UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

Commission File Number: 000-32191

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		52-2264646
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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 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. þ Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months. þ Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer þ

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock ($.20 par value), as of the latest practicable date, April 19, 2011, is 259,750,308.

The exhibit index is at Item 6 on page 14.

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

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

		12/31/2010				3/31/2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	813.1			$	1,064.9
Accounts receivable and accrued revenue			307.9				321.4
Investments in sponsored mutual funds			747.9				774.0
Debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary			184.7				188.5
Other investments			209.7				211.1
Property and equipment			560.3				551.8
Goodwill			665.7				665.7
Other assets			152.7				108.6
Total assets		$	3,642.0			$	3,886.0
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	79.4			$	80.7
Accrued compensation and related costs			71.9				96.2
Income taxes payable			33.8				88.4
Customer deposits at savings bank subsidiary			160.4				164.8
Total liabilities			345.5				430.1
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, undesignated, $.20 par value — authorized and unissued 20,000,000 shares			—				—
Common stock, $.20 par value — authorized 750,000,000; issued 258,760,000 shares in 2010 and 259,631,000 in 2011			51.7				51.9
Additional capital in excess of par value			506.3				536.3
Retained earnings			2,599.4				2,713.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income			139.1				154.4
Total stockholders’ equity			3,296.5				3,455.9
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	3,642.0			$	3,886.0

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Revenues
Investment advisory fees		$	471.8			$	588.8
Administrative fees			83.6				93.1
Investment income of savings bank subsidiary			1.7				1.3
Total revenues			557.1				683.2
Interest expense on savings bank deposits			0.9				0.8
Net revenues			556.2				682.4
Operating expenses
Compensation and related costs			207.7				242.9
Advertising and promotion			23.5				25.4
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment			15.4				16.6
Occupancy and facility costs			25.7				27.7
Other operating expenses			45.2				58.3
Total operating expenses			317.5				370.9
Net operating income			238.7				311.5
Non-operating investment income			5.3				3.9
Income before income taxes			244.0				315.4
Provision for income taxes			91.0				120.8
Net income		$	153.0			$	194.6
Earnings per share on common stock
Basic		$	.59			$	.75
Diluted		$	.57			$	.72
Dividends declared per share		$	.27			$	.31

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	153.0			$	194.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment			15.4				16.6
Stock-based compensation expense			20.1				21.4
Intangible asset amortization			.1				.1
Other changes in assets and liabilities			68.1				103.3
Net cash provided by operating activities			256.7				336.0
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment in UTI Asset Management Company Limited			(143.6	)			—
Investments in sponsored mutual funds			(7.8	)			—
Dispositions of sponsored mutual funds			2.0				—
Investments in debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary			(11.9	)			(20.8	)
Proceeds from debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary			13.3				16.2
Additions to property and equipment			(25.0	)			(11.7	)
Other investing activity			(1.4	)			(0.7	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(174.4	)			(17.0	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repurchases of common stock			(32.7	)			(31.3	)
Common share issuances under stock-based compensation plans			30.6				26.5
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans			11.7				13.9
Dividends			(70.0	)			(80.7	)
Change in savings bank subsidiary deposits			(1.1	)			4.4
Net cash used in financing activities			(61.5	)			(67.2	)
Cash and cash equivalents
Net change during period			20.8				251.8
At beginning of year			743.3				813.1
At end of period		$	764.1			$	1,064.9

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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

										Additional								Accumulated
		Common								capital in								other				Total
		shares				Common				excess of par				Retained				comprehensive				stockholders’
		outstanding				stock				value				earnings				income				equity
Balances at December 31, 2010			258,760			$	51.7			$	506.3			$	2,599.4			$	139.1			$	3,296.5
Comprehensive Income
Net income															194.6								194.6
Net unrealized holding gains, net of tax																			15.7				15.7
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax																			(0.4	)			(0.4	)
Total comprehensive income																							209.9
Dividends															(80.7	)							(80.7	)
Common stock-based compensation plans activity
Shares issued upon option exercises			1,256				0.3				25.4												25.7
Restricted shares issued, net of shares withheld for taxes			122				.0				.0												.0
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units			2				.0				.0												.0
Forfeiture of restricted awards			(9	)			.0				.0												—
Net tax benefits											14.4												14.4
Stock-based compensation expense											21.4												21.4
Common shares repurchased			(500	)			(0.1	)			(31.2	)											(31.3	)
Balances at March 31, 2011			259,631			$	51.9			$	536.3			$	2,713.3			$	154.4			$	3,455.9

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these 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; brokerage; and trust services.

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, which require the use of estimates and reflect all adjustments that 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. Actual results may vary from our estimates.

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 2010 Annual Report.

NOTE 2 — INFORMATION ABOUT RECEIVABLES, REVENUES, AND SERVICES.

Accounts receivable from our sponsored mutual funds for advisory fees and advisory-related administrative services aggregate $154.0 million at December 31, 2010, and $162.5 million at March 31, 2011.

