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Published on 3/31/2015 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: RBC prices $363,600 trigger performance securities on Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets

By Toni Weeks

San Luis Obispo, Calif., March 31 – Royal Bank of Canada priced $363,600 of 0% trigger performance securities due March 29, 2019 linked to the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If the fund return is positive, the payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus 143% of the fund return.

If the fund return is zero or negative and the final level is greater than or equal to the trigger level, 80% of the initial level, the payout will be par.

If the final level is less than the trigger level, investors will be fully exposed to the decline in the fund from its initial level.

UBS Financial Services Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are the underwriters.

Issuer:Royal Bank of Canada
Issue:Trigger performance securities
Underlying fund:Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
Amount:$363,600
Maturity:March 29, 2019
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:If fund return is positive, par plus 143% of fund return; if fund return is zero or negative and fund’s final level is equal to or greater than trigger level, par; if final level is less than trigger level, full exposure to decline in fund from initial level
Initial level:$39.99
Trigger level:$31.99, 80% of initial level
Pricing date:March 26
Settlement date:March 31
Underwriters:UBS Financial Services Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Fees:None
Cusip:780082673

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