N-CSR 1 arige_ncsr.htm CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
 
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05833
 
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
David Oestreicher
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

(Name and address of agent for service)
 
  
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000
 
 
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
 
 
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2015




Item 1. Report to Shareholders

T. Rowe Price Annual Report
Institutional Global Focused Growth
Equity Fund
October 31, 2015

Highlights

U.S. and Japanese markets generated positive returns in the 12-month reporting period, outperforming developed European and emerging markets in U.S. dollar terms.

 

The fund returned 6.37% in the reporting period, outperforming its benchmark, primarily as a result of strong stock selection.

 

The global economy is growing at an uneven pace. There are ample opportunities to find stocks poised for good growth in what we expect to be a volatile 2016 for equities.

 

We are confident in our ability to buy stocks with improving and durable growth characteristics that will allow them to deliver superior long-term returns before their potential becomes obvious to other investors.


The views and opinions in this report were current as of October 31, 2015. They are not guarantees of performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the managers reserve the right to change their views about individual stocks, sectors, and the markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the fund’s future investment intent. The report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires mutual funds and other public companies to affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects.

Manager’s Letter
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Focused Growth Equity Fund

Dear Investor

Global stock indexes generated mixed returns in a volatile period in which developed markets generally recorded decent gains, while emerging markets suffered losses amid concerns about China’s economic slowdown and lower oil prices. We took advantage of the summer market swoon by buying discounted quality stocks, both in the developed and the emerging world. We increase our holdings in the financials, consumer discretionary, and information technology sectors, where we see some of the best growth opportunities, while we limited our exposure to the energy and materials sectors. As we move into 2016 and the likelihood of more market volatility, we will continue to employ our time-tested and qualitative approach to seeking out the best investment ideas.


Your fund returned 6.37% for the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2015. The fund handily outperformed both the MSCI All Country World Index benchmark and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average. Strong stock selection accounted for the bulk of our relative outperformance versus the benchmark for the 12-month period. Our picks in consumer discretionary, industrials and business services, and health care were some of the top performers.

In the three years since I assumed the role of chairman of the fund’s Investment Advisory Committee, our research team and I have concentrated efforts to create a focused portfolio of companies in which we have a great deal of conviction. These holdings include mid- and smaller-cap growth stocks as well as large-cap companies with good long-term potential. We attempt to identify innovative industries and companies with new product cycles, improving returns on capital, and growing market share. In short, the fund is a focused, multi-cap, global portfolio representing our best investment ideas.

Market Review

Amid a volatile 12-month period for equities, U.S. stocks generated solid returns, posting better performance than both developed European and emerging markets in U.S. dollar terms amid a strengthening dollar against other major currencies. The Fed moved closer to raising short-term interest rates and said rate renormalization would be gradual. The first half of the reporting period was marked by encouraging economic news—including strong gross domestic product growth—and improving employment trends and fresh signs of incremental wage growth. But earnings in the energy and commodity sectors fell dramatically amid steep oil price declines, and worries mounted that a stronger U.S. dollar would weigh on earnings for U.S. exporters. The August surprise was China’s willingness to allow its currency to devalue amid a dramatic slowdown in the country’s growth prospects. The move rattled global markets. Indeed, investors seemed to expect further devaluation in China’s currency, and in the absence of further bad news, evidence of improved U.S. employment figures appeared to lift investor enthusiasm for stocks.

European markets benefited from the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing measures, but the Continent was buffeted by renewed concerns about a Greek exit from the eurozone and worries that weakness in China could derail a tepid recovery. Stronger investor confidence returned in October as the region benefited from diminishing fiscal headwinds; an improving credit environment; lower consumer energy costs; and a weaker euro, which helped exports.

Japanese equities posted healthy returns, amid strong business investment, a weak yen, and quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). Many Japanese companies reported higher revenues and earnings. But Japan’s export market slowed in the second half of the reporting period due to the slowdown in China. Additionally, weakness in Japanese consumer spending and concerns that the BoJ’s current quantitative easing measures may need to be strengthened dampened enthusiasm for Japanese stocks.

Nearly all emerging markets posted sharp declines over the last year. Concerns over the health of the Chinese economy, uncertainty about an expected U.S. interest rate increase, falling commodity prices, and burgeoning geopolitical risk combined to drag investor sentiment lower. Brazil fell into a recession and was embroiled in a major corruption scandal involving state-owned energy company Petrobras. In emerging Europe, Turkey lagged following indecisive elections, and Greece weakened sharply after its third bailout and the imposition of capital controls.

