~~FORM~~UNITED ~~6-K~~STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

~~Report~~FORM of6-K ~~a Foreign Private Issuer~~

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of under the ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~For~~Securities ~~the~~Exchange ~~month~~Act of ~~May,~~1934 ~~2026 Commission File Number: 001-13928~~

For the month of May 2026

Commission File Number: 001-13928

Royal Bank of Canada

(~~Name~~Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F x X

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO ROYAL BANK OF CANADA’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-275898) AND THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8 (FILE NOS. 333-12036, 333-12050, 333-13052, 333-13112, 333-117922, 333-207754, 333-207750, 333-207748, 333-268715, AND 333-287969) AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE

The disclosure under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Risk Management – Liquidity and funding risk – Credit ratings” in the Registrant’s First Quarter 2026 Report to Shareholders, part of which was incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.2 to its Current Report on Form 6-K filed on February 26, 2026, is hereby updated by adding the following: “On May 12, 2026, Fitch Ratings (i) upgraded our legacy senior long-term debt rating to AA+ from AA; (ii) affirmed our short-term debt rating as F1+ and (iii) confirmed our long-term issuer default rating applicable to our senior long-term debt remains at AA-.”

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~~		ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
	By:	/s/ Jason Drysdale
Date: May 28, 2026		By:	/s/ Katherine Gibson
	Name:	Jason Drysdale
			Name: Katherine Gibson
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Treasurer
			Title: Chief Financial Officer
		Date: May 19, 2026

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Code of Conduct

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