UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

Commission File Number: 000-32191

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.

100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Address including Zip Code of principal executive offices)

(410) 345-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

[X] Yes [  ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

[X] Yes [  ] No

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock ($.20 par value), as of the latest practicable date, April 20, 2005, is 130,211,774.

Exhibit index is at Item 6 on page 14.

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

See the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per-share amounts)

See the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

See the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)

See the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PREPARATION.

T. Rowe Price Group derives its consolidated revenues and net income primarily from investment advisory services that its subsidiaries provide to individual and institutional investors in the sponsored T. Rowe Price mutual funds and other investment portfolios. We also provide our investment advisory clients with related administrative services, including mutual fund transfer agent, accounting and shareholder services; participant recordkeeping and transfer agent services for defined contribution retirement plans; discount brokerage; and trust services. The investors that we serve are primarily domiciled in the United States of America.

Investment advisory revenues depend largely on the total value and composition of assets under our management. Accordingly, fluctuations in financial markets and in the composition of assets under management impact our revenues and results of operations.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of our results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

The unaudited interim financial information contained in these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in our 2004 Annual Report.

NOTE 2 — STOCK OPTION-BASED COMPENSATION.

Our stock-based compensation plans are accounted for using the intrinsic value based method. The exercise price of each option granted is equivalent to the market price of our common stock at the date of grant. Accordingly, no compensation expense related to stock option grants has been recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table illustrates the pro forma effect on net income (in thousands) and earnings per share if we had applied the fair value based method to recognize expense associated with our outstanding and not yet vested stock options. Forfeitures of options are recognized as they occur.

The following table summarizes the changes in our stock option grants during the first quarter of 2005.

At March 31, 2005, we had 9,774,950 options outstanding that will vest over the period through February 2010. Compensation expense attributable to future periods when these options vest, and the related tax benefits, will be:

These amounts will change to reflect future option grants, estimated and actual forfeitures, and tax benefits that arise upon the future disqualification of incentive stock option grants.

It is important to note that the use of the fair value method to record compensation expense for stock-based plans does not diminish total stockholders’ equity.

NOTE 3 — INFORMATION ABOUT REVENUES AND SERVICES.

Revenues (in thousands) from advisory services provided under agreements with sponsored mutual funds and other investment clients for the interim periods ended March 31 include:

The following table summarizes the various investment portfolios and assets under management (in billions) on which advisory fees are earned.

Fees for advisory-related administrative services provided to our sponsored mutual funds were $44,632,000 and $51,048,000 in the first quarters of 2004 and 2005, respectively. Accounts receivable from the mutual funds aggregate $88,659,000 at December 31, 2004 and $90,550,000 at March 31, 2005. We provide all services to the sponsored U.S. mutual funds under contracts that are subject to periodic review and approval by each of the funds’ boards. Investment advisory contracts are also subject to approval by the funds’ shareholders.

REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.:

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2005, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 4, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
April 25, 2005

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

GENERAL.

Our revenues and net income are derived primarily from investment advisory services provided to U.S. individual and institutional investors in our sponsored mutual funds and other managed investment portfolios. Our investment advisory clients outside the United States have grown since we broadly expanded the availability of our services to them in 2001 and now account for more than 5% of our assets under management at March 31, 2005.

We manage a broad range of U.S. and international stock, bond, and money market mutual funds and other investment portfolios which meet the varied needs and objectives of individual and institutional investors. Investment advisory revenues depend largely on the total value and composition of assets under our management. Accordingly, fluctuations in financial markets and in the composition of assets under management impact our revenues and results of operations.

Financial market results during the first quarter of 2005 were poor and reversed the positive trends that were present in late 2004. Early gains in 2005 were more than wiped out by the end of the quarter with the three major stock indexes all closing down from the beginning of the year. Investor concerns about the strength of the economy, inflation, rising interest rates, and record high oil prices all weighed heavily on the markets. The broad S&P 500 index and the Dow Industrials each fell 2.6% during the quarter. The NASDAQ index, which is heavily weighted with technology companies, finished even lower, down 8.1%. As for fixed income securities, the Federal Reserve increased the federal funds rate twice during the quarter, pushing the target short-term rate to 2.75%. Yields for 10-year U.S. Treasuries rose 6.5% during the quarter to end March 2005 at nearly 4.5%. Bond prices fell.

In this financial environment, total assets under our management ended the first quarter of 2005 at a record $235.9 billion, up $670 million during the quarter. Strong relative investment performance and brand awareness contributed significantly to investors entrusting $5.2 billion of net cash inflows to our management during the first quarter of 2005. This strong growth was significantly impacted by the lower financial market valuations that decreased assets under management by more than $4.5 billion during the quarter.

