Royal Bank of Canada has given notice to delist its common shares from the London Stock Exchange. The delisting is to take effect at 08:00 on July 18, 2001.

The decision to delist from the LSE was based on the low trading volumes on this exchange, which did not justify the costs and effort entailed with maintaining the listing. The common shares of the Bank will continue to be listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the Swiss Exchange, which provide ongoing liquidity to Royal Bank shareholders.