Revenues (in millions) from advisory services provided under agreements with our sponsored mutual funds and other investment clients include:

		Three months ended
		03/31/2010				03/31/2011
Sponsored mutual funds in the U.S.
Stock and blended asset		$	262.8			$	327.0
Bond and money market			62.6				73.5
			325.4				400.5
Other portfolios
Stock and blended asset			120.3				154.8
Bond, money market, and stable value			26.1				33.5
			146.4				188.3
Total investment advisory fees		$	471.8			$	588.8

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

		Average during
		the first quarter								As of
		2010				2011				12/31/2010				3/31/2011
Sponsored mutual funds in the U.S.
Stock and blended asset		$	175.6			$	220.8			$	212.4			$	227.8
Bond and money market			61.7				71.2				70.2				72.4
			237.3				292.0				282.6				300.2
Other portfolios
Stock and blended asset			117.5				154.6				148.2				157.3
Bond, money market and stable value			42.1				51.8				51.2				52.4
			159.6				206.4				199.4				209.7
Total assets under management		$	396.9			$	498.4			$	482.0			$	509.9

Investors that we serve are primarily domiciled in the United States of America; investment advisory clients domiciled outside the United States account for 12% of our assets under management at March 31, 2011.

Fees for advisory-related administrative services provided to our sponsored mutual funds during the first three months of the year were $65.6 million in 2010 and $75.0 million in 2011.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENTS IN SPONSORED MUTUAL FUNDS.

These investments (in millions) include:

		Aggregate				Unrealized holding				Aggregate
		cost				gains				fair value
December 31, 2010
Stock and blended asset funds		$	281.7			$	178.6			$	460.3
Bond funds			248.5				39.1				287.6
		$	530.2			$	217.7			$	747.9
March 31, 2011
Stock and blended asset funds		$	281.7			$	203.1			$	484.8
Bond funds			248.5				40.7				289.2
		$	530.2			$	243.8			$	774.0

NOTE 4 — DEBT SECURITIES HELD BY AND CUSTOMER DEPOSITS AT SAVINGS BANK SUBSIDIARY.

Our savings bank subsidiary holds investments in marketable debt securities, including mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, which are accounted for as available-for-sale. The following table (in millions) details the components of these investments.

		12/31/2010								3/31/2011
						Unrealized								Unrealized
						holding								holding
		Fair				gains				Fair				gains
		value				(losses)				value				(losses)
Investments with temporary impairment (50 securities in 2011) of
Less than 12 months		$	25.0			$	(.4	)		$	35.4			$	(.5	)
12 months or more			6.1				(.4	)			5.3				(.2	)
Total			31.1				(.8	)			40.7				(.7	)
Investments with unrealized holding gains			153.6				4.1				147.8				3.5
Total debt securities		$	184.7			$	3.3			$	188.5			$	2.8
Aggregate cost		$	181.4							$	185.7

The unrealized losses in these investments were generally caused by changes in interest rates and market liquidity, and not by changes in credit quality. We intend to hold these securities to their maturities, which generally correlate to the maturities of our customer deposits, and believe it is more-likely-than not that we will not be required to sell any of these securities before recovery of their amortized cost. Accordingly, impairment of these investments is considered temporary.

The estimated fair value of our customer deposit liability, based on discounting expected cash outflows at maturity dates that range up to five years, using current interest rates offered for deposits with the same dates of maturity, was $164.1 million at December 31, 2010, and $168.3 million at March 31, 2011.

NOTE 5 — OTHER INVESTMENTS.

These investments (in millions) include:

		12/31/2010				3/31/2011
Cost method investments
10% interest in Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. (Japan)		$	13.6			$	13.6
Other investments			34.2				34.3
Equity method investments
26% interest in UTI Asset Management Company Limited (India)			154.1				155.2
Other investments			2.0				2.2
Sponsored mutual fund investments held as trading			4.8				4.8
U.S. Treasury note			1.0				1.0
Total other investments		$	209.7			$	211.1

NOTE 6 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS.

We determine the fair value of our investments using broad levels of inputs as defined by related accounting standards:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 — observable inputs other than level 1 quoted prices including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk. These inputs are based on market data obtained from independent sources.

Level 3 — unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions based on the best information available. We do not value any investments using level 3 inputs.

These levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the investments. There have been no transfers in or out of the levels. The following table summarizes our investments (in millions) that are recognized in our balance sheet using fair value measurements determined based on the differing levels of inputs.

		Level 1				Level 2
December 31, 2010
Cash equivalents		$	726.9
Investments in sponsored mutual funds
Held as available-for-sale			747.9
Held as trading			4.8
Debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary			—			$	184.7
Total		$	1,479.6			$	184.7
March 31, 2011
Cash equivalents		$	973.6
Investments in sponsored mutual funds
Held as available-for-sale			774.0
Held as trading			4.8
Debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary			—			$	188.5
Total		$	1,752.4			$	188.5

NOTE 7 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.

Stock-based grants.

The following table summarizes the status of and changes in our stock option grants during the first three months of 2011.

						Weighted-
						average
						exercise
		Options				price
Outstanding at beginning of year			37,759,580			$	41.34
Semiannual grants			2,894,480			$	70.33
Reload grants			20,653			$	67.60
New hire grants			1,000			$	65.78
Exercised			(1,711,550	)		$	33.35
Forfeited			(158,960	)		$	46.48
Outstanding at end of period			38,805,203			$	43.85
Exercisable at end of period			20,112,811			$	37.91

The following table summarizes the status of and changes in our nonvested restricted shares and restricted stock units during the first three months of 2011.

						Restricted
		Restricted				stock				Weighted-average
		shares				units				fair value
Nonvested at beginning of year			638,532				368,201			$	46.92
Granted to employees			122,575				65,650			$	70.30
Vested			(875	)			(1,750	)		$	47.75
Forfeited			(8,790	)			(20,251	)		$	47.58
Nonvested at end of period			751,442				411,850			$	50.69

Future stock-based compensation expense.

The following table presents the compensation expense (in millions) to be recognized over the remaining vesting periods of the stock-based awards outstanding at March 31, 2011. Estimated future compensation expense will change to reflect future option grants, including reloads; future awards of unrestricted shares, restricted shares, and restricted stock units; changes in estimated forfeitures; and adjustments for actual forfeitures.

Second quarter 2011		$	24.8
Third quarter 2011			24.3
Fourth quarter 2011			19.1
2012			59.8
2013 through 2016			58.7
Total		$	186.7

NOTE 8 — EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATIONS.

The following table presents the reconciliation (in millions) of our net income to net income allocated to our common stockholders and the weighted average shares (in millions) that are used in calculating the basic and the diluted earnings per share on our common stock. Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming dilution reflects the potential additional dilution, determined using the treasury stock method that could occur if outstanding stock options were exercised. The table also shows the weighted average outstanding stock options (in millions) and their average exercise price excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive.

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Net income		$	153.0			$	194.6
Less: net income allocated to outstanding restricted stock and stock unit holders			(.6	)			(.8	)
Net income allocated to common stockholders		$	152.4			$	193.8
Weighted average common shares
Outstanding			258.2				258.7
Outstanding assuming dilution			266.2				268.5
Weighted average outstanding stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share			11.4				1.6
Average exercise price		$	52.73			$	68.64

NOTE 9 — COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME.

The following table presents the components (in millions) of comprehensive income.

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Net income		$	153.0			$	194.6
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Investments in sponsored mutual funds:
Net unrealized holding gains			19.6				26.1
Net gains realized on dispositions, determined using average cost			(.7	)			—
Deferred income taxes			(7.4	)			(10.1	)
Net unrealized holding gains recognized in other comprehensive income			11.5				16.0
Debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary:
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)			.2				(.5	)
Deferred tax benefits (income taxes)			(.1	)			.2
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income			.1				(.3	)
Total net unrealized holding gains recognized in other comprehensive income			11.6				15.7
Investment in UTI Asset Management Company Limited
Change in currency translation adjustment			—				(.6	)
Deferred tax benefits			—				.2
Total currency translation adjustment			—				(.4	)
Total other comprehensive income			11.6				15.3
Total comprehensive income		$	164.6			$	209.9

The currency translation adjustment results from translating our proportionate share of the financial statements of UTI, our equity method investment, into U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using quarter-end exchange rates, and revenues and expenses are translated using weighted-average exchange rates for the period.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (in millions) at March 31, 2011, are presented below.

Net unrealized holding gains on
Investments in sponsored mutual funds		$	243.8
Debt securities held by savings bank subsidiary			2.8
			246.6
Deferred income taxes			(95.4	)
Net unrealized holding gains		$	151.2
Currency translation adjustment, net of deferred tax benefit of $1.8 million			3.2
Accumulated other comprehensive income		$	154.4

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of March 31, 2011, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of 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 the 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 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 8, 2011, 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, 2010, 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 21, 2011

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 individual and institutional investors in our sponsored mutual funds and other managed investment portfolios. Investment advisory clients domiciled outside the United States account for 12% of our assets under management at March 31, 2011.

We manage a broad range of U.S., international and global 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 affect our revenues and results of operations.

We remain debt-free with substantial liquidity and resources that allow us to take advantage of attractive growth opportunities, invest in key capabilities including investment professionals and technologies and, most importantly, provide our clients with strong investment management expertise and service both now and in the future.

BACKGROUND.

Equity markets around the world ended the first quarter of 2011 with gains despite experiencing volatility along the way. The positive momentum of late 2010 continued into 2011 as improving economic conditions and strong corporate earnings advanced markets steadily through mid-February. Political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East followed by the devastating earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan prompted a market sell-off as investors looked to reduce risk. Indexes rebounded strongly, however, in the quarter’s closing weeks.