Assets under management at March 31, 2005 include $176.6 billion in equity securities and $59.3 billion in bond and money market holdings. The related investment portfolios consist of $148.3 billion in the T. Rowe Price mutual funds distributed in the United States and $87.6 billion in other investment portfolios that we manage, including separately managed accounts, sub-advised funds, and other sponsored investment funds offered to investors outside the United States and through variable annuity life insurance plans.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — Three months ended March 31, 2005 versus 2004.

Net revenues increased more than $51 million to $357 million. Net operating income increased nearly 20% to more than $147 million from nearly $123 million. Net income increased $17 million to $94.3 million, up 22% from $77.3 million. Diluted earnings per share increased 19% from $.58 to $.69.

Investment advisory revenues were up 18%, or $44 million, due to increased assets under management. Average mutual fund assets were $146.7 billion, almost $24 billion higher than the $122.8 billion average of the prior year’s first quarter. Average assets in other managed portfolios were $88 billion, up more than $13 billion versus the average of $74.7 billion in the 2004 period. Total average assets under management increased $37.2 billion from the 2004 quarter to $234.7 billion for the first quarter of 2005.

Investment advisory revenues earned from the T. Rowe Price mutual funds distributed in the United States increased $32.7 million. Mutual fund assets ended March 2005 at $148.3 billion, up $2.8 billion from the beginning of the year. Net investor inflows added another $5.5 billion to mutual fund assets during the quarter, more than offsetting the effect of market value declines, net of income and dividends reinvested, that reduced mutual fund assets $2.7 billion from the end of 2004. Net cash flows were concentrated in U.S. stock funds, but were also positive in the international stock, bond, and money market funds. The Growth Stock, Capital Appreciation, Equity Income, and Mid-Cap Value funds each added more than $500 million of net investor inflows and, together, accounted for nearly $3.1 billion of the funds’ net inflows.

Investment advisory revenues earned on the other investment portfolios that we manage increased $11.3 million to $80.8 million. Ending assets in these portfolios were $87.6 billion, down $2.1 billion from the beginning of 2005. Market value declines, net of income, lowered these assets under management $1.8 billion and investors made net withdrawals of $.3 billion from their portfolios.

Administrative fees and other income increased $7.5 million to nearly $68 million. The change in these revenues includes $6.2 million from our transfer agent and defined contribution plan recordkeeping services to mutual funds and their investors. Additionally, revenues increased $1.3 million from 12b-1 distribution fees received on greater assets under management in the Advisor and R classes of our sponsored mutual fund shares. These changes in administrative fees are generally offset by similar changes in related operating expenses that we incur to provide these services and distribute the Advisor and R classes of mutual fund shares through third party financial intermediaries.

Operating expenses in the 2005 quarter were $27 million more than in the 2004 quarter. Our largest expense, compensation and related costs, increased $17.4 million from the first quarter of 2004. The number of our associates, their total compensation, and the costs of their employee benefits have all increased. Our bonus compensation is being accrued based on improved operating results anticipated for 2005 and the strong relative investment performance that our investment managers are achieving. Base salaries for our associates were increased modestly on January 1, 2005, and we have added about 400 associates since the beginning of 2004, primarily to handle increased volume-related activities and growth. At March 31, 2005, we employed 4,185 associates.

Advertising and promotion expenditures were up $2.4 million versus the 2004 period. We expect our advertising and promotion expenditures in the second quarter of 2005 will decline about 15% to 20% from the first quarter this year while our expenditures for the full year 2005 will be 10% to 15% higher than 2004. We vary the level of our spending based on market conditions and investor demand as well as our efforts to expand our investor base in the United States and abroad.

Occupancy and facility costs together with depreciation expense increased $2.3 million. Costs of rented facilities, including additional leased space, and related maintenance and operating costs associated with deploying our larger staff size are higher than in the 2004 period.

Other operating expenses increased $4.9 million, including $1.3 million of distribution expenses recognized on greater assets under management sourced from financial intermediaries who distribute our Advisor and R classes of mutual fund shares. These costs are funded from an equal increase in our administrative revenues recognized from 12b-1 fees as discussed above. Additional costs of more than $1 million were incurred as a result of our decision in late 2004 to pay for all third party investment research and related services directly. Other operating expenses in 2005 have also risen to meet increased business demands.

Overall, net operating income for the first quarter of 2005 increased 20% or $24.4 million.

