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Prospectus

 

RRIGX

 

March 1 2011

 

 

 

T. Rowe Price

International Growth & Income Fund–R Class

A stock fund seeking long-term capital growth and a reasonable level of income through investments in non-U.S. companies. This class of shares is sold only through financial intermediaries.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 


 

 

Table of Contents

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Summary

 

Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

 

International Growth & Income Fund–R Class  1

 

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Information About Accounts
in T. Rowe Price Funds

 

Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds   6

Useful Information on Distributions and Taxes 10

Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements               13

Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, and Recordkeeping Fees              16

 

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More About the Fund

 

Organization and Management                     17

More Information About the Fund and Its Investment Risks  20

Investment Policies and Practices                 22

Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Information        28

Financial Highlights                                       28

 

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Investing with T. Rowe Price

 

Account Requirements and Transaction Information             31

Purchasing Additional Shares                        33

Exchanging and Redeeming Shares              33

Rights Reserved by the Funds                        34

T. Rowe Price Privacy Policy                           35

 

 


 

 

SUMMARY

Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital and reasonable income through investments primarily in the common stocks of well-established, dividend-paying, non-U.S. companies.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund’s R Class

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for 90 days or less)

2.00%

 

 

Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)

Management fee

0.65%

 

 

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.50%a

 

 

Other expenses

0.22%

 

 

Total annual fund operating expenses

1.37%

a  Restated to show maximum 12b-1 fee rate of 0.50%. Actual rate for the prior fiscal year was 0. 49%.

 

Example  This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

$139

$434

$750

$1,646

 

Portfolio Turnover  The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 31.3 % of the average value of its portfolio.

 


 

 

Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies  The fund expects to invest substantially all of its assets outside the U.S. and to diversify broadly, primarily among the world’s developed countries. The fund will invest primarily (at least 65% of total assets) in the stocks of large, dividend-paying, well-established companies that have favorable prospects for capital appreciation. Investments in emerging markets will be modest and limited to more mature developing countries.

The fund takes a value-oriented approach to investing by searching for attractively valued companies with the potential for improving earnings over time. Country and sector allocations are driven primarily by security selection and secondarily by an assessment of top-down, fundamental prospects. The fund relies on a global research team to identify companies that appear to be undervalued by various measures and may be temporarily out of favor but have good prospects for capital appreciation or dividend growth.

In selecting investments, the fund generally favors companies with one or more of the following characteristics:

·    low valuation on various earnings, book value, sales, and cash flow metrics, in absolute terms and/or relative to the company’s peers or its own historical norm;

·    low valuation relative to a company’s growth potential;

·    companies that may benefit from restructuring activity or other turnaround opportunities;

·    a sound balance sheet and other positive financial characteristics; and

·    above-average dividend yield and/or the potential to grow dividends.

The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.

Principal Risks  As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in this fund are summarized as follows :

Active management risk   The fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the securities selected and strategies employed by the fund fail to produce the intended results, the fund could underperform other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Risks of stock investing  Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The value of a stock in which the fund invests may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect a company or a particular industry.

 


 

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Foreign investing risk  Investing in the securities of non-U.S. companies involves special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. Foreign securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities, and may lose value because of adverse political, social or economic developments overseas or due to changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, foreign investments are subject to settlement practices, and regulatory and financial reporting standards, that differ from those of the U.S. These risks are heightened for the fund’s investments in emerging markets.

Investment style risk  Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s value approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.

Performance  The bar chart showing calendar year returns and the average annual total returns table indicate risk by illustrating how much returns can differ from one year to the next and how fund performance compares with that of a comparable market index. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

The fund can also experience short-term performance swings, as shown by the best and worst calendar quarter returns during the years depicted.

In addition, the average annual total returns table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to suggest how taxes paid by a shareholder may influence returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account .

 

 


 

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Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

Periods ended

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since inception

 

 

 

Returns before taxes

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

(9/30/02)

 

 

International Growth & Income Fund-R Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/30/02

 

 

 

 

Returns before taxes

10.02

%

2.49

%

10.93

%

 

 

Returns after taxes on distributions

9.79

 

 

1.84

 

 

10.40

 

 

 

 

Returns after taxes on distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and sale of fund shares

6.96

 

 

2.04

 

 

9.63

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Index

8.21

 

 

2.94

 

 

10.95

 

 

 

 

Lipper International Multi-Cap Value Funds Average

9.68

 

 

1.50

 

 

10.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com or may be obtained by calling 1-800-638-8790.

Management

Investment Adviser  T . Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price)

Investment Sub-adviser  T. Rowe Price International Ltd (T. Rowe Price International)

 


 

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Portfolio Manager

 

Title

Managed Fund Since

Joined Investment
 Adviser

Jonathan H.W. Matthews

Chairman of Investment

 Advisory Committee

2010

2008

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

For retirement plan accounts and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts, generally the fund’s minimum initial investment requirement is $1,000 and the minimum subsequent investment requirement is $50. For all other accounts, generally the fund’s minimum initial investment requirement is $2,500 and the minimum subsequent investment is $100. Your financial intermediary may impose different investment minimums.

You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. You must purchase, redeem and exchange shares through your financial intermediary.

Tax Information

Any dividends or capital gains are declared and paid annually, usually in December. Fund distributions may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you invest through an individual retirement account , 401(k) plan, or other tax-deferred account.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) , the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 


 

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Information About Accounts in T. Rowe Price Funds

 

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As a shareholder, you will want to know about the following policies and procedures that apply to all R Class accounts.

  Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds

How and When Shares Are Priced

The share price (also called “net asset value” ) for each class of shares is calculated at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the exchange is open for business. To calculate the net asset value , the fund’s assets are valued and totaled, liabilities are subtracted, and each class’s proportionate share of the balance, called net assets, is divided by the number of shares outstanding of that class. Market values are used to price stocks and bonds. Market values represent the prices at which securities actually trade or evaluations based on the judgment of the fund’s pricing services. If a market value for a security is not available, the fund will make a good faith effort to assign a fair value to the security by taking into account factors that have been approved by the fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees. This value may differ from the value the fund receives upon sale of the securities. Amortized cost is used to price securities held by money funds and certain other debt securities held by a fund. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation.

Non-U.S. equity securities are valued on the basis of their most recent closing market prices at 4 p.m. ET except under the circumstances described below. Most foreign markets close before 4 p.m. ET. For securities primarily traded in the Far East, for example, the most recent closing prices may be as much as 15 hours old at 4 p.m. ET. If a fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and 4 p.m. ET will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of the fund’s securities, the fund will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of 4 p.m. ET. In deciding whether to make these 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 may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the fund is open. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. The fund cannot predict how often it will use closing prices and how often it will adjust those prices. 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. Other mutual funds may adjust the prices of their securities by different amounts.

 


 

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How Your Purchase, Sale, or Exchange Price Is Determined

R Class shares are intended for purchase through various third-party intermediaries including brokers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan recordkeepers, and others. Contact your intermediary to find out about how to purchase, sell, or exchange your shares, trade deadlines, and other applicable procedures for these transactions. The intermediary may charge a fee for its services.