Portfolio Review and Strategy

We think that the psychological impact of the financial crisis remains a major factor in investor behavior, as even the slightest bit of market turbulence is often misinterpreted as a signal of another crisis. The outsized reaction to the news of slowing growth in China last summer is an example of an abrupt shift in market sentiment that lets us position the portfolio as carefully contrarian. Periods of volatility provide great investment opportunities for the portfolio. We view the volatility created when investors rushed out of equities looking for perceived safer havens this summer as chances to search for mispriced equities and put our clients on the right side of change.

Our belief is that the right amount of risk is well worth taking. Our philosophy is to take the broad opportunity set that T. Rowe Price addresses across market capitalization ranges and regions and then make hard choices that we believe will have a positive impact on your existing portfolio. The fund is not a substitute for a large-cap growth portfolio or an emerging markets product. It does not fit easily into a style box. Instead, its purpose is to take a focused group of 65 to 75 stocks representing our best ideas. We have the luxury of going anywhere, but we are very selective about identifying opportunities.

The U.S. economy is continuing along a steady growth pace, with U.S. consumers in a strong position to take advantage of lower energy prices and historically low interest rates. But the consumer is more fickle and focused than ever before, which creates an investing challenge. We believe that the beginning of Fed tightening represents a normalization of policy after a period of unusual accommodation. Europe, while lagging the U.S., is poised to also grow slowly but steadily. An improving credit environment, lower energy costs, and a weaker euro are all reasons to maintain confidence in the region.

There are ample stock-picking opportunities in emerging markets, which represent a much more heterogeneous investment set. Coming out of the financial crisis, a very low interest rate environment drove capital into emerging markets because the returns were higher. Now, as developed regions—mainly Europe and the U.S.—show more economic growth, we are seeing that capital flow begin to reverse out of emerging markets and back into developed markets. Some emerging market countries are not as attractive due to low commodity prices, but India, which imports most of its commodities, is now a better investment environment.

As the global economy and markets go through this transition, we believe we have positioned the fund to outperform in 2016, as opposed to simply holding stocks that have enjoyed the most upward momentum to date in 2015. We are in the middle of an amazing merger and acquisition (M&A) cycle. As airlines, health care, and other industries ramp up the pace and size of deals, capacity will naturally be taken out of the market. Individual companies will gain more pricing power, resulting in a boost to earnings potential. In 2015, the market has rewarded M&A activity with stock price increases for both the acquirer and the target after the announcement of a deal. We expect this dynamic to continue, especially in Europe as its M&A activity has not yet accelerated to the pace of deals in the U.S.


We reduced our holdings in both developed Europe and Latin America, preferring larger positions in emerging Asian markets and in the U.S. In Europe, there were fewer bargains as equities with strong growth prospects were largely priced at fair valuations. Brazil is weighed down by a recession, a precipitous drop in commodity prices, and looming political risk. Mexico, hurt by falling oil prices, is also seeing its economic rebound stall.

Emerging Asian markets remain fertile ground for stock picking. We believe we can find unique, underappreciated consumer-oriented companies on the right side of change. The U.S. is the strongest developed region, led by a generally favorable economic environment where data continued to improve throughout the reporting period—unemployment fell, wage growth improved, and interest rates stayed low.

While sector weights are also primarily the result of our bottom-up stock picking, the fund has notable overweights to the information technology, consumer discretionary, and financials sectors. Information technology and consumer discretionary are ripe hunting grounds for disruptive products gaining share and capturing shifting economic value.

Additionally, we are finding attractive financial services opportunities, particularly among U.S. diversified banks and capital markets companies. Our view is that the sector sports attractive valuations, improving industry structure, and good exposure to a rising interest rate environment.

The fund is underweight energy and utilities. We believe that the prospects for an increase in oil prices are dim in the near term. This is not a function of a poor global economic outlook, but rather of the supply shock driven by the innovation of horizontal drilling. The world has more oil supply than it thought. In the energy sector, our focus is on low-cost producers that have sufficiently strong balance sheets to endure a period of low profitability. We are underweight utilities due to few opportunities for strong growth in the sector.

