RBC Capital Markets®
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-227001
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The information in this preliminary terms supplement is not complete and may be changed.
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Preliminary Terms Supplement
Subject to Completion:
Dated February 8, 2019
Pricing Supplement Dated February __, 2019 to the
Product Prospectus Supplement ERN-ETF-1 Dated September 11, 2018, Prospectus Supplement Dated September 7, 2018, and
Prospectus Dated September 7, 2018
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$ __________
Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF, Due February 26, 2021
Royal Bank of Canada
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Per Note
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Total
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Price to public
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100.00%
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$
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Underwriting discounts and commissions
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0.00%
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$
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Proceeds to Royal Bank of Canada
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100.00%
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$
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Issuer:
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Royal Bank of Canada (“Royal Bank”)
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Underwriter:
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBCCM”)
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Reference Asset:
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iShares® U.S. Real Estate ETF. The Reference Asset seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price
and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index (the “Underlying Index”). BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”) serves as the investment advisor to the Reference Asset.
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Bloomberg Ticker:
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IYR
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Currency:
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U.S. Dollars
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Minimum Investment:
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$1,000 and minimum denominations of $1,000 in excess thereof
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CUSIP:
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78013XZJ0
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Trade Date (Pricing
Date):
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February 25, 2019
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Issue Date:
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February 28, 2019
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Valuation Date:
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February 23, 2021
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Maturity Date:
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February 26, 2021, subject to extension for market and other disruptions, as described in the product prospectus supplement
dated September 11, 2018.
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Payment at Maturity (if
held to maturity):
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If, on the Valuation Date, the Percentage Change is positive,
then the investor will receive an amount per $1,000 principal amount per Note equal to the lesser of:
1. Principal Amount + (Principal Amount x Percentage Change x Leverage Factor) and
2. Maximum Redemption Amount
If, on the Valuation Date, the Percentage Change is less
than or equal to 0%, but not by more than the Buffer Percentage (that is, the Percentage Change is between zero and –[30.50% - 32.00%]) (to be determined on the Trade Date), then the investor will receive the principal amount
only.
If, on the Valuation Date, the Percentage Change is negative,
by more than the Buffer Percentage (that is, the Percentage Change is between –[30.50% - 32.00%] and -100%) (to be determined on the Trade Date), then the investor will receive a cash payment equal to:
Principal Amount + [Principal Amount x (Percentage Change + Buffer Percentage)]
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Percentage Change:
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The Percentage Change, expressed as a percentage, is calculated using the following formula:
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Initial Level:
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The closing share price of the Reference Asset on the Trade Date.
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Final Level:
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The closing share price of the Reference Asset on the Valuation Date.
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Leverage Factor:
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150% (subject to the Maximum Redemption Amount)
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Maximum Redemption
Amount:
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120% multiplied by the
principal amount
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Buffer Percentage:
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[30.50% - 32.00%] (to be determined on the Trade Date)
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Buffer Level:
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[68.00% - 69.50%] of the Initial Level (to be determined on the Trade Date)
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Principal at Risk:
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The Notes are NOT principal protected.
You may lose a substantial portion of your principal amount at maturity if the Final Level is less than the Buffer Level of [68.00% - 69.50%] (to be determined on the Trade Date).
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Calculation Agent:
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RBCCM
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U.S. Tax Treatment:
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By purchasing a Note, each holder agrees (in the absence of a change in law, an administrative determination or a judicial
ruling to the contrary) to treat the Notes as a pre-paid cash-settled derivative contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the Notes are uncertain and the Internal
Revenue Service could assert that the Notes should be taxed in a manner that is different from that described in the preceding sentence. Please see the section below, “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” and
the discussion (including the opinion of our counsel Morrison & Foerster LLP) in the product prospectus supplement dated September 11, 2018 under “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” which apply to the
Notes.
