Press Release

DBRS Morningstar Discontinues Rating on RBC Covered Bonds, Series CB18

Covered Bonds
February 05, 2020

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) discontinued its rating on the Covered Bonds, Series CB18 (the Series) issued under the Royal Bank of Canada (Global Covered Bond Programme) as the Series was fully repaid.

Notes:
The principal methodology is Rating and Monitoring Covered Bonds, which can be found on dbrs.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union. The following additional regulatory disclosures apply to endorsed ratings:

The last rating action on this program took place on January 30, 2020, when DBRS Morningstar assigned a AAA rating to the Covered Bonds, Series CB49.

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml.

Lead Analyst: Fanfei Gong, Assistant Vice President
Rating Committee Chair: Tim O’Neil, Managing Director
Initial Rating Date: October 8, 2007

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