The fund’s two largest holdings at the end of the reporting period were Priceline and Amazon.com. Amazon has been a strong outperformer since early 2015 as it consistently reported impressive revenue growth and expanding profit margins at its cloud computing unit while it increasingly dominated the retail business. We remain positive on Amazon and see tremendous growth potential in its Amazon Web Services unit. We added Priceline in the second quarter of 2015 after its stock was punished as the weak euro hurt revenues from its large European business. Despite the travel agency’s already strong presence in the U.S. and Europe, we believe its online model will allow it to grow in other regions. Netflix has had a strong multi-year run, but after the company announced a well-received 7-for-1 stock split late in the second quarter, the runway for further compelling stock price growth was no longer evident, prompting us to exit our position. (Please refer to the portfolio of investments for a complete list of holdings and the amount each represents in the portfolio.)

Outside the U.S., our position in Wynn Resorts was the worst performer in the consumer discretionary sector; we exited the stock in May. Our thesis that additional capacity at a luxury resort, which planned to open in 2016, would benefit from growing demand was derailed after the Chinese government began cracking down on money laundering and underground banking in the region. That move chilled interest in gambling, and the new growth capacity had turned into a liability.

In the financials sector, U.S.-based global investment bank JPMorgan Chase was a top holding and contributor. We think that it will be able to steadily increase its earnings as U.S. interest rates tick upward. We added to JPMorgan Chase in the first quarter of 2015 as we believe that the company will continue to build its market share and grow over the long term. We also believe Morgan Stanley will benefit from a rising interest rate environment. It has improved its return on equity and told investors that it would continue its share repurchase program through 2016.

Among industrials, U.S.-based Danaher was a strong performer. It is poised for solid growth following the announcement that it was acquiring another company and then splitting into two companies. American Airlines was boosted by increased revenues and falling crude oil prices. However, we rotated out of the stock in the second quarter of 2015 due to growing competition and increased capacity from other airlines.

In health care, Pfizer acquired Hospira for its strong generic injectable drug business and its long-term exposure to biosimilars. On the other hand, Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus was one of the biggest detractors in the sector, and we eliminated our position in the second quarter of 2015. The firm faced a multitude of headwinds, including lawsuits and a fine from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Investment Outlook

We believe that the Fed’s accommodative monetary policies have been excessive and will be removed slowly over the next year, resulting in less market distortion and a return to a more normal interest rate environment. The current trend of developed markets outperforming emerging markets should continue, albeit to a less extreme, along with the strong M&A cycle. We will be selective in adding to emerging markets exposure.

We believe the U.S. and Europe will lead global growth as consumers—particularly in the U.S.—continue to enjoy lower energy costs, rising housing prices, and lower unemployment. Yet there will likely be a clearer division between losers and winners in European equities, requiring selective stock picking.

Globally, economic and equity fundamentals are widely variable. We are likely to experience mini crises, much as we witnessed this year with the turbulence in China. China likely will continue a path of stable economic deceleration, which will help lessen the possibilities of a sustained crisis across the rest of Asia. Industries with the most exposure to the consumer should offer good investment opportunities. India’s young demographics and burgeoning middle class bode well for increased investment in energy-related stocks. While Latin America’s tough times are expected to continue, particularly in Brazil, we are looking for stocks that have been discounted too heavily.

While market volatility may not recede, we believe we understand the risk environment in which investor reactions are almost always overreactions, and we are confident we can find investment opportunities amid volatility.

Over the long term, we think the global economy will reach equilibrium: Prices will stabilize, productivity and populations will grow, and innovation will continue to drive global growth. Given our robust global research platform and collective investment experience, we are confident in our ability to find stocks with improving and durable growth characteristics that will allow them to deliver superior long-term returns before their potential becomes obvious to other investors.

Respectfully submitted,


David J. Eiswert
Chairman of the fund’s Investment Advisory Committee

November 17, 2015

The committee chairman has day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio and works with committee members in developing and executing the fund’s investment program.

Risks of International Investing

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

Glossary

Gross domestic product: The total market value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year.

Lipper averages: The average of available mutual fund performance returns in categories defined by Lipper Inc.

MSCI All Country World Index: A capitalization-weighted index of stocks from developed and emerging markets worldwide.

Note: MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

Portfolio Highlights


Performance and Expenses
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Focused Growth Equity Fund

Growth of $1 Million

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $1 million investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.




Fund Expense Example

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

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

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

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




Financial Highlights
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Portfolio of Investments
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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Statement of Operations
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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Notes to Financial Statements
T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Focused Growth Equity Fund
October 31, 2015

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. (the corporation), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The Institutional Global Focused Growth Equity Fund (the fund) is a diversified, open-end management investment company established by the corporation. The fund commenced operations on June 30, 2006. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of established companies throughout the world, including the U.S.

NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Preparation The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 (ASC 946). The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), including, but not limited to, ASC 946. GAAP requires the use of estimates made by management. Management believes that estimates and valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the valuations reflected in the accompanying financial statements may differ from the value ultimately realized upon sale or maturity.

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

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

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

New Accounting Guidance In May 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent). The ASU removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient and amends certain disclosure requirements for such investments. The ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption will have no effect on the fund’s net assets or results of operations.

NOTE 2 - VALUATION

The fund’s financial instruments are valued and its net asset value (NAV) per share is computed at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day the NYSE is open for business.

Fair Value The fund’s financial instruments are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee (the Valuation Committee) has been established by the fund’s Board of Directors (the Board) to ensure that financial instruments are appropriately priced at fair value in accordance with GAAP and the 1940 Act. Subject to oversight by the Board, the Valuation Committee develops and oversees pricing-related policies and procedures and approves all fair value determinations. Specifically, the Valuation Committee establishes procedures to value securities; determines pricing techniques, sources, and persons eligible to effect fair value pricing actions; oversees the selection, services, and performance of pricing vendors; oversees valuation-related business continuity practices; and provides guidance on internal controls and valuation-related matters. The Valuation Committee reports to the Board and has representation from legal, portfolio management and trading, operations, risk management, and the fund’s treasurer.

Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date

Level 2 – inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads)

Level 3 – unobservable inputs

Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values.

Valuation Techniques Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made. OTC Bulletin Board securities are valued at the mean of the closing 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 closing bid and asked prices for domestic securities and the last quoted sale or closing price for international securities.

For valuation purposes, the last quoted prices of non-U.S. equity securities may be adjusted to reflect the fair value of such securities at the close of the NYSE. If the fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, the fund will adjust the previous quoted prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE. In deciding whether it is necessary to adjust quoted prices to reflect fair value, 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, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the fund is open. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with quoted prices and information to evaluate or adjust those prices. The fund cannot predict how often it will use quoted prices and how often it will determine it necessary to adjust those prices to reflect fair value. As a means of evaluating its security valuation process, the fund routinely compares quoted prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.

Actively traded equity securities listed on a domestic exchange generally are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Non-U.S. equity securities generally are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy despite the availability of quoted prices because, as described above, the fund evaluates and determines whether those quoted prices reflect fair value at the close of the NYSE or require adjustment. OTC Bulletin Board securities, certain preferred securities, and equity securities traded in inactive markets generally are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing NAV per share on the day of valuation and are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Assets and liabilities other than financial instruments, including short-term receivables and payables, are carried at cost, or estimated realizable value, if less, which approximates fair value.

Thinly traded financial instruments 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 Valuation Committee. The objective of any fair value pricing determination is to arrive at a price that could reasonably be expected from a current sale. Financial instruments fair valued by the Valuation Committee are primarily private placements, restricted securities, warrants, rights, and other securities that are not publicly traded.

Subject to oversight by the Board, the Valuation Committee regularly makes good faith judgments to establish and adjust the fair valuations of certain securities as events occur and circumstances warrant. For instance, in determining the fair value of an equity investment with limited market activity, such as a private placement or a thinly traded public company stock, the Valuation Committee considers a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to, the issuer’s business prospects, its financial standing and performance, recent investment transactions in the issuer, new rounds of financing, negotiated transactions of significant size between other investors in the company, relevant market valuations of peer companies, strategic events affecting the company, market liquidity for the issuer, and general economic conditions and events. In consultation with the investment and pricing teams, the Valuation Committee will determine an appropriate valuation technique based on available information, which may include both observable and unobservable inputs. The Valuation Committee typically will afford greatest weight to actual prices in arm’s length transactions, to the extent they represent orderly transactions between market participants, transaction information can be reliably obtained, and prices are deemed representative of fair value. However, the Valuation Committee may also consider other valuation methods such as market-based valuation multiples; a discount or premium from market value of a similar, freely traded security of the same issuer; or some combination. Fair value determinations are reviewed on a regular basis and updated as information becomes available, including actual purchase and sale transactions of the issue. Because any fair value determination involves a significant amount of judgment, there is a degree of subjectivity inherent in such pricing decisions, and fair value prices determined by the Valuation Committee could differ from those of other market participants. Depending on the relative significance of unobservable inputs, including the valuation technique(s) used, fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Valuation Inputs The following table summarizes the fund’s financial instruments, based on the inputs used to determine their fair values on October 31, 2015:


There were no material transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the year ended October 31, 2015.

