Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
05/18/2011
2. House Identification
 
 Senate Identification
 400778341

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Royal Bank of Canada
Address
3 World Financial Center
 Address2
​200 Vesey Street
City
New York
 State
NY
 Zip
10281
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

City
​Toronto
 State
​ON
 Zip
​M5J 2J5
 Country
​CAN
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Lorraine E. Waller
 Telephone
​9197885754
 E-mail
​lorraine.waller@rbc.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Financial Services

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Royal Bank of Canada
Address
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​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
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LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
​Lorraine E. ​Waller ​Esq. ​1989-1991 Sr. Counsel - Senate Committee on the Judiciary /
​Lorraine E. ​Waller ​ ​Chairman Senator Joseph Biden
​LaBrena ​Martin ​Esq. ​
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​BAN
​FIN
​ECN
​TAX
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues affecting U.S. supervision of foreign banking organizations, including implementation of Titles VI and VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (July 21, 2010)

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
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Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​RBC Capital Markets
​3 World Financial Center; 200 Vesey Street, 14th fl.
City
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​New York
​NY
​10285
​USA
State
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​RBC Bank (USA)
​RBC Plaza, 301 Fayetteville Street
City
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​Raleigh
​NC
​27601
​USA
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Lorraine E. Waller, Directory Regulatory & Government Affairs, USA
 Date
07/08/2011