The fund may have an agreement with your intermediary that permits the intermediary to accept orders on behalf of the fund until 4 p.m. ET. In such cases, if your order is received by the intermediary in correct form by 4 p.m. ET, transmitted to the fund, and paid for in accordance with the agreement, it will be priced at the next net asset value computed after the intermediary received your order. If the fund does not have an agreement with your intermediary, T. Rowe Price must receive the request in correct form from your intermediary by 4 p.m. ET in order for your transaction to be priced at that business day’s net asset value .

When authorized by the fund, certain financial institutions or retirement plans purchasing fund shares on behalf of customers or plan participants through Financial Institution Services or Retirement Plan Services may place a purchase order unaccompanied by payment. Payment for these shares must be received by the time designated by the fund (not to exceed the period established for settlement under applicable regulations). If payment is not received by this time, the order may be canceled. The financial institution or retirement plan is responsible for any costs or losses incurred by the fund or T. Rowe Price if payment is delayed or not received.

Note: The time at which transactions and shares are priced and the time until which orders are accepted by the fund or an intermediary may be changed in case of an emergency or if the New York Stock Exchange closes at a time other than 4 p.m. ET. There may be times when you are unable to contact us by telephone or access your account by computer due to extreme market activity, the unavailability of the T. Rowe Price web site, or other circumstances. Should this occur, your order must still be placed and accepted prior to the time the New York Stock Exchange closes to be priced at that business day’s net asset value .

How Proceeds Are Received

Normally, the fund transmits proceeds to intermediaries for redemption orders received in correct form on either the next or third business day after receipt, depending on the arrangement with the intermediary. Under certain circumstances and when deemed to be in a fund’s best interests, proceeds may not be sent to intermediaries for up to seven calendar days after receipt of the redemption order. You must contact your intermediary about procedures for receiving your redemption proceeds.

Contingent Redemption Fee

Short-term trading can disrupt a fund’s investment program and create additional costs for long-term shareholders. For these reasons, certain T. Rowe Price funds, listed in the following table, assess a fee on redemptions (including exchanges), which reduces the proceeds from such redemptions by the amounts indicated:

 


 

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T. Rowe Price Funds With Redemption Fees

Fund

Redemption fee

Holding period

International Growth & Income–R Class

2%

90 days or less

International Stock–R Class

2%

90 days or less

 

Redemption fees are paid to a fund to deter short-term trading, offset costs, and protect the fund’s long-term shareholders. Subject to the exceptions described on the following pages, all persons holding shares of a T. Rowe Price fund that imposes a redemption fee are subject to the fee, whether the person is holding shares directly with a T. Rowe Price fund, through a retirement plan for which T. Rowe Price serves as recordkeeper, or indirectly through an intermediary, such as a broker, bank, investment adviser, recordkeeper for retirement plan participants, or any other third party.

Computation of Holding Period

When an investor sells shares of a fund that assesses a redemption fee, T. Rowe Price will use the “first-in, first-out” (FIFO) method to determine the holding period for the shares sold. Under this method, the date of redemption or exchange will be compared with the earliest purchase date of shares held in the account. The day after the date of your purchase is considered Day 1 for purposes of computing the holding period. A redemption fee will be charged on shares sold on or before the end of the required holding period. For example, if you redeem your shares on or before the 90th day from the date of purchase, you will be assessed the redemption fee. If you purchase shares through an intermediary, consult your intermediary to determine how the holding period will be applied.

Transactions Not Subject to Redemption Fees

The T. Rowe Price funds will not assess a redemption fee with respect to certain transactions. As of the date of this prospectus, the following shares of T. Rowe Price funds will not be subject to redemption fees:

1.    Shares redeemed via an automated, systematic withdrawal plan;

2.    Shares redeemed through or used to establish certain rebalancing or asset allocation programs or fund-of-funds products, if approved in writing by T. Rowe Price;

3.    Shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions;*

4.    Shares converted from one share class to another share class of the same fund;*

5.    Shares redeemed by a fund (e.g., for failure to meet account minimums or to cover various fees, such as fiduciary fees);

 


 

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6.    Shares purchased by rollover and changes of account registration within the same fund;*

7.    Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution in an individual retirement account;

8.    Shares of T. Rowe Price funds purchased by certain other T. Rowe Price funds or accounts managed by T. Rowe Price (please note that other shareholders of the T. Rowe Price fund are still subject to the policy);

9.    Shares that are redeemed in-kind;

10. Shares transferred to T . Rowe Price or a third-party intermediary acting as a service provider when the age of the shares cannot be determined systematically; * and

11 .      Shares redeemed in retirement plans or other products that restrict trading to no more frequently than once per quarter, if approved in writing by T . Rowe Price.

*  Subsequent exchanges of these shares into funds that assess redemption fees will subject such shares to the fee.

 

Redemption Fees on Shares Held in Retirement Plans

If shares are held in a retirement plan, redemption fees will generally be assessed on shares redeemed by exchange only if they were originally purchased by exchange. However, redemption fees may apply to transactions other than exchanges depending on how shares of the plan are held at T. Rowe Price or how the fees are applied by your plan’s recordkeeper. To determine which of your transactions are subject to redemption fees, you should contact T. Rowe Price or your plan recordkeeper.

Omnibus Accounts

If your shares are held through an intermediary in an omnibus account, T. Rowe Price relies on the intermediary to assess the redemption fee on underlying shareholder accounts. T. Rowe Price seeks to identify intermediaries establishing omnibus accounts and to enter into agreements requiring the intermediary to assess the redemption fees. There are no assurances that T. Rowe Price will be successful in identifying all intermediaries or that the intermediaries will properly assess the fees.

Certain intermediaries may not apply the exemptions previously listed to the redemption fee policy; all redemptions by persons trading through such intermediaries may be subject to the fee. Certain intermediaries may exempt transactions not listed from redemption fees, if approved by T. Rowe Price. Persons redeeming shares through an intermediary should check with their respective intermediary to determine which transactions are subject to the fees.

 


 

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Useful Information on Distributions and Taxes

To the extent possible, all net investment income and realized capital gains are distributed to shareholders.

Dividends and Other Distributions

Dividend and capital gain distributions are reinvested in additional fund shares in your account unless you select another option on your New Account Form. Reinvesting distributions results in compounding, that is, receiving income dividends and capital gain distributions on a rising number of shares.

Interest will not accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distributions or redemption checks.

The following table provides details on dividend payments:

Dividend Payment Schedule

Fund

Dividends

Bond funds

·   Shares normally begin to earn dividends on the business day after payment is received by T. Rowe Price.

·   Declared daily and paid on the first business day of each month.

Equity Income – R Class

·   Declared and paid quarterly, if any, in March, June, September, and December.

·   Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date.

Retirement Funds:

 

·   Retirement Income – R Class

·   Shares normally begin to earn dividends on the business day after payment is received by T. Rowe Price.           

·   Declared daily and paid on the first business day of each month.

·   All others

·   Declared annually, if any, generally in December.

·   Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date.

Other stock funds

·   Declared annually, if any, generally in December.           

·   Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date.

 

Bond fund shares will earn dividends through the date of redemption. Shares redeemed on a Friday or prior to a holiday will continue to earn dividends until the next business day. Generally, if you redeem all of your bond fund shares at any time during the month, you will also receive all dividends earned through the date of redemption in the same check. When you redeem only a portion of your bond fund shares, all dividends accrued on those shares will be reinvested, or paid in cash, on the next dividend payment date.

If you purchase and sell your shares through an intermediary, consult your intermediary to determine when your shares begin and stop accruing dividends; the information previously described may vary.