Our net non-operating income, which includes the recognition of investment gains and losses as well as interest income and credit facility expenses, increased more than $1.1 million to almost $2 million. Greater cash and investment balances along with higher interest rates added $.9 million to our investment income. Credit facility costs were down $.2 million as we reduced the size and ongoing cost of our credit facility in June 2004.

The 2005 provision for income taxes as a percentage of pretax income was 36.8% for the first quarter of 2005. Tax-exempt interest income and adjustments to our prior year tax liabilities reduced the effective rate less than 1% from the previously disclosed 37.1% rate that we had expected for 2005.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY.

Available net liquid assets, including our mutual fund investments in which there are no unrealized losses, were $650 million at March 31, 2005. A $300 million undrawn, committed credit facility expiring in June 2007 is also available to the company.

Operating activities provided cash flows of more than $149 million in the first quarter of 2005, up nearly $59 million versus the 2004 period. Timing differences in the cash settlements of our assets and liabilities, including first quarter income tax liabilities that were not payable until April 15, accounted for $42 million of the increase while increased net income added $17 million. Net cash used in investing activities totaled nearly $21 million, up $14 million from the first quarter of 2004. Net cash used in financing activities totaled $46 million in the first quarter of 2005, up nearly $33 million from the 2004 period. We expended nearly $37 million to repurchase 600,000 shares of our common stock in March 2005. We did not repurchase any shares in the first quarter of 2004.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT ON STOCK OPTION-BASED COMPENSATION.

As of April 21, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the required implementation date of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, which will require us to recognize stock option-based compensation expense in our income statement. Accordingly, we intend to implement Statement 123R on January 1, 2006, the date required for registrants with a calendar year end.

The calculation of compensation expense that will be recognized in our 2006 income statements is similar to that which we will continue using this year to make the pro forma disclosures in the notes to our financial statements, except that we will also include a reduction for estimated future forfeitures that will be adjusted over time to reflect actual forfeitures. See Note 2 beginning on page 6 of this Form 10-Q report.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION.

From time to time, information or statements provided by or on behalf of T. Rowe Price, including those within this quarterly report, may contain certain forward-looking information, including information or anticipated information relating to changes in our revenues and net income, changes in the amount and composition of our assets under management, our expense levels, and our expectations regarding financial markets and other conditions. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf of T. Rowe Price is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking information because of various factors including, but not limited to, those discussed below. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Our future revenues and results of operations will fluctuate primarily due to changes in the total value and composition of assets under our management. Such changes result from many factors including, among other things: cash inflows and outflows in the T. Rowe Price mutual funds and other managed investment portfolios; fluctuations in the financial markets around the world that result in appreciation or depreciation of the assets under our management; our introduction of new mutual funds and investment portfolios; and changes in retirement savings trends favoring participant-directed investments and defined contribution plans. The ability to attract and retain investors’ assets under our management is dependent on investor sentiment and confidence; the relative investment performance of the Price mutual funds and other managed investment portfolios as compared to competing offerings and market indexes; the ability to maintain our investment management and administrative fees at appropriate levels; competitive conditions in the mutual fund, asset management, and broader financial services sectors; and our level of success in implementing our strategy to expand our business. Our revenues are substantially dependent on fees earned under contracts with the Price funds and could be adversely affected if the independent directors of one or more of the Price funds terminated or significantly altered the terms of the investment management or related administrative services agreements.

Our future results are also dependent upon the level of our expenses, which are subject to fluctuation for the following or other reasons: changes in the level of our advertising expenses in response to market conditions, including our efforts to expand our investment advisory business to investors outside the United States and to further penetrate our distribution channels within the United States; variations in the level of total compensation expense due to, among other things, bonuses, changes in our employee count and mix, and competitive factors; any goodwill impairment that may arise; fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to the costs of our international operations; expenses and capital costs, such as technology assets, depreciation, amortization, and research and development, incurred to maintain and enhance our administrative and operating services infrastructure; unanticipated costs that may be incurred to protect investor accounts and the goodwill of our clients; and disruptions

of services, including those provided by third parties, such as facilities, communications, power, and the mutual fund transfer agent and accounting systems.

Our business is also subject to substantial governmental regulation, and changes in legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, and compliance requirements may have a substantial effect on our operations and results, including but not limited to effects on costs that we incur and effects on investor interest in mutual funds and investing in general, or in particular classes of mutual funds or other investments.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There has been no material change in the information provided in Item 7A of the 2004 Form 10-K Annual Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2005. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including this Form 10-Q quarterly report, is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2005 are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, has evaluated any change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2005, and has concluded that there was no change during the first quarter of 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On September 16, 2003, a purported class action (T.K. Parthasarathy, et al., including Woodbury, v. T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., et al.) was filed in the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, against T. Rowe Price International and the T. Rowe Price International Funds with respect to the T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund. The basic allegations in the case are that the T. Rowe Price defendants did not make appropriate value adjustments to the foreign securities of the T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund prior to calculating the Fund’s daily share prices, thereby allegedly enabling market timing traders to trade the Fund’s shares at the expense of the long-term mutual fund shareholders. The plaintiffs seek monetary damages.