Amid this volatility, the S&P 500 Index of large-cap companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy posted a first quarter gain of 5.9% while the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of small-cap U.S. companies returned 7.9%. For the quarter, the NASDAQ Composite Index, which is heavily weighted with technology companies, returned 4.8% (excluding dividends). Markets outside the U.S. experienced less robust gains. The MSCI EAFE Index, which measures the performance of mostly large-cap stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, returned 3.5%, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 2.1%.

Long-term Treasury yields experienced volatility in the first quarter of 2011 as well, as investors periodically sought the safety of U.S. government bonds. Rates steadied toward the end of the quarter, however, as market anxieties regarding recent global developments diminished somewhat, and the Federal Reserve left U.S. monetary policy unchanged at its March meeting. On balance, the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond increased 18 basis points during the quarter to 3.47%.

U.S. fixed income securities experienced modest returns in the first quarter of 2011. The strong corporate earnings reported in early 2011 helped high yield corporate bonds build on their substantial gains in 2010, while investment-grade issues recorded more modest gains. The Credit Suisse High Yield Index gained 3.8% in the first quarter of 2010, while the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index gained .42%. The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Ex-US Dollar Bond Index was up 1.8% in the first quarter of 2011, due in part to a weakening U.S. dollar, and the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Index Plus gained .74%.

In this volatile environment, our assets under management increased $27.9 billion from the December 31, 2010 record level of $482.0 billion to $509.9 billion at March 31, 2011. The change (in billions) during the first quarter of 2011 occurred as follows.

		Quarter
		ended
		3/31/2011
Assets under management at beginning of period		$	482.0
Net cash inflows
Sponsored mutual funds in the U.S.			4.4
Other portfolios			1.4
			5.8
Market valuation changes and income			22.1
Change during the period			27.9
Assets under management at end of period		$	509.9

Assets under management at March 31, 2011, include $385.1 billion in stock and blended asset investment portfolios and $124.8 billion in fixed income investment portfolios. The investment portfolios that we manage consist of $300.2 billion in the T. Rowe Price mutual funds distributed in the U.S. and $209.7 billion in other investment portfolios, including separately managed accounts, sub-advised funds, and other sponsored investment portfolios including common trust funds and mutual funds offered to investors outside the U.S. and through variable annuity life insurance plans.

We incur significant expenditures to attract new investment advisory clients and additional investments from our existing clients. These efforts involve costs that generally precede any future revenues that we might recognize from additions to our assets under management.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

First quarter 2011 versus first quarter 2010.

Investment advisory revenues increased 24.8%, or $117.0 million, to $588.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 as average assets under our management increased $101.5 billion to $498.4 billion. The average annualized fee rate earned on our assets under management was 47.9 basis points during the first quarter of 2011 down from the 48.2 basis points earned in the 2010 quarter, and virtually unchanged from the fee rate of 48.0 basis points earned in 2010. We continue to voluntarily waive money market fees to maintain a positive yield for fund investors. Fees of $7.0 million were waived in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $.2 million from the fees waived in the comparable 2010 quarter. We anticipate such fee waivers could continue for the remainder of 2011.

Net revenues increased $126.2 million, or 22.7%, to $682.4 million. Operating expenses of $370.9 million in the first quarter of 2011 were up $53.4 million, or 16.8% from the comparable 2010 quarter. Overall, net operating income of $311.5 million for the first quarter of 2011 was 30.5% higher than the $238.7 million earned in the 2010 quarter. The increase in our average assets under management and resulting advisory revenue increased our operating margin for the first quarter of 2011 to 45.6% from 42.9% in the comparable 2010 quarter. Net income increased $41.6 million from the first quarter of 2010 to $194.6 million and diluted earnings per share on our common stock increased 26.3% to $.72 from $.57 in the 2010 quarter.

Investment advisory revenues earned from the T. Rowe Price mutual funds distributed in the U.S. increased 23.1%, or $75.1 million, to $400.5 million. Average mutual fund assets under management in the first quarter of 2011 were $292.0 billion, an increase of 23.1% from the average for the comparable 2010 quarter. Mutual fund assets at March 31, 2011 were $300.2 billion, an increase of $17.6 billion, or 6.2% from the end of 2010.

Net inflows to the sponsored mutual funds were $4.4 billion during the first quarter of 2011, including $2.5 billion originating in our target-date retirement funds. Net inflows include $2.9 billion added to the stock and blended asset funds and $1.8 billion added to the bond funds. The Equity Income, New Income, Growth Stock, Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth, and Overseas Stock Funds each added more than $.4 billion for a total of $3.0 billion during the 2011 quarter. The money market funds had net outflows of $.3 billion. Market appreciation and income increased our mutual fund assets under management by $13.2 billion during the first quarter of 2011.