Following is a reconciliation of the fund’s Level 3 holdings for the year ended October 31, 2015. Gain (loss) reflects both realized and change in unrealized gain/loss on Level 3 holdings during the period, if any, and is included on the accompanying Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized gain/loss on Level 3 instruments held at October 31, 2015, totaled $41,000 for the year ended October 31, 2015.


NOTE 3 - OTHER INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

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

Emerging Markets The fund may invest, either directly or through investments in T. Rowe Price institutional funds, in securities of companies located in, issued by governments of, or denominated in or linked to the currencies of emerging market countries; at period-end, approximately 13% of the fund’s net assets were invested in emerging markets. Emerging markets generally have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than developed countries. These markets may be subject to greater political, economic, and social uncertainty and differing regulatory environments that may potentially impact the fund’s ability to buy or sell certain securities or repatriate proceeds to U.S. dollars. Such securities are often subject to greater price volatility, less liquidity, and higher rates of inflation than U.S. securities.

Restricted Securities The fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Prompt sale of such securities at an acceptable price may be difficult and may involve substantial delays and additional costs.

Securities Lending The fund may lend its securities to approved brokers to earn additional income. Its securities lending activities are administered by a lending agent in accordance with a securities lending agreement. Security loans generally do not have stated maturity dates, and the fund may recall a security at any time. The fund receives collateral in the form of cash or U.S. government securities, valued at 102% to 105% of the value of the securities on loan. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than the value of loaned securities; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the fund the next business day. Cash collateral is invested by the lending agent(s) in accordance with investment guidelines approved by fund management. Additionally, the lending agent indemnifies the fund against losses resulting from borrower default. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral and indemnification, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the securities, collateral investments decline in value, and the lending agent fails to perform. Securities lending revenue consists of earnings on invested collateral and borrowing fees, net of any rebates to the borrower, compensation to the lending agent, and other administrative costs. In accordance with GAAP, investments made with cash collateral are reflected in the accompanying financial statements, but collateral received in the form of securities is not. At October 31, 2015, the value of loaned securities was $879,000; the value of cash collateral and related investments was $900,000.

Other Purchases and sales of portfolio securities other than short-term securities aggregated $181,469,000 and $120,018,000, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2015.

NOTE 4 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

No provision for federal income taxes is required since the fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. Distributions determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences.

The fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

Reclassifications between income and gain relate primarily to the recharacterization of distributions. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the following reclassifications were recorded to reflect tax character (there was no impact on results of operations or net assets):


Distributions during the years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014, were characterized for tax purposes as follows:


At October 31, 2015, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of net assets were as follows:


The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes.

NOTE 5 - FOREIGN TAXES

The fund is subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Additionally, certain foreign currency transactions are subject to tax and capital gains realized upon disposition of securities issued in or by certain foreign countries and are subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries. All taxes are computed in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law and, to the extent permitted, capital losses are used to offset capital gains. Taxes attributable to income are accrued by the fund as a reduction of income. Taxes incurred on the purchase of foreign currencies are recorded as realized loss on foreign currency transactions. Current and deferred tax expense attributable to capital gains is reflected as a component of realized or change in unrealized gain/loss on securities in the accompanying financial statements. At October 31, 2015, the fund had no deferred tax liability attributable to foreign securities and $4,937,000 of foreign capital loss carryforwards, including $3,728,000 that expire in 2017, $309,000 that expire in 2019, $183,000 that expire in 2020, $26,000 that expire in 2021, $684,000 that expire in 2022 and $7,000 that expire in 2023.

NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The fund is managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Price Group). The investment management agreement between the fund and Price Associates provides for an annual investment management fee equal to 0.65% of the fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is computed daily and paid monthly.

The fund is also subject to a contractual expense limitation through February 28, 2017. During the limitation period, Price Associates is required to waive its management fee and pay the fund for any expenses, excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses, that would otherwise cause the fund’s ratio of annualized total expenses to average net assets (expense ratio) to exceed its expense limitation of 0.75 %. The fund is required to repay Price Associates for expenses previously waived/paid to the extent its net assets grow or expenses decline sufficiently to allow repayment without causing the fund’s expense ratio to exceed its expense limitation. However, no repayment will be made more than three years after the date of a payment or waiver. Pursuant to this agreement, $182,000 of expenses were waived/paid by Price Associates during the year ended October 31, 2015. Including these amounts, expenses previously waived/paid by Price Associates in the amount of $467,000 remain subject to repayment by the fund at October 31, 2015.

