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Registration Nos.: 033-50319/811-7093
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / X /
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 / X /
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940 / X /
Amendment No. 4 / X /
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1995
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T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code 410-547-2000
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Henry H. Hopkins
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering March 1, 1996
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box):
/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
/X/ on March 1, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b)
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / this post-effective amendment designates a new
effective date for a previously filed post-effective
amendment.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933+
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Pursuant to Section 24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the Registrant has registered an indefinite number of securities
under the Securities Act of 1933 and intends to file a 24f-2
notice by December 31, 1996.
+Not applicable, as no securities are being registered by this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement.
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The Registration Statement of the T. Rowe Price Summit
Funds, Inc. on Form N-1A (File No. 33-50319) is hereby amended
under the Securities Act of 1933 to update the Registrant's
financial statements, make other changes in the Registrant's
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and to
satisfy the annual amendment requirement of Rule 8b-16 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
This Amendment consists of the following:
Cross Reference Sheet
Part A of Form N-1A, Revised Prospectus
Part B of Form N-1A, Statement of Additional Information
Part C of Form N-1A, Other Information
Opinion of Counsel
Accountants' Consent
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CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
N-1A Item No. Location
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PART A
Item 1. Cover Page Cover Page
Item 2. Synopsis Transaction and Fund
Expenses
Item 3. Condensed Financial Information Financial Highlights
Item 4. General Description of Transaction and Fund
Registrant Fund Expenses; Fund,
Market, and Risk
Characteristics;
Organization and
Management;
Understanding
Performance
Information;
Investment Policies
and Practices; Types
of Management
Practices; Ratings of
Corporate Debt
Securities
Item 5. Management of Fund Transaction and Fund
Expenses; Fund,
Market, and Risk
Characteristics;
Organization and
Management
Item 6. Capital Stock and Other Distributions and
Securities Taxes; Organization
and Management
Item 7. Purchase of Securities Being Pricing Shares and
Offered Receiving Sale
Proceeds; Transaction
Procedures and Special
Requirements; Account
Requirements and
Transaction
Information;
Shareholder Services
Item 8. Redemption or Repurchase Pricing Shares and
Receiving Sale
Proceeds; Transaction
Procedures and Special
Requirements;
Exchanging and
Redeeming Shares;
Shareholder Services
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Item 9. Pending Legal Proceedings +
PART B
Item 10. Cover Page Cover Page
Item 11. Table of Contents Table of Contents
Item 12. General Information and History +
Item 13. Investment Objectives and Investment Objectives
Policies and Policies;
Investment Program;
Investment
Restrictions;
Investment Performance
Item 14. Management of the Registrant Management of Funds
Item 15. Control Persons and Principal Principal Holders of
Holders of Securities Securities
Item 16. Investment Advisory and Other Investment Management
Services Services; Custodian;
Independent
Accountants; Legal
Counsel
Item 17. Brokerage Allocation Portfolio
Transactions; Code of
Ethics
Item 18. Capital Stock and Other Dividends and
Securities Distributions;
Organization of the
Fund
Item 19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing Redemptions in Kind;
of Securities Being Offered Pricing of Securities;
Net Asset Value Per
Share; Federal and
State Registration of
Shares; Ratings of
Corporate Debt
Securities
Item 20. Tax Status Tax Status
Item 21. Underwriters Distributor for the
Fund
Item 22. Calculation of Yield Quotations
of Money Market Funds Yield Information
Item 23. Financial Statements Incorporated by
Reference from Annual
Report
PART C
Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under
the appropriate item, so numbered, in Part C to this Registration
Statement
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+ Not applicable or negative answer
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The printed version of this prospectus appears in a dual column
format.
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Facts at a Glance
Investment Goals
Money fund:
Preservation of capital, liquidity, and the highest level of
income consistent with these goals.
Bond funds:
Highest level of income consistent with each fund's prescribed
investment program.
As with all mutual funds, these funds may not achieve their
goals.
Strategy and Risk/Reward
Cash Reserves Fund.
Invests principally in the highest-quality U.S. dollar-denominat-
ed money market securities. Average maturity will not exceed 90
days.
Your investment in the fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by
the U.S. government, and there is no assurance the fund will be
able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
Risk/Reward:
Lowest potential risk and reward.
Limited-Term Bond Fund.
Invests primarily in investment-grade corporate bonds. Average
effective maturity will range between one and five years.
Risk/Reward:
Moderate income level and share price fluctuation.
GNMA Fund.
Invests primarily in mortgaged-backed certificates issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) as well as in
other U.S. government agency securities. Effective maturity will
vary between three and 10 years.
Risk/Reward:
Expected to provide higher income than the Limited-Term Bond Fund
accompanied by potentially greater share price fluctuation.
Investor Profile
Investors who seek higher yields for the fixed income portion of
their portfolio and can meet the funds' $25,000 initial purchase
requirement. Appropriate for tax-deferred retirement plans.
Fees and Charges
100% no load. No fees or charges to buy or sell shares or to
reinvest dividends; no 12b-1 marketing fees; free telephone ex-
change.
Investment Manager
Founded in 1937 by the late Thomas Rowe Price, Jr., T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc. ("T. Rowe Price") and its affiliates managed
over $75 billion for over three and a half million individual and
institutional investor accounts as of December 31, 1995.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR
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ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
T. Rowe Price
Summit Funds, Inc.
March 1, 1996
Prospectus
Contents
1
About the Funds
Transaction and Fund Expenses
Financial Highlights
Fund, Market, and Risk
Characteristics
2
About Your Account
Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds
Distributions and Taxes
Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements
3
More About the Funds
Organization and Management
Understanding Performance Information
Investment Policies and Practices
4
Investing With T. Rowe Price
Account Requirements and Transaction Information
Opening a New Account
Purchasing Additional Shares
Exchanging and Redeeming
Shareholder Services
This prospectus contains information you should know before
investing. Please keep it for future reference. A Statement of
Additional Information about the funds, dated March 1, 1996 has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
incorporated by reference in this prospectus. To obtain a free
copy, call 1-800-638-5660.
1
About the Funds
Transaction and Fund Expenses
Each T. Rowe Price Summit fund has a single, all-inclusive fee
covering investment management and operating expenses. This fee
will not fluctuate. In contrast, most mutual funds have a fixed
management fee plus a fee for operating expenses that varies
according to a number of other factors. (See "How are fund
expenses determined?" under "Organization and Managemant.")
Expense ratios for the Summit funds are substantially below their
industry averages.
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In Table 1 below, "Shareholder Transactions Expenses," shows that
you pay no sales charges. All the money you invest in a fund goes
to work for you, subject to the fees explained below. "Annual
Fund Expenses" shows how much it will cost to operate each fund
for a year, based on 1995 fiscal year expenses. These are costs
you pay indirectly, because they are deducted from each fund's
total assets before the daily share price is calculated and
before dividends and other distributions are made. In other
words, you will not see these expenses on your account statement.
Like all T. Rowe Price funds, this fund is 100% no load.
Shareholder Transaction Expenses
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Sales charge "load" on purchases None
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Sales charge "load" on
reinvested dividends None
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Redemption fees None
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Exchange fees None
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Annual Fund Percentage of Fiscal 1995
Expenses Average Net Assets
Cash Limited- GNMA
Reserves Term Bond
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Management fee* 0.45% 0.55% 0.60%
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Marketing fees
(12b-1) None None None
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Other expenses* 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Total fund
expenses* 0.45% 0.55% 0.60%
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* The management fee includes operating expenses.
Note: The funds charge a $5 fee for wire redemptions under
$5,000, subject to change without notice.
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Table 1
o
Hypothetical example:
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Assume you invest $1,000, the fund returns 5% annually, expense
ratios remain as listed previously, and you close your account at
the end of the time periods shown. Your expenses would be:
The table at right is just an example; actual expenses can be
higher or lower than those shown.
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1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
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Cash
Reserves $5 $14 $25 $57
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Limited-Term
Bond $6 $18 $31 $69
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GNMA $6 $19 $33 $75
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Table 2
Financial Highlights
The following table provides information about each fund's
financial history. It is based on a single share outstanding
throughout each fiscal year. The table is part of each fund's
financial statements which are included in each fund's annual
report and incorporated by reference into the Statement of
Additional Information. This document is available to sharehold-
ers upon request. The financial statements in the annual report
have been audited by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent
accountants, whose unqualified report covers the periods shown.
Investment Activities Distributions
Investment Activities
Net Real-
ized and
Net Unreal- Total
Year Asset Net ized Gain from
Ended, Value, Invest(Loss) Invest-
Oct- Begin- ment on ment
ober ning of IncomeInvest- Activi-
31 Period (Loss) ments ties
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Cash Reserves Fund
1994 $ 1.000 $0.035 - $ 0.035
1995 1.000 0.055 - 0.055
Limited-Term Bond Fund
1994 $ 5.00 $0.33 $(0.36) $(0.03)
1995 4.64 0.32 0.01 0.33
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GNMA Fund
1994 $10.00 $0.69 $(0.85) $(0.16)
1995 9.15 0.70 0.66 1.36
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Distributions
Year
Ended, Net Net Tax
Oct- Invest- Real- Return Total
ober ment ized of Distrib-
31 Income Gain Capital utions
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Cash Reserves Fund
1994 $(0.035) - - $ (0.035)
1995 (0.055) - - (0.055)
Limited-Term Bond Fund
1994 $(0.33) - - $(0.33)
1995 (0.31) - (0.01) (0.32)
GNMA Fund
1994 $(0.69) - - $(0.69)
1995 (0.67) - (0.03) (0.70)
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End of Period
Ratio
of
Ratio Net
of Invest-
Year Net Total Expenses ment Port-
Ended, Asset Return to Income folio
Oct- Value, (Includes Net Averageto Aver-Turn-
ober End ofReinvestedAssets ($ Net age Net over
31 PeriodDividends) Thousands) Assets Assets Rate
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Cash Reserves Fund
1994 $1.000 3.60% $186,523 0.45%a 4.03a% -
1995 1.000 5.68% 433,464 0.45% 5.55% -
Limited-Term Bond Fund
1994 $4.64 (0.71)%$ 21,116 0.55%a 6.98%a296.0%a
1995 4.65 7.36% 27,004 0.55% 6.85% 84.3%
GNMA Fund
1994 $9.15 (1.67)%$ 17,184 0.60%a 7.31%a61.5%a
1995 9.81 15.43% 22,777 0.60% 7.40%173.8%
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a Annualized
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Table 3
Fund, Market, and Risk Characteristics: What to Expect
To help you decide which of the T. Rowe Price Summit funds may be
appropriate for you, this section takes a closer look at their
special benefits, the fixed income markets in which they invest,
as well as their investment objectives and approach.
How do I benefit from investing in the T. Rowe Price Summit
funds?
Investing in the T. Rowe Price Summit funds offers some special
benefits.
You gain the advantages of funds that are tailored specifically
to the needs of self-directed individuals with substantial assets
to invest in fixed income securities. The funds offer such
investors three key benefits:
o
Access to professionally managed, diversified portfolios of fixed
income securities.
o
A low-cost structure that translates into higher returns, all
else being equal.
o
Services designed to help you manage your investments more
effectively and efficiently.
How do the funds achieve their low-cost advantage?
The advantage reflects their more favorable ratio of expenses to
assets. The $25,000 initial purchase requirement means that the
average account balance in each Summit fund is high. Since
shareholder recordkeeping costs--a substantial portion of fund
expenses--are basically the same for all sizes of accounts, a
fund with larger account balances can spread the expenses over
more investment dollars, achieving a low overall expense ratio.
Expenses are deducted from fund assets before dividends are paid,
as explained on the previous page, so lower costs result in
higher dividends for Summit shareholders.
What services can I expect to be available?
Unlike some mutual funds, low costs do not mean any reduction in
service for Summit fund investors. On the contrary, you will not
only receive the wide range of services available to all T. Rowe
Price shareholders, but also have access to specially trained
fixed income service representatives and timely market informa-
tion to help you manage your accounts.
What is each Summit funds' objective and investment pro-
gram?
The fund or funds you select should reflect your individual
investment goals, but should not be relied on as a complete
investment program nor be used for short-term trading purposes.
Cash Reserves Fund.
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The fund's objectives are preservation of capital, liquidity,
and, consistent with these, the highest possible current income.
The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of U.S. dollar-
denominated money market securities issued in the U.S. and
abroad, and will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
securities of any one issuer. The fund's yield will fluctuate in
response to changes in interest rates, but the share price is
managed to remain stable at $1.00. Unlike most bank accounts or
certificates of deposit, the fund is not insured or guaranteed by
the U.S. government.
The fund invests at least 95% of its total assets in securities
receiving the highest credit rating assigned by at least two
established rating agencies, by one rating agency if the security
is rated by only one, or, if unrated, the equivalent rating as
established by T. Rowe Price. The fund's dollar-weighted average
maturity will not exceed 90 days. It will purchase securities
with maturities of 13 months or less.
Limited-Term Bond Fund.
For more detailed descriptions of each fund's securities, see
"Investment Policies and Practices."
The fund's objective is to provide a high level of income consis-
tent with moderate fluctuation in principal value. The fund will
invest at least 65% of total assets in short- and intermediate-
term, investment-grade bonds. There are no maturity limitations
on individual securities purchased, but the fund's dollar-weight-
ed average effective maturity will not exceed five years. Target-
ing effective maturity provides additional flexibility in
portfolio management but, all else being equal, could result in
higher volatility than would be true of a fund targeting a stated
maturity or maturity range.
At least 90% of the fund portfolio will be invested in securities
rated in the four highest credit categories (investment grade
securities) by a nationally recognized rating agency, or, if un-
rated, of equivalent quality as determined by T. Rowe Price.
Investment grade securities include a range of securities from
the highest rated to medium quality (BBB). Securities in the BBB
category may be more susceptible to adverse economic conditions
or changing circumstances and securities at the lower end of the
BBB category have certain speculative characteristics. In an ef-
fort to enhance yield, up to 10% of assets can be invested in
below-investment-grade securities, commonly referred to as "junk"
bonds in the taxable market, including those with the lowest rat-
ing. The fund's income level should be higher than the money
fund's, but its share price will vary.
GNMA Fund.
The fund's objective is to provide a high level of income and
maximum credit protection by investing at least 65% of total
assets in GNMA certificates backed by the full faith and credit
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of the U.S. government. Up to 35% of assets can be invested in
other types of high-quality securities (AAA or AA), such as
direct obligations of the U.S. government, securities of other
U.S. government-sponsored agencies, privately issued mortgage
securities, and corporate bonds. The fund's effective maturity
generally will vary between three and 10 years and will be
influenced by principal prepayments of GNMA of other mortgage-
backed securities. Prices of GNMAs and other mortgage-backed
securities fluctuate like other fixed income securities of
comparable maturity, but may have less appreciation potential
when interest rates decline, because prepayments usually in-
crease. Prepayments of mortgage securities that were purchased at
a price over face value (par) result in a capital loss. The fund
should provide the highest income of these three funds but is ex-
pected to experience greater share price fluctuation.
How does each fund's credit quality relate to its investment
objective?
Investing exclusively in high-quality securities helps the Cash
Reserves Fund pursue its primary goal--safety of principal. To
secure a higher income with moderate principal fluctuation, the
Limited-Term Bond Fund invests at least 90% of assets in invest-
ment-grade securities (rated AAA through BBB); the balance may
consist of securities rated below investment grade, including
those with the lowest rating. Like all portfolio holdings, these
securities are subject to rigorous credit research conducted by
T. Rowe Price analysts. (For further discussion, see "Investment
Policies and Practices--High Yield Investing.") In keeping with
its emphasis on high income consistent with credit safety, the
GNMA Fund's investments are all high quality.
What are the main risks of investing in bond and money market
funds?
Since they are managed to maintain a $1.00 share price, money
market funds should have little risk of principal loss. However,
the potential for realizing a loss of principal in a bond or
money market fund could derive from:
o
Interest rate or market risk:
the decline in the prices of fixed income securities and funds
that may accompany a rise in the overall level of interest rates
(please see Table 4). A sharp and unexpected rise in interest
rates could cause a money fund's price to drop below a dollar.
However, the extremely short-term securities held in money market
portfolios--a means of achieving an overall fund objective of
principal safety--reduces much of their potential for price
fluctuation.
o
Credit risk:
the chance that any of a fund's holdings will have its credit
rating downgraded or will default (fail to make scheduled inter-
est and principal payments), potentially reducing the fund's
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income level and/or share price. Money funds invest in very
highly rated securities, thus reducing this risk.
o
Currency risk:
the possibility that the fund's foreign holdings will be adverse-
ly affected by fluctuations in currency markets.
How does the portfolio manager try to reduce risk?
Consistent with each fund's objective, the portfolio manager
actively manages a fund in an effort to manage risk and increase
total return. Risk management tools include:
o
Diversification of assets to reduce the impact of a single
holding on a fund's net asset value.
o
Thorough credit research by our own analysts.
o
Adjustment in a fund's duration to reduce the negative impact of
rising interest rates or to take advantage of the favorable
effects of falling rates.
What are the major differences between money market and bond
funds?
o
Price:
Like all bond funds, the GNMA and Limited-Term Bond Funds have
a fluctuating share price. Money market funds are managed to
maintain a stable share price.
o
Maturity:
Limited-term bond funds have longer average maturites (from
one to 5 years) than money market funds (90 days or less).
Longer-term bond funds have the longest average maturities (10
years or more).
o
Income:
Limited-term bond funds typically offer more income than money
market funds and less income than longer-term bond funds.
What are derivatives and can the funds invest in them? (Lim-
ited-Term and GNMA Funds)
The term derivative is used to describe financial instruments
whose value is derived from an underlying security (e.g., a stock
or bond) or a market benchmark (e.g., an interest rate index).
Many types of investments representing a wide range of potential
risks and rewards fall under the "derivatives" umbrella--from
conventional instruments such as callable bonds, futures, and
options, to more exotic investments such as stripped mortgage
securities and structured notes. While the term "derivative" has
only recently become widely known among the investing public,
derivatives have in fact been employed by investment managers for
many years.
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Each fund will invest in derivatives only if the expected risks
and rewards are consistent with its objective, policies, and
overall risk profile as described in this prospectus. The Cash
Reserves Fund does not invest in high-risk, highly leveraged
derivatives. The other funds limit their use of derivatives to
situations in which they may enable the fund to: increase yield;
hedge against a decline in principal value; invest in eligible
asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is
possible through direct investment; or adjust the fund's dura-
tion. These funds will not invest in any high-risk, highly
leveraged derivative instrument which is expected to cause the
price volatility of the portfolio to be meaningfully different
from that of 1) a five-year investment-grade bond for the Limit-
ed-Term Bond Fund; or 2) an intermediate-term investment-grade
bond for the GNMA Fund.
What are mortgage-backed securities and who issues them?
These are some characteristics of mortgage-backed securities.
Mortgage lenders pool individual home mortgages with similar
characteristics to back a certificate or bond, which is then sold
to investors. Interest and principal payments generated by the
underlying mortgages are passed through to the investors. The
"big Three" issuers of mortgage-backed securities are the Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Private mortgage bankers
also issue these securities.
What are the main differences between GNMAs and other mortgage-
backed securities?
GNMA is part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), so GNMA's guarantee of timely interest and principal
payments is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are privately owned,
government-sponsored agencies which issue their own guarantees
for interest and principal payments on the mortgage-backed
securities they issue. Their securities do not have a direct U.S.
government guarantee, but are of very high credit quality.
Privately issued mortgage-backed securities carry no government
guarantees. For this and other reasons, all these securities
usually offer higher yields than GNMAs.
Do mortgage-backed securities usually behave like other high-
quality bonds?
Generally yes, with one important exception. Mortgage securities
are subject to scheduled and unscheduled principal payments as
homeowners pay down or prepay their mortgages. As these payments
are received, they must be reinvested when interest rates may be
higher or lower than on the original mortgage security. There-
fore, mortgage securities are not an effective means of locking
in long-term interest rates. In addition, when interest rates
fall, the pace of mortgage prepayments picks up. These refinanced
mortgages are paid off at face value (par), causing a loss for
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any investor who may have purchased the security at a price above
par. In such an environment, this risk limits the potential price
appreciation of these securities and can negatively affect the
fund's net asset value. When rates rise, however, mortgage-backed
securities have historically experienced smaller price declines
than comparable quality bonds.
Is the fund's yield fixed or will it vary?
Before choosing a fund, you may find it helpful to review some
fundamentals of fixed income investing.
It will vary. The yield is calculated every day by dividing a
fund's net income per share, expressed at annual rates, by the
share price. Since both income and share price will fluctuate, a
fund's yield will also vary. (Although money fund prices are
stable, income is variable.)
Is a fund's "yield" the same thing as the "total return"?
Not for bond funds. The total return reported for a fund is
the result of reinvested distributions (income and capital gains)
and the change in share price for a given time period. Income is
always a positive contributor to total return and can enhance a
rise in share price or serve as an offset to a drop in share
price. Since money funds are managed to maintain a stable share
price, their yield and total return should be the same.
What is "credit quality" and how does it affect a fund's yield?
Credit quality refers to a bond issuer's expected ability to make
all required interest and principal payments in a timely manner.
Because highly rated issuers represent less risk, they can borrow
at lower interest rates than less creditworthy issuers. There-
fore, a fund investing in high credit-quality securities should
have a lower yield than an otherwise comparable fund investing in
lower credit-quality securities.
What is meant by a bond fund's "maturity"?
Every bond has a stated maturity date when the issuer must repay
the bond's entire principal to the investor. Some types of bonds
may also have an "effective maturity" that is shorter than the
stated date. The effective maturity of mortgage-backed bonds is
determined by the rate at which homeowners pay down the principal
on the underlying mortgages. Many corporate and municipal bonds
are "callable," meaning their principal can be repaid before
their stated maturity dates on (or after) specified call dates.
Bonds are most likely to be called when interest rates are
falling, because the issuer wants to refinance at a lower rate.
In such an environment, a bond's "effective maturity" is usually
its nearest call date.
A bond mutual fund has no maturity in the strict sense of the
word, but does have an average maturity and an average effective
maturity. This number is an average of the stated or effective
maturities of the underlying bonds, with each bond's maturity
"weighted" by the percentage of fund assets it represents. Funds
that target effective maturities would use the effective (rather
than stated) maturities of the underlying instruments when
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computing the average. Targeting effective maturity provides
additional flexibility in portfolio management but, all else
being equal, could result in higher volatility than a fund
targeting a stated maturity or maturity range.
What is a bond fund's "duration"?
Duration is a calculation that seeks to measure the price sensi-
tivity of a bond or a bond fund to changes in interest rates. It
measures bond price sensitivity to interest rate changes more
accurately than maturity because it takes into account the time
value of cash flows generated over the bond's life. Future
interest and principal payments are discounted to reflect their
present value and then are multiplied by the number of years they
will be received to produce a value that is expressed in years,
i.e., the duration. Effective duration takes into account call
features, and sinking fund payments that may shorten a bond's
life.
Since duration can also be computed for bond funds, you can
estimate the effect of interest rates on a fund's share price.
Simply multiply the fund's duration (available for T. Rowe Price
bond funds in our shareholder reports) by an expected change in
interest rates. For example, the price of a bond fund with a
duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5%
if rates rose by one percentage point.
How is a bond's price affected by changes in interest rates?
When interest rates rise, a bond's price usually falls, and vice
versa.
In general, the longer a bond's maturity, the greater the price
increase or decrease in response to a given change in interest
rates, as shown in the table at right.
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How Interest Rates Affect Bond Prices
Bond Coupon Price of a $1,000 Bond
Maturity If Interest Rates:
Increase Decrease
1% 2% 1% 2%
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1 Year 5.13% $990 $981 $1,010 $1,020
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5 Years 5.38 958 918 1,044 1,091
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10 Years 5.57 928 861 1,080 1,167
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30 Years 5.95 875 773 1,155 1,350
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Table 4 Coupons reflect yields on Treasury securities as of
December 31, 1995. This is an illustration and does not represent
expected yields or share-price changes of any T. Rowe Price
fund.
Since the average effective maturity of bonds held by the Limit-
ed-Term Bond Fund is expected to be approximately five years, the
fund's share price, like the value of the underlying bonds in its
portfolio, should fluctuate less than a fund which holds bonds
with longer average effective maturities. If mortgage prepayments
should accelerate in a falling interest rate environment, GNMA
securities may appreciate less than shown in the example above.
The amount of appreciation would depend on the characteristics of
the mortgages, such as their coupon or maturity.
Do money market securities react to changes in interest rates?
Yes. As interest rates change, the prices of money market securi-
ties fluctuate, but changes are usually small because of their
very short maturities. Investments are typically held until
maturity in a money fund to help it maintain a $1.00 share price.
How can I decide which fund is most appropriate for me?
The share price and yield of the Limited-Term Bond and GNMA Funds
will fluctuate with changing market conditions and interest rate
levels. When you sell your shares, you may lose money. The yield
of the Cash Reserves Fund will fluctuate, but its share price is
managed to maintain a $1.00 price per share.
Review your own financial objectives, time horizon, and risk
tolerance. Use Table 5, which summarizes each funds' main charac-
teristics, to help choose a fund (or funds) suitable for your
particular needs. For example, only the money fund is designed to
provide principal stability, which makes it a good choice for
money you may need for occasional or unexpected expenses. Howev-
er, if you are investing for the highest possible income and can
tolerate some price volatility, you should consider a longer-term
bond fund.
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Differences Among Funds
Fund Income Risk of Expected Credit
Share- Average Quality
Price MaturityCatego-
Fluctuation ries
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Cash
Reserves Lower Stable No more Two
than 90 Highest
days
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Limited-
Term
Bond Moderate Moderate 1 to 5 Primarily
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years Four
Highest
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GNMA Higher Higher 3 to 10 Two
years Highest
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Table 5
Is there other information I need to review before making a
decision?
Be sure to review the "Investment Policies and Practices" sec-
tion, which discusses the following: Types of Portfolio Securi-
ties (bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities,
hybrid instruments, private placements, and foreign securities);
and Types of Management Practices (cash position, borrowing money
and transferring assets, futures and options, interest rate
swaps, managing foreign currency risk, lending of portfolio
securities, when issued securities and forward commitment con-
tracts, portfolio turnover, and high-yield/high-risk invest-
ing).
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About Your Account
Pricing Shares and Receiving Sale Proceeds
Here are some procedures you should know when investing in a T.
Rowe Price fixed income fund.
How and when shares are priced
The various ways you can buy, sell, and exchange shares are
explained at the end of this prospectus and on the New Account
Form. These procedures may differ for institutional and employer-
sponsored retirement accounts.
Bond and money funds.
The share price (also called "net asset value" or NAV per share)
for each fund is calculated at 4 p.m. ET each day the New York
Stock Exchange is open for business. To calculate the NAV, a
fund's assets are valued and totaled, liabilities are subtracted,
and the balance, called net assets, is divided by the number of
shares outstanding. Amortized cost or amortized market value is
used to value money fund securities that mature in 60 days or
less.
How your purchase, sale, or exchange price is determined
When filling out the New Account Form, you may wish to give
yourself the widest range of options for receiving proceeds from
a sale.
If we receive your request in correct form before 4 p.m. ET, your
transaction will be priced at that day's NAV. If we receive it
after 4 p.m., it will be priced at the next business day's NAV.
We cannot accept orders that request a particular day or price
for your transaction or any other special conditions.
Note:
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The time at which transactions and shares are priced and the time
until which orders are accepted may be changed in case of an
emergency or if the New York Stock Exchange closes at a time
other than 4 p.m. ET.
How you can receive the proceeds from a sale
If for some reason we cannot accept your request to sell shares,
we will contact you.
If your request is received by 4 p.m. ET in correct form, pro-
ceeds are usually sent on the next business day. Proceeds can be
sent to you by mail, or to your bank account by ACH transfer or
bank wire. Proceeds sent by ACH transfer should be credited the
second day after the sale. ACH (Automated Clearing House) is an
automated method of initiating payments from and receiving
payments in your financial institution account. ACH is a payment
system supported by over 20,000 banks, savings banks, and credit
unions, which electronically exchange the transactions primarily
through the Federal Reserve Banks. Proceeds sent by bank wire
should be credited to your account the next business day.
Exception:
o
Under certain circumstances and when deemed to be in the fund's
best interests, your proceeds may not be sent for up to five
business days after receiving your sale or exchange request. If
you were exchanging into a bond or money fund, your new invest-
ment would not begin to earn dividends until the sixth business
day.
Useful Information on Distributions and Taxes
Dividends and Other Distributions
All net investment income and realized capital gains are distrib-
uted to shareholders.
Dividend and capital gain distributions are reinvested in addi-
tional fund shares in your account unless you select another op-
tion on your New Account Form. The advantage of reinvesting
distributions arises from compounding; that is, you receive in-
come dividends and capital gain distributions on a rising number
of shares.
Distributions not reinvested are paid by check or transmitted to
your bank account via ACH. If the Post Office cannot deliver your
check, or if your check remains uncashed for six months, a fund
reserves the right to reinvest your distribution check in your
account at the then current NAV and to reinvest all subsequent
distributions in shares of the fund.
Income dividends
o
Bond funds declare income dividends daily at 4 p.m. ET to share-
holders of record at that time provided payment has been received
on the previous business day.
o
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Money funds declare income dividends daily to shareholders of
record as of 12:00 noon ET on that day. Wire purchase orders
received before 12:00 noon ET receive the dividend for that day.
Other purchase orders receive the dividend for the next business
day after receipt.
o
Bond and money funds pay dividends on the first business day of
each month.
o
Bond and money fund shares will earn dividends through the date
of redemption; also, shares redeemed on a Friday or prior to a
holiday will continue to earn dividends until the next business
day. Generally, if you redeem all of your shares at any time
during the month, you will also receive all dividends earned
through the date of redemption in the same check. When you redeem
only a portion of your shares, all dividends accrued on those
shares will be reinvested, or paid in cash, on the next dividend
payment date.
Capital gains
o
A capital gain or loss is the difference between the purchase and
sale price of a security.
o
If a fund has net capital gains for the year (after subtracting
any capital losses), they are usually declared and paid in
December to shareholders of record on a specified date that
month.
Tax Information
You will be sent timely information for your tax filing needs.
The fund furnishes average cost and capital gain (loss) informa-
tion on most share redemptions.
You need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when:
o
You sell fund shares, including an exchange from one fund to
another.
o
The fund makes a distribution to your account.
Taxes on your fund redemptions.
When you sell shares in any fund, you may realize a gain or loss.
An exchange from one fund to another is still a sale for tax
purposes.
In January, you will be sent Form 1099-B, indicating the date
and amount of each sale you made in the fund during the prior
year. This information will also be reported to the IRS. For
accounts opened new or by exchange in 1983 or later we will
provide you the gain or loss of the shares you sold during the
year, based on the "average cost" method. This information is not
reported to the IRS, and you do not have to use it. You may
calculate the cost basis using other methods acceptable to the
IRS, such as "specific identification."
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To help you maintain accurate records, we send you a confirmation
immediately following each transaction (except for systematic
purchases and redemptions) and a year-end statement detailing all
your transactions in each fund account during the year.
Taxes on fund distributions.
Capital gain distributions are taxable whether reinvested in
additional shares or received in cash.
In January, you will be sent Form 1099-DIV indicating the tax
status of any dividend and capital gain distribution made to you.
This information will also be reported to the IRS. All distribu-
tions made by the fund are taxable to you for the year in which
they were paid. The only exception is that distributions declared
during the last three months of the year and paid in January are
taxed as though they were paid by December 31. You will be sent
any additional information you need to determine your taxes on
fund distributions, such as the portion of your dividend, if any,
that may be exempt from state income taxes.
Short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income and long-
term gains are taxable at the applicable long-term gain rate. The
gain is long or short term depending on how long the fund held
the securities, not how long you held shares in the fund. If you
realize a loss on the sale or exchange of fund shares held six
months or less, your short-term loss recognized is reclassified
to long-term to the extent of any long-term capital gain distri-
bution received.
If distributions arising from transactions in foreign currencies
or securities reduce a fund's net income, a portion of its divi-
dends may be classified as a return of capital. Tax treatment of
distributions is explained in the year-end tax information we
send.
The following summary does not apply to retirement accounts, such
as IRAs, which are tax-deferred until you withdraw money from
them.
Tax effect of buying shares before a capital gain distribution.
If you buy shares shortly before or on the "record date"--the
date that establishes you as the person to receive the upcoming
distribution--you will receive, in the form of a taxable distri-
bution, a portion of the money you just invested. Therefore you
may also wish to find out a fund's record date(s) before invest-
ing. Of course, a fund's share price may, at any time, reflect
undistributed capital gains or unrealized appreciation.
Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements
Purchase Conditions
Nonpayment.
Following these procedures helps assure timely and accurate
transactions.
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If your payment is not received or you pay with a check or ACH
transfer that does not clear, your purchase will be canceled. You
will be responsible for any losses or expenses incurred by the
fund or transfer agent, and the fund can redeem shares you own in
this or another identically registered T. Rowe Price fund as
reimbursement. The fund and its agents have the right to reject
or cancel any purchase, exchange, or redemption due to nonpay-
ment.
U.S. dollars.
All purchases must be paid for in U.S. dollars; checks must be
drawn on U.S. banks.
Sale (Redemption) Conditions
10-day hold.
If you sell shares that you just purchased and paid by check or
ACH transfer, the fund will process your redemption but will gen-
erally delay sending you the proceeds for up to 10 calendar days
to allow the check or transfer to clear. If your redemption
request was sent by mail or mailgram, proceeds will be mailed no
later than the seventh calendar day following receipt unless the
check or ACH transfer has not cleared. If, during the clearing
period, we receive a check drawn against your bond or money
market account, it will be returned marked "uncollected." (The
10-day hold does not apply to the following: purchases paid for
by bank wire; cashier's, certified, or treasurer's checks; or
automatic purchases through your paycheck.)
Telephone, Tele*AccessR, and PC*AccessR transactions.
These exchange and redemption services are established auto-
matically when you sign the New Account Form unless you check the
box which states that you do not want these services. Each fund
uses reasonable procedures (including shareholder identity veri-
fication) to confirm that instructions given by telephone are
genuine and are not liable for acting on these instructions. If
these procedures are not followed, it is the opinion of certain
regulatory agencies that a fund may be liable for any losses that
may result from acting on the instructions given. A confirmation
is sent promptly after the telephone transaction. All conversa-
tions are recorded.
Redemptions over $250,000.
Large sales can adversely affect a portfolio manager's ability to
implement a fund's investment strategy by causing the premature
sale of securities that would otherwise be held. If in any 90-day
period, you redeem (sell) more than $250,000, or your sale
amounts to more than 1% of the fund's net assets, the fund has
the right to delay sending your proceeds for up to five business
days after receiving your request, or to pay the difference
between the redemption amount and the lesser of the two pre-
viously mentioned figures with securities from the fund.
Excessive Trading
T. Rowe Price may bar excessive traders from purchasing shares.
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Frequent trades involving either substantial fund assets, or a
substantial portion of your account or accounts controlled by
you, can disrupt management of the fund and raise its expenses.
We define "excessive trading" as exceeding one purchase and sale
involving the same fund within any 120-day period.
For example, you are in fund A. You can move substantial assets
from fund A to fund B, and, within the next 120 days, sell your
shares in fund B to return to fund A or move to fund C.
If you exceed the number of trades described above, you may be
barred indefinitely from further purchases of T. Rowe Price
funds.
Three types of transactions are exempt from excessive trading
guidelines: 1) trades solely between money market funds; 2) re-
demptions that are not part of exchanges; and 3) systematic
purchases or redemptions (see "Shareholder Services").
Keeping Your Account Open
Due to the relatively high cost to a fund of maintaining small
accounts, we ask you to maintain an account balance of at least
$1,000. If your balance is below $1,000 for three months or
longer, we have the right to close your account after giving you
60 days in which to increase your balance.
Signature Guarantees
A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and the T. Rowe
Price funds from fraud by verifying your signature.
You may need to have your signature guaranteed in certain situa-
tions, such as:
o
Written requests 1) to redeem over $50,000 or 2) to wire redemp-
tion proceeds.
o
Remitting redemption proceeds to any person, address, or bank
account not on record.
o
Transferring redemption proceeds to a T. Rowe Price fund account
with a different registration (name/ownership) from yours.
o
Establishing certain services after the account is opened.
You can obtain a signature guarantee from most banks, savings
institutions, broker/dealers, and other guarantors acceptable to
T. Rowe Price. We cannot accept guarantees from notaries public
or organizations that do not provide reimbursement in the case of
fraud.
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More About the Funds
Organization and Management
How are the funds organized?
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Shareholders benefit from T. Rowe Price's 58 years of investment
management experience.
The funds are "diversified, open-end investment companies," or
mutual funds, and were incorporated in Maryland in 1993. Mutual
funds pool money received from shareholders and invest it to try
and achieve specified objectives.
What is meant by "shares"?
As with all mutual funds, investors purchase shares when they put
money in a fund. These shares are part of a fund's authorized
capital stock, but share certificates are not issued.
Each share and fractional share entitles the shareholder to:
o
Receive a proportional interest in the fund's income and capital
gain distributions;
o
Cast one vote per share on certain fund matters, including the
election of fund directors/trustees, changes in fundamental
policies, or approval of changes in a fund's management contract.
Do T. Rowe Price funds have annual shareholder meetings?
The funds are not required to hold annual meetings and do not
intend to do so except when certain matters, such as a change in
a fund's fundamental policies, are to be decided. In addition,
shareholders representing at least 10% of all eligible votes may
call a special meeting if they wish for the purpose of voting on
the removal of any fund director(s)/trustee(s). If a meeting is
held and you cannot attend, you can vote by proxy. Before the
meeting, the fund will send you proxy materials that explain the
issues to be decided and include a voting card for you to mail
back.
Who runs each fund?
All decisions regarding the purchase and sale of fund investments
are made by T. Rowe Price--specifically by the funds' portfolio
managers.
General Oversight.
The funds are governed by a Board of Directors that meets regu-
larly to review the funds' investments, performance, expenses,
and other business affairs. The Board elects the funds' offi-
cers. The policy of the funds is that a majority of Board members
will be independent of T. Rowe Price.
Portfolio Management.
Each fund has an Investment Advisory Committee whose Chairman
has day-to-day responsibility for managing the fund and works
with the Committee in developing and executing the fund's invest-
ment program. The Investment Advisory Committees are composed of
the following members:
Cash Reserves Fund.
Edward A. Wiese, Chairman, Patrice L. Berchtenbreiter, Brian E.
Burns, Paul W. Boltz, Robert P. Campbell, Donna M. Davis-Ennis,
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James M. McDonald, Joan R. Potee, Robert M. Rubino, and Gwendolyn
G. Wagner. Mr. Wiese joined T. Rowe Price in 1984 and has been
managing investments since 1985.
Limited-Term Bond Fund.
Edward A. Wiese, Chairman, Paul W. Boltz, Robert P. Campbell,
Christy M. DiPietro, Charles B. Hill, Cheryl A. Redwood, Robert
M. Rubino, Thomas E. Tewksbury, Mark J. Vaselkiv, and Gwendolyn
G. Wagner. Mr. Wiese joined T. Rowe Price in 1984 and has been
managing investments since 1985.
GNMA Fund.
Peter Van Dyke, Chairman, Paul W. Boltz, Heather R. Landon, James
M. McDonald, Edmund M. Notzon, Robert M. Rubino, Gwendolyn G.
Wagner, and Charles P. Smith. Mr. Van Dyke has been managing
investments since joining T. Rowe Price in 1985.
Marketing.
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsid-
iary of T. Rowe Price, distributes (sells) shares of these and
all other T. Rowe Price funds.
Shareholder Services.
T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., another wholly owned subsidiary,
acts as the funds' transfer and dividend disbursing agent and
provides shareholder and administrative services. Services for
certain types of retirement plans are provided by T. Rowe Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc., also a wholly owned subsidiary.
The address for each is 100 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202.
How are fund expenses determined?
Under the management agreement, all expenses of the funds will be
paid by T. Rowe Price, except interest, taxes, brokerage commis-
sions, directors' fees and expenses (including counsel fees and
expenses) and extraordinary expenses. The Board of Directors of
the funds reserves the right to impose additional fees against
shareholder accounts to defray expenses which would otherwise be
paid by T. Rowe Price under the management agreement. The Board
does not anticipate levying such charges; such a fee, if charged,
may be retained by the fund or paid to T. Rowe Price.
The Management Fee.
Each fund pays T. Rowe Price an annual all-inclusive fee based on
its average daily net assets. The funds calculate and accrue the
fee daily. (See "Transaction and Fund Expenses.")
Understanding Performance Information
This section should help you understand the terms used to
describe fund performance. You will come across them in share-
holder reports you receive from us, in our newsletter, The Price
Report, in Insights articles, in T. Rowe Price advertisements,
and in the media.
Total Return
Total return is the most widely used performance measure.
Detailed performance information is included in the funds'
annual and semiannual shareholder reports.
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This tells you how much an investment in a fund has changed in
value over a given time period. It reflects any net increase or
decrease in the share price and assumes that all dividends and
capital gains (if any) paid during the period were reinvested in
additional shares. Including reinvested distributions means that
total return numbers include the effect of compounding, i.e., you
receive income and capital gain distributions on a rising number
of shares.
Advertisements for a fund may include cumulative or compound
average annual total return figures, which may be compared with
various indices, other performance measures, or other mutual
funds.
Cumulative Total Return
This is the actual rate of return on an investment for a speci-
fied period. A cumulative return does not indicate how much the
value of the investment may have fluctuated between the beginning
and the end of the period specified.
Average Annual Total Return
This is always hypothetical. Working backward from the actual
cumulative return, it tells you what constant year-by-year return
would have produced the actual, cumulative return. By smoothing
out all the variations in annual performance, it gives you an
idea of the investment's annual contribution to your portfolio
provided you held it for the entire period in question.
Yield
You will see frequent references to a fund's yield in our
reports, in advertisements, in media stories, and so on.
The current or "dividend yield" on a fund or any investment tells
you the relationship between the investment's current level of
annual income and its price on a particular day. The dividend
yield reflects the actual income paid to shareholders for a given
period, annualized, and divided by the average price during the
given period. For example, a fund providing $5 of annual income
per share and a price of $50 has a current yield of 10%. Yields
can be calculated for any time period. The Cash Reserves Fund may
advertise a "current" yield, reflecting the latest 7-day income
annualized, or an "effective" yield, which assumes the income has
been reinvested in the fund.
For the bond funds, the advertised or "SEC yield" is found by
determining the net income per share (as defined by the SEC)
earned by the fund during a 30-day base period and dividing this
amount by the per share price on the last day of the base period.
The "SEC yield" may differ from the dividend yield.
Investment Policies and Practices
Fund managers have considerable leeway in choosing investment
strategies and selecting securities they believe will help the
funds achieve their objectives.
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This section takes a detailed look at some of the types of
securities each fund may hold in their portfolios and the various
kinds of investment practices that may be used in day-to-day
portfolio management. The funds' investment programs are subject
to further restrictions and risks described in the "Statement of
Additional Information." Each fund adheres to applicable invest-
ment restrictions and policies at the time it makes an invest-
ment. A later change in circumstances will not require the sale
of an investment if it was proper at the time it was made.
Shareholder approval is required to substantively change a fund's
objectives and certain investment restrictions noted in the
following section as "fundamental policies." The managers also
follow certain "operating policies" which can be changed without
shareholder approval. However, significant changes are discussed
with shareholders in fund reports.
Each fund's holdings of certain kinds of investments cannot
exceed maximum percentages of total assets, which are set forth
in the prospectus. For instance, the Limited-Term Bond Fund is
not permitted to invest more than 10% of total assets in hybrid
instruments. While these restrictions provide a useful level of
detail about a fund's investment program, investors should not
view them as an accurate guage of the potential risk of such
investments. For example, in a given period, a 5% investment in
hybrid securities could have significantly more than a 5% impact
on the Limited-Term Bond Fund's share price. The net effect of a
particular investment depends on its volatility and the size of
its overall return in relation to the performance of all the
fund's other investments.
Changes in a fund's holdings, a fund's performance, and the
contribution of various investments are discussed in the share-
holder reports sent to you.
Types of Portfolio Securities
In seeking to meet their investment objectives, the funds may
invest in any type of security or instrument (including, except
for the Cash Reserves Fund, certain potentially high-risk deriva-
tives) whose yield, credit quality, and maturity characteristics
are consistent with the funds' investment programs. The following
pages describe the principal types of portfolio securities and
investment management practices of the funds.
Fundamental policy:
A fund will not purchase a security if, as a result, with respect
to 75% of its total assets, more than 5% of its total assets
would be invested in securities of a single issuer or more than
10% of the voting securities of the issuer would be held by a
fund, provided that these limitations do not apply to a fund's
purchases of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. govern-
ment, its agencies, or instrumentalities.
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Bonds.
A bond or money market instrument is usually an interest-bearing
security--an IOU--issued by companies or governmental units. The
issuer has a contractual obligation to pay interest at a stated
rate on specific dates and to repay principal (the bond's face
value) on a specified date. An issuer may have the right to
redeem or "call" a bond before maturity, and the investor may
have to reinvest the proceeds at lower market rates. Money market
securities and bonds (such as a zero coupon bond) may also be
issued in discounted form to reflect the rate of interest paid.
In such a case, no coupon interest is paid, but the security's
price is discounted so that the interest is realized when the
security matures at face value.
A bond's annual interest income, set by its coupon rate, is
usually fixed for the life of the bond. Its yield (income as a
percent of current price) will fluctuate to reflect changes in
interest rate levels. Except for adjustable rate instruments, a
money market security's interest rate, as reflected in the coupon
rate or discount, is usually fixed for the life of the security.
Its current yield (coupon or discount as a percent of current
price) will fluctuate to reflect changes in interest rate levels.
A bond's price usually rises when interest rates fall, and vice
versa, so its yield stays current.
Bonds may be unsecured (backed by the issuer's general
creditworthiness only) or secured (also backed by specfied
collateral).
Certain bonds have interest rates that are adjusted periodically
which tend to minimize fluctuations in their principal value. In
calculating the fund's weighted average maturity, the maturity of
these securities may be shortened under certain specfied condi-
tions.
Bonds may be senior or subordinated obligations. Senior obliga-
tions generally have the first claim on a corporation's earnings
and assets and, in the event of liquidation, are paid before
subordinated debt.
Money Market Securities.
The main types of money market securities in which the funds can
invest are:
o
Commercial paper.
unsecured promissory notes that corporations typically issue to
finance current operations and other expenditures.
o
Treasury bills.
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debt obligations sold at discount and repaid at face value by the
U.S. Treasury. Bills mature in one year or less and are backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
o
Certificates of deposit.
receipts for funds deposited at large banks that guarantee a
fixed interest rate over a specified time period.
o
Repurchase Agreements.
contracts, usually involving U.S. government securities, that
require one party to repurchase securities at a fixed price on a
designated date.
o
Banker's acceptances.
bank-isssued commitments to pay for merchandise sold in the
import/export market.
o
Agency notes.
debt obligations of agencies sponsored by the U.S. government
that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States.
o
Medium-term notes.
unsecured corporate debt obligations that are continuously
offered in a broad range of maturities and structures.
o
Bank notes.
unsecured obligations of a bank that rank on an equal basis with
other kinds of deposits but do not carry FDIC insurance.
