June 2017

RBC SPARQS™ RoC

Global Investment Solutions

FOR THE INFORMATION OF INVESTORS IN OUTSTANDING RBC SPARQS™ RoC SECURITIES ONLY Investment Objective: PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS – JUNE 2017 The RBC Stock PARticipating Quantitative model Dividend Securities (SPARQs)™ RoC are designed for investors Sector Symbol Company Weight Rank Yield (%) seeking long term growth of capital by holding a Materials WFT West Fraser Timber Co Ltd 4.30% 1 0.48 portfolio of large-cap Canadian equities that are THO Tahoe Resources Inc 3.76% 4 2.73 selected and transacted based on a proprietary 8- factor quantitative model. AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.76% 7 0.83 CCL.B CCL Industries Inc 4.49% 13 0.72 Tax Deferred: LUN Lundin Mining Corp 3.90% 20 1.60 No taxable event until maturity or disposition. No tax Industrials WSP WSP Global Inc 4.28% 5 2.98 as a result of portfolio changes or rebalancing. CAE CAE Inc 4.37% 17 1.47

Strategy Inception: WCN Waste Connections Inc 4.44% 31 0.77 August 5, 2011 Consumer Discretionary MG Inc 4.44% 2 2.45 LNR Linamar Corp 4.22% 3 0.79 Holdings: GIL Activewear Inc 3.76% 9 1.30 25 stocks DOL Inc 4.02% 10 0.35 Strategy: QBR.B Inc 3.76% 12 0.53 Quantitative: A rules based, systematic approach to CTC.A Corp Ltd 3.85% 15 1.69 investing in large cap, dividend paying stocks. QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc 4.37% 30 1.26

Financials MFC Financial Corp 3.98% 21 3.51 Asset Class: NA National Bank of 3.84% 22 4.35 Canadian equity TD -Dominion Bank/The 3.86% 23 3.73 Minimum Purchase: BMO Bank of 3.65% 25 3.97 $5,000.00 BNS Bank of Nova Scotia/The 3.94% 27 3.99 RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs, RDSPs, DPSPs & TFSAS eligible CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.64% 41 4.81

Telecommunication Services RCI.B Inc 3.83% 6 3.05 Utilities CU Canadian Utilities Ltd 3.76% 8 3.50 NPI Northland Power Inc 3.76% 11 4.63 ACO.X Atco Ltd/Canada 4.03% 14 2.57 * The indicated annual dividend yield of the Portfolio as of May 31, 2017 was 2.27%.

Portfolio Additions Price Portfolio Deletions Price AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd $66.42 ENF Income Fund Holdings Inc $32.48 CU Canadian Utilities Ltd $41.07 FTS Fortis Inc/Canada $45.22 GIL Gildan Activewear Inc $40.10 IAG Industrial Alliance Insurance & $49.80 NPI Northland Power Inc $23.53 Financial Services Inc QBR.B Quebecor Inc $41.46 MX Methanex Corp $55.55 THO Tahoe Resources Inc $12.18 POW Power Corp of Canada $28.97 PWF Corp $32.58

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Materials 20.21%

Industrials 13.09%

Consumer Discretionary 28.42%

Financials 22.92%

Telecommunication Services 3.83%

Utilities 11.54%

Fixed Income 0.00%

This fact sheet is qualified in its entirety by a pricing supplement, the base shelf prospectus dated December 20, 2013, the program prospectus supplement dated December 23, 2013, and the product prospectus supplement dated December 23, 2013 in respect of Equity, Unit and Debt Linked securities.

March 2015

Global Investment Solutions

RBC SPARQS SECURITY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY The Portfolio: Review Portfolio on a monthly basis and adjust THE UNIVERSE Dividend yielding large-cap Canadian equities holdings and weights. TAX DEFERRED > Only the largest 100 qualifiers by market cap are eligible to S&P/TSX Composite Member > No taxable event until maturity or be bought, excluding income trusts and the Bank disposition. > The Portfolio is reviewed each month after ranks have been Must Pay a Dividend > No tax on portfolio trading and Excluding Trusts updated rebalancing. > Stocks are sold if they drop below the 50th position in terms Excluding RY of their rank > Stocks are sold if they are removed from the Index or suspend their dividend > Replacement buys are the best-ranked stocks not already held by the Portfolio Rank stocks based on an equally weighted combination of 8 THE MODEL > At the end of each calendar quarter the portfolio is factors that fall into 4 distinct investment themes rebalanced to equal weights ATTRACTIVE Low Price to Earnings x 1/8 VALUATIONS Low Price to Book Value x 1/8

SUSTAINABLE High Quarterly Earnings Growth x 1/8 GROWTH High Return On Equity x 1/8

POSITIVE High Earnings Surprise x 1/8 SENTIMENT High Estimate Revisions x 1/8

MARKET High 3-Month Price Change x 1/8 RECOGNITION High 6-Month Price Change x 1/8 = Total

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