N-CSRS 1 srixf.htm T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund - April 30, 2007


Item 1: Report to Shareholders

T. Rowe Price Annual Report
 International Equity Index Fund April 30, 2007 

The views and opinions in this report were current as of April 30, 2007. They are not guarantees of performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the managers reserve the right to change their views about individual stocks, sectors, and the markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the fund’s future investment intent. The report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires mutual funds and other public companies to affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects.

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Manager’s Letter

Fellow Shareholders

International stocks outpaced U.S. equities over the 6- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2007. Despite an abrupt global stock market slide in late February and early March, most markets rebounded strongly into April. A strong noninflationary global economic expansion along with a wave of mergers, acquisitions, and private equity buyouts propelled stock prices higher. Investors brushed aside concerns about rising interest rates in Europe, geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East, and signs of a U.S. economic slowdown and drove many indexes to record levels. Emerging markets—especially in Asia and Latin America—were star performers. Europe’s markets, reflecting a robust regional expansion, also registered solid gains. Troubled by weak domestic prices and lagging consumer demand, Japan’s market lagged but posted a positive return for the period.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Accelerating global economic growth and a flurry of acquisitions, mergers, and buyouts helped stocks in most of the world’s markets post strong gains during the last six months.

• The International Equity Index Fund returned 14.32% during the six-month period ended April 30, 2007.

• Developed international equities are near fair value but are still attractive relative to the U.S. market.

• The strong rising tide of the past several years that has lifted international markets may lead to choppier performance in the future.


The fund returned 14.32% over the six months ended April 30, 2007, versus 15.62% for the FTSETM Developed ex North America Index. For the 12-month period, the fund produced a strong return of 18.69% compared with 20.80% for the benchmark. Fund results relative to the benchmark primarily reflect the fund’s operating and management expenses as well as taxes. The fund gives shareholders exposure to non-U.S. stocks by seeking to match the performance of the FTSE Developed ex North America Index, a broadly diversified stock market index based on the investable market capitalization of more than 1,200 predominantly larger companies listed in 21 countries. (The index’s performance reflects no operational costs, management fees, or taxes.) The index’s major markets include the U.K., Japan, and developed countries in Europe and the Pacific Rim. It is constructed by sorting the market in each country in the index by industry groups and targeting a significant portion of the stocks in these groups for inclusion. The fund attempts to replicate the index by investing in the stocks included in the index in proportion to their weighting.

 WHAT STRONGER FOREIGN CURRENCIES MEAN FOR
 INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS AND ECONOMIES 

Many non-U.S. currencies strengthened versus the U.S. dollar in the one-year period ended April 30, 2007. For example, the British pound sterling rose 10%, the Indian rupee 9%, and the euro more than 8%. The greenback’s weakness reflects the domestic economic slowdown, the trade deficit with China and other major trading partners, expectations for U.S. interest rates to remain steady or decline, and rising rates in Europe and parts of Asia, where economic growth is picking up. Another factor is that several non-U.S. central banks have been shifting some of their currency reserves to nondollar currencies, thus decreasing global demand for dollars.

Stronger foreign currencies have benefited many U.S. investors who owned assets in non-U.S. countries. All other things being equal, when a non-U.S. currency strengthens against the U.S. dollar, the value of assets denominated in the other currency increases when converted into dollars. For example, the MSCI EAFE Index returned 14.33% in local currency terms over the last year, but in dollar terms, the index returned 20.32%. Of course, when the dollar strengthens relative to other currencies—as it has versus the Japanese yen over the last 12 months—the value of assets denominated in the other currency decreases when exchanged into dollars. In yen terms, the MSCI Japan Index (a measure of Japanese stocks) returned 2.79%, but in dollar terms, it returned -1.78%.

Although the greenback could exhibit strength in some relatively short periods, T. Rowe Price International believes that the dollar is likely to decline against its major counterparts over the long term as the trade deficit grows and as other economies and regions ascend in global importance. Fundamentally, a weakening dollar over time could help alleviate the trade gap by making U.S. products cheaper in overseas markets and foreign-made goods more expensive in the U.S. As a result, higher import prices would add to inflation pressures and could force U.S. interest rates higher. In contrast, lower-priced U.S. exports to other countries could help restrain inflation and interest rate increases in those economies, which could help extend their economic expansions.






