EX-99.77D POLICIES 2 cip_iief.htm POLICIES~ INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.--Policies

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund

The following disclosure and operating policy have been added to the funds’ prospectuses:

Participation Notes (P-notes)

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

The operating policy for the Africa & Middle East Fund and the Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund states there is no limit on fund investments in P-notes.

For all other funds, the operating policy states that investments in P-notes are limited to 20% of total assets.

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. T. Rowe Price Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund

The following disclosure and operating policy have been added to the funds’ prospectuses:

Participation Notes (P-notes)

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


assurance that there will be a secondary trading market for a P-note or that the trading price of a P-note will equal the value of the underlying security.

The operating policy for the Africa & Middle East Fund and the Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund states there is no limit on fund investments in P-notes.

For all other funds, the operating policy states that investments in P-notes are limited to 20% of total assets.

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.

T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund

The following disclosure and operating policy have been added to the funds’ prospectuses:

Participation Notes (P-notes)

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

The operating policy for the Africa & Middle East Fund and the Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund states there is no limit on fund investments in P-notes.

For all other funds, the operating policy states that investments in P-notes are limited to 20% of total assets.

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Equity Fund

The following disclosure and operating policy have been added to the funds’ prospectuses:

Participation Notes (P-notes)


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

The operating policy for the Africa & Middle East Fund and the Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund states there is no limit on fund investments in P-notes.

For all other funds, the operating policy states that investments in P-notes are limited to 20% of total assets.

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.

T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Large-Cap Equity Fund

The following disclosure and operating policy have been added to the funds’ prospectuses:

Participation Notes (P-notes)

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

The operating policy for the Africa & Middle East Fund and the Institutional Africa & Middle East Fund states there is no limit on fund investments in P-notes.


For all other funds, the operating policy states that investments in P-notes are limited to 20% of total assets.