UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2021

Commission File Number: 001-13928

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

 

200 Bay Street Royal Bank Plaza Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J5 Attention: Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel & Secretary		1 Place Ville Marie Montreal, Quebec Canada H3B 3A9 Attention: Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel & Secretary

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

				ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Date: April 8, 2021				By:		/s/ Karen McCarthy
				Name:		Karen McCarthy
				Title:		Senior Vice-President,
						Associate General Counsel &
						Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Royal Bank of Canada – Report of Voting Results.

Exhibit 99.1

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders

Toronto, Ontario – April 8, 2021 (Virtual Meeting)

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations

The following matters were voted on at the annual meeting of common shareholders of Royal Bank of Canada (the “bank”) held on April 8, 2021. Full details of these matters are set out in the Management Proxy Circular issued in connection with this meeting, which is available on our website at rbc.com/investorrelations; the website of our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Comany of Canada, at www.envisionreports.com/RBC2021; SEDAR at sedar.com and EDGAR at sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

 

1.	Election of Directors

Each of the 12 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular was elected as a Director of the bank.

 

Nominee		Votes for		% for		Votes withheld		% withheld
Andrew A. Chisholm		736,236,057		99.79%		1,553,069		0.21%
Jacynthe Côté		735,397,379		99.68%		2,391,747		0.32%
Toos N. Daruvala		735,958,018		99.75%		1,831,108		0.25%
David F. Denison		733,825,763		99.46%		3,963,363		0.54%
Cynthia Devine		736,030,416		99.76%		1,758,710		0.24%
David McKay		736,119,050		99.77%		1,670,076		0.23%
Kathleen Taylor		716,810,192		97.16%		20,978,934		2.84%
Maryann Turcke		735,958,013		99.75%		1,831,113		0.25%
Thierry Vandal		735,612,583		99.70%		2,176,543		0.30%
Bridget A. van Kralingen		733,881,838		99.47%		3,907,288		0.53%
Frank Vettese		736,130,776		99.78%		1,658,350		0.22%
Jeffery Yabuki		736,039,957		99.76%		1,749,169		0.24%

 

2.	Appointment of Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the auditor of the bank.

 

Votes for		% for		Votes withheld		% withheld
766,443,707		99.70%		2,324,448		0.30%

 

3.	Advisory vote on the bank’s approach to executive compensation

 

Votes for		% for		Votes against		% against
707,497,631		95.89%		30,288,895		4.11%

4.	Proposal No. 1: Greenhouse gas emissions reduction target

 

Votes for		% for		Votes against		% against		Abstentions*
227,284,250		31.05%		504,677,752		68.95%		5,825,238

 

5.	Proposal No. 2: Purpose and undertakings

 

Votes for		% for		Votes against		% against		Abstentions*
79,269,004		11.15%		631,360,570		88.85%		27,159,364

 

6.	Proposal No. 3: Circular economy

 

Votes for		% for		Votes against		% against		Abstentions*
119,041,230		16.23%		614,622,901		83.77%		4,124,809

 

7.	Proposal No. 4: Diversity target

 

Votes for		% for		Votes against		% against		Abstentions*
32,478,698		4.58%		676,550,459		95.42%		28,759,947

 

*

An abstention is counted as present for quorum purposes, but is not counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal.