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                                                           RBC Royal Bank N.V. and its subsidiaries

                                                           Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

                                                                                                                                                            October 31, 2016

A. Significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the           or convertible are considered when assessing              expense on investment securities.                         other observable data. In determining the estimated
preparation of these financial statements are set out       whether the Group controls another entity.                A financial asset reported as investment securities        recoverable amount we consider discounted expected
below. The notes are an extract of the detailed notes      Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date         is impaired if its carrying amount is greater than its    future cash flows at the effective interest rate using
prepared in our statutory financial statements. The         on which control is transferred to the Group. They        estimated recoverable amount and there is objective       a number of assumptions and inputs. Management
notes detailed below coincide in all material aspects      are de-consolidated from the date on which control        evidence of impairment. The recoverable amount of         judgment is involved when choosing these inputs
with those from which they have been derived.              ceases. Intercompany transactions, balances and           an investment security instrument measured at fair        and assumptions used such as the expected amount
Throughout this report, the word Group refers to RBC       unrealized gains on transactions between group            value is the present value of expected future cash        of the loan that will not be recovered and the cost of
Royal Bank N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries.         companies are eliminated. Unrealized losses are also      flows discounted at the current market rate of interest    time delays in collecting principal and/or interest, and
                                                           eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence       for a similar financial asset. For an investment           when estimating the value of any collateral held for
Basis of preparation                                       of impairment of the asset transferred.                   security instrument measured at amortized cost the        which there may not be a readily accessible market.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared                                                                    recoverable amount is the present value of expected       Changes in the amount expected to be recovered
in Antillean Guilders (ANG) and in accordance with         Investment securities                                     future cash flows discounted at the instrument’s           would have a direct impact on the Provision for credit
International Financial Reporting Standards. The           Investment securities are classified into the following    original effective interest rate.                         losses and may result in a change in the Allowance for
financial statements have been prepared under the           categories: held-to-maturity and available-for-           All purchases and sales of investment securities are      credit losses.
historical cost convention modified to include the          sale. Management determines the appropriate               recognized at settlement date.
revaluation of available-for-sale investment securities    classification of its investment at the time of purchase.                                                            Collectively assessed loans
and of freehold land and buildings and other trading                                                                 Loans and advances to customers                           Loans which are not individually significant, or which
liabilities.                                               Securities held-to-maturity                               Loans are non-derivative financial assets with fixed        are individually assessed and not determined to be
The preparation of the consolidated financial               Held-to-maturity investments are investment               or determinable payments that are not quoted in an        impaired, are collectively assessed for impairment.
statements in conformity with International Financial      securities with fixed maturity where management            active market and which are not classified as AFS.         For the purposes of a collective evaluation of
Reporting Standards requires the use of estimates          has the positive intention and the ability to hold to     Loans are initially recognized at fair value. When loans  impairment, loans are grouped on the basis of similar
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts           maturity. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at     are issued at a market rate, fair value is represented    risk characteristics, taking into account loan type,
of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial      amortized cost using the effective interest method,       by the cash advanced to the borrowers. Loans are          industry, geographic location, collateral type, past
statements and income and expenses during the              less any provision for impairment.                        subsequently measured at amortized cost using the         due status and other relevant factors.
