Item 1. Report to
Shareholders
Spectrum
Fund
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December
31, 2013
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The views and opinions in this report
were current as of December 31, 2013. They are not guarantees of performance or
investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment
decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the managers reserve the right to
change their views about individual stocks, sectors, and the markets at any
time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast
of the funds future investment intent. The report is certified under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires mutual funds and other public companies to
affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial
reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects.
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Managers Letter
Fellow Shareholders
Major U.S. stock markets produced
strong returns in 2013. Although corporate earnings growth moderated, investors
remained optimistic about the economy. Stocks in non-U.S. developed markets
underperformed U.S. shares but still produced good returns. Emerging markets
stocks declined slightly for the year, significantly underperforming developed
markets. U.S. bonds produced mostly negative returns as yields rose due to the
strengthening economy and the expectations of Fed tapering. Non-U.S. developed
and emerging markets bonds fell for the year. The Spectrum Growth Fund outpaced
its benchmark and peer group for the six-month period but trailed for the year
ended December 31, 2013. The Spectrum Income Fund led its benchmark and peer
group for both periods, while the Spectrum International Fund outperformed its
benchmark for both periods but trailed its peer group.
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
U.S. equities generated strong
returns in 2013, lifted by steady labor market gains, favorable corporate
earnings, and supportive monetary policies from the Fed and other major central
banks. The U.S. economy grew at a moderate pace, overcoming the higher taxes and
federal spending reductions that took effect in the first quarter of 2013, as
well as the government shutdown and debt ceiling showdown in October. In
mid-December, investors and stock markets reacted favorably as the Fed decided
to slowly taper its monthly $85 billion in asset purchases starting in January
2014 and keep short-term interest rates low. In addition, Congress approved a
bipartisan two-year budget deal after years of brinkmanship over fiscal
policy.
As measured by various Russell
indexes, growth stocks outperformed value stocks across all market
capitalizations, especially among small-caps, which exceeded mid- and
large-caps. All S&P 500 sectors produced positive returns. Based on total
return data from S&P, the consumer discretionary, health care, and
industrials and business
services sectors
performed best. The utilities and telecommunication services sectors advanced
the least.
Non-U.S. developed stock markets
underperformed U.S. shares but still produced good returns. In the eurozone,
Germany and the Netherlands, and peripheral markets Greece and Ireland, were
among the top performers, as
the currency
union emerged from recession. Developed Asian markets lagged, but Japanese
equities led the region with solid gains in dollar terms. Demand for the
countrys exports improved as the yen declined against the dollar due to highly
accommodative policies enacted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of
Japan. Japan also benefited from economic improvement in the U.S. and Europe.
Emerging Asian markets outperformed the broad emerging markets universe, albeit
with tepid gains overall. Emerging Europe
declined and Latin America lagged, hurt by reduced commodities demand from
China.
U.S. bonds produced mostly negative
returns over the last year. Intermediate- and long-term Treasury yields rose due
to the strengthening economy and expectations that the Fed will begin curtailing
its stimulus measures. High yield bonds
significantly outperformed higher-quality issues, as the asset class benefited
from its lower sensitivity to interest rate changes and strong demand for
higher-yielding securities. Corporate, agency mortgage-backed, and municipal
securities declined but held up better than Treasuries. Asset-backed securities
were mostly flat.
Bonds in non-U.S. developed markets
produced losses in dollar terms. Japanese bond yields were volatile due to the
governments unprecedented actions to stop deflation and reach a 2% inflation
target within two years. European bonds outperformed as borrowing costs in
troubled eurozone economies declined, the eurozone emerged from recession, and
stronger currencies benefited U.S. dollar-based investors. Emerging markets
bonds underperformed bonds in non-U.S. developed markets. Concerns about Fed
tapering caused investors to reduce their exposure to the asset class, and most
emerging markets currencies declined versus the dollar, especially those of
countries that depend on external financing of their current account
deficits.
SPECTRUM GROWTH
FUND
The Spectrum Growth Fund posted a
positive 28.59% return for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013, trailing the
Russell 3000 Index and its peer group, the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index.
Our inclusion of diversifying sectors, not represented by the benchmark,
particularly non-U.S. equities, weighed on results. The Emerging Markets Stock,
International Stock, and International Growth & Income Funds each
underperformed their benchmarks. In addition, our exposure to real assets
equities (companies that own or whose sales are related to assets with physical
properties such as energy
and natural
resources, commodities, real estate, basic materials, equipment, utilities, and
infrastructure) detracted from relative performance as slow global growth
weighed on the energy and materials sectors during the year. Security
selection within our large-cap U.S. equities
allocation contributed the most to positive relative performance through our
underlying portfolios, notably the Blue Chip Growth, Growth Stock, and Value
Funds.