Investment advisory revenues earned on the other investment portfolios that we manage increased $41.9 million, or 28.6%, from the first quarter of 2010, to $188.3 million. Average assets in these portfolios were $206.4 billion during the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $46.8 billion, or 29.3%, from the 2010 quarter. Ending assets at March 31, 2011 were $209.7 billion, up $10.3 billion from the end of 2010. Net inflows were $1.4 billion for the first quarter of 2011. Strong net inflows into our sub-advised funds from third party financial intermediaries and into our other sponsored portfolios were partially offset by net outflows from a few institutional investors who restructured their equity investment portfolios. Market appreciation and income increased assets under management in these portfolios by $8.9 billion.

Administrative fees increased $9.5 million from the first quarter of 2010 to $93.1 million. This change includes a $6.9 million increase in our mutual fund servicing revenue and $2.5 million increase in 12b-1 distribution and service fees recognized on higher average assets under management in the Advisor and R classes of our sponsored mutual funds. Changes in administrative fees are generally offset by a similar change in the related operating expenses that are incurred to distribute Advisor and R class fund shares through third party intermediaries and to provide services to the funds and their investors.

Compensation and related costs increased $35.2 million, or 16.9%, compared to the first quarter of 2010. Almost half of this increase is attributable to an increase in our annual variable compensation programs, which are based on our operating results and other factors such as our relative risk-adjusted investment performance, and the quality of our client service. The change also includes an increase of $11.7 million in salaries expense and employee benefits from the 2010 quarter, which results from an increase in our average staff size of 6.0% coupled with a modest increase in our associates’ base salaries at the beginning of the year. Increases in temporary employment expenses, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and other employee costs make up the balance of the change from the 2010 period. At March 31, 2011, we employed 5,104 associates up just slightly from the 5,052 associates employed at the end of 2010.

Advertising and promotion expenditures were up $1.9 million, or 8.1%, compared to the first quarter of 2010 in response to investor interest. We currently expect that our advertising and promotion expenditures for the second quarter of 2011 will be about $2.0 million higher than the comparable 2010 quarter and spending for the full year 2011 could increase about 15% from 2010. We vary our level of spending based on market conditions and investor demand as well as our efforts to expand our investor base in the U.S. and abroad.

Occupancy and facility costs together with depreciation and amortization expense were up $3.2 million versus the 2010 quarter. The change includes the impact of placing our new technology support facility into service in February 2011, as well as higher operating costs for our existing facilities and the added cost to update our technology capabilities, including related maintenance programs, to meet increasing business demands.

Other operating expenses increased $13.1 million, or 29.0%, from the first quarter of 2010, including an increase of $2.5 million in distribution and service expenses recognized on higher average assets under management in our Advisor and R classes of mutual fund shares that are sourced from financial intermediaries. These costs are offset by an equal increase in our administrative revenues recognized from the 12b-1 fees discussed above. Consulting and professional fees, information services, and other operating costs have all risen from the first quarter of 2010 to meet increasing business demands.

Our non-operating investment activity, which includes interest income as well as the recognition of investment gains and losses, decreased $1.4 million from the comparable 2010 quarter. The 2010 quarter included a $2.2 million gain recognized on the settlement and valuation of non-deliverable forward contracts used to economically hedge the foreign currency exposure associated with the UTI acquisition price. The change also includes $1.7 million in equity earnings recognized in the first quarter of 2011 from our investment in UTI.

The first quarter of 2011 provision for income taxes as a percentage of pretax income is 38.3%. A higher anticipated effective state income tax rate has pushed the current estimate for the full year 2011 to 38.3%, up from the prior estimate of 37.8%.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY.

Operating activities during the first quarter of 2011 provided cash flows of $336.0 million, up $79.3 million from 2010, including a $41.6 million increase in net income and a $2.5 million increase in non-cash expenses for depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation. Timing differences in the cash settlement of our assets and liabilities increased our cash flows by $35.2 million versus the 2010 quarter. Our interim operating cash flows do not include bonus compensation that is accrued throughout the year before being substantially paid out in December.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $17.0 million, down $157.4 million from the 2010 period, primarily due to the 2010 period including the $143.6 million related to our purchase of a 26% equity interest in UTI. Our capital spending for property and equipment decreased $13.3 million from the 2010 period because we completed the construction of our technology support facility in late 2010.

Net cash used in financing activities was $67.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, up $5.7 million from 2010. Dividends paid during the first quarter of 2011 increased $10.7 million from the 2011 period due primarily to a $.04 increase in our quarterly per-share dividend. The increase in the dividends paid was partially offset by the change in cash flows from our savings bank deposits.

Our cash and mutual fund investments at March 31, 2011 were more than $1.8 billion, and we have no debt. Given the availability of these financial resources, we do not maintain an available external source of liquidity. We anticipate property and equipment expenditures for the full year 2011 to be about $110 million and expect to fund them from our cash balances.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

We have considered all other newly issued accounting guidance that is applicable to our operations and the preparation of our consolidated statements, including that which we have not yet adopted. We do not believe that any such guidance will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operation.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION.

