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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-259205
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Pricing Supplement
Dated May 11, 2022
To the Product Prospectus Supplement No. CCBN-1 Dated September
14, 2021, the Prospectus Supplement Dated September 14, 2021 and
the Prospectus Dated September 14, 2021
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$540,000
Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Linked to the Common Stock of Moderna, Inc.,
Due May 16, 2024
Royal Bank of Canada
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Issuer:
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Stock Exchange Listing:
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None
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Trade Date:
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May 11, 2022
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Principal Amount:
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$10,000 per Note
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Issue Date:
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May 16, 2022
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Maturity Date:
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May 16, 2024
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Observation Dates:
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Monthly, as set forth below.
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Coupon Payment Dates:
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Monthly, as set forth below.
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Valuation Date:
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May 13, 2024
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Contingent Coupon Rate:
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23.90% per annum
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Initial Stock Price:
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$123.43, which was the closing price of the Reference Stock on the Trade Date.
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Final Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Valuation Date.
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Trigger Price and
Coupon Barrier:
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$74.06, which is 60% of the Initial Stock Price (rounded to two decimal places).
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Contingent Coupon:
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If the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier on the applicable Observation Date, we will pay the Contingent Coupon applicable to that
Observation Date. You may not receive any Contingent Coupons during the term of the Notes.
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Payment at Maturity
(if held to maturity):
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If the Notes are not previously called, we will pay you at maturity an amount based on the Final Stock Price:
For each $10,000 in principal amount, $10,000 plus the Contingent Coupon at maturity, unless the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
If the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, then the investor will receive at maturity, for each $10,000 in principal amount, the number of shares of the
Reference Stock equal to the Physical Delivery Amount, or at our election, the cash value of those shares.
Investors in the Notes will lose some or all of their principal amount if the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
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Physical Delivery
Amount:
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For each $10,000 in principal amount, 81.02 shares of the Reference Stock, which is equal to $10,000 divided by the Initial Stock Price, rounded to two decimal places (subject to
adjustment as described in the product prospectus supplement).
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Call Feature:
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If the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Initial Stock Price on any quarterly Call Observation Date beginning on November 11, 2022 and on any quarterly
Call Observation Date thereafter, the Notes will be automatically called for 100% of their principal amount, plus the Contingent Coupon applicable to the corresponding Call Observation Date.
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Call Observation
Dates:
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Quarterly, as set forth below.
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Call Settlement Dates:
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The Coupon Payment Date corresponding to that Call Observation Date.
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CUSIP/ISIN:
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78015QAU5 / US78015QAU58
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Per Note
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Total
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Price to public(1)
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100.00%
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$540,000
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Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)
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1.75%
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$9,450
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Proceeds to Royal Bank of Canada
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98.25%
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$530,550
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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General:
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This pricing supplement relates to an offering of Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes (the “Notes”) linked to the common stock of Moderna, Inc.
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Issuer:
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Royal Bank of Canada (“Royal Bank”)
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Trade Date:
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May 11, 2022
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Issue Date:
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May 16, 2022
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Valuation Date:
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May 13, 2024
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Maturity Date:
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May 16, 2024
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Denominations:
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Minimum denomination of $10,000, and integral multiples of $10,000 thereafter.
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Contingent Coupon:
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We will pay you a Contingent Coupon during the term of the Notes, periodically in arrears on each Coupon Payment Date, under the conditions described below:
• If the closing price of
the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Coupon Barrier on the applicable Observation Date, we will pay the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date.
• If the closing price of
the Reference Stock is less than the Coupon Barrier on the applicable Observation Date, we will not pay you the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date.
You may not receive a Contingent Coupon for one or more monthly periods during the term of the Notes.
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Contingent Coupon Rate:
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23.90% per annum (approximately 1.9917% per month)
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Observation Dates:
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Monthly, on June 13, 2022, July 11, 2022, August 11, 2022, September 12, 2022, October 11, 2022, November 11, 2022, December 12, 2022, January 11, 2023, February 13,
2023, March 13, 2023, April 11, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 12, 2023, July 11, 2023, August 11, 2023, September 11, 2023, October 11, 2023, November 13, 2023, December 11, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 12, 2024, March 11, 2024,
April 11, 2024 and the Valuation Date.
