were determined to
be 85.000% or more of the initial underlier level, the cash settlement amount that we would deliver on your notes at maturity would be
capped at the threshold settlement amount (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), or 116.350% of the principal amount of
your notes, as shown in the hypothetical cash settlement amount column of the table above. As a result, if you purchased your notes at
the principal amount on the settlement date and held them to maturity, you would not benefit from any final underlier level greater than
85.000% of the initial underlier level, regardless of the extent to which the final underlier level may be greater than 85.000% of the
initial underlier level.
The following chart also illustrates the hypothetical
cash settlement amounts (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of your notes) that we would pay on your notes on the stated
maturity date, if the final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level) were any of the hypothetical levels
shown on the horizontal axis. The chart shows that any hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier
level) of less than the threshold level would result in a hypothetical cash settlement amount of less than 100.00% of the principal amount
of your notes (the section below the 100.00% marker on the vertical axis) and, accordingly, in a loss of principal to the holder of the
notes. The chart also shows that any hypothetical final underlier level that is greater than or equal to the threshold level (the section
right of the 85.000% marker on the horizontal axis) would result in a capped return on your investment.
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n The Note Performance n The Underlier Performance |
No one can predict what the final underlier level
will be. The actual amount that a holder of the notes will receive at maturity and the actual return on your investment in the notes,
if any, will depend on the actual final underlier level, which will be determined by the calculation agent. In addition, the actual return
on your notes will further depend on the original issue price. Moreover, the assumptions on which the hypothetical table and chart are
based may turn out to be inaccurate. Consequently, the return on your investment in the notes, if any, and the actual cash settlement
amount to be paid in respect of the notes at maturity may be very different from the information reflected in the table and chart above.
selected Risk Factors
An investment in the notes involves significant risks. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before you invest in the notes. Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the notes are summarized below, but we urge you to read also the “Risk Factors” sections of the accompanying prospectus, prospectus supplement and product supplement. You should not purchase the notes unless you understand and can bear the risks of investing in the notes. Your notes are not equivalent to investing directly in the underlier stocks, i.e., the stocks included in the underlier. |
Risks Relating to the Terms of the Notes
You May Lose Your Entire Investment in the
Notes
The principal amount of your investment is not
protected and you may lose a significant amount, or even all, of your investment in the notes. The cash settlement amount, if any, will
depend on the performance of the underlier and the change in the level of the underlier from the trade date to the determination date,
and you may receive significantly less than the principal amount of the notes. You will receive at least the principal amount of the notes
at maturity, subject to our credit risk, only if the final underlier level is greater than or equal to the threshold level. If the final
underlier level is less than the threshold level, then you will lose approximately 1.1765% of the principal amount of your notes for every
1% that the final underlier level is less than the threshold level. Accordingly, you could lose a substantial portion, and perhaps all,
of your investment in the notes, including any premium to the principal amount you may have paid when you purchased the notes.
In addition, the market price of your notes prior
to the stated maturity date may be significantly lower than the purchase price you pay for your notes. Consequently, if you sell your
notes before the stated maturity date, the price you receive for the notes may be significantly less than the price that you paid for
them.
The Return on the Notes Is Limited to the Return
Represented by the Threshold Settlement Amount
You will not participate in any appreciation in
the level of the underlier. Instead, you will receive a fixed threshold settlement amount if the final underlier level is greater than
or equal to the threshold level. You will not receive a return on the notes greater than the return represented by the threshold settlement
amount. Accordingly, the amount payable for each of your notes may be significantly less than it would have been had you invested directly
in the underlier stocks.
Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Our Credit
Risk, and Market Perceptions about Our Creditworthiness May Adversely Affect the Market Value of the Notes
The notes are our senior unsecured debt securities,
and your receipt of any amounts due on the notes is dependent upon our ability to pay our obligations as they come due. If we were to
default on our payment obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the notes and you could lose your entire investment.
In addition, any negative changes in market perceptions about our creditworthiness may adversely affect the market value of the notes.
The Notes Do Not Pay Interest, and Your Return
on the Notes May Be Lower Than the Return on a Conventional Debt Security of Comparable Maturity
There will be no periodic interest payments on
the notes as there would be on a conventional fixed-rate or floating-rate debt security having the same maturity. The return that you
will receive on the notes, which could be negative, may be less than the return you could earn on other investments. Even if your return
is positive, your return may be less than the return you would earn if you purchased one of our conventional senior interest-bearing debt
securities.
