JANICE FUKAKUSA TO SPEAK AT CIBC EASTERN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR CONFERENCE

TORONTO, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Janice Fukakusa, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), is scheduled to present at the CIBC Eastern Institutional Investor Conference to be held in Montréal on September 22, 2010, at 9:10 a.m. (EDT).

Investors may listen to Ms. Fukakusa'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.

For further information:

Media contact:
Gillian McArdle, Media Relations, [phone]

Investor contacts:
James Colburn, Investor Relations, [phone]