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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;12, 2025 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ROYAL BANK OF CANADA </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Canada</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-5357855</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 Bay Street </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Royal Bank Plaza </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Toronto, Ontario </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Canada,
  M5J2J5 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan (As Amended) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cogency Global </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>122 East
  42<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">nd</SUP>&nbsp;Street </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>18<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;Floor </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10168 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name
  and Address of Agent for Service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-947-7200</FONT></FONT>
  </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Benjamin H. Weiner </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Heather L. Coleman </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sullivan&nbsp;&amp; Cromwell LLP </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>125 Broad Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
  York, New York 10004 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">558-4000</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting
  company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </P>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
  transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;<U>Registration
  Statement</U>&#148;) is being filed by Royal Bank of Canada, a bank organized under the laws of Canada (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148; or the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;). </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B><U>Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan </U> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Company is filing this Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;to</FONT> register an
  additional 15,000,000 common shares of the Company (&#147;<U>Common Shares</U>&#148;) under the Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan (as amended or restated from time to time, the &#147;<U>Stock Option Plan</U>&#148;) as a result of the amendment
  to the Stock Option Plan that increased its share authorization by 15,000,000 Common Shares. The Common Shares registered on this Registration Statement are in addition to the 112,000,000 shares (after giving effect to relevant stock dividends)
  previously registered on a Registration Statement on From <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed in connection with the Stock Option Plan on May&nbsp;30, 2000 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-12050).</FONT> </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In accordance with General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of the registration
  statement of the Company on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-12050)</FONT> which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) on May&nbsp;30,
  2000, including any amendments thereto or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;1.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Plan Information. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or
  others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. </P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;2.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or
  others as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the
  SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. Such documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of
  Part II of this Registration Statement, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act and are available without charge, upon written or oral request, to: Investor Relations, Royal Bank of Canada, 200
  Bay Street &#150; South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(416-955-7804).</FONT></FONT> </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;3.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents By Reference </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information we file with it, which means we can disclose
  important information to you by referring you to those documents. Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained upon written or oral request without charge from Investor Relations, Royal Bank of Canada, 200 Bay Street
  &#150; South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(416-955-7804).</FONT></FONT> The documents incorporated by reference are available over the Internet at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement the documents listed below: </P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312524270294/d848219d40f.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2024 (the &#147;<U>2024 Annual Report</U>&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525037542/d891046d6k.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT></A> filed on February&nbsp;27, 2025 (ACC no <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0001193125-25-037542);</FONT></FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525129927/d926881d6k.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT></A> filed on May&nbsp;29, 2025 (ACC no <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0001193125-25-129927);</FONT></FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525133435/d819372d6k.htm">Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT></A> filed on June&nbsp;2, 2025 (ACC no <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0001193125-25-133435);</FONT></FONT> and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The description of the Common Shares contained under the heading &#147;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312524270294/d848219dex1.htm">Description
   of Capital Structure</A>&#148; in Exhibit 1 to the 2024 Annual Report (the Royal Bank of Canada Annual Information Form dated December&nbsp;
  3, 2024), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In
  addition, we will incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement all documents that we file under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange
  Act</U>&#148;), and, to the extent, if any, we designate therein, reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> we furnish to the SEC after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the termination of any offering
  contemplated in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or 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 other subsequently-filed or furnished
  document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other
  information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a
  misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement
  so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Upon a new Annual Report and the related annual financial statements being filed by us with, and, where required, accepted by,
  the SEC, the previous Annual Report shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement for purposes of future offers and sales of securities hereunder. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">All documents incorporated by reference, or to be incorporated by reference, have been filed with or furnished to, or will be
  filed with or furnished to, the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;4.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Description of Securities </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;5.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P>
  </DIV></Center>
  
  
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;6.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of the Bank provide that the Bank shall undertake towards each of its
  directors and officers, each of its former directors and officers and each of the persons who acts or has acted at the Bank&#146;s request as a director or officer of an entity of which the Bank is or was a shareholder or creditor, that the Bank
  will indemnify such person and such person&#146;s heirs and legal representatives (the &#147;indemnified persons&#148;), against all costs, charges, expenses and taxes, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably
  incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Bank or such an entity and including all taxes,
  duties, imposts, or governmental charges whatsoever (&#147;taxes&#148;) levied on amounts paid to so indemnify such person against such costs, charges, expenses and taxes if: (i)&nbsp;the indemnified person acted honestly and in good faith with a
  view to the best interests of the Bank; and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, such person had reasonable grounds for believing that such person&#146;s conduct was