From time to time, various claims against us arise in the ordinary course of business, including employment-related claims.

In the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel, it is unlikely that there will be any adverse determination in one or more pending claims that would have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on April 26, 2005.

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

/s/ Kenneth V. Moreland
     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 10.1

AGREEMENT

between

T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, INC.

and

T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS

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     AGREEMENT, made as of the first day of January, 2005, 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 special services, on behalf of the Fund, for the existing 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”);

     WHEREAS, RPS may subcontract or jointly contract with other parties on behalf of the Funds to perform certain of the functions described herein, RPS may also enter into, on behalf of the Funds, certain banking relationships to perform various banking services, including, but not limited to, check deposits, disbursements, automatic clearing house transactions (“ACH”) and wire transfers. Subject to guidelines mutually agreed upon by the Funds and RPS, excess balances, if any, resulting from these banking relationships will be invested and the income therefrom will be used to offset fees which would otherwise be charged to the Funds under this Agreement; and

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     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:

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 Plan and Retirement Accounts as agreed upon by the parties.

     RPS agrees that it will perform the following services:

     1. Contributions — Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts

     After RPS has received monies from Retirement Plans and has determined the proper allocation of such monies to the Retirement Accounts or Participants based upon instructions received from Participants, Retirement Plans or their designees, or Retirement Plan Administrator(s) (“Administrator(s)”), RPS will, as a responsibility under the Agreement:

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     2. Retirement Plans — Redemptions to Cover Distributions

     After RPS has received instructions from the Administrator or Participants regarding distributions to be made to Participants or their designated beneficiaries from Funds designated as investment options under the Retirement Plan, RPS will, as a responsibility under the Agreement:

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     3. Other Provisions

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     4. Exchanges

     Effect exchanges of shares of the Funds in the Retirement Accounts upon receipt of appropriate instructions from the Administrator and/or Participant in accordance with the price per share of the Funds as calculated and provided by the Fund for orders received in good order at that time and date. Calculate and transmit a net purchase and redemption order to Services directly or through the NSCC, or the Fund, as the case may be, for the Omnibus Account of each Fund. RPS will transmit by wire to Services, directly or through the NSCC, the aggregate monies allocated to each Fund to coincide with any net purchase order or instruct Services to wire to it, directly or through the NSCC, monies from each Fund’s Omnibus Account to coincide with any net redemption order. RPS shall ensure that all exchange orders are processed in accordance with Rule 22c-1 of the ‘40 Act.

     5. Books and Records

     RPS shall maintain records showing for each Retirement Plan or Retirement Account, the following:

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     Any such records maintained pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 17Ad-6 and 7 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 will be preserved for the periods and manner prescribed under the Rules, including any requirements for electronic storage of records. Disposition of such records after such prescribed periods shall be as mutually agreed upon from time to time by RPS and the Funds. The retention of such records, which may be inspected by the Fund at reasonable times, shall be at the expense of the Funds. All records maintained by RPS in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement will remain the property of the Funds and, in the event of termination of this Agreement, will be delivered to the Fund as of the date of termination of this agreement or at such other time as may be mutually agreed upon.

     6. Tax Information

     RPS shall also prepare and file with appropriate federal agencies, such information returns and reports as required by applicable Federal statutes relating to redemptions effected in Retirement Accounts which constitute reportable distributions. RPS will also prepare and submit to Participants, such reports containing information as is required by applicable Federal law.

     7. Other Information to be Furnished to the Funds

     RPS will furnish to the Fund, such information, including Participant lists and statistical information and other information for the Fund to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as may be agreed upon from time to time between RPS and the Fund.

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     8. Telephone/On-Line Services

     RPS will promptly respond to any telephone calls from Administrators and/or Participants relating to the Retirement Accounts and/or questions pertaining to the Funds. RPS will also be responsible for providing a telephone voice response unit and on-line services. Procedures for processing telephone, voice response unit and on-line transactions will be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

     9. Correspondence

     RPS will promptly and fully answer correspondence from Administrators and Participants relating to Retirement Accounts and transfer agent procedures, and such other correspondence as may from time to time be mutually agreed upon with the Funds. Copies of all correspondence will be retained by RPS in accordance with applicable law.