The Spectrum Growth Fund invests in a
range of underlying funds that focus on domestic stocks across all market
capitalizations and international stocks in developed and emerging
markets.
Based on favorable valuations outside
the U.S., we increased our overweight in non-U.S. relative to U.S. equities as
European countries are in the early stages of recovery. However, we have further
trimmed our overweight to emerging markets relative to developed equity markets
in light of slowing emerging markets growth and the continued potential for Fed
tapering to weigh on emerging markets currencies. Although valuations in
emerging markets remain attractive compared with developed markets, we
anticipate greater differentiation among them, as major commodity exporters may
face headwinds due in part to increased global energy production.
We continue to favor domestic growth
stocks over value stocks as a low-growth economy typically benefits growth
stocks more than value shares; however, we have trimmed that overweight as the
prospects for improving economic growth have moderated the anticipated
advantage. Valuations currently favor large-cap stocks over small-caps, as the
latters solid performance over the last few years has led to rich valuations in
the small-cap universe.
U.S. growth expectations remain
modest as the economy continues to improve amid diminishing fiscal headwinds and
continuing labor market recovery. U.S. corporate balance sheets and profit
margins
remain healthy. Earnings and revenue
growth in the mid-single digits are consistent with modest economic growth, and
U.S. equity valuations are fairly valued relative to historical
levels.
We are underweight real assets stocks
versus global equities, as the prospects for muted global economic growth and an
increase in global energy
production may
weigh on commodity prices. Demand for commodities from China is expected to
remain subdued as it shifts its growth model away from industrial production and
exports to domestic consumption. Although real estate investment trusts benefit
from gradual economic improvement, current valuations are still relatively
expensive. Over the long term, we believe that exposure to real assets equities,
such as real estate, energy, and natural resources, expands the funds broad
diversification and positioned it to perform well under a variety of market
conditions, including periods of rising inflation.
SPECTRUM INCOME
FUND
The Spectrum Income Fund returned
3.02% for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013, substantially outpacing the
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and its peer group, the Lipper Multi-Sector
Income Funds Average. Allocations to diversifying sectors to gain exposure to a
broad range of income sourcessuch as dividend-paying stocks, high yield bonds,
and non-U.S. debtare key features of the Spectrum Income Funds design. Our
holdings in the Equity Income and High Yield Funds drove strong relative
performance versus the Barclays index, which represents the broad U.S.
investment-grade bond market. This was partly offset, however, by exposure to
emerging market bonds, which underperformed. Our tactical underweight to
long-term Treasury bonds helped reduce exposure to rising interest rate risk and
bolstered performance as long-term yields rose in the spring sending Treasury
prices lower. Our decision to overweight dividend-paying equities versus bonds
helped relative results as equities outperformed fixed income over the period.
Security selection
detracted from relative
results within a number of the underlying funds, particularly the Equity Income
and International Bond Funds.
In keeping with our strategy to gain
exposure to income sources beyond the benchmark, we continue to favor
high yield bonds versus investment-grade
bonds. High yield debt remains attractive versus other fixed income sectors in
this low-yield environment, particularly in light of our expectations for a
gradually
improving economy. In addition,
many high yield issuers have improved their financial conditions significantly
since the 2008 global financial crisis, taking advantage of low interest rates
to refinance debt and extend maturities. Also, the tendency for high yield debt
to be less sensitive to changes in interest rates is appealing given that
interest rates are near historical lows. We are neutral toward emerging markets
debt versus investment-grade bonds. While valuations are attractive, emerging
market bonds are susceptible to capital outflows
as interest rates rise and many emerging economies continue to struggle
with containing inflationary pressures.
We currently favor U.S.
investment-grade bonds versus non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt. This is based
largely on the prospects for a stronger U.S. dollar and supported by
expectations for improving growth and the potential for higher rates in the U.S.
as the Feds tapering program evolves.
SPECTRUM INTERNATIONAL
FUND
The Spectrum International Fund
returned 18.17% for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013, outperforming its
benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA, but slightly lagging its
Lipper peer group. Among the top contributors to relative performance were
underlying funds focused primarily on non-U.S. developed markets, including the
European Stock, Japan, and International Discovery Funds. Europe generated
strong returns as it emerged from recession, with a number of eurozone and
periphery countries generating strong returns. The Japanese market rose on
improved profitability among export-oriented firms as the yen declined against
the dollar due to the governments accommodative monetary policies. Although
emerging markets generally underperformed developed markets, the Africa &
Middle East Fund was a strong performer and aided returns,
particularly as investments within the United Arab
Emirates and Qatar climbed dramatically. The Latin America, New Asia, and
Emerging Markets Stock Funds lagged.
At the close of the period, Europe
was our largest regional exposure, followed by Pacific ex
Japan, and then Japan. While European economic growth
remains sluggish, hindered by high debt loads and unemployment, deflation
worries, and persistent challenges in the eurozone periphery, a number of
countries show signs of positive growth. In Japan, although fiscal and monetary
policies have revived consumer spending and economic output, sustainability will
depend on the passage of structural reforms. We continue to be overweight to
emerging markets equities given
attractive
valuations relative to developed markets, although this attraction is tempered
by slowing growth and the potential for Fed tapering to weigh on emerging
markets currencies. Considerable disparity exists in the strength of various
emerging markets economies, with commodity producers challenged by weaker
demand.
OUTLOOK
Our expectations for global growth in
the coming quarters remain modest. The U.S. economy is gradually recovering,
supported by positive data on the labor and housing markets, which have
benefited from subdued energy prices. We believe fiscal headwinds from some
federal tax increases and spending cuts last year have abated. Although
the Fed has pledged to keep short-term
interest rates low, we expect upward pressure on long-term interest rates as the
Fed reduces its asset purchases. U.S. corporate balance sheets and profit
margins are healthy. Equity markets are fairly valued and earnings growth is
likely to be moderate, consistent with modest economic growth.
Non-U.S. developed economies are
slowly improving, though they rely heavily on supportive fiscal and monetary
policy. While the eurozone emerged from recession at midyear, as noted earlier,
the macroeconomic environment in Europe remains challenging. In Japan, gross
domestic product growth is expected to remain positive into 2014 as
anti-deflation policies by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of
Japandubbed Abenomics, with its three arrows of aggressive monetary easing,
fiscal stimulus, and structural reformare implemented.
Many emerging markets economies are
facing slower growth and appear vulnerable to the prospect of rising U.S. rates.
We believe that the worst of Chinas economic slowdown has passed, and we are
starting to see better numbers as the country charts a path toward more
sustainable growth rates. Demand for commodities, though, is expected to remain
subdued as China shifts its growth model away from industrial production in
favor of domestic consumption.
While we expect central bank monetary policies to
remain accommodative for some time, the impact of the Feds tapering may
periodically elevate market volatility. However, we believe that an uneven
global recovery and prevailing geopolitical uncertainty underscore the value of
the Spectrum Funds diversified holdings.
Thank you for investing with T. Rowe
Price.
Charles M. Shriver
Portfolio manager, Spectrum Growth, Spectrum Income, and Spectrum International Funds
January 24, 2014
The committee chairman has
day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolios and works with committee
members in developing and executing the funds investment
program.
RISKS OF INVESTING
As with all stock and bond mutual
funds, each funds share price can fall because of weakness in the stock or bond
markets, a particular industry, or specific holdings. Stock markets can decline
for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments, changes
in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an
industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including
disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition,
the investment managers assessment of companies held in a fund may prove
incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in rising
markets.
Bonds are subject to interest rate
risk, the decline in bond prices that usually accompanies a rise in interest
rates, and credit risk, the chance that any fund holding could have its credit
rating downgraded or that a bond issuer will default (fail to make timely
payments of interest or principal), potentially reducing the funds income level
and share price. High yield corporate bonds could have greater price declines
than funds that invest primarily in high-quality bonds. Companies issuing high
yield bonds are not as strong financially as those with higher credit ratings,
so the bonds are usually considered speculative investments.
Funds that invest overseas may carry
more risk than funds that invest strictly in U.S. assets. Risks can result from
varying stages of economic and political development; differing regulatory
environments, trading days, and accounting standards; and higher transaction
costs of non-U.S. markets. Non-U.S. investments are also subject to currency
risk, or a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar,
which reduces the dollar value of securities denominated in that
currency.
G
LOSSARY
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks
investment-grade corporate and government bonds.
Gross domestic product:
The total market value of all goods and
services produced in a country in a given year.
J.P. Morgan Non-U.S. Dollar
Government Bond Index:
An unmanaged
index that tracks the performance of major non-U.S. bond markets.
Lipper averages:
The averages of available mutual fund performance
returns for specified time periods in categories defined by Lipper
Inc.
Lipper indexes:
Fund benchmarks that consist of a small number of the
largest mutual funds in a particular category as tracked by Lipper
Inc.
MSCI All Country World Index ex
USA:
An index that measures equity
market performance of developed and emerging countries, excluding the
U.S.
MSCI EAFE Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks the stocks of about 1,000
companies in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East (EAFE).
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks
stocks in 26 emerging market countries.
Russell 2000
Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks
the stocks of 2,000 small U.S. companies.
Russell 3000 Index:
An index that tracks the performance of
the 3,000 largest U.S. companies, representing approximately 98% of the
investable U.S. equity market.
S&P
500 Index:
An unmanaged index that
tracks the stocks of 500 U.S. primarily large-cap companies.
Weighted average effective
duration (years):
A measure of a
securitys price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with
longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities
of shorter durations.
Weighted average
maturity:
A measure of a funds interest
rate sensitivity. In general, the longer the average maturity, the greater the
funds sensitivity to interest rate changes. The weighted average maturity may
take into account interest rate readjustment dates for certain securities. Money
funds must maintain a weighted average maturity of less than 60 days.
Note: MSCI makes no express or
implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever
with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further
redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or
financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by
MSCI.
Note: Russell Investment Group is the
source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the
Russell indexes. Russell
®
is a trademark of Russell Investment
Group.
Performance and Expenses
This chart shows the value of a
hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods
or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared
with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group
average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted
from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.
This chart shows the value of a
hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods
or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared
with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group
average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted
from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.
This chart shows the value of a
hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods
or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared
with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group
average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted
from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.
As a mutual fund shareholder, you may
incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as redemption fees or
sales loads, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and
service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The following example is intended
to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund
and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual
funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning
of the most recent six-month period and held for the entire period.
Actual
Expenses
The first line of the
following table (Actual) provides information about actual account values and
expenses based on the funds actual returns. You may use the information on this
line, together with your account balance, to estimate the expenses that you paid
over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an
$8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the
number on the first line under the heading Expenses Paid During Period to
estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes
The information
on the second line of the table (Hypothetical) is based on hypothetical account
values and expenses derived from the funds actual expense ratio and an assumed
5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the funds actual return). You
may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds by
contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that
appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account
values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account
balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Note:
T. Rowe Price charges an annual account service fee of
$20, generally for accounts with less than $10,000. The fee is waived for any
investor whose T. Rowe Price mutual fund accounts total $50,000 or more;
accounts electing to receive electronic delivery of account statements,
transaction confirmations, prospectuses, and shareholder reports; or accounts of
an investor who is a T. Rowe Price Preferred Services, Personal Services, or
Enhanced Personal Services client (enrollment in these programs generally
requires T. Rowe Price assets of at least $100,000). This fee is not included in
the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you
are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing
the expenses of this fund with other funds.
You should also be aware that the
expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect
any transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not
help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. To the
extent a fund charges transaction costs, however, the total cost of owning that
fund is higher.
T. Rowe Price
Spectrum Growth Fund
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T. Rowe Price
Spectrum Income Fund
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T. Rowe Price
Spectrum International Fund
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Spectrum Growth Fund
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T. Rowe Price
Spectrum Income Fund
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Spectrum International Fund
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Spectrum Growth Fund
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Spectrum Income Fund
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Spectrum International Fund
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Spectrum Growth Fund
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Spectrum Income Fund
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Spectrum International Fund
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Spectrum Growth Fund
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Spectrum Income Fund
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Spectrum International Fund
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Notes to
Financial Statements
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T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc.
(the corporation), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company. Spectrum Growth Fund,
Spectrum Income Fund, and Spectrum International Fund (collectively, the
Spectrum Funds) are three portfolios established by the corporation. Spectrum
Growth and Spectrum Income commenced operations on June 29, 1990, and Spectrum
International commenced operations on December 31, 1996.
The Spectrum Funds are nondiversified
for purposes of the 1940 Act, due to their limited number of investments,
respectively; however, each Spectrum Fund diversifies its assets within set
limits among the specific underlying T. Rowe Price funds (underlying Price
funds) in which it invests. Spectrum Growth seeks long-term capital appreciation
and growth of income with current income a secondary objective. Spectrum Income
seeks a high level of current income with moderate share price fluctuation.
Spectrum International seeks long-term capital appreciation.
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Basis of Preparation
The fund is an investment company and
follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards
Board
Accounting Standards
Codification
Topic 946 (ASC 946). The
accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), including
but not limited to ASC 946. GAAP requires the use of estimates made by
management.
Management believes that
estimates and valuations of the underlying Price funds are appropriate; however,
actual results may differ from those estimates, and the valuations reflected in
the accompanying financial statements may differ from the value ultimately
realized upon sale of the underlying Price funds.