Asset-Backed Securities.
An underlying pool of assets, such as credit card or automobile
trade receivables or corporate loans or bonds, backs these bonds
and provides the interest and principal payments to investors.
Credit quality depends primarily on the quality of the underlying
assets and the level of credit support, if any, provided by the
issuer. The underlying assets (i.e., loans) are subject to
prepayments which can shorten the securites' weighted average
life and may lower their return. The value of these securities
also may change because of actual or perceived changes in the
creditworthiness of the originator, servicing agent, or of the
financial institution providing the credit support. There is no
limit on the fund's investment in these secutities.
Mortgage-Backed Securities (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds).
The funds may invest in a variety of mortgage-backed securities.
For a general description of mortgage securities, see "Fund,
Market, and Risk Characteristics: What to Expect." Mortgage-
related securities in which the funds may invest include:
o
GNMA Certificates.
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GNMA certificates evidence interests in a pool of underlying
mortgages with a maximum life of 15 or 30 years. However, due to
both scheduled and unscheduled principal payments, GNMA certifi-
cates have a shorter average life and, therefore, less principal
volatility than a comparable 30-year bond. Since prepayment rates
vary widely, it is not possible to accurately predict the average
life of a particular GNMA pool. However, it is standard industry
practice to treat new issues of GNMA certificates as 30-year
mortgage-backed securities having an average life of no greater
than 12 years. Because the expected average life is a better
indicator of the maturity characteristics of GNMA certificates,
principal volatility and yield may be more comparable to 10-year
Treasury bonds.
o
GNMA Project Pass-through Securities.
These securites are issued by GNMA for multi-family projects,
i.e., low to moderate income housing, nursing homes, apartment
rehabilitation, housing for the elderly or handicapped and the
like. Unlike GNMA "modified pass through certificates," these
bonds provide call protection for a term stated in the issue. The
project loans can be made to either private enterprise or non-
profit groups. There are penalties assessed for prepayments
during the call protected period, creating a disincentive for
early prepayment. These bonds incorporate the same standardized
procedures as single-family pass-through certificates and full
and timely payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by
GNMA.
Operating policy:
The GNMA Fund will invest at least 65% of its assets in GNMA
mortgage securities.
o
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs).
CMOs are debt securities that are fully collateralized by a
portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. All inter-
est and principal payments from the underlying mortgages are
passed through to the CMOs in such a way as to create more
definite maturities than is the case with the underlying mortgag-
es. CMOs may pay fixed or variable rates of interest, and certain
CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of
prepayments.
Operating policy:
The Limited-Term and GNMA Funds may invest up to 20% and 30% of
their assets, respectively, in CMOs.
o
Stripped Mortgage Securities.
Stripped mortgage securities (a type of potentially high-risk
derivative) are created by separating the interest and principal
payments generated by a pool of mortgage-backed securities or a
CMO to create additional classes of securities. Generally, one
class receives only interest payments (IOs) and one principal
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payments (POs). Unlike other mortgage-backed securities and POs,
the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest
rates. The fund could use IOs as a hedge against falling prepay-
ing rates (interest rates are rising) and/or a bear market
environment. POs can be used as a hedge against rising prepayment
rates (interest rates are falling) and/or a bull market environ-
ment. IOs and POs are acutely sensitive to interest rate changes
and to the rate of principal prepayments. A rapid or unexpected
increase in prepayments can severly depress the price of IOs,
while a rapid or unexpected decrease in prepayments could have
the same effect on POs. These securities are very volatile in
price and may have lower liquidity than most other mortgage-
backed securities. Certain non-stripped CMOs may also exhibit
these qualities, especially those that pay variable rates of
interest that adjust inversely with and more rapidly than short-
term interest rates. There is no guarantee the fund's investment
in CMOs, IOs, or POs will be successful, and the fund's total
return could be adversely affected as a result.
Operating policy:
The Limited-Term Bond and GNMA Funds may invest up to 10% of
their total assets in stripped mortgage securities.
Hybrid Instruments (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds)
These instruments (a type of potentially high-risk derivative)
can combine the characteristics of securities, futures and
options. For example, the principal amount or interest rate of a
hybrid could be tied (positively or negatively) to the price of
some commodity, currency or securities index or another interest
rate (each a "benchmark"). Hybrids can be used as an efficient
means of pursuing a variety of investment goals, including
currency hedging, duration management, and increased total
return. Hybrids may not bear interest or pay dividends. The value
of a hybrid or its interest rate may be a multiple of a benchmark
and, as a result, may be leveraged and move (up or down) more
steeply and rapidly than the benchmark. These benchmarks may be
sensitive to economic and political events, such as commodity
shortages and currency devaluations, which cannot be readily
foreseen by the purchaser of a hybrid. Under certain conditions,
the redemption value of a hybrid could be zero. Hybrids can have
volatile prices and limited liquidity. Thus, an investment in a
hybrid may entail significant market risks that are not associat-
ed with a similar investment in a traditional, U.S. dollar-
denominated bond that has a fixed principal amount and pays a
fixed rate or floating rate of interest. The purchase of hybrids
also exposes the fund to the credit risk of the issuer of the
hybrid. These risks may cause significant fluctuations in the net
asset value of the fund. There is no assurance that the fund's
investment in hybrids will be successful.
Operating policy:
The fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in hybrid
instruments.
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High-Yield/High-Risk Investing (Limited-Term Fund).
The total return and yield of lower quality (high-yield/high-
risk) bonds, commonly referred to as "junk bonds," can be expect-
ed to fluctuate more than the total return and yield of higher-
quality bonds. Junk bonds are regarded as predominantly specula-
tive with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to meet
principal and interest payments. Successful investment in low-
and lower-medium-quality bonds involves greater investment risk
and is highly dependent on T. Rowe Price's credit analysis. A
real or perceived economic downturn or higher interest rates
could cause a decline in high-yield bond prices, because such
events could lessen the ability of issuers to make principal and
interest payments. These bonds are often thinly traded and can be
more difficult to sell and value accurately than high-quality
bonds. Because objective pricing data may be less available,
judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process.
Operating policy:
The Limited-Term Fund will not purchase a non-investment grade
debt security (or junk bond) if immediately after such purchase
the fund would have more than 10% of its total assets invested in
such securities.
Private Placements.
These securities are sold directly to a small number of inves-
tors, usually institutions. Unlike public offerings, such securi-
ties are not registered with the SEC. Although certain of these
securities may be readily sold, for example, under Rule 144A,
others may be illiquid and their sale may involve substantial
delays and additional costs.
Operating policy:
No fund will invest more than 15% of its net assets (10% for Cash
Reserves) in illiquid securites.
Foreign Securities (Cash Reserves and Limited-Term Funds).
The Limited-Term Fund may invest in foreign securities, including
nondollar-denominated securities traded outside of the U.S. The
Cash Reserves and Limited-Term Funds may invest without limita-
tion in dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers. Such
investments increase a portfolio's diversification and may
enhance return, but they also involve some special risks such as
exposure to potentially adverse local political and economic
developments; nationalization and exchange controls; potentially
lower liquidity and higher volatility; possible problems arising
from accounting, disclosure, settlement, and regulatory practices
that differ from U.S. standards; and the chance that fluctuations
in foreign exchange rates will decrease the investment's value
(favorable changes can increase its value). To the extent the
fund invests in developing countries, these risks are increased.
Operating policy:
The Limited-Term and Cash Reserves Funds may invest without
limitation in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign
issuers, foreign branches of U.S. banks, and U.S. branches of
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foreign banks. The Limited-Term fund may invest up to 10% of its
total assets (excluding reserves) in non-U.S. dollar-denominated
fixed income securities principally traded in financial markets
outside the United States.
Types of Management Practices
Cash reserves provide flexibility and serve as a short-term
defense during periods of unusual market volatility.
Cash Position (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds).
The fund will hold a certain portion of its assets in U.S. and
foreign dollar-denominated money market securities, including
repurchase agreements, in the two highest rating categories,
maturing in one year or less. For temporary, defensive purposes,
the fund may invest without limitation in such securities. This
reserve position provides flexibility in meeting redemptions,
expenses, and the timing of new investments, and serves as a
short-term defense during periods of unusual market volatility.
Borrowing Money and Transferring Assets.
The fund can borrow money from banks as a temporary measure for
emergency purposes, to facilitate redemption requests, or for
other purposes consistent with the fund's investment objectives
and program. Such borrowings may be collateralized with fund
assets, subject to restrictions.
Fundamental policy:
Borrowings may not exceed 33 1/3% of total fund assets.
Operating policies:
The fund may not transfer as collateral any portfolio securities
except as necessary in connection with permissible borrowings or
investments, and then such transfers may not exceed 33 1/3% of
the fund's total assets. The fund may not purchase additional
securities when borrowings exceed 5% of total assets.
Futures are used to manage risk; options give the investor the
option to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price in the
future.
Futures and Options (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds).
Futures (a type of potentially high-risk derivative) are often
used to manage or hedge risk, because they enable the investor to
buy or sell an asset in the future at an agreed upon price.
Options (another type of potentially high-risk derivative) give
the investor the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an
asset at a predetermined price in the future. The fund may buy
and sell futures and options contracts for a number of reasons
including: to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates,
bond prices, and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of
adjusting its overall exposure to certain markets; to attempt to
enhance income; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and
to adjust the portfolio's duration.
The fund may purchase, sell, or write call and put options on
securities, financial indices, and foreign currencies.
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Futures contracts and options may not always be successful
hedges; their prices can be highly volatile; using them could
lower the fund's total return; and the potential loss from the
use of futures can exceed the fund's initital investment in such
contracts.
Operating policies:
Futures: Initial margin deposits and premiums on options used for
non-hedging purposes will not equal more than 5% of a fund's net
asset value. Options on securities: The total market value of
securities against which a fund has written call or put options
may not exceed 25% of its total assets. The fund will not commit
more than 5% of its total assets to premiums when purchasing call
or put options.
Interest Rate Swaps (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds)
The funds may enter into various interest rate transactions (a
type of derivative investment) such as interest rate swaps and
the purchase or sale of interest rate caps, collars and floors,
to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or
portion of its portfolio, to create synthetic securities, or to
structure transactions designed for other purposes.
Operating policy:
The funds will not invest more than 10% of their total assets in
interest rate swaps.
Managing Foreign Currency Risk (Limited-Term Fund)
Investors in foreign securities may "hedge" their exposure to
potentially unfavorable currency changes by purchasing a contract
to exchange one currency for another on some future date at a
specified exchange rate. In certain circumstances, a "proxy
currency" may be substituted for the currency in which the
investment is denominated, a strategy known as "proxy hedging."
The fund may also use these contracts to create a synthetic bond-
-issued by a U.S. company, for example, but with the dollar
component transformed into a foreign currency. Although foreign
currency transactions will be used primarily to protect the
fund's foreign securities from adverse currency movements rela-
tive to the dollar, they involve the risk that anticipated
currency movements will not occur and the fund's total return
could be reduced.
Operating policy:
The Limited-Term Fund will not commit more than 10% of its total
assets to forward currency contracts.
Lending of Portfolio Securities.
Like other mutual funds, the funds may lend securities to broker-
dealers, other institutions, or other persons to earn additional
income. The principal risk is the potential insolvency of the
broker-dealer or other borrower. In this event, a fund could
experience delays in recovering its securities and possibly
capital losses.
Fundamental policy:
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The value of loaned securities may not exceed 33 1/3% of a fund's
total assets.
When-issued securities (All Funds) and Forward Commitment Con-
tracts (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds).
The fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed
delivery basis or may purchase or sell securities on a forward
commitment basis. There is no limit on the portion of the fund's
fixed income investments in these securities. The price of these
securities is fixed at the time of the commitment to buy, but
delivery and payment can take place a month or more later. During
the interim period, the market value of the securities can
fluctuate, and no interest accrues to the purchaser. At the time
of delivery, the value of the securities may be more or less than
the purchase or sale price. To the extent the fund remains fully
or almost fully invested (in securities with a remaining maturity
of more than one year) at the same time it purchases these
securities, there will be greater fluctuations in the fund's net
asset value than if the fund did not purchase them.
Portfolio Turnover (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds).
Although the fund will not generally trade for short-term prof-
its, circumstances may warrant a sale without regard to the
length of time a security was held. A high turnover rate may
increase transaction costs and result in additional gains. The
Limited-Term and GNMA Fund's annualized portfolio turnover rates
for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 were 173.8% and 61.5%,
respectively, and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995 were
84.3% and 296.0%, respectively. In executing transactions, each
fund's Board has authorized T. Rowe Price to use certain brokers
who are indirectly related to T. Rowe Price.
Bond Ratings and High-Yield Bonds.
Larger bond issues are evaluated by rating agencies such as
Moody's and Standard & Poor's on the basis of the issuer's
ability to meet all required interest and principal payments. T.
Rowe Price research analysts also evaluate all portfolio hold-
ings, including those rated by an outside agency. Other things
being equal, lower-rated bonds have higher yields due to greater
risk. "High-yield" bonds, also called "junk bonds," are those
rated below BBB (see Table 6).
____________________________________________________________
Ratings of Corporate Debt Securities
Moody's Standard Fitch Definition
Investors & Poor's Investors
Service, Corpora- Service,
Inc. tion Inc.
____________________________________________________________
Long-Term Aaa AAA AAA Highest
quality
_________________________________________________________
Aa AA AA High quality
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_________________________________________________________
A A A Upper
medium
grade
_________________________________________________________
Baa BBB BBB Medium
grade
_________________________________________________________
Ba BB BB Low grade
_________________________________________________________
B B B Specula-
tive
_________________________________________________________
Caa,Ca CCC,CC CCC,CC Submar-
ginal
_________________________________________________________
Ca C C Income bond,
no interest
paid
_________________________________________________________
C D DDD, Probably
DD, D in default
____________________________________________________________
Moody's S&P Fitch
____________________________________________________________
Commer- P-1 Superior A-1+ F-1+
cial quality Extremely Exception-
paper strong ally strong
quality quality
A-1 Strong F-1 Very
quality strong
quality
____________________________________________________________
P-2 Strong A-2 F-2 Good
quality Satisfac- credit
tory quality
quality
_________________________________________________________
P-3 A-3 F-3 Fair
Acceptable Adequate credit
quality quality quality
____________________________________________________________
B Specu- F-S Weak
lative credit
quality quality
_________________________________________________________
C Doubtful
quality
____________________________________________________________
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Table 6
Asset Composition.
Table 7 shows the average credit quality allocation of the
Limited-Term Bond Fund's assets for the fiscal year ended October
31, 1995. (Equities and reserves are excluded.) Percentages are
computed on a dollar-weighted basis and are an average of 12
monthly calculations.
Limited-Term Bond Fund Assets Composition
Percent- TRPS's
age of Assessment
Standard & Poor's Total Not Rated
Rating Assets Securities
____________________________________________________________
AAA 11.5 48.5
____________________________________________________________
AA 0.7 0.0
____________________________________________________________
A 6.3 0.0
____________________________________________________________
BBB 12.1 0.0
____________________________________________________________
BB 1.5 0.0
____________________________________________________________
B 4.1 0.6
____________________________________________________________
CCC 0.0 0.0
____________________________________________________________
CC 0.0 0.0
____________________________________________________________
C 0.0 0.0
____________________________________________________________
D 0.0 0.0
____________________________________________________________
Not Rated 49.1 0.0
____________________________________________________________
85.3 49.1
____________________________________________________________
Table 7
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4 Investing with T. Rowe Price
Account Requirements and Transaction
Information
________________________
Always verify your
transactions by carefully
reviewing the
confirmation we send
you. Please report any
discrepancies to
Shareholder Services. Tax Identification Number
We must have your correct social security
or corporate tax identification number on a
signed New Account Form or W-9 Form.
Otherwise, federal law requires the funds
to withhold a percentage (currently 31%) of
your dividends, capital gain distributions,
and redemptions, and may subject you to an
IRS fine. If this information is not
received within 60 days after your account
is established, your account may be
redeemed, priced at the NAV on the date of
redemption.
Unless you request otherwise, one
shareholder report will be mailed to
multiple account owners with the same tax
identification number and same zip code and
to shareholders who have requested that
their account be combined with someone
else's for financial reporting.
_________________________
T. Rowe Price Trust
Company
1-800-492-7670
1-410-625-6585 Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans and
Institutional Accounts
Transaction procedures in the following
sections may not apply to employer-
sponsored retirement plans and
institutional accounts. For procedures
regarding employer-sponsored retirement
plans, please call T. Rowe Price Trust
Company or consult your plan administrator.
For institutional account procedures,
please call your designated account manager
or service representative.
Opening a New Account: $2,500 minimum
initial investment; $1,000 for retirement
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or gifts or transfers to minors (UGMA/UTMA)
accounts
Account Registration
If you own other T. Rowe Price funds, be
sure to register any new account just like
your existing accounts so you can exchange
among them easily. (The name and account
type would have to be identical.)
________________________
Regular Mail
T. Rowe Price
Account Services
P.O. Box 17300
Baltimore, MD
21298-9353
Mailgram, Express,
Registered, or Certified
Mail
T. Rowe Price
Account Services
10090 Red Run Blvd.
Owings Mills, MD 21117 By Mail
Please make your check payable to T. Rowe
Price Funds (otherwise it will be returned)
and send your check together with the New
Account Form to the address at left. We do
not accept third party checks, except for
IRA Rollover checks, to open new accounts.
By Wire
o Call Investor Services for an account
number and give the following wire
address to your bank:
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
ABA# 021000238
T. Rowe Price [fund name]
AC-00153938
account name(s), and account number
o Complete a New Account Form and mail it
to one of the appropriate addresses
listed on the previous page.
Note: No services will be established and
IRS penalty withholding may occur until a
signed New Account Form is received.
Also, retirement plans cannot be opened
by wire.
By Exchange
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Call Shareholder Services or use
Tele*Access or PC*Access (see "Automated
Services" under "Shareholder Services").
The new account will have the same
registration as the account from which you
are exchanging. Services for the new
account may be carried over by telephone
request if preauthorized on the existing
account. (See explanation of "Excessive
Trading" under "Transaction Procedures.")
In Person
Drop off your New Account Form at any of
the locations listed on the cover and
obtain a receipt.
Purchasing Additional Shares: $100 minimum
purchase; $50 minimum for retirement plans
and Automatic Asset Builder
By ACH Transfer
Use Tele*Access, PC*Access, or call
Investor Services if you have established
electronic transfers using the ACH network.
By Wire
Call Shareholder Services or use the wire
address in "Opening a New Account."
________________________
Regular Mail
T. Rowe Price Funds
Account Services
P.O. Box 89000
Baltimore, MD
21289-1500
(For Mailgrams,
Express, Registered,
or Certified Mail,
see previous section.)
By Mail
o Make your check payable to T. Rowe Price
Funds (otherwise it may be returned).
o Mail the check to us at the address shown
at left with either a fund reinvestment
slip or a note indicating the fund you
want to buy and your fund account number.
o Remember to provide your account
number and the fund name on your
check.
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By Automatic Asset Builder
Fill out the Automatic Asset Builder
section on the New Account or Shareholder
Services Form.
Exchanging and Redeeming Shares
By Phone
Call Shareholder Services. If you find our
phones busy during unusually volatile
markets, please consider placing your order
by Tele*Access, PC*Access (if you have
previously authorized telephone services),
mailgram or by express mail. For exchange
policies, please see "Transaction
Procedures and Special Requirements--
Excessive Trading."
Redemption proceeds can be mailed to your
account address, sent by ACH transfer, or
wired to your bank (provided your bank
information is already on file). For
charges, see "Electronic Transfers--By
Wire" under "Shareholder Services".
_________________________
For Mailgram,
Express, Registered,
or Certified mail,
see addresses under
"Opening a New Account."
By Mail
For each account involved, provide the
account name, number, fund name, and
exchange or redemption amount. For
exchanges, be sure to indicate any fund you
are exchanging out of and the fund or funds
you are exchanging into. Please mail to the
appropriate address below or as indicated
at left. T. Rowe Price requires the
signatures of all owners exactly as
registered, and possibly a signature
guarantee (see "Transaction Procedures and
Special Requirements--Signature
Guarantees").
Regular Mail
For nonretirement For employer-sponsored
and IRA accounts: retirement accounts:
T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Trust
Account Services Company
P.O. Box 89000 P.O. Box 89000
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Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD
21289-0220 21289-0300
Redemptions from employer-sponsored
retirement accounts must be in writing;
please call T. Rowe Price Trust Company or
your plan administrator for instructions.
IRA distributions may be requested in
writing or by telephone; please call
Shareholder Services to obtain an IRA
Distribution Form or an IRA Shareholder
Services Form to authorize the telephone
redemption service.
Rights Reserved By the Fund
The fund and its agents reserve the right
to waive or lower investment minimums; to
accept initial purchases by telephone or
mailgram; to cancel or rescind any purchase
or exchange (for example, if an account has
been restricted due to excessive trading or
fraud) upon notice to the shareholder
within five business days of the trade or
if the written confirmation has not been
received by the shareholder, whichever is
sooner; to freeze any account and suspend
account services when notice has been
received of a dispute between the
registered or beneficial account owners or
there is reason to believe a fraudulent
transaction may occur; to otherwise modify
the conditions of purchase and any services
at any time; or to act on instructions
believed to be genuine.
_______________________
Shareholder Services
1-800-225-5132
1-410-625-6500 Shareholder Services
Many services are available to you as a T.
Rowe Price shareholder; some you receive
automatically and others you must authorize
on the New Account Form. By signing up for
services on the New Account Form rather
than later, you avoid having to complete a
separate form and obtain a signature
guarantee. This section reviews some of the
principal services currently offered. Our
Services Guide contains detailed
descriptions of these and other services.
If you are a new T. Rowe Price investor,
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you will receive a Services Guide with our
Welcome Kit.
_________________________
Investor Services
1-800-638-5660
1-410-547-2308 Note: Corporate and other entity accounts
require an original or certified resolution
to establish services and to redeem by
mail. For more information, call Investor
Services.
Retirement Plans
We offer a wide range of plans for
individuals and institutions, including
large and small businesses: IRAs, SEP-IRAs,
Keoghs (profit sharing, money purchase
pension), 401(k), and 403(b)(7). For
information on IRAs, call Investor
Services. For information on all other
retirement plans, please call our Trust
Company at 1-800-492-7670.
Exchange Service
You can move money from one account to an
existing identically registered account, or
open a new identically registered account.
Remember, exchanges are purchases and sales
for tax purposes. (Exchanges into a state
tax-free fund are limited to investors
living in states where the funds are
registered.) Some of the T. Rowe Price
funds may impose a redemption fee of .50%
to 2%, payable to such funds, on shares
held for less than one year, or in some
funds, six months.
Automated Services
_________________________
Tele*Access
1-800-638-2587
1-410-625-7676 Tele*Access. 24-hour service via toll-free
number provides information on fund yields
and prices, dividends, account balances,
and your latest transaction as well as the
ability to request prospectuses, account
and tax forms, duplicate statements,
checks, and to initiate purchase,
redemption and exchange orders in your
accounts (see "Electronic Transfers"
below).
PC*Access. 24-hour service via dial-up
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modem provides the same information as
Tele*Access, but on a personal computer.
Please call Investor Services for an
information guide.
Telephone and Walk-In Services
Buy, sell, or exchange shares by calling
one of our service representatives or by
visiting one of our investor center
locations whose addresses are listed on the
cover.
Electronic Transfers
By ACH. With no charges to pay, you can
initiate a purchase or redemption for as
little as $100 or as much as $100,000
between your bank account and fund account
using the ACH network. Enter instructions
via Tele*Access, PC*Access or call
Shareholder Services.
By Wire. Electronic transfers can also be
conducted via bank wire. There is currently
a $5 fee for wire redemptions under $5,000,
and your bank may charge for incoming or
outgoing wire transfers regardless of size.
Checkwriting (Not available for equity
funds, or the High Yield Fund or Emerging
Markets Bond Fund)
You may write an unlimited number of free
checks on any money market fund, and most
bond funds, with a minimum of $500 per
check. Keep in mind, however that a check
results in a redemption; a check written on
a bond fund will create a taxable event
which you and we must report to the IRS.
Automatic Investing ($50 minimum)
You can invest automatically in several
different ways, including:
o Automatic Asset Builder. You instruct us
to move $50 or more from your bank
account, or you can instruct your
employer to send all or a portion of your
paycheck to the fund or funds you
designate.
Note: If you are moving money from
your bank account, and if the date you
select for your transactions falls on a
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Sunday or Monday holiday, your order will
be priced on the second business day
following this date.
o Automatic Exchange. You can set up
systematic investments from one fund
account into another, such as from a
money fund into a stock fund.
_________________________
Discount Brokerage is a
division of T. Rowe Price
Investment Services, Inc.
Discount Brokerage
You can trade stocks, bonds, options,
precious metals, and other securities at a
savings over regular commission rates. Call
Investor Services for information.
Note: If you buy or sell T. Rowe Price
Funds through anyone other than T. Rowe
Price, such as broker-dealers or banks, you
may be charged transaction or service fees
by those institutions. No such fees are
charged by T. Rowe Price Investment
Services or the fund for transactions
conducted directly with the fund.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
(the "Funds")
This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus
but should be read in conjunction with the Funds' prospectus
dated March 1, 1996, which may be obtained from T. Rowe Price
Investment Services, Inc., 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202.
If you would like a prospectus for a Fund of which you are
not a shareholder, please call 1-800-638-5660. A prospectus with
more complete information, including management fees and expenses
will be sent to you. Please read it carefully before you invest
or send money.
The date of this Statement of Additional Information is
March 1, 1996.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Page
Adjustable Rate Securities Investment Objectives
Adjustable Rate Mortgage . and Policies . . . . . .
Securities . . . . . . . . Investment Performance .
Asset-Backed Securities . . Investment Program . . .
Capital Stock . . . . . . . Investment Restrictions .
Code of Ethics . . . . . . Legal Counsel . . . . . .
Custodian . . . . . . . . . Lending of Portfolio
Distributor for Funds . . . Securities . . . . . . .
Dividends . . . . . . . . . Management of Funds . . .
Federal and State Registration Money Market Securities .
of Shares . . . . . . . . Mortgage-Related
Foreign Currency Securities . . . . . . .
Transactions . . . . . . . Net Asset Value Per
Foreign Securities . . . . Share . . . . . . . . .
Futures Contracts . . . . . Options . . . . . . . . .
Hybrid Commodity and Security Portfolio Transactions .
Instruments . . . . . . . Pricing of Securities . .
Illiquid or Restricted . . Principal Holders of
Securities . . . . . . . . Securities . . . . . . .
Independent Accountants . . Ratings of Commercial
Industry Concentration . . Paper . . . . . . . . .
Instruments . . . . . . . Ratings of Corporate
Illiquid or Restricted . . Debt Securities . . . .
Securities . . . . . . . . Repurchase Agreements . .
Independent Accountants . . Risk Factors . . . . . .
Industry Concentration . . Tax Status . . . . . . .
Interest Rate When-Issued Securities and
Transactions . . . . . . . Forward Commitment
Investment Management Contracts . . . . . . .
Services . . . . . . . . . Yield Information . . . .
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
The following information supplements the discussion of the
Funds' investment objectives and policies discussed in the pro-
spectus. The Funds will not make a material change in their
investment objectives without obtaining shareholder approval.
Unless otherwise specified, the investment programs and restric-
tions of the Funds are not fundamental policies. Each Fund's
operating policies are subject to change by its Board of Direc
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tors without shareholder approval. However, shareholders will be
notified of a material change in an operating policy. Each
Fund's fundamental policies may not be changed without the ap-
proval of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Fund or, if it is less, 67% of the shares represented at a meet-
ing of shareholders at which the holders of 50% or more of the
shares are represented.
Throughout this Statement of Additional Information, the
"Fund" is intended to refer to each Fund listed on the cover
page, unless otherwise indicated.
RISK FACTORS
Cash Reserves Fund
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its
investment objectives or be able to maintain its net asset value
per share at $1.00. The price of the Fund is not guaranteed or
insured, and its yield is not fixed. While the Fund invests in
high-grade money market instruments, investment in the Fund is
not without risk even if all portfolio instruments are paid in
full at maturity. An increase in interest rates could reduce the
value of the Fund's portfolio investments, and a decline in in-
terest rates could increase the value. Reference is also made to
the sections entitled "Types of Securities" and "Portfolio Man-
agement Practices" for discussions of the risks associated with
the investments and practices described therein as they apply to
the Fund.
Limited-Term Fund
Because of its investment policy, the Fund may not be suit-
able or appropriate for all investors. The Fund is not a money
market fund and is not an appropriate investment for those whose
primary objective is principal stability. There is risk in all
investment. The Fund is designed for the investor who seeks to
participate in a diversified portfolio of short- and intermedi-
ate-term investment grade bonds and other debt securities (up to
10% of which may be below investment grade) which provide a high-
er rate of income than a money market fund and less risk of capi-
tal fluctuation than a portfolio of long-term debt securities.
The value of the portfolio securities of the Fund will fluctuate
based upon market conditions. Although the Fund seeks to reduce
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risk by investing in a diversified portfolio, such diversifica-
tion does not eliminate all risk. There can, of course, be no
assurance that the Fund will achieve these results. Reference is
also made to the sections entitled "Types of Securities" and
"Portfolio Management Practices" for discussions of the risks
associated with the investments and practices described therein
as they apply to the Fund.
GNMA Fund
The Fund may or may not be suitable or appropriate for all
investors. The Fund is designed for investors seeking the high-
est current income and credit protection available from invest-
ment in securities which are backed by the full faith and credit
of the U.S. Government and other securities rated within the
highest two credit categories established by a nationally recog-
nized public rating agency, or, if unrated, of equivalent quality
as determined by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("T. Rowe
Price"). Consistent with a long-term investment approach, inves-
tors in the Fund should not rely on the Fund for their short-term
financial needs. The value of the portfolio securities of the
Fund will fluctuate based upon market conditions. Although the
Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing in a diversified portfo-
lio, such diversification does not eliminate all risk. There
can, of course, be no assurance that the Fund will achieve these
results. Reference is also made to the sections entitled "Types
of Securities" and "Portfolio Management Practices" for discus-
sions of the risks associated with the investments and practices
described therein as they apply to the Fund.
Because they consist of underlying mortgages, GNMA Securi-
ties may not be an effective means of "locking in" long-term
interest rates due to the need for the Fund to reinvest scheduled
and unscheduled principal payments. The incidence of unscheduled
principal prepayments is also likely to increase in mortgage
pools owned by the Fund when prevailing mortgage loan rates fall
below the mortgage rates of the securities underlying the indi-
vidual pool. The effect of such prepayments in a falling rate
environment is to (1) cause the Fund to reinvest principal pay-
ments at the then lower prevailing interest rate, and (2) reduce
the potential for capital appreciation beyond the face amount of
the security and adversely affect the return to the Fund. Con-
versely, in a rising interest rate environment such prepayments
can be reinvested at higher prevailing interest rates which will
reduce the potential effect of capital depreciation to which
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bonds are subject when interest rates rise. In addition, prepay-
ments of mortgage securities purchased at a premium (or discount)
will cause such securities to be paid off at par, resulting in a
loss (gain) to the Fund. T. Rowe Price will actively manage the
Fund's portfolio in an attempt to reduce the risk associated with
investment in mortgage-backed securities.
Debt Obligations
Yields on short, intermediate, and long-term securities are
dependent on a variety of factors, including the general condi-
tions of the money and bond markets, the size of a particular
offering, the maturity of the obligation, and the credit quality
and rating of the issue. Debt securities with longer maturities
tend to have higher yields and are generally subject to poten-
tially greater capital appreciation and depreciation than obliga-
tions with shorter maturities and lower yields. The market pric-
es of debt securities usually vary, depending upon available
yields. An increase in interest rates will generally reduce the
value of portfolio debt securities, and a decline in interest
rates will generally increase the value of portfolio debt securi-
ties. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objec-
tive is also dependent on the continuing ability of the issuers
of the debt securities in which the Fund invests to meet their
obligations for the payment of interest and principal when due.
Although the Fund seeks to reduce risk by portfolio diversifica-
tion, credit analysis, and attention to trends in the economy,
industries and financial markets, such efforts will not eliminate
all risk. There can, of course, be no assurance that the Fund
will achieve its investment objective.
After purchase by the Fund, a debt security may cease to be
rated or its rating may be reduced below the minimum required for
purchase by the Fund. For the Cash Reserves Fund, the procedures
set forth in Rule 2a-7, under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
may require the prompt sale of any such security. For the other
Funds, neither event will require a sale of such security by the
Fund. However, T. Rowe Price will consider such event in its
determination of whether the Fund should continue to hold the
security. To the extent that the ratings given by Moody's or S&P
may change as a result of changes in such organizations or their
rating systems, the Fund will attempt to use comparable ratings
as standards for investments in accordance with the investment
policies contained in the prospectus. When purchasing unrated
securities, T. Rowe Price, under the supervision of the Fund's
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Board of Directors, determines whether the unrated security is of
a qualify comparable to that which the Fund is allowed to pur-
chase.
Securities backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States (for example, GNMA and U.S. Treasury securities) are gen-
erally considered to be among the most, if not the most, credit
worthy investments available. While the U.S. government has hon-
ored its credit obligations continuously for the last 200 years,
political events in 1995 and 1996, at times, have called into
question whether the United States would default on its obliga-
tions. Such an event would be unprecedented and there is no way
to predict its results on the securities markets or the Funds.
However, it is very likely default by the U.S. would result in
losses the the Funds.
Reference is also made to the sections entitled "Types of
Securities" and "Portfolio Management Practices" for discussions
of the risks associated with the investments and practices de-
scribed therein as they apply to the Fund.
All Funds (except Cash Reserves Fund)
Mortgage securities differ from conventional bonds in that
principal is paid back over the life of the security rather than
at maturity. As a result, the holder of a mortgage security
(i.e., the Fund) receives monthly scheduled payments of principal
and interest, and may receive unscheduled principal payments
representing prepayments on the underlying mortgages. The inci-
dence of unscheduled principal prepayments is also likely to
increase in mortgage pools owned by the Fund when prevailing
mortgage loan rates fall below the mortgage rates of the securi-
ties underlying the individual pool. The effect of such prepay-
ments in a falling rate environment is to (1) cause the Fund to
reinvest principal payments at the then lower prevailing interest
rate, and (2) reduce the potential for capital appreciation be-
yond the face amount of the security. Conversely, the Fund may
realize a gain on prepayments of mortgage pools trading at a
discount. Such prepayments will provide an early return of prin-
cipal which may then be reinvested at the then higher prevailing
interest rate.
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The market value of adjustable rate mortgage securities
("ARMs"), like other U.S. government securities, will generally
vary inversely with changes in market interest rates, declining
when interest rates rise and rising when interest rates decline.
Because of their periodic adjustment feature, ARMs should be more
sensitive to short-term interest rates than long-term rates.
They should also display less volatility than long-term mortgage
securities. Thus, while having less risk of a decline during
periods of rapidly rising rates, ARMs may also have less poten-
tial for capital appreciation than other investments of compara-
ble maturities. Interest rate caps on mortgages underlying ARM
securities may prevent income on the ARM from increasing to pre-
vailing interest rate levels and cause the securities to decline
in value. In addition, to the extent ARMs are purchased at a
premium, mortgage foreclosures and unscheduled principal prepay-
ments may result in some loss of the holders' principal invest-
ment to the extent of the premium paid. On the other hand, if
ARMs are purchased at a discount, both a scheduled payment of
principal and an unscheduled prepayment of principal will in-
crease current and total returns and will accelerate the recogni-
tion of income which when distributed to shareholders will be
taxable as ordinary income.
Cash Reserves and Limited-Term Bond Funds
Risk Factors of Foreign Investing
There are special risks in foreign investing. Certain of
these risks are inherent in any mutual fund investing in foreign
securities while others relate more to the countries in which the
Funds will invest. Many of the risks are more pronounced for
investments in developing or emerging countries, such as many of
the countries of Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe
and the Middle East. Although there is no universally accepted
definition, a developing country is generally considered to be a
country which is in the initial stages of its industrialization
cycle with a per capita gross national product of less than
$8,000.
Political and Economic Factors. Individual foreign econo-
mies of certain countries may differ favorably or unfavorably
from the United States' economy in such respects as growth of
gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment,
resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. The
internal politics of certain foreign countries are not as stable
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as in the United States. For example, in 1991, the existing
government in Thailand was overthrown in a military coup. In
1992, there were two military coup attempts in Venezuela and in
1992 the President of Brazil was impeached. In addition, signif-
icant external political risks currently affect some foreign
countries. Both Taiwan and China still claim sovereignty of one
another and there is a demilitarized border between North and
South Korea.
Governments in certain foreign countries continue to partic-
ipate to a significant degree, through ownership interest or
regulation, in their respective economies. Action by these gov-
ernments could have a significant effect on market prices of
securities and payment of dividends. The economies of many for-
eign countries are heavily dependent upon international trade and
are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and econom-
ic conditions of their trading partners. The enactment by these
trading partners of protectionist trade legislation could have a
significant adverse effect upon the securities markets of such
countries.
Currency Fluctuations. The Funds will invest in securities
denominated in various currencies. Accordingly, a change in the
value of any such currency against the U.S. dollar will result in
a corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of the Funds'
assets denominated in that currency. Such changes will also
affect the Funds' income. Generally, when a given currency ap-
preciates against the dollar (the dollar weakens) the value of
the Fund's securities denominated in that currency will rise.
When a given currency depreciates against the dollar (the dollar
strengthens) the value of the Funds' securities denominated in
that currency would be expected to decline.
Investment and Repatriation of Restrictions. Foreign in-
vestment in the securities markets of certain foreign countries
is restricted or controlled in varying degrees. These restric-
tions may limit at times and preclude investment in certain of
such countries and may increase the cost and expenses of the
Funds. Investments by foreign investors are subject to a variety
of restrictions in many developing countries. These restrictions
may take the form of prior governmental approval, limits on the
amount or type of securities held by foreigners, and limits on
the types of companies in which foreigners may invest. Addition-
al or different restrictions may be imposed at any time by these
or other countries in which the Funds invest. In addition, the
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repatriation of both investment income and capital from several
foreign countries is restricted and controlled under certain
regulations, including in some cases the need for certain govern-
ment consents. For example, capital invested in Chile normally
cannot be repatriated for one year.
Market Characteristics. Foreign stock and bond markets are
generally not as developed or efficient as, and may be more vola-
tile than, those in the United States. While growing in volume,
they usually have substantially less volume than U.S. markets and
the Funds' portfolio securities may be less liquid and subject to
more rapid and erratic price movements than securities of compa-
rable U.S. companies. Equity securities may trade at
price/earnings multiples higher than comparable United States
securities and such levels may not be sustainable. Fixed commis-
sions on foreign stock exchanges are generally higher than nego-
tiated commissions on United States exchanges, although the Funds
will endeavor to achieve the most favorable net results on their
portfolio transactions. There is generally less government su-
pervision and regulation of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and
listed companies than in the United States. Moreover, settlement
practices for transactions in foreign markets may differ from
those in United States markets. Such differences may include
delays beyond periods customary in the United States and practic-
es, such as delivery of securities prior to receipt of payment,
which increase the likelihood of a "failed settlement." Failed
settlements can result in losses to a Fund.
Investment Funds. The Funds may invest in investment funds
which have been authorized by the governments of certain coun-
tries specifically to permit foreign investment in securities of
companies listed and traded on the stock exchanges in these re-
spective countries. The Funds' investment in these funds is
subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act. If the Funds invest
in such investment funds, the Funds' shareholders will bear not
only their proportionate share of the expenses of the Funds (in-
cluding operating expenses and the fees of the investment manag-
er), but also will bear indirectly similar expenses of the under-
lying investment funds. In addition, the securities of these
investment funds may trade at a premium over their net asset
value.
Information and Supervision. There is generally less pub-
licly available information about foreign companies comparable to
reports and ratings that are published about companies in the
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United States. Foreign companies are also generally not subject
to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting stan-
dards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable
to United States companies. It also may be more difficult to
keep currently informed of corporate actions which affect the
prices of portfolio securities.
Taxes. The dividends and interest payable on certain of the
Funds' foreign portfolio securities may be subject to foreign
withholding taxes, thus reducing the net amount of income avail-
able for distribution to the Funds' shareholders.
Other. With respect to certain foreign countries, especial-
ly developing and emerging ones, there is the possibility of
adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations,
expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitations on the remov-
al of funds or other assets of the Funds, political or social
instability, or diplomatic developments which could affect in-
vestments by U.S. persons in those countries.
Eastern Europe and Russia. Changes occurring in Eastern
Europe and Russia today could have long-term potential conse-
quences. As restrictions fall, this could result in rising stan-
dards of living, lower manufacturing costs, growing consumer
spending, and substantial economic growth. However, investment
in the countries of Eastern Europe and Russia is highly specula-
tive at this time. Political and economic reforms are too recent
to establish a definite trend away from centrally-planned econo-
mies and state owned industries. In many of the countries of
Eastern Europe and Russia, there is no stock exchange or formal
market for securities. Such countries may also have government
exchange controls, currencies with no recognizable market value
relative to the established currencies of western market econo-
mies, little or no experience in trading in securities, no finan-
cial reporting standards, a lack of a banking and securities
infrastructure to handle such trading, and a legal tradition
which does not recognize rights in private property. In addi-
tion, these countries may have national policies which restrict
investments in companies deemed sensitive to the country's na-
tional interest. Further, the governments in such countries may
require governmental or quasi-governmental authorities to act as
custodian of a Fund's assets invested in such countries and these
authorities may not qualify as a foreign custodian under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and exemptive relief from such Act
may be required. All of these considerations are among the fac
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tors which could cause significant risks and uncertainties to
investment in Eastern Europe and Russia. Each Fund will only
invest in a company located in, or a government of, Eastern Eu-
rope and Russia, if it believes the potential return justifies
the risk. To the extent any securities issued by companies in
Eastern Europe and Russia are considered illiquid, each Fund will
be required to include such securities within its 15% restriction
on investing in illiquid securities.
Latin America
To the extent the fund invests in Latin America, such in-
vestments will be subject to the factors discussed below.
Inflation. Most Latin American countries have experienced,
at one time or another, severe and persistent levels of infla-
tion, including, in some cases, hyperinflation. This has, in
turn, led to high interest rates, extreme measures by governments
to keep inflation in check and a generally debilitating effect on
economic growth. Although inflation in many countries has less-
ened, there is no guarantee it will remain at lower levels.
Political Instability. The political history of certain
Latin American countries has been characterized by political
uncertainty, intervention by the military in civilian and econom-
ic spheres, and political corruption. Such developments, if they
were to reoccur, could reverse favorable trends toward market and
economic reform, privatization and removal of trade barriers and
result in significant disruption in securities markets.
Foreign Currency. Certain Latin American countries may have
managed currencies which are maintained at artificial levels to
the U.S. dollar rather than at levels determined by the market.
This type of system can lead to sudden and large adjustments in
the currency which, in turn, can have a disruptive and negative
effect on foreign investors. For example, in late 1994 the value
of the Mexican peso lost more than one-third of its value rela-
tive to the dollar. Certain Latin American countries also may
restrict the free conversion of their currency into foreign cur-
rencies, including the U.S. dollar. There is no significant
foreign exchange market for certain currencies and it would, as a
result, be difficult for the Fund to engage in foreign currency
transactions designed to protect the value of the Fund's inter-
ests in securities denominated in such currencies.
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Sovereign Debt. A number of Latin American countries are
among the largest debtors of developing countries. There have
been moratoria on, and reschedulings of, repayment with respect
to these debts. Such events can restrict the flexibility of
these debtor nations in the international markets and result in
the imposition of onerous conditions on their economies.
Limited-Term Bond Fund
Special Risks of Investing in Junk Bonds
The following special considerations are additional risk
factors associated with the Fund's investments in lower rated
debt securities.
Youth and Growth of the Lower Rated Debt Securities Market.
The market for lower rated debt securities is relatively new and
its growth has paralleled a long economic expansion. Past expe-
rience may not, therefore, provide an accurate indication of
future performance of this market, particularly during periods of
economic recession. An economic downturn or increase in interest
rates is likely to have a greater negative effect on this market,
the value of lower rated debt securities in the Fund's portfolio,
the Fund's net asset value and the ability of the bonds' issuers
to repay principal and interest, meet projected business goals
and obtain additional financing than on higher rated securities.
These circumstances also may result in a higher incidence of
defaults than with respect to higher rated securities. An in-
vestment in this Fund is more speculative than investment in
shares of a fund which invests only in higher rated debt securi-
ties.
Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes. Prices
of lower rated debt securities may be more sensitive to adverse
economic changes or corporate developments than higher rated
investments. Debt securities with longer maturities, which may
have higher yields, may increase or decrease in value more than
debt securities with shorter maturities. Market prices of lower
rated debt securities structured as zero coupon or pay-in-kind
securities are affected to a greater extent by interest rate
changes and may be more volatile than securities which pay inter-
est periodically and in cash. Where it deems it appropriate and
in the best interests of Fund shareholders, the Fund may incur
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additional expenses to seek recovery on a debt security on which
the issuer has defaulted and to pursue litigation to protect the
interests of security holders of its portfolio companies.
Liquidity and Valuation. Because the market for lower rated
securities may be thinner and less active than for higher rated
securities, there may be market price volatility for these secu-
rities and limited liquidity in the resale market. Nonrated
securities are usually not as attractive to as many buyers as
rated securities are, a factor which may make nonrated securities
less marketable. These factors may have the effect of limiting
the availability of the securities for purchase by the Fund and
may also limit the ability of the Fund to sell such securities at
their fair value either to meet redemption requests or in re-
sponse to changes in the economy or the financial markets. Ad-
verse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on
fundamental analysis, may decrease the values and liquidity of
lower rated debt securities, especially in a thinly traded mar-
ket. To the extent the Fund owns or may acquire illiquid or
restricted lower rated securities, these securities may involve
special registration responsibilities, liabilities and costs, and
liquidity and valuation difficulties. Changes in values of debt
securities which the Fund owns will affect its net asset value
per share. If market quotations are not readily available for
the Fund's lower rated or nonrated securities, these securities
will be valued by a method that the Fund's Board of Directors
believes accurately reflects fair value. Judgment plays a great-
er role in valuing lower rated debt securities than with respect
to securities for which more external sources of quotations and
last sale information are available.
Taxation. Special tax considerations are associated with
investing in lower rated debt securities structured as zero cou-
pon or pay-in-kind securities. The Fund accrues income on these
securities prior to the receipt of cash payments. The Fund must
distribute substantially all of its income to its shareholders to
qualify for pass-through treatment under the tax laws and may,
therefore, have to dispose of its portfolio securities to satisfy
distribution requirements.
Reference is also made to the sections entitled "Types of
Securities" and "Portfolio Management Practices" for discussions
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of the risks associated with the investments and practices de-
scribed therein as they apply to the Fund.
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Set forth below is additional information about certain of
the investments described in the Fund's prospectus.
