Non-official Translation Montréal, February 17, 2014 RBC Capital Trust II 155 Wellington Street West 14 th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5V 3K7 Attention: Mr. John Green Dear Mr. Green: Re: RBC Capital Trust II (the Applicant) - application for a decision under the securities legislation of Québec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador (the “Jurisdictions”) that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer The Applicant has applied to the local securities regulatory authority or regulator (the “Decision Maker”) in each of the Jurisdictions for a decision under the securities legislation (the “Legislation”) of the Jurisdictions that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer. In this decision, “securityholder” means, for a security, the beneficial owner of the security. The Applicant has represented to the Decision Makers that: (a) the outstanding securities of the Applicant, including debt securities, are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by fewer than 15 securityholders in each of the jurisdictions of Canada and fewer than 51 securityholders in total worldwide; (b) no securities of the Applicant, including debt securities, are traded in Canada or another country on a marketplace as defined in Regulation 21-101 respecting Marketplace Operation or any other facility for bringing together buyers and sellers of securities where trading data is publicly reported; (c) the Applicant is applying for a decision that it is not a reporting issuer in all of the jurisdictions of Canada in which it is currently a reporting issuer; and (d) the Applicant is not in default of any of its obligations under the Legislation as a reporting issuer. Each of the Decision Makers is satisfied that the test contained in the Legislation that provides the Decision Maker with the jurisdiction to make the decision has been met and orders that the Applicant’s status as a reporting issuer is revoked. Martin Latulippe Martin Latulippe Director, Continuous Disclosure Autorité des marchés financiers Place de la Cité, tour Cominar 800, square Victoria, 22e étage 2640, boulevard Laurier, 3e étage C.P. 246, tour de la Bourse Québec (Québec) Montréal (Québec) G1V 5C1 H4Z 1G3 tél. : 418.525.0337 tél. : 514.395.0337 numéro sans frais : 877.525.0337 numéro sans frais : 877.525.0337 téléc. : 418.525.9512 téléc. : 514.873.3090 www.lautorite.qc.ca
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