Investment Transactions,
Investment Income, and Distributions
Income is recorded on the accrual basis. Income and capital gain
distributions from the underlying Price funds are recorded on the ex-dividend
date. Purchases and sales of the underlying Price funds are accounted for on the
trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of the underlying Price funds are
reported on the identified cost basis. Income tax-related interest and
penalties, if incurred, would be recorded as income tax expense. Distributions
to shareholders are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income distributions are declared by Spectrum Income daily and
paid monthly. Income distributions are declared and paid by Spectrum Growth and
Spectrum International annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, generally
are declared and paid by each fund annually.
Redemption Fees
A 2% fee is assessed on redemptions of Spectrum
International shares held for 90 days or less to deter short-term trading and to
protect the interests of long-term shareholders. Redemption fees are withheld
from proceeds that shareholders receive from the sale or exchange of fund shares
and are paid to the fund. Redemption fees received by Spectrum International are
allocated to each underlying Price fund in proportion to the average daily value
of its shares owned by the fund. Accordingly, redemption fees have no effect on
the net assets of Spectrum International. The fees may cause the redemption
price per share to differ from the net asset value per share.
NOTE 2 - VALUATION
Each funds financial instruments are
valued, and its net asset value (NAV) per share is computed at the close of the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day the NYSE is open
for business. Each funds financial instruments are reported at fair value,
which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid
to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. Investments in the underlying Price funds are valued at
their closing NAV per share on the day of valuation.
The T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee
(the Valuation Committee) has been established by the funds Board of Directors
(the Board) to ensure that financial instruments are appropriately priced at
fair value in accordance with GAAP and the 1940 Act. Subject to oversight by the
Board, the Valuation Committee develops and oversees pricing-related policies
and procedures and approves all fair value determinations. Specifically, the
Valuation Committee establishes procedures to value securities; determines
pricing techniques, sources, and persons eligible to effect fair value pricing
actions; oversees the selection, services, and performance of pricing vendors;
oversees valuation-related business continuity practices; and provides guidance
on internal controls and valuation-related matters. The Valuation Committee
reports to the funds Board; is chaired by the funds treasurer; and has
representation from legal, portfolio management and trading, operations, and
risk management.
Various valuation techniques and
inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP
establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used
to measure fair value:
Level 1 quoted prices (unadjusted)
in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access
at the reporting date
Level 2 inputs other than Level 1
quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but
not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active
markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in
inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and
credit spreads)
Level 3 unobservable inputs
Observable inputs are developed using
market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or
transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to
price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market
data are not available and are developed using the best information available
about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial
instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple
inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to
the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that
is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are
not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial
instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining
those values. On December 31, 2013, all of the investments in underlying Price
funds were classified as Level 1, based on the inputs used to determine their
fair values.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING
PRICE FUNDS
Purchases and sales of the underlying
Price funds during the year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:
NOTE 4 - FEDERAL INCOME
TAXES
No provision for federal income taxes
is required since each fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and
distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. Distributions
determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations may differ in
amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial
reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent
book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary
differences.
Each fund files U.S. federal, state,
and local tax returns as required. Each funds tax returns are subject to
examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the
tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax
returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require
a provision for income taxes.
For the Spectrum Income Fund,
reclassifications between income and gain relate primarily to the character of
distributions from the underlying Price funds. For the year ended December 31,
2013, the following reclassifications were recorded to reflect tax character;
the reclassifications had no impact on results of operations or net
assets:
Distributions during the year ended
December 31, 2013, were characterized for tax purposes as follows:
Distributions during the prior year
ended December 31, 2012, were characterized for tax purposes as
follows:
At December 31, 2013, the tax-basis
costs of investments and components of net assets were as
follows:
The difference between book-basis and
tax-basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the
deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes. Each fund intends to retain
realized gains to the extent of available capital loss carryforwards. Because
capital loss carryforwards that do not expire are required to be used before
capital loss carryforwards with expiration dates, it is possible that all or a
portion of the Spectrum International Funds capital loss carryforwards subject
to expiration could ultimately go unused. During the year ended December 31,
2013, Spectrum International Fund utilized $5,985,000 of capital loss
carryforwards. As of December 31, 2013, the Spectrum Growth Fund had no
available capital loss carryforwards. The
Spectrum Income Fund had no available capital loss carryforwards as of
December 31, 2013. Additionally, as of December 31, 2013, the Spectrum
International Fund had $33,768,000 of available capital loss carryforwards,
which expire as follows: $26,576,000 in 2017 and $7,192,000 in 2018.
NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
The Spectrum Funds are managed by T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates), a wholly owned subsidiary of T.
Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Price Group). Price Associates, directly or through
sub-advisory agreements with its wholly owned subsidiaries, also provides
investment management services to all the underlying Price funds. Pursuant to
various service agreements, Price Associates and its wholly owned subsidiaries
provide shareholder servicing and administrative, transfer and dividend
disbursing, accounting, marketing, and certain other services to the Spectrum
Funds. Certain officers and directors of the Spectrum Funds are also officers
and directors of Price Associates and its subsidiaries and of the underlying
Price funds.
The Spectrum Funds pay no management
fees; however, Price Associates receives management fees from the underlying
Price funds. The Spectrum Funds operate in accordance with the investment
management and special servicing agreements between and among the corporation,
the underlying Price funds and Price Associates. Pursuant to these agreements,
expenses associated with the operation of the Spectrum Funds are borne by each
underlying Price fund to the extent of estimated savings to it and in proportion
to the average daily value of its shares owned by the Spectrum Funds. Therefore,
each Spectrum Fund operates at a zero expense ratio. However, each Spectrum Fund
indirectly bears its proportionate share of the management fees and operating
costs of the underlying Price funds in which it invests.
The Spectrum Funds do not invest in
the underlying Price funds for the purpose of exercising management or control;
however, investments by the Spectrum Funds may represent a significant portion
of an underlying Price funds net assets. At December 31, 2013, Spectrum Growth
and Spectrum International each held less than 25% of the outstanding shares of
any underlying Price fund; Spectrum Income held approximately 46% of the
outstanding shares of the Corporate Income Fund, 40% of the GNMA Fund, and 34%
of the U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund.
Additionally, Spectrum Income is one
of several mutual funds in which certain college savings plans managed by Price
Associates may invest. Shareholder servicing costs associated with each college
savings plan are allocated to Spectrum Income in proportion to the average daily
value of its shares owned by the college savings plan and, in turn, are borne by
the underlying Price funds in accordance with the terms of the investment
management and special servicing agreements. At December 31, 2013, approximately
26% of the outstanding shares of Spectrum Income were held by the college
savings plans.
As of December 31, 2013, T. Rowe
Price Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries owned 2,061,790 shares of
Spectrum Growth, representing 1% of the funds net assets.
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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To the Board of Directors of T.
Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. and
Shareholders of T. Rowe Price Spectrum
Growth Fund, T. Rowe Price
Spectrum Income Fund, and T. Rowe Price Spectrum
International Fund.
In our opinion, the accompanying
statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments,
and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the
financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of T. Rowe Price Spectrum Growth Fund, T. Rowe Price Spectrum Income
Fund and T. Rowe Price Spectrum International Fund (the funds comprising T. Rowe
Price Spectrum Fund, Inc., hereafter referred to as the Funds) at December 31,
2013, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their
net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated
therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as financial statements) are the responsibility of the
Funds management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of the underlying funds
at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the transfer agent, provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
February 14, 2014
Tax
Information (Unaudited) for the Tax Year Ended
12/31/13
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We are providing this information as
required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those
elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial
reporting requirements.
The funds distributions included
capital gain amounts as follows:
The funds will pass through foreign
source income and foreign taxes paid, as follows:
For taxable non-corporate
shareholders, income represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15%
rate category as follows:
For corporate shareholders, income
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction as follows:
Information on Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures, and
Records
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A description of the policies and
procedures used by T. Rowe Price funds and portfolios to determine how to vote
proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in each funds Statement
of Additional Information. You may request this document by calling
1-800-225-5132 or by accessing the SECs website, sec.gov.
The description of our proxy voting
policies and procedures is also available on our website, troweprice.com. To
access it, click on the words Social Responsibility at the top of our
corporate homepage. Next, click on the words Conducting Business Responsibly
on the left side of the page that appears. Finally, click on the words Proxy
Voting Policies on the left side of the page that appears.
Each funds most recent annual proxy
voting record is available on our website and through the SECs website. To
access it through our website, follow the above directions to reach the
Conducting Business Responsibly page. Click on the words Proxy Voting
Records on the left side of that page, and then click on the View Proxy Voting
Records link at the bottom of the page that appears.
How to
Obtain Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
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The fund files a complete schedule of
portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and
third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The funds Form N-Q is available
electronically on the SECs website (sec.gov); hard copies may be reviewed and
copied at the SECs Public Reference Room, 100 F St. N.E., Washington, DC 20549.
For more information on the Public Reference Room, call 1-800-SEC-0330.
About the
Funds Directors and Officers
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Your fund is overseen by a Board of
Directors (Board) that meets regularly to review a wide variety of matters
affecting or potentially affecting the fund, including performance, investment
programs, compliance matters, advisory fees and expenses, service providers, and
business and regulatory affairs. The Board elects the funds officers, who are
listed in the final table. At least 75% of the Boards members are independent
of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price), and its affiliates; inside
or interested directors are employees or officers of T. Rowe Price. The
business address of each director and officer is 100 East Pratt Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Statement of Additional Information includes
additional information about the fund directors and is available without charge
by calling a T. Rowe Price representative at 1-800-638-5660.
