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Registration Nos. 002-99122/811-4358
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N - 1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /X/
Post - Effective Amendment No. 35 /X/
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 /X/
Amendment No. 33 /X/
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Address of Principal Executive Offices
410 - 345 - 2000
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
David Oestreicher
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Name and Address of Agent for Service
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering May 1, 2011
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
/ / Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
/X / On May 1 , 2011 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
/ / On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / This post - effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post - effective amendment.
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T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Prospectus
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund—Advisor Class Prospectus
T. Rowe Price Statement of Additional Information
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits
(a)(1) Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated July 18, 1985 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 13 dated February 28, 1994)
(a)(2) Master Trust Agreement, dated October 20, 2005 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 27 dated December 19, 2005)
(b) By-Laws of Registrant, as amended July 21, 1999 and February 8, 2005 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 28 dated April 27, 2006)
(c) See Article IV, Shares, Section 4.2 - Section 4.6 of the Master Trust Agreement, as amended, (electronically filed with Amendment No. 13); Article 8, Issuance of Share Certificates, in its entirety and Article II, Shareholders, in its entirety, of the By-Laws (electronically filed with Amendment No. 22)
(d)(1) Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., dated May 1, 1991 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 13 dated February 28, 1994)
(d)(2) Amended Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., dated August 1, 2004 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 25 dated April 28, 2005)
(e) Underwriting Agreement between Registrant and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., dated October 20, 2005 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 27 dated December 19, 2005)
(f) Inapplicable
(g) Custody Agreements
(g)(1) Custodian Agreement between T. Rowe Price Funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, June 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February 4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28, 2009, October 20, 2009, February 10, 2010, April 29, 2010, July 6, 2010, and July 21, 2010
(g)(2) Global Custody Agreement between The Chase Manhattan Bank and T. Rowe Price Funds, dated January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, October 1, 2009, October 20, 2009, December 16, 2009, February 10, 2010, April 29, 2010, and July 21, 2010
(h) Other Agreements
(h)(1) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between T . Rowe Price Services, Inc. and T . Rowe Price Funds, dated January 1,
2011
(h)(2) Agreement between T . Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and T . Rowe Price Funds for Fund Accounting Services, dated January 1,
2011
(h)(3) Agreement between T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. and the T . Rowe Price Funds, dated January 1,
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2011
(i) Inapplicable
(j) Other Opinions
(j)(1) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(j)(2) Opinion of Counsel
(j)(3) Power of Attorney
(k) Inapplicable
(l) Inapplicable
(m)(1) Rule 12b-1 Plan for the T . Rowe Price New America Growth Fund– Advisor Class dated December 30, 2005 (electronically filed with Amendment No . 27 dated December 19, 2005)
(m)(2) Form of Selling Agreement to be used by T . Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. (electronically filed with Amendment No . 27 dated December 19, 2005)
(n) Rule 18f-3 Plan for the T . Rowe Price New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class dated December 30, 2005 (electronically filed with Amendment No . 27 dated December 19, 2005)
(p) Code of Ethics and Conduct, dated June 15, 2010
Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With Registrant
None
Item 30. Indemnification
The Registrant maintains comprehensive Errors and Omissions and Officers and Directors insurance policies written by ICI Mutual. These policies provide coverage for T . Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Manager”), and its subsidiaries and affiliates as listed in Item 31 of this Registration Statement and all other investment companies in the T . Rowe Price family of mutual funds. In addition to the corporate insureds, the policies also cover the officers, directors, and employees of the Manager, its subsidiaries, and affiliates. The premium is allocated among the named corporate insureds in accordance with the provisions of Rule 17d - 1(d)(7) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
General. The Charter of the Corporation provides that to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland or federal law, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or the holders of Shares for money damages and each director and officer shall be indemnified by the Corporation; provided, however, that nothing therein shall be deemed to protect any director or officer of the Corporation against any liability to the Corporation of the holders of Shares to which such director or officer would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Article X, Section 10.01 of the Registrant’s By-Laws provides as follows:
Section 10.01. Indemnification and Payment of Expenses in Advance: The Corporation shall indemnify any individual (“Indemnitee”) who is a present or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or who is or has been serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, who, by reason of his position was, is, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (hereinafter collectively referred to as a “Proceeding”) against any judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, to the fullest extent that such indemnification may be lawful under Maryland law. The Corporation shall pay any reasonable expenses so incurred by such Indemnitee in defending a Proceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof to the fullest extent that such advance payment may be lawful under Maryland law. Subject to any applicable limitations and requirements set forth in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and in these By-Laws, any payment of indemnification or advance of expenses shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Maryland law.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall protect or purport to protect any Indemnitee against any liability to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office (“Disabling Conduct”).
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwithstanding, no indemnification shall be made by the Corporation to any Indemnitee unless:
(a) there is a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the Proceeding was brought that the Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct; or
(b) in the absence of such a decision, there is a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that the Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct, which determination shall be made by:
(i) the vote of a majority of a quorum of directors who are neither “interested persons” of the Corporation as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, nor parties to the Proceeding; or
(ii) an independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwithstanding, any advance of expenses by the Corporation to any Indemnitee shall be made only upon the undertaking by such Indemnitee to repay the advance unless it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as above provided, and only if one of the following conditions is met:
(a) the Indemnitee provides a security for his undertaking; or
(b) the Corporation shall be insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances; or
(c) there is a determination, based on a review of readily available facts, that there is reason to believe that the Indemnitee will ultimately be found entitled to indemnification, which determination shall be made by:
(i) a majority of a quorum of directors who are neither “interested persons” of the Corporation as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, nor parties to the Proceeding; or
(ii) an independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
Section 10.02. Insurance of Officers, Directors, Employees, and Agents. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Maryland law and by Section 17(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as from time to time amended, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in or arising out of his position, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Manager
T . Rowe Price Group, Inc. (“ T. Rowe Price Group”) owns 100% of the stock of T . Rowe Price Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price Group is a Maryland corporation and was formed in 2000 as a holding company for the T . Rowe Price affiliated companies.
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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Price Associates”), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, was incorporated in Maryland in 1947. Price Associates serves as investment adviser to individual and institutional investors, including managing private counsel client accounts, serving as adviser and subadviser to U.S. and foreign registered investment companies, and providing investment advice to T. Rowe Price Trust Company as trustee of several Maryland-registered domestic common trust funds. Price Associates is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( “SEC” ) as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
T . Rowe Price Savings Bank (“Savings Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was organized in Maryland in 2000 as a federally chartered savings bank. The Savings Bank provides federally insured bank products to a national customer base.
T . Rowe Price International, Inc. (“T RPI” ) was incorporated in Maryland in 1979 and provided investment management services with respect to foreign securities for registered investment companies and other institutional investors. T RPI was formerly registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and was also registered or licensed with the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) , the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”). TRPI was merged into Price Associates in 2010.
T . Rowe Price International Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was organized in 2000 as a United Kingdom corporation. In 2010, the corporation changed its name from T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services Limited to T. Rowe Price International Ltd ( “T. Rowe Price International” ). T. Rowe Price International is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and is also registered or licensed with the FSA, the Kanto Local Finance Bureau , and the Financial Services Agency of Japan. T. Rowe Price International sponsors and serves as adviser to foreign collective investment schemes and is responsible for marketing and client servicing for non-U.S. clients. T. Rowe Price International provides investment management services to registered investment companies and other institutional investors, and may delegate investment management responsibilities to Price Associates , T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited, and/ or T . Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. T. Rowe Price International also acts as sponsor, investment manager, and primary distributor of the TRP Funds SICAV. T. Rowe Price International is headquartered in London and has several other branch offices around the world .
T . Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited ( “Price Hong Kong” ), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price International, was organized as a Hong Kong limited company in 2010. Price Hong Kong is licensed with the SFC and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Price Hong Kong serves as a subadviser to registered investment companies and other commingled products for which T. Rowe Price International serves as adviser, and provides investment management services for other clients who seek to primarily invest in the Asia-Pacific securities markets.
T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. ( “Price Singapore” ), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price International, was organized as a Singapore limited private company in 2010. Price Singapore holds a Capital Markets Service License in Fund Management with the MAS and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Price Singapore serves as a subadviser to registered investment companies, and may provide investment management services for institutional clients and certain commingled products for which T. Rowe Price International serves as adviser.
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T. Rowe Price Global Asset Management Limited (“Global Asset Management”), was a U.K. corporation , and was formerly licensed with the FSA and registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Global Asset Management was
dissolved and liquidated in 2010.
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. (“Investment Services”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in Maryland in 1980 for the specific purpose of acting as principal underwriter and distributor of the registered investment companies for which Price Associates serves as sponsor and investment adviser (the “Price Funds”). Investment Services also serves as distributor for any proprietary variable annuity products and section 529 college savings plans managed by Price Associates. Investment Services is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. In 1984, Investment Services expanded its activities to include a brokerage service.
T . Rowe Price Services, Inc. (“Price Services”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in Maryland in 1982 and is registered as a transfer agent under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Price Services provides transfer agent, dividend disbursing, and certain other services, including accounting and shareholder services, to the Price Funds, and also provides accounting services to certain affiliates of Price Associates.
T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. (“RPS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in Maryland in 1991 and is registered as a transfer agent under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. RPS provides administrative, recordkeeping, and subaccounting services to administrators of employee benefit plans.
T . Rowe Price Trust Company (“Trust Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in 1983 as a Maryland - chartered limited-service trust company for the purpose of providing fiduciary services. The Trust Company serves as trustee and/or custodian of certain qualified and nonqualified employee benefit plans, individual retirement accounts, and common trust funds.
TRPH Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in 1997 to acquire an interest in a U.K.-based corporate finance advisory firm.
T . Rowe Price Recovery Fund II Associates, L.L.C., is a Maryland limited liability company (with Price Associates and the Trust Company as its members) incorporated in 1996 to serve as General Partner of T . Rowe Price Recovery Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership which invests in financially distressed companies.
T . Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. (“TRP Canada”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in Maryland in 1988 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. TRP Canada is also registered with the Ontario , Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick Securities Commissions, the Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission, and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers in Quebec. TRP Canada provides advisory services to institutional clients residing in Canada
and delegates investment management services to Price Associates, T . Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong, and/or Price Singapore.
T. Rowe Price Insurance Agency, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, was incorporated in Maryland in 1994 and licensed to do business in several states to act primarily as a distributor of proprietary variable annuity products.
Since 1983, Price Associates has organized several distinct Maryland limited partnerships, which are informally called the Pratt Street Ventures partnerships, for the purpose of acquiring interests in growth-oriented businesses.
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TRP Suburban, Inc. (“TRP Suburban”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in Maryland in 1990. TRP Suburban entered into agreements with McDonogh School and CMANE-McDonogh-Rowe Limited Partnership to construct an office building in Owings Mills, Maryland, which currently houses Price Associates investment technology personnel.
TRP Suburban Second, Inc., a wholly owned Maryland subsidiary of Price Associates, was incorporated in 1995 to primarily engage in the development and ownership of real property located in Owings Mills, Maryland. The corporate campus houses transfer agent, plan administrative services, retirement plan services, and operations support functions.
TRP Colorado Springs, LLC, a wholly owned Maryland subsidiary of Price Associates, was formed in 2006 to primarily engage in the development and ownership of real property located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
TRP Finance, Inc . ( “TRP Finance” ) was incorporated in Delaware in 1990 to manage certain passive corporate investments and other intangible assets. TRP Finance was merged into Price Associates in 2009.
TRP Office Florida, LLC, a wholly owned Maryland subsidiary of Price Associates, was formed in 2009 to primarily engage in the development and ownership of real property located in Tampa, Florida.
T . Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., (“Advisory Services”), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, was incorporated in Maryland in 2000. Advisory Services is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and provides investment advisory services to individuals, including shareholders of the Price Funds.
T . Rowe Price (Luxembourg) Management SARL is a Luxembourg company, incorporated on April 5, 1990 (and purchased by T . Rowe Price Group on May 23, 2003). The Company acts as the sponsor of certain Luxembourg FCPs, and is charged with the administration and management of the funds. The Company outsources all functions associated with such administration and management.
Directors of T . Rowe Price Group
Listed below are the directors and executive officers of T. Rowe Price Group who have other substantial businesses, professions, vocations, or employment aside from their association with Price Associates:
James T. Brady, Director of T. Rowe Price Group . Mr. Brady is the Mid-Atlantic Managing Director of Ballantrae International, Ltd., a management consulting firm. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Nexcen Brands, Inc., an owner, manager, and developer of intellectual property; Constellation Energy Group, a diversified energy company; and McCormick & Company, Inc., a manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of spices and seasonings. Mr. Brady’s address is 5625 Broadmoor Terrace, Ijamsville, Maryland 21754.
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., Director of T. Rowe Price Group . Mr . Broaddus is a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and is a member of the American Economic Association and the National Association of Business Economists. He also serves on the board of directors of Owens & Minor, Inc., a medical/surgical supplies distributor; Albemarle Corporation, a specialty chemicals producer; and Markel Corporation, a specialty insurer. Mr . Broaddus’ address is 4114 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221.
Donald B. Hebb, Jr., Director of T . Rowe Price Group . Mr . Hebb is the chairman of , and from 1990-2007 was the managing general partner of, ABS Capital Partners. Mr . Hebb’s address is 400 E. Pratt Street, Suite 910, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
Robert MacLellan, Director of T. Rowe Price Group. Mr. MacLellan is non-executive chairman of Northleaf Capital Partners. Mr. MacLellan’s address is 79 Wellington Street West, Toronto, ON M5K 1N9. He also serves on the boards of directors of Ace Aviation Holdings Inc. and Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment.
Dr. Alfred Sommer, Director of T. Rowe Price Group . Dr. Sommer served as dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 1990 to 2005. He continues to serve as Dean Emeritus and professor of ophthalmology, epidemiology, and international health at this institution; Director of BD, Inc., a medical technology company; Chairman of the Micronutrient Forum; Director of the Lasker Foundation; and senior medical advisor for Helen Keller International. Dr . Sommer’s address is 615 N . Wolfe Street, Room E6527, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
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Dwight S. Taylor, Director of T. Rowe Price Group . From 1998-2009, Mr. Taylor was president of COPT Development and Construction, LLC, a commercial real estate developer that is a subsidiary of Corporate Office Properties Trust . He is a director of MICROS Systems, Inc., a provider of information technology for the hospitality and retail industry. Mr. Taylor is a founding member of Associated Black Charities of Maryland and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Foundation, Capitol College, and Lincoln University. Mr . Taylor’s address is 22 Stone Gate Court , Pikesville, Maryland 21208 .
Anne Marie Whittemore, Director of T . Rowe Price Group . Ms . Whittemore is a partner of the law firm of McGuireWoods, L.L.P. and a Director of Owens & Minor, Inc. and Albemarle Corporation. Ms. Whittemore’s address is One James Center, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
The following are directors or executive officers of T. Rowe Price Group and/or the investment managers to the Price Funds (Price Associates, Price Hong Kong, Price International, and Price Singapore ):
Name |
Company Name |
Position Held |
Christopher D. Alderson |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited |
Director Vice President |
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T. Rowe Price International Ltd |
Director President – International Equity |
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T. Rowe
Price (Luxembourg) |
Director |
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T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. |
Director Vice President |
Edward C. Bernard |
T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. |
Director President |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Director Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. |
Director President |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice Chairman of the Board Director Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Insurance Agency, Inc. |
Director President |
|
T. Rowe Price International Ltd |
Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board Director |
|
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board Director President |
|
T. Rowe Price (Luxembourg) Management SARL |
Director |
|
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board Director |
|
T. Rowe Price Savings Bank |
Chairman of the Board Director |
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T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board Director |
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T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer Director President |
Jeremy M. Fisher |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited |
Chief Compliance Officer Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price International Ltd |
Chief Compliance Officer Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. |
Chief Compliance Officer Vice President |
|
John R. Gilner |
T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. |
Chief Compliance Officer |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Chief Compliance Officer Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. |
Chief Compliance Officer Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
Ian D. Kelson |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price International Ltd |
President – International Fixed Income |
James A.C. Kennedy |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Director President |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer Director President |
|
T. Rowe Price International Ltd |
Director Vice President |
|
Kenneth V. Moreland |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
TRP Colorado Springs, LLC |
President |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer Vice President Treasurer |
|
TRP Office Florida, LLC |
President |
|
TRP Suburban, Inc. |
Director President |
|
TRP Suburban Second, Inc. |
Director President |
|
Brian C. Rogers |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Chief Investment Officer Director Vice President |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board Chief Investment Officer Director Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Vice President |
|
R. Todd Ruppert |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Vice President |
T. Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe International Ltd |
Director President – International Investment Services |
|
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price (Luxembourg) Management SARL |
Director |
|
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Vice President |
|
TRPH Corporation |
Director President |
|
William W. Strickland, Jr. |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Vice President |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer Vice President |
|
William J. Stromberg |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Director Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price International Ltd |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Vice President |
Christine To |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited |
Director Vice President |
Keswaral Visuvalingam |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited |
Vice President |
|
T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer Director Vice President |
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Certain directors and officers of Group and Price Associates are also officers and/or directors of one or more of the Price Funds and/or one or more of the affiliated entities listed herein.
See also “Management of the Funds,” in Registrant’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Item 32. Principal Underwriters
(a) The principal underwriter for the Registrant is Investment Services. Investment Services acts as the principal underwriter for the T . Rowe Price family of mutual funds, including the following investment companies:
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price California Tax-Free Income Trust |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust |
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc. |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
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Investment Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of T . Rowe Price Associates, Inc., is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Investment Services has been formed for the limited purpose of distributing the shares of the Price Funds and will not engage in the general securities business. Investment Services will not receive any commissions or other compensation for acting as principal underwriter.
(b) The address of each of the directors and officers of Investment Services listed below is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
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Edward C. Bernard |
Chairman of the Board, Director, |
Chairman of the Board |
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Todd M. Cleary |
Director and Vice President |
None |
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David Oestreicher |
Director and Vice President |
Vice President |
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Wayne D. O’Melia |
Director and Vice President |
None |
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Sarah McCafferty |
Compliance Officer and Vice President |
None |
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Lorraine J. Andrews |
Vice President |
None |
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Jerrold Appelbaum |
Vice President |
None |
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Steven J. Banks |
Vice President |
None |
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Renee Q. Boyd |
Vice President |
None |
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Darrell N. Braman |
Vice President |
None |
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Martin P. Brown |
Vice President |
None |
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Margo B. Bryant |
Vice President |
None |
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Sheila P. Callahan |
Vice President |
None |
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Meredith C. Callanan |
Vice President |
None |
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Christopher J. Carroll |
Vice President |
None |
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Laura H. Chasney |
Vice President |
None |
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Renee M. Christoff |
Vice President |
None |
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Dominick A. Cipolla |
Vice President |
None |
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Jerome A. Clark |
Vice President |
None |
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Joseph A. Crumbling |
Vice President |
None |
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Peter A. DeLibro |
Vice President |
None |
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Lauren D. DeLuca |
Vice President |
None |
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LeSales S. Dunworth |
Vice President |
None |
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David J. Eikenberg |
Vice President |
None |
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Dennis J. Elliott |
Vice President |
None |
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James P. Erceg |
Vice President |
None |
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Christine S. Fahlund |
Vice President |
None |
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Amy M. Frederick |
Vice President |
None |
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Thomas A. Gannon |
Vice President |
None |
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John R. Gilner |
Vice President |
Chief Compliance Officer |
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Jason L. Gounaris |
Vice President |
None |
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Leah B. Greenstein |
Vice President |
None |
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Brian L. Habas |
Vice President |
None |
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John Halaby |
Vice President |
None |
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Douglas E. Harrison |
Vice President |
None |
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Keller L. Hoak |
Vice President |
None |
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Christopher J. Hufman |
Vice President |
None |
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Karen J. Igler |
Vice President |
None |
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Thomas E. Kazmierczak, Jr. |
Vice President |
None |
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Jonathan Keeler |
Vice President |
None |
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Brent F. Korte |
Vice President |
None |
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Andrew V. Kyle |
Vice President |
None |
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Steven A. Larson |
Vice President |
None |
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Gina M. Lea |
Vice President |
None |
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Jodi Ann Lopiano |
Vice President |
None |
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Kimberly W. Madore |
Vice President |
None |
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Ryan D. Matherly |
Vice President |
None |
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Elizabeth M. Mealey |
Vice President |
None |
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Mark J. Mitchell |
Vice President |
None |
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Thomas R. Morelli |
Vice President |
None |
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Dana P. Morgan |
Vice President |
None |
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Paul Musante |
Vice President |
None |
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Steven E. Norwitz |
Vice President |
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Edmund M. Notzon III |
Vice President |
None |
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Barbara A. O’Connor |
Vice President |
None |
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Michele Pacitto |
Vice President |
None |
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Kristine A. Paden |
Vice President |
None |
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Glenn A. Pendleton |
Vice President |
None |
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David B. Petty |
Vice President |
None |
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Fran M. Pollack-Matz |
Vice President |
None |
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Brian R. Poole |
Vice President |
None |
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Naomi S. Proshan |
Vice President |
None |
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Kenna E. Quereau |
Vice President |
None |
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Seamus A. Ray |
Vice President |
None |
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Michael D. Regulski |
Vice President |
None |
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Jennifer L. Richardson |
Vice President |
None |
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Suzanne J. Ricklin |
Vice President |
None |
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George D. Riedel |
Vice President |
None |
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Stuart L. Ritter |
Vice President |
None |
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R. Todd Ruppert |
Vice President |
None |
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Ann R. Schultz |
Vice President |
None |
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Kristin E. Seeberger |
Vice President |
None |
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Deborah D. Seidel |
Vice President |
Vice President |
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John W. Seufert |
Vice President |
None |
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Kevin C. Shea |
Vice President |
None |
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Scott L. Sherman |
Vice President |
None |
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Thomas L. Siedell |
Vice President |
None |
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Donna B. Singer |
Vice President |
None |
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Carole Hofmeister Smith |
Vice President |
None |
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Craig J. St. Thomas |
Vice President |
None |
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Sandra L. Stinson |
Vice President |
None |
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John A. Stranovsky |
Vice President |
None |
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Scott Such |
Vice President |
None |
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John M. Townsend |
Vice President |
None |
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Jerome Tuccille |
Vice President |
None |
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Eric P. Wagner |
Vice President |
None |
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Judith B. Ward |
Vice President |
None |
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Regina M. Watson |
Vice President |
None |
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William R. Weker, Jr. |
Vice President |
None |
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Lois A. Welsh |
Vice President |
None |
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Teresa F. Whitaker |
Vice President |
None |
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Natalie C. Widdowson |
Vice President |
None |
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Barrett Wragg |
Vice President |
None |
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James Zurad |
Vice President |
None |
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Timothy S. Dignan |
Treasurer and Vice President |
None |
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Barbara A. Van Horn |
Secretary |
None |
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Kristen L. Alliger |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Bhavini V. Amin |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Megan A. Anderson |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Megan L. Anderson |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Cheryl L. Armitage |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Benjamin S. Ballard |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Carl P. Beernink |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Cheri M. Belski |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Catherine L. Berkenkemper |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jennifer K. Blair |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Timothy P. Boia |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Thomas J. Bonner |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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David C. Burbank |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Christopher J. Cappucci |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Danielle M. Chaisson |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Cynthia M. Ciangio |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Basil Clarke |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Michael R. Cotter |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Colleen S. Councell |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Kellie L. Cummings |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Susan M. D’Angelo |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Terrence L. Davis |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Daniel S. Dier |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Heather S. Dondis |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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William P. Duffy |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jean M. Dunn |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Cheryl L. Emory |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Richard A. Fernandez |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Andrew Fluet |
Assistant Vice President |
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Dixie M. Frank |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Michael R. Gaucher |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Katherine M. Gavin |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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David M. Gonzalez |
Assistant Vice President |
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Alan P. Graff |
Assistant Vice President |
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Stephen Y. Greene |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Seth Gusman |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Zane M. Hall |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Nicole L. Harper |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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H. Merrill Harrison |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Philip E. Hauser |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Stacy L. Hedeman |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Steven L. Heilbronner |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Charles J. Heinzer |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Shawn M. Isaacson |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Andrew G. Jacobs Van Merlen |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Daniel M. Jarrett |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Christopher D. Johnson |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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David Kepner |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Anne Kim |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Suzanne M. Knoll |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jeffrey A. Krawczak |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Michael J. Kubik |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Douglas C. Lambert |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Mary Beth Lange |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Paula V. Lattanzi |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Patricia B. Lippert |
Assistant Vice President |
Secretary |
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Mary Heather Roosevelt Long |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jane E. Maccubbin |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Edward M. Martin |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Keith McGurrin |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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William Charlton Montague |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Amy B. Murphy |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Timothy C. Murray |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Mary J. Namian |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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James C. Neubauer |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Dave J. Notarangelo |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Dennis J. O’Connell |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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JeanneMarie B. Patella |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Beth C. Plotkins |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Ann M. Powers |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Valdra C. Pufpaff |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Todd R. Rassofsky |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Shawn D. Reagan |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Diana N. Reck |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Sean P. Rentch |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Bart A. Riccardi |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jordan A. Rosner |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Brooke A. Sank |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Christie C. Savio |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jason M. Scarborough |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Mark A. Scarborough |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Natalie C. Seal |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Rania B. Selfani |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Jae M. Shin |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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George S. Shirk III |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Danielle Nicholson Smith |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Ian M. Smith |
Assistant Vice President |
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Brian Sullam |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Christopher J. Temple |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Kerrie Bailey Vance |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Brent W. Warner |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Mary G. Williams |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Beverly Wisbar |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
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Lea B. Wray |
Assistant Vice President |
None |
Joan E. Flister |
Assistant Secretary |
None |
(c) Not applicable. Investment Services will not receive any compensation with respect to its activities as underwriter for the Price Funds.
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by the Registrant under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder will be maintained by the Registrant at its offices at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder service activities are performed by T . Rowe Price Services, Inc., at 4515 Painters Mill Road, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117. Custodian activities for the Registrant are performed at State Street Bank and Trust Company's Service Center (State Street South), 1776 Heritage Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02171.
Custody of Registrant’s portfolio securities which are purchased outside the United States is maintained by JPMorgan Chase Bank, London, in its foreign branches, with other banks or foreign depositories. JPMorgan Chase Bank, London, is located at Woolgate House, Coleman Street, London EC2P 2HD England.
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Item 34. Management Services
Registrant is not a party to any management - related service contract, other than as set forth in the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.
Item 35. Undertakings
(a) Not applicable
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, this April 29 , 2011 .
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
/s/Edward C. Bernard
By: Edward C. Bernard
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Chairman of the Board |
April 29, 2011 |
Edward C. Bernard |
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Treasurer (Chief |
April 29, 2011 |
Gregory K. Hinkle |
Financial Officer) |
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April 29, 2011 |
William R. Brody |
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April 29, 2011 |
Jeremiah E. Casey |
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April 29, 2011 |
Anthony W. Deering |
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April 29, 2011 |
Donald W. Dick, Jr. |
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April 29, 2011 |
Karen N. Horn |
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Trustee |
April 29, 2011 |
John H. Laporte |
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Trustee |
April 29, 2011 |
Theo C. Rodgers |
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April 29, 2011 |
John G. Schreiber |
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April 29, 2011 |
Mark. R. Tercek |
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Vice President and |
April 29, 2011 |
David Oestreicher |
Attorney-In-Fact |
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T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
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A stock fund seeking long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stocks of growth companies. |
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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. |
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Summary |
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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.
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New America Growth Fund 1
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Information
About Accounts |
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Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds 6 Useful Information on Distributions and Taxes 11 Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements 17 Account Maintenance and Small Account Fees 21
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More About the Fund |
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Organization and Management 22 More Information About the Fund and Its Investment Risks 24 Investment Policies and Practices 27 Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Information 33 Financial Highlights 34
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Investing with T. Rowe Price |
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Account Requirements and Transaction Information 37 Opening a New Account 38 Purchasing Additional Shares 41 Exchanging and Redeeming Shares 42 Rights Reserved by the Funds 44 Information About Your Services 45 T. Rowe Price Brokerage 47 Investment Information 48 T. Rowe Price Privacy Policy 50
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Investment Objective
The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stocks of growth 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
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum sales
charge (load) imposed on |
NONE |
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Maximum deferred sales charge (load) |
NONE |
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Redemption fee |
NONE |
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Maximum account fee |
$10 a |
Annual
fund operating expenses |
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Management fees |
0.65% |
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Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
0.00% |
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Other expenses |
0.18% |
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Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.83% |
a Nonretirement accounts with less than a $2,000 balance (with certain exceptions) may be subject to an annual $10 fee.
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 |
$85 |
$265 |
$460 |
$1,025 |
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 60.3 % of the average value of its portfolio.
T. Rowe Price |
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Investments, Risks, and Performance
Principal Investment Strategies The fund invests primarily (at least 65% of total assets) in common stocks of U.S. companies operating in those sectors of the economy that, in the view of T. Rowe Price, are the fastest growing or have the greatest growth potential. In recent years, the U.S. economy has evolved rapidly, primarily because of the application of new technologies and scientific advances. Fast-growing companies can be found across an array of industries in today’s “new America.” The choice of industry sectors will generally reflect such factors as the overall revenue growth of the component companies and the sector’s contribution to gross domestic product from year to year.
Holdings range from large-cap to small-cap companies. In selecting stocks, we look for many characteristics, typically including, but not limited to:
· earnings growth rates that generally exceed that of the average company in the S&P 500 Stock Index;
· favorable company fundamentals, such as a strong balance sheet, sound business strategy, and promising competitive positioning;
· effective management; or
· stock valuations, such as price/earnings or price/cash flow ratios, that seem reasonable relative to the company’s prospects.
In pursuing its investment objective, the fund has the discretion to deviate from its normal investment criteria, as previously described, and purchase securities that the fund’s management believes will provide an opportunity for substantial appreciation. These situations might arise when the fund’s management believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons, including an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, a favorable competitive development, or a change in management.
While most assets will typically be invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the fund’s objectives.
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:
Summary |
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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.
Investment style risk Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks and their prices usually fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.
Foreign investing risk This is the risk that the fund’s investments in foreign securities may be adversely affected by political and economic conditions overseas, reduced liquidity, or decreases in foreign currency values relative to the U.S. dollar.
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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Returns before taxes |
19.34 |
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Returns after taxes on distributions |
19.09 |
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and sale of fund shares |
12.89 |
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4.91 |
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2.24 |
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S&P 500 Index |
15.06 |
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2.29 |
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1.41 |
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Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index |
20.39 |
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3.50 |
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0.25 |
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Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com or may be obtained by calling 1 -800-225-5132 .
Management
Investment Adviser T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price)
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Portfolio Manager |
Title |
Managed Fund Since |
Joined Investment |
Joseph M. Milano |
Chairman of Investment Advisory Committee |
2002 |
1996 |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The fund’s investment minimums generally are as follows (if you hold shares through a financial intermediary, the intermediary may impose different investment minimums):
Type of Account |
Minimum |
Minimum subsequent |
Individual retirement accounts and retirement plan accounts, Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts, and Education Savings Accounts |
$1,000 |
$50 |
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All other accounts |
2,500 |
100 |
You may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares of the fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business by accessing your account online at troweprice.com, by calling 1-800-225-5132, or by written request. If you hold shares through a financial intermediary, you must purchase, redeem, and exchange shares through your intermediary.
Tax Information
Any dividends or capital gains are declared and paid annually, usually in December. Distributions by the fund, whether or not you reinvest these amounts in additional fund shares, 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. A redemption or exchange of fund shares may be taxable to you, unless you held the fund shares in a tax-deferred account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the performance of administrative 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 on these payments.
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Information About Accounts in T. Rowe Price Funds |
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As a T. Rowe Price shareholder, you will want to know about the following policies and procedures that apply to the T. Rowe Price family of stock, bond, and money funds.
How and When Shares Are Priced
The share price (also called “net asset value” ) for all funds 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 the balance, called net assets, is divided by the number of shares outstanding. 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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The various ways you can buy, sell, and exchange shares are explained at the end of this prospectus and on the New Account Form. These procedures may differ for institutional and employer-sponsored retirement accounts or if you hold your account through an intermediary.
How Your Purchase, Sale, or Exchange Price Is Determined
If your request is received by T. Rowe Price in correct form by 4 p.m. ET, your transaction will be priced at that business day’s net asset value. If we receive it after 4 p.m. ET, it will be priced at the next business day’s net asset value .
The funds generally do not accept orders that request a particular day or price for a transaction or any other special conditions.
Fund shares may be purchased through various third-party intermediaries including banks, brokers, and investment advisers. Where authorized by a fund, orders will be priced at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the intermediary. Contact your intermediary for trade deadlines and the applicable policies for purchasing, selling, or exchanging your shares, as well as initial and subsequent investment minimums. The intermediary may charge a fee for its services.
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 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 online 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 .
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How You Can Receive the Proceeds From a Sale
When filling out the New Account Form, you may wish to give yourself the widest range of options for receiving proceeds from a sale.
If your request is received by T. Rowe Price by 4 p.m. ET (on a business day) in correct form, proceeds are usually sent on the next business day. Proceeds can be sent to you by mail or to your bank account by Automated Clearing House transfer or bank wire. Automated Clearing House is an automated method of initiating payments from, and receiving payments in, your financial institution account. Proceeds sent by Automated Clearing House transfer are usually credited the second business day after the sale. Proceeds sent by bank wire should be credited to your account the first business day after the sale.
Exception Under certain circumstances and when deemed to be in a fund’s best interest, your proceeds may not be sent for up to seven calendar days after we receive your redemption request. Under certain limited circumstances, the Board of Directors/Trustees of a money fund may elect to suspend redemptions and postpone payment of redemption proceeds in order to facilitate an orderly liquidation of the money fund.
If for some reason we cannot accept your request to sell shares, we will contact you.
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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Africa & Middle East |
2% |
90 days or less |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
1% |
90 days or less |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
2% |
90 days or less |
Emerging Markets Bond |
2% |
90 days or less |
Emerging Markets Stock |
2% |
90 days or less |
Equity Index 500 |
0.5% |
90 days or less |
European Stock |
2% |
90 days or less |
Extended Equity Market Index |
0.5% |
90 days or less |
Global Infrastructure |
2% |
90 days or less |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
2% |
90 days or less |
Global Real Estate |
2% |
90 days or less |
Global Stock |
2% |
90 days or less |
High Yield |
1% |
90 days or less |
International Bond |
2% |
90 days or less |
International Discovery |
2% |
90 days or less |
International Equity Index |
2% |
90 days or less |
International Growth & Income |
2% |
90 days or less |
International Stock |
2% |
90 days or less |
Japan |
2% |
90 days or less |
Latin America |
2% |
90 days or less |
New Asia |
2% |
90 days or less |
Overseas Stock |
2% |
90 days or less |
Real Estate |
1% |
90 days or less |
Small-Cap Value |
1% |
90 days or less |
Spectrum International |
2% |
90 days or less |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
1% |
less than 365 days |
Total Equity Market Index |
0.5% |
90 days or less |
U.S. Bond Index |
0.5% |
90 days or less |
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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” 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. For a fund with a 365-day holding period, a redemption fee will be charged on shares sold before the end of the required holding period.
For funds with a 90-day 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.
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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);
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.
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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.
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.
Distributions not reinvested are paid by check or transmitted to your bank account via Automated Clearing House. If the U.S. Post Office cannot deliver your check, or if your check remains uncashed for six months, the fund reserves the right to reinvest your distribution check in your account at the net asset value on the day of the reinvestment and to reinvest all subsequent distributions in shares of the fund. Interest will not accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distributions or redemption checks.
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The following table provides details on dividend payments:
Dividend Payment Schedule |
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Fund |
Dividends |
Money funds |
· Purchases received by T. Rowe Price by noon ET via wire begin to earn dividends on that day. Other 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. |
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. |
These stock funds only:
· Balanced · Dividend Growth · Equity Income · Equity Index 500 · Global Real Estate · Growth & Income · Personal Strategy Balanced · Personal Strategy Income · Real Estate |
· Declared and paid quarterly, if any, in March, June, September, and December. · Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date. |
Retirement and Spectrum Funds: |
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· Retirement
Income and |
· 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 and paid annually, if any, generally in December. · Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date. |
Other stock funds |
· Declared and paid annually, if any, generally in December. · Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date. |
Bond or money fund shares will earn dividends through the date of redemption. Shares redeemed on a Friday or prior to a holiday (other than wire redemptions for money funds received before noon ET) will continue to earn dividends until the next business day. Generally, if you redeem all of your bond or money 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 or money fund shares, all dividends accrued on those shares will be reinvested, or paid in cash, on the next dividend payment date.
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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.
Capital Gain Payments
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.
Capital gain payments are not expected from money funds, which are managed to maintain a constant share price.
A capital gain or loss is the difference between the purchase and sale price of a security.
Tax Information
You will be sent information for your tax filing needs no later than mid-February .
If you invest in the fund through a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement 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.
Additional information about the taxation of dividends for certain T. Rowe Price funds is listed below:
Tax-Free and Municipal Funds |
· Regular monthly dividends (including those from the state-specific tax-free funds) are expected to be exempt from federal income taxes. · Exemption is not guaranteed, since the fund has the right under certain conditions to invest in nonexempt securities. · A fund may invest in Build America Bonds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as well as other qualified tax credit bonds. Investments in these bonds will result in taxable interest income, although the federal income tax on such interest income may be fully or partially offset by the specified tax credits that are available to the bondholders. A fund may elect to pass through to the shareholders taxable interest income and any corresponding tax credits. Any available tax credits—which are also included in federal taxable income—can generally be used to offset federal regular income tax and alternative minimum tax, but those tax credits are generally not refundable. · Tax-exempt dividends paid to Social Security recipients may increase the portion of benefits that is subject to tax. · For state-specific funds, the monthly dividends you receive are expected to be exempt from state and local income tax of that particular state. For other funds, a small portion of your income dividend may be exempt from state and local income taxes. · If a fund invests in certain “private activity” bonds that are not exempt from alternative minimum tax, shareholders who are subject to the alternative minimum tax must include income generated by those bonds in their alternative minimum tax calculation. Private activity bonds issued in 2009 and 2010, and refunding bonds issued in 2009 and 2010 to refund private activity bonds that were issued from the beginning of 2004 to the end of 2008, are exempt from alternative minimum tax. The portion of a fund’s income dividend that should be included in your alternative minimum tax calculation, if any, will be reported to you in January on Form 1099-INT. |
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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 Global Real Estate Fund, Real Estate Fund, or the bond
and money funds 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 funds or the bond and money funds 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 gains, of U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 (or $250,000 if married filing jointly), and of estates and trusts.
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.
We will send you Form 1099-B , if applicable, no later than mid-February indicating the date and amount of each sale you made in the fund during the prior year. This information will also be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. For most new accounts or those opened by exchange in 1984 or later, we will provide you with the gain or loss on the shares you sold during the year based on the average cost single category method. You may calculate the cost basis using other methods acceptable to the Internal Revenue Service , such as specific identification.
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For mutual fund
shares acquired after 2011, new tax regulations require us to
report the cost basis information to you and the Internal Revenue Service on
Form 1099-B using a cost basis method selected by you or, in the absence
of such selected method, our default method. You should, however, note that the
cost basis information reported to you may not always be the same as what you
should report on your tax return because the rules applicable to the
determination of cost basis on Form 1099-B may be different from the rules
applicable to the determination of cost basis for reporting on your tax return.
Therefore, you should save your transaction records to make sure the
information reported on your tax return is accurate. To help you
maintain accurate records, we will send you a confirmation promptly following
each transaction you make (except for systematic purchases and systematic redemptions) and
a year-end statement detailing all of your transactions in each fund account
during the year.
Taxes on Fund Distributions
We will send you, as applicable, no later than mid-February, a Form 1099-DIV, Form 1099-INT, or other Internal Revenue Service forms, as required, indicating the tax status of any income dividends, dividends exempt from federal income taxes, and capital gain distributions made to you. This information will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Taxable distributions are generally taxable to you in the year in which they are paid. Your bond or money fund dividends for each calendar year will include dividends accrued up to the first business day of the next calendar year. You will be sent any additional information you need to determine your taxes on fund distributions, such as the portion of your dividends, if any, that may be exempt from state and local income taxes. Dividends from tax-free funds are generally expected to be tax-exempt.
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. If you realized a loss on the sale or exchange of fund shares held six months or less, your capital loss is reduced by the tax-exempt dividends , if any, received on those shares. This reduction, however, does not apply to fund shares acquired after December 22, 2010 if the fund declares tax-exempt dividends on a daily basis in an amount equal to at least 90% of its net tax-exempt interest and distributes such dividends at least monthly. 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.
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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.
Taxable distributions are subject to tax whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash.
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.
The following table provides additional details on distributions for certain funds:
Taxes on Fund Distributions |
Tax-Free and Municipal Funds |
· Gains realized on the sale of market discount bonds with maturities beyond one year may be treated as ordinary income and cannot be offset by other capital losses. · Payments received or gains realized on certain derivative transactions may result in taxable ordinary income or capital gain. · To the extent the fund makes such investments, the likelihood of a taxable distribution will be increased. |
Inflation Protected Bond Fund |
· Inflation adjustments on Treasury inflation protected securities exceeding deflation adjustments for the year will be distributed to you as a short-term capital gain resulting in ordinary income. · In computing the distribution amount, the fund cannot reduce inflation adjustments by short- or long-term capital losses from the sales of securities. · Net deflation adjustments for a year may result in all or a portion of dividends paid earlier in the year being treated as a return of capital. |
Retirement and Spectrum Funds |
· Distributions by the underlying funds and changes in asset allocations may result in taxable distributions of ordinary income or capital gains. |
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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.
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.
Following these procedures helps assure timely and accurate transactions.
Purchase Conditions
Nonpayment If you pay with a check or Automated Clearing House transfer that does not clear or if your payment is not received in a timely manner, your purchase may be canceled. You will be responsible for any losses or expenses incurred by the fund or transfer agent, and the fund can redeem shares you own in this or another identically registered T. Rowe Price account as reimbursement. 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 you sell shares that you just purchased and paid for by check or Automated Clearing House transfer, the fund will process your redemption but will generally delay sending you the proceeds for up to 10 calendar days to allow the check or transfer to clear. If, during the clearing period, we receive a check drawn against your newly purchased shares, it will be returned marked “uncollected.” (The 10-day hold does not apply to purchases paid for by bank wire or automatic purchases through your paycheck.)
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Telephone and Online Account Transactions You may access your account and conduct transactions using the telephone or the T. Rowe Price website. The T. Rowe Price funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the funds and their agents are not liable for any losses that may occur from acting on unauthorized instructions. A confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact T. Rowe Price immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. Telephone conversations are recorded.
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.
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· 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.
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.
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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.
Keeping Your Account Open
Due to the relatively high cost to a fund of maintaining small accounts, we ask you to maintain an account balance of at least $1,000 ($10,000 for Summit Funds). If, for any reason, your balance is below this amount for three months or longer, we have the right to redeem your account at the then-current net asset value after giving you 60 days to increase your balance. This could result in a taxable gain.
Signature Guarantees
A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and the T. Rowe Price funds from fraud by verifying your signature.
You may need to have your signature guaranteed in certain situations, such as:
· Written requests: (1) to redeem over $100,000; or (2) to wire redemption proceeds when prior bank account authorization is not on file.
· Remitting redemption proceeds to any person, address, or bank account not on record.
· Transferring redemption proceeds to a T. Rowe Price fund account with a different registration (name or ownership) from yours.
· Establishing certain services after the account is opened.
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.
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Small Account Fee (all funds except Index Funds ) Because of the disproportionately high costs of servicing accounts with low balances, an annual $10 small account fee ( paid to T. Rowe Price Services, the funds’ transfer agent ) will be automatically deducted by redeeming the appropriate number of shares from any nonretirement account with a balance falling below a specified minimum amount. The valuation of accounts and the deduction are expected to take place during the last five business days of September. The fee will be deducted from accounts with balances below $2,000, except for Uniform Gifts to Minors Act/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts, for which the minimum is $500. The fee will be waived for any investor whose T. Rowe Price mutual fund accounts total $25,000 or more. These minimum amounts may be lowered for a particular year. Accounts employing automatic investing (e.g., payroll deduction, automatic purchase from a bank account, etc.) are also exempt from the charge. The fee does not apply to individual retirement accounts and other retirement plan accounts that utilize a prototype plan sponsored by T. Rowe Price, but a separate custodial or administrative fee may apply to such accounts.
Account Maintenance Fee (Index Funds only ) An annual $10 account maintenance fee is charged on a quarterly basis ($2.50 per quarter) usually during the last week of a calendar quarter. On the day of the assessment, accounts with balances below $10,000 will be charged the fee by redeeming the appropriate number of shares . Please note that the fee will be charged to accounts that fall below $10,000 for any reason, including market fluctuations, redemptions, or exchanges. The fee will apply to individual retirement accounts. The fee does not apply to retirement plans directly registered with T. Rowe Price Services or accounts maintained by intermediaries through National Securities Clearing Corporation Networking.
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How is the fund organized?
The fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in 1985 and is an “open-end management investment company,” or mutual fund. Mutual funds pool money received from shareholders and invest it to try to achieve specified objectives.
Shareholders benefit from T. Rowe Price’s 74 years of investment management experience.
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.
· 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.
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.
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 are as follows: Joseph M. Milano, Chairman, Francisco Alonso, P. Robert Bartolo, Brian W.H. Berghuis, Shawn T. Driscoll, Benjamin Landy, Ian C. McDonald, Jason Nogueira, Curt J. Organt, Robert W. Sharps, Clark R. Shields, Taymour Tamaddon, and Eric L. Veiel. The following information describes the chairman’s experience during the past five years and provides the year that the chairman first joined the Firm. Mr. Milano has been chairman of the committee since 2002. He joined the Firm in 1996 and his investment experience dates from that time. He has served as a portfolio manager with the Firm throughout the past five years. 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.
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.
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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% |
Next $80 billion |
0.280% |
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* 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 December 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 June 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. The funds may also pay third-party intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services for underlying shareholders in omnibus accounts. All such fees are included in the fees and expenses table under “Other expenses” and in the fund’s financial statements.
Consider your investment goals, your time horizon for achieving them, and your tolerance for risk. If you seek long-term appreciation and can accept the potentially higher volatility of growth stocks, the fund could be an appropriate part of your overall investment strategy. This fund should not represent your complete investment program or be used for short-term trading purposes.
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Equity investors should have a long-term investment horizon and be willing to wait out bear markets.
The fund offers the potential for significant, long-term growth of capital by seeking to participate in the growth of companies positioned to benefit from the dynamic technological, social, medical, economic, and business developments that are defining the “new America.” The fund has the flexibility to seek investments in companies of any size in any sector believed by T. Rowe Price to offer the greatest growth potential.
Thomas Rowe Price, Jr., pioneered the growth stock theory of investing over 70 years ago. It is based on the premise that inflation represents a more serious long-term threat to an investor’s portfolio than stock market fluctuations or recessions. Mr. Price believed that when a company’s earnings grow faster than both inflation and the economy in general, the market will eventually reward its long-term earnings growth with a higher stock price. However, investors should be aware that, during periods of adverse economic and market conditions, stock prices may fall despite favorable earnings trends.
Growth investors look for companies with above-average earnings gains.
As with any mutual fund, there can be no guarantee the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price may decline. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the fund. Some particular risks affecting the fund include the following:
As with all equity funds, this fund’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, 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 by the fund may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the fund’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other types of stock funds.
The fund may be subject to above-average risk since growth companies pay few dividends and are typically more volatile than slower-growing companies with high dividends. Generally, stocks of companies in rapidly evolving—and often highly competitive—industries are subject to significant price swings. Since investors buy these stocks for their expected superior earnings growth, earnings disappointments, even small ones, can result in sharp price declines. Changes in investor psychology from positive to negative can also cause growth stocks to lose value because of the high valuations they typically carry. The level of risk will be increased if the fund has significant exposure to small-company stocks, which tend to be more volatile than large-company stocks because of their limited product lines, markets, or financial resources. In addition, picking long-term winners in the early stages of developing new industries is very difficult. Promising new fields tend to attract a great deal of competition and capital investment, and the increasingly fast pace of technological change can render an established company’s products and services obsolete virtually overnight.
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Foreign stock holdings may lose value because of declining foreign currencies or adverse political or economic events overseas.
One of the principal tools used to try to reduce the fund’s overall risk level is our intensive research when evaluating a company’s prospects and selecting investments for the fund’s portfolio.
While most assets will be invested in common stocks, the fund may employ other strategies that are not considered part of the fund’s principal investment strategies. From time to time, the fund may invest in securities other than common stocks and use derivatives that are consistent with its investment program. For instance, the fund may invest, to a limited extent, in futures. Any investments in futures would typically serve as an efficient means of gaining exposure to certain markets, or as a tool to manage cash flows into and out of the fund and maintain liquidity while being invested in the market. To the extent the fund invests in futures, it could be exposed to potential volatility and losses greater than direct investments in the contract’s underlying assets.
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The use of futures or other derivatives, if any, exposes the fund to risks that are different from, and potentially greater than, investments in more traditional securities. Changes in the value of a derivative may not properly correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, and may not move in the direction anticipated by the portfolio manager. Derivatives can also be illiquid and difficult to value, the fund could be exposed to significant losses if a counterparty becomes insolvent or is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, and there is the possibility that limitations or trading restrictions may be imposed by an exchange or government regulation .
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.
The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed information about the fund and its investments, operations, and expenses.
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.
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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.
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 as follows .
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 stocks 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.
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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.
Foreign Securities
Investments may be made in foreign securities. These include nondollar-denominated securities traded outside of the U.S. and dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers traded in the U.S. Investing in foreign securities involves special risks that can increase the potential for losses. These include: exposure to potentially adverse local, political, and economic developments such as war, political instability, hyperinflation, currency devaluations, and overdependence on particular industries; government interference in markets such as nationalization and exchange controls, expropriation of assets, or imposition of punitive taxes; potentially lower liquidity and higher volatility; possible problems arising from accounting, disclosure, settlement, and regulatory practices and legal rights that differ from U.S. standards; and the chance that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will decrease the investment’s value (favorable changes can increase its value). These risks are heightened for investments in emerging markets. 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.
Operating policy Fund investments in foreign securities are limited to 15% of total assets. Subject to the overall limit on fund investments in foreign securities, there is no limit on the amount of foreign investments that may be made in emerging markets.
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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, foreign currencies, and credit quality; as an efficient means of increasing or decreasing a fund’s exposure to a specific part or broad segment of the U.S. market or a foreign market; 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.
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 .
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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.
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.
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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.
Managing Foreign Currency Risk
Investors in foreign securities may attempt to hedge their exposure to potentially unfavorable currency changes. The primary means of doing this is through the use of forward currency contracts, which are contracts between two counterparties to exchange one currency for another on some future date at a specified exchange rate. However, futures, swaps, and options on foreign currencies may also be used. In certain circumstances, a different currency may be substituted for the currency in which the investment is denominated, a strategy known as proxy hedging. If a fund were to engage in any of these foreign currency transactions, it would be primarily to protect its foreign securities from adverse currency movements relative to the U.S. dollar. Such transactions involve, among other risks, the risk that anticipated currency movements will not occur, which could reduce fund total return. There are certain markets, including many emerging markets, where it is not possible to engage in effective foreign currency hedging.
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.
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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.
Fundamental policy The value of loaned securities may not exceed 33 1/3%of total assets.
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.
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.
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The Financial Highlights table, which provides information about the fund’s financial history, is based on a single share outstanding throughout the periods shown. 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 (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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2006* |
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2007* |
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2008* |
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2009* |
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2010* |
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Net asset
value, |
$31.88 |
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$31.38 |
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$31.87 |
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$18.77 |
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$28.03 |
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Income From Investment Operations |
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Net investment income |
(0.01 |
) |
(0.01 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.02 |
) |
0.08 |
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Net gains or
losses on |
2.34 |
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4.26 |
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(12.20 |
) |
9.28 |
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5.34 |
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Total from
investment |
2.33 |
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4.25 |
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(12.25 |
) |
9.26 |
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5.42 |
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Less Distributions |
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Dividends
(from net |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(0.06 |
) |
Distributions
(from |
(2.83 |
) |
(3.76 |
) |
(0.84 |
) |
— |
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(0.40 |
) |
Returns of capital |
— |
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— |
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(0.01 |
) |
— |
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— |
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Total distributions |
(2.83 |
) |
(3.76 |
) |
(0.85 |
) |
— |
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(0.46 |
) |
Net asset
value, |
$31.38 |
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$31.87 |
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$18.77 |
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$28.03 |
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$32.99 |
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Total return |
7.24 |
% |
13.74 |
% |
(38.31 |
)% |
49.33 |
% |
19.34 |
% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net assets,
end of period |
$805 |
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$848 |
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$499 |
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$857 |
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$1,258 |
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Ratio of
expenses to |
0.89 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.91 |
% |
0.89 |
% |
0.83 |
% |
Ratio of net
income to |
(0.02 |
)% |
(0.02 |
)% |
(0.20 |
)% |
(0.07 |
)% |
0.28 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate |
61.3 |
% |
60.1 |
% |
88.0 |
% |
67.7 |
% |
60.3 |
% |
* Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method.
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ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION
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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 |
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We must have your correct Social Security or employer identification number on a signed New Account Form or W-9 Form. Otherwise, federal law requires the funds to withhold a percentage of your dividends, capital gain distributions, and redemptions and may subject you to an Internal Revenue Service fine. If this information is not received within 60 days after your account is established, your account may be redeemed at the fund’s net asset value on the redemption date. |
Transaction Confirmations |
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We send immediate confirmations for most of your fund
transactions, but some, such as systematic purchases, dividend reinvestments,
checkwriting redemptions for money funds, and transactions in money funds
used as a T. Rowe Price Brokerage sweep account, may be reported on your
account statement. Please review confirmations and statements as soon as you
receive them and promptly report any discrepancies to Shareholder Services by
calling |
Employer-Sponsored
T. Rowe Price 1-800-492-7670
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Transaction procedures in the following sections may not apply to employer-sponsored retirement plans and institutional accounts. For procedures regarding employer-sponsored retirement plans, please call T. Rowe Price Trust Company or consult your plan administrator. For institutional account procedures, please call your designated account manager or service representative. |
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We do not accept third-party checks for initial purchases; however, we do accept third party checks for subsequent purchases. In addition, T. Rowe Price does not accept purchases by cash, traveler’s checks, or credit card checks. |
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$2,500 minimum initial investment; $1,000 for retirement plans or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts ($25,000 minimum initial investment for Summit Funds only) |
Important Information |
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Pursuant to federal law, all financial institutions must obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account. This information is needed not only for the person who opens an account, but also for any person who has authority to act on behalf of the account. When you open an account, you will be asked for 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. 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
Investor Services at We will use this information to verify the identity of the person(s)/entity opening the account. We will not be able to open your account until we receive all of this information. If we are unable to verify your identity, we are authorized to take any action permitted by law. (See Rights Reserved by the Funds.) |
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The funds are generally available only to investors residing in the United States. In addition, purchases in state tax-free funds are limited to investors living in states where the fund is available. The address of record on your account must be located in one of these states or you will be restricted from purchasing fund shares. Contact Investor Services for more information. |
Account Registration
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If you own other T. Rowe Price funds, be sure to register any new account just like your existing accounts so you can exchange shares among them easily. (The name(s) of the account owner(s) and the account type must be identical.) For joint accounts or other types of accounts owned or controlled by more than one party, either owner/party has complete authority to act on behalf of all and give instructions concerning the account without notice to the other party. T. Rowe Price may, in its sole discretion, require written authorization from all owners/parties to act on the account for certain transactions (for example, to transfer ownership). |
By Mail |
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Please make your check payable to T. Rowe Price Funds (otherwise it will be returned), and send your check, together with the New Account Form, to the appropriate address below: via U.S. Postal Service via private carriers/overnight services T. Rowe Price Account Services Note: Please use the correct address to avoid a delay in opening your new account. |
By Wire
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Call Investor Services for an account number and wire transfer instructions. In order to obtain an account number, you must supply the name, date of birth, Social Security or employer identification number, and residential or business street address for each owner on the account. Complete a New Account Form and mail it to one of the appropriate T. Rowe Price addresses listed under By Mail. Note: Investment will be made, but services may not be established and Internal Revenue Service penalty withholding may occur until we receive a signed New Account Form. |
Online |
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You can open a new mutual fund account online. Go to troweprice.com/newaccount, where you can choose the type of account you wish to open. To open an account electronically, you must be a U.S. citizen residing in the U.S. or a resident alien and not subject to Internal Revenue Service backup withholding. Additionally, you must provide consent to receive certain documents electronically. You will have the option of providing your bank account information that will enable you to make electronic funds transfers to and from your bank account. To set up this banking service online, additional steps will be taken to verify your identity. |
By Exchange |
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Call Shareholder Services or use your computer (see Automated Services under Information About Your Services). The new account will have the same registration as the account from which you are exchanging. Services for the new account may be carried over by telephone request if they are preauthorized on the existing account. For limitations on exchanging, please see Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements–Excessive and Short-Term Trading. |
In Person
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Drop off your New Account Form at any location listed on the back cover and obtain a receipt. |
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$100 minimum additional purchase ($1,000 for Summit Funds); $50 minimum for retirement plans and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts; $50 minimum for Automatic Asset Builder ($100 for Summit Funds) |
By Automated |
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Use your computer or call Shareholder Services if you have established electronic transfers using the Automated Clearing House system. |
By Wire
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Call Shareholder 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. |
By Mail
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1. Make your check payable to T. Rowe Price Funds (otherwise it may be returned). 2. Mail the check to us at the following address with either a fund reinvestment slip or a note indicating the fund you want to buy and your fund account number. Please use the correct address to avoid a delay in processing your transaction. 3. Remember to provide your account number and the fund name on the memo line of your check. |
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via U.S. Postal Service (To send mail directly to T. Rowe Price via private carriers and overnight services, see previous section.) Your transaction will receive the share price for the business day that the request is received by T. Rowe Price prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (not the day the request is received at the P.O. Box). |
By Automatic |
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Fill out the Automatic Asset Builder section on the New Account or Shareholder Services Form. |
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Exchange Service
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You can move money from one account to an existing, identically registered account or open a new identically registered account. Remember, exchanges are purchases and sales for tax purposes. (Exchanges into a state tax-free fund are limited to investors living in states where the fund is available.) For exchange policies, please see Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements – Excessive and Short-Term Trading. |
Redemptions |
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Redemption proceeds can be mailed to your account address, sent by Automated Clearing House transfer to your bank, or wired to your bank (provided your bank information is already on file). Redemption proceeds of less than $5,000 sent by wire are subject to a $5 fee paid to the fund. Please note that large purchase and redemption requests initiated through automated services, including the National Securities Clearing Corporation, may be rejected and, in such instances, the transaction must be placed by contacting a service representative. If you request to redeem a specific dollar amount, and the market value of your account is less than the amount of your request, your redemption will not be processed and you will need to submit a new redemption request in proper form. If you change your address on an account, proceeds will not be mailed to the new address for 15 calendar days after the address change, unless we receive a signature guaranteed letter of instruction. 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. For redemptions by check or electronic transfer, please see Information About Your Services. |
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By Phone
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Call Shareholder Services If you find our phones busy during unusually volatile markets, please consider placing your order at troweprice.com (if you have previously authorized these services) or express mail. |
By Mail |
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For each account involved, provide the account name and number, fund name, and exchange or redemption amount. For exchanges, be sure to specify any fund you are exchanging out of and the fund or funds you are exchanging into. T. Rowe Price may require a signature guarantee of all registered owners (see Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements – Signature Guarantees). Please use the appropriate address below to avoid a delay in processing your transaction: For
nonretirement and individual retirement accounts: via
private carriers/overnight services For
employer-sponsored retirement accounts: via
private carriers/overnight services For requests that are not sent via private carriers or overnight services, your transaction will receive the share price for the business day that the request is received by T. Rowe Price prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (not the day the request is received at the P.O. Box). Requests for redemptions from employer-sponsored retirement accounts may be required to be in writing; please call T. Rowe Price Trust Company or your plan administrator for instructions. Individual retirement account distributions may be requested in writing or by telephone; please call Shareholder Services to obtain an Individual Retirement Account Distribution Form or an Individual Retirement Account Shareholder Services Form to authorize the telephone redemption service. |
Online
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Customers with Account Access (our secure self-service web platform for individual investors) can electronically exchange shares between identically registered T. Rowe Price accounts and electronically redeem shares from their mutual fund accounts. |
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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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Shareholder Services 1-800-225-5132
Investor Services 1-800-638-5660 |
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Many services are available to you as a shareholder; some you receive automatically, and others you must authorize or request on the New Account Form. By signing up for services on the New Account Form, you avoid having to complete a separate form at a later time and obtain a signature guarantee. This section discusses some of the services currently offered. |
Retirement Plans
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We offer a wide range of plans for individuals, institutions, and large and small businesses: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SEP-IRAs, 401(k)s, and 403(b)(7)s. For information on individual retirement accounts or our no-load variable annuity (for existing variable annuity contract holders), call Investor Services. For information on all other retirement plans, please call our Trust Company at 1-800-492-7670. |
Investing for College |
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We can help you save for future college expenses on a tax-advantaged basis. Education
Savings Accounts (formerly known as Education IRAs) 529 Plans |
Automated Services
Tele*AccessSM 1-800-638-2587 24 hours, 7 days |
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Tele*AccessSM |
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Online
Account Access |
Plan Account Line 1-800-401-3279 |
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This 24-hour service is similar to Tele*AccessSM but is designed specifically to meet the needs of retirement plan investors. |
By Telephone and |
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Buy, sell, or exchange shares by calling one of our service representatives or by visiting one of our investor center locations whose addresses are listed on the back cover. |
Electronic Transfers
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By Automated
Clearing House By Wire |
Checkwriting
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(Not available for equity funds or the Emerging Markets Bond, High Yield, International Bond, or U.S. Bond Index Funds) You may write an unlimited number of free checks on any money fund and most bond funds, with a minimum of $500 per check. Keep in mind, however, that a check results in a redemption; a check written on a bond fund will create a taxable event which you and we must report to the Internal Revenue Service. |
Automatic Investing
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Automatic Asset Builder Automatic Exchange |
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To Open an Account 1-800-638-5660
For Existing 1-800-225-7720
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Investments available through our brokerage service include stocks, options, bonds, and others at commission savings over full-service brokers.* We also provide a wide range of services, including: Automated
Telephone and Computer Services Investor
Information Dividend Reinvestment Service *Services vary by firm. T. Rowe Price Brokerage is a division of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. |
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To help you monitor your investments and make decisions that accurately reflect your financial goals, T. Rowe Price offers a wide variety of information in addition to account statements. Most of this information is also available on our website at troweprice.com. If your account has no activity in it for a certain period of time, T. Rowe Price may be required to transfer your account to the appropriate state under its abandoned property laws. A note on mailing procedures: If two or more members of a household own the same fund, we economize on fund expenses by sending only one fund report and prospectus. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be “householded,” please call Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-5132 or write to us at P.O. Box 17630, Baltimore, MD 21297-1630. Shareholder Reports The T.
Rowe Price Report Insights Investment
Guides |
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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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To help you achieve your financial goals, T. Rowe Price offers a wide range of stock, bond, and money market investments, as well as convenient services and informative reports.
For mutual fund or T. Rowe Price Brokerage information
Investor Services
1-800-638-5660
For existing accounts
Shareholder Services
1-800-225-5132
For the hearing impaired
1-800-367-0763
For performance, prices, or account information
Tele*AccessSM
24 hours, 7 days
1-800-638-2587
Internet address
troweprice.com
Plan Account Line
For retirement plan investors: The appropriate 800 number appears on your retirement account statement.
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Investor Centers For directions, call Baltimore Area Downtown 105 East Lombard Owings Mills Three Financial Center Boston Area 386 Washington Street Chicago Area Northbrook 40 Skokie Boulevard Oak Brook 1900 Spring Road Colorado Springs 2260 Briargate Parkway Florida Area Boca Raton Wachovia Plaza Tampa 4211 W. Boy Scout |
Los Angeles Area 10100 Santa Monica New Jersey Area Short Hills 51 JFK Parkway Paramus 35 Plaza Office Center New York Area 1100 Franklin Avenue San Francisco Area 1990 N. California Boulevard Washington, D.C. Area Downtown 900 17th Street, N.W. Tysons Corner 1600 Tysons Boulevard
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A Statement of Additional Information for the T. Rowe Price family of funds has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Further information about fund investments, including a review of market conditions and the manager’s recent investment strategies and their impact on performance during the past fiscal year, is available in the annual and semiannual shareholder reports. To obtain free copies of any of these documents, or for shareholder inquiries, call 1-800-638-5660. These documents and updated performance information are available through troweprice.com.
Fund information and Statements of Additional
Information are also available from the Public Reference Room of the SEC.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling the SEC at |
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A stock fund seeking long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stocks of growth companies. This class of shares is sold only through financial intermediaries. |
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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. |
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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.
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Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds 6 Useful Information on Distributions and Taxes 10 Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements 14 Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, and Recordkeeping Fees 17
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Organization and Management 20 More Information About the Fund and Its Investment Risks 23 Investment Policies and Practices 25 Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Information 31 Financial Highlights 32
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Account Requirements and Transaction Information 35 Purchasing Additional Shares 37 Exchanging and Redeeming Shares 37 Rights Reserved by the Funds 38 T. Rowe Price Privacy Policy 38
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Investment Objective
The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stocks of growth 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 Advisor Class
Annual
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0.65% |
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Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% a |
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Other expenses |
0.17% |
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Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.07% |
a Restated to show maximum 12b-1 fee rate of 0.25%. Actual rate for the prior fiscal year was 0.24%.
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 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 |
$109 |
$340 |
$590 |
$1,306 |
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 60.3 % of the average value of its portfolio.
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Investments, Risks, and Performance
Principal Investment Strategies The fund invests primarily (at least 65% of total assets) in common stocks of U.S. companies operating in those sectors of the economy that, in the view of T. Rowe Price, are the fastest growing or have the greatest growth potential. In recent years, the U.S. economy has evolved rapidly, primarily because of the application of new technologies and scientific advances. Fast-growing companies can be found across an array of industries in today’s “new America.” The choice of industry sectors will generally reflect such factors as the overall revenue growth of the component companies and the sector’s contribution to gross domestic product from year to year.
Holdings range from large-cap to small-cap companies. In selecting stocks, we look for many characteristics, typically including, but not limited to:
· earnings growth rates that generally exceed that of the average company in the S&P 500 Stock Index;
· favorable company fundamentals, such as a strong balance sheet, sound business strategy, and promising competitive positioning;
· effective management; or
· stock valuations, such as price/earnings or price/cash flow ratios, that seem reasonable relative to the company’s prospects.
In pursuing its investment objective, the fund has the discretion to deviate from its normal investment criteria, as previously described, and purchase securities that the fund’s management believes will provide an opportunity for substantial appreciation. These situations might arise when the fund’s management believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons, including an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, a favorable competitive development, or a change in management.
While most assets will typically be invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with the fund’s objectives.
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.
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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.
Investment style risk Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks and their prices usually fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.
Foreign investing risk This is the risk that the fund’s investments in foreign securities may be adversely affected by political and economic conditions overseas, reduced liquidity, or decreases in foreign currency values relative to the U.S. dollar.
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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12/29/05 |
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Returns before taxes |
19.06 |
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5.82 |
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5.73 |
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Returns after taxes on distributions |
18.84 |
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4.86 |
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4.77 |
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Returns after taxes on distributions |
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and sale of fund shares |
12.69 |
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4.73 |
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4.64 |
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S&P 500 Index |
15.06 |
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2.29 |
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2.19 |
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Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index |
20.39 |
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3.50 |
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3.38 |
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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)
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Portfolio Manager |
Title |
Managed Fund Since |
Joined Investment |
Joseph M. Milano |
Chairman of Investment Advisory Committee |
2002 |
1996 |
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. Distributions by the fund, whether or not you reinvest these amounts in additional fund shares, 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. A redemption or exchange of fund shares may be taxable to you, unless you held the fund shares in a tax-deferred account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of 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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As a T. Rowe Price shareholder, you will want to know about the following policies and procedures that apply to all Advisor Class accounts.
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
Advisor 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 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 online 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.
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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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Global Infrastructure—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
Global Large-Cap Stock—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
Global Real Estate—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
Global Stock—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
High Yield—Advisor Class |
1% |
90 days or less |
International Bond—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
International Growth & Income—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
International Stock—Advisor Class |
2% |
90 days or less |
Real Estate—Advisor Class |
1% |
90 days or less |
Small-Cap Value—Advisor Class |
1% |
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” 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 after 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.
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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);
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;
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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.
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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.
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 |
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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. |
These stock funds only:
· Dividend Growth—Advisor Class · Equity Income—Advisor Class · Global Real Estate—Advisor Class · Real Estate—Advisor Class |
· Declared and paid quarterly, if any, in March, June, September, and December. · Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date. |
Retirement Funds: |
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· Retirement Income—Advisor 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 and paid annually, if any, generally in December. · Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date. |
Other stock funds |
· Declared and paid annually, if any, generally in December. · Must be a shareholder on the dividend record date. |
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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.
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 an individual retirement 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.
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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 Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class, Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class, or the bond fund Advisor 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 Advisor Classes is expected to qualify for this deduction.
Regular monthly dividends from the Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class are expected to be exempt from federal income taxes. Exemption is not guaranteed since the fund has the right under certain conditions to invest in nonexempt securities. You must report your total tax-free income on Internal Revenue Service Form 1040. The Internal Revenue Service uses this information to help determine the tax status of any Social Security payments you may have received during the year. Tax-exempt dividends paid to Social Security recipients may increase the portion of benefits that is subject to tax.
Beginning in 2013, a 3.8 percent Medicare contribution tax will be imposed on net investment income, including interest, dividends, and capital gains, of U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 (or $250,000 if married filing jointly), and of estates and trusts.
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.
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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. If you realized a loss on the sale or exchange of fund shares held six months or less, your capital loss is reduced by the tax-exempt dividends , if any, received on those shares. This reduction, however, does not apply to fund shares acquired after December 22, 2010, if the fund declares tax-exempt dividends on a daily basis in an amount equal to at least 90% of its net tax-exempt interest and distributes such dividends at least monthly. 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 Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class, gains realized on the sale of market discount bonds with maturities beyond one year may be treated as ordinary income and cannot be offset by other capital losses. To the extent the fund invests in these securities, the likelihood of a taxable gain distribution will be increased.
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.
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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.
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.
The Advisor Class is a share class of its respective T. Rowe Price fund and is not a separate mutual fund. The fund’s Advisor Class shares are intended for purchase through various third-party intermediaries, including brokers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan recordkeepers, and other financial intermediaries that provide various distribution and administrative services.
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.
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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.)
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.
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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.
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 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.
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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;
· 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.
The Advisor Class has adopted a 12b-1 plan under which it pays a fee at a rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets per year to various unaffiliated intermediaries such as brokers, banks, insurance companies , and retirement plan recordkeepers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing of the Advisor Class shares. Distribution payments may include payments to intermediaries for making the Advisor Class shares available to their customers (e.g., providing the fund with “shelf space” or inclusion on a “preferred list” or “supermarket” platform). Shareholder servicing payments may include payments to intermediaries for providing shareholder support services to existing shareholders of the Advisor Class. These payments may be more or less than the costs incurred by the intermediaries. Because the fees are paid from the Advisor 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 Advisor 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 customer, transmitting net purchase and redemption orders, mailing shareholder confirmations and periodic statements, and providing telephone and web support to respond to questions regarding the customer’s account.
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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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How is the fund organized?
The fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in 1985 and is an “open-end management investment company,” or mutual fund. Mutual funds pool money received from shareholders and invest it to try to achieve specified objectives. In 2005, the fund issued a separate class of shares known as the Advisor Class.
Shareholders benefit from T. Rowe Price’s 74 years of investment management experience.
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 Advisor 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.
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 are as follows: Joseph M. Milano, Chairman, Francisco Alonso, P. Robert Bartolo, Brian W.H. Berghuis, Shawn T. Driscoll, Benjamin Landy, Ian C. McDonald, Jason Nogueira, Curt J. Organt, Robert W. Sharps, Clark R. Shields, Taymour Tamaddon, and Eric L. Veiel. The following information describes the chairman’s experience during the past five years and provides the year that the chairman first joined the Firm. Mr. Milano has been chairman of the committee since 2002. He joined the Firm in 1996 and his investment experience dates from that time. He has served as a portfolio manager with the Firm throughout the past five years. 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.
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.
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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% |
Next $80 billion |
0.280% |
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 December 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.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. has agreed (through April 30, 2012) to waive its fees and/or bear any expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees) that would cause the class’s ratio of expenses to average net assets to exceed 1.10%. Termination of the agreement would require approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fees waived and expenses paid under this agreement (and a previous limitation of 1.10%) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. by the fund whenever the class’s expense ratio is below 1.10%. However, no reimbursement will be made more than three years after the waiver or payment, or if it would result in the expense ratio exceeding 1.10%.
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 June 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. 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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Consider your investment goals, your time horizon for achieving them, and your tolerance for risk. If you are investing through an intermediary and seek long-term appreciation and can accept the potentially higher volatility of growth stocks, the fund could be an appropriate part of your overall investment strategy. This fund should not represent your complete investment program or be used for short-term trading purposes.
Equity investors should have a long-term investment horizon and be willing to wait out bear markets.
The fund offers the potential for significant, long-term growth of capital by seeking to participate in the growth of companies positioned to benefit from the dynamic technological, social, medical, economic, and business developments that are defining the “new America.” The fund has the flexibility to seek investments in companies of any size in any sector believed by T. Rowe Price to offer the greatest growth potential.
Thomas Rowe Price, Jr., pioneered the growth stock theory of investing over 70 years ago. It is based on the premise that inflation represents a more serious long-term threat to an investor’s portfolio than stock market fluctuations or recessions. Mr. Price believed that when a company’s earnings grow faster than both inflation and the economy in general, the market will eventually reward its long-term earnings growth with a higher stock price. However, investors should be aware that, during periods of adverse economic and market conditions, stock prices may fall despite favorable earnings trends.
Growth investors look for companies with above-average earnings gains.
As with any mutual fund, there can be no guarantee the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price may decline. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the fund. Some particular risks affecting the fund include the following:
As with all equity funds, this fund’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, 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 by the fund may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the fund’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other types of stock funds.
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The fund may be subject to above-average risk since growth companies pay few dividends and are typically more volatile than slower-growing companies with high dividends. Generally, stocks of companies in rapidly evolving—and often highly competitive—industries are subject to significant price swings. Since investors buy these stocks for their expected superior earnings growth, earnings disappointments, even small ones, can result in sharp price declines. Changes in investor psychology from positive to negative can also cause growth stocks to lose value because of the high valuations they typically carry. The level of risk will be increased if the fund has significant exposure to small-company stocks, which tend to be more volatile than large-company stocks because of their limited product lines, markets, or financial resources. In addition, picking long-term winners in the early stages of developing new industries is very difficult. Promising new fields tend to attract a great deal of competition and capital investment, and the increasingly fast pace of technological change can render an established company’s products and services obsolete virtually overnight.
Foreign stock holdings may lose value because of declining foreign currencies or adverse political or economic events overseas.
One of the principal tools used to try to reduce the fund’s overall risk level is our intensive research when evaluating a company’s prospects and selecting investments for the fund’s portfolio.
While most assets will be invested in common stocks, the fund may employ other strategies that are not considered part of the fund’s principal investment strategies. From time to time, the fund may invest in securities other than common stocks and use derivatives that are consistent with its investment program. For instance, the fund may invest, to a limited extent, in futures. Any investments in futures would typically serve as an efficient means of gaining exposure to certain markets, or as a tool to manage cash flows into and out of the fund and maintain liquidity while being invested in the market. To the extent the fund invests in futures, it could be exposed to potential volatility and losses greater than direct investments in the contract’s underlying assets.
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The use of futures or other derivatives, if any, exposes the fund to risks that are different from, and potentially greater than, investments in more traditional securities. Changes in the value of a derivative may not properly correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, and may not move in the direction anticipated by the portfolio manager. Derivatives can also be illiquid and difficult to value, the fund could be exposed to significant losses if a counterparty becomes insolvent or is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, and there is the possibility that limitations or trading restrictions may be imposed by an exchange or government regulation .
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.
The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed information about the fund and its investments, operations, and expenses.
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.
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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.
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 as follows .
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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 stocks 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.
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.
Foreign Securities
Investments may be made in foreign securities. These include nondollar-denominated securities traded outside of the U.S. and dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers traded in the U.S. Investing in foreign securities involves special risks that can increase the potential for losses. These include: exposure to potentially adverse local, political, and economic developments such as war, political instability, hyperinflation, currency devaluations, and overdependence on particular industries; government interference in markets such as nationalization and exchange controls, expropriation of assets, or imposition of punitive taxes; potentially lower liquidity and higher volatility; possible problems arising from accounting, disclosure, settlement, and regulatory practices and legal rights that differ from U.S. standards; and the chance that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will decrease the investment’s value (favorable changes can increase its value). These risks are heightened for investments in emerging markets. 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.
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Operating policy Fund investments in foreign securities are limited to 15% of total assets. Subject to the overall limit on fund investments in foreign securities, there is no limit on the amount of foreign investments that may be made in emerging markets.
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, foreign currencies, and credit quality; as an efficient means of increasing or decreasing a fund’s exposure to a specific part or broad segment of the U.S. market or a foreign market; 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Managing Foreign Currency Risk
Investors in foreign securities may attempt to hedge their exposure to potentially unfavorable currency changes. The primary means of doing this is through the use of forward currency contracts, which are contracts between two counterparties to exchange one currency for another on some future date at a specified exchange rate. However, futures, swaps, and options on foreign currencies may also be used. In certain circumstances, a different currency may be substituted for the currency in which the investment is denominated, a strategy known as proxy hedging. If a fund were to engage in any of these foreign currency transactions, it would be primarily to protect its foreign securities from adverse currency movements relative to the U.S. dollar. Such transactions involve, among other risks, the risk that anticipated currency movements will not occur, which could reduce fund total return. There are certain markets, including many emerging markets, where it is not possible to engage in effective foreign currency hedging.
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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 v 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.
Fundamental policy The value of loaned securities may not exceed 33 1/3% of total assets.
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.
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.
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The Financial Highlights table, which provides information about the fund’s Advisor 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 Advisor 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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Year ended December 31 |
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2006* |
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2007* |
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2008* |
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2009* |
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2010* |
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Net asset
value, |
$31.88 |
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$31.31 |
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$31.75 |
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$18.66 |
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$27.80 |
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Income From Investment Operations |
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Net investment income |
(0.09 |
) a |
(0.12 |
) a |
(0.10 |
) a |
(0.07 |
) a |
0.04 |
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Net gains or
losses on |
2.35 |
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4.29 |
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(12.14 |
) |
9.21 |
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5.26 |
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Total from
investment |
2.26 |
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4.17 |
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(12.24 |
) |
9.14 |
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5.30 |
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Less Distributions |
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Dividends
(from net |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(0.03 |
) |
Distributions
(from |
(2.83 |
) |
(3.73 |
) |
(0.84 |
) |
— |
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(0.39 |
) |
Returns of capital |
— |
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— |
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(0.01 |
) |
— |
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— |
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Total distributions |
(2.83 |
) |
(3.73 |
) |
(0.85 |
) |
— |
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(0.42 |
) |
Net asset
value, |
$31.31 |
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$31.75 |
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$18.66 |
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$27.80 |
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$32.68 |
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Total return |
7.01 |
% a |
13.51 |
% a |
(38.42 |
)% a |
48.98 |
% a |
19.06 |
% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net assets,
end of period |
$1,357 |
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$5,924 |
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$4,272 |
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$18,158 |
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$68,186 |
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Ratio of
expenses to |
1.10 |
% a |
1.10 |
% a |
1.10 |
% a |
1.10 |
% a |
1.08 |
% |
Ratio of net
income to |
(0.28 |
)% a |
(0.34 |
)% a |
(0.38 |
)% a |
(0.29 |
)% a |
0.13 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate |
61.3 |
% |
60.1 |
% |
88.0 |
% |
67.7 |
% |
60.3 |
% |
* Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method.
a Excludes expenses in excess of a 1.10% contractual expense limitation in effect through April 30, 2012 .
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ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION
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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. |
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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 by calling Opening a
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Important Information About Opening an Account
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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 via
private carriers/overnight services Note: Please use the correct address to avoid a delay in opening your new account. |
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$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
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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. |
Exchange Service
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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. |
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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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A Statement of Additional Information for the T. Rowe Price family of funds has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Further information about fund investments, including a review of market conditions and the manager’s recent investment strategies and their impact on performance during the past fiscal year, 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.
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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
1940 Act File No. 811-4358 E260-040 5/1/11
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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This is the Statement of Additional Information for all of the funds listed below. It is divided into two parts (Part I and Part II). Part I generally contains information that is particular to each fund, while Part II contains information that generally applies to all of the funds in the T. Rowe Price family of funds (“Price Funds”).
The date of this Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is May 1, 2011.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC. (RPBAX)
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC. (TRBCX)
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class (PABGX)
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class (RRBGX)
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund (PRXCX)
California Tax-Free Money Fund (PCTXX)
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND (PRWCX)
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class (PACLX)
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC. (PRCOX)
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class (PACOX)
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class (RRCOX)
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC. (PRPIX)
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. (PRDMX)
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. (PRDSX)
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC. (PRDGX)
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class (TADGX)
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND (PRFDX)
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class (PAFDX)
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund–R Class (RRFDX)
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC. (PRISX)
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC. (TRGRX)
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class (PAGEX)
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC. (PRGTX)
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND (PRGMX)
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC. (PRGIX)
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC. (PRGFX)
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class (TRSAX)
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund–R Class (RRGSX)
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC. (PRHSX)
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. (PRHYX)
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund–Advisor Class (PAHIX)
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund (PREIX)
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund (PEXMX)
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund (POMIX)
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
(formerly the T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund)
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC. (PRIPX)
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC. (“Institutional Equity Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund (TPLGX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund (TRLGX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund (TILCX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund (PMEGX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund (TRSSX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund (TRISX)
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T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund (TICPX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund–F Class (PFCPX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund (RPIFX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund–F Class (PFFRX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund (TRHYX)
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund (TRIAX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund (RPICX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund (TREBX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund (IEMFX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund (TRCEX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund (formerly the T. Rowe Price
Institutional Foreign Equity Fund) (PRFEX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund TRGSX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund (RPIGX)
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund (RPIIX)
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund (TRAMX)
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund (TREMX)
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund (PREMX)
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund (PRMSX)
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund (PRESX)
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund (TRGFX)
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class (PAGFX)
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund (RPGEX)
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class (PAGLX)
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund (PRGSX)
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class (PAGSX)
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund® (RPIBX)
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund–Advisor Class (PAIBX)
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund (PRIDX)
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund (TRIGX)
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class (PAIGX)
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund–R Class (RRIGX)
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund (PRITX)
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund–Advisor Class (PAITX)
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund–R Class (RRITX)
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund (PRJPX)
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund (PRLAX)
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund (PRASX)
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund (TROSX)
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund (PIEQX)
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC. (PRMTX)
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. (RPMGX)
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class (PAMCX)
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class (RRMGX)
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC. (TRMCX)
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class (TAMVX)
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class (RRMVX)
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND (PRWAX)
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class (PAWAX)
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC. (PRNEX)
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC. (PRNHX)
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC. (PRCIX)
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund–Advisor Class (PANIX)
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund–R Class (RRNIX)
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T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC. (“Personal Strategy Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund (TRPBX)
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund (TRSGX)
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund (PRSIX)
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC. (PRRXX)
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC. (PRAFX)
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC. (TRREX)
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class (PAREX)
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. (“TRP Reserve Investment Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
(“TRP Government Reserve
Investment Fund”)
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund (“TRP Reserve Investment Fund”)
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC. (“Retirement Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund (TRRFX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class (PARGX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class (RRTLX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund (TRRAX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class (PARAX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class (RRTAX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund (TRRGX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class (PARHX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class (RRTMX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund (TRRBX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class (PARBX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class (RRTBX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund (TRRHX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class (PARJX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class (RRTNX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund (TRRCX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class (PARCX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class (RRTCX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund (TRRJX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class (PARKX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class (RRTPX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund (TRRDX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class (PARDX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class (RRTDX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund (TRRKX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class (PARLX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class (RRTRX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund (TRRMX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class (PARFX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class (RRTFX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund (TRRNX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class (PAROX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class RRTVX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund (TRRIX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class (PARIX)
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund–R Class (RRTIX)
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC. (PRSCX)
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class (PASTX)
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC. (PRWBX)
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class (PASHX)
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC. (OTCFX)
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class (PASSX)
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC. (PRSVX)
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class (PASVX)
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T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC. (“Spectrum Funds”)
Spectrum Growth Fund (PRSGX)
Spectrum Income Fund (RPSIX)
Spectrum International Fund (PSILX)
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund (GTFBX)
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund (PRMDX)
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund (MDXBX)
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund (TMDXX)
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund (NJTFX)
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund (PRNYX)
New York Tax-Free Money Fund (NYTXX)
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund (PRVAX)
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. (PRSNX)
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class (PRSAX)
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC. (“Summit Income Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund (TSCXX)
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund (PRSUX)
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC. (“Summit Municipal Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund (TRSXX)
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund (PRSMX)
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund (PRINX)
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC. (“Tax-Efficient Funds”)
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund (PREFX)
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC. (PTEXX)
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. (PRFHX)
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC. (PRTAX)
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class (PATAX)
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC. (PRFSX)
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC. (PBDIX)
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC. (TRULX)
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class (PAULX)
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC. (“U.S. Treasury Funds”)
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund (PRTIX)
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund (PRULX)
U.S. Treasury Money Fund (PRTXX)
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC. (TRVLX)
T. Rowe Price Value Fund–Advisor Class (PAVLX)
Mailing Address:
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
1-800-638-5660
This SAI is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the appropriate current fund prospectus, which may be obtained from T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. (“Investment Services”).
Each fund’s financial statements for its most recent fiscal period and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in each fund’s annual or semiannual report and incorporated by reference into this SAI. The Institutional Core Plus Fund–F Class and the Institutional Floating Rate Fund–F Class have not been in existence long enough to have complete financial statements.
If you would like a prospectus or an annual or semiannual shareholder report for a fund of which you are not a shareholder, please call 1-800-638-5660 and it will be sent to you at no charge. Please read this material carefully.
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PART I – TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Management of the Funds 12
Principal Holders of Securities 73
Investment Management Agreements 101
Other Shareholder Services 119
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Distributor for the Funds 126
Portfolio Transactions 129
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm 154
Part II 155
References to the following are as indicated:
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”)
Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended (“1940 Act”)
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)
Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (“1933 Act”)
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (“1934 Act”)
Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”)
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”)
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited (“Price Hong Kong”)
T. Rowe Price International Ltd (“T. Rowe Price International”)
T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. (“Price Singapore”)
Advisor Class
The Advisor Class is a share class of its respective T. Rowe Price fund and is not a separate mutual fund. The Advisor Class shares are designed to be sold only through brokers, dealers, banks, insurance companies, and other financial intermediaries that provide various distribution and administrative services.
F Class
The F Class is a share class of its respective T. Rowe Price fund and is not a separate mutual fund. The F Class shares are designed to be sold only through financial advisors and certain third-party intermediaries, including brokers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan recordkeepers, and other financial intermediaries that provide various distribution and administrative services. F Class shares are not intended to be offered by intermediaries through a mutual fund “supermarket” platform.
R Class
The R Class is a share class of its respective T. Rowe Price fund and is not a separate mutual fund. The R Class shares are designed to be sold only through various third-party intermediaries that offer employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plans, including brokers, dealers, banks, insurance companies, retirement plan recordkeepers, and others.
Real Assets, TRP Government Reserve Investment, TRP Reserve Investment and Inflation Focused Bond Funds
These funds are not available for direct purchase by members of the public.
Institutional Funds
The Institutional Funds have a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum (except for their F Class shares) and are designed for institutional investors. Institutional investors typically include banks, pension plans, and trust and investment companies.
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PART I
Below is a table showing the prospectus and shareholder report dates for each fund. The table also lists each fund’s category, which should be used to identify groups of funds that are referenced throughout this SAI.
Fund |
Fund Category |
Fiscal Year End |
Annual Report Date |
Semiannual Report Date |
Prospectus Date |
Africa & Middle East |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Balanced |
Blended |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Blue Chip Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
California Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
California Tax-Free Money |
State Tax-Free Money |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Capital Appreciation |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Capital Opportunity |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Corporate Income |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Dividend Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
International Bond |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Equity Income |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Equity Income Fund–R Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Equity Index 500 |
Index Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
European Stock |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Extended Equity Market Index |
Index Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Financial Services |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Global Infrastructure |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Global Real Estate |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Global Stock |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Global Technology |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
GNMA |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
Taxable Money |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Growth & Income |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Growth Stock |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Health Sciences |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
High Yield |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional Core Plus |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Institutional Core Plus-F Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
International Bond |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional Floating Rate |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Institutional Floating Rate-F Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Institutional Global Equity |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional High Yield |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Institutional International Bond |
International Bond |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
International Bond |
International Bond |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
International Bond |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
International Discovery |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Equity Index |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Growth & Income |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Growth & Income Fund–R Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Stock |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
International Stock Fund–R Class |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Japan |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Latin America |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
State Tax-Free Money |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Media & Telecommunications |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Mid-Cap Value |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
New America Growth |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
New Asia |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
New Era |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
New Horizons |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
New Income |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
New Income Fund–R Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
State Tax-Free Money |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Overseas Stock |
International Equity |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
Blended |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
Blended |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Personal Strategy Income |
Blended |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Prime Reserve |
Taxable Money |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Real Assets Fund |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Real Estate |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
Taxable Money |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2005 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2010 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2015 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2020 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2025 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2030 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2035 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2040 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2045 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2050 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2055 |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement Income |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Retirement Income Fund–R Class |
Fund-of-Funds |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Science & Technology |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Short-Term Bond |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Small-Cap Stock |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Small-Cap Value |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Spectrum Growth |
Fund-of-Funds |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Spectrum Income |
Fund-of-Funds |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Spectrum International |
Fund-of-Funds |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Strategic Income |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
Taxable Money |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Summit GNMA |
Taxable Bond |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Summit Municipal Income |
Tax-Free Bond |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
Tax-Free Bond |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
Tax-Free Money |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
Equity |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
Tax-Free Money |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Tax-Free Income |
Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Tax Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
Total Equity Market Index |
Index Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
U.S. Bond Index |
Index Bond |
Oct 31 |
Oct 31 |
Apr 30 |
March 1 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
Taxable Bond |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
Taxable Money |
May 31 |
May 31 |
Nov 30 |
Oct 1 |
Value |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Value Fund–Advisor Class |
Equity |
Dec 31 |
Dec 31 |
June 30 |
May 1 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
State Tax-Free Bond |
Feb 28 |
Feb 28 |
Aug 30 |
July 1 |
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
The officers and directors (the term “director” is used to refer to directors or trustees, as applicable) of the Price Funds are listed below. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
Each fund is overseen by a Board of Directors/Trustees (“Board”) that meets regularly to review a wide variety of matters affecting the funds, including performance, investment programs, compliance matters, advisory fees and expenses, service providers, and other business affairs. The Boards elect the funds’ officers and are responsible for performing various duties imposed on them by the 1940 Act, the laws of Maryland or Massachusetts, and other laws. At least 75% of the Board’s members are independent of T. Rowe Price and its affiliates . Each of the independent directors serves on the Board of each Price Fund. The directors who are also employees or officers of T. Rowe Price are referred to as inside or interested directors. Except as indicated, each inside director or officer has been an employee of T. Rowe Price or its affiliates for five or more years. Each Board currently has three standing committees, a Committee of Independent Directors, a Joint Audit Committee, and an Executive Committee, each as described in the following paragraphs.
Edward C. Bernard, an inside director, is the Chairman of the Board of each fund. The independent directors of each fund have designated a Lead Independent Director, who functions as a liaison between the Chairman of the Board and the other independent directors. The Lead Independent Director presides at all executive sessions of the independent directors, reviews and provides input on Board meeting agendas and materials, and typically represents the independent directors in discussions with T. Rowe Price management. Anthony W. Deering currently serves as Lead Independent Director. Each fund’s Board has determined that its leadership and committee structure is appropriate because the Board believes that it sets the proper tone for the relationship between the fund, on the one hand, and T. Rowe Price or its affiliates and the fund’s other principal service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board’s independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, the structure efficiently allocates responsibility among committees and the full Board.
Like other mutual funds, the funds are subject to risks, including investment, compliance, operational and valuation risks, among others. The Board oversees risk as part of its oversight of the funds. Risk oversight is addressed as part of various Board and committee activities. The Board, directly or through its committees, interacts with and reviews reports from, among others, the investment adviser or its affiliates, the funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, the funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, legal counsel, and internal auditors for T. Rowe Price or its affiliates, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the funds and the risk management programs of the investment adviser and certain other service providers. Also, the Joint Audit Committee receives periodic reports from members of the advisers’ Risk Management Oversight Committee on the significant risks inherent to the advisers’ business, including aggregate investment risks, reputational risk, business continuity risk, and operational risk. The actual day-to-day risk management functions with respect to the funds are subsumed within the responsibilities of the investment advisers and other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), who carry out the funds’ investment management and business affairs. Although the risk management policies of T. Rowe Price, and its affiliates and the funds’ other service providers are reasonably designed to be effective, those policies and their implementation vary among service providers over time, and there is no guarantee that they will be effective. Not all risks that may affect the funds can be identified. Processes and controls developed may not eliminate or mitigate the occurrence or effects of all risks, and some risks may be simply beyond any control of the funds, T. Rowe Price or its affiliates or other service providers.
The Committee of Independent Directors, which consists of all of the independent directors of the funds, is responsible for selecting candidates for election as independent directors to fill vacancies on each fund’s Board. The committee will consider written recommendations from shareholders for possible nominees. Shareholders should submit their recommendations to the secretary of the funds. The committee held five formal meetings in 2010. The committee is chaired by the Lead Independent Director.
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The Joint Audit Committee is composed of Jeremiah E. Casey, Anthony W. Deering, Theo C. Rodgers, and Mark R. Tercek, all independent directors. Theo C. Rodgers currently serves as chairman of the Joint Audit Committee. The Joint Audit Committee holds two regular meetings during each fiscal year, at which time it meets with the independent registered public accounting firm of the Price Funds to review: (1) the services provided; (2) the findings of the most recent audits; (3) management’s response to the findings of the most recent audits; (4) the scope of the audits to be performed; (5) the accountants’ fees; and (6) any accounting questions relating to particular areas of the Price Funds’ operations or the operations of parties dealing with the Price Funds, as circumstances indicate. The Joint Audit Committee met two times in 2010.
The funds’ Executive Committee, consisting of the funds’ interested director(s), has been authorized by its respective Board to exercise all powers of the Boards to manage the funds in the intervals between meetings of the Boards, except the powers prohibited by statute from being delegated. All actions of the Executive Committee must be approved in advance by one independent director and reviewed after the fact by the full Board. The Executive Committee for each fund does not hold regularly scheduled meetings. The Executive Committee took action by written consent on behalf of three funds during 2010.
Each Board has concluded that, based on each director’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other directors, each director should serve on the Board. Attributes common to all directors include their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the various service providers to the funds, and to exercise reasonable business judgment in the performance of their duties as directors. In addition, the Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of the directors during their tenure in concluding that each should continue to serve. A director’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively may have been attained through his or her educational background or professional training; business, consulting, public service or academic positions; experience from service as a director of the Price Funds, public companies, or non-profit entities or other organizations; or other experiences. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills of each director that led the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a director.
Messrs. Deering, Dick and Schreiber have each served as a director of Price Funds for more than 18 years, and Messrs. Casey and Rodgers and Ms. Horn have each served as a director of Price Funds for more than 5 years, including in each case as members and/or Chairs of Board committees. Mr. Tercek has been a director of the Price Funds since 2009. He has approximately 24 years of experience in the financial services industry and has been the chief executive officer of a non-profit entity since 2008 . Dr. Brody has been a director of the Price Funds since 2009. He has substantial experience in the public health and research fields, as well as academia, and brings a diverse perspective to the Board. In addition, specific experience and qualifications of the independent directors with respect to their occupations and directorships of public companies and other investment companies are set forth in the following table.
Independent Directors(a)
Name, Year of
Birth, and Number |
Principal
Occupation(s) |
Directorships |
William R. Brody 1944 128 portfolios |
President and Trustee, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2009 to present); President and Trustee, Johns Hopkins University (1996 to 2009); Chairman of Executive Committee and Trustee, John Hopkins Health System (1996 to 2009) |
Novartis, Inc. (2009 to present); IBM (2007 to present) |
Jeremiah E. Casey 1940 128 portfolios
|
Retired |
None |
Anthony W. Deering 1945 128 portfolios |
Chairman, Exeter Capital, LLC, a private investment firm (2004 to present) |
Under Armour (2008 to present); Vornado Real Estate Investment Trust (2004 to present); Mercantile Bankshares (2002 to 2007); Deutsche Bank North America (2004 to present) |
Donald W. Dick, Jr. 1943 128 portfolios |
Principal, EuroCapital Partners, LLC, an acquisition and management advisory firm (1995 to present) |
None |
Karen N. Horn 1943 128 portfolios |
Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group, an advisory and investment banking firm (2004 to present) |
Eli Lilly and Company (1987 to present); Simon Property Group (2004 to present); Norfolk Southern (2008 to present); Fannie Mae (2006 to 2008) |
Theo C. Rodgers 1941 128 portfolios |
President, A&R Development Corporation (1977 to present) |
None |
John G. Schreiber 1946 128 portfolios |
Owner/President, Centaur Capital Partners, Inc., a real estate investment company (1991 to present); Co-Founder and Partner, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P. (1992 to present) |
General Growth Properties, Inc. (2010 to present) |
Mark R. Tercek 1957 128 portfolios |
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nature Conservancy (2008 to present); Managing Director, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1984 to 2008) |
None |
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(a) All information about the directors was current as of December 31, 2010, except for the number of portfolios, which is current as of the date of this SAI.
Inside Directors(a)
The following persons are considered interested persons of the funds because they also serve as officers of the funds and T. Rowe Price or its affiliates. No more than two inside directors serve as directors of any fund.
The Board invites nominations from each fund’s investment adviser for persons to serve as interested directors, and the Board reviews and approves these nominations. Each of the current interested directors is a senior executive officer of T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., as well as certain of their affiliates. Mr. Bernard has served as a director of all Price Funds and has been Chairman of the Board for all Price Funds since 2006. Mr. Gitlin became a director of certain Price Funds in 2010, and Messrs. Laporte and Rogers have served as directors of certain Price Funds since 1985 and 2006, respectively, in each case serving as members of the Executive Committee. In addition, specific experience and qualifications of the interested directors with respect to their occupations and directorships of public companies and other investment companies are set forth in the following table.
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Name, Year of Birth,
and Number |
Principal Occupation(s) |
Directorships |
Edward C. Bernard 1956 128 portfolios |
Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice Chairman of the Board, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board and Director, T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Savings Bank, and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, T. Rowe Price International; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price Trust Company
Chairman of the Board, all funds |
None |
Michael C. Gitlin 1970 39 portfolios |
Director of Fixed Income, T. Rowe Price (2009 to present); Global Head of Trading, T. Rowe Price (2007-2009); Head of U.S. Equity Sales, Citigroup Global Markets (2005 to 2007)
Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
None |
John H. Laporte; CFA 1945 16 portfolios |
Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
Executive Vice President, Spectrum Funds; Vice President, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Health Sciences Fund, New Horizons Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, and Retirement Funds |
None |
Brian C. Rogers; CFA, CIC 1955 73 portfolios |
Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Chairman of the Board, Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Trust Company
President, Equity Income Fund and Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Personal Strategy Funds, Retirement Funds, Spectrum Funds, and Value Fund |
None |
(a) All information about the directors was current as of December 31, 2010, except for the number of portfolios, which is current as of the date of this SAI.
Retirement and Spectrum Funds (individually, a “Fund-of-Funds” and collectively, “Funds-of-Funds”)
The management of the business and affairs of the Funds-of-Funds is the responsibility of the Board. In exercising their responsibilities, the Board, among other things, will refer to the Special Servicing Agreement and policies and guidelines included in an Application for an Exemptive Order (and accompanying Notice and Order) issued by the SEC in connection with the Spectrum Funds (and which also applies to Retirement Funds). A majority of directors of the Funds-of-Funds are independent. However, the directors and officers of the Funds-of-Funds and certain directors and officers of T. Rowe Price and its affiliates also serve in similar positions with most of the various Price Funds in which the Retirement and Spectrum Funds invest (collectively, “underlying Price funds”). Thus, if the interests of the Funds-of-Funds and the underlying Price funds were ever to become divergent, it is possible that a conflict of interest could arise and affect how this latter group of persons fulfill their fiduciary duties to the Funds-of-Funds and the underlying Price funds. The directors of Funds-of-Funds believe they have structured the Funds-of-Funds to avoid these concerns. However, a situation could conceivably occur where proper action for the Funds-of-Funds could be adverse to the interests of an underlying Price fund, or the reverse could occur. If such a possibility arises, the directors and officers of the affected funds, and T. Rowe Price, will carefully analyze the situation and take all steps they believe reasonable to minimize and, where possible, eliminate the potential conflict.
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Term of Office and Length of Time Served
The directors serve until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor. The following table shows the year from which each director has served on each fund’s Board (or that of the corporation or trust of which the fund is a part).
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|
Independent Directors |
|||||||
Fund/Corporation/Trust |
Number of portfolios |
Brody |
Casey |
Deering |
Dick |
Horn |
Rodgers |
Schreiber |
Tercek |
Balanced |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1991 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Blue Chip Growth |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1993 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
California Tax-Free Income Trust |
2 |
2009 |
2006 |
1986 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Capital Appreciation |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1986 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Capital Opportunity |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Corporate Income |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1995 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1995 |
2009 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2003 |
2003 |
2003 |
2005 |
2003 |
2009 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1997 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Dividend Growth |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1992 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Equity Income |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Financial Services |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1996 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Global Real Estate |
1 |
2009 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2009 |
Global Technology |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
2000 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
GNMA |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1985 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Growth & Income |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1982 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Growth Stock |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1980 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Health Sciences |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1995 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
High Yield |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1984 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Index Trust |
3 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2009 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
2002 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
2002 |
2009 |
Institutional Equity |
6 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1996 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Institutional Income |
3 |
2009 |
2006 |
2002 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
2002 |
2009 |
Institutional International |
9 |
2009 |
2006 |
1991 |
1989 |
2003 |
2006 |
2001 |
2009 |
International |
16 |
2009 |
2006 |
1991 |
1988 |
2003 |
2006 |
2001 |
2009 |
International Index |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
2000 |
2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
2001 |
2009 |
Media & Telecommunications |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1997 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1992 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Mid-Cap Value |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1996 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
New America Growth |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1985 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
New Era |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
New Horizons |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
New Income |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1980 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Personal Strategy |
3 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Prime Reserve |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1979 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Real Assets |
1 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
Real Estate |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1997 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
2 |
2009 |
2006 |
1997 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1997 |
2009 |
Retirement |
12 |
2009 |
2005 |
2002 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
2002 |
2009 |
Science & Technology |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Short-Term Bond |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1983 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Small-Cap Stock |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1992 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Small-Cap Value |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Spectrum |
3 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
State Tax-Free Income Trust |
8 |
2009 |
2006 |
1986 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Strategic Income |
1 |
2009 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2009 |
Summit |
2 |
2009 |
2006 |
1993 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1993 |
2009 |
Summit Municipal |
3 |
2009 |
2006 |
1993 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1993 |
2009 |
Tax-Efficient |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1997 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1983 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1984 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Tax-Free Income |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1983 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
1983 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
U.S. Bond Index |
1 |
2009 |
2006 |
2000 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2000 |
2009 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
1 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
U.S. Treasury |
3 |
2009 |
2006 |
1989 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
1992 |
2009 |
Value |
1 |
2009 |
2005 |
2001 |
1994 |
2003 |
2005 |
2001 |
2009 |
11
|
|
Inside Directors |
|||
Fund/Corporation/Trust |
Number of portfolios |
Bernard |
Gitlin |
Laporte |
Rogers |
Balanced |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Blue Chip Growth |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
California Tax-Free Income Trust |
2 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Capital Appreciation |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Capital Opportunity |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1994 |
— |
Corporate Income |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
1 |
2006 |
— |
2006 |
— |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1997 |
— |
Dividend Growth |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Equity Income |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Financial Services |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Global Real Estate |
1 |
2008 |
— |
— |
2008 |
Global Technology |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
GNMA |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Growth & Income |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Growth Stock |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Health Sciences |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1995 |
— |
High Yield |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Index Trust |
3 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Inflation Protected Bond |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Institutional Equity |
6 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Institutional Income |
3 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Institutional International |
9 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
International |
16 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
International Index |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Media & Telecommunications |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Mid-Cap Value |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
New America Growth |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1985 |
— |
New Era |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
New Horizons |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1988 |
— |
New Income |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Personal Strategy |
3 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Prime Reserve |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Real Assets |
1 |
2010 |
— |
— |
2010 |
Real Estate |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
2 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Retirement |
12 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Science & Technology |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1988 |
— |
Short-Term Bond |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Small-Cap Stock |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1994 |
— |
Small-Cap Value |
1 |
2006 |
— |
1994 |
— |
Spectrum |
3 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
State Tax-Free Income Trust |
8 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Strategic Income |
1 |
2008 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Summit |
2 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Summit Municipal |
3 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Tax-Efficient |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Tax-Free High Yield |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Tax-Free Income |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
U.S. Bond Index |
1 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
1 |
2009 |
— |
— |
2009 |
U.S. Treasury |
3 |
2006 |
2010 |
— |
— |
Value |
1 |
2006 |
— |
— |
2006 |
12
Officers
Fund |
Name |
Position Held |
All funds |
Roger L. Fiery III Gregory S. Golczewski David Oestreicher Deborah D. Seidel Julie L. Waples Gregory K. Hinkle Patricia B. Lippert John R. Gilner |
Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Chief Compliance Officer |
Fund |
Name |
Position Held |
Balanced |
Edmund M. Notzon III
Charles M. Shriver E. Frederick Bair Wendy R. Diffenbaugh Anna M. Dopkin Mark S. Finn Paul A. Karpers Robert M. Larkins Raymond A. Mills Larry J. Puglia Guido F. Stubenrauch Richard T. Whitney (For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Blue Chip Growth |
Larry J. Puglia P. Robert Bartolo Peter J. Bates Ryan N. Burgess G. Mark Bussard
Jonathan Chou Shawn T. Driscoll David J. Eiswert Paul D. Greene II Thomas J. Huber Michael M. Lasota George A. Marzano
Timothy E. Parker Robert W. Sharps Taymour R. Tamaddon ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
California Tax-Free Income Trust California Tax-Free Bond California Tax-Free Money |
Hugh D. McGuirk Joseph K. Lynagh Konstantine B. Mallas Steven G. Brooks M. Helena Condez G. Richard Dent Charles E. Emrich Alan D. Levenson Linda A. Murphy Timothy G. Taylor M ichael K. Sewell Chen Shao ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Capital Appreciation |
David R. Giroux Francisco Alonso Ryan N. Burgess Mark S. Finn Paul D. Greene II John D. Linehan Paul M. Massaro Heather K. McPherson Joseph M. Milano Sudhir Nanda Robert T. Quinn, Jr. Gabriel Solomon William J. Stromberg Taymour R. Tamaddon Susan G. Troll Eric L. Veiel Tamara P. Wiggs ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Capital Opportunity |
Anna M. Dopkin Kennard W. Allen Francisco Alonso Peter J. Bates Ann M. Holcomb Jennifer Martin Philip A. Nestico Timothy E. Parker Charles G. Pepin Jason B. Polun Robert T. Quinn, Jr. Gabriel Solomon Joshua K. Spencer Taymour R. Tamaddon Eric L. Veiel ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Corporate Income |
David A. Tiberii
Steve Boothe Steven G. Brooks Michael J. Grogan Alan D. Levenson Michael J. McGonigle Vernon A. Reid, Jr. Theodore E. Robson Edward A. Wiese Thea N. Williams
(For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
Donald J. Peters Donald J. Easley Kennard W. Allen Peter J. Bates Brian W.H. Berghuis Sudhir Nanda Timothy E. Parker Amit Seth John F. Wakeman Rouven J. Wool-Lewis (For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
Sudhir Nanda Wendy R. Diffenbaugh Anna M. Dopkin Donald J. Easley John H. Laporte Curt J. Organt
J. David Wagner ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
Dividend Growth |
Thomas J. Huber Peter J. Bates G. Mark Bussard David M. Lee Daniel Martino Timothy E. Parker Robert T. Quinn, Jr. Gabriel Solomon William J. Stromberg Eric L. Veiel ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Equity Income |
Brian C. Rogers Andrew M. Brooks Mark S. Finn David R. Giroux Paul D. Greene II Thomas J. Huber John D. Linehan Jason B. Polun Robert T. Quinn, Jr. Eric L. Veiel ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Financial Services |
Eric L. Veiel Anna M. Dopkin Stephen M. Finamore Christopher T. Fortune Nina P. Jones Yoichiro Kai Ian C. McDonald Michael J. McGonigle Kathryn M. Mongelli Hwee Jan Ng Jason B. Polun Frederick A. Rizzo Gabriel Solomon Mitchell J.K. Todd Tamara P. Wiggs ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
Global Real Estate |
David M. Lee Richard N. Clattenburg Nina P. Jones Yoichiro Kai Michael M. Lasota Robert J. Marcotte Raymond A. Mills Eric C. Moffett Philip A. Nestico Marta Yago ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Global Technology |
David J. Eiswert Kennard W. Allen Christopher W. Carlson Henry M. Ellenbogen Daniel Flax Robert N. Gensler Paul D. Greene II Rhett K. Hunter Daniel Martino Hiroaki Owaki Joshua K. Spencer Thomas H. Watson Alison Mei Ling Yip Nalin K. Yogasundram ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
GNMA |
Andrew C. McCormick Christopher P. Brown Keir R. Joyce Alan D. Levenson John D. Wells ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Growth & Income |
Thomas J. Huber Francisco Alonso G. Mark Bussard Shawn T. Driscoll David M. Lee Robert T. Quinn, Jr. David L. Rowlett Gabriel Solomon Joshua K. Spencer Eric L. Veiel ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Growth Stock |
P. Robert Bartolo Kennard W. Allen G. Mark Bussard Joseph B. Fath Paul D. Greene II Barry Henderson Kris H. Jenner Daniel Martino Joseph M. Milano Larry J. Puglia Robert W. Sharps Robert W. Smith Taymour R. Tamaddon Eric L. Veiel ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
Health Sciences |
Kris H. Jenner G. Mark Bussard Melissa C. Gallagher Andrew R. Hyman John H. Laporte Graham M. McPhail Jason Nogueira Charles G. Pepin John C.A. Sherman Taymour R. Tamaddon Rouven J. Wool-Lewis (For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
High Yield |
Mark J. Vaselkiv Andrew M. Brooks Justin T. Gerbereux Paul A. Karpers Paul M. Massaro Michael J. McGonigle Brian A. Rubin Walter P. Stuart III Thomas E. Tewksbury Thea N. Williams ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Index Trust Equity Index 500 Extended Equity Market Index Total Equity Market Index |
E. Frederick Bair Ken D. Uematsu Wendy R. Diffenbaugh Sharon E. Janvier Paul W. Wojcik J. Zachary Wood ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Inflation Focused Bond |
Edward A. Wiese Brian J. Brennan Steven G. Brooks Jerome A. Clark Charles B. Hill Edmund M. Notzon III Vernon A. Reid, Jr. Daniel O. Shackelford John D. Wells Bridget A. Ebner Michael J. Grogan Geoffrey M. Hardin Keir R. Joyce ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Inflation Protected Bond |
Daniel O. Shackelford Brian J. Brennan Alan D. Levenson Andrew C. McCormick Dimitri V. Grechenko Geoffrey M. Hardin ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Institutional Equity Funds Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Institutional Large-Cap Growth Institutional Large-Cap Value Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Institutional Small-Cap Stock Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
Brian C. Rogers Brian W.H. Berghuis Anna M. Dopkin Mark S. Finn John D. Linehan Gregory A. McCrickard Larry J. Puglia Robert W. Sharps Ann M. Holcomb Joseph M. Milano J. David Wagner John F. Wakeman ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Institutional Income Funds Institutional Core Plus Institutional Floating Rate Institutional High Yield |
Mark J. Vaselkiv Brian J. Brennan Justin T. Gerbereux Paul A. Karpers Paul M. Massaro Andrew M. Brooks Michael J. Conelius David R. Giroux Steven C. Huber Ian D. Kelson Andrew C. McCormick Michael J. McGonigle Daniel O. Shackelford Walter P. Stuart III Thomas E. Tewksbury David A. Tiberii Thea N. Williams Brian A. Rubin ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Institutional International Funds Institutional Africa & Middle East Institutional Concentrated International Equity Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Institutional Global Equity Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Institutional International Bond Institutional International Core Equity Institutional International Growth Equity |
Christopher D. Alderson R. Scott Berg Mark C.J. Bickford-Smith Richard N. Clattenburg Michael J. Conelius Mark J.T. Edwards Robert N. Gensler Andrew Keirle Ian D. Kelson Raymond A. Mills Joshua Nelson Jason Nogueira Gonzalo Pangaro Joseph Rohm Christopher J. Rothery Federico Santilli Robert W. Smith Ulle Adamson Paulina Amieva Jose Costa Buck Richard de los Reyes David J. Eiswert M. Campbell Gunn Leigh Innes Randal S. Jenneke Kris H. Jenner Yoichiro Kai Mark J. Lawrence David M. Lee Anh Lu Daniel Martino Jonathan H.W. Matthews Susanta Mazumdar Timothy E. Parker Frederick A. Rizzo Sebastian Schrott Robert W. Sharps Jonty Starbuck Dean Tenerelli Eric L. Veiel Christopher S. Whitehouse ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
International Funds Africa & Middle East Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Emerging Markets Bond Emerging Markets Stock European Stock Global Infrastructure Global Large-Cap Stock Global Stock International Bond International Discovery International Growth & Income International Stock Japan Latin America New Asia Overseas Stock |
Christopher D. Alderson R. Scott Berg Mark C.J. Bickford-Smith Jose Costa Buck Richard N. Clattenburg
Michael J. Conelius Mark J.T. Edwards Robert N. Gensler M. Campbell Gunn Leigh Innes Andrew Keirle Ian D. Kelson Anh Lu Jonathan H.W. Matthews Susanta Mazumdar Raymond A. Mills Joshua Nelson Jason Nogueira Gonzalo Pangaro Joseph Rohm Christopher J. Rothery Federico Santilli Robert W. Smith Dean Tenerelli Justin Thomson Ulle Adamson Haider Ali Paulina Amieva Peter J. Bates Brian J. Brennan Ryan N. Burgess Tak Yiu Cheng Archibald A. Ciganer Richard de los Reyes
Shawn T. Driscoll David J. Eiswert Henry M. Ellenbogen May Foo Melissa C. Gallagher Benjamin Griffiths Randal S. Jenneke Kris H. Jenner Yoichiro Kai Mark J. Lawrence David M. Lee
Sebastien Mallet Daniel Martino Inigo Mijangos Eric C. Moffett ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
International Funds (continued) Africa & Middle East Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Emerging Markets Bond Emerging Markets Stock European Stock Global Infrastructure Global Large-Cap Stock Global Stock International Bond International Discovery International Growth & Income International Stock Japan Latin America New Asia Overseas Stock |
Hwee Jan Ng Sridhar Nishtala Hiroaki Owaki Timothy E. Parker Austin Powell Frederick A. Rizzo
Naoto Saito Sebastian Schrott Francisco Sersale
Robert W. Sharps
Jonty Starbuck Miki Takeyama Sin Dee Tan
Verena E. Wachnitz David J. Wallack Hiroshi Watanabe Christopher S. Whitehouse Clive M. Williams Marta Yago Ernest C. Yeung Alison Mei Ling Yip Christopher Yip Wenli Zheng ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
International Index Fund International Equity Index |
E. Frederick Bair Neil Smith Ken D. Uematsu Paul W. Wojcik J. Zachary Wood ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Media & Telecommunications |
Daniel Martino Ulle Adamson P. Robert Bartolo David J. Eiswert Henry M. Ellenbogen Joseph B. Fath Paul D. Greene II Philip A. Nestico Curt J. Organt Robert W. Smith Justin P. White Christopher S. Whitehouse Ernest C. Yeung Wenli Zheng (For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President
Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Mid-Cap Growth |
Brian W.H. Berghuis John F. Wakeman Kennard W. Allen P. Robert Bartolo Shawn T. Driscoll Donald J. Easley Henry M. Ellenbogen Kris H. Jenner Robert J. Marcotte Daniel Martino Joseph M. Milano Clark R. Shields Taymour R. Tamaddon ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Mid-Cap Value |
David J. Wallack Heather K. McPherson Peter J. Bates Christopher W. Carlson Jonathan Chou Henry M. Ellenbogen Mark S. Finn Gregory A. McCrickard Joseph M. Milano J. David Wagner John M. Williams (For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
New America Growth |
Joseph M. Milano Francisco Alonso P. Robert Bartolo Brian W.H. Berghuis Shawn T. Driscoll Benjamin D. Landy Ian C. McDonald Jason Nogueira Curt J. Organt Robert W. Sharps Clark R. Shields Taymour R. Tamaddon Craig A. Thiese Eric L. Veiel ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
New Era |
Timothy E. Parker Ryan N. Burgess Richard de los Reyes Shawn T. Driscoll Mark S. Finn Shinwoo Kim Jeremy D. Kokemor Steven D. Krichbaum Benjamin D. Landy
Susanta Mazumdar Heather K. McPherson Craig A. Thiese David J. Wallack John M. Williams Nalin K. Yogasundram ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
New Horizons |
Henry M. Ellenbogen Francisco Alonso Brian W.H. Berghuis G. Mark Bussard Christopher W. Carlson
Rhett K. Hunter Kris H. Jenner John H. Laporte Graham M. McPhail Timothy E. Parker Clark R. Shields Michael F. Sola Taymour R. Tamaddon Justin Thomson J. David Wagner Ashley R. Woodruff Nalin K. Yogasundram ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
New Income |
Daniel O. Shackelford Brian J. Brennan Steven C. Huber Alan D. Levenson Andrew C. McCormick Vernon A. Reid, Jr. David A. Tiberii Dimitri V. Grechenko Michael J. Grogan ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Personal Strategy Funds Personal Strategy Balanced Personal Strategy Growth Personal Strategy Income |
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver Christopher D. Alderson E. Frederick Bair Jerome A. Clark Kimberly E. DeDominicis Mark S. Finn Ian D. Kelson John H. Laporte Raymond A. Mills Larry J. Puglia Brian C. Rogers Charles M. Shriver Robert W. Smith Guido F. Stubenraush Mark J. Vaselkiv Richard T. Whitney ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Prime Reserve |
Joseph K. Lynagh
Steven G. Brooks M. Helena Condez G. Richard Dent
Alan D. Levenson
Douglas D. Spratley Edward A. Wiese ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
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Real Assets |
Wyatt A. Lee E. Frederick Bair Richard de los Reyes Stefan Hubrich David M. Lee Susanta Mazumdar Edmund M. Notzon III Timothy E. Parker Daniel O. Shackelford Richard T. Whitney ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President
Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Real Estate |
David M. Lee Anna M. Dopkin Joseph B. Fath Thomas J. Huber Nina P. Jones Michael M. Lasota Philip A. Nestico Theodore E. Robson ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
TRP Reserve Investment Funds TRP Government Reserve Investment TRP Reserve Investment |
Joseph K. Lynagh
M. Helena Condez G. Richard Dent Alan D. Levenson Douglas D. Spratley Edward A. Wiese
(For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
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Retirement Funds Retirement 2005 Retirement 2010 Retirement 2015 Retirement 2020 Retirement 2025 Retirement 2030 Retirement 2035 Retirement 2040 Retirement 2045 Retirement 2050 Retirement 2055 Retirement Income |
Jerome A. Clark Wyatt A. Lee Christopher D. Alderson Kimberly E. DeDominicis Ian D. Kelson John H. Laporte
Edmund M. Notzon III Brian C. Rogers Daniel O. Shackelford Robert W. Smith Guido F. Stubenrauch Mark J. Vaselkiv Richard T. Whitney ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Science & Technology |
Kennard W. Allen Brian W.H. Berghuis David J. Eiswert Daniel Flax Rhett K. Hunter Daniel Martino Shalin Mody Hiroaki Owaki Michael F. Sola Joshua K. Spencer Thomas H. Watson Alison Mei Ling Yip Nalin K. Yogasundram ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Short-Term Bond |
Edward A. Wiese Brian J. Brennan Steven G. Brooks Charles B. Hill Andrew C. McCormick Cheryl A. Mickel Vernon A. Reid, Jr. Daniel O. Shackelford John D. Wells Bridget A. Ebner Michael J. Grogan Geoffrey M. Hardin Keir R. Joyce ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Small-Cap Stock |
Gregory A. McCrickard Francisco Alonso Preston G. Athey Ira W. Carnahan Hugh M. Evans III Christopher T. Fortune Steven D. Krichbaum Robert J. Marcotte Joseph M. Milano Curt J. Organt Michael F. Sola J. David Wagner Kwame C. Webb ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Small-Cap Value |
Preston G. Athey Hugh M. Evans III Christopher T. Fortune Steven D. Krichbaum Gregory A. McCrickard Curt J. Organt J. David Wagner Kwame C. Webb ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Spectrum Funds Spectrum Growth Spectrum Income Spectrum International |
Edmund M. Notzon III Christopher D. Alderson John H. Laporte Charles M. Shriver Raymond A. Mills Brian C. Rogers
Robert W. Smith ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
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State Tax-Free Income Trust Georgia Tax-Free Bond Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Maryland Tax-Free Bond Maryland Tax-Free Money New Jersey Tax-Free Bond New York Tax-Free Bond Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
Hugh D. McGuirk Charles B. Hill Joseph K. Lynagh Konstantine B. Mallas R. Lee Arnold, Jr. Jonathan M. Chirunga M. Helena Condez Patricia S. Deford G. Richard Dent Charles E. Emrich Kathryn A. Floyd Marcy M. Lash Alan D. Levenson Linda A. Murphy Timothy G. Taylor M ichael K. Sewell Chen Shao ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Strategic Income |
Steven C. Huber Michael J. Conelius Ian D. Kelson Andrew C. McCormick Michael J. McGonigle David Stanley David A. Tiberii Mark J. Vaselkiv ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Summit Funds Summit Cash Reserves Summit GNMA |
Andrew C. McCormick Joseph K. Lynagh
Christopher P. Brown G. Richard Dent
Keir R. Joyce Alan D. Levenson Douglas D. Spratley Susan G. Troll John D. Wells Edward A. Wiese
(For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
Summit Municipal Funds Summit Municipal Income Summit Municipal Intermediate Summit Municipal Money Market |
Hugh D. McGuirk Charles B. Hill Joseph K. Lynagh Konstantine B. Mallas R. Lee Arnold, Jr. M. Helena Condez Patricia S. Deford G. Richard Dent Kathryn A. Floyd Marcy M. Lash Alan D. Levenson James M. Murphy Linda A. Murphy Timothy G. Taylor Edward A. Wiese
Dylan Jones Michael K. Sewell Chen Shao ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Tax-Efficient Funds Tax-Efficient Equity |
Donald J. Peters Kennard W. Allen Preston G. Athey Andrew D. Davis Donald J. Easley
Timothy E. Parker Robert T. Quinn, Jr. William J. Stromberg Taymour R. Tamaddon
Mark R. Weigman ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President |
Tax-Exempt Money |
Joseph K. Lynagh Steven G. Brooks G. Richard Dent Marcy M. Lash Alan D. Levenson Edward A. Wiese M. Helena Condez Chen Shao ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Tax-Free High Yield |
James M. Murphy R. Lee Arnold, Jr.
Jonathan M. Chirunga G. Richard Dent Charles B. Hill Marcy M. Lash Konstantine B. Mallas Hugh D. McGuirk M. Helena Condez Dylan Jones Michael K. Sewell Chen Shao Timothy G. Taylor ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Tax-Free Income |
Konstantine B. Mallas R. Lee Arnold, Jr. Jonathan M. Chirunga Patricia S. Deford G. Richard Dent Charles B. Hill Marcy M. Lash Hugh D. McGuirk James M. Murphy M. Helena Condez Michael K. Sewell Chen Shao Timothy G. Taylor ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
Charles B. Hill G. Richard Dent Charles E. Emrich Marcy M. Lash Konstantine B. Mallas Hugh D. McGuirk Timothy G. Taylor Edward A. Wiese M. Helena Condez Dylan Jones Michael K. Sewell Chen Shao ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President |
U.S. Bond Index |
Robert M. Larkins
Steven C. Huber Zhen Xiz (For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
Jeffrey Rottinghaus Peter J. Bates Shawn T. Driscoll Joseph B. Fath Mark S. Finn John D. Linehan George A. Marzano
Timothy E. Parker Robert T. Quinn, Jr. Robert W. Sharps ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
U.S. Treasury Funds U.S. Treasury Intermediate U.S. Treasury Long-Term U.S. Treasury Money |
Brian J. Brennan Joseph K. Lynagh
Steven G. Brooks G. Richard Dent Dimitri V. Grechenko Geoffrey M. Hardin Alan D. Levenson Vernon A. Reid, Jr. Daniel O. Shackelford
(For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
|
Value |
Mark S. Finn Peter J. Bates Ryan N. Burgess Ira W. Carnahan Andrew D. Davis David R. Giroux John D. Linehan Heather K. McPherson Robert T. Quinn, Jr. Brian C. Rogers Joshua K. Spencer Walter P. Stuart III Eric L. Veiel Tamara P. Wiggs ( For remaining officers , refer to the “All funds” table ) |
President
Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President
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13
Officers
Name, Year of Birth, and Principal
Occupation(s) |
Position(s) Held With Fund(s) |
Ulle Adamson, 1979 Vice President, T Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, and Media & Telecommunications Fund |
Christopher D. Alderson, 1962 Director and President-International Equity, T. Rowe Price International; Director and Vice President, Price Hong Kong and Price Singapore; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Executive Vice President, Spectrum Funds; Vice President, Personal Strategy Funds and Retirement Funds |
Haider Ali, 1970 Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Research Analyst, Credit Suisse Securities (to 2010) |
Vice President, International Funds |
Kennard W. Allen, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
President, Science & Technology Fund; Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Global Technology Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and Tax-Efficient Funds |
Francisco Alonso, 1978 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Growth & Income Fund, New America Growth Fund, New Horizons Fund, and Small-Cap Stock Fund |
Paulina Amieva, 1981 Vice President, T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
R. Lee Arnold, Jr. , 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA, CPA |
Executive Vice President, Tax-Free High Yield Fund; Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Municipal Funds , and Tax-Free Income Fund |
Preston G. Athey, 1949 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA, CIC |
President, Small-Cap Value Fund; Vice President, Small-Cap Stock Fund and Tax-Efficient Funds |
E. Frederick Bair, 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA, CPA |
President, Index Trust and International Index Fund; Vice President, Balanced Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, and Real Assets Fund |
P. Robert Bartolo, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA, CPA |
President, Growth Stock Fund ; Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Media & Telecommunications Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and New America Growth Fund |
Peter J. Bates, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, International Funds, Mid-Cap Value Fund, U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, and Value Fund |
R. Scott Berg, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Brian W.H. Berghuis, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Mid-Cap Growth Fund; Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, New America Growth Fund, New Horizons Fund, and Science & Technology Fund |
Mark C.J. Bickford-Smith, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Steve Boothe, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Corporate Income Fund |
Brian J. Brennan, 1964 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, U.S. Treasury Funds; Executive Vice President, Institutional Income Funds; Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inflation Protected Bond Fund, International Funds, New Income Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund |
Andrew M. Brooks, 1956 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Equity Income Fund, High Yield Fund, and Institutional Income Funds |
Steven G. Brooks, 1954 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, Corporate Income Fund, Inflation Focused Bond, Prime Reserve Fund, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, Short-Term Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, and U.S. Treasury Funds |
Christopher P. Brown, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, GNMA Fund and Summit Funds |
Jose Costa Buck, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds |
Ryan Burgess, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly intern, T. Rowe Price (to 2006); CFA |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, International Funds, New Era Fund, and Value Fund |
G. Mark Bussard, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Health Sciences Fund, and New Horizons Fund |
Christopher W. Carlson, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund, Mid-Cap Value Fund, and New Horizons Fund |
Ira W. Carnahan, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Small-Cap Stock Fund and Value Fund |
Tak Yiu Cheng, 1974 Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Analyst, CLS, BNP Paribos, and Deutsche Bank (to 2008); CFA, CPA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Jonathan M. Chirunga, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust , Tax-Free High Yield Fund, and Tax-Free Income Fund, |
Jonathan Chou, 1980 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia (to 2008); and Principal, Gladstone Management Corporation (to 2006) |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund and Mid-Cap Value Fund |
Archibald A. Ciganer, 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Senior Associate, Corporate Finance (Tokyo) (to 2005); CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Jerome A. Clark, 1961 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Retirement Funds; Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund and Personal Strategy Funds |
Richard N. Clattenburg, 1979 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Vice President, Global Real Estate Fund |
M. Helena Condez, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, Prime Reserve Fund, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, State Tax-Free Income Trust, and Summit Municipal Funds ; Assistant Vice President , Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Income Fund, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Michael J. Conelius, 1964 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Vice President, Institutional Income Funds and Strategic Income Fund |
Michael Patrick Daley, 1981 Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, U.S. Bond Index Fund |
Andrew D. Davis , 1978 Employee, T. Rowe Price; Intern, Franklin Templeton Investments (to 2009); Manager, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services (to 2008); Senior Associate, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services (to 2003) |
Vice President, Tax-Efficient Funds and Value Fund |
Kimberly E. DeDominicis , 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, Balanced Fund and Retirement Funds |
Patricia S. Deford, 1957 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, and Tax-Free Income Fund |
Richard de los Reyes, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Analyst, Soros Fund Management (to 2006) |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, New Era Fund, and Real Assets Fund |
G. Richard Dent, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, Prime Reserve Fund, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Funds, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Income Fund, Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, and U.S. Treasury Funds |
Wendy R. Diffenbaugh, 1954 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, Balanced Fund, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, and Index Trust |
Jessie Q. Ding, 1981 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly Associate, TPG Capital (to 2008) and Investment Banking Analyst, Morgan Stanley (to 2006) |
Vice President, International Funds |
Anna M. Dopkin, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Capital Opportunity Fund; Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Balanced Fund, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Financial Services Fund, and Real Estate Fund |
Shawn T. Driscoll, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Equity Research Analyst, MTB Investment Advisors (to 2006) |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Growth & Income Fund, International Funds, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, New America Growth Fund, New Era Fund, and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
Donald J. Easley, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and Tax-Efficient Funds |
Bridget A. Ebner, 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Assistant Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund |
Mark J.T. Edwards, 1957 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
David J. Eiswert, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
President, Global Technology Fund; Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, Media & Telecommunications Fund, and Science & Technology Fund |
Henry M. Ellenbogen, 1973 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
President, New Horizons Fund; Vice President, Global Technology Fund, International Funds, Media & Telecommunications Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and Mid-Cap Value Fund |
Charles E. Emrich, 1961 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Hugh M. Evans III, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Small-Cap Stock Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund |
Joseph B. Fath, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CPA |
Vice President, Growth Stock Fund, Media & Telecommunications Fund, Real Estate Fund, and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
Roger L. Fiery III, 1959 Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CPA |
Vice President, all funds |
Stephen M. Finamore, 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CPA |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund |
Mark S. Finn, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA, CPA |
President, Value Fund; Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds ; Vice President, Balanced Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, Equity Income Fund, Mid-Cap Value Fund, New Era Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
Alisa Fiumara-Yoch, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Prime Reserve Fund and Summit Funds |
Daniel Flax, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly student, Columbia Business School (to 2006) |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund and Science & Technology Fund |
Kathryn A. Floyd, 1982 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust and Summit Municipal Funds |
Christopher T. Fortune, 1973 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund, Small-Cap Stock Fund, and Small-Cap Value Fund |
Melissa C. Gallagher, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly European Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Analyst, Bear Stearns International Ltd. (to 2008) |
Vice President, Health Sciences Fund and International Funds |
Robert N. Gensler, 1957 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Vice President, Global Technology Fund |
Justin T. Gerbereux, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional Income Funds; Vice President, High Yield Fund |
John R. Gilner, 1961 Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
Chief Compliance Officer, all funds |
David R. Giroux, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Capital Appreciation Fund; Vice President, Equity Income Fund , Institutional Income Funds, and Value Fund |
Gregory S. Golczewski, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Vice President, all funds |
Dimitri V. Grechenko, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly Investment Analytics Specialist, Assistant Vice President, Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. (to 2006); CFA |
Vice President, U.S. Treasury Funds; Assistant Vice President, Inflation Protected Bond Fund and New Income Fund |
Paul D. Greene II, 1978 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly student, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (to 2006) |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, Equity Income Fund, Global Technology Fund, Growth Stock Fund, and Media & Telecommunications Fund |
Benjamin Griffiths, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Investment Manager, Baillie Gifford (to 2006); CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Michael J. Grogan, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Corporate Income Fund; Assistant Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, New Income Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund |
M. Campbell Gunn, 1956 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds |
Geoffrey M. Hardin, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly, Investment Analyst, Morgan Stanley’s Alternative Investment Partners Group (to 2007); Associate Portfolio Manager, Smith Breeden Associates (to 2005) |
Vice President, U.S. Treasury Funds; Assistant Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inflation Protected Bond Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund |
Barry Henderson, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Research Analyst, Soros Fund Management (to 2006) |
Vice President, Growth Stock Fund |
Charles B. Hill, 1961 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund; Executive Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust and Summit Municipal Funds; Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, and Tax-Free Income Fund |
Gregory K. Hinkle, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; formerly, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (to 2007); CPA |
Treasurer, all funds |
Ann M. Holcomb, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund and Institutional Equity Funds |
Steven C. Huber, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly chief investment officer, Maryland State Retirement Agency pension fund (to 2006); CFA, FSA |
President, Strategic Income Fund; Vice President, Institutional Income Funds , New Income Fund , and U.S. Bond Index Fund |
Thomas J. Huber, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Dividend Growth Fund and Growth & Income Fund; Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, and Real Estate Fund |
Stefan Hubrich, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Ph.D., CFA |
Vice President, Real Assets Fund |
Rhett K. Hunter, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly student, MIT Sloan School of Management (to 2007), and Bowdoin College (to 2005) |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund, New Horizons Fund, and Science & Technology Fund |
Andrew R. Hyman, 1968 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Principal, L. Capital Partners (to 2007); Health Care Analyst, Columbus Circle Investors (to 2005); M.D. |
Vice President, Health Sciences Fund |
Leigh Innes, 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds |
Sharon E. Janvier, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, Index Trust |
Randal S. Jenneke, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Senior Portfolio Manager Australian Equities (to 2010) |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Kris H. Jenner, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; M.D., D. Phil. |
President, Health Sciences Fund; Vice President, Growth Stock Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and New Horizons Fund |
Dylan Jones, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; CFA |
Assistant Vice President, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund , and U.S. Treasury Funds |
Nina P. Jones, 1980 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly intern, T. Rowe Price (summer 2007); Senior Associate KPMG LLP (to 2006); student, Columbia Business School (to 2008) ; CPA |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund, Global Real Estate Fund, and Real Estate Fund |
Keir R. Joyce, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, GNMA Fund and Summit Funds; Assistant Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund |
Yoichiro Kai, 1973 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Japanese Financial/Real Estate Sector Analyst/Portfolio Manager, Citadel Investment Group, Asia Limited (to 2009); Research Analyst, Japanese Equities & Sector Fund Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (to 2007) |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund, Global Real Estate Fund, Institutional International Funds, and International Funds |
Paul A. Karpers, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional Income Funds; Vice President, Balanced Fund and High Yield Fund |
Andrew J. Keirle , 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, Institutional Income Funds and International Funds |
Ian D. Kelson, 1956 President-International Fixed Income, T. Rowe Price International; Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Vice President, Institutional Income Funds, Personal Strategy Funds, Retirement Funds, and Strategic Income Fund |
Shinwoo Kim, 1977 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly Summer Equity Research Analyst, MFS Investment Management (to 2008), Senior Consultant/Engineer, AT&T, Inc. (to 2007) |
Vice President, New Era Fund |
Jeremy Kokemor , 1982 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly Summer Intern at T. Rowe Price; (to 2009); Associate Analyst, Thompson, Siegel and Walmsley (to 2006); CFA |
Vice President, New Era Fund |
Steven D. Krichbaum, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly student, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business (to 2007) |
Vice President, New Era Fund, Small-Cap Stock Fund, and Small-Cap Value Fund |
Benjamin D. Landy, 1980 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (to 2009); Research and Strategy Director, Atlantic Media Company (to 2007); Senior Research Assistant Brooking’s Institution (to 2006) |
Vice President, New America Growth Fund and New Era Fund |
Robert M. Larkins, 1973 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, U.S. Bond Index Fund; Vice President, Balanced Fund |
Marcy M. Lash, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Income Fund, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Michael M. Lasota, 1982 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business (to 2008); associate, The Boston Consulting Group (to 2006) |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Global Real Estate Fund , and Real Estate Fund |
Mark J. Lawrence, 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
David M. Lee, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, Global Real Estate Fund and Real Estate Fund; Vice President, Dividend Growth Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, and Real Assets Fund |
Wyatt A. Lee, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Real Assets Fund and Retirement Funds |
Alan D. Levenson, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Ph.D. |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, Corporate Income Fund, GNMA Fund, Inflation Protected Bond Fund, New Income Fund, Prime Reserve Fund, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Funds, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, and U.S. Treasury Funds |
John D. Linehan, 1965 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Value Fund; Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Equity Income Fund, U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund and Value Fund |
Patricia B. Lippert, 1953 Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
Secretary, all funds |
Anh Lu, 1968 Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds |
Joseph K. Lynagh, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Prime Reserve Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, and TRP Reserve Investment Funds; Executive Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Funds, Summit Municipal Funds, and U.S. Treasury Funds |
Konstantine B. Mallas, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
President, Tax-Free Income Fund; Executive Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, and Summit Municipal Funds; Vice President, Tax-Free High Yield Fund and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Sebastien Mallet, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, International Funds |
Robert J. Marcotte, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Real Estate Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and Small-Cap Stock Fund |
Jennifer O’Hara Martin, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund |
Daniel Martino, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Research Analyst and Co-portfolio Manager, Taurus Asset Management (to 2006), Onex Public Markets Group (to 2006); CFA |
Executive Vice President, Media & Telecommunications Fund; Vice President, Dividend Growth Fund, Global Technology Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and Science & Technology Fund |
George Marzano, 1980 Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
Paul M. Massaro, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional Income Funds; Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund and High Yield Fund |
Jonathan H.W. Matthews, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Analyst, Pioneer Investments (to 2008); CFA |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds |
Susanta Mazumdar, 1968 Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds, New Era Fund, and Real Assets Fund |
Andrew C. McCormick, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; formerly Chief Investment Officer, IMPAC Mortgage Holdings (to 2008); Senior Portfolio Manager, Avenue Capital Group (to 2006) |
President, GNMA Fund and Summit Funds; Vice President, Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Institutional Income Funds, New Income Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, and Strategic Income Fund |
Gregory A. McCrickard, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Small-Cap Stock Fund; Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Mid-Cap Value Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund |
Ian C. McDonald, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Insurance Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal (to 2007); and Staff Reporter, The Wall Street Journal (2006) |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund and New America Growth Fund |
Michael J. McGonigle, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Income Fund, Financial Services Fund, High Yield Fund, Institutional Income Funds, and Strategic Income Fund |
Hugh D. McGuirk, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, and Summit Municipal Funds; Vice President, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Income Fund, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Graham M. McPhail, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Analyst, The Boston Company Asset Management (to 2008); Junior Portfolio Manager, J.L. Kaplan Associates (to 2006) |
Vice President, Health Sciences Fund and New Horizons Fund |
Heather K. McPherson, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CPA |
Executive Vice President, Mid-Cap Value Fund; Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, New Era Fund, and Value Fund |
Cheryl A. Mickel, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Vice President, Short-Term Bond Fund |
Joseph M. Milano, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, New America Growth Fund; Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Institutional Equity Funds, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Mid-Cap Value Fund, and Small-Cap Stock Fund |
Raymond A. Mills, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Ph.D., CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds. International Funds; Vice President, Balanced Fund, Global Real Estate Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, and Spectrum Funds |
Shalin Mody, 1980 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (to 2009), Associate, FLAG Capital (to 2007) |
Vice President, Science & Technology Fund |
Eric C. Moffet, 1974 Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Analyst, Fayez Sarofim & Company (to 2007) |
Vice President, Global Real Estate Fund and International Funds |
Kathryn M. Mongelli , 1976 Employee, T. Rowe Price; Investment Analyst at UBS Global Asset Management (to 2005) |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund |
James M. Murphy, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, Tax-Free High Yield Fund; Vice President, Summit Municipal Funds and Tax-Free Income Fund |
Linda A. Murphy, 1959 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust , State Tax-Free Income Trust , and Summit Municipal Funds |
Sudhir Nanda, 1959 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Ph.D., CFA |
President, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund and Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
Joshua Nelson, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Assistant Vice President of Investment Banking, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (to 2005) |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Philip A. Nestico, 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund, Global Real Estate Fund, International Funds, Media & Telecommunications Fund, and Real Estate Fund |
Hwee Jan Ng, 1966 Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund and International Funds |
Sridhar Nishtala, 1975 Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, International Funds |
Jason Nogueira, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Executive Vice President Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Vice President, Health Sciences Fund, New America Growth Fund, and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
Edmund M. Notzon III, 1945 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Ph.D., CFA |
President, Balanced Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, Retirement Funds, and Spectrum Funds; Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund and Real Assets Fund |
David Oestreicher, 1967 Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Trust Company, and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.; Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. |
Vice President, all funds |
Curt J. Organt, 1968 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Media & Telecommunications Fund, New America Growth Fund, Small-Cap Stock Fund, and Small-Cap Value Fund |
Hiroaki Owaki, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund, International Funds, and Science & Technology Fund |
Gonzalo Pangaro, 1968 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Timothy E. Parker, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, New Era Fund; Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, New Horizons Fund, Real Assets Fund, Tax-Efficient Funds, and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
Charles G. Pepin, 1966 Director, T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund and Health Sciences Fund |
Donald J. Peters, 1959 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
President, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund and Tax-Efficient Funds |
Jason B. Polun, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund, Equity Income Fund , and Financial Services Fund |
Austin Powell, 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Larry J. Puglia, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA, CPA |
President, Blue Chip Growth Fund; Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Balanced Fund, Growth Stock Fund, and Personal Strategy Funds |
Robert T. Quinn, Jr., 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Tax-Efficient Funds, U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, and Value Fund |
Vernon A. Reid, Jr., 1954 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Income Fund, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, New Income Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, and U.S. Treasury Funds |
Frederick A. Rizzo, 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Analyst, F&C Asset Management (London) (to 2006) |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund, Institutional International Funds, and International Funds |
Michael T. Roberts, 1980 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund |
Theodore E. Robson, 1965 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Vice President, Corporate Income Fund and Real Estate Fund |
Joseph Rohm, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Christopher J. Rothery, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Jeffrey Rottinghaus, 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; CPA |
President, U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
David L. Rowlett, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman (to 2008); and Investment Banking Associate, Merrill Lynch & Company (to 2005); CFA |
Vice President, Growth & Income Fund |
Brian A. Rubin, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CPA |
Vice President, High Yield Fund; Assistant Vice President, Institutional Income Funds |
Naoto Saito, 1980 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly Analyst, HBK Capital Management (to 2008), student, Stanford Graduate School of Business (to 2007) |
Vice President, International Funds |
Federico Santilli, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Sebastian Schrott, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
Deborah D. Seidel, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. |
Vice President, all funds |
Francisco Sersale, 1980 Vice President, T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, International Funds |
Amit Seth, 1979 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, Harvard Business School (to 2009); Senior Associate, Centennial Ventures (to 2007) |
Vice President, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
Michael K. Sewell , 1970 Employee, T. Rowe Price |
Assistant Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Income Fund, and Tax-Free Short Intermediate Fund |
Daniel O. Shackelford, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Inflation Protected Bond Fund and New Income Fund; Vice President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Institutional Income Funds, Real Assets Fund, Retirement Funds, Short-Term Bond Fund, and U.S. Treasury Funds |
Jeneiv Shah, 1980 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly Analyst, Mirae Asset Global Investments (to 2010); CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Chen Shao, 1980 Employee, T. Rowe Price |
Assistant Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Municipal Funds, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Tax-Free Income Fund, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Robert W. Sharps, 1971 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA, CPA |
Executive Vice President, Institutional Equity Funds; Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, New America Growth Fund, and U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
John C.A. Sherman, 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Health Sciences Fund |
Clark R. Shields, 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly student, Harvard Business School (to 2006) |
Vice President, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, New America Growth Fund, and New Horizons Fund |
Charles M. Shriver, 1967 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Personal Strategy Funds and Spectrum Funds |
Neil Smith, 1972 Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, International Index Fund |
Robert W. Smith, 1961 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Executive Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds; Vice President, Growth Stock Fund, Media & Telecommunications Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, Retirement Funds, and Spectrum Funds |
Michael F. Sola, 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, New Horizons Fund, Science & Technology Fund, and Small-Cap Stock Fund |
Gabriel Solomon, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Financial Services Fund, and Growth & Income Fund |
Eunbin Song, 1980 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly Equity Research Analyst, Samsung Securities (to 2008); student, Columbia Business School; CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Joshua K. Spencer, 1973 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Capital Opportunity Fund, Global Technology Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Science & Technology Fund, and Value Fund |
David Stanley, 1963 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Strategic Income Fund |
Jonty Starbuck, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; Ph.D. |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds and International Funds |
William J. Stromberg, 1960 Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, and Tax-Efficient Funds |
Douglas D. Spratley , 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group; CFA |
Vice President, Prime Reserve Fund, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, and Summit Funds |
Walter P. Stuart III, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, High Yield Fund, Institutional Income Funds, and Value Fund |
Guido F. Stubenrauch , 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, Balanced Fund, Personal Strategy Funds, and Retirement Funds |
Miki Takeyama, 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, International Funds |
Taymour R. Tamaddon, 1976 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Blue Chip Growth Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Health Sciences Fund, Mid- Cap Growth Fund, New America Growth Fund, New Horizons Fund, and Tax-Efficient Funds |
Sin Dee Tan, 1979 Vice President, T. Rowe Price International; formerly student, London Business School (to 2008); Associate-Senior Systems Analyst, Goldman Sachs International (London) (to 2006); CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Timothy G. Taylor, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; CFA |
Vice President, California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, Summit Municipal Funds, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund; Assistant Vice President, Tax-Free High Yield Fund and Tax-Free Income Fund |
Dean Tenerelli, 1964 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, Institutional International Funds |
Thomas E. Tewksbury, 1961 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Vice President, High Yield Fund and Institutional Income Funds |
Craig A. Thiese, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly Equity Trader, Rydex Investments (to 2006) |
Vice President, New America Growth Fund and New Era Fund |
Justin Thomson, 1968 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Executive Vice President, International Funds; Vice President, New Horizons Fund |
David A. Tiberii, 1965 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
President, Corporate Income Fund; Vice President, Institutional Income Funds, New Income Fund, and Strategic Income Fund |
Mitchell J.K. Todd, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Financial Services Fund |
Susan G. Troll, 1966 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CPA |
Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund and Summit Funds |
Ken D. Uematsu, 1969 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Executive Vice President, Index Trust; Vice President, International Index Fund |
Mark J. Vaselkiv, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
President, High Yield Fund and Institutional Income Funds; Executive Vice President, Corporate Income Fund; Vice President, Personal Strategy Funds, Retirement Funds, and Strategic Income Fund |
Eric L. Veiel, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
President, Financial Services Fund; Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, Growth & Income Fund, Growth Stock Fund, Institutional International Funds, New America Growth Fund, and Value Fund |
Verena E. Wachnitz, 1978 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
J. David Wagner, 1974 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Equity Funds, Mid-Cap Value Fund, New Horizons Fund, Small-Cap Stock Fund, and Small-Cap Value Fund |
John F. Wakeman, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Mid-Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund and Institutional Equity Funds |
David J. Wallack, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
President, Mid-Cap Value Fund; Vice President, International Funds and New Era Fund |
Julie L. Waples, 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
Vice President, all funds |
Hiroshi Watanabe, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Deputy Director, Space Industry Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau (to 2006); CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Thomas H. Watson, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Strategy Analyst, Forrester Research (to 2005) |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund and Science & Technology Fund |
Kwame C. Webb, 1982 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Small-Cap Stock Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund |
Mark R. Weigman, 1962 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA, CIC |
Vice President, Tax-Efficient Funds |
John D. Wells, 1960 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Savings Bank |
Vice President, GNMA Fund, Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, and Summit Funds |
Justin P. White, 1981 Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (to 2008); and Senior Analyst, Analysis Group (to 2006) |
Vice President, Media & Telecommunications Fund |
Christopher S. Whitehouse, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, Institutional International Funds, International Funds, and Media & Telecommunications Fund |
Richard T. Whitney, 1958 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Vice President, Balanced Fund , Personal Strategy Funds, Real Assets Fund, and Retirement Funds |
Edward A. Wiese, 1959 Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Savings Bank; CFA |
President, Inflation Focused Bond Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund; Vice President, Corporate Income Fund, Prime Reserve Fund, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, Summit Municipal Funds, Summit Funds, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, and Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund |
Tamara P. Wiggs, 1979 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Vice President, Institutional Equity Trading, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (to 2007) |
Vice President, Capital Appreciation Fund, Financial Services Fund, and Value Fund |
Clive M. Williams, 1966 Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
Vice President, International Funds |
John M. Williams , 1982 Employee, T. Rowe Price; Summer Analyst, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (to 2009); Research Analyst with Legg Mason Capital Management (to 2005); |
Vice President, Mid-Cap Value Fund and New Era Fund |
Thea N. Williams, 1961 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
Vice President, Corporate Income Fund, High Yield Fund, and Institutional Income Funds |
Paul W. Wojcik, 1970 Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; CFA |
Vice President, Index Trust and International Index Fund |
Rouven J. Wool-Lewis , 1973 Employee, T. Rowe Price; Vice President of Corporate Strategy, UnitedHealth Group, Associate Analyst, Oppenheimer & Company; Ph.D. |
Vice President, Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund and Health Sciences Fund |
J. Zachary Wood, 1972 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, Index Trust and International Index Fund |
Ashley R. Woodruff, 1979 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Senior Vice President and Senior Restaurants Analyst, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. (to 2007); Associate Director, High Growth Restaurant Analyst, Bear Stearns Equity Research (to 2006), CFA |
Vice President, New Horizons Fund |
Zhen Xia , 1987 Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly an investment Fellow; Intern at IBM, the Naval Research Laboratory and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
Vice President , U.S. Bond Index Fund |
Marto Yago, 1977 Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International; formerly a student, Columbia Business School (to 2007); Senior Associate, Fixed Income Division, Citigroup Investment Banking (to 2005) |
Vice President, Global Real Estate Fund and International Funds |
Ernest C. Yeung, 1979 Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, International Funds and Media & Telecommunications Fund |
Alison Mei Ling Yip, 1966 Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Analyst, Credit Suisse First Boston (to 2006) |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund, International Funds, and Science & Technology Fund |
Christopher Yip, 1975 Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; CFA |
Vice President, International Funds |
Nalin K. Yogasundram, 1975 Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Equity Analyst Intern, American Century Investments (to 2006) |
Vice President, Global Technology Fund, New Era Fund, New Horizons Fund, and Science & Technology Fund |
Wenli Zheng, 1979 Vice President, Price Hong Kong; formerly student, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (to 2008); Strategy Consultant, Capgemini (to 2006) |
Vice President, International Funds and Media & Telecommunications Fund |
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Directors’ Compensation
The following table shows remuneration paid by the Price Funds to the independent directors. The independent directors are paid $210,000 annually for their service on the Boards. A director serving on the Joint Audit Committee receives an additional $7,500 for his/her service and the chairman of the Joint Audit Committee receives an additional $15,000 for his/her service. The Lead Independent Director receives an additional $100,000 for serving in this capacity. Any director of the fund who is an officer or employee of T. Rowe Price or its affiliates (inside directors) does not receive any remuneration from the funds. The funds do not pay pension or retirement benefits to any of their directors or officers.
The following table shows the total compensation from the funds paid to the directors for the calendar year 2010:
Directors |
Total Compensation |
Brody |
$210,000 |
Casey |
217,500 |
Deering (Lead) |
317,500 |
Dick |
210,000 |
Horn |
210,000 |
Rodgers |
225,000 |
Schreiber |
210,000 |
Tercek |
217,500 |
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The following table shows the amounts paid to the directors based on accrued compensation for the calendar year 2010:
Fund |
Aggregate Compensation From Fund |
|||||||
Brody |
Casey |
Deering |
Dick |
Horn |
Rodgers |
Schreiber |
Tercek |
|
Africa & Middle East |
$681 |
$705 |
$1,029 |
$681 |
$681 |
$729 |
$681 |
$705 |
Balanced |
1,923 |
1,991 |
2,907 |
1,923 |
1,923 |
2,060 |
1,923 |
1,991 |
Blue Chip Growth |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
California Tax-Free Bond |
745 |
772 |
1,126 |
745 |
745 |
798 |
745 |
772 |
California Tax-Free Money |
624 |
646 |
943 |
624 |
624 |
668 |
624 |
646 |
Capital Appreciation |
5,166 |
5,351 |
7,812 |
5,166 |
5,166 |
5,536 |
5,166 |
5,351 |
Capital Opportunity |
694 |
719 |
1,050 |
694 |
694 |
744 |
694 |
719 |
Corporate Income |
905 |
937 |
1,368 |
905 |
905 |
970 |
905 |
937 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
630 |
652 |
952 |
630 |
630 |
675 |
630 |
652 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
621 |
643 |
938 |
621 |
621 |
665 |
621 |
643 |
Dividend Growth |
1,143 |
1,184 |
1,728 |
1,143 |
1,143 |
1,225 |
1,143 |
1,184 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
926 |
959 |
1,400 |
926 |
926 |
992 |
926 |
959 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
1,682 |
1,742 |
2,543 |
1,682 |
1,682 |
1,802 |
1,682 |
1,742 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
2,845 |
2,946 |
4,301 |
2,845 |
2,845 |
3,048 |
2,845 |
2,946 |
Equity Income |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
Equity Index 500 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
European Stock |
906 |
939 |
1,370 |
906 |
906 |
971 |
906 |
939 |
Extended Equity Market Index |
740 |
766 |
1,119 |
740 |
740 |
793 |
740 |
766 |
Financial Services |
749 |
775 |
1,132 |
749 |
749 |
802 |
749 |
775 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
664 |
688 |
1,004 |
664 |
664 |
712 |
664 |
688 |
Global Infrastructure(a) |
539 |
559 |
815 |
539 |
539 |
578 |
539 |
559 |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
597 |
618 |
902 |
597 |
597 |
639 |
597 |
618 |
Global Real Estate |
589 |
610 |
890 |
589 |
589 |
631 |
589 |
610 |
Global Stock |
940 |
974 |
1,421 |
940 |
940 |
1,007 |
940 |
974 |
Global Technology |
719 |
744 |
1,087 |
719 |
719 |
770 |
719 |
744 |
GNMA |
1,308 |
1,355 |
1,977 |
1,308 |
1,308 |
1,401 |
1,308 |
1,355 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
1,205 |
1,248 |
1,822 |
1,205 |
1,205 |
1,291 |
1,205 |
1,248 |
Growth & Income |
1,082 |
1,120 |
1,636 |
1,082 |
1,082 |
1,159 |
1,082 |
1,120 |
Growth Stock |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
Health Sciences |
1,680 |
1,740 |
2,540 |
1,680 |
1,680 |
1,800 |
1,680 |
1,740 |
High Yield |
4,173 |
4,323 |
6,310 |
4,173 |
4,173 |
4,472 |
4,173 |
4,323 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
1,559 |
1,615 |
2,357 |
1,559 |
1,559 |
1,670 |
1,559 |
1,615 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
740 |
767 |
1,119 |
740 |
740 |
793 |
740 |
767 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
619 |
641 |
935 |
619 |
619 |
663 |
619 |
641 |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity(b) |
242 |
251 |
366 |
242 |
242 |
259 |
242 |
251 |
Institutional Core Plus |
638 |
661 |
964 |
638 |
638 |
683 |
638 |
661 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
667 |
691 |
1,009 |
667 |
667 |
715 |
667 |
691 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
824 |
854 |
1,246 |
824 |
824 |
883 |
824 |
854 |
Institutional Floating Rate |
1,006 |
1,042 |
1,522 |
1,006 |
1,006 |
1,078 |
1,006 |
1,042 |
Institutional Global Equity |
670 |
694 |
1,013 |
670 |
670 |
718 |
670 |
694 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
595 |
617 |
900 |
595 |
595 |
638 |
595 |
617 |
Institutional High Yield |
1,200 |
1,243 |
1,815 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,286 |
1,200 |
1,243 |
Institutional International Bond |
673 |
697 |
1,018 |
673 |
673 |
721 |
673 |
697 |
Institutional International Core Equity(c) |
97 |
100 |
146 |
97 |
97 |
103 |
97 |
100 |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
608 |
630 |
919 |
608 |
608 |
652 |
608 |
630 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
653 |
677 |
988 |
653 |
653 |
700 |
653 |
677 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
1,507 |
1,561 |
2,279 |
1,507 |
1,507 |
1,615 |
1,507 |
1,561 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
787 |
815 |
1,190 |
787 |
787 |
843 |
787 |
815 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
849 |
879 |
1,284 |
849 |
849 |
910 |
849 |
879 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
744 |
770 |
1,125 |
744 |
744 |
797 |
744 |
770 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
747 |
773 |
1,129 |
747 |
747 |
800 |
747 |
773 |
International Bond |
2,640 |
2,735 |
3,992 |
2,640 |
2,640 |
2,829 |
2,640 |
2,735 |
International Discovery |
1,695 |
1,756 |
2,563 |
1,695 |
1,695 |
1,816 |
1,695 |
1,756 |
International Equity Index |
778 |
806 |
1,176 |
778 |
778 |
833 |
778 |
806 |
International Growth & Income |
2,126 |
2,202 |
3,214 |
2,126 |
2,126 |
2,278 |
2,126 |
2,202 |
International Stock |
3,432 |
3,554 |
5,188 |
3,432 |
3,432 |
3,677 |
3,432 |
3,554 |
Japan |
676 |
700 |
1,022 |
676 |
676 |
724 |
676 |
700 |
Latin America |
1,954 |
2,024 |
2,954 |
1,954 |
1,954 |
2,093 |
1,954 |
2,024 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
706 |
731 |
1,067 |
706 |
706 |
756 |
706 |
731 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
1,453 |
1,505 |
2,197 |
1,453 |
1,453 |
1,557 |
1,453 |
1,505 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
654 |
677 |
988 |
654 |
654 |
700 |
654 |
677 |
Media & Telecommunications |
1,344 |
1,392 |
2,032 |
1,344 |
1,344 |
1,440 |
1,344 |
1,392 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
Mid-Cap Value |
4,525 |
4,687 |
6,841 |
4,525 |
4,525 |
4,848 |
4,525 |
4,687 |
New America Growth |
1,044 |
1,082 |
1,579 |
1,044 |
1,044 |
1,119 |
1,044 |
1,082 |
New Asia |
2,697 |
2,793 |
4,077 |
2,697 |
2,697 |
2,889 |
2,697 |
2,793 |
New Era |
2,962 |
3,068 |
4,479 |
2,962 |
2,962 |
3,174 |
2,962 |
3,068 |
New Horizons |
3,539 |
3,665 |
5,350 |
3,539 |
3,539 |
3,792 |
3,539 |
3,665 |
New Income |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
700 |
725 |
1,059 |
700 |
700 |
750 |
700 |
725 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
748 |
775 |
1,131 |
748 |
748 |
802 |
748 |
775 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
628 |
650 |
949 |
628 |
628 |
673 |
628 |
650 |
Overseas Stock |
1,665 |
1,725 |
2,518 |
1,665 |
1,665 |
1,784 |
1,665 |
1,725 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
1,294 |
1,341 |
1,957 |
1,294 |
1,294 |
1,387 |
1,294 |
1,341 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
1,082 |
1,121 |
1,636 |
1,082 |
1,082 |
1,159 |
1,082 |
1,121 |
Personal Strategy Income |
996 |
1,032 |
1,506 |
996 |
996 |
1,067 |
996 |
1,032 |
Prime Reserve |
3,351 |
3,470 |
5,066 |
3,351 |
3,351 |
3,590 |
3,351 |
3,470 |
Real Assets(d) |
260 |
269 |
393 |
260 |
260 |
279 |
260 |
269 |
Real Estate |
1,774 |
1,837 |
2,682 |
1,774 |
1,774 |
1,901 |
1,774 |
1,837 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
Retirement 2005 |
1,075 |
1,113 |
1,625 |
1,075 |
1,075 |
1,151 |
1,075 |
1,113 |
Retirement 2010 |
3,053 |
3,162 |
4,616 |
3,053 |
3,053 |
3,271 |
3,053 |
3,162 |
Retirement 2015 |
2,882 |
2,985 |
4,357 |
2,882 |
2,882 |
3,088 |
2,882 |
2,985 |
Retirement 2020 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
Retirement 2025 |
2,962 |
3,068 |
4,478 |
2,962 |
2,962 |
3,173 |
2,962 |
3,068 |
Retirement 2030 |
4,453 |
4,612 |
6,733 |
4,453 |
4,453 |
4,771 |
4,453 |
4,612 |
Retirement 2035 |
2,093 |
2,168 |
3,164 |
2,093 |
2,093 |
2,243 |
2,093 |
2,168 |
Retirement 2040 |
3,017 |
3,124 |
4,561 |
3,017 |
3,017 |
3,232 |
3,017 |
3,124 |
Retirement 2045 |
1,302 |
1,348 |
1,968 |
1,302 |
1,302 |
1,395 |
1,302 |
1,348 |
Retirement 2050 |
933 |
966 |
1,410 |
933 |
933 |
999 |
933 |
966 |
Retirement 2055 |
658 |
681 |
994 |
658 |
658 |
705 |
658 |
681 |
Retirement Income |
1,484 |
1,537 |
2,243 |
1,484 |
1,484 |
1,590 |
1,484 |
1,537 |
Science & Technology |
1,894 |
1,962 |
2,864 |
1,894 |
1,894 |
2,029 |
1,894 |
1,962 |
Short-Term Bond |
3,016 |
3,124 |
4,560 |
3,016 |
3,016 |
3,232 |
3,016 |
3,124 |
Small-Cap Stock |
3,257 |
3,374 |
4,925 |
3,257 |
3,257 |
3,490 |
3,257 |
3,374 |
Small-Cap Value |
3,471 |
3,595 |
5,249 |
3,471 |
3,471 |
3,719 |
3,471 |
3,595 |
Spectrum Growth |
1,995 |
2,066 |
3,016 |
1,995 |
1,995 |
2,137 |
1,995 |
2,066 |
Spectrum Income |
3,347 |
3,467 |
5,060 |
3,347 |
3,347 |
3,586 |
3,347 |
3,467 |
Spectrum International |
833 |
862 |
1,259 |
833 |
833 |
892 |
833 |
862 |
Strategic Income |
655 |
678 |
990 |
655 |
655 |
701 |
655 |
678 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
3,263 |
3,380 |
4,934 |
3,263 |
3,263 |
3,497 |
3,263 |
3,380 |
Summit GNMA |
664 |
688 |
1,005 |
664 |
664 |
712 |
664 |
688 |
Summit Municipal Income |
814 |
843 |
1,231 |
814 |
814 |
872 |
814 |
843 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
1,282 |
1,327 |
1,938 |
1,282 |
1,282 |
1,373 |
1,282 |
1,327 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
696 |
721 |
1,053 |
696 |
696 |
746 |
696 |
721 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
613 |
635 |
927 |
613 |
613 |
657 |
613 |
635 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
1,006 |
1,042 |
1,522 |
1,006 |
1,006 |
1,078 |
1,006 |
1,042 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
1,467 |
1,520 |
2,218 |
1,467 |
1,467 |
1,572 |
1,467 |
1,520 |
Tax-Free Income |
1,842 |
1,908 |
2,785 |
1,842 |
1,842 |
1,973 |
1,842 |
1,908 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
1,203 |
1,246 |
1,818 |
1,203 |
1,203 |
1,288 |
1,203 |
1,246 |
Total Equity Market Index |
804 |
833 |
1,216 |
804 |
804 |
862 |
804 |
833 |
U.S. Bond Index |
844 |
874 |
1,276 |
844 |
844 |
904 |
844 |
874 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
587 |
607 |
887 |
587 |
587 |
628 |
587 |
607 |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
823 |
853 |
1,245 |
823 |
823 |
882 |
823 |
853 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
719 |
744 |
1,087 |
719 |
719 |
770 |
719 |
744 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
1,474 |
1,527 |
2,228 |
1,474 |
1,474 |
1,579 |
1,474 |
1,527 |
Value |
5,199 |
5,385 |
7,861 |
5,199 |
5,199 |
5,571 |
5,199 |
5,385 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
968 |
1,002 |
1,463 |
968 |
968 |
1,037 |
968 |
1,002 |
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(a) For the period January 28, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
(b) For the period July 28, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
(c) For the period October 28, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
(d) For the period June 29, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
Directors’ Holdings in the Price Funds
The following tables set forth the Price Fund holdings of the independent and inside directors, as of December 31, 2010, unless otherwise indicated.
Aggregate Holdings, |
Independent Directors |
|||||||
Brody |
Casey |
Deering |
Dick |
Horn |
Rodgers |
Schreiber |
Tercek |
|
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
Africa & Middle East |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
Balanced |
None |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Blue Chip Growth |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Equity Income Portfolio |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Equity Income Portfolio–II |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Equity Index 500 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
European Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Extended Equity Market Index |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
Financial Services |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Infrastructure |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Real Estate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Stock |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Global Technology |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
GNMA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Growth & Income |
None |
None |
None |
$1-$10,000 |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Growth Stock |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Health Sciences |
None |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
High Yield |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
None |
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Inflation Focused Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Inflation Protected Bond |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Core Plus |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Core Plus Fund-F Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Floating Rate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Floating Rate Fund-F Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Global Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional High Yield |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional International Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional International Core Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Discovery |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Equity Index |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Growth & Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Growth & Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
International Stock Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Japan |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Latin America |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Media & Tele-communications |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
Mid-Cap Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Mid-Cap Value |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New America Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
None |
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New Asia |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New Era |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
New Horizons |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New Income |
$10,001-$50,000 |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
New York Tax-Free Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Overseas Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Personal Strategy Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Personal Strategy Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Prime Reserve |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
Real Assets |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Real Estate |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
TRP Reserve Investment |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2005 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2010 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2015 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2020 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2025 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2030 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2035 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2040 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2045 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2050 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2055 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Retirement Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Science & Technology |
None |
None |
None |
$1-$10,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Short-Term Bond |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Small-Cap Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Small-Cap Value |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Spectrum Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
None |
Spectrum Income |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Spectrum International |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Strategic Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Summit Cash Reserves |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
$1-$10,000 |
None |
Summit GNMA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Summit Municipal Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Tax-Exempt Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$1-$10,000 |
None |
Tax-Free High Yield |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Tax-Free Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Total Equity Market Index |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
U.S. Bond Index |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
None |
None |
None |
$1-$10,000 |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
U.S. Treasury Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$1-$10,000 |
None |
Value |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
Value Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
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Aggregate
Holdings, |
Inside Directors |
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|
Bernard |
Gitlin |
Laporte |
Rogers |
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|
over $1 00,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $1 00,000 |
over $1 00,000 |
|||||||||||
|
Africa & Middle East |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
None |
|
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|
Balanced |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Blue Chip Growth |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
California Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
California Tax-Free Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Capital Appreciation |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Capital Opportunity |
None |
None |
over $1 00,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Corporate Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Dividend Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Emerging Markets Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Emerging Markets Stock |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Equity Income |
over $100,000 |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Equity Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Equity Index 500 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
European Stock |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Extended Equity Market Index |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Financial Services |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Infrastructure |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Infrastructure Fund-Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Large-Cap Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Real Estate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Stock |
over $100, 000 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
over $100, 000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Global Technology |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
GNMA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Growth & Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Growth Stock |
over $100, 000 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
over $100, 000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Health Sciences |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
High Yield |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Inflation Focused Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Inflation Protected Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Core Plus |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Core Plus Fund-F Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Floating Rate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Floating Rate Fund-F Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Global Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional High Yield |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional International Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional International Core Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional International Growth Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Discovery |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Equity Index |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Growth & Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Growth & Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Stock |
over $100, 000 |
over $100, 000 |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
International Stock Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Japan |
None |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Latin America |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Media & Telecommunications |
None |
None |
over $1 00,000 |
over $100,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Mid-Cap Growth |
over $100, 000 |
None |
over $1 00,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Mid-Cap Value |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New America Growth |
None |
None |
over $1 00,000 |
over $100, 000 |
|
|||||||||
|
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New Asia |
over $100,000 |
$50,001-$100,000 |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New Era |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New Horizons |
over $100, 000 |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New Income |
None |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 |
$50,001-$100,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New York Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
New York Tax-Free Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Overseas Stock |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Personal Strategy Balanced |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Personal Strategy Growth |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Personal Strategy Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Prime Reserve |
over $100,000 |
None |
over $100,000 |
$10,001-$50,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Real Assets |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Real Estate |
None |
None |
over $100, 000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
TRP Reserve Investment |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2005 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2010 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2015 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2020 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2025 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2030 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2035 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2040 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2045 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2050 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2055 |
over $100, 000 |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Retirement Income Fund–R Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Science & Technology |
over $100, 000 |
None |
over $1 00,000 |
$50,001-$100,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Short-Term Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Small-Cap Stock |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Small-Cap Value |
over $100, 000 |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
Spectrum Growth |
over $100, 000 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
None |
|
||||||||||
|
Spectrum Income |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
over $100, 000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Spectrum International |
$10,001-$50,000 |
None |
over $100, 000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Strategic Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Summit Cash Reserves |
over $1 00,000 |
$10,001-$50,000 |
over $1 00,000 |
over $1 00,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Summit GNMA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Summit Municipal Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Summit Municipal Money Market |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Tax-Efficient Equity |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Tax-Exempt Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Tax-Free High Yield |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Tax-Free Income |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Total Equity Market Index |
None |
None |
over $100,000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. Bond Index |
None |
None |
over $100, 000 |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. Large-Cap Core–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. Treasury Money |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Value |
None |
$10,001-$50,000 |
over $1 00,000 |
over $100,000 |
|
|||||||||
|
Value Fund–Advisor Class |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
|
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
|||||||||
18
Portfolio Managers’ Holdings in the Price Funds
The following tables set forth the Price Fund holdings of each fund’s portfolio manager(s). The portfolio manager for each fund normally serves as chairman of the fund’s Investment Advisory Committee, and has day-to-day responsibility for managing the fund and executing the fund’s investment program.
Fund |
Portfolio Manager |
Range of Fund Holdings |
All Funds |
Africa & Middle East |
Joseph Rohm |
none |
none |
Balanced |
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver |
$500, 001–$1, 000 ,000(b) |
over $1,000,000 (b) |
Blue Chip Growth |
Larry J. Puglia |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Capital Appreciation |
David R. Giroux |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Capital Opportunity |
Anna M. Dopkin |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Corporate Income |
David A. Tiberii |
$10,001–$50,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
Donald J. Easley Donald J. Peters |
$500, 001–$ 1,000, 000 $500,001–$1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
Sudhir Nanda |
$ 100, 001–$ 500, 000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Dividend Growth |
Thomas J. Huber |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
Leigh Innes |
$50,001–$100,000 |
$10,001–$50,000 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
Michael J. Conelius |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
Gonzalo Pangaro |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Equity Income |
Brian C. Rogers |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Equity Index 500 |
E. Frederick Bair |
$ 10, 001–$ 50, 000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
European Stock |
Dean Tenerelli |
none |
none |
Extended Equity Market Index |
E. Frederick Bair Ken D. Uematsu |
$10,001–$50,000 $1–$10,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 $100,001–$500,000 |
Financial Services |
Eric L. Veiel |
$50,001–$100,000 |
$100,001–$500,000 |
Global Infrastructure |
Susanta Mazumdar |
none |
none |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
R. Scott Berg |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Global Real Estate |
David M. Lee |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Global Stock |
Robert N. Gensler |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Global Technology |
David J. Eiswert |
$500, 001–$ 1,000, 000 |
over $1,000,000 |
GNMA |
Andrew C. McCormick |
$50,001–$100,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Growth & Income |
Thomas J. Huber |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Growth Stock |
P. Robert Bartolo |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Health Sciences |
Kris H. Jenner |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
High Yield |
Mark J. Vaselkiv |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
Daniel O. Shackelford |
$50,001–$100,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
International Bond |
Ian D. Kelson |
$100,001–$500,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
International Discovery |
Justin Thomson Ernest C. Yeung |
$100,001–$500,000 none |
over $1,000,000 $50,001–$100,000 |
International Equity Index |
E. Frederick Bair Neil Smith |
$10,001–$50,000 none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 none |
International Growth & Income |
Jonathan H.W. Matthews |
none |
none |
International Stock |
Robert W. Smith |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Japan |
M. Campbell Gunn |
none |
none |
Latin America |
Jose Costa Buck |
$50,001–$100,000 |
$100,001–$500,000 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
Charles B. Hill |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
Hugh D. McGuirk |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
$1-$10,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Media & Telecommunications |
Daniel Martino |
$500, 001–$ 1,000, 000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
Brian W.H. Berghuis |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Mid-Cap Value |
David J. Wallack |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
New America Growth |
Joseph M. Milano |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
New Asia |
Anh Lu |
none |
none |
New Era |
Timothy E. Parker |
$ 100, 001–$ 500, 000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
New Horizons |
Henry M. Ellenbogen |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
New Income |
Daniel O. Shackelford |
$50,001–$100,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Overseas Stock |
Raymond A. Mills |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Personal Strategy Balanced
|
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver |
$100,001–$500,000 (b) |
over $1,000,000 (b) |
Personal Strategy Growth
|
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver |
$100,001–$500,000 (b) |
over $1,000,000 (b) |
Personal Strategy Income
|
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver |
$100,001–$500,000 (b) |
over $1,000,000 (b) |
Prime Reserve |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
$10,001–$50,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Real Estate |
David M. Lee |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Science & Technology |
Kennard W. Allen |
$500, 001–$ 1,000, 000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Short-Term Bond |
Edward A. Wiese |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Small-Cap Stock |
Gregory A. McCrickard |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Small-Cap Value |
Preston G. Athey |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Spectrum Growth
|
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver |
$500,001–$1,000,000 (b) |
over $1,000,000 (b) |
Spectrum Income
|
Edmund M. Notzon III Charles M. Shriver |
$500,001–$1,000,000 (b) |
over $1,000,000 (b) |
Spectrum International |
Christopher D. Alderson |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Strategic Income |
Steven C. Huber |
$100,001–$500,000 |
$100,001–$500,000 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
$1-$10,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Summit GNMA |
Andrew C. McCormick |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Summit Municipal Income |
Konstantine B. Mallas |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
Charles B. Hill |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Tax- Efficient Equity |
Donald J. Peters |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Tax- Exempt Money |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Tax- Free High Yield |
James M. Murphy |
$50,001–$100,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Tax- Free Income |
Konstantine B. Mallas |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Tax- Free Short-Intermediate |
Charles B. Hill |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Total Equity Market Index |
E. Frederick Bair Ken D. Uematsu |
$10,001–$50,000 $1-$10,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 $100,001–$500,000 |
U.S. Bond Index |
Robert M. Larkins |
$1-$10,000 |
$100,001–$500,000 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
Jeffrey Rottinghaus |
over $1,000,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
Brian J. Brennan |
$10,001–$50,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
Brian J. Brennan |
$10,001–$50,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Value |
Mark S. Finn |
$100,001–$500,000 |
over $1,000,000 |
19
(a) See table beginning on page 6 for the fiscal year of the funds. The range of fund holdings as of the fund’s fiscal year is updated concurrently with each fund’s prospectus date as shown in the table beginning on page 6.
(b) On May 1, 2011, Charles Shriver became Co-Portfolio Manager of the fund, therefore the range of fund holdings is not yet available.
The following funds may be purchased only by institutional investors.
Fund |
Portfolio Manager |
Range of Fund Holdings |
All Funds |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
Joseph Rohm |
none |
none |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
Federico Santilli |
none |
none |
Institutional Core Plus |
Brian J. Brennan |
none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
Michael J. Conelius |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
Gonzalo Pangaro |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Floating Rate |
Justin J. Gerbereux Paul M. Massaro |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 $100,001–$500,000 |
Institutional Global Equity |
Robert N. Gensler |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
R. Scott Berg |
none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Institutional High Yield |
Paul A. Karpers |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional International Bond |
Ian D. Kelson |
none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
Raymond A. Mills |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
Robert W. Smith |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Large Cap Core Growth |
Larry J. Puglia |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
Robert W. Sharps |
$ 50, 001–$ 100, 000 |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
Mark S. Finn John D. Linehan Brian C. Rogers |
none $100,001–$500,000 none |
over $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
Brian W.H. Berghuis |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
Gregory A. McCrickard |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
Anna M. Dopkin |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
(a) See table beginning on page 6 for the fiscal year of the funds. The range of fund holdings as of the fund’s fiscal year is updated concurrently with each fund’s prospectus date as shown in the table beginning on page 6.
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The following funds are designed for persons residing in the indicated state. The portfolio managers reside in Maryland.
Fund |
Portfolio Manager |
Range of Fund Holdings |
All Funds |
California Tax-Free Bond |
Konstantine B. Mallas |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
California Tax-Free Money |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
Hugh D. McGuirk |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
Konstantine B. Mallas |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
Konstantine B. Mallas |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
Hugh D. McGuirk |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
(a) See table beginning on page 6 for the fiscal year of the funds. The range of fund holdings as of the fund’s fiscal year is updated concurrently with each fund’s prospectus date as shown in the table beginning on page 6.
The following funds are designed such that a single individual would normally select one fund based on that person’s expected retirement date.
Fund |
Portfolio Manager |
Range of Fund Holdings |
All Funds |
Retirement 2005 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2010 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2015 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2020 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2025 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2030 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2035 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2040 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
$500,001–$1,000,000 none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2045 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
$1-$10,000 $100,001-$500,000 |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2050 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement 2055 |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Retirement Income |
Jerome A. Clark Edmund M. Notzon III |
none none |
$500,001–$1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
(a) See table beginning on page 6 for the fiscal year of the funds. The range of fund holdings as of the fund’s fiscal year is updated concurrently with each fund’s prospectus date as shown in the table beginning on page 6.
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The following funds are not available for direct purchase by members of the public.
Fund |
Portfolio Manager |
Range of Fund Holdings |
All Funds |
Inflation Focused Bond(b) |
Daniel O. Shackelford Edward A. Wiese |
none none |
over $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 |
Real Assets |
Wyatt A. Lee |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
none |
over $1,000,000 |
(a) See table beginning on page 6 for the fiscal year of the funds. The range of fund holdings as of the fund’s fiscal year is updated concurrently with each fund’s prospectus date as shown in the table beginning on page 6.
(b) The fund was formerly named Short-Term Income Fund.
Portfolio Manager Compensation
Portfolio manager compensation consists primarily of a base salary, a cash bonus, and an equity incentive that usually comes in the form of a stock option grant. Occasionally, portfolio managers will also have the opportunity to participate in venture capital partnerships. Compensation is variable and is determined based on the following factors.
Investment performance over 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods is the most important input. The weightings for these time periods are generally balanced and are applied consistently across similar strategies. T. Rowe Price (and Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, and T. Rowe Price International, as appropriate), evaluate performance in absolute, relative, and risk-adjusted terms. Relative performance and risk-adjusted performance are determined with reference to the broad-based index (e.g., S&P 500) and the Lipper index (e.g., Large-Cap Growth) set forth in the total returns table in the fund’s prospectus, although other benchmarks may be used as well. Investment results are also measured against comparably managed funds of competitive investment management firms. The selection of comparable funds is approved by the applicable investment steering committee (as described under the “Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Information” section) and are the same as those presented to the directors of the Price Funds in their regular review of fund performance. Performance is primarily measured on a pretax basis though tax efficiency is considered and is especially important for the Tax-Efficient Equity Fund. Compensation is viewed with a long-term time horizon. The more consistent a manager’s performance over time, the higher the compensation opportunity. The increase or decrease in a fund’s assets due to the purchase or sale of fund shares is not considered a material factor. In reviewing relative performance for fixed-income funds, a fund’s expense ratio is usually taken into account.
Contribution to T. Rowe Price’s overall investment process is an important consideration as well. Sharing ideas with other portfolio managers, working effectively with and mentoring younger analysts, and being good corporate citizens are important components of T. Rowe Price’s long-term success and are highly valued.
All employees of T. Rowe Price, including portfolio managers, participate in a 401(k) plan sponsored by T. Rowe Price Group. In addition, all employees are eligible to purchase T. Rowe Price common stock through an employee stock purchase plan that features a limited corporate matching contribution. Eligibility for and participation in these plans is on the same basis as for all employees. Finally, all vice presidents of T. Rowe Price Group, including all portfolio managers, receive supplemental medical/hospital reimbursement benefits.
This compensation structure is used for all portfolios managed by the portfolio manager.
Assets Under Management
The following table sets forth the number and total assets of the mutual funds and accounts managed by the Price Funds’ portfolio managers as of the most recent fiscal year end of the funds they manage, unless otherwise indicated. All of the assets of the funds that have multiple portfolio managers are shown as being allocated to all managers of those funds. There are no accounts for which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account.
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|
Registered
Investment |
Other Pooled
Investment |
Other Accounts |
|||
Portfolio Manager |
Number |
Total Assets |
Number |
Total Assets |
Number |
Total Assets |
Kennard Allen |
1 |
$3,102,70,78 |
— |
— |
1 |
$603,198,628 |
Christopher D. Alderson |
5 |
1,429,212,735 |
5 |
$4,213,790,472 |
6 |
3,407,880,620 |
Preston G. Athey |
8 |
9,168,565,431 |
1 |
19,679,122 |
9 |
587,115,412 |
E. Frederick Bair |
8 |
6,429,687,712 |
3 |
2,709,332,949 |
1 |
758,533,370 |
P. Robert Bartolo |
11 |
30,207,276,552 |
1 |
208,412,429 |
7 |
749,027259 |
R. Scott Berg |
6 |
491,996,630 |
— |
— |
2 |
397,052,895 |
Brian W.H. Berghuis |
8 |
86,683,189,723 |
1 |
67,086,911 |
7 |
1,101,843,817 |
Brian J. Brennan |
5 |
892,846,713 |
4 |
3,224,666,613 |
10 |
2,130,939,320 |
Jerome A. Clark |
53 |
49,045,487,196 |
15 |
591,570,975 |
5 |
988,763,560 |
Michael J. Conelius |
14 |
5,145,871,325 |
10 |
5,044,515,689 |
— |
— |
Jose Costa Buck |
1 |
3,063,209,916 |
1 |
32,073,689 |
2 |
378,160,869 |
Anna M. Dopkin |
6 |
3,309,084,125 |
5 |
6,401,929,188 |
58 |
16,421,521,623 |
Henry M. Ellenbogen |
2 |
7,716,962,189 |
3 |
652,975,062 |
8 |
1,058,456,657 |
Donald J. Easley |
1 |
155,195,205 |
— |
— |
2 |
35,365,052 |
David J. Eiswert |
3 |
1,893,251,472 |
— |
— |
2 |
383,706,054 |
Mark S. Finn |
4 |
13,584,385,217 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Robert N. Gensler |
12 |
4,126,392,270 |
26 |
5,362,533,581 |
16 |
7,810,736,624 |
Justin T. Gerbereux |
1 |
811,160,191 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
David R. Giroux |
3 |
16,218,605,638 |
1 |
101,673,792 |
1 |
340,951,237 |
M. Campbell Gunn |
1 |
198,089,601 |
2 |
195,672,431 |
3 |
1,994,635,980 |
Charles B. Hill |
3 |
3,405,881,375 |
2 |
346,172,060 |
11 |
1,483,836,453 |
Steven C. Huber |
1 |
136,533,140 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Thomas J. Huber |
4 |
4,183,041,965 |
1 |
201,062,327 |
— |
— |
Leigh Innes |
1 |
772,523,168 |
1 |
11,187,936 |
— |
— |
Kris H. Jenner |
5 |
2,987,390,518 |
— |
— |
— |
51,896,342 |
Paul A. Karpers |
4 |
1,577,422,460 |
4 |
1,088,810,613 |
11 |
2,766,850,881 |
Ian D. Kelson |
4 |
4,492,957,863 |
13 |
852,589,723 |
1 |
751,925 |
John H. Laporte |
2 |
4,238,068,702 |
3 |
194,848,652 |
9 |
594,450,745 |
Robert M. Larkins |
1 |
615,171,674 |
3 |
1,419,899,060 |
11 |
1,112,145,325 |
David M. Lee |
4 |
3,558,156,029 |
— |
— |
3 |
95,518,197 |
Wyatt A. Lee |
1 |
1,574,711,359 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
John D. Linehan |
3 |
905,377,274 |
4 |
1,196,427,730 |
19 |
1,156,064,403 |
Anh Lu |
1 |
5,265,100,066 |
3 |
623,984,679 |
6 |
569,659,694 |
Joseph K. Lynagh |
11 |
30,208,569,016 |
— |
— |
8 |
308,508,537 |
Konstantine B. Mallas |
5 |
4,634,079,864 |
— |
— |
4 |
89,120,831 |
Daniel Martino |
1 |
1,933,372,411 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Paul M. Massaro |
1 |
811,160,191 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Jonathan H.W. Matthews |
1 |
3,494,107,674 |
1 |
136,077,853 |
— |
— |
Susanta Mazumdar |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
79,387,657 |
Andrew C. McCormick |
5 |
1,962,212,234 |
— |
— |
3 |
69,213,429 |
Gregory A. McCrickard |
4 |
7,332,409,079 |
2 |
269,683,892 |
4 |
516,835,977 |
Michael J. McGonigle |
1 |
136,533,140 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Hugh D. McGuirk |
3 |
2,702,366,125 |
— |
— |
9 |
327,420,504 |
Joseph M. Milano |
2 |
1,438,422,053 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Raymond A. Mills |
5 |
2,864,295,672 |
1 |
137,127,681 |
2 |
656,915,496 |
James M. Murphy |
1 |
1,765,896,397 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Sudhir Nanda |
1 |
133,534,740 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Edmund M. Notzon III |
18 |
18,365,316,387 |
6 |
1,693,171,670 |
7 |
59,042,500 |
Gonzalo Pangaro |
6 |
5,385,915,882 |
3 |
1,383,612,358 |
1 |
115,278,923 |
Timothy E. Parker |
3 |
7,166,263,889 |
1 |
225,044,488 |
9 |
1,099,422,490 |
Donald J. Peters |
7 |
1,643,685,977 |
— |
— |
18 |
1,318,589,108 |
Larry J. Puglia |
10 |
18,301,850,367 |
1 |
79,652,154 |
14 |
2,430,254,777 |
Joseph Rohm |
2 |
327,980,117 |
1 |
34,471,926 |
— |
— |
Brian C. Rogers |
12 |
29,710,218,883 |
2 |
621,056,028 |
17 |
2,001,130,429 |
Jeffrey Rottinghaus |
3 |
132,352,204 |
2 |
287,720,385 |
— |
— |
Federico Santilli |
1 |
7,552,239 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Daniel O. Shackelford |
8 |
15,430,118,822 |
1 |
1,727,399,323 |
5 |
1,261,767,440 |
Robert W. Sharps |
8 |
5,767,241,836 |
6 |
4,485,586,792 |
38 |
11,539,307,246 |
Charles M. Shriver(a) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Neil Smith |
1 |
437,387,747 |
1 |
147,117,919 |
— |
— |
Robert W. Smith |
3 |
6,889,215,500 |
1 |
156,866,045 |
1 |
4,684,468 |
David Stanley |
1 |
136,533,140 |
2 |
27,440,550 |
2 |
7,835,204 |
Dean Tenerelli |
1 |
721,827,924 |
2 |
23,908,714 |
— |
— |
Justin Thomson |
1 |
2,630,300,309 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
David A. Tiberii |
3 |
817,122,149 |
1 |
92,226,721 |
8 |
1,862,763,542 |
Ken D. Uematsu |
4 |
1,073,401,615 |
4 |
1,348,182,311 |
— |
— |
Mark J. Vaselkiv |
7 |
7,953,640,156 |
7 |
1,857,690,158 |
20 |
3,390,985,451 |
Eric L. Veiel |
1 |
354,169,465 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
David J. Wallack |
3 |
10,560,849,482 |
1 |
67,909,393 |
3 |
451,457,033 |
Edward A. Wiese |
6 |
9,378,201,867 |
2 |
348,302,488 |
9 |
2,760,842,776 |
Ernest C. Yeung |
1 |
2,630,278,520 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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(a) This individual assumed co- portfolio management responsibility of mutual funds on
May 1, 2011 . The information on accounts managed is not yet available.
Conflicts of Interest
Portfolio managers at T. Rowe Price and its affiliates typically manage multiple accounts. These accounts may include, among others, mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions such as pension funds, colleges and universities, foundations), offshore funds and commingled trust accounts. Portfolio managers make investment decisions for each portfolio based on the investment objectives, policies, practices, and other relevant investment considerations that the managers believe are applicable to that portfolio. Consequently, portfolio managers may purchase (or sell) securities for one portfolio and not another portfolio. T. Rowe Price and its affiliates have adopted brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures which they believe are reasonably designed to address any potential conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. Also, as disclosed under the “Portfolio Manager Compensation” section, our portfolio managers’ compensation is determined in the same manner with respect to all portfolios managed by the portfolio manager. Please see the “Portfolio Transactions” section of this SAI for more information on our brokerage and trade allocation policies.
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T. Rowe Price funds may, from time to time, own shares of Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar is a provider of investment research to individual and institutional investors, and publishes ratings on mutual funds, including the Price Funds. T. Rowe Price manages the Morningstar retirement plan and T. Rowe Price and its affiliates pay Morningstar for a variety of products and services. In addition, Morningstar may provide investment consulting and investment management services to clients of T. Rowe Price or its affiliates.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
As of the date indicated, the directors and officers of the funds, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any fund, except for the funds shown in the following table.
Fund |
%* |
Capital Opportunity |
1.1 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
1.9 |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
19.7 |
Global Stock |
1.2 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
2.2 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
5.9 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
1.4 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
2.8 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
1.4 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
4.6 |
* Based on December 31, 2010 data.
As of March 31, 2011, the following shareholders of record owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the indicated funds and/or classes.
Fund |
Shareholder |
% |
Africa & Middle East |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account Attn.: Mutual Fund Department 101 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94104
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers 200 Liberty Street One World Financial Center, 5th Floor New York, New York 10281
University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc. 535 Research Center Boulevard, Suite 120 Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 |
6.42
6.43
6.48 |
Balanced |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department P.O. Box 17215 Baltimore, Maryland 21297 |
43. 42 (c) |
Blue Chip Growth |
Edward D. Jones & Company Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund 201 Progress Parkway Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Pirateline & Company T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department 100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services TR Blue Chip Growth Fund Attn.: Asset Reconciliations P.O. Box 17215 Baltimore, Maryland 21297 |
10.34
7.30
5. 27
17. 76 |
Blue Chip Growth–Advisor Class |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife 8515 East Orchard Road 2T2 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Union Central Life Insurance Company Attn.: Retirement Plans 1876 Waycross Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company T. Rowe Price Advisor Class Funds Attn.: Outside Funds P.O. Box 2900 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482 |
6.08
23.75
5. 34
8. 78
7. 06 |
Blue Chip Growth–R Class |
American United Life Separate Account II Attn.: Dan Schluge P.O. Box 1995 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 1295 State Street Fund Operations/N255 Springfield, Massachusetts 01111
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting P.O. Box 182029 Columbus, Ohio 43218
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access 1 Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111 |
13. 40
8.16
13. 95
14.15 |
California Tax-Free Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account |
6. 21 |
California Tax-Free Money |
Georgette O’Connor Day TR Georgette O’Connor Day Trust Los Angeles, California |
12. 10 |
Capital Appreciation |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
|
8.79
9.76
|
Capital Appreciation–Advisor Class |
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation Separate Account G 5900 O Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA Trustee/Custodian For TIAA-CREF Retirement Plans 3 Metrotech Center, 5th Floor Brooklyn, New York 11245
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
12. 09
13. 02
7. 50
27.39 (a) |
Capital Opportunity |
McWood & Company P.O. Box 29522 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department 100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 |
47.42 (a)
6. 65 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company Custodian FBO Lima Memorial Health System 401(k) 8515 East Orchard Road 2T2 Greenwood Village , Colorado 80111 |
44. 65 (a)
25.81 (a)
25.19(a) |
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class |
M. Catherine H. Barre FBO Parametric Solutions Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust 900 East Indiantown Road, Suite 200 Jupiter , Florida 33477
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Counsel Trust DBA MATC FBO Light Age Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust 1251 Waterfront Place, Suite 525 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
FIIOC as Agent FBO A/R Packaging Corporation 401(k) Salary Reduction Plan & Trust 100 Magellan Way (KW1C) Covington, Kentucky 41015
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting
Reliance Trust Company FBO MTRMLS Inc. P.O. Box 48529 Atlanta, Georgia 30362 |
6.96
37.79 (a)
6.91
10.06
14. 92
5. 29 |
Corporate Income |
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers 4800 Deerlake Drive East, 3rd Floor Jacksonville, Florida 32246
Yachtcrew & Company T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department 100 East Pratt Street Baltimore , Maryland 21202 |
17.49
44.41 (d) |
Dividend Growth |
Edward D. Jones & Company Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Dividend Growth Fund (DGF) Attn.: Asset Reconciliation |
21.22
13.57
8.26
7.
36 |
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
FIIOC as Agent FBO J.M. Smith Corporation 100 Magellan Way (KW1C) Covington , Kentucky 41015
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Wells Fargo Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans 1525 West WT Harris Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28288 |
6.10
71.83 (a)
11.54 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
10. 23 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Retirement Portfolio 2010 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Retirement Portfolio 2015 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Retirement Portfolio 2020 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Retirement Portfolio 2030 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Yachtcrew & Company |
5. 52
7. 25
6. 74
12.02
5. 60
17. 03 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Associates TR Default 2030-RETIP PSP
T. Rowe Price Associates TR Attn.: Fund Accounting Department PSP |
14. 34
5. 34
5. 58 |
Equity Income |
Edward D. Jones & Company Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
7. 93
5.93
14.94 |
Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 333 West 34th Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10001
John Hancock Life Insurance USA RPS SEG Funds and Accounting ET-7 601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
6. 35
18.71
40.17 (a) |
Equity Income Fund–R Class |
American United Life Separate Account II
DCGT as Trustee and/or Custodian FBO Principal Financial Group Qualified Prin. Advtg. Omnibus Attn.: NPI0 Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations P.O. Box 2999 Hartford , Connecticut 06104
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28288 |
17.06
5. 92
5.16
10.09
7.
20 |
Equity Index 500 |
Retirement Portfolio 2010
Retirement Portfolio 2015
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Retirement Portfolio 2030 |
11. 12
9. 77
17. 17
6. 94
8. 58 |
European Stock |
Bobstay & Company T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account |
19. 19
6.86 |
Extended Equity Market Index |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
15. 05 |
Financial Services |
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. New Business Group for #117 |
6. 11 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
12.96
12.25 |
Global Infrastructure |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
14. 10 |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
13.34
71.03 (e) |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department
Trustees of T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program Attn.: Financial Reporting Department P.O. Box 89000 Baltimore, Maryland 21289 |
15. 13
8.80 |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
18. 95
69 .98(e) |
Global Real Estate |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
21.76 |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
Avon Dental Group Trustee FBO c/o FASCORE LLC Avon Dental Group RSP 401(k) 8515 East Orchard Road, 2T2 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
FIIOC as Agent FBO Sierra Nevada 100 Magellan Way (KW1C) Covington , Kentucky 41015
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
5.81
14.06
15.56
60.14 (e) |
Global Stock |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
JPMorgan as Directed Trustee for Ernest & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan Trust Attn.: Phyllis Mancini 4 New York Plaza, Floor 15 New York, New York 10004
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Plan |
5. 01
14. 40
6. 22
6.93 |
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
DCGT as Trustee and/or Custodian FBO Principal Financial Group Qualified Prin. Advtg. Omnibus
DWS Trust Company Trustee/Custodian FBO ADP Enterprise Product 401(k) Attn.: Share Reconciliation Department P.O. Box 1757 Salem, New Hampshire 03079
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
UMB Bank NA SFR FBO Fiduciary for Tax Deferred Accounts Group 1 SW Security Benefit Place Topeka, Kansas 66636 |
15.26
52.01 (a)
16.22
9. 87 |
Global Technology |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
9. 88
13. 01 |
GNMA |
Yachtcrew & Company |
36.43 (d) |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
Barnaclesail c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Met Investor Series Trust TRP Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio State Street Bank & Trust Company Attn.: Christian Coleman 2 Avenue de Lafayette Boston, Massachusetts 02111
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Attn.: RPS Cash Group |
69.67 (d)
6.50
10. 31 |
Growth & Income |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
7.94 |
Growth Stock |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Retirement Portfolio 2040 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
7. 61
7. 64
5.04
9. 56
7.06
8. 72 |
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
ICMA Retirement Trust 777 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20002
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
U.S. Bank FBO Private Asset Department OA Platform P.O. Box 1787 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 |
5.99
27. 04 (a)
6. 34 |
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
American United Life Separate Account II
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access |
5. 09
6. 83
8. 03
6. 96 |
Health Sciences |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
John Hancock Life Insurance Company USA RPS SEG Funds and Accounting ET-7
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
7. 30
9. 62
9. 17 |
High Yield |
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Yachtcrew & Company |
5. 95
18. 31 |
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
Genworth Financial Trust Company FBO Genworth Financial WMGT & Mutual Clients & FBO Other Custodial Clients 3200 North Central Avenue, Floor 6 Phoenix, Arizona 85012
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
9. 65
83. 33 (a) |
Inflation Focused Bond |
T. Rowe Price Associates Short-Term Income Fund Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.
FBO Education Trust of Alaska Portfolio 2009-2012 Attn.: Dawn Wagner Fixed Income 100 East Pratt Street, 7th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
85.00 (e)
5. 70 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Inflation Protected Bond |
9.73 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Inc. P.O. Box 1169 Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Wachovia Financial Center, Suite 3300 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33131
Mac & Company Attn.: Mutual Fund Operations P.O. Box 3198 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
SEI Private Trust Company C/O ID 747 Choate Hall & Stewart Attn.: Mutual Funds Administrator 1 Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 |
11.14
16.78
19.14
10.83
29.53 (a) |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
100.00(e) |
Institutional Core Plus |
JPMorgan Chase Bank Trustee for The State of California Savings Plus Program 4 New York Plaza, Floor 15 New York, New York 10004
Janette Stump, James Carney & Howard Kline, TRS Special Metals Corporation Retiree Benefit Trust 60 Boulevard of the Allies, Floor 5 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
The Church Foundation 240 South 4th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
20.77
19.28
13 .48
22.
42
12.81 |
Institutional Core Plus–F Class |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
100.00(e) |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
Ladybird & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Personal Strategy Income Fund
Ladybug & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
Lakeside & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Personal Strategy Growth Fund
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
30.08 (d)
33. 24 (d)
10. 44
6. 66
5. 56 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Special Custody A/C FBO Customers Attn.: Mutual Fund Department 101 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94104
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Wells Fargo Bank NA FBO Omnibus Account Cash/Cash P.O. Box 1533 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480 |
5. 91
17. 14
8. 65
10. 52 |
Institutional Floating Rate |
Delaware Public Employee’s Retirement System Institutional Floating Rate Attn.: Linda Drew Ashford Consulting Group 1 Walkers Mill Road P.O. Box 4644 Wilmington , Delaware 19807
Genworth Financial Trust Company FBO Genworth Financial WMGT & Mutual Clients & FBO Other Custodial Clients
Seamile & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Capital Appreciation Fund
Taskforce & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Equity Income Fund
Tuna & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: New Income Fund |
7. 20
14.01
21.79
13.26
28.86 (d) |
Institutional Floating Rate–F Class |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
|
33.37(a)
62.75(a)
|
Institutional Global Equity |
Mac & Company Attn.: Mutual Fund Operations
SEI Private Trust Company c/o SunTrust Bank
State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee for Riverside Health System Retirement Income Plan 125 Sunnynoll Court, Suite 200 Winston Salem, North Carolina 27106
U.S. Bank Trustee FBO NREL/MRI Mutual Fund Trading P.O. Box 1787 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 |
51.98 (a)
6. 85
21. 84
5.63 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
Croda Inc. Defined Benefit Plan Master TR c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue Tower 1 - 5th Floor Attn.: Steve Chiles Kansas City, Missouri 64105
SEI Private Trust Company c/o Gibraltar Bank Attn.: Mutual Fund Administration
State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee for Master Trust for Defined Benefit Plans of Syngenta Corporation
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
10. 61
18.21
50.32 (a)
16. 51 |
Institutional High Yield |
Bread & Company c/o T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Balanced Fund
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Ladybug & Company
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
State Street Bank & Trust Company Custodian Citigroup 401(k) Plan 105 Rosemont Avenue Westwood, Massachusetts 02090
Tuna & Company |
10. 23
7. 21
5. 26
12.10
5. 29
6.78 |
Institutional International Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Special Custody A/C FBO Customers
Ladybird & Company
Ladybug & Company
Lakeside & Company |
28.90 (a)
23. 78
26.10 (d)
8.12 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
Dekalb County Pension Plan 1300 Commerce Drive , 4th Floor Decatur , Georgia 30030
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
93.75(a)
6.25 |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Saxon & Company P.O. Box 7780-1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19182
State Street Bank & Trust Company Custodian Houston Metro Transit Authority Fund–MTA Union 805 Pennsylvania Avenue Tower 2 - 5th Floor Kansas City, Missouri 64105
State Street Bank & Trust Company Custodian Houston Metro Transit Authority Fund–MTA Non-Union 805 Pennsylvania Avenue Tower 2 - 5th Floor Kansas City, Missouri 64105
The Church Foundation |
6. 26
17. 23
35. 00 (a)
26. 73 (a)
8. 52 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
SEI Private Trust Company Attn.: Mutual Funds c/o Harris
State Street Corporation TR FBO Hallmark Cards, Inc. 105 Rosemont Avenue Westwood, Massachusetts 02090 |
40. 23 (a)
11.33
24. 98 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Mercer Trust Company Trustee FBO Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC Defined Contribution Plan 1 Investors Way Attn.: D.C. Plan Admin. Norwood, Massachusetts 02062
SEI Private Trust Company c/o SunTrust Bank |
9. 59
11. 52
5. 32
9.53 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA Trustee Carpenter Technology Corp. DB Plan 4 New York Plaza New York, New York 10004
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Prudential Bank & Trust FSB Trustee New York Metro Transit Authority Attn.: Andrew F. Levesque 280 Trumbull Street One Commercial Plaza Hartford, Connecticut 06103
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. 7 Park Center Court Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 |
23.80
6.98
23.95
14. 28
6. 79 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ING as Custodian/Recordkeeper 1 Heritage Drive North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171
Mac & Company Attn.: Mutual Fund Operations
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
State Street Corporation TR FBO Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company T. Rowe Institutional Class Attn.: Outside Funds/Scott Gellert P.O. Box 2600 L-24 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482 |
6.12
9. 46
15.47
17. 13
8.59
12.01 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
Mac & Company Attn.: Mutual Fund Operations
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Wells Fargo Bank NA FBO Pinnacol Assurance Equity Mutual Funds |
5. 73
64.29 (a)
5. 75 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Northern Trust Company Custodian FBO ALSAC P.O. Box 92956 Chicago, Illinois 60675
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank NA FBO PHP - T. Rowe Price Institutional Structured Research P.O. Box 1533 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480 |
20.45
7 .07
6. 88
11.05 |
International Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Edward D. Jones & Company Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Yachtcrew & Company |
6. 08
14. 77
10. 76
7.18
16.86 |
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
15 .04
11.55 |
International Discovery |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee for the Ford Motor Company Master Trust
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Attn.: Asset Reconciliation
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company T. Rowe Price Retail Class Funds Attn.: Outside Funds |
5. 32
8. 12
10. 35
5. 23
10. 29 |
International Equity Index |
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus New Business Conv. Assets |
17. 90 |
International Growth & Income |
Pirateline & Company
Retirement Portfolio 2015
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Retirement Portfolio 2035 T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Fund Accounting Department
Retirement Portfolio 2040 |
7. 55
5. 74
13.96
7.71
13. 14
5. 71
9.02 |
International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class |
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
U.S. Bank FBO Private Asset Department OA Platform |
17.24
29.21 (a) |
International Growth & Income Fund–R Class |
American United Life Separate Account II
DCGT as Trustee and/or Custodian FBO Principal Financial Group Qualified Prin. Advtg. Omnibus
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access |
19.62
7.25
8. 28
15.84 |
International Stock |
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Retirement Portfolio 2040
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
7.81
7.49
5.25
7.64 |
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Harborside Financial Center Plaza 2, 3rd Floor Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
U.S. Bank FBO Private Asset Department OA Platform |
16.33
63.98 (a)
5. 24 |
International Stock Fund–R Class |
American United Life American Unit Trust
American United Life Separate Account II
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting |
7. 70
37.73 (a)
10.31 |
Japan |
Bobstay & Company
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
RCAB Collective Investment Partnership 66 Brooks Drive Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 |
17.03
7.07
6.16 |
Latin America |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account |
8. 47 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account |
11. 53 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
10.54 |
Media & Telecommunications |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Media & Telecommunications Fund |
6. 97
5. 92
8. 38 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: Asset Reconciliations |
6. 59
13. 10
17. 94 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
6. 18
25.22(a) |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
American United Life Separate Account II
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company 1 Orange Way B3N Windsor, Connecticut 06095
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting |
8. 25
16.42
15. 73 |
Mid-Cap Value |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account New Business Group |
15. 58
8.10 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Saxon & Company
U.S. Bank FBO Private Asset Department OA Platform |
8. 07
37.46 (a)
6. 92
6. 41 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access |
8.
16
15.92
31. 70 (a) |
New America Growth |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
7.96
9.47
11.25 |
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
New York Life Trust Company Client Account 169 Lackawanna Avenue Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 |
6.89
23. 77
24.17
20.97 |
New Asia |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
6.05
9. 96 |
New Era |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
8. 40
9. 25 |
New Horizons |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
6.08
18. 30 |
New Income |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Retirement Portfolio 2010
Retirement Portfolio 2015
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Yachtcrew & Company |
14. 30
8.90
8.08
14.39
5. 77
6. 68
9. 19 |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
Capital Bank & Trust Company Trustee Clear Springs Foods Inc. 401(k) 8515 East Orchard Road, 2T2 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
7.99
7.79 |
New Income Fund–R Class |
DWS Trust Company Trustee Biery Cheese Company Employee PSP
Emjay Corporation Custodian FBO Plans of RPSA Customers c/o Great West 8515 East Orchard Road 2T2 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Nationwide Trust Company FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting
NFS LLC FEBO Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company NA FBO Bank 98 Daily Recordkeeping Attn.: Mutual Funds 11270 West Park Place, Suite 400 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans
Wilmington Trust Company Trustee FBO Mueller Inc. 401(k) Plan c/o Mutual Funds P.O. Box 8880 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 |
11. 61
6. 51
15.91
11. 45
18.97
9. 73 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
PFPC Inc. as Agent for PFPC Trust FBO JJB Hilliard WL Lyons Inc. 760 Moore Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 |
12. 39 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
5.04 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
H. Mark Glasberg Paula D. Glasberg Joint Tenants New York , New York |
9.
91 |
Overseas Stock |
Retirement Portfolio 2010
Retirement Portfolio 2015
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Retirement Portfolio 2035
Retirement Portfolio 2040 |
5. 47
6.64
16.06
8.83
1 5.04
6.57
10.43 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
Mac & Company Attn.: Mutual Fund Operations
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
State Street Bank & Trust Company FBO UBS Savings and Investment Plan 105 Rosemont Avenue Westwood , Massachusetts 02090
T. Rowe Price Trust Company TR Balanced Attn.: Asset Reconciliation |
5.14
7.50
5.33
31.38(c) |
Personal Strategy Growth |
State Street Bank & Trust Company FBO UBS Savings and Investment Plan
T. Rowe Price Trust Company TR
Attn.: Growth Asset |
6.33
22.75 |
Personal Strategy Income |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company TR Income Attn.: Asset Reconciliation |
5.16
16.59 |
Prime Reserve |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
10
.99 |
Real Assets |
Retirement Portfolio 2010
Retirement Portfolio 2015
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Retirement Portfolio 2035
Retirement Portfolio 2040 |
6.92
8. 57
20.73
11.52
19.62
8.54
13.55 |
Real Estate |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Prudential Investment Management Service FBO Mutual Funds Clients Attn.: Pruchoice Unit Mail Stop 194-201 194 Wood Avenue South Iselin , New Jersey 08830
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omniplan Account Fund 122 |
5.24
8.13
6.
29 |
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
GPC Securities Inc. Agent for Reliance Trust Company FBO Plexus Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan P.O. Box 79377 Atlanta , Georgia 30357
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of
Our Customers |
7. 20
69.89(a) |
TRP Reserve Investment |
Seamile & Company
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Agent for T. Rowe Price Institutional Funds 1 Lincoln Street 3rd Floor Boston , Massachusetts 02111
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price Managed GIC Stable Value Fund
Taskforce & Company
Tuna & Company |
10.82
7.66
6.90
7.42
8.18 |
Retirement 2005 Fund– Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
8515 East Orchard Road 2T2 Greenwood Village , Colorado 80111 |
49.38 (a)
5.77 |
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
NFS LLC FEBO State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee Various Retirement Plans
440 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison , New York 10528 |
93.51(a) |
Retirement 2010 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
Omnibus Account Retirement 2010 |
6. 02
40.54(b) |
Retirement 2010 Fund– Advisor Class |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Attn.: RS Fund Operations
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Taynik & Company c/o Investors Bank & Trust
P.O. Box 9130 Boston , Massachusetts 02117 |
5. 69
9.07
18.34
6.
30 |
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Attn.: RS Fund Operations
Saxon & Company
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank 1200 Crown Colony Drive Quincy , Massachusetts 02169 |
7.56
6.46
5.
87
16.52
7.02 |
Retirement 2015 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement |
6.11
50.34(b) |
Retirement 2015 Fund– Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
|
26.02 (a)
12.29 |
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
NFS LLC FEBO State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee Various Retirement Plans
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank |
11.46
22.61
11.16
5.32 |
Retirement 2020 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement 2020 |
7. 16
50.36(b) |
Retirement 2020 Fund– Advisor Class |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Attn.: RS Fund Operations
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Taynik & Company c/o Investors Bank & Trust |
10.95
18.83
7.
15 |
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Attn.: RS Fund Operations
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
Saxon & Company
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank |
9.41
7.41
5.24
5.31
20.27
6.
98 |
Retirement 2025 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement |
6.58
56.41(b) |
Retirement 2025 Fund– Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
New York Life
Trust Company
Client Account
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
|
26.28(a)
5. 52
9.75 |
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
DCGT as Trustee and/or Custodian FBO Principal Financial Group Qualified Prin. Advtg. Omnibus Attn.: NPIO Trade Desk
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
NFS LLC FEBO State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee Various Retirement Plans
Orchard Trust Company Trustee Employee Benefits Clients 8515 East Orchard Road 2T2 Greenwood Village , Colorado 80111
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans |
6. 37
16.92
19.45
5.13
10.55
6.13 |
Retirement 2030 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement 2030 |
7.20
52.40(b) |
Retirement 2030 Fund– Advisor Class |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Taynik & Company c/o Investors Bank & Trust |
11.83
15.30
8.
30 |
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank |
8.76
8.11
25.12(a)
7.24 |
Retirement 2035 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement |
6.86
56.83(b) |
Retirement 2035 Fund– Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
|
30.49(a)
7. 20
|
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
DCGT as Trustee and/or Custodian FBO Principal Financial Group Qualified Prin. Advtg. Omnibus Attn.: NPIO Trade Desk
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
NFS LLC FEBO State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee Various Retirement Plans
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans |
5.05
21.39
17.67
11.89
8.15 |
Retirement 2040 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement 2040 |
7.55
53.16(b) |
Retirement 2040 Fund– Advisor Class |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Taynik & Company c/o Investors Bank & Trust
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans |
11.88
15.71
8. 15
5.07 |
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank |
7.88
7.77
26.59(a)
6.
62 |
Retirement 2045 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement |
7.36
60.58(b) |
Retirement 2045 Fund– Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
|
31 .49 (a)
8.45 |
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
NFS LLC FEBO State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee Various Retirement Plans
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans |
27.48(a)
15.15
11.14
11.67 |
Retirement 2050 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T . Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement |
8.15
57.60(b) |
Retirement 2050 Fund– Advisor Class |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Taynik & Company c/o Investors Bank & Trust |
12. 16
21.47
9.44 |
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Saxon & Company
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank |
11.33
6. 85
5.15
32.49(a)
8.00 |
Retirement 2055 |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement |
6.90
51.68(b) |
Retirement 2055 Fund– Advisor Class |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Orchard Trust Company Trustee
Employee Benefits Clients |
8. 70
22.66
20.34 |
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
DCGT as Trustee and/or Custodian FBO Principal Financial Group Qualified Prin. Advtg. Omnibus Attn.: NPIO Trade Desk
Emjay Corporation Custodian FBO Plans of RPSA Customers
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
NFS LLC FEBO State Street Bank & Trust Company Trustee Various Retirement Plans
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife |
6.94
21.09
18 .03
6.52
10.75
9.46 |
Retirement Income |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Account Retirement Income |
8.44
27.67(b) |
Retirement Income Fund– Advisor Class |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Reliance Trust Company FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife
Taynik & Company c/o Investors Bank
& Trust |
9.18
21.04
5. 36
7.
73 |
Retirement Income Fund–R Class |
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Attn.: UIT Operations
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
State Street Corporation Trustee FBO ADP Access
Taynik & Company c/o State Street Bank
Wachovia Bank FBO Various Retirement
Plans |
5. 32
5.52
24.76
7.03
6.71 |
Science & Technology |
JP Morgan Chase Bank as Directed TR c/o JP Morgan AM Century Retirement Services Super Saver Capital Accumulation Plan for Employees of AMR Corp. Subsidiaries P.O. Box 419784 Kansas City , Missouri 64141
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Plan New Business Group Conv. Assets |
6.02
19.01 |
Science & Technology–Advisor Class |
John Hancock Life Insurance Company USA RPS Seg. Funds and Accounting ET-7 |
86.27(a) |
Short-Term Bond |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Prudential Investment Management Services Attn.: Pruchoice Unit
Yachtcrew & Company |
7.76
8.96
9.70 |
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
Genworth Financial Trust Company FBO Genworth Financial WMGT & Mutual Clients & FBO Other Custodial Clients
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
|
6 2.15(a)
29 .69
(a) |
Small-Cap Stock |
Minnesota State Retirement System
Defined Contribution Plans 60 Empire Drive, Suite 300 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company T. Rowe Price OTC Fund Attn.: RPS Control Department
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company T. Rowe Price Retail Class Funds |
6.36
10.73
13. 69
6.73 |
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
Fifth Third Bank TR FBO Cintas Partners Plan Attn.: Michelle Hodgeman, M.D. 38 Fountain Square Plaza Cincinnati , Ohio 45263
Horace Mann Life Insurance Company Separate Account 1 Horace Mann Plaza Springfield , Illinois 62715
Minnesota Life 401 Robert Street North Saint Paul , Minnesota 55101
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company T. Rowe Price Advisor Class Funds |
12.88
6.67
26.99(a)
8.14
8.32
11.19 |
Small-Cap Value |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
10.81
22.99 |
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
ICMA Retirement Trust
John Hancock Life Insurance Company USA RPS Seg. Funds and Accounting ET-7
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
30.18(a)
16.74
12. 09 |
Spectrum Growth |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
12.77 |
Spectrum Income |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company
Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
20.23 |
Spectrum International |
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omniplan Account New Business Group |
5.00 |
Strategic Income |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
12.08
14 .03 |
Strategic Income–Advisor Class |
Ameritrade, Inc. FBO P.O. Box 2226 Omaha , Nebraska 68103
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department
|
6.78
49.19(e) |
Summit Cash Reserves |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: Asset Reconciliations |
13.61
12.
01 |
Summit Municipal Income |
Edward D. Jones & Company Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Saxon & Company |
9. 88
12.36
20.37 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
Edward D. Jones & Company Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers 4800 Deerlake Drive E , 3rd Floor Jacksonville , Florida 32246
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Prudential Investment Management Services FBO Mutual Funds Clients Attn.: Pruchoice Unit
Saxon & Company |
5.99
25.56(a)
6.81
7.64
9.84
5.08 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
11.61 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
Edward D. Jones & Company
Shareholder Accounting Attn.: Mutual Fund
Pershing LLC for Exclusive Benefit of
TRP Money Fund Customer Accounts
Susan A. Feith Wisconsin Rapids , Wisconsin
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
10. 68
5.56
5.24
12.26 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Wells Fargo Bank NA FBO Omnibus Account Cash/Cash |
6.59
7.80
9.80 |
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
|
97.24(a) |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Prudential Investment Management Services
Attn.: Pruchoice Unit |
8.23
11.09
14.59 |
Total Equity Market Index |
Maryland College
Investment Plan
Total Equity Market Index Attn.: Fund Accounting |
8.20 |
U.S. Bond Index |
Education Trust of Alaska ACT Portfolio Attn.: Dawn Wagner Fixed Income c/o T. Rowe Price Associates
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Omnibus Plan New Business Group Conv. Asset |
6.07
7.68
11.51 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
24.23 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core–Advisor Class |
T. Rowe Price Associates Attn.: Financial Reporting Department |
99.15(e) |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department
|
13.02 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department
Yachtcrew & Company |
7.51
20.48 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company Attn.: TRPS Institutional Control Department |
9.
80 |
Value |
Retirement Portfolio 2020
Retirement Portfolio 2025
Retirement Portfolio 2030
Retirement Portfolio 2035
Retirement Portfolio 2040 |
14.46
9.52
18.06
8.43
13.
35 |
Value–Advisor Class |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company
ING National Trust
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
8.89
9.74
13.00
46.42(a) |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Reinvest Account
National Financial Services for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers |
6.34
6.47 |
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(a) At the level of ownership indicated, the shareholder would be able to determine the outcome of most issues that are submitted to shareholders for vote.
(b) T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., each a Maryland corporation. T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services is not the beneficial owner of these shares. Such shares are held of record by T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services and are normally voted by various retirement plans and retirement plan participants.
(c) T. Rowe Price Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., each a Maryland corporation. T. Rowe Price Trust Company is not the beneficial owner of these shares. Such shares are held of record by T. Rowe Price Trust Company and are normally voted by various retirement plans and retirement plan participants.
(d) The indicated percentage of the outstanding shares of this fund are owned by another T. Rowe Price fund and held in the nominee name indicated. Shares of the fund are “echo-voted” by the T. Rowe Price fund that owns the shares in the same proportion that the shares of the underlying fund are voted by other shareholders.
(e) T. Rowe Price Associates is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., each a Maryland corporation. Securities owned by T. Rowe Price Associates are the result of contributions to the fund at the fund’s inception in order to provide the fund with sufficient capital to invest in accordance with its investment program. At the level of ownership indicated, T. Rowe Price Associates would be able to determine the outcome of most issues that were submitted to shareholders for vote.
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
T. Rowe Price is the investment adviser for all of the Price Funds and has executed an Investment Management Agreement with each fund. For certain Price Funds, T. Rowe Price has entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong, and/or Price Singapore. T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong, and Price Singapore are hereinafter referred to collectively as “Investment Managers.” T. Rowe Price is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. T. Rowe Price International is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price. Price Hong Kong and Price Singapore are wholly owned subsidiaries of T. Rowe Price International.
Services
Under the Investment Management Agreements, T. Rowe Price is responsible for supervising and overseeing investments of the funds in accordance with the funds’ investment objectives, programs, and restrictions as provided in the funds’ prospectuses and this SAI. In addition, T. Rowe Price provides the funds with certain corporate administrative services, including: maintaining the funds’ corporate existence and corporate records; registering and qualifying fund shares under federal laws; monitoring the financial, accounting, and administrative functions of the funds; maintaining liaison with the agents employed by the funds such as the funds’ custodian and transfer agent; assisting the funds in the coordination of such agent’s activities; and permitting employees of the Investment Managers to serve as officers, directors, and committee members of the funds without cost to the funds. For those Price Funds for which T. Rowe Price has not entered into a sub-advisory agreement, T. Rowe Price is responsible for making discretionary investment decisions on behalf of the funds and is generally responsible for effecting all security transactions, including the negotiation of commissions and the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage.
With respect to the Africa & Middle East, Emerging Europe & Mediterranean, Emerging Markets Stock, European Stock, Institutional Africa & Middle East, Institutional Concentrated International Equity, Institutional Emerging Markets Equity, Institutional International Growth Equity, Institutional International Bond, International Bond, International Discovery, International Growth & Income, International Equity Index, International Stock, Japan, Latin America, New Asia, Spectrum International, and Strategic Income Funds, T. Rowe Price has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price International under which, subject to the supervision of T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International is authorized to trade securities and make discretionary investment decisions on behalf of each fund. Under the sub-advisory agreement, T. Rowe Price International is responsible for effecting all securities transactions on behalf of the funds, including the negotiation of commissions and the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage. For the Strategic Income Fund, T. Rowe Price International’s discretionary investment decisions and trading execution are limited to the fund’s international investment-grade fixed income investments in developed markets.
With respect to the Japan Fund and the Japanese investments of the International Discovery Fund, T. Rowe Price has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with the Tokyo Branch of T. Rowe Price International (“TRPI-Tokyo”) under which, subject to the supervision of T. Rowe Price, TRPI-Tokyo is authorized to trade Japanese securities and make discretionary investment decisions on behalf of each fund’s Japanese investments. A substantially similar sub-advisory agreement is in place with respect to the Institutional International Growth Equity and International Stock Funds which permits TRPI-Tokyo personnel to trade Asian securities and make limited discretionary investment decisions on behalf of the funds at times when the portfolio manager is unavailable.
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With respect to the International Discovery and New Asia Funds, T. Rowe Price has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Price Hong Kong (in addition to their sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price International) under which, subject to the supervision of T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong is authorized to trade securities and make certain discretionary investment decisions on behalf of each fund. Under the sub-advisory agreement, Price Hong Kong is responsible for selecting the fund’s investments in the Asia-Pacific region and effecting security transactions on behalf of the funds, including the negotiation of commissions and the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage.
With respect to the Global Infrastructure Fund, T. Rowe Price has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Price Singapore under which, subject to the supervision of T. Rowe Price, Price Singapore is authorized to make discretionary investment decisions on behalf of the fund and to facilitate the trading of the fund’s securities under the sub-advisory agreement, Price Singapore may delegate trading execution to T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong.
The Investment Management Agreements also provide that T. Rowe Price, and its directors, officers, employees, and certain other persons performing specific functions for the funds, will be liable to the funds only for losses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duty. The sub-advisory agreements have a similar provision limiting the liability of the investment sub-adviser for errors, mistakes, and losses other than those caused by its willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence.
Under the Investment Management Agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Investment Managers are permitted to utilize the services or facilities of others to provide them or the funds with statistical and other factual information, advice regarding economic factors and trends, advice as to occasional transactions in specific securities, and such other information, advice, or assistance as the Investment Managers may deem necessary, appropriate, or convenient for the discharge of their obligations under the Investment Management Agreements (and sub-advisory agreement, if applicable) or otherwise helpful to the funds.
Management Fees
All funds except Index, Institutional, TRP Reserve Investment, Retirement, Spectrum, Summit Income, and Summit Municipal Funds
The funds pay T. Rowe Price a fee (“Fee”) which consists of two components: a Group Management Fee (“Group Fee”) and an Individual Fund Fee (“Fund Fee”). The Fee is paid monthly to T. Rowe Price on the first business day of the next succeeding calendar month and is calculated as described next.
The monthly Group Fee (“Monthly Group Fee”) is the sum of the daily Group Fee accruals (“Daily Group Fee Accruals”) for each month. The Daily Group Fee Accrual for any particular day is computed by multiplying the Price Funds’ group fee accrual as determined below (“Daily Price Funds’ Group Fee Accrual”) by the ratio of the Price Funds’ net assets for that day to the sum of the aggregate net assets of the Price Funds for that day. The Daily Price Funds’ Group Fee Accrual for any particular day is calculated by multiplying the fraction of one (1) over the number of calendar days in the year by the annualized Daily Price Funds’ Group Fee Accrual for that day as determined in accordance with the following schedule:
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0.480% |
First $1 billion |
0. 350% |
Next $2 billion |
0. 300% |
Next $ 40 billion |
0.450% |
Next $1 billion |
0. 340% |
Next $ 5 billion |
0. 295% |
Next $ 40 billion |
0.420% |
Next $1 billion |
0. 330% |
Next $ 10 billion |
0. 290% |
Next $ 60 billion |
0.390% |
Next $1 billion |
0. 320% |
Next $10 billion |
0. 285% |
Next $ 80 billion |
0.370% |
Next $1 billion |
0. 310% |
Next $ 16 billion |
0. 280% |
Thereafter |
0.360% |
Next $2 billion |
0.305% |
Next $30 billion |
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For the purpose of calculating the Group Fee, the Price Funds include all the mutual funds distributed by Investment Services (excluding the Retirement Funds, Spectrum Funds, TRP Reserve Investment Funds, and any Index or private label mutual funds). For the purpose of calculating the Daily Price Funds’ Group Fee Accrual for any particular day, the net assets of each Price Fund are determined in accordance with each fund’s prospectus as of the close of business on the previous business day on which the fund was open for business.
The monthly Fund Fee (“Monthly Fund Fee”) is the sum of the daily Fund Fee accruals (“Daily Fund Fee Accruals”) for each month. The Daily Fund Fee Accrual for any particular day is computed by multiplying the fraction of one (1) over the number of calendar days in the year by the individual fund fee. The product of this calculation is multiplied by the net assets of the fund for that day, as determined in accordance with the fund’s prospectus as of the close of business on the previous business day on which the fund was open for business. The individual fund fees are listed in the following tables:
Fund |
Fee % |
Africa & Middle East |
0.75 |
Balanced |
0.15 |
Blue Chip Growth |
0.30(a) |
California Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
California Tax-Free Money |
0.10 |
Capital Appreciation |
0.30 |
Capital Opportunity |
0.20 |
Corporate Income |
0.15 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
0.35 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
0.35 |
Dividend Growth |
0.20 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
0.75 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
0.45 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
0.75 |
Equity Income |
0.25(b) |
European Stock |
0.50 |
Financial Services |
0.35 |
GNMA |
0.15 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
Global Infrastructure |
0.50 |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
0.35 |
Global Real Estate |
0. 40 |
Global Stock |
0.35 |
Global Technology |
0.45 |
Growth & Income |
0.25 |
Growth Stock |
0.25 |
Health Sciences |
0.35 |
High Yield |
0.30 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
0.05 |
International Bond |
0.35 |
International Discovery |
0.75 |
International Growth & Income |
0.35 |
International Stock |
0.35 |
Japan |
0.50 |
Latin America |
0.75 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
0.10 |
Media & Telecommunications |
0.35 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
0.35 |
Mid-Cap Value |
0.35 |
New America Growth |
0.35 |
New Asia |
0.50 |
New Era |
0.25 |
New Horizons |
0.35 |
New Income |
0.15 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
0.10 |
Overseas Stock |
0.35 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
0.25 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
0.30 |
Personal Strategy Income |
0.15 |
Prime Reserve |
0.05 |
Real Assets |
0.30 |
Real Estate |
0.30 |
Science & Technology |
0.35 |
Short-Term Bond |
0.10 |
Small-Cap Stock |
0.45 |
Small-Cap Value |
0.35 |
Strategic Income |
0.20 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
0.35 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
0.10 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
0.30 |
Tax-Free Income |
0.15 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
0.10 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
0.25 |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
0.00 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
0.00 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
0.00 |
Value |
0.35 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
0.10 |
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(a) On assets up to $15 billion and 0.255% on assets above $15 billion.
(b) On assets up to $15 billion and 0.21 25 % on assets above $15 billion.
(c) On assets up to $15 billion and 0. 2975 % on assets above $15 billion.
Index, Institutional, Summit Income, and Summit Municipal Funds
The following funds pay T. Rowe Price an annual investment management fee in monthly installments of the amount listed below based on the average daily net asset value of the fund.
Fund |
Fee % |
Equity Index 500 |
0.10 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
1.00 |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
0.65 |
Institutional Global Equity |
0.65 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
0.65 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
0.65 |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
0.70 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
0.55 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
0.55 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
0.55 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
0.60 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
0.65 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
0.50 |
The following funds (“Single Fee Funds”) pay T. Rowe Price a single annual investment management fee in monthly installments of the amount listed below based on the average daily net asset value of the fund.
Fund |
Fee % |
Extended Equity Market Index |
0.40 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
0.50 |
Institutional Core Plus |
0.45 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
0.70 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
1.10 |
Institutional Floating Rate |
0.55 |
Institutional High Yield |
0.50 |
Institutional International Bond |
0.55 |
International Equity Index |
0.50 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
0.45 |
Summit GNMA |
0.60 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
0.45 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
0.50 |
Summit Municipal Income |
0.50 |
Total Equity Market Index |
0.40 |
U.S. Bond Index |
0.30 |
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The Investment Management Agreement between each Single Fee Fund and T. Rowe Price provides that T. Rowe Price will pay all expenses of each fund’s operations, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and other charges incident to the purchase, sale, or lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, and such non-recurring or extraordinary expenses that may arise, including the costs of actions, suits, or proceedings to which the fund is a party and the expenses the fund may incur as a result of its obligation to provide indemnification to its officers, directors, and agents. However, the Boards for the funds reserve the right to impose additional fees against shareholder accounts to defray expenses which would otherwise be paid by T. Rowe Price under the Investment Management Agreement. The Boards do not anticipate levying such charges; such a fee, if charged, may be retained by the funds or paid to the Investment Managers.
The Fee is paid monthly to T. Rowe Price on the first business day of the next succeeding calendar month and is the sum of the Daily Fee accruals for each month. The Daily Fee accrual for any particular day is calculated by multiplying the fraction of one (1) over the number of calendar days in the year by the appropriate Fee. The product of this calculation is multiplied by the net assets of the fund for that day, as determined in accordance with each fund’s prospectus as of the close of business on the previous business day on which the fund was open for business.
TRP Government Reserve Investment, TRP Reserve Investment, Retirement, and Spectrum Funds
None of these funds pays T. Rowe Price an investment management fee.
Investment Sub-advisory Agreements
Pursuant to each of the sub-advisory agreements that T. Rowe Price has entered into on behalf of a Price Fund, T. Rowe Price may pay the investment subadviser up to 60% of the management fee that T. Rowe Price receives from that fund.
Management Fee Compensation
The following table sets forth the total management fees, if any, paid to the Investment Managers by each fund, during the fiscal years indicated:
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
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2/28/10 |
2/28/09 |
2/29/08 |
|
California Tax-Free Bond |
$1,297,000 |
$1,288,000 |
$1,266,000 |
California Tax-Free Money |
460,000 |
545,000 |
489,000 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
615,000 |
536,000 |
526,000 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
965,000 |
679,000 |
589,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
6,542,000 |
5,877,000 |
5,888,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
794,000 |
959,000 |
905,000 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
938,000 |
894,000 |
871,000 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
1,276,000 |
1,171,000 |
1,134,000 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
531,000 |
616,000 |
540,000 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
324,000 |
225,000 |
265,000 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
3,876,000 |
4,208,000 |
4,070,000 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
9,343,000 |
8,193,000 |
9,250,000 |
Tax-Free Income(a) |
9,444,000 |
8,174,000 |
8,413,000 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
3,645,000 |
2,308,000 |
2,059,000 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
2,827,000 |
2,389,000 |
2,260,000 |
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(a) The fund has two classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
5/31/10 |
5/31/09 |
5/31/08 |
|
Corporate Income |
$2,503,000 |
$1,351,000 |
$1,004,000 |
GNMA |
6,719,000 |
6,290,000 |
6,066,000 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
High Yield |
40,525,000 |
29,591,000 |
31,095,000 |
Inflation Focused Bond(c) |
8,580,000 |
6,418,000 |
6,158,000 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
1,049,000 |
857,000 |
488,000 |
Institutional Core Plus(c) |
475,000 |
416,000 |
351,000 |
Institutional Floating Rate(c) |
4,278,000 |
3,501,000 |
763,000 |
Institutional High Yield(c) |
5,963,000 |
3,091,000 |
2,377,000 |
New Income(e) |
43,027,000 |
33,374,000 |
32,498,000 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
7,584,000 |
6,609,000 |
8,280,000 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
6,088,000 |
5,482,000 |
7,393,000 |
Personal Strategy Income |
3,626,000 |
3,125,000 |
3,396,000 |
Prime Reserve |
21,106,000 |
23,484,000 |
21,268,000 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2005 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2010 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2015 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2020 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2025 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2030 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2035 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2040 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2045 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2050 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement 2055 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Retirement Income |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Short-Term Bond(b) |
15,543,000 |
8,029,000 |
6,261,000 |
Strategic Income(b) |
609,000 |
113,000 |
(d) |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
1,586,000 |
655,000 |
861,000 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
827,000 |
593,000 |
1,350,000 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
5,796,000 |
5,876,000 |
3,588,000 |
(a) The fund does not pay an investment management fee.
(b) The fund has two classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
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(c) The fee includes investment and administrative expenses.
(d) Prior to commencement of operations.
(e) The fund has three classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
10/31/10 |
10/31/09 |
10/31/08 |
|
Africa & Middle East |
$2,221,000 |
$2,071,000 |
$5,764,000 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
7,448,000 |
4,338,000 |
15,506,000 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
48,683,000 |
32,265,000 |
47,426,000 |
European Stock |
5,431,000 |
4,687,000 |
7,919,000 |
Global Infrastructure(a) |
140,000 |
(b) |
(b) |
Global Large-Cap Stock(a) |
249,000 |
121,000 |
1,000 |
Global Stock(a) |
4,866,000 |
4,090,000 |
6,579,000 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
827,000 |
524,000 |
420,000 |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
12,000 |
(b) |
(b) |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity(c) |
5,432,000 |
3,172,000 |
4,375,000 |
Institutional Global Equity |
1,226,000 |
882,000 |
590,000 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
223,000 |
50,000 |
0 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
0 |
(b) |
(b) |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
434,000 |
345,000 |
700,000 |
International Discovery |
23,915,000 |
16,235,000 |
26,803,000 |
International Equity Index(c) |
2,049,000 |
1,697,000 |
2,589,000 |
International Growth & Income(d) |
20,526,000 |
14,634,000 |
18,380,000 |
International Stock(d) |
38,050,000 |
28,577,000 |
41,493,000 |
Japan |
1,626,000 |
1,773,000 |
2,706,000 |
Latin America |
29,710,000 |
18,537,000 |
35,622,000 |
New Asia |
34,468,000 |
19,857,000 |
33,489,000 |
Overseas Stock |
14,361,000 |
9,892,000 |
9,698,000 |
Summit Cash Reserves(c) |
25,005,000 |
28,319,000 |
27,033,000 |
Summit GNMA(c) |
1,060,000 |
804,000 |
493,000 |
Summit Municipal Income(c) |
2,394,000 |
1,765,000 |
2,089,000 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate(c) |
7,054,000 |
4,429,000 |
3,496,000 |
Summit Municipal Money Market(c) |
1,119,000 |
1,371,000 |
1,534,000 |
U.S. Bond Index |
1,616,000 |
1,097,000 |
857,000 |
(a) The fund has two classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
(b) Prior to commencement of operations.
(c) The fee includes investment management fees and administrative expenses.
(d) The fund has three classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
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Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
12/31/ 10 |
12/31/ 09 |
12/31/ 08 |
|
Balanced |
$ 12,708 ,000 |
$ 10,384 ,000 |
$ 12,449 ,000 |
Blue Chip Growth(a) |
63,531 ,000 |
53,303 ,000 |
64,712 ,000 |
Capital Appreciation(b) |
59,332 ,000 |
47,301 ,000 |
55,950 ,000 |
Capital Opportunity(a) |
1, 219 ,000 |
1, 015 ,000 |
1, 128 ,000 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
726 ,000 |
536 ,000 |
662 ,000 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
608 ,000 |
422 ,000 |
498 ,000 |
Dividend Growth |
6,125 ,000 |
4,034 ,000 |
3,931 ,000 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
17,780 ,000 |
8,069 ,000 |
5,093 ,000 |
Equity Income(a) |
99,044 ,000 |
81,940 ,000 |
105,615 ,000 |
Equity Index 500 |
14,104 ,000 |
13,656 ,000 |
14,160 ,000 |
Extended Equity Market Index(c) |
1, 364 ,000 |
1, 052 ,000 |
1, 342 ,000 |
Financial Services |
2,290 ,000 |
1,954 ,000 |
2, 164 ,000 |
Global Real Estate(b) |
172 ,000 |
82 ,000 |
9,000 |
Global Technology |
2,274 ,000 |
1, 186 ,000 |
1, 101 ,000 |
Growth & Income |
5, 773 ,000 |
5,001 ,000 |
6,536 ,000 |
Growth Stock(a) |
117,595 ,000 |
94,838 ,000 |
118,143 ,000 |
Health Sciences |
14,942 ,000 |
12,095 ,000 |
13,735 ,000 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond(c) |
1,304 ,000 |
614 ,000 |
179 ,000 |
Institutional International Bond (c) |
1,138 ,000 |
455 ,000 |
341 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
901 ,000 |
575 ,000 |
599 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
10,932 ,000 |
6,888 ,000 |
7,437 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
2,432 ,000 |
1, 674 ,000 |
1, 684 ,000 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
3,548 ,000 |
2, 368 ,000 |
2, 697 ,000 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
2,285 ,000 |
1,644 ,000 |
2, 400 ,000 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
1,860 ,000 |
644 ,000 |
615 ,000 |
International Bond |
28,277 ,000 |
19, 301 ,000 |
19,258 ,000 |
Media & Telecommunications |
10,578 ,000 |
7,603 ,000 |
9,646 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth(a) |
111,365 ,000 |
79,530 ,000 |
92,941 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Value(a) |
54,182 ,000 |
37,085 ,000 |
41,155 ,000 |
New America Growth |
6,519 ,000 |
4, 493 ,000 |
4,806 ,000 |
New Era |
27,355 ,000 |
22,381 ,000 |
34,039 ,000 |
New Horizons |
41,117 ,000 |
30,750 ,000 |
38,581 ,000 |
Real Assets |
2,069,000 |
(d) |
(d) |
Real Estate(b) |
15,086 ,000 |
10,445 ,000 |
12,540 ,000 |
Science & Technology(b) |
17,947 ,000 |
14,663 ,000 |
16,219 ,000 |
Small-Cap Stock(b) |
42,729 ,000 |
31,647 ,000 |
39,706 ,000 |
Small-Cap Value(b) |
39,801 ,000 |
29,616 ,000 |
32,423 ,000 |
Spectrum Growth |
(e) |
(e) |
(e) |
Spectrum Income |
(e) |
(e) |
(e) |
Spectrum International |
(e) |
(e) |
(e) |
Total Equity Market Index (c) |
1,887 ,000 |
38,000 |
(d) |
U.S. Large-Cap Core(b) |
1 04 ,000 |
1, 555 ,000 |
1,825 ,000 |
Value(b) |
65,819 ,000 |
48,229 ,000 |
47,909 ,000 |
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(a) The fund has three classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
(b) The fund has two classes of shares. The management fee is allocated to each class based on relative net assets.
(c) The fee includes investment management fees and administrative expenses.
(d) Prior to commencement of operations.
(e) The fund does not pay an investment management fee.
Expense Limitations and Reimbursements
The following chart sets forth contractual expense ratio limitations and the periods for which they are effective. For each fund, the Investment Managers have agreed to bear any fund expenses (other than interest, taxes, brokerage, and other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees) which would cause the funds’ ratio of expenses to average net assets to exceed the indicated percentage limitation. The expenses borne by the Investment Managers are subject to reimbursement by the funds through the indicated reimbursement date, provided no reimbursement will be made if it would result in the funds’ expense ratios exceeding their applicable limitations.
Fund |
Limitation Period |
Expense Ratio Limitation % |
Reimbursement Date |
Africa & Middle East |
September 4, 2007 – February 28, 2010 |
1.75 |
(a) |
California Tax-Free Money(b) |
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 |
0.55 |
(a) |
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class(c) |
May 1, 2010 – April 30, 2012 |
1.10 |
April 30, 2014(d) |
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class(e) |
May 1, 2010 – April 30, 2012 |
1.35 |
April 30, 2014(d) |
|
|
|
|
Diversified Small-Cap Growth(f) |
May 1, 2010 – April 30, 2012 |
1.25 |
April 30, 2014(d) |
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2010 |
1.05 |
April 30, 2012(d) |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
May 1, 2009 – February 28, 2011 |
2.00 |
(a) |
Equity Index 500(g) |
May 1, 2010 – April 30, 2012 |
0.30 |
April 30, 2014(d) |
Global Infrastructure |
January 27, 2010 – February 29, 2012 |
1.10 |
(a) |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
January 27, 2010 – February 29, 2012 |
1.20 |
(a) |
Global Large-Cap Stock(h) |
October 31, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
1.00 |
(a) |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class(i) |
October 31, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
1.10 |
(a) |
Global Real Estate (j) |
May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2013 |
1.05 |
(a) |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class (k) |
May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2013 |
1.15 |
(a) |
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class( l) |
March 1, 2010 – February 29, 2012 |
1.15 |
February 28, 2014(d) |
Inflation Protected Bond( m) |
October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2012 |
0.50 |
September 30, 2014(d) |
Institutional Africa & Middle East( n) |
October 31, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
1.25 |
(a) |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
July 27, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
0.75 |
(a) |
Institutional Global Equity( o) |
October 31, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
0.75 |
(a) |
Institutional International Core Equity |
October 28, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
0.75 |
(a) |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity( p) |
October 31, 2010 – February 28, 2013 |
0.75 |
(a) |
Institutional International Growth Equity( q) |
November 1, 2009 - February 29, 2012 |
0.75 |
(a) |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth( r) |
May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2013 |
0.65 |
April 30, 2015 (d) |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research(s) |
May 1, 2010 – April 30, 2012 |
0. 55 |
(a) |
International Growth &
Income Fund– |
March 1, 2008 – February 28, 2010 |
1.40 |
February 29, 2012(d) |
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
March 1, 2008 – February 28, 2010 |
1.15 |
(a) |
International Stock Fund–R Class( t) |
March 1, 2010 – February 29, 2012 |
1.40 |
(a) |
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class( u) |
May 1, 2010 – April 30, 2012 |
1.10 |
(a) |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2010 |
0.90 |
(a) |
New Income Fund–R Class( v) |
October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2012 |
1.15 |
(a) |
New York Tax-Free Money( w) |
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 |
0.55 |
(a) |
Real Assets |
July 27, 2010 – April 30, 2013 |
1.10 |
(a) |
Short-Term Bond( x) |
October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2011 |
0.55 |
(a) |
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class( y) |
October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2011 |
0.85 |
(a) |
Strategic Income Fund |
December 15, 2008 – September 30, 2011 |
0.80 |
(a) |
Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class |
December 15, 2008 – September 30, 2011 |
0.95 |
(a) |
Tax-Efficient Equity( z) |
July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2012 |
1.25 |
June 30, 2014(d) |
U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund |
June 26, 2009 – April 30, 2012 |
1.15 |
(a) |
U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class |
June 26, 2009 – April 30, 2012 |
1.20 |
(a) |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund |
November 1, 2009 – September 30, 2012 |
0.55 |
(a) |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund |
November 1, 2009 – September 30, 2012 |
0.55 |
(a) |
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(a) No reimbursement will be made more than three years after any waiver or payment.
(b) The California Tax-Free Money Fund previously operated under a 0.55% expense limitation that expired June 30, 2009.
(c) The Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class previously operated under a l.10% expense limitation that expired April 30, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through April 30, 2012.
(d) No reimbursement will be made after the reimbursement date or three years after any waiver or payment, whichever is sooner.
(e) The Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class previously operated under a 1.35% expense limitation that expired April 30, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through April 30, 2012.
(f) The Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund previously operated under a 1.25% expense limitation that expired April 30, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through April 30, 2012.
(g) The Equity Index 500 Fund previously operated under a 0.35% expense limitation that expired April 30, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through April 30, 2012.
(h) The Global Large-Cap Stock Fund previously operated under a 1.00% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2011.
(i) The Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class previously operated under a 1.10% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2011.
(j) The Global Real Estate Fund previously operated under a 1.05% expense limitation.
(k) The Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class previously operated under a 1.15% expense limitation.
(l) The Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class previously operated under a 1.15% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through February 28, 2012.
( m ) The Inflation Protected Bond Fund previously operated under a 0.50% expense limitation that expired September 30, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through September 30, 2012.
( n ) The Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund previously operated under a 1.25% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2011.
( o ) The Institutional Global Equity Fund previously operated under a 0.75% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2009.
( p ) The Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund previously operated under a 0.75% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2011.
( q ) The Institutional International Growth Equity Fund previously operated under a 1.50% expense limitation. Effective November 1, 2009, the expense limitation was lowered to 0.75%.
( r ) The Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund previously operated under a 0.65% expense limitation that expired April 30, 2011.
The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through April 30, 2013 .
( s ) The Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund previously operated under a 0.55% expense limitation that expired on April 30, 2010.
( t ) The International Stock Fund–R Class previously operated under a 1.40% expense limitation that expired February 28, 2010.
( u ) The New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class previously operated under a l.10% expense limitation that expired April 30, 2010.
( v ) The New Income Fund–R Class previously operated under a 1.15% expense limitation that expired September 30, 2010.
( w ) The New York Tax-Free Money Fund previously operated under a 0.55% expense limitation that expired June 30, 2009.
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( x ) The Short-Term Bond Fund previously operated under a 0.55% expense limitation that expired September 30, 2009.
( y ) The Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class previously operated under a 0.85% expense limitation that expired September 30, 2009.
( z ) The Tax-Efficient Equity Fund previously operated under a 1.25% expense limitation that expired June 30, 2010. The reimbursement period for this limitation extends through June 30, 2012.
The Investment Management Agreements between the funds and the Investment Managers provide that each fund will bear all expenses of its operations not specifically assumed by the Investment Managers.
For the purpose of determining whether a fund is entitled to expense limitation, the expenses of a fund are calculated on a monthly basis. If a fund is entitled to expense limitation, that month’s advisory fee will be reduced or postponed, with any adjustment made after the end of the year.
Except for the California and New York Funds, each of the above-referenced funds’ Investment Management Agreement also provides that one or more additional expense limitation periods (of the same or different time periods) may be implemented after the expiration of the current expense limitation, and that with respect to any such additional limitation period, the funds may reimburse the Investment Managers, provided the reimbursement does not result in the funds’ aggregate expenses exceeding the additional expense limitation. No reimbursement may be made by the California and New York Funds unless approved by shareholders.
California Tax-Free Money Fund At February 28, 2010, management fees in the amount of $62,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived in the amount of $220,000 remain subject to repayment.
Capital Opportunity Fund, Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor and R Classes At December 31, 2010 , expenses in the amount of $ 2, 000 were repaid to the manager. Including these amounts, expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $ 9 ,000 remain subject to repayment.
Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund At December 31, 2010 , management fees in the amount of $ 70 ,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $
107 ,000 remain subject to repayment.
Equity Index 500 Fund At December 31, 2010 , management fees in the amount of $ 742 ,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived in the amount of $ 4,584 ,000 remain subject to repayment.
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund and Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class At October 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $152,000 were waived and expenses in the amount of $81,000 were reimbursed by the manager. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $495,000 remain subject to repayment.
Global Real Estate Fund and Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class At December 31, 2010 , management fees in the amount of $ 166 ,000 were waived and expenses in the amount of $ 152 ,000 were reimbursed by the manager. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $ 756 ,000 remain subject to repayment.
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class At October 31, 2010, expenses in the amount of $1,000 were repaid to the manager. Including these amounts, expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $15,000 remain subject to repayment.
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Inflation Protected Bond Fund At May 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $335,000 were waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $1,123,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund At October 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $117,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $396,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund At October 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $12,000 were waived and expenses in the amount of $28,000 were reimbursed by the manager. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $40,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional Global Equity Fund At October 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $129,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $526,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund At October 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $182,000 were waived and expenses in the amount of $40,000 were reimbursed. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed in the amount of $465,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional International Growth Equity Fund At October 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $254,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived in the amount of $254,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund At December 31, 2010 , management fees in the amount of $ 86 ,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed in the amount of $ 375 ,000 remain subject to repayment.
Institutional
U.S. Structured Research Fund At December 31, 2010 , management fees in the amount of $ 106 ,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived in the amount of $ 541 ,000 remain subject to repayment.
International Stock Fund– R Class At October 31, 2010, expenses in the amount of $1,000 were repaid to the manager. Including these amounts, expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $11,000 remain subject to repayment.
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class At December 31, 2010 , expenses in the amount of $ 4 ,000 were repaid to the manager. There are no amounts subject to repayment. The Advisor Class operated below its expense limit.
New Income Fund–Advisor and R Classes At May 31, 2010, expenses in the amount of $2,000 were repaid to the manager. Including these amounts, expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $5,000 remain subject to repayment.
New York Tax-Free Money Fund At February 28, 2010, management fees in the amount of $41,000 were waived. Including these amounts, management fees waived in the amount of $162,000 remain subject to repayment.
Short-Term Bond Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class At May 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $557,000 were repaid to the manager. Including these amounts, expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $1,165,000 remain subject to repayment.
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Strategic Income Fund and Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class At May 31, 2010, management fees in the amount of $45,000 were waived and expenses in the amount of $105,000 were reimbursed by the manager. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $147,000 remain subject to repayment.
Tax-Efficient Equity Fund At February 28, 2010, expenses in the amount of $1,000 were reimbursed by the manager. Including these amounts, management fees waived in the amount of $101,000 remain subject to repayment.
U.S. Large-Cap Core and U.S. Large-Cap Core Growth –Advisor Class At December 31, 2010 , management fees in the amount of $ 87 ,000 were waived and expenses in the amount of $ 116 ,000 were reimbursed by the manager . Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by the manager in the amount of $326,000 remain subject to repayment.
Management Related Services
In addition to the management fee, the funds (other than the Single-Fee Funds) pay for the following: shareholder service expenses; custodial, accounting, legal, and audit fees; costs of preparing and printing prospectuses and reports sent to shareholders; registration fees and expenses; proxy and annual meeting expenses (if any); and directors’ fees and expenses.
T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. (“Services”), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price, acts as the funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent and provides shareholder and administrative services. T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. (“RPS”), also a wholly owned subsidiary, provides recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency, and administrative services for certain types of retirement plans investing in the funds. The fees paid by the funds to Services are based on the costs to Services of providing these services plus a return on capital employed in support of the services.
The fees paid to RPS are based on the percentage of Price Fund assets for which RPS provides recordkeeping and sub-transfer agency services. The fees paid to Services and RPS are set forth in each fund’s shareholder report under “Related Party Transactions.” The address for Services and RPS is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
T. Rowe Price, under a separate agreement with the funds, provides accounting services to the funds. The funds paid the expenses shown in the following table during the fiscal years indicated to T. Rowe Price for accounting services.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
2/28/10 |
2/28/09 |
2/29/08 |
|
California Tax-Free Bond |
$65,000 |
$103,000 |
$96,000 |
California Tax-Free Money |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
93,000 |
135,000 |
125,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
93,000 |
135,000 |
125,000 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
124,000 |
169,000 |
155,000 |
Tax-Free Income |
103,000 |
152,000 |
139,000 |
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
29,000 |
32,000 |
31,000 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
65,000 |
103,000 |
96,000 |
39
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
5/31/10 |
5/31/09 |
5/31/08 |
|
Corporate Income |
$124,000 |
$164,000 |
$159,000 |
GNMA |
109,000 |
164,000 |
159,000 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
65,000 |
98,000 |
98,000 |
High Yield |
128,000 |
166,000 |
161,000 |
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
38,000 |
47,000 |
44,000 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
124,000 |
164,000 |
159,000 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
124,000 |
144,000 |
128,000 |
Institutional Core Plus |
153,000 |
198,000 |
173,000 |
Institutional Core Plus–F Class |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Institutional Floating Rate |
163,000 |
198,000 |
68,000 |
Institutional Floating Rate–F Class |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Institutional High Yield |
153,000 |
198,000 |
190,000 |
New Income |
176,000 |
230,000 |
225,000 |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
2,000 |
(b) |
(b) |
New Income Fund–R Class |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
153,000 |
199,000 |
191,000 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
153,000 |
199,000 |
191,000 |
Personal Strategy Income |
153,000 |
198,000 |
191,000 |
Prime Reserve |
92,000 |
130,000 |
128,000 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
124,000 |
144,000 |
128,000 |
Retirement 2005 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2010 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2015 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2020 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2025 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2030 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2035 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2040 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2045 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2050 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2055 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Retirement Income |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Short-Term Bond |
128,000 |
179,000 |
174,000 |
Short-Term Bond–Advisor Class |
9,000 |
(b) |
(b) |
Strategic Income |
176,000 |
95,000 |
(a) |
Strategic Income–Advisor Class |
(b) |
(b) |
(a) |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
65,000 |
98,000 |
98,000 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
65,000 |
98,000 |
98,000 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
65,000 |
98,000 |
98,000 |
40
(a) Prior to commencement of operations.
(b) Less than $1,000.
(c) Paid by underlying Price funds pursuant to the Special Servicing Agreement.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
10/31/10 |
10/31/09 |
10/31/08 |
|
Africa & Middle East |
$174,000 |
$167,000 |
$199,000 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
108,000 |
104,000 |
134,000 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
174,000 |
165,000 |
165,000 |
European Stock |
109,000 |
106,000 |
135,000 |
Global Infrastructure |
120,000 |
(a) |
(a) |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
3,000 |
(a) |
(a) |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
120,000 |
125,000 |
2,000 |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
2,000 |
3,000 |
(b) |
Global Stock |
119,000 |
116,000 |
147,000 |
Global Stock–Advisor Class |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
174,000 |
178,000 |
102,000 |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
29,000 |
(a) |
(a) |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
143,000 |
136,000 |
161,000 |
Institutional Global Equity |
108,000 |
104,000 |
133,000 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
108,000 |
114,000 |
1,000 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
2,000 |
(a) |
(a) |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
108,000 |
104,000 |
133,000 |
International Discovery |
144,000 |
141,000 |
165,000 |
International Equity Index |
170,000 |
137,000 |
167,000 |
International Growth & Income |
124,000 |
123,000 |
142,000 |
International Growth & Income–Advisor Class |
9,000 |
12,000 |
23,000 |
International Growth & Income–R Class |
2,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
International Stock |
138,000 |
172,000 |
202,000 |
International Stock–Advisor Class |
1,000 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
International Stock–R Class |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Japan |
80,000 |
75,000 |
102,000 |
Latin America |
109,000 |
100,000 |
104,000 |
New Asia |
143,000 |
142,000 |
167,000 |
Overseas Stock |
143,000 |
136,000 |
166,000 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
108,000 |
104,000 |
133,000 |
Summit GNMA |
108,000 |
104,000 |
133,000 |
Summit Municipal Income |
80,000 |
74,000 |
102,000 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
80,000 |
74,000 |
102,000 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
108,000 |
104,000 |
133,000 |
U.S. Bond Index |
108,000 |
104,000 |
133,000 |
41
(a) Prior to commencement of operations.
(b) Less than $1,000.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
||
12/31/ 10 |
12/31/ 09 |
12/31/ 08 |
|
Balanced |
$ 180 ,000 |
$ 159 ,000 |
$ 286 ,000 |
Blue Chip Growth |
101 ,000 |
86 ,000 |
149 ,000 |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
8 ,000 |
9 ,000 |
18 ,000 |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class |
1,000 |
(a) |
1,000 |
Capital Appreciation |
189 ,000 |
138 ,000 |
214 ,000 |
Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class |
4 ,000 |
2 ,000 |
3 ,000 |
Capital Opportunity |
133 ,000 |
118 ,000 |
208 ,000 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class |
5,000 |
5 ,000 |
1,000 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
145 ,000 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
149 ,000 |
Dividend Growth |
94 ,000 |
81 ,000 |
152 ,000 |
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
2,000 |
(a) |
(a) |
Emerging Markets Bond |
180 ,000 |
157 ,000 |
244 ,000 |
Equity Income |
99 ,000 |
87 ,000 |
149 ,000 |
Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class |
10,000 |
10 ,000 |
19 ,000 |
Equity Income Fund Fund–R Class |
1,000 |
1 ,000 |
2 ,000 |
Equity Index 500 |
143 ,000 |
147 ,000 |
228 ,000 |
Extended Equity Market Index |
148 ,000 |
128 ,000 |
308 ,000 |
Financial Services |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
139 ,000 |
Global Real Estate |
189 ,000 |
177 ,000 |
42,000 |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
4 ,000 |
5 ,000 |
2,000 |
Global Technology |
112 ,000 |
96 ,000 |
167 ,000 |
Growth & Income |
83 ,000 |
69 ,000 |
137 ,000 |
Growth Stock |
122 ,000 |
107 ,000 |
168 ,000 |
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
12 ,000 |
13 ,000 |
26 ,000 |
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
4,000 |
4 ,000 |
7 ,000 |
Health Sciences |
181 ,000 |
157 ,000 |
217 ,000 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
180 ,000 |
157 ,000 |
231 ,000 |
Institutional International Bond |
180 ,000 |
157 ,000 |
235 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
138 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
135 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
135 ,000 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
83 ,000 |
69 ,000 |
140 ,000 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
83 ,000 |
68 ,000 |
147 ,000 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
112 ,000 |
96 ,000 |
171 ,000 |
International Bond |
170 ,000 |
144 ,000 |
217 ,000 |
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
23 ,000 |
27 ,000 |
42 ,000 |
Media & Telecommunications |
112 ,000 |
96 ,000 |
169 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
102 ,000 |
95 ,000 |
163 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
5 ,000 |
4 ,000 |
6 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
1,000 |
1 ,000 |
2 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Value |
96 ,000 |
85 ,000 |
151 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
9 ,000 |
6 ,000 |
12 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
4,000 |
4 ,000 |
8 ,000 |
New America Growth |
93 ,000 |
81 ,000 |
150 ,000 |
New America Fund–Advisor Class |
3 ,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
New Era |
83 ,000 |
69 ,000 |
139 ,000 |
New Horizons |
112 ,000 |
96 ,000 |
184 ,000 |
Real Assets |
63,000 |
(b) |
(b) |
Real Estate |
154 ,000 |
106 ,000 |
146 ,000 |
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
7 ,000 |
4 ,000 |
3 ,000 |
Science & Technology |
109 ,000 |
113 ,000 |
186 ,000 |
Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class |
18,000 |
18 ,000 |
31 ,000 |
Small-Cap Stock |
92 ,000 |
77 ,000 |
151 ,000 |
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
4 ,000 |
5 ,000 |
13 ,000 |
Small-Cap Value |
139 ,000 |
124 ,000 |
183 ,000 |
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
23 ,000 |
17 ,000 |
23 ,000 |
Spectrum Growth |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Spectrum Income |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Spectrum International |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Total Equity Market Index |
148 ,000 |
128 ,000 |
290 ,000 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
94 ,000 |
39,000 |
(b) |
U.S. Large-Cap Core–Advisor Class |
2,000 |
( a) |
(b) |
Value |
93 ,000 |
77 ,000 |
131 ,000 |
Value Fund–Advisor Class |
3 ,000 |
9 ,000 |
24 ,000 |
42
(a) Less than $1,000.
(b) Prior to commencement of operations.
(c) Paid by underlying Price funds pursuant to the Special Servicing Agreement.
other Shareholder Services
The funds (other than the Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Institutional Funds (except for their F Class shares), and TRP Reserve Investment Funds) have adopted an administrative fee payment (“AFP”) program that authorizes the funds to make payments for services provided on behalf of the funds. Under the AFP program, payments by a fund (of up to 0.15% of its average daily net assets per year ) may be made to retirement plans, retirement plan recordkeepers, insurance companies, banks, and broker-dealers for transfer agency, recordkeeping, and other administrative services. These services include, but are not limited to: transmitting net purchase and redemption orders; maintaining separate records for shareholders reflecting purchases, redemptions, and share balances; mailing shareholder confirmations and periodic statements; processing dividend payments; and telephone services in connection with the above. Under the AFP program, the funds paid the amounts set forth below in calendar year 2010.
Fund |
Payment |
Africa & Middle East |
$35,589 |
Balanced |
600,101 |
Blue Chip Growth |
4,287,633 |
California Tax-Free Bond |
27,373 |
California Tax-Free Money |
1,562 |
Capital Appreciation |
2,727,189 |
Capital Opportunity |
44,297 |
Corporate Income |
94,577 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
9,171 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
3,166 |
Dividend Growth |
480,371 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
92,103 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
227,533 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
1,209,145 |
Equity Income |
4,867,826 |
Equity Index 500 |
139,860 |
European Stock |
41,935 |
Extended Equity Market Index |
23,740 |
Financial Services |
79,738 |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
23,238 |
GNMA |
59,923 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
(a) |
Global Infrastructure |
938 |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
461 |
Global Real Estate |
1,055 |
Global Stock |
88,739 |
Global Technology |
58,355 |
Growth & Income |
41,978 |
Growth Stock |
5,945,279 |
Health Sciences |
826,971 |
High Yield |
1,018,345 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
(a) |
Inflation Protected Bond |
35,900 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
(a) |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
(a) |
Institutional Core Plus |
(a) |
Institutional Core Plus Fund–F Class |
0 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
(a) |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
(a) |
Institutional Floating Rate |
(a) |
Institutional Floating Rate Fund–F Class |
0 |
Institutional Global Equity |
(a) |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
(a) |
Institutional High Yield |
(a) |
Institutional International Bond |
(a) |
Institutional International Core Equity |
(a) |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
(a) |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
(a) |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
(a) |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
(a) |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
(a) |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
(a) |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
(a) |
International Bond |
944,456 |
International Discovery |
1,237,719 |
International Equity Index |
41,112 |
International Growth & Income |
229,337 |
International Stock |
394,621 |
Japan |
14,894 |
Latin America |
580,156 |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
29,417 |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
184,638 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
966 |
Media & Telecommunications |
250,709 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
8,271,272 |
Mid-Cap Value |
2,723,237 |
New America Growth |
179,225 |
New Asia |
1,358,400 |
New Era |
1,032,592 |
New Horizons |
1,771,312 |
New Income |
723,222 |
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond |
16,459 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
21,355 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
73 |
Overseas Stock |
40,399 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
580,939 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
334,659 |
Personal Strategy Income |
220,916 |
Prime Reserve |
51,419 |
Real Assets |
(a) |
Real Estate |
930,704 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
(a) |
Retirement 2005 |
(b) |
Retirement 2010 |
(b) |
Retirement 2015 |
(b) |
Retirement 2020 |
(b) |
Retirement 2025 |
(b) |
Retirement 2030 |
(b) |
Retirement 2035 |
(b) |
Retirement 2040 |
(b) |
Retirement 2045 |
(b) |
Retirement 2050 |
(b) |
Retirement 2055 |
(b) |
Retirement Income |
(b) |
Science & Technology |
387,119 |
Short-Term Bond |
1,156,170 |
Small-Cap Stock |
3,378,396 |
Small-Cap Value |
1,283,355 |
Spectrum Growth |
(b) |
Spectrum Income |
(b) |
Spectrum International |
(b) |
Strategic Income |
9,104 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
9,265 |
Summit GNMA |
3,430 |
Summit Municipal Income |
221,298 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
776,854 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
240 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
1,909 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
92,710 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
184,323 |
Tax-Free Income |
161,441 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
453,955 |
Total Equity Market Index |
38,706 |
U.S. Bond Index |
75,004 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
26 |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
122,351 |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
27,170 |
U.S. Treasury Money |
193,814 |
Value |
634,582 |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
121,518 |
43
(a) Did not participate in AFP program.
(b) Paid by underlying Price funds pursuant to the Special Servicing Agreement.
Each Advisor and R Class has adopted an AFP program under which various third parties, including third parties receiving 12b-1 payments, may receive payments from the class in addition to 12b-1 fees for providing various recordkeeping, transfer agency, and administrative services to the classes and/or shareholders thereof. These services include, but are not limited to: transmitting net purchase and redemption orders; maintaining separate records for shareholders reflecting purchases, redemptions, and share balances; mailing shareholder confirmations and periodic statements; processing dividend payments; and telephone services in connection with the above. Under this AFP program, the funds paid the amounts set forth below in calendar year 2010.
Fund |
Payment |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
$984,514 |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class |
133,468 |
Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class |
259,317 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class |
9,828 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class |
1,429 |
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
37,887 |
Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class |
1,815,647 |
Equity Income Fund–R Class |
295,982 |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
213 |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
117 |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
81 |
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
15,922 |
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
2,270,874 |
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
980,244 |
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
1,812,719 |
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
432,045 |
International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class |
248,798 |
International Growth & Income Fund–R Class |
55,973 |
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
53,665 |
International Stock Fund–R Class |
4,111 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
1,208,622 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
351,334 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
775,950 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
473,123 |
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
39,456 |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
180,275 |
New Income Fund–R Class |
16,247 |
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
120,043 |
Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class |
(a) |
Retirement Income Fund–R Class |
(a) |
Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class |
568,549 |
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
641,112 |
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
303,733 |
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
1,162,739 |
Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class |
139 |
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
919,709 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class |
1 |
Value Fund–Advisor Class |
359,004 |
44
(a) Paid by underlying Price funds pursuant to the Special Servicing Agreement.
529 Plans
T. Rowe Price is the investment manager of several college savings plans established by states under section 529 of the Code. Each plan has a number of portfolios that invest in underlying Price Funds including Blue Chip Growth, Emerging Markets Stock, Equity Index 500, Extended Equity Market Index, Inflation Focused Bond, International Growth & Income, International Stock, Mid-Cap Growth, Mid-Cap Value, New Income, Overseas Stock, Short-Term Bond, Small-Cap Stock, Spectrum Income, Summit Cash Reserves, Total Equity Market Index, U.S. Bond Index, U.S. Treasury Money, and Value Funds. Each portfolio establishes an omnibus account in the underlying Price Funds. Transfer agent and recordkeeping expenses incurred by the portfolios as a result of transactions by participants in the 529 plans that invest in the Price Funds are paid for by the underlying Price Funds under their agreement with their transfer agent, T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. The expenses borne by each underlying Price Fund are set forth in the shareholder report of the underlying fund under “Related Party Transactions.”
Control of Investment Adviser
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (“Group”) is a publicly owned company and owns 100% of the stock of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., which in turn owns 100% of T. Rowe Price International Ltd, which in turn owns 100% each of T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited and T . Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd. Group was formed in 2000 as a holding company for the T. Rowe Price-affiliated companies.
Distributor for the Funds
Investment Services, a Maryland corporation formed in 1980 as a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price, serves as distributor for all T. Rowe Price mutual funds on a continuous basis. Investment Services is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
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Investment Services is located at the same address as the funds and T. Rowe Price–100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
Investment Services serves as distributor to the funds, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (“Underwriting Agreement”), which provides that the funds (other than the Single-Fee Funds) will pay all fees and expenses in connection with necessary state filings; preparing, setting in type, printing, and mailing of prospectuses and reports to shareholders; and issuing shares, including expenses of confirming purchase orders. For the Single-Fee Funds, the Underwriting Agreement provides that Investment Services will pay, or will arrange for others to pay, of these fees and expenses.
The Underwriting Agreement also provides that Investment Services will pay all fees and expenses in connection with printing and distributing prospectuses and reports for use in offering and selling fund shares; preparing, setting in type, printing, and mailing all sales literature and advertising; Investment Services’ federal and state registrations as a broker-dealer; and offering and selling shares for each fund, except for those fees and expenses specifically assumed by the funds. Investment Services’ expenses are paid by T. Rowe Price.
Investment Services acts as the agent of the funds, in connection with the sale of fund shares in the various states in which Investment Services is qualified as a broker-dealer. Under the Underwriting Agreement, Investment Services accepts orders for fund shares at net asset value. Other than as described below with respect to the Advisor and R Class shares, no sales charges are paid by investors or the funds and no compensation is paid to Investment Services.
Advisor and R Class
Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan
The funds’ directors adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 with respect to each Advisor and R Class ( the “Class”). Each plan provides that the Class may compensate Investment Services or such other persons as the funds or Investment Services designates, to finance any or all of the distribution, shareholder servicing, maintenance of shareholder accounts, and/or other administrative services with respect to Class shares. It is expected that most, if not all, payments under each plan will be made (either directly, or indirectly through Investment Services) to intermediaries other than Investment Services such as broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies, and retirement plan recordkeepers. Under each plan, the Advisor Class pays a fee at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of that class’s average daily net assets and the R Class pays a fee at the annual rate of up to 0.50% of that class’s average net daily assets. Normally, the full amount of the fee is paid to the intermediary on shares sold through that intermediary; however, a lesser amount may be paid. In addition, the fee may be split among intermediaries based on the level of services provided by each. Intermediaries may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing of the Class, as well as for a wide variety of other purposes associated with supporting, distributing, and servicing Class shares. The amount of fees paid by a Class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the Class and its investors. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution and service fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The plan complies with these rules.
The plan requires that Investment Services provide, or cause to be provided, a quarterly written report identifying the amounts expended by each Class and the purposes for which such expenditures were made to the fund directors for their review.
Prior to approving the plan, the funds considered various factors relating to the implementation of the plan and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the plan will benefit each fund, its Class, and the Class’s shareholders. The fund directors noted that to the extent the plan allows a fund to sell Class shares in markets to which it would not otherwise have access, the plan may result in additional sales of fund shares. This may enable a fund to achieve economies of scale that could reduce expenses. In addition, certain ongoing shareholder services may be provided more effectively by intermediaries with which shareholders have an existing relationship.
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The plan is renewable from year to year with respect to each fund, so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (1) by the vote of a majority of the fund directors and (2) by a vote of the majority of the funds’ independent directors cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount of fees paid by any Class thereunder unless such amendment is approved by a majority vote of the outstanding shares of such Class and by the fund directors in the manner prescribed by Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The plan is terminable with respect to a Class at any time by a vote of a majority of the independent directors or by a majority vote of the outstanding shares in the Class.
Payments under the 12b-1 plans will still normally be made for funds that are closed to new investors. Such payments are made for the various services provided to existing investors by the intermediaries receiving such payments.
The following payments for the fiscal year indicated were made to intermediaries, including broker-dealers and insurance companies, for the distribution, shareholder servicing, maintenance of shareholder accounts, and/or other administrative services under the plan.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class |
$1,168,000 |
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
High Yield Fund–Advisor Class |
$3,794,000 |
New Income Fund–Advisor Class |
235,000 |
New Income Fund–R Class |
45,000 |
Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class |
42,000 |
Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class |
245,000 |
Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class |
1,481,000 |
Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class |
1,953,000 |
Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class |
424,000 |
Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class |
167,000 |
Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class |
3,011,000 |
Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class |
3,674,000 |
Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class |
535,000 |
Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class |
168,000 |
Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class |
2,427,000 |
Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class |
3,029,000 |
Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class |
370,000 |
Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class |
107,000 |
Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class |
1,645,000 |
Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class |
1,943,000 |
Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class |
174,000 |
Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class |
48,000 |
Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class |
220,000 |
Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class |
286,000 |
Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class |
21,000 |
Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class |
5,000 |
Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class |
466,000 |
Retirement Income Fund–R Class |
525,000 |
Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
601,000 |
Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class |
1,000 |
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Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class |
$1,000 |
Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
1,000 |
Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
29,000 |
International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class |
537,000 |
International Growth & Income Fund–R Class |
182,000 |
International Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
120,000 |
International Stock Fund–R Class |
16,000 |
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
$1, 800 ,000 |
Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class |
419 ,000 |
Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class |
527 ,000 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class |
20 ,000 |
Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class |
5 ,000 |
Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
72 ,000 |
Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class |
3, 831 ,000 |
Equity Income Fund–R Class |
1,003 ,000 |
Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
1,000 |
Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
4, 533 ,000 |
Growth Stock Fund–R Class |
3,290 ,000 |
International Bond Fund–Advisor Class |
1, 281 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
2,112 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class |
1,182 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
1,613 ,000 |
Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class |
1, 582 ,000 |
New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class |
80 ,000 |
Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class |
267 ,000 |
Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class |
956 ,000 |
Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class |
555 ,000 |
Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class |
2,217 ,000 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class |
1,00 0 |
Value Fund–Advisor Class |
840 ,000 |
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Portfolio Transactions
Investment or Brokerage Discretion
Decisions with respect to the selection, purchase, and sale of portfolio securities on behalf of the international Price Funds are generally made by T. Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong, or Price Singapore. Decisions with respect to the selection, purchase, and sale of portfolio securities on behalf of all other Price Funds are generally made by T. Rowe Price. T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong are responsible for implementing these decisions for the Price Funds, including, where applicable, the negotiation of commissions, the allocation of portfolio brokerage and principal business, and the use of affiliates to assist in routing orders for execution.
How Broker-Dealers Are Selected
With respect to equity and debt securities, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong may effect principal transactions on behalf of a fund with a broker-dealer that furnishes brokerage and/or research services; designate any such broker-dealer to receive selling concessions, discounts, or other allowances; or otherwise deal with any such broker-dealer in connection with the acquisition of securities in underwritings. T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong may receive research services in connection with brokerage transactions, including designations in fixed-price offerings.
Debt Securities
In purchasing and selling debt securities, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong ordinarily place transactions with the issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal for the securities on a net basis, with no brokerage commission being paid by the client (although the price usually includes undisclosed compensation) and may involve the designation of selling concessions. Debt securities may also be purchased from underwriters at prices which include underwriting fees. Any transactions placed through broker-dealers serving as primary market-makers reflect the spread between the bid and ask prices. Funds that invest exclusively or primarily in debt securities may nonetheless benefit from research and services received through the use of commissions generated by funds investing in equity securities.
Equity Securities
In purchasing and selling equity securities, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong seek to obtain quality execution at favorable security prices through responsible broker-dealers and, in the case of agency transactions, at competitive commission rates. However, under certain conditions, higher brokerage commissions may be paid in return for a mix of brokerage and research services.
In selecting broker-dealers to execute the Price Funds’ portfolio transactions, consideration is given to such factors as the price of the security, the rate of the commission, the size and difficulty of the order, the reliability, integrity, general execution, and operational capabilities of competing broker-dealers, their expertise in particular markets, and brokerage and research services provided by them. It is not the policy of T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong to seek the lowest available commission rate where it is believed that a broker-dealer charging a higher commission rate would offer greater reliability or provide better price or execution.
As a general practice, transactions involving U.S. equity securities are executed in the primary market with market-makers, or through an electronic communications network (“ECN”) or Alternative Trading System. In selecting from among these options, T. Rowe Price generally seeks to select the broker-dealers or electronic venue it believes to be actively and effectively trading the security being purchased or sold. In an effort to obtain quality execution, orders for foreign equity securities may be placed through T. Rowe Price International’s or Price Hong Kong’s trading desk. Executions of orders may be directed to an affiliated trading desk that is best situated to execute a particular order.
Transactions on stock exchanges involve the payment of brokerage commissions. In transactions on stock exchanges in the U.S., these commissions are negotiated. Traditionally, commission rates have generally not been negotiated on stock markets outside the U.S. However, an increasing number of overseas stock markets have adopted a system of negotiated rates or ranges of rates, although a small number of markets continue to be subject to an established schedule of minimum commission rates. It is expected that equity securities will ordinarily be purchased in the primary markets, whether over-the-counter (“OTC”) or listed, and that listed securities may be purchased in the OTC market if such market is deemed the primary market. In the case of securities traded on the OTC markets, there is generally no stated commission, but the price usually includes an undisclosed commission or markup. In underwritten offerings, the price includes a disclosed, fixed commission or discount.
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Evaluating the Overall Reasonableness of Brokerage Commissions Paid
On a continuing basis, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong seek to determine what levels of commission rates are reasonable in the marketplace for transactions executed on behalf of mutual funds and other institutional clients. In evaluating the reasonableness of commission rates, T . Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may consider any or all of the following: (a) rates quoted by broker-dealers; (b) the size of a particular transaction, in terms of the number of shares, dollar amount, and number of clients involved; (c) the complexity of a particular transaction in terms of both execution and settlement; (d) the level and type of business done with a particular firm over a period of time; (e) the extent to which the broker-dealer has capital at risk in the transaction; (f) historical commission rates; and (g) rates paid by other institutional investors based on available public information.
Commissions Paid to Broker-Dealers for Research
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong receive a wide range of research services from broker-dealers. The services provide domestic and international perspectives and may cover investment opportunities throughout the world. These services include information on the economy, industries, groups of securities, individual companies, statistics, accounting and tax law interpretations, political developments, legal developments affecting portfolio securities, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, performance analysis, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, and analysis of corporate responsibility issues. Research services are received primarily in the form of written reports, e-mails, computer-generated services, telephone contacts, and personal meetings with security analysts. Such services may also be provided through meetings arranged with corporate management, industry spokespersons, economists, academicians, and government representatives. Some research may be incorporated into firm-wide systems or communications. Therefore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong may have access to research obtained through commissions generated by one another.
Certain broker-dealers that provide quality brokerage and execution services may also furnish proprietary research services to T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong. Proprietary research may also include research provided by an affiliate of the broker-dealer. With regard to the payment of brokerage commissions and receipt of proprietary research, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong have adopted brokerage allocation policies which embody the concepts of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act and which are in accordance with the Conduct of Business Rules of the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority. Section 28(e) permits an investment adviser to cause its accounts or clients to pay a higher commission to a broker-dealer that furnishes research services than what might be charged by another broker-dealer that does not furnish research services (or that furnishes brokerage and research services deemed to be of lesser value). The adviser must determine in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the research services (and any brokerage services) provided. The determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the adviser with respect to the accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. As a result, research may not necessarily benefit all accounts paying commissions to such broker-dealers.
Except as set forth in the following section on “Directed Brokerage,” T. Rowe Price, T . Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong have policies of not allocating brokerage business in return for products or services other than brokerage or research services, although from time to time each receives third-party vendor services and products serving both research and non-research functions in accordance with the provisions of Section 28(e). T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong cannot always readily determine the extent to which commissions charged by broker-dealers reflect the value of their research services. However, in accordance with regulations issued by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority, T. Rowe Price International makes a good faith determination of the amount of its clients’ commissions attributable to research.
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T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers in connection with brokerage transactions, including selling concessions and designations in fixed-price offerings in which a Price Fund or non-ERISA client participates.
Research services received from broker-dealers are supplemental to the research efforts of T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong and, when utilized, are subject to internal analysis before being incorporated into their investment processes. As a practical matter, it would not be possible to take into consideration all of the information and varied opinions presently provided by broker-dealers. Independent third-party research is an important component of the Price Funds’ investment selection process and may be paid for directly by T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong, obtained through commission sharing arrangements (“CSAs”), or acquired through “step-out” transactions.
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may obtain third-party research from broker-dealers or non-broker-dealers by entering into CSAs. Under a CSA, the executing broker-dealer agrees that part of the commissions it earns on certain equity trades for the Price Funds will be allocated to one or more research providers, as directed by T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong, as payment for research. The use of CSAs allows T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong to direct broker-dealers to pool commissions that are generated from orders executed at that broker-dealer (for equity transactions on behalf of the Price Funds and other client accounts), and then periodically direct the broker-dealer to pay third party research providers for research. All such uses of CSAs by T . Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong shall be subject to applicable law and their best execution obligations.
In addition, proprietary research and services may be acquired or received either directly from executing brokers-dealers or indirectly through other brokers-dealers in step-out transactions or similar arrangements. A “step-out” is an arrangement by which an investment manager executes a trade through one broker-dealer but instructs that entity to step-out all or a portion of the trade to another broker-dealer. This second broker-dealer will clear, settle, and receive commissions for, the stepped-out portion. T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may use a step-out to compensate broker-dealers who provide valuable proprietary research services to the Price Funds. T. Rowe Price may also use full service broker-dealers that provide “bundled” proprietary research, either directly or through step-out transactions with other brokers. All such uses of brokerage by T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong to acquire research shall be subject to applicable law and their best execution obligations. Lower commissions may be available from other broker-dealers that do not provide research.
While receipt of research services from brokerage firms has not reduced normal research activities by T . Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong, the expenses of either could be materially increased if it attempted to generate such additional information through its own staff. To the extent that research services of value are provided by broker-dealers, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong are relieved of expenses which they might otherwise bear.
Directed Brokerage
The Price Funds that invest in U.S. equity securities have adopted a commission recapture program. Under the program, a percentage of commissions generated by the portfolio transactions of those funds is rebated to the funds by the broker-dealers and credited to short-term security gain/loss.
At the present time, the Price Funds do not recapture commissions, underwriting discounts, or selling group concessions in connection with debt securities acquired in underwritten offerings. T. Rowe Price, T . Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may, however, have the opportunity to designate a portion of the underwriting spread to broker-dealers that participate in the offering.
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Allocation of Brokerage Commissions
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong have policies of not pre-committing a specific amount of business to any broker-dealer over any specific time period. Historically, brokerage placement has been determined, as appropriate, by the needs of a specific transaction such as market-making, availability of a buyer or seller of a particular security, or specialized execution skills. T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may choose to allocate brokerage among several broker-dealers that are able to meet the needs of the transaction.
Each year, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong assess the contributions of the equity brokerage and research services provided by broker-dealers and create a ranking of broker-dealers in response to these assessments. Portfolio managers, research analysts, and the trading department each evaluate the brokerage, execution, and research services they receive from broker-dealers and make judgments as to the quality of such services. Actual business received by a particular firm may not directly reflect its ranking in the voting process. It may be less than the suggested target but can, and often does, exceed the suggestions because the total business is allocated on the basis of all the considerations described above. Allocation of brokerage business is monitored on a periodic basis by the Equity and Fixed Income Brokerage and Trading Control Committees. In no event is a broker-dealer excluded from receiving business from T . Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong because it has not been identified as providing research services. Discount or execution-only brokers, as well as ECNs, are used where deemed appropriate.
Trade Allocation Policies
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong have developed written trade allocation guidelines for their trading desks. Generally, when the amount of securities available in a public offering or the secondary markets is insufficient to satisfy the volume or price requirements for the participating client portfolios, the guidelines require a pro-rata allocation based upon the relative sizes of the participating client portfolios or the relative sizes of the participating client orders, depending upon the market involved. In allocating trades made on a combined basis, the trading desks seek to achieve the same net unit price of the securities for each participating client. Because a pro-rata allocation may not always adequately accommodate all facts and circumstances, the guidelines provide for exceptions to allocate trades on an adjusted basis, which may include a system-generated random allocation. For example, adjustments may be made: (i) to eliminate de minimis positions; (ii) to give priority to accounts with specialized investment policies and objectives; and (iii) to reallocate in light of a participating portfolio’s characteristics (e.g., available cash, industry or issuer concentration, duration, credit exposure). With respect to any private placement transactions, conditions imposed by the issuer may limit availability of allocations to client accounts.
Miscellaneous
The brokerage allocation policies for T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong are generally applied to all of their fully discretionary accounts, which represent a substantial majority of all assets under management. Research services furnished by broker-dealers through which T. Rowe Price, T . Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong effect securities transactions may be used in servicing all accounts (including non-Price Funds) managed by T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong. Therefore, research services received from broker-dealers that execute transactions for a particular fund will not necessarily be used by T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong in connection with the management of that fund. The Price Funds do not allocate business to any broker-dealer on the basis of its sales of the funds’ shares. However, this does not mean that broker-dealers who purchase fund shares for their clients will not receive business from the fund.
Since certain clients of T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong could have similar investment objectives and programs to those of a particular Price Fund, T. Rowe Price, T . Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong may make recommendations to other clients that result in their purchasing or selling securities simultaneously with the fund. As a result, the demand for securities being purchased or the supply of securities being sold may increase, and this could have an adverse effect on the price of those securities. It is the policy of T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong not to favor one client over another in making recommendations or in placing orders. T. Rowe Price frequently follows the practice of grouping orders of various clients for execution. T. Rowe Price International and Price Hong Kong may also follow this practice. Clients should be aware, however, that the grouping of their orders with other clients’ orders may sometimes result in a more favorable price and at other times may result in a less favorable price than if the client orders had not been grouped. Where an aggregate order is executed in a series of transactions at various prices on a given day, each participating client’s proportionate share of such order will reflect the average price paid or received with respect to the total order.
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T. Rowe Price may also include orders on behalf of the T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc. and the T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving, Inc., not for profit entities, and the T. Rowe Price Savings Bank in aggregated orders from time to time.
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong may give advice and take action for clients, including the Price Funds, which differs from advice given or the timing or nature of action taken for other clients. T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, and Price Hong Kong are not obligated to initiate transactions for clients in any security that their principals, affiliates, or employees may purchase or sell for their own accounts or for other clients.
Purchase and sale transactions may be effected directly among and between non-ERISA client accounts (including affiliated mutual funds), provided no commission is paid to any broker-dealer, the security traded has readily available market quotations, and the transaction is effected at the independent current market price.
The T. Rowe Price Equity and Fixed Income Brokerage and Trading Control Committees are responsible for developing and monitoring brokerage policies and resolving questions relating to those policies.
T. Rowe Price and its affiliated investment advisers have established a general investment policy that they will ordinarily not make additional purchases of a common stock for their clients (including the Price funds) if, as a result of such purchases, 10% or more of the outstanding common stock of the issuer would be held by clients in the aggregate. In certain limited instances, however, T. Rowe Price and its affiliated investment advisers may increase aggregate ownership to a maximum of 18% . All aggregate ownership decisions are reviewed by the appropriate oversight committee. For purposes of monitoring both of these limits, securities held by clients and clients of affiliated advisers are included.
Total Brokerage Commissions
For the fiscal years indicated, the total brokerage commissions paid by each fund, including the discounts received by securities dealers in connection with underwritings, and the percentage of these commissions paid to firms which provided research, statistical, or other services to T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, or Price Hong Kong in connection with the management of each fund that invests in equity securities, are shown below.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
2/28/10 |
% |
2/28/09 |
% |
2/29/08 |
% |
|
California Tax-Free Bond |
$260,000 |
(a) |
$228,000 |
(a) |
$255,000 |
(a) |
California Tax-Free Money |
0 |
(a) |
8,000 |
(a) |
0 |
(a) |
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
161,000 |
(a) |
75,000 |
(a) |
60,000 |
(a) |
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
32,000 |
(a) |
36,000 |
(a) |
35,000 |
(a) |
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
517,000 |
(a) |
319,000 |
(a) |
390,000 |
(a) |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
0 |
(a) |
11,000 |
(a) |
2,000 |
(a) |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
0 |
0.0 |
14,000 |
1.7 |
11,000 |
1.4 |
Tax-Exempt Money |
0 |
(a) |
13,000 |
(a) |
2,000 |
(a) |
Tax-Free High Yield |
1,717,000 |
(a) |
1,564,000 |
(a) |
1,256,000 |
(a) |
Tax-Free Income |
2,753,000 |
(a) |
1,676,000 |
(a) |
1,136,000 |
(a) |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
547,000 |
(a) |
283,000 |
(a) |
96,000 |
(a) |
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
715,000 |
(a) |
300,000 |
(a) |
261,000 |
(a) |
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(a) Percentages are not required for funds that do not invest in equity securities.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
5/31/10 |
% |
5/31/09 |
% |
5/31/08 |
% |
|
Corporate Income |
$876,000 |
83.6 |
$823,000 |
86.6 |
$415,000 |
95.7 |
GNMA |
41,000 |
(a) |
11,000 |
(a) |
85,000 |
(a) |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
High Yield |
37,151,000 |
81.0 |
15,219,000 |
78.2 |
6,936,000 |
92.1 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
912,000 |
(a) |
345,000 |
(a) |
550,000 |
(a) |
Inflation Protected Bond |
10,000 |
(a) |
5,000 |
(a) |
4,000 |
(a) |
Institutional Core Plus |
46,000 |
76.1 |
38,000 |
90.5 |
43,000 |
96.2 |
Institutional Floating Rate |
4,585,000 |
(a) |
1,033,000 |
(a) |
(b) |
(b) |
Institutional High Yield |
7,642,000 |
85.4 |
2,414,000 |
76.0 |
1,063,000 |
90.9 |
New Income |
5,305,000 |
84.2 |
3,102,000 |
94.9 |
3,519,000 |
96.2 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
726,000 |
9.5 |
957,000 |
23.6 |
873,000 |
15.5 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
678,000 |
10.2 |
855,000 |
26.1 |
817,000 |
18.4 |
Personal Strategy Income |
333,000 |
8.6 |
636,000 |
14.2 |
370,000 |
13.0 |
Prime Reserve |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
TRP Reserve Investment |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2005 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2010 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2015 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2020 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2025 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2030 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2035 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2040 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2045 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2050 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement 2055 |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Retirement Income |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
Short-Term Bond |
2,763,000 |
(a) |
1,262,000 |
(a) |
658,000 |
(a) |
Strategic Income |
161,000 |
64.9 |
125,000 |
81.9 |
(c) |
(c) |
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
23,000 |
(a) |
58,000 |
(a) |
8,000 |
(a) |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
14,000 |
(a) |
39,000 |
(a) |
20,000 |
(a) |
U.S. Treasury Money |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(b) |
(a) Percentages are not required for funds that do not invest in equity securities.
54
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Prior to commencement of operations.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
10/31/10 |
% |
10/31/09 |
% |
10/31/08 |
% |
|
Africa & Middle East |
$940,000 |
38.9 |
$932,000 |
1.6 |
$4,194,000 |
0.2 |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
862,000 |
24.6 |
687,000 |
4.0 |
2,516,000 |
1.1 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
4,575,000 |
38.5 |
4,855,000 |
32.5 |
7,467,000 |
31.2 |
European Stock |
1,042,000 |
26.4 |
1,227,000 |
6.7 |
3,064,000 |
1.3 |
Global Infrastructure |
27,000 |
18.1 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
87,000 |
32.6 |
130,000 |
2.6 |
3,000 |
23.0 |
Global Stock |
1,127,000 |
22.4 |
1,610,000 |
18.0 |
3,705,000 |
28.8 |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
364,000 |
39.6 |
547,000 |
1.0 |
523,000 |
0.4 |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
4,000 |
8.9 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
505,000 |
36.7 |
458,000 |
33.3 |
911,000 |
31.5 |
Institutional Global Equity |
282,000 |
21.8 |
195,000 |
26.7 |
433,000 |
31.4 |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
81,000 |
34.3 |
312,000 |
0.5 |
2,000 |
23.4 |
Institutional International Core Equity |
2,000 |
1.5 |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
(a) |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
94,000 |
41.0 |
90,000 |
27.8 |
215,000 |
20.0 |
International Discovery |
4,165,000 |
39.2 |
3,039,000 |
29.6 |
5,598,000 |
19.8 |
International Equity Index |
36,000 |
0.9 |
344,000 |
0.2 |
135,000 |
1.1 |
International Growth & Income |
2,011,000 |
30.4 |
1,777,000 |
10.9 |
1,544,000 |
16.8 |
International Stock |
8,578,000 |
43.6 |
7,836,000 |
28.0 |
11,743,000 |
26.8 |
Japan |
270,000 |
52.2 |
546,000 |
59.3 |
809,000 |
48.6 |
Latin America |
2,589,000 |
33.7 |
1,752,000 |
38.3 |
3,657,000 |
51.7 |
New Asia |
9,715,000 |
56.3 |
5,776,000 |
46.5 |
9,508,000 |
40.4 |
Overseas Stock |
1,113,000 |
33.6 |
700,000 |
21.8 |
1,371,000 |
21.7 |
Summit Cash Reserves |
0 |
(b) |
0 |
(b) |
0 |
(b) |
Summit GNMA |
7,000 |
(b) |
2,000 |
(b) |
2,000 |
(b) |
Summit Municipal Income |
392,000 |
(b) |
370,000 |
(b) |
323,000 |
(b) |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
878,000 |
(b) |
634,000 |
(b) |
368,000 |
(b) |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
0 |
(b) |
4,000 |
(b) |
0 |
(b) |
U.S. Bond Index |
127,000 |
(b) |
217,000 |
(b) |
111,000 |
(b) |
(a) Prior to commencement of operations.
(b) Percentages are not required for funds that do not invest in equity securities.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
12/31/ 10 |
% |
12/31/ 09 |
% |
12/31/ 08 |
% |
|
Balanced |
$1, 294 ,000 |
5.3 |
$1, 738 ,000 |
15.6 |
$ 1,791 ,000 |
26.5 |
Blue Chip Growth |
5,311 ,000 |
2.6 |
8, 282 ,000 |
35.4 |
8,826 ,000 |
45.3 |
Capital Appreciation |
11,154 ,000 |
0.6 |
17,381 ,000 |
9.2 |
13,893 ,000 |
24.3 |
Capital Opportunity |
153 ,000 |
1 .8 |
264 ,000 |
13 .9 |
301 ,000 |
35.9 |
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
49 ,000 |
0.3 |
79 ,000 |
0.3 |
46 ,000 |
5.2 |
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
34 ,000 |
0.0 |
31 ,000 |
7.6 |
24 ,000 |
12.8 |
Dividend Growth |
499 ,000 |
0.4 |
363 ,000 |
12.5 |
499 ,000 |
34.9 |
Emerging Markets Bond |
6,000 |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
Equity Income |
4,254 ,000 |
1 . 7 |
5,217 ,000 |
17.2 |
13,095 ,000 |
26.0 |
Equity Index 500 |
761 ,000 |
0. 0 |
1, 617 ,000 |
0. 3 |
1,200 ,000 |
0.8 |
Extended Equity Market Index |
51 ,000 |
0. 0 |
57 ,000 |
0 .5 |
43 ,000 |
3.5 |
Financial Services |
901 ,000 |
0.2 |
1, 312 ,000 |
9 .1 |
1, 681 ,000 |
16.1 |
Global Real Estate |
569 ,000 |
0.4 |
3 28 ,000 |
17.8 |
3,000 |
13.1 |
Global Technology |
992 ,000 |
18. 4 |
575 ,000 |
18.2 |
314 ,000 |
46 .7 |
Growth & Income |
5,849 ,000 |
6.9 |
12,917 ,000 |
13.2 |
614 ,000 |
36.5 |
Growth Stock |
9,070 ,000 |
1.8 |
10,844 ,000 |
5.4 |
19,995 ,000 |
36.3 |
Health Sciences |
1,639 ,000 |
3. 0 |
2,638 ,000 |
0 .9 |
3,463 ,000 |
21.0 |
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
0 |
(b) |
Institutional International Bond |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
0 |
(b) |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
77 ,000 |
3 .2 |
94 ,000 |
30.9 |
121 ,000 |
31.2 |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
1, 610 ,000 |
0.3 |
1, 280 ,000 |
8.5 |
1, 408 ,000 |
34.4 |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
146 ,000 |
1 .4 |
193 ,000 |
15.0 |
186 ,000 |
13.8 |
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
555 ,000 |
0. 9 |
648 ,000 |
9.5 |
382 ,000 |
27.2 |
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
499 ,000 |
1 .2 |
455 ,000 |
10.0 |
456 ,000 |
23 .5 |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
279 ,000 |
1 .3 |
200 ,000 |
10.8 |
177 ,000 |
33.6 |
International Bond |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
Media & Telecommunications |
5,074 ,000 |
3.2 |
3, 025 ,000 |
21.9 |
3,017 ,000 |
26.1 |
Mid-Cap Growth |
11,744 ,000 |
0.2 |
16,707 ,000 |
8.8 |
12,067 ,000 |
29. 0 |
Mid-Cap Value |
11,430 ,000 |
1 .4 |
20,713 ,000 |
16.9 |
12,194 ,000 |
58 .0 |
New America Growth |
901 ,000 |
0.8 |
1,173 ,000 |
13.1 |
794 ,000 |
40.4 |
New Era |
2, 625 ,000 |
8.8 |
2,571 ,000 |
16.3 |
3,027 ,000 |
28.8 |
New Horizons |
13,013 ,000 |
1.3 |
8,728 ,000 |
9.9 |
7,356 ,000 |
31.6 |
Real Assets |
903,000 |
9.8 |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
(c) |
Real Estate |
3,658 ,000 |
0.6 |
4,863 ,000 |
7.1 |
1, 251 ,000 |
52.5 |
Science & Technology |
4,218 ,000 |
2.2 |
5,789 ,000 |
12.9 |
4,719 ,000 |
39.8 |
Small-Cap Stock |
7, 812 ,000 |
1 .3 |
7,431 ,000 |
10.5 |
5,894 ,000 |
26.7 |
Small-Cap Value |
5, 206 ,000 |
0.1 |
5,791 ,000 |
2.4 |
3,460 ,000 |
15.7 |
Spectrum Growth |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
Spectrum Income |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
Spectrum International |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
Total Equity Market Index |
38 ,000 |
0. 0 |
85 ,000 |
0 .3 |
63 ,000 |
2.0 |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
9 ,000 |
0. 0 |
7,000 |
0.8 |
(c) |
(c) |
Value |
7, 044 ,000 |
1 .2 |
7,069 ,000 |
13.2 |
6,498 ,000 |
14.3 |
55
(a) Less than $1,000.
(b) Percentages are not required for funds that do not invest in equity securities.
(c) Prior to commencement of operations.
(d) Not applicable.
Fund Holdings in Securities of Brokers and Dealers
The following lists the funds’ holdings in securities of its regular brokers and dealers as of the end of the fiscal years indicated.
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended 2/28/10 |
|
Fund |
Broker |
Value of Stock |
Value of Bond |
California Tax-Free Bond |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Goldman Sachs Merrill Lynch |
— — — |
$2,165,000 1,605,000 2,015,000 |
California Tax-Free Money |
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase |
— |
1,675,000 |
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities |
— |
7,500,000 |
New York Tax-Free Bond |
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs |
— |
2,969,000 |
New York Tax-Free Money |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities JPMorgan Chase |
— — |
1,180,000 5,200,000 |
Tax-Efficient Equity |
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase |
$265,000 |
— |
Tax-Exempt Money |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Barclays Capital JPMorgan Chase Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith |
— — — — |
39,395,000 6,865,000 23,380,000 7,405,000 |
Tax-Free High Yield |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Goldman Sachs Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith |
— — — |
5,452,000 32,648,000 19,352,000 |
Tax-Free Income |
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith |
— — |
25,196,000 9,666,000 |
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith |
— — — |
17,000 1,000 9,000 |
56
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended 5/31/10 |
|
Fund |
Broker |
Value of Stock |
Value of Bond |
Corporate Income |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — |
$18,232,000 3,201,000 15,543,000 2,985,000 564,000 23,210,000 16,975,000 19,582,000 5,090,000 |
GNMA |
|
|
|
|
Greenwich Capital Markets JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Securities, Inc. |
— — — — |
3,791,000 3,631,000 17,671,000 5,299,000 |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank JPMorgan Chase UBS Securities, Inc. |
— — — — — — — |
72,385,000 47,000,000 169,740,000 106,523,000 80,00,000 62,746,000 67,000,000 |
High Yield |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets |
— — |
27,844,000 25,021,000 |
Inflation Focused Bond |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs Greenwich Capital Markets JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Securities, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — — |
$14,146,000 9,627,000 30,938,000 15,747,000 8,473,000 11,420,000 6,470,000 22,173,000 24,356,000 15,295,000 5,518,000 |
Inflation Protected Bond |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston JPMorgan Chase |
— — |
1,706,000 950,000 |
Institutional Core Plus |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Securities, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — |
1,737,000 211,000 1,509,000 938,000 624,000 1,372,000 2,511,000 2,066,000 351,000 338,000 |
Institutional High Yield |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets |
— — |
4,664,000 4,274,000 |
New Income |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs Greenwich Capital Markets JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — |
185,685,000 26,677,000 162,088,000 117,257,000 18,842,000 146,846,000 11,609,000 196,898,000 305,394,000 26,328,000 |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital BNP Paribas Securities Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Investment Bank |
$9,600,000 1,614,000 1,872,000 4,007,000 1,627,000 1,009,000 5,424,000 13,998,000 6,487,000 — |
6,679,000 298,000 — 3,772,000 4,722,000 645,000 4,100,000 7,417,000 5,086,000 277,000 |
Personal Strategy Growth |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital BNP Paribas Securities Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Investment Bank |
8,703,000 1,472,000 1,706,000 4,607,000 1,497,000 921,000 5,006,000 12,800,000 5,905,000 — |
3,026,000 221,000 — 908,000 2,373,000 — 1,392,000 2,393,000 1,727,000 730,000 |
Personal Strategy Income |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital BNP Paribas Securities Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Investment Bank |
3,818,000 644,000 746,000 3,267,000 642,000 403,000 2,077,000 5,640,000 2,638,000 — |
4,215,000 463,000 — 1,309,000 2,936,000 1,309,000 2,851,000 5,379,000 4,041,000 1,111,000 |
Prime Reserve |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets JPMorgan Chase |
— — — |
49,633,000 118,845,000 98,128,000 |
TRP Reserve Investment |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston JPMorgan Chase |
— — — — — |
6,775,000 14,620,000 49,985,000 85,652,000 153,204,000 |
Short-Term Bond |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs Greenwich Capital Markets JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Securities Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — — |
52,322,000 21,404,000 46,919,000 21,534,000 20,725,000 30,486,000 7,667,000 62,686,000 72,716,000 39,617,000 11,965,000 |
Strategic Income |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs Greenwich Capital Markets HSBC Securities JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — 415,000 |
1,817,000 398,000 2,441,000 1,366,000 622,000 1,258,000 185,000 363,000 1,832,000 2,958,000 — |
U.S. Treasury Money |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley UBS Securities |
— — — — — — — — — |
160,506,000 93,000,000 258,320,000 93,000,000 90,000,000 4,413,000 92,079,000 90,000,000 90,000,000 |
57
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended 10/31/10 |
|
Fund |
Broker |
Value of Stock |
Value of Bond |
Africa & Middle East |
|
|
|
|
Deutsche Bank HSBC Brokerage Morgan Stanley |
$11,007,000 21,845,000 11,440,000 |
— — — |
European Stock |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston HSBC Brokerage |
13,049,000 12,566,000 |
$4,241,000 — |
Global Large-Cap Stock |
|
|
|
|
Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston JPMorgan Chase Macquarie Equities USA |
364,000 380,000 549,000 186,000 |
— — — — |
Global Stock |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston JPMorgan Chase Goldman Sachs |
— 31,985,000 17,705,000 |
912,000 — — |
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
|
|
|
|
Deutsche Bank EFG Hermes HSBC Brokerage Morgan Stanley |
4,385,000 4,066,000 8,731,000 4,654,000 |
— — — — |
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
|
|
|
|
Credit Suisse Group HSBC Brokerage |
162,000 165,000 |
— — |
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
|
|
|
|
EFG Hermes |
1,734,000 |
— |
Institutional Global Equity |
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase |
4,845,000 8,741,000 |
— — |
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
|
|
|
|
Citigroup CS First Boston JPMorgan Chase |
417,000 458,000 654,000 |
— — — |
Institutional International Core Equity |
|
|
|
|
Credit Suisse Group Deutsche Bank |
30,000 29,000 |
— — |
Institutional International Growth Equity |
|
|
|
|
Credit Suisse Group |
1,052,000 |
86,000 |
International Discovery |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston |
— |
10,978,000 |
International Equity Index |
|
|
|
|
Barclays Capital CS First Boston HSBC Brokerage Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Nomura Securities International UBS Investment Bank |
1,874,000 1,659,000 6,486,000 5,832,000 — 2,275,000 |
— 1,400,000 — — 842,000 — |
International Growth & Income |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston Deutsche Bank HSBC Brokerage Macquarie Equities USA |
40,935,000 41,078,000 26,035,000 21,383,000 |
1,411,000 — — — |
International Stock |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston Macquarie Equities USA |
95,124,000 26,588,000 |
19,913,000 — |
Japan |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston |
— |
428,000 |
Latin America |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston |
— |
2,015,000 |
New Asia |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston |
— |
5,201,000 |
Overseas Stock |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Macquarie Equities USA |
18,989,000 18,007,000 14,431,000 |
7,932,000 — — |
Summit Cash Reserves |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets JPMorgan Chase |
— — — — |
62,655,000 49,750,000 47,000,000 213,235,000 |
Summit GNMA |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Deutsche Bank Greenwich Capital Markets JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — |
220,000 811,000 811,000 114,000 587,000 1,236,000 25,000 |
Summit Municipal Income |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Goldman Sachs |
— — |
2,294,000 1,068,000 |
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs |
— |
13,623,000 |
Summit Municipal Money Market |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital JPMorgan Chase |
— — — |
5,790,000 3,500,000 9,540,000 |
U.S. Bond Index |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs Greenwich Capital Markets JPMorgan Chase Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley UBS Securities Wells Fargo Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — — — |
6,125,000 869,000 4,583,000 2,226,000 1,958,000 5,604,000 1,274,000 5,078,000 1,208,000 7,835,000 2,545,000 1,470,000 |
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|
|
Fiscal Year Ended 12/31/ 10 |
|
Fund |
Broker |
Value of Stock |
Value of Bond |
Balanced |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets
CS First Boston Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs Jeffries & Company JPMorgan Chase Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley UBS Investment Bank |
$ 12,395 ,000 3, 682 ,000 15,752 ,000 3,893 ,000 2, 568 ,000 12,056 ,000 — 27,646 ,000 — 7,669 ,000 — |
$7, 257 ,000 911 ,000 16,014 ,000 7,959 ,000 630 ,000 5, 173 ,000 998 ,000 12,713 ,000 4,247,000 6, 263,000 810 ,000 |
Blue Chip Growth |
|
|
|
|
Credit Suisse Group Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase
|
8,058 ,000 84,080 ,000 151,227 ,000
|
— — — |
Capital Appreciation |
|
|
|
|
Citigroup Global Markets JPMorgan Chase |
11,270 ,000 140,505 ,000 |
— — |
Capital Opportunity |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Citigroup Global Markets Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley PNC Securities |
2,646 ,000 3,301 ,000 2, 287 ,000 4, 259 ,000 1,048,000 1, 026 ,000 |
— — — — — — |
Dividend Growth |
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley
|
9, 653 ,000 27,077 ,000
4,112 ,000 |
— — — |
Emerging Markets Bond |
|
|
|
|
Citigroup Global Markets |
— |
2,792 |
Equity Income |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley |
330,479,000 577,807,000 67,829,000 |
— — — |
Equity Index 500 |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley PNC Securities |
153,388 ,000 156,662 ,000 98,025 ,000 189,444 ,000 46,836 ,000 35,768 ,000 |
— — — — — |
Extended Equity Market Index |
|
|
|
|
Investment Technology (ITG) Stifel Nicolaus |
157 ,000 353 ,000 |
— — |
Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets CS First Boston Corp Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley |
5,507 ,000 16,482 ,000 3,742 ,000 11,721,000 19,390,000 12,704 ,000 |
— — — — — — |
Growth & Income |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo Van Kasper |
6,019 ,000 8,173 ,000 19,539 ,000 5, 273 ,000 8,764 |
— — — — — |
Growth Stock |
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase
|
316,420 ,000 |
— |
Institutional International Bond |
|
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets
CS First Boston Corp Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs HSBC Securities
JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley
UBS Securities
|
— — — — — — — — — — |
648 ,000 1, 628 ,000 976 ,000 712 ,000 479 ,000 910 ,000 1,890 ,000 677 ,000 885 ,000
511 ,000 |
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
|
|
|
|
CS First Boston Corp Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase
|
174 ,000 1,480 ,000 2,
588 ,000 |
— — — |
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase
|
62,239 ,000 |
— |
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley
|
1 3,639 ,000 3,332,000 3,262,000 17 ,145,000
8,596 ,000 |
— — — — — |
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley
|
5,308 ,000 6,551 ,000 4,566 ,000 8,552 ,000 2,125 ,000 |
— — — — — |
International Bond |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Citigroup Global Markets
CS First Boston Corp Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs HSBC Securities
JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley
UBS Securities |
— — — — — — — — — — |
15,553 ,000 39,394 ,000 20,124 ,000 14,524 ,000 10,192 ,000 17,208 ,000 31,001 ,000 11,341 ,000 18,063 ,000 11,309 ,000
|
New America Growth |
|
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
7,483 ,000 |
— |
Small-Cap Stock |
|
|
|
|
Piper Jaffray |
17,505,000 |
— |
Small-Cap Value |
|
|
|
|
Stifel Nicolaus |
30,710 ,000 |
— |
Total Equity Market Index |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets Goldman Sachs Investment Technology (ITG) JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley PNC Securities Stifel Nicolaus
|
4,878 ,000 4,936 ,000 3, 020 ,000 106 ,000 6,061 ,000 1, 350 ,000 1 ,111 ,000 127 ,000 |
— — — — — — — — |
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase
|
673 ,000 |
— |
Value |
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citigroup Global Markets Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley |
149,935 ,000 192,762 ,000 78,026 ,000 259,610,000 118,908 ,000 |
— — — — — |
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Portfolio Turnover
The portfolio turnover rates for the funds (if applicable) for the fiscal years indicated are as follows:
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
2/28/10 |
2/28/09 |
2/29/08 |
||||
California Tax-Free Bond |
16.1 |
% |
22.5 |
% |
18.1 |
% |
California Tax-Free Money |
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Georgia Tax-Free Bond |
10.8 |
|
28.2 |
|
19.7 |
|
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond |
19.8 |
|
23.0 |
|
29.4 |
|
Maryland Tax-Free Bond |
7.9 |
|
21.9 |
|
22.9 |
|
Maryland Tax-Free Money |
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Tax-Efficient Equity |
67.6 |
|
35.5 |
|
21.3 |
|
Tax-Exempt Money |
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Tax-Free High Yield |
16.5 |
|
28.7 |
|
31.2 |
|
Tax-Free Income |
16.7 |
|
41.4 |
|
29.9 |
|
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate |
7.8 |
|
24.9 |
|
43.2 |
|
Virginia Tax-Free Bond |
14.1 |
|
27.1 |
|
26.4 |
|
(a) Money funds are not required to show portfolio turnover.
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Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
5/31/10 |
5/31/09 |
5/31/08 |
||||
Corporate Income |
37.7 |
% |
36.3 |
% |
38.9 |
% |
GNMA |
79.0 |
|
108.3 |
(a) |
89.6 |
(a) |
TRP Government Reserve Investment |
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
High Yield |
81.8 |
|
54.4 |
|
68.9 |
|
Inflation Focused Bond |
53.2 |
|
26.7 |
|
59.0 |
|
Inflation Protected Bond |
11.2 |
|
33.6 |
(d) |
7.5 |
|
Institutional Core Plus |
89.8 |
|
92.7 |
|
146.7 |
|
Institutional Floating Rate |
95.8 |
|
74.8 |
|
70.8 |
(c) |
Institutional High Yield |
89.7 |
|
46.4 |
|
61.9 |
|
New Income |
69.0 |
|
81.5 |
(a) |
128.3 |
(a) |
Personal Strategy Balanced |
44.4 |
|
62.4 |
|
73.3 |
|
Personal Strategy Growth |
44.1 |
|
55.7 |
|
57.7 |
|
Personal Strategy Income |
43.9 |
|
67.1 |
|
81.4 |
|
Prime Reserve |
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
TRP Reserve Investment |
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
Retirement 2005 |
18.2 |
|
37.0 |
|
15.3 |
|
Retirement 2010 |
19.5 |
|
26.6 |
|
7.8 |
|
Retirement 2015 |
15.0 |
|
24.2 |
|
7.6 |
|
Retirement 2020 |
14.0 |
|
18.0 |
|
6.7 |
|
Retirement 2025 |
10.6 |
|
17.3 |
|
5.9 |
|
Retirement 2030 |
8.5 |
|
12.4 |
|
5.6 |
|
Retirement 2035 |
6.9 |
|
10.8 |
|
5.4 |
|
Retirement 2040 |
6.6 |
|
9.7 |
|
7.3 |
|
Retirement 2045 |
8.5 |
|
11.9 |
|
6.4 |
|
Retirement 2050 |
8.1 |
|
8.0 |
|
13.4 |
|
Retirement 2055 |
11.2 |
|
19.0 |
|
17.0 |
|
Retirement Income |
13.7 |
|
31.8 |
|
7.8 |
|
Short-Term Bond |
27.9 |
|
32.0 |
|
58.8 |
|
Strategic Income |
112.2 |
|
88.6 |
|
(e) |
|
U.S. Treasury Intermediate |
37.2 |
|
101.5 |
|
101.1 |
|
U.S. Treasury Long-Term |
33.3 |
|
84.1 |
|
64.9 |
|
U.S. Treasury Money |
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
(b) |
|
(a) The portfolio turnover rate calculation includes purchases and sales from mortgage dollar roll transactions.
(b) Money funds are not required to show portfolio turnover.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The increase in the fund’s portfolio turnover rate from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009 was due to efforts to reposition the portfolio as a result of the unprecedented market conditions in the second half of 2008 and into 2009.
(e) Prior to commencement of operations.
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Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
10/31/10 |
10/31/09 |
10/31/08 |
||||
Africa & Middle East |
91.2 |
% |
93.2 |
% |
77.3 |
% |
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean |
27.7 |
|
39.7 |
|
36.0 |
|
Emerging Markets Stock |
26.6 |
|
37.0 |
|
30.9 |
|
European Stock |
61.1 |
|
88.3 |
|
105.9 |
|
Global Infrastructure |
18.6 |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Global Large-Cap Stock |
120.9 |
|
122.0 |
(b) |
5.5 |
|
Global Stock |
83.3 |
|
90.2 |
|
145.6 |
|
Institutional Africa & Middle East |
83.6 |
|
121.7 |
(b) |
37.9 |
|
Institutional Concentrated International Equity |
14.5 |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Institutional Emerging Markets Equity |
21.6 |
|
43.5 |
|
37.5 |
|
Institutional Global Equity |
88.7 |
|
91.1 |
|
168.3 |
|
Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity |
107.7 |
|
128.5 |
(b) |
5.5 |
|
Institutional International Core Equity |
2.8 |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Institutional International Growth Equity |
63.8 |
|
61.4 |
|
71.9 |
|
International Discovery |
54.8 |
|
64.5 |
|
66.7 |
|
International Equity Index |
12.8 |
|
23.4 |
|
29.5 |
|
International Growth & Income |
31.3 |
|
16.6 |
|
23.8 |
|
International Stock |
54.8 |
|
65.0 |
|
63.7 |
|
Japan |
62.0 |
|
121.5 |
|
105.3 |
|
Latin America |
14.1 |
|
21.2 |
|
19.7 |
|
New Asia |
49.4 |
|
59.6 |
|
55.4 |
|
Overseas Stock |
24.8 |
|
20.9 |
|
34.2 |
|
Summit Cash Reserves |
(c) |
|
(c) |
|
(c) |
|
Summit GNMA |
112.1 |
|
61.0 |
|
130.0 |
|
Summit Municipal Income |
12.1 |
|
25.1 |
|
36.8 |
|
Summit Municipal Intermediate |
8.2 |
|
8.9 |
|
23.9 |
|
Summit Municipal Money Market |
(c) |
|
(c) |
|
(c) |
|
U.S. Bond Index |
33.9 |
|
25.7 |
|
66.2 |
|
(a) Prior to commencement of operations.
(b) The increase in the fund’s portfolio turnover rate from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009 was due to the fund only being in operation for a portion of fiscal 2008.
(c) Money funds are not required to show portfolio turnover.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
|||||
12/31/ 10 |
12/31/ 09 |
12/31/ 08 |
||||
Balanced |
44.5 |
% |
43.1 |
% |
58.2 |
% |
Blue Chip Growth |
46.8 |
|
60.0 |
|
53.8 |
|
Capital Appreciation |
66.3 |
|
86.0 |
|
94.3 |
|
Capital Opportunity |
37.6 |
|
43.2 |
|
64.1 |
|
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth |
27.5 |
|
31.3 |
|
37.8 |
|
Diversified Small-Cap Growth |
18.5 |
|
27.7 |
|
30.2 |
|
Dividend Growth |
15.9 |
|
14.3 |
|
23.1 |
|
Emerging Markets Bond |
35.3 |
|
37.0 |
|
57.1 |
|
Equity Income |
12.4 |
|
13.5 |
|
31.6 |
|
Equity Index 500 |
8.2 |
|
4.8 |
|
7.0 |
|
Extended Equity Market Index |
14.2 |
|
18.2 |
|
19.6 |
|
Financial Services |
55.7 |
|
83.5 |
|
122.6 |
|
Global Real Estate |
6.5 |
|
12.4 |
|
0.3 |
|
Global Technology |
135.3 |
|
109.9 |
|
95.8 |
|
Growth & Income |
7.5 |
|
17.7 |
|
20.1 |
|
Growth Stock |
42.2 |
|
59.0 |
|
55.6 |
|
Health Sciences |
36.4 |
|
33.4 |
|
47.4 |
|
Institutional Emerging Markets Bond |
57.6 |
|
31.3 |
|
116.5 |
|
Institutional International Bond |
82.2 |
|
68.6 |
|
93.6 |
|
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth |
44.8 |
|
60.2 |
|
61.8 |
|
Institutional Large-Cap Growth |
60.1 |
|
60.9 |
|
65.5 |
|
Institutional Large-Cap Value |
16.6 |
|
15.3 |
|
17.8 |
|
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth |
36.7 |
|
45.1 |
|
40.8 |
|
Institutional Small-Cap Stock |
28.9 |
|
36.9 |
|
37.3 |
|
Institutional U.S. Structured Research |
40.5 |
|
41.2 |
|
67.6 |
|
International Bond |
61.5 |
|
57.6 |
|
69.2 |
|
Media & Telecommunications |
41.8 |
|
68.9 |
|
72.0 |
|
Mid-Cap Growth |
30.1 |
|
30.7 |
|
32.7 |
|
Mid-Cap Value |
46.4 |
|
58.1 |
|
74.3 |
|
New America Growth |
60.3 |
|
67.7 |
|
88.0 |
|
New Era |
26.7 |
|
20.5 |
|
21.0 |
|
New Horizons |
46.1 |
|
26.6 |
|
25.8 |
|
Real Assets |
12.5 |
|
(a) |
|
(a) |
|
Real Estate |
12.8 |
|
19.5 |
|
14.9 |
|
Science & Technology |
68.3 |
|
110.9 |
|
93.7 |
|
Small-Cap Stock |
19.5 |
|
28.2 |
|
24.2 |
|
Small-Cap Value |
11.7 |
|
7.8 |
|
13.2 |
|
Spectrum Growth |
7.4 |
|
10.3 |
|
14.8 |
|
Spectrum Income |
13.4 |
|
16.0 |
|
24.0 |
|
Spectrum International |
8.7 |
|
15.7 |
|
5.1 |
|
Total Equity Market Index |
8.1 |
|
9.0 |
|
5.9 |
|
U.S. Large-Cap Core |
60.7 |
|
37.1 |
|
(a) |
|
Value |
29.5 |
|
20.2 |
|
19.9 |
|
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 100 East Pratt Street, Suite 1900, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, is the independent registered public accounting firm to the funds.
The financial statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the funds included in each fund’s annual report are incorporated into this SAI by reference. A copy of the annual report of each fund with respect to which an inquiry is made will accompany this SAI.
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PART II – TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Investment Objectives and Policies 155
Risk Factors 155
Portfolio Securities 172
Derivatives 189
Portfolio Management Practices 206
Investment Restrictions 208
Custodian 214
Code of Ethics 214
Disclosure of Fund Portfolio
Information 215
Pricing of Securities 217
Net Asset Value Per Share 218
Dividends and Distributions 220
Page
In-Kind Redemptions and Purchases 220
Tax Status 220
Capital Stock 223
Organization of the Funds 228
Proxy Voting – Process and Policies 229
Federal Registration of Shares 232
Legal Counsel 233
Ratings of Commercial Paper 233
Ratings of Corporate and Municipal
Debt Securities 233
Ratings of Municipal Notes and
Variable Rate Securities 235
Index 236
PART II
Part II of this SAI describes risks, policies, and practices that apply to the funds in the T. Rowe Price family of funds.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
The following information supplements the discussion of the funds’ investment objectives and policies discussed in the funds’ prospectuses. You should refer to each fund’s prospectus to determine the types of securities in which the fund invests. You will then be able to review additional information set forth herein on those types of securities and their risks.
Shareholder approval is required to substantively change fund objectives. Unless otherwise specified, the investment programs and restrictions of the funds are not fundamental policies. The funds’ operating policies are subject to change by the funds’ Boards without shareholder approval. The funds’ fundamental policies may not be changed without the approval of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the funds or, if it is less, 67% of the shares represented at a meeting of shareholders at which the holders of more than 50% of the shares are represented.
RISK FACTORS
You may also refer to the sections entitled “Portfolio Securities” and “Portfolio Management Practices” for discussions of the risks associated with the investments and practices described therein as they apply to the funds.
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Risk Factors of Investing in Foreign Securities
General
Foreign securities include U.S. dollar-denominated and non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.
There are special risks in foreign investing. Certain of these risks are inherent in any mutual fund investing in foreign securities while others relate more to the countries in which the funds will invest. Many of the risks are more pronounced for investments in developing or emerging market countries, such as many of the countries of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia. There is no universally accepted definition of an emerging market country, but the funds generally use the classification made by MSCI Barra, an independent party provider of investment tools and data services for institutions worldwide.
· Political and Economic Factors Foreign investments involve risks unique to the local political, economic, and regulatory structures in place, as well as the potential for social instability, military unrest, or diplomatic developments that could prove adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Individual foreign economies can differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and balance of payments position. In addition, significant external political and economic risks currently affect some foreign countries. For example, both Taiwan and China still claim sovereignty over one another and there is a demilitarized border and hostile relations between North and South Korea. War and terrorism affect many countries, especially those in Africa and the Middle East. Many countries throughout the world are dependent on a healthy U.S. economy and are adversely affected when the U.S. economy weakens or its markets decline. For example, in 2007 and 2008, the meltdown in the U.S. subprime mortgage market quickly spread throughout global credit markets, triggering a liquidity crisis that affected fixed-income and equity markets around the world. European countries can be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the European Economic and Monetary Union (“EMU”) imposes for membership. Europe’s economies are diverse, its governments are decentralized, and its cultures vary widely. In 2010, several EU countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, began to face budget issues, some of which may have negative long-term effects for the economies of those countries and other EU countries. There is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among EMU member countries. Member countries are required to maintain tight control over inflation, public debt, and budget deficit to qualify for membership in the EMU. These requirements can severely limit EMU member countries’ ability to implement monetary policy to address regional economic conditions.
Governments in certain foreign countries continue to participate to a significant degree, through ownership interest or regulation, in their respective economies. Action by these governments could have a significant effect on market prices of securities and payment of dividends. The economies of many foreign countries are heavily dependent upon international trade and are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and economic conditions of their trading partners. The enactment by these trading partners of protectionist trade legislation could have a significant adverse effect upon the securities markets of such countries.
· Currency Fluctuations Investments in foreign securities will normally be denominated in foreign currencies. Accordingly, a change in the value of any such currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of the funds’ assets denominated in that currency. Such changes will also affect the funds’ income. Generally, when a given currency appreciates against the U.S. dollar (the U.S. dollar weakens), the value of the funds’ securities denominated in that currency will rise. When a given currency depreciates against the U.S. dollar (the U.S. dollar strengthens), the value of the funds’ securities denominated in that currency will decline.
· Investment and Repatriation Restrictions Foreign investment in the securities markets of certain foreign countries is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions limit and, at times, preclude investment in such countries and increase the cost and expenses of the funds. Investments by foreign investors are subject to a variety of restrictions in many developing countries. These restrictions may take the form of prior governmental approval, limits on the amount or type of securities held by foreigners, and limits on the types of companies in which foreigners may invest. Additional or different restrictions may be imposed at any time by these or other countries in which the funds invest. In addition, the repatriation of both investment income and capital from several foreign countries is restricted and controlled under certain regulations, including in some cases the need for certain government consents.
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· Market Characteristics Foreign securities markets are generally not as developed or efficient as, and more volatile than, those in the United States. While growing in volume, they usually have substantially less volume than U.S. markets and the funds’ foreign portfolio securities may be less liquid and subject to more rapid and erratic price movements than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Foreign securities may trade at price/earnings multiples higher than comparable U.S. securities and such levels may not be sustainable. Commissions on foreign securities trades are generally higher than commissions on U.S. exchanges, and while there are an increasing number of overseas securities markets that have adopted a system of negotiated rates, a number are still subject to an established schedule of minimum commission rates. There is generally less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States. Moreover, settlement practices for transactions in foreign markets may differ from those in U.S. markets. Such differences include delays beyond periods customary in the United States and practices, such as delivery of securities prior to receipt of payment, which increase the likelihood of a “failed settlement.” Failed settlements can result in losses to the funds.
· Depositary Receipts It is expected that most foreign securities will be purchased in OTC markets or on securities exchanges located in the countries in which the issuers of the various securities are located, provided that is the best available market. However, the funds may also purchase American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), which are certificates evidencing ownership of underlying foreign securities, as alternatives to directly purchasing the foreign securities in their local markets and currencies. An advantage of ADRs and GDRs is that investors do not have to buy shares through the issuing company’s home exchange, which may be difficult or expensive. ADRs and GDRs are subject to many of the same risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.
Generally, ADRs are denominated in U.S. dollars and are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. The depositaries that issue ADRs are usually U.S. financial institutions, such as a bank or trust company, but the underlying securities are issued by a foreign issuer.
GDRs may be issued in U.S. dollars or other currencies and are generally designed for use in securities markets outside the United States. GDRs represent shares of foreign securities that can be traded on the exchanges of the depositary’s country. The issuing depositary, which may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, converts dividends and the share price into the shareholder’s home currency.
For purposes of a fund’s investment policies, investments in ADRs and GDRs are deemed to be investments in the underlying securities. For example, an ADR representing ownership of common stock will be treated as common stock.
· Participation Notes The funds may gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets through investments in participation notes (“P-notes”). P-notes may be used while a fund is awaiting approval from a foreign exchange to trade securities directly or to invest in foreign markets that restrict foreign investors. For instance, foreign investors such as the funds are restricted from investing directly in individual stocks traded on the Saudi stock exchange, but are permitted to access the Saudi Arabian market by purchasing P-notes. P-notes are generally issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying equity security. An investment in a P-note involves additional risks beyond the risks normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying security and the P-note’s performance may differ from the underlying security’s performance. 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 an owner of the underlying stock. P-notes are considered general unsecured contractual obligations of the banks or broker-dealers that issue them as the counterparty. As such, the funds 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. There is also no assurance that there will be a secondary trading market for a P-note or that the trading price of a P-note will equal the value of the underlying security. Additionally, issuers of P-notes and the calculation agent may have broad authority to control the foreign exchange rates related to the P-notes and discretion to adjust the P-note’s terms in response to certain events.
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· Investment Funds The funds may invest in investment funds which have been authorized by the governments of certain countries specifically to permit foreign investment in securities of companies listed and traded on the stock exchanges in these respective countries. Investment in these funds is subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act. If the funds invest in such investment funds, shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the expenses of the fund (including operating expenses and the fees of the investment manager), but also will indirectly bear similar expenses of the underlying investment funds. In addition, the securities of these investment funds may trade at a premium over their net asset value.
· Information and Supervision There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies comparable to reports and ratings that are published about companies in the United States. Foreign companies are also generally not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices, and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. It also is often more difficult to keep currently informed of corporate actions which affect the prices of portfolio securities.
· Taxes The dividends and interest payable on certain of the funds’ foreign portfolio securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thus reducing the net amount of income available for distribution to the funds’ shareholders. In addition, some governments may impose a tax on purchases by foreign investors of certain securities that trade in their country.
· Costs Investors should understand that the expense ratios of a fund investing primarily in foreign securities can be expected to be higher than investment companies investing in domestic securities, since the cost of maintaining the custody of foreign securities and the rate of advisory fees paid by the fund is higher.
· Other With respect to certain foreign countries, especially developing and emerging ones, there is the possibility of adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of the funds, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments which could affect investments by U.S. persons in those countries.
· Small Companies Small companies may have less experienced management and fewer management resources than larger firms. A smaller company may have greater difficulty obtaining access to capital markets and may pay more for the capital it obtains. In addition, smaller companies are more likely to be involved in fewer market segments, making them more vulnerable to any downturn in a given segment. Some of these factors may also apply, to a lesser extent, to medium-sized companies.
· Emerging Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Political Instability Many formerly communist, eastern European countries have experienced significant political and economic reform in recent years, and the eastward expansion of the European Union could help anchor this reform process. However, the democratization process is still relatively new in a number of the smaller states and political turmoil and popular uprisings remain threats. Russia has made advances in establishing a new political outlook and a market economy, but political risk remains high. Many Middle Eastern economies have little or no democratic tradition and are led by family structures. Opposition parties are often banned, leading to dissidence and militancy. Despite a growing trend toward a democratic process, many African nations have a history of dictatorship, military intervention, and corruption. In all regions, such developments, if they were to recur, could reverse favorable trends toward economic and market reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruptions in securities markets.
Foreign Currency Certain countries in the region may have managed currencies which are pegged to the U.S. dollar or the euro, rather than at levels determined by the market. This type of system can lead to sudden and large adjustments in the currency, which may, in turn, have a disruptive and negative effect on investors. There is no significant foreign exchange market for certain currencies, and it would, as a result, be difficult for the funds to engage in foreign currency transactions designed to protect the value of the funds’ interests in securities denominated in such currencies.
Energy/Resources Russia, the Middle East, and many African nations are highly reliant on income from oil sales. Oil prices can have a major impact on the domestic economy. Other commodities such as base and precious metals are also important to these economies. Fluctuating supply and demand can significantly impact the price of such commodities.
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· Latin America
Inflation Most Latin American countries have experienced, at one time or another, severe and persistent levels of inflation, including, in some cases, hyperinflation. This has, in turn, led to high interest rates, extreme measures by governments to keep inflation in check, and a generally debilitating effect on economic growth. Although inflation in many countries has lessened, there is no guarantee it will remain at lower levels.
Political Instability The political history of certain Latin American countries has been characterized by political uncertainty, intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres, and political corruption. Such developments, if they were to recur, could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruption in securities markets.
Foreign Currency Certain Latin American countries may experience sudden and large adjustments in their currency which, in turn, can have a disruptive and negative effect on foreign investors. Certain Latin American countries may impose restrictions on the free conversion of their currency into foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar. There is no significant foreign exchange market for many currencies and it would, as a result, be difficult for the funds to engage in foreign currency transactions designed to protect the value of the funds’ interests in securities denominated in such currencies.
Sovereign Debt A number of Latin American countries have been among the largest debtors of developing countries. There have been moratoria on, and reschedulings of, repayment with respect to these debts. Such events can restrict the flexibility of these debtor nations in the international markets and result in the imposition of onerous conditions on their economies.
· Japan
Japan has experienced natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tidal waves , of varying degrees of severity . The risks of such phenomena, and damage resulting therefrom, continue to exist and could have a severe and negative impact on a fund’s holdings in Japanese securities . Japan also has one of the world’s highest population densities. A significant percentage of the total population of Japan is concentrated in the metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Therefore, a natural disaster centered in or very near to one of these cities could have a particularly devastating effect on Japan’s financial markets.
Energy Japan has historically depended on oil for most of its energy requirements. Almost all of its oil is imported, the majority from the Middle East. In the past, oil prices have had a major impact on the domestic economy, but more recently Japan has worked to reduce its dependence on oil by encouraging energy conservation and use of alternative fuels. In addition, a restructuring of industry, with emphasis shifting from basic industries to processing and assembly type industries, has contributed to the reduction of oil consumption. However, there is no guarantee that this favorable trend will continue.
Foreign Trade Overseas trade is important to Japan’s economy. Japan has few natural resources and must export to pay for its imports of these basic requirements. Because of the concentration of Japanese exports in highly visible products such as automobiles, machine tools, and semiconductors and the large trade surpluses ensuing therefrom, Japan has had difficult relations with its trading partners, particularly the U.S. It is possible that trade sanctions or other protectionist measures could impact Japan adversely in both the short term and long term.
· Asia (ex-Japan)
Political Instability The political history of some Asian countries has been characterized by political uncertainty, intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres, and political corruption. Such developments, if they continue to occur, could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and could result in significant disruption to securities markets.
Foreign Currency Certain Asian countries may have managed currencies which are maintained at artificial levels to the U.S. dollar rather than at levels determined by the market. This type of system can lead to sudden and large adjustments in the currency which, in turn, can have a disruptive and negative effect on foreign investors. Certain Asian countries also may restrict the free conversion of their currency into foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar. There is no significant foreign exchange market for certain currencies, and it would, as a result, be difficult for the funds to engage in foreign currency transactions designed to protect the value of the funds’ interests in securities denominated in such currencies.
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Economy A number of Asian companies are highly dependent on foreign loans for their operation, some of which may impose strict repayment term schedules and require significant economic and financial restructuring. The economies of many countries in the region are heavily dependent on international trade and are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and the economic conditions of their trading partners. China has had an increasingly significant and positive impact on the global economy, but its continued success depends on its ability to retain the legal and financial policies on that have fostered economic freedom and market expansion.
China A-Shares The China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) may grant qualified foreign institutional investor (“QFII”) licenses, which allow foreign investments in A-shares on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and certain other securities historically not eligible for investment by non-Chinese investors. Each QFII is authorized to invest in China A-shares only up to a specified quota established by the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”). T. Rowe Price International has received a QFII license permitting it to invest a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Stock, Institutional Emerging Markets Equity, International Discovery, and New Asia Funds in local Chinese securities. Although the laws of China permit the use of nominee accounts for clients of investment managers who are QFIIs, the Chinese regulators require the securities trading and settlement accounts to be maintained in the name of the QFII. It has been made clear to Chinese regulators, through T. Rowe Price International’s investment plan and compliance filings, that T. Rowe Price International is acting as investment manager only and that any assets invested in A-shares belong to the funds. The funds’ custodian bank will maintain a specific sub-account for the A-share investments in the name of each fund. However, there is a risk that creditors of T. Rowe Price International may assert that T. Rowe Price International, and not the individual fund, is the legal owner of the securities and other assets in the accounts. If a court upholds such an assertion, creditors of T. Rowe Price International could seek payment from the funds’ A-share investments.
Additional risks include a potential lack of liquidity, greater price volatility, and restrictions on the repatriation of invested capital. Because of low trading volume and various restrictions on the free flow of capital into the A-share market, the A-share market could be less liquid and trading prices of A-shares could be more volatile than other local securities markets. In addition, net realized profits on fund investments in A-shares may only be repatriated under certain conditions and upon the approval of SAFE.
Risk Factors of Investing in Taxable Debt Obligations
General
Yields on short-, intermediate-, and long-term securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including the general conditions of the money, bond, and foreign exchange markets; the size of a particular offering; the maturity of the obligation; and the rating of the issue. Debt securities with longer maturities tend to carry higher yields and are generally subject to greater capital appreciation and depreciation than obligations with shorter maturities and lower yields. The market prices of debt securities usually vary, depending upon available yields. An increase in interest rates will generally reduce the value of portfolio investments, and a decline in interest rates will generally increase the value of portfolio investments. The ability of funds investing in debt securities to achieve their investment objectives is also dependent on the continuing ability of the issuers of the debt securities in which the funds invest to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal when due.
After purchase by the funds, a debt security may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced below the minimum required for purchase by the funds. Neither event will require a sale of such security by the funds. However, such events will be considered in determining whether the funds should continue to hold the security. To the extent that the ratings given by Moody’s, S&P, or others may change as a result of changes in such organizations or their rating systems, the funds will attempt to use comparable ratings as standards for investments in accordance with the investment policies contained in the prospectus. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P, and others represent their opinions as to the quality of securities that they undertake to rate. Ratings are not absolute standards of quality. When purchasing unrated securities, T. Rowe Price, under the supervision of the funds’ Boards, determines whether the unrated security is of a quality comparable to that which the funds are allowed to purchase.
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Full Faith and Credit Securities
Securities backed by the full faith and credit of the United States (for example, GNMA and U.S. Treasury securities) are generally considered to be among the most, if not the most, creditworthy investments available. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years, political events have, at times, called into question whether the United States would default on its obligations. Such an event would be unprecedented and there is no way to predict its results on the securities markets or the funds. However, it is very likely that default by the United States would result in losses to the funds.
Mortgage Securities
Mortgage-backed securities, including Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae” or “GNMA”) securities differ from conventional bonds in that principal is paid back over the life of the security rather than at maturity. As a result, the holder of a mortgage-backed security (i.e., a fund) receives monthly scheduled payments of principal and interest, and may receive unscheduled principal payments representing prepayments on the underlying mortgages. Therefore, GNMA securities may not be an effective means of “locking in” long-term interest rates due to the need for the funds to reinvest scheduled and unscheduled principal payments. The incidence of unscheduled principal prepayments is also likely to increase in mortgage pools owned by the funds when prevailing mortgage loan rates fall below the mortgage rates of the securities underlying the individual pool. The effect of such prepayments in a falling rate environment is to (1) cause the funds to reinvest principal payments at the then lower prevailing interest rate, and (2) reduce the potential for capital appreciation beyond the face amount of the security and adversely affect the return to the funds. Conversely, in a rising interest rate environment such prepayments can be reinvested at higher prevailing interest rates which will reduce the potential effect of capital depreciation to which bonds are subject when interest rates rise. When interest rates rise and prepayments decline, GNMA securities become subject to extension risk or the risk that the price of the securities will fluctuate more. In addition, prepayments of mortgage securities purchased at a premium (or discount) will cause such securities to be paid off at par, resulting in a loss (gain) to the funds. T. Rowe Price will actively manage the funds’ portfolios in an attempt to reduce the risk associated with investment in mortgage-backed securities.
The market value of adjustable rate mortgage securities (“ARMs”), like other U.S. government securities, will generally vary inversely with changes in market interest rates, declining when interest rates rise and rising when interest rates decline. Because of their periodic adjustment feature, ARMs should be more sensitive to short-term interest rates than long-term rates. They should also display less volatility than long-term mortgage-backed securities. Thus, while having less risk of a decline during periods of rapidly rising rates, ARMs may also have less potential for capital appreciation than other investments of comparable maturities. Interest rate caps on mortgages underlying ARMs may prevent income on the ARMs from increasing to prevailing interest rate levels and cause the securities to decline in value. In addition, to the extent ARMs are purchased at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and unscheduled principal prepayments may result in some loss of the holders’ principal investment to the extent of the premium paid. On the other hand, if ARMs are purchased at a discount, both a scheduled payment of principal and an unscheduled prepayment of principal will increase current and total returns and will accelerate the recognition of income that, when distributed to shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income.
High-Yield Securities
Special Risks of Investing in Junk Bonds The following special considerations are additional risk factors of funds investing in lower-rated securities.
· Lower-Rated Debt Securities An economic downturn or increase in interest rates is likely to have a greater negative effect on this market, the value of lower-rated debt securities in the funds’ portfolios, the funds’ net asset value and the ability of the bonds’ issuers to repay principal and interest, meet projected business goals, and obtain additional financing than on higher-rated securities. These circumstances also may result in a higher incidence of defaults than with respect to higher-rated securities. Investment in funds which invest in lower-rated debt securities is more risky than investment in shares of funds which invest only in higher-rated debt securities.
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· Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes Prices of lower-rated debt securities may be more sensitive to adverse economic changes or corporate developments than higher-rated investments. Debt securities with longer maturities, which may have higher yields, may increase or decrease in value more than debt securities with shorter maturities. Market prices of lower-rated debt securities structured as zero-coupon or pay-in-kind securities are affected to a greater extent by interest rate changes and may be more volatile than securities which pay interest periodically and in cash. Where it deems it appropriate and in the best interests of fund shareholders, the funds may incur additional expenses to seek recovery on a debt security on which the issuer has defaulted and to pursue litigation to protect the interests of security holders of its portfolio companies.
· Liquidity and Valuation Because the market for lower-rated securities may be thinner and less active than for higher-rated securities, there may be market price volatility for these securities and limited liquidity in the resale market. Nonrated securities are usually not as attractive to as many buyers as rated securities are, a factor which may make nonrated securities less marketable. These factors may have the effect of limiting the availability of the securities for purchase by the funds and may also limit the ability of the funds to sell such securities at their fair value either to meet redemption requests or in response to changes in the economy or the financial markets.
Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the values and liquidity of lower-rated debt securities, especially in a thinly traded market. To the extent the funds own or may acquire illiquid or restricted lower-rated securities, these securities may involve special registration responsibilities, liabilities, costs, and liquidity and valuation difficulties. Changes in values of debt securities which the funds own will affect its net asset value per share. If market quotations are not readily available for the funds’ lower-rated or nonrated securities, these securities will be valued by a method that the funds’ Boards believe accurately reflects fair value. Judgment plays a greater role in valuing lower-rated debt securities than with respect to securities for which more external sources of quotations and last sale information are available.
· Taxation Special tax considerations are associated with investing in lower-rated debt securities structured as zero-coupon or pay-in-kind securities. The funds accrue income on these securities prior to the receipt of cash payments. The funds must distribute substantially all of its income to its shareholders to qualify for pass-through treatment under the tax laws and may, therefore, have to dispose of portfolio securities to satisfy distribution requirements.
Risk Factors of Investing in Municipal Securities
General
Yields on municipal securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including the general conditions of the money market and the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligations, and the rating of the issue. Municipal securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields and are generally subject to potentially greater capital appreciation and depreciation than obligations with shorter maturities and lower yields. The market prices of municipal securities usually vary, depending upon available yields. An increase in interest rates will generally reduce the value of portfolio investments, and a decline in interest rates will generally increase the value of portfolio investments. The ability of all the funds to achieve their investment objectives is also dependent on the continuing ability of the issuers of municipal securities in which the funds invest to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal when due. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch IBCA, Inc. (“Fitch”) represent their opinions as to the quality of municipal securities which they undertake to rate. Ratings are not absolute standards of quality; consequently, municipal securities with the same maturity, coupon, and rating may have different yields. There are variations in municipal securities, both within a particular classification and between classifications, depending on numerous factors. Moody’s and Fitch recently recalibrated their ratings of municipal securities so they could use a single ratings scale for both municipal and corporate debt securities. This resulted in upgrades to ratings of certain municipal issuers based on the change in methodology and not on improvements in credit quality. It should also be pointed out that, unlike other types of investments, offerings of municipal securities have traditionally not been subject to regulation by, or registration with, the SEC, although there have been proposals which would provide for regulation in the future.
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The federal bankruptcy statutes relating to the debts of political subdivisions and authorities of states of the United States provide that, in certain circumstances, such subdivisions or authorities may be authorized to initiate bankruptcy proceedings without prior notice to or consent of creditors, which proceedings could result in material and adverse changes in the rights of holders of their obligations.
Proposals have been introduced in Congress to restrict or eliminate the federal income tax exemption for interest on municipal securities, and similar proposals may be introduced in the future. Proposed “Flat Tax” and “Value Added Tax” proposals would also have the effect of eliminating the tax preference for municipal securities. Some of the past proposals would have applied to interest on municipal securities issued before the date of enactment, which would have adversely affected their value to a material degree. If such a proposal were enacted, the availability of municipal securities for investment by the funds and the value of a fund’s portfolio would be affected and, in such an event, the funds would reevaluate their investment objectives and policies. Also, recent changes to tax laws broadly lowering tax rates, including lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains, could have a negative impact on the desirability of owning municipal securities.
Although the banks and securities dealers with which the funds will transact business will be banks and securities dealers that T. Rowe Price believes to be financially sound, there can be no assurance that they will be able to honor their obligations to the funds with respect to such transactions.
Municipal Bond Insurance The funds may purchase insured bonds from time to time. Municipal bond insurance provides an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee that the insured bond’s principal and interest will be paid when due. Insurance does not guarantee the price of the bond. The guarantee is purchased from a private, nongovernmental insurance company.
There are two types of insured securities that may be purchased by the funds: bonds carrying either (1) new issue insurance; or (2) secondary insurance. New issue insurance is purchased by the issuer of a bond in an effort to improve the bond’s credit rating. By meeting the insurer’s standards and paying an insurance premium based on the bond’s principal value, the issuer may be able to obtain a higher credit rating for the bond. The credit rating assigned to an insured municipal bond will usually reflect the financial strength of the issuer or insurer, whichever is higher. Once purchased, municipal bond insurance cannot be canceled, and the protection it affords continues as long as the bonds are outstanding and the insurer remains solvent.
The funds may also purchase bonds that carry secondary insurance purchased by an investor after a bond’s original issuance. Such policies insure a security for the remainder of its term. Generally, the funds expect that portfolio bonds carrying secondary insurance will have been insured by a prior investor. However, the funds may, on occasion, purchase secondary insurance on their own behalf.
Each of the municipal bond insurance companies has established reserves to cover estimated losses. Both the method of establishing these reserves and the amount of the reserves vary from company to company. The risk that a municipal bond insurance company may experience a claim extends over the life of each insured bond. Municipal bond insurance companies are obligated to pay a bond’s interest and principal when due if the issuing entity defaults on the insured bond. Defaults on insured municipal bonds have been fairly low to date, but certain of these insurers’ ratings have been downgraded and they are no longer insuring newly issued bonds. It is possible that there could be additional insurer downgrades and that default rates on insured bonds could increase substantially, which could further deplete an insurer’s loss reserves and adversely affect the ability of a municipal bond insurer to pay claims to holders of insured bonds, such as the funds. The inability of an insurer to pay a particular claim, or a downgrade of the insurer’s rating, could adversely affect the values of all the bonds it insures despite the quality of the underlying issuer. The number of municipal bond insurers is relatively small and, therefore, a significant amount of a municipal bond fund’s assets may be insured by a single issuer.
High-Yield Securities Lower-quality bonds, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. Because investment in low- and lower-medium-quality bonds involves greater investment risk, to the extent the funds invest in such bonds, achievement of their investment objectives will be more dependent on T. Rowe Price’s credit analysis than would be the case if the funds were investing in higher-quality bonds. High-yield bonds may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic conditions than investment-grade bonds. A projection of an economic downturn or higher interest rates, for example, could cause a decline in high-yield bond prices because the advent of such events could lessen the ability of highly leveraged issuers to make principal and interest payments on their debt securities. In addition, the secondary trading market for high-yield bonds may be less liquid than the market for higher-grade bonds, which can adversely affect the ability of the funds to dispose of their portfolio securities. Bonds for which there is only a “thin” market can be more difficult to value inasmuch as objective pricing data may be less available, and judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process.
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Risk Factors of Investing in Taxable and Tax-Free Money Market Funds
The T. Rowe Price money market funds will limit their purchases of portfolio instruments to those U.S. dollar-denominated securities which the funds’ Boards determine present minimal credit risk and which are eligible securities as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Eligible securities are generally securities which have been rated (or whose issuer has been rated or whose issuer has comparable securities rated) in one of the two highest short-term rating categories (which may include sub-categories) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”) or, in the case of any instrument that is not so rated, is of comparable high quality as determined by T. Rowe Price pursuant to written guidelines established under the supervision of the funds’ Boards. In addition, the funds may treat variable and floating rate instruments with demand features as short-term securities pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
There can be no assurance that the funds will achieve their investment objectives or be able to maintain their net asset values per share at $1.00. The price of the funds is not guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government and their yields are not fixed. While the funds invest in high-grade money market instruments, investment in the funds is not without risk even if all portfolio instruments are paid in full at maturity. An increase in interest rates could reduce the value of the funds’ portfolio investments, and a decline in interest rates could increase the value.
State Tax-Free Funds
The following information about the state tax-free funds is updated in June of each year. More current information is available in shareholder reports for these funds.
California Tax-Free Bond and California Tax-Free Money Funds
Risk Factors Associated with a California Portfolio
The funds’ concentration in the debt obligations of a single state carries a higher risk than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.
Types of Municipal Debt The funds invest in municipal bonds and other municipal debt instruments issued by the state of California and its various political subdivisions and agencies. The issuers of these debt obligations include the state of California and its agencies and authorities, counties and municipalities and their agencies and authorities, various California public institutions of higher education, and certain California not-for-profit organizations (e.g., hospitals, private colleges, and nursing homes). The credit quality and risks of these investments will vary according to each security’s structure and underlying economics.
Debt is issued for a wide variety of public purposes, including transportation, housing, education, electric power, and healthcare. The state of California, and its local governments, agencies and authorities, issue two basic types of debt: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer. However, bonds issued by certain counties, municipalities, and agencies of the state and local government are not backed by the full faith and credit of the state. Revenue bonds are typically secured by specific pledged fees or charges for a related project, such as fees generated from the use of facilities or enterprises financed by the bonds. As part of its cash management program, the state regularly issues short-term notes to meet its disbursement requirements in advance of the receipt of revenues. Included within the revenue bond sector are tax-exempt lease obligations that are subject to annual appropriations of a governmental body, usually with no implied tax or specific revenue pledge. Local governments also raise capital through the use of Mello-Roos, 1915 Act Bonds, and Tax Increment Bonds, all of which are generally riskier than general obligation debt as they often rely on tax revenues to be generated by future development for their support.
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The funds may also invest in private activity bond issues for corporate and nonprofit borrowers. Sold through various governmental conduits, these issues are backed solely by the revenues pledged by the respective borrowing corporations. No governmental support is provided or implied.
Political and Legislative Conditions Certain provisions of the California state constitution and state statutes limit the taxing and spending authority of California governmental entities, thus affecting their ability to meet debt service obligations. For example, the constitution limits ad valorem taxes on real property to 1% of “full cash value” and restricts the ability of taxing entities to increase real property taxes. It also prohibits the state from spending revenues beyond its annually adjusted “appropriations limit.” Yet another provision further restricts the ability of local governments to levy and collect existing and future taxes, assessments, and fees. In addition to limiting the financial flexibility of local governments in the state, the provision also increases the possibility of voter-determined tax rollbacks and repeals.
One effect of the tax and spending limitations in California has been a broad scale shift by local governments away from general obligation debt requiring voter approval and pledging of future tax revenues toward lease revenue financing that is subject to abatement and does not require voter approval. Lease-backed debt is generally viewed as a less secure form of borrowing and therefore entails greater credit risk.
Future initiatives, if proposed and adopted, or future court decisions could create renewed pressure on California governments and their ability to raise revenues. Although Orange County notably filed for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in 1994, overall the state and its underlying governments have displayed flexibility in overcoming the negative effects of past initiatives.
Economic and Financial Conditions To a large degree, the credit risk of the portfolios is dependent upon the financial strength of the state of California, its localities and agencies. Financial strength is, in turn, influenced by changing economic conditions which affect the level of taxes collected and revenues earned. While California’s economy has been diverse and resilient, and is typically the largest among the 50 states, the state of California is also normally among the most highly indebted states in the nation. The state has historically experienced more extreme swings in employment levels and property values relative to the rest of the country. In addition, California is more prone to earthquakes, which can result in sudden economic downturns and the unexpected inability of issuers to meet their obligations. More detailed information regarding economic conditions and the financial strength of California is available in the funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
Sectors Investment concentration in a particular sector can present unique risks. For example, a significant portion of the funds’ assets may be invested in issues related to health care providers. The hospital industry has been under significant pressure to reduce expenses and shorten length of hospital stays, a phenomenon that has negatively affected the financial health of some hospitals. All hospitals are dependent on third-party reimbursement mechanisms that are typically complex, subject to numerous conditions, and uncertain as to how long they will continue.
The funds may from time to time invest in electric revenue issues. The financial performance of these utilities was impacted by the industry’s moves toward deregulation and increased competition. California’s original electric utility restructuring plan proved to be flawed as it placed over-reliance on the spot market for power purchases during a period of substantial supply and demand imbalance. Now that deregulation has been suspended, municipal utilities face a more traditional set of challenges. In particular, some electric revenue issuers have exposure to or participate in nuclear power plants, which could affect the issuer’s financial performance. Other risks include unexpected outages, plant shutdowns, and more stringent environmental regulations.
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Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Risk Factors Associated with a Georgia Portfolio
The fund’s concentration in the debt obligations of a single state carries a higher risk than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.
Types of Municipal Debt The fund invests in municipal bonds and other municipal debt instruments issued by the state of Georgia and its various political subdivisions and agencies. The issuers of these debt obligations include the state of Georgia and its agencies and authorities, counties and municipalities and their agencies and authorities, various Georgia public institutions of higher education, and certain Georgia not-for-profit organizations (e.g., hospitals, private colleges, and nursing homes). The credit quality and risks of these investments will vary according to each security’s structure and underlying economics.
The state of Georgia, and its local governments, agencies and authorities, issue two basic types of debt: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer. However, bonds issued by certain counties, municipalities, and agencies of the state and local government are not backed by the full faith and credit of the state and may or may not be subject to annual appropriations from the state’s general fund. Revenue bonds are typically secured by specific pledged fees or charges for a related project, such as fees generated from the use of facilities or enterprises financed by the bonds. Included within the revenue bond sector are tax-exempt lease obligations that are subject to annual appropriations of a governmental body, usually with no implied tax or specific revenue pledge.
The Georgia Constitution imposes certain debt limits and controls. The state’s general obligation debt service cannot exceed 10% of total revenue receipts less refunds of the state treasury and state-issued general obligation bonds have a 25-year maturity limit. The state also established “debt affordability” limits which provide that outstanding debt will not exceed 2.7% of personal income or that maximum annual debt service will not exceed 5% of the prior year’s revenues.
The fund may also invest in private activity bond issues for corporate and nonprofit borrowers. Sold through various governmental conduits, these issues are backed solely by the revenues pledged by the respective borrowing corporations. No governmental support is provided or implied.
Economic and Financial Conditions To a large degree, the credit risk of the portfolio is dependent upon the financial strength of the state of Georgia, its localities and agencies. Financial strength is, in turn, influenced by changing economic conditions which affect the level of taxes collected and revenues earned. While local governments in Georgia are primarily reliant on independent revenue sources, such as property taxes, they are not immune to budget shortfalls caused by cutbacks in state aid. More detailed information regarding economic conditions and the financial strength of Georgia is available in the fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
Sectors Investment concentration in a particular sector can present unique risks. For example, a significant portion of the fund’s assets may be invested in issues related to health care providers. The hospital industry has been under significant pressure to reduce expenses and shorten length of hospital stays, a phenomenon that has negatively affected the financial health of some hospitals. All hospitals are dependent on third-party reimbursement mechanisms that are typically complex, subject to numerous conditions, and uncertain as to how long they will continue.
The fund may from time to time invest in electric revenue issues that have exposure to or participate in nuclear power plants, which could affect the issuer’s financial performance. Such risks include delay in construction and operation due to increased regulation, unexpected outages or plant shutdowns, increased Nuclear Regulatory Commission surveillance, or inadequate rate relief. In addition, the financial performance of electric utilities may be impacted by increased competition and deregulation of the industry.
The fund may invest in issues related to life care, which includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities. These bonds are typically issued with longer-term maturities, although they are usually callable by the issuer on prescribed dates before maturity. Many life care municipal bonds are considered below investment-grade or are not rated by a credit rating agency. Reasons for the higher credit risk include uncertainty over future regulations and Medicaid funding, increased competition, and a lack of affordability.
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Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond, Maryland Tax-Free Bond, and Maryland Tax-Free Money Funds
Risk Factors Associated with a Maryland Portfolio
The funds’ concentration in the debt obligations of a single state carries a higher risk than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.
Types of Municipal Debt The funds invest in municipal bonds and other municipal debt instruments issued by the state of Maryland and its various political subdivisions and agencies. The issuers of these debt obligations include the state of Maryland and its agencies and authorities, counties and municipalities and their agencies and authorities, various Maryland public institutions of higher education, and certain Maryland not-for-profit organizations (e.g., hospitals, private colleges, and nursing homes). The credit quality and risks of these investments will vary according to each security’s structure and underlying economics.
The state of Maryland, and its local governments, agencies and authorities, issue two basic types of debt: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer. However, many counties, municipalities, and agencies of the state and local government are authorized to borrow money under laws expressly providing that the loan obligations are not debts or pledges of the full faith and credit of the state. The state constitution imposes a 15-year maturity limit on state-issued general obligation bonds. Revenue bonds are typically secured by specific pledged fees or charges for a related project, such as fees generated from the use of facilities or enterprises financed by the bonds. Included within the revenue bond sector are tax-exempt lease obligations that are subject to annual appropriations of a governmental body, usually with no implied tax or specific revenue pledge.
The funds may also invest in private activity bond issues for corporate and nonprofit borrowers. Sold through various governmental conduits, these issues are backed solely by the revenues pledged by the respective borrowing corporations. No governmental support is provided or implied.
Economic and Financial Conditions To a large degree, the credit risk of the portfolios is dependent upon the financial strength of the state of Maryland, its localities and agencies. Financial strength is, in turn, influenced by changing economic conditions which affect the level of taxes collected and revenues earned. More detailed information regarding economic conditions and the financial strength of Maryland is available in the funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
Sectors Investment concentration in a particular sector can present unique risks. For example, a significant portion of the funds’ assets may be invested in issues related to health care providers. The hospital industry has been under significant pressure to reduce expenses and shorten length of hospital stays, a phenomenon that has negatively affected the financial health of some hospitals. All hospitals are dependent on third-party reimbursement mechanisms that are typically complex, subject to numerous conditions, and of uncertain duration.
The funds may from time to time invest in electric revenue issues that have exposure to or participate in nuclear power plants, which could affect the issuer’s financial performance. Such risks include delay in construction and operation due to increased regulation, unexpected outages or plant shutdowns, increased Nuclear Regulatory Commission surveillance, or inadequate rate relief. In addition, the financial performance of electric utilities may be impacted by increased competition and deregulation of the industry.
The funds may invest in issues related to life care, which includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities. These bonds are typically issued with longer-term maturities, although they are usually callable by the issuer on prescribed dates before maturity. Many life care municipal bonds are considered below investment-grade or are not rated by a credit rating agency. Reasons for the higher credit risk include uncertainty over future regulations and Medicaid funding, increased competition, and a lack of affordability.
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New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Risk Factors Associated with a New Jersey Portfolio
The fund’s concentration in the debt obligations of a single state carries a higher risk than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.
Types of Municipal Debt The fund invests in municipal bonds and other municipal debt instruments issued by the state of New Jersey and its various political subdivisions and agencies. The issuers of these debt obligations include the state of New Jersey and its agencies and authorities, counties and municipalities and their agencies and authorities, various New Jersey public institutions of higher education, and certain New Jersey not-for-profit organizations (e.g., hospitals, private colleges, and nursing homes). The credit quality and risks of these investments will vary according to each security’s structure and underlying economics.
The state of New Jersey, and its local governments, agencies and authorities, issue two basic types of debt: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer. However, many counties, municipalities, and agencies of the state and local government are authorized to borrow money under laws expressly providing that the loan obligations are not debts or pledges of the full faith and credit of the state. Revenue bonds are typically secured by specific pledged fees or charges for a related project, such as fees generated from the use of facilities or enterprises financed by the bonds. Included within the revenue bond sector are tax-exempt lease obligations that are subject to annual appropriations of a governmental body, usually with no implied tax or specific revenue pledge.
The majority of the state’s debt is “appropriation-backed.” This means that the debt service payments on these obligations must be funded annually by the state legislature, but the legislature has no legal obligation to continue to make such appropriations.
The fund may also invest in private activity bond issues for corporate and nonprofit borrowers. These issues are sold through various governmental conduits, such as the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and various local issuers, and are backed solely by the revenues pledged by the respective borrowing corporations. No governmental support is provided or implied. In the past, a number of New Jersey Economic Development Authority issues have defaulted as a result of borrower financial difficulties.
Economic and Financial Conditions To a large degree, the credit risk of the portfolio is dependent upon the financial strength of the state of New Jersey, its localities and agencies. Financial strength is, in turn, influenced by changing economic conditions which affect the level of taxes collected and revenues earned. More detailed information regarding economic conditions and the financial strength of New Jersey is available in the fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
Sectors Investment concentration in a particular sector can present unique risks. For example, a significant portion of the fund’s assets may be invested in issues related to health care providers. The hospital industry has been under significant pressure to reduce expenses and shorten length of hospital stays, a phenomenon that has negatively affected the financial health of some hospitals. All hospitals are dependent on third-party reimbursement mechanisms that are typically complex, subject to numerous conditions, and uncertain as to how long they will continue.
The fund may from time to time invest in electric revenue issues that have exposure to or participate in nuclear power plants, which could affect the issuer’s financial performance. Such risks include delay in construction and operation due to increased regulation, unexpected outages or plant shutdowns, increased Nuclear Regulatory Commission surveillance, or inadequate rate relief. In addition, the financial performance of electric utilities may be impacted by increased competition and deregulation of the industry.
The fund may invest in issues related to life care, which includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities. These bonds are typically issued with longer-term maturities, although they are usually callable by the issuer on prescribed dates before maturity. Many life care municipal bonds are considered below investment-grade or are not rated by a credit rating agency. Reasons for the higher credit risk include uncertainty over future regulations and Medicaid funding, increased competition, and a lack of consumer affordability.
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New York Tax-Free Bond and New York Tax-Free Money Funds
Risk Factors Associated with a New York Portfolio
The funds’ concentration in the debt obligations of a single state carries a higher risk than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.
Types of Municipal Debt The funds invest in municipal bonds and other municipal debt instruments issued by the state of New York and its various political subdivisions and agencies. The issuers of these debt obligations include: the state of New York, New York City, and their agencies and authorities; counties, other municipalities, and their agencies and authorities; various New York public institutions of higher education; and certain New York not-for-profit organizations (e.g., hospitals, private colleges, and nursing homes). The credit quality and risks of these investments will vary according to each security’s structure and underlying economics.
The state of New York, and its local governments, agencies and authorities, issue two basic types of debt: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer. However, bonds issued by certain counties, municipalities, and agencies of the state and local government are not backed by the full faith and credit of the state of New York or New York City. Revenue bonds are typically secured by specific pledged fees or charges for a related project, such as fees generated from the use of facilities or enterprises financed by the bonds. Included within the revenue bond sector are tax-exempt lease obligations that are subject to annual appropriations of a governmental body, usually with no implied tax or specific revenue pledge.
The majority of the state’s debt is “appropriation-backed.” This means that the debt service payments on these obligations must be funded annually by the state legislature, but the legislature has no legal obligation to continue to make such appropriations.
The funds may also invest in private activity bond issues for corporate and nonprofit borrowers. Sold through various governmental conduits, these issues are backed solely by the revenues pledged by the respective borrowing corporations. No governmental support is provided or implied.
Economic and Financial Conditions To a large degree, the credit risk of the portfolios is dependent upon the financial strength of the state of New York, its localities and agencies. Financial strength is, in turn, influenced by changing economic conditions which affect the level of taxes collected and revenues earned. The state of New York is typically among the most highly indebted states in the nation and New York City is typically one of the most indebted U.S. cities. More detailed information regarding economic conditions and the financial strength of New York is available in the funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
Sectors Investment concentration in a particular sector can present unique risks. For example, a significant portion of the funds’ assets may be invested in issues related to health care providers. The hospital industry has been under significant pressure to reduce expenses and shorten length of hospital stays, a phenomenon that has negatively affected the financial health of some hospitals. All hospitals are dependent on third-party reimbursement mechanisms that are typically complex, subject to numerous conditions, and uncertain as to how long they will continue.
The funds may from time to time invest in electric revenue issues that have exposure to or participate in nuclear power plants, which could affect the issuer’s financial performance. Such risks include delay in construction and operation due to increased regulation, unexpected outages or plant shutdowns, increased Nuclear Regulatory Commission surveillance, or inadequate rate relief. In addition, the financial performance of electric utilities may be impacted by increased competition and deregulation of the industry.
The funds may invest in issues related to life care, which includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities. These bonds are typically issued with longer-term maturities, although they are usually callable by the issuer on prescribed dates before maturity. Many life care municipal bonds are considered below investment-grade or are not rated by a credit rating agency. Reasons for the higher credit risk include uncertainty over future regulations and Medicaid funding, increased competition, and a lack of consumer affordability.
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Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Risk Factors Associated with a Virginia Portfolio
The fund’s concentration in the debt obligations of a single state carries a higher risk than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.
Types of Municipal Debt The fund invests in municipal bonds and other municipal debt instruments issued by the commonwealth of Virginia and its various political subdivisions and agencies. The issuers of these debt obligations include the commonwealth of Virginia and its agencies and authorities, counties and municipalities and their agencies and authorities, various Virginia public institutions of higher education, and certain Virginia not-for-profit organizations (e.g., hospitals, private colleges, and nursing homes). The credit quality and risks of these investments will vary according to each security’s structure and underlying economics.
Debt is issued for a wide variety of public purposes, including transportation, housing, education, healthcare, and industrial development. The commonwealth of Virginia, and its local governments, agencies and authorities, issue two basic types of debt: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer. Under Virginia law, general obligation debt is limited to 1.15 times the average of the preceding three years’ income tax and sales and use collections. However, bonds issued by many counties, municipalities, and agencies of the commonwealth and local government are not backed by the full faith and credit of the commonwealth but instead are subject to annual appropriations from the commonwealth’s general fund. Revenue bonds are typically secured by specific pledged fees or charges for a related project, such as fees generated from the use of facilities or enterprises financed by the bonds. Included within the revenue bond sector are tax-exempt lease obligations that are subject to annual appropriations of a governmental body, usually with no implied tax or specific revenue pledge.
The fund may also invest in private activity bond issues for corporate and nonprofit borrowers. Sold through various governmental conduits, these issues are backed solely by the revenues pledged by the respective borrowing corporations. No governmental support is provided or implied.
Economic and Financial Conditions To a large degree, the credit risk of the portfolio is dependent upon the financial strength of the commonwealth of Virginia, its localities and agencies. Financial strength is, in turn, influenced by changing economic conditions which affect the level of taxes collected and revenues earned. While local governments in Virginia are primarily reliant on independent revenue sources, such as property taxes, they are not immune to budget shortfalls caused by cutbacks in state aid. More detailed information regarding economic conditions and the financial strength of Virginia is available in the fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
Sectors Investment concentration in a particular sector can present unique risks. For example, a significant portion of the fund’s assets may be invested in issues related to health care providers. The hospital industry has been under significant pressure to reduce expenses and shorten length of hospital stays, a phenomenon that has negatively affected the financial health of some hospitals. All hospitals are dependent on third-party reimbursement mechanisms that are typically complex, subject to numerous conditions, and uncertain as to how long they will continue.
The fund may from time to time invest in electric revenue issues that have exposure to or participate in nuclear power plants, which could affect the issuer’s financial performance. Such risks include delay in construction and operation due to increased regulation, unexpected outages or plant shutdowns, increased Nuclear Regulatory Commission surveillance, or inadequate rate relief. In addition, the financial performance of electric utilities may be impacted by increased competition and deregulation of the industry.
The fund may invest in issues related to life care, which includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities. These bonds are typically issued with longer-term maturities, although they are usually callable by the issuer on prescribed dates before maturity. Many life care municipal bonds are considered below investment-grade or are not rated by a credit rating agency. Reasons for the higher credit risk include uncertainty over future regulations and Medicaid funding, increased competition, and a lack of affordability.
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All State Tax-Free Funds
Puerto Rico From time to time, the funds may invest in obligations of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its public corporations, the interest of which may be exempt from U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes. As of May 28, 2010, the general obligation debt of Puerto Rico was rated A3 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P. Both agencies have assigned stable outlooks to the ratings. The credit ratings reflect, in part, their concerns regarding a weak economy, structural budget imbalance, and rising debt burden.
Debt As of June 30, 2009, the outstanding debt of Puerto Rico borrowers totaled $53 billion. This includes bonds supported by the commonwealth’s general obligation pledge, appropriations or guarantee; public corporations such as highways, water and sewer, and electric power, and municipalities.
Guaranteed direct obligations of the commonwealth supported by a general obligation pledge are subject to strict limitations imposed by the commonwealth’s constitution. Debts of its municipalities are typically supported by property taxes and municipal license taxes, with support from the commonwealth, if necessary. Debts of its public corporations are generally supported by the entity’s revenues or by the commonwealth appropriations or taxes.
Though different measures suggest Puerto Rico’s debt burden is high relative to a U.S. state, the commonwealth issues or supports bonds on behalf of municipalities and other governmental units. In many cases, this type of debt would be issued by local government or public agencies which are independent entities in the U.S. One measure to monitor the commonwealth debt levels is by comparing the rate of growth of its debt to the rate of growth of its gross domestic product (“GDP”). For the five-year period that ended in June 2009, total public sector debt increased by 44%, whereas nominal-GDP rose by 17%.
Economy Puerto Rico’s economy is closely linked to the United States. Like the United States, the commonwealth has been experiencing an economic recession. Government officials estimate that the economy (as measured by real GNP) contracted 2.8% in 2008 and 3.7% in 2009 and will probably stabilize somewhat over the next two years due to U.S. and local stimulus plans.
Manufacturing, especially pharmaceuticals, is very important to the local economy. Manufacturing accounted for 45% of GDP in 2009, and 10% of non-farm payroll employment. Services are another component of the local economy, and represented 42% of GDP and 55% of employment. Tourism is an important sub-sector of services, and an important driver of the Puerto Rico’s economy. While the number of tourists decreased 5.7% between 2005 and 2009, visitors’ expenditures increased 7.2% over this period.
For many years, U.S. companies operating in Puerto Rico were eligible to receive special tax treatment. Since 1976, Section 936 of the U.S. tax code entitled certain corporations to credit income derived from business activities in the commonwealth against their United States corporate income tax and spurred significant expansion in capital intensive manufacturing, particularly large pharmaceutical firms. The tax benefits, however, were eliminated beginning with the 2006 tax year. While the ultimate impact of the phase outs is being evaluated, indications are that major pharmaceutical, instrument, and electronic manufacturing firms have not exited the market, but employment in this sector is trending downward.
Financial Government officials estimate that general fund revenues were $7.8 billion and expenditures were $11.3 billion in fiscal year 2009 (yielding a deficit of $3.5 billion). A new governor for the commonwealth was elected in November 2008. The governor and his administration are implementing various fiscal measures, including borrowings and stimulus plans and expense re-structuring and payroll cuts in an effort to reduce the gap over the next few years. A balanced budget is projected for fiscal year 2013.
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PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Types of Securities
Set forth below is additional information about certain of the investments described in the funds’ prospectuses.
Equity Securities
Common and preferred stocks both represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. Common stock typically entitles the owner to vote on the election of directors and other important matters while preferred stock does not ordinarily carry voting rights. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of secured and unsecured creditors and owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock, and the owners of preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
Although owners of common stock are typically entitled to receive any dividends on such stock, owners of common stock 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. Because increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company’s stock price, common stocks generally have the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential of all corporate securities.
Preferred stock, unlike common stock, often has a stated dividend rate payable from the corporation’s earnings. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or non-cumulative, participating or non-participating, or adjustable rate. Cumulative dividend provisions require all or a portion of prior unpaid dividends to be paid before dividends can be paid to the issuer’s common stock, while a passed dividend on non-cumulative preferred stock is generally gone forever. Participating preferred stock may be entitled to a dividend exceeding the declared dividend in certain cases, while non-participating preferred stock is limited to the stipulated dividend. Adjustable rate preferred stock pays a dividend that is adjustable, usually quarterly, based on changes in certain interest rates. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for a specified number of common stock shares and is typically more volatile than non-convertible preferred stock, which tends to behave more like a bond.
Stock may be purchased on a “when-issued” basis, which is used to refer to a security that has not yet been issued but that will be issued in the future. The term may be used for new stocks and stocks that have split but have not yet started trading.
Debt Securities
· U.S. Government Obligations Bills, notes, bonds, and other debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government . These are direct obligations of the U.S. government and differ mainly in the length of their maturities. U.S. Treasury Obligations may also include, among other things, the separately traded principal and interest components of securities guaranteed or issued by the U.S. Treasury if such components are traded independently under the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities program ( “STRIPS” ), as well as Treasury inflation-protected securities ( “TIPS” ) whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation.
· U.S. Government Agency Securities Issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and federal agencies. These include securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae” or “FNMA”), GNMA, Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Land Banks, Farmers Home Administration, Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Financing Bank, Farm Credit Banks, the Small Business Association, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Some of these securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; the remainder are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality, which may or may not include the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. These also include securities issued by eligible private depository institutions and guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.
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· Bank Obligations Certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, and other short-term debt obligations. Certificates of deposit are short-term obligations of commercial banks. A banker’s acceptance is a time draft drawn on a commercial bank by a borrower, usually in connection with international commercial transactions. Certificates of deposit may have fixed or variable rates. The funds may invest in U.S. banks, foreign branches of U.S. banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks, and foreign branches of foreign banks.
· Savings and Loan Obligations Negotiable certificates of deposit and other short-term debt obligations of savings and loan associations.
· Supranational Agencies Securities of certain supranational entities, such as the International Development Bank.
· Corporate Debt Securities Outstanding corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures). Corporate notes may have fixed, variable, or floating rates.
· Short-Term Corporate Debt Securities Outstanding nonconvertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) which have one year or less remaining to maturity. Corporate notes may have fixed, variable, or floating rates.
· Commercial Paper and Commercial Notes Short-term promissory notes issued by corporations primarily to finance short-term credit needs. Certain notes may have floating or variable rates and may contain options, exercisable by either the buyer or the seller, that extend or shorten the maturity of the note.
· Foreign Government Securities Issued or guaranteed by a foreign government, province, instrumentality, political subdivision, or similar unit thereof.
· Funding Agreements Obligations of indebtedness negotiated privately between the funds and an insurance company. Often such instruments will have maturities with unconditional put features, exercisable by the funds, requiring return of principal within one year or less.
There are, of course, other types of securities that are or may become available that are similar to the foregoing, and the funds may invest in these securities.
Mortgage-Related Securities
· Mortgage-Backed Securities Mortgage-backed securities are securities representing an interest in a pool of mortgages. The mortgages may be of a variety of types, including adjustable rate, conventional 30-year and 15-year fixed rate, and graduated payment mortgages. Principal and interest payments made on the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pool are passed through to the funds. This is in contrast to traditional bonds where principal is normally paid back at maturity in a lump sum. Unscheduled prepayments of principal shorten the securities’ weighted average life and may lower their total return. (When a mortgage in the underlying mortgage pool is prepaid, an unscheduled principal prepayment is passed through to the funds. This principal is returned to the funds at par. As a result, if a mortgage security were trading at a premium, its total return would be lowered by prepayments, and if a mortgage security were trading at a discount, its total return would be increased by prepayments.) The value of these securities also may change because of changes in the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the federal agency that issued them or a downturn in housing prices. In addition, the mortgage securities market in general may be adversely affected by changes in governmental regulation or tax policies.
· U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities These are obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as GNMA, FNMA, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac” or “FHLMC”), and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac” or “FAMC”). FNMA, FHLMC, and FAMC obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government as GNMA certificates are, but they are supported by the instrumentality’s right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. On September 7, 2008, FNMA and FHLMC were placed under conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, an independent federal agency. U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Certificates provide for the pass-through to investors of their pro-rata share of monthly payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the guarantor of such securities and the servicer of the underlying mortgage loans. Each of GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, and FAMC guarantees timely distributions of interest to certificate holders. GNMA and FNMA guarantee timely distributions of scheduled principal. FHLMC has in the past guaranteed only the ultimate collection of principal of the underlying mortgage loan; however, FHLMC now issues mortgage-backed securities (FHLMC Gold PCS) which also guarantee timely payment of monthly principal reductions.
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· GNMA Certificates GNMA is a wholly owned corporate instrumentality of the United States within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The National Housing Act of 1934, as amended (the “Housing Act”), authorizes GNMA to guarantee the timely payment of the principal of and interest on certificates that are based on and backed by a pool of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the Housing Act, or Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (“FHA Loans”), or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended (“VA Loans”), or by pools of other eligible mortgage loans. The Housing Act provides that the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is pledged to the payment of all amounts that may be required to be paid under any guaranty. In order to meet its obligations under such guaranty, GNMA is authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury with no limitations as to amount.
· FNMA Certificates FNMA is a federally chartered and privately owned corporation organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act of 1938. FNMA Certificates represent a pro-rata interest in a group of mortgage loans purchased by FNMA. FNMA guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on the securities it issues. The obligations of FNMA are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
· FHLMC Certificates FHLMC is a corporate instrumentality of the United States created pursuant to the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended (“FHLMC Act”). FHLMC Certificates represent a pro-rata interest in a group of mortgage loans purchased by FHLMC. FHLMC guarantees timely payment of interest and principal on certain securities it issues and timely payment of interest and eventual payment of principal on other securities it issues. The obligations of FHLMC are obligations solely of FHLMC and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
· FAMC Certificates FAMC is a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States established by Title VIII of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended (“Charter Act”). FAMC was chartered primarily to attract new capital for financing of agricultural real estate by making a secondary market in certain qualified agricultural real estate loans. FAMC provides guarantees of timely payment of principal and interest on securities representing interests in, or obligations backed by, pools of mortgages secured by first liens on agricultural real estate. Similar to FNMA and FHLMC, FAMC Certificates are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government; rather, FAMC may borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet its guaranty obligations.
As discussed above, prepayments on the underlying mortgages and their effect upon the rate of return of a mortgage-backed security is the principal investment risk for a purchaser of such securities, like the funds. Over time, any pool of mortgages will experience prepayments due to a variety of factors, including (1) sales of the underlying homes (including foreclosures), (2) refinancings of the underlying mortgages, and (3) increased amortization by the mortgagee. These factors, in turn, depend upon general economic factors, such as level of interest rates and economic growth. Thus, investors normally expect prepayment rates to increase during periods of strong economic growth or declining interest rates, and to decrease in recessions and rising interest rate environments. Accordingly, the life of the mortgage-backed security is likely to be substantially shorter than the stated maturity of the mortgages in the underlying pool. Because of such variation in prepayment rates, it is not possible to predict the life of a particular mortgage-backed security, but FHA statistics indicate that 25- to 30-year single family dwelling mortgages have an average life of approximately 12 years. The majority of GNMA Certificates are backed by mortgages of this type, and, accordingly, the generally accepted practice treats GNMA Certificates as 30-year securities which prepay in full in the 12th year. FNMA and FHLMC Certificates may have differing prepayment characteristics.
Fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities bear a stated “coupon rate” which represents the effective mortgage rate at the time of issuance, less certain fees to GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC for providing the guarantee, and the issuer for assembling the pool and for passing through monthly payments of interest and principal.
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Payments to holders of mortgage-backed securities consist of the monthly distributions of interest and principal less the applicable fees. The actual yield to be earned by a holder of mortgage-backed securities is calculated by dividing interest payments by the purchase price paid for the mortgage-backed securities (which may be at a premium or a discount from the face value of the certificate).
Monthly distributions of interest, as contrasted to semiannual distributions which are common for other fixed interest investments, have the effect of compounding and thereby raising the effective annual yield earned on mortgage-backed securities. Because of the variation in the life of the pools of mortgages which back various mortgage-backed securities, and because it is impossible to anticipate the rate of interest at which future principal payments may be reinvested, the actual yield earned from a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities will differ significantly from the yield estimated by using an assumption of a certain life for each mortgage-backed security included in such a portfolio as described above.
· Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (“CMBS”) These are securities created from a pool of commercial mortgage loans, such as loans for hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, office buildings, and apartment buildings. Interest and principal payments from the underlying loans are passed through to the funds according to a schedule of payments. CMBS are structured similarly to mortgage-backed securities in that both are backed by mortgage payments. However, CMBS involve loans related to commercial property, whereas mortgage-backed securities are based on loans relating to residential property. Because commercial mortgages tend to be structured with prepayment penalties, CMBS generally carry less prepayment risk than loans backed by residential mortgages. Credit quality depends primarily on the quality of the loans themselves and on the structure of the particular deal. However, the value of these securities may change because of actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of the individual borrowers, their tenants, and servicing agents, or due to deterioration in the general state of commercial real estate or overall economic conditions.
· Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) CMOs are bonds that are collateralized by whole loan mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities. The bonds issued in a CMO deal are divided into groups, and each group of bonds is referred to as a “tranche.” Under the traditional CMO structure, the cash flows generated by the mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities in the collateral pool are used to first pay interest and then pay principal to the CMO bondholders. The bonds issued under such a CMO structure are retired sequentially as opposed to the pro-rata return of principal found in traditional pass-through obligations. Subject to the various provisions of individual CMO issues, the cash flow generated by the underlying collateral (to the extent it exceeds the amount required to pay the stated interest) is used to retire the bonds. Under the CMO structure, the repayment of principal among the different tranches is prioritized in accordance with the terms of the particular CMO issuance. The “fastest-pay” tranche of bonds, as specified in the prospectus for the issuance, would initially receive all principal payments. When that tranche of bonds is retired, the next tranche, or tranches, in the sequence, as specified in the prospectus, receive all of the principal payments until they are retired. The sequential retirement of bond groups continues until the last tranche, or group of bonds, is retired. Accordingly, the CMO structure allows the issuer to use cash flows of long maturity, monthly pay collateral to formulate securities with short, intermediate, and long final maturities and expected average lives.
In recent years, new types of CMO tranches have evolved. These include floating-rate CMOs, planned amortization classes, accrual bonds, and CMO residuals. These newer structures affect the amount and timing of principal and interest received by each tranche from the underlying collateral. Under certain of these new structures, given classes of CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of prepayments on the mortgages. Therefore, depending on the type of CMOs in which the funds invest, the investment may be subject to a greater or lesser risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related securities.
The primary risk of any mortgage security is the uncertainty of the timing of cash flows. For CMOs, the primary risk results from the rate of prepayments on the underlying mortgages serving as collateral and from the structure of the deal (priority of the individual tranches). An increase or decrease in prepayment rates (resulting from a decrease or increase in mortgage interest rates) will affect the yield, average life, and price of CMOs. The prices of certain CMOs, depending on their structure and the rate of prepayments, can be volatile. Some CMOs may also not be as liquid as other securities.
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· U.S. Government Agency Multi-Class Pass-Through Securities Unlike CMOs, U.S. Government Agency Multi-Class Pass-Through Securities, which include FNMA Guaranteed Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates and FHLMC Multi-Class Mortgage Participation Certificates, are ownership interests in a pool of mortgage assets. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references herein to CMOs include multi-class pass-through securities.
· Multi-Class Residential Mortgage Securities Such securities represent interests in pools of mortgage loans to residential home buyers made by commercial banks, savings and loan associations, or other financial institutions. Unlike GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC securities, the payment of principal and interest on Multi-Class Residential Mortgage Securities is not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies. Accordingly, yields on Multi-Class Residential Mortgage Securities have been historically higher than the yields on U.S. government mortgage securities. However, the risk of loss due to default on such instruments is higher since they are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies. Additionally, pools of such securities may be divided into senior or subordinated segments. Although subordinated mortgage securities may have a higher yield than senior mortgage securities, the risk of loss of principal is greater because losses on the underlying mortgage loans must be borne by persons holding subordinated securities before those holding senior mortgage securities.
· Privately Issued Mortgage-Backed Certificates These are pass-through certificates issued by nongovernmental issuers. Pools of conventional residential or commercial mortgage loans created by such issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment. Timely payment of interest and principal of these pools is, however, generally supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool, and hazard insurance. The insurance and guarantees are issued by government entities, private insurance, or the mortgage poolers. Such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets the funds’ quality standards. The funds may buy mortgage-related securities without insurance or guarantees if through an examination of the loan experience and practices of the poolers, the investment manager determines that the securities meet the funds’ quality standards.
· Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities These instruments are a type of potentially high-risk derivative. They represent interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow of which has been separated into its interest and principal components. Interest only securities (“IOs”) receive the interest portion of the cash flow while principal only securities (“POs”) receive the principal portion. IOs and POs are usually structured as tranches of a CMO. Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities may be issued by U.S. government agencies or by private issuers similar to those described above with respect to CMOs and privately issued mortgage-backed certificates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. The value of the PO, as with other mortgage-backed securities described herein, and other debt instruments, will tend to move in the opposite direction compared to interest rates. Under the Code, POs may generate taxable income from the current accrual of original issue discount, without a corresponding distribution of cash to the funds.
The cash flows and yields on IO and PO classes are extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. In the case of IOs, prepayments affect the amount of cash flows provided to the investor. In contrast, prepayments on the mortgage pool affect the timing of cash flows received by investors in POs. For example, a rapid or slow rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the prices of IOs or POs, respectively. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, investors may fail to fully recoup their initial investment in an IO class of a stripped mortgage-backed security, even if the IO class is rated AAA or Aaa or is derived from a full faith and credit obligation. Conversely, if the underlying mortgage assets experience slower than anticipated prepayments of principal, the price on a PO class will be affected more severely than would be the case with a traditional mortgage-backed security.
The staff of the SEC has advised the funds that it believes the funds should treat IOs and POs, other than government-issued IOs or POs backed by fixed-rate mortgages, as illiquid securities and, accordingly, limit their investments in such securities, together with all other illiquid securities, to 15% of the funds’ net assets. Under the staff’s position, the determination of whether a particular government-issued IO or PO backed by fixed-rate mortgages is liquid may be made on a case by case basis under guidelines and standards established by the funds’ Boards. The funds’ Boards have delegated to T. Rowe Price the authority to determine the liquidity of these investments based on the following guidelines: the type of issuer; type of collateral, including age and prepayment characteristics; rate of interest on coupon relative to current market rates and the effect of the rate on the potential for prepayments; complexity of the issue’s structure, including the number of tranches; and size of the issue and the number of dealers who make a market in the IO or PO.
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· Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities (“ARMs”) ARMs, like fixed-rate mortgages, have a specified maturity date, and the principal amount of the mortgage is repaid over the life of the mortgage. Unlike fixed-rate mortgages, the interest rate on ARMs is adjusted at regular intervals based on a specified, published interest rate “index” such as a Treasury rate index. The new rate is determined by adding a specific interest amount, the “margin,” to the interest rate of the index. Investment in ARMs allows the funds to participate in changing interest rate levels through regular adjustments in the coupons of the underlying mortgages, resulting in more variable current income and lower price volatility than longer-term fixed-rate mortgage securities. ARMs are a less effective means of locking in long-term rates than fixed-rate mortgages since the income from adjustable rate mortgages will increase during periods of rising interest rates and decline during periods of falling rates.
· Other Mortgage-Related Securities Governmental, government-related, or private entities may create mortgage loan pools offering pass-through investments in addition to those described above. The mortgages underlying these securities may be alternative mortgage instruments, that is, mortgage instruments whose principal or interest payments may vary or whose terms to maturity may differ from customary long-term fixed-rate mortgages. As new types of mortgage-related securities are developed and offered to investors, the investment manager will, consistent with the funds’ objectives, policies, and quality standards, consider making investments in such new types of securities.
Asset-Backed Securities
Background The asset-backed securities (“ABS”) market has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. fixed-income market since its inception in late 1985. Although initial ABS transactions were backed by auto loans and credit card receivables, today’s market has evolved to include a variety of asset types including home equity loans, student loans, equipment leases, stranded utility costs, and collateralized bond/loan obligations. For investors, securitization typically provides an opportunity to invest in high-quality securities with higher credit ratings and less downgrade/event risk than corporate bonds. Unlike mortgages, prepayments on ABS collateral are less sensitive to changes in interest rates. They can also be structured into classes that meet the market’s demand for various maturities and credit quality.
Structure Asset-backed securities are bonds that represent an ownership interest in a pool of receivables sold by originators into a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”). The collateral types can vary, so long as they are secured by homogeneous assets with relatively predictable cash flows. Assets that are transferred through a sale to a SPV are legally separated from those of the seller/servicer, which insulates investors from bankruptcy or other event risk associated with the seller/servicer of those assets. Most senior tranches of ABS are structured to a triple-A rated level through credit enhancement; however, ABS credit ratings range from AAA to non-investment-grade. Many ABS transactions are structured to include payout events/performance triggers which provide added protection against deteriorating credit quality.
ABS structures are generally categorized by two distinct types of collateral. Amortizing assets (such as home equity loans, auto loans, and equipment leases) typically pass through principal and interest payments directly to investors, while revolving assets (such as credit card receivables, home equity lines of credit, and dealer floor-plan loans) typically reinvest principal and interest payments in new collateral for a specified period of time. The majority of amortizing transactions are structured as straight sequential-pay transactions. In these structures, all principal amortization and prepayments are directed to the shortest maturity class until it is retired, then to the next shortest class and so on. The majority of revolving assets are structured as bullets, whereby investors receive periodic interest payments and only one final payment of principal at maturity.
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Underlying Assets The asset-backed securities that may be purchased include securities backed by pools of mortgage-related receivables known as home equity loans, or of consumer receivables such as automobile loans or credit card loans. Other types of ABS may also be purchased. The credit quality of most asset-backed securities depends primarily on the credit quality of the assets underlying such securities, how well the entity issuing the securities is insulated from the credit risk of the originator or any other affiliated entities, and the amount and quality of any credit support provided to the securities. The rate of principal payment on asset-backed securities generally depends on the rate of principal payments received on the underlying assets, which in turn may be affected by a variety of economic and other factors. As a result, the yield and return on any asset-backed security is difficult to predict with precision and actual return or yield to maturity may be more or less than the anticipated return or yield to maturity.
Methods of Allocating Cash Flows While some asset-backed securities are issued with only one class of security, many asset-backed securities are issued in more than one class, each with different payment terms. Multiple class asset-backed securities are issued for two main reasons. First, multiple classes may be used as a method of providing credit support. This is accomplished typically through creation of one or more classes whose right to payments on the asset-backed security is made subordinate to the right to such payments of the remaining class or classes. Second, multiple classes may permit the issuance of securities with payment terms, interest rates, or other characteristics differing both from those of each other and from those of the underlying assets. Asset-backed securities in which the payment streams on the underlying assets are allocated in a manner different than those described above may be issued in the future. The funds may invest in such asset-backed securities if the investment is otherwise consistent with the fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions.
Types of Credit Support Asset-backed securities are typically backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a diversified pool of numerous obligors. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on the ability of underlying assets to make payments, such securities may contain elements of credit support. Such credit support falls into two classes: liquidity protection and protection against ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that scheduled payments on the underlying pool are made in a timely fashion. Protection against ultimate default ensures ultimate payment of the obligations on at least a portion of the assets in the pool. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained from third parties, “external credit enhancement,” through various means of structuring the transaction, “internal credit enhancement,” or through a combination of such approaches. Examples of asset-backed securities with credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include:
· Excess Spread Typically, the first layer of protection against losses, equal to the cash flow from the underlying receivables remaining after deducting the sum of the investor coupon, servicing fees, and losses.
· Subordination Interest and principal that would have otherwise been distributed to a subordinate class is used to support the more senior classes. This feature is intended to enhance the likelihood that the holder of the senior class certificate will receive regular payments of interest and principal. Subordinate classes have a greater risk of loss than senior classes.
· Reserve Funds Cash that is deposited and/or captured in a designated account that may be used to cover any shortfalls in principal, interest, or servicing fees.
· Overcollateralization A form of credit enhancement whereby the principal amount of collateral used to secure a given transaction exceeds the principal of the securities issued. Overcollateralization can be created at the time of issuance or may build over time.
· Surety Bonds Typically consist of third-party guarantees to irrevocably and unconditionally make timely payments of interest and ultimate repayment of principal in the event there are insufficient cash flows from the underlying collateral.
The degree of credit support provided on each issue is based generally on historical information respecting the level of credit risk associated with such payments. Depending upon the type of assets securitized, historical information on credit risk and prepayment rates may be limited or even unavailable. Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated could adversely affect the return on an investment in an asset-backed security. There is no guarantee that the amount of any type of credit enhancement available will be sufficient to protect against future losses on the underlying collateral.
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Some of the specific types of ABS that the funds may invest in include the following:
· Home Equity Loans These ABS typically are backed by pools of mortgage loans made to subprime borrowers or borrowers with blemished credit histories. The underwriting standards for these loans are more flexible than the standards generally used by banks for borrowers with non-blemished credit histories with regard to the borrower’s credit standing and repayment ability. Borrowers who qualify generally have impaired credit histories, which may include a record of major derogatory credit items such as outstanding judgments or prior bankruptcies. In addition, they may not have the documentation required to qualify for a standard mortgage loan.
As a result, the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool are likely to experience rates of delinquency, foreclosure, and bankruptcy that are higher, and that may be substantially higher, than those experienced by mortgage loans underwritten in a more traditional manner. Furthermore, changes in the values of the mortgaged properties, as well as changes in interest rates, may have a greater effect on the delinquency, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and loss experience of the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool than on mortgage loans originated in a more traditional manner.
With respect to first lien mortgage loans, the underwriting standards do not prohibit a mortgagor from obtaining, at the time of origination of the originator’s first lien mortgage loan, additional financing which is subordinate to that first lien mortgage loan, which subordinate financing would reduce the equity the mortgagor would otherwise appear to have in the related mortgaged property as indicated in the loan-to-value ratio.
Risk regarding mortgage rates
The pass-through rates on the adjustable-rate certificates may adjust monthly and are generally based on one-month LIBOR. The mortgage rates on the mortgage loans are either fixed or adjusted semiannually based on six-month LIBOR, which is referred to as a mortgage index. Because the mortgage index may respond to various economic and market factors different than those affecting one-month LIBOR, there is not necessarily a correlation in the movement between the interest rates on those mortgage loans and the pass-through rates of the adjustable rate certificates. As a result, the interest payable on the related interest-bearing certificates may be reduced because of the imposition of a pass-through rate cap called the “net rate cap.”
Yield and reinvestment could be adversely affected by unpredictability of prepayments
No one can accurately predict the level of prepayments that an asset-backed mortgage pool may experience. Factors which influence prepayment behavior include general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates, the availability of alternative financing, the applicability of prepayment charges, and homeowner mobility. Reinvestment risk results from a faster or slower rate of principal payments than expected. A rising interest rate environment and the resulting slowing of prepayments could result in greater volatility of these securities. A falling interest rate environment and the resulting increase in prepayments could require reinvestment in lower yielding securities.
Credit Card-Backed Securities These ABS are backed by revolving pools of credit card receivables. Due to the revolving nature of these assets, the credit quality could change over time. Unlike most other asset-backed securities, credit card receivables are unsecured obligations of the cardholder and payments by cardholders are the primary source of payment on these securities. The revolving nature of these card accounts generally provides for monthly payments to the trust. In order to issue securities with longer dated maturities, most Credit Card-Backed Securities are issued with an initial “revolving” period during which collections are reinvested in new receivables. The revolving period may be shortened upon the occurrence of specified events which may signal a potential deterioration in the quality of the assets backing the security.
Automobile Loans These ABS are backed by receivables from motor vehicle installment sales contracts or installment loans secured by motor vehicles. These securities are primarily discrete pools of assets which pay down over the life of the ABS. The securities are not obligations of the seller of the vehicle, or servicer of the loans. The primary source of funds for payments on the securities comes from payment on the underlying trust receivables as well as from credit support.
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Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
Certain funds that may purchase ABS and CMBS also have indirect exposure to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”), provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”). TALF provides eligible borrowers with non-recourse funding secured by eligible ABS and CMBS owned by the borrower or acquired with the proceeds from the loans. “TALF-eligible securities” include certain ABS and CMBS as determined by the FRBNY, and may change from time to time. TALF loans are considered non-recourse because, if the fund does not repay the principal and interest on the loans, the FRBNY may generally enforce its rights only against the pledged collateral and not against other assets of the fund.
Under TALF, a fund is able to borrow from the FRBNY to purchase TALF-eligible securities by pledging such securities as collateral for the loan, paying an up-front haircut amount that usually ranges from 5-15% of the value of the TALF-eligible securities that serve as collateral, and paying an administrative fee to the FRBNY. The terms of TALF loans are generally three or five years depending upon the type of collateral pledged by the fund.
The FRBNY receives interest and principal payments on the collateral, which are applied to repayment of the TALF loan, and any amounts remaining are paid to the fund. The fund remains responsible for any principal loss on a TALF-eligible security purchased by the fund. If, however, the fund determines that the principal loss is in an amount equal to or greater than the fund’s haircut for the related TALF loan, the fund may choose to exercise its rights under TALF to put such TALF-eligible security back to the FRBNY in complete satisfaction of the fund’s obligations under the related TALF loan. Thus, a fund should not be at risk, except in very limited circumstances, for losses in excess of its haircut because of the non-recourse nature of the TALF loan and the fund’s ability to put back the collateral to cancel the loan.
Borrowing money from the FRBNY under the TALF involves leverage because the fund will reinvest the proceeds from the TALF loan in other assets. Borrowings may amplify the effect on the Fund’s net asset value of any increase or decrease in the value of the security purchased with the borrowings. However, since the TALF loans are non-recourse and the fund may surrender collateral pledged at any time in full satisfaction of its obligation, this may minimize some of the risks of leverage.
While not anticipated, if the periodic interest and principal payments due on a TALF loan exceed the amounts received on the pledged TALF-eligible security, the fund may be required to pay such additional amounts from its other portfolio assets which could cause the fund to sell other holdings at times when it might not otherwise choose to do so. The fund may, however, surrender the collateral and terminate the TALF loan.
Although TALF was closed for new loan extensions on June 30, 2010, certain funds have gained exposure to TALF by investing in a T. Rowe Price-managed pooled vehicle that participated directly in TALF. There will be no additional management fees charged to the investing funds as a result of their investments in the T. Rowe Price-managed pooled vehicle that focuses its investments in TALF loans.
Inflation-Linked Securities
Inflation-linked securities are income-generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation—a sustained increase in prices that erodes the purchasing power of money. TIPS, or Treasury inflation-protected securities, are inflation-linked securities issued by the U.S. government. Inflation-linked bonds are also issued by corporations, U.S. government agencies, states, and foreign countries. The inflation adjustment, which is typically applied monthly to the principal of the bond, follows a designated inflation index, such as the consumer price index (CPI). A fixed coupon rate is applied to the inflation-adjusted principal so that as inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payments increase. This can provide investors with a hedge against inflation, as it helps preserve the purchasing power of your investment. Because of this inflation-adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. Municipal inflation bonds generally have a fixed principal amount and the inflation component is reflected in the nominal coupon.
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Inflation-protected bonds normally will decline in price when real interest rates rise. (A real interest rate is calculated by subtracting the inflation rate from a nominal interest rate. For example, if a 10-year Treasury note is yielding 5% and the rate of inflation is 2%, the real interest rate is 3%.) If inflation is negative, the principal and income of an inflation-protected bond will decline and could result in losses for the fund.
Inflation adjustments or TIPS that exceed deflation adjustments for the year will be distributed by a fund as a short-term capital gain, resulting in ordinary income to shareholders. Net deflation adjustments for a year could result in all or a portion of dividends paid earlier in the year by a fund being treated as a return of capital.
Collateralized Bond or Loan Obligations
Collateralized Bond Obligations (“CBOs”) are bonds collateralized by corporate bonds, mortgages, or asset-backed securities and Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLOs”) are bonds collateralized by bank loans. CBOs and CLOs are structured into tranches, and payments are allocated such that each tranche has a predictable cash flow stream and average life. CBOs are fairly recent entrants to the fixed-income market. Most CBOs issued to date have been collateralized by high-yield bonds or loans, with heavy credit enhancement.
Loan Participations and Assignments
Loan participations and assignments (collectively, “participations”) will typically be participating interests in loans made by a syndicate of banks, represented by an agent bank which has negotiated and structured the loan, to corporate borrowers to finance internal growth, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, leveraged buyouts, and other corporate activities. Such loans may also have been made to governmental borrowers, especially governments of developing countries which is referred to as Loans to Developing Countries debt (“LDC debt”). LDC debt will involve the risk that the governmental entity responsible for the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to do so when due. The loans underlying such participations may be secured or unsecured, and the funds may invest in loans collateralized by mortgages on real property or which have no collateral. The loan participations themselves may extend for the entire term of the loan or may extend only for short “strips” that correspond to a quarterly or monthly floating-rate interest period on the underlying loan. Thus, a term or revolving credit that extends for several years may be subdivided into shorter periods.
The loan participations in which the funds will invest will also vary in legal structure. Occasionally, lenders assign to another institution both the lender’s rights and obligations under a credit agreement. Since this type of assignment relieves the original lender of its obligations, it is called a novation. More typically, a lender assigns only its right to receive payments of principal and interest under a promissory note, credit agreement, or similar document. A true assignment shifts to the assignee the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the underlying borrower. Alternatively, a lender may assign only part of its rights to receive payments pursuant to the underlying instrument or loan agreement. Such partial assignments, which are more accurately characterized as “participating interests,” do not shift the debtor-creditor relationship to the assignee, who must rely on the original lending institution to collect sums due and to otherwise enforce its rights against the agent bank which administers the loan or against the underlying borrower.
There may not be a recognizable, liquid public market for loan participations. To the extent this is the case, the funds would consider the loan participation as illiquid and subject to the funds’ restriction on investing no more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities.
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Where required by applicable SEC positions, the funds will treat both the corporate borrower and the bank selling the participation interest as an issuer for purposes of its fundamental investment restriction on diversification.
Various service fees received by the funds from loan participations may be treated as non-interest income depending on the nature of the fee (commitment, takedown, commission, service, or loan origination). To the extent the service fees are not interest income, they will not qualify as income under Section 851(b) of the Code. Thus the sum of such fees plus any other nonqualifying income earned by the funds cannot exceed 10% of total income.
Zero-Coupon and Pay-in-Kind Bonds
A zero-coupon security has no cash coupon payments. Instead, the issuer sells the security at a substantial discount from its maturity value. The interest received by the investor from holding this security to maturity is the difference between the maturity value and the purchase price. The advantage to the investor is that reinvestment risk of the income received during the life of the bond is eliminated. However, zero-coupon bonds, like other bonds, retain interest rate and credit risk and usually display more price volatility than those securities that pay a cash coupon.
Pay-in-Kind (“PIK”) Instruments are securities that pay interest in either cash or additional securities, at the issuer’s option, for a specified period. PIKs, like zero-coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in managing cash flow. PIK bonds can be either senior or subordinated debt and trade flat (i.e., without accrued interest). The price of PIK bonds is expected to reflect the market value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest since the last payment. PIKs are usually less volatile than zero-coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities.
For federal income tax purposes, these types of bonds will require the recognition of gross income each year even though no cash may be paid to the funds until the maturity or call date of the bond. The funds will nonetheless be required to distribute substantially all of this gross income each year to comply with the Code, and such distributions could reduce the amount of cash available for investment by the funds.
Trade Claims
Trade claims are non-securitized rights of payment arising from obligations other than borrowed funds. Trade claims typically arise when, in the ordinary course of business, vendors and suppliers extend credit to a company by offering payment terms. Generally, when a company files for bankruptcy protection, payments on these trade claims cease and the claims are subject to compromise along with the other debts of the company. Trade claims typically are bought and sold at a discount reflecting the degree of uncertainty with respect to the timing and extent of recovery. In addition to the risks otherwise associated with low-quality obligations, trade claims have other risks, including the possibility that the amount of the claim may be disputed by the obligor.
Many vendors are either unwilling or lack the resources to hold their claim through the extended bankruptcy process with an uncertain outcome and timing. Some vendors are also aggressive in establishing reserves against these receivables, so that the sale of the claim at a discount may not result in the recognition of a loss.
Trade claims can represent an attractive investment opportunity because these claims typically are priced at a discount to comparable public securities. This discount is a reflection of a less liquid market, a smaller universe of potential buyers, and the risks peculiar to trade claim investing. It is not unusual for trade claims to be priced at a discount to public securities that have an equal or lower priority claim.
As noted above, investing in trade claims does carry some unique risks which include:
· Establishing the Amount of the Claim Frequently, the supplier’s estimate of its receivable will differ from the customer’s estimate of its payable. Resolution of these differences can result in a reduction in the amount of the claim. This risk can be reduced by only purchasing scheduled claims (claims already listed as liabilities by the debtor) and seeking representations from the seller.
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· Defenses to Claims The debtor has a variety of defenses that can be asserted under the bankruptcy code against any claim. Trade claims are subject to these defenses, the most common of which for trade claims relates to preference payments. (Preference payments are all payments made by the debtor during the 90 days prior to the filing. These payments are presumed to have benefited the receiving creditor at the expense of the other creditors. The receiving creditor may be required to return the payment unless it can show the payments were received in the ordinary course of business.) While none of these defenses can result in any additional liability of the purchaser of the trade claim, they can reduce or wipe out the entire purchased claim. This risk can be reduced by seeking representations and indemnification from the seller.
· Documentation/Indemnification Each trade claim purchased requires documentation that must be negotiated between the buyer and seller. This documentation is extremely important since it can protect the purchaser from losses such as those described above. Legal expenses in negotiating a purchase agreement can be fairly high. Additionally, it is important to note that the value of an indemnification depends on the seller’s credit.
· Volatile Pricing Due to Illiquid Market There are only a handful of brokers for trade claims and the quoted price of these claims can be volatile. Generally, it is expected that trade claims would be considered illiquid investments.
· No Current Yield/Ultimate Recovery Trade claims are almost never entitled to earn interest. As a result, the return on such an investment is very sensitive to the length of the bankruptcy, which is uncertain. Although not unique to trade claims, it is worth noting that the ultimate recovery on the claim is uncertain and there is no way to calculate a conventional yield to maturity on this investment. Additionally, the exit for this investment is a plan of reorganization which may include the distribution of new securities. These securities may be as illiquid as the original trade claim investment.
· Tax Issue Although the issue is not free from doubt, it is likely that trade claims would be treated as non-securities investments. As a result, any gains would be considered “nonqualifying” under the Code. The funds may have up to 10% of their gross income (including capital gains) derived from nonqualifying sources.
Municipal Securities
Subject to the investment objectives and programs described in the prospectus and the additional investment restrictions described in this SAI, the funds’ portfolios may consist of any combination of the various types of municipal securities described below or other types of municipal securities that may be developed. The amount of the funds’ assets invested in any particular type of municipal security can be expected to vary.
The term “municipal securities” means obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories, and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities, as well as certain other persons and entities, the interest from which is generally exempt from federal income tax. In determining the tax-exempt status of a municipal security, the funds rely on the opinion of the issuer’s bond counsel at the time of the issuance of the security. However, it is possible this opinion could be overturned, and, as a result, the interest received by the funds from a municipal security assumed to be tax-exempt might not be exempt from federal income tax.
Municipal securities are normally classified by maturity as notes, bonds, or adjustable rate securities. Municipal securities include the following:
Municipal notes generally are used to provide short-term operating or capital needs and generally have maturities of one year or less.
· Tax Anticipation Notes Tax anticipation notes are issued to finance working capital needs of municipalities. Generally, they are issued in anticipation of various seasonal tax revenue, such as income, property, use, and business taxes, and are payable from these specific future taxes.
· Revenue Anticipation Notes Revenue anticipation notes are issued in expectation of receipt of revenues, such as sales taxes, toll revenues, or water and sewer charges, that are used to pay off the notes.
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· Bond Anticipation Notes Bond anticipation notes are issued to provide interim financing until long-term financing can be arranged. In most cases, the long-term bonds then provide the money for the repayment of the notes.
· Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper Tax-exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of 270 days or less. It is issued by state and local governments or their agencies to finance seasonal working capital needs or as short-term financing in anticipation of longer-term financing.
Municipal bonds, which meet longer-term capital needs and generally have maturities of more than one year when issued, have two principal classifications: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds. Additional categories of potential purchases include lease revenue bonds and prerefunded/escrowed to maturity bonds, private activity bonds, industrial development bonds, and participation interests.
· General Obligation Bonds Issuers of general obligation bonds include states, counties, cities, towns, and special districts. The proceeds of these obligations are used to fund a wide range of public projects, including construction or improvement of schools, public buildings, highways and roads, and general projects not supported by user fees or specifically identified revenues. The basic security behind general obligation bonds is the issuer’s pledge of its full faith and credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. The taxes that can be levied for the payment of debt service may be limited or unlimited as to the rate or amount of special assessments. In many cases voter approval is required before an issuer may sell this type of bond.
· Revenue Bonds The principal security for a revenue bond is generally the net revenues derived from a particular facility or enterprise or, in some cases, the proceeds of a special charge or other pledged revenue source. Revenue bonds are issued to finance a wide variety of capital projects including: electric, gas, water, and sewer systems; highways, bridges, and tunnels; port and airport facilities; colleges and universities; and hospitals. Revenue bonds are sometimes used to finance various privately operated facilities provided they meet certain tests established for tax-exempt status.
Although the principal security behind these bonds may vary, many provide additional security in the form of a mortgage or debt service reserve fund. Some authorities provide further security in the form of the state’s ability (without obligation) to make up deficiencies in the debt service reserve fund. Revenue bonds usually do not require prior voter approval before they may be issued.
· Lease Revenue Bonds Municipal borrowers may also finance capital improvements or purchases with tax-exempt leases. The security for a lease is generally the borrower’s pledge to make annual appropriations for lease payments. The lease payment is treated as an operating expense subject to appropriation risk and not a full faith and credit obligation of the issuer. Lease revenue bonds are generally considered less secure than a general obligation or revenue bond and often do not include a debt service reserve fund. To the extent the funds’ Boards determine such securities are illiquid, they will be subject to the funds’ limit on illiquid securities. There have also been certain legal challenges to the use of lease revenue bonds in various states.
The liquidity of such securities will be determined based on a variety of factors which may include, among others: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for the obligation; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential buyers; (3) the willingness of dealers to undertake to make a market in the security; (4) the nature of the marketplace trades, including the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer; and (5) the rating assigned to the obligation by an established rating agency or T. Rowe Price.
· Prerefunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds Certain municipal bonds have been refunded with a later bond issue from the same issuer. The proceeds from the later issue are used to defease the original issue. In many cases the original issue cannot be redeemed or repaid until the first call date or original maturity date. In these cases, the refunding bond proceeds typically are used to buy U.S. Treasury securities that are held in an escrow account until the original call date or maturity date. The original bonds then become “prerefunded” or “escrowed to maturity” and are considered high-quality investments. While still tax-exempt, the security is the proceeds of the escrow account. To the extent permitted by the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service, a fund’s investment in such securities refunded with U.S. Treasury securities will, for purposes of diversification rules applicable to the funds, be considered an investment in U.S. Treasury securities.
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· Private Activity Bonds Under current tax law, all municipal debt is divided broadly into two groups: governmental purpose bonds and private activity bonds. Governmental purpose bonds are issued to finance traditional public purpose projects such as public buildings and roads. Private activity bonds may be issued by a state or local government or public authority but principally benefit private users and are considered taxable unless a specific exemption is provided.
The tax code currently provides exemptions for certain private activity bonds such as not-for-profit hospital bonds, small-issue industrial development revenue bonds, and mortgage subsidy bonds, which may still be issued as tax-exempt bonds. Interest on tax exempt private activity bonds has generally been subject to alternative minimum tax (AMT). However, interest on all private activity bonds issued in 2009 or 2010 will be exempt from AMT. In addition, interest on private activity bonds that were issued after 2003, and refunded during 2009 or 2010, will be exempt from AMT.
· Industrial Development Bonds Industrial development bonds are considered municipal bonds if the interest paid is exempt from federal income tax. They are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to raise money to finance various privately operated facilities for business and manufacturing, housing, sports, and pollution control. These bonds are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports, and parking. The payment of the principal and interest on such bonds is dependent solely on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of real and personal property so financed as security for such payment.
· Build America Bonds The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created Build America Bonds, which allow state and local governments to issue taxable bonds to finance any capital expenditures for which they otherwise could issue tax-exempt governmental bonds. State and local governments receive a federal subsidy payment for a portion of their borrowing costs on these bonds equal to 35% of the total coupon interest paid to investors. The municipality can elect to either take the federal subsidy or it can pass a 35% tax credit along to bondholders. Investments in these bonds will result in taxable interest income and the funds may elect to pass through to shareholders any corresponding tax credits. The tax credits can generally be used to offset federal income taxes and the alternative minimum tax, but those tax credits are generally not refundable.
· Participation Interests The funds may purchase from third parties participation interests in all or part of specific holdings of municipal securities. The purchase may take different forms: in the case of short-term securities, the participation may be backed by a liquidity facility that allows the interest to be sold back to the third party (such as a trust, broker, or bank) for a predetermined price of par at stated intervals. The seller may receive a fee from the funds in connection with the arrangement.
In the case of longer-term bonds, the funds may purchase interests in a pool of municipal bonds or a single municipal bond or lease without the right to sell the interest back to the third party.
The funds will not purchase participation interests unless a satisfactory opinion of counsel or ruling of the Internal Revenue Service has been issued that the interest earned from the municipal securities on which the funds hold participation interests is exempt from federal income tax to the funds. However, there is no guarantee the IRS would treat such interest income as tax-exempt.
When-Issued Securities
New issues of municipal securities are often offered on a when-issued basis; that is, delivery and payment for the securities normally takes place 15 to 45 days or more after the date of the commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate that will be received on the securities are each fixed at the time the buyer enters into the commitment. The funds will only make a commitment to purchase such securities with the intention of actually acquiring the securities. However, the funds may sell these securities before the settlement date if it is deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy. The funds will maintain cash, high-grade marketable debt securities, or other suitable cover with its custodian bank equal in value to commitments for when-issued securities. Such securities either will mature or, if necessary, be sold on or before the settlement date. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis and the securities held in the funds’ portfolios are subject to changes in market value based upon the public perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes in the level of interest rates (which will generally result in similar changes in value, i.e., both experiencing appreciation when interest rates decline and depreciation when interest rates rise). Therefore, to the extent the funds remain fully invested or almost fully invested at the same time that they have purchased securities on a when-issued basis, there will be greater fluctuations in their net asset value than if they solely set aside cash to pay for when-issued securities. In the case of the money funds, this could increase the possibility that the market value of the funds’ assets could vary from $1.00 per share. In addition, there will be a greater potential for the realization of capital gains, which are not exempt from federal income tax. When the time comes to pay for when-issued securities, the funds will meet their obligations from then-available cash flow, sale of securities, or, although it would not normally expect to do so, from sale of the when-issued securities themselves (which may have a value greater or less than the payment obligation). The policies described in this paragraph are not fundamental and may be changed by the funds upon notice to shareholders.
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Forwards
In some cases, the funds may purchase bonds on a when-issued basis with longer-than-standard settlement dates, in some cases exceeding one to two years. In such cases, the funds must execute a receipt evidencing the obligation to purchase the bond on the specified issue date, and must segregate cash internally to meet that forward commitment. Municipal “forwards” typically carry a substantial yield premium to compensate the buyer for the risks associated with a long when-issued period, including: shifts in market interest rates that could materially impact the principal value of the bond, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer, loss of alternative investment options during the when-issued period, changes in tax law or issuer actions that would affect the exempt interest status of the bonds and prevent delivery, failure of the issuer to complete various steps required to issue the bonds, and limited liquidity for the buyer to sell the escrow receipts during the when-issued period.
Residual Interest Bonds
Residual interest bonds are a type of high-risk derivative. The funds may purchase municipal bond issues that are structured as two-part, residual interest bond and variable rate security offerings. The issuer is obligated only to pay a fixed amount of tax-free income that is to be divided among the holders of the two securities. The interest rate for the holders of the short-term, variable rate securities will typically be determined by an index or auction process held approximately every seven to 35 days while the long-term bondholders will receive all interest paid by the issuer minus the amount given to the variable rate security holders and a nominal auction fee. Therefore, the coupon of the residual interest bonds, and thus the income received, will move inversely with respect to short-term, 7- to 35-day tax-exempt interest rates. There is no assurance that the auction will be successful and that the variable rate security will provide short-term liquidity. The issuer is not obligated to provide such liquidity. In general, these securities offer a significant yield advantage over standard municipal securities, due to the uncertainty of the shape of the yield curve (i.e., short-term versus long-term rates) and consequent income flows, but tend to be more volatile than other municipal securities of similar maturity and credit quality.
Unlike many adjustable rate securities, residual interest bonds are not necessarily expected to trade at par and in fact present significant market risks. In certain market environments, residual interest bonds may carry substantial premiums, trade at deep discounts, or have limited liquidity. Residual interest bonds entail varying degrees of leverage, which could result in greater volatility and losses greater than investing directly in the underlying municipal bond.
The funds may invest in other types of derivative instruments as they become available.
For the purpose of the funds’ investment restrictions, the identification of the “issuer” of municipal securities which are not general obligation bonds is made by T. Rowe Price, on the basis of the characteristics of the obligation as described above, the most significant of which is the source of funds for the payment of principal and interest on such securities.
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There are, of course, other types of securities that are or may become available that are similar to the foregoing, and the funds may invest in these securities.
Adjustable Rate Securities
Generally, the maturity of a security is deemed to be the period remaining until the date (noted on the face of the instrument) on which the principal amount must be paid or, in the case of an instrument called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment must be made. However, certain securities may be issued with demand features or adjustable interest rates that are reset periodically by predetermined formulas or indexes in order to minimize movements in the principal value of the investment in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Such securities may have long-term maturities, but may be treated as a short-term investment under certain conditions. Generally, as interest rates decrease or increase, the potential for capital appreciation or depreciation on these securities is less than for fixed rate obligations. These securities may take a variety of forms, including variable rate, floating rate, and put option securities.
Variable Rate Securities Variable rate instruments are those whose terms provide for the adjustment of their interest rates on set dates and which, upon such adjustment, can reasonably be expected to have a market value that approximates its par value. A variable rate instrument, the principal amount of which is scheduled to be paid in 397 days or less, is deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate. A variable rate instrument which is subject to a demand feature entitles the purchaser to receive the principal amount of the underlying security or securities, either (i) upon notice of no more than 30 days or (ii) at specified intervals not exceeding 397 days and upon no more than 30 days’ notice, is deemed to have a maturity equal to the longer of the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate or the period remaining until the principal amount can be recovered through demand.
Forward Commitment Contracts
The price of such securities, which may be expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment to purchase is made, but delivery and payment take place at a later date. Normally, the settlement date occurs within 90 days of the purchase for when-issueds, but may be substantially longer for forwards. During the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the funds to the issuer and no interest accrues to the funds. The purchase of these securities will result in a loss if their values decline prior to the settlement date. This could occur, for example, if interest rates increase prior to settlement. The longer the period between purchase and settlement, the greater the risks. At the time the funds make the commitment to purchase these securities, it will record the transaction and reflect the value of the security in determining its net asset value. The funds will cover these securities by maintaining cash, liquid, high-grade debt securities, or other suitable cover as permitted by the SEC with its custodian bank equal in value to its commitments for the securities during the time between the purchase and the settlement. Therefore, the longer this period, the longer the period during which alternative investment options are not available to the funds (to the extent of the securities used for cover). Such securities either will mature or, if necessary, be sold on or before the settlement date.
To the extent the funds remain fully or almost fully invested (in securities with a remaining maturity of more than one year) at the same time they purchase these securities, there will be greater fluctuations in the funds’ net asset value than if the funds did not purchase them.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)
Investments in REITs may experience many of the same risks involved with investing in real estate directly. These risks include: declines in real estate values, risks related to local or general economic conditions, particularly lack of demand, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, heavy cash flow dependency, possible lack of availability of mortgage funds, obsolescence, losses due to natural disasters, condemnation of properties, regulatory limitations on rents and fluctuations in rental income, variations in market rental rates, and possible environmental liabilities. REITs may own real estate properties ( “ Equity REITs ” ) and be subject to these risks directly, or may make or purchase mortgages ( “ Mortgage REITs ” ) and be subject to these risks indirectly through underlying construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans that may default or have payment problems.
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Equity REITs can be affected by rising interest rates that may cause investors to demand a high annual yield from future distributions which, in turn, could decrease the market prices for the REITs. In addition, rising interest rates also increase the costs of obtaining financing for real estate projects. Since many real estate projects are dependent upon receiving financing, this could cause the value of the Equity REITs in which the funds invest to decline.
Mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay during periods of declining interest rates, which may diminish the yield on such REITs. In addition, borrowers may not be able to repay mortgages when due, which could have a negative effect on the funds.
Some REITs have relatively small market capitalizations which could increase their volatility. REITs tend to be dependent upon specialized management skills and have limited diversification so they are subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of properties. In addition, when the funds invest in REITs, a shareholder will bear his proportionate share of fund expenses and indirectly bear similar expenses of the REITs. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders. Certain REITS may be able to pay up to 90% of their dividends in the form of stock instead of cash. Even if a fund receives all or part of a REIT distribution in stock, the fund will still be deemed to have received 100% of the distribution in cash and the entire distribution will be part of the fund’s taxable income. In addition, both Equity and Mortgage REITs are subject to the risks of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Code or failing to maintain their exemptions from the 1940 Act.
Illiquid or Restricted 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 at approximately the price at which the fund values them. The determination of whether a holding is considered liquid or illiquid involves a variety of factors. Certain restricted securities may be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or in a public offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the 1933 Act. Where registration is required, the fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses, and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the fund may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the fund might obtain a less favorable price than that which prevailed when it decided to sell. Restricted securities will be priced at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures prescribed by the funds’ Boards. If, through the appreciation of illiquid securities or the depreciation of liquid securities, the funds should be in a position where more than the allowable amount of its net assets is invested in illiquid assets, including restricted securities, the funds will take appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
Notwithstanding the above, the funds may purchase securities which, while privately placed, are eligible for purchase and sale under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. This rule permits certain qualified institutional buyers, such as the funds, to trade in privately placed securities even though such securities are not registered under the 1933 Act. The liquidity of these securities is monitored based on a variety of factors.
All Funds (other than the Money Funds)
Investments in Other Investment Companies
Unaffiliated Investment Companies The funds may invest in other investment companies that are not sponsored by T. Rowe Price, which include open-end funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), unit investment trusts, and other investment companies that have elected to be treated as business development companies under the 1940 Act.
The funds may purchase shares 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 funds 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 a fund’s objective and investment program.
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Investing in another investment company involves risks similar to those of investing directly in the investment company’s portfolio securities, including the risk that the values of the portfolio securities may fluctuate due to changes in the financial condition of the securities’ issuers and other market factors. 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 trade on a stock exchange or in the OTC market and ETFs trade on a securities exchange, their shares may trade at a substantial premium or discount to the actual net asset value of its portfolio securities and their potential lack of liquidity could result in greater volatility.
If a fund invests in a non-T. Rowe Price investment company, the fund must pay its proportionate share of that investment company’s fees and expenses, which are in addition to the management fee and other operational expenses incurred by the fund. The expenses associated with certain investment companies, such as business development companies, may be significant. The fund could also incur a sales charge or redemption fee in connection with purchasing or redeeming an investment company security.
The fund’s investments in non-T. Rowe Price registered investment companies are subject to the limits that apply to such investments under the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act generally provides that a fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities of other investment companies. In addition, a fund may not own more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of any investment company and not more than 5% of the fund’s total assets may be in invested in a particular investment company.
Affiliated Investment Companies The funds may also invest in certain other T. Rowe Price mutual funds as a means of gaining efficient and cost-effective exposure to specific asset classes, provided the investment is consistent with an investing 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 invest include high yield bonds, floating rate loans, international bonds, emerging market bonds, and emerging market stocks. To ensure that the fund does not incur duplicate management fees as a result of its investment in another T. Rowe Price fund, the management fee paid by the fund will be reduced in an amount sufficient to offset the fees paid by the underlying fund related to the investment.
Money Funds
Determination of Maturity of Money Market Securities
The funds may only purchase securities which at the time of investment have remaining maturities of 397 calendar days or less, or adjustable rate government securities that may have maturities longer than 397 days but have interest rate resets within 397 days. The other funds may also purchase money market securities. In determining the maturity of money market securities, funds will follow the provisions of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
First Tier Money Market Securities Defined
At least 97% of the funds’ total assets will be maintained in first tier money market securities. First tier money market securities are those which are described as First Tier Securities under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. These include any security with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, and adjustable rate government securities with longer maturities but interest rate resets within 397 days, that are rated (or that has been issued by an issuer that is rated with respect to a class of short-term debt obligations, or any security within that class that is comparable in priority and security with the security) by any two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (or if only one NRSRO has issued a rating, that NRSRO) in the highest rating category for short-term debt obligations (within which there may be sub-categories). First Tier Securities also include unrated securities comparable in quality to rated securities, as determined by T. Rowe Price pursuant to written guidelines established in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act under the supervision of the funds’ Boards.
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DERIVATIVES
The funds may use derivatives whose characteristics are consistent with the funds’ investment program.
A derivative is a financial instrument that has a value based on – or “derived from” – the value of other assets, reference rates, or indexes. Derivatives generally take the form of contracts under which the parties agree to payments between them based upon the performance of a wide variety of underlying references, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, interest rates, currency exchange rates, and various domestic and foreign indexes. The main types of derivatives are futures, options, forward contracts, swaps, and hybrid instruments.
Like most other fund investments, derivatives are subject to the risk that the market value of the underlying asset will change in a way detrimental to the funds’ interest. However, the risks associated with the use of derivatives are different from, and potentially much greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the instruments on which the derivatives are based. Because some derivatives involve leverage, returns can be magnified, either positively or negatively, and adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.
Some derivatives are traded on exchanges, while other derivatives are privately negotiated and entered into in the OTC market. Exchange-traded derivatives are traded via specialized derivatives exchanges or other securities exchanges. The exchange acts as an intermediary to the transactions and the terms for each type of contract are generally standardized. OTC derivatives are traded between two parties directly without going through a regulated exchange. The terms of the contract are subject to negotiation by the parties to the contract.
OTC derivatives are subject to counterparty risk, whereas the exposure to default for exchange-traded derivatives is assumed by the exchange’s clearinghouse. Counterparty risk is the risk that a party to an OTC derivatives contract may fail to perform on its obligations. A loss may be sustained as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the counterparty, or the failure of the counterparty to make required payments or comply with the terms of the contract. In the event of insolvency of the counterparty, the funds may be unable to liquidate a derivatives position. Because the purchase and sale of an OTC derivative does not have the guarantee of a central clearing organization, the creditworthiness of the counterparty is an additional risk factor that the funds need to consider and monitor.
Futures Contracts
Futures contracts are a type of potentially high-risk derivative.
Transactions in Futures
The funds may enter into futures contracts including stock index, interest rate, and currency futures (“futures” or “futures contracts”).
Interest rate or currency futures contracts may be used as a hedge against changes in prevailing levels of interest rates or currency exchange rates in order to establish more definitely the effective return on securities or currencies held or intended to be acquired by the funds. Interest rate or currency futures can be sold as an offset against the effect of expected increases in interest rates or currency exchange rates and purchased as an offset against the effect of expected declines in interest rates or currency exchange rates.
Futures can also be used as an efficient means of regulating the funds’ exposure to the market.
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Index Funds may only enter into futures contracts that are appropriate for their investment programs to provide an efficient means of maintaining liquidity while being invested in the market, to facilitate trading, or to reduce transaction costs. Otherwise, the nature of such futures and the regulatory limitations and risks to which they are subject are the same as those described below.
Stock index futures contracts may be used to provide a hedge for a portion of the funds’ portfolios, as a cash management tool, or as an efficient way to implement either an increase or decrease in portfolio market exposure in response to changing market conditions. The funds may purchase or sell futures contracts with respect to any stock index. Nevertheless, to hedge the funds’ portfolios successfully, the funds must sell futures contracts with respect to indices or subindices whose movements will have a significant correlation with movements in the prices of the funds’ portfolio securities.
The funds will enter into futures contracts that are traded on national (or foreign) futures exchanges and are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. A public market exists in futures contracts covering various taxable fixed-income securities as well as municipal bonds. Futures exchanges and trading in the United States are regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Although techniques other than the sale and purchase of futures contracts could be used for the above-referenced purposes, futures contracts offer an effective and relatively low cost means of implementing the funds’ objectives in these areas.
Limitations on Futures
If the funds purchase or sell futures contracts or related options which do not qualify as bona fide hedging under applicable CFTC rules, the aggregate initial margin deposits and premium required to establish those positions cannot exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the funds after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such contracts they have entered into, provided, however, that in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in calculating the 5% limitation. For purposes of this policy, options on futures contracts and foreign currency options traded on a commodities exchange will be considered “related options.” This policy may be modified by the Boards without a shareholder vote and does not limit the percentage of the funds’ assets at risk to 5%.
In instances involving the purchase of futures contracts or the writing of call or put options thereon by the funds, an amount of cash, liquid assets, or other suitable cover as permitted by the SEC, equal to the market value of the futures contracts and options thereon (less any related margin deposits), will be identified by the funds to cover the position, or alternative cover (such as owning an offsetting position) will be employed. Assets used as cover or held in an identified account cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding option or future is open, unless they are replaced with similar assets. As a result, the commitment of a large portion of the funds’ assets to cover or identified accounts could impede portfolio management or the funds’ ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.
If the CFTC or other regulatory authorities adopt different (including less stringent) or additional restrictions, the funds would comply with such new restrictions.
For funds that utilize futures contracts, a notice has been filed on behalf of the funds with the National Futures Association claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the CFTC promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, such funds are not subject to registration or regulation as CPOs.
Trading in Futures Contracts
A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time, and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Entering into a contract to buy is commonly referred to as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a long position. Entering into a contract to sell is commonly referred to as selling a contract or holding a short position.
Unlike when the funds purchase or sell a security, no price would be paid or received by the funds upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, and to maintain the funds’ open positions in futures contracts, the funds would be required to deposit in a segregated account with the clearing broker for the futures contract an amount of cash or liquid assets known as “initial margin.” The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being traded.
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Financial futures are valued daily at closing settlement prices. If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the clearing broker will require a payment by the funds (“variation margin”) to restore the margin account to the amount of the initial margin.
Subsequent payments (“mark-to-market payments”) to and from the futures clearing broker are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuates, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable. If the value of the open futures position increases in the case of a sale or decreases in the case of a purchase, the funds will pay the amount of the daily change in value to the clearing broker. However, if the value of the open futures position decreases in the case of a sale or increases in the case of a purchase, the clearing broker will pay the amount of the daily change in value to the funds.
Although certain futures contracts, by their terms, require actual future delivery of and payment for the underlying instruments, in practice, most futures contracts are usually closed out before the delivery date. Closing out an open futures contract purchase or sale is effected by entering into an offsetting futures contract sale or purchase, respectively, for the same aggregate amount of the identical securities and the same delivery date. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, the funds realize a gain; if it is more, the funds realize a loss. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the funds realize a gain; if it is less, the funds realize a loss. The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the funds will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the funds are not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the funds will continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.
As an example of an offsetting transaction in which the underlying instrument is not delivered, the contractual obligations arising from the sale of one contract of September Treasury bills on an exchange may be fulfilled at any time before delivery of the contract is required (i.e., on a specified date in September, the “delivery month”) by the purchase of one contract of September Treasury bills on the same exchange. In such instance, the difference between the price at which the futures contract was sold and the price paid for the offsetting purchase, after allowance for transaction costs, represents the profit or loss to the funds.
Settlement of a stock index futures contract may or may not be in the underlying security. If not in the underlying security, then settlement will be made in cash, equivalent over time to the difference between the contract price and the actual price of the underlying asset (as adjusted by a multiplier) at the time the stock index futures contract expires.
For example, the S&P 500 Stock Index is made up of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 Index assigns relative weightings to the common stocks included in the index, and the index fluctuates with changes in the market values of those common stocks. In the case of futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index, the contracts are to buy or sell 250 units. Thus, if the value of the S&P 500 Index were $150, one contract would be worth $37,500 (250 units x $150). The stock index futures contract specifies that no delivery of the actual stocks making up the index will take place. Instead, settlement in cash occurs. Over the life of the contract, the gain or loss realized by the funds will equal the difference between the purchase (or sale) price of the contract and the price at which the contract is terminated. For example, if the funds enter into a futures contract to buy 250 units of the S&P 500 Index at a specified future date at a contract price of $150 and the S&P 500 Index is at $154 on that future date, the funds will gain $1,000 (250 units x gain of $4). If the funds enter into a futures contract to sell 250 units of the stock index at a specified future date at a contract price of $150 and the S&P 500 Index is at $152 on that future date, the funds will lose $500 (250 units x loss of $2).
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It is possible that hedging activities of funds investing in municipal securities will occur through the use of U.S. Treasury bond futures.
All funds (other than the Money Funds)
Special Risks of Transactions in Futures Contracts
· Volatility and Leverage The prices of futures contracts are volatile and are influenced, among other things, by actual and anticipated changes in the market and interest rates, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and national and international political and economic events.
Most U.S. futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day’s settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of futures contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and subjecting some futures traders to substantial losses.
Margin deposits required on futures trading are low. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 10% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 10% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a total loss of the margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A 15% decrease would result in a loss equal to 150% of the original margin deposit, if the contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract.
· Liquidity The funds may elect to close some or all of their futures positions at any time prior to their expiration. The funds would do so to reduce exposure represented by long futures positions or short futures positions. The funds may close their position by taking opposite positions, which would operate to terminate the funds’ position in the futures contracts. Final determinations of mark-to-market payments would then be made, additional cash would be required to be paid by or released to the funds, and the funds would realize a loss or a gain.
Futures contracts may be closed out only on the exchange or board of trade where the contracts were initially traded. Although the funds intend to purchase or sell futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade where there appears to be an active market, there is no assurance that a liquid market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract at any particular time. In such event, it might not be possible to close a futures contract, and in the event of adverse price movements, the funds would continue to be required to make daily mark-to-market and variation margin payments. However, in the event futures contracts have been used to hedge the underlying instruments, the funds would continue to hold the underlying instruments subject to the hedge until the futures contracts could be terminated. In such circumstances, an increase in the price of underlying instruments, if any, might partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract. However, as described next, there is no guarantee that the price of the underlying instruments will, in fact, correlate with the price movements in the futures contract and thus provide an offset to losses on a futures contract.
· Hedging Risk A decision whether, when, and how to hedge involves skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived hedge may be unsuccessful to some degree because of unexpected market or economic events. There are several risks in connection with the use by the funds of futures contracts as a hedging device. One risk arises because of the imperfect correlation between movements in the prices of the futures contracts and movements in the prices of the underlying instruments which are the subject of the hedge. T. Rowe Price will, however, attempt to reduce this risk by entering into futures contracts whose movements, in its judgment, will have a significant correlation with movements in the prices of the funds’ underlying instruments sought to be hedged.
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Successful use of futures contracts by the funds for hedging purposes is also subject to T. Rowe Price’s ability to correctly predict movements in the direction of the market. It is possible that, when the funds have sold futures to hedge their portfolios against a decline in the market, the index, indices, or instruments’ underlying futures might advance, and the value of the underlying instruments held in the funds’ portfolios might decline. If this were to occur, the funds would lose money on the futures and also would experience a decline in value in their underlying instruments. However, while this might occur to a certain degree, T. Rowe Price believes that over time the value of the funds’ portfolios will tend to move in the same direction as the market indices used to hedge the portfolio. It is also possible that, if the funds were to hedge against the possibility of a decline in the market (adversely affecting the underlying instruments held in their portfolios) and prices instead increased, the funds would lose part or all of the benefit of increased value of those underlying instruments that it had hedged because it would have offsetting losses in their futures positions. In addition, in such situations, if the funds have insufficient cash, it might have to sell underlying instruments to meet daily mark-to-market and variation margin requirements. Such sales of underlying instruments might be, but would not necessarily be, at increased prices (which would reflect the rising market). The funds might have to sell underlying instruments at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so.
In addition to the possibility that there might be an imperfect correlation, or no correlation at all, between price movements in the futures contracts and the portion of the portfolio being hedged, the price movements of futures contracts might not correlate perfectly with price movements in the underlying instruments due to certain market distortions. First, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors might close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the underlying instruments and futures markets. Second, the margin requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets and, as a result, the futures market might attract more speculators than the securities markets. Increased participation by speculators in the futures market might also cause temporary price distortions. Due to the possibility of price distortion in the futures market and also because of imperfect correlation between price movements in the underlying instruments and movements in the prices of futures contracts, even a correct forecast of general market trends by T. Rowe Price might not result in a successful hedging transaction over a very short time period.
Options on Futures Contracts
Options (another type of potentially high-risk derivative) on futures are similar to options on underlying instruments, except that options on futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase or sell the futures contract at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by the delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s futures margin account, which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid. Options on futures contracts are valued daily at the last sale price on its primary exchange at the time at which the net asset value per share of the funds are computed (close of New York Stock Exchange , normally at 4 p.m. ET ), or, in the absence of such sale, the mean of closing bid and ask prices.
Writing a put option on a futures contract serves as a partial hedge against an increase in the value of securities the funds intend to acquire. If the futures price at expiration of the option is above the exercise price, the funds will retain the full amount of the option premium, which provides a partial hedge against any increase that may have occurred in the price of the debt securities the funds intend to acquire. If the futures price when the option is exercised is below the exercise price, however, the funds will incur a loss, which may be wholly or partially offset by the decrease in the price of the securities the funds intend to acquire.
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Funds investing in municipal securities may trade in municipal bond index option futures or similar options on futures developed in the future. In addition, the funds may trade in options on futures contracts on U.S. government securities and any U.S. government securities futures index contract which might be developed.
From time to time, a single order to purchase or sell futures contracts (or options thereon) may be made on behalf of a fund and other T. Rowe Price funds. Such aggregated orders would be allocated among the fund and the other T. Rowe Price funds in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.
Call and put options may be purchased or written on financial indices as an alternative to options on futures.
Special Risks of Transactions in Options on Futures Contracts
The risks described under “Special Risks of Transactions in Futures Contracts” are substantially the same as the risks of using options on futures. If the funds were to write an option on a futures contract, it would be required to deposit initial margin and maintain mark-to-market payments in the same manner as a regular futures contract. In addition, where the funds seek to close out an option position by writing or buying an offsetting option covering the same index, underlying instrument, or contract and having the same exercise price and expiration date, their ability to establish and close out positions on such options will be subject to the maintenance of a liquid secondary market. Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (1) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (2) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; (3) trading halts, suspensions, or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options, or underlying instruments; (4) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (5) the facilities of an exchange or a clearing corporation may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (6) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in the class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options on the exchange that had been issued by a clearing corporation as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms. There is no assurance that higher-than-anticipated trading activity or other unforeseen events might not, at times, render certain of the facilities of any of the clearing corporations inadequate, and thereby result in the institution by an exchange of special procedures, which may interfere with the timely execution of customers’ orders.
In the event no such market exists for a particular contract in which the funds maintain a position, in the case of a written option, the funds would have to wait to sell the underlying securities or futures positions until the option expires or is exercised. The funds would be required to maintain margin deposits on payments until the contract is closed. Options on futures are treated for accounting purposes in the same way as the analogous option on securities are treated.
In addition, the correlation between movements in the price of options on futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged can only be approximate. This risk is significantly increased when an option on a U.S. government securities future or an option on some type of index future is used as a proxy for hedging a portfolio consisting of other types of securities. Another risk is that if the movements in the price of options on futures contracts and the value of the call increase by more than the increase in the value of the securities held as cover, the funds may realize a loss on the call, which is not completely offset by the appreciation in the price of the securities held as cover and the premium received for writing the call.
The successful use of options on futures contracts requires special expertise and techniques different from those involved in portfolio securities transactions. A decision whether, when, and how to hedge involves skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived hedge may be unsuccessful to some degree because of unexpected market behavior or interest rate trends. During periods when municipal securities market prices are appreciating, the funds may experience poorer overall performance than if it had not entered into any options on futures contracts.
General Considerations Transactions by the funds in options on futures will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade, or other trading facilities governing the maximum number of options in each class which may be written or purchased by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert, regardless of whether the options are written on the same or different exchanges, boards of trade, or other trading facilities or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. Thus, the number of contracts which the funds may write or purchase may be affected by contracts written or purchased by other investment advisory clients of T. Rowe Price. An exchange, boards of trade, or other trading facility may order the liquidations of positions found to be in excess of these limits, and it may impose certain other sanctions.
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Additional Futures and Options Contracts
Although the funds have no current intention of engaging in futures or options transactions other than those described above, it reserves the right to do so. Such futures and options trading might involve risks which differ from those involved in the futures and options described above.
Foreign Futures and Options
Participation in foreign futures and foreign options transactions involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade. Neither the National Futures Association nor any domestic exchange regulates activities of any foreign boards of trade, including the execution, delivery, and clearing of transactions, or has the power to compel enforcement of the rules of a foreign board of trade or any applicable foreign law. This is true even if the exchange is formally linked to a domestic market so that a position taken on the market may be liquidated by a transaction on another market. Moreover, such laws or regulations will vary depending on the foreign country in which the foreign futures or foreign options transaction occurs. For these reasons, when the funds trade foreign futures or foreign options contracts, it may not be afforded certain of the protective measures provided by the Commodity Exchange Act, the CFTC’s regulations, and the rules of the National Futures Association and any domestic exchange, including the right to use reparations proceedings before the CFTC and arbitration proceedings provided by the National Futures Association or any domestic futures exchange. In particular, proceeds derived from foreign futures or foreign options transactions may not be provided the same protections as proceeds derived from transactions on U.S. futures exchanges. In addition, the price of any foreign futures or foreign options contract and, therefore, the potential profit and loss thereon may be affected by any variance in the foreign exchange rate between the time the funds’ orders are placed and the time they are liquidated, offset, or exercised.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate and U.S. Treasury Long-Term Funds
Limitations on Futures and Options
The funds will not purchase a futures contract or option thereon if, with respect to positions in futures or options on futures which do not represent bona fide hedging, the aggregate initial margin and premiums on such positions would exceed 5% of the funds’ net asset value. In addition, neither of the funds will enter into a futures transaction if it would be obligated to purchase or deliver amounts that would exceed 15% of the funds’ total assets.
The funds will not write a covered call or put option if, as a result, the aggregate market value of all portfolio securities covering call options or subject to delivery under put options exceeds 15% of the market value of the funds’ total assets.
The funds have no current intention of investing in options on individual securities. However, they reserve the right to do so in the future and could be subject to the following limitations: the funds may invest up to 15% of total assets in premiums on put options and 15% of total assets in premiums on call options. The total market value of the funds’ obligations under futures contracts and premiums on purchased options will not exceed 15% of each fund’s total assets.
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All Funds
Foreign Currency Transactions
A forward foreign currency exchange contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are principally traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large, commercial banks) and their customers. A forward contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades. The funds may enter into forward contracts for a variety of purposes in connection with the management of the foreign securities portion of their portfolios. The funds’ use of such contracts would include, but not be limited to, the following:
First, when the funds enter into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, they may desire to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security. By entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of dollars, of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying security transactions, the funds will be able to protect themselves against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the subject foreign currency during the period between the date the security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received.
Second, when T. Rowe Price believes that one currency may experience a substantial movement against another currency, including the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a forward contract to sell or buy the amount of the former foreign currency, approximating the value of some or all of the funds’ portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. Alternatively, where appropriate, the funds may hedge all or part of their foreign currency exposure through the use of a basket of currencies or a proxy currency where such currency or currencies act as an effective proxy for other currencies. In such a case, the funds may enter into a forward contract where the amount of the foreign currency to be sold exceeds the value of the securities denominated in such currency. The use of this basket hedging technique may be more efficient and economical than entering into separate forward contracts for each currency held in the funds. The precise matching of the forward contract amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible since the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value of those securities between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The projection of short-term currency market movement is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Under normal circumstances, consideration of the prospect for relative currency values will be incorporated into the longer-term investment decisions made with regard to overall diversification strategies. However, T. Rowe Price believes that it is important to have the flexibility to enter into such forward contracts when it determines that the best interests of the funds will be served.
Third, the funds may use forward contracts when the funds wish to hedge out of the dollar into a foreign currency in order to create a synthetic bond or money market instrument–the security would be issued in U.S. dollars but the dollar component would be transformed into a foreign currency through a forward contract.
At the maturity of a forward contract, the funds may sell the portfolio security and make delivery of the foreign currency, or they may retain the security and either extend the maturity of the forward contract (by “rolling” that contract forward) or may initiate a new forward contract.
If the funds retain the portfolio security and engage in an offsetting transaction, the funds will incur a gain or a loss (as described below) to the extent that there has been movement in forward contract prices. If the funds engage in an offsetting transaction, they may subsequently enter into a new forward contract to sell the foreign currency. Should forward prices decline during the period between the funds’ entering into a forward contract for the sale of a foreign currency and the date they enter into an offsetting contract for the purchase of the foreign currency, the funds will realize a gain to the extent the price of the currency they have agreed to sell exceeds the price of the currency they have agreed to purchase. Should forward prices increase, the funds will suffer a loss to the extent the price of the currency they have agreed to purchase exceeds the price of the currency they have agreed to sell. A fund may net any offsetting positions when calculating its aggregate market exposure to a particular currency and in managing the portfolio within its limit on the use of foreign currency instruments. This may occur, for instance, where a fund has entered into two forward foreign currency exchange contracts with concurrent settlement dates, and one provides for delivery of currency A and receipt of currency B and the other contract provides for delivery of currency B and receipt of currency A.
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The funds may also engage in non-deliverable forward transactions to manage currency risk as well as to gain exposure to a currency, whether or not the fund owns securities denominated in that currency. A non-deliverable forward is a transaction that represents an agreement between a fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specified amount of a particular currency at an agreed upon foreign exchange rate on a future date. Unlike other currency transactions, there is no physical delivery of the currency on the settlement of a non-deliverable forward transaction. Rather, the fund and the counterparty agree to net the settlement by making a payment in U.S. dollars or another fully convertible currency that represents any difference between the foreign exchange rate agreed upon at the inception of the non-deliverable forward agreement and the actual exchange rate on the agreed upon future date. When currency exchange rates do not move as anticipated, a fund could sustain losses on the non-deliverable forward transaction. This risk is heightened when the transactions involve currencies of emerging market countries.
The funds may enter into forward contracts for any purpose consistent with the funds’ investment objectives and programs. However, the funds will not enter into a forward contract, or maintain exposure to any such contract(s), if the amount of foreign currency required to be delivered thereunder would exceed the funds’ holdings of liquid, high-grade debt securities, currency available for cover of the forward contract(s), or other suitable cover as permitted by the SEC. In determining the amount to be delivered under a contract, the funds may net offsetting positions.
If the value of the assets being used as cover declines or the amount of the fund’s commitment increases because of changes in currency rates, the fund may need to provide additional cash or securities to satisfy its commitment under the forward agreement. The fund is also subject to the risk that it may be delayed or prevented from obtaining payments owed to it under the forward transaction as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the counterparty or the failure of the counterparty to comply with the terms of the contract. There is no assurance that a fund would succeed in pursuing any contractual remedies available under the agreement.
The funds’ dealing in forward foreign currency exchange contracts will generally be limited to the transactions described above. However, the funds reserve the right to enter into forward foreign currency contracts for different purposes and under different circumstances. Of course, the funds are not required to enter into forward contracts with regard to their foreign currency-denominated securities and will not do so unless deemed appropriate by T. Rowe Price. It also should be realized that this method of hedging against a decline in the value of a currency does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. It simply establishes a rate of exchange at a future date. Additionally, although such contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time, they tend to limit any potential gain which might result from an increase in the value of that currency.
Although the funds value their assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, they do not intend to convert their holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. They will do so from time to time, and there are costs associated with currency conversion. Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to the funds at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the funds desire to resell that currency to the dealer.
Federal Tax Treatment of Options, Futures Contracts, and Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts
The funds may enter into certain options, futures, forward foreign exchange contracts, and swaps, including options and futures on currencies. Entering into such transactions can affect the timing and character of the income and gains realized by the funds and the timing and character of fund distributions.
Such contracts, if they qualify as Section 1256 contracts, will be considered to have been closed at the end of the funds’ taxable years and any gains or losses will be recognized for tax purposes at that time. Such gains or losses (as well as gains or losses from the normal closing or settlement of such transactions) will be characterized as 60% long-term capital gain (taxable at a maximum rate of 15%) or loss and 40% short-term capital gain or loss regardless of the holding period of the instrument (ordinary income or loss for foreign exchange contracts). The funds will be required to distribute net gains on such transactions to shareholders even though it may not have closed the transaction and received cash to pay such distributions. As a result of recent legislation, swaps are generally excluded from the definition of a Section 1256 contract.
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Certain options, futures, forward foreign exchange contracts, and swaps, which offset another security in the fund, including options, futures, and forward exchange contracts on currencies, which offset a foreign dollar-denominated bond or currency position, may be considered straddles for tax purposes. Generally, a loss on any position in a straddle will be subject to deferral to the extent of any unrealized gain in an offsetting position. For securities that were held for one year or less at inception of the straddle, the holding period may be deemed not to begin until the straddle is terminated. If securities comprising a straddle have been held for more than one year at inception of the straddle, losses on offsetting positions may be treated as entirely long-term capital losses even if the offsetting positions have been held for less than one year. However, a fund may choose to comply with certain identification requirements for offsetting positions that are components of a straddle. Losses with respect to identified positions are not deferred, rather the basis of the identified position that offset the loss position is increased.
In order for the funds to continue to qualify for federal income tax treatment as regulated investment companies, at least 90% of their gross income for a taxable year must be derived from qualifying income, e.g., generally dividends, interest, income derived from loans of securities, and gains from the sale of securities or currencies. Tax regulations could be issued limiting the extent to which the net gain realized from options, futures, or forward foreign exchange contracts on currencies is qualifying income for purposes of the 90% requirement.
Entering into certain options, futures, forward foreign exchange contracts, or swaps may result in a “constructive sale” of offsetting stocks or debt securities of the funds. In such case the funds will be required to realize gain, but not loss, on the deemed sale of such positions as if the position were sold on that date.
For certain options, futures, forward foreign exchange contracts, or swaps, the IRS has not issued comprehensive rules relating to the timing and character of income and gains realized on such contracts. Although not anticipated, it is possible that final rules could result in changes to the amounts recorded by the funds, potentially resulting in tax consequences to the funds.
Options
Options are a type of potentially high-risk derivative.
Writing Covered Call Options
The funds may write (sell) American or European style “covered” call options and purchase options to close out options previously written. In writing covered call options, the funds expect to generate additional premium income, which should serve to enhance the funds’ total return and reduce the effect of any price decline of the security or currency involved in the option. Covered call options will generally be written on securities or currencies which, in T. Rowe Price’s opinion, are not expected to have any major price increases or moves in the near future but which, over the long term, are deemed to be attractive investments for the funds.
A call option gives the holder (buyer) the right to purchase, and the writer (seller) has the obligation to sell, a security or currency at a specified price (the exercise price) at expiration of the option (European style) or at any time until a certain date (the expiration date) (American style). So long as the obligation of the writer of a call option continues, he may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring him to deliver the underlying security or currency against payment of the exercise price. This obligation terminates upon the expiration of the call option or such earlier time at which the writer effects a closing purchase transaction by repurchasing an option identical to that previously sold. To secure his obligation to deliver the underlying security or currency in the case of a call option, a writer is required to deposit in escrow the underlying security or currency or other assets in accordance with the rules of a clearing corporation.
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The funds generally will write only covered call options. This means that the funds will either own the security or currency subject to the option or an option to purchase the same underlying security or currency having an exercise price equal to or less than the exercise price of the “covered” option. From time to time, the funds will write a call option that is not covered as indicated above but where the funds will establish and maintain, with its custodian for the term of the option, an account consisting of cash, U.S. government securities, other liquid high-grade debt obligations, or other suitable cover as permitted by the SEC, having a value equal to the fluctuating market value of the optioned securities or currencies. While such an option would be “covered” with sufficient collateral to satisfy SEC prohibitions on issuing senior securities, this type of strategy would expose the funds to the risks of writing uncovered options, which could result in unlimited losses if a fund writes an uncovered call option.
Portfolio securities or currencies on which call options may be written will be purchased solely on the basis of investment considerations consistent with the funds’ investment objectives. The writing of covered call options is a conservative investment technique believed to involve relatively little risk (in contrast to the writing of naked or uncovered options, which the funds generally will not do) but capable of enhancing the funds’ total return. When writing a covered call option, the funds, in return for the premium, give up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security or currency above the exercise price, but conversely retain the risk of loss should the price of the security or currency decline. Unlike one that owns securities or currencies not subject to an option, the funds have no control over when they may be required to sell the underlying securities or currencies, since they may be assigned an exercise notice at any time prior to the expiration of its obligation as a writer. If a call option the funds have written expires, the funds will realize a gain in the amount of the premium; however, such gain may be offset by a decline in the market value of the underlying security or currency during the option period. If the call option is exercised, the funds will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security or currency. The funds do not consider a security or currency covered by a call to be “pledged” as that term is used in the funds’ policy, which limits the pledging or mortgaging of assets. If the fund writes an uncovered option as described above, it will bear the risk of having to purchase the security subject to the option at a price higher than the exercise price of the option. As the price of a security could appreciate substantially, the funds’ loss could be significant.
The premium received is the market value of an option. The premium the funds will receive from writing a call option will reflect, among other things, the current market price of the underlying security or currency, the relationship of the exercise price to such market price, the historical price volatility of the underlying security or currency, and the length of the option period. Once the decision to write a call option has been made, T. Rowe Price, in determining whether a particular call option should be written on a particular security or currency, will consider the reasonableness of the anticipated premium and the likelihood that a liquid secondary market will exist for those options. The premium received by the funds for writing covered call options will be recorded as a liability of the funds. This liability will be adjusted daily to the option’s current market value, which will be the latest sale price on its primary exchange at the time at which the net asset values per share of the funds are computed (close of the New York Stock Exchange , normally 4 p.m. ET ) or, in the absence of such sale, the mean of closing bid and ask prices. The option will be terminated upon expiration of the option, the purchase of an identical option in a closing transaction, or delivery of the underlying security or currency upon the exercise of the option.
Closing transactions will be effected in order to realize a profit on an outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying security or currency from being called, or to permit the sale of the underlying security or currency. Furthermore, effecting a closing transaction will permit the funds to write another call option on the underlying security or currency with either a different exercise price or expiration date or both. If the funds desire to sell a particular security or currency from their portfolios on which they have written a call option, or purchased a put option, they will seek to effect a closing transaction prior to, or concurrently with, the sale of the security or currency. There is, of course, no assurance that the funds will be able to effect such closing transactions at favorable prices. If the funds cannot enter into such a transaction, they may be required to hold a security or currency that they might otherwise have sold. When the funds write a covered call option, they run the risk of not being able to participate in the appreciation of the underlying securities or currencies above the exercise price, as well as the risk of being required to hold on to securities or currencies that are depreciating in value. This could result in higher transaction costs. The funds will pay transaction costs in connection with the writing of options to close out previously written options. Such transaction costs are normally higher than those applicable to purchases and sales of portfolio securities.
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Call options written by the funds will normally have expiration dates of less than nine months from the date written. The exercise price of the options may be below, equal to, or above the current market values of the underlying securities or currencies at the time the options are written. From time to time, the funds may purchase an underlying security or currency for delivery in accordance with an exercise notice of a call option assigned to it, rather than delivering such security or currency from their portfolios. In such cases, additional costs may be incurred.
The funds will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase transaction if the cost of the transaction is less or more than the premium received from the writing of the option. Because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security or currency, any loss resulting from the repurchase of a call option is likely to be offset in whole or in part by appreciation of the underlying security or currency owned by the funds.
The funds will not write a covered call option if, as a result, the aggregate market value of all portfolio securities or currencies covering written call or put options exceeds 25% of the market value of the funds’ total assets. In calculating the 25% limit, the funds will offset the value of securities underlying purchased calls and puts on identical securities or currencies with identical maturity dates.
Writing Covered Put Options
The funds may write American or European style covered put options and purchase options to close out options previously written by the funds. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer (seller) has the obligation to buy, the underlying security or currency at the exercise price during the option period (American style) or at the expiration of the option (European style). So long as the obligation of the writer continues, he may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring him to make payment to the exercise price against delivery of the underlying security or currency. The operation of put options in other respects, including their related risks and rewards, is substantially identical to that of call options.
If the funds write put options, they will do so only on a covered basis. This means that the funds would maintain, in a segregated account, cash, U.S. government securities, other liquid high-grade debt obligations, or other suitable cover as determined by the SEC, in an amount not less than the exercise price. Alternatively, the funds will own an option to sell the underlying security or currency subject to the option having an exercise price equal to or greater than the exercise price of the “covered” option at all times while the put option is outstanding. (The rules of a clearing corporation currently require that such assets be deposited in escrow to secure payment of the exercise price.)
The funds would generally write covered put options in circumstances where T. Rowe Price wishes to purchase the underlying security or currency for the funds’ portfolios at a price lower than the current market price of the security or currency. In such event the funds would write a put option at an exercise price which, reduced by the premium received on the option, reflects the lower price it is willing to pay. Since the funds would also receive interest on debt securities or currencies maintained to cover the exercise price of the option, this technique could be used to enhance current return during periods of market uncertainty. The risk in such a transaction would be that the market price of the underlying security or currency would decline below the exercise price, less the premiums received. Such a decline could be substantial and result in a significant loss to the funds. In addition, the funds, because they do not own the specific securities or currencies which they may be required to purchase in exercise of the put, cannot benefit from appreciation, if any, with respect to such specific securities or currencies.
The funds will not write a covered put option if, as a result, the aggregate market value of all portfolio securities or currencies covering put or call options exceeds 25% of the market value of the funds’ total assets. In calculating the 25% limit, the funds will offset the value of securities underlying purchased puts and calls on identical securities or currencies with identical maturity dates.
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The premium received by the funds for writing covered put options will be recorded as a liability of the funds. This liability will be adjusted daily to the option’s current market value, which will be the latest sale price on its primary exchange at the time at which the net asset value per share of the funds is computed (close of the New York Stock Exchange , normally 4 p.m. ET ), or, in the absence of such sale, the mean of the closing bid and ask prices.
Purchasing Put Options
The funds may purchase American or European style put options. As the holder of a put option, the funds have the right to sell the underlying security or currency at the exercise price at any time during the option period (American style) or at the expiration of the option (European style). The funds may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to such options, exercise them, or permit them to expire. The funds may purchase put options for defensive purposes in order to protect against an anticipated decline in the value of their securities or currencies.
The funds may purchase a put option on an underlying security or currency (a “protective put”) owned by the funds as a defensive technique in order to protect against an anticipated decline in the value of the security or currency. Such hedge protection is provided only during the life of the put option when the funds, as holder of the put option, are able to sell the underlying security or currency at the put exercise price regardless of any decline in the underlying security’s market price or currency’s exchange value. For example, a put option may be purchased in order to protect unrealized appreciation of a security or currency where T. Rowe Price deems it desirable to continue to hold the security or currency because of tax considerations. The premium paid for the put option and any transaction costs would reduce any capital gain otherwise available for distribution when the security or currency is eventually sold.
The funds may also purchase put options at a time when they do not own the underlying security or currency. By purchasing put options on a security or currency they do not own, the funds seek to benefit from a decline in the market price of the underlying security or currency. If the put option is not sold when it has remaining value and if the market price of the underlying security or currency remains equal to or greater than the exercise price during the life of the put option, the funds will lose their entire investment in the put option. In order for the purchase of a put option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security or currency must decline sufficiently below the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs, unless the put option is sold in a closing sale transaction.
The funds will not commit more than 5% of total assets to premiums when purchasing put options. The premium paid by the funds when purchasing a put option will be recorded as an asset of the funds in the portfolio of investments. This asset will be adjusted daily to the option’s current market value, which will be the latest sale price on its primary exchange at the time at which the net asset values per share of the funds are computed (close of New York Stock Exchange , normally 4 p.m. ET ) or, in the absence of such sale, the mean of closing bid and ask prices. This asset will be terminated upon expiration of the option, the selling (writing) of an identical option in a closing transaction, or the delivery of the underlying security or currency upon the exercise of the option.
Purchasing Call Options
The funds may purchase American or European style call options. As the holder of a call option, the funds have the right to purchase the underlying security or currency at the exercise price at any time during the option period (American style) or at the expiration of the option (European style). The funds may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to such options, exercise them, or permit them to expire. The funds may purchase call options for the purpose of increasing their current return or avoiding tax consequences which could reduce their current return. The funds may also purchase call options in order to acquire the underlying securities or currencies. Examples of such uses of call options are provided next.
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Call options may be purchased by the funds for the purpose of acquiring the underlying securities or currencies for their portfolios. Utilized in this fashion, the purchase of call options enables the funds to acquire the securities or currencies at the exercise price of the call option plus the premium paid. At times the net cost of acquiring securities or currencies in this manner may be less than the cost of acquiring the securities or currencies directly. This technique may also be useful to the funds in purchasing a large block of securities or currencies that would be more difficult to acquire by direct market purchases. So long as the funds hold such a call option, rather than the underlying security or currency itself, the funds are partially protected from any unexpected decline in the market price of the underlying security or currency and in such event could allow the call option to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent of the premium paid for the option.
The funds may also purchase call options on underlying securities or currencies they own in order to protect unrealized gains on call options previously written by them. A call option would be purchased for this purpose where tax considerations make it inadvisable to realize such gains through a closing purchase transaction. Call options may also be purchased at times to avoid realizing losses.
The funds will not commit more than 5% of total assets to premiums when purchasing call and put options. The premium paid by the funds when purchasing a call option will be recorded as an asset of the funds in the portfolio of investments. This asset will be adjusted daily to the option’s current market value, which will be the latest sale price on its primary exchange at the time at which the net asset values per share of the funds are computed (close of New York Stock Exchange , normally 4 p.m. ET ), or, in the absence of such sale, the mean of closing bid and ask prices.
Dealer (Over-the-Counter) Options
The funds may engage in transactions involving dealer options. Certain risks, including credit risk and counterparty risk, are specific to dealer options. While the funds would look to a clearing corporation to exercise exchange-traded options, if the funds were to purchase a dealer option, they would rely primarily on the dealer from whom they purchased the option to perform if the option were exercised. Failure by the dealer to do so could result in the loss of the premium paid by the funds as well as loss of the expected benefit of the transaction.
Exchange-traded options generally have a continuous liquid market, while dealer options are less liquid or could have no liquidity. Consequently, the funds will generally be able to realize the value of a dealer option they have purchased only by exercising it or reselling it to the dealer who issued it. Under certain conditions, the funds may also be able to resell or assign a purchased dealer option to another dealer on substantially the same terms. Similarly, when the funds write a dealer option, unless they can assign the option to another dealer, they generally will be able to close out the option prior to its expiration only by entering into a closing purchase transaction with the dealer to which the funds originally wrote the option. While the funds will seek to enter into dealer options only with dealers who will agree to and are expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with the funds, there can be no assurance that the dealers will consent to the closing transaction nor is it assured that the funds will realize a favorable price. Until the funds, as a covered dealer call option writer, are able to effect a closing purchase transaction, they will not be able to liquidate securities (or other assets) or currencies used as cover until the option expires or is exercised. In the event of insolvency of the counter-party, the funds may be unable to liquidate a dealer option. With respect to options written by the funds, the inability to enter into a closing transaction may result in material losses to the funds.
The staff of the SEC has taken the position that purchased dealer options and the assets used to secure the written dealer options are illiquid securities. The funds may treat the cover used for written OTC options as liquid if the dealer agrees that the funds may repurchase the OTC option they have written for a maximum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula. In such cases, the OTC option would be considered illiquid only to the extent the maximum repurchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option.
For certain types of OTC options that have substantially similar terms to exchange-traded options, the funds may treat such options, and the underlying cover used for written options, as liquid based on the following factors: (1) the frequency and availability of dealer quotes and the comparability to prices available on an options exchange; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or accept assignments of such OTC options; and (3) the nature of the OTC options, their settlement terms and their termination provisions (i.e., the time needed to close out or terminate an OTC position, method of soliciting offers, and mechanics of transfer).
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Warrants
Warrants can be highly volatile and have no voting rights, pay no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of the corporation issuing them. Warrants basically are options to purchase securities at a specific price valid for a specific period of time. They do not represent ownership of the securities, but only the right to buy them. Warrants differ from call options in that warrants are issued by the issuer of the security which may be purchased on their exercise, whereas call options may be written or issued by anyone. The prices of warrants do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities.
There are, of course, other types of securities that are or may become available that are similar to the foregoing, and the funds may invest in these securities.
Hybrid Instruments
A hybrid instrument is a debt security, preferred stock, depository share, trust certificate, certificate of deposit, or other evidence of indebtedness on which a portion of or all interest payments, and/or the principal or stated amount payable at maturity, redemption, or retirement is determined by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between prices of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles, or commodities (collectively, “underlying assets”) or by another objective index, economic factor, or other measure, such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity indices, and securities indices (collectively, “benchmarks”). Thus, hybrid instruments may take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, debt instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption terms determined by reference to the value of a currency or commodity or securities index at a future point in time, preferred stock with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of a currency, or convertible securities with the conversion terms related to a particular commodity.
Hybrid instruments can be an efficient means of creating exposure to a particular market, or segment of a market, with the objective of enhancing total return. For example, the funds may wish to take advantage of expected declines in interest rates in several European countries, but avoid the transaction costs associated with buying and currency-hedging the foreign bond positions. One solution would be to purchase a U.S. dollar-denominated hybrid instrument whose redemption price is linked to the average three-year interest rate in a designated group of countries. The redemption price formula would provide for payoffs of greater than par if the average interest rate was lower than a specified level, and payoffs of less than par if rates were above the specified level. Furthermore, the funds could limit the downside risk of the security by establishing a minimum redemption price so that the principal paid at maturity could not be below a predetermined minimum level if interest rates were to rise significantly. The purpose of this arrangement, known as a structured security with an embedded put option, would be to give the funds the desired European bond exposure while avoiding currency risk, limiting downside market risk, and lowering transaction costs. Of course, there is no guarantee that the strategy will be successful, and the funds could lose money if, for example, interest rates do not move as anticipated or credit problems develop with the issuer of the hybrid instruments.
The risks of investing in hybrid instruments reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, options, futures, and currencies. Thus, an investment in a hybrid instrument may entail significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt instrument that has a fixed principal amount, is denominated in U.S. dollars, or bears interest either at a fixed rate or a floating rate determined by reference to a common, nationally published benchmark. The risks of a particular hybrid instrument will, of course, depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include, without limitation, the possibility of significant changes in the benchmarks or the prices of underlying assets to which the instrument is linked. Such risks generally depend upon factors which are unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid instrument and which may not be readily foreseen by the purchaser, such as economic and political events, the supply of and demand for the underlying assets, and interest rate movements. In recent years, various benchmarks and prices for underlying assets have been highly volatile, and such volatility may be expected in the future. Reference is also made to the discussion of futures, options, and forward contracts herein for a discussion of the risks associated with such investments.
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Hybrid instruments are potentially more volatile and can carry greater market risks than traditional debt instruments. Depending on the structure of the particular hybrid instrument, changes in a benchmark may be magnified by the terms of the hybrid instrument and have an even more dramatic and substantial effect upon the value of the hybrid instrument. Also, the prices of the hybrid instrument and the benchmark or underlying asset may not move in the same direction or at the same time.
Hybrid instruments may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Alternatively, hybrid instruments may bear interest at above market rates but bear an increased risk of principal loss (or gain). The latter scenario may result if “leverage” is used to structure the hybrid instrument. Leverage risk occurs when the hybrid instrument is structured so that a given change in a benchmark or underlying asset is multiplied to produce a greater value change in the hybrid instrument, thereby magnifying the risk of loss as well as the potential for gain.
Hybrid instruments may also carry liquidity risk since the instruments are often “customized” to meet the portfolio needs of a particular investor, and therefore, the number of investors that are willing and able to buy such instruments in the secondary market may be smaller than that for more traditional debt securities. In addition, because the purchase and sale of hybrid instruments could take place in an OTC market without the guarantee of a central clearing organization or in a transaction between the fund and the issuer of the hybrid instrument, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or issuer of the hybrid instrument would be an additional risk factor which the funds would have to consider and monitor. Hybrid instruments also may not be subject to regulation by the CFTC, which generally regulates the trading of commodity futures by U.S. persons, the SEC, which regulates the offer and sale of securities by and to U.S. persons, or any other governmental regulatory authority.
Swap Agreements
A number of the funds may enter into interest rate, index, total return, credit, and, to the extent they may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities, currency rate swap agreements. The funds may also enter into options on swap agreements (“swaptions”) on the types of swaps listed above as well as swap forwards.
Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified period of time. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular predetermined investment, index, or currency. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a basket of securities representing a particular index. A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement at some designated future time on specified terms. The funds may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. A swap forward is an agreement to enter into a swap agreement at some point in the future, usually in 3 to 6 months.
One example of the use of swaps by the funds is to manage the interest rate sensitivity of the funds. The funds might receive or pay a fixed-rate interest rate of a particular maturity and pay or receive a floating rate in order to increase or decrease the duration of the funds. Or, the funds may buy or sell swaptions to effect the same result. The funds may also replicate a security by selling it, placing the proceeds in cash deposits, and receiving a fixed rate in the swap market.
Another example is the use of credit default swaps to buy or sell credit protection. A credit default swap is a contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a predetermined issuer credit event. The seller of a credit default swap may enhance income by guaranteeing the creditworthiness of the debt issuer and the buyer is provided with protection against credit risks of the issuer. Market supply and demand factors may cause distortions between the cash securities market and the default swap market.
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Most swap agreements entered into by the funds would calculate the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis.” Consequently, the funds’ current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). The funds’ current obligations under a net swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the funds) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by assets determined to be liquid by T. Rowe Price.
The use of swap agreements by the funds entails certain risks. Interest rate and currency swaps could result in losses if interest rate or currency changes are not correctly anticipated by the funds. Total return swaps could result in losses if the reference index, security, or investments do not perform as anticipated by the funds. Credit default swaps could result in losses if the funds do not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the company on which the credit default swap is based.
The funds will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the funds purchase a swaption it risks losing only the amount of the premium they have paid should they decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when the funds write a swaption they will become obligated, upon exercise of the option, according to the terms of the underlying agreement.
Because swaps are two-party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the funds bear the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The funds will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. The swaps market is largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the funds’ ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.
There are other types of securities that are or may become available that are similar to the foregoing, and the funds may invest in these securities.
Portfolio Management Practices
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Securities loans are made to broker-dealers, institutional investors, or other persons pursuant to agreements requiring that the loans be continuously secured by collateral at least equal at all times to the value of the securities lent, marked to market on a daily basis. The collateral received will consist of cash, U.S. government securities, letters of credit, or such other collateral as may be permitted under the funds’ investment program. The collateral, in turn, is invested in short-term securities, including shares of the TRP Reserve Investment Funds. While the securities are being lent, the funds making the loan will continue to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities, as well as a portion of the interest on the investment of the collateral. Normally, the funds employ an agent to implement their securities lending program and the agent receives a fee from the funds for its services. The funds have a right to call each loan and obtain the securities within such period of time that coincides with the normal settlement period for purchases and sales of such securities in the respective markets. The funds will not have the right to vote on securities while they are being lent, but they may call a loan in anticipation of any important vote, when practical. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of secured credit, consist of a possible default by the borrower, delay in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the securities, or possible loss of rights in the collateral, should the borrower fail financially. Loans will be made only to firms deemed by T. Rowe Price to be of good standing and will not be made unless, in the judgment of T. Rowe Price, the consideration to be earned from such loans would justify the risk. Additionally, the funds bear the risk that the reinvestment of collateral will result in a principal loss. Finally, there is also the risk that the price of the securities will increase while they are on loan and the collateral will not adequately cover their value.
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Interfund Borrowing and Lending
The funds are parties to an exemptive order received from the SEC on December 8, 1998, amended on November 23, 1999, that permits them to borrow money from and/or lend money to other funds in the T. Rowe Price complex. All loans are set at an interest rate between the rates charged on overnight repurchase agreements and short-term bank loans. All loans are subject to numerous conditions designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all participating funds. The program is subject to the oversight and periodic review of the Boards of the Price Funds.
Repurchase Agreements
The funds may enter into a repurchase agreement through which an investor (such as the funds) purchases securities (known as the “underlying security”) from well-established securities dealers or banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Any such dealer or bank will be on T. Rowe Price’s approved list. At that time, the bank or securities dealer agrees to repurchase the underlying security at the same price, plus specified interest. Repurchase agreements are generally for a short period of time, often less than a week. Repurchase agreements that do not provide for payment within seven days will be treated as illiquid securities. The funds will enter into repurchase agreements only where (1) the underlying securities are of the type (excluding maturity limitations) which the funds’ investment guidelines would allow them to purchase directly, (2) the market value of the underlying security, including interest accrued, will be at all times equal to or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, and (3) payment for the underlying security is made only upon physical delivery or evidence of book-entry transfer to the account of the custodian or a bank acting as agent. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default of a seller of a repurchase agreement, the funds could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and losses, including: (a) possible decline in the value of the underlying security during the period while the funds seek to enforce their rights thereto; (b) possible subnormal levels of income and lack of access to income during this period; and (c) expenses of enforcing their rights.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Although the funds have no current intention of engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, they reserve the right to do so. Reverse repurchase agreements are ordinary repurchase agreements in which a fund is the seller of, rather than the investor in, securities and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed upon time and price. Use of a reverse repurchase agreement may be preferable to a regular sale and later repurchase of the securities because it avoids certain market risks and transaction costs. A reverse repurchase agreement may be viewed as a type of borrowing by the funds, subject to Investment Restriction (1). (See “Investment Restrictions.”)
Money Market Reserves
The funds may invest their cash reserves primarily in one or more money market funds established for the exclusive use of the T. Rowe Price family of mutual funds and other clients of T. Rowe Price. Currently, two such money market funds are in operation: T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund (“GRF”) and T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund (“RIF”), each a series of the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds, Inc. Additional series may be created in the future. These funds were created and operate under an exemptive order issued by the SEC.
Both funds must comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act governing money market funds. GRF invests primarily in a portfolio of U.S. government-backed securities, primarily U.S. Treasuries, and repurchase agreements thereon.
GRF and RIF provide a very efficient means of managing the cash reserves of the funds. While neither GRF nor RIF pays an advisory fee to T. Rowe Price, they will incur other expenses. However, GRF and RIF are expected by T. Rowe Price to operate at very low expense ratios. The funds will only invest in GRF or RIF to the extent consistent with their investment objectives and programs.
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Neither fund is insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Although the funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in them.
High Yield, Institutional Floating Rate, and Institutional High Yield Funds
Short Sales
The funds may make short sales for hedging purposes to protect them against companies whose credit is deteriorating. Short sales are transactions in which the funds sell a security they do not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. The funds’ short sales would be limited to situations where the funds own a debt security of a company and would sell short the common or preferred stock or another debt security at a different level of the capital structure of the same company. No securities will be sold short if, after the effect is given to any such short sale, the total market value of all securities sold short would exceed 2% of the value of the funds’ net assets.
To complete a short-sale transaction, the funds must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The funds then are obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the fund. Until the security is replaced, the funds are required to pay to the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest which accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the funds also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out.
Until the funds replace a borrowed security in connection with a short sale, the funds will: (a) maintain daily a segregated account, containing cash, U.S. government securities, or other suitable cover as permitted by the SEC, at such a level that (i) the amount deposited in the account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short and (ii) the amount deposited in the segregated account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will not be less than the market value of the security at the time it was sold short; or (b) otherwise cover its short position.
The funds will incur a loss as a result of the short sale if the price of the security sold short increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the funds replace the borrowed security. The funds will realize a gain if the security sold short declines in price between those dates. This result is the opposite of what one would expect from a cash purchase of a long position in a security. The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of any premium, dividends, or interest the funds may be required to pay in connection with a short sale. Any gain or loss on the security sold short would be separate from a gain or loss on the funds’ security being hedged by the short sale.
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 requires a mutual fund to recognize gain upon entering into a constructive sale of stock, a partnership interest, or certain debt positions occurring after June 8, 1997. A constructive sale is deemed to occur if the funds enter into a short sale, an offsetting notional principal contract, or a futures or forward contract which is substantially identical to the appreciated position. Some of the transactions in which the funds are permitted to invest may cause certain appreciated positions in securities held by the funds to qualify as a “constructive sale,” in which case it would be treated as sold and the resulting gain subjected to tax or, in the case of a mutual fund, distributed to shareholders. If this were to occur, the funds would be required to distribute such gains even though it would receive no cash until the later sale of the security. Such distributions could reduce the amount of cash available for investment by the funds. Because these rules do not apply to “straight” debt transactions, it is not anticipated that they will have a significant impact on the funds; however, the effect cannot be determined until the issuance of clarifying regulations.
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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Fundamental policies may not be changed without the approval of the lesser of (1) 67% of the funds’ shares present at a meeting of shareholders if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (2) more than 50% of the funds’ outstanding shares. Other restrictions in the form of operating policies are subject to change by the funds’ Boards without shareholder approval. Any investment restriction which involves a maximum percentage of securities or assets shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess over the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an acquisition of securities or assets of, or borrowings by, the funds. With the exception of the diversification test required by the Code, calculation of the funds’ total assets for compliance with any of the following fundamental or operating policies or any other investment restrictions set forth in the funds’ prospectuses or SAI will not include collateral held in connection with securities lending activities. For purposes of the tax diversification test, calculation of the fund’s total assets will include investments made with cash received by the funds as collateral for securities loaned. The diversification test required by the Code is set forth in the prospectuses of the funds referred to by name in restrictions (8) and (9) below.
Fundamental Policies
As a matter of fundamental policy, the funds may not:
(1) (a) Borrowing (All funds except Spectrum Funds) Borrow money, except that the funds may (i) borrow for non-leveraging, temporary, or emergency purposes; and (ii) engage in reverse repurchase agreements and make other investments or engage in other transactions, which may involve a borrowing, in a manner consistent with the funds’ investment objectives and programs, provided that the combination of (i) and (ii) shall not exceed 33⅓% of the value of the funds’ total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings) or such other percentage permitted by law. Any borrowings which come to exceed this amount will be reduced in accordance with applicable law. The funds may borrow from banks, other Price Funds, or other persons to the extent permitted by applicable law;
(b) Borrowing (Spectrum Funds) Borrow money, except the funds may borrow from banks or other Price Funds as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, and then only in amounts not exceeding 30% of total assets valued at market. The funds will not borrow in order to increase income (leveraging), but only to facilitate redemption requests which might otherwise require untimely disposition of portfolio securities. Interest paid on any such borrowings will reduce net investment income;
(2) (a) Commodities (All funds except Real Assets, Spectrum Growth and Spectrum Income Funds) Purchase or sell physical commodities, except that the funds (other than the Money Funds) may enter into futures contracts and options thereon;
(b) Commodities (Spectrum Growth and Spectrum Income Funds) Purchase or sell commodities or commodity or futures contracts;
(3) Equity Securities (Summit Municipal Funds) Purchase equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities;
(4) (a) Industry Concentration (All funds except Equity Index 500, Extended Equity Market Index, Health Sciences, International Equity Index, Financial Services, Global Infrastructure, Global Real Estate, Prime Reserve, Real Estate, TRP Reserve Investment, Retirement, Spectrum, Summit Cash Reserves, Total Equity Market Index, and U.S. Bond Index Funds) Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 25% of the value of the funds’ total assets would be invested in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry;
(b) Industry Concentration (Financial Services, Global Infrastructure, Global Real Estate, Health Sciences, and Real Estate Funds) Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 25% of the value of the funds’ total assets would be invested in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry, provided, however, that (i) the Health Sciences Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the health sciences industry as defined in the fund’s prospectus; (ii) the Financial Services Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry as defined in the fund’s prospectus; (iii) the Global Infrastructure Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the infrastructure industry as defined in the fund’s prospectus; and (iv) the Global Real Estate and Real Estate Funds will invest more than 25% of their total assets in the real estate industry as defined in the funds’ prospectuses;
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(c) Industry Concentration (Equity Index 500, Extended Equity Market Index, International Equity Index, Total Equity Market Index, and U.S. Bond Index Funds) Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 25% of the value of the fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry, except that the fund will invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry to the extent necessary to replicate the index that the fund uses as its benchmark as set forth in its prospectus;
(d) Industry Concentration (Prime Reserve, TRP Reserve Investment, and Summit Cash Reserves Funds) Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 25% of the value of the funds’ total assets would be invested in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry, provided, however, that this limitation does not apply to securities of the banking industry including, but not limited to, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances;
(e) Concentration (Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Concentrate in any industry, except that the funds will concentrate (invest more than 25% of total assets) in the mutual fund industry;
(5) (a) Loans (All funds except Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Make loans, although the funds may (i) lend portfolio securities and participate in an interfund lending program with other Price Funds provided that no such loan may be made if, as a result, the aggregate of such loans would exceed 33⅓% of the value of the funds’ total assets; (ii) purchase money market securities and enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) acquire publicly distributed or privately placed debt securities and purchase debt;
(b) Loans (Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Make loans, although the funds may purchase money market securities and enter into repurchase agreements;
(6) Margin (Spectrum Funds) Purchase securities on margin, except for use of short-term credit necessary for clearance of purchases of portfolio securities;
(7) Mortgaging (Spectrum Funds) Mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or, in any manner, transfer any security owned by the funds as security for indebtedness, except as may be necessary in connection with permissible borrowings, in which event such mortgaging, pledging, or hypothecating may not exceed 30% of the funds’ total assets, valued at market;
(8) Percent Limit on Assets Invested in Any One Issuer (All funds except Africa & Middle East, Emerging Europe & Mediterranean, Emerging Markets Bond, Global Real Estate, Institutional Africa & Middle East, Institutional Concentrated International Equity, Institutional Emerging Markets Bond, Institutional International Bond, Institutional Large-Cap Growth, International Bond, Latin America, New Asia, Retirement, and Spectrum Funds, and the State Tax-Free Income Trust) Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the value of the funds’ total assets, more than 5% of the value of the funds’ total assets would be invested in the securities of a single issuer, except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, or instrumentalities;
(9) Percent Limit on Share Ownership of Any One Issuer (All funds except Africa & Middle East, Emerging Europe & Mediterranean, Emerging Markets Bond, Global Real Estate, Institutional Africa & Middle East, Institutional Concentrated International Equity, Institutional Emerging Markets Bond, Institutional International Bond, Institutional Large-Cap Growth, International Bond, Latin America, New Asia, Retirement, and Spectrum Funds, and the State Tax-Free Income Trust) Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the value of the funds’ total assets, more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer would be held by the funds (other than obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, or instrumentalities);
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(10) (a) Real Estate (All funds except Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Purchase or sell real estate, including limited partnership interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the funds from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business);
(b) Real Estate (Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Purchase or sell real estate, including limited partnership interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (although the funds may purchase money market securities secured by real estate or interests therein, or issued by companies or investment trusts which invest in real estate or interests therein);
(11) (a) Senior Securities (All funds except Spectrum Funds) Issue senior securities except in compliance with the 1940 Act;
(b) Senior Securities (Spectrum Funds) Issue senior securities;
(12) Short Sales (Spectrum Funds) Effect short sales of securities;
(13) Taxable Securities (California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, and Tax-Free Funds) During periods of normal market conditions, purchase any security if, as a result, less than 80% of the funds’ income would be exempt from federal and, if applicable, any state, city, or local income tax. Normally, the funds will not purchase a security if, as a result, more than 20% of the funds’ income would be subject to the AMT; or
(14) Underwriting Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent that the funds may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of fund portfolio securities in the ordinary course of pursuing their investment programs.
NOTES
The following Notes should be read in connection with the above-described fundamental policies. The Notes are not fundamental policies.
Money funds With respect to investment restriction (1), the funds have no current intention of engaging in any borrowing transactions.
All funds except Retirement and Spectrum Funds With respect to investment restriction (2), the funds do not consider currency contracts or hybrid investments to be commodities.
All funds except Retirement and Spectrum Funds For purposes of investment restriction (4):
· U.S., state, or local governments, or related agencies or instrumentalities, are not considered an industry.
· Industries are determined by reference to the classifications of industries and sub-industries set forth in the Morgan Stanley Capital International/Standard & Poor’s (MSCI/S&P) Global Industry Classification Standard for the International Equity Funds (except for the Japan Fund) , Tax-Efficient Equity, and Equity Funds except Financial Services, Global Infrastructure, Global Technology, Media & Telecommunications, New Era, Real Assets, and Science & Technology Funds. For the Japan Fund, industries are determined by reference to the industries and sub-industries set forth by the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) industry structure. For Financial Services, Global Infrastructure, Global Technology, Media & Telecommunications, New Era, Real Assets, and Science & Technology Funds, industries are determined by reference to industry classifications set forth in their semiannual and annual reports. For the Corporate Income, Inflation Focused Bond, Inflation Protected Bond, Institutional Core Plus, New Income, Short-Term Bond, Strategic Income, and U.S. Bond Index Funds, and the fixed-income investments of the Balanced and Personal Strategy Funds, industries are determined by reference to the classifications of industries and sub-industries set forth in the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index. However, for the Corporate Income Fund, an issuer that is classified by Barclays Capital as a banking company, but which has its principal business activities in a different industry, will be considered to belong to the industry in which it has its principal business activities. For the Emerging Markets Bond, GNMA, High Yield, Institutional Emerging Markets Bond, Institutional Floating Rate, Institutional High Yield, Institutional International Bond, International Bond, Prime Reserve, TRP Reserve Investment, Summit Income, and U.S. Treasury Funds, industries are determined by reference to industry classifications set forth in their semiannual and annual reports. Annual changes by MSCI/S&P , TOPIX, or Barclays Capital to their classifications will be implemented within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The Africa & Middle East Fund, Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund, and Latin America Fund consider telephone and banking companies of a single country to be separate industries from telephone and banking companies of any other country. It is the position of the staff of the SEC that foreign governments are industries for purposes of this restriction. For as long as this staff position is in effect, the International Bond Funds will not invest more than 25% of total assets in the securities of any single foreign governmental issuer. For purposes of this restriction, governmental entities are considered separate issuers.
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All funds except Summit Income and U.S. Bond Index Funds For purposes of investment restriction (5), the funds will consider the acquisition of a debt security to include the execution of a note or other evidence of an extension of credit with a term of more than nine months.
All funds except Spectrum Funds For purposes of investment restrictions (8) and (9), the funds will treat bonds which are refunded with escrowed U.S. government securities as U.S. government securities.
Taxable Bond and Money Funds For purposes of investment restrictions (8) and (9), the funds will consider a repurchase agreement fully collateralized with U.S. government securities to be U.S. government securities.
With respect to investment restriction (11), under the 1940 Act, an open-end investment company can borrow money from a bank provided that immediately after such borrowing there is asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings. If the asset coverage falls below 300%, the company must, within three business days, reduce the amount of its borrowings to satisfy the 300% requirement.
For purposes of investment restriction (13), the funds measure the amount of their income from taxable securities, including AMT securities, over the course of the funds’ taxable year.
Operating Policies
As a matter of operating policy, the funds may not:
(1) Borrowing Purchase additional securities when money borrowed exceeds 5% of total assets (any borrowings under the TALF are not included within this 5% limitation);
(2) Control of Portfolio Companies Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising management or control;
(3) Equity Securities (California Tax-Free Income Trust, State Tax-Free Income Trust, and Tax-Free Funds) Purchase any equity security or security convertible into an equity security, provided that the funds (other than the Money Funds) may invest up to 10% of total assets in equity securities, which pay tax-exempt dividends and which are otherwise consistent with the funds’ investment objectives and, further provided, that Money Funds may invest up to 10% of total assets in equity securities of other tax-free open-end money market funds;
(4) Forward Currency Contracts (Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Purchase forward currency contracts, although the funds reserve the right to do so in the future;
(5) (a) Futures Contracts (All funds except Money Funds and Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Purchase a futures contract or an option thereon if, with respect to positions in futures or options on futures which do not represent bona fide hedging, the aggregate initial margin and premiums on such options would exceed 5% of the funds’ net asset value;
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(b) Futures (Retirement and Spectrum International Funds) Purchase futures, although the funds reserve the right to do so in the future;
(c) Futures (Spectrum Growth and Spectrum Income Funds) Invest in futures;
(6) Illiquid Securities Purchase illiquid securities if, as a result, more than 15% of net assets (10% of net assets for Spectrum Funds and 5% of total assets for Money Funds) would be invested in such securities;
(7) Investment Companies (All funds except Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Purchase securities of open-end or closed-end investment companies except (i) securities of the TRP Reserve Investment Funds (provided that the investing fund does not invest more than 25% of its net assets in such funds); (ii) securities of T. Rowe Price institutional funds; (iii) in the case of the Money Funds, only securities of other money market funds; or (iv) otherwise consistent with the 1940 Act;
(8) Margin (All funds except Spectrum Funds) Purchase securities on margin, except (i) for use of short-term credit necessary for clearance of purchases of portfolio securities and (ii) they may make margin deposits in connection with futures contracts or other permissible investments;
(9) Mortgaging (All funds except Spectrum Funds) Mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or, in any manner, transfer any security owned by the funds as security for indebtedness, except as may be necessary in connection with permissible borrowings or investments, and then such mortgaging, pledging, or hypothecating may not exceed 33⅓% of the funds’ total assets at the time of borrowing or investment;
(10) Oil and Gas Programs Purchase participations or other direct interests in or enter into leases with respect to oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development programs if, as a result thereof, more than 5% of the value of the total assets of the funds would be invested in such programs;
(11) (a) Options, etc. (All funds except Retirement and Spectrum Funds) Invest in options in excess of the limits set forth in the funds’ prospectuses and this SAI;
(b) Options (Retirement Funds) Invest in options although the funds reserve the right to do so in the future;
(c) Options (Spectrum Funds) Invest in options;
(12) (a) Short Sales (All funds except High Yield, Institutional Floating Rate, and Institutional High Yield Funds) Effect short sales of securities;
(b) Short Sales (High Yield, Institutional Floating Rate, and Institutional High Yield Funds) Effect short sales of securities, other than as set forth in the funds’ prospectuses and SAI;
(13) Warrants Invest in warrants if, as a result, more than 10% of the value of the fund’s net assets would be invested in warrants, provided that, the Money, Retirement, Spectrum, State Tax-Free, Tax-Free, and Summit Municipal Funds will not invest in warrants; and
(14) Commodities (Real Assets Fund) Purchase or sell physical commodities, except that the fund reserves the right to do so in the future.
NOTES
The following Notes should be read in connection with the above-described operating policies. The Notes are not operating policies.
If a fund is subject to an 80% name test as set forth in its prospectus, it will be based on the fund’s net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. For purposes of determining whether a fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a particular country or geographic region, the fund uses the country assigned to a security by MSCI Barra or another unaffiliated third-party data provider. The funds generally follow this same process with respect to the remaining 20% of assets but may occasionally make an exception after assessing various factors relating to a company.
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Blue Chip Growth, Capital Opportunity, Diversified Small-Cap Growth, Financial Services, Global Technology, Health Sciences, High Yield, Institutional High Yield, Media & Telecommunications, Mid-Cap Value, Personal Strategy, Real Estate, Summit Income, Summit Municipal, U.S. Bond Index, and Value Funds
Notwithstanding anything in the previously listed fundamental and operating restrictions to the contrary, the funds listed above may invest all of their assets in a single investment company or a series thereof in connection with a “master-feeder” arrangement. Such an investment would be made where the funds (a “Feeder”), and one or more other funds with the same investment objective and program as the funds, sought to accomplish their investment objectives and programs by investing all of their assets in the shares of another investment company (the “Master”). The Master would, in turn, have the same investment objective and program as the funds. The funds would invest in this manner in an effort to achieve the economies of scale associated with having a Master fund make investments in portfolio companies on behalf of a number of Feeder funds.
Foreign Investments
In addition to the restrictions previously described, some foreign countries limit, or prohibit, all direct foreign investment in the securities of their companies. However, P-notes may sometimes be used to gain access to these markets. In addition, the governments of some countries have authorized the organization of investment funds to permit indirect foreign investment in such securities. For tax purposes, these funds may be known as Passive Foreign Investment Companies. The funds are subject to certain percentage limitations under the 1940 Act relating to the purchase of securities of investment companies, and may be subject to the limitation that no more than 10% of the value of the fund’s total assets may be invested in such securities.
Retirement and Spectrum Funds
There is no limit on the amount the funds may own of the total outstanding voting securities of registered investment companies which are members of the Price Funds. The funds, in accordance with their prospectuses, may invest more than 5% of their total assets in any one or more of the Price Funds. The funds may invest more than 10% of their total assets, collectively, in registered investment companies which are members of the Price Funds.
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company is the custodian for the funds’ U.S. securities and cash, but it does not participate in the funds’ investment decisions. Portfolio securities purchased in the U.S. are maintained in the custody of the bank and may be entered into the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or the security depository system of the Depository Trust Corporation, or any central depository system allowed by federal law. In addition, funds investing in municipal securities are authorized to maintain certain of their securities, in particular, variable rate demand notes, in uncertificated form, in the proprietary deposit systems of various dealers in municipal securities. State Street Bank’s main office is at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. State Street Bank maintains shares of the Retirement and Spectrum Funds in the book entry system of the funds’ transfer agent, T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.
All funds that can invest in foreign securities have entered into a Custodian Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, London, pursuant to which portfolio securities which are purchased outside the United States are maintained in the custody of various foreign branches of JPMorgan Chase Bank and such other custodians, including foreign banks and foreign securities depositories as are approved in accordance with regulations under the 1940 Act. The address for JPMorgan Chase Bank, London is Woolgate House, Coleman Street, London, EC2P 2HD, England.
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CODE OF ETHICS
The funds, their investment adviser and investment sub-adviser, if applicable , (T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong, or Price Singapore), and their principal underwriter (T. Rowe Price Investment Services) have a written Code of Ethics and Conduct which requires persons with access to investment information (“Access Persons”) to obtain prior clearance before engaging in most personal securities transactions. Transactions must be executed within three business days of their clearance. In addition, all Access Persons must report their personal securities transactions within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter. Aside from certain limited transactions involving securities in certain issuers with high trading volumes, Access Persons are typically not permitted to effect transactions in a security if: there are pending client orders in the security; the security has been purchased or sold by a client within seven calendar days; the security is being considered for purchase for a client; a change has occurred in T. Rowe Price’s rating of the security within seven calendar days prior to the date of the proposed transaction; or the security is subject to internal trading restrictions. In addition, Access Persons are prohibited from profiting from short-term trading (e.g., purchases and sales involving the same security within 60 days). Any person becoming an Access Person must file a statement of personal securities holdings within 10 days of this date. All Access Persons are required to file an annual statement with respect to their personal securities holdings. Any material violation of the Code of Ethics is reported to the Boards of the funds. The Boards also review the administration of the Code of Ethics on an annual basis.
disclosure of fund Portfolio information
Each fund’s portfolio holdings are disclosed on a regular basis in its semiannual and annual reports to shareholders as well as Form N-Q which is filed with the SEC within 60 days of a fund’s first and third fiscal quarter-end. In addition, the funds’ Boards have adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the funds’ portfolio securities and the disclosure of portfolio commentary and statistical information about the funds’ portfolios and their securities. The policy on the general manner in which the funds’ portfolio securities are disclosed is set forth in the funds’ prospectuses. In addition, portfolio holdings with respect to periods prior to the most recent quarter-end may be disclosed upon request, subject to the sole discretion of T. Rowe Price.
This SAI sets forth details of the funds’ policy on portfolio holdings disclosure as well as the funds’ policy on disclosing information about the funds’ portfolios. In adopting the policies, the Boards of the funds took into account the views of the equity, fixed income and/or international steering committees of the funds’ investment advisers on what information should be disclosed and when and to whom it should be disclosed. The steering committees have oversight responsibilities for managing the T. Rowe Price funds. Each steering committee is comprised of senior investment management personnel of T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price International, Price Hong Kong, and/or Price Singapore. Each committee as a whole determines the funds’ policy on the disclosure of portfolio holdings and related information. The funds’ Boards believe the policies they have adopted are in the best interests of the funds and that they strike an appropriate balance between the desire of some persons for information about the funds’ portfolios and the need to protect the funds from potentially harmful disclosures.