     10. Prospectuses/Confirmation Statements

     RPS will be responsible for mailing all confirmations and statements relating to transactions in the Funds, prospectuses, semi-annual and annual reports of the Funds and other enclosures and mailings, as may be requested by the Funds or required by applicable Federal law.

     11. Proxies

     As requested by the Funds, RPS shall assist in the mailing of proxy cards and other material required to be mailed by the Fund in connection with shareholder meetings of the Fund and shall assist in the receipt, examination and tabulation of returned proxies and the certification of the vote to the Fund.

     12. Forms N-SAR and N-CSR

     RPS shall maintain such records, if any, as shall enable the Fund to fulfill the requirements of Forms N-SAR and N-CSR.

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     13. Withholding

     The Fund and RPS shall agree to procedures to be followed with respect to RPS’ responsibilities in connection with compliance for federal withholding on distributions to Participants from Retirement Accounts and related disbursements of withholdings to the Internal Revenue Service.

     14. Excessive Trading

     RPS shall monitor Participant accounts to determine if trading activity is in conformance with the Fund’s excessive trading policy as set forth in the Fund’s then-current prospectus. If the Fund’s policy is violated, RPS shall take action to restrict the account in accordance with procedures agreed upon between RPS and the Funds.

C. Fees and Expenses.

     Except as set forth in this Paragraph C and Schedule A, RPS is responsible for all expenses relating to the providing of services hereunder. Each Fund is directly responsible for the fees set forth under Schedule A as well as the following expenses and charges:

     1. Postage

     The cost of postage and freight for mailing materials, including confirmations, statements, tax forms and Fund prospectuses and Fund shareholder reports, to Participants with investments in the Fund, or their agents, including overnight delivery, UPS and other express mail services and special courier services required to transport mail between RPS locations and mail processing vendors.

     2. Proxies

     The cost to mail proxy cards and other material supplied to it by the Fund and costs related to the receipt, examination and tabulation of returned proxies and the certification of the vote to the Fund.

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     3. Communications

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     4. Record Retention

     The cost of maintenance and supplies used to maintain, microfilm, copy, record, index, display, retrieve, and store, in optical disc, cd rom or microfiche or microfilm form, documents and records.

     5. Disaster Recovery

     The cost of services, equipment, facilities and other charges necessary to provide disaster recovery for any and all services listed in this Agreement, which includes charges from T. Rowe Price Technologies Inc. for the cost of providing recovery of critical shareholder servicing systems maintained internally, as agreed to by the parties.

As an accommodation to the Funds, and acting as their agent, RPS may make payments directly to vendors for Fund expenses and, thereafter, be reimbursed by the Funds on a timely basis. The fees and expenses under this Paragraph C shall be allocated to the Funds based on a reasonable allocation methodology agreed upon by the 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 duly qualified to carry on its business in Alaska, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia.

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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6. 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 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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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:

     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:

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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.

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, including the ‘40 Act and the ‘34 Act.

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

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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 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; (c) after so requested by the other party hereto; or (d) by the Administrator.

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.

K. As Of Transactions

     For purposes of this Article K, the term “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 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 Transaction.

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     1. Reporting

     RPS shall:

     2. Liability

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the Fund the circumstances surrounding the underlying Significant Transaction to determine whether the Significant Transaction was caused by or occurred as a result of a negligent act or omission by RPS. If it is determined that the Dilution is the result of a negligent action or omission by RPS, RPS and outside counsel for the Fund will negotiate settlement. All such Significant Transactions will be reported to the Audit Committee at least annually (unless the settlement fully compensates the Fund for any Dilution). Any Significant Transaction, however, causing Dilution in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or a penny per share will be promptly reported to the Board and resolved at the next scheduled Board Meeting. Settlement for Significant Transactions causing Dilution of $100,000 or more will not be entered into until approved by the Board. The factors to consider in making any determination regarding the settlement of a Significant Transaction would include but not be limited to:

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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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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R. Merger of Agreement

     This Agreement, including the attached Schedule supersede any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether oral or written.

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, 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. 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

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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.

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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—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 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 Income Fund—R Class

T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.

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 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.

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T. Rowe Price Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock 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 Core Plus Fund

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price International Discovery 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 International Growth & Income Fund—R Class
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 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.

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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 ESTATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund— R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 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 Income Fund
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum International Fund

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. 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.