 


 

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Capital Gain Payments

·    A capital gain or loss is the difference between the purchase and sale price of a security.

·    If a fund has net capital gains for the year (after subtracting any capital losses), they are usually declared and paid in December to shareholders of record on a specified date that month. If a second distribution is necessary, it is paid the following year.

 

Tax Information

You should contact your intermediary for the tax information that will be sent to you and reported to the Internal Revenue Service .

If you invest in the fund through a tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) account, you will not be subject to tax on dividends and distributions from the fund or the sale of fund shares if those amounts remain in the tax-deferred account. You may receive a Form 1099-R or other Internal Revenue Service forms, as applicable, if any portion of the account is distributed to you.

If you invest in the fund through a taxable account, you will generally be subject to tax when:

·    You sell fund shares, including an exchange from one fund to another.

·    The fund makes a distribution to your account.

For individual shareholders, a portion of ordinary dividends representing “qualified dividend income” received by the fund may be subject to tax at the lower rate applicable to long-term capital gains, rather than ordinary income. You may report it as “qualified dividend income” in computing your taxes provided you have held the fund shares on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date. Ordinary dividends that do not qualify for this lower rate are generally taxable at the investor’s marginal income tax rate. This includes the portion of ordinary dividends derived from interest, short-term capital gains, distributions from nonqualified foreign corporations, and dividends received by the fund from stocks that were on loan. Little, if any, of the ordinary dividends paid by the bond fund R Classes is expected to qualify for this lower rate.

For corporate shareholders, a portion of ordinary dividends may be eligible for the 70% deduction for dividends received by corporations to the extent the fund’s income consists of dividends paid by U.S. corporations. Little, if any, of the ordinary dividends paid by the international or bond fund R Classes is expected to qualify for this deduction.

Beginning in 2013, a 3.8 percent Medicare contribution tax will be imposed on net investment income, including interest, dividends, and capital gain, of U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 (or $250,000 if married filing jointly), and of estates and trusts.

 


 

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Taxes on Fund Redemptions

When you sell shares in any fund, you may realize a gain or loss. An exchange from one fund to another is also a sale for tax purposes.

Taxes on Fund Distributions

The tax treatment of a capital gain distribution is determined by how long the fund held the portfolio securities, not how long you held the shares in the fund. Short-term (one year or less) capital gain distributions are taxable at the same rate as ordinary income, and gains on securities held more than one year are taxed at the lower rates applicable to long-term capital gains. If you realized a loss on the sale or exchange of fund shares that you held six months or less, your short-term capital loss must be reclassified as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions received during the period you held the shares. For funds investing in foreign securities, distributions resulting from the sale of certain foreign currencies, currency contracts, and the foreign currency portion of gains on debt securities are taxed as ordinary income. Net foreign currency losses may cause monthly or quarterly dividends to be reclassified as a return of capital.

If the fund qualifies and elects to pass through nonrefundable foreign income taxes paid to foreign governments during the year, your portion of such taxes will be reported to you as taxable income. However, you may be able to claim an offsetting credit or deduction on your tax return for those amounts. There can be no assurance that a fund will meet the requirements to pass through foreign income taxes paid.

If a fund invests in Build America Bonds, authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or other qualified tax credit bonds and elects to pass through the corresponding interest income and any available tax credits, you will need to report both the interest income and any such tax credits as taxable income. You may be able to claim the tax credits on your federal tax return as an offset to your income tax (including alternative minimum tax) liability, but the tax credits are generally not refundable. There is no assurance, however, that a fund will elect to pass through the income and credits.

For the Retirement Funds, distributions by the underlying funds and changes in asset allocations may result in taxable distributions of ordinary income or capital gains.

Taxable distributions are subject to tax whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash.

Tax Consequences of Hedging

Entering into certain options, futures, swaps, and forward foreign exchange contracts and transactions may result in the application of the mark-to-market and straddle provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. These provisions could result in a fund being required to distribute gains on such transactions even though it did not close the contracts during the year or receive cash to pay such distributions. The fund may not be able to reduce its distributions for losses on such transactions to the extent of unrealized gains in offsetting positions.

 


 

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Tax Effect of Buying Shares Before an Income Dividend or Capital Gain Distribution

If you buy shares shortly before or on the “record date ” – the date that establishes you as the person to receive the upcoming distribution – you may receive a portion of the money you just invested in the form of a taxable distribution. Therefore, you may wish to find out a fund’s record date before investing. Of course, a fund’s share price may, at any time, reflect undistributed capital gains or income and unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions. Such distributions can occur even in a year when the fund has a negative return.

  Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements

The R Class is a share class of its respective T. Rowe Price fund and is not a separate mutual fund. The fund’s R Class shares are intended for purchase through various third-party intermediaries that offer employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plans, including brokers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan recordkeepers, and others.

The R Class is designed for employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plans and requires an agreement with T. Rowe Price prior to investment. Purchases of R Class shares for which the required agreement with T. Rowe Price has not been executed or that are not made on behalf of an employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan are subject to rejection or cancellation without prior notice to the intermediary or shareholder. Existing investments in the R Class shares that are not on behalf of an employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan may be transferred by
T. Rowe Price to another class in the same fund following notice to the intermediary or shareholder.

Purchase Conditions for Intermediaries

Nonpayment  If the fund receives a check or Automated Clearing House transfer that does not clear or the payment is not received in a timely manner, your purchase may be canceled. The intermediary will be responsible for any losses or expenses incurred by the fund or transfer agent. The fund and its agents have the right to reject or cancel any purchase, exchange, or redemption due to nonpayment.

U.S. Dollars  All purchases must be paid for in U.S. dollars; checks must be drawn on U.S. banks.

Sale (Redemption) Conditions

Holds on Immediate Redemptions: 10-day Hold  If an intermediary sells shares that it just purchased and paid for by check or Automated Clearing House transfer, the fund will process the redemption but will generally delay sending the proceeds for up to 10 calendar days to allow the check or transfer to clear. (The 10-day hold does not apply to purchases paid for by bank wire.)

 


 

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Large Redemptions  Large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy by causing the premature sale of securities that would otherwise be held longer. Therefore, the fund reserves the right (without prior notice) to pay all or part of redemption proceeds with securities from the fund’s portfolio rather than in cash (“redemption in-kind”).    If this occurs, the securities will be selected by the fund in its absolute discretion and the redeeming shareholder or account will be responsible for disposing of the securities and bearing any associated costs.

Excessive and Short-Term Trading

T. Rowe Price may bar excessive and short-term traders from purchasing shares.

Excessive or short-term trading in fund shares may disrupt management of a fund and raise its costs. Short-term traders in funds investing in foreign securities may seek to take advantage of an anticipated difference between the price of the fund’s shares and price movements in overseas markets (see Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds — How and When Shares Are Priced). While there is no assurance that T. Rowe Price can prevent all excessive and short-term trading, the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the T. Rowe Price funds have adopted the following policies to deter such activity. Persons trading directly with T. Rowe Price or indirectly through intermediaries in violation of these policies or persons believed to be short-term traders may be barred for a minimum of 90 calendar days or permanently from further purchases of T. Rowe Price funds. Purchase transactions placed by such persons are subject to rejection without notice.