At the end of April, Europe represented 69.8% of net assets, with Japan and the Pacific Rim representing most of the balance. The U.K. was the largest country allocation followed closely by Japan (see the Geographic Diversification table on page 5 in this report for a breakdown of regional allocations). Financials stocks were the largest sector weighting at 30.6% of assets, followed by consumer discretionary stocks (11.0%), industrials and business services (10.3%), materials (8.4%), and consumer staples (7.8%).

MARKET REVIEW

The global economy has experienced a substantial noninflationary expansion that has boosted the world’s stock markets. After a period of volatility in late February and early March, investors quickly regained their appetite for risk, and most non-U.S. markets posted impressive gains for the past six months. The realization that the economies of Europe and a number of major emerging markets were growing offset fears that defaults in the U.S. subprime mortgage market might spill over and weaken the broad U.S. economy and consequently affect the global arena. The jury remains out, however, on the direction of the U.S. economy for the remainder of the year.


Solid economic news and a series of mergers and acquisitions helped European markets. Except for Japan, developed Asian markets performed well. Materials, industrials and business services, and consumer staples were all strong sectors among the developed countries; energy, information technology, and health care were the weakest. The euro and pound sterling gained ground against the dollar, helping returns for U.S. investors, but the yen declined.

Among Asian economies, Japan remained the major concern. Although the country has experienced its longest expansion since the end of World War II, its domestic consumption remains weak, and there were worrisome signs that deflation may reappear. Among the other Pacific region markets, economies remain strong, and there are many dynamic investment opportunities.

Despite stocks’ steady appreciation in the past few years, earnings-based valuations (such as P/E ratios) do not look stretched on the basis of earnings-based measurements. Earnings generally have been robust, and many companies have reported profits that beat analysts’ estimates. Looking at nonearnings-based measurements produces a less rosy picture. Book value and sales metrics appear to be peaking and showing early signs of deterioration.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

The strongest performer of the past six months was the financials sector. Fund performance benefited from the healthy returns of key European banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions. Speculators also drove up prices of companies that might be targeted for acquisition. Key holdings here included Dutch banking company ABN AMRO, whose shares rose on a proposed takeover; French financial giant Societe Generale; and Swiss multinational financial company Credit Suisse Group. (Please refer to the fund’s portfolio of investments for a detailed list of holdings and the amount each represents in the portfolio.)


The industrials and business services sector also had a good six-month period. Faster-than-expected economic growth in Europe and continuing demand from Asia helped drive earnings and stock prices higher. Siemens, the German industrial conglomerate; Volvo, the Swedish heavy machinery and engine maker; and Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, the French building materials supplier, posted strong returns. Some defensive stocks did well. Swiss food giant Nestle, French retailer Carrefour, and U.K. grocery retailer Tesco all registered solid gains. Pharmaceuticals, another defensive play, also had a good six months. Drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer posted strong gains for the period.

Japanese banking companies had the weakest results. Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Resona Holdings, and Bank of Yokohama could not overcome the soft domestic economy. Pharmaceutical manufacturers AstraZeneca and Novartis also performed poorly for the six-month period.

We would like to remind shareholders that the fund’s purpose is not to attempt to outperform its benchmark but rather to match its performance by buying stocks held in the index. We should also call shareholders’ attention to the iShares (exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, representing non-U.S. equities) listed among the portfolio’s 25 largest holdings. These holdings help us manage cash flows even when non-U.S. markets have closed for the day. We strive to achieve the fund’s performance objective by replicating the stocks, sectors, countries, and regions represented in the index along with their respective weightings. When foreign markets reopen, the fund typically will sell the iShares and purchase the actual equities represented in the fund’s benchmark. As a result, portfolio turnover will appear to be higher than what one might normally expect from an index fund. Even with the relatively high turnover, the fund has an expense ratio of 0.52%, which is considerably less than the expense ratios of actively managed international funds.

INVESTMENT OUTLOOK

We expect continued global economic growth to support the world’s equity markets. The impact of the U.S. housing slowdown and sluggish capital expenditures on the American economy concerns us, but the strength of Europe’s recovery and robust economic growth in Asia may help offset some of the impact of U.S. weakness. However, given the size of their economies, a slowdown in U.S. or Chinese consumption will have a major impact on global growth rates. Corporate profitability has been robust despite rising materials and energy costs, and we expect most companies to continue generating positive earnings growth absent an unexpected significant slowdown in the U.S. or China.