From time to time, officers of the funds, the funds’ investment adviser (and investment sub-adviser, if applicable) or the funds’ distributor (collectively “TRP”) may express their views orally or in writing on one or more of the funds’ portfolio securities or may state that the funds have recently purchased or sold one or more securities. Such views and statements may be made to members of the press, shareholders in the funds, persons considering investing in the funds or representatives of such shareholders or potential shareholders, such as fiduciaries of a 401(k) plan or a trust and their advisers and rating and ranking organizations such as Lipper Inc. and Morningstar, Inc. The nature and content of the views and statements provided to each of these persons may differ. The securities subject to these views and statements may be ones that were purchased or sold since the funds’ most recent quarter-end and therefore may not be reflected on the list of the funds’ most recent quarter-end portfolio holdings disclosed on the website.
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Additionally, TRP may provide oral or written information (“portfolio commentary”) about the funds, including, but not limited to, how the funds’ investments are divided among various sectors, industries, countries, value and growth stocks, small-, mid-, and large-cap stocks, and among stocks, bonds, currencies, and cash, types of bonds, bond maturities, bond coupons, and bond credit quality ratings. This portfolio commentary may also include information on how these various weightings and factors contributed to fund performance. TRP may also provide oral or written information (“statistical information”) about various financial characteristics of the funds or their underlying portfolio securities including, but not limited to, alpha, beta, R-squared, duration, maturity, information ratio, Sharpe ratio, earnings growth, payout ratio, price/book value, projected earnings growth, return on equity, standard deviation, tracking error, weighted average quality, market capitalization, percent debt to equity, price to cash flow, dividend yield or growth, default rate, portfolio turnover, and risk and style characteristics. This portfolio commentary and statistical information about the funds may be based on the funds’ most recent quarter-end portfolio or on some other interim period such as month-end. The portfolio commentary and statistical information may be provided to members of the press, shareholders in the funds, persons considering investing in the funds or representatives of such shareholders or potential shareholders, such as fiduciaries of a 401(k) plan or a trust and their advisers and rating and ranking organizations. The content and nature of the information provided to each of these persons may differ.
None of the persons described above will receive any of the information described above if, in the sole judgment of TRP, the information could be used in a manner that would be harmful to the funds. The T. Rowe Price Code of Ethics contains a provision to this effect.
TRP also discloses portfolio holdings in connection with the day-to-day operations and management of the funds. Full portfolio holdings are disclosed to the funds’ custodians and auditors. Portfolio holdings are disclosed to the funds’ pricing service vendors and other persons who provide systems or software support in connection with fund operations, including accounting, compliance support, and pricing. Portfolio holdings may also be disclosed to persons assisting the funds in the voting of proxies. In connection with managing the funds, the funds’ investment advisers and investment sub-advisers may use analytical systems provided by third parties who may have access to the funds’ portfolio holdings. In all of these situations, the funds or TRP have entered into an agreement with the outside party under which the party undertakes to maintain the funds’ portfolio holdings on a confidential basis and to refrain from trading on the basis of the information. TRP relies on these non-disclosure agreements in determining that such disclosures are not harmful to the funds. The names of these persons and the services they provide are set forth in the following table under “Fund Service Providers.” The policies and procedures adopted by the funds’ Boards require that any additions to the list of “Fund Service Providers” be approved by specified officers at TRP.
Additionally, when purchasing and selling its securities through broker-dealers, requesting bids on securities, obtaining price quotations on securities as well as in connection with litigation involving the funds’ portfolio securities, the funds may disclose one or more of their securities. The funds have not entered into formal non-disclosure agreements in connection with these situations; however, the funds would not continue to conduct business with a person who TRP believed was misusing the disclosed information.
Fund Service Providers
Service Provider |
Service |
Barclays Capital |
Fixed Income Analytics |
Bowne & Company |
Systems Vendor |
Broadridge |
Mailing Vendor |
Broadridge Systems |
Systems Vendor |
SAP |
Systems Vendor |
Charles River |
Systems Vendor |
Citigroup |
Fixed Income Analytics |
COR-FS Ltd. |
Systems Vendor |
DG3 |
Typesetting Vendor |
DST Global Solutions |
Systems Vendor |
Eagle |
Pricing and Systems Vendor |
FactSet |
Systems Vendor |
Finix Business Strategies |
Consultant |
Fiserv |
Systems Vendor |
Interactive Data |
Pricing and Systems Vendor |
Investor Tools, Inc. |
Fixed Income Analytics |
ITG, Inc. |
Systems Vendor |
JPMorgan Chase |
Custodian |
Markit WSO Corporation |
Systems Vendor |
McArdle Printing Company |
Printing and Mailing Vendor |
Omgeo LLC |
Systems Vendor |
Portware, LLC |
Systems Vendor |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
ISS |
Proxy and Systems Vendor |
RR Donnelley |
Printing and Mailing Vendor |
Serena |
Systems Vendor |
SmartStream Technologies |
Systems Vendor |
State Street Bank |
Custodian |
Sybase Inc. |
Systems Vendor |
Thomson Reuters |
Pricing Vendor |
WCI Consulting |
Systems Vendor |
Wilshire |
Systems Vendor |
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PRICING OF SECURITIES
All Price Funds (except Money Funds and Fund-of-Funds)
Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the 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.
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Debt securities are generally traded in the OTC market. Securities with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of acquisition are valued using prices furnished by dealers who make markets in such securities or by an independent pricing service, which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Securities with remaining maturities of less than one year at the time of acquisition generally use amortized cost in local currency to approximate fair value. However, if amortized cost is deemed not to reflect fair value or the fund holds a significant amount of such securities with remaining maturities of more than 60 days, the securities are valued at prices furnished by dealers who make markets in such securities, or by an independent pricing service.
Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation. Purchased and written listed options, and OTC options with a listed equivalent, are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices. Options on futures contracts are valued at the last sale price. Foreign currency forward contracts are valued using the prevailing forward exchange rate. Financial futures contracts are valued at closing settlement prices. Swaps are valued at prices furnished by independent swap dealers or by an independent pricing service.
Price Funds Investing in Foreign Securities
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.
Trading in the portfolio securities of the funds may take place in various foreign markets on certain days (such as Saturday) when the funds are not open for business and do not calculate their net asset value. As a result, net asset values may be significantly affected by trading on days when shareholders cannot make transactions. In addition, trading in the funds’ portfolio securities may not occur on days when the funds are open.
If a fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE ” ), normally 4 p.m. ET, will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, that fund will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with closing prices and information to evaluate and/or adjust those prices. As a means of evaluating its security valuation process, the fund routinely compares closing prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.
Money Funds
Securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
Fund-of-Funds
Investments in the underlying Price funds held by each fund are valued at their closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation.
All Price Funds
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 funds’ Boards.
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
The purchase and redemption price of the funds’ shares is equal to the funds’ net asset value per share or share price. The funds determine their net asset value per share by subtracting their liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends payable) from their total assets (the market value of the securities the funds hold plus cash and other assets, including income accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total number of shares outstanding. The net asset value per share of the funds is calculated as of the close of trading on the NYSE , normally 4 p.m. ET every day the NYSE is open for trading.
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Determination of net asset value (and the offering, sale, redemption, and repurchase of shares) for the funds may be suspended at times (a) during which the NYSE is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings, (b) during which trading on the NYSE is restricted, (c) during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the funds of securities owned by them is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the funds fairly to determine the value of their net assets, or (d) during which a governmental body having jurisdiction over the funds may by order permit such a suspension for the protection of the funds’ shareholders, provided that applicable rules and regulations of the SEC (or any succeeding governmental authority) shall govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (b), (c), or (d) exist.
Money Funds
Maintenance of Money Funds’ Net Asset Value per Share at $1.00
It is the policy of the funds to attempt to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share by using the amortized cost method of valuation permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Under this method, securities are valued by reference to the funds’ acquisition costs as adjusted for amortization of premium or accumulation of discount, rather than by reference to their market value. Under Rule 2a-7:
(a) The Boards must establish written procedures reasonably designed, taking into account current market conditions and the funds’ investment objectives, to stabilize the funds’ net asset value per share, as computed for the purpose of distribution, redemption, and repurchase, at a single value;
(b) The funds must (i) maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity appropriate to their objective of maintaining a stable price per share; (ii) not purchase any instrument with a remaining maturity greater than 397 calendar days, except for certain adjustable rate government securities or other instruments that meet the requirements of Rule 2a-7; (iii) maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less; (iv) maintain a dollar-weighted average life of 120 days or less; (v) not acquire any security other than a “weekly liquid asset,” as defined in Rule 2a-7, unless they hold at least 30% of their total assets in weekly liquid assets; and (vi) for the taxable funds, not acquire any security other than a “daily liquid asset,” as defined in Rule 2a-7, unless they hold at least 10% of their total assets in daily liquid assets.
(c) The funds must limit their purchase of portfolio instruments, including repurchase agreements, to those U.S. dollar-denominated instruments which the funds’ Boards determine present minimal credit risks and which are eligible securities as defined by Rule 2a-7; and
(d) The Boards must determine that (i) it is in the best interest of the funds and the shareholders to maintain a stable net asset value per share under the amortized cost method; and (ii) the funds will continue to use the amortized cost method only so long as the Boards believe that it fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share.
Although the funds believe that they will be able to maintain their net asset value at $1.00 per share under most conditions, there can be no absolute assurance that they will be able to do so on a continuous basis. If the funds’ net asset value per share declined, or was expected to decline, below $1.00 (rounded to the nearest one cent), the Boards of the funds might temporarily reduce or suspend dividend payments in an effort to maintain the net asset value at $1.00 per share. As a result of such reduction or suspension of dividends, an investor would receive less income during a given period than if such a reduction or suspension had not taken place. Such action could result in an investor receiving no dividend for the period during which he holds his shares and in his receiving, upon redemption, a price per share lower than that which he paid. On the other hand, if the funds’ net asset value per share were to increase, or were anticipated to increase, above $1.00 (rounded to the nearest one cent), the Boards of the funds might supplement dividends in an effort to maintain the net asset value at $1.00 per share.
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The funds may suspend redemptions and payment of redemption proceeds if: the funds’ Board determines that the deviation between a fund’s amortized cost price per share and its market-based net asset value per share may result in material dilution or unfair results; the Board has irrevocably approved the liquidation of the fund; and the fund notifies the SEC of its decision to liquidate prior to suspending redemptions.
Prime Reserve and TRP Reserve Investment Funds
Prime Money Market Securities Defined
Prime money market securities are those which are described as First Tier Securities under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. These include any security with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, and adjustable rate government securities with longer maturities but interest rate resets within 397 days, that are rated (or that has been issued by an issuer that is rated with respect to a class of short-term debt obligations, or any security within that class that is comparable in priority and security with the security) by any two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) (or if only one NRSRO has issued a rating, that NRSRO) in the highest rating category for short-term debt obligations (within which there may be sub-categories). First Tier Securities also include unrated securities comparable in quality to rated securities, as determined by T. Rowe Price under the supervision of the funds’ Boards.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Unless you elect otherwise, capital gain distributions, final quarterly dividends and annual dividends, if any, will be reinvested on the reinvestment date using the net asset values per share on that date. The reinvestment date normally precedes the payment date by one day, although the exact timing is subject to change and can be as great as 10 days.
In-Kind Redemptions and Purchases
Redemptions In-Kind
Each Price Fund has filed with the SEC a notice of election under Rule 18f-1 of the 1940 Act. This election permits a fund to effect a redemption in-kind if, in any 90-day period, a shareholder redeems: (i) more than $250,000 from the fund; or (ii) redeems more than 1% of the fund’s net assets. If either of these conditions is met, the fund has the right to pay the difference between the redemption amount and the lesser of these two figures with securities from the fund’s portfolio rather than in cash.
In the unlikely event a shareholder receives an in-kind redemption of portfolio securities from a fund, it would be the responsibility of the shareholder to dispose of the securities. The shareholder would be subject to the risks that the value of the securities could decline prior to their sale, the securities could be difficult to sell, and brokerage fees could be incurred.
Issuance of Fund Shares for Securities
Transactions involving issuance of fund shares for securities or assets other than cash will be limited to (1) bona fide reorganizations; (2) statutory mergers; or (3) other acquisitions of portfolio securities that: (a) meet the investment objectives and policies of the funds; (b) are acquired for investment and not for resale except in accordance with applicable law; (c) have a value that is readily ascertainable via listing on or trading in a recognized United States or international exchange or market; and (d) are not illiquid.
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TAX STATUS
The funds intend to qualify as “regulated investment companies” under Subchapter M of the Code.
To be entitled to the special tax benefits applicable to regulated investment companies, the funds will be required to distribute the sum of 90% of their investment company taxable income and 90% of their net tax-exempt income, if any, each year. In order to avoid federal income tax, the funds must distribute all of their investment company taxable income and realized long-term capital gains for each fiscal year within 12 months after the end of the fiscal year. To avoid federal excise tax, the funds must declare dividends by December 31 of each year equal to at least 98% of ordinary income (as of December 31) and 98.2% of capital gains (as of October 31) and distribute such amounts prior to February 1 of the following calendar year. Shareholders are required to include such distributions in their income for federal income tax purposes whether dividends and capital gain distributions are paid in cash or in additional shares.
For individual shareholders, a portion of the funds’ ordinary dividends representing “qualified dividend income” may be subject to tax at the lower rate applicable to long-term capital gains, rather than ordinary income. Unless extended, this favorable provision will expire on December 31, 2012, and ordinary dividends will again be taxed at tax rates applicable to ordinary income. “Qualified dividend income” is composed of certain dividends received from domestic and qualified foreign corporations. It excludes dividends representing payments in lieu of dividends related to loaned securities, dividends received on certain hedged positions, dividends on non-qualified foreign corporations, and dividends on stocks the funds have not held for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the stock became ex-dividend (90 and 181 days for certain preferred stock). Individual shareholders can only apply the lower rate to the qualified portion of the funds’ dividends if they have held the shares in the funds on which the dividends were paid for the holding period surrounding the ex-dividend date of the funds’ dividends. Little, if any, of the ordinary dividends from the Tax-Free, Taxable Bond, and Taxable Money Funds is expected to qualify for this lower rate.
For corporate shareholders, a portion of the funds’ ordinary dividends may be eligible for the 70% deduction for dividends received by corporations to the extent the funds’ income consists of dividends paid by U.S. corporations. This deduction does not include dividends representing payments in lieu of dividends related to loaned securities, dividends received on certain hedged positions, dividends received from certain foreign corporations, and dividends on stocks the funds have not held for more than 45 days during the 90-day period beginning 45 days before the stock became ex-dividend (90 and 180 days for certain preferred stock). Corporate shareholders can only apply the lower rate to the qualified portion of the funds’ dividends if they have held the shares in the funds on which the dividends were paid for the holding period surrounding the ex-dividend date of the funds’ dividends. Little, if any, of the ordinary dividends from the Tax-Free, International (except Global Infrastructure, Global Large-Cap Stock, Global Stock, and Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Funds), Taxable Bond, and Taxable Money Funds is expected to qualify for this deduction. Long-term capital gain distributions paid by the funds are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction.
At the time of your purchase of shares (except in Money Funds), the funds’ net asset value may reflect undistributed income, capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation of securities held by the funds. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable as either dividend or capital gain distributions. The funds may be able to reduce the amount of such distributions by utilizing their capital loss carry-overs, if any. For federal income tax purposes, the funds are permitted to carry forward any net realized capital losses for eight years for any such losses incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010 or indefinitely for any such losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, and use such losses, subject to applicable limitations, to offset net capital gains up to the amount of such losses without being required to pay taxes on, or distribute, such gains.
However, the amount of capital losses that can be carried forward and used in any single year may be limited if a fund experiences an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code. An ownership change generally results when the shareholders owning 5% or more of the fund increase their aggregate holdings by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. An ownership change could result in capital loss carry-overs from taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010 to expire unused, thereby reducing a fund’s ability to offset capital gains with those losses. Capital loss carryovers generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 is also subject to ownership change limitation but will not expire . An increase in the amount of taxable gains distributed to the fund’s shareholders could result from an ownership change. The Price Funds undertake no obligation to avoid or prevent an ownership change, which can occur in the normal course of shareholder purchases and redemptions. Moreover, because of circumstances beyond a fund’s control, there can be no assurance that fund will not experience, or has not already experienced, an ownership change.
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If, in any taxable year, a fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code: (1) the fund would be taxed at the normal corporate rates on the entire amount of its taxable income, if any, without a deduction for dividends or other distributions to shareholders; (2) the fund’s distributions, to the extent made out of the fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividends regardless of whether they would otherwise have been considered capital gain dividends; (3) the fund may qualify for the 70% deduction for dividends received by corporations; and (4) foreign tax credits would not “pass through” to shareholders. A fund may avoid losing its qualification as a regulated investment company under certain circumstances by using remedies provided in recent legislation, but such remedies may still result in a significant tax penalty to the fund.
Beginning in 2013, a 3.8% 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.
Taxation of Foreign Shareholders
Foreign shareholders may be subject to U.S. tax on the sale of shares in any fund, or on distributions of ordinary income and/or capital gains realized by a fund, depending on a number of factors, including the foreign shareholder’s country of tax residence, its other U.S. operations (if any), and the nature of the distribution received. Foreign shareholders should consult their own tax adviser to determine the precise U.S. and local tax consequences to an investment in any fund.
Retirement and Spectrum Funds
Distributions by the underlying Price funds, redemptions of shares in the underlying Price funds, and changes in asset allocations may result in taxable distributions of ordinary income or capital gains. In addition, the funds will generally not be able to currently offset gains realized by one underlying Price fund in which the funds invest against losses realized by another underlying Price fund. These factors could affect the amount, timing, and character of distributions to shareholders.
State Tax-Free and Tax-Free Funds
The funds anticipate that substantially all of the dividends to be paid by each fund will be exempt from federal income taxes. It is possible that a portion of the funds’ dividends is not exempt from federal income taxes. You will receive a Form 1099-DIV, Form 1099-INT, or other IRS forms, as required, reporting the taxability of all dividends. The funds will also advise you of the percentage of your dividends, if any, which should be included in the computation of the alternative minimum tax. Social Security recipients who receive income dividends from tax-free funds may have to pay taxes on a portion of their Social Security benefits.
Because the income dividends of the funds are expected to be derived from tax-exempt interest on municipal securities, any interest on money you borrow that is directly or indirectly used to purchase fund shares is not deductible. Further, entities or persons that are “substantial users” (or persons related to “substantial users”) of facilities financed by industrial development bonds should consult their tax advisers before purchasing shares of these funds. The income from such bonds may not be tax-exempt for such substantial users.
Foreign Income Taxes
Income received by the funds from sources within various foreign countries may be subject to foreign income taxes. Under the Code, if more than 50% of the value of the funds’ total assets at the close of the taxable year comprises securities issued by foreign corporations or governments, the funds may file an election to “pass through” to the funds’ shareholders any eligible foreign income taxes paid by the funds. Certain funds of funds may also be able to pass through foreign taxes paid by other mutual funds in which they are invested. There can be no assurance that the funds will be able to do so. Pursuant to this election, shareholders will be required to: (1) include in gross income, even though not actually received, their pro-rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the funds; (2) treat their pro-rata share of foreign income taxes as paid by them; and (3) either deduct their pro-rata share of foreign income taxes in computing their taxable income, or use it as a foreign tax credit against U.S. income taxes subject to certain limitations (but not both). A deduction for foreign income taxes may only be claimed by a shareholder who itemizes deductions.
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Foreign Currency Gains and Losses
Foreign currency gains and losses, including the portion of gain or loss on the sale of debt securities attributable to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, are taxable as ordinary income. If the net effect of these transactions is a gain, the ordinary income dividend paid by the funds will be increased. If the result is a loss, the ordinary income dividend paid by the funds will be decreased, or, to the extent such dividend has already been paid, it may be classified as a return of capital. Adjustments to reflect these gains and losses will be made at the end of the funds’ taxable year.
Passive Foreign Investment Companies
The funds may purchase, directly or indirectly, the securities of certain foreign investment funds or trusts, called “passive foreign investment companies” for U.S. tax purposes. Sometimes such investments are the only or primary way to invest in companies in certain countries. Some or all of the capital gains on the sale of such holdings may be considered ordinary income regardless of how long the funds held the investment. In addition, the funds may be subject to corporate income tax and/or an interest charge on certain dividends and capital gains earned from these investments, regardless of whether such income and gains are distributed to shareholders.
To avoid such tax and/or interest, the funds may treat these securities, when possible, as sold on the last day of each of their fiscal years and to recognize any gains for tax purposes at that time; deductions for losses may be allowable only to the extent of any gains resulting from these deemed sales in prior taxable years. Such gains and losses will be treated as ordinary income or losses. The funds will be required to distribute any resulting income, even though they have not sold the security and received cash to pay such distributions.
Investing in Mortgage Entities
Special tax rules may apply to the funds’ investments in entities which invest in or finance mortgage debt. Such investments include residual interests in Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits and interests in a REIT which qualifies as a taxable mortgage pool under the Code or has a qualified REIT subsidiary that is a taxable mortgage pool under the Code. Although it is the practice of the funds not to make such investments, there is no guarantee that the funds will be able to sustain this practice or avoid an inadvertent investment.
Such investments may result in the funds receiving excess inclusion income (“EII”) in which case a portion of its distributions will be characterized as EII and shareholders receiving such distributions, including shares held through nominee accounts, will be deemed to have received EII. This can result in the funds being required to pay tax on the portion allocated to disqualified organizations: certain cooperatives, agencies or instrumentalities of a government or international organization, and tax-exempt organizations that are not subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income. In addition, such amounts will be treated as unrelated business taxable income to tax-exempt organizations that are not disqualified organizations, and will be subject to a 30% withholding tax for shareholders who are not U.S. persons, notwithstanding any exemptions or rate reductions in any relevant tax treaties.
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CAPITAL STOCK (MARYLAND CORPORATIONS)
All funds except Capital Appreciation, Equity Income, GNMA, and New America Growth Funds, and California Tax-Free Income Trust and State Tax-Free Income Trust
All of the funds, other than those listed immediately above, are organized as Maryland corporations (“Corporations”) or series thereof. The funds’ Charters authorize the Boards to classify and reclassify any and all shares which are then unissued, including unissued shares of capital stock into any number of classes or series; each class or series consisting of such number of shares and having such designations, such powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions as shall be determined by the Boards subject to the 1940 Act and other applicable law. The shares of any such additional classes or series might therefore differ from the shares of the present class and series of capital stock and from each other as to preferences, conversions, or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, or terms or conditions of redemption, subject to applicable law, and might thus be superior or inferior to the capital stock or to other classes or series in various characteristics. The Boards may increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the funds have authorized to issue without shareholder approval.
Except to the extent that the funds’ Boards might provide that holders of shares of a particular class are entitled to vote as a class on specified matters presented for a vote of the holders of all shares entitled to vote on such matters, there would be no right of class vote unless and to the extent that such a right might be construed to exist under Maryland law. The directors have provided that as to any matter with respect to which a separate vote of any class is required by the 1940 Act, such requirement as to a separate vote by that class shall apply in lieu of any voting requirements established by the Maryland General Corporation Law. Otherwise, holders of each class of capital stock are not entitled to vote as a class on any matter. Accordingly, the preferences, rights, and other characteristics attaching to any class of shares might be altered or eliminated, or the class might be combined with another class or classes, by action approved by the vote of the holders of a majority of all the shares of all classes entitled to be voted on the proposal, without any additional right to vote as a class by the holders of the capital stock or of another affected class or classes.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held (and fractional votes for fractional shares held) and will vote in the election of or removal of directors (to the extent hereinafter provided) and on other matters submitted to the vote of shareholders. There will normally be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing directors unless and until such time as less than a majority of the directors holding office have been elected by shareholders, at which time the directors then in office will call a shareholders’ meeting for the election of directors. Except as set forth above, the directors shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor directors. Voting rights are not cumulative, so that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting in the election of directors can, if they choose to do so, elect all the directors of the funds, in which event the holders of the remaining shares will be unable to elect any person as a director. As set forth in the By-Laws of the Corporations, a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporations shall be called by the secretary of the Corporations on the written request of shareholders entitled to cast (a) in the case of a meeting for the purpose of removing a director, at least ten (10) percent and (b) in the case of a meeting for any other purpose, at least 25 percent, in each case of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting, provided that any such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on. Shareholders requesting such a meeting must pay to the Corporations the reasonably estimated costs of preparing and mailing the notice of the meeting. The Corporations, however, will otherwise assist the shareholders seeking to hold the special meeting in communicating to the other shareholders of the Corporations to the extent required by Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act.
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The series (and classes) set forth in the following table have been established by the Boards under the Articles of Incorporation of the indicated Corporations. Each series represents a separate pool of assets of the Corporations’ shares and has different objectives and investment policies. Maryland law provides that the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses incurred with respect to a particular series or class are enforceable against the assets associated with that series or class only. The Articles of Incorporation also provide that the Boards may issue additional series of shares. Each share of each fund represents an equal proportionate share in that fund with each other share and is entitled to such dividends and distributions of income belonging to that fund as are declared by the directors. In the event of the liquidation of a fund, each share is entitled to a pro-rata share of the net assets of that fund. Classes represent separate shares in the funds but share the same portfolios as the indicated funds. Each fund is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company, commonly known as a “mutual fund.”
Maryland Corporations |
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund–F Class (class) T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund–F Class (class) T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund (series) T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund (series) T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund (series) T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund (series) T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund (series) T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Japan Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund (series) T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price New Income Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price New Income Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund–R Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund–Advisor Class (class) T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund–R Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. (corporation) Spectrum Growth Fund (series) Spectrum Income Fund (series) Spectrum International Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund (series) T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. (corporation) T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. (fund) |
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc. (corporation) U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund (series) U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund (series) U.S. Treasury Money Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. (fund) T. Rowe Price Value Fund–Advisor Class (class) |
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Balanced Fund
On August 31, 1992, the T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund acquired substantially all of the assets of the Axe-Houghton Fund B, a series of Axe-Houghton Funds, Inc. As a result of this acquisition, the SEC requires that the historical performance information of the Balanced Fund be based on the performance of Fund B. Therefore, all performance information of the Balanced Fund prior to September 1, 1992, reflects the performance of Fund B and investment managers other than T. Rowe Price. Performance information after August 31, 1992, reflects the combined assets of the Balanced Fund and Fund B.
Inflation Focused Bond Fund
Effective July 7, 2010, the fund’s name was changed from T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund to the T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund.
Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
Effective June 1, 2010, the fund’s name was changed from T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund to the T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund.
Media & Telecommunications Fund
On July 28, 1997, the fund converted its status from a closed-end fund to an open-end mutual fund. Prior to the conversion the fund was known as New Age Media Fund, Inc.
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Small-Cap Stock Fund
Effective May 1, 1997, the fund’s name was changed from the T. Rowe Price OTC Fund to the T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund.
Equity Index 500 Fund
Effective January 30, 1998, the fund’s name was changed from T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund to the T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund.
Organization of the Funds (Massachusetts Business Trusts)
Capital Appreciation, Equity Income, GNMA, and New America Growth Funds, and California Tax-Free Income Trust and State Tax-Free Income Trust
For tax and business reasons, these funds were organized as Massachusetts business trusts (“Trusts”). Each fund is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company, commonly known as a “mutual fund.”
The Declaration of Trust permits the Boards to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of a single class. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Boards may issue additional series or classes of shares. Each share represents an equal proportionate beneficial interest in the funds. In the event of the liquidation of the funds, each share is entitled to a pro-rata share of the net assets of the funds.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held (and fractional votes for fractional shares held) and will vote in the election of or removal of trustees (to the extent hereinafter provided) and on other matters submitted to the vote of shareholders. There will normally be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority of the trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, at which time the trustees then in office will call a shareholders’ meeting for the election of trustees. Pursuant to Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act, holders of record of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the funds may remove a trustee by a vote cast in person or by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose. Except as set forth above, the trustees shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor trustees. Voting rights are not cumulative, so that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting in the election of trustees can, if they choose to do so, elect all the trustees of the Trusts, in which event the holders of the remaining shares will be unable to elect any person as a trustee. No amendments may be made to the Declaration of Trust without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Trusts.
Shares have no preemptive or conversion rights; the right of redemption and the privilege of exchange are described in the prospectus. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth below. The Trusts may be terminated (i) upon the sale of their assets to another open-end management investment company, if approved by the vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Trusts, or (ii) upon liquidation and distribution of the assets of the Trusts, if approved by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Trusts. If not so terminated, the Trusts will continue indefinitely.
Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the funds. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the funds and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the funds or trustees. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification from fund property for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the funds. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the funds themselves would be unable to meet their obligations, a possibility which T. Rowe Price believes is remote. Upon payment of any liability incurred by the funds, the shareholders of the funds paying such liability will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the funds. The trustees intend to conduct the operations of the funds in such a way as to avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of such funds.
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The series and classes set forth in the following table have been established by the Boards under the Declaration of Trust of the indicated trusts.
Massachusetts Business Trusts |
T. Rowe Price California Tax-Free Income Trust (trust) California Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) California Tax-Free Money Fund (series) |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (fund) T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund–Advisor Class (series) |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (fund) T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund–Advisor Class (series) T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund–R Class (series) |
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund (fund) |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund (fund) T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund–Advisor Class (series) |
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust (trust) Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund (series) New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) New York Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) New York Tax-Free Money Fund (series) Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund (series) |
PROXY VOTING – PROCESS AND POLICIES
T. Rowe Price recognizes and adheres to the principle that one of the privileges of owning stock in a company is the right to vote on issues submitted to shareholder vote—such as election of directors and important matters affecting a company’s structure and operations. As an investment adviser with a fiduciary responsibility to its clients, T. Rowe Price analyzes the proxy statements of issuers whose stock is owned by the investment companies that it sponsors and serves as investment adviser. T. Rowe Price also is involved in the proxy process on behalf of its institutional and private counsel clients who have requested such service. For those private counsel clients who have not delegated their voting responsibility but who request advice, T. Rowe Price makes recommendations regarding proxy voting. T. Rowe Price reserves the right to decline to vote proxies in accordance with client-specific voting guidelines.
Proxy Administration
The T. Rowe Price Proxy Committee develops our firm’s positions on all major corporate and social responsibility issues, creates guidelines, and oversees the voting process. The Proxy Committee, composed of portfolio managers, investment operations managers, and internal legal counsel, analyzes proxy policies based on whether they would adversely affect shareholders’ interests and make a company less attractive to own. In evaluating proxy policies each year, the Proxy Committee relies upon our own fundamental research, independent proxy research provided by third parties such as RiskMetrics Group (“RMG”) (formerly known as Institutional Shareholder Services) and Glass Lewis, and information presented by company managements and shareholder groups.
Once the Proxy Committee establishes its recommendations, they are distributed to the firm’s portfolio managers as voting guidelines. Ultimately, the portfolio manager decides how to vote on the proxy proposals of companies in his or her portfolio. Because portfolio managers may have differences of opinion on portfolio companies and their proxies, or their portfolios may have different investment objectives, these factors, among others, may lead to different votes between portfolios on the same proxies. When portfolio managers cast votes that are counter to the Proxy Committee’s guidelines, they are required to document their reasons in writing to the Proxy Committee. Annually, the Proxy Committee reviews T. Rowe Price’s proxy voting process, policies, and voting records.
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T. Rowe Price has retained RMG, an expert in the proxy voting and corporate governance area, to provide proxy advisory and voting services. These services include in-depth research, analysis, and voting recommendations as well as vote execution, reporting, auditing and consulting assistance for the handling of proxy voting responsibility and corporate governance-related efforts. While the Proxy Committee relies upon RMG research in establishing T. Rowe Price’s voting guidelines—many of which are consistent with RMG positions—T. Rowe Price deviates from RMG recommendations on some general policy issues and a number of specific proxy proposals.
Fiduciary Considerations
T. Rowe Price’s decisions with respect to proxy issues are made in light of the anticipated impact of the issue on the desirability of investing in the portfolio company. Proxies are voted solely in the interests of the client, Price Fund shareholders or, where employee benefit plan assets are involved, in the interests of plan participants and beneficiaries. Practicalities and costs involved with international investing may make it impossible at times, and at other times disadvantageous, to vote proxies in every instance. For example, we might refrain from voting if we or our agents are required to appear in person at a shareholder meeting or if the exercise of voting rights results in the imposition of trading or other ownership restrictions.
Consideration Given Management Recommendations
One of the primary factors T. Rowe Price considers when determining the desirability of investing in a particular company is the quality and depth of its management. We recognize that a company’s management is entrusted with the day-to-day operations of the company, as well as its long-term direction and strategic planning, subject to the oversight of the company’s board of directors. Accordingly, our proxy voting guidelines are not intended to substitute our judgment for management’s with respect to the company’s day-to-day operations. Rather, our voting guidelines are designed to promote accountability of a company's management and board of directors to its shareholders, to align the interests of management with those of shareholders, and to encourage companies to adopt best practices in terms of their corporate governance. In addition to our voting guidelines, we rely on a company’s disclosures, its board’s recommendations, a company’s track record, country-specific best practices codes, our research providers and, most importantly, our investment professionals’ views, in making voting decisions.
T. Rowe Price Voting Policies
Specific voting guidelines have been established by the Proxy Committee for recurring issues that appear on proxies. The following is a summary of the more significant T. Rowe Price policies:
Election of Directors
T. Rowe Price generally supports slates with a majority of independent directors. We vote against outside directors that do not meet certain criteria relating to their independence but who serve on key board committees. We vote against directors who are unable to dedicate sufficient time to their board duties due to their commitment to other boards. We may vote against certain directors who have served on company boards where we believe there has been a gross failure in governance or oversight. T. Rowe Price also votes against inside directors serving on key board committees and directors who miss more than one-fourth of the scheduled board meetings. We may vote against directors for failing to establish a formal nominating committee, as well as compensation committee members who approve excessive compensation plans. We support efforts to elect all board members annually because boards with staggered terms act as deterrents to takeover proposals. To strengthen boards’ accountability to shareholders, T. Rowe Price generally supports proposals calling for a majority vote threshold for the election of directors.
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Executive Compensation
Our goal is to assure that a company’s equity-based compensation plan is aligned with shareholders’ long-term interests. We evaluate plans on a case-by-case basis, using a proprietary, scorecard-based approach that employs a number of factors, including dilution to shareholders, problematic plan features, burn rate, and the equity compensation mix. Plans that are constructed to effectively and fairly align executives’ and shareholders’ incentives generally earn our approval. Conversely, we oppose compensation packages that provide what we view as excessive awards to few senior executives, contain the potential for excessive dilution relative to the company’s peers, or rely on an inappropriate mix of options and full-value awards. We also may oppose equity plans at any company where we deem the overall compensation practices to be problematic. We generally oppose plans that give a company the ability to reprice options or to grant options at below market prices, unless such plans appropriately balance shareholder and employee interests, and the retention of key personnel has become a genuine risk to the company’s business. For companies with particularly egregious pay practices, we may vote against compensation committee members. Finally, we vote in favor of proposals (either management or shareholder-sponsored) calling for shareholder ratification of a company’s executive compensation practices (“Say-on-Pay” proposals) a majority of the time.
Our goal is to assure that a company’s equity-based compensation plan is aligned with shareholders’ long-term interests. We evaluate plans on a case-by-case basis, using a proprietary, scorecard-based approach that employs a number of factors, including dilution to shareholders, problematic plan features, burn rate, and the equity compensation mix. Plans that are constructed to effectively and fairly align executives’ and shareholders’ incentives generally earn our approval. Conversely, we oppose compensation packages that provide what we view as excessive awards to few senior executives, contain the potential for excessive dilution relative to the company’s peers, or rely on an inappropriate mix of options and full-value awards. We also may oppose equity plans at any company where we deem the overall compensation practices to be problematic. We generally oppose plans that give a company the ability to reprice options or to grant options at below market prices, unless such plans appropriately balance shareholder and employee interests, and the retention of key personnel has become a genuine risk to the company’s business. For companies with particularly egregious pay practices, we may vote against compensation committee members. Finally, we vote in favor of proposals (either management or shareholder-sponsored) calling for shareholder ratification of a company’s executive compensation practices (“Say-on-Pay” proposals) a majority of the time.
Mergers and Acquisitions
T. Rowe Price considers takeover offers, mergers, and other extraordinary corporate transactions on a case-by-case basis to determine if they are beneficial to shareholders’ current and future earnings stream and to ensure that our Price Funds and clients are receiving fair compensation in exchange for their investment.
Anti-takeover, Capital Structure, and Corporate Governance Issues
T. Rowe Price generally opposes anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions. Such anti-takeover mechanisms include classified boards, supermajority voting requirements, dual share classes and poison pills. We also oppose proposals that give management a “blank check” to create new classes of stock with disparate rights and privileges. When voting on capital structure proposals, we will consider the dilutive impact to shareholders and the effect on shareholder rights. We generally support shareholder proposals that call for the separation of the Chairman and CEO positions unless there are sufficient governance safeguards already in place. With respect to proposals for the approval of a company’s auditor, we typically oppose auditors who have a significant non-audit relationship with the company.
Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues
T. Rowe Price generally votes with a company’s management on social, environmental, and corporate responsibility issues unless they have substantial investment implications for the company’s business and operations that have not been adequately addressed by management. T. Rowe Price supports well-targeted shareholder proposals on environmental and other public policy issues that are particularly relevant to a company’s businesses.
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Monitoring and Resolving Conflicts of Interest
The Proxy Committee is also responsible for monitoring and resolving possible material conflicts between the interests of T. Rowe Price and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting. We have adopted safeguards to ensure that our proxy voting is not influenced by interests other than those of our fund shareholders. While membership on the Proxy Committee is diverse, it does not include individuals whose primary duties relate to client relationship management, marketing, or sales. Since our voting guidelines are predetermined by the Proxy Committee using recommendations from RMG, an independent third party, application of the T. Rowe Price guidelines to vote clients’ proxies should in most instances adequately address any possible conflicts of interest. However, for proxy votes inconsistent with T. Rowe Price guidelines, the Proxy Committee reviews all such proxy votes in order to determine whether the portfolio manager’s voting rationale appears reasonable. The Proxy Committee also assesses whether any business or other relationships between T. Rowe Price and a portfolio company could have influenced an inconsistent vote on that company’s proxy. Issues raising possible conflicts of interest are referred to designated members of the Proxy Committee for immediate resolution prior to the time T. Rowe Price casts its vote. With respect to personal conflicts of interest, T. Rowe Price’s Code of Ethics requires all employees to avoid placing themselves in a “compromising position” where their interests may conflict with those of our clients and restricts their ability to engage in certain outside business activities. Portfolio managers or Proxy Committee members with a personal conflict of interest regarding a particular proxy vote must recuse themselves and not participate in the voting decisions with respect to that proxy.
Index, Retirement, and Spectrum Funds
Voting of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., common stock (sym: TROW) by certain T. Rowe Price index funds will be done in all instances in accordance with T. Rowe Price policy, and votes inconsistent with policy will not be permitted. The Retirement and Spectrum Funds own shares in underlying T. Rowe Price funds. If an underlying T. Rowe Price fund has a shareholder meeting, the Retirement and Spectrum Funds normally would vote their shares in the underlying fund in the same proportion as the votes of the other shareholders of the underlying fund. This is known as “echo voting” and is designed to avoid any potential for a conflict of interest. This same process would be followed with respect to any T. Rowe Price funds owning shares in other T. Rowe Price funds.
T. Rowe Price Proxy Vote Disclosure
T. Rowe Price funds make broad disclosure of their proxy votes on troweprice.com and on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. All funds, regardless of their fiscal years, must file with the SEC by August 31, their proxy voting records for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30.
federal registration of shares
The funds’ shares (except for TRP Government Reserve Investment and TRP Reserve Investment Funds) are registered for sale under the 1933 Act. Registration of the funds’ shares are not required under any state law, but the funds are required to make certain filings with and pay fees to the states in order to sell their shares in the states.
legal counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, whose address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, is legal counsel to the funds.
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RATINGS OF COMMERCIAL PAPER
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. P-1 superior capacity for repayment. P-2 strong capacity for repayment. P-3 acceptable capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations.
Standard & Poor’s Corporation A-1 highest category, degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+) designation. A-2 satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest. A-3 adequate capacity for timely payment, but are more vulnerable to adverse effects of changes in circumstances than higher-rated issues. B and C speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
Fitch Ratings F-1+ exceptionally strong credit quality, strongest degree of assurance for timely payment. F-1 very strong credit quality. F-2 good credit quality, having a satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment. F-3 fair credit quality, assurance for timely payment is adequate, but adverse changes could cause the securities to be rated below investment grade.
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The rating of Prime-1 is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by Moody’s. Among the factors considered by Moody’s in assigning ratings are the following: valuation of the management of the issuer; economic evaluation of the issuer’s industry or industries and an appraisal of speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain areas; evaluation of the issuer’s products in relation to competition and customer acceptance; liquidity; amount and quality of long-term debt; trend of earnings over a period of 10 years; financial strength of the parent company and the relationships which exist with the issuer; and recognition by the management of obligations which may be present or may arise as a result of public interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations. These factors are all considered in determining whether the commercial paper is rated P1, P2, or P3.
Standard & Poor’s Corporation Commercial paper rated A (highest quality) by S&P has the following characteristics: liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash requirements; long-term senior debt is rated “A” or better, although in some cases “BBB” credits may be allowed. The issuer has access to at least two additional channels of borrowing. Basic earnings and cash flow have an upward trend with allowance made for unusual circumstances. Typically, the issuer’s industry is well established and the issuer has a strong position within the industry. The reliability and quality of management are unquestioned. The relative strength or weakness of the above factors determines whether the issuer’s commercial paper is rated A1, A2, or A3.
Fitch Ratings Fitch 1–Highest grade Commercial paper assigned this rating is regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment. Fitch 2–Very good grade Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than the strongest issues.
RATINGS OF CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Aaa–Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edged.”
Aa–Bonds rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds.
A–Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium-grade obligations.
Baa–Bonds rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present, but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.
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Ba–Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements: their futures cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.
B–Bonds rated B generally lack the characteristics of a desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.
Caa–Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default, or there may be present elements of danger with respect to repayment of principal or payment of interest.
Ca–Bonds rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
C–Bonds rated C represent the lowest rated and have extremely poor prospects of attaining investment standing.
Standard & Poor’s Corporation
AAA–This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.
AA–Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong.
A–Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest, although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions.
BBB–Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this category than for bonds in the A category.
BB, B, CCC, CC, C–Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C are regarded on balance as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such bonds will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.
D–In default.
Fitch Ratings
AAA–High grade, broadly marketable, suitable for investment by trustees and fiduciary institutions, and liable to slight market fluctuation other than through changes in the money rate. The prime feature of an AAA bond is the showing of earnings several times or many times interest requirements for such stability of applicable interest that safety is beyond reasonable question whenever changes occur in conditions. Other features may enter, such as wide margin of protection through collateral, security, or direct lien on specific property. Sinking funds or voluntary reduction of debt by call or purchase are often factors, while guarantee or assumption by parties other than the original debtor may influence the rating.
AA–Of safety virtually beyond question and readily salable. Their merits are not greatly unlike those of AAA class, but a bond so rated may be junior, though of strong lien, or the margin of safety is less strikingly broad. The issue may be the obligation of a small company, strongly secured, but influenced as to rating by the lesser financial power of the enterprise and more local type of market.
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A–Bonds rated A are considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The obligor’s ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be strong but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.
BBB–Bonds rated BBB are considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality. The obligor’s ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds and therefore impair timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.
BB, B, CCC, CC, and C–Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C are regarded on balance as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation for bond issues not in default. BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. The rating takes into consideration special features of the issue, its relationship to other obligations of the issuer, and the current and prospective financial condition and operating performance of the issuer.
RATINGS OF MUNICIPAL NOTES AND VARIABLE RATE SECURITIES
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. VMIG1/MIG-1 the best quality. VMIG2/MIG-2 high quality, with margins of protection ample, though not so large as in the preceding group. VMIG3/MIG-3 favorable quality, with all security elements accounted for, but lacking the undeniable strength of the preceding grades. Market access for refinancing, in particular, is likely to be less well established. SG adequate quality, but there is specific risk.
Standard & Poor’s Corporation SP-1 very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation. SP-2 satisfactory capacity to pay interest and principal. SP-3 speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
Fitch Ratings F-1+ exceptionally strong credit quality, strongest degree of assurance for timely payment. F-1 very strong credit quality. F-2 good credit quality, having a satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment. F-3 fair credit quality, assurance for timely payment is adequate, but adverse changes could cause the securities to be rated below investment grade.
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INDEX
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Page |
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Page |
Capital Stock |
216 |
|
Organization of the Funds |
221 |
Code of Ethics |
207 |
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Other Shareholder Services |
117 |
Custodian |
207 |
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Part I |
5 |
Derivatives |
182 |
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Part II |
148 |
Disclosure of Fund Portfolio |
208 |
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Portfolio Management Practices |
299 |
Distributor for the Funds |
122 |
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Portfolio Securities |
165 |
Dividends and Distributions |
212 |
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Portfolio Transactions |
126 |
Federal Registration of Shares |
225 |
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Pricing of Securities |
210 |
Independent Registered Public |
147 |
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Principal Holders of Securities |
71 |
In-Kind Redemptions and Purchases |
213 |
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Proxy Voting –Process and Policies |
222 |
Investment Management Agreements |
99 |
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Ratings of Commercial Paper |
226 |
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148 |
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Ratings of Corporation and Municipal |
226 |
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201 |
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Ratings of Municipal Notes and |
228 |
Legal Counsel |
225 |
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Risk Factors |
148 |
Management of the Funds |
11 |
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Tax Status |
213 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
211 |
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Custodian Agreement
This Agreement is made as of January 28, 1998 by and between each entity set forth on Appendix A hereto (as such Appendix A may be amended from time to time) which executes a copy of this Agreement (each referred to herein as the "Fund"), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company with its principal place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (the "Custodian").
Witnesseth:
Whereas, each Fund desires to retain the Custodian to act as custodian of certain of the assets of the Fund, and the Custodian is willing to provide such to each Fund, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
Whereas, except as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement is intended to supersede that certain custodian contract among the parties hereto dated September 28, 1987, as amended; and
Whereas, the Funds have retained Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. to act as the Funds’ custodian with respect to the assets of each such Fund to be held outside of the United States of America (except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement) pursuant to a written custodian agreement (the "Foreign Custodian Agreement"),
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, each of the parties hereto agrees as follows:
Section 1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It.
Each Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of certain of its assets, including those securities it desires to be held within the United States of America ("domestic securities") and those securities it desires to be held outside the United States of America (the "United States") which are (i) not held on the Funds’ behalf by Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. pursuant to the Foreign Custodian Agreement and (ii) described with greater particularity in Section 3 hereof (such securities shall be referred to herein as "foreign securities"). Each Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all domestic securities, foreign securities and cash owned by it from time to time, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to securities held by it hereunder, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of capital stock of each Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time ("Shares"). The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of any Fund held or received by such Fund (i) not delivered to the Custodian, or (ii) held in the custody of Chase Manhattan Bank N.A.
The Custodian is authorized to employ one or more sub- custodians located within the United States, provided that the Custodian shall have obtained the written acknowledgment of the Fund with respect to such employment. The Custodian is authorized to employ sub-custodians located outside the United States as noted on Schedule A attached hereto (as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time). The Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or liability to any Fund on account of any actions or omissions of any sub-custodian so employed than any such sub- custodian has to the Custodian and shall not release any sub- custodian from any responsibility or liability unless so agreed in writing by the Custodian and the applicable Fund. With the exception of State Street Bank and Trust Company (London branch), the Custodian shall not be liable for losses arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership of any sub-custodian located outside the United States.
Section 2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Funds Held By the Custodian in the United States.
Section 2.1 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate for the account of each Fund all non-cash property to be held by it in the United States, including all domestic securities owned by the Fund other than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.9 in a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or in a book-entry system authorized by the United States Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies (each, a "U.S. Securities System") and (b) commercial paper of an issuer for which the Custodian acts as issuing and paying agent ("Direct Paper") which is deposited and/or maintained in the Direct Paper system of the Custodian (the "Direct Paper System") pursuant to Section 2.10.
Section 2.2 Delivery of Investments. The Custodian shall release and deliver domestic investments owned by a Fund held by the Custodian or in a U.S. Securities System account of the Custodian or in the Custodian’s Direct Paper System account ("Direct Paper System Account") only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when agreed to by the parties, and only in the following cases:
1) Upon sale of such investments for the account of the Fund and receipt of payment therefor;
2) Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any repurchase agreement related to such investments entered into by the Fund;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a U.S. Securities System, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.9 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for portfolio investments of the Fund;
5) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such investments are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable; provided that, in any such case, the cash or other consideration is to be delivered to the Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the Fund or into the name of any nominee or nominees of the Custodian or into the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.8 or into the name or nominee name of any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1; or for exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units; provided that, in any such case, the new securities are to be delivered to the Custodian;
7) Upon the sale of such investments for the account of the Fund, to the broker or its clearing agent, against a receipt, for examination in accordance with usual "street delivery" custom; provided that in any such case the Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such investments prior to receiving payment for such investments except as may arise from the Custodian’s own negligence or willful misconduct;
8) For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the investments of the issuer of such investments, or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such investments, or pursuant to any deposit agreement; provided that, in any such case, the new investments and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar investments, the surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar investments or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary investments for definitive investments; provided that, in any such case, the new investments and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Custodian or against a receipt;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of investments made on behalf of the Fund, but only against receipt of adequate collateral as agreed upon from time to time by the Fund or its duly-appointed agent (which may be in the form of cash or obligations issued by the United States government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or such other property as the Fund may agree), except that in connection with any loans for which collateral is to be credited to the Custodian’s account in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Custodian will not be held liable or responsible for the delivery of investments owned by the Fund prior to the receipt of such collateral in the absence of the Custodian’s negligence or willful misconduct;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the Fund requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund, but only against receipt of amounts borrowed, except where additional collateral is required to secure a borrowing already made, subject to Proper Instructions, further securities may be released and delivered for that purpose;
12) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the Custodian and a broker- dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and a member of The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation, the rules of any registered national securities exchange or of any similar organization or organizations, or under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the Custodian, and a Futures Commission Merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or any Contract Market, or any similar organization or organizations, or under the 1940 Act, regarding account deposits in connection with transactions by the Fund;
14) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer agent for the Fund (the "Transfer Agent"), for delivery to such Transfer Agent or to the holders of shares in connection with distributions in kind, as may be described from time to time in the Fund’s currently effective prospectus, statement of additional information or other offering documents (all, as amended, supplemented or revised from time to time, the "Prospectus"), in satisfaction of requests by holders of Shares for repurchase or redemption; and
15) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying (a) the investments to be delivered, (b) setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made, and (c) naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such investments shall be made.
Section 2.3 Registration of Investments. Domestic investments held by the Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of the Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Fund, unless the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in common with other registered investment companies having the same investment adviser as the Fund, or in the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.8 or in the name or nominee name of any sub- custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1. All securities accepted by the Custodian on behalf of the Fund under the terms of this Agreement shall be in good deliverable form. If, however, the Fund directs the Custodian to maintain securities in "street name", the Custodian shall utilize its best efforts only to timely collect income due the Fund on such securities and to notify the Fund of relevant corporate actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls, maturities, tender or exchange offers.
Section 2.4 Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate bank account or accounts in the United States in the name of the Fund, subject only to draft or order by the Custodian acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall hold in such account or accounts, subject to the provisions hereof, all cash received by it from or for the account of the Fund, other than cash maintained by the Fund in a bank account established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the 1940 Act. Monies held by the Custodian for the Fund may be deposited by the Custodian to its credit as custodian in the banking department of the Custodian or in such other banks or trust companies as it may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable in the performance of its duties hereunder; provided, however, that every such bank or trust company shall be qualified to act as a custodian under the 1940 Act, and that each such bank or trust company and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust company shall be approved by vote of a majority of the board of directors or the board of trustees of the applicable Fund (as appropriate and in each case, the "Board"). Such funds shall be deposited by the Custodian in its capacity as custodian and shall be withdrawable by the Custodian only in that capacity.
Section 2.5 Collection of Income. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to United States registered investments held hereunder to which the Fund shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the investments business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to United States bearer investments if, on the date of payment by the issuer, such investments are held by the Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit such income, as collected, to the Fund’s custodian account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian shall detach and present for payment all coupons and other income items requiring presentation as and when they become due, collect interest when due on investments held hereunder, and receive and collect all stock dividends, rights and other items of like nature as and when they become due and payable. With respect to income due the Fund on United States investments of the Fund loaned (pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10)) in accordance with a separate agreement between the Fund and the Custodian in its capacity as lending agent, collection thereof shall be in accordance with the terms of such agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, income due the Fund on United States investments of the Fund loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the Fund; the Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection therewith other than to provide the Fund with such information or data as may be necessary to assist the Fund in arranging for the timely delivery to the Custodian of the income to which the Fund is properly entitled.
Section 2.6 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when agreed to by the parties, the Custodian shall, from monies of the Fund held by the Custodian, pay out such monies in the following cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of domestic investments, options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts for the account of the Fund but only (a) against the delivery of such investments, or evidence of title to such options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts, to the Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or trust company doing business in the United States or abroad which is qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian and has been designated by the Custodian as its agent for this purpose in accordance with Section 2.8) registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of a nominee of the Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form for transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase effected through a U.S. Securities System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.9 hereof; (c) in the case of a purchase involving the Direct Paper System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.10 hereof; or (d) for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank, whether domestic or foreign, such transfer may be effected prior to receipt of a confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank pursuant to Proper Instructions;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of investments owned by the Fund as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares as set forth in Section 4 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Fund, including but not limited to the following payments for the account of the Fund: interest, taxes, management fees, accounting fees, transfer agent fees, legal fees, and operating expenses of the Fund (whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses);
5) For the payment of any dividends declared by the Board;
6) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of investments sold short;
7) For repayment of a loan upon redelivery of pledged securities and upon surrender of the note(s), if any, evidencing the loan; or
8) In connection with any repurchase agreement entered into by the Fund with respect to which the collateral is held by the Custodian, the Custodian shall act as the Fund’s "securities intermediary"(as that term is defined in Part 5 of Article 8 of the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code, as amended), and, as securities intermediary, the Custodian shall take the following steps on behalf of the Fund: (a) provide the Fund with notification of the receipt of the purchased securities, and (b), by book-entry identify on the books of the Custodian as belonging to the Fund uncertificated securities registered in the name of the Fund and held in the Custodian’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank. In connection with any repurchase agreement entered into by the Fund with respect to which the collateral is not held by the Custodian, the Custodian shall (a) provide the Fund with such notification as it may receive with respect to such collateral, and (b), by book-entry or otherwise, identify as belonging to the Fund securities as shown in the Custodian’s account on the books of the entity appointed by the Fund to hold such collateral.
9) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying (a) the amount of such payment, (b) setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to be made, and (c) naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
Section 2.7 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased. In any and every case where payment for purchase of domestic securities for the account of the Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of the securities purchased in the absence of specific written instructions from the Fund to so pay in advance, the Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund for such securities to the same extent as if the securities had been received by the Custodian.
Section 2.8 Appointment of Agents. The Custodian may at any time or times in its discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust company, which is itself qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry out such of the provisions of this Section 2 as the Custodian may from time to time direct; provided, however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
Section 2.9 Deposit of Investments in U.S. Securities Systems. The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain domestic investments owned by the Fund in a U.S. Securities System in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules and regulations, if any, subject to the following provisions:
1) The Custodian may keep domestic investments of the Fund in a U.S. Securities System provided that such investments are represented in an account of the Custodian in the U.S. Securities System ("Account") which shall not include any assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
2) The records of the Custodian with respect to domestic investments of the Fund which are maintained in a U.S. Securities System shall identify by book-entry those investments belonging to the Fund;
3) The Custodian shall pay for domestic investments purchased for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the U.S. Securities System that such investments have been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer for the account of the Fund. The Custodian shall transfer domestic investments sold for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the U.S. Securities System that payment for such investments has been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of the Fund. Copies of all advices from the U.S. Securities System of transfers of domestic investments for the account of the Fund shall identify the Fund, be maintained for the Fund by the Custodian and be provided to the Fund at its request. Upon request, the Custodian shall furnish the Fund confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of the Fund in the form of a written advice or notice and shall furnish to the Fund copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each day’s transactions in the U.S. Securities System for the account of the Fund;
4) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report obtained by the Custodian on the U.S. Securities System’s accounting system, internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding domestic investments deposited in the U.S. Securities System;
5) The Custodian shall have received from the Fund the initial or annual certificate, as the case may be, described in Section 10 hereof; and
6) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, the Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for any loss or damage to the Fund resulting from use of the U.S. Securities System by reason of any negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian or any of its agents or of any of its or their employees, or from failure of the Custodian or any such agent to enforce effectively such rights as it may have against the U.S. Securities System. At the election of the Fund, the Fund shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any claim against the U.S. Securities System or any other person which the Custodian may have as a consequence of any such loss, expense or damage if and to the extent that the Fund has not been made whole for any such loss, expense or damage.
Section 2.10 Fund Assets Held in the Direct Paper System. The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain investments owned by the Fund in the Direct Paper System subject to the following provisions:
1) No transaction relating to investments in the Direct Paper System will be effected in the absence of Proper Instructions;
2) The Custodian may keep investments of the Fund in the Direct Paper System only if such investments are represented in the Direct Paper System Account, which account shall not include any assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
3) The records of the Custodian with respect to investments of the Fund which are maintained in the Direct Paper System shall identify by book-entry those investments belonging to the Fund;
4) The Custodian shall pay for investments purchased for the account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer of investments to the account of the Fund. The Custodian shall transfer investments sold for the account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer and receipt of payment for the account of the Fund;
5) The Custodian shall furnish the Fund confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of the Fund, in the form of a written advice or notice, of Direct Paper on the next business day following such transfer and shall furnish to the Fund copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each day’s transaction in the Direct Paper System for the account of the Fund; and
6) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report on its system of internal accounting control as the Fund may reasonably request from time to time.
Section 2.11 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of the Fund, into which account or accounts may be transferred cash and/or investments, including investments maintained in an account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, (i) in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange (or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any registered contract market), or of any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund, (ii) for purposes of segregating cash or government investments in connection with options purchased, sold or written by the Fund or commodity futures contracts or options thereon purchased or sold by the Fund, (iii) for the purposes of compliance by the Fund with the procedures required by 1940 Act Release No. 10666, or any other procedures subsequently required under the 1940 Act relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment companies, and (iv) for other purposes, but only, in the case of clause (iv) upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying (a) the investments to be delivered, (b) setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made, and (c) naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such investments shall be made.
Section 2.12 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian shall execute ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all United States federal and state tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other payments with respect to domestic investments of the Fund held by it hereunder and in connection with transfers of such investments.
Section 2.13 Proxies. The Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic investments held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the registered holder of such investments, if the investments are registered otherwise than in the name of the Fund or a nominee of the Fund, all proxies without indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall promptly deliver to the Fund such proxies, all proxy soliciting materials received by the Custodian and all notices received relating to such investments.
Section 2.14 Communications Relating to Fund Investments. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of domestic investments and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Custodian in connection with the domestic investments being held for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit to the Fund all written information received by the Custodian, any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof, or any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1 hereof, from issuers of the domestic investments whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian at least two (2) New York Stock Exchange business days prior to the time such action must be taken under the terms of the tender, exchange offer or other similar transaction, and it will be the responsibility of the Custodian to timely transmit to the appropriate person(s) such notice. Where the Fund provides the Custodian with less than two (2) New York Stock Exchange business days notice of its desired action, the Custodian shall use its best efforts to timely transmit the Fund’s notice to the appropriate person. It is expressly noted that the parties may agree to alternative procedures with respect to such two (2) New York Stock Exchange business days notice period on a selective and individual basis.
Section 2.15 Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants. The Custodian shall provide the Fund, at such times as the Fund may reasonably require, with reports by independent public accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding investments, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including domestic investments deposited and/or maintained in a U.S. Securities System, relating to the services provided by the Custodian under this Agreement. Such reports shall be of sufficient scope and detail, as may reasonably be required by the Fund, to provide reasonable assurance that any material inadequacies would be disclosed by such examination, and if there are no such inadequacies the reports shall so state.
Section 3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Certain Property of the Funds Held Outside of the United States
Section 3.1 Definitions. The following capitalized terms shall have the respective following meanings:
"Foreign Securities System" means a clearing agency or a securities depository listed on Schedule A hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution set forth on Schedule A hereto.
Section 3.2 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Funds the foreign securities held by each Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System. The Custodian may hold foreign securities for all of its customers, including the Funds, with any Foreign Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian for the benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i) the records of the Custodian with respect to foreign securities of the Funds which are maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to the Funds and (ii) the Custodian shall require that securities so held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately from any assets of such Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.
Section 3.3 Foreign Securities Systems. Foreign securities shall be maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a designated country only through arrangements implemented by the Foreign Sub-Custodian in such country pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 3.4 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.
3.4.1. Delivery of Foreign Securities. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Funds held by such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities System account, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following cases:
(i) upon the sale of such foreign securities for the Funds in accordance with reasonable market practice in the country where such foreign securities are held or traded, including, without limitation: (A) delivery against expectation of receiving later payment; or (B) in the case of a sale effected through a Foreign Securities System in accordance with the rules governing the operation of the Foreign Securities System;
(ii) in connection with any repurchase agreement related to foreign securities;
(iii) to the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for foreign securities of the Funds;
(iv) to the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
(v) to the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the Custodian (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or of any nominee of the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian) or for exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units;
(vi) to brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination or trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that in any such case the Foreign Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such securities except as may arise from the Foreign Sub- Custodian’s own negligence or willful misconduct;
(vii) for exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the securities of the issuer of such securities, or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement;
(viii) in the case of warrants, rights or similar foreign securities, the surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar securities or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive securities;
(ix) or delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the Funds requiring a pledge of assets by the Funds;
(x) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi) in connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xii) for any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying the foreign securities to be delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper Fund purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
3.4.2. Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Fund in the following cases only:
(i) upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Fund, unless otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, by (A) delivering money to the seller thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such seller or dealer) against expectation of receiving later delivery of such foreign securities; or (B) in the case of a purchase effected through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the operation of such Foreign Securities System;
(ii) in connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign securities of the Fund;
(iii) for the payment of any expense or liability of the Fund, including but not limited to the following payments: interest, taxes, investment advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this Agreement, legal fees, accounting fees, and other operating expenses;
(iv) for the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange contracts for the Fund, including transactions executed with or through the Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(vii) in connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities; and
(viii) for any other proper Fund purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying the amount of such payment, setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper Fund purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
3.4.3. Market Conditions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, settlement and payment for foreign securities received for the account of the Funds and delivery of foreign securities maintained for the account of the Funds may be effected in accordance with the customary established securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the country or market in which the transaction occurs, including, without limitation, delivering foreign securities to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of receiving later payment for such foreign securities from such purchaser or dealer.
Section 3.5 Registration of Foreign Securities. The foreign securities maintained in the custody of a Foreign Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Fund or in the name of the Custodian or in the name of any Foreign Sub-Custodian or in the name of any nominee of the foregoing, and the Fund agrees to hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such foreign securities. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall not be obligated to accept securities on behalf of a Fund under the terms of this Agreement unless the form of such securities and the manner in which they are delivered are in accordance with reasonable market practice.
Section 3.6 Bank Accounts. A bank account or bank accounts opened and maintained outside the United States on behalf of a Fund with a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall be subject only to draft or order by the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to hold cash received by or from or for the account of the Fund.
Section 3.7 Collection of Income. The Custodian shall use reasonable commercial efforts to collect all income and other payments with respect to the foreign securities held hereunder to which the Funds shall be entitled and shall credit such income, as collected, to the applicable Fund. In the event that extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Fund and the Custodian shall consult as to such measures and as to the compensation and expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
Section 3.8 Proxies. With respect to the foreign securities held under this Section 3, the Custodian will use reasonable commercial efforts to facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder proxy rights, subject always to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may exist in the country where such securities are issued. The Fund acknowledges that local conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the ability of the Fund to exercise shareholder rights.
Section 3.9 Communications Relating to Foreign Securities. The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith) received by the Custodian in connection with the foreign securities being held for the account of the Fund. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information so received by the Custodian in connection with the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer.
Section 3.10 Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians and Foreign Securities Systems. Each agreement pursuant to which the Custodian employs as a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall, to the extent possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties and, to the extent possible, to indemnify, and hold harmless, the Custodian from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the Foreign Sub-Custodian’s performance of such obligations. At the Fund’s election, the Funds shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any claims against a Foreign Sub-Custodian as a consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and to the extent that the Funds have not been made whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
Section 3.11 Tax Law. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund or the Custodian as custodian of the Funds by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund or the Custodian as custodian of the Funds by the tax law of countries set forth on Schedule A hereto, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of the Custodian with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such information.
Section 4. Payments for Repurchases or Redemptions and Sales of Shares.
From such funds as may be available for the purpose, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for payment to holders of Shares which have delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of, and in accordance with, instructions from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial bank designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian shall honor checks drawn on the Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by the Fund to the holder of Shares, when presented to the Custodian in accordance with such written procedures and controls as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time between the Fund and the Custodian.
The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Shares or from the Transfer Agent and deposit to the account of the Fund such payments as are received by the distributor or the Transfer Agent, as the case may be, for Shares issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian will notify the Fund and the Transfer Agent of any payments for Shares received by it from time to time.
Section 5. Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income.
The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the entity or entities appointed by the Board to keep the books of account of the Fund and/or compute the net asset value per Share of the outstanding Shares or, if directed in writing to do so by the Fund, shall itself keep such books of account and/ or compute such net asset value per Share. If so directed, the Custodian shall also (i) calculate daily the net income of the Fund as described in the Prospectus and shall advise the Fund and the Transfer Agent daily of the total amounts of such net income, and/ or (ii) advise the Transfer Agent periodically of the division of such net income among its various components. The calculations of the net asset value per share and the daily income of the Fund shall be made at the time or times described from time to time in the Prospectus.
Section 6. Proper Instructions.
"Proper Instructions," as such term is used throughout this Agreement, means either (i) a writing, including a facsimile transmission, signed by one or more persons as set forth on, and in accordance with, an "Authorized Persons List," as such term is defined herein (each such instruction a "Written Proper Instruction"), (ii) a "Client Originated Electronic Financial Instruction," as such term is defined in the Data Access Services Addendum hereto, given in accordance with the terms of such Addendum, or (iii) instructions received by the Custodian from a third party in accordance with any three-party agreement which requires a segregated asset account in accordance with Section 2.11.
Each Written Proper Instruction shall set forth a brief description of the type of transaction involved (choosing from among the types of transactions set forth on the Authorized Persons List), including a specific statement of the purpose for which such action is requested, and any modification to a Written Proper Instruction must itself be a Written Proper Instruction and subject to all the provisions herein relating to Written Proper Instructions. The Fund will provide the Custodian with an "Authorized Persons List," which list shall set forth (a) the names of the individuals (each an "Authorized Person") who are authorized by the Board to give Written Proper Instructions with respect to the transactions described therein, and (b) the number of Authorized Persons whose signature or approval, as the case may be, is necessary for the Custodian to be able to act in accordance with such Written Proper Instructions with respect to a particular type of transaction. The Custodian may accept oral instructions or instructions delivered via electronic mail as Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes such instructions to have been given by an Authorized Person or Persons (as appropriate to the type of transaction); provided, however, that in no event will instructions delivered orally or via electronic mail be considered Proper Instructions with respect to transactions involving the movement of cash, securities or other assets of a Fund. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon instructions given in accordance with an Authorized Persons List until it actually receives written notice from the Board of the applicable Fund to the contrary.
Section 7. Evidence of Authority.
Subject to Section 9 hereof, the Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions, notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper reasonably and in good faith believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf of the Fund. The Custodian may receive and accept a copy of a vote of the Board, certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the applicable Fund, as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person to act in accordance with such vote or (b) of any determination or of any action by the Board described in such vote, and such vote may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of written notice to the contrary.
Section 8. Actions Permitted without Express Authority.
The Custodian may in its discretion and without express authority from the Fund:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of handling investments or other similar items relating to its duties under this Agreement, provided that all such payments shall be accounted for to the Fund;
2) surrender investments in temporary form for investments in definitive form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the Fund, checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and other dealings with the investments and property of the Fund except as otherwise directed by the Board.
Section 9. Responsibility of Custodian.
The Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement and shall be held harmless in acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to be signed by the proper party or parties, including any futures commission merchant acting pursuant to the terms of a three-party futures or options agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Custodian shall be held to the exercise of reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, and it shall be kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to the Fund for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence. In order for the indemnification provision contained in this Section to apply, it is understood that if in any case the Fund may be asked by the Custodian to indemnify or hold the Custodian harmless, the Fund shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the Custodian will use reasonable care to identify, and notify the Fund promptly concerning, any situation which presents or appears likely to present the probability of such a claim for indemnification. The Fund shall have the option to defend the Custodian against any claim which may be the subject of a claim for indemnification hereunder, and in the event that the Fund so elects, it will notify the Custodian thereof and, thereupon, (i) the Fund shall take over complete defense of the claim and (ii) the Custodian shall initiate no further legal or other expenses with respect to such claim. The Custodian shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise with respect to any claim for which it will seek indemnity from the Fund except with the Fund's prior written consent. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit any right or cause of action on the part of the Custodian under this Agreement which is independent of any right or cause of action on the part of the Fund. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Fund or other such counsel as agreed to by the parties) on all matters, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall have no duty of inquiry with respect to, the accuracy of any representation or warranty given to it by the Fund or any duly-authorized employee or agent thereof, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted by it in reliance thereon. Regardless of whether assets held pursuant to this Agreement are maintained in the custody of a foreign banking institution, a foreign securities depository, or a branch or affiliate of a U.S. bank, the Custodian shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim resulting from, or caused by, the direction of or authorization by the Fund to maintain custody of any securities or cash or other property of the Fund in a foreign country including, but not limited to, losses resulting from the nationalization or expropriation of assets, the imposition of currency controls or restrictions, acts of war or terrorism or civil unrest, riots, revolutions, work stoppages, natural disasters or other similar events or acts.
Except as may arise from the Custodian’s own negligence or willful misconduct or the negligence or willful misconduct of a sub-custodian or agent, the Custodian shall be without liability to the Fund for any loss, liability, claim or expense resulting from or caused by: (i) events or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Custodian or any sub-custodian or Securities System or any agent or nominee of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the interruption, suspension or restriction of trading on or the closure of any securities market, power or other mechanical or technological failures or interruptions, computer viruses or communications disruptions; (ii) errors by the Fund or its duly- appointed investment advisor in their instructions to the Custodian provided such instructions have been given in accordance with this Agreement; (iii) the insolvency of or acts or omissions by a Securities System; (iv) any delay or failure of any broker, agent or intermediary, central bank or other commercially prevalent payment or clearing system to deliver to the Custodian’s sub- custodian or agent securities purchased or in the remittance or payment made in connection with securities sold; (v) any delay or failure of any company, corporation or other body in charge of registering or transferring securities in the name of the Custodian, the Fund, the Custodian’s sub-custodians, nominees or agents, or any consequential losses arising out of such delay or failure to transfer such securities, including non-receipt of bonus, dividends and rights and other accretions or benefits; (vi) delays or inability to perform its duties due to any disorder in market infrastructure with respect to any particular security or Securities System; and (vii) changes to any provision of any present or future law or regulation or order of the United States, or any state thereof, or of any other country or political subdivision thereof, or any order of any court of competent jurisdiction.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a foreign banking institution acting as a sub-custodian hereunder to the same extent as set forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Agreement.
If the Fund requires the Custodian to take any action with respect to investments, which action involves the payment of money or which action may, in the reasonable opinion of the Custodian, result in the Custodian or its nominee assigned to the Fund being liable for the payment of money or incurring liability of some other form, the Fund, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to take such action, shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an amount and form satisfactory to it.
If the Custodian, or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents, advances cash or investments to the Fund for any purpose (including but not limited to securities settlements, foreign exchange contracts and assumed settlement), or in the event that the Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with the performance of this Agreement, except such as may arise from its or its nominee’s own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct, any property at any time held for the account of the Fund shall be security therefor, and should the Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of the Fund assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement, provided that the Custodian gives the Fund reasonable notice to repay such cash or securities advanced, and provided further that such notice requirement shall not preclude the Custodian’s right to assert and execute on such lien.
Except as may arise from the Custodian’s own negligence or willful misconduct, or the negligence or willful misconduct of a subcustodian or agent appointed by the Custodian, the Fund agrees to indemnify and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, charges, reasonable counsel fees, payments and liabilities which may be asserted against the Custodian (i) acting in accordance with any Proper Instruction, or (ii) for any acts or omissions of Chase Manhattan Bank N.A.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, to the extent the Custodian is found to be liable hereunder for any loss, liability, claim, expense or damage, the Custodian shall be liable only for such loss, liability, claim, expense or damage which was reasonably foreseeable.
Section 10. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment.
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its execution, shall continue in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto, and may be terminated by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner than thirty (30) days after the date of such delivery or mailing in the case of a termination by the Fund, and not sooner than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such delivery or mailing in the case of termination by the Custodian; provided, however that the Custodian shall not act under Section 2.9 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of a Fund’s secretary, or an assistant secretary thereof, that the Board has approved the initial use of a particular U.S. Securities System, as required by the 1940 Act or any applicable Rule thereunder, and that the Custodian shall not act under Section 2.10 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of a Fund’s secretary, or an assistant secretary thereof, that the Board has approved the initial use of the Direct Paper System; provided further, however, that the Fund shall not amend or terminate this Agreement in contravention of any applicable federal or state regulations, or any provision of the Fund’s articles of incorporation, agreement of trust, by-laws and/or registration statement (as applicable, the "Governing Documents"); and further provided that the Fund may at any time by action of its Board (i) substitute another bank or trust company for the Custodian by giving notice as described above to the Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian by the United States Comptroller of the Currency or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction.
Upon termination of the Agreement, the Fund shall pay to the Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian for its reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements, provided that the Custodian shall not incur any costs, expenses or disbursements specifically in connection with such termination unless it has received prior approval from the Fund, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
Section 11. Successor Custodian.
If a successor custodian shall be appointed by the Board, the Custodian shall, upon termination, deliver to such successor custodian at the offices of the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all investments and other properties then held by it hereunder, and shall transfer to an account of the successor custodian all of the Fund’s investments held in a Securities System. If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a copy of a vote of the Board, certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the applicable Fund, deliver at the offices of the Custodian and transfer such investments, funds and other properties in accordance with such vote. In the event that no written order designating a successor custodian or certified copy of a vote of the Board shall have been delivered to the Custodian on or before the date when such termination shall become effective, then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which is a "bank" as defined in the 1940 Act, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, or New York, New York, of its own selection and having an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last published report, of not less than $100,000,000, all property held by the Custodian under this Agreement and to transfer to an account of such successor custodian all of the Fund’s investments held in any Securities System; thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the successor of the Custodian under this Agreement.
In the event that any property held pursuant to this Agreement remains in the possession of the Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to failure of the Fund to procure the certified copy of the vote referred to or of the Board to appoint a successor custodian, the Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period as the Custodian retains possession of such property, and the provisions of this Agreement relating to the duties and obligations of the Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 12. General.
Section 12.1 Compensation of Custodian. The Custodian shall be entitled to compensation for its services and reimbursement of its expenses as Custodian as agreed upon from time to time between the Fund and the Custodian.
Section 12.2 Massachusetts Law to Apply. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Section 12.3 Records. The Custodian shall create and maintain all records relating to its activities and obligations under this Agreement in such manner as will meet the obligations of the Fund under the 1940 Act, with particular attention to Section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder. All such records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times during the regular business hours of the Custodian be open for inspection by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of the Fund and employees and agents of the SEC. The Custodian shall, at the Fund’s request, supply the Fund with a tabulation of investments owned by the Fund and held by the Custodian hereunder, and shall, when requested to do so by an officer of the Fund, and for such compensation as shall be agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian, include certificate numbers in such tabulations.
Section 12.4 Opinion of Fund’s Independent Accountant. The Custodian shall take all reasonable action as the Fund may from time to time request to obtain from year to year favorable opinions from the Fund’s independent accountants with respect to its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund’s Form N-1A, the preparation of the Fund’s Form N-SAR, the preparation of any other annual reports to the SEC with respect to the Fund, and with respect to any other requirements of the SEC.
Section 12.5 Interpretive and Additional Provisions. In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Custodian and the Fund may from time to time agree on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by both parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable federal or state regulations or any provision of the Governing Documents. No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
Section 12.6 Bond. The Custodian shall at all times maintain a bond in such form and amount as is acceptable to the Fund, which shall be issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company authorized to do business in the place where such bond is issued, against larceny and embezzlement, covering each officer and employee of the Custodian who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to securities or funds of the Fund, either directly or through authority to receive and carry out any certificate instruction, order request, note or other instrument required or permitted by this Agreement. The Custodian agrees that it shall not cancel, terminate or modify such bond insofar as it adversely affects the Fund except after written notice given to the Fund not less than 10 days prior to the effective date of such cancellation, termination or modification. The Custodian shall, upon request, furnish to the Fund a copy of each such bond and each amendment thereto.
Section 12.7 Confidentiality. The Custodian agrees to treat all records and other information relative to the Fund and its prior, present or future shareholders as confidential, and the Custodian, on behalf of itself and its employees, agrees to keep confidential all such information except, after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Fund, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the Custodian may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Fund.
Section 12.8 Exemption from Lien. Except as set forth in Section 9 hereof, the securities and other assets held by the Custodian hereunder shall not be subject to lien or charge of any kind in favor of the Custodian or any person claiming through the Custodian. Nothing herein shall be deemed to deprive the Custodian of its right to invoke any and all remedies available at law or equity to collect amounts due it under this Agreement.
Section 12.9 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other, except that either party may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to a party controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such party.
Section 12.10 Prior Agreements. Without derogating the rights established thereunder prior to the date of this Agreement, this Agreement supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior agreements between the Fund and the Custodian relating to the custody of Fund assets.
Section 12.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
Section 12.12 Notices. Any notice, instruction or other instrument required to be given hereunder may be delivered in person to the offices of the parties as set forth herein during normal business hours or delivered prepaid registered mail or by telex, cable or telecopy to the parties at the following addresses or such other addresses as may be notified by any party from time to time.
To any Fund: |
c/o T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Attention: Carmen Deyesu Telephone: 410-345-6658 Telecopy: 410-685-8827/8830 |
To the Custodian: |
State Street Bank and Trust Company 1776 Heritage Drive North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171, U.S.A. Attention: Carol C. Ayotte Telephone: 617-985-6894 Telecopy: 617-537-6321 |
Such notice, instruction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been served in the case of a registered letter at the expiration of five business days after posting, in the case of cable twenty-four hours after dispatch and, in the case of telex, immediately on dispatch and if delivered outside normal business hours it shall be deemed to have been received at the next time after delivery when normal business hours commence and in the case of cable, telex or telecopy on the business day after the receipt thereof. Evidence that the notice was properly addressed, stamped and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence of posting.
Section 12.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all schedules, appendices, exhibits and attachments hereto) constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 12.14 Headings Not Controlling. Headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
Section 12.15 Survival. All provisions regarding indemnification, confidentiality, warranty, liability and limits thereon shall survive following the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.16 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held illegal, void or unenforceable, the balance shall remain in effect.
Section 12.17 The Parties. All references herein to the "Fund" are to each of the funds listed on Appendix A hereto individually, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund and the Custodian. In the case of a series fund or trust, all references to the "Fund" are to the individual series or portfolio of such fund or trust, or to such fund or trust on behalf of the individual series or portfolio, as appropriate. Any reference in this Agreement to "the parties" shall mean the Custodian and such other individual Fund as to which the matter pertains. Each Fund hereby represents and warranties that (i) it has the requisite power and authority under applicable laws and its Governing Documents to enter into and perform this Agreement, (ii) all requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement, and (iii) its entrance into this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of the Fund or any law or regulation applicable to it.
Section 12.18 Directors and Trustees. It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the holders of Shares nor any member of the Board be personally liable hereunder. Whenever reference is made herein to an action required to be taken by the Board, such action may also be taken by the Board’s executive committee.
Section 12.19 Massachusetts Business Trust. With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term "Fund" means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under the applicable trust agreement of such trust, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration of Trust"). It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Fund hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Fund personally, but bind only the trust property of the Fund as set forth in the applicable Declaration of Trust. In the case of each Fund which is a Massachusetts business trust (in each case, a "Trust"), the execution and delivery of this Agreement on behalf of the Trust has been authorized by the trustees, and signed by an authorized officer, of the Trust, in each case acting in such capacity and not individually, and neither such authorization by the trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
Section 12.20 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all schedules, exhibits, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto all/each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
Section 12.21 Shareholder Communications Election. SEC Rule 14b-2 requires banks which hold securities for the account of customers to respond to requests by issuers of securities for the names, addresses and holdings of beneficial owners of securities of that issuer held by the bank unless the beneficial owner has expressly objected to disclosure of this information. In order to comply with the rule, the Custodian needs the Fund to indicate whether it authorizes the Custodian to provide the Fund’s name, address, and share position to requesting companies whose securities the Fund owns. If the Fund tells the Custodian "no", the Custodian will not provide this information to requesting companies. If the Fund tells the Custodian "yes" or does not check either "yes" or "no" below, the Custodian is required by the rule to treat the Fund as consenting to disclosure of this information for all securities owned by the Fund or any funds or accounts established by the Fund. For the Fund’s protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using the Fund’s name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications. Please indicate below whether the Fund consents or objects by checking one of the alternatives below.
YES [ ] The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund’s name, address, and share positions.
NO [X] The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund’s name, address, and share positions.
DATA ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
Addendum to the Custodian Agreement (as defined below) between each fund listed on Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement, as such Appendix A is amended from time to time (each such fund listed on Appendix A shall be individually referred to herein as the "Fund"), and State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street").
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, State Street has been appointed as custodian of certain assets of the Fund pursuant to a certain Custodian Agreement (the "Custodian Agreement") dated as of January 28, 1998, and amended thereafter from time to time;
WHEREAS, State Street has developed and utilizes proprietary accounting and other systems, including State Street’s proprietary Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System, in its role as custodian of the Fund, and maintains certain Fund-related data ("Fund Data") in databases under the control and ownership of State Street (the "Data Access Services"); and
WHEREAS, State Street makes available to the Fund (and certain of the Fund’s agents as set forth herein) certain Data Access Services solely for the benefit of the Fund, and intends to provide additional services, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Addendum.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:
1. SYSTEM AND DATA ACCESS SERVICES
a. System. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Addendum and solely for the purpose of providing access to Fund Data as set forth herein, State Street hereby agrees to provide the Fund, or certain third parties approved by State Street that serve as the Fund’s investment advisors, investment managers or fund accountants (the "Fund Accountants") or as the Fund’s independent auditors (the "Auditor"), with access to State Street’s Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System and the other information systems described in Attachment A (collectively, the "System") on a remote basis solely on the computer hardware, system software and telecommunication links described in Attachment B (the "Designated Configuration") or on any designated substitute or back-up equipment configuration consented to in writing by State Street, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
b. Data Access Services. State Street agrees to make available to the Fund the Data Access Services subject to the terms and conditions of this Addendum and such data access operating standards and procedures as may be issued by State Street from time to time. The Fund shall be able to access the System to (i) originate electronic instructions to State Street in order to (a) effect the transfer or movement of cash or securities held under custody by State Street or (b) transmit accounting or other information (the transactions described in (i)(a) and (i)(b) above are referred to herein as "Client Originated Electronic Financial Instructions"), and (ii) access data for the purpose of reporting and analysis, which shall all be deemed to be Data Access Services for purposes of this Addendum.
c. Additional Services. State Street may from time to time agree to make available to the Fund additional Systems that are not described in the attachments to this Addendum. In the absence of any other written agreement concerning such additional systems, the term "System" shall include, and this Addendum shall govern, the Fund’s access to and use of any additional System made available by State Street and/or accessed by the Fund.
2. NO USE OF THIRD PARTY SYSTEMS-LEVEL SOFTWARE
State Street and the Fund acknowledge that in connection with the Data Access Services provided under this Addendum, the Fund will have access, through the Data Access Services, to Fund Data and to functions of State Street’s proprietary systems; provided, however that in no event will the Fund have direct access to any third party systems-level software that retrieves data for, stores data from, or otherwise supports the System.
3. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF USE
a. Designated Equipment; Designated Locations. The System and the Data Access Services shall be used and accessed solely on and through the Designated Configuration at the offices of the Fund or the Fund Accountants in Baltimore, Maryland or Owings Mills, Maryland ("Designated Locations").
b. Designated Configuration; Trained Personnel. State Street and the Fund shall be responsible for supplying, installing and maintaining the Designated Configuration at the Designated Locations. State Street and the Fund agree that each will engage or retain the services of trained personnel to enable both parties to perform their respective obligations under this Addendum. State Street agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the System so that it remains serviceable, provided, however, that State Street does not guarantee or assure uninterrupted remote access use of the System.
c. Scope of Use. The Fund will use the System and the Data Access Services only for the processing of securities transactions, the keeping of books of account for the Fund and accessing data for purposes of reporting and analysis. The Fund shall not, and shall cause its employees and agents not to (i) permit any unauthorized third party to use the System or the Data Access Services, (ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise use the System or the Data Access Services in the operation of a service bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly authorized under this Addendum, (iii) use the System or the Data Access Services for any fund, trust or other investment vehicle), other than as set forth herein, without the prior written consent of State Street, (iv) allow access to the System or the Data Access Services through terminals or any other computer or telecommunications facilities located outside the Designated Locations, (v) allow or cause any information (other than portfolio holdings, valuations of portfolio holdings, and other information reasonably necessary for the management or distribution of the assets of the Fund) transmitted from State Street’s databases, including data from third party sources, available through use of the System or the Data Access Services to be redistributed or retransmitted to another computer, terminal or other device for other than use for or on behalf of the Fund or (vi) modify the System in any way, including without limitation developing any software for or attaching any devices or computer programs to any equipment, system, software or database which forms a part of or is resident on the Designated Configuration.
d. Other Locations. Except in the event of an emergency or of a planned System shutdown, the Fund’s access to services performed by the System or to Data Access Services at the Designated Locations may be transferred to a different location only upon the prior written consent of State Street. In the event of an emergency or System shutdown, the Fund may use any back-up site included in the Designated Configuration or any other back-up site agreed to by State Street, which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. The Fund may secure from State Street the right to access the System or the Data Access Services through computer and telecommunications facilities or devices complying with the Designated Configuration at additional locations only upon the prior written consent of State Street and on terms to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
e. Title. Title and all ownership and proprietary rights to the System, including any enhancements or modifications thereto, whether or not made by State Street, are and shall remain with State Street.
f. No Modification. Without the prior written consent of State Street, the Fund shall not modify, enhance or otherwise create derivative works based upon the System, nor shall the Fund reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to secure the source code for all or any part of the System.
g. Security Procedures. The Fund shall comply with data access operating standards and procedures and with user identification or other password control requirements and other security procedures as may be issued from time to time by State Street for use of the System on a remote basis and to access the Data Access Services. The Fund shall have access only to the Fund Data and authorized transactions agreed upon from time to time by State Street and, upon notice from State Street, the Fund shall discontinue remote use of the System and access to Data Access Services for any security reasons cited by State Street; provided, that, in such event, State Street shall, for a period not less than 180 days (or such other shorter period specified by the Fund) after such discontinuance, assume responsibility to provide accounting services under the terms of the Custodian Agreement.
h. Inspections. State Street shall have the right to inspect the use of the System and the Data Access Services by the Fund, the Fund Accountants and the Auditor to ensure compliance with this Addendum. The on-site inspections shall be upon prior written notice to Fund, the Fund Accountants and the Auditor and at reasonably convenient times and frequencies so as not to result in an unreasonable disruption of the Fund’s or the Fund Accountants’ or the Auditor respective businesses.
4. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
a. Proprietary Information. The Fund acknowledges and State Street represents that the System and the databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, documentation and other information made available to the Fund by State Street as part of the Data Access Services and through the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary information of substantial value to State Street. Any and all such information provided by State Street to the Fund shall be deemed proprietary and confidential information of State Street (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). The Fund agrees that it will hold such Proprietary Information in the strictest confidence and secure and protect it in a manner consistent with its own procedures for the protection of its own confidential information and to take appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees or agents who are permitted access to the Proprietary Information to satisfy its obligations hereunder. The Fund further acknowledges that State Street shall not be required to provide the Fund Accountants or the Auditor with access to the System unless it has first received from the Fund Accountants and the Auditor an undertaking with respect to State Street’s Proprietary Information in the form of Attachment C and/or Attachment C-1 to this Addendum. The Fund shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist State Street in identifying and preventing any unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of the Proprietary Information or any portions thereof or any of the logic, formats or designs contained therein.
b. Cooperation. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Fund shall advise State Street immediately in the event the Fund learns or has reason to believe that any person to whom the Fund has given access to the Proprietary Information, or any portion thereof, has violated or intends to violate the terms of this Addendum, and the Fund will, at its reasonable expense, cooperate with State Street in seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in the name of the Fund or State Street against any such person.
c. Injunctive Relief. The Fund acknowledges that the disclosure of any Proprietary Information, or of any information which at law or equity ought to remain confidential, will immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to State Street inadequately compensable in damages at law. In addition, State Street shall be entitled to obtain immediate injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of any of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available.
d. Survival. The provisions of this Section 4 shall survive the termination of this Addendum.
5. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
a. Standard of Care and Limitation on Amount and Time for Bringing Action. State Street shall be held to a standard of reasonable care with respect to all of its duties and obligations under this Addendum. The Fund agrees that any liability of State Street to the Fund or any third party arising with respect to the System or State Street’s provision of Data Access Services under this Data Access Services Addendum shall be limited to the amount paid by the Fund for the preceding 24 months for such services. The foregoing limitation shall relate solely to State Street’s provision of the Data Access Services pursuant to this Addendum and is not intended to limit State Street’s responsibility to perform in accordance with the Custodian Agreement, including its duty to act in accordance with Proper Instructions. In no event shall State Street be liable to the Fund or any other party pursuant to this Addendum for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages even if advised of the possibility of such damages. No action, regardless of form, arising out of the terms of this Addendum may be brought by the Fund more than two years after the Fund has knowledge that the cause of action has arisen.
b. Limited Warranties. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE BY STATE STREET.
c. Third-Party Data. Organizations from which State Street may obtain certain data included in the System or the Data Access Services are solely responsible for the contents of such data, and State Street shall have no liability for claims arising out of the contents of such third-party data, including, but not limited to, the accuracy thereof.
d. Regulatory Requirements. As between State Street and the Fund, the Fund shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of any accounting statements or reports produced using the Data Access Services and the System and the conformity thereof with any requirements of law.
e. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for any costs or damages due to delay or nonperformance under this Data Access Services Addendum arising out of any cause or event beyond such party’s control, including, without limitation, cessation of services hereunder or any damages resulting therefrom to the other party as a result of work stoppage, power or other mechanical failure, computer virus, natural disaster, governmental action, or communication disruption.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold State Street harmless from any loss, damage or expense including reasonable attorney’s fees, (a "loss") suffered by State Street arising from (i) the negligence or willful misconduct in the use by the Fund of the Data Access Services or the System, including any loss incurred by State Street resulting from a security breach at the Designated Locations or committed by the Fund’s employees or agents or the Fund Accountants or the and Auditor, and (ii) any loss resulting from incorrect Client Originated Electronic Financial Instructions. State Street shall be entitled to rely on the validity and authenticity of Client Originated Electronic Financial Instructions without undertaking any further inquiry as long as such instruction is undertaken in conformity with security procedures established by State Street from time to time.
7. FEES
Fees and charges for the use of the System and the Data Access Services and related payment terms shall be as set forth in the custody fee schedule in effect from time to time between the parties (the "Fee Schedule"). Any tariffs, duties or taxes imposed or levied by any government or governmental agency by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Addendum, including, without limitation, federal, state and local taxes, use, value added and personal property taxes (other than income, franchise or similar taxes which may be imposed or assessed against State Street) shall be borne by the Fund. Any claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes shall be supported by proper documentary evidence delivered to State Street.
8. TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONVERSION
a. Training. State Street agrees to provide training, at a designated State Street training facility or at the Designated Locations, to the Fund’s personnel in connection with the use of the System on the Designated Configuration. The Fund agrees that it will set aside, during regular business hours or at other times agreed upon by both parties, sufficient time to enable all operators of the System and the Data Access Services, designated by the Fund, to receive the training offered by State Street pursuant to this Addendum.
b. Installation and Conversion. State Street and the Fund shall be responsible for the technical installation and conversion ("Installation and Conversion") of the Designated Configuration. The Fund shall have the following responsibilities in connection with Installation and Conversion of the System:
(i) The Fund shall be solely responsible for the timely acquisition and maintenance of the hardware and software that attach to the Designated Configuration in order to use the Data Access Services at the Designated Locations, and
(ii) State Street and the Fund each agree that they will assign qualified personnel to actively participate during the Installation and Conversion phase of the System implementation to enable both parties to perform their respective obligations under this Addendum.
9. SUPPORT
During the term of this Addendum, State Street agrees to provide the support services set out in Attachment D to this Addendum.
10. TERM
a. Term. This Addendum shall become effective on the date of its execution by State Street and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated as herein provided.
b. Termination. Either party may terminate this Addendum (i) for any reason by giving the other party at least one-hundred and eighty (180) days’ prior written notice in the case of notice of termination by State Street to the Fund or thirty (30) days’ notice in the case of notice from the Fund to State Street of termination; or (ii) immediately for failure of the other party to comply with any material term and condition of the Addendum by giving the other party written notice of termination. In the event the Fund shall cease doing business, shall become subject to proceedings under the bankruptcy laws (other than a petition for reorganization or similar proceeding) or shall be adjudicated bankrupt, this Addendum and the rights granted hereunder shall, at the option of State Street, immediately terminate with notice to the Fund. This Addendum shall in any event terminate as to any Fund within ninety (90) days after the termination of the Custodian Agreement.
c. Termination of the Right to Use. Upon termination of this Addendum for any reason, any right to use the System and access to the Data Access Services shall terminate and the Fund shall immediately cease use of the System and the Data Access Services. Immediately upon termination of this Addendum for any reason, the Fund shall return to State Street all copies of documentation and other Proprietary Information in its possession; provided, however, that in the event that either party terminates this Addendum or the Custodian Agreement for any reason other than the Fund’s breach, State Street shall provide the Data Access Services for a period of time and at a price to be agreed upon in writing by the parties.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
a. Year 2000. State Street will take all steps necessary to ensure that its products (and those of its third-party suppliers) reflect the available state of the art technology to offer products that are Year 2000 compliant, including, but not limited to, century recognition of dates, calculations that correctly compute same century and multi-century formulas and date values, and interface values that reflect the date issues arising between now and the next one-hundred years. If any changes are required, State Street will make the changes to its products at no cost to the Fund and in a commercially reasonable time frame and will require third- party suppliers to do likewise.
b. Assignment; Successors. This Addendum and the rights and obligations of the Fund and State Street hereunder shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, except that State Street may assign this Addendum to a successor of all or a substantial portion of its business, or to a party controlling, controlled by, or under common control with State Street.
c. Survival. All provisions regarding indemnification, warranty, liability and limits thereon, and confidentiality and/or protection of proprietary rights and trade secrets shall survive the termination of this Addendum.
d. Entire Agreement. This Addendum and the attachments hereto constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the Data Access Services and the use of the System and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous representations or agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties as such may relate to the Data Access Services or the System, and cannot be modified or altered except in a writing duly executed by the parties. This Addendum is not intended to supersede or modify the duties and liabilities of the parties hereto under the Custodian Agreement or any other agreement between the parties hereto except to the extent that any such agreement specifically refers to the Data Access Services or the System. No single waiver or any right hereunder shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver.
e. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Addendum shall be held to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
f. Governing Law. This Addendum shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the internal laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
ATTACHMENT A
Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System
System Product Description
I. The Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System is designed to provide lot level portfolio and general ledger accounting for SEC and ERISA type requirements and includes the following services: 1) recording of general ledger entries; 2) calculation of daily income and expense; 3) reconciliation of daily activity with the trial balance, and 4) appropriate automated feeding mechanisms to (i) domestic and international settlement systems, (ii) daily, weekly and monthly evaluation services, (iii) portfolio performance and analytic services, (iv) customer’s internal computing systems and (v) various State Street provided information services products.
II. GlobalQuestR GlobalQuestR is designed to provide customer access to the following information maintained on The Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System: 1) cash transactions and balances; 2) purchases and sales; 3) income receivables; 4) tax refund; 5) daily priced positions; 6) open trades; 7) settlement status; 8) foreign exchange transactions; 9) trade history; and 10) daily, weekly and monthly evaluation services.
III. HORIZONR Gateway. HORIZONR Gateway provides customers with the ability to (i) generate reports using information maintained on the Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System which may be viewed or printed at the customer’s location; (ii) extract and download data from the Multicurrency HORIZONR Accounting System; and (iii) access previous day and historical data. The following information which may be accessed for these purposes: 1) holdings; 2) holdings pricing; 3) transactions, 4) open trades; 5) income; 6) general ledger and 7) cash.
IV. State Street Interchange. State Street Interchange is an open information delivery architecture wherein proprietary communication products, data formats and workstation tools are replaced by industry standards and is designed to enable the connection of State Street’s network to customer networks, thereby facilitating the sharing of information.
ATTACHMENT C
Undertaking
(Fund Accountants)
The undersigned understands that in the course of its employment as Fund Accountant to each fund listed on Appendix A (as amended from time to time) to that certain Custodian Agreement dated as of January 28, 1998 (the "Fund"), it will have access to State Street Bank and Trust Company’s Multicurrency HORIZON Accounting System and other information systems (collectively, the "System").
The undersigned acknowledges that the System and the databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, documentation, and other information made available to the Undersigned by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as part of the Data Access Services provided to the Fund and through the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary information of substantial value to State Street. Any and all such information provided by State Street to the Undersigned shall be deemed proprietary and confidential information of State Street (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). The undersigned agrees that it will hold such Proprietary Information in confidence and secure and protect it in a manner consistent with its own procedures for the protection of its own confidential information and to take appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees who are permitted access to the Proprietary Information to satisfy its obligations hereunder.
The undersigned will not attempt to intercept data, gain access to data in transmission, or attempt entry into any system or files for which it is not authorized. It will not intentionally adversely affect the integrity of the System through the introduction of unauthorized code or data, or through unauthorized deletion.
Upon notice by State Street for any reason, any right to use the System and access to the Data Access Services shall terminate and the Undersigned shall immediately cease use of the System and the Data Access Services. Immediately upon notice by State Street for any reason, the undersigned shall return to State Street all copies of documentation and other Proprietary Information in its possession.
[The Fund Accountants]
By: ______________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
ATTACHMENT C-1
Undertaking
(Auditor)
The undersigned understands that in the course of its employment as Auditor to each fund listed on Appendix A (as amended from time to time) to that certain Custodian Agreement dated as of January 28, 1998 (the "Fund") it will have access to State Street Bank and Trust Company’s Multicurrency HORIZON Accounting System and other information systems (collectively, the "System").
The undersigned acknowledges that the System and the databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, documentation, and other information made available to the Undersigned by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as part of the Data Access Services provided to the Fund and through the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary information of substantial value to State Street. Any and all such information provided by State Street to the Undersigned shall be deemed proprietary and confidential information of State Street (hereinafter "Proprietary Information"). The undersigned agrees that it will hold such Proprietary Information in confidence and secure and protect it in a manner consistent with its own procedures for the protection of its own confidential information and to take appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees who are permitted access to the Proprietary Information to satisfy its obligations hereunder.