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Secondary Market:
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RBCCM (or one of its affiliates), though not obligated to do so, may maintain a secondary market in the Notes after the Issue
Date. The amount that you may receive upon sale of your Notes prior to maturity may be less than the principal amount of your Notes.
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Listing:
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The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Clearance and
Settlement:
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DTC global (including through its indirect participants Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg as described under “Description
of Debt Securities—Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance” in the prospectus dated September 7, 2018).
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Terms Incorporated in
the Master Note:
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All of the terms appearing above the item captioned “Secondary Market” on pages P-2 and P-3 of this terms supplement and the terms appearing
under the caption “General Terms of the Notes” in the product prospectus supplement dated September 11, 2018, as modified by this terms supplement.
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Example 1—
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Calculation of the Payment at Maturity where the Percentage Change is positive.
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Percentage Change:
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5%
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Payment at Maturity:
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$1,000 + ($1,000 x 5% x 150%) = $1,000 + $75.00 = $1,075.00
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On a $1,000 investment, a 5% Percentage Change results in a Payment at Maturity of $1,075.00, a 7.50% return on the Notes.
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Example 2—
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Calculation of the Payment at Maturity where the Percentage Change is positive (and the Payment at Maturity is subject to the Maximum
Redemption Amount).
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Percentage Change:
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25.00%
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Payment at Maturity:
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$1,000 + ($1,000 x 25.00% x 150%) = $1,000 + $375.00 = $1,375.00
However, the Maximum Redemption Amount is $1,200.00
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On a $1,000 investment, a 25.00% Percentage Change results in a Payment at Maturity of $1,200.00, a 20.00% return on the Notes.
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Example 3—
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Calculation of the Payment at Maturity where the Percentage Change is negative (but not by more than the Buffer Percentage).
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Percentage Change:
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-8%
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Payment at Maturity:
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At maturity, if the Percentage Change is negative BUT not by more than the Buffer Percentage, then the Payment at Maturity will equal the
principal amount.
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On a $1,000 investment, a -8% Percentage Change results in a Payment at Maturity of $1,000, a 0% return on the Notes.
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Example 4—
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Calculation of the Payment at Maturity where the Percentage Change is negative (by more than the Buffer Percentage).
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Percentage Change:
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-40%
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Payment at Maturity:
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$1,000 + [$1,000 x (-40% + 31.25%)] = $1,000 - $87.50 = $912.50
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On a $1,000 investment, a -40% Percentage Change results in a Payment at Maturity of $912.50, a –8.75% return on the Notes.
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Principal at Risk — Investors in the Notes could lose a substantial portion of their principal amount if
there is a decline in the share price of the Reference Asset. You will lose 1% of the principal amount of your Notes for each 1% that the Final Level is less than the Initial Level by more than [30.50% - 32.00%] (to be determined on the
Trade Date).
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The Notes Do Not Pay Interest and Your Return May Be Lower than the Return on a Conventional Debt Security of
Comparable Maturity — There will be no periodic interest payments on the Notes as there would be on a conventional fixed-rate or floating-rate debt security having the same maturity. The return that you will receive on the
Notes, which could be negative, may be less than the return you could earn on other investments. Even if your return is positive, your return may be less than the return you would earn if you bought a conventional senior interest
bearing debt security of Royal Bank.
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Your Potential Payment at Maturity Is Limited — The Notes will provide less opportunity to participate in
the appreciation of the Reference Asset than an investment in a security linked to the Reference Asset providing full participation in the appreciation, because the payment at maturity will not exceed the Maximum Redemption Amount.
Accordingly, your return on the Notes may be less than your return would be if you made an investment in the Reference Asset or a security directly linked to the positive performance of the Reference Asset.
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Payments on the Notes Are Subject to Our Credit Risk, and Changes in Our Credit Ratings Are Expected to Affect the
Market Value of the Notes — The Notes are Royal Bank’s senior unsecured debt securities. As a result, your receipt of the amount due on the maturity date is dependent upon Royal Bank’s ability to repay its obligations at that
time. This will be the case even if the share price of the Reference Asset increases after the Trade Date. No assurance can be given as to what our financial condition will be at the maturity of the Notes.