The Federal Reserve has kept short-term interest rates steady, but some further tightening is expected in continental Europe and in the U.K. Europe’s stronger-than-expected economic growth has been resilient in the face of higher interest rates and energy prices. Although Germany’s economy is gathering momentum and France is showing signs of more robust growth, the prospect of the European Central Bank raising rates and recent euro strengthening against the dollar could dampen future expansion, particularly among those export-oriented sectors. Corporations have been beating earnings expectations, and we expect favorable earnings reports to continue through the year. Stocks in Europe carry generally reasonable valuations and are returning cash flows to shareholders, whether through dividends or, increasingly, share repurchases. In addition, merger, acquisition, and private equity takeover activity could continue to boost stock prices.

Our outlook for Japanese stocks is less optimistic. The Japanese expansion is likely to continue, but without strong consumer demand, it will be weaker than it might otherwise be. The Bank of Japan is unlikely to increase interest rates and jeopardize the current recovery. Japan’s export-oriented companies will continue to do well as long as the U.S.’s and China’s economies grow. The weaker yen means that corporate profits should continue to improve and support some equity prices.

Developed international equities are near fair value but are still attractive relative to the U.S. market. Emerging market equities have largely readjusted so that their valuations range from in line to more expensive than developed-market equities on nonearnings-based metrics, such as book value and dividend yield.

Respectfully submitted,


E. Frederick Bair
Cochairman of the fund’s Investment Advisory Committee


Neil Smith
Cochairman of the fund’s Investment Advisory Committee

May 18, 2007

The committee cochairmen have day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio and work with committee members in developing and executing the fund’s investment program.

RISKS OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTING

Funds that invest overseas generally carry more risk than funds that invest strictly in U.S. assets. Funds investing in a single country or in a limited geographic region tend to be riskier than more diversified funds. Risks can result from varying stages of economic and political development; differing regulatory environments, trading days, and accounting standards; and higher transaction costs of non-U.S. markets. Non-U.S. investments are also subject to currency risk, or a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar, which reduces the dollar value of securities denominated in that currency.

GLOSSARY

FTSE Developed ex North America Index: A broadly diversified stock market index based on the investable market capitalization of more than 1,000 predominantly larger companies. The index’s major markets include the U.K., Japan, and developed countries in Europe and the Pacific Rim.







Performance and Expenses

GROWTH OF $10,000 

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.





AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND TOTAL RETURN 

This table shows how the fund would have performed each year if its actual (or cumulative) returns for the periods shown had been earned at a constant rate.





FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLE 

As a mutual fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the most recent six-month period and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses
The first line of the following table (“Actual”) provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with your account balance, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The information on the second line of the table (“Hypothetical”) is based on hypothetical account values and expenses derived from the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Note: T. Rowe Price charges an account maintenance fee that is not included in the accompanying table. The account maintenance fee is charged on a quarterly basis, usually during the last week of a calendar quarter, and applies to accounts with balances below $10,000 on the day of the assessment. The fee is charged to accounts that fall below $10,000 for any reason, including market fluctuations, redemptions, or exchanges. When an account with less than $10,000 is closed either through redemption or exchange, the fee is charged and deducted from the proceeds. The fee applies to IRA accounts but not to retirement plans directly registered with T. Rowe Price Services or accounts maintained by intermediaries through NSCC® Networking. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. To the extent a fund charges transaction costs, however, the total cost of owning that fund is higher.









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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. (the corporation), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The International Equity Index Fund (the fund), a diversified, open-end management investment company, is one portfolio established by the corporation. The fund commenced operations on November 30, 2000. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth, using the FTSETM International Limited Developed ex North America Index.

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the use of estimates made by fund management. Fund management believes that estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value the fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities.

Valuation The fund values its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the NYSE is open for business. Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made, except for OTC Bulletin Board securities, which are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices. A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market for such security. Listed securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices for domestic securities and the last quoted sale price for international securities.

Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation.

Other investments, including restricted securities, and those for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund’s Board of Directors.

Most foreign markets close before the close of trading on the NYSE. If the fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, which in turn will affect the fund’s share price, the fund will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund’s Board of Directors. A fund may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the fund is open. In deciding whether to make fair value adjustments, the fund reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. The fund cannot predict when and how often it will use closing prices and when it will adjust those prices to reflect fair value. As a means of evaluating its fair value process, the fund routinely compares closing market prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.