From time to time, information or statements provided by or on behalf of T. Rowe Price, including those within this report, may contain certain forward-looking information, including information or anticipated information relating to: our revenues, net income and earnings per share on common stock; changes in the amount and composition of our assets under management; our expense levels; our estimated effective income tax rate; and our expectations regarding financial markets, future transactions and investments, 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 and in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Form 10-K Annual Report for 2010. 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 global financial markets 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 relative to 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. Non-operating investment income will also fluctuate primarily due to the size of our investments and changes in their market valuations.

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, stock option grants, other incentive awards, changes in our employee count and mix, and competitive factors; any goodwill impairment that may arise; fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our investment in and 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 Form 10-K Annual Report for 2010.

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, 2011. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2011, are effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure 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 recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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 2011, and has concluded that there was no change during the first quarter of 2011 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.

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, the likelihood that an adverse determination in one or more pending claims would have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations is remote.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There has been no material change in the information provided in Item 1A of our Form 10-K Annual Report for 2010.

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

(c) Repurchase activity during the first quarter of 2011 follows.

										Total Number of				Maximum Number
		Total Number of				Average				Shares Purchased as				of Shares that May
		Shares				Price Paid				Part of Publicly				Yet Be Purchased
Month		Purchased				per Share				Announced Program				Under the Program
January			96,943			$	66.45				—				22,410,910
February			246,464			$	69.66				—				22,410,910
March			513,684			$	62.78				500,000				21,910,910
Total			857,091			$	65.17				500,000

Shares repurchased by us in a quarter may include repurchases conducted pursuant to publicly announced board authorizations, and pre-existing outstanding shares surrendered to the company to pay the exercise price in connection with swap exercises of employee stock options. Of the shares repurchased in March 2011, 500,000 were repurchased pursuant to the Board of Directors’ June 5, 2008 publicly announced authorization. All other shares repurchased during the quarter related to swap exercises.

Item 5. Other Information.

On April 21, 2011, we issued a press release reporting our results of operations for the first quarter of 2011. A copy of that press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99. This information shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 6. Exhibits.

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

3(i).1		Charter of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., as Amended by Articles of Amendment dated April 10, 2008. (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008; Accession No. 0000950133-08-001597).
3(ii)		Amended and Restated By-Laws of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. as of February 12, 2009. (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K Current Report as of February 17, 2009; Accession No. 0000950133-09-000369).
15		Letter from KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, re unaudited interim financial information.
31(i).1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
31(i).2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
32		Section 1350 Certifications.
99		Press release issued April 21, 2011, reporting our results of operations for the first quarter of 2011.
101		The following series of unaudited XBRL-formatted documents are collectively included herewith as Exhibit 101. The financial information is extracted from T. Rowe Price Group’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes that are included in this Form 10-Q Report.

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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 21, 2011.

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

With respect to the subject registration statements, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated April 21, 2011 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 independent registered public accounting firm, or a report prepared or certified by an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of sections 7 and 11 of the Act.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
April 21, 2011

Exhibit 31(i).1 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer

I, James A. C. Kennedy, certify that:

1.		I have reviewed this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011, of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.;
2.		Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.		Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.		The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(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

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(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 21, 2011

Exhibit 31(i).2Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer

I, Kenneth V. Moreland, certify that:

1.		I have reviewed this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011, of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.;
2.		Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.		Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.		The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(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

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(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 21, 2011

Exhibit 32		Section 1350 Certifications

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, 2011, 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 21, 2011

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.

Exhibit 99.1

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS

Assets Under Management Reach Record Level of $510 Billion

BALTIMORE (April 21, 2011) — T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) today reported its first quarter 2011 results, including net revenues of $682.4 million, net income of $194.6 million, and diluted earnings per common share of $.72, an increase of 26% from the $.57 per share in the comparable 2010 quarter. Net revenues were $556.2 million in the first quarter of 2010, and net income was $153.0 million.

Assets under management increased $27.9 billion from $482.0 billion at December 31, 2010, to a record $509.9 billion at March 31, 2011, including $300.2 billion in the T. Rowe Price mutual funds distributed in the United States and $209.7 billion in other managed investment portfolios. Net cash inflows in the first quarter 2011 totaled $5.8 billion, and market appreciation and income added $22.1 billion to assets under management. As a result, investment advisory revenues increased 25%, or $117 million, from the comparable 2010 quarter.

Financial Highlights

Relative to the 2010 first quarter, investment advisory revenues earned from the T. Rowe Price mutual funds distributed in the U.S. increased 23%, or $75.1 million, to $400.5 million. Average mutual fund assets under management in the first quarter 2011 were $292.0 billion, an increase of 23% from the average for the comparable 2010 quarter. Mutual fund assets at March 31, 2011 were $300.2 billion, an increase of $17.6 billion, or 6%, from the end of 2010. The firm voluntarily waived money market fund fees of $7.0 million in the first quarter 2011 in order to maintain a positive yield for fund investors, compared to fee waivers of $6.8 million in the comparable 2010 quarter.

