Toronto, January 21, 2014 -- On 21 January, 2014, Moody's assigned a rating of Baa3 (hyb) to Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC, Aa3 Stable, C+/a2 stable) 4% CAD$500 million Basel III compliant NVCC rate reset preferred shares series AZ. Proceeds from the issuance will be used to refinance outstanding preferred shares with pending rate resets. The NVCC preferred shares provide loss absorption as they are subject to automatic conversion into common shares, based on a predetermined conversion formula, at the point of non-viability, as defined by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), subject to regulatory discretion. This incremental loss absorption feature is credit positive for holders of senior securities of RBC, as a layer of loss absorbing securities will reduce the risk of losses incurred higher in the capital hierarchy if the bank gets into financial distress.

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