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Royal Bank of Canada

"The Bank and its subsidiaries operate under the master brand name RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization, and among the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking and transaction processing services on a global basis. We employ approximately 80,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 18 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 53 other countries.

Our segments are Canadian Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance, International Banking, Capital Markets and Corporate Support. Additional information about our business and each segment (including segment results) can be found under “Overview” beginning on page 6 and under “Business segment results” beginning on page 16 of our 2009 management’s discussion and analysis, which pages are incorporated by reference herein. "