Any Payment on the Notes Will Be Determined
Based on the Closing Levels of the Underlier on the Dates Specified
Any payment on the notes will be determined based
on the closing levels of the underlier on the dates specified. You will not benefit from any more favorable level of the underlier determined
at any other time.
If the Original Issue Price for Your Notes Represents
a Premium to the Principal Amount, the Return on Your Notes Will Be Lower Than the Return on Notes for Which the Original Issue Price
Is Equal to the Principal Amount or Represents a Discount to the Principal Amount
The cash settlement amount will not be adjusted
based on the original issue price. If the original issue price for your notes differs from the principal amount, the return on your notes
held to maturity will differ from, and may be substantially less than, the return on notes for which the original issue price is equal
to the principal amount. If the original issue price for your notes represents a premium to the principal amount and you hold them to
maturity, the return on your notes will be lower
than the return on notes for which the original issue price is equal to the principal amount or represents a discount to the principal
amount.
In addition, the impact of the threshold level
and the threshold settlement amount on the return on your investment will depend upon the price you pay for your notes relative to the
principal amount. For example, if the final underlier level is less than the threshold level, you will incur a greater percentage decrease
in your investment in the notes than would have been the case for notes purchased at the principal amount or a discount to the principal
amount. Similarly, if you purchase your notes at a premium to the principal amount, the threshold settlement amount will correspond to
a lower percentage increase in your investment in the notes than would have been the case for notes purchased at the principal amount
or a discount to the principal amount.
The U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of
an Investment in the Notes Are Uncertain
There is no direct legal authority regarding the
proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of the notes, and significant aspects of the tax treatment of the notes are uncertain. You should
review carefully the section entitled “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” herein, in combination with the section
entitled “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement, and consult your tax adviser
regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes.
Risks Relating to the Initial Estimated Value
of the Notes and the Secondary Market for the Notes
There May Not Be an Active Trading Market for
the Notes; Sales in the Secondary Market May Result in Significant Losses
There may be little or no secondary market for
the notes. The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. RBCCM and our other affiliates may make a market for the notes; however,
they are not required to do so and, if they choose to do so, may stop any market-making activities at any time. Because other dealers
are not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes is likely to depend on
the price, if any, at which RBCCM or any of our other affiliates is willing to buy the notes. Even if a secondary market for the notes
develops, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to easily trade or sell the notes. We expect that transaction costs in any
secondary market would be high. As a result, the difference between bid and ask prices for your notes in any secondary market could be
substantial. If you sell your notes before maturity, you may have to do so at a substantial discount from the price that you paid for
them, and as a result, you may suffer significant losses. The notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly,
you should be able and willing to hold your notes to maturity.
The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Is Less
Than the Original Issue Price
The initial estimated value of the notes is less
than the original issue price of the notes and does not represent a minimum price at which we, RBCCM or any of our other affiliates would
be willing to purchase the notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity,
their market value may be lower than the price you paid for them and the initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things,
changes in the level of the underlier, the internal funding rate we pay to issue securities of this kind (which is lower than the rate
at which we borrow funds by issuing conventional fixed rate debt) and the inclusion in the original issue price of our estimated profit
and the estimated costs relating to our hedging of the notes. These factors, together with various credit, market and economic factors
over the term of the notes, are expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the notes in any secondary market and will
affect the value of the notes in complex and unpredictable ways. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors,
the price, if any, at which you may be able to sell your notes prior to maturity may be less than the original issue price and the initial
estimated value, as any such sale price would not be expected to include our estimated profit or the hedging costs relating to the notes.
In addition, any price at which you may sell the notes is likely to reflect customary bid-ask spreads for similar trades. In addition
to bid-ask spreads, the value of the notes determined for any secondary market price is expected to be based on a secondary market rate
rather than the internal funding rate used to price the notes and determine the initial estimated value. As a result, the secondary market
price will be less than if the internal funding rate were used.
As set forth below in the section “Supplemental
Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” below, for a limited period of time after the trade date, your broker may repurchase
the notes at a price that is greater than the estimated value of the notes at that time. However, assuming no changes in any other relevant
factors, the price you may receive if you sell your notes is expected to decline gradually during that period.
The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Is Only
an Estimate, Calculated as of the Trade Date
The initial estimated value of the notes is based
on the value of our obligation to make the payments on the notes, together with the mid-market value of the derivative embedded in the
terms of the notes. See “Structuring the Notes” below. Our estimate is based on a variety of assumptions, including our internal
funding rate (which represents a discount from our credit spreads), expectations as to dividends, interest rates and volatility and the
expected term of the notes. These assumptions are based on certain forecasts about future events, which may
prove to be incorrect. Other entities may value
the notes or similar securities at a price that is significantly different than we do.
