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Published on 12/24/2009 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: RBC prices $2.82 million 0% notes linked to SGI Smart Market Neutral Commodity index

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Dec. 24 - Royal Bank of Canada priced $2.82 million of zero-coupon principal-protected notes due June 30, 2015 linked to the SGI Smart Market Neutral Commodity Index (USD - Excess Return), according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 125% of any increase in the index. If the index declines, the payout will be par.

The index tracks the performance of a systematic long/short strategy, where the long position is made up of semi-dynamic, excess return commodity indexes and the short position is made up of standard excess return commodity indexes.

RBC Capital Markets Corp. is the underwriter.

Issuer:Royal Bank of Canada
Issue:Principal-protected notes
Underlying index:SGI Smart Market Neutral Commodity Index (USD - Excess Return)
Amount:$2,824,000
Maturity:June 30, 2015
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 125% of any index gain; floor of par
Initial index level:108.7446
Pricing date:Dec. 23
Settlement date:Dec. 31
Underwriter:RBC Capital Markets Corp.
Fees:3.5%

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