FWP 1 c16110fwp.htm ELN 295 c16110fwp.htm
     
                  RBC Capital Markets®
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 
Registration Statement No. 333-163632 
     
The information in this free writing prospectus is not complete and may be changed.
 
 
    
Preliminary Terms Supplement
 
Subject to Completion:
Dated January 6, 2011
 
Pricing Supplement Dated February __, 2011 to the
Product Prospectus Supplement Dated January 12,
2010, Prospectus Dated January 11, 2010 and
Prospectus Supplement Dated January 11, 2010
      
$____________
 
Direct Investment Notes Linked to the
EquityCompass Equity Risk Management
Strategy, Due March 8, 2012
 
Royal Bank of Canada 
      
 
    
Royal Bank of Canada is offering the Direct Investment Notes (the “notes”) linked to the performance of the EquityCompass Equity Risk Management Strategy (the “Strategy”). The Strategy is a set of rules used to construct a hypothetical portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of different combinations of cash and long/short positions in the S&P 500® Total Return Index (the “Index”).
 
The CUSIP number for the notes is 78008KXM0. The notes will be automatically called for an amount based on the Final Value of the Portfolio on the Early Valuation Date (as defined below) if the value of the Portfolio is less than or equal to 50% of the Initial Investment (as defined below) on any trading day. If the notes are not called, the notes will pay an amount at maturity based on the Final Value of the Portfolio on the Valuation Date. Investors are subject to potential loss of the principal amount of the notes if the Final Value of the Portfolio is less than $1,000. The notes do not pay interest. Any payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk.
 
Issue Date: February 8, 2011
 
Maturity Date: March 8, 2012
 
The notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange.
 
Investing in the notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page P-6 of this terms supplement and page S-1 of the prospectus supplement dated January 11, 2010, and “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” beginning on page PS-3 of the product prospectus supplement dated January 12, 2010.
 
The notes will not constitute deposits insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any other Canadian or U.S. government agency or instrumentality.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this terms supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
Per Note
  
Total
Price to public
        %
  
$
Underwriting discounts and commissions
        %
  
$
Proceeds to Royal Bank of Canada
        %
  
$
 
The price at which you purchase the notes includes hedging costs and profits that Royal Bank or its affiliates expect to incur or realize.  These costs and profits will reduce the secondary market price, if any secondary market develops, for the notes.  As a result, you may experience an immediate and substantial decline in the market value of your notes on the Issue Date.
 
If the notes priced on the date of this terms supplement, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, which we refer to as RBCCM, acting as agent for Royal Bank of Canada, would receive a commission of approximately $14 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes and would use a portion of that commission to allow selling concessions to other dealers of approximately $14 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes. The other dealers may forgo, in their sole discretion, some or all of their selling concessions.  If the notes priced on the date of this terms supplement, the price of the notes would also include a profit of $5 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes earned by Royal Bank of Canada in hedging its exposure under the notes. In no event will the total of the commission received by RBCCM, which includes concessions to be allowed to other dealers, and the hedging profits of Royal Bank of Canada, exceed $19 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes.
 
We may use this terms supplement in the initial sale of the notes.  In addition, RBC Capital Markets, LLC or another of our affiliates may use this terms supplement in a market-making transaction in the notes after their initial sale.  Unless we or our agent informs the purchaser otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this terms supplement is being used in a market-making transaction.
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
SUMMARY
 
The information in this “Summary” section is qualified by the more detailed information set forth in this terms supplement, the product prospectus supplement, the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus.
 
 
Issuer:
Royal Bank of Canada (“Royal Bank”)
     
 
Issue:
Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, Series D
     
 
Underwriter:
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
     
 
Currency:
U.S. Dollars
     
 
Minimum Investment:
$1,000 and minimum denominations of $1,000 in excess thereof
     
 
Pricing Date:
February 3, 2011
     
 
Issue Date:
February 8, 2011
     
 
CUSIP:
78008KXM0
     
 
Valuation Date:
March 5, 2012, subject to extension for market and other disruptions, as described in the product prospectus supplement.
     
 
Interest Payable:
None
     
 
Initial Investment:
The Initial Investment will equal the product of (a) $1,000 and (b) the Participation Rate, or $981.
     
 
Participation Rate:
98.10%
     
 
Payment at Maturity
(if held to maturity):
At maturity, for each $1,000 principal amount of your notes, you will receive a cash payment equal to the Final Value of the Portfolio.  This amount will not be less than zero.
     
