April 18, 2017

T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.

100 East Pratt Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Dear Sirs:

In connection with the proposed registration of shares of Capital Stock of your Company designated as the T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc., I have examined certified copies of your company’s current Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of your Company as presently in effect.

I am of the opinion that:

i.your Company is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Maryland; and

ii.each of such authorized shares of Capital Stock of your Company, upon payment in full of the price fixed by the Board of Directors of your Company, will be legally and validly issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable.

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of Capital Stock of your Company designated as the T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.

Sincerely,

/s/David Oestreicher

David Oestreicher