TYPES OF SECURITIES
Adjustable Rate Securities
Generally, the maturity of a security is deemed to be the
period remaining until the date (noted on the face of the instru-
ment) on which the principal amount must be paid, or in the case
of an instrument called for redemption, the date on which the
redemption payment must be made. However, certain securities may
be issued with adjustable interest rates that are reset periodi-
cally by pre-determined formulas or indexes in order to minimize
movements in the principal value of the investment. Such securi-
ties may have long-term maturities, but may be treated as a
short-term investment under certain conditions. Generally, as
interest rates decrease or increase, the potential for capital
appreciation or depreciation on these securities is less than for
fixed-rate obligations. These securities may take the following
forms:
Variable Rate Securities. Variable rate instruments may
take the form of domestic certificates of deposit which
provide for the adjustment of their interest rate on set
dates and which, upon adjustment, can reasonably be expected
to have a market value which approximates its par value. A
variable rate instrument, the principal amount of which is
scheduled to be paid in 397 calendar days or less, is deemed
to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the
next readjustment of the interest rate. A variable rate
instrument which is subject to a demand feature which enti-
tles the purchaser to receive the principal amount of the
underlying security or securities, either (i) upon notice of
no more than 30 days, or (ii) at specified intervals not
exceeding 397 calendar days and upon no more than 30 days'
notice, is deemed to have a maturity equal to the longer of
the period remaining until the next readjustment of the
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interest rate or the period remaining until the principal
amount can be recovered through demand.
Floating Rate Securities. Floating rate may take the form
of corporate or bank holding company notes or Eurodollar
certificates of deposit. These instruments provide for the
adjustment of their interest rates whenever a specified
interest rate changes and which, at any time, can reasonably
be expected to have a market value that approximates its par
value. Floating rate instruments with demand features are
deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining
until the principal amount can be recovered through demand.
An instrument that is issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Gov-
ernment or any agency thereof which has a variable rate of
interest readjusted no less frequently than every 762 days
may be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remain-
ing until the next readjustment of the interest rate.
Put Option Bonds. Long-term obligations with maturities
longer than one year may provide purchasers an optional or
mandatory tender of the security at par value at predeter-
mined intervals, often ranging from one month to several
years (e.g., a 30-year bond with a five-year tender period).
These instruments are deemed to have a maturity equal to the
period remaining to the put date.
When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitment Contracts
The Funds may purchase securities on a "when-issued" or
delayed delivery basis ("When-Issueds") and the Limited-Term and
GNMA Funds may purchase securities on a forward commitment basis
("Forwards"). The price of such securities, which may be ex-
pressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment to
purchase is made, but delivery and payment for take place at a
later date. Normally, the settlement date occurs within 90 days
of the purchase for When-Issueds, but may be substantially longer
for Forwards. During the period between purchase and settlement,
no payment is made by the Fund to the issuer and no interest
accrues to the Fund. The purchase of these securities will re-
sult in a loss if their value declines prior to the settlement
date. This could occur, for example, if interest rates increase
prior to settlement. The longer the period between purchase and
settlement the greater these risks are. At the time the Fund
makes the commitment to purchase these securities, it will record
the transaction and reflect the value of the security in deter
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mining its net asset value. The Fund will cover these securities
by maintaining cash and/or liquid, high-grade debt securities
with its custodian bank equal in value to commitments for them
during the time between purchase and settlement. Therefore, the
longer this period, the longer the time during which alternative
investment options are not available to the Fund (to the extent
of the securities used for cover). Such securities either will
mature or, if necessary, be sold on or before the settlement
date.
To the extent the Fund remains fully or almost fully invest-
ed (in securities with a remaining maturity of more than one
year) at the same time it purchases these securities, there will
be greater fluctuations in the Fund's net asset value than if the
Fund did not purchase them.
Money Market Securities
The money market securities that the Funds may invest in are
generally limited to those described below.
U.S. Government Obligations. Bills, notes, bonds, and other
debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. These are direct
obligations of the U.S. Government and differ mainly in the
length of their maturities.
U.S. Government Agency Securities. Issued or guaranteed by
U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies.
These include securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal
Home Loan Bank, Federal Land Banks, Farmers Home Administration,
Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Feder-
al Financing Bank, Farm Credit Banks, the Small Business Associa-
tion, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Some of these securi-
ties are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Trea-
sury; and the remainder are supported only by the credit of the
instrumentality, which may or may not include the right of the
issuer to borrow from the Treasury.
Bank Obligations. Certificates of deposit, bankers' accep-
tances, and other short-term debt obligations. Certificates of
deposit are short-term obligations of commercial banks. A
bankers' acceptance is a time draft drawn on a commercial bank by
a borrower, usually in connection with international commercial
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transactions. Certificates of deposit may have fixed or variable
rates. The Funds may invest in U.S. banks, foreign branches of
U.S. banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks and foreign branches
of foreign banks.
Short-term Corporate Debt Securities. Outstanding noncon-
vertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures)
which have one year or less remaining to maturity. Corporate
notes may have fixed, variable, or floating rates.
Commercial Paper. Short-term promissory notes issued by
corporations primarily to finance short-term credit needs. Cer-
tain notes may have floating or variable rates.
Foreign Government Securities. Issued or guaranteed by a
foreign government, province, instrumentality, political subdivi-
sion or similar unit thereof. However, the Cash Reserves Fund
will only purchase these securities if they are payable in U.S.
dollars.
Savings and Loan Obligations. Negotiable certificates of
deposit and other short-term debt obligations of savings and loan
associations.
Supranational Agencies. The Funds may also invest in the
securities of certain supranational entities, such as the Inter-
national Development Bank.
First Tier Money Market Securities Defined. At least 95% of
the Cash Reserves Fund's total assets will be maintained in first
tier money market securities. First tier money market securities
are those which are described as First Tier Securities under Rule
2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. These include any
security with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less that is
rated (or that has been issued by an issuer that is rated with
respect to a class of short-term debt obligations, or any securi-
ty within that class that is comparable in priority and security
with the security) by any two nationally recognized statistical
rating organizations (NRSROs) (or if only one NRSRO has issued a
rating, that NRSRO) in the highest rating category for short-term
debt obligations (within which there may be sub-categories).
First Tier Securities also include unrated securities comparable
in quality to rated securities, as determined by T. Rowe Price
pursuant to written guidelines established in accordance with
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Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 under the
supervision of the Fund's Board of Directors.
Mortgage-Related Securities
Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
Mortgage-related securities in which the Fund's may invest
include, but are not limited to those described below. The GNMA
Fund will invest at least 65% of its assets in GNMA mortgage
securities.
Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mortgage-backed securities are
securities representing an interest in a pool of mortgages. The
mortgages may be of a variety of types, including adjustable
rate, conventional 30-year fixed rate, graduated payment, and 15-
year. Principal and interest payments made on the mortgages in
the underlying mortgage pool are passed through to the Fund.
This is in contrast to traditional bonds where principal is nor-
mally paid back at maturity in a lump sum. Unscheduled prepay-
ments of principal shorten the securities' weighted average life
and may lower their total return. (When a mortgage in the under-
lying mortgage pool is prepaid, an unscheduled principal prepay-
ment is passed through to the Fund. This principal is returned
to the Fund at par. As a result, if a mortgage security were
trading at a premium, its total return would be lowered by pre-
payments, and if a mortgage security were trading at a discount,
its total return would be increased by prepayments.) The value
of these securities also may change because of changes in the
market's perception of the creditworthiness of the federal agency
that issued them. In addition, the mortgage securities market in
general may be adversely affected by changes in governmental
regulation or tax policies.
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities. These
are obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Govern-
ment or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the
Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae" or
"GNMA"), the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"
or "FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
("Freddie Mac" or "FHLMC"), and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation ("Farmer Mac" or "FAMC"). FNMA, FHLMC and FAMC obli-
gations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government as GNMA certificates are, but FNMA and FHLMC securi-
ties are supported by the instrumentality's right to borrow from
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the United States Treasury. U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Certificates provide for the pass-through to
investors of their pro-rata share of monthly payments (including
any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled
mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the guarantor of such
securities and the servicer of the underlying mortgage loans.
Each of GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC and FAMC guarantees timely distribu-
tions of interest to certificate holders. GNMA and FNMA guaran-
tee timely distributions of scheduled principal. FHLMC has in the
past guaranteed only the ultimate collection of principal of the
underlying mortgage loan; however, FHLMC now issues
Mortgage-Backed Securities (FHLMC Gold PCs) which also guarantee
timely payment of monthly principal reductions.
Ginnie Mae Certificates. Ginnie Mae is a wholly-owned cor-
porate instrumentality of the United States within the Department
of Housing and Urban Development. The National Housing Act of
1934, as amended (the "Housing Act"), authorizes Ginnie Mae to
guarantee the timely payment of the principal of and interest on
certificates that are based on and backed by a pool of mortgage
loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the
Housing Act, or Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 ("FHA Loans"),
or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended ("VA Loans"),
or by pools of other eligible mortgage loans. The Housing Act
provides that the full faith and credit of the United States
government is pledged to the payment of all amounts that may be
required to be paid under any guaranty. In order to meet its
obligations under such guaranty, Ginnie Mae is authorized to
borrow from the United States Treasury with no limitations as to
amount.
Fannie Mae Certificates. Fannie Mae is a federally char-
tered and privately owned corporation organized and existing
under the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act of
1938. FNMA Certificates represent a pro-rata interest in a group
of mortgage loans purchased by Fannie Mae. FNMA guarantees the
timely payment of principal and interest on the securities it
issues. The obligations of FNMA are not backed by the full faith
and credit of the U.S. Government.
Freddie Mac Certificates. Freddie Mac is a corporate in-
strumentality of the United States created pursuant to the Emer-
gency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended (the "FHLMC Act").
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Freddie Mac Certificates represent a pro-rata interest in a group
of mortgage loans (a "Freddie Mac Certificate group") purchased
by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac guarantees timely payment of inter-
est and principal on certain securities it issues and timely
payment of interest and eventual payment of principal on other
securities is issues. The obligations of Freddie Mac are obliga-
tions solely of Freddie Mac and are not backed by the full faith
and credit of the U.S. Government.
Farmer Mac Certificates. The Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation ("Farmer Mac") is a federally chartered instrumental-
ity of the United States established by Title VIII of the Farm
Credit Act of 1971, as amended ("Charter Act"). Farmer Mac was
chartered primarily to attract new capital for financing of agri-
cultural real estate by making a secondary market in certain
qualified agricultural real estate loans. Farmer Mac provides
guarantees of timely payment of principal and interest on securi-
ties representing interests in, or obligations backed by, pools
of mortgages secured by first liens on agricultural real estate
("Farmer Mac Certificates"). Similar to Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, Farmer Mac's Certificates are not supported by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. Government; rather, Farmer Mac may
borrow up from the U.S. Treasury to meet its guaranty obliga-
tions.
As discussed above, prepayments on the underlying mortgages
and their effect upon the rate of return of a Mortgage-Backed
Security, is the principal investment risk for a purchaser of
such securities, like the Fund. Over time, any pool of mortgages
will experience prepayments due to a variety of factors, includ-
ing (1) sales of the underlying homes (including foreclosures),
(2) refinancings of the underlying mortgages, and (3) increased
amortization by the mortgagee. These factors, in turn, depend
upon general economic factors, such as the level of interest
rates and economic growth. Thus, investors normally expect pre-
payment rates to increase during periods of strong economic
growth or declining interest rates, and to decrease in recessions
and rising interest rate environments. Accordingly, the life of
the Mortgage-Backed Security is likely to be substantially short-
er than the stated maturity of the mortgages in the underlying
pool. Because of such variation in prepayment rates, it is not
possible to predict the life of a particular Mortgage-Backed
Security, but FHA statistics indicate that 25- to 30-year single
family dwelling mortgages have an average life of approximately
12 years. The majority of Ginnie Mae Certificates are backed by
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mortgages of this type, and, accordingly, the generally accepted
practice treats Ginnie Mae Certificates as 30-year securities
which prepay full in the 12th year. FNMA and Freddie Mac Certif-
icates may have differing prepayment characteristics.
Fixed Rate Mortgage-Backed Securities bear a stated "coupon
rate" which represents the effective mortgage rate at the time of
issuance, less certain fees to GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC for providing
the guarantee, and the issuer for assembling the pool and for
passing through monthly payments of interest and principal.
Payments to holders of Mortgage-Backed Securities consist of
the monthly distributions of interest and principal less the
applicable fees. The actual yield to be earned by a holder of
Mortgage-Backed Securities is calculated by dividing interest
payments by the purchase price paid for the Mortgage-Backed Secu-
rities (which may be at a premium or a discount from the face
value of the certificate).
Monthly distributions of interest, as contrasted to semi-
annual distributions which are common for other fixed interest
investments, have the effect of compounding and thereby raising
the effective annual yield earned on Mortgage-Backed Securities.
Because of the variation in the life of the pools of mortgages
which back various Mortgage-Backed Securities, and because it is
impossible to anticipate the rate of interest at which future
principal payments may be reinvested, the actual yield earned
from a portfolio of Mortgage-Backed Securities will differ sig-
nificantly from the yield estimated by using an assumption of a
certain life for each Mortgage-Backed Security included in such a
portfolio as described above.
Fixed Rate Mortgage-Backed Securities bear a stated "coupon
rate" which represents the effective mortgage rate at the time of
issuance, less certain fees to GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC for providing
the guarantee, and the issuer for assembling the pool and for
passing through monthly payments of interest and principal.
Payments to holders of Mortgage-Backed Securities consist of
the monthly distributions of interest and principal less the
applicable fees. The actual yield to be earned by a holder of
Mortgage-Backed Securities is calculated by dividing interest
payments by the purchase price paid for the Mortgage-Backed Secu-
rities (which may be at a premium or a discount from the face
value of the certificate).
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Monthly distributions of interest, as contrasted to semi-
annual distributions which are common for other fixed interest
investments, have the effect of compounding and thereby raising
the effective annual yield earned on Mortgage-Backed Securities.
Because of the variation in the life of the pools of mortgages
which back various Mortgage-Backed Securities, and because it is
impossible to anticipate the rate of interest at which future
principal payments may be reinvested, the actual yield earned
from a portfolio of Mortgage-Backed Securities will differ sig-
nificantly from the yield estimated by using an assumption of a
certain life for each Mortgage-Backed Security included in such a
portfolio as described above.
U.S. Government Agency Multiclass Pass-Through Securities.
Unlike CMOs, U.S. Government Agency Multiclass Pass-Through Secu-
rities, which include FNMA Guaranteed REMIC Pass-Through Certifi-
cates and FHLMC Multi-Class Mortgage Participation Certificates,
are ownership interests in a pool of Mortgage Assets. Unless the
context indicates otherwise, all references herein to CMOs in-
clude multiclass pass-through securities.
Multi-Class Residential Mortgage Securities. Such securi-
ties represent interests in pools of mortgage loans to residen-
tial home buyers made by commercial banks, savings and loan asso-
ciations or other financial institutions. Unlike GNMA, FNMA and
FHLMC securities, the payment of principal and interest on
Multi-Class Residential Mortgage Securities is not guaranteed by
the U.S. Government or any of its agencies. Accordingly, yields
on Multi-Class Residential Mortgage Securities have been histori-
cally higher than the yields on U.S. government mortgage securi-
ties. However, the risk of loss due to default on such instru-
ments is higher since they are not guaranteed by the U.S. Govern-
ment or its agencies. Additionally, pools of such securities may
be divided into senior or subordinated segments. Although subor-
dinated mortgage securities may have a higher yield than senior
mortgage securities, the risk of loss of principal is greater
because losses on the underlying mortgage loans must be borne by
persons holding subordinated securities before those holding
senior mortgage securities.
Privately-Issued Mortgage-Backed Certificates. The Fund may
also invest in pass-through certificates issued by non-governmen-
tal issuers. Pools of conventional residential mortgage loans
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created by such issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest
than government and government-related pools because there are no
direct or indirect government guarantees of payment. Timely
payment of interest and principal of these pools is, however,
generally supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees,
including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance. The
insurance and guarantees are issued by government entities, pri-
vate insurance or the mortgage poolers. Such insurance and guar-
antees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be
considered in determining whether a mortgage-related security
meets the Fund's quality standards. The Fund may buy mortgage-
related securities without insurance or guarantees if through an
examination of the loan experience and practices of the poolers,
the investment manager determines that the securities meet the
Fund's quality standards.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs). The Limited-
Term and GNMA Funds may invest up to 30% and 20% of their total
assets, respectively, in collateralized mortgage obligations
(CMOs).
CMOs are bonds that are collateralized by whole loan mort-
gages or mortgage pass-through securities. The bonds issued in a
CMO deal are divided into groups, and each group of bonds is
referred to as a "tranche." Under the traditional CMO structure,
the cash flows generated by the mortgages or mortgage pass-
through securities in the collateral pool are used to first pay
interest and then pay principal to the CMO bondholders. The
bonds issued under a CMO structure are retired sequentially as
opposed to the pro rata return of principal found in traditional
pass-through obligations. Subject to the various provisions of
individual CMO issues, the cash flow generated by the underlying
collateral (to the extent it exceeds the amount required to pay
the stated interest) is used to retire the bonds. Under the CMO
structure, the repayment of principal among the different
tranches is prioritized in accordance with the terms of the par-
ticular CMO issuance. The "fastest-pay" tranche of bonds, as
specified in the prospectus for the issuance, would initially
receive all principal payments. When that tranche of bonds is
retired, the next tranche, or tranches, in the sequence, as spec-
ified in the prospectus, receive all of the principal payments
until they are retired. The sequential retirement of bond groups
continues until the last tranche, or group of bonds, is retired.
Accordingly, the CMO structure allows the issuer to use cash
flows of long maturity, monthly-pay collateral to formulate secu
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rities with short, intermediate and long final maturities and
expected average lives.
CMO structures may also include floating rate CMOs, planned
amortization classes, accrual bonds and CMO residuals. These
structures affect the amount and timing of principal and interest
received by each tranche from the underlying collateral. Under
certain of these structures, given classes of CMOs have priority
over others with respect to the receipt of prepayments on the
mortgages. Therefore, depending on the type of CMOs in which the
Fund invests, the investment may be subject to a greater or less-
er risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related secu-
rities.
The primary risk of any mortgage security is the uncertainty
of the timing of cash flows. For CMOs, the primary risk results
from the rate of prepayments on the underlying mortgages serving
as collateral. An increase or decrease in prepayment rates (re-
sulting from a decrease or increase in mortgage interest rates)
will affect the yield, average life and price of CMOs. The pric-
es of certain CMOs, depending on their structure and the rate of
prepayments, can be volatile. Some CMOs may also not be as liq-
uid as other securities.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities. These are a type of
potentially high-risk derivative. The Limited-Term Fund may in-
vest up to 10% of its total assets in stripped mortgage securi-
ties. The GNMA Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in
these securities, however, it has no current intention of invest-
ing more than 5% of its total assets in them.
Stripped Agency Mortgage-Backed securities represent inter-
ests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow of which has been
separated into its interest and principal components. "IOs"
(interest only securities) receive the interest portion of the
cash flow while "POs" (principal only securities) receive the
principal portion. Stripped Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
may be issued by U.S. Government Agencies or by private issuers
similar to those described below with respect to CMOs and
privately-issued mortgage-backed certificates. As interest rates
rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direc-
tion as interest rates. The value of the other mortgage-backed
securities described herein, like other debt instruments, will
tend to move in the opposite direction compared to interest
rates. Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
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"Code"), POs may generate taxable income from the current accrual
of original issue discount, without a corresponding distribution
of cash to the Fund.
The cash flows and yields on IO and PO classes are extremely
sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepay-
ments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. In the case of
IOs, prepayments affect the amount, but not the timing, of cash
flows provided to the investor. In contrast, prepayments on the
mortgage pool affect the timing, but not the amount, of cash
flows received by investors in POs. A rapid or slow rate of
principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the
prices of IOs or POs, respectively. If the underlying mortgage
assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of princi-
pal, an investor may fail to recoup fully its initial investment
in an IO class of a stripped mortgage-backed security, even if
the IO class is rated AAA or Aaa or is derived from a full faith
and credit obligation. Conversely, if the underlying mortgage
assets experience slower than anticipated prepayments of princi-
pal, the price on a PO class will be affected more severely than
would be the case with a traditional mortgage-backed security.
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has
advised the Fund that it believes the Fund should treat IOs and
POs, other than government-issued IOs or POs backed by fixed rate
mortgages, as illiquid securities and, accordingly, limit its
investments in such securities, together with all other illiquid
securities, to 15% of the Fund's net assets. Under the Staff's
position, the determination of whether a particular
government-issued IO and PO backed by fixed rate mortgages may be
made on a case by case basis under guidelines and standards es-
tablished by the Fund's Board of Directors. The Fund's Board of
Directors has delegated to T. Rowe Price the authority to deter-
mine the liquidity of these investments based on the following
guidelines: the type of issuer; type of collateral, including age
and prepayment characteristics; rate of interest on coupon rela-
tive to current market rates and the effect of the rate on the
potential for prepayments; complexity of the issue's structure,
including the number of tranches; size of the issue and the num-
ber of dealers who make a market in the IO or PO. The Fund will
treat non-government-issued IOs and POs not backed by fixed or
adjustable rate mortgages as illiquid unless and until the Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission modifies its position.
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Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARMs"). ARMs, like
fixed rate mortgages, have a specified maturity date, and the
principal amount of the mortgage is repaid over the life of the
mortgage. Unlike fixed rate mortgages, the interest rate on ARMs
is adjusted at regular intervals based on a specified, published
interest rate "index" such as a Treasury rate index. The new
rate is determined by adding a specific interest amount, the
"margin," to the interest rate of the index. Investment in ARM
securities allows the Fund to participate in changing interest
rate levels through regular adjustments in the coupons of the
underlying mortgages, resulting in more variable current income
and lower price volatility than longer term fixed rate mortgage
securities. The ARM securities in which the Fund expects to
invest will generally adjust their interest rates at regular
intervals of one year or less. ARM securities are a less effec-
tive means of locking in long-term rates than fixed rate mortgag-
es since the income from adjustable rate mortgages will increase
during periods of rising interest rates and decline during peri-
ods of falling rates.
Characteristics of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities. The
interest rates paid on the mortgages underlying ARM securities
are reset at regular intervals by adding an interest rate margin
to a specified interest rate index. There are three main catego-
ries of indices: those based on U.S. Treasury securities such as
the constant maturity treasury rate (CMT); those derived from a
calculated measure such as a cost of funds index (COFI) or a
moving average of mortgage rates; and those based on certain
actively traded or prominent short-term rates such as the LIBOR.
Some indices, such as the one-year constant maturity Treasury
rate, closely mirror changes in interest rate levels. Others,
such as COFI tend to lag behind changes in market rate levels but
reset monthly thus tending to be somewhat less volatile. Such a
delay in adjusting to changes in interest rates may cause securi-
ties owned by the Fund to increase or decrease in value, particu-
larly during periods between interest adjustment dates.
ARMs will frequently have caps and floors which limit the
maximum amount by which the interest rate to the residential
borrower may move up or down, respectively, each adjustment peri-
od and over the life of the loan. Interest rate caps on ARM
securities may cause them to decrease in value in an increasing
interest rate environment. Such caps may also prevent their
income from increasing to levels commensurate with prevailing
interest rates. Conversely, interest rate floors on ARM securi
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ties may cause their income to remain higher than prevailing
interest rate levels and result in an increase in the value of
such securities. However, this increase may be tempered by the
acceleration of prepayments.
Mortgage securities generally have a maximum maturity of up
to 30 years. However, due to the adjustable rate feature of ARM
securities, their prices are considered to have volatility char-
acteristics which approximate the average period of time until
the next adjustment of the interest rate. As a result, the prin-
cipal volatility of ARM securities may be more comparable to
short- and intermediate-term securities than to longer term fixed
rate mortgage securities. Prepayments however, will increase
their principal volatility. See also the discussion of Mortgage-
Backed Securities on page __.
Other Mortgage Related Securities. The Fund expects that
governmental, government-related or private entities may create
mortgage loan pools offering pass-through investments in addition
to those described above. The mortgages underlying these securi-
ties may be alternative mortgage instruments, that is, mortgage
instruments whose principal or interest payments may vary or
whose terms to maturity may differ from customary long-term fixed
rate mortgages. As new types of mortgage-related securities are
developed and offered to investors, the investment manager will,
consistent with the Fund's objective, policies and quality stan-
dards, consider making investments in such new types of securi-
ties.
Asset-Backed Securities
Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in debt obliga-
tions known as asset-backed securities.
The credit quality of most asset-backed securities depends
primarily on the credit quality of the assets underlying such
securities, how well the entity issuing the security is insulated
from the credit risk of the originator or any other affiliated
entities and the amount and quality of any credit support provid-
ed to the securities. The rate of principal payment on asset-
backed securities generally depends on the rate of principal
payments received on the underlying assets which in turn may be
affected by a variety of economic and other factors. As a re-
sult, the yield on any asset-backed security is difficult to
predict with precision and actual yield to maturity may be more
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or less than the anticipated yield to maturity. Asset-backed
securities may be classified either as pass-through certificates
or collateralized obligations.
Pass-through certificates are asset-backed securities which
represent an undivided fractional ownership interest in an under-
lying pool of assets. Pass-through certificates usually provide
for payments of principal and interest received to be passed
through to their holders, usually after deduction for certain
costs and expenses incurred in administering the pool. Because
pass-through certificates represent an ownership interest in the
underlying assets, the holders thereof bear directly the risk of
any defaults by the obligors on the underlying assets not covered
by any credit support. See "Types of Credit Support".
Asset-backed securities issued in the form of debt instru-
ments, also known as collateralized or pay-through obligations,
are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity
organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issu-
ing such debt. Such assets are most often trade, credit card or
automobile receivables. The assets collateralizing such asset-
backed securities are pledged to a trustee or custodian for the
benefit of the holders thereof. Such issuers generally hold no
assets other than those underlying the asset-backed securities
and any credit support provided. As a result, although payments
on such asset-backed securities are obligations of the issuers,
in the event of defaults on the underlying assets not covered by
any credit support (see "Types of Credit Support"), the issuing
entities are unlikely to have sufficient assets to satisfy their
obligations on the related asset-backed securities.
Methods of Allocating Cash Flows. While many asset-backed
securities are issued with only one class of security, many as-
set-backed securities are issued in more than one class, each
with different payment terms. Multiple class asset-backed secu-
rities are issued for two main reasons. First, multiple classes
may be used as a method of providing credit support. This is
accomplished typically through creation of one or more classes
whose right to payments on the asset-backed security is made
subordinate to the right to such payments of the remaining class
or classes. See "Types of Credit Support". Second, multiple
classes may permit the issuance of securities with payment terms,
interest rates or other characteristics differing both from those
of each other and from those of the underlying assets. Examples
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include so-called "strips" (asset-backed securities entitling the
holder to disproportionate interests with respect to the alloca-
tion of interest and principal of the assets backing the securi-
ty), and securities with class or classes having characteristics
which mimic the characteristics of non-asset-backed securities,
such as floating interest rates (i.e., interest rates which ad-
just as a specified benchmark changes) or scheduled amortization
of principal.
Asset-backed securities in which the payment streams on the
underlying assets are allocated in a manner different than those
described above may be issued in the future. The Fund may invest
in such asset-backed securities if such investment is otherwise
consistent with its investment objectives and policies and with
the investment restrictions of the Fund.
Types of Credit Support. Asset-backed securities are often
backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a
number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by
obligors on underlying assets to make payments, such securities
may contain elements of credit support. Such credit support
falls into two classes: liquidity protection and protection
against ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets.
Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, gener-
ally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure
that scheduled payments on the underlying pool are made in a
timely fashion. Protection against ultimate default ensures
ultimate payment of the obligations on at least a portion of the
assets in the pool. Such protection may be provided through
guarantees, insurance policies or letters of credit obtained from
third parties, ("external credit enhancement") through various
means of structuring the transaction ("internal credit enhance-
ment") or through a combination of such approaches. Examples of
asset-backed securities with credit support arising out of the
structure of the transaction include "senior-subordinated securi-
ties" (multiple class asset-backed securities with certain class-
es subordinate to other classes as to the payment of principal
thereon, with the result that defaults on the underlying assets
are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class) and
asset-backed securities that have "reserve funds" (where cash or
investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the initial pay-
ments on the underlying assets, are held in reserve against fu-
ture losses) or that have been "overcollateralized" (where the
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scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying
assets substantially exceeds that required to make payment of the
asset-backed securities and pay any servicing or other fees).
The degree of credit support provided on each issue is based
generally on historical information respecting the level of cred-
it risk associated with such payments. Depending upon the type
of assets securitized, historical information on credit risk and
prepayment rates may be limited or even unavailable. Delinquency
or loss in excess of that anticipated could adversely affect the
return on an investment in an asset-backed security.
Automobile Receivable Securities. The Fund may invest in
Asset-Backed Securities which are backed by receivables from
motor vehicle installment sales contracts or installment loans
secured by motor vehicles ("Automobile Receivable Securities").
Since installment sales contracts for motor vehicles or install-
ment loans related thereto ("Automobile Contracts") typically
have shorter durations and lower incidences of prepayment, Auto-
mobile Receivable Securities generally will exhibit a shorter
average life and are less susceptible to prepayment risk.
Most entities that issue Automobile Receivable Securities
create an enforceable interest in their respective Automobile
Contracts only by filing a financing statement and by having the
servicer of the Automobile Contracts, which is usually the origi-
nator of the Automobile Contracts, take custody thereof. In such
circumstances, if the servicer of the Automobile Contracts were
to sell the same Automobile Contracts to another party, in viola-
tion of its obligation not to do so, there is a risk that such
party could acquire an interest in the Automobile Contracts supe-
rior to that of the holders of Automobile Receivable Securities.
Also although most Automobile Contracts grant a security interest
in the motor vehicle being financed, in most states the security
interest in a motor vehicle must be noted on the certificate of
title to create an enforceable security interest against compet-
ing claims of other parties. Due to the large number of vehicles
involved, however, the certificate of title to each vehicle fi-
nanced, pursuant to the Automobile Contracts underlying the Auto-
mobile Receivable Security, usually is not amended to reflect the
assignment of the seller's security interest for the benefit of
the holders of the Automobile Receivable Securities. Therefore,
there is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collater-
al may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on
the securities. In addition, various state and federal securi-
ties laws give the motor vehicle owner the right to assert
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against the holder of the owner's Automobile Contract certain
defenses such owner would have against the seller of the motor
vehicle. The assertion of such defenses could reduce payments on
the Automobile Receivable Securities.
Credit Card Receivable Securities. The Fund may invest in
Asset Backed Securities backed by receivables from revolving
credit card agreements ("Credit Card Receivable Securities").
Credit balances on revolving credit card agreements ("Accounts")
are generally paid down more rapidly than are Automobile Con-
tracts. Most of the Credit Card Receivable Securities issued
publicly to date have been Pass-Through Certificates. In order
to lengthen the maturity of Credit Card Receivable Securities,
most such securities provide for a fixed period during which only
interest payments on the underlying Accounts are passed through
to the security holder and principal payments received on such
Accounts are used to fund the transfer to the pool of assets
supporting the related Credit Card Receivable Securities of addi-
tional credit card charges made on an Account. The initial fixed
period usually may be shortened upon the occurrence of specified
events which signal a potential deterioration in the quality of
the assets backing the security, such as the imposition of a cap
on interest rates. The ability of the issuer to extend the life
of an issue of Credit Card Receivable Securities thus depends
upon the continued generation of additional principal amounts in
the underlying accounts during the initial period and the non-
occurrence of specified events. An acceleration in cardholders'
payment rates or any other event which shortens the period during
which additional credit card charges on an Account may be trans-
ferred to the pool of assets supporting the related Credit Card
Receivable Security could shorten the weighted average life and
yield of the Credit Card Receivable Security.
Credit cardholders are entitled to the protection of a num-
ber of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give
such holder the right to set off certain amounts against balances
owed on the credit card, thereby reducing amounts paid on Ac-
counts. In addition, unlike most other Asset Backed Securities,
Accounts are unsecured obligations of the cardholder.
Other Assets. Asset Backed Securities backed by assets
other than those described above, including, but not limited to,
small business loans and accounts receivable, equipment leases,
commercial real estate loans, boat loans and manufacturing hous-
ing loans. The Fund may invest in such securities in the future
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if such investment is otherwise consistent with its investment
objective and policies.
There are, of course, other types of securities that are, or
may become available, which are similar to the foregoing and the
Fund reserves the right to invest in these securities.
Hybrid Instruments
Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
The Funds may invest up to 10% of their total assets in
hybrid instruments.
Hybrid Instruments (a type of potentially high-risk deriva-
tive) have been developed and combine the elements of futures
contracts or options with those of debt, preferred equity or a
depository instrument (hereinafter "Hybrid Instruments"). Gener-
ally, a Hybrid Instrument will be a debt security, preferred
stock, depository share, trust certificate, certificate of depos-
it or other evidence of indebtedness on which a portion of or all
interest payments, and/or the principal or stated amount payable
at maturity, redemption or retirement, is determined by reference
to prices, changes in prices, or differences between prices, of
securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles or commodi-
ties (collectively "Underlying Assets") or by another objective
index, economic factor or other measure, such as interest rates,
currency exchange rates, commodity indices, and securities indi-
ces (collectively "Benchmarks"). Thus, Hybrid Instruments may
take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, debt
instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption
terms determined by reference to the value of a currency or com-
modity or securities index at a future point in time, preferred
stock with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of
a currency, or convertible securities with the conversion terms
related to a particular commodity.
Hybrid Instruments can be an efficient means of creating
exposure to a particular market, or segment of a market, with the
objective of enhancing total return. For example, a Fund may
wish to take advantage of expected declines in interest rates in
several European countries, but avoid the transactions costs
associated with buying and currency-hedging the foreign bond
positions. One solution would be to purchase a U.S. dollar-de-
nominated Hybrid Instrument whose redemption price is linked to
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the average three year interest rate in a designated group of
countries. The redemption price formula would provide for pay-
offs of greater than par if the average interest rate was lower
than a specified level, and payoffs of less than par if rates
were above the specified level. Furthermore, the Fund could
limit the downside risk of the security by establishing a minimum
redemption price so that the principal paid at maturity could not
be below a predetermined minimum level if interest rates were to
rise significantly. The purpose of this arrangement, known as a
structured security with an embedded put option, would be to give
the Fund the desired European bond exposure while avoiding cur-
rency risk, limiting downside market risk, and lowering transac-
tions costs. Of course, there is no guarantee that the strategy
will be successful and the Fund could lose money if, for example,
interest rates do not move as anticipated or credit problems
develop with the issuer of the Hybrid.
The risks of investing in Hybrid Instruments reflect a com-
bination of the risks of investing in securities, options, fu-
tures and currencies. Thus, an investment in a Hybrid Instrument
may entail significant risks that are not associated with a simi-
lar investment in a traditional debt instrument that has a fixed
principal amount, is denominated in U.S. dollars or bears inter-
est either at a fixed rate or a floating rate determined by ref-
erence to a common, nationally published Benchmark. The risks of
a particular Hybrid Instrument will, of course, depend upon the
terms of the instrument, but may include, without limitation, the
possibility of significant changes in the Benchmarks or the pric-
es of Underlying Assets to which the instrument is linked. Such
risks generally depend upon factors which are unrelated to the
operations or credit quality of the issuer of the Hybrid Instru-
ment and which may not be readily foreseen by the purchaser, such
as economic and political events, the supply and demand for the
Underlying Assets and interest rate movements. In recent years,
various Benchmarks and prices for Underlying Assets have been
highly volatile, and such volatility may be expected in the fu-
ture. Reference is also made to the discussion of futures, op-
tions, and forward contracts herein for a discussion of the risks
associated with such investments.
Hybrid Instruments are potentially more volatile and carry
greater market risks than traditional debt instruments. Depend-
ing on the structure of the particular Hybrid Instrument, changes
in a Benchmark may be magnified by the terms of the Hybrid In-
strument and have an even more dramatic and substantial effect
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upon the value of the Hybrid Instrument. Also, the prices of the
Hybrid Instrument and the Benchmark or Underlying Asset may not
move in the same direction or at the same time.
Hybrid Instruments may bear interest or pay preferred divi-
dends at below market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Alter-
natively, Hybrid Instruments may bear interest at above market
rates but bear an increased risk of principal loss (or gain).
The latter scenario may result if "leverage" is used to structure
the Hybrid Instrument. Leverage risk occurs when the Hybrid
Instrument is structured so that a given change in a Benchmark or
Underlying Asset is multiplied to produce a greater value change
in the Hybrid Instrument, thereby magnifying the risk of loss as
well as the potential for gain.
Hybrid Instruments may also carry liquidity risk since the
instruments are often "customized" to meet the portfolio needs of
a particular investor, and therefore, the number of investors
that are willing and able to buy such instruments in the second-
ary market may be smaller than that for more traditional debt
securities. In addition, because the purchase and sale of Hybrid
Instruments could take place in an over-the-counter market with-
out the guarantee of a central clearing organization or in a
transaction between the Fund and the issuer of the Hybrid Instru-
ment, the creditworthiness of the counter party or issuer of the
Hybrid Instrument would be an additional risk factor which the
Fund would have to consider and monitor. Hybrid Instruments also
may not be subject to regulation of the Commodities Futures Trad-
ing Commission ("CFTC"), which generally regulates the trading of
commodity futures by U.S. persons, the SEC, which regulates the
offer and sale of securities by and to U.S. persons, or any other
governmental regulatory authority.
The various risks discussed above, particularly the market
risk of such instruments, may in turn cause significant fluctua-
tions in the net asset value of the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund
will limit its investments in Hybrid Instruments to 10% of net
assets. However, because of their volatility, it is possible
that the Fund's investment in Hybrid Instruments will account for
more than 10% of the Fund's return (positive or negative).
Illiquid or Restricted Securities
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Restricted securities may be sold only in privately negoti-
ated transactions or in a public offering with respect to which a
registration statement is in effect under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act"). Where registration is required, the Fund
may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses
and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the
decision to sell and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell a
security under an effective registration statement. If, during
such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the
Fund might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it
decided to sell. Restricted securities will be priced at fair
value as determined in accordance with procedures prescribed by
the Fund's Board of Directors. If through the appreciation of
illiquid securities or the depreciation of liquid securities, the
Fund should be in a position where more than 15% (10% for Cash
Reserves) of the value of its net assets are invested in illiquid
assets, including restricted securities, the Fund will take ap-
propriate steps to protect liquidity.
Notwithstanding the above, the Fund may purchase securities
which, while privately placed, are eligible for purchase and sale
under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. This rule permits certain
qualified institutional buyers, such as the Fund, to trade in
privately placed securities even though such securities are not
registered under the 1933 Act. T. Rowe Price under the supervi-
sion of the Fund's Board of Directors, will consider whether
securities purchased under Rule 144A are illiquid and thus sub-
ject to the Fund's restriction of investing no more than 15% (10%
for Cash Reserves) of its assets in illiquid securities. A de-
termination of whether a Rule 144A security is liquid or not is a
question of fact. In making this determination, T. Rowe Price
will consider the trading markets for the specific security tak-
ing into account the unregistered nature of a Rule 144A security.
In addition, T. Rowe Price could consider the (1) frequency of
trades and quotes, (2) number of dealers and potential purchases,
(3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of
the security and of marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to
dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the
mechanics of transfer). The liquidity of Rule 144A securities
would be monitored, and if as a result of changed conditions it
is determined that a Rule 144A security is no longer liquid, a
Fund's holdings of illiquid securities would be reviewed to de-
termine what, if any, steps are required to assure that the Fund
does not invest more than 15% (10% for Cash Reserves) of its
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assets in illiquid securities. Investing in Rule 144A securities
could have the effect of increasing the amount of a Fund's assets
invested in illiquid securities if qualified institutional buyers
are unwilling to purchase such securities.
There are, of course, other types of securities that are, or
may become available, which are similar to the foregoing and the
Funds may invest in these securities.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Foreign Currency Transactions
Limited-Term Fund
A forward foreign currency contract ("forward contract")
involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at
a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the
date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set
at the time of the contract. These contracts are principally
traded in the interbank market conducted directly between curren-
cy traders (usually large, commercial banks) and their customers.
A forward contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no
commissions are charged at any stage for trades.
The Limited-Term Fund may enter into forward contracts for a
variety of purposes in connection with the management of the
foreign securities portion of its portfolio. The Fund's use of
such contracts would include, but not be limited to, the follow-
ing:
First, when the Fund enters into a contract for the purchase
or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, it may
desire to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of the security. By
entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a
fixed amount of dollars, of the amount of foreign currency in-
volved in the underlying security transactions, the Fund will be
able to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an
adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and
the subject foreign currency during the period between the date
the security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment
is made or received.
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Second, when T. Rowe Price believes that one currency may
experience a substantial movement against another currency, in-
cluding the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a forward contract to
sell or buy the amount of the former foreign currency, approxi-
mating the value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio securi-
ties denominated in such foreign currency. Alternatively, where
appropriate, the Fund may hedge all or part of its foreign cur-
rency exposure through the use of a basket of currencies or a
proxy currency where such currency or currencies act as an effec-
tive proxy for other currencies. In such a case, the Fund may
enter into a forward contract where the amount of the foreign
currency to be sold exceeds the value of the securities denomi-
nated in such currency. The use of this basket hedging technique
may be more efficient and economical than entering into separate
forward contracts for each currency held in the Fund. The pre-
cise matching of the forward contract amounts and the value of
the securities involved will not generally be possible since the
future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change
as a consequence of market movements in the value of those secu-
rities between the date the forward contract is entered into and
the date it matures. The projection of short-term currency mar-
ket movement is extremely difficult, and the successful execution
of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Under
normal circumstances, consideration of the prospect for currency
parities will be incorporated into the longer term investment
decisions made with regard to overall diversification strategies.
However, T. Rowe Price believes that it is important to have the
flexibility to enter into such forward contracts when it deter-
mines that the best interests of the Fund will be served.
Third, the Fund may use forward contracts when the Fund
wishes to hedge out of the dollar into a foreign currency in
order to create a synthetic bond or money market instrument --
the security would be issued in U.S. dollars but the dollar com-
ponent would be transformed into a foreign currency through a
forward contract.
The Fund may enter into forward contracts for any other
purpose consistent with the Fund's investment objective and pro-
gram. However, the Fund will not enter into a forward contract,
or maintain exposure to such contract(s), if the amount of for-
eign currency requires to be delivered thereunder would exceed
the Fund's holdings of liquid, high-grade debt securities and
currency available for cover of the forward contract(s). In
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determining the amount to be delivered under a contract, the Fund
may net offsetting positions.
At the maturity of a forward contract, the Fund may sell the
portfolio security and make delivery of the foreign currency, or
it may retain the security and either extend the maturity of the
forward contract (by "rolling" that contract forward) or may
initiate a new forward contract.
If the Fund retains the portfolio security and engages in an
offsetting transaction, the Fund will incur a gain or a loss (as
described below) to the extent that there has been movement in
forward contract prices. If the Fund engages in an offsetting
transaction, it may subsequently enter into a new forward con-
tract to sell the foreign currency. Should forward prices de-
cline during the period between the Fund's entering into a for-
ward contract for the sale of a foreign currency and the date it
enters into an offsetting contract for the purchase of the for-
eign currency, the Fund will realize a gain to the extent the
price of the currency it has agreed to sell exceeds the price of
the currency it has agreed to purchase. Should forward prices
increase, the Fund will suffer a loss to the extent of the price
of the currency it has agreed to purchase exceeds the price of
the currency it has agreed to sell.
The Fund's dealing in forward foreign currency exchange
contracts will generally be limited to the transactions described
above. However, the Fund reserves the right to enter into for-
ward foreign currency contracts for different purposes and under
different circumstances. Of course, the Fund is not required to
enter into forward contracts with regard to its foreign currency-
denominated securities and will not do so unless deemed appropri-
ate by T. Rowe Price. It also should be realized that this meth-
od of hedging against a decline in the value of a currency does
not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the secu-
rities. It simply establishes a rate of exchange at a future
date. Additionally, although such contracts tend to minimize the
risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged curren-
cy, at the same time, they tend to limit any potential gain which
might result from an increase in the value of that currency.
Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S.
dollars, it does not intend to convert its holdings of foreign
currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. It will do so
from time to time, and investors should be aware of the costs of
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currency conversion. Although foreign exchange dealers do not
charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on
the difference (the "spread") between the prices at which they
are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may
offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund at one rate, while
offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund desire to
resell that currency to the dealer.
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Securities loans are made to broker-dealers or institutional
investors or other persons, pursuant to agreements requiring that
the loans be continuously secured by collateral at least equal at
all times to the value of the securities lent marked to market on
a daily basis. The collateral received will consist of cash,
U.S. government securities, letters of credit or such other col-
lateral as may be permitted under its investment program. While
the securities are being lent, each Fund will continue to receive
the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on
the securities, as well as interest on the investment of the
collateral or a fee from the borrower. Each Fund has a right to
call each loan and obtain the securities on five business days'
notice or, in connection with securities trading on foreign mar-
kets, within such longer period of time which coincides with the
normal settlement period for purchases and sales of such securi-
ties in such foreign markets. The Funds will not have the right
to vote securities while they are being lent, but it will call a
loan in anticipation of any important vote. The risks in lending
portfolio securities, as with other extensions of secured credit,
consist of possible delay in receiving additional collateral or
in the recovery of the securities or possible loss of rights in
the collateral should the borrower fail financially. Loans will
only be made to firms deemed by T. Rowe Price to be of good
standing and will not be made unless, in the judgment of T. Rowe
Price, the consideration to be earned from such loans would jus-
tify the risk.
Other Lending/Borrowing
Subject to approval by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, and certain state regulatory agencies, each Fund may make
loans to, or borrow funds from, other mutual funds sponsored or
advised by T. Rowe Price or Price-Fleming (collectively, "Price
Funds"). The Funds have no current intention of engaging in
these practices at this time.
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Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may enter into a repurchase agreement through
which an investor (such as the Fund) purchases a security (known
as the "underlying security") from a well-established securities
dealer or a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Any such dealer or bank will be on T. Rowe Price's approved list.
At that time, the bank or securities dealer agrees to repurchase
the underlying security at the same price, plus specified inter-
est. Repurchase agreements are generally for a short period of
time, often less than a week. Repurchase agreements which do not
provide for payment within seven days will be treated as illiquid
securities. Each Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements
where (i) (A) Cash Reserves Fund -- the underlying securities are
either U.S. government securities or securities that, at the time
the repurchase agreement is entered into, are rated in the high-
est rating category by the requisite number of NRSROs (as re-
quired by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act) and otherwise are of the
type (excluding maturity limitations) which the Fund's investment
guidelines would allow it to purchase directly (however, the
underlying securities will either be U.S. government securities
or securities which, at the time the repurchase agreement is
entered into, are rated in the highest rating category by pubic
rating agencies), (B) Limited-Term and GNMA Funds -- the underly-
ing securities are of the type (excluding maturity limitations)
which each Fund's investment guidelines would allow it to pur-
chase directly, (ii) the market value of the underlying security,
including interest accrued, will be at all times equal to or
exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, and (iii) payment
for the underlying security is made only upon physical delivery
or evidence of book-entry transfer to the account of the custodi-
an or a bank acting as agent. In the event of a bankruptcy or
other default of a seller of a repurchase agreement, a Fund could
experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and
losses, including: (a) possible decline in the value of the un-
derlying security during the period while the Fund seeks to en-
force its rights thereto; (b) possible subnormal levels of income
and lack of access to income during this period; and (c) expenses
of enforcing its rights.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Although the Fund has no current intention, in the foresee-
able future, of engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, the
Fund reserves the right to do so. Reverse repurchase agreements
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are ordinary repurchase agreements in which a Fund is the seller
of, rather than the investor in, securities, and agrees to repur-
chase them at an agreed upon time and price. Use of a reverse
repurchase agreement may be preferable to a regular sale and
later repurchase of the securities because it avoids certain
market risks and transaction costs. A reverse repurchase agree-
ment may be viewed as a type of borrowing by the Fund, subject to
Investment Restriction (1). (See "Investment Restrictions," page
__.)
Options
Options are a type of potentially high-risk derivative.
Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
Writing Covered Call Options
Each Fund may write (sell) American or European style "cov-
ered" call options and purchase options to close out options
previously written by a Fund. In writing covered call options, a
Fund expects to generate additional premium income which should
serve to enhance the Fund's total return and reduce the effect of
any price decline of the security or currency involved in the
option. Covered call options will generally be written on secu-
rities or currencies which, in T. Rowe Price's opinion, are not
expected to have any major price increases or moves in the near
future but which, over the long term, are deemed to be attractive
investments for a Fund.
A call option gives the holder (buyer) the "right to pur-
chase" a security or currency at a specified price (the exercise
price) at expiration of the option (European style) or at any
time until a certain date (the expiration date) (American style).
So long as the obligation of the writer of a call option contin-
ues, he may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer
through whom such option was sold, requiring him to deliver the
underlying security or currency against payment of the exercise
price. This obligation terminates upon the expiration of the
call option, or such earlier time at which the writer effects a
closing purchase transaction by repurchasing an option identical
to that previously sold. To secure his obligation to deliver the
underlying security or currency in the case of a call option, a
writer is required to deposit in escrow the underlying security
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or currency or other assets in accordance with the rules of a
clearing corporation.
The Funds will write only covered call options. This means
that a Fund will own the security or currency subject to the
option or an option to purchase the same underlying security or
currency, having an exercise price equal to or less than the
exercise price of the "covered" option, or will establish and
maintain with its custodian for the term of the option, an ac-
count consisting of cash, U.S. government securities or other
liquid high-grade debt obligations having a value equal to the
fluctuating market value of the optioned securities or curren-
cies.
Portfolio securities or currencies on which call options may
be written will be purchased solely on the basis of investment
considerations consistent with each Fund's investment objective.
The writing of covered call options is a conservative investment
technique believed to involve relatively little risk (in contrast
to the writing of naked or uncovered options, which the Funds
will not do), but capable of enhancing a Fund's total return.
When writing a covered call option, a Fund, in return for the
premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price in-
crease in the underlying security or currency above the exercise
price, but conversely retains the risk of loss should the price
of the security or currency decline. Unlike one who owns securi-
ties or currencies not subject to an option, a Fund has no con-
trol over when it may be required to sell the underlying securi-
ties or currencies, since it may be assigned an exercise notice
at any time prior to the expiration of its obligation as a writ-
er. If a call option which a Fund has written expires, the Fund
will realize a gain in the amount of the premium; however, such
gain may be offset by a decline in the market value of the under-
lying security or currency during the option period. If the call
option is exercised, the Fund will realize a gain or loss from
the sale of the underlying security or currency. The Funds do
not consider a security or currency covered by a call to be
"pledged" as that term is used in the Funds' policy which limits
the pledging or mortgaging of its assets.
The premium received is the market value of an option. The
premium a Fund will receive from writing a call option will re-
flect, among other things, the current market price of the under-
lying security or currency, the relationship of the exercise
price to such market price, the historical price volatility of
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the underlying security or currency, and the length of the option
period. Once the decision to write a call option has been made,
T. Rowe Price, in determining whether a particular call option
should be written on a particular security or currency, will
consider the reasonableness of the anticipated premium and the
likelihood that a liquid secondary market will exist for those
options. The premium received by a Fund for writing covered call
options will be recorded as a liability of the Fund. This lia-
bility will be adjusted daily to the option's current market
value, which will be the latest sale price at the time at which
the net asset value per share of a Fund is computed (close of the
New York Stock Exchange), or, in the absence of such sale, the
latest asked price. The option will be terminated upon expira-
tion of the option, the purchase of an identical option in a
closing transaction, or delivery of the underlying security or
currency upon the exercise of the option.
Closing transactions will be effected in order to realize a
profit on an outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying
security or currency from being called, or, to permit the sale of
the underlying security or currency. Furthermore, effecting a
closing transaction will permit a Fund to write another call
option on the underlying security or currency with either a dif-
ferent exercise price or expiration date or both. If a Fund
desires to sell a particular security or currency from its port-
folio on which it has written a call option, or purchased a put
option, it will seek to effect a closing transaction prior to, or
concurrently with, the sale of the security or currency. There
is, of course, no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect
such closing transactions at favorable prices. If a Fund cannot
enter into such a transaction, it may be required to hold a secu-
rity or currency that it might otherwise have sold. When a Fund
writes a covered call option, it runs the risk of not being able
to participate in the appreciation of the underlying securities
or currencies above the exercise price, as well as the risk of
being required to hold on to securities or currencies that are
depreciating in value. This could result in higher transaction
costs. Each Fund will pay transaction costs in connection with
the writing of options to close out previously written options.
Such transaction costs are normally higher than those applicable
to purchases and sales of portfolio securities.
Call options written by a Fund will normally have expiration
dates of less than nine months from the date written. The exer-
cise price of the options may be below, equal to, or above the
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current market values of the underlying securities or currencies
at the time the options are written. From time to time, a Fund
may purchase an underlying security or currency for delivery in
accordance with an exercise notice of a call option assigned to
it, rather than delivering such security or currency from its
portfolio. In such cases, additional costs may be incurred.
A Fund will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase
transaction if the cost of the transaction is less or more than
the premium received from the writing of the option. Because
increases in the market price of a call option will generally
reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security
or currency, any loss resulting from the repurchase of a call
option is likely to be offset in whole or in part by appreciation
of the underlying security or currency owned by the Fund. In
order to comply with the requirements of several states, a Fund
will not write a covered call option if, as a result, the aggre-
gate market value of all portfolio securities or currencies cov-
ering call or put options exceeds 25% of the market value of a
Fund's net assets. Should these state laws change or should the
Funds obtain a waiver of its application, the Fund reserves the
right to increase this percentage. In calculating the 25% limit,
the Funds will offset against the value of assets covering writ-
ten calls and puts, the value of purchased calls and puts on
identical securities with identical maturity dates.
Writing Covered Put Options
The Funds may write American or European style covered put
options and purchase options to close out options previously
written by the Fund. A put option gives the purchaser of the
option the right to sell, and the writer (seller) has the obliga-
tion to buy, the underlying security or currency at the exercise
price during the option period (American style) or at the expira-
tion of the option (European style). So long as the obligation
of the writer continues, he may be assigned an exercise notice by
the broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring
him to make payment of the exercise price against delivery of the
underlying security or currency. The operation of put options in
other respects, including their related risks and rewards, is
substantially identical to that of call options.
Each Fund would write put options only on a covered basis,
which means that the Fund would maintain in a segregated account
cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high-grade debt
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obligations in an amount not less than the exercise price or each
Fund will own an option to sell the underlying security or cur-
rency subject to the option having an exercise price equal to or
greater than the exercise price of the "covered" option at all
times while the put option is outstanding. (The rules of a
clearing corporation currently require that such assets be depos-
ited in escrow to secure payment of the exercise price.)
A Fund would generally write covered put options in circum-
stances where T. Rowe Price wishes to purchase the underlying
security or currency for the Fund's portfolio at a price lower
than the current market price of the security or currency. In
such event a Fund would write a put option at an exercise price
which, reduced by the premium received on the option, reflects
the lower price it is willing to pay. Since a Fund would also
receive interest on debt securities or currencies maintained to
cover the exercise price of the option, this technique could be
used to enhance current return during periods of market uncer-
tainty. The risk in such a transaction would be that the market
price of the underlying security or currency would decline below
the exercise price less the premiums received. Such a decline
could be substantial and result in a significant loss to the
Fund. In addition, a Fund, because it does not own the specific
securities or currencies which it may be required to purchase in
exercise of the put, cannot benefit from appreciation, if any,
with respect to such specific securities or currencies.
In order to comply with the requirements of several states,
the Funds will not write a covered put option if, as a result,
the aggregate market value of all portfolio securities or curren-
cies covering put or call options exceeds 25% of the market value
of each Fund's net assets. Should these state laws change or
should each Fund obtain a waiver of their application, each Fund
reserves the right to increase this percentage. In calculating
the 25% limit, each Fund will offset, against the value of assets
covering written puts and calls, the value of purchased puts and
calls on identical securities or currencies with identical matu-
rity dates.
Purchasing Put Options
Each Fund may purchase American or European style put
options. As the holder of a put option, each Fund has the right
to sell the underlying security or currency at the exercise price
at any time during the option period (American style) or at the
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expiration of the option (European style). Each Fund may enter
into closing sale transactions with respect to such options,
exercise them or permit them to expire. Each Fund may purchase
put options for defensive purposes in order to protect against an
anticipated decline in the value of its securities or currencies.
An example of such use of put options is provided below.
A Fund may purchase a put option on an underlying security
or currency (a "protective put") owned by the Fund as a defensive
technique in order to protect against an anticipated decline in
the value of the security or currency. Such hedge protection is
provided only during the life of the put option when a Fund, as
the holder of the put option, is able to sell the underlying
security or currency at the put exercise price regardless of any
decline in the underlying security's market price or currency's
exchange value. For example, a put option may be purchased in
order to protect unrealized appreciation of a security or curren-
cy where T. Rowe Price deems it desirable to continue to hold the
security or currency because of tax considerations. The premium
paid for the put option and any transaction costs would reduce
any capital gain otherwise available for distribution when the
security or currency is eventually sold.
Each Fund may also purchase put options at a time when the
Fund does not own the underlying security or currency. By pur-
chasing put options on a security or currency it does not own, a
Fund seeks to benefit from a decline in the market price of the
underlying security or currency. If the put option is not sold
when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the un-
derlying security or currency remains equal to or greater than
the exercise price during the life of the put option, a Fund will
lose its entire investment in the put option. In order for the
purchase of a put option to be profitable, the market price of
the underlying security or currency must decline sufficiently
below the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction
costs, unless the put option is sold in a closing sale transac-
tion.
To the extent required by the laws of certain states, each
Fund may not be permitted to commit more than 5% of its assets to
premiums when purchasing put and call options. Should these
state laws change or should each Fund obtain a waiver of their
application, each Fund may commit more than 5% of its assets to
premiums when purchasing call and put options. The premium paid
by a Fund when purchasing a put option will be recorded as an
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asset of the Fund. This asset will be adjusted daily to the
option's current market value, which will be the latest sale
price at the time at which the net asset value per share of each
Fund is computed (close of New York Stock Exchange), or, in the
absence of such sale, the latest bid price. This asset will be
terminated upon expiration of the option, the selling (writing)
of an identical option in a closing transaction, or the delivery
of the underlying security or currency upon the exercise of the
option.
Purchasing Call Options
Each Fund may purchase American or European style call
options. As the holder of a call option, each Fund has the right
to purchase the underlying security or currency at the exercise
price at any time during the option period (American style) or at
the expiration of the option (European style). Each Fund may
enter into closing sale transactions with respect to such op-
tions, exercise them or permit them to expire. Each Fund may
purchase call options for the purpose of increasing its current
return or avoiding tax consequences which could reduce its cur-
rent return. Each Fund may also purchase call options in order
to acquire the underlying securities or currencies. Examples of
such uses of call options are provided below.
Call options may be purchased by a Fund for the purpose of
acquiring the underlying securities or currencies for its portfo-
lio. Utilized in this fashion, the purchase of call options
enables a Fund to acquire the securities or currencies at the
exercise price of the call option plus the premium paid. At
times the net cost of acquiring securities or currencies in this
manner may be less than the cost of acquiring the securities or
currencies directly. This technique may also be useful to a Fund
in purchasing a large block of securities or currencies that
would be more difficult to acquire by direct market purchases.
So long as it holds such a call option rather than the underlying
security or currency itself, a Fund is partially protected from
any unexpected decline in the market price of the underlying
security or currency and in such event could allow the call op-
tion to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent of the premi-
um paid for the option.
To the extent required by the laws of certain states, each
Fund may not be permitted to commit more than 5% of its assets to
premiums when purchasing call and put options. Should these
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state laws change or should each Fund obtain a waiver of their
application, each Fund may commit more than 5% of its assets to
premiums when purchasing call and put options. Each Fund may
also purchase call options on underlying securities or currencies
it owns in order to protect unrealized gains on call options
previously written by it. A call option would be purchased for
this purpose where tax considerations make it inadvisable to
realize such gains through a closing purchase transaction. Call
options may also be purchased at times to avoid realizing losses.
Dealer (Over-the-Counter) Options
The Funds may engage in transactions involving dealer op-
tions. Certain risks are specific to dealer options. While a
Fund would look to a clearing corporation to exercise exchange-
traded options, if the Fund were to purchase a dealer option, it
would rely on the dealer from whom it purchased the option to
perform if the option were exercised. Failure by the dealer to
do so would result in the loss of the premium paid by a Fund as
well as loss of the expected benefit of the transaction.
Exchange-traded options generally have a continuous liquid
market while dealer options have none. Consequently, a Fund will
generally be able to realize the value of a dealer option it has
purchased only by exercising it or reselling it to the dealer who
issued it. Similarly, when a Fund writes a dealer option, it
generally will be able to close out the option prior to its expi-
ration only by entering into a closing purchase transaction with
the dealer to which the Fund originally wrote the option. While
each Fund will seek to enter into dealer options only with deal-
ers who will agree to and which are expected to be capable of
entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no
assurance that the Fund will be able to liquidate a dealer option
at a favorable price at any time prior to expiration. Until a
Fund, as a covered dealer call option writer, is able to effect a
closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to liquidate
securities (or other assets) or currencies used as cover until
the option expires or is exercised. In the event of insolvency
of the contra party, a Fund may be unable to liquidate a dealer
option. With respect to options written by a Fund, the inability
to enter into a closing transaction may result in material losses
to the Fund. For example, since a Fund must maintain a secured
position with respect to any call option on a security it writes,
the Fund may not sell the assets which it has segregated to se-
cure the position while it is obligated under the option. This
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requirement may impair a Fund's ability to sell portfolio securi-
ties or currencies at a time when such sale might be advanta-
geous.
The Staff of the SEC has taken the position that purchased
dealer options and the assets used to secure the written dealer
options are illiquid securities. The Funds may treat the cover
used for written OTC options as liquid if the dealer agrees that
the Fund may repurchase the OTC option it has written for a maxi-
mum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula. In such
cases, the OTC option would be considered illiquid only to the
extent the maximum repurchase price under the formula exceeds the
intrinsic value of the option. Accordingly, each Fund will treat
dealer options as subject to the Fund's limitation on unmarket-
able securities. If the SEC changes its position on the liquidi-
ty of dealer options, each Fund will change its treatment of such
instrument accordingly.
Interest Rate Transactions
Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
The Funds may enter into various interest rate transactions
such as interest rate swaps and the purchase or sale of interest
rate caps and floors, to preserve a return or spread on a partic-
ular investment or portion of its portfolio, to create synthetic
securities, or to structure transactions designed for other non-
speculative purposes.
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Funds with
third parties of their respective commitments to pay or receive
interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed
rate payments. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the
purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a prede-
termined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a
contractually-based principal amount from the party selling the
interest rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor enti-
tles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls
below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of in-
terest on a contractually-based principal amount from the party
selling the interest rate floor. In circumstances in which T.
Rowe Price anticipates that interest rates will decline, the
Funds might, for example, enter into an interest rate swap as the
floating rate payor. In the case where the Funds purchase such
an interest rate swap, if the floating rate payments fell below
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the level of the fixed rate payment set in the swap agreement,
the Funds counterparties would pay the Funds' amounts equal to
interest computed at the difference between the fixed and float-
ing rates over the national principal amount. Such payments
would offset or partially offset the decrease in the payments the
Funds would receive in respect of floating rate assets being
hedged. In the case of purchasing an interest rate floor, if
interest rates declined below the floor rate, the Funds would
receive payments from the counterparties which would wholly or
partially offset the decrease in the payments they would receive
in respect of the financial instruments being hedged.
The Funds will usually enter into interest rate swaps on a
net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the
Funds receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net
amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if
any, of the Funds' obligations over its entitlements with respect
to each interest rate swap will be accrued on a daily basis and
an amount of cash or high-quality liquid securities having an
aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess
will be maintained in an account by the Funds' custodian. If the
Funds enter into an interest rate swap on other than a net basis,
the Funds would maintain an account in the full amount accrued on
a daily basis of the Funds' obligations with respect to the swap.
To the extent the Funds sell (i.e., writes) caps and floors, it
will maintain in an account cash or high-quality liquid debt
securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to
the full amount, accrued on a daily basis, of the Funds' obliga-
tions with respect to any caps or floors. The Funds will not
enter into any interest rate swap, cap or floor transaction un-
less the unsecured senior debt or the claims paying ability of
the counterparty thereto is rated at least A by S&P. T. Rowe
Price will monitor the creditworthiness of counterparties on an
ongoing basis. If there is a default by the other parties to
such a transaction, the Funds will have contractual remedies
pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction.
The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with
a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both
as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documen-
tation. T. Rowe Price has determined that, as a result, the swap
market has become relative liquid. The Funds may enter into
interest rate swaps only with respect to positions held in their
portfolios. Interest rate swaps do not involve the delivery of
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securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly,
the risk of loss with respect to interest rate swaps is limited
to the net amount of interest payments that the Funds are con-
tractually obligated to make. If the other parties to interest
rate swaps default, the Funds' risk of loss consists of the net
amount of interest payments that the Funds are contractually
entitled to receive. Since interest rate swaps are individually
negotiated, the Funds expect to achieve an acceptable degree of
correlation between their right to receive interest on loan in-
terests and their right and obligation to receive and pay inter-
est pursuant to interest rate swaps.
The aggregate purchase price of caps and floors held by the
Funds may not exceed 10% of the Funds' total assets. The Funds
may sell (i.e., write) caps and floors without limitation, sub-
ject to the account coverage requirement described above.
Futures Contracts
Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
Transactions in Futures
The Fund may enter into futures contracts (a type of poten-
tially high-risk derivative), including stock index, interest
rate and currency futures ("futures or futures contracts").
Stock index futures contracts may be used to provide a hedge
for a portion of the Fund's portfolio, as a cash management tool,
or as an efficient way for T. Rowe Price to implement either an
increase or decrease in portfolio market exposure in response to
changing market conditions. The Fund may purchase or sell fu-
tures contracts with respect to any stock index. Nevertheless,
to hedge the Fund's portfolio successfully, the Fund must sell
futures contacts with respect to indices or subindices whose
movements will have a significant correlation with movements in
the prices of the Fund's portfolio securities.
Interest rate or currency futures contracts may be used as a
hedge against changes in prevailing levels of interest rates or
currency exchange rates in order to establish more definitely the
effective return on securities or currencies held or intended to
be acquired by the Fund. In this regard, the Fund could sell
interest rate or currency futures as an offset against the effect
of expected increases in interest rates or currency exchange
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rates and purchase such futures as an offset against the effect
of expected declines in interest rates or currency exchange
rates.
The Fund will enter into futures contracts which are traded
on national or foreign futures exchanges, and are standardized as
to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Futures
exchanges and trading in the United States are regulated under
the Commodity Exchange Act by the CFTC. Futures are traded in
London, at the London International Financial Futures Exchange,
in Paris, at the MATIF, and in Tokyo, at the Tokyo Stock Ex-
change. Although techniques other than the sale and purchase of
futures contracts could be used for the above-referenced purpos-
es, futures contracts offer an effective and relatively low cost
means of implementing the Fund's objectives in these areas.
Regulatory Limitations
The Fund will engage in futures contracts and options there-
on only for bona fide hedging, yield enhancement, and risk man-
agement purposes, in each case in accordance with rules and regu-
lations of the CFTC and applicable state law.
The Fund may not purchase or sell futures contracts or re-
lated options if, with respect to positions which do not qualify
as bona fide hedging under applicable CFTC rules, the sum of the
amounts of initial margin deposits and premiums paid on those
positions would exceed 5% of the net asset value of the Fund
after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized loss-
es on any such contracts it has entered into; provided, however,
that in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of
purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in calculating
the 5% limitation. For purposes of this policy options on fu-
tures contracts and foreign currency options traded on a commodi-
ties exchange will be considered "related options". This policy
may be modified by the Board of Directors/Trustees without a
shareholder vote and does not limit the percentage of the Fund's
assets at risk to 5%.
In accordance with the rules of the State of California, the
Fund may have to apply the above 5% test without excluding the
value of initial margin and premiums paid for bona fide hedging
positions.
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The Fund's use of futures contracts will not result in le-
verage. Therefore, to the extent necessary, in instances involv-
ing the purchase of futures contracts or the writing of call or
put options thereon by the Fund, an amount of cash, U.S. govern-
ment securities or other liquid, high-grade debt obligations,
equal to the market value of the futures contracts and options
thereon (less any related margin deposits), will be identified in
an account with the Fund's custodian to cover the position, or
alternative cover (such as owning an offsetting position) will be
employed. Assets used as cover or held in an identified account
cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding option or
future is open, unless they are replaced with similar assets. As
a result, the commitment of a large portion of a Fund's assets to
cover or identified accounts could impede portfolio management or
the fund's ability to meet redemption requests or other current
obligations.
If the CFTC or other regulatory authorities adopt different
(including less stringent) or additional restrictions, the Fund
would comply with such new restrictions.
Trading in Futures Contracts
A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party
and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific
financial instrument (e.g., units of a debt security) for a spec-
ified price, date, time and place designated at the time the
contract is made. Brokerage fees are incurred when a futures
contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be main-
tained. Entering into a contract to buy is commonly referred to
as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a long position.
Entering into a contract to sell is commonly referred to as sell-
ing a contract or holding a short position.
Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price
would be paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale
of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract,
and to maintain the Fund's open positions in futures contracts,
the Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian in a
segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of
cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instru-
ments, or liquid, high-grade debt securities, known as "initial
margin." The margin required for a particular futures contract
is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may
be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange dur
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ing the term of the contract. Futures contracts are customarily
purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less
than 5% of the value of the contract being traded.
If the price of an open futures contract changes (by in-
crease in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a
purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a
point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin
requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin.
However, if the value of a position increases because of favor-
able price changes in the futures contract so that the margin
deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the
excess to the Fund.
These subsequent payments, called "variation margin," to and
from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price
of the underlying assets fluctuate making the long and short
positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a pro-
cess known as "marking to the market." The Fund expects to earn
interest income on its margin deposits.
Although certain futures contracts, by their terms, require
actual future delivery of and payment for the underlying instru-
ments, in practice most futures contracts are usually closed out
before the delivery date. Closing out an open futures contract
purchase or sale is effected by entering into an offsetting fu-
tures contract sale or purchase, respectively, for the same ag-
gregate amount of the identical securities and the same delivery
date. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original
sale price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is more, the Fund
realizes a loss. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is
more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain;
if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. The transaction costs
must also be included in these calculations. There can be no
assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into an
offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures con-
tract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter
into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be
required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.
As an example of an offsetting transaction in which the
underlying instrument is not delivered, the contractual obliga-
tions arising from the sale of one contract of September Treasury
Bills on an exchange may be fulfilled at any time before delivery
of the contract is required (i.e., on a specified date in Septem
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ber, the "delivery month") by the purchase of one contract of
September Treasury Bills on the same exchange. In such instance,
the difference between the price at which the futures contract
was sold and the price paid for the offsetting purchase, after
allowance for transaction costs, represents the profit or loss to
the Fund.
A futures contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index,
composed of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed
on the New York Stock Exchange, provides an example of how fu-
tures contracts operate. The S&P 500 Index assigns relative
weightings to the common stocks included in the Index, and the
Index fluctuates with changes in the market values of those com-
mon stocks. In the case of futures contracts on the S&P 500
Index, the contracts are to buy or sell 500 units. Thus, if the
value of the S&P 500 Index were $150, one contract would be worth
$75,000 (500 units x $150). The contract specifies that no deliv-
ery of the actual stocks making up the index will take place.
Instead, settlement in cash occurs. Over the life of the con-
tract, the gain or loss realized by the Fund will equal the dif-
ference between the purchase (or sale) price of the contract and
the price at which the contract is terminated. For example, if
the Fund enters into the example contract above and the S&P 500
Index is at $154 on the termination date, the Fund will gain
$2,000 (500 units x gain of $4). If, however, the S&P 500 Index
is at $148 on that future date, the Fund will lose $1,000 (500
units x loss of $2).
Special Risks of Transactions in Futures Contracts
Volatility and Leverage. The prices of futures contracts
are volatile and are influenced, among other things, by actual
and anticipated changes in the market and interest rates, which
in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and national
and international political and economic events.
Most United States futures exchanges limit the amount of
fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single
trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that
the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from
the previous day's settlement price at the end of a trading ses-
sion. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type
of futures contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price
beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movement
during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit
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potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation
of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasion-
ally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading
days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liqui-
dation of futures positions and subjecting some futures traders
to substantial losses.
Because of the low margin deposits required, futures trading
involves an extremely high degree of leverage. As a result, a
relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result
in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the inves-
tor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 10% of the value
of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 10%
decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a
total loss of the margin deposit, before any deduction for the
transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A 15%
decrease would result in a loss equal to 150% of the original
margin deposit, if the contract were closed out. Thus, a pur-
chase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in ex-
cess of the amount invested in the futures contract. However,
the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if,
instead of the futures contract, it had invested in the underly-
ing financial instrument and sold it after the decline. Further-
more, in the case of a futures contract purchase, in order to be
certain that the Fund has sufficient assets to satisfy its obli-
gations under a futures contract, the Fund earmarks to the fu-
tures contract money market instruments equal in value to the
current value of the underlying instrument less the margin depos-
it.
Liquidity. The Fund may elect to close some or all of its
futures positions at any time prior to their expiration. The
Fund would do so to reduce exposure represented by long futures
positions or short futures positions. The Fund may close its
positions by taking opposite positions which would operate to
terminate the Fund's position in the futures contracts. Final
determinations of variation margin would then be made, additional
cash would be required to be paid by or released to the Fund, and
the Fund would realize a loss or a gain.
Futures contracts may be closed out only on the exchange or
board of trade where the contracts were initially traded. Al-
though the Fund intends to purchase or sell futures contracts
only on exchanges or boards of trade where there appears to be an
active market, there is no assurance that a liquid market on an
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exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract
at any particular time. In such event, it might not be possible
to close a futures contract, and in the event of adverse price
movements, the Fund would continue to be required to make daily
cash payments of variation margin. However, in the event futures
contracts have been used to hedge the underlying instruments, the
Fund would continue to hold the underlying instruments subject to
the hedge until the futures contracts could be terminated. In
such circumstances, an increase in the price of underlying in-
struments, if any, might partially or completely offset losses on
the futures contract. However, as described below, there is no
guarantee that the price of the underlying instruments will, in
fact, correlate with the price movements in the futures contract
and thus provide an offset to losses on a futures contract.
Hedging Risk. A decision of whether, when, and how to hedge
involves skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived hedge may
be unsuccessful to some degree because of unexpected market be-
havior, market or interest rate trends. There are several risks
in connection with the use by the Fund of futures contracts as a
hedging device. One risk arises because of the imperfect corre-
lation between movements in the prices of the futures contracts
and movements in the prices of the underlying instruments which
are the subject of the hedge. T. Rowe Price will, however, at-
tempt to reduce this risk by entering into futures contracts
whose movements, in its judgment, will have a significant corre-
lation with movements in the prices of the Fund's underlying
instruments sought to be hedged.
Successful use of futures contracts by the Fund for hedging
purposes is also subject to T. Rowe Price's ability to correctly
predict movements in the direction of the market. It is possible
that, when the Fund has sold futures to hedge its portfolio
against a decline in the market, the index, indices, or instru-
ments underlying futures might advance and the value of the un-
derlying instruments held in the Fund's portfolio might decline.
If this were to occur, the Fund would lose money on the futures
and also would experience a decline in value in its underlying
instruments. However, while this might occur to a certain de-
gree, T. Rowe Price believes that over time the value of the
Fund's portfolio will tend to move in the same direction as the
market indices used to hedge the portfolio. It is also possible
that if the Fund were to hedge against the possibility of a de-
cline in the market (adversely affecting the underlying instru-
ments held in its portfolio) and prices instead increased, the
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Fund would lose part or all of the benefit of increased value of
those underlying instruments that it has hedged, because it would
have offsetting losses in its futures positions. In addition, in
such situations, if the Fund had insufficient cash, it might have
to sell underlying instruments to meet daily variation margin
requirements. Such sales of underlying instruments might be, but
would not necessarily be, at increased prices (which would re-
flect the rising market). The Fund might have to sell underlying
instruments at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so.
In addition to the possibility that there might be an imper-
fect correlation, or no correlation at all, between price move-
ments in the futures contracts and the portion of the portfolio
being hedged, the price movements of futures contracts might not
correlate perfectly with price movements in the underlying in-
struments due to certain market distortions. First, all partici-
pants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and
maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin
deposit requirements, investors might close futures contracts
through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal
relationship between the underlying instruments and futures mar-
kets. Second, the margin requirements in the futures market are
less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets,
and as a result the futures market might attract more speculators
than the securities markets do. Increased participation by spec-
ulators in the futures market might also cause temporary price
distortions. Due to the possibility of price distortion in the
futures market and also because of the imperfect correlation
between price movements in the underlying instruments and move-
ments in the prices of futures contracts, even a correct forecast
of general market trends by T. Rowe Price might not result in a
successful hedging transaction over a very short time period.
Options on Futures Contracts
The Fund may purchase and sell options on the same types of
futures in which it may invest.
Options on futures are similar to options on underlying
instruments except that options on futures give the purchaser the
right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a
futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a
short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase
or sell the futures contract, at a specified exercise price at
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any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the
option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the
option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by the
delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's futures mar-
gin account which represents the amount by which the market price
of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a
call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price
of the option on the futures contract. Purchasers of options who
fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer
a loss of the premium paid.
As an alternative to writing or purchasing call and put
options on interest rate futures, the Fund may write or purchase
call and put options on financial indices. Such options would be
used in a manner similar to the use of options on futures con-
tracts. From time to time, a single order to purchase or sell
futures contracts (or options thereon) may be made on behalf of
the Fund and other T. Rowe Price Funds. Such aggregated orders
would be allocated among the Funds and the other T. Rowe Price
Funds in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.
Special Risks of Transactions in Options on Futures Contracts
The risks described under "Special Risks of Transactions on
Futures Contracts" are substantially the same as the risks of
using options on futures. In addition, where the Fund seeks to
close out an option position by writing or buying an offsetting
option covering the same index, underlying instrument or contract
and having the same exercise price and expiration date, its abil-
ity to establish and close out positions on such options will be
subject to the maintenance of a liquid secondary market. Reasons
for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange in-
clude the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading inter-
est in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an
exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both;
(iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be
imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options,
or underlying instruments; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circum-
stances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the
facilities of an exchange or a clearing corporation may not at
all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi)
one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, de-
cide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trad-
ing of options (or a particular class or series of options), in
which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in the
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class or series of options) would cease to exist, although out-
standing options on the exchange that had been issued by a clear-
ing corporation as a result of trades on that exchange would
continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms. There
is no assurance that higher than anticipated trading activity or
other unforeseen events might not, at times, render certain of
the facilities of any of the clearing corporations inadequate,
and thereby result in the institution by an exchange of special
procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of
customers' orders.
Additional Futures and Options Contracts
Although the Funds have no current intention of engaging in
futures or options transactions other than those described above,
each reserves the right to do so. Such futures and options trad-
ing might involve risks which differ from those involved in the
futures and options described above.
Foreign Futures and Options--Limited-Term Fund
Participation in foreign futures and foreign options trans-
actions involves the execution and clearing of trades on or sub-
ject to the rules of a foreign board of trade. Neither the Na-
tional Futures Association nor any domestic exchange regulates
activities of any foreign boards of trade, including the execu-
tion, delivery and clearing of transactions, or has the power to
compel enforcement of the rules of a foreign board of trade or
any applicable foreign law. This is true even if the exchange is
formally linked to a domestic market so that a position taken on
the market may be liquidated by a transaction on another market.
Moreover, such laws or regulations will vary depending on the
foreign country in which the foreign futures or foreign options
transaction occurs. For these reasons, customers who trade for-
eign futures or foreign options contracts may not be afforded
certain of the protective measures provided by the Commodity
Exchange Act, the CFTC's regulations and the rules of the Nation-
al Futures Association and any domestic exchange, including the
right to use reparations proceedings before the Commission and
arbitration proceedings provided by the National Futures Associa-
tion or any domestic futures exchange. In particular, funds
received from customers for foreign futures or foreign options
transactions may not be provided the same protections as funds
received in respect of transactions on United States futures
exchanges. In addition, the price of any foreign futures or
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foreign options contract and, therefore, the potential profit and
loss thereon may be affected by any variance in the foreign ex-
change rate between the time your order is placed and the time it
is liquidated, offset or exercised.
Federal Tax Treatment of Options, Futures Contracts and Forward
Foreign Exchange Contracts--Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
The discussion herein may refer to transactions in which the
GNMA Fund does not engage. The Fund's prospectus sets forth the
types of transactions permissible for the Fund.
The Funds may enter into certain option, futures, and for-
ward foreign exchange contracts, including options and futures on
currencies, which will be treated as Section 1256 contracts or
straddles.
Transactions which are considered Section 1256 contracts
will be considered to have been closed at the end of a Fund's
fiscal year and any gains or losses will be recognized for tax
purposes at that time. Such gains or losses from the normal
closing or settlement of such transactions will be characterized
as 60% long-term capital gain or loss and 40% short-term capital
gain or loss regardless of the holding period of the instrument.
A Fund will be required to distribute net gains on such transac-
tions to shareholders even though it may not have closed the
transaction and received cash to pay such distributions.
Options, futures and forward foreign exchange contracts,
including options and futures on currencies, which offset a for-
eign dollar denominated bond or currency position may be consid-
ered straddles for tax purposes in which case a loss on any posi-
tion in a straddle will be subject to deferral to the extent of
unrealized gain in an offsetting position. The holding period of
the securities or currencies comprising the straddle will be
deemed not to begin until the straddle is terminated. For secu-
rities offsetting a purchased put, this adjustment of the holding
period may increase the gain from sales of securities held less
than three months. The holding period of the security offsetting
an "in-the-money qualified covered call" option on an equity
security will not include the period of time the option is out-
standing.
Losses on written covered calls and purchased puts on secu-
rities, excluding certain "qualified covered call" options on
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equity securities, may be long-term capital loss, if the security
covering the option was held for more than twelve months prior to
the writing of the option.
In order for each Fund to continue to qualify for federal
income tax treatment as a regulated investment company, at least
90% of its gross income for a taxable year must be derived from
qualifying income; i.e., dividends, interest, income derived from
loans of securities, and gains from the sale of securities or
currencies. Pending tax regulations could limit the extent that
net gain realized from option, futures or foreign forward ex-
change contracts on currencies is qualifying income for purposes
of the 90% requirement. In addition, gains realized on the sale
or other disposition of securities, including option, futures or
foreign forward exchange contracts on securities or securities
indexes and, in some cases, currencies, held for less than three
months, must be limited to less than 30% of a Fund's annual gross
income. In order to avoid realizing excessive gains on securi-
ties or currencies held less than three months, a Fund may be
required to defer the closing out of option, futures or foreign
forward exchange contracts beyond the time when it would other-
wise be advantageous to do so. It is anticipated that unrealized
gains on Section 1256 option, futures and foreign forward ex-
change contracts, which have been open for less than three months
as of the end of a Fund's fiscal year and which are recognized
for tax purposes, will not be considered gains on securities or
currencies held less than three months for purposes of the 30%
test.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Fundamental policies may not be changed without the approval
of the lesser of (1) 67% of a Fund's shares present at a meeting
of shareholders if the holders of more than 50% of the outstand-
ing shares are present in person or by proxy or (2) more than 50%
of a Fund's outstanding shares. Other restrictions in the form
of operating policies are subject to change by the Funds' Board
of Directors without shareholder approval. Any investment re-
striction which involves a maximum percentage of securities or
assets shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess
over the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by,
an acquisition of securities or assets of, or borrowings by, a
Fund.
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Fundamental Policies
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Funds may not:
(1) Borrowing. Borrow money except that the Fund may (i)
borrow for non-leveraging, temporary or emergency
purposes and (ii) engage in reverse repurchase agree-
ments and make other investments or engage in other
transactions, which may involve a borrowing, in a
manner consistent with the Fund's investment objec-
tive and program, provided that the combination of
(i) and (ii) shall not exceed 33 1/3% of the value of
the Fund's total assets (including the amount bor-
rowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings) or
such other percentage permitted by law. Any
borrowings which come to exceed this amount will be
reduced in accordance with applicable law. The Fund
may borrow from banks, other Price Funds or other
persons to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(2) Commodities. Purchase or sell commodities or commod-
ity contracts; except that it may enter into futures
contracts and options thereon;
(3) Industry Concentration. Purchase the securities of
any issuer if, as a result, more than 25% of the val-
ue of the Fund's total assets would be invested in
the securities of issuers having their principal
business activities in the same industry;
(4) Loans. Make loans, although the Fund may (i) lend
portfolio securities and participate in an interfund
lending program with other Price Funds provided that
no such loan may be made if, as a result, the aggre-
gate of such loans would exceed 33 1/3% of the value
of the Fund's total assets; (ii) purchase money mar-
ket securities and enter into repurchase agreements;
and (iii) acquire publicly-distributed or privately-
placed debt securities and purchase debt;
(5) Percent Limit on Assets Invested in Any One Issuer.
Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to
75% of the value of its total assets, more than 5% of
the value of the Fund's total assets would be invest-
ed in the securities of a single issuer, except secu
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rities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or
any of its agencies or instrumentalities;
(6) Percent Limit on Share Ownership of Any One Issuer.
Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to
75% of the value of the Fund's total assets, more
than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any
issuer would be held by the Fund (other than obliga-
tions issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government,
its agencies or instrumentalities);
(7) Real Estate. Purchase or sell real estate, including
limited partnership interests therein, unless ac-
quired as a result of ownership of securities or oth-
er instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund
from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies en-
gaged in the real estate business);
(8) Senior Securities. Issue senior securities except in
compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940;
or
(9) Underwriting. Underwrite securities issued by other
persons, except to the extent that the Fund may be
deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the pur-
chase and sale of its portfolio securities in the
ordinary course of pursuing its investment program.
NOTES
The following Notes should be read in connection with
the above-described fundamental policies. The Notes
are not fundamental policies.
With respect to investment restrictions (1) and (4)
the Funds will not borrow from or lend to any other
T. Rowe Price Fund unless each Fund applies for and
receives an exemptive order from the SEC or the SEC
issues rules permitting such transactions. The Funds
have no current intention of engaging in any such
activity and there is no assurance the SEC would
grant any order requested by the Funds or promulgate
any rules allowing the transactions.
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With respect to investment restriction (1), the Cash
Reserves Fund has no current intention of engaging in
any borrowing transactions.
With respect to investment restriction (2), the Funds
do not consider currency contracts or hybrid instru-
ments to be commodities.
For purposes of investment restriction (3), U.S.,
state or local governments, or related agencies or
instrumentalities, are not considered an industry.
Industries are determined by reference to the classi-
fications of industries set forth in the Funds Semi-
annual and Annual Reports.
Operating Policies
As a matter of operating policy, the Funds may not:
(1) Borrowing. The Funds will not purchase additional
securities when money borrowed exceeds 5% of its to-
tal assets;
(2) Control of Portfolio Companies. Invest in companies
for the purpose of exercising management or control;
(3) Futures Contracts. Purchase a futures contract or an
option thereon if, with respect to positions in fu-
tures or options on futures which do not represent
bona fide hedging, the aggregate initial margin and
premiums on such positions would exceed 5% of the
Fund's net asset value;
(4) Illiquid Securities. Purchase illiquid securities
and securities of unseasoned issuers if, as a result,
more than 15% (10% Cash Reserves) of its net assets
would be invested in such securities, provided that
the Fund will not invest more than 10% of its total
assets in restricted securities;
(5) Investment Companies. Purchase securities of open-
end or closed-end investment companies except in com-
pliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
applicable state law, and in the case of the Cash
Reserves Fund, only securities of other money market
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fund's. Duplicate fees may result from such purchas-
es;
(6) Margin. Purchase securities on margin, except (i)
for use of short-term credit necessary for clearance
of purchases of portfolio securities and (ii) it may
make margin deposits in connection with futures con-
tracts or other permissible investments;
(7) Mortgaging. Mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or, in any
manner, transfer any security owned by the Fund as
security for indebtedness except as may be necessary
in connection with permissible borrowings or invest-
ments and then such mortgaging, pledging or hypothe-
cating may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund's total
assets at the time of borrowing or investment;
(8) Oil and Gas Programs. Purchase participations or
other direct interests, or enter into leases with
respect to, oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or
development programs;
(9) Options, Etc. Invest in puts, calls, straddles,
spreads, or any combination thereof, except to the
extent permitted by the prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information;
(10) Ownership of Portfolio Securities by Officers and
Directors. Purchase or retain the securities of any
issuer if, those officers and directors of the Fund,
and of its investment manager, who each own benefi-
cially more than .5% of the outstanding securities of
such issuer, together own beneficially more than 5%
of such securities;
(11) Short Sales. Effect short sales of securities;
(12) Unseasoned Issuers. Purchase a security (other than
obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S., any
foreign, state or local government, their agencies or
instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5% of
the value of the Fund's total assets would be invest-
ed in the securities issuers which at the time of
purchase had been in operation for less than three
years (for this purpose, the period of operation of
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any issuer shall include the period of operation of
any predecessor or unconditional guarantor of such
issuer). This restriction does not apply to securi-
ties of pooled investment vehicles or mortgage or
asset-backed securities; or
(13) Warrants. Invest in warrants if, as a result there-
of, more than 2% of the value of the net assets of
the Fund would be invested in warrants which are not
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange, or a recognized foreign exchange, or
more than 5% of the value of the net assets of the
Fund would be invested in warrants whether or not so
listed. For purposes of these percentage limita-
tions, the warrants will be valued at the lower of
cost or market and warrants acquired by the Funds in
units or attached to securities may be deemed to be
without value.
Notwithstanding anything in the above fundamental and oper-
ating restrictions to the contrary, each Fund may invest all of
its assets in a single investment company or a series thereof in
connection with a "master-feeder" arrangement. Such an invest-
ment would be made where the Fund (a "Feeder"), and one or more
other Funds with the same investment objective and program as the
Fund, sought to accomplish its investment objective and program
by investing all of its assets in the shares of another invest-
ment company (the "Master"). The Master would, in turn, have the
same investment objective and program as the Fund. The Fund
would invest in this manner in an effort to achieve the economies
of scale associated with having a Master fund make investments in
portfolio companies on behalf of a number of Feeder funds.
MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS
The officers and directors of the Funds are listed below.
Unless otherwise noted, the address of each is 100 East Pratt
Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Except as indicated, each has
been an employee of T. Rowe Price for more than five years. In
the list below, the Funds' directors who are considered "inter-
ested persons" of T. Rowe Price as defined under Section 2(a)(19)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 are noted with an asterisk
(*). These directors are referred to as inside directors by
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virtue of their officership, directorship, and/or employment with
T. Rowe Price.
ROBERT P. BLACK, Director--Retired; formerly President, Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond; Address: 10 Dahlgren Road, Richmond,
Virginia 23233
CALVIN W. BURNETT, PH.D., Director--President, Coppin State
College; Board of Directors, McDonogh School, Inc. and Provident
Bank or Maryland; Past President, Baltimore Area Council Boy
Scouts of America; Vice President, Board of Directors, The
Walters Art Gallery; Address: 2000 North Warwick Avenue, Balti-
more, Maryland 21216
*GEORGE J. COLLINS, Chairman of the Board--President, Chief Exec-
utive Officer and Managing Director, T. Rowe Price; Director,
Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc., T. Rowe Price Retirement
Plan Services, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Chartered
Investment Counselor
ANTHONY W. DEERING, Director--Director, President and Chief Exec-
utive Officer, The Rouse Company, real estate developers, Colum-
bia, Maryland; Advisory Director, Kleinwort, Benson (North Ameri-
ca) Corporation, a registered broker-dealer; Address: 10275 Lit-
tle Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044
F. PIERCE LINAWEAVER, Director--President, F. Pierce
Linaweaver & Associates, Inc., Consulting Environmental & Civil
Engineer(s); formerly (1987-1991) Executive Vice President, EA
Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., and (1987-1990) Pres-
ident, EA Engineering, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; Address: The
Legg Mason Tower, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 2700, Balti-
more, Maryland 21202
*JAMES S. RIEPE, Vice President and Director--Managing Direc-
tor, T. Rowe Price; Chairman of the Board, T. Rowe Price Servic-
es, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc.; Presi-
dent and Director, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.; Pres-
ident and Trust Officer, T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Director,
Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc. and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer,
Inc.
JOHN G. SCHREIBER, Director--President, Schreiber Investments,
Inc., a real estate investment company; Director and formerly
(1/80-12/90) Executive Vice President, JMB Realty Corporation, a
national real estate investment manager and developer; Address:
1115 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
WILLIAM T. REYNOLDS, President--Managing Director, T. Rowe Price
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PETER VAN DYKE, Executive Vice President--Managing Director,
T. Rowe Price; Vice President, Rowe Price-Fleming International,
Inc. and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
EDWARD A. WIESE, Executive Vice President--Vice President, T.
Rowe Price, Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc. and T. Rowe
Price Trust Company
ROBERT P. CAMPBELL, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe Price
and Rowe Price-Fleming International Inc.; formerly (4/80-5/90)
Vice President and Director, Private Finance, New York Life In-
surance Company, New York, New York
PATRICE L. BERCHTENBREITER, Vice President--Vice President, T.
Rowe Price
PAUL W. BOLTZ, Vice President--Vice President and Financial Econ-
omist of T. Rowe Price
CHRISTY M. DIPIETRO, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe
Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
HENRY H. HOPKINS, Vice President--Vice President, Rowe Price-
Fleming International, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan
Services, Inc.; Managing Director, T. Rowe Price; Vice President
and Director, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe
Price Services, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
HEATHER R. LANDON, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe
Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
JAMES M. MCDONALD, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe Price
EDMUND M. NOTZON, III, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe
Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
JOAN R. POTEE, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe Price
ROBERT M. RUBINO, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe Price
CHARLES P. SMITH, Vice President--Managing Director, T. Rowe
Price; Vice President, Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc.