The undersigned will not attempt to intercept data, gain access to data in transmission, or attempt entry into any system or files for which it is not authorized. It will not intentionally adversely affect the integrity of the System through the introduction of unauthorized code or data, or through unauthorized deletion.
Upon notice by State Street for any reason, any right to use the System and access to the Data Access Services shall terminate and the Undersigned shall immediately cease use of the System and the Data Access Services. Immediately upon notice by State Street for any reason, the undersigned shall return to State Street all copies of documentation and other Proprietary Information in its possession.
[The Auditor]
By: ______________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
ATTACHMENT D
Support
During the term of this Addendum, State Street agrees to provide the following on-going support services:
a. Telephone Support. The Fund Designated Persons may contact State Street’s HORIZONR Help Desk and Fund Assistance Center between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Eastern time) on all business days for the purpose of obtaining answers to questions about the use of the System, or to report apparent problems with the System. From time to time, the Fund shall provide to State Street a list of persons who shall be permitted to contact State Street for assistance (such persons being referred to as the "Fund Designated Persons").
b. Technical Support. State Street will provide technical support to assist the Fund in using the System and the Data Access Services. The total amount of technical support provided by State Street shall not exceed 10 resource days per year. State Street shall provide such additional technical support as is expressly set forth in the fee schedule in effect from time to time between the parties (the "Fee Schedule"). Technical support, including during installation and testing, is subject to the fees and other terms set forth in the Fee Schedule.
c. Maintenance Support. State Street shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct system functions that do not work according to the System Product Description as set forth on Attachment A in priority order in the next scheduled delivery release or otherwise as soon as is practicable.
d. System Enhancements. State Street will provide to the Fund any enhancements to the System developed by State Street and made a part of the System; provided that State Street offer the Fund reasonable training on the enhancement. Charges for system enhancements shall be as provided in the Fee Schedule. State Street retains the right to charge for related systems or products that may be developed and separately made available for use other than through the System.
e. Custom Modifications. In the event the Fund desires custom modifications in connection with its use of the System, the Fund shall make a written request to State Street providing specifications for the desired modification. Any custom modifications may be undertaken by State Street in its sole discretion in accordance with the Fee Schedule.
f. Limitation on Support. State Street shall have no obligation to support the Fund’s use of the System: (1) for use on any computer equipment or telecommunication facilities which does not conform to the Designated Configuration or (ii) in the event the Fund has modified the System in breach of this Addendum.
In Witness Whereof, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as of the date and year first written above.
T. Rowe Price
Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth &
Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. Rowe Price California
Tax-Free Income Trust
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Science &
Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury
Funds, Inc.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Index Trust,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund,
Inc.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Insured Intermediate
Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal
Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International
Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income
Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal
Strategy Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc.
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Diversified
Small-Cap Growth
Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Media &
Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax Efficient Balanced Fund,
Inc.
Reserve Investment Funds, Inc.
Government Reserve Investment Fund
Reserve Investment Fund
Signature attested to: |
Executed on Behalf of each Fund: |
/s/Suzanne E. Fraunhoffer By: Name: Suzanne E. Fraunhoffer Title: Legal Assistant |
/s/Carmen Deyesu By: Name: Carmen Deyesu Title: Treasurer for each of the foregoing |
Signature attested to: |
State Street Bank and Trust Company |
/s/Glenn Ciotti By: Name: Glenn Ciotti Title: VP & Assoc. Counsel |
/s/Ronald E. Logue By: Name: Ronald E. Logue Title: Executive Vice President |
Schedule A
Country |
Subcustodian |
Central Depository |
United Kingdom |
State Street Bank and Trust Company |
None; The Bank of England The Central Gilts Office (CGO); The Central Moneymarkets Office (CMO) |
Euroclear (The Euroclear System)/State Street London Limited
Appendix A
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth &
Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. Rowe Price California
Tax-Free Income Trust
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Science &
Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury
Funds, Inc.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Index Trust,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund,
Inc.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond
Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal
Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International
Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income
Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal
Strategy Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc.
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Diversified
Small-Cap Growth
Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Media &
Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
Reserve Investment Funds, Inc.
Government Reserve Investment Fund
Reserve Investment Fund
AMENDMENT NO.
1
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of November 4, 1998, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Stephen F. Brown
By: _____________________________________
Stephen F. Brown, Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
2
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 21, 1999, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund and T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Ronald E. Logue
By: _____________________________________
Ronald E. Logue, Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
3
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998 and April 21, 1999 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of February 9, 2000, by adding thereto Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of Institutional Large- Cap Value Fund and Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Ronald E. Logue
By: _____________________________________
Ronald E. Logue, Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
4
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, and February 9, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 19, 2000, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
AMENDMENT NO.
5
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, and April 19, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 18, 2000, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc., and T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Ronald E. Logue
By: _____________________________________
Ronald E. Logue, Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
6
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000 and July 18, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 25, 2000, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund; T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund; and T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio, T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio, and T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE
INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Ronald E. Logue
By: _____________________________________
Ronald E. Logue, Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
7
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, and October 25, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of February 7, 2001, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust, on behalf of Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
RESERVE
INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Reserve Investment Fund
Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Ronald E. Logue
By: _____________________________________
Ronald E. Logue, Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
8
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, and February 7, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 24, 2001, by adding thereto Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
9
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, and July 24, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 24, 2002, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Ronald E. Logue
Ronald E. Logue, Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
10
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, and April 24, 2002 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 24, 2002, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc.; T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund; T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund, and T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
11
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, and July 24, 2002 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of September 4, 2002, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
12
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, and September 4, 2002 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 23, 2003, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
13
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, and July 23, 2003 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 22, 2003, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
14
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, and October22, 2003 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of February 4, 2004, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund, T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund, and T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
15
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, and February4, 2004 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of September 20, 2004 by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
16
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, and September 20, 2004 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of March 2, 2005 by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
17
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, and March 2, 2005 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 19, 2006 by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
18
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, and April 19, 2006 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 19, 2006 by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Short- Term Income Fund, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large- Cap Value Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
19
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, and July 19, 2006 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 18, 2006 by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund, T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund and T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund and T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
20
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, and October 18, 2006 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 24, 2007 by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund; and by removing Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund and T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Intermediate Bond, Inc. which were merged into the T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund on November 13, 2006.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
21
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, and April 24, 2007 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of June 12, 2007, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
22
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, and June 12, 2007 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 24, 2007, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
23
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, and July 24, 2007 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 23, 2007, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE
EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
24
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, and October 23, 2007 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of February 6, 2008, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph L. Hooley
__________________________________
Joseph L. Hooley
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
25
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, and February 6, 2008 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 22, 2008, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund, and T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
AMENDMENT NO.
26
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, and July 22, 2008 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 21, 2008, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph C. Antonellis
__________________________________
Joseph C. Antonellis
Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
27
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, and October 21, 2008 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 22, 2009, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc., by removing T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. which merged into the T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund on November 17, 2008, and by removing T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund which was liquidated on March 19, 2009.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph C. Antonellis
__________________________________
Joseph C. Antonellis
Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
28
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, and April 22, 2009 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 20, 2009, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund, by removing T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund which was merged into the T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc., on August 28, 2009; by removing T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund which merged into the T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund on August 28, 2009, and by changing the name of the T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund to the T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph C. Antonellis
__________________________________
Joseph C. Antonellis
Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
29
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28, 2009, and October 20, 2009 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of February 10, 2010, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph C. Antonellis
__________________________________
Joseph C. Antonellis
Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
30
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28, 2009, October 20, 2009, and February 10, 2009 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 29, 2010, by changing the name of the T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund to the T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph C. Antonellis
__________________________________
Joseph C. Antonellis
Vice Chairman
AMENDMENT NO.
31
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28, 2009, October 20, 2009, February 10, 2009, and April 29, 2010 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 6, 2010, by changing the name of the T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund, Inc. to the T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Michael F. Rogers
__________________________________
Michael F. Rogers
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
32
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28, 2009, October 20, 2009, February 10, 2009, April 29, 2010, and July 6, 2010 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 21, 2010, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International
Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Michael F. Rogers
__________________________________
Michael F. Rogers
Executive Vice President
AMENDMENT NO.
33
TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
The Custodian Contract of January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28, 2009, October 20, 2009, February 10, 2009, April 29, 2010, July 6, 2010, and July 21, 2010 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of October 21, 2010, by adding thereto T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS,
INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International
Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE
PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T.
ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/David Oestreicher
__________________________________
David Oestreicher, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Michael F. Rogers
__________________________________
Michael F. Rogers
Executive Vice President
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is effective January 3, 1994, and is between THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the “Bank”) and EACH OF THE ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO, Individually and Separately (each individually, the “Customer”).
1. Customer Accounts.
The Bank agrees to establish and maintain the following accounts (“Accounts”):
(a) A custody account in the name of the Customer (“Custody Account”) for any and all stocks, shares, bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or other obligations for the payment of money, bullion, coin and any certificates, receipts, warrants or other instruments representing rights to receive, purchase or subscribe for the same or evidencing or representing any other rights or interests therein and other similar property whether certificated or uncertificated as may be received by the Bank or its Subcustodian (as defined in Section 3) for the account of the Customer (“Securities”); and
(b) A deposit account in the name of the Customer (“Deposit Account”) for any and all cash in any currency received by the Bank or its Subcustodian for the account of the Customer, which cash shall not be subject to withdrawal by draft or check.
The Customer warrants its authority to: 1) deposit the cash and Securities (“Assets”) received in the Accounts and 2) give Instructions (as defined in Section 11) concerning the Accounts. The Bank may deliver securities of the same class in place of those deposited in the Custody Account.
Upon written agreement between the Bank and the Customer, additional Accounts may be established and separately accounted for as additional Accounts under the terms of this Agreement.
2. Maintenance of Securities and Cash at Bank and Subcustodian Locations.
Unless Instructions specifically require another location acceptable to the Bank:
(a) Securities will be held in the country or other jurisdiction in which the principal trading market for such Securities is located, where such Securities are to be presented for payment or where such Securities are acquired; and
(b) Cash will be credited to an account in a country or other jurisdiction in which such cash may be legally deposited or is the legal currency for the payment of public or private debts.
Cash may be held pursuant to Instructions in either interest or non‑interest bearing accounts as may be available for the particular currency. To the extent Instructions are issued and the Bank can comply with such Instructions, the Bank is authorized to maintain cash balances on deposit for the Customer with itself or one of its affiliates at such reasonable rates of interest as may from time to time be paid on such accounts, or in non‑interest bearing accounts as the Customer may direct, if acceptable to the Bank.
If the Customer wishes to have any of its Assets held in the custody of an institution other than the established Subcustodians as defined in Section 3 (or their securities depositories), such arrangement must be authorized by a written agreement, signed by the Bank and the Customer.
3. Subcustodians and Securities Depositories.
The Bank may act under this Agreement through the subcustodians listed in Schedule B of this Agreement with which the Bank has entered into subcustodial agreements (“Subcustodians”). The Customer authorizes the Bank to hold Assets in the Accounts in accounts which the Bank has established with one or more of its branches or Subcustodians. The Bank and Subcustodians are authorized to hold any of the Securities in their account with any securities depository in which they participate.
The Bank reserves the right to add new, replace or remove Subcustodians. The Customer will be given reasonable notice by the Bank of any amendment to Schedule B. Upon request by the Customer, the Bank will identify the name, address and principal place of business of any Subcustodian of the Customer's Assets and the name and address of the governmental agency or other regulatory authority that supervises or regulates such Subcustodian.
4. Use of Subcustodian.
(a) The Bank will identify such Assets on its books as belonging to the Customer.
(b) A Subcustodian will hold such Assets together with assets belonging to other customers of the Bank in accounts identified on such Subcustodian's books as special custody accounts for the exclusive benefit of customers of the Bank.
(c) Any Assets in the Accounts held by a Subcustodian will be subject only to the instructions of the Bank or its agent. Any Securities held in a securities depository for the account of a Subcustodian will be subject only to the instructions of such Subcustodian.
(d) Any agreement the Bank enters into with a Subcustodian for holding its customer’s assets shall provide that such assets will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of such Subcustodian or its creditors except for a claim for payment for safe custody or administration, and that the beneficial ownership of such assets will be freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than for safe custody or administration. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent of any special agreement or arrangement made by the Customer with any particular Subcustodian.
5. Deposit Account Transactions.
(a) The Bank or its Subcustodians will make payments from the Deposit Account upon receipt of Instructions which include all information required by the Bank.
(b) In the event that any payment to be made under this Section 5 exceeds the funds available in the Deposit Account, the Bank, in its discretion, may advance the Customer such excess amount which shall be deemed a loan payable on demand, bearing interest at the rate customarily charged by the Bank on similar loans.
(c) If the Bank credits the Deposit Account on a payable date, or at any time prior to actual collection and reconciliation to the Deposit Account, with interest, dividends, redemptions or any other amount due, the Customer will promptly return any such amount upon oral or written notification: (i) that such amount has not been received in the ordinary course of business or (ii) that such amount was incorrectly credited. If the Customer does not promptly return any amount upon such notification, the Bank shall be entitled, upon oral or written notification to the Customer, to reverse such credit by debiting the Deposit Account for the amount previously credited. The Bank or its Subcustodian shall have no duty or obligation to institute legal proceedings, file a claim or a proof of claim in any insolvency proceeding or take any other action with respect to the collection of such amount, but may act for the Customer upon Instructions after consultation with the Customer.
6. Custody Account Transactions.
(a) Securities will be transferred, exchanged or delivered by the Bank or its Subcustodian upon receipt by the Bank of Instructions which include all information required by the Bank. Settlement and payment for Securities received for, and delivery of Securities out of, the Custody Account may be made in accordance with the customary or established securities trading or securities processing practices and procedures in the jurisdiction or market in which the transaction occurs, including, without limitation, delivery of Securities to a purchaser, dealer or their agents against a receipt with the expectation of receiving later payment and free delivery. Delivery of Securities out of the Custody Account may also be made in any manner specifically required by Instructions acceptable to the Bank.
(b) The Bank, in its discretion, may credit or debit the Accounts on a contractual settlement date with cash or Securities with respect to any sale, exchange or purchase of Securities. Otherwise, such transactions will be credited or debited to the Accounts on the date cash or Securities are actually received by the Bank and reconciled to the Account.
(i) The Bank may reverse credits or debits made to the Accounts in its discretion if the related transaction fails to settle within a reasonable period, determined by the Bank in its discretion, after the contractual settlement date for the related transaction.
(ii) If any Securities delivered pursuant to this Section 6 are returned by the recipient thereof, the Bank may reverse the credits and debits of the particular transaction at any time.
7. Actions of the Bank.
The Bank shall follow Instructions received regarding assets held in the Accounts. However, until it receives Instructions to the contrary, the Bank will:
(a) Present for payment any Securities which are called, redeemed or retired or otherwise become payable and all coupons and other income items which call for payment upon presentation, to the extent that the Bank or Subcustodian is actually aware of such opportunities.
(b) Execute in the name of the Customer such ownership and other certificates as may be required to obtain payments in respect of Securities.
(c) Exchange interim receipts or temporary Securities for definitive Securities.
(d) Appoint brokers and agents for any transaction involving the Securities, including, without limitation, affiliates of the Bank or any Subcustodian.
(e) Issue statements to the Customer, at times mutually agreed upon, identifying the Assets in the Accounts.
The Bank will send the Customer an advice or notification of any transfers of Assets to or from the Accounts. Such statements, advices or notifications shall indicate the identity of the entity having custody of the Assets. Unless the Customer sends the Bank a written exception or objection to any Bank statement within ninety (90) days of receipt, the Customer shall be deemed to have approved such statement. The Bank shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released, relieved and discharged with respect to all matters set forth in such statement or reasonably implied therefrom as though it had been settled by the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in an action where the Customer and all persons having or claiming an interest in the Customer or the Customer’s Accounts were parties if: (a) the Customer has failed to provide a written exception or objection to any Bank statement within ninety (90) days of receipt and where the Customer’s failure to so provide a written exception or objection within such ninety (90) day period has limited the Bank's (i) access to the records, materials and other information required to investigate the Customer’s exception or objection, and (ii) ability to recover from third parties any amounts for which the Bank may become liable in connection with such exception or objection, or (b) where the Customer has otherwise explicitly approved any such statement.
All collections of funds or other property paid or distributed in respect of Securities in the Custody Account shall be made at the risk of the Customer. The Bank shall have no liability for any loss occasioned by delay in the actual receipt of notice by the Bank or by its Subcustodians of any payment, redemption or other transaction regarding Securities in the Custody Account in respect of which the Bank has agreed to take any action under this Agreement.
8. Corporate Actions; Proxies.
Whenever the Bank receives information concerning the Securities which requires discretionary action by the beneficial owner of the Securities (other than a proxy), such as subscription rights, bonus issues, stock repurchase plans and rights offerings, or legal notices or other material intended to be transmitted to securities holders (“Corporate Actions”), the Bank will give the Customer notice of such Corporate Actions to the extent that the Bank’s central corporate actions department has actual knowledge of a Corporate Action in time to notify its customers.
When a rights entitlement or a fractional interest resulting from a rights issue, stock dividend, stock split or similar Corporate Action is received which bears an expiration date, the Bank will endeavor to obtain Instructions from the Customer or its Authorized Person, but if Instructions are not received in time for the Bank to take timely action, or actual notice of such Corporate Action was received too late to seek Instructions, the Bank is authorized to sell such rights entitlement or fractional interest and to credit the Deposit Account with the proceeds or take any other action it deems, in good faith, to be appropriate in which case it shall be held harmless for any such action.
The Bank will deliver proxies to the Customer or its designated agent pursuant to special arrangements which may have been agreed to in writing. Such proxies shall be executed in the appropriate nominee name relating to Securities in the Custody Account registered in the name of such nominee but without indicating the manner in which such proxies are to be voted; and where bearer Securities are involved, proxies will be delivered in accordance with Instructions.
9. Nominees.
Securities which are ordinarily held in registered form may be registered in a nominee name of the Bank, Subcustodian or securities depository, as the case may be. The Bank may without notice to the Customer cause any such Securities to cease to be registered in the name of any such nominee and to be registered in the name of the Customer. In the event that any Securities registered in a nominee name are called for partial redemption by the issuer, the Bank may allot the called portion to the respective beneficial holders of such class of security pro rata or in any other manner that is fair, equitable and practicable. The Customer agrees to hold the Bank, Subcustodians, and their respective nominees harmless from any liability arising directly or indirectly from their status as a mere record holder of Securities in the Custody Account.
10. Authorized Persons.
As used in this Agreement, the term “Authorized Person” means employees or agents including investment managers as have been designated by written notice from the Customer or its designated agent to act on behalf of the Customer under this Agreement. Such persons shall continue to be Authorized Persons until such time as the Bank receives Instructions from the Customer or its designated agent that any such employee or agent is no longer an Authorized Person.
11. Instructions.
The term “Instructions” means instructions of any Authorized Person received by the Bank, via telephone, telex, TWX, facsimile transmission, bank wire or other teleprocess or electronic instruction or trade information system acceptable to the Bank which the Bank believes in good faith to have been given by Authorized Persons or which are transmitted with proper testing or authentication pursuant to terms and conditions which the Bank may specify. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all Instructions shall continue in full force and effect until canceled or superseded.
Any Instructions delivered to the Bank by telephone shall promptly thereafter be confirmed in writing by an Authorized Person (which confirmation may bear the facsimile signature of such Person), but the Customer will hold the Bank harmless for the failure of an Authorized Person to send such confirmation in writing, the failure of such confirmation to conform to the telephone instructions received or the Bank's failure to produce such confirmation at any subsequent time. The Bank may electronically record any Instructions given by telephone, and any other telephone discussions with respect to the Custody Account. The Customer shall be responsible for safeguarding any testkeys, identification codes or other security devices which the Bank shall make available to the Customer or its Authorized Persons.
12. Standard of Care; Liabilities.
(a) The Bank shall be responsible for the performance of only such duties as are set forth in this Agreement or expressly contained in Instructions which are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(i) The Bank will use reasonable care with respect to its obligations under this Agreement and the safekeeping of Assets. The Bank shall be liable to the Customer for any loss which shall occur as the result of the failure of a Subcustodian to exercise reasonable care with respect to the safekeeping of such Assets to the same extent that the Bank would be liable to the Customer if the Bank were holding such Assets in New York. In the event of any loss to the Customer by reason of the failure of the Bank or its Subcustodian to utilize reasonable care, the Bank shall be liable to the Customer only to the extent of the Customer’s direct damages, and shall in no event be liable for any special or consequential damages.
(ii) The Bank will not be responsible for any act, omission, default or for the solvency of any broker or agent which it or a Subcustodian appoints unless such appointment was made negligently or in bad faith or for any loss due to the negligent act of such broker or agent except to the extent that such broker or agent (other than a Subcustodian) performs in a negligent manner which is the cause of the loss to the Customer and the Bank failed to exercise reasonable care in monitoring such broker’s or agent’s performance where Customer has requested and Bank has agreed to accept such monitoring responsibility.
(iii) The Bank shall be indemnified by, and without liability to the Customer for any action taken or omitted by the Bank whether pursuant to Instructions or otherwise within the scope of this Agreement if such act or omission was in good faith, without negligence. In performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Bank may rely on the genuineness of any document which it believes in good faith to have been validly executed.
(iv) The Customer agrees to pay for and hold the Bank harmless from any liability or loss resulting from the imposition or assessment of any taxes or other governmental charges, and any related expenses with respect to income from or Assets in the Accounts, except to the extent that the Bank has failed to exercise reasonable care in performing any obligations which the Bank may have agreed to assume (in addition to those stated in this Agreement) with respect to taxes and such failure by the Bank is the direct cause of such imposition or assessment of such taxes, charges or expenses.
(v) The Bank shall be entitled to rely, and may act, upon the advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Customer) on all legal matters and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice; provided, that the Bank gives (to the extent practicable) prior notice to Customer of Bank’s intention to so seek advice of counsel and an opportunity for consultation with Customer on the proposed contact with counsel.
(vi) The Bank represents and warrants that it currently maintain a banker's blanket bond which provides standard fidelity and non-negligent loss coverage with respect to the Securities and Cash which may be held by Subcustodians pursuant to this Agreement. The Bank agrees that if at any time it for any reason discontinues such coverage, it shall immediately give sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the Customer. The Bank need not maintain any insurance for the benefit of the Customer.
(vii) Without limiting the foregoing, the Bank shall not be liable for any loss which results from: (1) the general risk of investing, or (2) investing or holding Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, losses resulting from nationalization, expropriation or other governmental actions; regulation of the banking or securities industry; currency restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations; and market conditions which prevent the orderly execution of securities transactions or affect the value of Assets.
(viii) Neither party shall be liable to the other for any loss due to forces beyond their control including, but not limited to strikes or work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, insurrection, revolution, nuclear fusion, fission or radiation, or acts of God.
(b) Consistent with and without limiting the first paragraph of this Section 12, it is specifically acknowledged that the Bank shall have no duty or responsibility to:
(i) question Instructions or make any suggestions to the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding such Instructions;
(ii) supervise or make recommendations with respect to investments or the retention of Securities;
(iii) advise the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding any default in the payment of principal or income of any security other than as provided in Section 5(c) of this Agreement;
(iv) evaluate or report to the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding the financial condition of any broker, agent (other than a Subcustodian) or other party to which Securities are delivered or payments are made pursuant to this Agreement;
(v) review or reconcile trade confirmations received from brokers. The Customer or its Authorized Persons (as defined in Section 10) issuing Instructions shall bear any responsibility to review such confirmations against Instructions issued to and statements issued by the Bank.
(c) The Customer authorizes the Bank to act under this Agreement notwithstanding that the Bank or any of its divisions or affiliates may have a material interest in a transaction, or circumstances are such that the Bank may have a potential conflict of duty or interest including the fact that the Bank or any of its affiliates may provide brokerage services to other customers, act as financial advisor to the issuer of Securities, act as a lender to the issuer of Securities, act in the same transaction as agent for more than one customer, have a material interest in the issue of Securities, or earn profits from any of the activities listed herein.
13. Fees and Expenses.
The Customer agrees to pay the Bank for its services under this Agreement such amount as may be agreed upon in writing, together with the Bank’s reasonable out‑of‑pocket or incidental expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable legal fees. The Bank shall have a lien on and is authorized to charge any Accounts of the Customer for any amount owing to the Bank under any provision of this Agreement upon notice to the Customer.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Foreign Exchange Transactions. Pursuant to Instructions, which may be standing Instructions, to facilitate the administration of the Customer’s trading and investment activity, the Bank is authorized to enter into spot or forward foreign exchange contracts with the Customer or an Authorized Person for the Customer and may also provide foreign exchange through its subsidiaries or Subcustodians. The Bank may establish rules or limitations concerning any foreign exchange facility made available. In all cases where the Bank, its subsidiaries, affiliates or Subcustodians enter into a foreign exchange contract related to Accounts, the terms and conditions of the then current foreign exchange contract of the Bank, its subsidiary, affiliate or Subcustodian and, to the extent not inconsistent, this Agreement shall apply to such transaction.
(b) Certification of Residency, etc. The Customer certifies that it is a resident of the United States and agrees to notify the Bank of any changes in residency. The Bank may rely upon this certification or the certification of such other facts as may be required to administer the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement. The Customer will indemnify the Bank against all losses, liability, claims or demands arising directly or indirectly from any such certifications.
(c) Access to Records. The Bank shall allow the Customer’s independent public accountants, officers and advisers reasonable access to the records of the Bank relating to the Assets as is required in connection with their examination of books and records pertaining to the Customer’s affairs. Subject to restrictions under applicable law, the Bank shall also obtain an undertaking to permit the Customer’s independent public accountants reasonable access to the records of any Subcustodian which has physical possession of any Assets as may be required in connection with the examination of the Customer’s books and records.
(d) Governing Law; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and shall not be assignable by either party, but shall bind the successors in interest of the Customer and the Bank.
(e) Entire Agreement; Applicable Riders. Customer represents that the Assets deposited in the Accounts are (Check one):
X [1] Employee Benefit Plan or other assets subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”);
X 2 Mutual Fund assets subject to certain Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations;
X 3 Neither of the above.
With respect to each Customer, this Agreement consists exclusively of this document together with Schedules A, B, Exhibits I ‑ _______ and the following Rider(s) to the extent indicated on Schedule A hereto opposite the name of the Customer under the column headed "Applicable Riders to Agreement":
X ERISA
X MUTUAL FUND
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
[1] With respect to each Customer listed on Schedule A hereto under the heading “ERISA Trusts.”
There are no other provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes any other agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties. Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing, executed by both parties.
(f) Severability. In the event that one or more provisions of this Agreement are held invalid, illegal or enforceable in any respect on the basis of any particular circumstances or in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions under other circumstances or in other jurisdictions and of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired.
(g) Waiver. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no failure or delay on the part of either party in exercising any power or right under this Agreement operates as a waiver, nor does any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude any other or further exercise, or the exercise of any other power or right. No waiver by a party of any provision of this Agreement, or waiver of any breach or default, is effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be enforced.
(h) Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be effective when actually received. Any notices or other communications which may be required under this Agreement are to be sent to the parties at the following addresses or such other addresses as may subsequently be given to the other party in writing:
Bank: |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Chase MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY 11245 Attention: Global Investor Services Telephone: (718) 242-3455 Facsimile: (718) 242-1374 |
Copy to: |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD England Attention: Global Investor Services Telephone: 44-71-962-5000 Facsimile: 44-71-962-5377 Telex: 8954681CMBG |
Customer: |
Name of Customer from Schedule A c/o T. Rowe Price 100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Attention: Treasurer Telephone: (410) 625-6658 Facsimile: (410) 547-0180 |
(i) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Customer or the Bank by giving ninety (90) days written notice to the other, provided that such notice to the Bank shall specify the names of the persons to whom the Bank shall deliver the Assets in the Accounts. If notice of termination is given by the Bank, the Customer shall, within ninety (90) days following receipt of the notice, deliver to the Bank Instructions specifying the names of the persons to whom the Bank shall deliver the Assets. In either case the Bank will deliver the Assets to the persons so specified, after deducting any amounts which the Bank determines in good faith to be owed to it under Section 13. If within ninety (90) days following receipt of a notice of termination by the Bank, the Bank does not receive Instructions from the Customer specifying the names of the persons to whom the Bank shall deliver the Assets, the Bank, at its election, may deliver the Assets to a bank or trust company doing business in the State of New York to be held and disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, or to Authorized Persons, or may continue to hold the Assets until Instructions are provided to the Bank.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Schedules and Riders hereto, embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter contained in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all other custody or other agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter, which prior agreements are hereby terminated effective as of the date hereof and shall have no further force or effect.
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION I OF SCHEDULE A HERETO
By: /s/Carmen
F. Deyesu
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer & Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION II OF SCHEDULE A HERETO
By: /s/Alvin
M. Younger
Alvin M. Younger
Treasurer
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION III OF SCHEDULE A HERETO
By: /s/Alvin
M. Younger
Alvin M. Younger
Treasurer
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
By: /s/Alan
Naughton
Alan Naughton
Vice President
Schedule
A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY
PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
Schedule
A
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CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
| T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust
Company, as Trustee
for the International Common Trust Fund
on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
ERISA Rider
to Global Custody Agreement
|Between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and
Each of the Entities Listed on Schedule A Hereto
effective January 3, 1994
Customer represents that the Assets being placed in the Bank's custody are subject to ERISA. It is understood that in connection therewith the Bank is a service provider and not a fiduciary of the plan and trust to which the assets are related. The Bank shall not be considered a party to the underlying plan and trust and the Customer hereby assumes all responsibility to assure that Instructions issued under this Agreement are in compliance with such plan and trust and ERISA.
This Agreement will be interpreted as being in compliance with the Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404b‑1 concerning the maintenance of indicia of ownership of plan assets outside of the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States.
The following modifications are made to the Agreement:
Section 3. Subcustodians and Securities Depositories.
Add the following language to the end of Section 3:
As used in this Agreement, the term Subcustodian and the term securities depositories include a branch of the Bank, a branch of a qualified U.S. bank, an eligible foreign custodian, or an eligible foreign securities depository, where such terms shall mean:
(a) "qualified U.S. bank" shall mean a U.S. bank as described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii)(A)(1) of the Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404b‑1;
(b) "eligible foreign custodian" shall mean a banking institution incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States which is supervised or regulated by that country's government or an agency thereof or other regulatory authority in the foreign jurisdiction having authority over banks; and
(c) "eligible foreign securities depository" shall mean a securities depository or clearing agency, incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States, which is supervised or regulated by that country's government or an agency thereof or other regulatory authority in the foreign jurisdiction having authority over such depositories or clearing agencies and which is described in paragraph (c)(2) of the Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404b‑1.
Section 4. Use of Subcustodian.
Subsection (d) of this section is modified by deleting the last sentence.
Section 5. Deposit Account Payments.
Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) In the event that any payment made under this Section 5 exceeds the funds available in the Deposit Account, such discretionary advance shall be deemed a service provided by the Bank under this Agreement for which it is entitled to recover its costs as may be determined by the Bank in good faith.
Section 10. Authorized Persons.
Add the following paragraph at the end of Section 10:
Customer represents that: a) Instructions will only be issued by or for a fiduciary pursuant to Department of Labor Regulation Section 404b‑1 (a)(2)(i) and b) if Instructions are to be issued by an investment manager, such entity will meet the requirements of Section 3(38) of ERISA and will have been designated by the Customer to manage assets held in the Customer Accounts ("Investment Manager"). An Investment Manager may designate certain of its employees to act as Authorized Persons under this Agreement.
Section 14(a). Foreign Exchange Transactions.
Add the following paragraph at the end of Subsection 14(a):
Instructions to execute foreign exchange transactions with the Bank, its subsidiaries, affiliates or Subcustodians will include (1) the time period in which the transaction must be completed; (2) the location i.e., Chase New York, Chase London, etc. or the Subcustodian with whom the contract is to be executed and (3) such additional information and guidelines as may be deemed necessary; and, if the Instruction is a standing Instruction, a provision allowing such Instruction to be overridden by specific contrary Instructions.
Mutual Fund Rider to Global Custody Agreement
Between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and
Each of the Entities Listed on Schedule A Hereto
effective January 3, 1994
Customer represents that the Assets being placed in the Bank's custody are subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act), as the same may be amended from time to time.
Except to the extent that the Bank has specifically agreed to comply with a condition of a rule, regulation, interpretation promulgated by or under the authority of the SEC or the Exemptive Order applicable to accounts of this nature issued to the Bank (Investment Company Act of 1940, Release No. 12053, November 20, 1981), as amended, or unless the Bank has otherwise specifically agreed, the Customer shall be solely responsible to assure that the maintenance of Assets under this Agreement complies with such rules, regulations, interpretations or exemptive order promulgated by or under the authority of the Securities Exchange Commission.
The following modifications are made to the Agreement:
Section 3. Subcustodians and Securities Depositories.
Add the following language to the end of Section 3:
The terms Subcustodian and securities depositories as used in this Agreement shall mean a branch of a qualified U.S. bank, an eligible foreign custodian or an eligible foreign securities depository, which are further defined as follows:
(a) "qualified U.S. Bank" shall mean a qualified U.S. bank as defined in Rule 17f‑5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(b) "eligible foreign custodian" shall mean (i) a banking institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States that is regulated as such by that country's government or an agency thereof and that has shareholders' equity in excess of $200 million in U.S. currency (or a foreign currency equivalent thereof), (ii) a majority owned direct or indirect subsidiary of a qualified U.S. bank or bank holding company that is incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States and that has shareholders' equity in excess of $100 million in U.S. currency (or a foreign currency equivalent thereof)(iii) a banking institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States or a majority owned direct or indirect subsidiary of a qualified U.S. bank or bank holding company that is incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States which has such other qualifications as shall be specified in Instructions and approved by the Bank; or (iv) any other entity that shall have been so qualified by exemptive order, rule or other appropriate action of the SEC; and
(c) "eligible foreign securities depository" shall mean a securities depository or clearing agency, incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States, which operates (i) the central system for handling securities or equivalent book‑entries in that country, or (ii) a transnational system for the central handling of securities or equivalent book‑entries.
The Customer represents that its Board of Directors has approved each of the Subcustodians listed in Schedule B to this Agreement and the terms of the subcustody agreements between the Bank and each Subcustodian, which are attached as Exhibits I through of Schedule B, and further represents that its Board has determined that the use of each Subcustodian and the terms of each subcustody agreement are consistent with the best interests of the Fund(s) and its (their) shareholders. The Bank will supply the Customer with any amendment to Schedule B for approval. As requested by the Bank, the Customer will supply the Bank with certified copies of its Board of Directors resolution(s) with respect to the foregoing prior to placing Assets with any Subcustodian so approved.
Section 11. Instructions.
Add the following language to the end of Section 11:
Deposit Account Payments and Custody Account Transactions made pursuant to Section 5 and 6 of this Agreement may be made only for the purposes listed below. Instructions must specify the purpose for which any transaction is to be made and Customer shall be solely responsible to assure that Instructions are in accord with any limitations or restrictions applicable to the Customer by law or as may be set forth in its prospectus.
(a) In connection with the purchase or sale of Securities at prices as confirmed by Instructions;
(b) When Securities are called, redeemed or retired, or otherwise become payable;
(c) In exchange for or upon conversion into other securities alone or other securities and cash pursuant to any plan or merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or readjustment;
(d) Upon conversion of Securities pursuant to their terms into other securities;
(e) Upon exercise of subscription, purchase or other similar rights represented by Securities;
(f) For the payment of interest, taxes, management or supervisory fees, distributions or operating expenses;
(g) In connection with any borrowings by the Customer requiring a pledge of Securities, but only against receipt of amounts borrowed;
(h) In connection with any loans, but only against receipt of adequate collateral as specified in Instructions which shall reflect any restrictions applicable to the Customer;
(i) For the purpose of redeeming shares of the capital stock of the Customer and the delivery to, or the crediting to the account of, the Bank, its Subcustodian or the Customer's transfer agent, such shares to be purchased or redeemed;
(j) For the purpose of redeeming in kind shares of the Customer against delivery to the Bank, its Subcustodian or the Customer's transfer agent of such shares to be so redeemed;
(k) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Customer, the Bank and a broker‑dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and a member of The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange, or of any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Customer;
(l) For release of Securities to designated brokers under covered call options, provided, however, that such Securities shall be released only upon payment to the Bank of monies for the premium due and a receipt for the Securities which are to be held in escrow. Upon exercise of the option, or at expiration, the Bank will receive from brokers the Securities previously deposited. The Bank will act strictly in accordance with Instructions in the delivery of Securities to be held in escrow and will have no responsibility or liability for any such Securities which are not returned promptly when due other than to make proper request for such return;
(m) For spot or forward foreign exchange transactions to facilitate security trading, receipt of income from Securities or related transactions;
(n) For other proper purposes as may be specified in Instructions issued by an officer of the Customer which shall include a statement of the purpose for which the delivery or payment is to be made, the amount of the payment or specific Securities to be delivered, the name of the person or persons to whom delivery or payment is to be made, and a certification that the purpose is a proper purpose under the instruments governing the Customer; and
o) Upon the termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section 14(i).
Section 12. Standard of Care; Liabilities.
Add the following subsection (c) to Section 12:
(c) The Bank hereby warrants to the Customer that in its opinion, after due inquiry, the established procedures to be followed by each of its branches, each branch of a qualified U.S. bank, each eligible foreign custodian and each eligible foreign securities depository holding the Customer's Securities pursuant to this Agreement afford protection for such Securities at least equal to that afforded by the Bank's established procedures with respect to similar securities held by the Bank and its securities depositories in New York.
Section 14. Access to Records.
Add the following language to the end of Section 14(c):
Upon reasonable request from the Customer, the Bank shall furnish the Customer such reports (or portions thereof) of the Bank's system of internal accounting controls applicable to the Bank's duties under this Agreement. The Bank shall endeavor to obtain and furnish the Customer with such similar reports as it may reasonably request with respect to each Subcustodian and securities depository holding the Customer's assets.
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
WITH
DATE
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS RIDER
January, 1994 |
Schedule B |
SUB-CUSTODIANS EMPLOYED BY
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. LONDON, GLOBAL CUSTODY
COUNTRY |
SUB-CUSTODIAN |
CORRESPONDENT BANK |
ARGENTINA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Main Branch 25 De Mayo 130/140 Buenos Aires ARGENTINA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Buenos Aires |
AUSTRALIA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, Australia Limited 36th Floor World Trade Centre Jamison Street Sydney New South Wales 2000 AUSTRALIA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited Sydney |
AUSTRIA |
Creditanstalt - Bankvereln Schottengasse 6 A - 1011, Vienna AUSTRIA |
Credit Lyonnais Vienna |
BANGLADESH |
Standard Chartered Bank 18-20 Motijheel C.A. Box 536, Dhaka-1000 BANGLADESH |
Standard Chartered Bank Dhaka |
BELGIUM |
Generale Bank 3 Montagne Du Parc 1000 Bruxelles BELGIUM |
Credit Lyonnais Bank Brussels |
BOTSWANA |
Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Ltd. 4th Floor Commerce House The Mall Gaborone BOTSWANA |
Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Ltd. Gabarone |
BRAZIL |
Banco Chase Manhattan, S.A. Chase Manhattan Center Rua Verbo Divino, 1400 Sao Paulo, SP 04719-002 BRAZIL |
Banco Chase Manhattan S.A., Sao Paolo |
CANADA |
The Royal Bank of Canada Royal Bank Plaza Toronto Ontario M5J 2J5 CANADA
Canada Trust Canada Trust Tower BCE Place 161 Bay at Front Toronto Ontario M5J 2T2 CANADA |
Toronto Dominion Bank Toronto
Toronto Dominion Bank Toronto |
CHILE |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Agustinas 1235 Casilla 9192 Santiago CHILE |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Santiago |
COLOMBIA |
Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria Av. Jimenez No 8-89 Santafe de Bogota, DC COLOMBIA |
Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria Santafe de Bogota |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S.; Na Prikoope 14 115 20 Praha 1 CZECH REPUBLIC |
Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S. Praha |
DENMARK |
Den Danske Bank 2 Holmens Kanala DK 1091 Copenhagen DENMARK |
Den Danske Bak Copenhagen |
EUROBONDS |
Cedel S.A. 67 Blvd Grande Duchesse Charlotte LUXEMBOURG
A/c Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London |
A/c No. 17817 ECU:Lloyds Bank PLC International Banking Dividion London For all other currencies: see relevant country |
EURO CDS |
First Chicago Clearing Centre 27 Leadenhall Street London EC3A 1AA UK |
ECU:Lloyds Bank PLC Banking Division London For all other currencies: see relevant country |
FINLAND |
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Aleksanterinkatu 42 00100 Helsinki 10 FINLAND |
Kanasallis-Osake-Pankki |
FRANCE |
Banque Paribas Ref 256 BP 141 3, Rue D'Antin 75078 Paris Cedex 02 FRANCE |
Societe Generale Paris |
GERMANY |
Chase Bank A.G. Alexanderstrasse 59 Postfach 90 01 09 60441 Frankfurt/Main GERMANY |
Chase Bank A.G. Frankfurt |
GREECE |
National Bank of Greece S.A. 38 Stadiou Street Athens GREECE |
National Bank of Greece S.A. Athens A/c Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., London A/c No. 040/7/921578-68 |
HONG KONG |
The Chase Manhattan Bank,NA 40/F One Exchange Square 8, Connaught Place Central, Hong Kong HONG KONG |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Hong Kong |
HUNGARY |
Citibank Budapest Rt. Vaci Utca 19-21 1052 Budapest V HUNGARY |
Citibank Budapest Rt. Budapest |
INDIA |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 52/60 Mahatma Gandhi Road Bombay 400 001 INDIA |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Bombay |
INDONESIA |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited World Trade Center J1. Jend Sudirman Kav. 29-31 Jakarta 10023 INDONESIA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Jakarta |
IRELAND |
Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Hargourmaster Place Dublin 1 IRELAND |
Allied Irish Bank Dublin |
ISRAEL |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. 19 Herzi Street 65136 Tel Aviv ISRAEL |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., Tel Aviv |
ITALY |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Piazza Meda 1 20121 Milan ITALY |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Milan |
JAPAN |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,1-3 Marunouchi 1-Chome Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 100 JAPAN |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Tokyo |
JORDAN |
Arab Bank Limited P.O. Box 950544-5 Amman Shmeisani JORDAN |
Arab Bank Limited Amman |
LUXEMBOURG |
Banque Generale du Luxembourg S.A., 27 Avenue Monterey LUXEMBOURG |
Banque Generale du Luxembourg S.A. Luxembourg |
MALAYSIA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Pernas International Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Kuala Lumpur |
MEXICO (Government Bonds) |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Hamburgo 213, Piso 7 06660 Mexico D.F. MEXICO
Banco Nacional de Mexico, Avenida Juarez No. 104-11 Piso 06040 Mexico D.F. MEXICO |
No correspondent Bank (Equities)
Banque Commerciale du Maroc Casablanca |
NETHERLANDS |
ABN AMRO N.V. Securities Centre P.O. Box 3200 4800 De Breda NETHERLANDS |
Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland N.V. Rotterdam |
NEW ZEALAND |
National Nominees Limited Level 2 BNZ Tower 125 Queen Street Auckland NEW ZEALAND |
National Bank of New Zealand Wellington |
NORWAY |
Den Norske Bank Kirkegaten 21 Oslo 1 NORWAY |
Den Norske Bank Oslo |
PAKISTAN |
Citibank N.A. State Life Building No.1 I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi PAKISTAN |
Citibank N.A. Karachi |
PERU |
Citibank, N.A. Camino Real 457 CC Torre Real - 5th Floor San Isidro, Lima 27 PERU |
Citibank N.A. Lima |
PHILIPPINES |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Hong Kong Bank Centre 3/F San Miguel Avenue Ortigas Commercial Centre Pasig Metro Manila PHILIPPINES |
The Hongkong and Shaghai Banking Corporation Limited, Manila |
POLAND |
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., 6/12 Nowy Swiat Str 00-920 Warsaw POLAND |
Bank Potska Kasa Opieki S.A., Warsaw |
PORTUGAL |
Banco Espirito Santo & Comercial de Lisboa Servico de Gestaode Titulos R. Mouzinho da Silvelra, 36 r/c, 1200 Lisbon PORTUGAL |
Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo 1000 Lisbon |
SHANGHAI (CHINA) |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch Corporate Banking Centre Unit 504, 5/F Shanghai Centre 1376 Hanjing Xi Lu Shanghai THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,Hong Kong |
SCHENZHEN (CHINA) |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 1st Floor Central Plaza Hotel No. 1 Chun Feng Lu Shenzhen THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Hong Kong |
SINGAPORE |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Shell Tower 50 Raffles Place Singapore 0104 SINGAPORE |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Singapore |
SOUTH KOREA |
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 6/F Kyobo Building #1 Chongro, 1-ka Chongro-Ku, Seoul SOUGH KOREA |
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Seoul |
SPAIN |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,Calle Peonias 2 7th Floor La Piovera 28042 Madrid SPAIN |
Banco Zaragozano, S.A. Madrid |
URUGUAY |
The First National Bank of Boston Zabala 1463 Montevideo URUGUAY |
The First National Bank of Boston Montevideo |
U.S.A |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York NY 10081 U.S.A. |
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. New York |
VENEZUELA |
Citibank N.A. Carmelitas a Altagracia Edificio Citibank Caracas 1010 VENEZUELA |
Citibank N.A. Caracas |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 18, 1994 (the "Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective January 3, 1994 (the "Custody Agreement") by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add each Customer listed in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
By: /s/Alan P.
Naughton
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
By: /s/Carmen F.
Deyesu
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
T. Rowe Price
International Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Income
Series, Inc. on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 2 of 2
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf
of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 15, 1994 (the "Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add each Customer listed in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
By: /s/Alan P.
Naughton
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
By: /s/Carmen F.
Deyesu
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
T. Rowe Price Equity
Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe
Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf
of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 28, 1994 (the "Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add each Customer listed in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan P.
Naughton
By :_________________________________
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen
F. Deyesu
By: _________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity
Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 2 of 2
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 31, 1995 (the "Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add and delete certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan P.
Naughton
By: _________________________________
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen
F. Deyesu
By: _________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
Delete the following Fund:
CUNA Mutual Funds,
Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity
Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 2 of 2
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 1, 1995 (the "Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add and delete certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan R.
Naughton
By: _________________________________
Alan R. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen
F. Deyesu
By: _________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health & Life Sciences Fund, Inc.
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health & Life Sciences Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, and November 1, 1995 (the "Custody Agreement"), by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., which contracts have been assumed by operation of law by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the "Bank") is hereby further amended, as of July 31, 1996 (the "Amendment Agreement"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add and delete certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Caroline
Willson
By:_________________________________
Caroline
Willson
Vice
President
EACH
OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A
HERETO, SEPARATELY
AND INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen
F. Deyesu
By:________________________________
Carmen
F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
T. Rowe Price Equity
Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity
Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Trust
Company, as Trustee for the
International Common Trust Fund on behalf of:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT, dated July 17, 1997 to the January 3, 1994 Custody Agreement ("Agreement"), as amended July 31, 1996 ("Amendment Agreement"), by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment B of the Amendment Agreement, separately and individually (each such entity hereinafter referred to as the "Customer"), and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. whose obligations have since been adopted by The Chase Manhattan Bank ("Bank"), having a place of business at One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10081
It is hereby agreed as follows:
Section 1. Except as modified hereby, the Agreement is confirmed in all respects. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
Section 2. The Agreement is amended as follows by adding the following as new ' 15:
(a) "CMBI" shall mean Chase Manhattan Bank International, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank, located in Moscow, Russia, and any nominee companies appointed by it.
(b) "International Financial Institution" shall mean any bank in the top 1,000 (together with their affiliated companies) as measured by "Tier 1" capital or any broker/dealer in the top 100 as measured by capital.
(c) "Negligence" shall mean the failure to exercise "Reasonable Care".
(d) "No-Action Letter" shall mean the response of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Chief Counsel of Investment Management, dated April 18, 1995, in respect of the Templeton Russia Fund, Inc. (SEC Ref. No. 95-151-CC, File No. 811-8788) providing "no- action" relief under '17(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and SEC Rule 17- f5 thereunder, in connection with custody of such Templeton Russia Fund, Inc.'s investments in Russian Securities.
(e) "Reasonable Care" shall mean the use of reasonable custodial practices under the applicable circumstances as measured by the custodial practices then prevailing in Russia of International Financial Institutions acting as custodians for their institutional investor clients in Russia.
(f) "Registrar Company" shall mean any entity providing share registration services to an issuer of Russian Securities.
(g) "Registrar Contact" shall mean a contract between CMBI and a Registrar Company (and as the same may be amended from time to time) containing, inter alia, the contractual provisions described at paragraphs (a)-(e) on pps. 5-6 of the No-Action Letter.
(h) "Russian Security" shall mean a Security issued by a Russian issuer.
(i) "Share Extract" shall mean: (i) an extract of its share registration books issued by a Registrar Company indicating an investor's ownership of a security; and (ii) a form prepared by CMBI or its agent in those cases where a Registrar Company in unwilling to issue a Share Extract.
Section 3. Section 6(a) of the Agreement is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "With respect to Russia, payment for Russian Securities shall not be made prior to the issuance of the Share Extract relating to such Russian Security. Delivery of Russian Securities may be made in accordance with the customary or established securities trading or securities processing practices and procedures in Russia. Delivery of Russian Securities may also be made in any manner specifically required by Instructions acceptable to the Bank. Customer shall promptly supply such transaction and settlement information as may be requested by Bank or CMBI in connection with particular transactions."
Section 4. Section 8 of the Agreement is amended by adding a new paragraph to the end thereof as follows: "It is understood and agreed that Bank need only use its reasonable efforts with respect to performing the functions described in this '8 with respect to Russian Securities."
Section 5. Section 12(a)(i) of the Agreement is amended with respect to Russian custody by deleting the phrase "reasonable care" wherever it appears and substituting, in lieu thereof, the phrase "Reasonable Care."
Section 6. Section 12(a)(i) of the Agreement is further amended with respect to Russian custody by inserting the following at the end of the first sentence thereof: "provided that, with respect to Russian Securities, Bank's responsibilities shall be limited to safekeeping of relevant Share Extracts."
Section 7. Section 12(a)(i) of the Agreement is further amended with respect to Russian custody by inserting the following after the second sentence thereof: "In connection with the foregoing, neither Bank nor CMBI shall assume responsibility for, and neither shall be liable for, any action or inaction of any Registrar Company and no Registrar Company shall be, or shall be deemed to be, Bank, CMBI, a Subcustodian, a securities depository or the employee, agent or personnel of any of the foregoing. To the extent that CMBI employs agents to perform any of the functions to be performed by Bank or CMBI with respect to Russian Securities, neither Bank nor CMBI shall be responsible for any act, omission, default or for the solvency of any such agent unless the appointment of such agent was made with Negligence or in bad faith, or for any loss due to the negligent act of such agent except to the extent that such agent performs in a negligent manner which is the cause of the loss to the Customer and the Bank or CMBI failed to exercise reasonable care in monitoring such agent's performance where Customer has requested and Bank has agreed to accept such monitoring responsibility and except that where Bank or CMBI uses (i) an affiliated nominee or (ii) an agent to perform the share registration or share confirmation functions described in paragraphs (a)-(e) on pps. 5-6 of the No-Action Letter, and, to the extent applicable to CMBI, the share registration functions described on pps. 2-3 of the No-Action Letter, Bank and CMBI shall be liable to Customer as if CMBI were responsible for performing such services itself."
Section 8. Section 12(a)(ii) is amended with respect to Russian custody by deleting the word "negligently" and substituting, in lieu thereof, the word "Negligently."
Section 9. Section 12(a)(iii) is amended with respect to Russian custody by deleting the word "negligence" and substituting, in lieu thereof, the word "Negligence."
Section 10. Add a new Section 16 to the Agreement as follows:
(a) Bank will advise Customer (and will update such advice from time to time as changes occur) of those Registrar Companies with which CMBI has entered into a Registrar Contract. Bank shall cause CMBI both to monitor each Registrar Company and to promptly advise Customer when CMBI has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any one or more of the events described in paragraphs (i)-(v) on pps. 8-9 of the No-Action Letter with respect to a Registrar Company that serves in that capacity for any issuer the shares of which are held by Customer.
(b) Where Customer is considering investing in the Russian Securities of an issuer as to which CMBI does not have a Registrar Company, Customer may request that Bank ask that CMBI both consider whether it would be willing to attempt to enter into such a Registrar Contract and to advise Customer of its willingness to do so. Where CMBI has agreed to make such an attempt, Bank will advise Customer of the occurrence of any one or more or the events described in paragraphs (i)-(iv) on pps. 8-9 of the No-Action Letter of which CMBI has actual knowledge.
(c) Where Customer is considering investing in the Russian Securities of an issuer as to which CMBI has a Registrar Contract with the issuer's Registrar Company, Customer may advise Bank of its interest in investing in such issuer and, in such event, Bank will advise Customer of the occurrence of any one or more of the events described in paragraphs (i)-(v) on pps. 8-9 of the No- Action Letter of which CMBI has actual knowledge.
Section 11. Add a new Section 17 to the Agreement as follows: "Customer shall pay for and hold Bank and CMBI harmless from any liability or loss resulting from the imposition or assessment of any taxes (including, but not limited to, state, stamp and other duties) or other governmental charges, and any related expenses with respect to income on Russian Securities."
Section 12. Add a new Section 18 to the Agreement as follows: "Customer acknowledges and agrees that CMBI may not be able, in given cases and despite its reasonable efforts, to obtain a Share Extract from a Registrar Company and CMBI shall not be liable in any such even including with respect to any losses resulting from such failure."
Section 13. Add a new Section 19 to the Agreement as follows: "Customer acknowledges that it has received, reviewed and understands that Chase market report for Russia, including, but not limited to, the risks described therein."
Section 14. Add a new Section 20 to the Agreement as follows: "Subject to the cooperation of a Registrar Company, for at least the first two years following CMBI's first use of a Registrar Company, Bank shall cause CMBI to conduct share confirmations on at least a quarterly basis, although thereafter confirmations may be conducted on a less frequent basis if Customer's Board of Directors, in consultation with CMBI, determines it to be appropriate."
Section 15. Add a new Section 21 to the Agreement as follows: "Bank shall cause CMBI to prepare for distribution to Customer's Boa+rd of Directors a quarterly report identifying: (i) any concerns it has regarding the Russian share registration system that should be brought to the attention of the Board of Directors; and (ii) the steps CMBI has taken during the reporting period to ensure that Customer's interests continue to be appropriately recorded."
Section 16. Add a new Section 22 to the Agreement as follows: "Except as provided in new '16(b), the services to be provided by Bank hereunder will be provided only in relation to Russian Securities for which CMBI has entered into a Registrar Contract with the relevant Registrar Company."
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
for EACH CUSTOMER separately and individually |
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK |
/s/Henry H. Hopkins Henry H. Hopkins Vice President |
/s/Helen C. Bairsto Helen C. Bairsto Vice President |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, and July 31, 1996 (the "Custody Agreement"), by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., which contracts have been assumed by operation of law by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the "Bank") is hereby further amended, as of July 23, 1997 (the "Amendment Agreement"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section 1 of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By: /s/Caroline
Willson
Caroline Willson
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
By: /s/Carmen F.
Deyesu
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
Change the name of the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price OTC
Fund, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
Effective
May 1, 1997, the fund name changed to:
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
Delete the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
International Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT, dated July 23, 1997, to the Custody Agreement ("Agreement"), dated January 3, 1994, between The Chase Manhattan Bank (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.), having an office at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-2070 and certain T. Rowe Price funds.
It is agreed as follows:
1. The third line of '8 of the Agreement is deleted and the following is inserted, in lieu thereof:
Bank shall provide proxy voting services in accordance with the terms of the proxy voting services rider ("Proxy Rider") annexed hereto as Exhibit 1. Proxy voting services may be provided by Bank or, in whole or in part, by one or more third parties appointed by Bank (which may be Affiliates of Bank).
2. Except as modified hereby, the Agreement is confirmed in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION 1 OF SCHEDULE A HERETO |
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK |
By:/s/Henry H. Hopkins Henry H. Hopkins Vice President |
By:/s/Helen C. Bairsto Helen C. Bairsto Vice President |
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND
SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION 2 OF
SCHEDULE A HERETO
By:/s/Nancy M. Morris
Nancy M. Morris
Vice President
Exhibit 1
GLOBAL PROXY
SERVICE RIDER
To Global Custody Agreement
Between
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
AND
Certain T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
dated 3rd January, 1994
1. Global Proxy Services ("Proxy Services") shall be provided for the countries listed in the procedures and guidelines ("Procedures") furnished to the Customer, as the same may be amended by Bank from time to time on prior notice to Customer. The Procedures are incorporated by reference herein and form a part of this Rider.
2. Proxy Services shall consist of those elements as set forth in the Procedures, and shall include (a) notifications ("Notifications") by Bank to Customer of the dates of pending shareholder meetings, resolutions to be voted upon and the return dates as may be received by Bank or provided to Bank by its Subcustodians or third parties, and (b) voting by Bank of proxies based on Customer directions. Original proxy materials or copies thereof shall not be provided. Notifications shall generally be in English and, where necessary, shall be summarized and translated from such non- English materials as have been made available to Bank or its Subcustodian. In this respect Bank=s only obligation is to provide information from sources it believes to be reliable and/or to provide materials summarized and/or translated in good faith. Bank reserves the right to provide Notifications, or parts thereof, in the language received. Upon reasonable advance request by Customer, backup information relative to Notifications, such as annual reports, explanatory material concerning resolutions, management recommendations or other material relevant to the exercise of proxy voting rights shall be provided as available, but without translation.
3. While Bank shall attempt to provide accurate and complete Notifications, whether or not translated, Bank shall not be liable for any losses or other consequences that may result from reliance by Customer upon Notifications where Bank prepared the same in good faith.
4. Notwithstanding the fact that Bank may act in a fiduciary capacity with respect to Customer under other agreements or otherwise under the Agreement, in performing Proxy Services
Bank shall be acting solely as the agent of Customer, and shall not exercise any discretion with regard to such Proxy Services.
5. Proxy voting may be precluded or restricted in a variety of circumstances, including, without limitation, where the relevant Securities are: (I) on loan; (ii) at registrar for registration or reregistration; (iii) the subject of a conversion or other corporate action; (iv) not held in a name subject to the control of Bank or its Subcustodian or are otherwise held in a manner which precludes voting; (v) not capable of being voted on account of local market regulations or practices or restrictions by the issuer; or (vi) held in a margin or collateral account.
6. Customer acknowledges that in certain countries Bank may be unable to vote individual proxies but shall only be able to vote proxies on a net basis (e.g., a net yes or no vote given the voting instructions received from all customers).
7. Customer shall not make any use of the information provided hereunder, except in connection with the funds or plans covered hereby, and shall in no event sell, license, give or otherwise make the information provided hereunder available, to any third party, and shall not directly or indirectly compete with Bank or diminish the market for Proxy Services by provision of such information, in whole or in part, for compensation or otherwise, to any third party.
8. The names of Authorized Persons for Proxy Services shall be furnished to Bank in accordance with '10 of the Agreement. Proxy Services fees shall be as separately agreed.
SCHEDULE A
SECTION 1
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price
Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
SECTION 2
NYC International Common Trust Fund
AMENDMENT, dated October 29, 1997, to the Custody Agreement ("Agreement"), dated January 3, 1994, between The Chase Manhattan Bank (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.), having an office at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-2070 and certain T. Rowe Price funds.
It is agreed as follows:
1. The third line of '8 of the Agreement is deleted and the following is inserted, in lieu thereof:
Bank shall provide proxy voting services in accordance with the terms of the proxy voting services rider ("Proxy Rider") annexed hereto as Exhibit 1. Proxy voting services may be provided by Bank or, in whole or in part, by one or more third parties appointed by Bank (which may be Affiliates of Bank).
2. Except as modified hereby, the Agreement is confirmed in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION 1 OF SCHEDULE A HERETO |
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK |
By:/s/Henry H. Hopkins Henry H. Hopkins Vice President |
By:/s/Helen C. Bairsto Helen C. Bairsto Vice President |
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND
SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION 2 OF
SCHEDULE A HERETO
By:/s/Nancy M.
Morris
Nancy M. Morris
Vice President
GLOBAL
PROXY SERVICE RIDER
To Global Custody Agreement
Between
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
AND
Certain T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
dated 3rd January, 1994
1. Global Proxy Services (“Proxy Services”) shall be provided for the countries listed in the procedures and guidelines (“Procedures”) furnished to the Customer, as the same may be amended by Bank from time to time on prior notice to Customer. The Procedures are incorporated by reference herein and form a part of this Rider.
2. Proxy Services shall consist of those elements as set forth in the Procedures, and shall include (a) notifications (“Notifications”) by Bank to Customer of the dates of pending shareholder meetings, resolutions to be voted upon and the return dates as may be received by Bank or provided to Bank by its Subcustodians or third parties, and (b) voting by Bank of proxies based on Customer directions. Original proxy materials or copies thereof shall not be provided. Notifications shall generally be in English and, where necessary, shall be summarized and translated from such non- English materials as have been made available to Bank or its Subcustodian. In this respect Bank’s only obligation is to provide information from sources it believes to be reliable and/or to provide materials summarized and/or translated in good faith. Bank reserves the right to provide Notifications, or parts thereof, in the language received. Upon reasonable advance request by Customer, backup information relative to Notifications, such as annual reports, explanatory material concerning resolutions, management recommendations or other material relevant to the exercise of proxy voting rights shall be provided as available, but without translation.
3. While Bank shall attempt to provide accurate and complete Notifications, whether or not translated, Bank shall not be liable for any losses or other consequences that may result from reliance by Customer upon Notifications where Bank prepared the same in good faith.
4. Notwithstanding the fact that Bank may act in a fiduciary capacity with respect to Customer under other agreements or otherwise under the Agreement, in performing Proxy Services Bank shall be acting solely as the agent of Customer, and shall not exercise any discretion with regard to such Proxy Services.
5. Proxy voting may be precluded or restricted in a variety of circumstances, including, without limitation, where the relevant Securities are: (I) on loan; (ii) at registrar for registration or reregistration; (iii) the subject of a conversion or other corporate action; (iv) not held in a name subject to the control of Bank or its Subcustodian or are otherwise held in a manner which precludes voting; (v) not capable of being voted on account of local market regulations or practices or restrictions by the issuer; or (vi) held in a margin or collateral account.
6. Customer acknowledges that in certain countries Bank may be unable to vote individual proxies but shall only be able to vote proxies on a net basis (e.g., a net yes or no vote given the voting instructions received from all customers).
7. Customer shall not make any use of the information provided hereunder, except in connection with the funds or plans covered hereby, and shall in no event sell, license, give or otherwise make the information provided hereunder available, to any third party, and shall not directly or indirectly compete with Bank or diminish the market for Proxy Services by provision of such information, in whole or in part, for compensation or otherwise, to any third party.
8. The names of Authorized Persons for Proxy Services shall be furnished to Bank in accordance with §10 of the Agreement. Proxy Services fees shall be as separately agreed.
SCHEDULE A
SECTION 1
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price
Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Portfolio
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
SECTION 2
NYC International Common Trust Fund
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, and July 23, 1997 (the "Custody Agreement"), by and between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the "Customer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., which contracts have been assumed by operation of law by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the "Bank") is hereby further amended, as of October 29, 1997 (the "Amendment Agreement"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section 1 of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a “Customer” as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By: /s/Helen C.
Bairsto
Helen C. Bairsto
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
By: /s/Carmen F.
Deyesu
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
International Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
No Riders are applicable to the Customer listed under Section III of this Schedule A. |
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT TO
RUSSIAN RIDER TO THE GLOBAL
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT to Attachment B of Global Custody Agreement dated January 3, 1994, as amended July 23, 1997, is hereby further amended as of September 3, 1997.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Amend Attachment B to consist of the following funds when pertaining to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997:
Institutional
International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK |
EACH OF THE PARTIES LISTED ABOVE |
By:/s/Helen C. Bairsto Helen C. Bairsto Vice President |
By:/s/Henry H. Hopkins Henry H. Hopkins Vice President |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, and October 29, 1997 (the “Custody Agreement”), by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., which contracts have been assumed by operation of law by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of December 15, 1998 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections 1 and 3 of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a “Customer” as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Joseph
M. Rondinelli
By: _____________________________________
Joseph M. Rondinelli
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED
IN ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H.
Hopkins
By: _____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Change the name of the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
Effective May 1, 1998,
the fund name changed to:
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
Add the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
Add the following Funds to the Russian Rider:
T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
RPFI International Partners, L.P.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS,
SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
Russian Rider |
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
Russian Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997 and December 15, 1998 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., whose contracts have been assumed by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 6, 1999 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Joseph M. Rondinelli
By: ____________________________________
Joseph M. Rondinelli
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Change the name of the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund, Inc.
Effective May 27, 1999, the fund name changed to:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
Add the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
Add the following Trusts:
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund, on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust - B
International Small-Cap Trust
Delete the following Trust:
New York City International Common Trust Fund
Add the following Funds/Trusts/Limited Partnerships to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
Foreign Equity Fund
Attachment A
Page 2 of 2
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment
Foreign Discovery Trust - B
International Small-Cap Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
RPFI International Partners, L.P.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
European Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Latin America Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Pacific Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998 and October 6, 1999 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., whose contracts have been assumed by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of February 9, 2000 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Joseph M. Rondinelli
By: ____________________________________
Joseph M. Rondinelli
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund |
|
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
European Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Latin America Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Pacific Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999 and February 9, 2000 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., whose contracts have been assumed by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 19, 2000 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Joseph M. Rondinelli
By: ____________________________________
Joseph M. Rondinelli
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund |
|
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
European Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Latin America Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Pacific Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000 and April 19, 2000 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., whose contracts have been assumed by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 18, 2000 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Joseph M. Rondinelli
By: ____________________________________
Joseph M. Rondinelli
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc.
Income Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Trust
Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
India Trust
Taiwan Trust
Add the following Funds to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc.
Income Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Trust
Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
India Trust
Taiwan Trust
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund |
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Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
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T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T.
Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund |
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T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
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T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
European Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - Augment |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Latin America Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Pacific Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
III. OTHER RPFI International Partners, L.P. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000 and July 18, 2000 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., whose contracts have been assumed by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 25, 2000 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Joseph M. Rondinelli
By: ____________________________________
Joseph M. Rondinelli
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
Delete the following Funds/Trusts:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
Common Trust Funds:
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
Other:
RPFI International Partners, L.P.
Add the following Funds to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
Delete the following Funds/Trusts from the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
Common Trust Funds:
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
European Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Latin America Discovery Trust
Pacific Discovery Trust
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
Delete the following Fund/Other from the Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Bond Fund
Other:
RPFI International Partners, L.P.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund |
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Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
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T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
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T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
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T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
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T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT, dated April 25, 2001 to the January 3, 1994 custody agreement (“Agreement”), between each of the T. Rowe Price Funds, severally and not jointly, set forth on Appendix 2 (“Customer”), having a place of business at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, and The Chase Manhattan Bank (“Bank”), having a place of business at 270 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017- 2070.
It is hereby agreed as follows:
Section 1. Except as modified hereby, the Agreement is confirmed in all respects. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
Section 2. The Agreement is amended by deleting the investment company rider thereto and inserting, in lieu thereof, the following investment company rider:
1. “Add new Section 15 to the Agreement as follows:
15. Compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission rule 17f-5 ("rule 17f-5").
(a) Customer’s board of directors (or equivalent body) (hereinafter “Board”) hereby delegates to Bank, and Bank hereby accepts the delegation to it of, the obligations set forth in rule SEC rule 17f-5(c)(1)-(3) to perform as Customer’s “Foreign Custody Manager” (as that term is defined in rule 17f-5(a)(3)), including for the purposes of (i) selecting Eligible Foreign Custodians (as that term is defined in rule 17f-5(a)(1), as the same may be amended from time to time, or are otherwise deemed an Eligible Foreign Custodian pursuant to an SEC exemptive order, rule other appropriate SEC action) to hold Customer’s Foreign Assets, (ii) evaluating the contractual arrangements with such Eligible Foreign Custodians (as set forth in rule 17f-5(c)(2)); and (iii) monitoring such foreign custody arrangements (as set forth in rule 17f-5(c)(3)).
(b) In connection with the foregoing, Bank shall:
(i) provide written reports notifying Customer’s Board of the placement and withdrawal of Foreign Assets with particular Eligible Foreign Custodians and of any material change in the arrangements with such Eligible Foreign Custodians, with such reports to be provided to Customer’s Board at such times as the Board deems reasonable and appropriate based on the circumstances of Customer’s foreign custody arrangements but until further notice from Customer requesting a different schedule, such reports shall be provided not less than quarterly in summary form, with a more detailed report annually.
(ii) exercise such reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing as Customer’s Foreign Custody Manager as a person having responsibility for the safekeeping of Foreign Assets would exercise;
(iii) in selecting each Eligible Foreign Custodian, determine that Foreign Assets placed and maintained in the safekeeping of such Eligible Foreign Custodian shall be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in the relevant market, after having considered all factors relevant to the safekeeping of such Foreign Assets, including, without limitation, those factors set forth in rule 17f-5(c)(1)(i)-(iv);
(iv) determine that the written contract with the Eligible Foreign Custodian will (a) satisfy the requirements of rule 17f- 5(c)(2), and (b) provide reasonable care for Foreign Assets based on the standards specified in 17-5(c)(1); and
(v) establish a system to monitor (i) the continued appropriateness of maintaining Foreign Assets with particular Eligible Foreign Custodians and (ii) the performance of the contract governing the custody arrangements; it being understood, however, that in the event that Bank shall have determined that an existing Eligible Foreign Custodian in a given country would no longer meet the requirements of rule 17f-5(c), Bank shall determine whether any other Eligible Foreign Custodian in that country would meet such requirements. In the event that another Eligible Foreign Custodian does so meet the requirements, Bank shall withdraw the Foreign Assets from the custody of the incumbent Eligible Foreign Custodian and deposit them with the other Eligible Foreign Custodian as soon as reasonably practicable, and promptly advise Customer of such withdrawal and deposit. If Bank shall determine that no other Eligible Foreign Custodian in that country would meet the requirements of rule 17f- 5(c), Bank shall so advise Customer and shall then act in accordance with the Instructions of Customer with respect to the disposition of the affected Foreign Assets.
Subject to (b)(i)-(v) above, Bank is hereby authorized to place and maintain Foreign Assets on behalf of Customer with Eligible Foreign Custodians pursuant to a written contract deemed appropriate by Bank.
(c) Except as expressly provided herein and in Section 16 hereof, Customer shall be solely responsible to assure that the maintenance of Foreign Assets hereunder complies with the rules, regulations, interpretations and exemptive orders promulgated by or under the authority of the SEC.
(d) Bank represents to Customer that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in rule 17f-5(a)(7). Customer represents to Bank that: (1) the Assets being placed and maintained in Bank's custody are subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as the same may be amended from time to time; (2) its Board (or other governing body) has determined that it is reasonable to rely on Bank to perform as Customer’s Foreign Custody Manager; and (3) its Board (or other governing body) or its investment adviser shall have determined that Customer may maintain Foreign Assets in each country in which Customer’s Foreign Assets shall be held hereunder and determined to accept the risks arising therefrom (including, but not limited to, a country’s financial infrastructure, prevailing custody and settlement practices, laws applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody, and the likelihood of nationalization, currency controls and the like) (collectively ("Country Risk")). Nothing contained herein shall require Bank to make any selection on behalf of Customer that would entail consideration of Country Risk and, except as may be provided in (e) below, to engage in any monitoring of Country Risk.
(e) Bank shall provide to Customer such information relating to Country Risk as is specified in Appendix 1-A hereto. Customer hereby acknowledges that: (i) such information is solely designed to inform Customer of market conditions and procedures and is not intended as a recommendation to invest or not invest in particular markets; and (ii) Bank has gathered the information from sources it considers reliable, but that Bank shall have no responsibility for inaccuracies or incomplete information.
2. Add the following after the first sentence of Section 3 of the Agreement:
At the request of Customer, Bank may, but need not, add to Schedule A an Eligible Foreign Custodian where Bank has not acted as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to the selection thereof. Bank shall notify Customer in the event that it elects to add any such entity.
3. Add the following language to the end of Section 3 of the Agreement:
The term Subcustodian as used herein shall mean the following:
(a) a U.S. bank as defined in rule 17f‑5(a)(7); and
(b) an "Eligible Foreign Custodian," which, as defined in rule 17f-5(a)(1) and (5), shall mean (i) a banking institution or trust company, incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States, that is regulated as such by that country's government or an agency thereof, and (ii) a majority-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank or bank holding company which subsidiary is incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States. In addition, an Eligible Foreign Custodian shall also mean any other entity that shall have been so qualified by exemptive order, rule or other appropriate action of the SEC.
(c) For purposes of provisions of the Agreement imposing liability on Bank, the term Subcustodian shall not include any Eligible Foreign Custodian as to which Bank has not acted as Foreign Custody Manager or, for purposes of clarity, any securities depository.”
4. Add the following language to the end of the first sentence of Section 4(d) of the Agreement: “or, in the case of cash deposits, except for liens or rights in favor of creditors of the Subcustodian arising under bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.”
5. Add a new Section 16 to the Agreement as follows:
16. Compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission rule 17f-7 ("rule 17f-7").
(a) Bank shall, for consideration by Customer or Customer’s investment adviser, provide an analysis in accordance with rule 17f-7(a)(1)(i)(A) of the custody risks associated with maintaining Customer’s Foreign Assets with each Eligible Securities Depository used by Bank as of the date hereof (or, in the case of an Eligible Securities Depository not used by Bank as of the date hereof, prior to the initial placement of Customer’s Foreign Assets at such Depository) and at which any Foreign Assets of Customer are held or are expected to be held. The foregoing analysis will be provided to Customer at Bank’s Website. In connection with the foregoing, Customer shall notify Bank of any Eligible Securities Depositories at which it does not choose to have its Foreign Assets held. Bank shall monitor the custody risks associated with maintaining Customer’s Foreign Assets at each such Eligible Securities Depository on a continuing basis and shall promptly notify (which may be electronic) Customer or its adviser of any material changes in such risks in accordance with rule 17f-7(a)(1)(i)(B).
(b) Bank shall exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing the requirements set forth in Section 16(a) above. The risk analysis of an Eligible Securities Depository provided under paragraph 16(a) shall take account of the specific rules of a given depository and shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, generally consider: (1) the Depository’s expertise and market reputation; (2) the quality of the Depository’s services; (3) the Depository’s financial strength; (4) any insurance or indemnification arrangements; (5) the extent and quality of regulation and independent examination of the Depository; (6) the Depository’s standing in published ratings; (7) the Depository’s internal controls and other procedures for safeguarding assets; and (8) any related legal protections.
(c) Based on the information available to it in the exercise of diligence, Bank shall determine the eligibility under rule 17f-7 of each depository before including it on Appendix 1-B hereto and shall promptly advise Customer if any Eligible Securities Depository ceases to be eligible. (Eligible Securities Depositories used by Bank as of the date hereof are set forth in Appendix 1-B hereto, and as the same may be amended on notice to Customer from time to time.)
(d) Bank need not commence performing any of the duties set forth in this Section 16 prior to March 31, 2001, but Bank shall advise Customer if it is prepared to commence such duties prior to such date as to particular depositories.
7. Add the following language to the end of Section 3 of the Agreement:
The term “securities depository” as used herein when referring to a securities depository located outside the U.S. shall mean an “Eligible Securities Depository” which, in turn, shall have the same meaning as in rule 17f-7(b)(1)(i)-(vi) as the same may be amended from time to time, or that has otherwise been made exempt by an SEC exemptive order, rule or other appropriate SEC action, except that prior to the compliance date with rule 17f-7 for a particular securities depository the term “securities depositories” shall be as defined in (a)(1)(ii)-(iii) of the 1997 amendments to rule 17f-5. The term “securities depository” as used herein when referring to a securities depository located in the U.S. shall mean a “securities depository” as defined in SEC rule 17f-4(a).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
[Each of the severally and not jointly, set forth on Appendix 2 [Customer] |
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK |
/s/Henry H. Hopkins By:_____________________ Name: Henry H. Hopkins Title:Vice President Date: 4/26/01 |
/s/Paul D. Hopkins By:_____________________ Name: Paul D. Hopkins Title: Vice President Date: 5/15/01 |
Appendix 1-A
Information Regarding Country Risk
1. To aid Customer in its determinations regarding Country Risk, Bank shall furnish annually and upon the initial placing of Foreign Assets into a country the following information (check items applicable):
A Opinions of local counsel concerning:
___ i. Whether applicable foreign law would restrict the access afforded Customer’s independent public accountants to books and records kept by an Eligible Foreign Custodian located in that country.
___ ii. Whether applicable foreign law would restrict the Customer's ability to recover its assets in the event of the bankruptcy of an Eligible Foreign Custodian located in that country.
___ iii. Whether applicable foreign law would restrict the Customer's ability to recover assets that are lost while under the control of an Eligible Foreign Custodian located in the country.
B. Written information concerning:
___ i. The likelihood of expropriation, nationalization, freezes, or confiscation of Customer's assets.
___ ii. Whether difficulties in converting Customer's cash and cash equivalents to U.S. dollars are reasonably foreseeable.
C. A market report with respect to the following topics:
(i) securities regulatory environment, (ii) foreign ownership restrictions, (iii) foreign exchange, (iv) securities settlement and registration, (v) taxation, (vi) market settlement risk, (vii) Eligible Securities Depositories (including Depository evaluation), if any.
2. Bank shall furnish the following additional information:
Market flashes, including with respect to changes in the information in market reports.
APPENDIX 2
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT COMPANIES
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds,
Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc.
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on
behalf of:
Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, and October 25, 2000 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., whose contracts have been assumed by THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 24, 2001 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
/s/Paul D. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Paul D. Hopkins
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Equity Funds
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994, AS AMENDED
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund |
|
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global Proxy Service Rider and Russian Rider Global Proxy Service Rider and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000 and July 24, 2001 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 24, 2002 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Helen
Bairsto
By: ____________________________________
Helen Bairsto
Vice President
EACH
OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry
H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Income Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Income Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF
CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Institutional
Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Institutional
Large-Cap Growth Fund |
|
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: Foreign Equity Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001 and April 24, 2002 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 24, 2002 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Helen
Bairsto
By: ____________________________________
Helen Bairsto
Vice President
EACH
OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry
H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price
Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc.
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc.
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price
Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF
CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
|
Global
Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002 and July 24, 2002 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 23, 2003 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By: /s/Andrew
Lawson
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH
OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
By: /s/Henry
H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF
CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
ATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth
Fund T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002 and July 23, 2003 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 22, 2003 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Andrew Lawson
By: ____________________________________
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional
Large-Cap Core Growth Fund T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth
Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of September 20, 2004 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I, II and III of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add or change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Andrew Lawson
By: ____________________________________
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEVERALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Proxy Service Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional
Large-Cap Core Growth Fund T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth
Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Core Plus Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of December 14, 2005 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Andrew Lawson
By: ____________________________________
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund to the Russian Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price
Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price Institutional
Large-Cap Core Growth Fund T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth
Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Core Plus Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004 and December 14, 2005 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 19, 2006 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Andrew Lawson
By: ____________________________________
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
Add the following Funds to the Russian Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe
Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund,
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund and
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe
Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe
Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund T. Rowe Price Institutional
Large-Cap Growth Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule
A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Core Plus Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005 and April 19, 2006 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 18, 2006 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Andrew Lawson
By: ____________________________________
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe
Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
Income Fund:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe
Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
Income Fund:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Add the following Funds to the Russian Rider:
Equity Fund:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
Income Fund:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Core Plus Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006 and October 18, 2006 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 24, 2007 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
* 3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Andrew Lawson
By: ____________________________________
Andrew Lawson
Vice President
EACH OF THE
CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
Income Fund:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
Income Fund:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
Add the following Funds to the Russian Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
Income Fund:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES
TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to all Customers listed under Section I of this Schedule A. |
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Schedule A
Page 2 of 3
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
Global
Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
CUSTOMER |
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT |
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Institutional Core Plus Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of: |
|
T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
T.
Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of: T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund |
|
T.
Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of: |
|
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA |
The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. |
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Schedule A
Page 3 of 3
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price
Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Foreign Discovery Trust - B |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
India Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
International Small-Cap Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Japan Discovery Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
Taiwan Trust |
Global Proxy Service Rider |
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006 and April 24, 2007 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 24, 2007 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Wane
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap
Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007 and July 24, 2007 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 23, 2007 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
By: ____________________________________
Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Funds:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap
Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007 and October 23, 2007 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of February 6, 2008 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy and Russian Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap
Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund ` Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007 and February 6, 2008 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 22, 2008 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy and Russian Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap
Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
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APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008 and July 22, 2008 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 21, 2008 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Funds:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap
Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
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APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008 and October 21, 2008 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 22, 2009 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to add certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto to the Russian Rider dated July 17, 1997. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc.
Add the following Funds to the Global Service Proxy:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc.
Schedule A
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LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap
Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
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APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008 and April 22, 2009 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 1, 2009 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Delete the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc.
Delete the following Funds from the Global Service Proxy:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Developing Technologies Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Equity Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Large-Cap Value Fund
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price U.S. Bond Index Fund, Inc.
Change to the name of the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth Fund
Effective September 16, 2009, the fund’s name was changed to:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Schedule A
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008 April 22, 2009 and October 1, 2009 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of October 20, 2009 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
Add the following Funds to the Russian Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 8, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003 and October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008 April 22, 2009, October 1, 2009 and October 20, 2009 (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of December 16, 2009 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Debra Ware
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Fund:
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund, Inc.
Add the following Fund to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund, Inc.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of February 10, 2010 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Fiona Neville
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc.
Add the following Fund to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc.
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Schedule A
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 29, 2010 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Fiona Neville
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund
Add the following fund to the Russian Rider
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund
Name change to the following Funds:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
Effective June 1, 2010 the fund’s name was changed to:
T. Rowe Price, Institutional International Funds Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Growth Equity Fund
Income Funds:
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Income Fund, Inc.
Effective July 7, 2010 the fund’s name was changed to
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
International Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Growth Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
Schedule A
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, (the “Custody Agreement”), as amended from time to time, by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of July 21, 2010 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer has appointed the Bank as its global custodian and the Bank has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Sections I and II of Schedule A of the Custody Agreement (“Schedule A”) shall be amended to change certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form attached shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer and Bank agree to be bound in all respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement and shall be fully liable and responsible thereunder as a “Customer” and “Bank,” respectively, as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law: This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
/s/Fiona Neville
By: ____________________________________
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
SCHEDULE A HERETO, SEVERALLY AND
NOT JOINTLY
/s/David Oestreicher
By: ____________________________________
David Oestreicher
Vice President
Attachment A
Page 1 of 1
Add the following Fund:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
Add the following Fund to the Global Service Proxy Rider:
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
Add the following fund to the Russian Rider
Equity Funds:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
Schedule A
Page 1 of 3
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is applicable to
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT all Customers listed under Section I of
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core
Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research
Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
Page 2 of 3
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East
Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
International Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Growth Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap
Equity Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe &
Mediterranean Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Index Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Income Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets
Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Global Proxy Service and Russian Rider
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Global Proxy Service Rider
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Tax-Efficient Equity Fund Global Proxy Service Rider
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all
Customers under Section II of this
Schedule A.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the
Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider
India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
between
T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC.
and
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article A Terms of Appointment................................................................................ 2
Article B Duties of Price Services.............................................................................. 3
1. Services......................................................................................... 3
2. Agreements with Intermediaries....................................................... 3
3. Anti-Money Laundering Program.................................................... 5
Article C Fees and Expenses..................................................................................... 6
Article D Representations and Warranties of the Price Services.................................. 6
Article E Representations and Warranties of the Fund................................................ 6
Article F Standard of Care/Indemnification................................................................ 7
Article G Dual Interests............................................................................................. 9
Article H Documentation......................................................................................... 10
Article I Recordkeeping/Confidentiality................................................................... 11
Article J Compliance with Governmental Rules and Regulations............................... 12
Article K Ownership of Software and Related Material............................................ 12
Article L Quality Service Standards......................................................................... 12
Article M As of Transactions.................................................................................... 13
Article N Term and Termination of Agreement......................................................... 16
Article O Notice...................................................................................................... 17
Article P Assignment............................................................................................... 17
Article Q Amendment/Interpretive Provisions........................................................... 17
Article R Further Assurances................................................................................... 17
Article S Maryland Law to Apply............................................................................ 17
Article T Merger of Agreement............................................................................... 18
Article U Counterparts............................................................................................ 18
Article V The Parties............................................................................................... 18
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Article W Directors, Trustees, Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust......... 18
Article X Captions................................................................................................... 19
SCHEDULE 1
APPENDIX A
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TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the first day of January, 2011, by and between T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office and place of business at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (“Price Services”), and EACH FUND WHICH IS LISTED ON APPENDIX A (as such Appendix may be amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each such Fund individually hereinafter referred to as “the Fund,” whose definition may be found in Article V);
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to appoint Price Services as its transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with certain other activities and Price Services desires to accept such appointment;
WHEREAS, Price Services represents that it is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“’34 Act”) and will notify each Fund promptly if such registration is revoked or if any proceeding is commenced before the Securities and Exchange Commission which may lead to such revocation;
WHEREAS, Price Services has the capability of providing shareholder services on behalf of the Funds for the accounts of shareholders in the Funds;
WHEREAS, certain of the Funds are underlying investment options of portfolios of College Savings Programs (“529 Plans”) and Price Services has the capability of providing services, on behalf of the Funds, for the accounts of individuals participating in these 529 Plans; and
WHEREAS, certain of the Funds are named investment options under various retirement plans including, but not limited to, individual retirement accounts, Sep‑IRA’s, SIMPLE plans, deferred compensation plans, 403(b) plans, and profit sharing, thrift, and money purchase pension plans for self-employed individuals, individual 401(k)s and professional partnerships and corporations (collectively referred to as “Retirement Plans”) and Price Services has the capability of providing services, on behalf of the Funds, for the accounts of shareholders (“Participants”) participating in these Retirement Plans (“Retirement Accounts”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
A. Terms of Appointment
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints Price Services to act, and Price Services agrees to act, as the Fund’s transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with the Fund’s authorized and issued shares of its common stock or shares of beneficial interest (all such stock and shares to be referred to as “Shares”) and provide services to shareholders of the Fund (“Shareholders”) and beneficial Shareholders as agreed to by the parties.
The parties to the Agreement hereby acknowledge that from time to time, Price Services and their affiliates may enter into contracts (“Other Contracts”) with employee benefit plans and/or their sponsors and the sponsors of 529 Plans for the provision of certain services to participants of 529 Plans and Retirement Plans. Compensation paid to Price Services pursuant to this Agreement is with respect to the services described herein and not with respect to services provided under Other Contracts.
In addition, Price Services may subcontract or jointly contract with other parties, including banks, on behalf of the Fund, to perform certain of the functions described herein.
B. Duties of Price Services
1. Services. Price Services agrees that it will perform services set forth on Schedule 1 of this Agreement, on behalf of the Fund, in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations, the Fund’s then‑current prospectus and policies and procedures adopted by Price Services. Price Services will implement and maintain the systems, data storage and reporting necessary to perform such services.
2. Agreements with Intermediaries. The Fund authorizes Price Services to enter into agreements with certain third party intermediaries, which include but are not limited to banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and retirement plan recordkeepers (“Intermediary”), for the following purposes:
· Orders. Price Services shall enter into agreements, on behalf of the Funds, with Intermediaries for the purchase, sale and exchange of Fund shares by Shareholders (including Plan Participants) and for the transmission and settlement of such orders to Price Services in accordance with procedures established by such agreement. Receipt of orders by the Intermediary by the close of business on a day the New York Stock Exchange is open shall be deemed receipt of the order by the Fund for that day’s net asset value to the extent permitted by Rule 22c-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“’40 Act”) and the agreement between Price Services and the Intermediary.
· To comply with Rule 22c-2 of the ’40 Act. Price Services shall enter into agreements, on behalf of the Fund, with Intermediaries who hold shares in omnibus accounts for purposes of compliance with Rule 22c-2 of the ’40 Act (“Shareholder Information Agreements”). Price Services shall monitor the omnibus accounts for unusual trading activity in accordance with the Fund’s excessive trading procedures and when unusual activity is suspected, pursuant to the Shareholder Information Agreement, Price Services shall request from the Intermediary underlying Shareholder personal and transaction data. Once received, Price Services will review the data to determine if the Fund’s excessive trading policy has been violated. Pursuant to the terms of the Shareholder Information Agreement, if Price Services determines that the Fund’s policy has been violated, Price Services shall instruct the Intermediary to restrict or prohibit future purchases of Fund shares by Shareholders (or warn Shareholders when appropriate) identified by Price Services as having violated the policy.
· Redemption Fees. Price Services shall enter into agreements with Intermediaries maintaining omnibus accounts to require the Intermediary to collect and remit redemption fees for applicable Funds from underlying Shareholder Accounts in accordance with the Fund’s then-current prospectus at the time of the transaction (subject to the fee) and remit such fees to the Fund on a monthly basis or such other mutually agreed upon time. Price Services may enforce the terms of the Shareholder Information Agreements to determine whether the Intermediary has acted in accordance with such redemption fee agreement.
· Administrative Fee Payments. The Funds have instituted a program whereby they may, in their discretion, pay an Intermediary or a Plan a fee to compensate the third party for certain expenses incurred as a result of providing administrative services to underlying Shareholders of the Funds (“Administrative Fee Payments”). Each Fund authorizes Price Services to enter into, on its behalf, agreements with such Intermediaries or Plans for payment of such Administrative Fee Payments in consideration of such Plan or Intermediary’s performance of services pursuant to the Fund’s Administrative Fee Payment Program. Any payments owed under these Administrative Fee Agreements shall be the obligation of the applicable Fund, not Price Services.
3. Anti-Money Laundering Program. The Funds authorize Price Services to perform, on behalf of the Funds, Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) services in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Program adopted by the Funds, including the Fund’s Customer Identification Program and the Joint and Travel Rule for wires, as applicable. Price Services shall, maintain policies and procedures, and related internal controls, which are consistent with such AML Program. Price Services will also comply with economic sanction programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), including checking Shareholder names against the OFAC list of sanctioned persons.
Price Services is authorized to take, on behalf of the Funds, any action permitted by law and in accordance with the Fund’s AML Program in carrying out its responsibilities under the Fund’s AML Program, including rejecting purchases, freezing Shareholder accounts, restricting certain services, or closing Shareholder accounts if (a) suspicious activity is detected, (b) it is unable to verify the identity of a Shareholder, or (c) a Shareholder matches a government list of known or suspected suspicious persons.
C. Fees and Expenses
For the services performed on Schedule 1 of this Agreement, the Funds shall pay such fees and expenses as mutually agreed upon by the parties.
D. Representations and Warranties of Price Services
Price Services represents and warrants to the Fund that:
1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland;
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and by-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement;
3. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement;
4. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent pursuant to Section 17A of the ‘34 Act; and
5. It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
E. Representations and Warranties of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to Price Services that:
1. It is a corporation or business trust duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland or Massachusetts, as the case may be;
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement;
3. All proceedings required by said Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement;
4. It is an investment company registered under the ’40 Act; and
5. A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (“the ‘33 Act”) is currently effective and will remain effective, and appropriate state securities law filings have been made and will continue to be made, with respect to all Shares of the Fund being offered for sale.
F. Standard of Care/Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
1. Price Services shall not be liable to any Fund for any act or failure to act by it or its agents or subcontractors on behalf of the Fund in carrying or attempting to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement provided Price Services has acted in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct and selected and monitored the performance of its agents and subcontractors with reasonable care.
2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold Price Services harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by Price Services resulting from: (i) any action or omission by Price Services or its agents or subcontractors in the performance of their duties hereunder; (ii) Price Services acting upon instructions believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Fund; or (iii) Price Services acting upon information provided by the Fund in form and under policies agreed to by Price Services and the Fund. Price Services shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of Price Services or where Price Services has not exercised reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors.
3. Except as provided in Article M of this Agreement, Price Services shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund from all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by the Fund resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of Price Services or which result from Price Services’ failure to exercise reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors. The Fund shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of such Fund or its agents or subcontractors; unless such negligence or misconduct is attributable to Price Services.
4. In determining Price Services’ liability, an isolated error or omission will normally not be deemed to constitute negligence when it is determined that:
· Price Services had in place “appropriate procedures;”
· the employee(s) responsible for the error or omission had been reasonably trained and were being appropriately monitored; and
· No evidence or circumstances have been produced to indicate that the individual who committed the error or omission was functioning in bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct at the time of the incident.
It is understood that Price Services is not obligated to have in place separate procedures to prevent each and every conceivable type of error or omission. The term “Appropriate Procedures” shall mean procedures reasonably designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions. In determining the reasonableness of such procedures, weight will be given to such factors as are appropriate, including the prior occurrence of any similar errors or omissions when such procedures were in place and transfer agent industry standards, if known, in place at the time of the occurrence.
5. In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable to the other party for any loss, cost, damage, claim, action or expense resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes.
6. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article F shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which either party may be required to indemnify the other, the party seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the other party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with the party seeking indemnification in the defense of such claim, or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the other party. The party seeking indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it except with the other party’s prior written consent.
7. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement.
G. Dual Interests
It is understood that some person or persons may be directors, officers, or shareholders of both the Funds and Price Services (including Price Services’ affiliates), and that the existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder except as otherwise provided by a specific provision of applicable law.
H. Documentation
As requested by Price Services, the Fund shall promptly furnish to Price Services the following:
· A certified copy of the resolution of the Directors/Trustees of the Fund authorizing the appointment of Price Services and the execution and delivery of this Agreement;
· A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws of the Fund and all amendments thereto;
· As applicable, specimens of all forms of outstanding and new stock/share certificates in the forms approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund with a certificate of the Secretary of the Fund as to such approval;
· All account application forms and other documents relating to Shareholders’ accounts;
· An opinion of counsel for the Fund with respect to the validity of the stock, the number of Shares authorized, the status of redeemed Shares, and the number of Shares with respect to which a Registration Statement has been filed and is in effect; and
· A copy of the Fund’s current prospectus.
The delivery of any such document for the purpose of any other agreement to which the Fund and Price Services are or were parties shall be deemed to be delivery for the purposes of this Agreement.
As requested by Price Services, the Fund will also furnish from time to time the following documents:
· Each resolution of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund authorizing the original issue of its Shares;
· Each Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and amendments and orders thereto in effect with respect to the sale of Shares with respect to the Fund;
· A certified copy of each amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, and the By‑Laws of the Fund;
· Certified copies of each vote of the Board of Directors/Trustees authorizing officers to give instructions to the Transfer Agent; and
· Such other documents or opinions which Price Services, in its discretion, may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in the proper performance of its duties;
Price Services hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for safekeeping of check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such forms and devices.
I. Recordkeeping/Confidentiality
1. Price Services shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable, provided that Price Services shall keep all records in such form and in such manner as required by applicable law.
2. Price Services and the Fund agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except: (a) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the other party hereto, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where Price Services or the Fund may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply; (b) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or (c) after so requested by the other party hereto. Without limiting the foregoing, Price Services has implemented, and will maintain during the term of this Agreement, measures designed to (i) ensure the security and confidentiality of identifying information concerning Shareholders, (ii) use such information to provide the services hereunder, (iii) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information, (iv) protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the subject of such information, and (v) ensure appropriate disposal of such information, to the extent such information is being disposed of by Price Services.
J. Compliance with Governmental Rules and Regulations
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and except for the accuracy of information furnished to the Fund by Price Services, each Fund assumes full responsibility for the preparation, contents and distribution of its prospectuses and compliance with all applicable requirements of the ’40 Act, the ‘34 Act, the ‘33 Act, and any other laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Fund. Price Services shall be responsible for complying with all laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over transfer agents and their activities and cooperating with respect to examinations and requests from such governmental authorities.
K. Ownership of Software and Related Material
All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by Price Services in performance of the Agreement shall be the property of Price Services and will not become the property of the Fund.
L. Quality Service Standards
Price Services and the Fund may from time to time agree to certain quality service standards, as well as incentives and penalties with respect to Price Services’ hereunder.
M. As Of Transactions
For purposes of this Article M, the term “As Of Transaction” shall mean any single or “related transaction” (as defined below) involving the purchase or redemption of Shares (including exchanges) that is processed at a time other than the time of the computation of the Fund’s net asset value per share next computed after receipt of any such transaction order by Price Services due to an act or omission of Price Services. “As Of Processing” refers to the processing of these As Of Transactions. All As Of Processing may only be performed in accordance with the requirements of Rule 22c-1 of the ’40 Act. Price Services is responsible for monitoring As Of Transactions procedures that set forth the circumstances under which As Of Transactions are permitted. If more than one As Of Transaction (“Related Transaction”) in the Fund is caused by or occurs as a result of the same act or omission, such transactions shall be aggregated with other transactions in the Fund and be considered as one As Of Transaction.
· Reporting
Price Services shall:
1. Utilize a system to identify all As Of Transactions, and shall compute the net effect of such As Of Transactions upon the Fund on a daily, monthly and rolling 365‑day basis. The monthly and rolling 365‑day periods are hereafter referred to as “Cumulative.”
2. Supply to the Fund, from time to time as mutually agreed upon, a report summarizing the As Of Transactions and the daily and Cumulative net effects of such As Of Transactions both in terms of the aggregate dilution or loss (“Loss”) or gain (“Gain”) experienced by the Fund, and the impact such Gain or Loss has had upon the Fund’s net asset value per share.
3. With respect to any As Of Transaction which causes a Loss to the Fund of $100,000 or more (unless Price Services fully compensates the Fund for such Loss), Price Services shall provide the Fund: (i) a report identifying the As Of Transaction and the Loss resulting there from, (ii) the reason such As Of Transaction was processed as described above, and (iii) the action Price Services has or intends to take to prevent the reoccurrence of such As Of processing.
· Liability
1. It will be the normal practice of the Funds not to hold Price Services liable with respect to any As Of Transaction that causes a Loss to any single Fund of less than $25,000. Price Services will, however, closely monitor for each Fund the daily and Cumulative Gain/Loss that is caused by As Of Transactions of less than $25,000. When the Cumulative Loss to any Fund exceeds 3/10 of 1% net asset value per share, Price Services, in consultation with counsel to the Fund, will make appropriate inquiry to determine whether it should take any remedial action. Price Services will report to the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund (“Board”), as appropriate, any action it has taken.
2. Where an As Of Transaction causes a Loss to a Fund equal to or greater than $25,000 (“Significant As Of Transaction”) but less than $100,000, if Price Services does not reimburse the Fund for the Loss, Price Services will review with Counsel to the Fund the circumstances surrounding the Significant As Of Transaction to determine whether the Significant As Of Transaction was caused by or occurred as a result of a negligent act or omission by Price Services. If it is determined that the Loss is the result of a negligent action or omission by Price Services, Price Services and outside counsel for the Fund will negotiate settlement. Significant As Of Transactions causing a Loss to the Fund that are not reimbursed by Price Services will be reported to the Audit Committee at least annually. Any Significant As Of Transaction, however, causing a Loss in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or a penny per share that is not reimbursed by Price Services will be reported to the Board as soon as reasonably practicable. Settlement for Significant As Of Transactions causing a Loss of $100,000 or more will not be entered into until approved by the Board. For Related As Of Transactions involving Funds with more than one class, the amount of Gain or Loss resulting from an As Of Transaction shall be determined for each class; provided, however, that for purposes of determining Services’ liability for reimbursement of a Loss to any class, Gains in one class may be used to offset Losses in another class of the same Fund. Any net Gains remaining after offsetting a loss in one or more classes, as well as aggregate Gains from a Significant As Of Transaction causing a Gain of a penny or more per share in a class, will be allocated ratably to all of the classes in the affected Fund.