reporting period. Although these estimates are                                                                       effective interest method less impairment, unless we      The collective impairment allowance is determined
based on management’s best knowledge of current            Securities available-for-sale                             intend to sell them in the near future upon origination   by reviewing factors including: (i) historical loss
events and actions, actual results may differ from         Available-for-sale investments are those securities       or they have been designated as at FVTPL, in which        experience, which takes into consideration historical
those estimates.                                           intended to be held for an indefinite period of time,      case they are carried at fair value.                      probabilities of default, loss given default and
                                                           which may be sold in response to needs for liquidity      An allowance for credit losses is established if there    exposure at default, in portfolios of similar credit risk
Principles of consolidation                                or changes in interest rates, exchange rates or equity    is objective evidence that we will be unable to collect   characteristics, and (ii) management’s judgment on
The consolidated financial statements include the           prices.                                                   all amounts due on our loans portfolio according          the level of impairment losses based on historical
assets, liabilities and results of operations of RBC       Available-for-sale securities are initially recognized    to the original contractual terms or the equivalent       experience relative to the actual level as reported
Royal Bank N.V. (the parent company) and its wholly        at cost (which includes transaction costs) and are        value. The allowance for credit losses is increased       at the Statement of Financial Position date, taking
owned subsidiaries RBC Royal Bank (Aruba) N.V.,            subsequently remeasured at fair value based on            by the impairment losses recognized and decreased         into consideration the current portfolio credit quality
ABC International N.V., RBC Royal Bank International       quoted market prices where available or discounted        by the amount of write-offs, net of recoveries. The       trends, business and economic and credit conditions,
N.V., Mc Laughlin International Trust & Management         cash flow models.                                          allowance for credit losses is included as a reduction    the impact of policy and process changes, and other
Company N.V., Trade Center St. Maarten N.V., Boxscore      Fair values for unquoted equity instruments or            to assets. We assess whether objective evidence           supporting factors. Future cash flows for a group of
Enterprises N.V., Omutin Real Estate Holdings              unlisted securities are estimated using applicable        of impairment exists individually for loans that are      loans are collectively evaluated for impairment on
N.V., Royal Services (Curaçao) N.V., Royal Services        price/earnings or price/cash flow ratios refined            individually significant and collectively for loans        the basis of the contractual cash flows of the loans
International (Curaçao) N.V., Aruba Trustkantoor N.V.      to reflect the specific circumstances of the issuer.        that are not individually significant. If we determine     in the group and historical loss experience for loans
and Banco Nacional de Hipotecas N.V. (the Group)           Unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in       that no objective evidence of impairment exists for       with credit risk characteristics similar to those in the
after the elimination of intercompany transactions         the fair value of securities classified as available-for-  an individually assessed loan, whether significant         group. Historical loss experience is adjusted based
and balances.                                              sale are recognized in equity. When the security is       or not, the loan is included in a group of loans with     on current observable data to reflect the effects of
Subsidiaries are all entities (including special           sold, the cumulative gain or loss recorded in Other       similar credit risk characteristics and collectively      current conditions that did not affect the period on
purpose entities) over which the Group has the             components of equity is included as Net gain (loss)       assessed for impairment. Loans that are individually      which the historical loss experience is based and
power to govern the financial and operating policies        on AFS securities in Non-interest income. When            assessed for impairment and for which an impairment       to remove the effects of conditions in the historical
generally accompanying a shareholding of more than         securities become impaired, the related accumulated       loss is recognized are not included in a collective       period that do not currently exist.
one half of the voting rights. The existence and effect    fair value adjustments previously recognized in equity    assessment of impairment.                                 The methodology and assumptions used for
of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable  are included in the income statement as impairment        Allowance for credit losses represent management’s        estimating future cash flows are reviewed regularly
                                                                                                                     best estimates of losses incurred in our loan             to reduce any differences between loss estimates
B. Specification of accounts                                31 October     31 October                                 portfolio at the Statement of Financial Position date.    and actual loss experience. Collectively-assessed
                                                              2016           2015                                    Management’s judgment is required in making               impairment losses reduce the carrying amount of
I. Assets                                                      ANG            ANG                                    assumptions and estimations when calculating              the aggregated loan position through an allowance
Investment securities                                                                                                allowances on both individually and collectively          account and the amount of the loss is recognized
Available for sale                                           356,026         423,981                                 assessed loans. The underlying assumptions and            in Provision for credit losses. Following impairment,
Held to maturity                                               13,667          13,726                                estimates used for both individually and collectively     interest income is recognized on the unwinding
Total investments                                                            437,707                                 assessed loans can change from period to period and       of the discount from the initial recognition of
Accrued interest receivable                                  369,693         437,707                                 may significantly affect our results of operations.        impairment. The methodology and assumptions
Less allowance for losses                                    369,693                  -                                                                                        used to calculate collective impairment allowances
                                                                             437,707                                 Individually assessed loans                               are subject to significant uncertainty, in part because
Net investments                                                        -                                             Loans which are individually significant are assessed      it is not practicable to identify losses on an individual
                                                             369,693      31 October                                 individually for objective indicators of impairment.      loan basis due to the large number of individually
Loans and advances to customers                                              2015                                    A loan is considered impaired when management             insignificant loans in the portfolio.
