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Published on 6/11/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: RBC prices $11.19 million leveraged buffered notes linked to S&P 500

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, June 11 - Royal Bank of Canada priced $11.19 million of 0% leveraged buffered equity index-linked notes due Dec. 16, 2013 tied to the S&P 500 index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

The payout at maturity will par plus 1.5 times any gain, up to a maximum settlement amount $1,170.10 per $1,000 principal amount.

Investors will receive par if the index falls by up to 10% and will lose 1.1111% per 1% decline beyond 10%.

The initial index level was set higher than the actual index closing level at pricing, which was 1,314.99.

Issuer:Royal Bank of Canada
Issue:Leveraged buffered equity index-linked notes
Underlying index:S&P 500
Amount:$11.19 million
Maturity:Dec. 16, 2013
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 150% of any index gain, capped at 17.01%; par if index falls by 10% or less; 1.1111% loss for every 1% drop beyond 10%
Initial level:1,320.27
Buffer level:1,188.243, 90% of initial level
Pricing date:June 7
Settlement date:June 14
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:0.25%
Cusip:78008D208

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