New Issue: RBC prices $1.5 million more leveraged buffered notes tied to MSCI EAFE

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 17 - Royal Bank of Canada priced $1.5 million of additional 0% leveraged buffered equity index-linked notes due Feb. 11, 2014 linked to the MSCI EAFE index via Goldman Sachs & Co., according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The additional notes priced at 100.5. The original $2.28 million of notes priced at par. The total issue size is now $3.78 million.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 1.5 times any index gain, up to a maximum settlement amount $1,226.50 per $1,000 principal amount of notes. Investors will receive par if the index declines by 10% or less and will lose 1.1111% for every 1% that it declines beyond 10%.

Issuer:	Royal Bank of Canada
Issue:	Leveraged buffered equity index-linked notes
Underlying index:	MSCI EAFE index
Amount:	$3,775,000, increased from $2,275,000
Maturity:	Feb. 11, 2014
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par for $2,275,000; 100.5 for $1.5 million
Payout at maturity:	Par plus 150% of any index gain, subject to maximum return of 22.65%; par if index falls by 10% or less; 1.1111% loss for every 1% that index declines beyond 10%
Initial index level:	1,466.27
Pricing dates:	Aug. 6 for $2,275,000; Aug. 15 for $1.5 million
Settlement date:	Aug. 20
Underwriter:	Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:	0.25%
Cusip:	78008D869

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