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Exhibit 10.2

TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

between

T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC.

and

THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS

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TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT made as of the first day of January, 2005, 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;

     WHEREAS, certain of the Funds are named investment options under various tax-sheltered retirement plans including, but not limited to, individual retirement accounts,

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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”);

     WHEREAS, Price Services has the capability of providing special services, on behalf of the Funds, for the accounts of shareholders participating in these Retirement Plans (“Retirement Accounts”);

     WHEREAS, Price Services may subcontract or jointly contract with other parties, on behalf of the Funds, to perform certain of the functions and services described herein including services to Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts;

     WHEREAS, Price Services may enter into agreements with certain third party intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and retirement plan record keepers (“Intermediaries”), who will perform certain of the services described herein for beneficial shareholders of the Funds and may accept orders on behalf of the Fund from such beneficial shareholders; and

     WHEREAS, Price Services may also enter into, on behalf of the Funds, certain banking relationships to perform various banking services including, but not limited to, check deposits, check disbursements, automated clearing house transactions (“ACH”) and wire transfers.

     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 Price Services to act, and Price Services agrees to act, as the Fund’s transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with: (1) 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”); (2) any dividend reinvestment or other services provided to the existing shareholders of the Fund (“Shareholders”), including, without limitation, any periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program; and (3) Retirement Plan and Retirement Accounts as agreed upon by the parties.

     The parties to the Agreement hereby acknowledge that from time to time, Price Services and T. Rowe Price Trust Company 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.

B. Duties of Price Services

     Price Services agrees that it will perform the following services:

     Price Services shall receive for acceptance, orders/payments for the purchase of Shares and promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation thereof to the authorized custodian of the Fund (the “Custodian”). Upon receipt of any check or other instrument drawn or endorsed to it as agent for, or identified as being for the account of, the Fund, Price Services will process the order as follows:

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     Procedures and requirements for effecting and accepting purchase orders from investors by telephone, Tele*Access, computer, or written instructions shall be established by mutual agreement between Price Services and the Fund consistent with the Fund’s current prospectus and applicable law.

     Price Services shall receive for acceptance redemption requests, including telephone redemptions and requests received from Administrators for distributions to participants or their designated beneficiaries or for payment of fees due the Administrator or such other person, including Price Services, and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to the Custodian. Price Services shall receive and stamp with the date of receipt, all requests for redemptions of Shares (including all certificates delivered to it for redemption) and shall process said redemption requests as follows, subject to the provisions of Section 6 hereof:

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     Procedures and requirements for effecting and accepting redemption orders from Shareholders by telephone, Tele*Access, computer, or written instructions shall be established by mutual agreement between Price Services and the Fund consistent with the Fund’s current prospectus and applicable law.

     Price Services shall effect exchanges of shares from one Fund to another in the Shareholder’s accounts in accordance with Rule 22c-1 of the ’40 Act and in accordance with procedures agreed upon between the Funds and Price Services, including the Fund’s excessive trading policy.

     Procedures and requirements for effecting and accepting exchange orders from Shareholders by telephone, Tele*Access, computer, or written instructions shall be established by mutual agreement between Price Services and the Fund consistent with the Fund’s current prospectus and applicable law.

     Price Services shall effect transfers of Shares by the registered owners thereof upon receipt of appropriate instructions and documentation and examine such instructions for conformance with appropriate procedures and requirements. In this regard, Price Services, upon receipt of a proper request for transfer, including any transfer involving the surrender of certificates of Shares, is authorized to transfer, on the

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records of the Fund, Shares of the Fund, including cancellation of surrendered certificates, if any, to credit a like amount of Shares to the transferee.

     Price Services shall mail all confirmations and statements as well as other enclosures requested by the Fund to Shareholders or 529 plan participants, and in the case of Retirement Accounts, to the participants and/or Administrators, as may be required by the Funds or by applicable Federal or state law.

     In order to minimize the risk of loss to the Fund by reason of any check being returned unpaid, Price Services will promptly identify and follow-up on any check or ACH debit returned unpaid. For items returned, Price Services may telephone the investor and/or redeposit the check or debit for collection or cancel the purchase, as deemed appropriate. Price Services and the Funds will establish procedures for the collection of money owed the Fund from investors who have caused losses due to these returned items.

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     In accordance with procedures agreed upon by both parties, Price Services shall report abandoned property to appropriate state and governmental authorities of the Fund. Price Services shall, 90 days prior to the annual reporting of abandoned property to each of the states, make reasonable attempts to locate Shareholders for which (a) checks, tax forms, statements or confirms have been returned; (b) for which accounts have aged outstanding checks; or (c) accounts with share balances that have been coded with stop mail and meet the dormancy period guidelines specified in the individual states. Price Services shall make reasonable attempts to contact shareholders for those accounts that have significant aged outstanding checks over a specified dollar threshold as agreed to by the parties. Price Services shall also comply with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-17 of the ’34 Act with respect to searching for lost shareholders.