All persons purchasing shares held directly with a T. Rowe Price fund, or through a retirement plan for which T. Rowe Price serves as recordkeeper, who make more than one purchase followed by one sale or one sale followed by one purchase involving the same fund within any 90-day calendar period will violate the policy.

·    All persons purchasing fund shares held through an intermediary, including a broker, bank, investment adviser, recordkeeper, insurance company, or other third party, and who hold the shares for less than 90 calendar days will violate the policy.

·    A fund may, in its discretion, reject any purchase or exchange from a person whose trading activity could dilute the value of the fund’s shares, including trading by persons acting collectively (e.g., following the advice of a newsletter). Such persons may be barred from further purchases of T. Rowe Price funds either permanently or for a minimum of 90 days.

Omnibus Accounts  Intermediaries often establish omnibus accounts in the T. Rowe Price funds for their customers. In such situations, T. Rowe Price cannot always monitor trading activity by underlying shareholders. However, T. Rowe Price reviews trading activity at the omnibus account level and looks for activity that indicates potential excessive or short - term trading. If it detects suspicious trading activity, T. Rowe Price contacts the intermediary to determine whether the excessive trading policy has been violated and may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all underlying shareholders (including plan participants) to make this determination. If T. Rowe Price believes that its excessive trading policy has been violated, it will instruct the intermediary to take action with respect to the underlying shareholder in accordance with the policy.

 


 

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Retirement Plans  If shares are held in a retirement plan, generally the fund’s excessive trading policy only applies to shares purchased and redeemed by exchange. However, the policy may apply to transactions other than exchanges depending on how shares of the plan are held at T. Rowe Price or how the excessive trading policy is applied by your plan’s recordkeeper. To determine which of your transactions are subject to the fund’s excessive trading policy, you should contact T. Rowe Price or your plan recordkeeper.

Exceptions to Policy  The following types of transactions are generally exempt from this policy: 1) trades solely in money funds (exchanges between a money fund and a nonmoney fund are not exempt); 2 )  systematic purchases and redemptions; and 3) checkwriting redemptions from bond and money funds.

Transactions in certain rebalancing programs and asset allocation programs, or fund-of-funds products, may be exempt from the excessive trading policy subject to prior written approval by designated persons at T. Rowe Price.

 In addition, transactions by certain T. Rowe Price funds in other T. Rowe Price funds, as well as certain transactions by approved accounts managed by T. Rowe Price, may also be exempt.

T. Rowe Price may modify the 90-day policy set forth above (for example, in situations where a retirement plan or a third party intermediary has restrictions on trading that differ from a T. Rowe Price fund’s policy). These modifications would be authorized only if the fund believes that the modified policy would provide protection to the fund that is reasonably equivalent to the fund’s regular policy.

 If you are trading your fund shares through an intermediary, you should consult with the intermediary to determine the excessive trading policy that applies to your trades in the fund.

There is no guarantee that T. Rowe Price will be able to detect or prevent excessive or short-term trading.

Signature Guarantees

An intermediary may need to obtain a signature guarantee in certain situations , such as:

·    Written requests to redeem over $5,000,000 and wire the redemption proceeds to a bank account not on file;

 


 

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·    Remitting redemption proceeds to any person, address, or bank account not on record;

·    Changing the account registration or broker-dealer of record for an account.

Intermediaries should consult their T. Rowe Price Financial Institution Services representative for specific requirements .

The signature guarantee must be obtained from a financial institution that is a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee program. You can obtain a Medallion Signature Guarantee from most banks, savings institutions, broker-dealers, and other guarantors acceptable to T. Rowe Price. When obtaining a Medallion Signature Guarantee, please discuss with the guarantor the dollar amount of your proposed transaction. It is important that the level of coverage provided by the guarantor’s stamp covers the dollar amount of the transaction or it may be rejected. We cannot accept guarantees from notaries public or organizations that do not provide reimbursement in the case of fraud.

 Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, and Recordkeeping Fees

The R Class has adopted a 12b-1 plan under which it pays a fee at a rate of up to 0.50% of its average daily net assets per year to various unaffiliated intermediaries such as brokers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan recordkeepers, and retirement plan consultants for distribution and/or shareholder servicing of the R  Class shares. Distribution payments may include payments to intermediaries for making the R Class shares available as investment options to retirement plans and retirement plan participants, assisting plan sponsors in conducting searches for investment options, and providing ongoing monitoring of investment options. Shareholder servicing payments may include payments to intermediaries for providing shareholder support services to existing plans or participants invested in the R Class. These payments may be more or less than the costs incurred by the intermediaries. Because the fees are paid from the R Class net assets on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your investment and, over time, could result in your paying more than with other types of sales charges. The R Class may also separately compensate intermediaries at a rate of up to 0.15% of average daily net assets per year for various recordkeeping and transfer agent services they perform. These services include maintaining separate records for each plan or participant, transmitting net purchase and redemption orders, mailing confirmations and periodic statements, and providing telephonic support to respond to questions regarding the plan or participant’s account.

Payment of these fees may influence your financial advisor’s recommendation of the fund or of any particular share class of the fund.

 


 

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Organization and Management

How is the fund organized?

T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. (the “corporation”) was incorporated in Maryland in 1979. Currently, the corporation consists of 16 series, each representing a separate pool of assets with different objectives and investment policies. Each is an “open-end management investment company,” or mutual fund. Mutual funds pool money received from shareholders of each class into a single portfolio and invest it to try to achieve specified objectives. In 2002, the International Growth & Income Fund issued a separate class of shares known as the R Class.

What is meant by “shares”?

As with all mutual funds, investors purchase shares when they put money in a fund. These shares are part of a fund’s authorized capital stock, but share certificates are not issued.

Each share and fractional share entitles the shareholder to:

·    Receive a proportional interest in income and capital gain distributions of the class. The income dividends for R Class shares will generally differ from those of the original class to the extent that the expense ratios of the classes differ.

·    Cast one vote per share on certain fund matters, including the election of fund directors/trustees, changes in fundamental policies, or approval of changes in the fund’s management contract. Shareholders of each class have exclusive voting rights on matters affecting only that class.

Do T. Rowe Price funds have annual shareholder meetings?

The funds are not required to hold annual meetings and, to avoid unnecessary costs to fund shareholders, do not do so except when certain matters, such as a change in fundamental policies, must be decided. In addition, shareholders representing at least 10% of all eligible votes may call a special meeting for the purpose of voting on the removal of any fund director or trustee. If a meeting is held and you cannot attend, you can vote by proxy. Before the meeting, the fund will send or make available to you proxy materials that explain the issues to be decided and include instructions on voting by mail or telephone or on the Internet.

Who runs the fund?

General Oversight

The fund is governed by a Board of Directors that meets regularly to review fund investments, performance, expenses, and other business affairs. The Board elects the fund’s officers. At least 75% of Board members are independent of T. Rowe Price .

 


 

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All decisions regarding the purchase and sale of fund investments are made by T. Rowe Price – specifically by the fund’s portfolio manager .

Investment Adviser

T. Rowe Price is the fund’s investment adviser and oversees the selection of the fund’s investments and management of the fund’s portfolio. T. Rowe Price is a SEC-registered investment adviser that provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors , and sponsors and serves as adviser and sub - adviser to registered investment companies , institutional separate accounts , and common trust funds . The address for T. Rowe Price is 100  East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. As of December 31, 2010 , T.  Rowe Price and its affiliates (the “Firm”) managed approximately $482 billion for more than 11 million individual and institutional investor accounts .