 
Final Value:
The value of the Portfolio on the Valuation Date or the Early Valuation Date, as applicable, after giving effect to the Adjustment Amounts, as described below.
     
 
Adjustment Amount:
On the pricing date, at each time that the Portfolio is reallocated on a Portfolio Calculation Day and on the Valuation Date or the Early Valuation Date, as applicable, the calculation agent will calculate an Adjustment Amount that will reduce the value of the Portfolio.  See the section “The Value of the Portfolio—Adjustment Amounts” in the product prospectus supplement for additional information regarding how the Adjustment Amount will be calculated and its impact on the value of the Portfolio.
     
 
Adjustment Rate:
0.15%
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-2
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
Composition of the
Portfolio:
The hypothetical Portfolio to which the notes are linked consists of a combination of (a) cash and/or (b) a long position or a short position in the Index.  The Portfolio will be reallocated on a monthly basis as of each Portfolio Calculation Day, based upon the Recommended Equity Allocation (“REA”) Percentage produced by the Strategy each month as described in the product prospectus supplement.  See the sections “The EquityCompass Equity Risk Management Strategy” and “The Value of the Portfolio” in the product prospectus supplement for additional information regarding the Strategy and the composition of the Portfolio.
     
 
Automatic Call:
If, on any trading day before the Valuation Date, the calculation agent determines that the value of the Portfolio is less than or equal to 50% of the Initial Investment (the “Call Trigger Date”), then we will automatically redeem the notes on the Call Date.  The amount payable on the notes on the Call Date will equal the Final Value of the Portfolio on the Early Valuation Date.
     
   
Call Date:
The fourth business day following the Call Trigger Date, subject to extension for market and other disruptions, as described in the product prospectus supplement.
       
   
Early Valuation Date:
The first trading day following the Call Trigger Date, subject to extension for market and other disruptions, as described in the product prospectus supplement.
       
 
Maturity Date:
March 8, 2012, subject to extension for market and other disruptions, as described in the product prospectus supplement.
     
 
Term:
Thirteen (13) months
     
 
Calculation Agent:
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
     
 
Principal at Risk:
The notes are NOT principal protected.  You may lose all or a substantial portion of your principal amount at maturity if the Final Value of the Portfolio is less than $1,000.
     
 
U.S. Tax Treatment:
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 discussion (including the opinion of our counsel Morrison & Foerster LLP) in the product prospectus supplement under “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” which applies to the notes.
     
 
Secondary Market:
RBC Capital Markets, LLC (or one of its affiliates), though not obligated to do so, plans to 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.
     
 
Listing:
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or quotation system.
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-3
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
Clearance and
Settlement:
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 January 11, 2010).
   
Terms Incorporated in
the Master Note:
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 January 12, 2010, as modified by this terms supplement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-4
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
ADDITIONAL TERMS OF YOUR NOTES
 
You should read this terms supplement together with the prospectus dated January 11, 2010, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated January 11, 2010 and the product prospectus supplement dated January 12, 2010, relating to our Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, Series D, of which these notes are a part. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this terms supplement will have the meanings given to them in the product prospectus supplement. In the event of any conflict, this terms supplement will control.
 
This terms supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the notes and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement dated January 11, 2010 and “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the product prospectus supplement dated January 12, 2010, as the notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the notes. You may access these documents on the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if that address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
 

Prospectus dated January 11, 2010:
 
Prospectus Supplement dated January 11, 2010:
 
Product Prospectus Supplement dated January 12, 2010:

Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 1000275.  As used in this terms supplement, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Royal Bank of Canada.
 
Royal Bank of Canada has filed a registration statement (including a product prospectus supplement, a prospectus supplement, and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this terms supplement relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents and the other documents relating to this offering that we have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Royal Bank of Canada, any agent or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the product prospectus supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you so request by calling toll-free at 1-866-609-6009.
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-5
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
HYPOTHETICAL RETURNS
 
The examples set out below are included for illustration purposes only.  The hypothetical values of the Portfolio are not estimates or forecasts of the Final Value or the value of the Portfolio on any trading day prior to the Valuation Date.  Each example assumes that a holder has purchased the notes with an aggregate principal amount of $1,000, the Participation Rate of 98.10%, an Initial Investment of $981, and that no market disruption event occurs on the Valuation Date or the Early Valuation Date.
 