Net inflows to the sponsored mutual funds were $4.4 billion during the first quarter 2011, including $2.9 billion added to the stock and blended asset funds and $1.8 billion added to the bond funds. The money market funds had net outflows of $.3 billion. The Equity Income, New Income, Growth Stock, Institutional Mid-Cap Equity Growth, and Overseas Stock funds each added more than $.4 billion during the 2011 quarter. Market appreciation and income increased mutual fund assets under management by $13.2 billion during the first quarter of 2010.

Investment advisory revenues earned on the other investment portfolios that the firm manages increased $41.9 million, or 29%, from the first quarter 2010, to $188.3 million. Average assets in these portfolios were $206.4 billion during the first quarter 2011, an increase of $46.8 billion, or 29%, from the 2010 quarter. Ending assets at March 31, 2011 were $209.7 billion, up $10.3 billion from the end of 2010. Net inflows were $1.4 billion for the first quarter 2011. Strong net inflows into sub-advised funds from third party financial intermediaries and into other sponsored portfolios were partially offset by net outflows from a few institutional investors who restructured their equity investment portfolios. Market appreciation and income increased assets under management in these portfolios by $8.9 billion. Investors domiciled outside the United States accounted for 12% of the firm’s assets under management at March 31, 2011.

The target-date retirement investment portfolios continue to be a steady source of assets under management. During the first quarter 2011, net inflows of $2.9 billion originated in these portfolios. Assets in the target-date retirement portfolios were $65.4 billion at March 31, 2011, accounting for nearly 13% of the firm’s assets under management and 20% of its mutual fund assets.

Operating expenses were $370.9 million in the first quarter of 2011, up $53.4 million from the 2010 quarter. Compensation and related costs increased $35.2 million, or 17%, from the comparable 2010 quarter, due primarily to an increase in the accrual for the firm’s annual variable compensation program, salaries, and related benefits. At March 31, 2011, we employed 5,104 associates, up slightly from the 5,052 associates employed at the end of 2010.

Advertising and promotion expenditures were up $1.9 million compared to the first quarter 2010. The firm currently expects that its advertising and promotion expenditures for the second quarter 2011 will be about $2 million higher than the comparable 2010 quarter, and spending for the full year 2011 could increase about 15% from 2010 levels. The firm varies its level of spending based on market conditions and investor demand as well as its efforts to expand its investor base in the United States and abroad.

Other operating expenses increased $13.1 million, or 29%, from the first quarter of 2010, including $2.5 million in higher distribution expenses recognized on greater fund assets under management that are sourced from financial intermediaries, which offsets the same increase in administrative revenues from 12b-1 fees. Additionally, consulting and professional fees, information services, and other costs have all risen in the 2011 quarter to meet increased business demands.

The first quarter 2011 provision for income taxes as a percentage of pretax income has been recognized using an estimated 38.3% rate. Higher anticipated state income taxes have pushed the current estimate for the full year 2011 to 38.3%, up from the prior estimate of 37.8%.

Management Commentary

James A.C. Kennedy, the company’s chief executive officer and president, commented: “The firm’s long-term investment advisory results relative to our peers remain very strong, with 89% of the T. Rowe Price funds across their share classes outperforming their comparable Lipper averages on a total return basis for the three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2011, 81% outperforming for the 10-year period, and 65% outperforming for the one-year period. In addition, T. Rowe Price stock, bond and blended asset funds that ended the quarter with an overall rating of four or five stars from Morningstar account for nearly 78% of our rated funds’ assets under management.

“Continuing the momentum from last year, solid net client inflows and market gains combined to boost the firm’s assets under management at the end of the first quarter to another record high. Our quarterly net revenues, net income, and earnings are also at record levels. This first quarter financial performance was achieved during a strong, albeit volatile, period for world equity markets. Market gains through mid-February and a strong rally in the latter half of March sandwiched a significant sell-off in which unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the unfolding tragedy in Japan, rattled world markets.

“Our strong capital position gives us the flexibility to continue to invest in our people, infrastructure, technology, and general capabilities. We remain debt-free with substantial liquidity, including cash and mutual fund investment holdings exceeding $1.8 billion. Based on current strategic projects and plans, the company’s capital expenditures for all of 2011 are estimated to be about $110 million. These cash expenditures are funded from our available liquid resources. Through March 31, we have expended $31 million to repurchase 500,000 shares of our common stock.