  lawful. The Bank&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> further provide that the foregoing indemnification will not apply in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank to obtain a judgment in its favor unless the approval of a
  court is obtained as required by the <I>Bank Act</I> (Canada) (the &#147;<U>Bank Act</U>&#148;). Where any such indemnification requires or is subject to or conditional upon the approval or consent of any court or of any governmental body or
  regulatory authority, the Bank will exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain or assist in obtaining such approval or consent. These indemnification provisions could be construed to permit or require indemnification for certain liabilities arising
  out of United States federal securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Bank&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> also
  provide that the chief executive officer and the chief operating officer of the Bank, or either of them acting alone, or such other officer or officers as the chief executive officer or the chief operating officer may appoint in writing, acting
  alone, are directed and empowered for and on behalf and in the name of the Bank to enter into an indemnity agreement with each of the directors, officers and persons setting out the Bank&#146;s undertakings described above. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Under the Bank Act, the indemnified persons referred to above are entitled to indemnity from the Bank in respect of all costs,
  charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the person
  is subject because of their association with the Bank or other entity, if the person seeking indemnity: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">was not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything
  they ought to have done; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">fulfills the conditions set out in (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Additionally, under the Bank Act, the Bank may advance amounts to an indemnified person for the costs, charges and expenses of
  a proceeding described above, but such amounts must be repaid if such indemnified person does not fulfil the conditions set out in (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above. Further, the Bank may with the approval of a court indemnify an indemnified person or advance
  amounts to them, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour (i.e. a derivative action) to which the person is made a party because of the indemnified person&#146;s association with the
  Bank or other entity, against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with that action if they fulfil the conditions set out in (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As permitted under the Bank Act, the Bank has obtained director&#146;s and officer&#146;s liability insurance coverage, which,
  subject to policy terms and limitations, provides indemnification and reimbursement coverage for directors and officers of the Bank in certain circumstances where the Bank is unable to provide indemnification to such directors and officers. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the&nbsp;Securities Act&nbsp;may be permitted to directors, officers
  or persons controlling the Bank pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Bank has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the&nbsp;Securities Act&nbsp;and is therefore
  unenforceable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;7.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;8.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" ALIGN="center">
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align="left"><B>No.</B></P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Description</B></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>3.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525077952/d943782d6k.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of Royal Bank of Canada (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> filed by Royal Bank of Canada with the SEC on April&nbsp;10, 2025). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d949635dex41.htm">Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan, as amended</A>.*</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8194;5.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d949635dex51.htm">Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP as to the validity of the Company&#146;s common shares</A>.*</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8194;23.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d949635dex51.htm">Consent of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</A>.*</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8194;23.2</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d949635dex232.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.* </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8194;24.1</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page to this Registration Statement)</A>.*</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8194;107</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d949635dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table* </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">Filed herewith </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;9.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the
  Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
  Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
  Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
  increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
  the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
  &#147;Calculation of Filing Fee Tables&#148; or &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable in the effective registration statement; and </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
  the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><I>provided</I>,
  <I>however</I>, that clauses (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these clauses is
  contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by such registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
  which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
  purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
  annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(c) Insofar as indemnification for
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  indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
  paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
  registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
  Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds
  to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
  Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada on June&nbsp;12, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ David McKay</P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Title: President and Chief Executive Officer, Director</P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David McKay,
  Katherine Gibson and Nick Tomovski, and each of them individually, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and
  resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
  same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power
  and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
  amendments to this Registration Statement may make such changes in the Registration Statement as such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> may deem appropriate, and with full power and
  authority to perform and do any and all acts and things, whatsoever which any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done
  in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> or substitute.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2025
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  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
  13-5357855
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or Organization)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification Number)
  200 Bay Street
  Royal Bank Plaza
  Toronto, Ontario
  Canada,
  M5J2J5
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan (As Amended)
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  Cogency Global
  122 East
  42
  nd
  Street
  18
  th
  Floor
  New York, NY 10168
  (Name
  and Address of Agent for Service)
  212-947-7200
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copies to:
  Benjamin H. Weiner
  Heather L. Coleman
  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  125 Broad Street
  New
  York, New York 10004
  Tel: (212)
  558-4000
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting
  company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
  transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This registration statement on Form
  S-8
  (this "
  Registration
  Statement
  ") is being filed by Royal Bank of Canada, a bank organized under the laws of Canada (the "
  Registrant
  " or the "
  Company
  ").
  Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan
  The Company is filing this Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 to
  register an
  additional 15,000,000 common shares of the Company ("
  Common Shares
  ") under the Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan (as amended or restated from time to time, the "
  Stock Option Plan
  ") as a result of the amendment
  to the Stock Option Plan that increased its share authorization by 15,000,000 Common Shares. The Common Shares registered on this Registration Statement are in addition to the 112,000,000 shares (after giving effect to relevant stock dividends)
  previously registered on a Registration Statement on From
  S-8
  filed in connection with the Stock Option Plan on May 30, 2000 (File
  No. 333-12050).
  In accordance with General Instruction E of Form
  S-8,
  the contents of the registration
  statement of the Company on Form
  S-8
  (File
  No. 333-12050)
  which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
  SEC
  ") on May 30,
  2000, including any amendments thereto or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.
  PART I
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1.
  Plan Information.
  The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or
  others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
  Securities Act
  "). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to Form
  S-8,
  such documents are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
  Item 2.
  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
  The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or
  others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to
  Form S-8,
  such documents are not being filed with the
  SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of
  Part II of this Registration Statement, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act and are available without charge, upon written or oral request, to: Investor Relations, Royal Bank of Canada, 200
  Bay Street – South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5
  (416-955-7804).
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents By Reference
  The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with it, which means we can disclose
  important information to you by referring you to those documents. Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained upon written or oral request without charge from Investor Relations, Royal Bank of Canada, 200 Bay Street
  – South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5
  (416-955-7804).
  The documents incorporated by reference are available over the Internet at
  www.sec.gov
  .
  We incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement the documents listed below:
  •
  Annual Report on
  Form
  40-F
  for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 (the "
  2024 Annual Report
  ");
  •
  Report on
  Form
  6-K
  filed on February 27, 2025 (ACC no
  0001193125-25-037542);
  •
  Report on
  Form
  6-K
  filed on May 29, 2025 (ACC no
  0001193125-25-129927);
  •
  Report on
  Form
  6-K
  filed on June 2, 2025 (ACC no
  0001193125-25-133435);
  and
  •
  The description of the Common Shares contained under the heading "
  Description
   of Capital Structure
  " in Exhibit 1 to the 2024 Annual Report (the Royal Bank of Canada Annual Information Form dated December 
  3, 2024), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
  In
  addition, we will incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement all documents that we file under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
  Exchange
  Act
  "), and, to the extent, if any, we designate therein, reports on Form
  6-K
  we furnish to the SEC after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the termination of any offering
  contemplated in this Registration Statement.
  Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or 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 other subsequently-filed or furnished
  document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other
  information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a
  misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement
  so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  Upon a new Annual Report and the related annual financial statements being filed by us with, and, where required, accepted by,
  the SEC, the previous Annual Report shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement for purposes of future offers and sales of securities hereunder.
  All documents incorporated by reference, or to be incorporated by reference, have been filed with or furnished to, or will be
  filed with or furnished to, the SEC.
  Item 4.
  Description of Securities
  Not applicable.
  Item 5.
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
  Not applicable.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  The
  By-laws
  of the Bank provide that the Bank shall undertake towards each of its
  directors and officers, each of its former directors and officers and each of the persons who acts or has acted at the Bank's request as a director or officer of an entity of which the Bank is or was a shareholder or creditor, that the Bank
  will indemnify such person and such person's heirs and legal representatives (the "indemnified persons"), against all costs, charges, expenses and taxes, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably
  incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Bank or such an entity and including all taxes,
  duties, imposts, or governmental charges whatsoever ("taxes") levied on amounts paid to so indemnify such person against such costs, charges, expenses and taxes if: (i) the indemnified person acted honestly and in good faith with a
  view to the best interests of the Bank; and (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, such person had reasonable grounds for believing that such person's conduct was
  lawful. The Bank's
  By-laws
  further provide that the foregoing indemnification will not apply in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank to obtain a judgment in its favor unless the approval of a
  court is obtained as required by the
  Bank Act
  (Canada) (the "
  Bank Act
  "). Where any such indemnification requires or is subject to or conditional upon the approval or consent of any court or of any governmental body or
  regulatory authority, the Bank will exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain or assist in obtaining such approval or consent. These indemnification provisions could be construed to permit or require indemnification for certain liabilities arising
  out of United States federal securities laws.