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Coupon Payment Dates:
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The Contingent Coupon, if payable, will be paid monthly on June 16, 2022, July 14, 2022, August 16, 2022, September 15, 2022, October 14, 2022, November 16, 2022,
December 15, 2022, January 17, 2023, February 16, 2023, March 16, 2023, April 14, 2023, May 16, 2023, June 15, 2023, July 14, 2023, August 16, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 16, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January
17, 2024, February 15, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 16, 2024 and the Maturity Date.
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Record Dates:
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The record date for each Coupon Payment Date will be one business day prior to that scheduled Coupon Payment Date; provided, however, that any Contingent Coupon payable at maturity or
upon a call will be payable to the person to whom the payment at maturity or upon the call, as the case may be, will be payable.
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Call Feature:
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If, on any quarterly Call Observation Date, beginning in November 2022, the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or equal to the Initial Stock Price, then the Notes will be automatically
called.
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Call Observation Dates:
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November 11, 2022, February 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, August 11, 2023, November 13, 2023, February 12, 2023 and the Valuation Date.
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Call Settlement Dates:
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If the Notes are called on any Call Observation Date, the Call Settlement Date will be the Coupon Payment Date corresponding to that Call Observation Date.
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Payment if Called:
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If the Notes are automatically called, then, on the applicable Call Settlement Date, for each $10,000 in principal amount, you will receive $10,000 plus the
Contingent Coupon otherwise due on that Call Settlement Date.
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Initial Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Trade Date, as set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
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Final Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the Valuation Date.
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Trigger Price and Coupon
Barrier:
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60% of the Initial Stock Price, as set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
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Payment at Maturity (if
not previously called and
held to maturity):
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If the Notes are not previously called, we will pay you at maturity an amount based on the Final Stock Price:
• If the Final Stock Price is greater than or equal to the Trigger Price, we will pay you a cash payment equal to the principal amount plus the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on the Maturity Date.
• If the Final Stock Price is below the Trigger Price, you will receive at maturity, for each $10,000 in principal amount, the number of shares of the Reference Stock equal to the Physical Delivery Amount,
or at our election, the Cash Delivery Amount. If we elect to deliver shares of the Reference Stock, fractional shares will be paid in cash. The value of the cash or shares that you will receive in this case will be less than your
principal amount, if anything, resulting in a loss that is proportionate to the decline of the Reference Stock from the Trade Date to the Valuation Date.
Investors in the Notes will lose some or all of their principal amount if the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
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Physical Delivery
Amount:
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For each $10,000 in principal amount, the number of shares of the Reference Stock equal to $10,000 divided by the Initial Stock Price, as set forth on the cover page
of this pricing supplement. Fractional shares will be paid in cash.
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Cash Delivery Amount:
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The product of the Physical Delivery Amount multiplied by the Final Stock Price.
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Calculation Agent:
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBCCM”)
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U.S. Tax Treatment:
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By purchasing a Note, each holder agrees (in the absence of a change in law, an administrative determination or a judicial ruling to the contrary) to treat the Notes as a callable
pre-paid contingent income-bearing derivative contract linked to the Reference Stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the Notes are uncertain and the
Internal Revenue Service could assert that the Notes should be taxed in a manner that is different from that described in the preceding sentence. Please see the section below, “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences” and the discussion (including the opinion of Ashurst LLP, our special U.S. tax counsel) in the product prospectus supplement dated September 14, 2021 under “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences,” which apply to the Notes.
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Secondary Market:
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RBCCM (or one of its affiliates), though not obligated to do so, may maintain a secondary market in the Notes after the issue date. The amount that you may receive upon sale of your
Notes prior to maturity may be less than the principal amount.
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Listing:
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The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Settlement:
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DTC global (including through its indirect participants Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg as described under “Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance” in the
prospectus dated September 14, 2021).
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Terms Incorporated in the
Master Note:
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All of the terms appearing on the cover page and above the item captioned “Secondary Market” on pages P-2 and P-3 of this pricing supplement and the terms appearing under the
caption “General Terms of the Notes” in the product prospectus supplement dated September 14, 2021, as modified by this pricing supplement.