In addition, the fund has entered into service agreements with Price Associates and a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates (collectively, Price). Price Associates provides certain accounting and administrative services to the fund. T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., provides shareholder and administrative services in its capacity as the fund’s transfer and dividend-disbursing agent. For the year ended October 31, 2015, expenses incurred pursuant to these service agreements were $105,000 for Price Associates and less than $1,000 for T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. The total amount payable at period-end pursuant to these service agreements is reflected as Due to Affiliates in the accompanying financial statements.

The fund may invest in the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund, the T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund, or the T. Rowe Price Short-Term Reserve Fund (collectively, the Price Reserve Investment Funds), open-end management investment companies managed by Price Associates and considered affiliates of the fund. The Price Reserve Investment Funds are offered as short-term investment options to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by Price Associates or its affiliates and are not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The Price Reserve Investment Funds pay no investment management fees.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. and
Shareholders of T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Focused Growth Equity Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Focused Growth Equity Fund (one of the portfolios comprising T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2015, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and confirmation of the underlying funds by correspondence with the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
December 15, 2015

Tax Information (Unaudited) for the Tax Year Ended 10/31/15

We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.

The fund’s distributions to shareholders included:

$367,000 from short-term capital gains

 

$17,654,000 from long-term capital gains, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate of not greater than 20%.


For taxable non-corporate shareholders, $427,000 of the fund’s income represents qualified dividend income subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate of not greater than 20%.

For corporate shareholders, $427,000 of the fund’s income qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.

Information on Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures, and Records

A description of the policies and procedures used by T. Rowe Price funds and portfolios to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in each fund’s Statement of Additional Information. You may request this document by calling 1-800-225-5132 or by accessing the SEC’s website, sec.gov.

The description of our proxy voting policies and procedures is also available on our website, troweprice.com. To access it, click on the words “Social Responsibility” at the top of our corporate homepage. Next, click on the words “Conducting Business Responsibly” on the left side of the page that appears. Finally, click on the words “Proxy Voting Policies” on the left side of the page that appears.

Each fund’s most recent annual proxy voting record is available on our website and through the SEC’s website. To access it through our website, follow the directions above to reach the “Conducting Business Responsibly” page. Click on the words “Proxy Voting Records” on the left side of that page, and then click on the “View Proxy Voting Records” link at the bottom of the page that appears.

How to Obtain Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available electronically on the SEC’s website (sec.gov); hard copies may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F St. N.E., Washington, DC 20549. For more information on the Public Reference Room, call 1-800-SEC-0330.

About the Fund’s Directors and Officers

Your fund is overseen by a Board of Directors (Board) that meets regularly to review a wide variety of matters affecting or potentially affecting the fund, including performance, investment programs, compliance matters, advisory fees and expenses, service providers, and business and regulatory affairs. The Board elects the fund’s officers, who are listed in the final table. At least 75% of the Board’s members are independent of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price), and its affiliates; “inside” or “interested” directors are employees or officers of T. Rowe Price. The business address of each director and officer is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the fund directors and is available without charge by calling a T. Rowe Price representative at 1-800-638-5660.

Independent Directors

Name (Year of Birth)
Year Elected* [Number of
T. Rowe Price Portfolios
Overseen]
     

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies and Other Investment Companies During the Past Five Years

 
William R. Brody, M.D., Ph.D. (1944)
2009 [179]

President and Trustee, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2009 to present); Director, BioMed Realty Trust (2013 to present); Director, Novartis, Inc. (2009 to 2014); Director, IBM (2007 to present)

 
Anthony W. Deering (1945)
1991 [179]

Chairman, Exeter Capital, LLC, a private investment firm (2004 to present); Director, Brixmor Real Estate Investment Trust (2012 to present); Director and Advisory Board Member, Deutsche Bank North America (2004 to present); Director, Under Armour (2008 to present); Director, Vornado Real Estate Investment Trust (2004 to 2012)

 
Donald W. Dick, Jr. (1943)
1989 [179]

Principal, EuroCapital Partners, LLC, an acquisition and management advisory firm (1995 to present)

 
Bruce W. Duncan (1951)
2013 [179]