The value of the notes at any time after the trade
date will vary based on many factors, including changes in market conditions, and cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the
actual value you would receive if you sold the notes in any secondary market, if any, should be expected to differ materially from the
initial estimated value of the notes.
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest and Our
Trading Activities
Our and Our Affiliates’ Business and Trading
Activities May Create Conflicts of Interest
You should make your own independent investigation
of the merits of investing in the notes. Our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as
an investor in the notes due to our and our affiliates’ business and trading activities, and we and our affiliates have no obligation
to consider your interests in taking any actions that might affect the value of the notes. Trading by us and our affiliates may adversely
affect the level of the underlier and the market value of the notes. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest”
in the accompanying product supplement.
RBCCM’s Role as Calculation Agent May Create
Conflicts of Interest
As calculation agent, our affiliate, RBCCM, will
determine any levels of the underlier and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the notes. In making these
determinations, the calculation agent may be required to make discretionary judgments, including those described under “—
Risks Relating to the Underlier” below. In making these discretionary judgments, the economic interests of the calculation agent
are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes, and any of these determinations may adversely affect any payments
on the notes. The calculation agent will have no obligation to consider your interests as an investor in the notes in making any determinations
with respect to the notes.
Risks Relating to the Underlier
You Will Not Have Any Rights to the Securities
Included in the Underlier
As an investor in the notes, you will not have
voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the securities included in the
underlier. The underlier is a price return index and its return does not reflect regular cash dividends paid by its components.
Any Payment on the Notes May Be Postponed and
Adversely Affected by the Occurrence of a Market Disruption Event
The timing and amount of any payment on the notes
is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of a market disruption event affecting the underlier. If a market disruption event persists
for a sustained period, the calculation agent may make a determination of the closing level of the underlier. See “General Terms
of the Notes—Indices—Market Disruption Events,” “General Terms of the Notes—Postponement of a Determination
Date” and “General Terms of the Notes—Postponement of a Payment Date” in the accompanying product supplement.
Adjustments to the Underlier Could Adversely
Affect Any Payments on the Notes
The underlier sponsor may add, delete, substitute
or adjust the securities composing the underlier or make other methodological changes to the underlier that could affect its performance.
The calculation agent will calculate the value to be used as the closing level of the underlier in the event of certain material changes
in, or modifications to, the underlier. In addition, the underlier sponsor may also discontinue or suspend calculation or publication
of the underlier at any time. Under these circumstances, the calculation agent may select a successor index that the calculation agent
determines to be comparable to the underlier or, if no successor index is available, the calculation agent will determine the value to
be used as the closing level of the underlier. Any of these actions could adversely affect the level of the underlier and, consequently,
the value of the notes. See “General Terms of the Notes—Indices—Discontinuation of, or Adjustments to, an Index”
in the accompanying product supplement.
THE UNDERLIER
The underlier consists of stocks of 500 companies
selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. For more information about the underlier, see “Indices—The
S&P U.S. Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement.
Historical Performance of the Underlier
The closing levels of the underlier have fluctuated
in the past and may experience significant fluctuations in the future. Any historical upward or downward trend in the closing levels of
the underlier during any period shown below is not an indication that the underlier is more or less likely to increase or decrease at
any time during the term of the notes.
The historical levels of the underlier are provided
only for informational purposes. You should not take the historical levels of the underlier as an indication of its future performance.
We cannot give you any assurance that the future performance of the underlier or the underlier stocks will result in your receiving an
amount greater than the original issue price at maturity. Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the
performance of the underlier. Moreover, in light of current market conditions, the trends reflected in the historical performance of the
underlier may be less likely to be indicative of the performance of the underlier over the term of the notes than would otherwise have
been the case. The actual performance of the underlier over the term of the notes, as well as the cash settlement amount, may bear little
relation to the historical levels shown below.
The graph below shows the daily historical closing
levels of the underlier from January 1, 2014 through September 12, 2024. We obtained the closing levels of the underlier listed in the
graph below from Bloomberg Financial Services, without independent verification.
Historical Performance of the S&P 500®
Index
United States Federal
Income Tax Considerations
You should review carefully the section in the
accompanying product supplement entitled “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.” The following discussion, when
read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, regarding the material
U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of the notes.