T. Rowe Price has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price International under which T. Rowe Price International is authorized to trade securities and make discretionary investment decisions on behalf of the fund. T. Rowe Price International is an investment adviser registered or licensed with the SEC, United Kingdom Financial Services Authority, Financial Services Agency of Japan, and other non-U.S. regulatory authorities. T. Rowe Price International sponsors and serves as adviser to foreign collective investment schemes and provides investment management services to investment companies and other institutional investors. T. Rowe Price International is headquartered in London and has several branch offices around the world. T. Rowe Price International is a direct subsidiary of T. Rowe Price and its address is 60 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 4TZ, United Kingdom. T. Rowe Price may pay T. Rowe Price International up to 60% of the management fee that T. Rowe Price receives from the fund.

Portfolio Management

T. Rowe Price has established an Investment Advisory Committee with respect to the fund. The committee chairman has day-to-day responsibility for managing the fund’s portfolio and works with the committee in developing and executing the fund’s investment program. The members of the committee, along with information relating to the chairman’s experience during the past five years and when the chairman first joined the Firm, are as follows: Jonathan H.W. Matthews, Chairman, Richard
de los Reyes, Sebastien Mallet, Raymond A. Mills , Ph.D., Austin Powell, Frederick A. Rizzo, Jonty Starbuck, Verena E. Wachnitz, David J. Wallack, and Ernest C. Yeung. Mr. Matthews has been chairman of the committee since 2010. He joined the Firm in 2008 and his investment experience dates from 1998. Prior to managing the fund, he served as an investment analyst since joining the Firm. Prior to joining the Firm , he was an equity analyst and fund manager for Pioneer Investments (beginning in 2003). The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s ownership of fund shares.

 


 

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The Management Fee

This fee has two parts – an “individual fund fee,” which reflects a fund’s particular characteristics, and a “group fee.” The group fee, which is designed to reflect the benefits of the shared resources of the T. Rowe Price investment management complex, is calculated daily based on the combined net assets of all T. Rowe Price funds (except the Spectrum Funds, Retirement Funds, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, and any index or private label mutual funds). The group fee schedule (in the following table) is graduated, declining as the asset total rises, so shareholders benefit from the overall growth in mutual fund assets.

Group Fee Schedule

  0.334%*

First $50 billion

0.305%

Next $30 billion

0.300%

Next $40 billion

0.295%

Next $40 billion

0.290%

Next $60 billion

0.285%

Thereafter

* Represents a blended group fee rate containing various breakpoints.

 

The fund’s group fee is determined by applying the group fee rate to the fund’s average daily net assets. On October 31, 2010 , the annual group fee rate was 0.

30%. The individual fund fee, also applied to the fund’s average daily net assets, is 0.35%.

The expenses shown in the fee table in Section 1 are generally based on a fund’s prior fiscal year . In periods of market volatility, assets may decline significantly, causing total annual fund operating expenses to become higher than the numbers shown in the fee table.

A discussion about the factors considered by the Board and its conclusions in approving the fund’s investment management contract with T. Rowe Price appears in the fund’s semiannual report to shareholders for the period ended April 30.

Fund Operations and Shareholder Services

T. Rowe Price provides accounting services to the T. Rowe Price funds. T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., acts as the transfer and dividend disbursing agent and provides shareholder and administrative services to the funds. T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., provides recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency, and administrative services for certain types of retirement plans investing in the funds. These companies receive compensation from the funds for their services. All such fees are included in the fees and expenses table under “Other expenses” and in the fund’s financial statements.

 


 

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 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND AND ITS INVESTMENT RISKS

Consider your investment goals, your time horizon for achieving them, and your tolerance for risk. If you are investing through an intermediary, and want to diversify your domestic stock portfolio by adding a fund with investments mainly in foreign stocks and are comfortable with the risks that accompany foreign investments, the fund could be an appropriate part of your overall investment strategy.

Investing abroad increases the opportunities available to you. Some foreign countries may have greater potential for economic growth than the U.S. Investing a portion of your overall portfolio in foreign stock funds can enhance your diversification while providing the opportunity to increase long-term returns.

Portfolio managers keep close watch on individual investments as well as on political and economic trends in each country and region. Holdings are adjusted according to the manager’s analysis and outlook. The impact of unfavorable developments in a particular country may be reduced when investments are spread among many countries. However, the economies and financial markets of countries in a certain region may be influenced heavily by one another.

As with all stock funds, a fund’s share price can fall because of weakness in one or more of its primary equity markets, a particular industry, or specific holdings. Stock markets can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, our assessment of companies held in a fund may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance, even in rising markets.

Funds that invest overseas generally carry more risk than funds that invest strictly in U.S. assets. Some particular risks affecting this fund include the following:

Currency risk  This refers to 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. The overall impact on a fund’s holdings can be significant, unpredictable, and long-lasting, depending on the currencies represented in the fund’s portfolio and how each foreign currency appreciates or depreciates in relation to the U.S. dollar and whether currency positions are hedged. Under normal conditions, the fund does not engage in extensive foreign currency hedging programs. Further, exchange rate movements are volatile, fund attempts at hedging could be unsuccessful, and it is not possible to effectively hedge the currency risks of many emerging market countries.

Other risks of foreign investing  Risks can result from varying stages of economic and political development, differing regulatory environments, trading days, accounting standards, uncertain tax laws, and higher transaction costs of non-U.S. markets. Investments outside the United States could be subject to governmental actions such as capital or currency controls, nationalization of a company or industry, expropriation of assets, or imposition of high taxes. A trading market may close without warning for extended time periods, preventing a fund from selling or buying securities in that market.

 


 

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Emerging markets risk  To the extent the fund invests in emerging markets, it is subject to greater risk than a fund investing only in developed markets. The economic and political structures of developing countries, in most cases, do not compare favorably with the U.S. or other developed countries in terms of wealth and stability, and their financial markets often lack liquidity. Fund performance will likely be hurt by exposure to countries in the midst of hyperinflation, currency devaluation, trade disagreements, sudden political upheaval, or interventionist government policies. Significant buying or selling by a few major investors may also heighten the volatility of emerging markets. These factors make investing in such countries significantly riskier than investing in other countries, and any one of these factors could cause the fund’s share price to decline.

Some of the principal tools we use to try to reduce overall risk include intensive research and limiting exposure to any one industry or company. While most assets will be invested in common stocks, other strategies may be employed that are not considered part of a fund’s principal investment strategies.

For instance, currency hedging techniques may be used from time to time. A fund may also invest, to a limited extent, in derivatives such as futures and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Any investments in futures would typically serve as an efficient means of gaining exposure to certain markets or as a cash management tool to maintain liquidity while being invested in the market. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts would primarily be used to help protect a fund’s holdings from unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To the extent the fund uses futures and foreign currency exchange contracts, it is exposed to potential volatility and losses greater than direct investments in the contract’s underlying assets, and the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted.

Recent legislation calls for a new regulatory framework for the derivatives markets. The extent and impact of new regulations are not yet known and may not be known for some time. New regulations may make the use of derivatives by funds more costly, may limit the availability of certain types of derivatives, and may otherwise adversely affect the value or performance of derivatives used by funds.

As with any mutual fund, there can be no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective.