Independent
Directors
Name
|
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(Year of
Birth)
|
|
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Year
Elected*
|
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[Number
of T. Rowe Price
|
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies
and
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Portfolios Overseen]
|
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Other
Investment Companies During the Past Five Years
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William R.
Brody, M.D., Ph.D.
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President
and Trustee, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2009
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(1944)
|
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to
present); Director, Novartis, Inc. (2009 to present); Director,
IBM
|
2009
|
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(2007 to
present); President and Trustee, Johns Hopkins University
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[157]
|
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(1996 to
2009); Chairman of Executive Committee and Trustee,
|
|
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Johns
Hopkins Health System (1996 to 2009)
|
|
|
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Anthony W.
Deering
|
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Chairman,
Exeter Capital, LLC, a private investment firm (2004 to
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(1945)
|
|
present);
Director and Member of the Advisory Board, Deutsche
|
2001
|
|
Bank North
America (2004 to present); Director, Under Armour
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[157]
|
|
(2008 to
present); Director, Vornado Real Estate Investment Trust
|
|
|
(2004 to
2012)
|
|
|
|
Donald W.
Dick, Jr.
|
|
Principal,
EuroCapital Partners, LLC, an acquisition and management
|
(1943)
|
|
advisory
firm (1995 to present)
|
1999
|
|
|
[157]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bruce W.
Duncan
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer, and Director, First Industrial
Realty
|
(1951)
|
|
Trust,
owner and operator of industrial properties (2009 to
present);
|
2013
|
|
Chairman of
the Board (2005 to present), Interim Chief Executive
|
[157]
|
|
Officer
(2007), and Director (1999 to present), Starwood Hotels &
|
|
|
Resorts, a
hotel and leisure company; Senior Advisor, Kohlberg,
|
|
|
Kravis,
Roberts & Co. LP, a global investment firm (2008 to
2009);
|
|
|
Trustee,
Starwood Lodging Trust, a real estate investment trust and
|
|
|
former
subsidiary of Starwood (1995 to 2006)
|
|
|
|
Robert J.
Gerrard, Jr.
|
|
Advisory
Board Member, Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies (1997
|
(1952)
|
|
to
present); Chairman of Compensation Committee and Director,
|
2012
|
|
Syniverse
Holdings, Inc. (2008 to 2011); Executive Vice President
|
[157]
|
|
and General
Counsel, Scripps Networks, LLC (1997 to 2009)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karen N.
Horn
|
|
Limited
Partner and Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group,
|
(1943)
|
|
an advisory
and investment banking firm (2004 to present); Director,
|
2003
|
|
Eli Lilly
and Company (1987 to present); Director, Simon Property
|
[157]
|
|
Group (2004
to present); Director, Norfolk Southern (2008 to
|
|
|
present);
Director, Fannie Mae (2006 to 2008)
|
|
|
|
Paul F.
McBride
|
|
Former
Company Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources
|
(1956)
|
|
and
Corporate Initiatives (2004 to 2010)
|
2013
|
|
|
[157]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cecilia E.
Rouse, Ph.D.
|
|
Dean,
Woodrow Wilson School (2012 to present); Professor and
|
(1963)
|
|
Researcher,
Princeton University (1992 to present); Director, MDRC
|
2012
|
|
(2011 to
present); Member, National Academy of Education (2010
|
[157]
|
|
to
present); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic
|
|
|
Researchs
Labor Studies Program (1998 to 2009 and 2011 to
|
|
|
present);
Member, Presidents Council of Economic Advisors
|
|
|
(2009 to
2011); Member, The MacArthur Foundation Network on
|
|
|
the
Transition to Adulthood and Public Policy (2000 to 2008);
|
|
|
Member,
National Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood
|
|
|
Johnson
Foundations Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
|
|
|
(2008);
Director and Member, National Economic Association
|
|
|
(2006 to
2008); Member, Association of Public Policy Analysis and
|
|
|
Management
Policy Council (2006 to 2008); Member, Hamilton
|
|
|
Projects
Advisory Board at The Brookings Institute (2006 to 2008);
|
|
|
Chair of
Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economic
|
|
|
Profession,
American Economic Association (2006 to 2008 and
|
|
|
2012 to
present)
|
|
|
|
John G.