Market Commentary

“Although markets remain volatile, improving sentiment has led investors to largely shrug off recent geopolitical and economic uncertainties. The U.S. economic recovery is slowly picking up steam, corporate earnings are strong, and mergers and acquisitions activity should continue. Meanwhile, equity valuations are still reasonably attractive. Nonetheless, strong cross-currents remain, including higher energy costs, a still-depressed U.S. housing market, the ongoing political debate regarding the U.S. federal budget, and an inflation threat in many emerging economies that could dampen global consumer spending. Global political turmoil also remains a concern, as do lingering European sovereign debt challenges, although growth in the developing world still looks fairly robust. Upward pressure on global interest rates will likely persist and challenge bond market returns in future periods.”

Closing Comment

In closing, Mr. Kennedy said: “On April 2 of this year we celebrated our silver anniversary as a public company. Of the 630 associates we employed 25 years ago, 102 of them are still active employees today. We thank each of them for their long-tenured and valuable service. Now with more than 5,100 talented and dedicated associates, a healthy balance sheet, and globally diversified investment and distribution expertise, we feel we are very well positioned for the future. Our focus will continue to be adding value for our clients and shareholders.”

Other Matters

The financial results presented in this release are unaudited. The firm expects that it will file its Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the first quarter 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission later today. The Form 10-Q will include additional information on the firm’s unaudited financial results at March 31, 2011.

Certain statements in this press release may represent “forward-looking information,” including information relating to anticipated changes in revenues, net income and earnings per common share, anticipated changes in the amount and composition of assets under management, anticipated expense levels, estimated tax rates, and expectations regarding financial results, future transactions, investments, capital expenditures, and other market conditions. For a discussion concerning risks and other factors that could affect future results, see the firm’s 2010 Form 10-K reports.

Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price (troweprice.com) is a global investment management organization that provides a broad array of mutual funds, sub-advisory services, and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. The organization also offers a variety of sophisticated investment planning and guidance tools. T. Rowe Price’s disciplined, risk-aware investment approach focuses on diversification, style consistency, and fundamental research.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in millions, except per-share amounts)

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Revenues
Investment advisory fees		$	471.8			$	588.8
Administrative fees			83.6				93.1
Investment income of savings bank subsidiary			1.7				1.3
Total revenues			557.1				683.2
Interest expense on savings bank deposits			0.9				0.8
Net revenues			556.2				682.4
Operating expenses
Compensation and related costs			207.7				242.9
Advertising and promotion			23.5				25.4
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment			15.4				16.6
Occupancy and facility costs			25.7				27.7
Other operating expenses			45.2				58.3
Total operating expenses			317.5				370.9
Net operating income			238.7				311.5
Non-operating investment income			5.3				3.9
Income before income taxes			244.0				315.4
Provision for income taxes			91.0				120.8
Net income		$	153.0			$	194.6
Earnings per share on common stock
Basic		$	0.59			$	0.75
Diluted		$	0.57			$	0.72
Dividends declared per share		$	0.27			$	0.31
Weighted average shares
Outstanding			258.2				258.7
Outstanding assuming dilution			266.2				268.5

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Investment Advisory Revenues (in millions)
Sponsored mutual funds in the U.S.
Stock and blended asset		$	262.8			$	327.0
Bond and money market			62.6				73.5
			325.4				400.5
Other portfolios
Stock and blended asset			120.3				154.8
Bond, money market and stable value			26.1				33.5
			146.4				188.3
Total		$	471.8			$	588.8

		Average during
		the first quarter								As of
		2010				2011				12/31/2010				3/31/2011
Assets Under Management (in billions)
Sponsored mutual funds in the U.S.
Stock and blended asset		$	175.6			$	220.8			$	212.4			$	227.8
Bond and money market			61.7				71.2				70.2				72.4
Total			237.3				292.0				282.6				300.2
Other portfolios
Stock and blended asset			117.5				154.6				148.2				157.3
Bond, money market and stable value			42.1				51.8				51.2				52.4
			159.6				206.4				199.4				209.7
Total		$	396.9			$	498.4			$	482.0			$	509.9
Stock and blended asset portfolios										$	360.6			$	385.1
Fixed income portfolios											121.4				124.8
Total										$	482.0			$	509.9

		Three months ended
		3/31/2010				3/31/2011
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows Information (in millions)
Cash provided by operating activities		$	256.7			$	336.0
Cash used in investing activities, including $(11.7) for additions to property and equipment in 2011			(174.4	)			(17.0	)
Cash used in financing activities, including common stock repurchases of $(31.3) and dividends paid of $(80.7) in 2011			(61.5	)			(67.2	)
Net change in cash during the period		$	20.8			$	251.8

		12/31/2010				3/31/2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	813.1			$	1,064.9
Investments in sponsored mutual funds			747.9				774.0
Other investments			209.7				211.1
Property and equipment			560.3				551.8
Goodwill			665.7				665.7
Accounts receivable and other assets			645.3				618.5
Total assets			3,642.0				3,886.0
Total liabilities			345.5				430.1
Stockholders’ equity, 259.6 common shares outstanding in 2011, including net unrealized holding gains of $151.2 in 2011		$	3,296.5			$	3,455.9