  The Bank's
  By-laws
  also
  provide that the chief executive officer and the chief operating officer of the Bank, or either of them acting alone, or such other officer or officers as the chief executive officer or the chief operating officer may appoint in writing, acting
  alone, are directed and empowered for and on behalf and in the name of the Bank to enter into an indemnity agreement with each of the directors, officers and persons setting out the Bank's undertakings described above.
  Under the Bank Act, the indemnified persons referred to above are entitled to indemnity from the Bank in respect of all costs,
  charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the person
  is subject because of their association with the Bank or other entity, if the person seeking indemnity:
  •
  was not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything
  they ought to have done; and
  •
  fulfills the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above.
  Additionally, under the Bank Act, the Bank may advance amounts to an indemnified person for the costs, charges and expenses of
  a proceeding described above, but such amounts must be repaid if such indemnified person does not fulfil the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above. Further, the Bank may with the approval of a court indemnify an indemnified person or advance
  amounts to them, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour (i.e. a derivative action) to which the person is made a party because of the indemnified person's association with the
  Bank or other entity, against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with that action if they fulfil the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above.
  As permitted under the Bank Act, the Bank has obtained director's and officer's liability insurance coverage, which,
  subject to policy terms and limitations, provides indemnification and reimbursement coverage for directors and officers of the Bank in certain circumstances where the Bank is unable to provide indemnification to such directors and officers.
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers
  or persons controlling the Bank pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Bank has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
  unenforceable.
  Item 7.
  Exemption from Registration Claimed
  Not applicable.
  Item 8.
  Exhibits
  Exhibit
  No.
  Description
  3.1
  By-laws
  of Royal Bank of Canada (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form
  6-K
  filed by Royal Bank of Canada with the SEC on April 10, 2025).
  4.1
  Royal Bank of Canada Stock Option Plan, as amended
  .*
  5.1
  Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP as to the validity of the Company's common shares
  .*
  23.1
  Consent of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  .*
  23.2
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page to this Registration Statement)
  .*
  107
  Filing Fee Table*
  *
  Filed herewith
  Item 9.
  Undertakings
  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the
  Registration Statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
  Act;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
  Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
  increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
  the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
  "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable in the effective registration statement; and
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
  the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  provided
  ,
  however
  , that clauses (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form
  S-8,
  and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these clauses is
  contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by such registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
  which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
  purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
  annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for
  liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
  indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
  paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
  registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
  Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company 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, Province of Ontario, Canada on June 12, 2025.
  ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  By:
  /s/ David McKay
  Name: David McKay
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
  Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David McKay,
  Katherine Gibson and Nick Tomovski, and each of them individually, as his or her true and lawful
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent, with full power of substitution and
  resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
  same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power
  and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
  amendments to this Registration Statement may make such changes in the Registration Statement as such
  attorney-in-fact
  may deem appropriate, and with full power and
  authority to perform and do any and all acts and things, whatsoever which any such
  attorney-in-fact
  or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done
  in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such
  attorney-in-fact
  or substitute.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
  Name
  Position
  Date
  /s/ David McKay
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
  June 12, 2025
  David McKay
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  /s/ Katherine Gibson
  Chief Financial Officer
  June 12, 2025
  Katherine Gibson
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  /s/ Nick Tomovski
  Senior Vice-President, Enterprise Controller
  June 12, 2025
  Nick Tomovski
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
  /s/ Jacynthe Côté
  Chair of the Board
  June 12, 2025
  Jacynthe Côté
  /s/ Mirko Bibic
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Mirko Bibic
  /s/ Andrew A. Chisholm
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Andrew A. Chisholm
  /s/ Toos N. Daruvala
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Toos N. Daruvala
  /s/ Cynthia Devine
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Cynthia Devine
  /s/ Roberta L. Jamieson, O.C.
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Roberta L. Jamieson, O.C.
  /s/ Amanda Norton
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Amanda Norton
  /s/ Barry Perry
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Barry Perry
  /s/ Maryann Turcke
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Maryann Turcke
  /s/ Thierry Vandal
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Thierry Vandal
  /s/ Frank Vettese
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Frank Vettese
  /s/ Jeffery Yabuki
  Director
  June 12, 2025
  Jeffery Yabuki
  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the Authorized Representative has duly caused
  this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, solely in his capacity as the duly authorized representative of Royal Bank of Canada in the United States, in the City of New York, State of New York, on June 12, 2025.
  ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  By:
  /s/ John Penn
  Name:
  John Penn
  Title:
  Assistant General Counsel & Managing Director, RBC U.S. Head of Regulatory Law