Example 1 — The hypothetical Final Value of the Portfolio on the Valuation Date is $762.85.
 
In this example, the value of the Portfolio decreased by 22.24% from the Initial Investment and the Payment at Maturity equals $762.85.  The investor’s return would be -23.72%.
 
Example 2 — The hypothetical Final Value of the Portfolio on the Valuation Date is $981.00.
 
In this example, the value of the Portfolio increased by 0.00% from the Initial Investment and the Payment at Maturity equals $981.00.  The investor’s return would be -1.90%.
 
Example 3 — The hypothetical Final Value of the Portfolio on the Valuation Date is $1,209.08.
 
In this example, the value of the Portfolio increased by 23.25% from the Initial Investment and the Payment at Maturity equals $1,209.08.  The investor’s return would be 20.91%.
 
Example 4 — The hypothetical value of the Portfolio on a trading day prior to the Valuation Date is $484.52, which is less than 50% of the Initial Investment, resulting in an Automatic Call:
 
The hypothetical Final Value of the Portfolio on the Early Valuation Date, which is one trading day after the Call Trigger Date, is $474.38.
 
In this example, the value of the Portfolio decreased by 51.64% and the payment on the Call Date equals $474.38.  The investor’s return would be -52.56%.
 
 
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-6
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in the notes entails other risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. You should carefully review the detailed explanation of the risks relating to the notes under the section “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the product prospectus supplement and under “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement and prospectus. In light of the complexity of the transaction described in this terms supplement, you are urged to consult with your own attorneys and business and tax advisors before making a decision to purchase any of the notes.
 
·
Your investment in the notes will result in a loss if the Final Value of the Portfolio is less than $1,000.  As a result, the value of the Portfolio must increase after the pricing date in order for you to receive a positive return on the notes.
 
·
An automatic call will result in a loss of your principal.
 
·
The return on the notes may be less than the yield on a conventional debt security of comparable maturity.
 
·
The value of the Portfolio will decrease if the REA Percentage does not properly reflect the percentage increase or decrease of the level of the Index after the applicable Portfolio Calculation Day.
 
·
The value of the Portfolio will depend upon the success of the Strategy.
 
·
Because the Portfolio may be allocated to cash or to a short position in the Index, your return on the notes is not expected to correspond with increases and decreases in the level of the Index.
 
·
The amount deemed to be applied to the Portfolio (the “Initial Investment”) will be less than your principal amount of the notes, which will reduce your return on the notes.
 
·
The value of the Portfolio will be reduced based upon the applicable Adjustment Amount.
 
·
An investment based upon the Portfolio is not actively managed.
 
·
There may not be an active trading market for the notes—sales in the secondary market, if any, may result in significant losses.
 
·
The market value of the notes may be influenced by many unpredictable factors.
 
·
The historical performance of the Portfolio and the Index is not an indication of their future performance.
 
·
You must independently evaluate the merits of an investment in the notes.
 
·
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.
 
·
Hedging activities may affect the value of the notes.
 
·
The inclusion in the purchase price of the notes of a selling concession and of Royal Bank’s cost of hedging its market risk under the notes is likely to adversely affect the value of the notes prior to maturity.
 
·
The business activities of Royal Bank or its affiliates may create conflicts of interest.
 
·
There are potential conflicts of interest between you and the calculation agent.
 
·
EquityCompass Strategies’s use of its discretion to make certain judgments in connection with the REA Percentage may create conflicts of interest and may affect the value of the Portfolio and amount payable of the notes.
 
·
Significant aspects of the tax treatment of the notes may be uncertain.
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-7
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE STRATEGY AND THE INDEX
 
We have derived all information regarding the Strategy, the Portfolio and the Index from publicly available sources.  We describe the Strategy and the Portfolio in more detail in the section entitled “The EquityCompass Equity Risk Management Strategy” beginning on page PS-18 of the product prospectus supplement, and we describe the Index in more detail in the section entitled “The S&P 500® Total Return Index” beginning on page PS-30 of the product prospectus supplement.
 
