3 1 sc0129-01.txt FORM 3: INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Royal Bank of Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200 Bay Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Toronto Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/01 ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tucker Anthony Sutro (TA) ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_] Director [X] 10% Owner [_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) Not Applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

FORM 3 (continued) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ================================================================================

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Peter W. Currie August 13, 2001 -------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Peter W. Currie Vice-Chairman and Chief Financial Officer

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