Currency Translation Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar values each day at the prevailing exchange rate, using the mean of the bid and asked prices of such currencies against U.S. dollars as quoted by a major bank. Purchases and sales of securities, income, and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on realized and unrealized security gains and losses is reflected as a component of security gains and losses.

Redemption Fees A 2% fee is assessed on redemptions of fund shares held for 90 days or less to deter short-term trading and to protect the interests of long-term shareholders. Redemption fees are withheld from proceeds that shareholders receive from the sale or exchange of fund shares. The fees are paid to the fund, and are recorded as an increase to paid-in capital. The fees may cause the redemption price per share to differ from the net asset value per share.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income, and Distributions Income and expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends received from mutual fund investments are reflected as dividend income; capital gain distributions are reflected as realized gain/loss. Dividend income and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the identified cost basis. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions are declared and paid on an annual basis. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid by the fund, typically on an annual basis.

New Accounting Pronouncements In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, a clarification of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 establishes financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management is evaluating the anticipated impact, if any, that FIN 48 will have on the fund upon adoption, which, pursuant to a delay granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is expected to be on the last business day of the fund’s semiannual period, April 30, 2008.

In September 2006, the FASB released the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 (“FAS 157”), Fair Value Measurements. FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value and establishes the framework for measuring fair value, as well as proper disclosure of this methodology in the financial statements. It will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2008. Management is evaluating the effects of FAS 157; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the fund’s net assets or results of operations.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Consistent with its investment objective, the fund engages in the following practices to manage exposure to certain risks or to enhance performance. The investment objective, policies, program, and risk factors of the fund are described more fully in the fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

Securities Lending The fund lends its securities to approved brokers to earn additional income. It receives as collateral cash and U.S. government securities valued at 102% to 105% of the value of the securities on loan. Cash collateral is invested in a money market pooled account managed by the fund’s lending agent in accordance with investment guidelines approved by fund management. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than the value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the fund the next business day. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the securities. Securities lending revenue recognized by the fund consists of earnings on invested collateral and borrowing fees, net of any rebates to the borrower and compensation to the lending agent. At April 30, 2007, the value of loaned securities was $102,591,000; aggregate collateral consisted of $108,788,000 in the money market pooled account.

Other Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $249,264,000 and $74,440,000, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2007.

NOTE 3 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

No provision for federal income taxes is required since the fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. Federal income tax regulations differ from generally accepted accounting principles; therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of net assets are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of April 30, 2007.

The fund intends to retain realized gains to the extent of available capital loss carryforwards. As of October 31, 2006, the fund had $1,172,000 of unused capital loss carryforwards, of which $288,000 expire in fiscal 2010, and $884,000 expire in fiscal 2011.

At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $476,861,000. Net unrealized gain aggregated $95,417,000 at period-end, of which $98,193,000 related to appreciated investments and $2,776,000 related to depreciated investments.

NOTE 4 - FOREIGN TAXES

The fund is subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund upon disposition of securities issued in or by certain foreign countries are subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries. Similarly, a tax on net profits, including interest income and realized and unrealized capital gains, is imposed by certain other countries. All taxes are computed in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law, and, to the extent permitted, capital losses are used to offset capital gains. Tax expense attributable to income is accrued by the fund as a reduction of income. Current and deferred tax expense attributable to net capital gains is reflected as a component of realized and/or change in unrealized gain/loss on securities in the accompanying financial statements. At April 30, 2007, the fund had no taxes payable, tax refunds receivable, deferred tax liabilities, or foreign capital loss carryforwards attributable to foreign securities.

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The fund is managed by T. Rowe Price International, Inc. (the manager), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates), which is wholly owned by T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. The investment management and administrative agreement between the fund and the manager provides for an all-inclusive annual fee equal to 0.50% of the fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is computed daily and paid monthly. The agreement provides that investment management, shareholder servicing, transfer agency, accounting, custody services, and directors’ fees and expenses are provided to the fund, and interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses are paid directly by the fund.

The fund may invest in the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund and the T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund (collectively, the T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds), open-end management investment companies managed by Price Associates and affiliates of the fund. The T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds are offered as cash management options to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by Price Associates and/or its affiliates, and are not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds pay no investment management fees. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, dividend income from the T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds totaled $50,000, and the value of shares of the T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds held at April 30, 2007, and October 31, 2006, was $1,000 and $647,000, respectively.

As of April 30, 2007, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries owned 319,726 shares of the fund, representing 1% of the fund’s net assets.