General
 
The Strategy seeks to offer exposure to U.S. large-cap stocks, while reducing the downside risk of such an investment.  The Strategy consists of a set of rules used to construct the Portfolio of different combinations of (a) cash and/or (b) a long or short position in the Index (each, a “Portfolio Component,” and together, the “Portfolio Components”).  The Strategy uses a short position in the Index to reduce the risk associated with a decline in the Index.
The Strategy allocates the Portfolio among the Portfolio Components by reference to a REA Percentage that is updated on a monthly basis.  The REA Percentage represents the average of:

 
·
a calculation called the “Directional Earnings Model”, which is based upon the monthly changes in earnings-per-share estimates for the components of the Index, with increases in such estimates resulting in an increased percentage allocation of the Portfolio to a long position in the Index; and
 
 
·
a calculation called the “Technical Price Model”, which compares recent levels of the DJIASM to (a) its all-time highest level and (b) the lowest level of the DJIASM after that all-time high.
 
EquityCompass Strategies (the “Sponsor”) first published the Strategy in January 2009.  The Sponsor is a wholly-owned subsidiary and affiliated SEC-registered investment adviser of Stifel Financial Corp., and an affiliate of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated.  The Sponsor calculates the allocation of the Portfolio among cash and/or long and short positions in the Index at or around the close of business, New York time, on each Portfolio Calculation Day.  The Sponsor publishes that allocation shortly thereafter on its website www.equitycompass.com.  We have included that website (and the additional websites below) in this terms supplement as inactive textual references only.  Information on those websites is not part of this terms supplement.  We provide no assurance that the Sponsor will continue to publish this information, or with what frequency it will do so.
 
 
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-8
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
 
The table below sets forth the following information with respect to the Index and the Portfolio, for each calendar month from January 2007 to December 2010:
 
 
·
the REA Percentage that was in effect with respect to the Strategy for the applicable month;
 
 
·
the level of the Index as of the last trading day of the applicable month, based on data provided by Bloomberg;
 
 
·
the percentage increase or decrease in the level of the Index from the beginning of the applicable month until the last trading day of the applicable month, based on data provided by Bloomberg;
 
 
·
the value of the Portfolio (based on a hypothetical value of $1,000 as of December 29, 2006), based on data provided by the Sponsor; and
 
 
·
the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the Portfolio from the beginning until the end of the applicable month, based on data provided by the Sponsor.
 
In addition to the information set forth in the table below, the term of the notes is expected to be 13 months.  A hypothetical investment in the Strategy from November 30, 2009 to December 31, 2010 (a term corresponding to the approximate term of the notes) would have generated a return of approximately 16.5%. In contrast, the return of the Index during that period was 17.3%.
 
The historical levels and returns of the Index and the Portfolio should not be taken as an indication of their future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Final Value or the value of the Portfolio on any trading day prior to the Valuation Date.  We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index or the Portfolio will result in any return on your investment in the notes, or that you will not lose any portion of your investment.
 
In particular, we note that the amounts above and below relating to the Portfolio and the Strategy do not reflect the accrual of any interest on the cash portion of the Portfolio, or the impact of the Participation Rate and the Adjustment Amounts, as would apply to an investment in the notes.  The amounts shown are intended solely to provide an indication of movements in the Portfolio during the indicated periods, and should not be construed to be indicative of the future performance of the Portfolio, or the amount that you will receive on the notes.
 

 
 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
P-9
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
       