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  Investment Policies and Practices

This section takes a detailed look at some of the types of fund securities and the various kinds of investment practices that may be used in day-to-day portfolio management. Fund investments are subject to further restrictions and risks described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder approval is required to substantively change fund objectives. Shareholder approval is also required to change certain investment restrictions noted in the following section as “fundamental policies.” Portfolio managers also follow certain “operating policies” that can be changed without shareholder approval.

Fund holdings of certain kinds of investments cannot exceed maximum percentages of total assets, which are set forth in this prospectus. For instance, fund investments in certain derivatives are limited to 10% of total assets. While these restrictions provide a useful level of detail about fund investments, investors should not view them as an accurate gauge of the potential risk of such investments. For example, in a given period, a 5 % investment in derivatives could have significantly more of an impact on a fund’s share price than its weighting in the portfolio. The net effect of a particular investment depends on its volatility and the size of its overall return in relation to the performance of all other fund investments.

Certain investment restrictions, such as a required minimum or maximum investment in a particular type of security, are measured at the time a fund purchases a security. The status, market value, maturity, credit quality, or other characteristics of a fund’s securities may change after they are purchased, and this may cause the amount of a fund’s assets invested in such securities to exceed the stated maximum restriction or fall below the stated minimum restriction. If any of these changes occur, it would not be considered a violation of the investment restriction and will not require the sale of an investment if it was proper at the time it was made (this exception does not apply to a fund’s borrowing policy) . However, purchases by a fund during the time it is above or below the stated percentage restriction would be made in compliance with applicable restrictions.

Changes in fund holdings, fund performance, and the contribution of various investments are discussed in the shareholder reports .

Fund managers have considerable discretion in choosing investment strategies and selecting securities they believe will help achieve fund objectives.

Types of Portfolio Securities

In seeking to meet its investment objective, fund investments may be made in any type of security or instrument (including certain potentially high-risk derivatives described in this section) whose investment characteristics are consistent with its investment program. The following pages describe various types of fund securities and investment management practices.

 


 

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Diversification  As a fundamental policy, the fund will not purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to 75% of its total assets, more than 5% of the fund’s total assets would be invested in securities of a single issuer or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer would be held by the fund.

Fund investments are primarily in common stocks and, to a lesser degree, other types of securities as described below.

Common and Preferred Stocks

Stocks represent shares of ownership in a company. Generally, preferred stock has a specified dividend and ranks after bonds and before common stock in its claim on income for dividend payments and on assets should the company be liquidated. After other claims are satisfied, common stockholders participate in company profits on a pro-rata basis; profits may be paid out in dividends or reinvested in the company to help it grow. Increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company’s stock price, so common stocks generally have the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential of all corporate securities. Unlike common stock , preferred stock does not ordinarily carry voting rights. While most preferred stocks pay a dividend, a fund may decide to purchase preferred stock where the issuer has omitted, or is in danger of omitting, payment of its dividend. The fund may purchase American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts , which are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts trade on established markets and are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their local markets and currencies. Such investments are subject to many of the same risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

Convertible Securities and Warrants

Investments may be made in debt or preferred equity securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities. Traditionally, convertible securities have paid dividends or interest at rates higher than common stocks but lower than nonconvertible securities. They generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the underlying stock into which they are convertible, but to a lesser degree than common stock. Some convertible securities combine higher or lower current income with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy, directly from the issuer, a stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price anytime during the life of the warrants (generally, two or more years). Warrants can be highly volatile, have no voting rights, and pay no dividends.

Participation Notes (P-notes)

The fund may gain exposure to securities traded in foreign markets through investments in P-notes. P-notes are generally issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to an underlying common stock or other security. An investment in a P-note involves additional risks beyond the risks normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying security. While the holder of a P-note is entitled to receive from the broker-dealer or bank any dividends paid by the underlying security, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (e.g., voting rights) as a direct owner of the underlying security. P-notes are considered general unsecured contractual obligations of the banks or broker-dealers that issue them as the counterparty. As such, the fund must rely on the creditworthiness of the counterparty for its investment returns on the P-notes and would have no rights against the issuer of the underlying security. Additionally, there is no assurance that there will be a secondary trading market for a P-note or that the trading price of a
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Operating policy  Fund investments in P-notes are limited to 20% of total assets.

Fixed Income Securities

From time to time, a fund may invest in corporate and government fixed income securities as well as below investment-grade bonds, commonly referred to as “junk” bonds . These securities would be purchased in companies that meet fund investment criteria. The price of a fixed income security fluctuates with changes in interest rates, generally rising when interest rates fall and falling when interest rates rise. Below investment-grade bonds, or junk bonds, can be more volatile and have greater risk of default than investment-grade bonds.

Futures and Options

Futures, a type of potentially high-risk derivative, are often used to manage or hedge risk because they enable the investor to buy or sell an asset in the future at an agreed-upon price. Options, another type of potentially high-risk derivative, give the investor the right (when the investor purchases the option), or the obligation (when the investor “writes” or sells the option), to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price in the future. Futures and options contracts may be bought or sold for any number of reasons, including: to manage exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of increasing or decreasing a fund’s exposure to certain markets; in an effort to enhance income; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and to serve as a cash management tool. Call or put options may be purchased or sold on securities, futures, and financial indices.

Futures contracts and options may not always be successful hedges; their prices can be highly volatile; using them could lower fund total return; and the potential loss from the use of futures can exceed a fund’s initial investment in such contracts.

Operating policies  Initial margin deposits on futures and premiums on options used for non-hedging purposes will not exceed 5% of net asset value. The total market value of securities covering call or put options may not exceed 25% of total assets. No more than 5% of total assets will be committed to premiums when purchasing call or put options.

 


 

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Hybrid Instruments

These instruments (a type of potentially high-risk derivative) can combine the characteristics of securities, futures, and options. For example, the principal amount, redemption, or conversion terms of a security could be related to the market price of some commodity, currency, securities, or securities index. Such securities may or may not bear interest or pay dividends. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of a hybrid could be zero.

Hybrids can have volatile prices and limited liquidity, and their use may not be successful.

Operating policy  Fund investments in hybrid instruments are limited to 10% of total assets.

Investments in Other Investment Companies

A fund may invest in other investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds .

A fund may purchase the securities of another investment company to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the market while awaiting purchase of securities or as an efficient means of gaining exposure to a particular asset class. The fund might also purchase shares of another investment company to gain exposure to the securities in the investment company’s portfolio at times when the fund may not be able to buy those securities directly. Any investment in another investment company would be consistent with the fund’s objective and investment program.

The risks of owning another investment company are generally similar to the risks of investing directly in the securities in which that investment company invests. However, an investment company may not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategy effectively, which may adversely affect the fund’s performance. In addition, because closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds trade on a secondary market, their shares may trade at a premium or discount to the actual net asset value of their portfolio securities and their shares may have greater volatility because of the potential lack of liquidity .

As a shareholder of an investment company not sponsored by T. Rowe Price, the fund must pay its pro-rata share of that investment company’s fees and expenses. The fund’s investments in non-T. Rowe Price investment companies are subject to the limits that apply to investments in other funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any applicable exemptive order .