The factors to consider in making any determination regarding the settlement of a Significant As Of Transaction would include but not be limited to:
· Procedures and controls adopted by Price Services to prevent As Of Processing;
· Whether such procedures and controls were being followed at the time of the Significant As Of Transaction;
· The volume of all transactions processed by Price Services on the day of the Significant As Of Transaction;
· The number of As Of Transactions processed by Price Services during prior relevant periods, and the net Gain/Loss as a result of all such As Of Transactions to the Fund and to all other Funds; and
· The prior response of Price Services to recommendations made by the Funds regarding improvement to Price Services’ As Of Processing procedures.
3. In determining Price Services’ liability with respect to a Significant As Of Transaction, Section 4 of Article F of this Agreement will be applied.
· As Of Transactions - Intermediaries
If an As Of Transaction is performed by an Intermediary designated by the Fund to received orders for Fund Shares, Price Services shall cause such Intermediary to promptly reimburse the Fund for any Loss caused by such As Of Transaction; provided, however, Price Services shall not be obligated to seek reimbursement from such Intermediary if the Loss to the Fund is less than $100. The Fund shall keep any Gains caused by such As Of Transactions.
N. Term and Termination of Agreement
· This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year from the date first written above and will be renewed from year to year thereafter unless terminated by either party as provided hereunder.
· This Agreement may be terminated by the Fund upon one hundred twenty (120) days’ written notice to Price Services; and by Price Services, upon three hundred sixty-five (365) days’ written notice to the Fund.
· Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to Price Services such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out‑of‑pocket expenses related to its services hereunder.
O. Notice
Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the other party at the address of such party set forth above or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by appropriate officers of the parties hereto.
P. Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, provided this shall not preclude Price Services from employing such agents and subcontractors as it deems appropriate to carry out its obligations set forth hereunder.
Q. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions
The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the operation of this Agreement, Price Services and the Fund may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions are to be signed by all parties and annexed hereto, but no such provision shall contravene any applicable Federal or state law or regulation and no such interpretive or additional provision shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
R. Further Assurances
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
S. Maryland Law to Apply
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland.
T. Merger of Agreement
This Agreement, including the attached Appendices and Schedules supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether oral or written.
U. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instruments.
V. The Parties
All references herein to “the Fund” are to each of the Funds listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund and Price Services. In the case of a series Fund or trust or a separate class of shares, all references to “the Fund” are to the individual series, portfolio or class of such Fund or trust, or to such Fund or trust on behalf of the individual series, portfolio or class as appropriate. The “Fund” also includes any T. Rowe Price Funds that may be established after the execution of this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to “the parties” shall mean Price Services and such other individual Fund as to which the matter pertains.
W. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the holders of Shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder.
With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term “Fund” means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
X. Captions
The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under their seals by and through their duly authorized officers.
T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC. T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
By: /s/ . Wayne D. O’Melia By: /s/ Gregory K. Hinkle
Name: Wayne D. O’Melia Name: Gregory K. Hinkle
Title: President Title: Treasurer
SCHEDULE 1
Price Services agrees that it will perform services on behalf of the Funds in accordance with procedures developed and maintained by Price Services, all applicable laws and the Fund’s then-current prospectus. Such services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Establishing Shareholder Accounts
- Processing Purchase, Redemption and Exchange Orders
- Processing Required Minimum Distributions for IRA accounts
- Receiving and Disbursing Settlement Proceeds
- Assessing and Remitting Redemption Fees
- Processing Checkwriting Redemptions
- Processing Fund Mergers and Reorganizations
- Processing Transfer of Ownership Orders
- Processing Maintenance Requests on Shareholder Accounts
- Processing Adjustments in Shareholder Accounts and Monitoring and Reporting Gains and Losses Resulting from such Adjustments.
- Handling Returned Checks, ACH Debits and Uncollected Funds
- Processing Dividends, Distributions and Other Fund Corporate Actions for Shareholder Accounts
- Preparing and Filing Shareholder Tax Information
- Monitoring and Enforcing the Fund’s Excessive Trading Policy
- Performing Lost Shareholder Identification and Searches
- Reviewing, Reporting and Remitting Abandoned Property
- Responding to Shareholder Correspondence
- Reporting Lost or Stolen Securities
- Maintaining Telephone, VRU and Computer Services to Service Shareholder Accounts
- Performing Shareholder Services for High Net Worth Shareholders
- Collecting and Remitting Shareholder/Participant Fees
- Distributing and Tabulating Fund Proxies
- Calculating and Paying Administrative Fee and 12b-1 Fee Payments
- Preparing and Delivering Confirmations, Statements and Tax Forms to Shareholders and Participants
- Delivering Prospectuses, Shareholder Reports and Other Required Mailings to Shareholders
- Maintaining Books and Records for the Fund
- Recording Authorized Issued and Outstanding Shares
- Coordinating with Independent Public Accountants for Reviews and Audits
- Maintaining and Providing Information Necessary for the Completion of Form NSAR & N-CSR
- Reporting Blue Sky Information to the Fund
- Furnishing Other Information to the Fund
- Performing Functions for Compliance with the Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering and Red Flag Idenity Theft Program
- Performing Bank Reconciliation Process
- Developing and implementing policies and procedures to comply with new regulations, as applicable
- Performing Such Other Services as Mutually Agreed Upon by Both Parties
APPENDIX A
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund‑-R Class
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX‑FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax‑Free Bond Fund
California Tax‑Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Mid‑Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited‑Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio--II
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund –Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large‑Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large‑Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid‑Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small‑Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund-F Class
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund-F Class
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID‑CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Mid‑Cap Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE MID‑CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT‑TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL‑CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Small‑Cap Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL‑CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Small‑Cap Value Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX‑FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax‑Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short‑Term Tax‑Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax‑Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax‑Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax‑Free Bond Fund
New York Tax‑Free Bond Fund
New York Tax‑Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax‑Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund-Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax‑Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund—Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long‑Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund--Advisor Class
AGREEMENT
between
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
and
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
for
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article A Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price Associates..................................................... 1
Article B Fees and Expenses.................................................................................................. 3
Article C Representations and Warranties of Price Associates................................................. 3
Article D Representations and Warranties of the Fund............................................................. 4
Article E Ownership of Software and Related Material............................................................ 4
Article F Quality Service Standards........................................................................................ 4
Article G Standard of Care/Indemnification............................................................................. 4
Article H Dual Interests........................................................................................................... 7
Article I Documentation......................................................................................................... 7
Article J Recordkeeping/Confidentiality.................................................................................. 7
Article K Compliance with Governmental Rules and Regulations.............................................. 7
Article L Term and Termination of Agreement......................................................................... 8
Article M Notice..................................................................................................................... 8
Article N Assignment.............................................................................................................. 8
Article O Amendment/Interpretive Provisions.......................................................................... 8
Article P Further Assurances.................................................................................................. 9
Article Q Maryland Law to Apply........................................................................................... 9
Article R Merger of Agreement............................................................................................... 9
Article S Counterparts............................................................................................................ 9
Article T The Parties.............................................................................................................. 9
Article U Directors, Trustee and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust................... 10
Article V Captions................................................................................................................ 10
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AGREEMENT made as of the first day of January, 2011, by and between T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office and place of business at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (“Price Associates”), and each Fund which is listed on Appendix A (as such Appendix may be amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each such Fund individually hereinafter referred to as “the Fund”, whose definition may be found in Article T);
WHEREAS, Price Associates has the capability of providing the Funds with certain accounting services (“Accounting Services”);
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to appoint Price Associates to provide these Accounting Services and Price Associates desires to accept such appointment; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has authorized the Fund to utilize various pricing services for the purpose of providing to Price Associates securities prices for the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
A. Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price Associates
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints Price Associates to provide, and Price Associates agrees to provide, the Accounting Services set forth in this Section A. It is agreed by the parties that Price Associates may subcontract or jointly contract with other parties, on behalf of the Funds, to perform certain of the functions and services described herein.
1. Maintain for each Fund a daily trial balance, a general ledger, subsidiary records and capital stock accounts;
2. Maintain for each Fund an investment ledger, including amortized bond and/or money market costs, foreign dollar denominated costs, and securities on loan where applicable;
3. Maintain for each Fund all records relating to the Fund’s income and expenses, gains and losses;
4. Provide for the daily valuation of each Fund’s portfolio securities and the computation of each Fund’s daily net asset value per share (“NAV”). Such daily valuations shall be made in accordance with the valuation policies established by each of the Fund's Board including, but not limited to, the utilization of such pricing valuation sources and/or pricing services as determined by the Boards.
Price Associates shall have no liability for any losses or damages incurred by the Fund as a result of erroneous portfolio security evaluations provided by such designated sources and/or pricing services; provided that, Price Associates reasonably believes the prices are accurate, has adhered to its normal verification control procedures, and has otherwise met the standard of care as set forth in Article G of this Agreement;
5. Provide daily cash flow and transaction status information to each Fund’s adviser;
6. Authorize the payment of Fund expenses, either through instruction of custodial bank or utilization of custodian’s automated transfer system, manage the Fund’s inter-fund lending program and provide support for the Fund’s security lending program;
7. Prepare for each Fund such financial information that is reasonably necessary for shareholder reports, reports to the Board and to the officers of the Fund, reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other Federal and state regulatory agencies as well as class action and other claims filings arising out of legal proceedings;
8. Provide each Fund with such advice that may be reasonably necessary to properly account for all financial transactions and to maintain the Fund's accounting procedures and records so as to insure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and tax practices and rules;
9. Maintain for each Fund all records that may be reasonably required in connection with the audit performed by each Fund's independent accountant, the SEC, the IRS or such other Federal or state regulatory agencies;
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10. Cooperate with each Fund’s independent public accountants and take all reasonable action in the performance of its obligations under the Agreement to assure that the necessary information is made available to such accountants for the expression of their opinion without any qualification as to the scope of their examination including, but not limited to, their opinion included in each such Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR and annual amendment to Form N-1A;
11. Maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting to provide complete and accurate financial information and disclosures that are certified by officers of the Funds. Provide sub-certifications, as requested by the officers of the Funds, for the adequacy of such controls and the completeness and accuracy of information included in Form N-CSR, Form N-Q, or any other form that may require certification;
12. Implement and maintain the systems, data storage and reporting necessary to perform the above services; and
13. Such other services as mutually agreed upon by the parties.
B. Fees and Expenses
For the accounting services performed hereunder, the Fund shall pay the fees and expenses as mutually agreed upon by both parties.
C. Representations and Warrantees of Price Associates
Price Associates represents and warrants to the Fund that:
1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of Maryland.
2. It is duly qualified to carry on its business in Maryland.
3. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
4. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
5. It has, and will continue to have, access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
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D. Representations and Warranties of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to Price Associates that:
1. It is a corporation or business trust, as the case may be, duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland or Massachusetts, as the case may be.
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws and all required proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
E. Ownership of Software and Related Material
All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures, and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by Price Associates in performance of this Agreement shall be the property of Price Associates and will not become the property of the Funds.
F. Quality Service Standards
Price Associates and the Fund may, from time to time, agree to certain quality service standards, with respect to Price Associates’ services hereunder.
G. Standard of Care/Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
1. Where an NAV error results in loss or dilution to a Fund of less than $10,000, the determination of liability for the error will be made by Price Associates. Where an NAV error results in loss or dilution to a Fund of $10,000 or more but less than $100,000, liability for the error will be resolved through negotiations between Fund Counsel and Price Associates. Where an NAV error results in loss or dilution to a Fund of the lesser of 1/2 of 1% of NAV or $100,000 or more, the error will be promptly reported to the Board (unless the Fund is fully compensated for the loss or dilution), and final settlement with respect to such error will not be made until approved by the Board. For Funds with more than one class, the amount of loss or dilution resulting from an NAV error shall be determined for each class; provided, however, that for purposes of determining Price Associates’ liability for reimbursement of loss or dilution to any class, gains in one class may be used to offset losses or dilution in another class of the same Fund where the NAV errors resulted from the same act or omission. Any net gain remaining after offsetting a loss in one or more classes, as well as aggregate gains when the gain realized by any one class is one full cent or more per share, will be allocated ratably to all of the classes in the affected Fund. A summary of all NAV errors and their effect on the Funds will be reported to the Funds’ Audit Committee on an annual basis. In determining the liability of Price Associates for an NAV error, an error or omission will not be deemed to constitute negligence when it is determined that:
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· Price Associates had in place “appropriate procedures and an adequate system of internal controls;”
· the employee(s) responsible for the error or omission had been reasonably trained and was being appropriately monitored; and
· no evidence or circumstances have been produced to indicate that the individual who committed the error or omission was functioning in bad faith, with gross negligence or willful misconduct at the time of the incident.
It is understood that Price Associates is not obligated to have in place separate procedures to prevent each and every conceivable type of error or omission. The term “appropriate procedures and adequate system of internal controls” shall mean procedures and controls reasonably designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions. In determining the reasonableness of such procedures and controls, weight will be given to such factors as are appropriate, including the prior occurrence of any similar errors or omissions when such procedures and controls were in place and fund accounting industry standards in place at the time of the error.
2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold Price Associates harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions, and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by Price Associates resulting from: (i) any action or omission by Price Associates or its agents or subcontractors in the performance of their duties hereunder; (ii) Price Associates acting upon instructions believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Fund; or (iii) Price Associates acting upon information provided by the Fund in form and under policies agreed to by Price Associates and the Fund. Price Associates shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of Price Associates or where Price Associates has not exercised reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors.
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3. Price Associates shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund from all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by the Fund resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of Price Associates or which result from Price Associates’ failure to exercise reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors. The Fund shall not be entitled to such indemnification with respect to actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of such Fund or its agents or subcontractors; unless such negligence or misconduct is attributable to Price Associates.
4. In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable to the other party for any loss, cost, damage, claim, action or expense resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes.
5. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article G shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which either party may be required to indemnify the other, the party seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the other party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with the party seeking indemnification in the defense of such claim, or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the other party. The party seeking indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it except with the other party’s prior written consent.
6. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement.
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H. Dual Interests
It is understood that some person or persons may be directors, officers, or shareholders of both the Fund and Price Associates (including Price Associates’ affiliates), and that the existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder except as otherwise provided by a specific provision of applicable law.
I. Documentation
As requested by Price Associates, the Fund shall promptly furnish to Price Associates such documents as it may reasonably request and as are necessary for Price Associates to carry out its responsibilities hereunder.
J. Recordkeeping/Confidentiality
1. Price Associates shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable, provided that Price Associates shall keep all records in such form and in such manner as required by applicable law, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the ‘40 Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the ‘34 Act”).
2. Price Associates and the Fund agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except: (a) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the other party hereto, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where Price Associates or Fund may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply; (b) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or (c) after so requested by the other party hereto.
K. Compliance with Governmental Rules and Regulations
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and except for the accuracy of information furnished to the Funds by Price Associates, each Fund assumes full responsibility for the preparation, contents and distribution of its prospectuses, and for complying with all applicable requirements of the Act, the ‘34 Act, the Securities Act of 1933 (“the ‘33 Act”), and any laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Funds.
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L. Term and Termination of Agreement
1. This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year from the date first written above and will be renewed from year to year thereafter unless terminated by either party as provided hereunder.
2. This Agreement may be terminated by the Fund upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to Price Associates; and by Price Associates, upon three hundred sixty-five (365) days’ written notice to the Fund unless a shorter termination period is mutually agreed upon by the parties.
3. Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to Price Associates such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out-of-pocket expenses related to its services hereunder.
M. Notice
Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the other party at the address of such party set forth above or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by appropriate officers of the parties hereto.
N. Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, provided this shall not preclude Price Associates from employing such agents and subcontractors as it deems appropriate to carry out its obligations set forth hereunder.
O. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions
The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the operation of this Agreement, Price Associates and the Fund may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions are to be signed by all parties and annexed hereto, but no such provision shall contravene any applicable Federal or state law or regulation and no such interpretive or additional provision shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
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P. Further Assurances
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
Q. Maryland Law to Apply
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland.
R. Merger of Agreement
This Agreement, including the attached Appendix and Schedule supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether oral or written.
S. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instruments.
T. The Parties
All references herein to "the Fund" are to each of the Funds listed on Appendix A individually or any class thereof, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund and Price Associates. In the case of a series Fund or trust or a separate class of shares, all references to “the Fund” are to the individual series, portfolio or class of such Fund or trust, or to such Fund or trust on behalf of the individual series, portfolio or class, as appropriate. The “Fund” also includes any T. Rowe Price Funds that may be established after the execution of this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to “the parties” shall mean Price Associates and such other individual Fund as to which the matter pertains.
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U. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder.
With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term “Fund” means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
V. Captions
The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under their seals by and through their duly authorized officers.
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
By: /s/ Wayne D. O’Melia By: /s/Gregory K. Hinkle
Name: Wayne D. O’Melia Name: Gregory K. Hinkle
Title: Vice President Title: Treasurer_________________________
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APPENDIX A
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund‑-R Class
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX‑FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax‑Free Bond Fund
California Tax‑Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Mid‑Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited‑Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Global Real Estate Fund- Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large‑Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large‑Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid‑Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small‑Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional U.S. Structured Research Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund-F Class
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund-F Class
T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Concentrated International Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Growth Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large Cap Stock--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund-- Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID‑CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Mid‑Cap Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE MID‑CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT‑TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL CAP STOCK FUND, INC
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund-Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL‑CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Small‑Cap Value Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX‑FREE INCOME TRUST
Georgia Tax‑Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short‑Term Tax‑Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax‑Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax‑Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax‑Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax‑Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax‑Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax‑Efficient Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund--Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE TAX‑FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund- Advisor Class
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long‑Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund--Advisor Class
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article A Terms of Appointment........................................................................................ 2
Article B Duties of RPS..................................................................................................... 2
Article C Fees and Expenses............................................................................................. 2
Article D Representations and Warranties of RPS.............................................................. 2
Article E Representations and Warranties of the Fund........................................................ 3
Article F Standard of Care/Indemnification........................................................................ 3
Article G Dual Interests..................................................................................................... 6
Article H Documentation................................................................................................... 6
Article I Recordkeeping/Confidentiality............................................................................. 8
Article J Ownership of Software and Related Material...................................................... 8
Article K As of Transactions
1. Reporting............................................................................................... 9
2. Liability................................................................................................ 10
Article L Term and Termination of Agreement ................................................................ 12
Article M Notice ............................................................................................................ 12
Article N Assignment....................................................................................................... 13
Article O Amendment/Interpretive Provisions................................................................... 13
Article P Further Assurances........................................................................................... 13
Article Q Maryland Law to Apply.................................................................................... 13
Article R Merger of Agreement....................................................................................... 13
Article S Counterparts.................................................................................................... 14
Article T The Parties....................................................................................................... 14
Article U Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust............ 14
Article V Captions ....................................................................................................... 15
SCHEDULE 1
APPENDIX A
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AGREEMENT, made as of the first day of January, 2011, by and between T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office and place of business at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (“RPS”), and EACH FUND WHICH IS LISTED ON APPENDIX A (as such Appendix may be amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each Fund hereinafter referred to as “the Fund”) whose definition may be found in Article T;
WHEREAS, the Funds are named investment options under various tax-sheltered plans, including, but not limited to, state and local government deferred compensation plans, 403(b) plans, and profit sharing, thrift, 401(k) and money purchase pension plans for self-employed individuals, professional partnerships and corporations (collectively referred to as “Retirement Plans”); and the Fund has determined that such investments of Retirement Plans in the Funds are in the best long‑term interest of the Funds;
WHEREAS, RPS has the capability of providing services, on behalf of the Fund, for such Retirement Plans and the accounts of individuals (“Participants”) participating in these Retirement Plans (“Retirement Accounts”);
WHEREAS, RPS represents that it is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “’34 Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to contract with RPS to provide the functions and services described herein in connection with the Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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A. Terms of Appointment
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints RPS to perform the services and functions described herein in connection with certain Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts as agreed upon by the parties. RPS may subcontract or jointly contract with other parties, including banks, on behalf of the Funds to perform certain of the functions described herein
B. Duties of RPS
RPS agrees that it will perform the services set forth on Schedule 1 of this Agreement in accordance with all rules and regulations, the Fund’s then‑current prospectus and policies and procedures adopted by RPS. RPS will implement and maintain the systems, data storage and reporting necessary to perform such services.
C. Fees and Expenses
For the services performed on Schedule 1 of this Agreement, the Fund shall pay the fees and expenses as mutually agreed upon by both parties.
D. Representations and Warranties of RPS
RPS represents and warrants to the Fund that:
1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland.
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and by-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
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4. It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
5. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent pursuant to Section 17A of the ‘34 Act.
E. Representations and Warranties of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to RPS that:
1. It is a corporation or business trust duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland, or Massachusetts, as the case may be.
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3. All proceedings required by said Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
4. It is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “’40 Act”).
5. A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “’33 Act”) is currently effective and will remain effective, and appropriate state securities law filing have been made and will continue to be made, with respect to all shares of the Fund being offered for sale.
F. Standard of Care/Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
1. RPS shall not be liable to the Fund for any act or failure to act by it or its agents or subcontractors on behalf of the Fund in carrying or attempting to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement provided RPS has acted in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct and selected and monitored the performance of its agents and subcontractors with reasonable care.
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2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold RPS harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by RPS resulting from: (i) any action or omission by RPS or its agents or subcontractors in the performance of their duties hereunder; (ii) RPS acting upon instructions reasonably believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Fund; or (iii) RPS acting upon information provided by the Fund in form and under policies agreed to by RPS and the Fund. RPS shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of RPS or where RPS has not exercised reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors.
3. Except as provided in Article K of this Agreement, RPS shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund from all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by the Fund resulting from negligence or willful misconduct of RPS or which result from RPS’ failure to exercise reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors. The Fund shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of such Fund or its agents or subcontractors; unless such negligence or misconduct is attributable to RPS.
4. In determining RPS’ liability, an isolated error or omission will normally not be deemed to constitute negligence when it is determined that:
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· RPS had in place “appropriate procedures;”
· the employees responsible for the error or omission had been reasonably trained and were being appropriately monitored; and
· no evidence or circumstances have been produced to indicate that the individual who committed the error or omission was functioning in bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct at the time of the incident.
It is understood that RPS is not obligated to have in place separate procedures to prevent each and every conceivable type of error or omission. The term “appropriate procedures” shall mean procedures reasonably designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions. In determining the reasonableness of such procedures, weight will be given to such factors as are appropriate, including the prior occurrence of any similar errors or omissions when such procedures were in place and transfer agent industry standards in place at the time of the occurrence.
5. In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable to the other party for any loss, cost, damage, claims, actions or expense resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes.
6. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article F shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which either party may be required to indemnify the other, the party seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the other party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with the party seeking indemnification in the defense of such claim, or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the other party. The party seeking indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it except with the other party’s prior written consent.
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7. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement.
G. Dual Interests
It is understood that some person or persons may be directors, officers, or shareholders of both RPS and the Fund and that the existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder except as otherwise provided by a specific provision of applicable law.
H. Documentation
1. As requested by RPS, the Fund shall promptly furnish to RPS the following:
a. copy of the resolution of the Directors/Trustees of the Fund authorizing the appointment of RPS and the execution and delivery of this Agreement;
b. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws of the Fund and all amendments thereto;
c. An opinion of counsel for the Fund with respect to the validity of the stock, the number of Shares authorized, the status of redeemed Shares, and the number of Shares with respect to which a Registration Statement has been filed and is in effect; and
d. A copy of the Fund’s current and new prospectuses and shareholder reports issued by the Fund.
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The delivery of any such document to either party hereto for the purpose of any other agreement to which the Fund and RPS are or were parties shall be deemed to be delivery for the purposes of this Agreement.
2. As requested by RPS, the Fund will also furnish to RPS from time to time the following documents:
a. Each resolution of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund authorizing the original issue of its shares;
b. Each Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and amendments and orders thereto in effect with respect to the sale of shares with respect to the Fund;
c. A certified copy of each amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, and the By‑Laws of the Fund;
d. Certified copies of each vote of the Board of Directors/Trustees authorizing officers to give instructions to the Fund; and
e. Such other documents or opinions which RPS, in its discretion, may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in the proper performance of its duties under this Agreement.
3. RPS hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for safekeeping of check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any, and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such forms and devices.
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I. Recordkeeping/Confidentiality
1. RPS shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable, provided that RPS shall keep all records in such form and in such manner as required by applicable law.
2. RPS and the Fund agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except: (a) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the other party hereto (or the plan, if required), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where RPS or the Fund may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply; (b) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or (c) after so requested by the other party hereto. Without limiting the foregoing, RPS has implemented, and will maintain during the term of this Agreement, measures designed to (i) ensure the security and confidentiality of identifying information concerning Plans and Plan Participants, (ii) use such information to provide the services hereunder, (iii) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information, (iv) protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the subject of such information, and (v) ensure appropriate disposal of such information, to the extent such information is being disposed of by RPS.
J. Ownership of Software and Related Material
All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by RPS in performance of the Agreement shall be the property of RPS and will not become the property of the Fund.
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K. As Of Transactions
For purposes of this Article K, the term “As Of Transaction” shall mean any single or “related transaction” (as defined below) involving the purchase or redemption of shares (including exchanges) processed at a time other than the time of the computation of the Fund’s net asset value per share next computed after receipt of any such transaction order by RPS due to an act or omission of RPS. “As Of Processing” refers to the processing of these Transactions. All As Of Processing may only be performed in accordance with the requirements of Rule 22c-1 of the ’40 Act. RPS is responsible for monitoring As Of Transactions procedures that set forth the circumstances under which As Of Transactions are permitted. If more than one As Of Transaction (“Related As Of Transaction”) in the Fund is caused by or occurs as a result of the same act or omission, such transactions shall be aggregated with other transactions in the Fund and be considered as one As Of Transaction.
1. Reporting
RPS shall:
a. Utilize a system to identify all As Of Transactions, and shall compute the net effect of such As Of Transactions upon the Fund on a daily, monthly and rolling 365 day basis. The monthly and rolling 365 day periods are hereinafter referred to as “Cumulative.”
b. Supply to the Fund, from time to time as mutually agreed upon, a report summarizing the As Of Transactions and the daily and Cumulative net effects of such As Of Transactions both in terms of aggregate dilution/loss (“Loss”) or gain (“Gain”) experienced by the Fund, and the impact such Gain or Loss has had upon the Fund’s net asset value per share.
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c. With respect to any As Of Transaction which causes a Loss to the Fund of $100,000 or more (unless RPS fully compensates the Fund for the Loss), RPS will provide the Fund: (i) a report identifying the As Of Transaction and the Dilution resulting therefrom, (ii) the reason such As Of Transaction was processed as described above, and (iii) the action that RPS has or intends to take to prevent the reoccurrence of such As Of Processing .
2. Liability
a. It will be the normal practice of the Fund not to hold RPS liable with respect to any As Of Transaction which causes a Loss to any single Fund of less than $25,000. RPS will, however, closely monitor for each Fund the daily and Cumulative Gain/Loss that is caused by As Of Transactions of less than $25,000. When the Cumulative Loss to any Fund exceeds 3/10 of 1% of net asset value per share, RPS, in consultation with counsel to the Fund, will make appropriate inquiry to determine whether it should take any remedial action. RPS will report to the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund (“Board”), as appropriate, any action it has taken.
b. Where an As Of Transaction causes a Loss to a Fund equal to or greater than $25,000 (“Significant As Of Transaction”) but less than $100,000, if RPS does not reimburse the Fund for the Loss, RPS will review with Counsel to the Fund the circumstances surrounding the underlying Significant As Of Transaction to determine whether the Significant As Of Transaction was caused by or occurred as a result of a negligent act or omission by RPS. If it is determined that the Loss is the result of a negligent action or omission by RPS, RPS and outside counsel for the Fund will negotiate settlement. Significant As Of Transactions causing a Loss to the Fund that are not reimbursed by RPS will be reported to the Audit Committee at least annually. Any Significant As Of Transaction, however, causing a Loss in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or a penny per share that are not reimbursed by RPS will be reported to the Board as soon as reasonably practicable. Settlement for Significant As Of Transactions causing a Loss of $100,000 or more will not be entered into until approved by the Board. For Related As Of Transactions involving Funds with more than one class, the amount of Gain or Loss resulting from an As Of Transaction shall be determined for each class; provided, however, that for purposes of determining RPS’s liability for reimbursement of any Loss to a class, Gains in one class may be used to offset Losses in another class of the same Fund. Any net Gains remaining after offsetting a Loss in one or more classes, as well as aggregate Gains from a Significant As Of Transaction causing a Gain of a penny or more per share in a class, will be allocated ratably to all of the classes in the affected Fund.
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The factors to consider in making any determination regarding the settlement of a Significant As Of Transaction would include but not be limited to:
i. Procedures and controls adopted by RPS to prevent As Of Processing;
ii. Whether such procedures and controls were being followed at the time of the Significant As Of Transaction;
iii. The volume of all transactions processed by RPS on the day of the Significant As Of Transaction;
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iv. The number of As Of Transactions processed by RPS during prior relevant periods, and the net Loss/Gain as a result of all such Significant As Of Transactions to the Fund and to all other Funds; and
v. The prior response of RPS to recommendations made by the Funds regarding improvement to RPS’ As Of Processing procedures.
c. In determining RPS’ liability with respect to a Significant As Of Transaction, Section 4 of Article F of this Agreement will be applied.
L. Term and Termination of Agreement
1. This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year from the date first written above and will be renewed from year to year thereafter unless terminated by either party as provided hereunder.
2. This Agreement may be terminated by the Funds upon one hundred twenty (120) days’ prior written notice to RPS; and by RPS, upon three hundred sixty-five (365) days’ prior written notice to the Fund unless a shorter termination period is mutually agreed upon by the parties.
3. Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to RPS such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out-of-pocket expenses related to its services hereunder.
M. Notice
Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the other party at the address of such party set forth above or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by appropriate officers of the parties hereto.
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N. Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party.
O. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions
The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the operation of this Agreement, RPS and the Fund may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as in their joint opinion may be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions are to be signed by all parties and annexed hereto, but no such provision shall contravene any applicable federal or state law or regulation and no such interpretive or additional provision shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
P. Further Assurances
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
Q. Maryland Law to Apply
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland.
R. Merger of Agreement
This Agreement, including the attached Schedule supersede any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether oral or written.
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S. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
T. The Parties
All references herein to “the Fund” are to each of the Funds listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund and RPS. In the case of a series Fund or trust or Fund with separate classes, all references to “the Fund” are to the individual series or class of such Fund or trust, or to such Fund or trust on behalf of the individual series or class, as appropriate. The “Fund” also includes any T. Rowe Price Fund which may be established after the date of this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to “the parties” shall mean RPS and such other individual Fund as to which the matter pertains.
U. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder. With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term “Fund” means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by the Trustees and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
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V. Captions
The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under their seals by and through their duly authorized officers.
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Wayne D. O’Melia By: /s/ Gregory K. Hinkle
Name: Wayne D. O’Melia Name: Gregory K. Hinkle
Title: Vice President Title: Treasurer
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SCHEDULE 1
RPS agrees that it will perform services on behalf of the Funds in accordance with procedures developed and maintained by RPS, all applicable laws and the Fund’s then-current prospectus. Such services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Establishing Participant Accounts
- Processing Purchase, Redemption and Exchange Orders Received from Participants and Plan Administrators
- Calculating and Processing Participants’ Retirement Minimum Distributions
- Receiving and Disbursing Settlement Proceeds to Participants and Plan Administrators
- Assessing and Remitting Redemption Fees
- Processing Fund Mergers and Reorganizations
- Processing Maintenance Requests in Participant Accounts Received from Participants and Plan Administrators
- Processing Adjustments in Participant Accounts and Monitoring and Reporting Gains and Losses in the Funds Resulting from such Adjustments
- Handling Returned Checks and ACH Debits
- Processing Dividends, Distributions and Other Fund Corporate Actions Affecting Participant Accounts
- Preparing and Filing Participant Tax Information
- Monitoring and Enforcing the Fund’s Excessive Trading Policy
- Complying with Procedures for Federal Tax Withholding
- Responding to Correspondence relating to Participant Accounts Received from Participants and Plan Administrators
- Maintaining Telephone, VRU and Computer Services for use by Participants and Plan Administrators to access and transact in Participant Accounts
- Distributing and Tabulating Fund Proxies
- Preparing and Delivering Confirmations, Statements and Tax Forms to Participants
- Delivering Prospectuses, Shareholder Reports and Other Required Mailings to Participants/Plans in the Fund, as required
- Coordinating with Independent Public Accountants for Reviews and Audits
- Maintaining Books and Records for the Funds
- Maintaining and Providing Information Necessary for the Completion of Form NSAR & N-CSR
- Furnishing Information to the Fund
- Performing Bank Reconciliation Process
- Developing and implementing policies and procedures to comply with new regulations affecting RPS as transfer agent to the Funds
- Performing such Other Services as Mutually Agreed Upon by Both Parties
APPENDIX A
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL‑CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Total Equity Market Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Large-Cap Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Growth & Income Fund‑‑R Class
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Oversees Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID‑CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE MID‑CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund‑‑R Class
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund‑‑R Class
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund--R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund--R Class
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT‑TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL‑CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL‑CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Spectrum International Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE –CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long‑Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
LGL1124\WPDATA\AGRMNT\2011 RPSTransfer Agency Agreement_ w_revised Sch.A.doc
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated February 17, 2011, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31, 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders of T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights", "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Fund Service Providers" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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April 27, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
File Nos. 2-99122, 811-4358
Post-Effective Amendment No. 35
Commissioners:
We are counsel to the above-referenced registrant, which proposes to file, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-referenced Post-Effective Amendment to its registration statement.
We have reviewed the amendment, and we represent it does not contain disclosures that would render it ineligible to become effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
Sincerely,
/s/ Margery K. Neale
Margery K. Neale
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
RESOLVED, that the Corporation does hereby constitute and authorize Edward C. Bernard, Margery K. Neale and David Oestreicher, and each of them individually, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to take any and all action and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation/Trust to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and any rules, regulations, orders or other requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of the Corporation/Trust, to be offered by the Corporation/Trust, and the registration of the Corporation/Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including specifically, but without limitation of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the name of the Corporation/Trust on its behalf, and to sign the names of each of such directors/trustees and officers on his behalf as such director/trustee or officer to any (i) Registration Statement on Form N-1A or N-14 of the Corporation/Trust filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; (ii) Registration Statement on Form N-1A or N-14 of the Corporation/Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (iii) amendment or supplement (including, but not limited to, Post-Effective Amendments adding additional series or classes of the Corporation/ Trust) to said Registration Statement; and (iv) instruments or documents filed or to be filed as a part of or in connection with such Registration Statement, including Articles Supplementary, Articles of Amendment, and other instruments with respect to the Articles of Incorporation or Master Trust Agreement of the Corporation/Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above named Corporations/Trusts have caused these presents to be signed and the same attested by its Secretary, each thereunto duly authorized by its Board of Directors/Trustees, and each of the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the day set opposite his name.
ALL CORPORATIONS/TRUSTS |
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/s/Edward C. Bernard Edward C. Bernard |
Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Gregory K. Hinkle Gregory K. Hinkle |
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/William R. Brody William R. Brody |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Jeremiah E. Casey Jeremiah E. Casey |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Anthony W. Deering Anthony W. Deering |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Donald W. Dick, Jr. Donald W. Dick, Jr. |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Karen N. Horn Karen N. Horn |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Theo C. Rodgers Theo C. Rodgers |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/John G. Schreiber John G. Schreiber |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
/s/Mark R. Tercek Mark R. Tercek |
Director/Trustee |
April 20, 2011 |
MICHAEL C. GITLIN, Director/Trustee
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
/s/Michael C. Gitlin Michael C. Gitlin |
April 20, 2011 |
(Signatures Continued)
JOHN H. LAPORTE, Director/Trustee
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
JOHN H. LAPORTE, Director and Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
/s/John H. Laporte John H. Laporte |
April 20, 2011 |
(Signatures Continued)
BRIAN C. ROGERS, Director/Trustee
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.
BRIAN C. ROGERS, Director/Trustee and President
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
BRIAN C. ROGERS, Director/Trustee and Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY
FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/Brian C. Rogers Brian C. Rogers |
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April 20, 2011 |
(Signatures Continued)
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.
STATEMENT OF POLICY
ON
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
Legal Requirement. In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, and the various United Kingdom and other jurisdictions’ laws and regulations, Price Group and the mutual funds (“Price Funds”) which its affiliates manage have adopted this Statement of Policy on Securities Transactions (“Statement”).
Price Advisers' Fiduciary Position. As investment advisers, the Price Advisers are in a fiduciary position which requires them to act with an eye only to the benefit of their clients, avoiding those situations which might place, or appear to place, the interests of the Price Advisers or their officers, directors and employees in conflict with the interests of clients.
Purpose of Statement. The Statement was developed to help guide Price Group's employees and independent directors and the independent directors of the Price Funds and the T. Rowe Price Savings Bank (“Savings Bank”) in the conduct of their personal investments and to:
· eliminate the possibility of a transaction occurring that the SEC or other regulatory bodies would view as illegal, such as Front Running (see definition below);
· avoid situations where it might appear that Price Group or the Price Funds or any of their officers, directors, employees, or other personnel had personally benefited at the expense of a client or fund shareholder or taken inappropriate advantage of their fiduciary positions; and
· prevent, as well as detect, the misuse of material, non‑public information.
Those subject to the Code, including the independent directors of Price Group, the Price Funds and the Savings Bank, are urged to consider the reasons for the adoption of this Statement. Price Group's and the Price Funds' reputations could be adversely affected as the result of even a single transaction considered questionable in light of the fiduciary duties of the Price Advisers and the independent directors of the Price Funds.
Front Running. Front Running is illegal. It is generally defined as the purchase or sale of a security by an officer, director or employee of an investment adviser or mutual fund in anticipation of and prior to the adviser effecting similar transactions for its clients in order to take advantage of or avoid changes in market prices effected by client transactions.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STATEMENT. You are urged to seek the advice of the Chief Compliance Officer TRPA, the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee (U.S.-based personnel), the TRP International Compliance Team (International personnel), or Code Compliance in Baltimore (all locations) when you have questions as to the application of this Statement to individual circumstances.
EXCESSIVE TRADING AND MARKET TIMING OF MUTUAL FUND SHARES. The issue of excessive trading and market timing by mutual fund shareholders is a serious one and is not unique to T. Rowe Price. Employees may not engage in trading of shares of a Price Fund that is inconsistent with the prospectus of that Fund.
Excessive or short-term trading in fund shares may disrupt management of a fund and raise its costs. The Board of Directors/Trustees of the Price Funds have adopted a policy to deter excessive and short-term trading (the “Policy”), which applies to persons trading directly with T. Rowe Price and indirectly through intermediaries. Under this Policy, T. Rowe Price may bar excessive and short-term traders from purchasing shares.
This Policy is set forth in each Fund’s prospectus, which governs all trading activity in the Fund regardless of whether you are holding T. Rowe Price Fund shares as a retail investor or through your T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program account.
Although the Fund may issue a warning letter regarding excessive trading or market timing, any trade activity in violation of the Policy will also be reviewed by the Chief Compliance Officer, who will refer instances to the Ethics Committee as he or she feels appropriate. The Ethics Committee, based on its review, may take disciplinary action, including suspension of trading privileges, forfeiture of profits or the amount of losses avoided, and termination of employment, as it deems appropriate.
Employees are also expected to abide by trading restrictions imposed by other funds as described in their prospectuses. If you violate the trading restrictions of a non-Price Fund, the Ethics Committee may impose the same penalties available for violation of the Price Funds excessive trading Policy.
PERSONS SUBJECT TO STATEMENT. The provisions of this Statement apply as described below to the following persons and entities. Each person and entity (except the independent directors of Price Group and the Savings Bank) is classified as either an Access Person or a Non- Access Person as described below. The provisions of this Statement may also apply to an Access Person's or Non-Access Person's spouse, minor children, and certain other relatives, as further described on page 5-5 of this Statement. All Access Persons except the independent directors of the Price Funds are subject to all provisions of this Statement except certain restrictions on purchases in initial public offerings that apply only to Investment Personnel. The independent directors of the Price Funds are not subject to prior transaction clearance requirements and are subject to modified reporting as described on p. 5-20. Non-Access Persons are subject to the general principles of the Statement and its reporting requirements, but are only required to receive prior transaction clearance for transactions in Price Group stock. The persons and entities covered by this Statement are:
Price Group. Price Group, each of its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their retirement plans.
Employee Partnerships. Partnerships such as Pratt Street Ventures.
Personnel. Each officer, inside director and employee of Price Group and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., the principal underwriter of the Price Funds.
Certain Temporary Workers. These workers include:
· All temporary workers hired on the Price Group payroll (“TRP Temporaries”);
· All agency temporaries whose assignments at Price Group exceed four weeks or whose cumulative assignments exceed eight weeks over a twelve-month period;
· All independent or agency-provided consultants whose assignments exceed four weeks or whose cumulative assignments exceed eight weeks over a twelve-month period and whose work is closely related to the ongoing work of Price Group's employees (versus project work that stands apart from ongoing work); and
· Any contingent worker whose assignment is more than casual in nature or who will be exposed to the kinds of information and situations that would create conflicts on matters covered in the Code.
Retired Employees. Retired employees of Price Group who receive investment research information from one or more of the Price Advisers will be subject to this Statement.
Independent Directors of Price Group, the Savings Bank and the Price Funds. The independent directors of Price Group include those directors of Price Group who are neither officers nor employees of Price Group or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The independent directors of the Savings Bank include those directors of the Savings Bank who are neither officers nor employees of Price Group or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The independent directors of the Price Funds include those directors of the Price Funds who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of Price Group.
Although subject to the general principles of this Statement, including the definition of “beneficial ownership,” independent directors are subject only to modified reporting requirements. See pp. 5-20 to 5-23. The trades of the independent directors of the Price Funds are not subject to prior transaction clearance requirements. The trades of the independent directors of Price Group and of the Savings Bank are not subject to prior transaction clearance requirements except for transactions in Price Group stock.
ACCESS PERSONS. Certain persons and entities are classified as “Access Persons” under the Code. The term “Access Person” means:
· the Price Advisers;
· any officer or director of any of the Price Advisers or the Price Funds (except the independent directors of the Price Funds are not subject to prior transaction clearance and have modified reporting requirements, as described below);
· any person associated with any of the Price Advisers or the Price Funds who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains or has access to non-public information regarding the purchase or sale of securities by a Price Fund or other advisory client, or to non-public information regarding any securities holdings of any client of a Price Adviser, including the Price Funds, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to the purchases or sales; or
· any person in a control relationship to any of the Price Advisers or a Price Fund who obtains or has access to information concerning recommendations made to a Price Fund or other advisory client with regard to the purchase or sale of securities by the Price Fund or advisory client.
All Access Persons are notified of their status under the Code. Although a person can be an Access Person of one or more Price Advisers and one or more of the Price Funds, the independent directors of the Price Funds are only Access Persons of the applicable Price Funds; they are not Access Persons of any of the Price Advisers.
Investment Personnel. An Access Person is further identified as “Investment Personnel” if, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, he or she “makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities” by a Price Fund or other advisory client.
The term “Investment Personnel” includes, but is not limited to:
· those employees who are authorized to make investment decisions or to recommend securities transactions on behalf of the firm's clients (investment counselors and members of the mutual fund advisory committees);
· research and credit analysts; and
· traders who assist in the investment process.
All Investment Personnel are deemed Access Persons under the Code. All Investment Personnel are notified of their status under the Code. Investment Personnel are generally prohibited from investing in initial public offerings. See p. 5-14.
NON-ACCESS PERSONS. Persons who do not fall within the definition of Access Persons are deemed “Non-Access Persons.” If a Non-Access Person is married to an Access Person, then the non-Access Person is deemed to be an Access Person under the beneficial ownership provisions described below. However, the independent directors of Price Group and the Savings Bank are not included in this definition.
TRANSACTIONS SUBJECT TO STATEMENT. Except as provided below, the provisions of this Statement apply to transactions that fall under either one of the following two conditions:
First, you are a “beneficial owner” of the security under the Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act, as defined below; or
Second, if you control or direct securities trading for another person or entity, those trades are subject to this Statement even if you are not a beneficial owner of the securities. For example, if you have an exercisable trading authorization (e.g., a power of attorney to direct transactions in another person's account) of an unrelated person’s or entity’s brokerage account, or are directing another person's or entity’s trades, those transactions will usually be subject to this Statement to the same extent your personal trades would be as described below.
Definition of Beneficial Owner. A “beneficial owner” is any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, has or shares in the opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in the security.
A person has beneficial ownership in:
· securities held by members of the person’s immediate family sharing the same household, although the presumption of beneficial ownership may be rebutted;
· a person’s interest in securities held by a trust, which may include both trustees with investment control and, in some instances, trust beneficiaries;
· a person’s right to acquire securities through the exercise or conversion of any derivative security, whether or not presently exercisable;
· a general partner’s proportionate interest in the portfolio securities held by a general or limited partnership;
· certain performance-related fees other than an asset-based fee, received by any broker, dealer, bank, insurance company, investment company, investment adviser, investment manager, trustee or person or entity performing a similar function; and
· a person’s right to dividends that is separated or separable from the underlying securities. Otherwise, right to dividends alone shall not represent beneficial ownership in the securities.
A shareholder shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership in the portfolio securities held by a corporation or similar entity in which the person owns securities if the shareholder is not a controlling shareholder of the entity and does not have or share investment control over the entity’s portfolio.
If you are involved in an investment account for a family situation, trust, partnership, corporation, etc., which you feel should not be subject to the Statement’s relevant prior transaction clearance and/or reporting requirements, you should submit a written request for clarification or interpretation to either the Code Compliance Section in Baltimore or the TRP International Compliance Team, as appropriate. Any such request for clarification or interpretation should name the account, your interest in the account, the persons or firms responsible for its management, and the specific facts of the situation. Do not assume that the Statement is not applicable; you must receive a clarification or interpretation about the applicability of the Statement. Clarifications and interpretations are not self-executing; you must receive a response to a request for clarification or interpretation directly from the Code Compliance Section or the TRP International Compliance Team before proceeding with the transaction or other action covered by this Statement.
PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY. As described, certain transactions require prior clearance before execution. Receiving prior transaction clearance does not relieve you from conducting your personal securities transactions in full compliance with the Code, including its prohibition on trading while in possession of material, inside information, and the 60-Day Rule, and with applicable law, including the prohibition on Front Running (see page 5-1 for definition of Front Running).
TRANSACTIONS IN STOCK OF PRICE GROUP. Because Price Group is a public company, ownership of its stock subjects its officers, inside and independent directors, employees and all others subject to the Code to special legal requirements under the United States securities laws. You are responsible for your own compliance with these requirements. In connection with these legal requirements, Price Group has adopted the following rules and procedures:
Independent Directors of Price Funds. The independent directors of the Price Funds are prohibited from owning the stock or other securities of Price Group.
Quarterly Earnings Report. Generally, all Access Persons and Non-Access Persons and the independent directors of Price Group and the Savings Bank must refrain from initiating transactions in Price Group stock in which they have a beneficial interest from the second trading day after quarter end (or such other date as management shall from time to time determine) through the day after the filing of the firm’s earnings release with the SEC on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K. You will be notified by the Management Committee from time to time as to the controlling dates
Prior Transaction Clearance of Price Group Stock Transactions Generally. Access Persons and Non-Access Persons and the independent directors of Price Group and the Savings Bank are required to obtain clearance prior to effecting any proposed transaction (including gifts and other transfers of beneficial ownership) involving shares of Price Group stock owned beneficially, including through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). A transfer of shares of Price Group stock into or from street name to or from a securities account and a transfer of shares of Price Group stock between securities firms or accounts, including accounts held at the same firm, do not have to receive prior clearance, but must be reported.
Prior Transaction Clearance Procedures for Price Group Stock. Requests for prior transaction clearance must be in writing on the form entitled “Notification of Proposed Transaction” (available on the firm's Intranet under Services and Policies/Services/ Employee Transactions-TRPG Stock) and must be submitted to the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group, BA-0372 or faxed to 410-345-6500. The Payroll and Stock Transaction Group is responsible for processing and maintaining the records of all such requests. This includes not only market transactions, but also sales of stock purchased either through the ESPP or through a securities account if shares of Price Group stock are transferred there from the ESPP. Purchases effected through the ESPP are automatically reported to the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group.
Prohibition Regarding Transactions in Publicly-Traded Price Group Options. Transactions in publicly-traded options on Price Group stock are not permitted.
Prohibition Regarding Short Sales of Price Group Stock. Short sales of Price Group stock are not permitted.
Applicability of 60-Day Rule to Price Group Stock Transactions. Transactions in Price Group stock are subject to the 60-Day Rule except for transactions effected through the ESPP, the exercise of employee stock options granted by Price Group and the subsequent sale of the derivative shares, and shares obtained through an established dividend reinvestment program. For a full description of the 60-Day Rule, please see page 5-27.
Only Price Group stock that has been held for at least 60 days may be gifted. You must receive prior clearance before gifting shares of Price Group stock.
Purchases of Price Group stock in the ESPP through payroll deduction are not considered in determining the applicability of the 60-Day Rule to market transactions in Price Group stock. See p. 5-27.
To avoid issues with the 60-Day Rule, shares may not be transferred out of or otherwise removed from the ESPP if the shares have been held for less than 60 days.
Access Persons and Non-Access Persons and the independent directors of Price Group and the Savings Bank must obtain prior transaction clearance of any transaction involving Price Group stock, (unless specifically exempted, such as transfers of form of ownership) from the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group. |
Initial Disclosure of Holdings of Price Group Stock. Each new employee must report to the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group any shares of Price Group stock of which he or she has beneficial ownership no later than 10 business days after his or her starting date.
Dividend Reinvestment Plans for Price Group Stock. Purchases of Price Group stock owned outside of the ESPP and effected through a dividend reinvestment plan need not receive prior transaction clearance. Reporting of transactions effected through that plan need only be made quarterly through statements provided to the Code Compliance Section or by the financial institution (e.g., broker/dealer) where the account is maintained, except in the case of employees who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, who must report such transactions immediately.
Effectiveness of Prior Clearance. Prior transaction clearance of transactions in Price Group stock is effective for three (3) United States business days from and including the date the clearance is granted, unless (i) advised to the contrary by the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group prior to the proposed transaction, or (ii) the person receiving the clearance comes into possession of material, non‑public information concerning the firm. If the proposed transaction in Price Group stock is not executed within this time period, a new clearance must be obtained before the individual can execute the proposed transaction.
Reporting of Disposition of Proposed Transaction. You must use the form returned to you by the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group to notify it of the disposition (whether the proposed transaction was effected or not) of each transaction involving shares of Price Group stock owned directly. The notice must be returned within two business days of the trade's execution or within five business days of the date of prior transaction clearance if the trade is not executed.
Insider Reporting and Liability. Under current SEC rules, certain officers, directors and 10% stockholders of a publicly traded company (“Insiders”) are subject to the requirements of Section 16. Insiders include the directors and certain executive officers of Price Group. The Payroll and Stock Transaction Group informs all those who are Insiders of their obligations under Section 16.
SEC Reporting. There are three reporting forms which Insiders are required to file with the SEC to report their purchase, sale and transfer transactions in, and holdings of, Price Group stock. Although the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group will provide assistance in complying with these requirements as an accommodation to Insiders, it remains the legal responsibility of each Insider to ensure that the applicable reports are filed in a timely manner.
· Form 3. The initial ownership report by an Insider is required to be filed on Form 3. This report must be filed within ten days after a person becomes an Insider (i.e., is elected as a director or appointed as an executive officer) to report all current holdings of Price Group stock. Following the election or appointment of an Insider, the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group will deliver to the Insider a Form 3 for appropriate signatures and will file the form electronically with the SEC.
· Form 4. Any change in the Insider's ownership of Price Group stock must be reported on a Form 4 unless eligible for deferred reporting on year-end Form 5. The Form 4 must be filed electronically before the end of the second business day following the day on which a transaction resulting in a change in beneficial ownership has been executed. Following receipt of the Notice of Disposition of the proposed transaction, the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group will deliver to the Insider a Form 4, as applicable, for appropriate signatures and will file the form electronically with the SEC.
· Form 5. Any transaction or holding that is exempt from reporting on Form 4, such as small purchases of stock, gifts, etc. may be reported electronically on a deferred basis on Form 5 within 45 calendar days after the end of the calendar year in which the transaction occurred. No Form 5 is necessary if all transactions and holdings were previously reported on Form 4.
Liability for Short‑Swing Profits. Under the United States securities laws, profit realized by certain officers, as well as directors and 10% stockholders of a company (including Price Group) as a result of a purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) of stock of the company within a period of less than six months must be returned to the firm or its designated payee upon request.
Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) Reporting. TRPA and Price Group are holding companies of the Savings Bank, which is regulated by the OTS. OTS regulations require the directors and senior officers of TRPA and Price Group to file reports regarding their personal holdings of the stock of Price Group and of the stock of any non-affiliated bank, savings bank, bank holding company, or savings and loan holding company. Although the Bank's Compliance Officer will provide assistance in complying with these requirements as an accommodation, it remains the responsibility of each person to ensure that the required reports are filed in a timely manner.
PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS (OTHER THAN PRICE GROUP STOCK) FOR ACCESS PERSONS.
Access Persons other than the independent directors of the Price Funds must, unless otherwise provided for below, obtain prior transaction clearance before directly or indirectly initiating, recommending, or in any way participating in, the purchase or sale of a security in which the Access Person has, or by reason of such transaction may acquire, any beneficial interest or which he or she controls. This includes the writing of an option to purchase or sell a security and the acquisition of any shares in an Automatic Investment Plan through a non-systematic investment. Non-Access Persons are not required to obtain prior clearance before engaging in any securities transactions, except for transactions in Price Group stock.
Access Persons and Non-Access Persons and the independent directors of Price Group and the Savings Bank must obtain prior transaction clearance of any transaction involving Price Group stock, (unless specifically exempted, such as transfers of form of ownership) from the Payroll and Stock Transaction Group. |
Where required, prior transaction clearance must be obtained regardless of whether the transaction is effected through TRP Brokerage (generally available only to U.S. residents) or through an unaffiliated broker/dealer or other entity. Please note that the prior clearance procedures do not check compliance with the 60-Day Rule (p. 5-27); you are responsible for ensuring your compliance with this rule.
The independent directors of the Price Funds are not required to received prior transaction clearance in any case.
TRANSACTIONS (OTHER THAN IN PRICE GROUP STOCK) THAT DO NOT REQUIRE EITHER PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE OR REPORTING UNLESS THEY OCCUR IN A “REPORTABLE FUND.” The following transactions do not require either prior transaction clearance or reporting:
Mutual Funds and Variable Insurance Products. The purchase or redemption of shares of any open-end investment companies and variable insurance products, except that Access Persons must report transactions in Reportable Funds, as described below. (see p. 5-11).
Automatic Investment Plans. Transactions through a program in which regular periodic purchases or withdrawals are made automatically in or from investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An automatic investment plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan. An Access Person must report any securities owned as a result of transactions in an Automatic Investment Plan on his or her Annual Report. Any transaction that overrides the pre-set schedule or allocations of an automatic investment plan (a “non-systematic transaction”) must be reported by both Access Persons and Non-Access Persons and Access Persons must also receive prior transaction clearance for such a transaction if the transaction would otherwise require prior transaction clearance.
U.S. Government Obligations. Purchases or sales of direct obligations of the U.S. Government.
Certain Commodity Futures Contracts. Purchases or sales of commodity futures contracts for tangible goods (e.g., corn, soybeans, wheat) if the transaction is regulated solely by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Futures contracts for financial instruments, however, must receive prior clearance.
Commercial Paper and Similar Instruments. Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements.
Certain Unit Investment Trusts. Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more open-end funds, if none of the underlying funds is a Reportable Fund.
TRANSACTIONS (OTHER THAN PRICE GROUP STOCK) THAT DO NOT REQUIRE PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE BUT MUST BE REPORTED BY BOTH ACCESS PERSONS AND NON-ACCESS PERSONS. The following transactions do not require prior transaction clearance but must be reported:
Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”). Purchases or sales of the following ETFs only:
· SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (“DIA”)
· SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (“SPY”)
· PowerShares QQQ NASDAQ 100 (“QQQQ”)
· Ishares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (“EFA”)
· Ishares Trust S&P 500 Index (“IVV”)
· Ishares Trust Russell 2000 (“IWM”)
· Ishares MSCI Emerging Market Index (“EEM”)
· Ishares Plc FTSE 100 (“GB/ISF”)
Transactions by Access Persons in all other ETFs must receive prior clearance and these transactions must be reported by both Access Persons and Non-Access Persons.
Unit Investment Trusts. Purchases or sales of shares in unit investment trusts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, unless the unit investment trust is an ETF, in which case it must comply with the specific restrictions on ETFs described immediately above.
National Government Obligations (other than U.S.). Purchases or sales of direct obligations of national (non-U.S.) governments.
Pro Rata Distributions. Purchases effected by the exercise of rights issued pro rata to all holders of a class of securities or the sale of rights so received.
Mandatory Tenders. Purchases and sales of securities pursuant to a mandatory tender offer.
Exercise of Stock Option of Corporate Employer by Spouse. Transactions involving the exercise by an Access Person's spouse of a stock option issued by the corporation employing the spouse. However, a subsequent sale of the stock obtained by means of the exercise, including sales effected by a “cash-less” transactions, must receive prior transaction clearance.
Inheritances. The acquisition of securities through inheritance.
Gifts. The giving of or receipt of a security as a gift.
Stock Splits, Reverse Stock Splits, and Similar Acquisitions and Dispositions. The mandatory acquisition of additional shares or the disposition of existing corporate holdings through stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, exercise of rights, exchange or conversion. Reporting of such transactions must be made within 30 days of the end of the quarter in which they occurred. Reporting is deemed to have been made if the acquisition or disposition is reported on a confirmation, statement or similar document sent to Code Compliance.
Spousal Employee-Sponsored Payroll Deduction Plans. Purchases, but not sales, by an Access Person's spouse pursuant to an employee-sponsored payroll deduction plan (e.g., a 401(k) plan or employee stock purchase plan), provided the Code Compliance Section has been previously notified by the Access Person that the spouse will be participating in the payroll deduction plan. Reporting of such transactions must be made within 30 days of the end of the quarter in which they occurred. A sale or exchange of stock held in such a plan is subject to the prior transaction clearance requirements for Access Persons.
Partial Shares Sold During Account Transfer. Partial shares held in an account that are sold when the account is transferred to another broker/dealer or to a new owner.
TRANSACTIONS (OTHER THAN PRICE GROUP STOCK) THAT DO NOT REQUIRE PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE BUT MUST BE REPORTED BY ACCESS PERSONS ONLY.
Reportable Funds. Access Persons must report the purchases and sales of shares of Reportable Funds. A Reportable Fund is any open-end investment company, including money market funds, for which any of the Price Advisers serves as an investment adviser. This includes not only the Price Funds and SICAVs, but also any fund managed by any of the Price Advisers through sub-advised relationships, including any fund holdings offered through retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans) or as an investment option offered as part of a variable annuity. Group Compliance maintains a listing of sub-advised Reportable Funds under the Tools menu on the TRP Exchange.
Restrictions on Holding Price Funds Through Intermediaries. Many Reportable Funds are Price Funds. Access Persons are encouraged to buy, sell and maintain their holdings of Price Funds in an account or accounts on a T. Rowe Price platform, rather than through an intermediary where possible. For example, Access Persons are encouraged to trade shares in a Price Fund through T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., the transfer agent or through a TRP Brokerage account, rather than through a brokerage account maintained at an independent broker/dealer.
Access Persons are prohibited from purchasing a Price Fund through an intermediary if shares of that Price Fund are not currently held at that intermediary and if the purchase could have been effected through one of the T. Rowe Price transfer agents or in a TRP Brokerage account. If an Access Person currently holds Price Funds under such circumstances, he or she is prohibited from purchasing shares of any other Price Fund through that intermediary. Situations where Price Funds must be held through an intermediary (e.g., spouse of an Access Person has or is eligible to invest in Price Funds through the spouse’s 401(k) plan) do not violate this policy. Access Persons who violate this policy may be required to transfer the position held through the financial intermediary to an account maintained on a T. Rowe Price platform.
Access Persons must inform the Code Compliance Section about ownership of shares of Price Funds. Once this notification has been given, if the Price Fund is held on a T. Rowe Price platform or in a TRP Brokerage Account, the Access Person need not report these transactions directly. See p. 5-19.
In instances where Price Funds are held through an intermediary, transactions in shares of those Price Funds must be reported as described on p. 5-19.
Interests in Section 529 College Savings Plans. Access Persons must report the purchase and sale of interests in any Section 529 College Savings Plan.
Access Persons must inform the Code Compliance Section about ownership of interests in the Maryland College Investment Plan, the T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan and the University of Alaska College Savings Plan. For these specific plans only, once this notification has been given, an Access Person need not report transactions directly. See p. 5-19.
Notification Requirements. Notification to the Code Compliance Section about a Reportable Fund or a Section 529 College Savings Plan should include:
· account ownership information, and
· account number
The independent directors of the Price Funds are subject to modified reporting requirements.
The Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee reviews at a minimum the transaction reports for all securities required to be reported under the Advisers Act or the Investment Company Act for all employees, officers, and inside directors of Price Group and its affiliates and for the independent directors of the Price Funds.
TRANSACTIONS (OTHER THAN PRICE GROUP STOCK) THAT REQUIRE PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE BY ACCESS PERSONS. If the transaction or security is not listed above as not requiring prior transaction clearance, you should assume that it is subject to this requirement unless specifically informed otherwise by the Code Compliance Section or the TRP International Compliance Team. The only Access Persons not subject to the prior transaction clearance requirements are the independent directors of the Price Funds.
Among the transactions for which you must receive prior transaction clearance are:
· Non-systematic transactions in a security that is not exempt from prior transaction clearance;
· Closed-end fund transactions, including U.K., Canadian, and other non-U.S. investment trusts, and ETFs not specifically exempted from prior clearance (see p. 5- 10); and
· Transactions in sector index funds that are closed-end or exchange-traded funds.
OTHER TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Any transaction that is subject to the prior transaction clearance requirements on behalf of an Access Person (except the independent directors of the Price Funds), including purchases in initial public offerings and private placement transactions, must be reported. Although Non-Access Persons are not required to receive prior transaction clearance for securities transactions (other than Price Group stock), they must report any transaction that would require prior transaction clearance by an Access Person. The independent directors of Price Group, the Price Funds and the Savings Bank are subject to modified reporting requirements.
PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING PRIOR TRANSACTION CLEARANCE (OTHER THAN PRICE GROUP STOCK) FOR ACCESS PERSONS. Unless prior transaction clearance is not required as described above or the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or his or her designee has otherwise determined that prior transaction clearance is not required, Access Persons, other than the independent directors of the Price Funds, must receive prior transaction clearance for all securities transactions.
Access Persons should follow the procedures set forth below before engaging in the transactions described. If an Access Person is not certain whether a proposed transaction is subject to the prior transaction clearance requirements, he or she should contact the Code Compliance Section before proceeding.
Procedures For Obtaining Prior Transaction Clearance For Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”):
Non-Investment Personnel. Access Persons who are not Investment Personnel (“Non-Investment Personnel”) may purchase securities that are the subject of an IPO only after receiving prior transaction clearance in writing from the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or his or her designee (“Designee”). An IPO would include, for example, an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 when the issuer of the securities, immediately before the registration, was not subject to certain reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. This requirement applies to all IPOs regardless of market.
In considering such a request for prior transaction clearance, the Chairperson or his or her Designee will determine whether the proposed transaction presents a conflict of interest with any of the firm's clients or otherwise violates the Code. The Chairperson or his or her Designee will also consider whether:
1. The purchase is made through the Non-Investment Personnel's regular broker;
2. The number of shares to be purchased is commensurate with the normal size and activity of the Non-Investment Personnel's account; and
3. The transaction otherwise meets the requirements of the FINRA restrictions, as applicable, regarding the sale of a new issue to an account in which a “restricted person,” as defined in FINRA Rule 5130, has a beneficial interest.
In addition to receiving prior transaction clearance from the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or his or her Designee, Non-Investment Personnel must also check with the Equity Trading Desk the day the offering is priced before purchasing in the IPO. If a client order has been received since the initial prior transaction approval was given, the prior transaction clearance will be withdrawn.
Non-Investment Personnel will not be permitted to purchase shares in an IPO if any of the firm's clients are prohibited from doing so because of affiliated transaction restrictions. This prohibition will remain in effect until the firm's clients have had the opportunity to purchase in the secondary market once the underwriting is completed -- commonly referred to as the aftermarket. The 60-Day Rule applies to transactions in securities purchased in an IPO.
Investment Personnel. Investment Personnel may not purchase securities in an IPO.
Non-Access Persons. Although Non-Access Persons are not required to receive prior transaction clearance before purchasing shares in an IPO, any Non-Access Person who is a registered representative or associated person of Investment Services is reminded that FINRA Rule 5130 may restrict his or her ability to buy shares in a new issue in any market.
Procedures For Obtaining Prior Transaction Clearance For Private Placements. Access Persons may not invest in a private placement of securities, including the purchase of limited partnership interests, unless prior transaction clearance in writing has been obtained from the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or his or her Designee. A private placement is generally defined by the SEC as an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. Private placement investments generally require the investor to complete a written questionnaire or subscription agreement. If an Access Person has any questions about whether a transaction is, in fact, a private placement, he or she should contact the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or his or her designee.
In considering a request for prior transaction clearance for a private placement, the Chairperson will determine whether the investment opportunity (private placement) should be reserved for the firm's clients, and whether the opportunity is being offered to the Access Person by virtue of his or her position with the firm. The Chairperson will also secure, if appropriate, the approval of the proposed transaction from the chairperson of the applicable investment steering committee. These investments may also have special reporting requirements, as discussed under “Procedures for Reporting Transactions,” at p. 5-18.
Continuing Obligation. An Access Person who has received prior transaction clearance to invest and does invest in a private placement of securities and who, at a later date, anticipates participating in the firm's investment decision process regarding the purchase or sale of securities of the issuer of that private placement on behalf of any client, must immediately disclose his or her prior investment in the private placement to the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee and to the chairperson of the appropriate investment steering committee.
Registered representatives of Investment Services are reminded that FINRA rules may restrict investment in a private placement in certain circumstances.
Procedures For Obtaining Prior Transaction Clearance For All Other Securities Transactions. Requests for prior transaction clearance by Access Persons for all other securities transactions requiring prior transaction clearance should generally be made via iTrade on the firm's intranet. The iTrade system automatically sends any request for prior transaction approval that requires manual intervention to the Equity Trading Department. If you cannot access iTrade, requests may be made orally, in writing, or by electronic mail (email address “Personal Trades” in the electronic mail address book). Obtaining clearance by electronic mail if you cannot access iTrade is strongly encouraged. All requests must include the name of the security, a definitive security identifier (e.g., CUSIP, ticker, or Sedol), the number of shares or amount of bond involved, and the nature of the transaction, i.e., whether the transaction is a purchase, sale, short sale, or buy to cover. Responses to all requests will be made by iTrade or the Equity Trading Department, documenting the request and whether or not prior transaction clearance has been granted. The Examiner system maintains the record of all approval and denials, whether automatic or manual.
Requests will normally be processed on the same day; however, additional time may be required for prior transaction clearance for certain securities, including non-U.S. securities.
Effectiveness of Prior Transaction Clearance. Prior transaction clearance of a securities transaction is effective for three (3) United States business days from and including the date the clearance is granted, regardless of the time of day when clearance is granted. If the proposed securities transaction is not executed within this time, a new clearance must be obtained. For example, if prior transaction clearance is granted at 2:00 pm Monday, the trade must be executed by Wednesday. In situations where it appears that the trade will not be executed within three business days even if the order is entered in that time period (e.g., certain transactions through Transfer Agents or spousal employee-sponsored payroll deduction plans), please notify the Code Compliance Section after prior clearance has been granted, but before entering the order with the executing agent.
Reminder. If you are an Access Person and become the beneficial owner of another's securities (e.g., by marriage to the owner of the securities) or begin to direct trading of another's securities, then transactions in those securities also become subject to the prior transaction clearance requirements. You must also report acquisition of beneficial ownership or control of these securities within 10 business days of your knowledge of their existence.
REASONS FOR DISALLOWING ANY PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Prior transaction clearance will usually not be granted for a proposed transaction by the Trading Department, either directly or by iTrade, and/or by the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or by the TRP International Compliance Team if:
Pending Client Orders. Orders have been placed by any of the Price Advisers to purchase or sell the security unless certain size or volume parameters as described below under “Large Issuer/Volume Transactions” are met.
Purchases and Sales Within Seven (7) Calendar Days. The security has been purchased or sold by any client of a Price Adviser within seven calendar days immediately prior to the date of the proposed transaction, unless certain size or volume parameters as described below under “Large Issuer/Volume Transactions” are met.
For example, if a client transaction occurs on Monday, prior transaction clearance is not generally granted to an Access Person to purchase or sell that security until Tuesday of the following week. Transactions in securities in pure as opposed to enhanced index funds are not considered for this purpose.
If all clients have eliminated their holdings in a particular security, the seven‑day restriction is not applicable to an Access Person's transactions in that security.
Approved Company Rating Changes. A change in the rating of an approved company as reported in the firm's Daily Research News has occurred within seven (7) calendar days immediately prior to the date of the proposed transaction. Accordingly, trading would not be permitted until the eighth (8) calendar day.
Securities Subject to Internal Trading Restrictions. The security is limited or restricted by any of the Price Advisers as to purchase or sale by Access Persons.
If for any reason an Access Person has not received a requested prior transaction clearance for a proposed securities transaction, he or she must not communicate this information to another person and must not cause any other person to enter into such a transaction.
Requests for Reconsideration of Prior Transaction Clearance Denials. If an Access Person has not been granted a requested prior transaction clearance, he or she may apply to the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or his or her designee for reconsideration. Such a request must be in writing and must fully describe the basis upon which the reconsideration is being requested. As part of the reconsideration process, the Chairperson or his or her designee will determine if any client of any of the Price Advisers may be disadvantaged by the proposed transaction by the Access Person. The factors the Chairperson or his or her designee may consider in making this determination include:
· the size of the proposed transaction;
· the nature of the proposed transaction (i.e., buy or sell) and of any recent, current or pending client transactions;
· the trading volume of the security that is the subject of the proposed Access Person transaction;
· the existence of any current or pending order in the security for any client of a Price Adviser;
· the reason the Access Person wants to trade (e.g., to provide funds for the purchase of a home); and
· the number of times the Access Person has requested prior transaction clearance for the proposed trade and the amount of time elapsed between each prior transaction clearance request.
TRANSACTION CONFIRMATIONS AND PERIODIC ACCOUNT STATEMENTS. All Access Persons (except the independent directors of the Price Funds) and Non-Access Persons must request broker‑dealers, investment advisers, banks, or other financial institutions executing their transactions to send a duplicate confirmation or contract note with respect to each and every reportable transaction, including Price Group stock, and a copy of all periodic statements for all securities accounts in which the Access Person or Non-Access Person is considered to have beneficial ownership and/or control (see page 5-4 for a discussion of beneficial ownership and control concepts) to Compliance, Legal Department, T. Rowe Price, P.O. Box 17218, Baltimore, Maryland 21297-1218.
The independent directors of Price Group, the Price Funds, and the Savings Bank are subject to modified reporting requirements described at pp. 5-20 to 5-23.
If transaction or statement information is provided in a language other than English, the employee should provide a translation into English of the documents.
NOTIFICATION OF SECURITIES ACCOUNTS. All persons (except the independent directors of the Price Funds) and all entities subject to this Statement must give notice by email to the Code Compliance section (email address “Legal Compliance Employee Trading”) before opening a securities account with, or as soon as the person or entity subject to this Statement knows of the existence of an account with, any broker, dealer, investment adviser, bank, or other financial institution, including TRP Brokerage.
The independent directors of Price Group, the Price Funds, and the Savings Bank are not subject to this requirement.
New Personnel Subject to the Code. A person subject to the Code must give written notice as directed above of any existing securities accounts maintained with any broker, dealer, investment adviser, bank or other financial institution within 10 business days of association with the firm.
You do not have to report accounts at transfer agents or similar entities if the only securities in those accounts are variable insurance products or open-end mutual funds if these are the only types of securities that can be held or traded in the accounts. If other securities can be held or traded, the accounts must be reported. For example, if you have an account at a transfer agent that can only hold shares of a mutual fund, that account does not have to be reported. If, however, you have a brokerage account it must be reported even if the only securities currently held or traded in it are mutual funds.
Officers, Directors and Registered Representatives of Investment Services. FINRA requires each associated person of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. to:
· Obtain approval for a securities account from Investment Services (whether the registered person is based in the United States or internationally); the request for approval should be in writing, directed to the Code Compliance Section, and submitted before opening or placing the initial trade in the securities account; and
· If the securities account is with a broker/dealer, provide the broker/dealer with written notice of his or her association with Investment Services.
Annual Statement by Access Persons. Each Access Person, except an Access Person who is an independent director of the Price Funds, must also file with the firm a statement of his or her accounts as of year-end in January of the following year.
Reminder. If you become the beneficial owner of another's securities (e.g., by marriage to the owner of the securities) or begin to direct trading of another's securities, then the associated securities accounts become subject to the account reporting requirements.
PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING TRANSACTIONS. The following requirements apply both to Access Persons and Non-Access Persons except the independent directors of Price Group, the Price Funds and the Savings Bank, who are subject to modified reporting requirements:
Report Form. If the executing firm provides a confirmation, contract note or similar document directly to the firm, you do not need to make a further report. The date this document is received by the Code Compliance Section will be deemed the date the report is submitted for purposes of SEC compliance. The Code Compliance Section must receive the confirmation or similar document no later than 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the transaction occurred. You must report all other transactions on the form designated “T. Rowe Price Employee's Report of Securities Transactions,” which is available on the firm's Intranet under the Tools menu on the TRP Exchange.
What Information Is Required. Each transaction report must contain, at a minimum, the following information about each transaction involving a reportable security in which you had, or as a result of the transaction acquired, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership:
· the date of the transaction
· the title of the security
· the ticker symbol or CUSIP number, as applicable
· the interest rate and maturity date, as applicable
· the number of shares, as applicable
· the principal amount of each reportable security involved, as applicable.
· the nature of the transaction (i.e. purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition)
· the price of the security at which the transaction was effected
· the name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and
· the date you submit the report
When Reports are Due. You must report a securities transaction (other than a transaction in a Reportable Fund or Section 529 College Savings Plan [Access Persons only] or a spousal payroll deduction plan or a stock split or similar acquisition or disposition) within ten (10) business days after the trade date or within ten (10) business days after the date on which you first gain knowledge of the transaction (for example, a bequest) if this is later. A transaction in a Reportable Fund, a Section 529 College Savings Plan, a spousal payroll deduction plan or a stock split or similar acquisition or disposition must be reported within 30 days of the end of the quarter in which it occurred.
Access Person Reporting of Reportable Funds and Section 529 College Savings Plan Interests Held on a T. Rowe Price Platform or in a TRP Brokerage account. You are required to inform the Code Compliance Section about Reportable Funds and/or Section 529 College Savings Plan interests (i.e., the Maryland College Investment Plan, the T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan and the University of Alaska College Savings Plan) held on a T. Rowe Price Platform or in a TRP Brokerage account. See p. 5-12. Once you have done this, you do not have to report any transactions in those securities; your transactions and holdings will be updated and reported automatically to Code Compliance on a monthly basis. You should send an email to the Access Persons Legal Compliance mailbox when you first purchase shares in a Reportable Fund or invest in Section 529 College Savings Plan Interests held on a T.Rowe Price Platform or in a TRP Brokerage account providing the account number and Reportable Fund name, if applicable, and the account registration to inform the Code Compliance Section of new holdings.
Access Person Reporting of Reportable Funds and Section 529 College Savings Plan Interests NOT Held on a T. Rowe Price Platform or in a TRP Brokerage Account. You must notify the Code Compliance Section of any Reportable Fund or Section 529 College Savings Plan interests that you beneficially own or control that are held at any intermediary, including any broker/dealer other than TRP’s Brokerage Division. This would include, for example, a Price Fund held in your spouse’s retirement plan, even if T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. acts as the administrator or recordkeeper of that plan. Any transaction in a Reportable Fund or in interests in a Section 529 College Savings Plan must be reported by duplicate account information sent directly by the intermediary to the Code Compliance Section or by the Access Person directly on the “T. Rowe Price Employees Report of Securities Transactions” form within 30 days of the end of the quarter in which the transaction occurred.
Reporting Certain Private Placement Transactions. If your investment requires periodic capital calls (e.g., in a limited partnership) you must report each capital call within ten (10) business days. This is the case even if you are an Access Person and you received prior transaction clearance for a total cumulative investment. In addition, you must report any distributions you receive in the form of securities.
Reminder. If you become the beneficial owner of another's securities (e.g., by marriage to the owner of the securities) or begin to direct trading of another's securities, the transactions in these securities become subject to the transaction reporting requirements.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE PRICE FUNDS.
Transactions in Publicly Traded Securities. An independent director of the Price Funds must report transactions in publicly-traded securities where the independent director controls or directs such transactions. These reporting requirements apply to transactions the independent director effects for his or her own beneficial ownership as well as the beneficial ownership of others, such as a spouse or other family member. An independent director does not have to report securities transactions in accounts over which the independent director has no direct or indirect influence or control (e.g., transactions in an account managed by an investment professional pursuant to a discretionary agreement and where the independent director does not participate in the investment decisions).
Transactions in Non-Publicly Traded Securities. An independent director does not have to report transactions in securities which are not traded on an exchange or listed on NASDAQ (i.e., non-publicly traded securities), unless the independent director knew, or in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Price Funds independent director, should have known that during the 15-day period immediately before or after the independent director’s transaction in such non-publicly traded security, a Price Adviser purchased, sold or considered purchasing or selling such security for a Price Fund or Price advisory client.
Methods of Reporting. An independent director has the option to satisfy his or her obligation to report transactions in securities via a Quarterly Report or by arranging for the executing brokers of such transactions to provide duplicate transaction confirmations directly to the Code Compliance Section.
Quarterly Reports. If a Price Fund independent director elects to report his or her transactions quarterly: (1) a report for each securities transaction must be filed with the Code Compliance Section no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the transaction was effected; and (2) a report must be filed for each quarter, regardless of whether there have been any reportable transactions. The Code Compliance Section will send to each independent director of the Price Funds who chooses to report transactions on a quarterly basis a reminder letter and reporting form approximately ten days before the end of each calendar quarter.
Duplicate Confirmation Reporting. An independent director of the Price Funds may also instruct his or her broker to send duplicate transaction information (confirmations) directly to the Code Compliance Section. An independent director who chooses to have his or her broker send duplicate account information to the Code Compliance Section in lieu of directly reporting broker-executed transactions must nevertheless continue to report in the normal way (i.e., Quarterly Reports) any securities transactions for which a broker confirmation is not generated.
Among the types of transactions that are commonly not reported through a broker confirmation and may therefore have to be reported directly to T. Rowe Price are:
· Exercise of Stock Option of Corporate Employer;
· Inheritance of a Security;
· Gift of a Security; and
· Transactions in Certain Commodities Futures Contracts (e.g., financial indices).
An independent director of the Price Funds must include any transactions listed above, as applicable, in his or her Quarterly Reports if not otherwise contained in a duplicate broker confirmation. The Code Compliance Section will send to each independent director of the Price Funds who chooses to report transactions through broker confirmations a reminder letter and reporting form approximately ten days before the end of each calendar quarter so that transactions not reported by broker confirmations can be reported on the reporting form.
Reporting of Officership, Directorship, General Partnership or Other Managerial Positions Apart from the Price Funds. An independent director of the Price Funds shall report to the Code Compliance Section any officership, directorship, general partnership or other managerial position which he or she holds with any public, private, or governmental issuer other than the Price Funds.
Reporting of Significant Ownership.
Issuers (Other than Non-Public Investment Partnerships, Pools or Funds). If an independent director of the Price Funds owns more than 1/2 of 1% of the total outstanding shares of a public or private issuer (other than a non-public investment partnership, pool or fund), he or she must immediately report this ownership in writing to the Code Compliance Section, providing the name of the issuer and the total number of the issuer’s shares beneficially owned.
Non-Public Investment Partnerships, Pools or Funds. If an independent director of the Price Funds owns more than ½ of 1% of the total outstanding shares or units of a non-public investment partnership, pool or fund over which the independent director exercises control or influence, or is informed of the investment transactions of that entity, the independent director must report such ownership in writing to the Code Compliance Section. For non-public investment partnerships, pools or funds where the independent director does not exercise control or influence and is not informed of the investment transactions of such entity, the independent director need not report such ownership to the Code Compliance Section unless and until such ownership exceeds 4% of the total outstanding shares or units of the entity.
Investments in Price Group. An independent director of the Price Funds is prohibited from owning the common stock or other securities of Price Group.
Investments in Non-Listed Securities Firms. An independent director of the Price Funds may not purchase or sell the shares of a broker/dealer, underwriter or federally registered investment adviser unless that entity is traded on an exchange or listed on NASDAQ or the purchase or sale has otherwise been approved by the Price Fund Boards.
Restrictions on Client Investment Partnerships.
Co-Investing. An independent director of the Price Funds is not permitted to co- invest in client investment partnerships of Price Group or its affiliates, such as Strategic Partners, Threshold, and Recovery.
Direct Investment. An independent director of the Price Funds is not permitted to invest as a limited partner in client investment partnerships of Price Group or its affiliates.
Dealing with Clients. Aside from market transactions effected through securities exchanges or via NASDAQ, an independent director of the Price Funds may not, directly or indirectly, sell to or purchase from a client any security. This prohibition does not preclude the purchase or redemption of shares of any open-end mutual fund that is a client of any of the Price Advisers.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF PRICE GROUP.
Reporting of Personal Securities Transactions. An independent director of Price Group is not required to report his or her personal securities transactions (other than transactions in Price Group stock) as long as the independent director does not obtain information about the Price Advisers' investment research, recommendations, or transactions. However, each independent director of Price Group is reminded that changes to certain information reported by the respective independent director in the Annual Questionnaire for Independent Directors are required to be reported to Corporate Records in Baltimore (e.g., changes in holdings of stock of financial institutions or financial institution holding companies).
Reporting of Officership, Directorship, General Partnership or Other Managerial Positions Apart from Price Group. An independent director of Price Group shall report to the Code Compliance Section any officership, directorship, general partnership or other managerial position which he or she holds with any public, private, or governmental issuer other than Price Group.
Reporting of Significant Ownership.
Issuers (Other than Non-Public Investment Partnerships, Pools or Funds). If an independent director of Price Group owns more than 1/2 of 1% of the total outstanding shares of a public or private issuer (other than a non-public investment partnership, pool or fund), he or she must immediately report this ownership in writing to the Code Compliance Section, providing the name of the issuer and the total number of the issuer’s shares beneficially owned.
Non-Public Investment Partnerships, Pools or Funds. If an independent director of Price Group owns more than ½ of 1% of the total outstanding shares or units of a non-public investment partnership, pool or fund over which the independent director exercises control or influence, or is informed of the investment transactions of that entity, the independent director must report such ownership in writing to the Code Compliance Section. For non- public investment partnerships, pools or funds where the independent director does not exercise control or influence and is not informed of the investment transactions of such entity, the independent director need not report such ownership to the Code Compliance Section unless and until such ownership exceeds 4% of the total outstanding shares or units of the entity.
TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE SAVINGS BANK. The independent directors of the Savings Bank are not required to report their personal securities transactions (other than transactions in Price Group stock) as long as they do not obtain information about the Price Advisers’ investment research, recommendations, or transactions, other than information obtained because the Savings Bank is a client of one or more of the Price Advisers. In addition, the independent directors of the Savings Bank may be required to report other personal securities transactions and/or holdings as specifically requested from time to time by the Savings Bank in accordance with regulatory or examination requirements.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES REGARDING PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS. These rules vary in their applicability depending upon whether you are an Access Person.
The following rules apply to all Access Persons, except the independent directors of the Price Funds, and to all Non-Access Persons:
Dealing with Clients. Access Persons and Non-Access Persons may not, directly or indirectly, sell to or purchase from a client any security. Market transactions are not subject to this restriction. This prohibition does not preclude the purchase or redemption of shares of any open-end mutual fund that is a client of any of the Price Advisers and does not apply to transactions in a spousal employer-sponsored payroll deduction plan or spousal employer-sponsored stock option plan.
Investment Clubs. These restrictions vary depending upon the person's status, as follows:
Non-Access Persons. A Non-Access Person may form or participate in a stock or investment club without prior clearance from the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee (U.S.–based personnel) or the TRP International Compliance Team (international personnel). Only transactions in Price Group stock are subject to prior transaction clearance. Club transactions must be reported just as the Non- Access Person's individual trades are reported.
Access Persons. An Access Person may not form or participate in a stock or investment club unless prior written clearance has been obtained from the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee (U.S.-based personnel) or the TRP International Compliance Team (international personnel). Generally, transactions by such a stock or investment club in which an Access Person has beneficial ownership or control are subject to the same prior transaction clearance and reporting requirements applicable to an individual Access Person's trades. If, however, the Access Person has beneficial ownership solely by virtue of his or her spouse's participation in the club and has no investment control or input into decisions regarding the club's securities transactions, the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee or the TRP International Compliance Team may, as appropriate as part of the prior clearance process, require the prior transaction clearance of Price Group stock transactions only.
Margin Accounts. While margin accounts are discouraged, you may open and maintain margin accounts for the purchase of securities provided such accounts are with firms with which you maintain a regular securities account relationship.
Trading Activity. You are discouraged from engaging in a pattern of securities transactions that either:
· is so excessively frequent as to potentially impact your ability to carry out your assigned responsibilities, or
· involves securities positions that are disproportionate to your net assets.
At the discretion of the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee, written notification of excessive trading may be sent to you and/or the appropriate supervisor if ten or more reportable trades occur in your account(s) in a month, or if circumstances otherwise warrant this action.
The following rules apply only to Access Persons other than the independent directors of the Price Funds:
Large Issuer/Volume Transactions. Although subject to prior transaction clearance, transactions involving securities of certain large issuers or of issuers with high trading volumes, within the parameters set by the Ethics Committee (the “Large Issuer/Volume List”), will be permitted under normal circumstances, as follows:
Transactions involving no more than U.S. $30,000 (all amounts are in U.S. dollars) or the nearest round lot (even if the amount of the transaction marginally exceeds $30,000) per security per seven (7) calendar day period in securities of:
· issuers with market capitalizations of $5 billion or more, or
· U.S. issuers with an average daily trading volume in excess of 500,000 shares over the preceding 90 calendar days
are usually permitted, unless the rating on the security as reported in the firm’s Daily Research News has been changed to a 1 or a 5 within the seven (7) calendar days immediately prior to the date of the proposed transaction.
These parameters are subject to change by the Ethics Committee. An Access Person should be aware that if prior transaction clearance is granted for a specific number of shares lower than the number requested, he or she may not be able to receive permission to buy or sell additional shares of the issuer for the next seven (7) calendar days.
If you believe one or both of these criteria should be applied to a non-U.S. issuer, you should contact the Code Compliance Section or the TRP International Compliance Team, as appropriate. When contacted, the TRP International Compliance Team will coordinate the process with the Code Compliance Section.
Transactions Involving Options on Large Issuer/Volume List Securities. Access Persons may not purchase uncovered put options or sell uncovered call options unless otherwise permitted under the “Options and Futures” discussion below. Otherwise, in the case of options on an individual security on the Large Issuer/Volume List (if it has not had a prohibited rating change), an Access Person may trade the greater of 5 contracts or sufficient option contracts to control $30,000 in the underlying security; thus an Access Person may trade 5 contracts even if this permits the Access Person to control more than $30,000 in the underlying security. Similarly, the Access Person may trade more than 5 contracts as long as the number of contracts does not permit him or her to control more than $30,000 in the underlying security.
Transactions Involving Exchange-Traded Index Options. Generally, an Access Person may trade the greater of 5 contracts or sufficient contracts to control $30,000 in the underlying securities; thus an Access Person may trade 5 contracts even if this permits the Access Person to control more than $30,000 in the underlying securities. Similarly, the Access Person may trade more than 5 contracts as long as the number of contracts does not permit him or her to control more than $30,000 in the underlying securities. These parameters are subject to change by the Ethics Committee.
Please note that an option on a Unit Investment Trust is not an exchange-traded index option and does not fall under this provision. See the discussion under General Information on Options and Futures below.
Client Limit Orders. Although subject to prior transaction clearance, an Access Person’s proposed trade in a security is usually permitted even if a limit order has been entered for a client for the same security, if:
· The Access Person’s trade will be entered as a market order; and
· The client’s limit order is 10% or more away from the market at the time the Access Person requests prior transaction clearance.
Japanese New Issues. All Access Persons are prohibited from purchasing a security which is the subject of an IPO in Japan.
Before engaging in options and futures transactions, Access Persons should understand the impact that the 60-Day Rule and intervening client transactions may have upon their ability to close out a position with a profit (see page 5-27). |
Options and Futures on Securities and Indices Not Held by Clients of the Price Advisers. There are no specific restrictions with respect to the purchase, sale or writing of put or call options or any other option or futures activity, such as multiple writings, spreads and straddles, on a security (and options or futures on such security) or index that is not held by any of the Price Advisers’ clients.
Options on Securities Held by Clients of the Price Advisers. With respect to options on securities of companies which are held by any of Price Advisers’ clients, it is the firm’s policy that an Access Person should not profit from a price decline of a security owned by a client (other than a “pure” Index account). Therefore, an Access Person may: (i) purchase call options and sell covered call options and (ii) purchase covered put options and sell put options. An Access Person may not purchase uncovered put options or sell uncovered call options, even if the issuer of the underlying securities is included on the Large Issuer/Volume List, unless purchased in connection with other options on the same security as part of a straddle, combination or spread strategy which is designed to result in a profit to the Access Person if the underlying security rises in or does not change in value. The purchase, sale and exercise of options are subject to the same restrictions as those set forth with respect to securities, i.e., the option should be treated as if it were the common stock itself.
Other Options and Futures Held by Clients of the Price Advisers. Any other option or futures transaction with respect to domestic or foreign securities held by any of the Price Advisers' clients will receive prior transaction clearance if appropriate after due consideration is given, based on the particular facts presented, as to whether the proposed transaction or series of transactions might appear to or actually create a conflict with the interests of any of the Price Advisers' clients. Such transactions include transactions in futures and options on futures involving financial instruments regulated solely by the CFTC.
Closing or Exercising Option Positions. A transaction initiated by an Access Person to exercise an option or to close an option transaction must also receive prior transaction clearance. If an intervening client transaction in the underlying security has occurred since the position was opened, the Access Person may not receive prior clearance to initiate a transaction to exercise the option or to close out the position, as applicable. The sale of an option by an Access Person must receive prior clearance, which also covers the exercise of that option against the Access Person, if one occurs.
Short Sales. Short sales by Access Persons are subject to prior clearance unless the security itself does not otherwise require prior clearance. In addition, Access Persons may not sell any security short which is owned by any client of one of the Price Advisers unless a transaction in that security would not require prior clearance. Short sales of Price Group stock are not permitted. All short sales are subject to the 60-Day Rule described below.
The 60-Day Rule. Access Persons are prohibited from profiting from the purchase and sale or sale and purchase (e.g., short sales and certain option transactions) of the same (or equivalent) securities within 60 calendar days. An “equivalent” security means any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege at a price related to the subject security, or similar securities with a value derived from the value of the subject security. Thus, for example, the rule prohibits options transactions on or short sales of a security that may result in a gain within 60 days of the purchase of the underlying security. Any series of transactions made which violate (or are counter to) the spirit of the 60-Day Rule, such as the establishment of a long position and subsequent establishment of a short position (or vice versa), in the same (or equivalent) security, may be deemed a violation by the Ethics Committee. This prohibition is not intended to include legitimate hedging transactions. If you have questions about whether a contemplated transaction would violate the 60-Day Rule or the spirit of the Rule, you should seek an interpretation from the Code Compliance Section prior to initiating the transaction.
In addition, the rule applies regardless of the Access Person’s other holdings of the same security or whether the Access Person has split his or her holdings into tax lots. For example, if an Access Person buys 100 shares of XYZ stock on March 1, 2003 and another 100 shares of XYZ stock on November 27, 2007, he or she may not sell any shares of XYZ stock at a profit for 60 days following November 27, 2007.
Similarly, an Access Person must own the underlying security for more than 60 days before entering into any options transaction on that security.
The 60-Day Rule “clock” restarts each time the Access Person trades in that security.
The closing of a position in an option or Contract for Difference on any security other than an index will result in a 60-Day Rule violation if the position was opened within the 60-day window and the closing transaction results in a gain. Multiple positions will not be netted to determine an overall gain or loss in options on the same underlying security expiring on the same day.
The 60-Day Rule does not apply to:
· any transaction by a Non-Access Person other than transactions in Price Group stock not excluded below;
· any transaction which because of its nature or the nature of the security involved does not require prior transaction clearance (e.g., if an Access Person inherits a security, a transaction that did not require prior transaction clearance, then he or she may sell the security inherited at a profit within 60 calendar days of its acquisition; other examples include the purchase or sale of a unit investment trust, the purchase or sale of the specific ETF securities that are exempted from prior clearance, the exercise of a corporate stock option by an Access Person’s spouse, or pro-rata distributions; see pp. 5-9; 5-10; 5-11);
· the purchase and sale or sale and purchase of exchange-traded index options;
· any transaction in Price Group stock effected through the ESPP (note that the 60-Day Rule does apply to shares transferred out of the ESPP to a securities account; generally, however, an employee remaining in the ESPP may not transfer shares held less than 60 days out of the ESPP);
· the exercise of “company-granted” Price Group stock options or receipt of Price Group shares through Company-based awards and the subsequent sale of the derivative shares; and
· any purchase of Price Group stock through an established dividend reinvestment plan.
Prior transaction clearance procedures do not check compliance with the 60-Day Rule when considering a trading request. Access Persons are responsible for checking their compliance with this rule before entering a trade. If you have any questions about whether this Rule will be triggered by a proposed transaction, you should contact the Code Compliance Section or the TRP International Compliance Team before requesting prior transaction clearance for the proposed trade.
Access Persons may request in writing an interpretation from the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee that the 60-Day Rule should not apply to a specific transaction or transactions.
Expanded Holding Period Requirement for Employees in Japan. Securities owned by Staff employed by the Tokyo branch of T. Rowe Price Global Services Limited may be subject to a longer holding period than 60 days. If you have any questions about this restriction, you should contact the TRP International Compliance Team.
Investments in Non-Listed Securities Firms. Access Persons may not purchase or sell the shares of a broker/dealer, underwriter or federally registered investment adviser unless that entity is traded on an exchange or listed as a NASDAQ stock or prior transaction clearance is given under the private placement procedures (see p. 5-14).
REPORTING OF ONE – HALF OF ONE PERCENT OWNERSHIP. If an employee owns more than 1/2 of 1% of the total outstanding shares of a public or private company, he or she must immediately report this in writing to the Code Compliance Section, providing the name of the company and the total number of such company's shares beneficially owned.
GAMBLING RELATED TO THE SECURITIES MARKETS. All persons subject to the Code are prohibited from wagering, betting or gambling related to individual securities, securities indices, currency spreads, or other similar financial indices or instruments. This prohibition applies to wagers placed through casinos, betting parlors or internet gambling sites and is applicable regardless of where the activity is initiated (e.g., home or firm computer or telephone). This specific prohibition does not restrict the purchase or sale of securities through a securities account reporting to the Code Compliance Section even if these transactions are effected with a speculative investment objective.
INITIAL DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS BY ACCESS PERSONS. Upon commencement of employment, appointment or promotion (no later than 10 calendar days after the starting date), each Access Person, except an independent director of the Price Funds, is required by United States securities laws to disclose in writing all current securities holdings in which he or she is considered to have beneficial ownership or control (“Securities Holdings Report”) (see page 5-5 for definition of the term Beneficial Owner) and provide or reconfirm the information regarding all of his or her securities accounts.
The form to provide the Securities Holdings Report will be provided upon commencement of employment, appointment, promotion, or designation as an Access Person, and should be submitted to the Code Compliance Section. It is sent by email from the Access Persons mailbox.
SEC rules require that each Securities Holding Report contain, at a minimum, the following information:
· securities title
· securities type
· exchange ticker number or CUSIP number, as applicable
· number of shares or principal amount of each reportable securities in which the Access Person has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership
· the name of any broker, dealer or both with which the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the Access Person’s direct or indirect benefit; and
· the date the Access Person submits the Securities Holding Report.
The information provided must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person.
ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS BY ACCESS PERSONS. Each Access Person, except an independent director of the Price Funds, is also required to file a “Personal Securities Report,” consisting of a Statement of Personal Securities Holdings and a Securities Account Verification Form Report, on an annual basis. The Personal Securities Report must be as of year end and must be filed with the firm by the date it specifies. The Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee reviews all Personal Securities Reports.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE OF OPEN-END INVESTMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS BY INVESTMENT PERSONNEL. If a person has been designated “Investment Personnel,” he or she must report with the initial and annual Securities Holdings Report a listing of shares of all open-end investment companies (except money market funds), whether registered under the Investment Company Act or sold in jurisdictions outside the United States, that the Investment Personnel either beneficially owns or controls. If an Access Person becomes Investment Personnel, he or she must file a supplement to his or her existing Securities Holdings Report within thirty (30) days of the date of this designation change, listing all shares of open-end investment companies (except money market funds) that he or she beneficially owns or controls. Previously disclosed ownership of Reportable Funds does not have to be reported again in this disclosure.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. Price Group makes every effort to protect the privacy of all persons and entities in connection with their Securities Holdings Reports, Reports of Securities Transactions, Reports of Securities Accounts, and Personal Securities Reports.
SANCTIONS. Strict compliance with the provisions of this Statement is considered a basic provision of employment or other association with Price Group and the Price Funds. The Ethics Committee, the Code Compliance Section, and the TRP International Compliance Team are primarily responsible for administering this Statement. In fulfilling this function, the Ethics Committee will institute such procedures as it deems reasonably necessary to monitor each person's and entity's compliance with this Statement and to otherwise prevent and detect violations.
Violations by Access Persons, Non-Access Persons and Independent Directors of Price Group or the Savings Bank. Upon discovering a material violation of this Statement by any person or entity other than an independent director of a Price Fund, the Ethics Committee will impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate and as are approved by the Management Committee or the Board of Directors including, inter alia, a letter of censure or suspension, a fine, a suspension of trading privileges or termination of employment and/ or officership of the violator. In addition, the violator may be required to surrender to Price Group, or to the party or parties it may designate, any profit realized from any transaction that is in violation of this Statement. All material violations of this Statement shall be reported to the Board of Directors of Price Group and to the Board of Directors of any Price Fund with respect to whose securities such violations may have been involved.
Violations by Independent Directors of Price Funds. Upon discovering a material violation of this Statement by an independent director of a Price Fund, the Ethics Committee shall report such violation to the Board on which the director serves. The Price Fund Board will impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate.
June, 2010
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