Generally, this discussion assumes that you purchased
the notes for cash in the original issuance at the stated issue price and does not address other circumstances specific to you, including
consequences that may arise due to any other investments relating to the underlier. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the
effect any such circumstances may have on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your ownership of a note.
In the opinion of our counsel, it is reasonable
to treat the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid financial contracts that are “open transactions,” as described
in the section entitled “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes Treated
as Prepaid Financial Contracts that are Open Transactions” in the accompanying product supplement. There is uncertainty regarding
this treatment, and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court might not agree with it. A different tax treatment
could be adverse to you. Generally, if this treatment is respected, (i) you should not recognize taxable income or loss prior to the taxable
disposition of your notes (including upon maturity or an earlier redemption, if applicable) and (ii) the gain or loss on your notes should
be treated as short-term capital gain or loss unless you have held the notes for more than one year, in which case your gain or loss should
be treated as long-term capital gain or loss.
We do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS
regarding the treatment of the notes. An alternative characterization of the notes could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences
of ownership and disposition of the notes, including the timing and character of income recognized. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department
and the IRS have requested comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts”
and similar financial instruments and have indicated that such transactions may be the subject of future regulations or other guidance.
Furthermore, members of Congress have proposed legislative changes to the tax treatment of derivative contracts. Any legislation, Treasury
regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences
of an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect.
Non-U.S. Holders. As discussed under “United
States Federal Income Tax Considerations—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders—Dividend Equivalents under Section 871(m) of
the Code” in the accompanying product supplement, Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations promulgated
thereunder (“Section 871(m)”) generally impose a 30% withholding tax on dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid to Non-U.S.
Holders with respect to certain financial instruments linked to U.S. equities or indices that include U.S. equities. The Treasury regulations,
as modified by an IRS notice, exempt financial instruments issued prior to January 1, 2027 that do not have a “delta” of one.
Based on certain determinations made by us, our counsel is of the opinion that Section 871(m) should not apply to the notes with regard
to Non-U.S. Holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this determination.
We will not be required to pay any additional amounts
with respect to U.S. federal withholding taxes.
You should consult your tax adviser regarding the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative treatments, as well as tax consequences
arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
Supplemental Plan
of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)
We will sell to RBCCM, and RBCCM will purchase
from us, the principal amount of the notes specified, at the price specified, on the cover page of this pricing supplement. RBCCM, acting
as our agent, will not receive an underwriting discount in connection with the sale of the notes. RBCCM has informed us that, as part
of its distribution of the notes, it will reoffer them at a purchase price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount to one or more other
dealers who will sell them to their customers. A fee will be paid to iCapital Markets LLC, a broker-dealer with no affiliation with us,
for services it is providing in connection with this offering. An affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, which is acting as a dealer
in connection with the distribution of the notes, holds an indirect minority equity interest in iCapital Markets, LLC. In the future,
RBCCM or one of its affiliates, may repurchase and resell the notes in market-making transactions, with resales being made at prices related
to prevailing market prices at the time of resale or at negotiated prices. For more information about the plan of distribution, the distribution
agreement and possible market-making activities, see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
RBCCM or another of our affiliates may make a market
in the notes after the trade date; however, it is not obligated to do so. The price that it makes available from time to time after the
issue date at which it would be willing to repurchase the notes will generally reflect its estimate of their value. That estimated value
will be based on a variety of factors, including then-prevailing market conditions, our creditworthiness and transaction costs. However,
for a period of approximately three months after the trade date, the price at which RBCCM may
repurchase the notes may be higher than their estimated
value at that time. This is because the estimated value of the notes will not include our hedging costs and profits; however, the price
at which RBCCM may repurchase the notes during that period may initially be a higher amount, reflecting the addition of a portion of our
estimated costs and profits from hedging the notes. This excess is expected to decrease over time until the end of this period. After
this period, if RBCCM continues to make a market in the notes, the prices that it would pay for them are expected to reflect its estimated
value, as well as customary bid-ask spreads for similar trades. In addition, the value of the notes shown on your account statement may
not be identical to the price at which RBCCM would be willing to purchase the notes at that time, and could be lower than RBCCM’s
price.
RBCCM or another of its affiliates or agents may
use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the notes. In addition, RBCCM or any other affiliate of Royal Bank of Canada may use
this pricing supplement in a market-making transaction in a note after its initial sale. Unless RBCCM or its agent informs the purchaser
otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market-making transaction.