The Index
  
EquityCompass Equity Risk
Management Portfolio
Date
  
  REA %
  
Index Level
  
% Change
  
Value Indexed to 1,000
  
% Change
12/29/2006
  
100%
  
2,186.13
      
1,000.00
    
1/31/2007
  
100%
  
2,219.19
  
1.51%
  
1,015.12
  
1.51%
2/28/2007
  
100%
  
2,175.79
  
-1.96%
  
995.27
  
-1.96%
3/30/2007
  
100%
  
2,200.12
  
1.12%
  
1,006.40
  
1.12%
4/30/2007
  
100%
  
2,297.58
  
4.43%
  
1,050.98
  
4.43%
5/31/2007
  
100%
  
2,377.75
  
3.49%
  
1,087.65
  
3.49%
6/29/2007
  
100%
  
2,338.25
  
-1.66%
  
1,069.58
  
-1.66%
7/31/2007
  
100%
  
2,265.75
  
-3.10%
  
1,036.42
  
-3.10%
8/31/2007
  
100%
  
2,299.75
  
1.50%
  
1,051.96
  
1.50%
9/28/2007
  
100%
  
2,385.72
  
3.74%
  
1,091.30
  
3.74%
10/31/2007
  
100%
  
2,423.67
  
1.59%
  
1,108.66
  
1.59%
11/30/2007
  
100%
  
2,322.34
  
-4.18%
  
1,062.31
  
-4.18%
12/31/2007
  
50%
  
2,306.23
  
-0.69%
  
1,054.94
  
-0.69%
1/31/2008
  
10%
  
2,167.90
  
-6.00%
  
1,054.94
  
0.00%
2/29/2008
  
10%
  
2,097.48
  
-3.25%
  
1,083.66
  
2.72%
3/31/2008
  
10%
  
2,088.42
  
-0.43%
  
1,081.72
  
-0.18%
4/30/2008
  
50%
  
2,190.13
  
4.87%
  
1,033.81
  
-4.43%
5/30/2008
  
10%
  
2,218.50
  
1.30%
  
1,033.81
  
0.00%
6/30/2008
  
60%
  
2,031.47
  
-8.43%
  
1,116.02
  
7.95%
7/31/2008
  
60%
  
2,014.39
  
-0.84%
  
1,110.40
  
-0.50%
8/29/2008
  
10%
  
2,043.53
  
1.45%
  
1,120.03
  
0.87%
9/30/2008
  
10%
  
1,861.44
  
-8.91%
  
1,192.56
  
6.48%
10/31/2008
  
50%
  
1,548.81
  
-16.79%
  
1,336.21
  
12.05%
11/28/2008
  
50%
  
1,437.68
  
-7.18%
  
1,336.21
  
0.00%
12/31/2008
  
50%
  
1,452.98
  
1.06%
  
1,336.21
  
0.00%
1/30/2009
  
10%
  
1,330.51
  
-8.43%
  
1,336.21
  
0.00%
2/27/2009
  
10%
  
1,188.84
  
-10.65%
  
1,466.21
  
9.73%
3/31/2009
  
50%
  
1,292.98
  
8.76%
  
1,335.37
  
-8.92%
4/30/2009
  
10%
  
1,416.73
  
9.57%
  
1,335.37
  
0.00%
5/29/2009
  
10%
  
1,495.97
  
5.59%
  
1,265.80
  
-5.21%
6/30/2009
  
10%
  
1,498.94
  
0.20%
  
1,258.32
  
-0.59%
7/31/2009
  
60%
  
1,612.31
  
7.56%
  
1,315.43
  
4.54%
8/31/2009
  
60%
  
1,670.52
  
3.61%
  
1,343.92
  
2.17%
9/30/2009
  
100%
  
1,732.86
  
3.70%
  
1,394.07
  
3.73%
10/30/2009
  
100%
  
1,700.67
  
-1.86%
  
1,368.18
  
-1.86%
11/30/2009
  
100%
  
1,802.68
  
6.00%
  
1,450.24
  
6.00%
12/31/2009
  
95%
  
1,837.50
  
1.93%
  
1,476.85
  
1.83%
1/29/2010
  
95%
  
1,771.40
  
-3.60%
  
1,426.38
  
-3.42%
2/26/2010
  
95%
  
1,826.27
  
3.10%
  
1,468.36
  
2.94%
3/31/2010
  
95%
  
1,936.48
  
6.03%
  
1,552.54
  
5.73%
4/30/2010
  
95%
  
1,967.05
  
1.58%
  
1,575.82
  
1.50%
5/28/2010
  
95%
  
1,809.98
  
-7.99%
  
1,456.28
  
-7.59%
6/30/2010
  
95%
  
1,715.23
  
-5.23%
  
1,383.86
  
-4.97%
7/30/2010
  
95%
  
1,835.40
  
7.01%
  
1,475.97
  
6.66%
8/31/2010
  
95%
  
1,752.55
  
-4.51%
  
1,412.67
  
-4.29%
9/30/2010
  
95%
  
1,908.95
  
8.92%
  
1,532.44
  
8.48%
10/29/2010
  
95%
  
1,981.59
  
3.80%
  
1,587.83
  
3.61%
11/30/2010
  
95%
  
1,981.84
  
0.01%
  
1,588.02
  
0.01%
12/31/2010
  
95%
  
2,114.29
  
6.68%
  
1,688.85
  
6.35%
 
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Direct Investment Notes
 
Linked to the EquityCompass
Equity Risk Management Strategy
 
Due March 8, 2012 
 
 
  
 
  
 
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment for the notes on or about February 8, 2011, which is the third (3rd) business day following the pricing date (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+3”).  See “Plan of Distribution” in the prospectus supplement dated January 11, 2010.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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