Royal Bank of Canada - Form 6-K Summary
Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K is a report of a foreign private issuer filed by Royal Bank of Canada for the month of October 2011, with a filing date of October 31, 2011. The report is submitted pursuant to Rule 13a-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is incorporated by reference into the Bank's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-171806).
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity metrics. The document focuses exclusively on the issuance of debt securities rather than reporting operational financial performance.
Material Changes and Debt Issuance
The primary material event reported is the issuance of Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, Series E. The Bank issued the following notes on the date of this report:
- $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.45% Senior Notes, due October 30, 2014.
- $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes, due October 30, 2014.
Total aggregate principal amount issued in this transaction is $2,000,000,000.
Guidance, Outlook, and Legal Matters
The filing contains no management commentary, guidance, or outlook regarding future financial performance. It includes legal opinions regarding the validity of the Notes under New York law (Exhibit 5.1) and certain matters under Canadian, Ontario, and Quebec law (Exhibit 5.2), along with consents from legal counsel.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the total debt issuance of $2.0 billion in Senior Global Medium-Term Notes.
- Confirm the maturity date of October 30, 2014, for both the fixed-rate and floating-rate notes.
- Note that this filing does not contain quarterly or annual financial results; refer to Form 40-F for operational metrics.
- Review the legal opinions in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 regarding the validity of the debt instruments.