THOMAS E. TEWKSBURY, Vice President--Vice President, T. Rowe
Price; formerly (1/89-12/93) senior bond trader, Scudder, Stevens
& Clark, New York, New York
LENORA V. HORNUNG, Secretary--Vice President, T. Rowe Price
PATRICIA S. BUTCHER, Assistant Secretary--Assistant Vice Presi-
dent, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
CARMEN F. DEYESU, Treasurer--Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T.
Rowe Price Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
DAVID S. MIDDLETON, Controller--Vice President, T. Rowe Price
and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
ROGER L. FIERY, III, Assistant Vice President--Vice President, T.
Rowe Price and Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc.
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EDWARD T. SCHNEIDER, Assistant Vice President--Vice President,
T. Rowe Price
INGRID I. VORDEMBERGE, Assistant Vice President--Employee, T.
Rowe Price
COMPENSATION TABLE
_________________________________________________________________
Pension or Total Compensation
Aggregate Retirement from Fund and
Name of Compensation Benefits Fund Complex
Person, from Fund Accrued as Paid to
Position Expenses(a)Part of Fund(b) Directors(c)
_________________________________________________________________
Summit Cash Reserves
Robert P. Black, $1,283 N/A $56,000
Director
Calvin W. Burnett, 1,283 N/A 56,000
PH.D, Director
Anthony W. Deering, 1,283 N/A 68,250
Director
F. Pierce Linaweaver, 1,283 N/A 56,000
Director
John G. Schreiber, 1,283 N/A 56,000
Director
George J. Collins, -- N/A --
Chairman of the Board(d)
James S. Riepe, -- N/A --
Director(d)
Summit Limited-Term Bond
Robert P. Black, $812 N/A $56,000
Director
Calvin W. Burnett, 812 N/A 56,000
PH.D, Director
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Anthony W. Deering, 812 N/A 68,250
Director
F. Pierce Linaweaver, 812 N/A 56,000
Director
John G. Schreiber, 812 N/A 56,000
Director
George J. Collins, -- N/A --
Chairman of the Board(d)
James S. Riepe, -- N/A --
Director(d)
Summit GNMA
Robert P. Black, $805 N/A $56,000
Director
Calvin W. Burnett, 805 N/A 56,000
PH.D, Director
Anthony W. Deering, 805 N/A 68,250
Director
F. Pierce Linaweaver, 805 N/A 56,000
Director
John G. Schreiber, 805 N/A 56,000
Director
George J. Collins, -- N/A --
Chairman of the Board(d)
James S. Riepe, -- N/A --
Director(d)
a Amounts in this Column are for the period November 1, 1994
through October 31, 1995.
b Not applicable. The Fund does not pay pension or retirement
benefits to officers or directors/trustees of the Fund.
c Amounts in this column are for calendar year 1995. The T.
Rowe Price Complex was composed of 72 funds at December 31,
1995.
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d Any director/trustee of the Fund who is an officer or employ-
ee of T. Rowe Price receives no remuneration from the Fund.
The Funds' Executive Committee, comprised of Messrs. Collins
and Riepe, has been authorized by its Board of Directors to exer-
cise all powers of the Board to manage the Fund in the intervals
between meetings of the Board, except the powers prohibited by
statute from being delegated.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
As of the date of the prospectus, the officers and directors
of the Funds, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding
shares of each Fund.
As of December 31, 1995, no shareholder beneficially owned
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Funds.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Services Provided by T. Rowe Price
Under the Management Agreement with the Corporation relating
to each Fund, T. Rowe Price provides each Fund with discretionary
investment services. Specifically, T. Rowe Price is responsible
for supervising and directing the investments of each Fund in
accordance with its investment objectives, programs, and restric-
tions as provided in the prospectus and this Statement of Addi-
tional Information. T. Rowe Price is also responsible for ef-
fecting all security transactions on behalf of each Fund, includ-
ing the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage
and the negotiation of commissions. In addition to these servic-
es, T. Rowe Price provides each Fund with certain corporate ad-
ministrative services, including: maintaining the Fund's corpo-
rate existence, corporate records, and registering and qualifying
the Fund's shares under federal and state laws; monitoring the
financial, accounting, and administrative functions of each Fund;
maintaining liaison with the agents employed by each Fund such as
the Fund's custodian and transfer agent; assisting each Fund in
the coordination of such agents' activities; and permitting T.
Rowe Price's employees to serve as officers, directors, and com-
mittee members of each Fund without cost to the Fund.
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Each Fund's Management Agreement also provides that T. Rowe
Price, its directors, officers, employees, and certain other
persons performing specific functions for the Fund will only be
liable to the Fund for losses resulting from willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duty.
Management Fee
Each Fund pays T. Rowe Price an annual all-inclusive fee
(the "Fee") of: 0.45% for the Cash Reserves Fund; 0.55% for the
Limited-Term Fund; and 0.60% for the GNMA Fund. The Fee is paid
monthly to the T. Rowe Price on the first business day of the
next succeeding calendar month and is the sum of the daily Fee
accruals for each month. The daily Fee accrual for any particu-
lar day is calculated by multiplying the fraction of one (1) over
the number of calendar days in the year by the appropriate Fee
rate and multiplying this product by the net assets of the Fund
for that day as determined in accordance with the Funds' prospec-
tus as of the close of business from the previous business day on
which the Fund was open for business.
The Management Agreement between each Fund and T. Rowe Price
provides that T. Rowe Price will pay all expenses of each Fund's
operations, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and
other charges incident to the purchase, sale or lending of the
Fund's portfolio securities, directors' fees and expenses (in-
cluding counsel fees and expenses) and such nonrecurring or ex-
traordinary expenses that may arise, including the costs of ac-
tions, suits, or proceedings to which the Fund is a party and the
expenses the Fund may incur as a result of its obligation to
provide indemnification to its officers, directors and agents.
However, the Board of Directors of the Fund reserves the right to
impose additional fees against shareholder accounts to defray
expenses which would otherwise be paid by T. Rowe Price under the
Management Agreement. The Board does not anticipate levying such
charges; such a fee, if charged, may be retained by the Fund or
paid to T. Rowe Price.
DISTRIBUTOR FOR FUNDS
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. ("Investment Servic-
es"), a Maryland corporation formed in 1980 as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of T. Rowe Price, serves as the distributor of the
Funds. Investment Services is registered as a broker-dealer
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The offering of
each Fund's shares is continuous.
Investment Services is located at the same address as the
Funds and T. Rowe Price -- 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202.
Investment Services serves as distributor to the Funds pur-
suant to individual Underwriting Agreements ("Underwriting Agree-
ments"), which provide that Investment Services will pay all fees
and expenses in connection with: registering and qualifying the
Funds' shares under the various state "blue sky" laws; preparing,
setting in type, printing, and mailing its prospectuses and re-
ports to shareholders; issuing its shares, including expenses of
confirming purchase orders; printing and distributing prospectus-
es and reports for use in offering and selling shares for each
Fund; preparing, setting in type, printing, and mailing all sales
literature and advertising; Investment Services' federal and
state registrations as a broker-dealer; and offering and selling
shares for each Fund. The Underwriting Agreements provide that
the Fund is responsible for interest, taxes and such nonrecurring
or extraordinary expenses that may arise, including the costs of
actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is a party and
the expenses the Fund may incur as a result of its obligation to
provide indemnification to Investment Services. Investment
Services' expenses are paid by T. Rowe Price.
Investment Services acts as the agent of the Funds in con-
nection with the sale of their shares in all states in which the
shares are qualified and in which Investment Services is quali-
fied as a broker-dealer. Under the Underwriting Agreement, In-
vestment Services accepts orders for Fund shares at net asset
value. No sales charges are paid by investors or the Funds.
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company is the custodian for
each Fund's securities and cash, but it does not participate in
the Funds' investment decisions. Portfolio securities purchased
in the U.S. are maintained in the custody of State Street Bank
and may be entered into the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or
the security depository system of the Depository Trust Corpora-
tion. State Street Bank and the Limited-Term Fund have entered
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into a Custodian Agreement with The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,
London, pursuant to which portfolio securities which are pur-
chased outside the United States are maintained in the custody of
various foreign branches of The Chase Manhattan Bank and such
other custodians, including foreign banks and foreign securities
depositories as are approved by the Fund's Board of Directors in
accordance with regulations under the Investment Company Act of
1940. State Street Bank's main office is at 225 Franklin Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The address for The Chase Manhattan
Bank, N.A., London is Woolgate House, Coleman Street, London,
EC2P 2HD, England.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Funds' investment adviser (T. Rowe Price) has a written
Code of Ethics which requires all employees to obtain prior
clearance before engaging in any personal securities transac-
tions. In addition, all employees must report their personal
securities transactions within ten days of their execution.
Employees will not be permitted to effect transactions in a secu-
rity: If there are pending client orders in the security; the
security has been purchased or sold by a client within seven
calendar days; the security is being considered for purchase for
a client; a change has occurred in T. Rowe Price's rating of the
security within five days; or the security is subject to internal
trading restrictions. Any material violation of the Code of
Ethics is reported to the Board of the Fund. The Board also
reviews the administration of the Code of Ethics on an annual
basis.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Investment or Brokerage Discretion
Decisions with respect to the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities on behalf of the Funds are made by T. Rowe Price. T.
Rowe Price is also responsible for implementing these decisions,
including the negotiation of commissions and the allocation of
portfolio brokerage and principal business. Each Fund's purchas-
es and sales of portfolio securities are normally done on a prin-
cipal basis and do not involve the payment of a commission al-
though they may involve the designation of selling concessions.
That part of the discussion below relating solely to brokerage
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commissions would not normally apply to a Fund. However, it is
included because T. Rowe Price does manage a significant number
of common stock portfolios which do engage in agency transactions
and pay commissions and because some research and services re-
sulting from the payment of such commissions may benefit the
Funds.
How Brokers and Dealers are Selected
Fixed Income Securities
Fixed income securities are generally purchased from the
issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal for the
securities on a net basis, with no brokerage commission being
paid by the client, although the price usually includes an undis-
closed compensation. Transactions placed through dealers serving
as primary market-makers reflect the spread between the bid and
asked prices. Securities may also be purchased from underwriters
at prices which include underwriting fees.
T. Rowe Price may effect principal transactions on behalf of
a Fund with a broker or dealer who furnishes brokerage and/or
research services, designate any such broker or dealer to receive
selling concessions, discounts or other allowances, or otherwise
deal with any such broker or dealer in connection with the acqui-
sition of securities in underwritings. T. Rowe Price may receive
brokerage and research services in connection with such designa-
tions in fixed priced underwritings.
How Evaluations are Made of the Overall Reasonableness of Broker-
age Commissions Paid
On a continuing basis, T. Rowe Price seeks to determine what
levels of commission rates are reasonable in the marketplace for
transactions executed on behalf of the Funds. In evaluating the
reasonableness of commission rates, T. Rowe Price considers: (a)
historical commission rates, both before and since rates have
been fully negotiable; (b) rates which other institutional inves-
tors are paying, based on available public information; (c) rates
quoted by brokers and dealers; (d) the size of a particular
transaction, in terms of the number of shares, dollar amount, and
number of clients involved; (e) the complexity of a particular
transaction in terms of both execution and settlement; (f) the
level and type of business done with a particular firm over a
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period of time; and (g) the extent to which the broker or dealer
has capital at risk in the transaction.
Description of Research Services Received from Brokers and Deal-
ers
T. Rowe Price receives a wide range of research services
from brokers and dealers. These services include information on
the economy, industries, groups of securities, individual compa-
nies, statistical information, accounting and tax law interpreta-
tions, political developments, legal developments affecting port-
folio securities, technical market action, pricing and appraisal
services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance
analysis and analysis of corporate responsibility issues. These
services provide both domestic and international perspective.
Research services are received primarily in the form of written
reports, computer generated services, telephone contacts and
personal meetings with security analysts. In addition, such
services may be provided in the form of meetings arranged with
corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians
and government representatives. In some cases, research services
are generated by third parties but are provided to T. Rowe Price
by or through broker-dealers.
Research services received from brokers and dealers are sup-
plemental to T. Rowe Price's own research effort and, when uti-
lized, are subject to internal analysis before being incorporated
by T. Rowe Price into its investment process. As a practical
matter, it would not be possible for T. Rowe Price's Equity Re-
search Division to generate all of the information presently
provided by brokers and dealers. T. Rowe Price pays cash for
certain research services received from external sources. T.
Rowe Price also allocates brokerage for research services which
are available for cash. While receipt of research services from
brokerage firms has not reduced T. Rowe Price's normal research
activities, the expenses of T. Rowe Price could be materially
increased if it attempted to generate such additional information
through its own staff. To the extent that research services of
value are provided by brokers or dealers, T. Rowe Price may be
relieved of expenses which it might otherwise bear.
T. Rowe Price has a policy of not allocating brokerage busi-
ness in return for products or services other than brokerage or
research services. In accordance with the provisions of Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, T. Rowe Price may
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from time to time receive services and products which serve both
research and non-research functions. In such event, T. Rowe
Price makes a good faith determination of the anticipated re-
search and non-research use of the product or service and allo-
cates brokerage only with respect to the research component.
Commissions to Brokers who Furnish Research Services
Certain brokers and dealers who provide quality brokerage
and execution services also furnish research services to T. Rowe
Price. With regard to the payment of brokerage commissions, T.
Rowe Price has adopted a brokerage allocation policy embodying
the concepts of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, which permits an investment adviser to cause an account to
pay commission rates in excess of those another broker or dealer
would have charged for effecting the same transaction, if the
adviser determines in good faith that the commission paid is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided. The determination may be viewed in terms of
either the particular transaction involved or the overall respon-
sibilities of the adviser with respect to the accounts over which
it exercises investment discretion. Accordingly, while T. Rowe
Price cannot readily determine the extent to which commission
rates or net prices charged by broker-dealers reflect the value
of their research services, T. Rowe Price would expect to assess
the reasonableness of commissions in light of the total brokerage
and research services provided by each particular broker. T.
Rowe Price may receive research, as defined in Section 28(e), in
connection with selling concessions and designations in fixed
price offerings in which the Funds participate.
Internal Allocation Procedures
T. Rowe Price has a policy of not precommitting a specific
amount of business to any broker or dealer over any specific time
period. Historically, the majority of brokerage placement has
been determined by the needs of a specific transaction such as
market-making, availability of a buyer or seller of a particular
security, or specialized execution skills. However, T. Rowe
Price does have an internal brokerage allocation procedure for
that portion of its discretionary client brokerage business where
special needs do not exist, or where the business may be allocat-
ed among several brokers or dealers which are able to meet the
needs of the transaction.
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Each year, T. Rowe Price assesses the contribution of the
brokerage and research services provided by brokers and dealers,
and attempts to allocate a portion of its brokerage and selling
concession business in response to these assessments. Research
analysts, counselors, various investment committees, and the
Trading Department each seek to evaluate the brokerage and re-
search services they receive from brokers and dealers and make
judgments as to the level of business which would recognize such
services. In addition, brokers and dealers sometimes suggest a
level of business they would like to receive in return for the
various brokerage and research services they provide. Actual
brokerage business received by any firm may be less than the
suggested allocations but can, and often does, exceed the sugges-
tions, because the total business is allocated on the basis of
all the considerations described above. In no case is a broker
or dealer excluded from receiving business from T. Rowe Price
because it has not been identified as providing research servic-
es.
Miscellaneous
T. Rowe Price's brokerage allocation policy is consistently
applied to all its fully discretionary accounts, which represent
a substantial majority of all assets under management. Research
services furnished by brokers through which T. Rowe Price effects
securities transactions may be used in servicing all accounts
(including non-Fund accounts) managed by T. Rowe Price. Con-
versely, research services received from brokers which execute
transactions for the Fund are not necessarily used by T. Rowe
Price exclusively in connection with the management of the Fund.
From time to time, orders for clients may be placed through
a computerized transaction network.
Each Fund does not allocate business to any broker-dealer on
the basis of its sales of the Fund's shares. However, this does
not mean that broker-dealers who purchase Fund shares for their
clients will not receive business from the Fund.
Some of T. Rowe Price's other clients have investment objec-
tives and programs similar to those of the Funds. T. Rowe Price
may occasionally make recommendations to other clients which
result in their purchasing or selling securities simultaneously
with the Funds. As a result, the demand for securities being
purchased or the supply of securities being sold may increase,
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and this could have an adverse effect on the price of those secu-
rities. It is T. Rowe Price's policy not to favor one client
over another in making recommendations or in placing orders. T.
Rowe Price frequently follows the practice of grouping orders of
various clients for execution which generally results in lower
commission rates being attained. In certain cases, where the
aggregate order is executed in a series of transactions at vari-
ous prices on a given day, each participating client's propor-
tionate share of such order reflects the average price paid or
received with respect to the total order. T. Rowe Price has
established a general investment policy that it will ordinarily
not make additional purchases of a common stock of a company for
its clients (including the T. Rowe Price Funds) if, as a result
of such purchases, 10% or more of the outstanding common stock of
such company would be held by its clients in the aggregate.
To the extent possible, T. Rowe Price intends to recapture
solicitation fees paid in connection with tender offers through
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., the Fund's distributor.
At the present time, T. Rowe Price does not recapture commissions
or underwriting discounts or selling group concessions in connec-
tion with taxable securities acquired in underwritten offerings.
T. Rowe Price does, however, attempt to negotiate elimination of
all or a portion of the selling-group concession or underwriting
discount when purchasing tax-exempt municipal securities on be-
half of its clients in underwritten offerings.
Transactions with Related Brokers and Dealers in Foreign Securi-
ties--Limited-Term Fund
As provided in the Investment Management Agreement between
the Fund and T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price is responsible not only
for making decisions with respect to the purchase and sale of the
Fund's portfolio securities, but also for implementing these
decisions, including the negotiation of commissions and the allo-
cation of portfolio brokerage and principal business. It is
expected that T. Rowe Price may place orders for the Fund's port-
folio transactions with broker-dealers through the same trading
desk T. Rowe Price uses for portfolio transactions in domestic
securities. The trading desk accesses brokers and dealers in
various markets in which the Fund's foreign securities are locat-
ed. These brokers and dealers may include of certain affiliates
of Robert Fleming Holdings Limited ("Robert Fleming Holdings")
and Jardine Fleming Group Limited ("JFG"), persons indirectly
related to T. Rowe Price. Robert Fleming Holdings, through
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Copthall Overseas Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns 25% of
the common stock of Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc.
("RPFI"), an investment adviser registered under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. Fifty percent of the common stock of RPFI
is owned by TRP Finance, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of T.
Rowe Price, and the remaining 25% is owned by Jardine Fleming
International Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of JFG. JFG is 50%
owned by Robert Fleming Holdings and 50% owned by Jardine
Matheson Holdings Limited. The affiliates through whose trading
desks such orders may be placed include Fleming Investment Man-
agement Limited ("FIM"), and Robert Fleming & Co. Limited
("RF&Co."). FIM and RF&Co. are wholly owned subsidiaries of
Robert Fleming. These trading desks will operate under strict
instructions from the Fund's portfolio manager with respect to
the terms of such transactions. Neither Robert Fleming, JFG, nor
their affiliates will receive any commission fee, or other
renumeration for the use of their trading desks, although orders
for a Fund's portfolio transactions may be placed with affiliates
of Robert Fleming and JFG who may receive a commission.
The Board of Directors of the Fund has authorized T. Rowe
Price to utilize certain affiliates of Robert Fleming and JFG in
the capacity of broker in connection with the execution of the
Fund's portfolio transactions, provided that T. Rowe Price be-
lieves that doing so will result in an economic advantage (in the
form of lower execution costs or otherwise) being obtained for
each Fund. These affiliates include, but are not limited to,
Jardine Fleming (Securities) Limited ("JFS"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of JFG, RF&Co., Jardine Fleming Australia Securities
Limited, and Robert Fleming, Inc. (a New York brokerage firm).
The above-referenced authorization was made in accordance
with Section 17(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act") and Rule 17e-1 thereunder which require the Funds'
independent directors to approve the procedures under which bro-
kerage allocation to affiliates is to be made and to monitor such
allocations on a continuing basis. Except with respect to tender
offers, it is not expected that any portion of the commissions,
fees, brokerage, or similar payments received by the affiliates
of Robert Fleming in such transactions will be recaptured by the
Funds. The directors have reviewed and from time to time may
continue to review whether other recapture opportunities are
legally permissible and available and, if they appear to be,
determine whether it would be advisable for a Fund to seek to
take advantage of them.
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Other
The Funds engaged in portfolio transactions involving bro-
ker-dealers in the following amounts for the fiscal years ended
October 31, 1995, and October 31, 1994 are:
1995 1994
Cash Reserves Fund $4,510,955,000 $2,176,128,000
Limited-Term Bond Fund 553,413,000 218,628,000
GNMA Fund 106,736,000 34,027,000
The following amounts consisted of principal transactions as
to which the Funds have no knowledge of the profits or losses
realized by the respective broker-dealers for the fiscal years
ended October 31, 1995, and October 31, 1994 are:
1995 1994
Cash Reserves Fund $4,510,955,000 $2,176,128,000
Limited-Term Bond Fund 553,413,000 218,628,000
GNMA Fund 106,736,000 34,027,000
The following amounts involved trades with brokers acting as
agents or underwriters for the fiscal years ended October 31,
1995, and october 31, 1994 are:
1995 1994
Cash Reserves Fund -- --
Limited-Term Bond Fund $786,000 $3,566,000
GNMA Fund -- --
The following amounts involved trades with brokers acting as
agents or underwriters, in which such brokers received total
commissions, including discounts received in connection with
underwritings for the fiscal years ended October 31, 1995, and
October 31, 1994 are:
1995 1994
Cash Reserves Fund -- --
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Limited-Term Bond Fund $8,000 $84,895
GNMA Fund -- --
The percentage of total portfolio transactions placed with
firms which provided research, statistical, or other services to
T. Rowe Price in connection with the management of the Funds, or
in some cases, to the Funds for the fiscal years ended October
31, 1995, and October 31, 1994 are:
1995 1994
Cash Reserves Fund 94% 81%
Limited-Term Bond Fund 99% 81%
GNMA Fund 98% 83%
The portfolio turnover rates of the Limited-Term Bond and
GNMA Funds for the fiscal years ended October 31, 1995, and Octo-
ber 31, 1994, were:
1995 1994
Limited-Term Bond Fund 84.3% 296.0%
GNMA Fund 173.8% 61.5%
PRICING OF SECURITIES
Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
Fixed income securities are generally traded in the over-
the-counter market. Investments in domestic securities with
remaining maturities of one year or more and foreign securities
are stated at fair value using a bid-side valuation as furnished
by dealers who make markets in such securities or by an indepen-
dent pricing service, which considers yield or price of bonds of
comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices
quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Domestic
securities with remaining maturities less than one year are stat-
ed at fair value which is determined by using a matrix system
that establishes a value for each security based on bid-side
money market yields.
There are a number of pricing services available, and the
Board of Directors, on the basis of ongoing evaluation of these
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services, may use or may discontinue the use of any pricing ser-
vice in whole or in part.
Cash Reserves Fund
Securities are valued at amortized cost.
Limited-Term Bond Fund
For the purposes of determining the Fund's net asset value
per share, all assets and liabilities initially expressed in
foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean of
the bid and offer prices of such currencies against U.S. dollars
quoted by any major bank.
All Funds
Assets and liabilities for which the above valuation proce-
dures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value
are stated at fair value, as determined in good faith by or under
the supervision of officers of the Funds, as authorized by the
Board of Directors.
Maintenance of Net Asset Value Per Share
It is the policy of the Fund to attempt to maintain a net
asset value of $1.00 per share by using the amortized cost method
of valuation permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. Under this method, securities are valued by refer-
ence to the Fund's acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization
of premium or accumulation of discount rather than by reference
to their market value. Under Rule 2a-7:
(a) The Board of Directors must establish written proce-
dures reasonably designed, taking into account current mar-
ket conditions and the fund's investment objectives, to sta-
bilize the Fund's net asset value per share, as computed for
the purpose of distribution, redemption and repurchase, at a
single value;
(b) the Fund must (i) maintain a dollar-weighted average
portfolio maturity appropriate to its objective of maintain-
ing a stable price per share, (ii) not purchase any instru-
ment with a remaining maturity greater than 397 days, and
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(iii) maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity
of 90 days or less;
(c) the Fund must limit its purchase of portfolio instru-
ments, including repurchase agreements, to those U.S. dol-
lar-denominated instruments which the Fund's Board of Direc-
tors determines present minimal credit risks, and which are
eligible securities as defined by Rule 2a-7; and
(d) the Board of Directors must determine that (i) it is
in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to
maintain a stable net asset value per share under the amor-
tized cost method; and (ii) the Fund will continue to use
the amortized cost method only so long as the Board of Di-
rectors believes that it fairly reflects the market based
net asset value per share.
Although the Fund believes that it will be able to maintain
its net asset value at $1.00 per share under most conditions,
there can be no absolute assurance that it will be able to do so
on a continuous basis. If the Fund's net asset value per share
declined, or was expected to decline, below $1.00 (rounded to the
nearest one cent), the Board of Directors of the Fund might tem-
porarily reduce or suspend dividend payments in an effort to
maintain the net asset value at $1.00 per share. As a result of
such reduction or suspension of dividends, an investor would
receive less income during a given period than if such a reduc-
tion or suspension had not taken place. Such action could result
in an investor receiving no dividend for the period during which
he holds his shares and in his receiving, upon redemption, a
price per share lower than that which he paid. On the other
hand, if the Fund's net asset value per share were to increase,
or were anticipated to increase above $1.00 (rounded to the near-
est one cent), the Board of Directors of the Fund might supple-
ment dividends in an effort to maintain the net asset value at
$1.00 per share.
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
The purchase and redemption price of the Funds' shares is
equal to the Funds' net asset value per share or share price.
Each Fund determines its net asset value per share by subtracting
the Funds' liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends
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payable) from its total assets (the market value of the securi-
ties the Fund holds plus cash and other assets, including income
accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the
total number of shares outstanding. The net asset value per
share of each Fund is calculated as of the close of trading on
the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") every day the NYSE is open
for trading. The net asset value of the Money Fund is also cal-
culated as of 12:00 noon (Eastern time) every day the NYSE is
open for trading. The NYSE is closed on the following days: New
Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Determination of net asset value (and the offering, sale,
redemption and repurchase of shares) for a Fund may be suspended
at times (a) during which the NYSE is closed, other than custom-
ary weekend and holiday closings, (b) during which trading on the
NYSE is restricted, (c) during which an emergency exists as a
result of which disposal by a Fund of securities owned by it is
not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable
for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets, or
(d) during which a governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Fund may by order permit such a suspension for the protection of
the Fund's shareholders; provided that applicable rules and regu-
lations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any suc-
ceeding governmental authority) shall govern as to whether the
conditions prescribed in (b), (c), or (d) exist.
DIVIDENDS
Unless you elect otherwise, the Fund's annual capital gain
distributions, if any, will be reinvested on the reinvestment
date using the NAV per share of that date. The reinvestment date
normally precedes the payment date by about 10 days although the
exact timing is subject to change.
TAX STATUS
Each Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment com-
pany" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended ("Code").
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A portion of the dividends paid by each Fund may be eligible
for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
For tax purposes, it does not make any difference whether divi-
dends and capital gain distributions are paid in cash or in addi-
tional shares. Each Fund must declare dividends by December 31
of each year equal to at least 98% of ordinary income (as of
December 31) and capital gains (as of October 31) in order to
avoid a federal excise tax and distribute within 12 months 100%
of ordinary income and capital gains as of its tax year-end to
avoid federal income tax.
At the time of your purchase, a Fund's net asset value may
reflect undistributed capital gains or net unrealized apprecia-
tion of securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable as a capital gain distribution. For
federal income tax purposes, a Fund is permitted to carry forward
its net realized capital losses, if any, for eight years and
realize net capital gains up to the amount of such losses without
being required to pay taxes on, or distribute such gains. On
October 31, 1995, the books of each Fund indicated that each
Fund's aggregate net assets included undistributed net income,
net realized capital gains, and unrealized appreciation which are
listed below.
Net Realized Unrealized
Undistributed Capital Appreciation/
Fund Net Income Gains/(Losses) (Depreciation)
Cash Reserves $ -0- $ 5,000 $ (61,000)
Limited-Term Bond (139,000) (1,370,000) 198,000
GNMA (128,000) (187,000) 281,000
If, in any taxable year, the Funds should not qualify as
regulated investment companies under the Code: (i) each Fund
would be taxed at normal corporate rates on the entire amount of
its taxable income, if any, without deduction for dividends or
other distributions to shareholders; and (ii) each Fund's distri-
butions to the extent made out of the Fund's current or accumu-
lated earnings and profits would be taxable to shareholders as
ordinary dividends (regardless of whether they would otherwise
have been considered capital gain dividends).
Taxation of Foreign Shareholders
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The Code provides that dividends from net income will be
subject to U.S. tax. For shareholders who are not engaged in a
business in the U.S., this tax would be imposed at the rate of
30% upon the gross amount of the dividends in the absence of a
Tax Treaty providing for a reduced rate or exemption from U.S.
taxation. Distributions of net long-term capital gains realized
by the Fund are not subject to tax unless the foreign shareholder
is a nonresident alien individual who was physically present in
the U.S. during the tax year for more than 182 days.
Foreign Currency Gains and Losses--Limited-Term Fund
Foreign currency gains and losses, including the portion of
gain or loss on the sale of debt securities attributable to for-
eign exchange rate fluctuations, are taxable as ordinary income.
If the net effect of these transactions is a gain, the ordinary
income dividend paid by the Fund will be increased; if the result
is a loss, a portion of its ordinary income divided may be clas-
sified as a return of capital. Adjustments to reflect these
gains and losses will be made at the end of the Fund's taxable
year.
To the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities, the
following would apply:
Passive Foreign Investment Companies
Each Fund may purchase the securities of certain foreign
investment funds or trusts called passive foreign investment
companies. Capital gains on the sale of such holdings will be
deemed to be ordinary income regardless of how long the Fund
holds its investment. In addition to bearing their proportionate
share of the funds expenses (management fees and operating ex-
penses) shareholders will also indirectly bear similar expenses
of such funds. In addition, the Funds may be subject to corpo-
rate income tax and an interest charge on certain dividends and
capital gains earned from these investments, regardless of wheth-
er such income and gains were distributed to shareholders.
In accordance with tax regulations, the Funds intend to
treat these securities as sold on the last day of a Fund's fiscal
year and recognize any gains for tax purposes at that time; loss-
es will not be recognized. Such gains will be considered ordi-
nary income which a Fund will be required to distribute even
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though it has not sold the security and received cash to pay such
distributions.
YIELD INFORMATION
Cash Reserves Fund
The Cash Reserves Fund's current and historical yield for a
period is calculated by dividing the net change in value of an
account (including all dividends accrued and dividends reinvested
in additional shares) by the account value at the beginning of
the period to obtain the base period return. This base period
return is divided by the number of days in the period then multi-
plied by 365 to arrive at the annualized yield for that period.
The Fund's annualized compound yield for such period is compound-
ed by dividing the base period return by the number of days in
the period, and compounding that figure over 365 days.
The seven day yield ending October 31, 1995 for the Fund
was 5.42%.
Limited-Term Fund
An income factor is calculated for each security in the
portfolio based upon the security's market value at the beginning
of the period and yield as determined in conformity with regula-
tion of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The income fac-
tors are then totalled for all securities in the portfolio.
Next, expenses of the Fund for the period net of expected reim-
bursement are deducted from the income to arrive at net income,
which is then converted to a per-share amount by dividing net
income by the average number of shares outstanding during the
period. The net income per share is divided by the net asset
value on the last day of the period to produce a monthly yield
which is then annualized. Quoted yield factors are for compari-
son purposes only, and are not intended to indicate future per-
formance or forecast the dividend per share of the Fund.
The yield of the Fund calculated under the above-described
method for the month ended October 31, 1995 was 6.20%.
GNMA Fund
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In conformity with regulations of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, an income factor is calculated for each secu-
rity in the portfolio based upon the security's coupon rate. The
income factors are then adjusted for any gains or losses which
have resulted from prepayments of principal during the period.
The income factors are then totalled for all securities in the
portfolio. Next, expenses of the Fund for the period, net of
expected reimbursements, are deducted from the income to arrive
at net income, which is then converted to a per-share amount by
dividing net income by the average number of shares outstanding
during the period. The net income per share is divided by the
net asset value on the last day of the period to produce a month-
ly yield which is then annualized. Quoted yield factors are for
comparison purposes only, and are not intended to indicate future
performance or forecast the dividend per share of the Fund.
The yield of the Fund calculated under the above-described
method for the month ended October 31, 1995 was 6.47%.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
Total Return Performance--Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
Each Fund's calculation of total return performance in-
cludes the reinvestment of all capital gain distributions and
income dividends for the period or periods indicated, without
regard to tax consequences to a shareholder in the Fund. Total
return is calculated as the percentage change between the begin-
ning value of a static account in each Fund and the ending value
of that account measured by the then current net asset value,
including all shares acquired through reinvestment of income and
capital gains dividends. The results shown are historical and
should not be considered indicative of the future performance of
a Fund. Each average annual compound rate of return is derived
from the cumulative performance of each Fund over the time period
specified. The annual compound rate of return for each Fund over
any other period of time will vary from the average.
Cumulative Performance Percentage Change
1 Yr. Since
Ended Inception
10/31/95 10/29/93
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Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit
Cash Reserves Fund 5.68% 9.49%
Lipper Money Market Investment
Funds Average 5.32% 8.79%
Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit
Limited-Term Bond Fund 7.36% 6.59%
Lehman Bros. 1-3 year
Gov't./Corp. Bond Index 8.92% 10.25%
Lipper Short Investment
Grade Debt Funds Average 8.79% 8.85%
GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit
GNMA Fund 15.43% 13.50%
Salomon Brothers 30-year
GNMA Index 14.99% 13.36%
Lehman Brothers GNMA
Bond Index 15.19% 13.41%
Average Annual Compound Rates of Return
1 Yr. Since
Ended Inception
10/31/95 10/29/93
Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit
Cash Reserves Fund 5.68% 4.62%
Lipper Money Market Investment
Funds Average 5.32% 4.30%
Limited-Term Bond Fund
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T. Rowe Price Summit
Limited-Term Bond Fund 7.36% 3.24%
Lehman Bros. 1-3 year
Gov't./Corp. Bond Index 8.92% 5.00%
Lipper Short Investment
Grade Debt Funds Average 8.79% 4.34%
GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit
GNMA Fund 15.43% 6.52%
Salomon Brothers 30-year
GNMA Index 14.99% 6.47%
Lehman Brothers GNMA
Bond Index 15.19% 6.49%
Outside Sources of Information
From time to time, in reports and promotional literature,
one or more of the T. Rowe Price funds, including this Fund, may
compare its performance to Overnight Government Repurchase Agree-
ments, Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, certificates of deposit,
and money market deposit accounts. Performance may also be com-
pared to (1) indices of broad groups of managed and unmanaged
securities considered to be representative of or similar to Fund
portfolio holdings such as Lipper Fixed Income Fund Performance
Analysis which trades net assets, total return, principal return
and yield on over 1900 fixed income mutual funds offered in the
U.S.; or Morningstar, Inc., a widely used independent research
firm which rates mutual funds by overall performance, investment
objectives and assets; (2) other mutual funds; or (3) other mea-
sures of performance set forth in publications such as:
Advertising News Service, Inc., "Bank Rate Monitor+ - The
Weekly Financial Rate Reporter" is a weekly publication
which lists the yields on various money market instruments
offered to the public by 100 leading banks and thrift in-
stitutions in the U.S., including loan rates offered by
these banks. Bank certificates of deposit differ from mu-
tual funds in several ways: the interest rate established
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by the sponsoring bank is fixed for the term of a CD; there
are penalties for early withdrawal from CDs; and the prin-
cipal on a CD is insured.
Bloomberg Financial Markets (Cash Reserves Fund only), a
comprehensive financial data distribution network which
tracks a broad range of financial markets.
Donoghue Organization, Inc., "Donoghue's Money Fund Report"
is a weekly publication which tracks net assets, yield,
maturity and portfolio holdings on approximately 380 money
market mutual funds offered in the U.S. These funds are
broken down into various categories such as U.S. Treasury,
Domestic Prime and Euros, Domestic Prime and Euros and Yan-
kees, and Aggressive.
Donoghue's "Money Fund Insights" (Cash Reserves Fund only)
a monthly publication which tracks net assets, monthly
yields and 12-month yields on approximately 735 money mar-
ket mutual funds offered in the U.S. These funds are bro-
ken down into various categories such as U.S. Treasury,
Domestic Prime and Euros, and Domestic Prime and Euros and
Yankees.
Knight Ridder Financial Services Market Data (Cash Reserves
Fund only), a financial data delivery network which tracks
current and historical data on the fixed-income markets.
First Boston High Yield Index (Limited-Term and GNMA Funds
only). It shows statistics on the Composite Index and ana-
lytical data on new issues in the marketplace and low-grade
issuers.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., "Lipper-Fixed Income Fund
Performance Analysis" is a monthly publication which tracks
net assets, total return, principal return and yield on
over 1900 fixed income mutual funds offered in the United
States.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., "Taxable Bond
Indices" is a monthly publication which lists principal,
coupon and total return on over 100 different taxable bond
indices tracked by Merrill Lynch, together with the par
weighted characteristics of each Index.
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Morningstar, Inc. - is a widely used independent research
firm which rates mutual funds by overall performance, in-
vestment objectives, and assets.
Salomon Brothers Inc., "Analytical Record of Yields and
Yield Spreads" is a publication which tracks historical
yields and yield spreads on short-term market rates, public
obligations of the U.S. Treasury and agencies of the U.S.
Government, public corporate debt obligations, municipal
debt obligations and preferred stocks.
Salomon Brothers Inc., "Bond Market Round-up" is a weekly
publication which tracks the yields and yield spreads on a
large, but select, group of money market instruments, pub-
lic corporate debt obligations, and public obligations of
the U.S. Treasury and agencies of the U.S. Government.
Salomon Brothers Inc., "Market Performance" - a monthly
publication which tracks principal return, total return and
yield on the Salomon Brothers Broad investment - Grade Bond
Index and the components of the Index as well as some money
market instruments not included in the index.
Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., "The Bond Market Report" -
a monthly publication which tracks principal, coupon and
total return on the Shearson Lehman Govt./Corp. Index and
Shearson Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, as well as all the
components of these Indices.
Telerate Systems, Inc., a market data distribution network
computer system which tracks a broad range of financial
markets including, the daily rates on money market instru-
ments, public corporate debt obligations and public obliga-
tions of the U.S. Treasury and agencies of the U.S. Govern-
ment.
Wall Street Journal, is a national daily financial news
publication which lists the yields and current market val-
ues on money market instruments, public corporate debt ob-
ligations, public obligations of the U.S. Treasury and
agencies of the U.S. Government as well as common stocks,
preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, options and
commodities; in addition to indices prepared by the re-
search departments of such financial organizations as
Shearson Lehman/American Express Inc., and Merrill Lynch,
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Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc., including information pro-
vided by the Federal Reserve Board.
Performance rankings and ratings reported periodically in
national financial publications such as MONEY, FORBES, BUSINESS
WEEK, BARRON'S, etc. will also be used.
IRAs--All Funds
An IRA is a long-term investment whose objective is to ac-
cumulate personal savings for retirement. Due to the long-term
nature of the investment, even slight differences in performance
will result in significantly different assets at retirement.
Mutual funds, with their diversity of choice, can be used for IRA
investments. Generally, individuals may need to adjust their
underlying IRA investments as their time to retirement and toler-
ance for risk changes.
Other Features and Benefits--All Funds
Each Fund is a member of the T. Rowe Price Family of Funds
and may help investors achieve various long-term investment
goals, such as investing money for retirement, saving for a down
payment on a home, or paying college costs. To explain how the
Fund could be used to assist investors in planning for these
goals and to illustrate basic principles of investing, various
worksheets and guides prepared by T. Rowe Price and/or T. Rowe
Price Investment Services, Inc. may be made available. These
currently include: the Asset Mix Worksheet which is designed to
show shareholders how to reduce their investment risk by develop-
ing a diversified investment plan: the College Planning Guide
which discusses various aspects of financial planning to meet
college expenses and assists parents in projecting the costs of a
college education for their children; the Retirement Planning Kit
(also available in a PC version) which includes a detailed work-
book to determine how much money you may need for retirement and
suggests how you might invest to reach your goal; the Retirees
Financial Guide which includes a detailed workbook to determine
how much money you can afford to spend and still preserve your
purchasing power and suggest how you might invest to reach your
goal; Tax Considerations for Investors discusses the tax advan-
tage of annuities and municipal bonds and how to assess whether
they are suitable for your portfolio, reviews pros and cons of
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placing assets in a gift to minors account, and summarizes the
benefits and types of tax-deferred retirement plans currently
available; Personal Strategy Planner simplifies investment deci-
sion making by helping investors define personal financial goals,
establish length of time the investor intends to invest, deter-
mine risk "comfort zone" and select a diversified investment mix;
and the How to Choose a Bond Fund guide which discusses how to
choose an appropriate bond fund for your portfolio. From time to
time, other worksheets and guides may be made available as well.
Of course, an investment in the Fund cannot guarantee that such
goals will be met.
To assist investors in understanding the different returns
and risk characteristics of various investments, the aforemen-
tioned guides will include presentation of historical returns of
various investments using published indices. An example of this
is shown on the next page.
Historical Returns for Different Investments
Annualized returns for periods ended 12/31/95
50 years 20 years 10 years 5 years
Small-Company Stocks 13.79% 19.57% 11.90% 24.51%
Large-Company Stocks 11.94 14.59 14.84 16.57
Foreign Stocks N/A 15.14 13.95 9.71
Long-Term Corporate Bonds 5.75 10.54 11.25 12.07
Intermediate-Term U.S.
Gov't. Bonds 5.87 9.69 9.08 8.81
Treasury Bills 4.80 7.28 5.55 4.29
U.S. Inflation 4.36 5.23 3.48 2.83
Sources: Ibbotson Associates, Morgan Stanley. Foreign stocks
reflect performance of The Morgan Stanley Capital International
EAFE Index, which includes some 1,000 companies representing the
stock markets of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far
East. This chart is for illustrative purposes only and should
not be considered as performance for, or the annualized return
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of, any T. Rowe Price Fund. Past performance does not guarantee
future results.
Also included will be various portfolios demonstrating how these
historical indices would have performed in various combinations
over a specified time period in terms of return. An example of
this is shown on the next page.
Performance of Retirement Portfolios*
Asset Mix Average Annualized Value
Returns 20 Years of
Ended 12/31/95 $10,000
Investment
After Period
________________ __________________ ____________
Nominal Real Best Worst
Portfolio Growth Income Safety Return Return** Year Year
I. Low
Risk 40% 40% 20% 11.8% 6.5% 24.9% 0.1%$ 92,675
II. Moderate
Risk 60% 30% 10% 13.1% 7.9% 29.1% -1.8%$116,826
III. High
Risk 80% 20% 0% 14.3% 9.1% 33.4% -5.2%$145,611
Source: T. Rowe Price Associates; data supplied by Lehman Broth-
ers, Wilshire Associates, and Ibbotson Associates.
* Based on actual performance for the 20 years ended 1995 of
stocks (85% Wilshire 5000 and 15% Europe, Australia, Far
East [EAFE] Index), bonds (Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond
Index from 1976-95), and 30-day Treasury bills from January
1976 through December 1995. Past performance does not guar-
antee future results. Figures include changes in principal
value and reinvested dividends and assume the same asset mix
is maintained each year. This exhibit is for illustrative
purposes only and is not representative of the performance
of any T. Rowe Price fund.
** Based on inflation rate of 5.2% for the 20-year period ended
12/31/95.
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Insights
From time to time, Insights, a T. Rowe Price publication of
reports on specific investment topics and strategies, may be
included in the Fund's fulfillment kit. Such reports may include
information concerning: calculating taxable gains and losses on
mutual fund transactions, coping with stock market volatility,
benefiting from dollar cost averaging, understanding internation-
al markets, investing in high-yield "junk" bonds, growth stock
investing, conservative stock investing, value investing, invest-
ing in small companies, tax-free investing, fixed income invest-
ing, investing in mortgage-backed securities, as well as other
topics and strategies.
Other Publications
From time to time, in newsletters and other publications
issued by T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., reference may
be made to economic, financial and political developments in the
U.S. and abroad and their effect on securities prices. Such
discussions may take the form of commentary on these developments
by T. Rowe Price mutual fund portfolio managers and their views
and analysis on how such developments could affect investments in
mutual funds.
Redemptions in Kind
In the unlikely event a shareholder of the Fund were to re-
ceive an in kind redemption of portfolio securities of the Fund,
brokerage fees could be incurred by the shareholder in subsequent
sale of such securities.
Issuance of Fund Shares for Securities
Transactions involving issuance of Fund shares for securi-
ties or assets other than cash will be limited to (1) bona fide
reorganizations; (2) statutory mergers; or (3) other acquisitions
of portfolio securities that: (a) meet the investment objective
and policies of the Fund; (b) are acquired for investment and not
for resale except in accordance with applicable law; (c) have a
value that is readily ascertainable via listing on or trading in
a recognized United States or international exchange or market;
and (d) are not illiquid.
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CAPITAL STOCK
The Charter of the T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. (the
"Corporation") authorizes its Board of Directors to classify and
reclassify any and all shares which are then unissued, including
unissued shares of capital stock into any number of classes or
series, each class or series consisting of such number of shares
and having such designations, such powers, preferences, rights,
qualifications, limitations, and restrictions, as shall be deter-
mined by the Board subject to the Investment Company Act and
other applicable law. The shares of any such additional classes
or series might therefore differ from the shares of the present
class and series of capital stock and from each other as to pref-
erences, conversions or other rights, voting powers, restric-
tions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or terms or
conditions of redemption, subject to applicable law, and might
thus be superior or inferior to the capital stock or to other
classes or series in various characteristics. The Corporation's
Board of Directors may increase or decrease the aggregate number
of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class
or series that the Funds have authorized to issue without share-
holder approval.
Except to the extent that the Corporation's Board of Direc-
tors might provide by resolution that holders of shares of a
particular class are entitled to vote as a class on specified
matters presented for a vote of the holders of all shares enti-
tled to vote on such matters, there would be no right of class
vote unless and to the extent that such a right might be con-
strued to exist under Maryland law. The Charter contains no
provision entitling the holders of the present class of capital
stock to a vote as a class on any matter. Accordingly, the pref-
erences, rights, and other characteristics attaching to any class
of shares, including the present class of capital stock, might be
altered or eliminated, or the class might be combined with anoth-
er class or classes, by action approved by the vote of the hold-
ers of a majority of all the shares of all classes entitled to be
voted on the proposal, without any additional right to vote as a
class by the holders of the capital stock or of another affected
class or classes.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share
held (and fractional votes for fractional shares held) and will
vote in the election of or removal of directors (to the extent
hereinafter provided) and on other matters submitted to the vote
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of shareholders. There will normally be no meetings of share-
holders for the purpose of electing directors unless and until
such time as less than a majority of the directors holding office
have been elected by shareholders, at which time the directors
then in office will call a shareholders' meeting for the election
of directors. Except as set forth above, the directors shall
continue to hold office and may appoint successor directors.
Voting rights are not cumulative, so that the holders of more
than 50% of the shares voting in the election of directors can,
if they choose to do so, elect all the directors of the Fund, in
which event the holders of the remaining shares will be unable to
elect any person as a director. As set forth in the By-Laws of
the Corporation, a special meeting of shareholders of the Corpo-
ration shall be called by the Secretary of the Corporation on the
written request of shareholders entitled to cast at least 10% of
all the votes of the Corporation entitled to be cast at such
meeting. Shareholders requesting such a meeting must pay to the
Corporation the reasonably estimated costs of preparing and mail-
ing the notice of the meeting. The Corporation, however, will
otherwise assist the shareholders seeking to hold the special
meeting in communicating to the other shareholders of the Corpo-
ration to the extent required by Section 16(c) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
FEDERAL AND STATE REGISTRATION OF SHARES
Each Fund's shares are registered for sale under the Securi-
ties Act of 1933, and the Fund or its shares are registered under
the laws of all states which require registration, as well as the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
LEGAL COUNSEL
Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman, & Goodman, LLP, whose address is
919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, is legal counsel to
the Funds.
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., 217 East Redwood Street, Balti-
more, Maryland 21202, are independent accountants to the Fund.
The financial statements of the Fund for the year ended October
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31, 1995, and the report of independent accountants are included
in the Fund's Annual Report for the year ended October 31, 1995.
A copy of the Annual Report accompanies this Statement of Addi-
tional Information. The following financial statements and the
report of independent accountants appearing in the Annual Report
for the year ended October 31, 1995, are incorporated into this
Statement of Additional Information by reference:
CASH
RESERVES LIMITED-TERM
FUND GNMA FUND BOND FUND
________ ___________ ___________
Report of Independent
Accountants 19 19 19
Statement of Net Assets,
October 31, 1995 6-8 13-14 9-12
Statement of Operations,
October 31, 1995 14 14 14
Statement of Changes in Net
Assets, year ended
October 31, 1995, and
October 29, 1993
(Commencement of Operations)
to October 31, 1994 15 15 15
Notes to Financial Statements,
October 31, 1995 16-17 16-17 16-17
Financial Highlights 18 18 18
RATINGS OF COMMERCIAL PAPER
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. The rating of Prime-1 is the
highest commercial paper rating assigned by Moody's. Among the
factors considered by Moody's in assigning ratings are the fol-
lowing: valuation of the management of the issuer; economic
evaluation of the issuer's industry or industries and an apprais-
al of speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain
areas; evaluation of the issuer's products in relation to compe-
tition and customer acceptance; liquidity; amount and quality of
long-term debt; trend of earnings over a period of 10 years;
financial strength of the parent company and the relationships
which exist with the issuer; and recognition by the management of
obligations which may be present or may arise as a result of
public interest questions and preparations to meet such obliga
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tions. These factors are all considered in determining whether
the commercial paper is rated P1, P2, or P3.
Standard & Poor's Corporation. Commercial paper rated A (highest
quality) by S&P has the following characteristics: liquidity
ratios are adequate to meet cash requirements; long-term senior
debt is rated "A" or better, although in some cases "BBB" credits
may be allowed. The issuer has access to at least two additional
channels of borrowing. Basic earnings and cash flow have an
upward trend with allowance made for unusual circumstances.
Typically, the issuer's industry is well established and the
issuer has a strong position within the industry. The reliabili-
ty and quality of management are unquestioned. The relative
strength or weakness of the above factors determines whether the
issuer's commercial paper is rated A1, A2, or A3.
Fitch Investors Service, Inc.: Fitch 1 - Highest grade. Commer-
cial paper assigned this rating is regarded as having the stron-
gest degree of assurance for timely payment. Fitch 2 - Very good
grade. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of time-
ly payment only slightly less in degree than the strongest is-
sues.
RATINGS OF CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Aaa - Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They
carry the smallest degree of investment risk.
Aa - Bonds rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all stan-
dards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are gener-
ally known as high grade bonds.
A - Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes
and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations.
Baa - Bonds rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations,
i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured.
Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the
present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be
characteristically unreliable over any great length of time.
Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.
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Ba - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements:
their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the
protection of interest and principal payments may be very moder-
ate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad
times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterize
bonds in this class.
B - Bonds rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments of or
maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period
of time may be small.
Caa - Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be
in default or there may be present elements of danger with re-
spect to principal or interest.
Ca - Bonds rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative
in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other
marked short-comings.
C - Lowest-rated; extremely poor prospects of ever attaining
investment standing.
Standard & Poor's Corporation
AAA - This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's to
a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to
pay principal and interest.
AA - Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obliga-
tions. Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong.
A - Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and
interest, although they are somewhat more susceptible to the
adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic condi-
tions.
BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity
to pay principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit
adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or
changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened
capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this category
than for bonds in the A category.
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BB, B, CCC, CC - Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, and CC are regarded on
balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accor-
dance with the terms of the obligation. BB indicates the lowest
degree of speculation and CC the highest degree of speculation.
While such bonds will likely have some quality and protective
characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or
major risk exposures to adverse conditions.
D - In default.
Fitch Investors Service, Inc.
AAA - High grade, broadly marketable, suitable for investment by
trustees and fiduciary institutions, and liable to but slight
market fluctuation other than through changes in the money rate.
The prime feature of a "AAA" bond is the showing of earnings
several times or many times interest requirements for such sta-
bility of applicable interest that safety is beyond reasonable
question whenever changes occur in conditions. Other features
may enter, such as a wide margin of protection through collater-
al, security or direct lien on specific property. Sinking funds
or voluntary reduction of debt by call or purchase are often
factors, while guarantee or assumption by parties other than the
original debtor may influence their rating.
AA - Of safety virtually beyond question and readily salable.
Their merits are not greatly unlike those of "AAA" class but a
bond so rated may be junior though of strong lien, or the margin
of safety is less strikingly broad. The issue may be the obliga-
tion of a small company, strongly secured, but influenced as to
rating by the lesser financial power of the enterprise and more
local type of market.
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Condensed Financial Information (Financial Highlights) is
included in Part A of the Registration Statement.
Statement of Net Assets, Statement of Operations, and State-
ment of Changes in Net Assets are included in the Annual
Report to Shareholders, the pertinent portions of which are
incorporated by reference in Part B of the Registration
Statement.
(b) Exhibits
(1)(a) Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, dated Sep-
tember 14, 1993 (electronically filed with initial
Registration Statement dated September 17, 1993)
(1)(b) Articles of Amendment, dated October 21, 1993 (elec-
tronically filed with Amendment No. 1 dated October
25, 1993)
(2) By-Laws of Registrant (electronically filed with
initial Registration Statement dated September 17,
1993)
(3) Inapplicable
(4) See Article SIXTH, Capital Stock, Paragraphs (b)-(g)
of the Articles of Incorporation, Article II, Share-
holders, Sections 2.01-2.11 and Article VIII, Capi-
tal Stock, Sections 8.01-8.07 of the Bylaws filed as
Exhibits to this Registration Statement.
(5)(a) Investment Management Agreement between Registrant,
on behalf of T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves
Fund, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., dated
September 16, 1993 Rowe Price Associates, Inc.,
dated September 16, 1993 (electronically filed with
Amendment No. 1 dated October 25, 1993)
(5)(b) Investment Management Agreement between Registrant,
on behalf of T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond
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Fund, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., dated
September 16, 1993 (electronically filed with Amend-
ment No. 1 dated October 25, 1993)
(5)(c) Investment Management Agreement between Registrant,
on behalf of T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund, and T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc., dated September 16,
1993 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 1
dated October 25, 1993)
(6) Underwriting Agreement between Registrant and T.
Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., dated Septem-
ber 16, 1993 (electronically filed with Amendment
No. 1 dated October 25, 1993)
(7) Inapplicable
(8)(a) Custodian Agreement between T. Rowe Price Funds and
State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated September
28, 1987, as amended to June 24, 1988, October 19,
1988, February 22, 1989, July 19, 1989, September
15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990,
July 18, 1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991,
March 6, 1991, September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991,
April 23, 1992, September 2, 1992, November 3, 1992,
December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992, January 28,
1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November
3, 1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27,
1994, September 21, 1994, November 1, 1994, November
2, 1994, January 25, 1995, September 20, 1995, No-
vember 1, 1995, and December 1, 1995
(8)(b) Global Custody Agreement between The Chase Manhattan
Bank, N.A. and T. Rowe Price Funds, dated January 3,
1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994,
November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, and November 1,
1995
(9)(a) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between T.
Rowe Price Services, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Funds,
dated January 1, 1996
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(9)(b) Agreement between T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and
T. Rowe Price Funds for Fund Accounting Services,
dated January 1, 1996
(9)(c) Agreement between T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan
Services, Inc. and the Taxable Funds, dated January
1, 1996
(10) Opinion of Counsel, dated February 7, 1996
(11) Consent of Independent Accountants
(12) Inapplicable
(13) Inapplicable
(14) Inapplicable
(15) Inapplicable
(16) Inapplicable
(17) Financial Data Schedules for T. Rowe Price Summit
Cash Reserves Fund, T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-
Term Bond Fund, and T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
as of October 31, 1995.
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With
Registrant.
None.
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities
As of January 31, 1996, there were 5,537 shareholders in the
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund.
As of January 31, 1996, there were 361 shareholders in the
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund.
As of January 31, 1996, there were 344 shareholders in the
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund.
Item 27. Indemnification
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The Registrant maintains comprehensive Errors and Omissions and
Officers and Directors insurance policies written by the Evanston
Insurance Company, The Chubb Group and ICI Mutual. These poli-
cies provide coverage for the named insureds, which include T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("Manager"), Rowe Price-Fleming In-
ternational, Inc. ("Price-Fleming"), T. Rowe Price Investment
Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Trust
Company, T. Rowe Price Stable Asset Management, Inc., RPF Inter-
national Bond Fund and forty-one other investment companies,
namely, T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price New
Horizons Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc., T. Rowe
Price New Income Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund,
Inc., T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price
Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Funds,
Inc., T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Short-Term
Bond Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc., T. Rowe
Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price New America
Growth Fund, T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, T. Rowe Price GNMA
Fund, T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund, T. Rowe Price
State Tax-Free Income Trust, T. Rowe Price California Tax-Free
Income Trust, T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc., T.
Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc., Institutional Internation-
al Funds, Inc., T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc., T. Rowe
Price Index Trust, Inc., T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc., T.
Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth
Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Tax-Free
Insured Intermediate Bond Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Dividend
Growth Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc., T.
Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc., T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal
Funds, Inc., T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price
International Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series,
Inc., T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc., T. Rowe Price
Value Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.,
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc., and T. Rowe Price
Health Sciences Fund, Inc. The Registrant and the forty-one
investment companies listed above, with the exception of T. Rowe
Price Equity Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series,
Inc., T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. and Institutional
International Funds, Inc., will be collectively referred to as
the Price Funds. The investment manager for the Price Funds,
including T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price
Fixed Income Series, Inc., is the Manager. Price-Fleming is the
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manager to T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc., T. Rowe Price
International Series, Inc. and Institutional International Funds,
Inc. and is 50% owned by TRP Finance, Inc., a wholly-owned sub-
sidiary of the Manager, 25% owned by Copthall Overseas Limited, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Robert Fleming Holdings Limited, and
25% owned by Jardine Fleming Holdings Limited. In addition to
the corporate insureds, the policies also cover the officers,
directors, and employees of each of the named insureds. The
premium is allocated among the named corporate insureds in accor-
dance with the provisions of Rule 17d-1(d)(7) under the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940.
General. The Charter of the Corporation provides that
to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland or federal law,
no director of officer of the Corporation shall be personal-
ly liable to the Corporation or the holders of Shares for
money damages and each director and officer shall be indem-
nified by the Corporation; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be deemed to protect any director or officer of
the Corporation against any liability to the Corporation of
the holders of Shares to which such director or officer
would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Article X, Section 10.01 of the Registrant's By-Laws pro-
vides as follows:
Section 10.01 Indemnification and Payment of Expenses
in Advance. The Corporation shall indemnify any individual
("Indemnitee") who is a present or former director, officer,
employee, or agent of the Corporation, or who is or has been
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partner-
ship, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, who, by
reason of his position was, is, or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action,
suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administra-
tive, or investigative (hereinafter collectively referred to
as a "Proceeding") against any judgments, penalties, fines,
settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys'
fees) incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding, to the fullest extent that such indemnification
may be lawful under applicable Maryland law, as from time to
time amended. The Corporation shall pay any reasonable ex
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penses so incurred by such Indemnitee in defending a Pro-
ceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof to the
fullest extent that such advance payment may be lawful under
applicable Maryland law, as from time to time amended.
Subject to any applicable limitations and requirements set
forth in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and in
these By-Laws, any payment of indemnification or advance of
expenses shall be made in accordance with the procedures set
forth in applicable Maryland law, as from time to time
amended.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall
protect or purport to protect any Indemnitee against any
liability to which he would otherwise be subject by reason
of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of
his office ("Disabling Conduct").
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwith-
standing, no indemnification shall be made by the Corpora-
tion to any Indemnitee unless:
(a) there is a final decision on the merits by a court or
other body before whom the Proceeding was brought that
the Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling
Conduct; or
(b) in the absence of such a decision, there is a reason-
able determination, based upon a review of the facts,
that the Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Dis-
abling Conduct, which determination shall be made by:
(i) the vote of a majority of a quorum of directors
who are neither "interested persons" of the Cor-
poration as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the In-
vestment Company Act of 1940, nor parties to the
Proceeding; or
(ii) an independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwith-
standing, any advance of expenses by the Corporation to any
Indemnitee shall be made only upon the undertaking by such
Indemnitee to repay the advance unless it is ultimately
determined that such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnifica
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tion as above provided, and only if one of the following
conditions is met:
(a) the Indemnitee provides a security for his under-
taking; or
(b) the Corporation shall be insured against losses
arising by reason of any lawful advances; or
(c) there is a determination, based on a review of
readily available facts, that there is reason to
believe that the Indemnitee will ultimately be
found entitled to indemnification, which deter-
mination shall be made by:
(i) a majority of a quorum of directors who are
neither "interested persons" of the Corpora-
tion as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, nor parties
to the Proceeding; or
(ii) an independent legal counsel in a written
opinion.
Section 10.02 of the Registrant's By-Laws provides as
follows:
Section 10.02 Insurance of Officers, Directors, Em-
ployees and Agents. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Maryland law and by Section 17(h) of the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940, as from time to time amended, the
Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or
agent of the Corporation, or who is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee,
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in or arising out of his
position, whether or not the Corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, offi-
cers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has
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been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforce-
able. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or con-
trolling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit proceeding) is asserted by such direc-
tor, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it
is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Manager.
Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc. ("Price-Fleming"), a Mary-
land corporation, is a corporate joint venture 50% owned by TRP
Finance, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager. Price-
Fleming was organized in 1979 to provide investment counsel ser-
vice with respect to foreign securities for institutional inves-
tors in the United States. In addition to managing private coun-
sel client accounts, Price-Fleming also sponsors registered in-
vestment companies which invest in foreign securities, serves as
general partner of RPFI International Partners, Limited Partner-
ship, and provides investment advice to the T. Rowe Price Trust
Company, trustee of the International Common Trust Fund.
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. ("Investment Services"),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is a Maryland corpora-
tion organized in 1980 for the purpose of acting as the principal
underwriter and distributor for the Price Funds. Investment Ser-
vices is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. In 1984, Investment Services expanded
its activities to include a discount brokerage service.
TRP Distribution, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investment
Services, is a Maryland corporation organized in 1991. It was
organized for and engages in the sale of certain investment re-
lated products prepared by Investment Services.
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T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc., was organized in 1981
for the purpose of making charitable contributions to religious,
charitable, scientific, literary and educational organizations.
The Foundation (which is not a subsidiary of the Manager) is
funded solely by contributions from the Manager and income from
investments.
T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. ("Price Services"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Manager, is a Maryland corporation organized in
1982 and is registered as a transfer agent under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Price Services provides transfer agent,
dividend disbursing, and certain other services, including share-
holder services, to the Price Funds.
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. ("RPS"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, was incorporated in Mary-
land in 1991 and is registered as a transfer agent under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. RPS provides administrative,
recordkeeping, and subaccounting services to administrators of
employee benefit plans.
T. Rowe Price Trust Company ("Trust Company"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Manager, is a Maryland-chartered limited pur-
pose trust company, organized in 1983 for the purpose of provid-
ing fiduciary services. The Trust Company serves as trust-
ee/custodian for employee benefit plans, individual retirement
accounts and common trust funds and as trustee/investment agent
for two trusts.
T. Rowe Price Threshold Fund Associates, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Manager, is a Maryland corporation organized in
1994 and serves as the general partner of T. Rowe Price Threshold
Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership established in
1994.
T. Rowe Price Threshold Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited part-
nership, was organized in 1986 by the Manager, and invests in
private financings of small companies with high growth potential;
the Manager is the General Partner of the partnership.
T. Rowe Price Threshold Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited part-
nership was organized in 1994 by the Manager, and invests in
private financings of small companies with high growth potential;
T. Rowe Price Threshold Fund Associates, Inc. is the General
Partner of this partnership.
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RPFI International Partners, L.P., is a Delaware limited part-
nership organized in 1985 for the purpose of investing in a di-
versified group of small and medium-sized non-U.S. companies.
Price-Fleming is the general partner of this partnership, and
certain institutional investors, including advisory clients of
Price-Fleming, are its limited partners.
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Group, Inc. ("Real Estate Group"),
is a Maryland corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Manager established in 1986 to provide real estate services.
Subsidiaries of Real Estate Group are: T. Rowe Price Realty In-
come Fund I Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (General
Partner of T. Rowe Price Realty Income Fund I, A No-Load Limited
Partnership), T. Rowe Price Realty Income Fund II Management,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (General Partner of T. Rowe Price
Realty Income Fund II, America's Sales-Commission-Free Real Es-
tate Limited Partnership), T. Rowe Price Realty Income Fund III
Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (General Partner of T.
Rowe Price Realty Income Fund III, America's
Sales-Commission-Free Real Estate Limited Partnership, and T.
Rowe Price Realty Income Fund IV Management, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (General Partner of T. Rowe Price Realty Income Fund
IV, America's Sales-Commission-Free Real Estate Limited Partner-
ship). Real Estate Group serves as investment manager to T. Rowe
Price Renaissance Fund, Ltd., A Sales-Commission-Free Real Estate
Investment, established in 1989 as a Maryland corporation which
qualifies as a REIT.
T. Rowe Price Stable Asset Management, Inc. ("Stable Asset Man-
agement") is a Maryland corporation organized in 1988 as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager. Stable Asset Management,
which is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, specializes in the management of investment
portfolios which seek stable and consistent investment returns
through the use of guaranteed investment contracts, bank invest-
ment contracts, structured investment contracts, and short-term
fixed-income securities.
T. Rowe Price Recovery Fund Associates, Inc., a Maryland corpora-
tion, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager organized in
1988 for the purpose of serving as the General Partner of T. Rowe
Price Recovery Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership which
invests in financially distressed companies.
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T. Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. ("TRP Canada") is a Maryland corpo-
ration organized in 1988 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Manager. This entity is registered as an investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and as a non-Canadian
Adviser under the Securities Act (Ontario). TRP Canada provides
certain services to the RPF International Bond Fund, a trust
(whose shares are sold in Canada), and Price-Fleming serves as
investment adviser to TRP Canada.
T. Rowe Price Insurance Agency, Inc., is a wholly-owned sub-
sidiary of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. organized in Maryland
in 1994 and licensed to do business in several states to act
primarily as an insurance agency in connection with the sale of
the Price Funds' variable annuity products.
TRP Management, Inc., is a Maryland corporation wholly-owned
by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. which was originally organized
in 1990 as T. Rowe Price Industrial Advantage Fund I Management,
Inc. In 1993, the name was changed to TRP Management, Inc. The
subsidiary, in conjunction with CUNA Mutual Insurance Society and
CUNA Service Group, Inc., established a Maryland limited liabili-
ty company known as CMC--T. Rowe Price Management LLC. This
company sponsored a family of no-load mutual funds available to
members of credit unions in the United States ("CUNA Funds").
The CUNA Funds have filed an application with the SEC to withdraw
registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Since 1983, the Manager has organized several distinct Maryland
limited partnerships, which are informally called the Pratt
Street Ventures partnerships, for the purpose of acquiring inter-
ests in growth-oriented businesses.
Tower Venture, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is
a Maryland corporation organized in 1989 for the purpose of serv-
ing as a general partner of 100 East Pratt St., L.P., a Maryland
limited partnership whose limited partners also include the Man-
ager. The purpose of the partnership is to further develop and
improve the property at 100 East Pratt Street, the site of the
Manager's headquarters, through the construction of additional
office, retail and parking space.
TRP Suburban, Inc. is a Maryland corporation organized in 1990 as
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager. TRP Suburban has en-
tered into agreements with McDonogh School and
CMANE-McDonogh-Rowe Limited Partnership to construct an office
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building in Owings Mills, Maryland, which houses the Manager's
transfer agent, plan administrative services, retirement plan
services and operations support functions.
TRP Suburban Second, Inc., a wholly-owned Maryland subsidiary
of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., was incorporated in 1995 to
primarily engage in the development and ownership of real proper-
ty located in Owings Mills, Maryland.
TRP Finance, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager,
is a Delaware corporation organized in 1990 to manage certain
passive corporate investments and other intangible assets.
T. Rowe Price Strategic Partners Fund, L.P. is a Delaware
limited partnership organized in 1990 for the purpose of invest-
ing in small public and private companies seeking capital for ex-
pansion or undergoing a restructuring of ownership. The general
partner of the Fund is T. Rowe Price Strategic Partners, L.P.,
("Strategic Partners"), a Delaware limited partnership whose
general partner is T. Rowe Price Strategic Partners Associates,
Inc., a Maryland corporation which is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Manager. Strategic Partners also serves as the general
partner of T. Rowe Price Strategic Partners Fund II, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership established in 1992.
Listed below are the directors of the Manager who have other
substantial businesses, professions, vocations, or employment
aside from that of Director of the Manager:
JAMES E. HALBKAT, JR., Director of the Manager. Mr. Halbkat is
President of U.S. Monitor Corporation, a provider of public re-
sponse systems. Mr. Halbkat's address is: P.O. Box 23109, Hilton
Head Island, South Carolina 29925.
RICHARD L. MENSCHEL, Director of the Manager. Mr. Menschel is
a limited partner of The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. Mr.
Menschel's address is 85 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New
York 10004.
JOHN W. ROSENBLUM, Director of the Manager. Mr. Rosenblum is
the Tayloe Murphy Professor, The Darden Graduate School of Busi-
ness Administration, University of Virginia, and a director of:
Chesapeake Corporation, a manufacturer of paper products, Cadmus
Communications Corp., a provider of printing and communication
services; Comdial Corporation, a manufacturer of telephone sys
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tems for businesses; and Cone Mills Corporation, a textiles pro-
ducer. Mr. Rosenblum's address is: P.O. Box 6550, Charlottes-
ville, Virginia 22906.
ROBERT L. STRICKLAND, Director of the Manager. Mr. Strickland is
Chairman of Lowe's Companies, Inc., a retailer of specialty home
supplies and a Director of Hannaford Bros., Co., a food retailer.
Mr. Strickland's address is 604 Two Piedmont Plaza Building,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104.
PHILIP C. WALSH, Director of the Manager. Mr. Walsh is a
Consultant to Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Englewood, Colorado.
Mr. Walsh's address is: 200 East 66th Street, Apt. A-1005, New
York, New York 10021.
ANNE MARIE WHITTEMORE, Director of the Manager. Mrs.
Whittemore is a partner of the law firm of McGuire, Woods, Battle
& Boothe and is a director of Owens & Minor, Inc.; USF&G Corpora-
tion; and the James River Corporation. Mrs. Whittemore's address
is One James Center, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
With the exception of Messrs. Halbkat, Menschel, Rosenblum,
Strickland, Walsh, and Mrs. Whittemore, all of the directors of
the Manager are employees of the Manager.
George J. Collins, who is Chief Executive Officer, President, and
a Managing Director of the Manager, is a Director of
Price-Fleming.
George A. Roche, who is Chief Financial Officer and a Managing
Director of the Manager, is a Vice President and a Director of
Price-Fleming.
Carter O. Hoffman, who is a Managing Director of the Manager,
is also a Director of TRP Finance, Inc.
M. David Testa, who is a Managing Director of the Manager, is
Chairman of the Board of Price-Fleming.
Henry H. Hopkins, Charles P. Smith, and Peter Van Dyke, who are
Managing Directors of the Manager, are Vice Presidents of
Price-Fleming.
Robert P. Campbell, Roger L. Fiery, III, Robert C. Howe, Veena
A. Kutler, Heather R. Landon, Nancy M. Morris, George A.
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Murnaghan, Robert W. Smith, William F. Wendler, II, and Edward A.
Wiese, who are Vice Presidents of the Manager, are Vice Presi-
dents of Price-Fleming.
Michael J. Conelius, who is an Assistant Vice President of the
Manager, is a Vice President of Price-Fleming.
R. Aran Gordon, an employee of the Manager, is a Vice Presi-
dent of Price-Fleming.
Kimberly A. Haker, an employee of the Manager, is Assistant Vice
President and Controller of Price-Fleming.
Todd J. Henry, an employee of the Manager, is an Assistant
Vice President of Price-Fleming.
Kathleen G. Polk, an employee of the Manager, is an Assistant
Vice President of Price-Fleming.
Alvin M. Younger, Jr., who is a Managing Director and the Secre-
tary and Treasurer of the Manager, is Secretary and Treasurer of
Price-Fleming.
Nolan L. North, who is a Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
of the Manager, is Assistant Treasurer of Price-Fleming.
Leah P. Holmes, who is an Assistant Vice President of the Manag-
er, is a Vice President of Price-Fleming.
Barbara A. Van Horn, who is Assistant Secretary of the Manager,
is Assistant Secretary of Price-Fleming.
Certain directors and officers of the Manager are also officers
and/or directors of one or more of the Price Funds and/or one or
more of the affiliated entities listed herein.
See also "Management of Fund," in Registrant's Statement of Addi-
tional Information.
Item 29. Principal Underwriters.
(a) The principal underwriter for the Registrant is Invest-
ment Services. Investment Services acts as the principal under-
writer for the other seventy-one Price Funds. Investment Servic-
es, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is registered as a
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broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a
member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Investment Services was formed for the limited purpose of dis-
tributing the shares of the Price Funds and will not engage in
the general securities business. Since the Price Funds are sold
on a no-load basis, Investment Services does not receive any
commission or other compensation for acting as principal under-
writer.
(b) The address of each of the directors and officers of
Investment Services listed below is 100 East Pratt Street, Balti-
more, Maryland 21202.
Positions and Positions and
Name and Principal Offices With Offices With Busi-
ness Address Underwriter Registrant
__________________ _____________________ _____________
James S. Riepe President and Vice President
Director and Director
Henry H. Hopkins Vice President and Vice President
Director
Charles E. Vieth Vice President and None
Director
Mark E. Rayford Director None
Patricia M. Archer Vice President None
Edward C. Bernard Vice President None
Joseph C. Bonasorte Vice President None
Meredith C. Callanan Vice President None
Laura H. Chasney Vice President None
Victoria C. Collins Vice President None
Christopher W. Dyer Vice President None
Forrest R. Foss Vice President None
James W. Graves Vice President None
Andrea G. Griffin Vice President None
David J. Healy Vice President None
Joseph P. Healy Vice President None
Walter J. Helmlinger Vice President None
Eric G. Knauss Vice President None
Douglas G. Kremer Vice President None
Sharon Renae Krieger Vice President None
Keith Wayne Lewis Vice President None
David L. Lyons Vice President None
Sarah McCafferty Vice President None
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Maurice Albert Minerbi Vice President None
Nancy M. Morris Vice President None
George A. Murnaghan Vice President None
Steven Ellis Norwitz Vice President None
Kathleen M. O'Brien Vice President None
Pamela D. Preston Vice President None
Lucy Beth Robins Vice President None
John Richard Rockwell Vice President None
Monica R. Tucker Vice President None
William F. Wendler, II Vice President None
Terri L. Westren Vice President None
Jane F. White Vice President None
Thomas R. Woolley Vice President None
Alvin M. Younger, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer None
Mark S. Finn Controller None
Richard J. Barna Assistant Vice President None
Catherine L. BerkenkemperAssistant Vice President None
Ronae M. Brock Assistant Vice President None
Brenda E. Buhler Assistant Vice President None
Patricia S. Butcher Assistant Vice President Assistant
Secretary
John A. Galateria Assistant Vice President None
Janelyn A. Healey Assistant Vice President None
Keith J. Langrehr Assistant Vice President None
C. Lillian Matthews Assistant Vice President None
Janice D. McCrory Assistant Vice President None
Sandra J. McHenry Assistant Vice President None
JeanneMarie B. Patella Assistant Vice President None
Kristin E. Seeberger Assistant Vice President None
Arthur J. Silber Assistant Vice President None
Nolan L. North Assistant Vice President None
Barbara A. VanHorn Assistant Secretary None
(c) Not applicable. Investment Services will not receive
any compensation with respect to its activities as underwriter
for the Price Funds since the Price Funds are sold on a no-load
basis.
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records.
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be
maintained by T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. under Section
31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules
thereunder will be maintained by T. Rowe Price Summit Funds,
Inc., at its offices at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore,
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Maryland 21202. Transfer, dividend disbursing, and share-
holder service activities are performed by T. Rowe Price
Services, Inc., at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Mary-
land 21202. Custodian activities for T. Rowe Price Summit
Funds, Inc. are performed at State Street Bank and Trust
Company's Service Center (State Street South), 1776 Heritage
Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02171. Custody of Limited-Term
Bond Fund series portfolio securities which are purchased
outside the United States is maintained by The Chase Manhat-
tan Bank, N.A., London in its foreign branches or with other
U.S. banks. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., London is lo-
cated at Woolgate House, Coleman Street, London EC2P 2HD,
England.
Item 31. Management Services.
The Registrant is not a party to any management-related
service contract, other than as set forth in the Prospectus.
Item 32. Undertakings.
(a) Each series of the Registrant agrees to furnish, upon
request and without charge, a copy of its latest Annual
Report to each person to whom as prospectus is deliv-
ered.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements
for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) and the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the under-
signed, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore,
State of Maryland, this 7th day of February, 1996.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
/s/George J. Collins
By: George J. Collins,
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicat-
ed:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
_________ ______ _____
/s/George J. Collins Chairman of the BoardFebruary 7, 1996
George J. Collins (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu Treasurer February 7, 1996
Carmen F. Deyesu (Principal Financial Officer)
* Director February 7, 1996
Robert P. Black
* Director February 7, 1996
Calvin W. Burnett
* Director February 7, 1996
Anthony W. Deering
* Director February 7, 1996
F. Pierce Linaweaver
/s/James S. Riepe Vice President and February 7, 1996
James S. Riepe Director
* Director February 7, 1996
John G. Schreiber
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*/s/Henry H. Hopkins Attorney-In-Fact February 7, 1996
Henry H. Hopkins
The Custodian Agreement dated September 28, 1987, as
amended, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and T. Rowe
Price Funds should be inserted here.
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CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
Between
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
and
EACH OF THE PARTIES INDICATED
ON APPENDIX A
DATED: SEPTEMBER 28, 1987
FRF 07/87
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held By It1
2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund
Held by the Custodian in the United States. . . 2
2.1 Holding Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Delivery of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1) Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2) Repurchase Agreement . . . . . . . . . . 2
3) Securities System . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4) Tender Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5) Redemption by Issuer . . . . . . . . . . 3
6) Transfer to Issuer, Nominee, Exchange . . 3
7) Sale to Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
8) Exchange or Conversion . . . . . . . . . 4
9) Warrants, Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
10) Loans of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . 4
11) Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
12) Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
13) Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
14) In-Kind Distributions . . . . . . . . . . 5
15) Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
16) Type of Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Registration of Securities . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Bank Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 Sale of Shares and Availability of Federal Funds7
2.6 Collection of Income, Dividends . . . . . . . 7
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1) Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2) Exchanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3) Redemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4) Expense and Liability . . . . . . . . . . 9
5) Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6) Short Sale Dividend . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7) Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8) Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of
Securities Purchased . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.9 Appointment of Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.10 Deposit of Securities in Securities System . 10
1) Account of Custodian . . . . . . . . . . 11
2) Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3) Payment of Fund Monies, Delivery of
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4) Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5) Annual Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6) Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.11 Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.12 Segregated Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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2.13 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes . . . 15
2.14 Proxies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.15 Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.16 Reports to Fund by Independent Public
Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property
of the Fund Held Outside of the United States . 16
3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians . . . . 16
3.2 Assets to be Held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Segregation of Securities . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund 17
3.6 Reports by Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Assets of the Fund . 18
3.8 Responsibility of Custodian, Sub-Custodian and
Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.9 Monitoring Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . 19
3.10 Branches of U.S. Banks . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4. Payments for Repurchases or Redemptions and Sales of
Shares of the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5. Proper Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6. Actions Permitted Without Express Authority . . . 21
7. Evidence of Authority, Reliance on Documents . . . 21
8. Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of
Account and Calculations of Net Asset Value and
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9. Records, Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountant . . . . . 23
11. Compensation of Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
12. Responsibility of Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment . . . 25
14. Successor Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
15. Interpretive and Additional Provisions . . . . . . 28
16. Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
17. Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
18. Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
19. Exemption from Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Massachusetts Law to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
21. Prior Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
22. The Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
23. Governing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
24. Subcustodian Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
25. Directors and Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
26. Massachusetts Business Trust . . . . . . . . . . . 30
27. Successors of Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
This Contract by and between State Street Bank and Trust
Company, a Massachusetts trust company, having its principal
place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
02110 (hereinafter called the "Custodian"), and each fund which
is listed on Appendix A (as such Appendix may be amended from
time to time) and which evidences its agreement to be bound
hereby by executing a copy of this Contract (each such fund
individually hereinafter called the "Fund," whose definition may
be found in Section 22),
WITNESSETH: That in consideration of the mutual covenants
and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It
The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of
its assets, including securities it desires to be held in places
within the United States ("domestic securities") and securities
it desires to be held outside the United States ("foreign
securities") pursuant to the Governing Documents of the Fund.
The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and
cash now or hereafter owned or acquired by it, and all payments
of income, payments of principal or capital distributions
received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund
from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for
such new or treasury shares of capital stock ("Shares") of the
Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian
shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or
received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian.
With respect to domestic securities, upon receipt of "Proper
Instructions" (within the meaning of Article 5), the Custodian
shall from time to time employ one or more sub-custodians located
in the United States, but only in accordance with an applicable
vote by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, and provided
that the Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or
liability to the Fund on account of any actions or omissions of
any sub-custodian so employed than any such sub-custodian has to
the Custodian, and further provided that the Custodian shall not
release the sub-custodian from any responsibility or liability
unless mutually agreed upon by the parties in writing. With
respect to foreign securities and other assets of the Fund held
outside the United States, the Custodian shall employ Chase
Manhattan Bank, N.A., as a sub-custodian for the Fund in
accordance with the provisions of Article 3.
2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund
Held By the Custodian in the United States
2.1 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and
physically segregate for the account of the Fund all
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non-cash property, to be held by it in the United States,
including all domestic securities owned by the Fund, other
than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant to Section
2.10 in a clearing agency which acts as a securities
depository or in a book-entry system authorized by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, collectively referred to herein
as "Securities System," and (b) commercial paper of an
issuer for which the Custodian acts as issuing and paying
agent ("Direct Paper") which is deposited and/or maintained
in the Direct Paper System of the Custodian pursuant to
Section 2.11.
2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release
and deliver domestic securities owned by the Fund held by
the Custodian or in a Securities System account of the
Custodian or in the Custodian's Direct Paper book entry
system account ("Direct Paper System Account") only upon
receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing
instructions when deemed appropriate by mutual agreement of
the parties, and only in the following cases:
1) Sale. Upon sale of such securities for the
account of the Fund and receipt of payment
therefor;
2) Repurchase Agreement. Upon the receipt of payment
in connection with any repurchase agreement
related to such securities entered into by the
Fund;
3) Securities System. In the case of a sale effected
through a Securities System, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof;
4) Tender Offer. To the depository agent or other
receiving agent in connection with tender or other
similar offers for portfolio securities of the
Fund;
5) Redemption by Issuer. To the issuer thereof or
its agent when such securities are called,
redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
provided that, in any such case, the cash or other
consideration is to be delivered to the Custodian;
6) Transfer to Issuer, Nominee. Exchange. To the
issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into
the name of the Fund or into the name of any
nominee or nominees of the Custodian or into the
name or nominee name of any agent appointed
pursuant to Section 2.9 or into the name or
nominee name of any sub-custodian appointed
pursuant to Article 1; or for exchange for a
different number of bonds, certificates or other
evidence representing the same aggregate face
amount or number of units and bearing the same
interest rate, maturity date and call provisions,
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if any; provided that, in any such case, the new
securities are to be delivered to the Custodian;
7) Sale to Broker or Dealer. Upon the sale of such
securities for the account of the Fund, to the
broker or its clearing agent or dealer, against a
receipt, for examination in accordance with
"street delivery" custom; provided that in any
such case, the Custodian shall have no
responsibility or liability for any loss arising
from the delivery of such securities prior to
receiving payment for such securities except as
may arise from the Custodian's failure to act in
accordance with its duties as set forth in
Section 12.
8) Exchange or Conversion. For exchange or
conversion pursuant to any plan of merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization,
split-up of shares, change of par value or
readjustment of the securities of the issuer of
such securities, or pursuant to provisions for
conversion contained in such securities, or
pursuant to any deposit agreement provided that,
in any such case, the new securities and cash, if
any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
9) Warrants, Rights. In the case of warrants, rights
or similar securities, the surrender thereof in
the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar
securities or the surrender of interim receipts or
temporary securities for definitive securities;
provided that, in any such case, the new
securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered
to the Custodian;
10) Loans of Securities. For delivery in connection
with any loans of securities made by the Fund, but
only against receipt of adequate collateral as
agreed upon from time to time by the Custodian and
the Fund, which may be in the form of cash,
obligations issued by the United States
government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or
such other property as mutually agreed by the
parties, except that in connection with any loans
for which collateral is to be credited to the
Custodian's account in the book-entry system
authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury,
the Custodian will not be held liable or
responsible for the delivery of securities owned
by the Fund prior to the receipt of such
collateral, unless the Custodian fails to act in
accordance with its duties set forth in
Article 12;
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11) Borrowings. For delivery as security in
connection with any borrowings by the Fund
requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund, but only
against receipt of amounts borrowed, except where
additional collateral is required to secure a
borrowing already made, subject to Proper
Instructions, further securities may be released
for that purpose;
12) Options. For delivery in accordance with the
provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the
Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") and a member of The National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), relating to
compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing
Corporation, any registered national securities
exchange, any similar organization or
organizations, or the Investment Company Act of
1940, regarding escrow or other arrangements in
connection with transactions by the Fund;
13) Futures. For delivery in accordance with the
provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the
Custodian, and a Futures Commission Merchant
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act,
relating to compliance with the rules of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or any
Contract Market, any similar organization or
organizations, or the Investment Company Act of
1940, regarding account deposits in connection
with transactions by the Fund;
14) In-Kind Distributions. Upon receipt of
instructions from the transfer agent ("Transfer
Agent") for the Fund, for delivery to such
Transfer Agent or to the holders of shares in
connection with distributions in kind, as may be
described from time to time in the Fund's
currently effective prospectus and statement of
additional information ("prospectus"), in
satisfaction of requests by holders of Shares for
repurchase or redemption;
15) Miscellaneous. For any other proper corporate
purpose, but only upon receipt of, in addition to
Proper Instructions, a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Directors/Trustees or
of the Executive Committee signed by an officer of
the Fund and certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, specifying the securities to
be delivered, setting forth the purpose for which
such delivery is to be made, declaring such
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purpose to be a proper corporate purpose, and
naming the person or persons to whom delivery of
such securities shall be made; and
16) Type of Payment. In any or all of the above
cases, payments to the Fund shall be made in cash,
by a certified check upon or a treasurer's or
cashier's check of a bank, by effective bank wire
transfer through the Federal Reserve Wire System
or, if appropriate, outside of the Federal Reserve
Wire System and subsequent credit to the Fund's
Custodian account, or, in case of delivery through
a stock clearing company, by book-entry credit by
the stock clearing company in accordance with the
then current street custom, or such other form of
payment as may be mutually agreed by the parties,
in all such cases collected funds to be promptly
credited to the Fund.
2.3 Registration of Securities. Domestic securities held
by the Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be
registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of any
nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of the Custodian which
nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Fund, unless
the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a
nominee to be used in common with other registered
investment companies having the same investment adviser as
the Fund, or in the name or nominee name of any agent
appointed pursuant to Section 2.9 or in the name or nominee
name of any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Article 1.
All securities accepted by the Custodian on behalf of the
Fund under the terms of this Contract shall be in "street
name" or other good delivery form.
2.4 Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and maintain a
separate bank account or accounts in the United States in
the name of the Fund, subject only to draft or order by the
Custodian acting pursuant to the terms of this Contract, and
shall hold in such account or accounts, subject to the
provisions hereof all cash received by it from or for the
account of the Fund, other than cash maintained by the Fund
in a bank account established and used in accordance with
Rule 17f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Funds
held by the Custodian for the Fund may be deposited for the
Fund's credit in the Banking Department of the Custodian or
in such other banks or trust companies as the Custodian may
in its discretion deem necessary or desirable; provided,
however, that every such bank or trust company shall be
qualified to act as a custodian under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and that each such bank or trust company and the
funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust company
shall be approved by vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors/Trustees of the Fund. Such funds shall be
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deposited by the Custodian in its capacity as Custodian and
shall be withdrawable by the Custodian only in that
capacity.
2.5 Sale of Shares and Availability of Federal Funds. Upon
mutual agreement between the Fund and the Custodian, the
Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper Instructions,
make federal funds available to the Fund as of specified
times agreed upon from time to time by the Fund and the
Custodian in the amount of checks received in payment for
Shares of the Fund which are deposited into the Fund's
account.
2.6 Collection of Income, Dividends. The Custodian shall
collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with
respect to United States registered securities held
hereunder to which the Fund shall be entitled either by law
or pursuant to custom in the securities business, and shall
collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with
respect to United States bearer securities if, on the date
of payment by the issuer, such securities are held by the
Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit such income
or other payments, as collected, to the Fund's custodian
account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Custodian shall detach and present for payment all
coupons and other income items requiring presentation as and
when they become due and shall collect interest when due on
securities held hereunder. The Custodian will also receive
and collect all stock dividends, rights and other items of
like nature as and when they become due or payable. Income
due the Fund on United States securities loaned pursuant to
the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the
responsibility of the Fund. The Custodian will have no duty
or responsibility in connection therewith, other than to
provide the Fund with such information or data as may be
necessary to assist the Fund in arranging for the timely
delivery to the Custodian of the income to which the Fund is
properly entitled.
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions,
which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate
by mutual agreement of the parties, the Custodian shall pay
out monies of the Fund in the following cases only:
1) Purchases. Upon the purchase of domestic
securities, options, futures contracts or options
on futures contracts for the account of the Fund
but only (a) against the delivery of such
securities, or evidence of title to such options,
futures contracts or options on futures contracts,
to the Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or
trust company doing business in the United States
or abroad which is qualified under the Investment
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Company Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a
custodian and has been designated by the Custodian
as its agent for this purpose in accordance with
Section 2.9 hereof) registered in the name of the
Fund or in the name of a nominee of the Fund or of
the Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or
in other proper form for transfer; (b) in the case
of a purchase effected through a Securities
System, in accordance with the conditions set
forth in Section 2.10 hereof or (c) in the case of
a purchase involving the Direct Paper System, in
accordance with the conditions set forth in
Section 2.11; or (d) in the case of repurchase
agreements entered into between the Fund and the
Custodian, or another bank, or a broker-dealer
which is a member of NASD, (i) against delivery of
the securities either in certificate form or
through an entry crediting the Custodian's account
at the Federal Reserve Bank with such securities
or (ii) against delivery of the receipt evidencing
purchase by the Fund of securities owned by the
Custodian along with written evidence of the
agreement by the Custodian to repurchase such
securities from the Fund. All coupon bonds
accepted by the Custodian shall have the coupons
attached or shall be accompanied by a check
payable on coupon payable date for the interest
due on such date.
2) Exchanges. In connection with conversion,
exchange or surrender of securities owned by the
Fund as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) Redemptions. For the redemption or repurchase of
Shares issued by the Fund as set forth in Article
4 hereof;
4) Expense and Liability. For the payment of any
expense or liability incurred by the Fund,
including but not limited to the following
payments for the account of the Fund: interest,
taxes, management, accounting, transfer agent and
legal fees, and operating expenses of the Fund
whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or
part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;
5) Dividends. For the payment of any dividends or
other distributions to shareholders declared
pursuant to the Governing Documents of the Fund;
6) Short Sale Dividend. For payment of the amount of
dividends received in respect of securities sold
short;
7) Loan. For repayment of a loan upon redelivery of
pledged securities and upon surrender of the
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note(s), if any, evidencing the loan;
8) Miscellaneous. For any other proper purpose, but
only upon receipt of, in addition to Proper
Instructions, a certified copy of a resolution of
the Board of Directors/Trustees or of the
Executive Committee of the Fund signed by an
officer of the Fund and certified by its Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary, specifying the amount
of such payment, setting forth the purpose for
which such payment is to be made, declaring such
purpose to be a proper purpose, and naming the
person or persons to whom such payment is to be
made.
2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of
Securities Purchased. In any and every case where payment
for purchase of domestic securities for the account of the
Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of the
securities purchased in the absence of specific written
instructions from the Fund to so pay in advance, the
Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund for such
securities to the same extent as if the securities had been
received by the Custodian.
2.9 Appointment of Agents. The Custodian may at any time
or times in its discretion appoint (and may at any time
remove) any other bank or trust company, which is itself
qualified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry out
such of the provisions of this Article 2 as the Custodian
may from time to time direct; provided, however, that the
appointment of any agent shall not relieve the Custodian of
its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
2.10 Deposit of Securities in Securities Systems. The
Custodian may deposit and/or maintain domestic securities
owned by the Fund in a clearing agency registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a securities
depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the
U.S. Department of the Treasury and certain federal
agencies, collectively referred to herein as "Securities
System" in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board
and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and
regulations, if any, and subject to the following
provisions:
1) Account of Custodian. The Custodian may keep
domestic securities of the Fund in a Securities
System provided that such securities are
represented in an account ("Account") of the
Custodian in the Securities System which shall not
include any assets of the Custodian other than
assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise
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for customers;
2) Records. The records of the Custodian, with
respect to domestic securities of the Fund which
are maintained in a Securities System, shall
identify by book-entry those securities belonging
to the Fund;
3) Payment of Fund Monies, Delivery of Securities.
