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Enhanced Return Barrier Notes Due September 30, 2030 | |
| PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS |
| · | Enhanced Return Potential — If the Final Basket Value is greater than the Initial Basket Value, at maturity, investors will receive a return equal to at least 168% of the Basket Return (to be determined on the Trade Date). |
| · | Contingent Return of Principal at Maturity — If the Final Basket Value is less than or equal to the Initial Basket Value, but is greater than or equal to the Barrier Value, at maturity, investors will receive the principal amount of their Notes. If the Final Basket Value is less than the Barrier Value, at maturity, investors will lose 1% of the principal amount of their Notes for each 1% that the Final Basket Value is less than the Initial Basket Value. |
| KEY TERMS | |
| Issuer: | Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) |
| CUSIP: | 78017PRG8 |
| Basket Underliers: | The EURO STOXX 50® Index (Bloomberg symbol “SX5E”), the Nikkei 225 Index (Bloomberg symbol “NKY”), the FTSE® 100 Index (Bloomberg symbol “UKX”), the Swiss Market Index (Bloomberg symbol “SMI”) and the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Bloomberg symbol “AS51”) |
| Basket Weighting: | The SX5E Index will be give an initial weight of 40%, the NKY Index will be given an initial weight of 25%, the UKX Index will be given an initial weight of 17.5%, the SMI Index will be given an initial weight of 10% and the AS51 Index will be given an initial weight of 7.5%. |
| Trade Date: | September 25, 2025 |
| Issue Date: | September 30, 2025 |
| Valuation Date: | September 25, 2030 |
| Maturity Date: | September 30, 2030 |
| Payment at Maturity: |
Investors will receive on the Maturity Date per $1,000 principal amount of Notes: · If the Final Basket Value is greater than the Initial Basket Value, an amount equal to: $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return × Participation Rate) · If the Final Basket Value is less than or equal to the Initial Basket Value, but is greater than or equal to the Barrier Value: $1,000 · If the Final Basket Value is less than the Barrier Value, an amount equal to: $1,000 + ($1,000 × Basket Return) If the Final Basket Value is less than the Barrier Value, you will lose a substantial portion or all of your principal amount at maturity. |
| Participation Rate: | At least 168%, to be determined on the Trade Date |
| Basket Return: | Final Basket Value – Initial Basket Value Initial Basket Value |
| Initial Basket Value: | Set equal to 100 on the Trade Date |
| Final Basket Value: | 100 × [1 + (the sum of, for each Basket Underlier, its Basket Underlier Return times its Basket Weighting)] |
| Barrier Value: | 75, which is 75% of the Initial Basket Value |
| Basket Underlier Return: |
With respect to each Basket Underlier: Final Basket Underlier Value –
Initial Basket Underlier Value |
| Initial Basket Underlier Value: | With respect to each Basket Underlier, the closing value of that Basket Underlier on the Trade Date |
| Final Basket Underlier Value: | With respect to each Basket Underlier, the closing value of that Basket Underlier on the Valuation Date |
| PAYOFF DIAGRAM |
This document provides a summary of the terms of the Notes. Investors should carefully review the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, as well as “Selected Risk Considerations” below, before making a decision to invest in the Notes:
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The initial estimated value of the Notes determined by us as of the Trade Date, which we refer to as the initial estimated value, is expected to be between $890.00 and $940.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes and will be less than the public offering price of the Notes. We describe the determination of the initial estimated value in more detail in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement.
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Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before you invest in the Notes. Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the Notes are summarized below, but we urge you to read also the “Selected Risk Considerations” section of the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and the “Risk Factors” sections of the accompanying prospectus, prospectus supplement and product supplement. You should not purchase the Notes unless you understand and can bear the risks of investing in the Notes.
| · | You May Lose a Portion or All of the Principal Amount at Maturity. |
| · | The Notes Do Not Pay Interest, and Your Return on the Notes May Be Lower Than the Return on a Conventional Debt Security of Comparable Maturity. |
| · | Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Our Credit Risk, and Market Perceptions about Our Creditworthiness May Adversely Affect the Market Value of the Notes. |
| · | Changes in the Value of One Basket Underlier May Be Offset by Changes in the Values of the Other Basket Underliers. |
| · | Any Payment on the Notes Will Be Determined Based on the Closing Values of the Basket Underliers on the Dates Specified. |
| · | The U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of an Investment in the Notes Are Uncertain. |
| · | There May Not Be an Active Trading Market for the Notes; Sales in the Secondary Market May Result in Significant Losses. |
| · | The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Will Be Less Than the Public Offering Price. |
| · | The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Is Only an Estimate, Calculated as of the Trade Date. |
| · | Our and Our Affiliates’ Business and Trading Activities May Create Conflicts of Interest. |
| · | RBCCM’s Role as Calculation Agent May Create Conflicts of Interest. |
| · | You Will Not Have Any Rights to the Securities Included in Any Basket Underlier. |
| · | The Notes Are Subject to Risks Relating to Non-U.S. Securities Markets. |
| · | The Notes Do Not Provide Direct Exposure to Fluctuations in Exchange Rates between the U.S. Dollar and the Non-U.S. Currencies in Which the Securities Composing the Basket Underliers Trade. |
| · | We May Accelerate the Notes If a Change-in-Law Event Occurs. |
| · | Any Payment on the Notes May Be Postponed and Adversely Affected by the Occurrence of a Market Disruption Event. |
| · | Adjustments to a Basket Underlier Could Adversely Affect Any Payments on the Notes. |
Royal Bank of Canada has filed a registration statement (including a product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this document relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents and the other documents that we have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, we, any agent or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you those documents if you so request by calling toll-free at 1-877-688-2301.
As used in this document, “Royal Bank of Canada,” “we,” “our” and “us” mean only Royal Bank of Canada. Capitalized terms used in this document without definition are as defined in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement.
Registration Statement No. 333-275898; filed pursuant to Rule 433