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, First Industrial Realty Trust, an owner and operator of industrial properties (2009 to present); Chairman of the Board (2005 to present) and Director (1999 to present), Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a hotel and leisure company

 
Robert J. Gerrard, Jr. (1952)
2012 [179]

Chairman of Compensation Committee and Director, Syniverse Holdings, Inc., a provider of wireless voice and data services for telecommunications companies (2008 to 2011); Advisory Board Member, Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies, a collaborative working to improve opportunities for young African Americans (1997 to present)

 
Karen N. Horn (1943)
2003 [179]

Limited Partner and Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group, an advisory and investment banking firm (2004 to present); Director, Eli Lilly and Company (1987 to present); Director, Simon Property Group (2004 to present); Director, Norfolk Southern (2008 to present)

 
Paul F. McBride (1956)
2013 [179]

Former Company Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Initiatives, Black & Decker Corporation (2004 to 2010)

 
Cecilia E. Rouse, Ph.D. (1963)
2012 [179]

Dean, Woodrow Wilson School (2012 to present); Professor and Researcher, Princeton University (1992 to present); Director, MDRC, a nonprofit education and social policy research organization (2011 to present); Member, National Academy of Education (2010 to present); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research’s Labor Studies Program (2011 to present); Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisers (2009 to 2011); Chair of Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economic Profession, American Economic Association (2012 to present)

 
John G. Schreiber (1946)
2001 [179]

Owner/President, Centaur Capital Partners, Inc., a real estate investment company (1991 to present); Cofounder and Partner, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P. (1992 to present); Director, General Growth Properties, Inc. (2010 to 2013); Director, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, a real estate financial company (2012 to present); Director and Chairman of the Board, Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (2013 to present); Director, Hilton Worldwide (2013 to present); Director, Hudson Pacific Properties (2014 to present)

 
Mark R. Tercek (1957)
2009 [179]

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nature Conservancy (2008 to present)

 

*Each independent director serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor.

 

Inside Directors

 
Name (Year of Birth)
Year Elected* [Number of
T. Rowe Price Portfolios
Overseen]
     

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies and Other Investment Companies During the Past Five Years

 
Edward C. Bernard (1956)
2006 [179]

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., and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, T. Rowe Price International; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Chairman of the Board, all funds

 
Brian C. Rogers, CFA, CIC (1955)
2006 [125]

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

 

*Each inside director serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor.


Officers

Name (Year of Birth)
Position Held With Institutional International Funds
     

Principal Occupation(s)

 
Ulle Adamson, CFA (1979)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Roy H. Adkins (1970)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Christopher D. Alderson (1962)
President

Company’s Representative, Director, and Vice President, Price Hong Kong; Director and Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price International; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   
Paulina Amieva (1981)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Malik S. Asif (1981)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, student, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (to 2012); Investment Consultant–Middle East and North Africa Investment Team, International Finance Corporation–The World Bank Group (to 2010)

 
Harishankar Balkrishna (1983)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, intern, T. Rowe Price (to 2010)

 
Peter J. Bates, CFA (1974)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Oliver D.M. Bell, IMC (1969)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Head of Global Emerging Markets Research, Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (to 2011)

 
R. Scott Berg, CFA (1972)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Steven E. Boothe, CFA (1977)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Peter I. Botoucharov (1965)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Director, EMEA Macroeconomic Research and Strategy (to 2012); Independent Financial Advisor, Global Source (to 2010)

 
Tala Boulos (1984)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Vice President, CEEMEA Corporate Credit Research, Deutsche Bank (to 2013)

 
Darrell N. Braman (1963)
Vice President

Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.

 
Carolyn Hoi Che Chu (1974)
Vice President

Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly, Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Co-head of credit and convertibles research team in Hong Kong (to 2010)

 
Archibald Ciganer Albeniz, CFA (1976)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Richard N. Clattenburg, CFA (1979)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Michael J. Conelius, CFA (1964)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Richard de los Reyes (1975)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Laurent Delgrande (1971)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity International Limited (to 2014)

 
Michael Della Vedova (1969)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Shawn T. Driscoll (1975)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Bridget A. Ebner (1970)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Mark J.T. Edwards (1957)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
David J. Eiswert, CFA (1972)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Mark S. Finn, CFA, CPA (1963)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
John R. Gilner (1961)
Chief Compliance Officer

Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.