Subject to Section 2.7, the Custodian shall pay
for domestic securities purchased for the account
of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the
Securities System that such securities have been
transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of
an entry on the records of the Custodian to
reflect such payment and transfer for the account
of the Fund. Subject to Section 2.2, the
Custodian shall transfer domestic securities sold
for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of
advice from the Securities System that payment for
such securities has been transferred to the
Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the
records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer
and payment for the account of the Fund. Copies
of all advices from the Securities System of
transfers of domestic securities for the account
of the Fund shall identify the Fund, be maintained
for the Fund by the Custodian and be provided to
the Fund at its request. The Custodian shall
furnish the Fund confirmation of each transfer to
or from the account of the Fund in the form of a
written advice or notice and shall furnish to the
Fund copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting
each day's transactions in the Securities System
for the account of the Fund;
4) Reports. The Custodian shall provide the Fund
with any report obtained by the Custodian on the
Securities System's accounting system, internal
accounting control and procedures for safeguarding
domestic securities deposited in the Securities
System, and further agrees to provide the Fund
with copies of any documentation it has relating
to its arrangements with the Securities Systems as
set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise
required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
5) Annual Certificate. The Custodian shall have
received the initial or annual certificate, as the
case may be, required by Article 13 hereof;
6) Indemnification. Anything to the contrary in this
Contract notwithstanding, the Custodian shall be
liable to the Fund for any loss or expense,
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including reasonable attorneys fees, or damage to
the Fund resulting from use of the Securities
System by reason of any failure by the Custodian
or any of its agents or of any of its or their
employees or agents or from failure of the
Custodian or any such agent to enforce effectively
such rights as it may have against the Securities
System; at the election of the Fund, it shall be
entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the
Custodian with respect to any claim against the
Securities System or any other person which the
Custodian may have as a consequence of any such
loss, expense or damage if and to the extent that
the Fund has not been made whole for any such
loss, expense or damage.
2.11 Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper
System. The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain
securities owned by the Fund in the Direct Paper System of
the Custodian subject to the following provisions:
1) No transaction relating to securities in the
Direct Paper System will be effected in the
absence of Proper Instructions;
2) The Custodian may keep securities of the Fund in
the Direct Paper System only if such securities
are represented in an account ("Account") of the
Custodian in the Direct Paper System which shall
not include any assets of the Custodian other than
assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise
for customers;
3) The records of the Custodian with respect to
securities of the Fund which are maintained in the
Direct Paper System shall identify by book-entry
those securities belonging to the Fund;
4) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased
for the account of the Fund upon the making of an
entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect
such payment and transfer of securities to the
account of the Fund. The Custodian shall transfer
securities sold for the account of the Fund upon
the making of an entry on the records of the
Custodian to reflect such transfer and receipt of
payment for the account of the Fund;
5) The Custodian shall furnish the Fund confirmation
of each transfer to or from the account of the
Fund, in the form of a written advice or notice,
of Direct Paper on the next business day following
such transfer and shall furnish to the Fund copies
of daily transaction sheets reflecting each day's
transaction in the Securities System for the
account of the Fund;
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6) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any
report on its system of internal accounting
control as the Fund may reasonably request from
time to time;
2.12 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall, upon receipt
of Proper Instructions, which may be of a continuing nature
where deemed appropriate by mutual agreement of the parties,
establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for
and on behalf of the Fund, into which account or accounts
may be transferred cash and/or securities, including
securities maintained in an account by the Custodian
pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, (i) in accordance with the
provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the Custodian
and a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a
member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to
compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing
Corporation and of any registered national securities
exchange (or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any
registered contract market), or of any similar organization
or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in
connection with transactions by the Fund, (ii) for purposes
of segregating cash or government securities in connection
with options purchased, sold or written by the Fund or
commodity futures contracts or options thereon purchased or
sold by the Fund, (iii) for the purposes of compliance by
the Fund with the procedures required by Investment Company
Act Release No. 10666, or any subsequent release, rule or
policy, of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating
to the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered
investment companies and (iv) for other proper corporate
purposes, but only, in the case of clause (iv), upon receipt
of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy of
a resolution of the Board of Directors/Trustees or of the
Executive Committee signed by an officer of the Fund and
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary,
setting forth the purpose or purposes of such segregated
account and declaring such purposes to be proper corporate
purposes.
2.13 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian
shall execute ownership and other certificates and
affidavits for all federal and state tax purposes in
connection with receipt of income or other payments with
respect to domestic securities of the Fund held by it and in
connection with transfers of such securities.
2.14 Proxies. If the securities are registered other than
in the name of the Fund or a nominee of the Fund, the
Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic securities
held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the
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registered holder of such securities, all proxies, without
indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be
voted, and shall promptly deliver to the Fund such proxies,
all proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to
such securities.
2.15 Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities.
The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund all
written information (including, without limitation, pendency
of calls and maturities of domestic securities and
expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of
exercise of call and put options written by the Fund and the
maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund)
received by the Custodian from issuers of the domestic
securities being held for the Fund by the Custodian, an
agent appointed under Section 2.9, or sub-custodian
appointed under Section 1. With respect to tender or
exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to
the Fund all written information received by the Custodian,
an agent appointed under Section 2.9, or sub-custodian
appointed under Section 1 from issuers of the domestic
securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the
party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer.
If the Fund desires to take action with respect to any
tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar
transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian of such
desired action at least 72 hours (excluding holidays and
weekends) prior to the time such action must be taken under
the terms of the tender, exchange offer, or other similar
transaction, and it will be the responsibility of the
Custodian to timely transmit to the appropriate person(s)
the Fund's notice. Where the Fund does not notify the
Custodian of its desired action within the aforesaid 72 hour
period, the Custodian shall use its best efforts to timely
transmit the Fund's notice to the appropriate person.
2.16 Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants. The
Custodian shall provide the Fund, at such times as the Fund
may reasonably require, with reports by independent public
accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting
control and procedures for safeguarding securities, futures
contracts and options on futures contracts, including
domestic securities deposited and/or maintained in a
Securities System, relating to the services provided by the
Custodian under this Contract; such reports shall be of
sufficient scope and in sufficient detail, as may reasonably
be required by the Fund to provide reasonable assurance that
any material inadequacies existing or arising since the
prior examination would be disclosed by such examination.
The reports must describe any material inadequacies
disclosed and, if there are no such inadequacies, the
reports shall so state.
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3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund
Held Outside of the United States
3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians. The Custodian
is authorized and instructed to employ Chase Manhattan Bank,
N.A, ("Chase") as sub-custodian for the Fund's securities,
cash and other assets maintained outside of the United
States ("foreign assets") all as described in the
Subcustodian Agreement between the Custodian and Chase.
Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions", together with a
certified resolution of the Fund's Board of
Directors/Trustees, the Custodian and the Fund may agree to
designate additional proper institutions and foreign
securities depositories to act as sub-custodians of the
Fund's foreign assets. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund, the Custodian shall cease the employment of
any one or more of such sub-custodians for maintaining
custody of the Fund's foreign assets.
3.2 Assets to be Held. The Custodian shall limit the
foreign assets maintained in the custody of foreign sub-
custodians to foreign assets specified under the terms of
the Subcustodian Agreement between the Custodian and Chase.
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories. Except as may
otherwise be agreed upon in writing by the Custodian and the
Fund, foreign assets of the Fund shall be maintained in
foreign securities depositories only through arrangements
implemented by the banking institutions serving as sub-
custodians pursuant to the terms hereof.
3.4 Segregation of Securities. The Custodian shall
identify on its books as belonging to the Fund, the foreign
assets of the Fund held by Chase and by each foreign sub-
custodian.
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund. Upon
request of the Fund, the Custodian will use its best efforts
(subject to applicable law) to arrange for the independent
accountants, officers or other representatives of the Fund
or the Custodian to be afforded access to the books and
records of Chase and any banking or other institution
employed as a sub-custodian for the Fund by Chase or the
Custodian insofar as such books and records relate to the
performance of Chase or such banking or other institution
under any agreement with the Custodian or Chase. Upon
request of the Fund, the Custodian shall furnish to the Fund
such reports (or portions thereof) of Chase's external
auditors as are available to the Custodian and which relate
directly to Chase's system of internal accounting controls
applicable to Chase's duties as a subcustodian or which
relate to the internal accounting controls of any
subcustodian employed by Chase with respect to foreign
assets of the Fund.
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3.6 Reports by Custodian. The Custodian will supply to the
Fund from time to time, as mutually agreed upon, statements
in respect of the foreign assets of the Fund held pursuant
to the terms of the Subcustodian Agreement between the
Custodian and Chase, including but not limited, to an
identification of entities having possession of the Fund's
foreign assets and advices or notifications of any transfers
of foreign assets to or from each custodial account
maintained by any sub-custodian on behalf of the Fund
indicating, as to foreign assets acquired for the Fund, the
identity of the entity having physical possession of such
foreign assets.
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Assets of the Fund. All
transactions with respect to the Fund's foreign assets shall
be in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of the
Subcustodian Agreement between Chase and the Custodian.
3.8 Responsibility of Custodian, Sub-Custodian, and Fund.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Custodian
Contract, the Custodian shall not be liable to the Fund for
any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising
out of or in connection with the maintenance of custody of
the Fund's foreign assets by Chase or by any other banking
institution or securities depository employed pursuant to
the terms of any Subcustodian Agreement between Chase and
the Custodian, except that the Custodian shall be liable for
any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim to
the extent provided in the Subcustodian Agreement between
Chase and the Custodian or attributable to the failure of
the Custodian to exercise the standard of care set forth in
Article 12 hereof in the performance of its duties under
this Contract or such Subcustodian Agreement. At the
election of the Fund, the Fund shall be entitled to be
subrogated to the rights of the Custodian under the
Subcustodian Agreement with respect to any claims arising
thereunder against Chase or any other banking institution or
securities depository employed by Chase if and to the extent
that the Fund has not been made whole therefor. As between
the Fund and the Custodian, the Fund shall be solely
responsible to assure that the maintenance of foreign
securities and cash pursuant to the terms of the
Subcustodian Agreement complies with all applicable rules,
regulations, interpretations and orders of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and the Custodian assumes no
responsibility and makes no representations as to such
compliance.
3.9 Monitoring Responsibilities. With respect to the
Fund's foreign assets, the Custodian shall furnish annually
to the Fund, during the month of June, information
concerning the sub-custodians employed by the Custodian.
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Such information shall be similar in kind and scope to that
furnished to the Fund in connection with the initial
approval of this Contract. In addition, the Custodian will
promptly inform the Fund in the event that the Custodian
learns of a material adverse change in the financial
condition of a sub-custodian.
3.10 Branches of U.S. Banks. Except as otherwise set forth
in this Contract, the provisions of this Article 3 shall not
apply where the custody of the Fund's assets is maintained
in a foreign branch of a banking institution which is a
"bank" as defined by Section 2(a)(5) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 which meets the qualification set forth
in Section 26(a) of said Act. The appointment of any such
branch as a sub-custodian shall be governed by Section 1 of
this Contract.
4. Payments for Repurchases or Redemptions and Sales of Shares
of the Fund
From such funds as may be available for the purpose but
subject to the limitations of the Governing Documents of the Fund
and any applicable votes of the Board of Directors/Trustees of
the Fund pursuant thereto, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of
instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for
payment to holders of Shares who have delivered to the Transfer
Agent a request for redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In
connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares of the
Fund, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of instructions
from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial
bank designated by the redeeming shareholder. In connection with
the redemption or repurchase of Shares of the Fund, the Custodian
shall honor checks drawn on the Custodian by a holder of Shares,
which checks have been furnished by the Fund to the holder of
Shares, when presented to the Custodian in accordance with such
procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to
time between the Fund and the Custodian.
The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the
Fund's Shares or from the Transfer Agent of the Fund and deposit
as received into the Fund's account such payments as are received
for Shares of the Fund issued or sold from time to time by the
Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to the Fund
and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments for
Shares of the Fund.
5. Proper Instructions
Proper Instructions as used herein means a writing signed or
initialled by one or more person or persons as the Board of
Directors/Trustees shall have from time to time authorized. Each
such writing shall set forth the specific transaction or type of
transaction involved, including a specific statement of the
purpose for which such action is requested, or shall be a blanket
instruction authorizing specific transactions of a repeated or
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routine nature. Oral instructions will be considered Proper
Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have
been given by a person authorized to give such instructions with
respect to the transaction involved. The Fund shall cause all
oral instructions to be confirmed in writing. Upon receipt of a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary as to the
authorization by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund
accompanied by a detailed description of procedures approved by
the Board of Directors/Trustees, Proper Instructions may include
communications effected directly between electro-mechanical or
electronic devices provided that the Board of Directors/Trustees
and the Custodian are satisfied that such procedures afford
adequate safeguards for the Fund's assets.
6. Actions Permitted without Express Authority
The Custodian may in its discretion, without express
authority from the Fund:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor
expenses of handling securities or other similar
items relating to its duties under this Contract,
provided that all such payments shall be accounted
for to the Fund;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for
securities in definitive form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the Fund,
checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments on
the same day as received; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary
details in connection with the sale, exchange,
substitution, purchase, transfer and other
dealings with the securities and property of the
Fund except as otherwise directed by the Board of
Directors/Trustees of the Fund.
7. Evidence of Authority, Reliance on Documents
The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any
instructions, notice, request, consent, certificate or other
instrument or paper reasonably and in good faith believed by it
to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf
of the Fund in accordance with Article 5 hereof. The Custodian
may receive and accept a certified copy of a vote of the Board of
Directors/Trustees of the Fund as conclusive evidence (a) of the
authority of any person to act in accordance with such vote or
(b) of any determination or of any action by the Board of
Directors/Trustees pursuant to the Governing Documents of the
Fund as described in such vote, and such vote may be considered
as in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of
written notice to the contrary. So long as and to the extent
that it is in the exercise of the standard of care set forth in
Article 12 hereof, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the
title, validity or genuineness of any property or evidence of
title thereto received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this
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Contract and shall be held harmless in acting upon any notice,
request, consent, certificate or other instrument reasonably
believed by it to be genuine and to be signed by the proper party
or parties.
8. Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and
Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income
The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary
information to the person or persons appointed by the Board of
Directors/Trustees of the Fund to keep the books of account of
the Fund and/or compute the net asset value per share of the
outstanding shares of the Fund or, if directed in writing to do
so by the Fund, shall itself keep such books of account and/or
compute such net asset value per share. If so directed, the
Custodian shall also calculate daily the net income of the Fund
as described in the Fund's currently effective prospectus and
shall advise the Fund and the Transfer Agent daily of the total
amounts of such net income and, if instructed in writing by an
officer of the Fund to do so, shall advise the Transfer Agent
periodically of the division of such net income among its various
components. The calculations of the net asset value per share
and the daily income of the Fund shall be made at the time or
times and in the manner described from time to time in the Fund's
currently effective prospectus.
9. Records, Inventory
The Custodian shall create and maintain all records relating
to its activities and obligations under this Contract in such
manner as will meet the obligations of the Fund under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, with particular attention to
Section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder,
applicable federal and state tax laws and any other law or
administrative rules or procedures which may be applicable to the
Fund. All such records shall be the property of the Fund and
shall at all times during the regular business hours of the
Custodian be open for inspection and audit by duly authorized
officers, employees or agents of the Fund and employees and
agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and, in the
event of termination of this Agreement, will be delivered in
accordance with Section 14 hereof. The Custodian shall, at the
Fund's request, supply the Fund with a tabulation of securities
owned by the Fund and held by the Custodian and shall, when
requested to do so by the Fund and for such compensation as shall
be agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian, include
certificate numbers in such tabulations. The Custodian shall
conduct a periodic inventory of all securities and other property
subject to this Agreement and provide to the Fund a periodic
reconciliation of the vaulted position of the Fund to the
appraised position of the Fund. The Custodian will promptly
report to the Fund the results of the reconciliation, indicating
any shortages or discrepancies uncovered thereby, and take
appropriate action to remedy any such shortages or discrepancies.
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10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountant
The Custodian shall cooperate with the Fund's independent
public accountants in connection with the annual and other audits
of the books and records of the Fund and take all reasonable
action, as the Fund may from time to time request, to provide
from year to year the necessary information to such accountants
for the expression of their opinion without any qualification as
to the scope of their examination, including but not limited to,
any opinion in connection with the preparation of the Fund's Form
N-lA, and Form N-SAR or other annual reports to the Securities
and Exchange Commission and with respect to any other
requirements of such Commission.
11. Compensation of Custodian
The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation
for its services and expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon from
time to time between the Fund and the Custodian.
12. Responsibility of Custodian
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
the Custodian shall be held to the exercise of reasonable care in
carrying out the provisions of this Contract, but shall be kept
indemnified by and shall be without liability to the Fund for any
action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence.
In order for the indemnification provision contained in this
Section to apply, it is understood that if in any case the Fund
may be asked to indemnify or save the Custodian harmless, the
Fund shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts
concerning the situation in question, and it is further
understood that the Custodian will use all reasonable care to
identify and notify the Fund promptly concerning any situation
which presents or appears likely to present the probability of
such a claim for indemnification against the Fund. The Fund,
shall have the option to defend the Custodian against any claim
which may be the subject of this indemnification, and in the
event that the Fund so elects, it will so notify the Custodian,
and thereupon the Fund shall take over complete defense of the
claim and the Custodian shall in such situation initiate no
further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek
indemnification under this Section. The Custodian shall in no
case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in
which the Fund will be asked to indemnify the Custodian except
with the Fund's prior written consent. Nothing herein shall be
construed to limit any right or cause of action on the part of
the Custodian under this Contract which is independent of any
right or cause of action on the part of the Fund. The Custodian
shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel
(who may be counsel for the Fund or such other counsel as may be
agreed to by the parties) on all matters, and shall be without
liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to
such advice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the responsibility
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of the Custodian with respect to redemptions effected by check
shall be in accordance with a separate Agreement entered into
between the Custodian and the Fund.
If the Fund requires the Custodian to take any action with
respect to securities, which action involves the payment of money
or which action may, in the opinion of the Custodian, result in
the Custodian or its nominee assigned to the Fund being liable
for the payment of money or incurring liability of some other
form, the Fund, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to
take such action, shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an
amount and form satisfactory to it.
If the Fund requires the Custodian to advance cash or
securities for any purpose or in the event that the Custodian or
its nominee shall incur or be assessed any taxes, charges,
expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with
the performance of this Contract, except such as may arise from
its or its nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to
act or willful misconduct, any property at any time held for the
account of the Fund shall be security therefor and should the
Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly, the Custodian shall be
entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of the Fund's
assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement, provided
that the Custodian gives the Fund reasonable notice to repay such
cash or securities advanced, however, such notice shall not
preclude the Custodian's right to assert any lien under this
provision.
13. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment
This Contract shall become effective as of its execution,
shall continue in full force and effect until terminated as
hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual
agreement of the parties hereto and may be terminated by either
party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed, postage
prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not
sooner than sixty (60) days after the date of such delivery or
mailing in the case of a termination by the Fund, and not sooner
than 180 days after the date of such delivery or mailing in the
case of a termination by the Custodian; provided, however that
the Custodian shall not act under Section 2.10 hereof in the
absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary that the Board of Directors/Trustees of
the Fund has approved the initial use of a particular Securities
System and the receipt of an annual certificate of the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of Directors/Trustees
has reviewed the use by the Fund of such Securities System, as
required in each case by Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended and that the Custodian shall not act
under Section 2.11 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the
Board of Directors/Trustees has approved the initial use of the
Direct Paper System and the receipt of an annual certificate of
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the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of
Directors/Trustees has reviewed the use by the Fund of the Direct
Paper System; provided further, however, that the Fund shall not
amend or terminate this Contract in contravention of any
applicable federal or state regulations, or any provision of the
Governing Documents of the Fund, and further provided, that the
Fund may at any time by action of its Board of Directors/Trustees
(i) substitute another bank or trust company for the Custodian by
giving notice as described above to the Custodian, or (ii)
immediately terminate this Contract in the event of the
appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian by the
Comptroller of the Currency or upon the happening of a like event
at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of
competent jurisdiction.
Upon termination of the Contract, the Fund shall pay to the
Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the date of such
termination and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian for its
costs, expenses and disbursements, provided that the Custodian
shall not incur any costs, expenses or disbursements specifically
in connection with such termination unless it has received prior
approval from the Fund, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
14. Successor Custodian
If a successor custodian shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors/Trustees of the Fund, the Custodian shall, upon
termination, deliver to such successor custodian at the office of
the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all
securities, funds and other properties then held by it hereunder
and shall transfer to an account of the successor custodian all
of the Fund's securities held in a Securities System. The
Custodian shall also use its best efforts to assure that the
successor custodian will continue any subcustodian agreement
entered into by the Custodian and any subcustodian on behalf of
the Fund.
If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the
Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a certified copy
of a vote of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, deliver
at the office of the Custodian and transfer such securities,
funds and other properties in accordance with such vote.
In the event that no written order designating a successor
custodian or certified copy of a vote of the Board of
Directors/Trustees shall have been delivered to the Custodian on
or before the date when such termination shall become effective,
then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank
or trust company, which is a "bank" as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, of
its own selection, having an aggregate capital, surplus, and
undivided profits, as shown by its last published report, of not
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less than $25,000,000, all securities, funds and other properties
held by the Custodian and all instruments held by the Custodian
relative thereto and all other property held by it under this
Contract and to transfer to an account of such successor
custodian all of the Fund's securities held in any Securities
System. Thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the
successor of the Custodian under this Contract.
In the event that securities, funds and other properties
remain in the possession of the Custodian after the date of
termination hereof owing to failure of the Fund to procure the
certified copy of the vote referred to or of the Board of
Directors/Trustees to appoint a successor custodian, the
Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services
during such period as the Custodian retains possession of such
securities, funds and other properties and the provisions of this
Contract relating to the duties and obligations of the Custodian
shall remain in full force and effect. If while this Contract is
in force the Fund shall be liquidated pursuant to law, the
Custodian shall distribute, either in cash or (if the Fund so
orders) in the portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund,
pro rata among the holders of shares of the Fund as certified by
the Transfer Agent, the property of the Fund which remains after
paying or satisfying all expenses and liabilities of the Fund.
Section 12 hereof shall survive any termination of this Contract.
15. Interpretive and Additional Provisions
In connection with the operation of this Contract, the
Custodian and the Fund may from time to time agree on such
provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of
this Contract as may in their joint opinion be consistent with
the general tenor of this Contract. Any such interpretive or
additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by both
parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such
interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any
applicable federal or state regulations or any provision of the
Governing Documents of the Fund. No interpretive or additional
provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be
deemed to be an amendment of this Contract.
16. Notice
Any notice shall be sufficiently given when sent by
registered or certified mail, or by such other means as the
parties shall agree, to the other party at the address of such
party set forth above or at such other address as such party may
from time to time specify in writing to the other party.
17. Bond
The Custodian shall, at all times, maintain a bond in such
form and amount as is acceptable to the Fund which shall be
issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company authorized to do
business in the place where such bond is issued against larceny
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and embezzlement, covering each officer and employee of the
Custodian who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to
securities or funds of the Fund, either directly or through
authority to receive and carry out any certificate instruction,
order request, note or other instrument required or permitted by
this Agreement. The Custodian agrees that it shall not cancel,
terminate or modify such bond insofar as it adversely affects the
Fund except after written notice given to the Fund not less than
10 days prior to the effective date of such cancellation,
termination or modification. The Custodian shall furnish to the
Fund a copy of each such bond and each amendment thereto.
18. Confidentiality
The Custodian agrees to treat all records and other
information relative to the Fund and its prior, present or future
shareholders as confidential, and the Custodian, on behalf of
itself and its employees, agrees to keep confidential all such
information except, after prior notification to and approval in
writing by the Fund, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld and may not be withheld where the Custodian may be
exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to
comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly
constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Fund.
19. Exemption from Liens
The securities and other assets held by the Custodian for
the Fund shall be subject to no lien or charge of any kind in
favor of the Custodian or any person claiming through the
Custodian, but nothing herein shall be deemed to deprive the
Custodian of its right to invoke any and all remedies available
at law or equity to collect amounts due it under this Agreement.
Neither the Custodian nor any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to
Section 1 hereof shall have any power or authority to assign,
hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of any securities held
by it for the Fund, except upon the direction of the Fund, duly
given as herein provided, and only for the account of the Fund.
20. Massachusetts Law to Apply
This Contract shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
21. Prior Contracts
Without derogating any of the rights established by such
contracts, this Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the
date hereof, all prior contracts between the Fund and the
Custodian relating to the custody of the Fund's assets.
22. The Parties
All references herein to "the Fund" are to each of the funds
listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Contract were
between such individual fund and the Custodian. In the case of a
series fund or trust, all references to "the Fund" are to the
individual series or portfolio of such fund or trust, or to such
fund or trust on behalf of the individual series or portfolio, as
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appropriate. Any reference in this Contract to "the parties"
shall mean the Custodian and such other individual Fund as to
which the matter pertains.
23. Governing Documents.
The term "Governing Documents" means the Articles of
Incorporation, Agreement of Trust, By-Laws and Registration
Statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time.
24. Subcustodian Agreement.
Reference to the "Subcustodian Agreement" between the
Custodian and Chase shall mean any such agreement which shall be
in effect from time to time between Chase and the Custodian with
respect to foreign assets of the Fund.
25. Directors and Trustees.
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither
the holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees
of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder.
26. Massachusetts Business Trust
With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Contract
and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the
term Fund means and refers to the trustees from time to time
serving under the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of
Trust) of such Trust as the same may be amended from time to
time. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such
Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees,
shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the
Trust, personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust,
as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The
execution and delivery of this Contract has been authorized by
the trustees and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust,
acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees
nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed
to have been made by any of them but shall bind only the trust
property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
27. Successors of Parties.
This Contract shall be binding on and shall inure to the
benefit of the Fund and the Custodian and their respective
successors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this
instrument to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly
authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed as
of the dates indicated below.
DATED: September 28, 1987
__________________
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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY
ATTEST:
/s/Kathleen M. Kubit By/s/Charles Cassidy
_____________________ _________________________________
Assistant Secretary Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
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(SIGNATURES CONTINUED)
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
DATED: September 28, 1987
___________________
ATTEST:
/s/Nancy J. Wortman By/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
____________________________ __________________________________
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Appendix A
The following Funds are parties to this Agreement and have
so indicated their intention to be bound by such Agreement by
executing the Agreement on the dates indicated thereon.
T. Rowe Price California Tax-Free Income Trust on behalf of
the
California Tax-Free Bond Fund and
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Institutional Trust on behalf of the
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Trust on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund and
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust on behalf of the
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund,
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund and
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Money Fund, Inc.
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this 24th day of June, 1988, by
and between: T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price
New Horizons Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc., T.
Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve
Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Trust, T. Rowe Price U.S.
Treasury Money Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund,
Inc., T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price
Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-
Intermediate Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund,
Inc., T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price Tax-Free
High Yield Fund, Inc., T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, T.
Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund, T. Rowe
Price Capital Appreciation Fund, T. Rowe Price Institutional
Trust, T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust, T. Rowe Price
California Tax-Free Income Trust, T. Rowe Price Science &
Technology Fund, Inc., (hereinafter together called the "Funds"
and individually "Fund") and State Street Bank and Trust Company,
a Massachusetts trust,
W I T N E S S E T H:
It is mutually agreed that the Custodian Contract made by
the parties on the 28th day of September, 1987, is hereby amended
by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
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(SIGNATURES CONTINUED)
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H.Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
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(SIGNATURES CONTINUED)
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
/s/ Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
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(SIGNATURES CONTINUED)
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/William Blackwell
______________________________________________
By:
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and
each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of October 19, 1988, by adding thereto the T.
Rowe Price International Discovery Fund, Inc., a separate series
of T. Rowe Price International Trust.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
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T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Guy R. Sturgeon
______________________________________________
By:
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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988 and October 19, 1988, between State Street Bank and
Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A
thereto is hereby further amended, as of February 22, 1989, by
adding thereto the T. Rowe Price International Equity Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
PAGE 37
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/K. Donelson
______________________________________________
By:
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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988 and February 22, 1989, between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties
listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of
July 19, 1989, by adding thereto the Institutional International
Funds, Inc., on behalf of the Foreign Equity Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
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T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
______________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
______________________________________________
By:
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AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, and July 19,
1989 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the
Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended,
as of September 15, 1989, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price
U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc., on behalf of the U.S. Treasury
Intermediate Fund and the U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
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T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
____________________________________
By:
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AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19, 1989
and September 15, 1989, between State Street Bank and Trust
Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is
hereby further amended, as of December 15, 1989, by restating
Section 2.15 as follows:
2.15 Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities. The
Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund all written
information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and
maturities of domestic securities and expirations of rights in
connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put
options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts
purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Custodian from
issuers of the domestic securities being held for the Fund by the
Custodian, an agent appointed under Section 2.9, or sub-custodian
appointed under Section 1. With respect to tender or exchange
offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund all
written information received by the Custodian, an agent appointed
under Section 2.9, or sub-custodian appointed under Section 1
from issuers of the domestic securities whose tender or exchange
is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or
exchange offer. If the Fund desires to take action with respect
to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar
transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian of such desired
action at least 48 hours (excluding holidays and weekends) prior
to the time such action must be taken under the terms of the
tender, exchange offer, or other similar transaction, and it will
be the responsibility of the Custodian to timely transmit to the
appropriate person(s) the Fund's notice. Where the Fund does not
notify the custodian of its desired action within the aforesaid
48 hour period, the Custodian shall use its best efforts to
timely transmit the Fund's notice to the appropriate person. It
is expressly noted that the parties may negotiate and agree to
alternative procedures with respect to such 48 hour notice period
on a selective and individual basis.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U. S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U. S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U. S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
_________________________________________
By: Carmen F. Deyesu,
Treasurer
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ E. D. Hawkes, Jr.
_________________________________________
By: E. D. Hawkes, Jr.
Vice President
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Amendment No. 7 filed on Form SE January 25, 1990 with
International Trust (CIK 313212) Post Effective Amendment No. 17.
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AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, and December 20,
1989, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the
Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended,
as of January 25, 1990, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price
European Stock Fund, a separate series of T. Rowe Price
International Trust.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
PAGE 47
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
_________________________________________
By:
PAGE 48
AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
and January 25, 1990 between State Street Bank and Trust Company
and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of February 21, 1990, by adding thereto the
T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc., on behalf of the T. Rowe Price
Equity Index Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
PAGE 49
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins
Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
______________________________________
By:
PAGE 50
AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, between State Street Bank
and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A
thereto is hereby further amended, as of June 12, 1990, by adding
thereto the T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc., on behalf of the
Spectrum Growth Fund and the Spectrum Income Fund.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL TRUST
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
PAGE 51
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
______________________________________
By:
PAGE 52
AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, and June 12, 1990 between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties
listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of
July 18, 1990, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund,
a separate series of the T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
PAGE 53
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Guy R. Sturgeon
______________________________________
By: Guy R. Sturgeon
PAGE 54
AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, and July 18,
1990 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the
Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended,
as of October 15, 1990, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price
Global Government Bond Fund, a separate series of the T. Rowe
Price International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
PAGE 55
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
Tax-Exempt Reserve Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Guy R. Sturgeon
______________________________________
By:
PAGE 56
AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, and October 15, 1990, between State Street Bank and Trust
Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is
hereby further amended, as of February 13, 1991, by adding
thereto the Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund and New Jersey Tax-Free
Bond Fund, two separate series of the T. Rowe Price State Tax-
Free Income Trust
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
PAGE 57
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Guy Sturgeon
______________________________________
By: Vice President
PAGE 58
AMENDMENT NO. 14 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, and February 13, 1991, between State
Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of March 6,
1991, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
PAGE 59
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
______________________________________
By:
PAGE 60
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, and March 6, 1991,
between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the
Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended,
as of September 12, 1991, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price
Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
PAGE 61
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S.
GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
PAGE 62
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
______________________________________
By:
PAGE 63
AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991 and
September 12, 1991, between State Street Bank and Trust Company
and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of November 6, 1991, by adding thereto the T.
Rowe Price Japan Fund, a separate series of the T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
PAGE 64
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME
TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S.
GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
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/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
______________________________________
By:
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AMENDMENT NO. 17 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991 and November 6, 1991, between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of April 23,
1992, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund,
Inc. and T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund, a separate
series of the T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
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/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
____________________________________
By:
PAGE 69
AMENDMENT NO. 18 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, and April 23, 1992, between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties
listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of
September 2, 1992, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price OTC Fund,
a series of the T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
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/s/Henry H. Hopkins
__________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
__________________________________
By:
PAGE 72
AMENDMENT NO. 19 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, and
September 2, 1992, between State Street Bank and Trust Company
and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of November 3, 1992, by adding thereto the T.
Rowe Price Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
_________________________________________
By:
PAGE 75
AMENDMENT NO. 20 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, and November 3, 1992, between State Street Bank and
Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A
thereto is hereby further amended, as of December 16, 1992, by
adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
_________________________________________
By:
PAGE 78
AMENDMENT NO. 21 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, and December 16, 1992, between State
Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of December 21,
1992, by adding thereto the Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond
Fund, an additional series to the T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free
Income Trust.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
PAGE 79
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
_________________________________________
By:
PAGE 81
AMENDMENT NO. 22 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, and December 21,
1992, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the
Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended,
as of January 28, 1993, by adding thereto the Georgia Tax-Free
Bond Fund and the Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund,
additional series to the T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income
Trust.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
_________________________________________
By:
PAGE 84
AMENDMENT NO. 23 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
and January 28, 1993, between State Street Bank and Trust Company
and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of April 22, 1993, by adding thereto the T.
Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
__________________________________________
By:
PAGE 87
AMENDMENT NO. 24 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, between State Street Bank and
Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A
thereto is hereby further amended, as of September 16, 1993, by
adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. and T. Rowe
Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is
understood that the T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. and T. Rowe
Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc. (collectively referred to as
the "Funds") shall not be responsible for paying any of the fees
or expenses set forth herein but that, in accordance with the
Investment Management Agreement, dated September 16, 1993,
between the Funds and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("T. Rowe
Price"), the Funds will require T. Rowe Price to pay all such
fees and expenses.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
PAGE 88
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
PAGE 89
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
________________________________________
By:
PAGE 90
AMENDMENT NO. 25 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, and September 16, 1993, between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties
listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of
November 3, 1993, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Latin
America Fund, a separate series of the T. Rowe Price
International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
PAGE 91
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
PAGE 92
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
________________________________________
By:
PAGE 93
AMENDMENT NO. 26 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, and
November 3, 1993, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and
each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of March 1, 1994, by adding thereto the T.
Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio and T. Rowe Price New America
Growth Portfolio, two separate series of the T. Rowe Price Equity
Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio, a
separate series of the T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is
understood that the T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. and T. Rowe
Price International Series, Inc. (collectively referred to as the
"Funds") shall not be responsible for paying any of the fees or
expenses set forth herein but that, in accordance with the
Investment Management Agreements, dated March 1, 1994, between
the Funds and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Rowe Price-
Fleming International, Inc. (collectively referred to as "T. Rowe
Price"), the Funds will require T. Rowe Price to pay all such
fees and expenses.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
PAGE 94
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
PAGE 95
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
PAGE 96
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
________________________________________
By:
PAGE 97
AMENDMENT NO. 27 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, and March 1, 1994, between State Street Bank and Trust
Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is
hereby further amended, as of April 21, 1994, by adding thereto
the T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio, a separate series
of the T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is
understood that the T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc.
(referred to as the "Fund") shall not be responsible for paying
any of the fees or expenses set forth herein but that, in
accordance with the Investment Management Agreement, dated April
21, 1994, between the Fund and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
(referred to as "T. Rowe Price"), the Fund will require T. Rowe
Price to pay all such fees and expenses.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
PAGE 98
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
PAGE 99
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
PAGE 100
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
________________________________________
By:
PAGE 101
AMENDMENT NO. 28 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, and April 21, 1994, between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 27,
1994, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy
Balanced Fund, T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund, and
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund, three separate
series of the T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is
understood that the T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc.
(collectively referred to as the "Funds") shall not be
responsible for paying any of the fees or expenses set forth
herein but that, in accordance with the Investment Management
Agreements, dated July 27, 1994, between the Funds and T. Rowe
Price Associates, Inc. (referred to as "T. Rowe Price"), the
Funds will require T. Rowe Price to pay all such fees and
expenses.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
PAGE 102
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
PAGE 103
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
PAGE 104
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
________________________________________
By:
PAGE 105
AMENDMENT NO. 29 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, and April 21, 1994, between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of July 27,
1994, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy
Balanced Strategy Balanced Portfolio, a separate series of the T.
Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is
understood that the T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio, a separate series of the T. Rowe Price Equity Series,
Inc. (referred to as the "Fund) shall not be responsible for
paying any of the fees or expenses set forth herein but that, in
accordance with the Investment Management Agreement, dated July
27, 1994, between the Fund and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
(referred to as "T. Rowe Price"), the Fund will require T. Rowe
Price to pay all such fees and expenses.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
PAGE 107
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
PAGE 108
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/
________________________________________
By:
PAGE 109
AMENDMENT NO. 30 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, and July 27, 1994 between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties
listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of
September 21, 1994, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Value
Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
PAGE 110
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
PAGE 111
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
PAGE 112
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By:Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
________________________________________
By:Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
PAGE 113
AMENDMENT NO. 31 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27, 1994, and September
21, 1994 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of
the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further
amended, as of November 1, 1994, by adding thereto the T. Rowe
Price Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund, a separate series
of the T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
PAGE 114
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
PAGE 115
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
PAGE 116
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
________________________________________
By:Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
PAGE 117
AMENDMENT NO. 32 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27, 1994, September 21,
1994, and November 1, 1994 between State Street Bank and Trust
Company and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is
hereby further amended, as of November 2, 1994, by adding thereto
the T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. and the T. Rowe
Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund, a separate series of the T.
Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
PAGE 118
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
PAGE 119
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
PAGE 120
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
________________________________________
By:Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
PAGE 121
AMENDMENT NO. 33 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27, 1994, September 21,
1994, November 1, 1994, and November 2, 1994 between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of January 25,
1995, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock
Fund, a separate series of the T. Rowe Price International Funds,
Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
PAGE 122
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
PAGE 123
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
PAGE 124
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
_____________________________________________
By: Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
PAGE 125
AMENDMENT NO. 34 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27, 1994, September 21,
1994, November 1, 1994, November 2, 1994, and January 25, 1995,
between State Street Bank and Trust Company and each of the
Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended,
as of September 20, 1995, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price
Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC., now known as T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-
TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
_____________________________________________
By: Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
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AMENDMENT NO. 35 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27, 1994, September 21,
1994, November 1, 1994, November 2, 1994, January 25, 1995, and
September 20, 1995, between State Street Bank and Trust Company
and each of the Parties listed on Appendix A thereto is hereby
further amended, as of October 11, 1995, by adding thereto the T.
Rowe Price Global Stock Fund, a separate series of the T. Rowe
Price International Funds, Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC., now known as T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-
TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
_____________________________________________
By: Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
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AMENDMENT NO. 36 TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
W I T N E S S E T H:
The Custodian Contract of September 28, 1987, as amended
June 24, 1988, October 19, 1988, February 22, 1989, July 19,
1989, September 15, 1989, December 15, 1989, December 20, 1989,
January 25, 1990, February 21, 1990, June 12, 1990, July 18,
1990, October 15, 1990, February 13, 1991, March 6, 1991,
September 12, 1991, November 6, 1991, April 23, 1992, September
2, 1992, November 3, 1992, December 16, 1992, December 21, 1992,
January 28, 1993, April 22, 1993, September 16, 1993, November 3,
1993, March 1, 1994, April 21, 1994, July 27, 1994, September 21,
1994, November 1, 1994, November 2, 1994, January 25, 1995,
September 20, 1995, and October 11, 1995 between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and each of the Parties listed on
Appendix A thereto is hereby further amended, as of December 11,
1995, by adding thereto the T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund,
Inc.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ADJUSTABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FUND, INC., now known as T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-
TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate
Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
/s/Henry H. Hopkins
_____________________________________________
By: Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/Carol C. Ayotte
_____________________________________________
By: Carol C. Ayotte, Vice President
The Global Custody Agreement dated January 3, 1994, as
amended, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and T. Rowe Price
Funds should be inserted here.
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GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is effective January 3, 1994, and is between
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank") and EACH OF THE
ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO, Individually and Separately
(each individually, the "Customer").
1. Customer Accounts.
The Bank agrees to establish and maintain the following
accounts ("Accounts"):
(a) A custody account in the name of the Customer
("Custody Account") for any and all stocks, shares, bonds,
debentures, notes, mortgages or other obligations for the payment
of money, bullion, coin and any certificates, receipts, warrants
or other instruments representing rights to receive, purchase or
subscribe for the same or evidencing or representing any other
rights or interests therein and other similar property whether
certificated or uncertificated as may be received by the Bank or
its Subcustodian (as defined in Section 3) for the account of the
Customer ("Securities"); and
(b) A deposit account in the name of the Customer ("Deposit
Account") for any and all cash in any currency received by the
Bank or its Subcustodian for the account of the Customer, which
cash shall not be subject to withdrawal by draft or check.
The Customer warrants its authority to: 1) deposit the cash
and Securities ("Assets") received in the Accounts and 2) give
Instructions (as defined in Section 11) concerning the Accounts.
The Bank may deliver securities of the same class in place of
those deposited in the Custody Account.
Upon written agreement between the Bank and the Customer,
additional Accounts may be established and separately accounted
for as additional Accounts under the terms of this Agreement.
2. Maintenance of Securities and Cash at Bank and Subcustodian
Locations.
Unless Instructions specifically require another location
acceptable to the Bank:
(a) Securities will be held in the country or other
jurisdiction in which the principal trading market for such
Securities is located, where such Securities are to be presented
for payment or where such Securities are acquired; and
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(b) Cash will be credited to an account in a country or
other jurisdiction in which such cash may be legally deposited or
is the legal currency for the payment of public or private debts.
Cash may be held pursuant to Instructions in either interest
or non-interest bearing accounts as may be available for the
particular currency. To the extent Instructions are issued and
the Bank can comply with such Instructions, the Bank is
authorized to maintain cash balances on deposit for the Customer
with itself or one of its affiliates at such reasonable rates of
interest as may from time to time be paid on such accounts, or in
non-interest bearing accounts as the Customer may direct, if
acceptable to the Bank.
If the Customer wishes to have any of its Assets held in the
custody of an institution other than the established
Subcustodians as defined in Section 3 (or their securities
depositories), such arrangement must be authorized by a written
agreement, signed by the Bank and the Customer.
3. Subcustodians and Securities Depositories.
The Bank may act under this Agreement through the
subcustodians listed in Schedule B of this Agreement with which
the Bank has entered into subcustodial agreements
("Subcustodians"). The Customer authorizes the Bank to hold
Assets in the Accounts in accounts which the Bank has established
with one or more of its branches or Subcustodians. The Bank and
Subcustodians are authorized to hold any of the Securities in
their account with any securities depository in which they
participate.
The Bank reserves the right to add new, replace or remove
Subcustodians. The Customer will be given reasonable notice by
the Bank of any amendment to Schedule B. Upon request by the
Customer, the Bank will identify the name, address and principal
place of business of any Subcustodian of the Customer's Assets
and the name and address of the governmental agency or other
regulatory authority that supervises or regulates such
Subcustodian.
4. Use of Subcustodian.
(a) The Bank will identify such Assets on its books as
belonging to the Customer.
(b) A Subcustodian will hold such Assets together with
assets belonging to other customers of the Bank in accounts
identified on such Subcustodian's books as special custody
accounts for the exclusive benefit of customers of the Bank.
(c) Any Assets in the Accounts held by a Subcustodian will
be subject only to the instructions of the Bank or its agent.
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Any Securities held in a securities depository for the account of
a Subcustodian will be subject only to the instructions of such
Subcustodian.
(d) Any agreement the Bank enters into with a Subcustodian
for holding its customer's assets shall provide that such assets
will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien
or claim of any kind in favor of such Subcustodian or its
creditors except for a claim for payment for safe custody or
administration, and that the beneficial ownership of such assets
will be freely transferable without the payment of money or value
other than for safe custody or administration. The foregoing
shall not apply to the extent of any special agreement or
arrangement made by the Customer with any particular
Subcustodian.
5. Deposit Account Transactions.
(a) The Bank or its Subcustodians will make payments from
the Deposit Account upon receipt of Instructions which include
all information required by the Bank.
(b) In the event that any payment to be made under this
Section 5 exceeds the funds available in the Deposit Account, the
Bank, in its discretion, may advance the Customer such excess
amount which shall be deemed a loan payable on demand, bearing
interest at the rate customarily charged by the Bank on similar
loans.
(c) If the Bank credits the Deposit Account on a payable
date, or at any time prior to actual collection and
reconciliation to the Deposit Account, with interest, dividends,
redemptions or any other amount due, the Customer will promptly
return any such amount upon oral or written notification: (i)
that such amount has not been received in the ordinary course of
business or (ii) that such amount was incorrectly credited. If
the Customer does not promptly return any amount upon such
notification, the Bank shall be entitled, upon oral or written
notification to the Customer, to reverse such credit by debiting
the Deposit Account for the amount previously credited. The Bank
or its Subcustodian shall have no duty or obligation to institute
legal proceedings, file a claim or a proof of claim in any
insolvency proceeding or take any other action with respect to
the collection of such amount, but may act for the Customer upon
Instructions after consultation with the Customer.
6. Custody Account Transactions.
(a) Securities will be transferred, exchanged or delivered
by the Bank or its Subcustodian upon receipt by the Bank of
Instructions which include all information required by the Bank.
Settlement and payment for Securities received for, and delivery
of Securities out of, the Custody Account may be made in
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accordance with the customary or established securities trading
or securities processing practices and procedures in the
jurisdiction or market in which the transaction occurs,
including, without limitation, delivery of Securities to a
purchaser, dealer or their agents against a receipt with the
expectation of receiving later payment and free delivery.
Delivery of Securities out of the Custody Account may also be
made in any manner specifically required by Instructions
acceptable to the Bank.
(b) The Bank, in its discretion, may credit or debit the
Accounts on a contractual settlement date with cash or Securities
with respect to any sale, exchange or purchase of Securities.
Otherwise, such transactions will be credited or debited to the
Accounts on the date cash or Securities are actually received by
the Bank and reconciled to the Account.
(i) The Bank may reverse credits or debits made to the
Accounts in its discretion if the related transaction
fails to settle within a reasonable period, determined
by the Bank in its discretion, after the contractual
settlement date for the related transaction.
(ii) If any Securities delivered pursuant to this
Section 6 are returned by the recipient thereof, the
Bank may reverse the credits and debits of the
particular transaction at any time.
7. Actions of the Bank.
The Bank shall follow Instructions received regarding assets
held in the Accounts. However, until it receives Instructions to
the contrary, the Bank will:
(a) Present for payment any Securities which are called,
redeemed or retired or otherwise become payable and all coupons
and other income items which call for payment upon presentation,
to the extent that the Bank or Subcustodian is actually aware of
such opportunities.
(b) Execute in the name of the Customer such ownership and
other certificates as may be required to obtain payments in
respect of Securities.
(c) Exchange interim receipts or temporary Securities for
definitive Securities.
(d) Appoint brokers and agents for any transaction
involving the Securities, including, without limitation,
affiliates of the Bank or any Subcustodian.
(e) Issue statements to the Customer, at times mutually
agreed upon, identifying the Assets in the Accounts.
