Gordon M. Nixon to speak at Scotia Capital Financials Summit 2007

Gordon M. Nixon, president and chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) is scheduled to present at the Scotia Capital Financials Summit 2007 in Toronto on September 11, 2007, at 10:40 a.m. (EDT).

Investors may listen to Mr. Nixon’s presentation and the question and answer period live via webcast at www.rbc.com/investorrelations/conference.html. The webcast will be archived for three months.

Mr. Nixon’s presentation will be available on RBC’s website at www.rbc.com/investorrelations/invpres.html on
September 11, 2007.