Schreiber
|
|
Owner/President, Centaur Capital Partners, Inc., a real
estate
|
(1946)
|
|
investment
company (1991 to present); Cofounder and Partner,
|
2001
|
|
Blackstone
Real Estate Advisors, L.P. (1992 to present); Director,
|
[157]
|
|
General
Growth Properties, Inc. (2010 to present); Director, BXMT
|
|
|
(formerly
Capital Trust, Inc.), a real estate investment company
|
|
|
(2012 to
present); Director and Chairman of the Board, Brixmor
|
|
|
Property
Group, Inc. (2013 to present)
|
|
|
|
Mark R.
Tercek
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer, The Nature Conservancy (2008
|
(1957)
|
|
to
present); Managing Director, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
2009
|
|
(1984 to
2008)
|
[157]
|
|
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*Each independent director serves
until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor.
Inside Directors
Name
|
|
|
(Year of
Birth)
|
|
|
Year
Elected*
|
|
|
[Number
of T. Rowe Price
|
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies
and
|
Portfolios Overseen]
|
|
Other
Investment Companies During the Past Five Years
|
|
|
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Edward C.
Bernard
|
|
Director
and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice Chairman of the
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(1956)
|
|
Board,
Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.;
|
2006
|
|
Chairman of
the Board, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price
|
[157]
|
|
Investment
Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board and Director,
|
|
|
T. Rowe
Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price
|
|
|
Services,
Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
|
|
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and
Director, T. Rowe Price International; Chairman of the Board,
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price
Trust
|
|
|
Company;
Chairman of the Board, all funds
|
|
|
|
Brian C.
Rogers, CFA, CIC
|
|
Chief
Investment Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe
Price;
|
(1955)
|
|
Chairman of
the Board, Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice
|
2006
|
|
President,
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice President, T. Rowe Price
|
[105]
|
|
Trust
Company; Vice President, Spectrum Funds
|
|
*Each
inside director serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a
successor.
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Officers
Name
(Year of Birth)
|
|
|
Position
Held With Spectrum Funds
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
|
|
Christopher
D. Alderson (1962)
|
|
Director
and PresidentInternational Equity,
|
Vice
President
|
|
T. Rowe
Price International; Companys
|
|
|
Representative, Director, and Vice President,
|
|
|
Price Hong
Kong; Director and Vice President,
|
|
|
Price
Singapore; Vice President, T. Rowe Price
|
|
|
Group,
Inc.
|
|
|
|
Kimberly E.
DeDominicis (1976)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price International
|
|
|
|
Roger L.
Fiery III, CPA (1959)
|
|
Vice
President, Price Hong Kong, Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Singapore,
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group,
|
|
|
Inc., T.
Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe
|
|
|
Price Trust
Company
|
|
|
|
John R.
Gilner (1961)
|
|
Chief
Compliance Officer and Vice President,
|
Chief
Compliance Officer
|
|
T. Rowe
Price; Vice President, T. Rowe Price
|
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Investment
|
|
|
Services,
Inc.
|
|
|
|
Gregory S.
Golczewski (1966)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Trust
Company
|
|
|
|
Gregory K.
Hinkle, CPA (1958)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Treasurer
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
|
|
|
|
Ian D.
Kelson (1956)
|
|
Director
and PresidentInternational Fixed
|
Vice
President
|
|
Income, T.
Rowe Price International; Vice
|
|
|
President,
T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
|
|
|
Group,
Inc.
|
|
|
|
Patricia B.
Lippert (1953)
|
|
Assistant
Vice President, T. Rowe Price and
|
Secretary
|
|
T. Rowe
Price Investment Services, Inc.
|
|
|
|
David
Oestreicher (1967)
|
|
Director,
Vice President, and Secretary, T. Rowe
|
Vice
President
|
|
Price
Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe
|
|
|
Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc., T. Rowe
|
|
|
Price
Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust
|
|
|
Company;
Chief Legal Officer, Vice President,
|
|
|
and
Secretary, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice
|
|
|
President
and Secretary, T. Rowe Price and
|
|
|
T. Rowe
Price International; Vice President,
|
|
|
Price Hong
Kong and Price Singapore
|
|
|
|
Deborah D.
Seidel (1962)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services,
|
|
|
Inc., and
T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.
|
|
|
|
Daniel O.
Shackelford, CFA (1958)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
|
|
|
|
Charles M.
Shriver, CFA (1967)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
|
|
|
|
Robert W.
Smith (1961)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
|
|
|
|
Guido F.
Stubenrauch (1970)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark S.
Vaselkiv (1958)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
|
|
|
|
Julie L.
Waples (1970)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard T.
Whitney, CFA (1958)
|
|
Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
|
Vice
President
|
|
Group,
Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and
|
|
|
T. Rowe
Price Trust Company
|
|
|
|
Unless otherwise noted,
officers have been employees of T. Rowe Price or T. Rowe Price
International for at least 5
years.
|