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     <TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2004.</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B> </FONT><BR>

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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>FORM S-8</B> </FONT><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B> </FONT>

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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>Royal Bank of Canada</B> </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</I> </FONT><BR><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Canada</B> </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</I> </FONT><BR><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Not Applicable </B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)</I> </FONT><BR><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>200 Bay Street, Royal
Bank Plaza, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5 </B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(Address of
Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</I> </FONT><BR><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Royal Bank of Canada
U.S. Omnibus Share Plan</B> </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(Full Title of the Plan)</I> </FONT><BR><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>National Corporate Research, Ltd.<BR>
225 West 34<SUP>th</SUP> Street, Suite 910 <BR>
New York, New York 10122-0032 </B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(Name and Address of
Agent For Service)</I> </FONT><BR><BR>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>(212) 947-7200</B> </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><I>(Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</I> </FONT>
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<B>LaBrena Jones Martin<BR>
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel<BR>
Royal Bank of Canada<BR>
One Liberty Plaza, 3<SUP>rd </SUP>Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10006<BR>
(212) 858-7110
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<B>Donald R. Crawshaw, Esq.<BR>
Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP<BR>
125 Broad Street<BR>
New York, New York 10004<BR>
(212) 558-4000</B>
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<CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B> </FONT></CENTER>

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Title of securities<BR>
to be registered
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Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
registered<BR>
(1)(2)(3)
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Proposed<BR>
maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per unit (4)
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Proposed<BR>
maximum<BR>
aggregate<BR>
offering price (4)
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Amount of<BR>
registration<BR>
fee
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Shares, without par value </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2,000,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>US$46.475</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>US$92,950,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>US$11,776.77</FONT></TD>
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          Additional shares available for issuance under the Royal Bank of Canada U.S.
          Omnibus Share Plan. This Form S-8 supplements the Form S-8
          filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering 1,000,0000 shares
          under the Royal Bank of Canada U.S. Omnibus Share Plan on November 29, 2001 (File No. 333-14144). </FONT></TD>
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          Together with an indeterminate number of shares that may be necessary to adjust
          the number of shares offered pursuant to the Royal Bank of Canada U.S. Omnibus
          Share Plan as the result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment
          of the outstanding common shares of Royal Bank of Canada. </FONT></TD>
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          In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c), this Registration Statement also covers an
          indeterminate amount of interests or deferred compensation obligations to be
          offered or sold pursuant to the Royal Bank of Canada U.S.
          Omnibus Share Plan described herein. </FONT></TD>
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          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
          accordance with Rule 457(c). The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is
          based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common shares on the
          New York Stock Exchange as reported in the consolidated transaction report
          system on &#149;, 2004. </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Registration of Additional Securities </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement is being filed by Royal Bank of Canada (the &#147;Bank&#148;)
pursuant to General Instruction E to the Form S-8 Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of the
Bank&#146;s common shares, without par value, which will be made available for delivery
pursuant to the Royal Bank of Canada U.S. Omnibus Share Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). A total of
1,000,000 common shares available for delivery under the Plan were previously registered
pursuant to the Bank&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2001 (File No. 333-14144), and the information
contained therein is hereby incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference. </FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents listed below have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
Bank and are incorporated herein by reference to the extent not superseded by reports or
other information subsequently filed. </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               The Bank&#146;s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended October 31,
               2003 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2003. </FONT></P></TD>
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               The Bank&#146;s future reports on Form 6-K, but only to the extent indicated in those
               reports. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by the Bank after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. Exhibits. </FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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Exhibit No.<BR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms.</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Powers of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Bank certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Toronto, Canada, on this 3rd day of
August, 2004. </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">By: /s/ Gordon Melbourne Nixon</FONT></TD>
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Gordon Melbourne Nixon<BR>
President &amp; Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Gordon Melbourne Nixon</FONT></TD>
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President &amp; Chief Executive Officer <BR>
(Principal Executive Officer); Director<BR><BR>
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Gordon Melbourne Nixon<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
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Vice Chairman &amp; Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)<BR><BR>
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Peter William Currie<BR><BR>
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Senior Vice President &amp; Chief Accountant<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)<BR><BR>
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Robert Guignard<BR><BR>
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Director
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William Geoffrey Beattie<BR><BR>
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Director
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George Alan Cohon<BR><BR>
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Director
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Douglas Thorne Elix <BR><BR>
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Director
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John Thomas Ferguson<BR><BR>
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Director
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Louis Yves Fortier<BR><BR>
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Director
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     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Marie Gilberte Paule Gauthier<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Jacques Lamarre <BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Brandt Channing Louie<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
James Malcolm Edward Newall <BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Gordon Melbourne Nixon<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
David Peter O'Brien
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Signature</U></B></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Title</U></B></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Date</U></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BR>

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<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Charlotte Reynolds Otto <BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Robert Byron Peterson <BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Joao Pedro Reinhard <BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Cecil Whitaker Sewell, Jr.<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Kathleen Patricia Taylor <BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>August 3, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Victor Leyland Young
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BR><BR>