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Hypothetical Initial Stock Price:
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$100.00*
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Hypothetical Physical Delivery Amount:
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100 shares ($10,000 divided by $100)
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Hypothetical Trigger Price and Coupon Barrier:
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$60.00, which is 60% of the hypothetical Initial Stock Price
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Contingent Coupon Rate:
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23.90% per annum (or approximately 1.9917% per month)
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Contingent Coupon Amount:
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Approximately $199.17 per month
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Observation Dates:
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Monthly
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Principal Amount:
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$10,000 per Note
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Hypothetical Final
Stock Price
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Percentage Change
of the Reference
Stock
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Payment at Maturity (assuming
that the Notes were not
previously called)
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Physical Delivery
Amount as Number
of Shares of the
Reference Stock
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Cash Delivery
Amount
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$150.00
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50.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$140.00
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40.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$130.00
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30.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$120.00
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20.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$110.00
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10.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$100.00
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0.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$90.00
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-10.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$80.00
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-20.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$75.00
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-25.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$70.00
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-30.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$65.00
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-35.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$60.00
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-40.00%
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$10,199.17*
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n/a
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n/a
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$59.99
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-40.01%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$5,999.00
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$50.00
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-50.00%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$5,000.00
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$40.00
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-60.00%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$4,000.00
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$30.00
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-70.00%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$3,000.00
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$20.00
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-80.00%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$2,000.00
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$10.00
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-90.00%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$1,000.00
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$0.00
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-100.00%
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Physical or Cash Delivery Amount
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100
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$0.00
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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You May Lose All or a Portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity — Investors in the Notes could lose all or a substantial portion of their principal amount if there
is a decline in the trading price of the Reference Stock between the Trade Date and the Valuation Date. If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, the value of the shares of the
Reference Stock or cash that you receive at maturity will represent a loss of your principal that is proportionate to the decline in the closing price of the Reference Stock from the Trade Date to the Valuation Date. If you receive
shares of the Reference Stock, their value could decrease between the Valuation Date and the Maturity Date. Any Contingent Coupons received on the Notes prior to the Maturity Date may not be sufficient to compensate for any such loss.
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The Notes Are Subject to an Automatic Call — If on any Call Observation Date beginning in November 2022, the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than or
equal to the Initial Stock Price, then the Notes will be automatically called. If the Notes are automatically called, then, on the applicable Call Settlement Date, for each $10,000 in principal amount, you will receive $10,000 plus
the Contingent Coupon otherwise due on the applicable Call Settlement Date. You will not receive any Contingent Coupons after the Call Settlement Date. You may be unable to reinvest your proceeds from the automatic call in an
investment with a return that is as high as the return on the Notes would have been if they had not been called.
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You May Not Receive Any Contingent Coupons — We will not necessarily make any coupon payments on the Notes. If the closing price of the Reference Stock on an
Observation Date is less than the Coupon Barrier, we will not pay you the Contingent Coupon applicable to that Observation Date. If the closing price of the Reference Stock is less than the Coupon Barrier on each of the Observation
Dates and on the Valuation Date, we will not pay you any Contingent Coupons during the term of, and you will not receive a positive return on, your Notes. Generally, this non-payment of the Contingent Coupon coincides with a period of
greater risk of principal loss on your Notes. Accordingly, if we do not pay the Contingent Coupon on the Maturity Date, you will also incur a loss of principal, because the Final Stock Price will be less than the Trigger Price.
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The Call Feature and the Contingent Coupon Feature Limit Your Potential Return — The return potential of the Notes is limited to the pre-specified Contingent Coupon
Rate, regardless of the appreciation of the Reference Stock. In addition, the total return on the Notes will vary based on the number of Observation Dates on which the Contingent Coupon becomes payable prior to maturity or an
automatic call. Further, if the Notes are called due to the Call Feature, you will not receive any Contingent Coupons or any other payment in respect of any Observation Dates after the applicable Call Settlement Date. Since the Notes
could be called as early as November 2022, the total return on the Notes could be limited. If the Notes are not called, you may be subject to the full downside performance of the Reference Stock even though your potential return is
limited to the Contingent Coupon Rate. As a result, the return on an investment in the Notes could be less than the return on a direct investment in the Reference Stock.
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Your Return on the Notes May Be Lower than the Return on a Conventional Debt Security of Comparable 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.
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Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Our Credit Risk, and Changes in Our Credit Ratings Are Expected to Affect the Market Value of the Notes — The Notes are our
senior unsecured debt securities. As a result, your receipt of any Contingent Coupons, if payable, and the amount due on any relevant payment date is dependent upon our ability to repay our obligations on the applicable payment dates.
This will be the case even if the price of the Reference Stock increases after the Trade Date. No assurance can be given as to what our financial condition will be at any time during the term of the Notes.
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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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. RBCCM or any other affiliate of ours may stop any
market-making activities at any time. Even if a secondary market for the Notes develops, it may not provide significant liquidity or trade at prices advantageous to you. We expect that transaction costs in any secondary market would
be high. As a result, the difference between bid and asked prices for your Notes in any secondary market could be substantial.