     Price Services shall maintain records showing for each Shareholder’s account, 529 Plan, Retirement Plan or Retirement Account, as the case may be, the following:

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     Price Services shall maintain files and furnish statistical and other information as required under this Agreement and as may be agreed upon from time to time by both parties or required by applicable law. However, Price Services reserves the right to

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delete, change or add any information to the files maintained; provided such deletions, changes or additions do not contravene the terms of this Agreement or applicable law and do not materially reduce the level of services described in this Agreement.

     Any such records maintained pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the ’40 Act and 17AD-6 and 7 under the ’34 Act will be preserved for the periods and maintained in a manner prescribed under the Rules, including any requirements relating to electronic storage of records. Disposition of such records after such prescribed periods shall be as mutually agreed upon by the Fund and Price Services. The retention of such records, which may be inspected by the Fund at reasonable times, shall be at the expense of the Fund. All records maintained by Price Services in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement will remain the property of the Fund and, in the event of termination of this Agreement, will be delivered to the Fund as of the date of termination or at such other time as may be mutually agreed upon.

     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 after prior notification to and approval 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; when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or after so requested by the other party hereto.

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     Price Services shall record the issuance of Shares of the Fund and maintain, pursuant to Rule 17Ad-10(e) of the ‘34 Act, a record of the total number of Shares of the Fund which are authorized and outstanding, based upon data provided to it by the Fund. Price Services shall also provide the Fund on a regular basis the total number of Shares that are authorized and issued and outstanding. Price Services shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares or to take cognizance of any laws relating to the issuance or sale of such Shares.

     Price Services shall prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and with other appropriate state agencies and, if required, mail to shareholders, those returns for reporting dividends and distributions paid as required to be so filed and mailed, and shall withhold such sums required to be withheld under applicable Federal income tax laws, rules, and regulations and remit such sums to the IRS. Additionally, Price Services will file and, as applicable, mail to Shareholders, any appropriate information returns required to be filed in connection with Retirement Plan processing, such as 1099R, 5498, as well as any other appropriate forms that the Fund or Price Services may deem necessary. The Fund and Price Services shall agree to procedures to be followed with respect to Price Services’ responsibilities in connection with compliance with back-up withholding and other tax laws.

     Price Services shall furnish to the Fund such information as may be agreed upon between the Fund and Price Services, including any information that the Fund and Price

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Services agree is necessary to the daily operations of the business and to comply with Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

     Price Services shall promptly and fully answer correspondence from shareholders, participants and Administrators relating to Shareholder Accounts, Retirement Accounts, and 529 Plan accounts, transfer agent procedures, and such other correspondence as may from time to time be mutually agreed upon with the Funds. Unless otherwise instructed, copies of all correspondence will be retained by Price Services in accordance with applicable law and procedures.

     Pursuant to Rule 17f-1 of the ‘34 Act, Price Service shall report to the Securities Information Center and/or the FBI or other appropriate person on Form X-17-F-1A all lost, stolen, missing or counterfeit securities. Provide any other services relating to lost, stolen or missing securities as may be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

     Price Services shall maintain a Telephone Servicing Staff of representatives (“Representatives”) sufficient to timely respond to all telephonic inquiries reasonably foreseeable. The Representatives will also effect telephone purchases, redemptions, exchanges, and other transactions mutually agreed upon by both parties, for those Shareholders who have authorized telephone services. The Representatives shall require each Shareholder or participant effecting a telephone transaction to properly identify himself/herself before the transaction is effected, in accordance with procedures agreed upon between by both parties. Procedures for processing telephone transactions will be

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mutually agreed upon by both parties. Price Services will also be responsible for providing Tele*Access, On-Line Access and such other Services as may be offered by the Funds from time to time. Price Services will maintain a special Shareholder Servicing staff to service certain Shareholders with substantial relationships with the Funds.

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     Price Services shall maintain such records, if any, as shall enable the Fund to fulfill the requirements of Forms N-SAR and N-CSR.

     Price Services shall 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.

     Price Services shall provide to the Fund or its agent, on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis, and for each state in which the Fund’s Shares are sold, sales reports

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and other materials for blue sky compliance purposes as shall be agreed upon by the parties.