 
Paul D. Greene II (1978)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Benjamin Griffiths, CFA (1977)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Richard L. Hall (1979)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly, Financial Attaché, U.S. Department of Treasury, International Affairs Division (to 2012)

 
Steven C. Huber, CFA, FSA (1958)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Stefan Hubrich, Ph.D., CFA (1974)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Arif Husain, CFA (1972)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Director/Head of UK and Euro Fixed Income, AllianceBernstein (to 2013)

 
Dominic Janssens (1965)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Randal S. Jenneke (1971)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (to 2010)

 
Yoichiro Kai (1973)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Andrew J. Keirle (1974)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Paul J. Krug (1964)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Christopher J. Kushlis, CFA (1976)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Mark J. Lawrence (1970)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
David M. Lee, CFA (1962)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Patricia B. Lippert (1953)
Secretary

Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.

 
Christopher C. Loop, CFA (1966)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Anh Lu (1968)
Vice President

Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Sebastien Mallet (1974)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Catherine D. Mathews (1963)
Treasurer and Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Jonathan H.W. Matthews, CFA (1975)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Raymond A. Mills, Ph.D., CFA (1960)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Sudhir Nanda, Ph.D., CFA (1959)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Joshua Nelson (1977)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Sridhar Nishtala (1975)
Vice President

Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Jason Nogueira, CFA (1974)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
David Oestreicher (1967)
Vice President

Director, Vice President, and Secretary, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Chief Legal Officer, Vice President, and Secretary, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price International; Vice President, Price Hong Kong and Price Singapore

 
Michael D. Oh, CFA (1974)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Kenneth A. Orchard (1975)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service (to 2010)

 
Oluwaseun A. Oyegunle, CFA (1984)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price International; formerly, student, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (to 2013); Summer Investment Analyst, T. Rowe Price International (2012); Analyst, Asset & Resource Management Limited (to 2012); Analyst, Vetiva Capital Management Limited (to 2011)

 
Gonzalo Pángaro, CFA (1968)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Craig J. Pennington, CFA (1971)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly, Global Energy Analyst, Insight Investment (to 2010)

 
John W. Ratzesberger (1975)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; formerly, North American Head of Listed Derivatives Operation, Morgan Stanley (to 2013)

 
Christopher J. Rothery (1963)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Federico Santilli, CFA (1974)
Executive Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Sebastian Schrott (1977)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Deborah D. Seidel (1962)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.

 
Robert W. Sharps, CFA, CPA (1971)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
John C.A. Sherman (1969)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Robert W. Smith (1961)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Gabriel Solomon (1977)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Joshua K. Spencer, CFA (1973)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
David A. Stanley (1963)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Taymour R. Tamaddon, CFA (1976)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Ju Yen Tan (1972)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Dean Tenerelli (1964)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Eric L. Veiel, CFA (1972)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 
Verena Wachnitz, CFA (1978)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Christopher S. Whitehouse (1972)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
J. Howard Woodward, CFA (1974)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International

 
Ernest C. Yeung, CFA (1979)
Vice President

Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 
Jeffrey T. Zoller (1970)
Vice President

Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company

 

Unless otherwise noted, officers have been employees of T. Rowe Price or T. Rowe Price International for at least 5 years.


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that Mr. Bruce W. Duncan qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Duncan is considered independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered to, or on behalf of, the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:


Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and specifically include the issuance of a report on internal controls and, if applicable, agreed-upon procedures related to fund acquisitions. Tax fees include amounts related to services for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. The nature of these services specifically includes the review of distribution calculations and the preparation of Federal, state, and excise tax returns. All other fees include the registrant’s pro-rata share of amounts for agreed-upon procedures in conjunction with service contract approvals by the registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted a policy whereby audit and non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant require pre-approval in advance at regularly scheduled audit committee meetings. If such a service is required between regularly scheduled audit committee meetings, pre-approval may be authorized by one audit committee member with ratification at the next scheduled audit committee meeting. Waiver of pre-approval for audit or non-audit services requiring fees of a de minimis amount is not permitted.

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $2,366,000 and $2,159,000, respectively.

(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Accordingly, these services were considered by the registrant’s audit committee in maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

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

(b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12. Exhibits.

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

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

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

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

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.
 

By      /s/ Edward C. Bernard
Edward C. Bernard
Principal Executive Officer     
   
Date     December 15, 2015
 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 

By      /s/ Edward C. Bernard
Edward C. Bernard
Principal Executive Officer     
   
Date     December 15, 2015
   
    
By /s/ Catherine D. Mathews
Catherine D. Mathews
Principal Financial Officer     
   
Date     December 15, 2015