A fund may also invest in certain other T. Rowe Price funds as a means of gaining efficient and cost-effective exposure to certain asset classes, provided the investment is consistent with the fund’s investment program and policies. Such an investment could allow the fund to obtain the benefits of a more diversified portfolio than might otherwise be available through direct investments in the asset class, and will subject the fund to the risks associated with the particular asset class. Examples of asset classes in which other T. Rowe Price mutual funds concentrate their investments include high yield bonds, floating rate loans, international bonds, emerging market bonds, and emerging market stocks. If the fund invests in another T. Rowe Price fund, the management fee paid by the fund will be reduced to ensure that the fund does not incur duplicate management fees as a result of its investment .

 


 

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Illiquid Securities

Some fund holdings may be considered illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the prices at which they are valued. The determination of liquidity involves a variety of factors. Illiquid securities may include private placements that are sold directly to a small number of investors, usually institutions. Unlike public offerings, such securities are not registered with the SEC . Although certain of these securities may be readily sold, for example under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, others may have resale restrictions and can be illiquid. The sale of illiquid securities may involve substantial delays and additional costs, and a fund may only be able to sell such securities at prices substantially less than what it believes they are worth.

Operating policy  Fund investments in illiquid securities are limited to 15% of net assets.

Types of Investment Management Practices

Reserve Position

A certain portion of fund assets will be held in reserves. Fund reserve positions can consist of: 1 ) shares of one or both of the T. Rowe Price internal money funds; 2) short-term, high-quality U.S. and foreign dollar-denominated money market securities, including repurchase agreements; and 3 ) U.S. dollar or non-U.S. dollar currencies. For temporary, defensive purposes, there is no limit on a fund’s holdings in reserves. If a fund has significant holdings in reserves, it could compromise the fund’s ability to achieve its objectives. The reserve position provides flexibility in meeting redemptions, paying expenses, and in the timing of new investments and can serve as a short-term defense during periods of unusual market volatility. Non-U.S. dollar reserves are subject to currency risk.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The fund will normally conduct its foreign currency exchange transactions, if any, either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market, or through entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. The fund will generally not enter into a forward contract with a term greater than one year.

The fund will generally enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts only under two circumstances. First, the fund may “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security when it enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency. Second, when T. Rowe Price International believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may move substantially against another currency, it may enter into a forward contract to sell or buy the former foreign currency (or another currency that acts as a proxy for that currency). The contract may approximate the value of some or all of the fund’s portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. Under unusual circumstances, the fund may commit a substantial portion or the entire value of its portfolio to the consummation of these contracts. T. Rowe Price International will consider the effect such a commitment to forward contracts would have on the fund’s investment program and the flexibility of the fund to purchase additional securities. Although forward contracts will be used primarily to protect the fund from adverse currency movements, they also involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted, and fund total return could be adversely affected as a result.

 


 

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There are some markets where it is not possible to engage in effective foreign currency hedging. This is generally true, for example, for the currencies of various emerging markets where the foreign exchange markets are not sufficiently developed to permit hedging activity to take place.

Tax Consequences of Hedging

Hedging may result in the application of the mark-to-market and straddle provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. These provisions could result in an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by the fund and could affect whether dividends paid are classified as capital gains or ordinary income.

Borrowing Money and Transferring Assets

A fund may borrow from banks, other persons, and other T. Rowe Price funds for temporary emergency purposes to facilitate redemption requests, or for other purposes consistent with fund policies as set forth in this prospectus. Such borrowings may be collateralized with fund assets, subject to restrictions.

Fundamental policy  Borrowings may not exceed 33 1/3% of total assets.

Operating policy  A fund will not transfer portfolio securities as collateral except as necessary in connection with permissible borrowings or investments, and then such transfers may not exceed 33 1/3% of total assets. A fund will not purchase additional securities when borrowings exceed 5% of total assets.

Lending of Portfolio Securities

A fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers, other institutions, or other persons to earn additional income. Risks include the potential insolvency of the broker-dealer or other borrower that could result in delays in recovering securities and capital losses. Additionally, losses could result from the reinvestment of collateral received on loaned securities in investments that default or do not perform as well as expected.

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Portfolio Turnover

Turnover is an indication of frequency of trading. A fund will not generally trade in securities for short-term profits, but , when circumstances warrant, securities may be purchased and sold without regard to the length of time held. Each time a fund purchases or sells a security, it incurs a cost. This cost is reflected in its net asset value but not in its operating expenses. The higher the turnover rate, the higher the transaction costs and the greater the impact on a fund’s total return. Higher turnover can also increase the possibility of taxable capital gain distributions. The fund’s portfolio turnover rates are shown in the Financial Highlights table.

 DISCLOSURE OF FUND PORTFOLIO INFORMATION

Each T. Rowe Price fund’s portfolio holdings are disclosed on a regular basis in its semiannual and annual shareholder reports , and on Form N-Q, which is filed with the SEC within 60 days of the fund’s first and third fiscal quarter-end. The money funds file detailed month-end portfolio holdings information with the SEC each month. Such information will be made available to the public 60 days after the end of the month to which the information pertains. In addition, the funds disclose their calendar quarter-end portfolio holdings on troweprice.com 15 calendar days after each quarter. Under certain conditions, up to 5% of a fund’s holdings may be included in this portfolio list without being individually identified. Generally, securities would not be individually identified if they are being actively bought or sold and it is determined that the quarter-end disclosure of the holding could be harmful to the fund. A security will not be excluded for these purposes from a fund’s quarter-end holdings disclosure for more than one year. Money funds also disclose their month-end portfolio holdings on troweprice.com five business days after each month. The quarter-end portfolio holdings will remain on the web site for one year and the month-end money fund portfolio holdings will remain on the web site for six months. Each fund also discloses its 10 largest holdings on troweprice.com on the seventh business day after each month-end. These holdings are listed in alphabetical order along with the aggregate percentage of the fund’s total assets that these 10 holdings represent. Each monthly top 10 list will remain on the web site for six months.

 A description of T. Rowe Price’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio information is in the Statement of Additional Information.

 Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table, which provides information about the fund’s R Class financial history, is based on a single share outstanding throughout the periods shown. The class’s section of the table is part of the fund’s financial statements, which are included in its annual report and are incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information (available upon request). The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the fund’s R Class (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no payment of any applicable account or redemption fees). The financial statements in the annual report were audited by the fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 


 

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Financial Highlights

 

Year ended October 31

 

2006*

 

2007*

 

2008*

 

2009*

 

2010*

 

Net asset value,
beginning of period

$13.56

 

$16.93

 

$20.24

 

$9.66

 

$12.11

 

Income From Investment Operations

Net investment income

0.29

a

0.32

 

0.37

 

0.28

 

0.24

 

Net gains or losses on
securities (both realized
and unrealized)

3.40

 

3.70

 

(9.74

)

2.50

 

1.16

 

Total from investment
operations

3.69

 

4.02

 

(9.37

)

2.78

 

1.40

 

Less Distributions

Dividends (from net
investment income)

(0.19

)

(0.22

)

(0.25

)

(0.33

)

(0.24

)

Distributions (from
capital gains)

(0.15

)

(0.49

)

(0.96

)

 

(0.02

)

Returns of capital

 

 

 

 

 

Total distributions

(0.34

)

(0.71

)

(1.21

)

(0.33

)

(0.26

)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value,
end of period

$16.93

 

$20.24

 

$9.66

 

$12.11

 

$13.25

 

Total return

27.89

%a

24.47

%

(48.93

)%

29.73

%

11.72

%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

$33,075

 

$67,198

 

$24,558

 

$35,685

 

$42,721

 

Ratio of expenses to
average net assets

1.40

%a

1.33

%

1.34

%

1.36

%

1.36

%

Ratio of net income to
average net assets

1.86

%a

1.70

%

2.39

%

2.79

%

2.02

%

Portfolio turnover rate

36.9

%

32.8

%

23.8

%

16.6

%

31.3

%

Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method.