     Price Services shall monitor accounts to determine if purchases and sales of Fund Shares are in conformance with the Fund’s excessive trading policy as outlined in each Fund’s then-current prospectus. If the Fund’s policy has been violated in accounts held directly with Price Services, Price Services will take action to restrict the account from future excessive trading in accordance with procedures agreed upon between Price Services and the Funds. Price Services will also monitor trading activity in omnibus accounts to review trading activity that indicates potential excessive trading and, if it determined that excessive trading has occurred, Price Services shall take action to restrict future activity in accordance with procedures agreed to between Price Services and the Funds.

     Price Services shall perform, on behalf of the Funds, Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) services in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Program adopted by the Funds. Price Services shall, maintain policies and procedures, and related internal controls, which are consistent with such AML Program, including but not limited to the following:

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Price Services is authorized to take, on behalf of the Funds, any action permitted by law and in accordance with the Funds’ AML Program in carrying out its responsibilities under the Funds’ AML Program, including rejecting purchases, freezing Shareholder accounts, restricting certain services, or closing Shareholder accounts if (a) suspicious

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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.

     Price Services shall provide such other services as may be mutually agreed upon between Price Services and the Fund.

C. Fees and Expenses

     Except as set forth in this Paragraph C, Price Services is responsible for all expenses relating to the providing of the services hereunder. Each Fund is directly responsible for the fees set forth under Section I of Schedule A and the vendor charges under Section II of Schedule A as well as the following expenses and charges:

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     As an accommodation to the Funds and acting as their agent, Price Services may make payments directly to vendors for Fund expenses and, thereafter, be reimbursed by the Funds on a timely basis.

     The fees and expenses under this Paragraph C shall be allocated to the Funds based on a reasonable allocation methodology agreed upon by the parties. Where possible, such as in the case of inbound and outbound WATS charges, allocation will be made on the actual distribution or usage.

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 duly qualified to carry on its business in Maryland, Colorado, Florida, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and California;

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 is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent pursuant to Section 17A of the ‘34 Act; and

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6. 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 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

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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.

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4. In determining Price Services’ liability, an isolated error or omission will normally not be deemed to constitute negligence when it is determined that:

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 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 E 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

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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:

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     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.

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     Price Services hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for safekeeping of stock certificates, check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such certificates, forms and devices.

I. References to Price Services

     Each Fund agrees not to circulate any printed matter which contains any reference to Price Services without the prior approval of Price Services, excepting solely such printed matter that merely identifies Price Services as agent of the Fund. The Fund will submit printed matter requiring approval to Price Services in draft form, allowing sufficient time for review by Price Services and its legal counsel prior to any deadline for printing.

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.

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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 “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 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 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 Transaction.

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     If an As Of Transaction is performed by an intermediary, which is designated by the Fund to received orders for Fund Shares, Price Services shall cause such intermediary to promptly reimburse the Fund for any Dilution caused by such As Of Transaction; provided, however, Price Services shall not be obligated to seek reimbursement from such intermediary if the Dilution is less than $100.

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N. Term and Termination of Agreement

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.

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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.

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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, 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. 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.

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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.

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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 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 Income Fund—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund—R Class

T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio-II
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth 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 FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.

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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 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 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 Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Large-Cap Core 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 High Yield Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Core Plus Fund

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional Emerging Markets Equity Fund

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
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 Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund

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T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock 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—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price Emerging Europe & Mediterranean Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund—Advisor Class
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 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 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 ESTATE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund—Advisor Class

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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 2010 Fund—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 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 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 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 Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund—Advisor Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund—R Class
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund

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 Income Fund
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum International Fund

T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund

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New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Tax-Free 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 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 Income Fund—Advisor Class

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 VALUE FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund—Advisor Class

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Exhibit 15     Letter from KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, re unaudited interim financial information

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Re: Registration Statements on Form S-8: No. 33-7012, No. 33-37573, No. 33-72568, No. 33-58749, No. 333-20333, No. 333-90967, No. 333-59714, No. 333-120882 and No. 333-120883

With respect to the subject registration statements, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated April 25, 2005 related to our review of interim financial information.

Pursuant to Rule 436 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act), such report is not considered part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an accountant, or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of sections 7 and 11 of the Act.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
April 25, 2005

I, George A. Roche, certify that:

      (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

      (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

      (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

      (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

      (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

      (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

April 25, 2005

I, Kenneth V. Moreland, certify that:

      (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

      (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

      (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

      (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

      (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

      (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

April 25, 2005

We certify, to the best of our knowledge, based upon a review of the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., that:

(1) The Form 10-Q Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

April 25, 2005

/s/ George A. Roche, Principal Executive Officer

/s/ Kenneth V. Moreland, Principal Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and will be retained by T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.