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There May Not Be an Active Trading Market for the Notes—Sales in the Secondary Market May Result in Significant
Losses — There may be little or no secondary market for the Notes. The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. RBCCM and other affiliates of Royal Bank may make a market for the Notes; however, they are not
required to do so. RBCCM or any other affiliate of Royal Bank may stop any market-making activities at any time. Even if a secondary market for the Notes develops, it may not provide significant liquidity or trade at prices advantageous
to you. We expect that transaction costs in any secondary market would be high. As a result, the difference between bid and asked prices for your Notes in any secondary market could be substantial.
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You Will Not Have Any Rights to the Securities Included in the Reference Asset — As a holder of the Notes,
you will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of securities included in the Reference Asset would have. The Final Level will not reflect any dividends paid on the
securities included in the Reference Asset, and accordingly, any positive return on the Notes may be less than the potential positive return on those securities.
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The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes Will Be Less than the Price to the Public — The initial estimated
value set forth on the cover page and that will be set forth in the final pricing supplement for the Notes does not represent a minimum price at which we, RBCCM or any of our affiliates would be willing to purchase the Notes in any
secondary market (if any exists) at any time. If you attempt to sell the Notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for them and the initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things,
changes in the share price of the Reference Asset, the borrowing rate we pay to issue securities of this kind, and the inclusion in the price to the public of estimated costs relating to our hedging of the Notes. These factors, together
with various credit, market and economic factors over the term of the Notes, are expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the Notes in any secondary market and will affect the value of the Notes in complex and
unpredictable ways. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which you may be able to sell your Notes prior to maturity may be less than your original purchase price, as any such sale
price would not be expected to include the hedging costs relating to the Notes. In addition to bid-ask spreads, the value of the Notes determined for any secondary market price is expected to be based on the secondary rate rather than
the internal funding rate used to price the Notes and determine the initial estimated value. As a result, the secondary price will be less than if the internal funding rate was used. The Notes are not designed to be short-term trading
instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your Notes to maturity.
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The Initial Estimated Value of the Notes on the Cover Page and that We Will Provide in the Final Pricing Supplement
Are Estimates Only, Calculated as of the Time the Terms of the Notes Are Set — The initial estimated value of the Notes will be based on the value of our obligation to
make the payments on the Notes, together with the mid-market value of the
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Market Disruption Events and Adjustments — The payment at maturity and the Valuation Date are subject to
adjustment as described in the product prospectus supplement. For a description of what constitutes a market disruption event as well as the consequences of that market disruption event, see “General Terms of the Notes—Market Disruption
Events” in the product prospectus supplement.
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The Securities Composing the Underlying Index Are Concentrated in One Sector – All of the securities included in the Underlying Index are issued by companies in the U.S. real estate industry. As a result, the securities that will determine the performance of the
Reference Asset and the value of the Notes are concentrated in one sector. Although an investment in the Notes will not give holders any ownership or other direct interests in the securities composing the Underlying Index, the return on
an investment in the Notes will be subject to certain risks associated with a direct equity investment in companies in the market sector. Accordingly, by investing in the Notes, you will not benefit from the diversification which could
result from an investment linked to companies that operate in multiple sectors.
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An Investment in the Notes is Subject to the Risks Associated with the U.S. Real Estate Sector. All or
substantially all of the stocks held by the Reference Asset are issued by companies that invest in real estate, such as REITs or real estate holding companies, which are subject to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to
risks that relate specifically to the way in which these companies are organized and operated. Real estate is highly sensitive to general and local economic conditions and developments, and characterized by intense competition and
periodic overbuilding. In addition, these companies, including REITs, utilize leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risk normally associated with debt financing, and could potentially
magnify the Reference Asset’s losses. Although an investment in the Notes will not give holders any ownership or other direct interests in the stocks held by the Reference Asset, the return on the Notes will be subject to certain risks
associated with a direct equity investment in U.S. real estate.