Excludes expenses in excess of a 1.40% contractual expense limitation in effect through February 28, 2010.

 


 

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ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION

 

 

If you are purchasing fund shares through a third-party intermediary, contact the intermediary for information regarding the intermediary’s policies on purchasing, exchanging, and redeeming fund shares as well as initial and subsequent investment minimums.

Tax Identification
Number

 

 

The intermediary must provide T. Rowe Price with its certified Social Security or employer identification number. Otherwise, federal law requires the funds to withhold a percentage of dividends, capital gain distributions, and redemptions and may subject the intermediary or account holder to an Internal Revenue Service fine . If this information is not received within 60 days after the account is established, the account may be redeemed at the fund’s net asset value on the redemption date.

All initial and subsequent investments by intermediaries should be made by bank wire or electronic payment. For more information, contact Financial Institution Services.

Opening a New Account
$2,500 minimum initial investment; $1,000 for retirement plans or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts.

Important Information About Opening an Account

 

 

Pursuant to federal law, all financial institutions must obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account.

When an account is opened, the name, residential street address, date of birth, and Social Security number or employer identification number for each account owner and person(s) opening an account on behalf of others, such as custodians, agents, trustees, or other authorized signers must be provided. Corporate and other institutional accounts require documents showing the existence of the entity (such as articles of incorporation or partnership agreements) to open an account. Certain other fiduciary accounts (such as trusts or power of attorney arrangements) require documentation, which may include an original or certified copy of the trust agreement or power of attorney to open an account. For more information, call Financial Institution Services.

T. Rowe Price will use this information to verify the identity of the person(s)/entity opening the account. An account cannot be opened until all of this information is received. If the identity of the account holder cannot be verified, T. Rowe Price is authorized to take any action permitted by law. (See Rights Reserved by the Funds.)

Intermediaries should call Financial Institution Services for an account number, assignment to a dedicated service representative, and wire transfer instructions.

In order to obtain an account number, the intermediary must supply the name, Social Security or employer identification number, and business street address for the account.

Intermediaries should complete a New Account Form and mail it, with proper documentation identifying your firm, to one of the appropriate addresses listed below. Intermediaries must also enter into a separate agreement with the fund or its agent. The funds are generally available only to investors residing in the United States.

via U.S. Postal Service
T. Rowe Price Financial Institution Services
P.O. Box 17300
Baltimore, MD 21297-1603

via private carriers/overnight services
T. Rowe Price Financial Institution Services
Mail Code: OM-4232
4515 Painters Mill Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117-4842

Note: Please use the correct address to avoid a delay in opening your new account.

 


 

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PURCHASING ADDITIONAL SHARES

 

 

$100 minimum additional purchase; $50 minimum for retirement plans, Automatic Asset Builder, and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts .

By Wire

 

 

Intermediaries should call Financial Institution Services or access troweprice.com for wire transfer instructions. For purchases by wire, the wire must be received by T. Rowe Price by the close of the New York Stock Exchange to receive that day’s share price. You may not receive the share price for the same day the wire was initiated.

 EXCHANGING AND REDEEMING SHARES

Exchange Service

 

 

Money can be moved from one account to an existing, identically registered account or a new identically registered account can be opened. Intermediaries should call their Financial Institution Services representative for more information or to place a trade. For exchange policies, please see Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements–Excessive and Short-Term Trading.

Redemptions

 

Unless otherwise indicated, redemption proceeds will be wired to the intermediary’s designated bank. Intermediaries should contact their Financial Institution Services representative.

Some of the T. Rowe Price funds may impose a redemption fee. Check the fund’s prospectus under Contingent Redemption Fee in Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds. The fee is paid to the fund.

If your account has no activity in it for a certain period of time, your intermediary may be required to transfer your account to the appropriate state under its abandoned property laws.

 

 


 

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  RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE FUNDS

 

 

T. Rowe Price funds and their agents, in their sole discretion, reserve the following rights: (1) to waive or lower investment minimums; (2) to accept initial purchases by telephone; (3) to refuse any purchase or exchange order; (4) to cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order placed through an intermediary, no later than the business day after the order is received by the intermediary (including, but not limited to, orders deemed to result in excessive trading, market timing, or 5% ownership); (5) to cease offering fund shares at any time to all or certain groups of investors; (6) to freeze any account and suspend account services when notice has been received of a dispute regarding the ownership of the account or a legal claim against an account , or there is reason to believe a fraudulent transaction may occur; (7) to otherwise modify the conditions of purchase and modify or terminate any services at any time; (8) to waive any wire, small account, maintenance, or fiduciary fees charged to a group of shareholders; (9) to act on instructions reasonably believed to be genuine; (10) to involuntarily redeem your account at the net asset value calculated the day the account is redeemed, in cases of threatening conduct, suspected fraudulent or illegal activity, or if the fund or its agent is unable, through its procedures, to verify the identity of the person(s) or entity opening an account; and (11) for money funds, to suspend redemptions and postpone the payment of proceeds to facilitate an orderly liquidation of the fund.

 

 


 

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 T. Rowe Price Privacy Policy

In the course of doing business with T. Rowe Price, you share personal and financial information with us. We treat this information as confidential and recognize the importance of protecting access to it.

You may provide information when communicating or transacting business with us in writing, electronically, or by phone. For instance, information may come from applications, requests for forms or literature, and your transactions and account positions with us. On occasion, such information may come from consumer reporting agencies and those providing services to us.

We do not sell information about current or former customers to any third parties, and we do not disclose it to third parties unless necessary to process a transaction, service an account, or as otherwise permitted by law. We may share information within the T. Rowe Price family of companies in the course of providing or offering products and services to best meet your investing needs. We may also share that information with companies that perform administrative or marketing services for T. Rowe Price, with a research firm we have hired, or with a business partner, such as a bank or insurance company with which we are developing or offering investment products. When we enter into such a relationship, our contracts restrict the companies’ use of our customer information, prohibiting them from sharing or using it for any purposes other than those for which they were hired.

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. Within T. Rowe Price, access to such information is limited to those who need it to perform their jobs, such as servicing your accounts, resolving problems, or informing you of new products or services. Finally, our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information and requires that it be held in strict confidence.

 

This Privacy Policy applies to the following T. Rowe Price family of companies: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.; T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc.; T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.; T. Rowe Price Savings Bank; T. Rowe Price Trust Company; and the T. Rowe Price Funds.

 


 

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A Statement of Additional Information for the T. Rowe Price family of funds has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Further information about fund investments, including a review of market conditions and the manager’s recent strategies and their impact on performance, is available in the annual and semiannual shareholder reports. To obtain free copies of any of these documents, call your intermediary. These documents are available through troweprice.com.

 

Fund information and Statements of Additional Information are also available from the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-202-551-8090. Fund reports and other fund information are available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Room, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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