Viscount Mining Corp. — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Jan 6, 2021

155 Wellington Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3J7 Canada

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December 22, 2020

BY SEDAR

British Columbia Securities Commission Alberta Securities Commission Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan The Manitoba Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission Autorité des marchés financiers Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick Nova Scotia Securities Commission Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island Superintendent of Securities, Service Newfoundland and Labrador Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories Securities Office Superintendent of Securities, Nunavut Superintendent of Securities, Yukon

Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

Royal Bank of Canada

We refer to the pricing supplement of the Royal Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) dated December 22, 2020 (the “Pricing Supplement”) relating to the short form base shelf prospectus of the Bank dated February 27, 2020, and to the senior note program supplement dated February 27, 2020 and the index linked securities product supplement dated February 27, 2020, incorporated by reference therein, which relate to a proposed issue of up to US$20,000,000 RBC Callable Yield Securities (USD), Series 313, F-Class due December 31, 2024.

We hereby consent to the use of our firm name and the reference to our opinion under the heading “Appendix C – Certain Canadian Tax Considerations” in the Pricing Supplement.

We confirm that we have read the Pricing Supplement and have no reason to believe that there is any misrepresentation in the information contained in the Pricing Supplement that is derived from our opinion referred to above or that is within our knowledge as a result of the services we performed in connection with such opinion.

Yours very truly,

(signed) Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

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