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Adjustments to the Reference Asset Could Adversely Affect the Notes — The Advisor of the Reference Asset is responsible for calculating and maintaining the Reference Asset. The Advisor can add, delete or substitute the stocks comprising the Reference Asset.
The Advisor may make other methodological changes that could change the share price of the Reference Asset at any time. If one or more of these events occurs, the calculation of the amount payable at maturity may be adjusted to reflect
such event or events. Consequently, any of these actions could adversely affect the amount payable at maturity and/or the market value of the Notes.
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We Have No Affiliation with the Index Sponsor and Will Not Be Responsible for Any Actions Taken by the Index Sponsor
— The Index Sponsor is not an affiliate of ours and will not be involved in the offering of the Notes in any way. Consequently, we have no control over
the actions of the Index Sponsor, including any actions of the type that would require the calculation agent to adjust the payment to you at maturity. The Index Sponsor has no obligation of any sort with respect to the Notes. Thus, the
Index Sponsor has no obligation to take your interests into consideration for any reason, including in taking any actions that might affect the value of the Notes. None of our proceeds from the issuance of the Notes will be delivered to
the Index Sponsor.
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We and Our Affiliates Do Not Have Any Affiliation with the Advisor and Are Not Responsible for its Public Disclosure
of Information — We and our affiliates are not affiliated with Advisor in any way and have no ability to control or predict its actions, including any errors in or discontinuance of disclosure regarding its methods or policies
relating to the Reference Asset. The Advisor is not involved in the offering of the Notes in any way and has no obligation to consider your interests as an owner of the Notes in taking any actions relating to the Reference Asset that
might affect the value of the Notes. Neither we nor any of our affiliates has independently verified the adequacy or accuracy of the information about the Advisor or the Reference Asset contained in any public disclosure of information.
You, as an investor in the Notes, should make your own investigation into the Reference Asset.
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The Correlation Between the Performance of the Reference Asset and the Performance of the Underlying Index May Be
Imperfect — The performance of the Reference Asset is linked principally to the performance of the Underlying Index. However, because of the potential
discrepancies identified in more detail in the product prospectus supplement, the return on the Reference Asset may correlate imperfectly with the return on the Underlying Index.
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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The Reference Asset Is Subject to Management Risks — The Reference Asset is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the Advisor’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. For example, the Advisor may invest a portion of the Reference Asset’s assets in securities not included in the relevant industry or
sector but which BlackRock believes will help the Reference Asset track the relevant industry or sector.
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Our Business Activities May Create Conflicts of Interest —
We and our affiliates expect to engage in trading activities related to the Reference Asset or the securities held by the Reference Asset that are not for the account of holders of the Notes or on their behalf. These trading
activities may present a conflict between the holders’ interests in the Notes and the interests we and our affiliates will have in their proprietary accounts, in facilitating transactions, including options and other derivatives
transactions, for their customers and in accounts under their management. These trading activities, if they influence the prices of the Reference Asset, could be adverse to the interests of the holders of the Notes. We and one or more
of our affiliates may, at present or in the future, engage in business with the issuers of the securities held by the Reference Asset, including making loans to or providing advisory services. These services could include investment
banking and merger and acquisition advisory services. These activities may present a conflict between our or one or more of our affiliates’ obligations and your interests as a holder of the Notes. Moreover, we and our affiliates may
have published, and in the future expect to publish, research reports with respect to the Reference Asset. This research is modified from time to time without notice and may express opinions or provide recommendations that are
inconsistent with purchasing or holding the Notes. Any of these activities by us or one or more of our affiliates may affect the price of the Reference Asset, and, therefore, the market value of the Notes.
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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Buffered Enhanced Return Notes
Linked to the iShares® U.S. Real Estate
ETF
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