Retail customers                                           31 October         ANG                                    determines that it will not be able to collect all        Significant management judgment is required
Corporate customers                                           2016                                                   amounts due according to the original contractual         in assessing historical loss experience, the loss
Public sector                                                  ANG          840,309                                  terms or the equivalent value. Credit exposures of        identification period and its relationship to
Total loans and advances                                                     674,931                                 individually significant loans are evaluated based         current portfolios including delinquency, and loan
Accrued interest receivable                                  864,648                                                 on factors including the borrower’s overall financial      balances; and current business, economic and credit
Less allowance for loan losses                               644,038            1,214                                condition, resources and payment record, and where        conditions including industry specific performance,
                                                                           1,516,454                                 applicable, the realizable value of any collateral.       unemployment and country risks. Changes in these
Net loans and advances                                             619     1,516,454                                 If there is evidence of impairment leading to an          assumptions would have a direct impact on the
                                                           1,509,305                                                 impairment loss, then the amount of the loss is           Provision for credit losses and may result in material
II. Liabilities                                            1,509,305         (58,096)                                determined as the difference between the carrying         changes in the related Allowance for credit losses.
Customers’ deposits                                                       1,458,358                                  amount of the loan, including accrued interest, and
Retail customers                                             (52,869)                                                the estimated recoverable amount. The estimated           Write-off of loans
Corporate customers                                        1,456,436      31 October                                 recoverable amount is measured as the present             Loans and the related impairment allowance for
Other                                                                        2015                                    value of expected future cash flows discounted at          credit losses are written off, either partially or in full,
                                                           31 October         ANG                                    the loan’s original effective interest rate, including    when there is no realistic prospect of recovery. Where
Accrued interest                                              2016                                                   cash flows that may result from the realization of         loans are secured, they are generally written off after
Total customers’ deposits                                      ANG         1,184,313                                 collateral less costs to sell. Individually-assessed      receipt of any proceeds from the realization of the
                                                                          1,288,666                                  impairment losses reduce the carrying amount of the       collateral. In circumstances where the net realizable
                                                           1,188,353                                                 loan through the use of an allowance account and the      value of any collateral has been determined and there
                                                           1,372,080          19,854                                 amount of the loss is recognized in Provision for credit  is no reasonable expectation of further recovery, write
                                                                          2,492,833                                  losses in our Consolidated Statements of Income and       off may be earlier. For credit cards, the balances and
                                                               48,342                                                other comprehensive income. Following impairment,         related allowance for credit losses are written off
                                                           2,608,775      2,492,833                                  interest income is recognized on the unwinding of the     when payment is 180 days in arrears.
                                                                                                                     discount from the initial recognition of impairment.      Statutory and other regulatory loan loss reserve
                                                           2,608,775                                                 Significant judgment is required in assessing              requirements that exceed these amounts are dealt
                                                                                                                     evidence of impairment and estimation of the amount       with in the general banking risks’ reserve as an
                                                                                                                     and timing of future cash flows when determining the       appropriation of retained earnings.
                                                                                                                     impairment loss. When assessing objective evidence        The allowance which is made during the year, less
                                                                                                                     of impairment we primarily consider specific factors       amounts released and recoveries of bad debts
                                                                                                                     such as the financial condition of the borrower,           previously written off, is charged against the income
                                                                                                                     borrower’s default or delinquency in interest or          statement. When a loan is deemed uncollectible, it is
                                                                                                                     principal payments, local economic conditions and         written off against the related allowance for losses.
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