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The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Is Less than the Price to the Public — The initial estimated value that is set forth on the cover page of this pricing
supplement does not represent a minimum price at which we, RBCCM or any of our 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 price of the Reference Stock, the borrowing rate we pay to issue securities of this
kind, and the inclusion in the price to the public of the underwriting discount 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 your original purchase price, as any such sale price would not be expected to include the underwriting discount
and the hedging costs relating to the Notes. In addition to bid-ask spreads, the value of the Notes determined by RBCCM for any secondary market price is expected to be based on the secondary rate rather than the internal funding rate
used to price the Notes and determine the initial estimated value. As a result, the secondary price will be less than if the internal funding rate was used. The Notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly,
you should be able and willing to hold your Notes to maturity.
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The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Set Forth on the Cover Page of this Pricing Supplement Is an Estimate Only, Calculated as of the Time the Terms of the Notes Were
Set — 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 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 your Notes.
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Our Business Activities May Create Conflicts of Interest — We and our affiliates expect to engage in trading activities related to the Reference Stock that are not
for the account of holders of the Notes or on their behalf. These trading activities may present a conflict between the holders’ interests in the Notes and the interests we and our affiliates will have in their proprietary accounts,
in facilitating transactions, including options and other derivatives transactions, for their customers and in accounts under their management. These trading activities, if they influence the price of the Reference Stock, could be
adverse to the interests of the holders of the Notes. We and one or more of our affiliates may, at present or in the future, engage in business with the Reference Stock Issuer, including making loans to or providing advisory services.
These services could include investment banking and merger and acquisition advisory services. These activities may present a conflict between our or one or more of our affiliates’ obligations and your interests as a holder of the
Notes. Moreover, we and our affiliates may have published, and in the future expect to publish, research reports with respect to the Reference Stock. This research is modified from time to time without notice and may express opinions
or provide recommendations that are
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Owning the Notes Is Not the Same as Owning the Reference Stock — The return on your Notes is unlikely to reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned
the Reference Stock. For instance, you will not receive or be entitled to receive any dividend payments or other distributions on the Reference Stock during the term of your Notes. As an owner of the Notes, you will not have voting
rights or any other rights that holders of the Reference Stock may have. Furthermore, the Reference Stock may appreciate substantially during the term of the Notes, while your potential return will be limited to the applicable
Contingent Coupon payments.
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You Must Rely on Your Own Evaluation of the Merits of an Investment Linked to the Reference Stock — In the ordinary course of their business, our affiliates may have
expressed views on expected movements in the Reference Stock, and may do so in the future. These views or reports may be communicated to our clients and clients of our affiliates. However, these views are subject to change from time
to time. Moreover, other professionals who transact business in markets relating to the Reference Stock may at any time have significantly different views from those of our affiliates. For these reasons, you are encouraged to derive
information concerning the Reference Stock from multiple sources, and you should not rely solely on views expressed by our affiliates.
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There Is No Affiliation Between the Reference Stock Issuer and RBCCM, and RBCCM Is Not Responsible for any Disclosure by the Reference Stock Issuer— We are not
affiliated with the Reference Stock Issuer. However, we and our affiliates may currently, or from time to time in the future, engage in business with the Reference Stock Issuer. Nevertheless, neither we nor our affiliates assume any
responsibilities for the accuracy or the completeness of any information that any other company prepares. You, as an investor in the Notes, should make your own investigation into the Reference Stock. The Reference Stock Issuer is not
involved in this offering and has no obligation of any sort with respect to your Notes. The Reference Stock Issuer has no obligation to take your interests into consideration for any reason, including when taking any corporate actions
that might affect the value of your Notes.
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The Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Market Disruption Events and Adjustments — The payment at maturity, each Observation Date, each Call Observation Date and the
Valuation Date are subject to adjustment as described in the product prospectus supplement. For a description of what constitutes a market disruption event as well as the consequences of that market disruption event, see “General
Terms of the Notes—Market Disruption Events” in the product prospectus supplement.
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The Reference Stock Has Limited Historical Information — The Reference Stock commenced trading on December 7, 2018. Because it has limited trading history, your
investment in the Notes linked to the Reference Stocks may involve a greater risk than investing in securities linked to one or more equity securities with a more established record of performance.
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Auto-Callable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes
Royal Bank of Canada
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