For additional information about the settlement
cycle of the notes, see “Plan of Distribution” in the accompanying prospectus. For additional information as to the relationship
between us and RBCCM, see the section “Plan of Distribution—Conflicts of Interest” in the accompanying prospectus.
Structuring the
Notes
The notes are our debt securities. As is the case
for all of our debt securities, including our structured notes, the economic terms of the notes reflect our actual or perceived creditworthiness.
In addition, because structured notes result in increased operational, funding and liability management costs to us, we typically borrow
the funds under structured notes at a rate that is lower than the rate that we might pay for a conventional fixed or floating rate debt
security of comparable maturity. The lower internal funding rate and the hedging-related costs relating to the notes reduce the economic
terms of the notes to you and result in the initial estimated value for the notes being less than their original issue price. Unlike the
initial estimated value, any value of the notes determined for purposes of a secondary market transaction may be based on a secondary
market rate, which may result in a lower value for the notes than if our initial internal funding rate were used.
In order to satisfy our payment obligations under
the notes, we may choose to enter into certain hedging arrangements (which may include call options, put options or other derivatives)
with RBCCM and/or one of our other affiliates. The terms of these hedging arrangements take into account a number of factors, including
our creditworthiness, interest rate movements, volatility and the tenor of the notes. The economic terms of the notes and the initial
estimated value depend in part on the terms of these hedging arrangements. Our cost of hedging will include the projected profit that
such counterparties expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. Because
hedging our obligations entails risks and may be influenced by market forces beyond the counterparties’ control, such hedging may
result in a profit that is more or less than expected, or could result in a loss. See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page
PS-17 of the accompanying product supplement.
See “Selected Risk Factors—Risks Relating
to the Initial Estimated Value of the Notes and the Secondary Market for the Notes—The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Is Less
Than the Original Issue Price” above.
VALIDITY OF THE NOTES
In the opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
LLP, as Canadian counsel to the Bank, the issue and sale of the notes has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the
Bank in conformity with the indenture, and when the notes have been duly executed, authenticated and issued in accordance with the indenture
and delivered against payment therefor, the notes will be validly issued and, to the extent validity of the notes is a matter governed
by the laws of the Province of Ontario or Québec, or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, will be valid obligations of
the Bank, subject to the following limitations: (i) the enforceability of the indenture may be limited by the Canada Deposit Insurance
Corporation Act (Canada), the Winding-up and Restructuring Act (Canada) and bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium,
arrangement or winding-up laws or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
(ii) the enforceability of the indenture is subject to general equitable principles, including the principle that the availability of
equitable remedies, such as specific performance and injunction, may only be granted at the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(iii) under applicable limitations statutes generally, including that the enforceability of the indenture will be subject to the limitations
contained in the Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario), and such counsel expresses no opinion as to whether a court may find any provision of
the indenture to be unenforceable as an attempt to vary or exclude a limitation period under such applicable limitations statutes; (iv)
rights to indemnity and contribution under the notes or the indenture which may be limited by applicable law; and (v) courts in Canada
are precluded from giving a judgment in any currency other than the lawful money of Canada and such judgment may be based on a rate of
exchange in existence on a day other than the day of payment, as prescribed by the Currency Act (Canada). This opinion is given as of
the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the Provinces of Ontario and Québec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture
and the genuineness of signatures and to such counsel’s
reliance on the Bank and other sources as to certain
factual matters, all as stated in the opinion letter of such counsel dated December 20, 2023, which has been filed as Exhibit 5.3 to the
Bank’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC dated December 20, 2023.
In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP,
as special United States products counsel to the Bank, when the notes offered by this pricing supplement have been issued by the Bank
pursuant to the indenture, the trustee has made, in accordance with the indenture, the appropriate notation to the master note evidencing
such notes (the “master note”), and such notes have been delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such notes will
be valid and binding obligations of the Bank, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability
(including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith) and possible judicial or regulatory actions
or applications giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that such counsel
expresses no opinion as to (i) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law or (ii) the effect of fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of
the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York. Insofar as the foregoing opinion involves matters governed by the
laws of the Provinces of Ontario and Québec and the federal laws of Canada, you have received, and we understand that you are relying
upon, the opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Canadian counsel for the Bank, set forth above. In addition, this opinion is subject
to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and the authentication of the
master note and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the opinion
of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP dated May 16, 2024, which has been filed as an exhibit to the Bank’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC
on May 16, 2024.
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The maximum aggregate offering price of the securities to which the prospectus relates
is $6,167,000.
The prospectus is a final prospectus for the related
offering(s).
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