INFORMATION ON PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RECORDS 

A description of the policies and procedures used by T. Rowe Price funds and portfolios to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in each fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which you may request by calling 1-800-225-5132 or by accessing the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. The description of our proxy voting policies and procedures is also available on our Web site, www.troweprice.com. To access it, click on the words “Company Info” at the top of our homepage for individual investors. Then, in the window that appears, click on the “Proxy Voting Policy” navigation button in the top left corner.

Each fund’s most recent annual proxy voting record is available on our Web site and through the SEC’s Web site. To access it through our Web site, follow the directions above, then click on the words “Proxy Voting Record” at the bottom of the Proxy Voting Policy page.

HOW TO OBTAIN QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 

The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available electronically on the SEC’s Web site (www.sec.gov); hard copies may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth St. N.W., Washington, DC 20549. For more information on the Public Reference Room, call 1-800-SEC-0330.

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 

On March 7, 2007, the fund’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the investment advisory contract (Contract) between the fund and its investment manager, T. Rowe Price International, Inc. (Manager). The Board considered a variety of factors in connection with its review of the Contract, also taking into account information provided by the Manager during the course of the year, as discussed below:

Services Provided by the Manager
The Board considered the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the fund by the Manager. These services included, but were not limited to, management of the fund’s portfolio and a variety of activities related to portfolio management. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the Manager’s senior management team and investment personnel involved in the management of the fund. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided by the Manager.

Investment Performance of the Fund
The Board reviewed the fund’s average annual total return over the one-, three-, and five-year and since-inception periods as well as the fund’s year-by-year returns and compared these returns with a wide variety of previously agreed upon comparable performance measures and market data, including those supplied by Lipper and Morningstar, which are independent providers of mutual fund data. On the basis of this evaluation and the Board’s ongoing review of investment results, the Board concluded that the fund’s performance was satisfactory.

Costs, Benefits, Profits, and Economies of Scale
The Board was provided with detailed information regarding the revenues received by the Manager under the Contract and other benefits that the Manager (and its affiliates) may have realized from its relationship with the fund, including research received under “soft dollar” agreements. The Board noted that soft dollars were not used to pay for third-party, non-broker research. The Board also received information on the estimated costs incurred and profits realized by the Manager and its affiliates from advising T. Rowe Price mutual funds. Because the Manager is currently waiving its fee, the Board was not provided with estimates of the gross profits realized from managing the fund in particular. The Board concluded that the Manager’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the fund. In this regard, the Board noted that a portion of the advisory fees were being waived. The Board also considered the extent to which economies of scale were being realized by the Manager and concluded that the Manager had not realized any material economies of scale from managing the fund.

Fees
The Board reviewed the fund’s management fee rate, operating expenses, and total expense ratio and compared them with fees and expenses of other comparable funds based on information and data supplied by Lipper. The information provided to the Board showed that the fund’s management fee (after waivers) and expense ratio were below the median of comparable funds. The Board also reviewed the fee schedules for comparable privately managed accounts of the Manager and its affiliates. Management informed the Board that the Manager’s responsibilities for privately managed accounts are more limited than its responsibilities for the fund and other T. Rowe Price mutual funds that it or its affiliates advise. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that the fees paid by the fund under the Contract were reasonable.

Approval of the Contract
As noted, the Board approved the continuation of the Contract. No single factor was considered in isolation or to be determinative to the decision. Rather, the Board concluded that, in light of a weighting and balancing of all factors considered, it was in the best interests of the fund to approve the continuation of the Contract, including the fees to be charged for services thereunder.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

A code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions is filed as an exhibit to the registrant’s annual Form N-CSR. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to this code of ethics during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Disclosure required in registrant’s annual Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Disclosure required in registrant’s annual Form N-CSR.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) The registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed with the registrant’s annual Form N-CSR.

    (2) Separate certifications by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.

    (3) Written solicitation to repurchase securities issued by closed-end companies: not applicable.

(b) A certification by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached.

                                                                                  
  SIGNATURES
 
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment 
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 
 
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. 
 
 
By  /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
  Edward C. Bernard 
  Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date  June 28, 2007 
 
 
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment 
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of 
the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 
 
 
By  /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
  Edward C. Bernard 
  Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date  June 28, 2007 
 
 
 
By  /s/ Joseph A. Carrier 
  Joseph A. Carrier 
  Principal Financial Officer 
 
Date  June 28, 2007