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     <TD WIDTH=5%><SUP>*</SUP>By:</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Robert Guignard</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=70%>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=5%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=70%>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=5%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Robert Guignard<BR>
As Attorney-in-Fact
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=70%>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BR><BR>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has
signed this Registration Statement on Form S-8, solely in the capacity of the duly
authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, in the city of New York,
New York, on this 3rd day of August 2004. </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ LaBrena Jones Martin</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15%>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=50%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15%>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=50%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
LaBrena Jones Martin<BR>
Authorized Representative </FONT>
</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15%>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<P>&nbsp;</P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>EXHIBIT INDEX</U> </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Exhibit No.</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description</U> </FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants. </FONT> </TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms. </FONT> </TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24.1 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Powers of Attorney. </FONT> </TD>
</TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2004.
Registration No. 333-
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Royal Bank of Canada
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Canada
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 Bay Street, Royal
Bank Plaza, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Royal Bank of Canada
U.S. Omnibus Share Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
National Corporate Research, Ltd.
225 West 34
th
Street, Suite 910
New York, New York 10122-0032
(Name and Address of
Agent For Service)
(212) 947-7200
(Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
LaBrena Jones Martin
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Royal Bank of Canada
One Liberty Plaza, 3
rd
Floor
New York, New York 10006
(212) 858-7110
Donald R. Crawshaw, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
(212) 558-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)(2)(3)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per unit (4)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (4)
Amount of
registration
fee
Common Shares, without par value
2,000,000 Shares
US$46.475
US$92,950,000
US$11,776.77
(1)
Additional shares available for issuance under the Royal Bank of Canada U.S.
          Omnibus Share Plan. This Form S-8 supplements the Form S-8
          filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering 1,000,0000 shares
          under the Royal Bank of Canada U.S. Omnibus Share Plan on November 29, 2001 (File No. 333-14144).
(2)
Together with an indeterminate number of shares that may be necessary to adjust
          the number of shares offered pursuant to the Royal Bank of Canada U.S. Omnibus
          Share Plan as the result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment
          of the outstanding common shares of Royal Bank of Canada.
(3)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c), this Registration Statement also covers an
          indeterminate amount of interests or deferred compensation obligations to be
          offered or sold pursuant to the Royal Bank of Canada U.S.
          Omnibus Share Plan described herein.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
          accordance with Rule 457(c). The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is
          based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common shares on the
          New York Stock Exchange as reported in the consolidated transaction report
          system on •, 2004.
Registration of Additional Securities
This
Registration Statement is being filed by Royal Bank of Canada (the "Bank")
pursuant to General Instruction E to the Form S-8 Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of the
Bank's common shares, without par value, which will be made available for delivery
pursuant to the Royal Bank of Canada U.S. Omnibus Share Plan (the "Plan"). A total of
1,000,000 common shares available for delivery under the Plan were previously registered
pursuant to the Bank's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2001 (File No. 333-14144), and the information
contained therein is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
The
documents listed below have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
Bank and are incorporated herein by reference to the extent not superseded by reports or
other information subsequently filed.
(a)       
               The Bank's Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended October 31,
               2003 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2003.
(b)       
               The Bank's future reports on Form 6-K, but only to the extent indicated in those
               reports.
In
addition, all documents filed by the Bank after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Bank certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Toronto, Canada, on this 3rd day of
August, 2004.
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By: /s/ Gordon Melbourne Nixon
Gordon Melbourne Nixon
President & Chief Executive Officer
3
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gordon Melbourne Nixon
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer); Director
August 3, 2004
Gordon Melbourne Nixon
/s/ Peter William Currie
Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
August 3, 2004
Peter William Currie
/s/ Robert Guignard
Senior Vice President & Chief Accountant
(Principal Accounting Officer)
August 3, 2004
Robert Guignard
*
Director
August 3, 2004
William Geoffrey Beattie
*
Director
August 3, 2004
George Alan Cohon
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Douglas Thorne Elix
*
Director
August 3, 2004
John Thomas Ferguson
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Louis Yves Fortier
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Marie Gilberte Paule Gauthier
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Jacques Lamarre
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Brandt Channing Louie
*
Director
August 3, 2004
James Malcolm Edward Newall
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Gordon Melbourne Nixon
*
Director
August 3, 2004
David Peter O'Brien
4
Signature
Title
Date
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Charlotte Reynolds Otto
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Robert Byron Peterson
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Joao Pedro Reinhard
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Cecil Whitaker Sewell, Jr.
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Kathleen Patricia Taylor
*
Director
August 3, 2004
Victor Leyland Young
*
By:
/s/ Robert Guignard
Robert Guignard
As Attorney-in-Fact
5
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has
signed this Registration Statement on Form S-8, solely in the capacity of the duly
authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, in the city of New York,
New York, on this 3rd day of August 2004.
By:
/s/ LaBrena Jones Martin
LaBrena Jones Martin
Authorized Representative
6
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
7