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The Bank will send the Customer an advice or notification of
any transfers of Assets to or from the Accounts. Such
statements, advices or notifications shall indicate the identity
of the entity having custody of the Assets. Unless the Customer
sends the Bank a written exception or objection to any Bank
statement within ninety (90) days of receipt, the Customer shall
be deemed to have approved such statement. The Bank shall, to
the extent permitted by law, be released, relieved and discharged
with respect to all matters set forth in such statement or
reasonably implied therefrom as though it had been settled by the
decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in an action where
the Customer and all persons having or claiming an interest in
the Customer or the Customer's Accounts were parties if: (a) the
Customer has failed to provide a written exception or objection
to any Bank statement within ninety (90) days of receipt and
where the Customer's failure to so provide a written exception or
objection within such ninety (90) day period has limited the
Bank's (i) access to the records, materials and other information
required to investigate the Customer's exception or objection,
and (ii) ability to recover from third parties any amounts for
which the Bank may become liable in connection with such
exception or objection, or (b) where the Customer has otherwise
explicitly approved any such statement.
All collections of funds or other property paid or
distributed in respect of Securities in the Custody Account shall
be made at the risk of the Customer. The Bank shall have no
liability for any loss occasioned by delay in the actual receipt
of notice by the Bank or by its Subcustodians of any payment,
redemption or other transaction regarding Securities in the
Custody Account in respect of which the Bank has agreed to take
any action under this Agreement.
8. Corporate Actions; Proxies.
Whenever the Bank receives information concerning the
Securities which requires discretionary action by the beneficial
owner of the Securities (other than a proxy), such as
subscription rights, bonus issues, stock repurchase plans and
rights offerings, or legal notices or other material intended to
be transmitted to securities holders ("Corporate Actions"), the
Bank will give the Customer notice of such Corporate Actions to
the extent that the Bank's central corporate actions department
has actual knowledge of a Corporate Action in time to notify its
customers.
When a rights entitlement or a fractional interest resulting
from a rights issue, stock dividend, stock split or similar
Corporate Action is received which bears an expiration date, the
Bank will endeavor to obtain Instructions from the Customer or
its Authorized Person, but if Instructions are not received in
time for the Bank to take timely action, or actual notice of such
Corporate Action was received too late to seek Instructions, the
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Bank is authorized to sell such rights entitlement or fractional
interest and to credit the Deposit Account with the proceeds or
take any other action it deems, in good faith, to be appropriate
in which case it shall be held harmless for any such action.
The Bank will deliver proxies to the Customer or its
designated agent pursuant to special arrangements which may have
been agreed to in writing. Such proxies shall be executed in the
appropriate nominee name relating to Securities in the Custody
Account registered in the name of such nominee but without
indicating the manner in which such proxies are to be voted; and
where bearer Securities are involved, proxies will be delivered
in accordance with Instructions.
9. Nominees.
Securities which are ordinarily held in registered form may
be registered in a nominee name of the Bank, Subcustodian or
securities depository, as the case may be. The Bank may without
notice to the Customer cause any such Securities to cease to be
registered in the name of any such nominee and to be registered
in the name of the Customer. In the event that any Securities
registered in a nominee name are called for partial redemption by
the issuer, the Bank may allot the called portion to the
respective beneficial holders of such class of security pro rata
or in any other manner that is fair, equitable and practicable.
The Customer agrees to hold the Bank, Subcustodians, and their
respective nominees harmless from any liability arising directly
or indirectly from their status as a mere record holder of
Securities in the Custody Account.
10. Authorized Persons.
As used in this Agreement, the term "Authorized Person"
means employees or agents including investment managers as have
been designated by written notice from the Customer or its
designated agent to act on behalf of the Customer under this
Agreement. Such persons shall continue to be Authorized Persons
until such time as the Bank receives Instructions from the
Customer or its designated agent that any such employee or agent
is no longer an Authorized Person.
11. Instructions.
The term "Instructions" means instructions of any Authorized
Person received by the Bank, via telephone, telex, TWX, facsimile
transmission, bank wire or other teleprocess or electronic
instruction or trade information system acceptable to the Bank
which the Bank believes in good faith to have been given by
Authorized Persons or which are transmitted with proper testing
or authentication pursuant to terms and conditions which the Bank
may specify. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all
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Instructions shall continue in full force and effect until
canceled or superseded.
Any Instructions delivered to the Bank by telephone shall
promptly thereafter be confirmed in writing by an Authorized
Person (which confirmation may bear the facsimile signature of
such Person), but the Customer will hold the Bank harmless for
the failure of an Authorized Person to send such confirmation in
writing, the failure of such confirmation to conform to the
telephone instructions received or the Bank's failure to produce
such confirmation at any subsequent time. The Bank may
electronically record any Instructions given by telephone, and
any other telephone discussions with respect to the Custody
Account. The Customer shall be responsible for safeguarding any
testkeys, identification codes or other security devices which
the Bank shall make available to the Customer or its Authorized
Persons.
12. Standard of Care; Liabilities.
(a) The Bank shall be responsible for the performance of
only such duties as are set forth in this Agreement or expressly
contained in Instructions which are consistent with the
provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement:
(i) The Bank will use reasonable care with respect to
its obligations under this Agreement and the
safekeeping of Assets. The Bank shall be liable to the
Customer for any loss which shall occur as the result
of the failure of a Subcustodian to exercise reasonable
care with respect to the safekeeping of such Assets to
the same extent that the Bank would be liable to the
Customer if the Bank were holding such Assets in New
York. In the event of any loss to the Customer by
reason of the failure of the Bank or its Subcustodian
to utilize reasonable care, the Bank shall be liable to
the Customer only to the extent of the Customer's
direct damages, and shall in no event be liable for any
special or consequential damages.
(ii) The Bank will not be responsible for any act,
omission, default or for the solvency of any broker or
agent which it or a Subcustodian appoints unless such
appointment was made negligently or in bad faith or for
any loss due to the negligent act of such broker or
agent except to the extent that such broker or agent
(other than a Subcustodian) performs in a negligent
manner which is the cause of the loss to the Customer
and the Bank failed to exercise reasonable care in
monitoring such broker's or agent's performance where
Customer has requested and Bank has agreed to accept
such monitoring responsibility.
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(iii) The Bank shall be indemnified by, and
without liability to the Customer for any action taken
or omitted by the Bank whether pursuant to Instructions
or otherwise within the scope of this Agreement if such
act or omission was in good faith, without negligence.
In performing its obligations under this Agreement, the
Bank may rely on the genuineness of any document which
it believes in good faith to have been validly
executed.
(iv) The Customer agrees to pay for and hold the Bank
harmless from any liability or loss resulting from the
imposition or assessment of any taxes or other
governmental charges, and any related expenses with
respect to income from or Assets in the Accounts,
except to the extent that the Bank has failed to
exercise reasonable care in performing any obligations
which the Bank may have agreed to assume (in addition
to those stated in this Agreement) with respect to
taxes and such failure by the Bank is the direct cause
of such imposition or assessment of such taxes, charges
or expenses.
(v) The Bank shall be entitled to rely, and may act,
upon the advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the
Customer) on all legal matters and shall be without
liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted
pursuant to such advice; provided, that the Bank gives
(to the extent practicable) prior notice to Customer of
Bank's intention to so seek advice of counsel and an
opportunity for consultation with Customer on the
proposed contact with counsel.
(vi) The Bank represents and warrants that it currently
maintain a banker's blanket bond which provides
standard fidelity and non-negligent loss coverage with
respect to the Securities and Cash which may be held by
Subcustodians pursuant to this Agreement. The Bank
agrees that if at any time it for any reason
discontinues such coverage, it shall immediately give
sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the Customer.
The Bank need not maintain any insurance for the
benefit of the Customer.
(vii) Without limiting the foregoing, the Bank
shall not be liable for any loss which results from:
(1) the general risk of investing, or (2) investing or
holding Assets in a particular country including, but
not limited to, losses resulting from nationalization,
expropriation or other governmental actions; regulation
of the banking or securities industry; currency
restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations; and market
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conditions which prevent the orderly execution of securities
transactions or affect the value of Assets.
(viii) Neither party shall be liable to the other
for any loss due to forces beyond their control
including, but not limited to strikes or work
stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, insurrection,
revolution, nuclear fusion, fission or radiation, or
acts of God.
(b) Consistent with and without limiting the first
paragraph of this Section 12, it is specifically acknowledged
that the Bank shall have no duty or responsibility to:
(i) question Instructions or make any suggestions to
the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding such
Instructions;
(ii) supervise or make recommendations with respect to
investments or the retention of Securities;
(iii) advise the Customer or an Authorized Person
regarding any default in the payment of principal or
income of any security other than as provided in
Section 5(c) of this Agreement;
(iv) evaluate or report to the Customer or an
Authorized Person regarding the financial condition of
any broker, agent (other than a Subcustodian) or other
party to which Securities are delivered or payments are
made pursuant to this Agreement;
(v) review or reconcile trade confirmations received
from brokers. The Customer or its Authorized Persons
(as defined in Section 10) issuing Instructions shall
bear any responsibility to review such confirmations
against Instructions issued to and statements issued by
the Bank.
(c) The Customer authorizes the Bank to act under this
Agreement notwithstanding that the Bank or any of its divisions
or affiliates may have a material interest in a transaction, or
circumstances are such that the Bank may have a potential
conflict of duty or interest including the fact that the Bank or
any of its affiliates may provide brokerage services to other
customers, act as financial advisor to the issuer of Securities,
act as a lender to the issuer of Securities, act in the same
transaction as agent for more than one customer, have a material
interest in the issue of Securities, or earn profits from any of
the activities listed herein.
13. Fees and Expenses.
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The Customer agrees to pay the Bank for its services under
this Agreement such amount as may be agreed upon in writing,
together with the Bank's reasonable out-of-pocket or incidental
expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable legal fees.
The Bank shall have a lien on and is authorized to charge any
Accounts of the Customer for any amount owing to the Bank under
any provision of this Agreement upon notice to the Customer.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Foreign Exchange Transactions. Pursuant to
Instructions, which may be standing Instructions, to facilitate
the administration of the Customer's trading and investment
activity, the Bank is authorized to enter into spot or forward
foreign exchange contracts with the Customer or an Authorized
Person for the Customer and may also provide foreign exchange
through its subsidiaries or Subcustodians. The Bank may
establish rules or limitations concerning any foreign exchange
facility made available. In all cases where the Bank, its
subsidiaries, affiliates or Subcustodians enter into a foreign
exchange contract related to Accounts, the terms and conditions
of the then current foreign exchange contract of the Bank, its
subsidiary, affiliate or Subcustodian and, to the extent not
inconsistent, this Agreement shall apply to such transaction.
(b) Certification of Residency, etc. The Customer
certifies that it is a resident of the United States and agrees
to notify the Bank of any changes in residency. The Bank may
rely upon this certification or the certification of such other
facts as may be required to administer the Bank's obligations
under this Agreement. The Customer will indemnify the Bank
against all losses, liability, claims or demands arising directly
or indirectly from any such certifications.
(c) Access to Records. The Bank shall allow the Customer's
independent public accountants, officers and advisers reasonable
access to the records of the Bank relating to the Assets as is
required in connection with their examination of books and
records pertaining to the Customer's affairs. Subject to
restrictions under applicable law, the Bank shall also obtain an
undertaking to permit the Customer's independent public
accountants reasonable access to the records of any Subcustodian
which has physical possession of any Assets as may be required in
connection with the examination of the Customer's books and
records.
(d) Governing Law; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and shall
not be assignable by either party, but shall bind the successors
in interest of the Customer and the Bank.
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(e) Entire Agreement; Applicable Riders. Customer
represents that the Assets deposited in the Accounts are (Check
one):
X * Employee Benefit Plan or other assets subject to the
Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA");
X ** Mutual Fund assets subject to certain Securities
and Exchange Commission
("SEC") rules and regulations;
X *** Neither of the above.
With respect to each Customer, this Agreement consists
exclusively of this document together with Schedules A, B,
Exhibits I - _______ and the following Rider(s) to the
extent indicated on Schedule A hereto opposite the name of
the Customer under the column headed "Applicable Riders to
Agreement":
X ERISA
X MUTUAL FUND
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
There are no other provisions of this Agreement and this
Agreement supersedes any other agreements, whether written or
oral, between the parties. Any amendment to this Agreement must
be in writing, executed by both parties.
(f) Severability. In the event that one or more provisions
of this Agreement are held invalid, illegal or enforceable in any
respect on the basis of any particular circumstances or in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of such
provision or provisions under other circumstances or in other
jurisdictions and of the remaining provisions will not in any way
____________________
* With respect to each Customer listed on Schedule A
hereto under the heading "ERISA Trusts".
** With respect to each Customer listed on Schedule A
hereto under the heading "Investment
Companies/Portfolios Registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940".
*** With respect to certain of the Customers listed on
Schedule A hereto under the heading "Separate Accounts"
as indicated on Schedule A.
be affected or impaired.
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(g) Waiver. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, no failure or delay on the part of either party in
exercising any power or right under this Agreement operates as a
waiver, nor does any single or partial exercise of any power or
right preclude any other or further exercise, or the exercise of
any other power or right. No waiver by a party of any provision
of this Agreement, or waiver of any breach or default, is
effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom
the waiver is to be enforced.
(h) Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be
effective when actually received. Any notices or other
communications which may be required under this Agreement are to
be sent to the parties at the following addresses or such other
addresses as may subsequently be given to the other party in
writing:
Bank: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Chase MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11245
Attention: Global Investor Services
Telephone: (718) 242-3455
Facsimile: (718) 242-1374
Copy to: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD England
Attention: Global Investor Services
Telephone: 44-71-962-5000
Facsimile: 44-71-962-5377
Telex: 8954681CMBG
Customer: Name of Customer from Schedule A
c/o T. Rowe Price
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: (410) 625-6658
Facsimile: (410) 547-0180
(i) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the
Customer or the Bank by giving ninety (90) days written notice to
the other, provided that such notice to the Bank shall specify
the names of the persons to whom the Bank shall deliver the
Assets in the Accounts. If notice of termination is given by the
Bank, the Customer shall, within ninety (90) days following
receipt of the notice, deliver to the Bank Instructions
specifying the names of the persons to whom the Bank shall
deliver the Assets. In either case the Bank will deliver the
Assets to the persons so specified, after deducting any amounts
which the Bank determines in good faith to be owed to it under
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Section 13. If within ninety (90) days following receipt of a
notice of termination by the Bank, the Bank does not receive
Instructions from the Customer specifying the names of the
persons to whom the Bank shall deliver the Assets, the Bank, at
its election, may deliver the Assets to a bank or trust company
doing business in the State of New York to be held and disposed
of pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, or to Authorized
Persons, or may continue to hold the Assets until Instructions
are provided to the Bank.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the
Schedules and Riders hereto, embodies the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter
contained in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all other
custody or other agreements between the parties with respect to
such subject matter, which prior agreements are hereby terminated
effective as of the date hereof and shall have no further force
or effect.
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY
AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION I OF
SCHEDULE A HERETO
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
By:________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer & Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY
AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION II OF
SCHEDULE A HERETO
/s/Alvin M. Younger
By:____________________________________
Alvin M. Younger
Treasurer
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS, INDIVIDUALLY
AND SEPARATELY LISTED ON SECTION III OF
SCHEDULE A HERETO
/s/Alvin M. Younger
By:___________________________________
Alvin M. Younger
Treasurer
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan Naughton
By:_________________________________
Alan Naughton
Vice President
STATE OF )
: ss.
COUNTY OF )
On this day of , 19 , before me
personally came , to me known, who
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she resides in
at ;
that he/she is of
, the entity
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that
he/she knows the seal of said entity, that the seal affixed to
said instrument is such seal, that it was so affixed by order of
said entity, and that he/she signed his/her name thereto by like
order.
__________________________________
Sworn to before me this
day of , 19 .
________________________________
Notary
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STATE OF )
: ss.
COUNTY OF )
On this day of
,19 , before me personally came , to
me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that
he/she resides in
at ; that
he/she is a Vice President of THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, (National
Association), the corporation described in and which executed the
foregoing instrument; that he/she knows the seal of said
corporation, that the seal affixed to said instrument is such
corporate seal, that it was so affixed by order of the Board of
Directors of said corporation, and that he/she signed his/her
name thereto by like order.
___________________________________
Sworn to before me this
day of , 19 .
___________________________________
Notary
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Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1994
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS The Mutual Fund Rider is
REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT applicable to all
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 Customers listed under
Section I of this
Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
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Schedule A
Page 2 of 2
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is
applicable to all
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Customers under Section
Trustee for the Johnson Matthey II of this Schedule A.
Salaried Employee Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee
for the International Common Trust Fund
on behalf of the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER No Riders are applicable
to the Customer listed
RPFI International Partners, L.P. under Section III of
this Schedule A.
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ERISA Rider to Global Custody Agreement
Between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and
Each of the Entities Listed on Schedule A Hereto
effective January 3, 1994
Customer represents that the Assets being placed in the
Bank's custody are subject to ERISA. It is understood that in
connection therewith the Bank is a service provider and not a
fiduciary of the plan and trust to which the assets are related.
The Bank shall not be considered a party to the underlying plan
and trust and the Customer hereby assumes all responsibility to
assure that Instructions issued under this Agreement are in
compliance with such plan and trust and ERISA.
This Agreement will be interpreted as being in compliance
with the Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404b-1
concerning the maintenance of indicia of ownership of plan assets
outside of the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United
States.
The following modifications are made to the Agreement:
Section 3. Subcustodians and Securities Depositories.
Add the following language to the end of Section 3:
As used in this Agreement, the term Subcustodian and the
term securities depositories include a branch of the Bank,
a branch of a qualified U.S. bank, an eligible foreign
custodian, or an eligible foreign securities depository,
where such terms shall mean:
(a) "qualified U.S. bank" shall mean a U.S. bank as
described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii)(A)(1) of the
Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404b-1;
(b) "eligible foreign custodian" shall mean a banking
institution incorporated or organized under the laws
of a country other than the United States which is
supervised or regulated by that country's government
or an agency thereof or other regulatory authority in
the foreign jurisdiction having authority over banks;
and
(c) "eligible foreign securities depository" shall mean a
securities depository or clearing agency,
incorporated or organized under the laws of a country
other than the United States, which is supervised or
regulated by that country's government or an agency
thereof or other regulatory authority in the foreign
jurisdiction having authority over such depositories
or clearing agencies and which is described in
paragraph (c)(2) of the Department of Labor
Regulations Section 2550.404b-1.
Section 4. Use of Subcustodian.
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Subsection (d) of this section is modified by deleting the
last sentence.
Section 5. Deposit Account Payments.
Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) In the event that any payment made under this Section
5 exceeds the funds available in the Deposit Account, such
discretionary advance shall be deemed a service provided
by the Bank under this Agreement for which it is entitled
to recover its costs as may be determined by the Bank in
good faith.
Section 10. Authorized Persons.
Add the following paragraph at the end of Section 10:
Customer represents that: a) Instructions will only be issued
by or for a fiduciary pursuant to Department of Labor
Regulation Section 404b-1 (a)(2)(i) and b) if Instructions
are to be issued by an investment manager, such entity will
meet the requirements of Section 3(38) of ERISA and will have
been designated by the Customer to manage assets held in the
Customer Accounts ("Investment Manager"). An Investment
Manager may designate certain of its employees to act as
Authorized Persons under this Agreement.
Section 14(a). Foreign Exchange Transactions.
Add the following paragraph at the end of Subsection 14(a):
Instructions to execute foreign exchange transactions with
the Bank, its subsidiaries, affiliates or Subcustodians will
include (1) the time period in which the transaction must be
completed; (2) the location i.e., Chase New York, Chase
London, etc. or the Subcustodian with whom the contract is to
be executed and (3) such additional information and
guidelines as may be deemed necessary; and, if the
Instruction is a standing Instruction, a provision allowing
such Instruction to be overridden by specific contrary
Instructions.
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Mutual Fund Rider to Global Custody Agreement
Between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and
Each of the Entities Listed on Schedule A Hereto
effective January 3, 1994
Customer represents that the Assets being placed in the
Bank's custody are subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the Act), as the same may be amended from time to time.
Except to the extent that the Bank has specifically agreed to
comply with a condition of a rule, regulation, interpretation
promulgated by or under the authority of the SEC or the Exemptive
Order applicable to accounts of this nature issued to the Bank
(Investment Company Act of 1940, Release No. 12053, November 20,
1981), as amended, or unless the Bank has otherwise specifically
agreed, the Customer shall be solely responsible to assure that
the maintenance of Assets under this Agreement complies with such
rules, regulations, interpretations or exemptive order
promulgated by or under the authority of the Securities Exchange
Commission.
The following modifications are made to the Agreement:
Section 3. Subcustodians and Securities Depositories.
Add the following language to the end of Section 3:
The terms Subcustodian and securities depositories as used in
this Agreement shall mean a branch of a qualified U.S. bank,
an eligible foreign custodian or an eligible foreign
securities depository, which are further defined as follows:
(a) "qualified U.S. Bank" shall mean a qualified U.S. bank
as defined in Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of
1940;
(b) "eligible foreign custodian" shall mean (i) a banking
institution or trust company incorporated or organized under
the laws of a country other than the United States that is
regulated as such by that country's government or an agency
thereof and that has shareholders' equity in excess of $200
million in U.S. currency (or a foreign currency equivalent
thereof), (ii) a majority owned direct or indirect subsidiary
of a qualified U.S. bank or bank holding company that is
incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other
than the United States and that has shareholders' equity in
excess of $100 million in U.S. currency (or a foreign
currency equivalent thereof)(iii) a banking institution or
trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of a
country other than the United States or a majority owned
direct or indirect subsidiary of a qualified U.S. bank or
bank holding company that is incorporated or organized under
the laws of a country other than the United States which has
such other qualifications as shall be specified in
Instructions and approved by the Bank; or (iv) any other
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entity that shall have been so qualified by exemptive order,
rule or other appropriate action of the SEC; and
(c) "eligible foreign securities depository" shall mean a
securities depository or clearing agency, incorporated or
organized under the laws of a country other than the United
States, which operates (i) the central system for handling
securities or equivalent book-entries in that country, or
(ii) a transnational system for the central handling of
securities or equivalent book-entries.
The Customer represents that its Board of Directors has
approved each of the Subcustodians listed in Schedule B to this
Agreement and the terms of the subcustody agreements between the
Bank and each Subcustodian, which are attached as Exhibits I
through of Schedule B, and further represents that its
Board has determined that the use of each Subcustodian and the
terms of each subcustody agreement are consistent with the best
interests of the Fund(s) and its (their) shareholders. The Bank
will supply the Customer with any amendment to Schedule B for
approval. As requested by the Bank, the Customer will supply the
Bank with certified copies of its Board of Directors
resolution(s) with respect to the foregoing prior to placing
Assets with any Subcustodian so approved.
Section 11. Instructions.
Add the following language to the end of Section 11:
Deposit Account Payments and Custody Account Transactions
made pursuant to Section 5 and 6 of this Agreement may be
made only for the purposes listed below. Instructions must
specify the purpose for which any transaction is to be made
and Customer shall be solely responsible to assure that
Instructions are in accord with any limitations or
restrictions applicable to the Customer by law or as may be
set forth in its prospectus.
(a) In connection with the purchase or sale of Securities at
prices as confirmed by Instructions;
(b) When Securities are called, redeemed or retired, or
otherwise become payable;
(c) In exchange for or upon conversion into other securities
alone or other securities and cash pursuant to any plan or
merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or
readjustment;
(d) Upon conversion of Securities pursuant to their terms
into other securities;
(e) Upon exercise of subscription, purchase or other similar
rights represented by Securities;
(f) For the payment of interest, taxes, management or
supervisory fees, distributions or operating expenses;
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(g) In connection with any borrowings by the Customer
requiring a pledge of Securities, but only against receipt of
amounts borrowed;
(h) In connection with any loans, but only against receipt
of adequate collateral as specified in Instructions which
shall reflect any restrictions applicable to the Customer;
(i) For the purpose of redeeming shares of the capital stock
of the Customer and the delivery to, or the crediting to the
account of, the Bank, its Subcustodian or the Customer's
transfer agent, such shares to be purchased or redeemed;
(j) For the purpose of redeeming in kind shares of the
Customer against delivery to the Bank, its Subcustodian or
the Customer's transfer agent of such shares to be so
redeemed;
(k) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any
agreement among the Customer, the Bank and a broker-dealer
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") and a member of The National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), relating to compliance
with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any
registered national securities exchange, or of any similar
organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other
arrangements in connection with transactions by the Customer;
(l) For release of Securities to designated brokers under
covered call options, provided, however, that such Securities
shall be released only upon payment to the Bank of monies for
the premium due and a receipt for the Securities which are to
be held in escrow. Upon exercise of the option, or at
expiration, the Bank will receive from brokers the Securities
previously deposited. The Bank will act strictly in
accordance with Instructions in the delivery of Securities to
be held in escrow and will have no responsibility or
liability for any such Securities which are not returned
promptly when due other than to make proper request for such
return;
(m) For spot or forward foreign exchange transactions to
facilitate security trading, receipt of income from
Securities or related transactions;
(n) For other proper purposes as may be specified in
Instructions issued by an officer of the Customer which shall
include a statement of the purpose for which the delivery or
payment is to be made, the amount of the payment or specific
Securities to be delivered, the name of the person or persons
to whom delivery or payment is to be made, and a
certification that the purpose is a proper purpose under the
instruments governing the Customer; and
(o) Upon the termination of this Agreement as set forth in
Section 14(i).
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Section 12. Standard of Care; Liabilities.
Add the following subsection (c) to Section 12:
(c) The Bank hereby warrants to the Customer that in its
opinion, after due inquiry, the established procedures to be
followed by each of its branches, each branch of a qualified
U.S. bank, each eligible foreign custodian and each eligible
foreign securities depository holding the Customer's
Securities pursuant to this Agreement afford protection for
such Securities at least equal to that afforded by the Bank's
established procedures with respect to similar securities
held by the Bank and its securities depositories in New York.
Section 14. Access to Records.
Add the following language to the end of Section 14(c):
Upon reasonable request from the Customer, the Bank shall
furnish the Customer such reports (or portions thereof) of
the Bank's system of internal accounting controls applicable
to the Bank's duties under this Agreement. The Bank shall
endeavor to obtain and furnish the Customer with such similar
reports as it may reasonably request with respect to each
Subcustodian and securities depository holding the Customer's
assets.
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
WITH
DATE
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS RIDER
PAGE 24
January, 1994 Schedule B
SUB-CUSTODIANS EMPLOYED BY
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. LONDON, GLOBAL CUSTODY
COUNTRY SUB-CUSTODIAN CORRESPONDENT BANK
ARGENTINA The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
Main Branch N.A. Buenos Aires
25 De Mayo 130/140
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
Australia Limited Manhattan Bank
36th Floor Australia Limited
World Trade Centre Sydney
Jamison Street
Sydney
New South Wales 2000
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA Creditanstalt - Bankvereln Credit Lyonnais
Schottengasse 6 Vienna
A - 1011, Vienna
AUSTRIA
BANGLADESH Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered
18-20 Motijheel C.A. Bank Dhaka
Box 536,
Dhaka-1000
BANGLADESH
BELGIUM Generale Bank Credit Lyonnais
3 Montagne Du Parc Bank Brussels
1000 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
BOTSWANA Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered
Botswana Ltd. Bank Botswana Ltd.
4th Floor Commerce House Gaborone
The Mall
Gaborone
BOTSWANA
BRAZIL Banco Chase Manhattan, S.A. Banco Chase
Chase Manhattan Center Manhattan S.A.
Rua Verbo Divino, 1400 Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP 04719-002
BRAZIL
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CANADA The Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Dominion
Royal Bank Plaza Bank
Toronto Toronto
Ontario M5J 2J5
CANADA
Canada Trust Toronto Dominion
Canada Trust Tower Bank
BCE Place Toronto
161 Bay at Front
Toronto
Ontario M5J 2T2
CANADA
CHILE The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
Agustinas 1235 N.A.
Casilla 9192 Santiago
Santiago
CHILE
COLOMBIA Cititrust Colombia S.A. Cititrust Colombia
Sociedad Fiduciaria S.A. Sociedad
Av. Jimenez No 8-89 Fiduciaria
Santafe de Bogota, DC Santafe de Bogota
COLOMBIA
CZECH Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Ceskoslovenska
REPUBLC Banka, A.S. Obchodni Banka,
Na Prikoope 14 A.S.
115 20 Praha 1 Praha
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK Den Danske Bank Den Danske Bak
2 Holmens Kanala DK 1091 Copenhagen
Copenhagen
DENMARK
EUROBONDS Cedel S.A. ECU:Lloyds Bank
67 Boulevard Grande Duchesse PLC
Charlotte International
LUXEMBOURG Banking Dividion
A/c The Chase Manhattan London
Bank, N.A. For all other
London currencies: see
A/c No. 17817 relevant country
EURO CDS First Chicago Clearing ECU:Lloyds Bank
Centre PLC
27 Leadenhall Street Banking Division
London EC3A 1AA London
UNITED KINGDOM For all other
currencies: see
relevant country
PAGE 26
FINLAND Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Kanasallis-Osake-
Aleksanterinkatu 42 Pankki
00100 Helsinki 10
FINLAND
FRANCE Banque Paribas Societe Generale
Ref 256 Paris
BP 141
3, Rue D'Antin
75078 Paris
Cedex 02
FRANCE
GERMANY Chase Bank A.G. Chase Bank A.G.
Alexanderstrasse 59 Frankfurt
Postfach 90 01 09
60441 Frankfurt/Main
GERMANY
GREECE National Bank of Greece S.A. National Bank of
38 Stadiou Street Greece S.A. Athens
Athens A/c Chase
GREECE Manhattan Bank,
N.A., London
A/c No.
040/7/921578-68
HONG KONG The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
40/F One Exchange Square N.A.
8, Connaught Place Hong Kong
Central, Hong Kong
HONG KONG
HUNGARY Citibank Budapest Rt. Citibank Budapest
Vaci Utca 19-21 Rt.
1052 Budapest V Budapest
HUNGARY
INDIA The Hongkong and Shanghai The Hongkong and
Banking Corporation Limited Shanghai
52/60 Mahatma Gandhi Road Banking
Bombay 400 001 Corporation
INDIA Limited
Bombay
INDONESIA The Hongkong and Shanghai The Chase
Banking Corporation Limited Manhattan Bank,
World Trade Center N.A.
J1. Jend Sudirman Kav. 29-31 Jakarta
Jakarta 10023
INDONESIA
PAGE 27
IRELAND Bank of Ireland Allied Irish Bank
International Financial Dublin
Services Centre
1 Hargourmaster Place
Dublin 1
IRELAND
ISRAEL Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. Bank Leumi Le-
19 Herzi Street Israel B.M.
65136 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
ISRAEL
ITALY The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
Piazza Meda 1 N.A.
20121 Milan Milan
ITALY
JAPAN The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
1-3 Marunouchi 1-Chome N.A.
Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo
Tokyo 100
JAPAN
JORDAN Arab Bank Limited Arab Bank Limited
P.O. Box 950544-5 Amman
Amman
Shmeisani
JORDAN
LUXEMBOURG Banque Generale du Banque Generale du
Luxembourg S.A. Luxembourg S.A.
27 Avenue Monterey Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIA The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
Pernas International N.A.
Jalan Sultan Ismail Kuala Lumpur
50250, Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
MEXICO The Chase Manhattan Bank, No correspondent
(Equities) N.A. Bank
Hamburgo 213, Piso 7
06660 Mexico D.F.
MEXICO
(Government Banco Nacional de Mexico, Banque Commerciale
Bonds) Avenida Juarez No. 104 - 11 du Maroc
Piso Casablanca
06040 Mexico D.F.
MEXICO
PAGE 28
NETHERLANDS ABN AMRO N.V. Credit Lyonnais
Securities Centre Bank Nederland
P.O. Box 3200 N.V.
4800 De Breda Rotterdam
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND National Nominees Limited National Bank of
Level 2 BNZ Tower New Zealand
125 Queen Street Wellington
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY Den Norske Bank Den Norske Bank
Kirkegaten 21 Oslo
Oslo 1
NORWAY
PAKISTAN Citibank N.A. Citibank N.A.
State Life Building No.1 Karachi
I.I. Chundrigar Road
Karachi
PAKISTAN
PERU Citibank, N.A. Citibank N.A.
Camino Real 457 Lima
CC Torre Real - 5th Floor
San Isidro, Lima 27
PERU
PHILIPPINES The Hongkong and Shanghai The Hongkong and
Banking Corporation Limited Shaghai Banking
Hong Kong Bank Centre 3/F Corporation
San Miguel Avenue Limited
Ortigas Commercial Centre Manila
Pasig Metro Manila
PHILIPPINES
POLAND Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. Bank Potska Kasa
6/12 Nowy Swiat Str Opieki S.A.
00-920 Warsaw Warsaw
POLAND
PORTUGAL Banco Espirito Santo & Banco Pinto &
Comercial de Lisboa Sotto Mayor
Servico de Gestaode Titulos Avenida Fontes
R. Mouzinho da Silvelra, 36 Pereira de Melo
r/c 1000 Lisbon
1200 Lisbon
PORTUGAL
PAGE 29
SHANGHAI The Hongkong and Shanghai The Chase
(CHINA) Banking Corporation Limited Manhattan Bank,
Shanghai Branch N.A.
Corporate Banking Centre Hong Kong
Unit 504, 5/F Shanghai
Centre
1376 Hanjing Xi Lu
Shanghai
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA
SCHENZHEN The Hongkong and Shanghai The Chase
(CHINA) Banking Corporation Limited Manhattan Bank,
1st Floor N.A.
Central Plaza Hotel Hong Kong
No. 1 Chun Feng Lu
Shenzhen
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA
SINGAPORE The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
Shell Tower N.A.
50 Raffles Place Singapore
Singapore 0104
SINGAPORE
SOUTH KOREA The Hongkong & Shanghai The Hongkong &
Banking Corporation Limited Shanghai Banking
6/F Kyobo Building Corporation
#1 Chongro, 1-ka Chongro-Ku, Limited
Seoul Seoul
SOUGH KOREA
SPAIN The Chase Manhattan Bank, Banco Zaragozano,
N.A. S.A.
Calle Peonias 2 Madrid
7th Floor
La Piovera
28042 Madrid
SPAIN
URUGUAY The First National Bank of The First National
Boston Bank of Boston
Zabala 1463 Montevideo
Montevideo
URUGUAY
U.S.A The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Chase
N.A. Manhattan Bank,
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza N.A.
New York New York
NY 10081
U.S.A.
PAGE 30
VENEZUELA Citibank N.A. Citibank N.A.
Carmelitas a Altagracia Caracas
Edificio Citibank
Caracas 1010
VENEZUELA
PAGE 31
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 18, 1994 (the
"Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective
January 3, 1994 (the "Custody Agreement") by and between each of
the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto, separately and
individually (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the
"Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank").
Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein
defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its
global custodian and the bank wishes to accept such appointment
pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody
Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add each
Customer listed in Attachment A hereto. The revised
Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form
attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the
existing Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all
respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody
Agreement and shall be fully liable thereunder as a
"Customer" as defined in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the
Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so
amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the
Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the law of
the State of New York without regard to its conflict of
law principles.
PAGE 32
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan P. Naughton
By:________________________________
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND
INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
By: ______________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
PAGE 33
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
PAGE 34
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT The Mutual Fund Rider is
COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS applicable to all Customers
REGISTERED UNDER THE listed under Section I
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 of this Schedule A.
PAGE 35
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is
applicable to all Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, under Section II of this
as Trustee for the Johnson Schedule A.
Matthey Salaried Employee
Savings Plan
PAGE 36
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company,
as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of
the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER No Riders are applicable to
the Customer listed under
RPFI International Section III of this
Partners, L.P. Schedule A.
PAGE 37
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 15, 1994 (the
"Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective
January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and
between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto,
separately and individually (each such entity referred to
hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
(the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used
herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its
global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment
pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody
Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add each Customer
listed in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A
incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as
Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its
entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all
respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement
and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined
in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby,
the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so
amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the
Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State
of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
PAGE 38
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan P. Naughton
By:_________________________________
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND
INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
By:_________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
PAGE 39
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
PAGE 40
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT The Mutual Fund Rider is
COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS applicable to all Customers
REGISTERED UNDER THE listed under Section I
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 of this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
PAGE 41
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is
applicable to all Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, under Section II of this
as Trustee for the Johnson Schedule A.
Matthey Salaried Employee
Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company,
as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of
the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER No Riders are applicable to
the Customer listed under
RPFI International Section III of this
Partners, L.P. Schedule A.
PAGE 42
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 28, 1994 (the
"Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective
January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and
between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto,
separately and individually (each such entity referred to
hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
(the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used
herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its
global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment
pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody
Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add each Customer
listed in Attachment A hereto. The revised Schedule A
incorporating these changes in the form attached hereto as
Attachment B shall supersede the existing Schedule A in its
entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all
respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement
and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined
in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby,
the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so
amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the
Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State
of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
PAGE 43
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan P. Naughton
By:_________________________________
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND
INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
By:_________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
PAGE 44
Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
PAGE 45
Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT The Mutual Fund Rider is
COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS applicable to all Customers
REGISTERED UNDER THE listed under Section I
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 of this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
PAGE 46
Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is
applicable to all Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, under Section II of this
as Trustee for the Johnson Schedule A.
Matthey Salaried Employee
Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company,
as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of
the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER No Riders are applicable to
the Customer listed under
RPFI International Section III of this
Partners, L.P. Schedule A.
PAGE 47
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 31, 1995 (the
"Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective
January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and
between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto,
separately and individually (each such entity referred to
hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
(the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used
herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its
global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment
pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody
Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add and delete
certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The
revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form
attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing
Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all
respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement
and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined
in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby,
the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so
amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the
Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State
of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
PAGE 48
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan P. Naughton
By:_________________________________
Alan P. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND
INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
By:_________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
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Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Fund:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
Delete the following Fund:
CUNA Mutual Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
CUNA Mutual Cornerstone Fund
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Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT The Mutual Fund Rider is
COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS applicable to all Customers
REGISTERED UNDER THE listed under Section I
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 of this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
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Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is
applicable to all Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, under Section II of this
as Trustee for the Johnson Schedule A.
Matthey Salaried Employee
Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company,
as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of
the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER No Riders are applicable to
the Customer listed under
RPFI International Section III of this
Partners, L.P. Schedule A.
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AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 1, 1995 (the
"Amendment Agreement") to the Global Custody Agreement, effective
January 3, 1994, as amended (the "Custody Agreement") by and
between each of the Entities listed in Attachment A hereto,
separately and individually (each such entity referred to
hereinafter as the "Customer") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
(the "Bank"). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used
herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Customer wishes to appoint the Bank as its
global custodian and the Bank wishes to accept such appointment
pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Section I of Schedule A of the Custody
Agreement ("Schedule A") shall be amended to add and delete
certain Customers as specified in Attachment A hereto. The
revised Schedule A incorporating these changes in the form
attached hereto as Attachment B shall supersede the existing
Schedule A in its entirety.
2. Agreement. The Customer agrees to be bound in all
respects by all the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement
and shall be fully liable thereunder as a "Customer" as defined
in the Custody Agreement.
3. Confirmation of Agreement. Except as amended hereby,
the Custody Agreement is in full force and effect and as so
amended is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the
Customer and the Bank in all respects.
4. Governing Law. This Amendment Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State
of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
/s/Alan R. Naughton
By:_________________________________
Alan R. Naughton
Vice President
EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT A HERETO, SEPARATELY AND
INDIVIDUALLY
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
By:_________________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
Treasurer
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Attachment A
LIST OF CUSTOMERS
Add the following Funds:
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health & Life Sciences Fund, Inc.
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Attachment B
Schedule A
Page 1 of 2
LIST OF CUSTOMERS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY PARTIES TO
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
DATED JANUARY 3, 1993
APPLICABLE RIDERS TO
CUSTOMER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
I. INVESTMENT The Mutual Fund Rider is
COMPANIES/PORTFOLIOS applicable to all Customers
REGISTERED UNDER THE listed under Section I
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 of this Schedule A.
Equity Funds
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc., on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health & Life Sciences Fund, Inc.
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Income Funds
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Global Government Income Fund
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Income Series, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of:
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
II. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is
applicable to all Customers
T. Rowe Price Trust Company, under Section II of this
as Trustee for the Johnson Schedule A.
Matthey Salaried Employee
Savings Plan
Common Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Trust company,
as Trustee for the International
Common Trust Fund on behalf of
the Underlying Trusts:
Foreign Discovery Trust
Foreign Discovery Trust-Augment
Pacific Discovery Trust
European Discovery Trust
Japan Discovery Trust
Latin American Discovery Trust
New York City International Common Trust Fund
III. OTHER No Riders are applicable to
the Customer listed under
RPFI International Section III of this
Partners, L.P. Schedule A.
The Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between T. Rowe
Price Services, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Funds, dated January 1,
1996.
PAGE 1
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
between
T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC.
and
EACH OF THE PARTIES INDICATED ON APPENDIX A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article A Terms of Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Article B Duties of Price Services . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. Receipt of Orders/Payments . . . . . . . . 3
2. Written Redemptions . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Confirmations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. Returned Checks and ACH Debits . . . . . . 6
6. Redemptions of Shares under Ten Day Hold . 6
7. Dividends, Distributions and Other
Corporate Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. Unclaimed Payments and Certificates . . . 9
9. Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10. Authorized Issued and Outstanding Shares 11
11. Tax Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12. Information to be Furnished to the Fund 12
13. Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
14. Lost or Stolen Securities . . . . . . . 12
15. Telephone Services . . . . . . . . . . . 12
16. Proxies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
17. Form N-SAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
18. Cooperation With Accountants . . . . . . 13
19. Blue Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
20. Other Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
21. Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses . . . . 14
Article C Representations and Warranties of the Price
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Article D Representations and Warranties of the Fund . 16
Article E Standard of Care/Indemnification . . . . . . 17
Article F Dual Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Article G Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Article H References to Price Services . . . . . . . . 20
Article I Compliance with Governmental Rules and
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Article J Ownership of Software and Related Material . 21
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Article K Quality Service Standards . . . . . . . . . . 21
Article L As of Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Article M Term and Termination of Agreement . . . . . . 24
Article N Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Article O Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Article P Amendment/Interpretive Provisions . . . . . . 25
Article Q Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Article R Maryland Law to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article S Merger of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article T Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article U The Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article V Directors, Trustees, Shareholders and
Massachusetts Business Trust . . . . . . . . 26
Article W Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the first day of January, 1996, by and
between T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC., a Maryland corporation
having its principal office and place of business at 100 East
Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 ("Price Services"), and
EACH FUND WHICH IS LISTED ON APPENDIX A (as such Appendix may be
amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to
be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each such
Fund individually hereinafter referred to as "the Fund", whose
definition may be found in Article U);
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to appoint Price Services as its
transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection
with certain other activities, and Price Services desires to
accept such appointment;
WHEREAS, Price Services represents that it is registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent
under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("'34
Act") and will notify each Fund promptly if such registration is
revoked or if any proceeding is commenced before the Securities
and Exchange Commission which may lead to such revocation;
WHEREAS, certain of the Funds are named investment options
under various tax-sheltered retirement plans including, but not
limited to, individual retirement accounts, simplified employee
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pension plans, deferred compensation plans, 403(b) plans, and
profit sharing, thrift, and money purchase pension plans for
self-employed individuals and professional partnerships and
corporations, (collectively referred to as "Retirement Plans");
WHEREAS, Price Services has the capability of providing
special services, on behalf of the Funds, for the accounts of
shareholders participating in these Retirement Plans ("Retirement
Accounts").
WHEREAS, Price Services may subcontract or jointly contract
with other parties, on behalf of the Funds to perform certain of
the functions and services described herein including services to
Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts. Price Services may
also enter into, on behalf of the Funds, certain banking
relationships to perform various banking services including, but
not limited to, check deposits, check disbursements, automated
clearing house transactions ("ACH") and wire transfers. Subject
to guidelines mutually agreed upon by the Funds and Price
Services, excess balances, if any, resulting from these banking
relationships will be invested and the income therefrom will be
used to offset fees which would otherwise be charged to the Funds
under this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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A. Terms of Appointment
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints Price Services to
act, and Price Services agrees to act, as the Fund's transfer
agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with:
(1) the Fund's authorized and issued shares of its common stock
or shares of beneficial interest (all such stock and shares to be
referred to as "Shares"); (2) any accumulation, open-account or
similar plans provided to the shareholders of the Fund
("Shareholders"), including, without limitation, any periodic
investment plan or periodic withdrawal program; and (3) certain
Retirement Plan and Retirement Accounts as agreed upon by the
parties.
The parties to the Agreement hereby acknowledge that from
time to time, Price Services and T. Rowe Price Trust Company may
enter into contracts ("Other Contracts") with employee benefit
plans and/or their sponsors for the provision of certain plan
participant services to Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts.
Compensation paid to Price Services pursuant to this Agreement
is with respect to the services described herein and not with
respect to services provided under Other Contracts.
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B. Duties of Price Services
Price Services agrees that it will perform the following
services:
1. Receipt of Orders/Payments
Receive for acceptance, orders/payments for the
purchase of Shares and promptly deliver payment and
appropriate documentation thereof to the authorized
custodian of the Fund (the "Custodian"). Upon receipt of
any check or other instrument drawn or endorsed to it as
agent for, or identified as being for the account of, the
Fund, Price Services will process the order as follows:
o Examine the check to determine if the check conforms to
the Funds' acceptance procedures (including certain
third-party check procedures). If the check conforms,
Price Services will endorse the check and include the
date of receipt, will process the same for payment, and
deposit the net amount to the parties agreed upon
designated bank account prior to such deposit in the
Custodial account, and will notify the Fund and the
Custodian, respectively, of such deposits (such
notification to be given on a daily basis of the total
amount deposited to said accounts during the prior
business day);
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o Open a new account, if necessary, and credit the
account of the investor with the number of Shares to be
purchased according to the price of the Fund's Shares
in effect for purchases made on that date, subject to
any instructions which the Fund may have given to Price
Services with respect to acceptance of orders for
Shares relating to payments so received by it;
o Maintain a record of all unpaid purchases and report
such information to the Fund daily;
o Process periodic payment orders, as authorized by
investors, in accordance with the payment procedures
for pre-authorized checking ("PAC") and ACH purchases
mutually agreed upon by both parties;
o Receive monies from Retirement Plans and determine the
proper allocation of such monies to the Retirement
Accounts based upon instructions received from
Retirement Plan participants or Retirement Plan
administrators ("Administrators"); and
o Process telephone orders for purchases of Fund shares
from the Shareholder's bank account (via wire or ACH)
to the Fund in accordance with procedures mutually
agreed upon by both parties.
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Upon receipt of funds through the Federal Reserve Wire
System that are designated for purchases in Funds which declare
dividends at 12:00 p.m. (or such time as set forth in the Fund's
current prospectus), Price Services shall promptly notify the
Fund and the Custodian of such deposit.
2. Redemptions
Receive for acceptance redemption requests, including
telephone redemptions and requests received from
Administrators for distributions to participants or their
designated beneficiaries or for payment of fees due the
Administrator or such other person, including Price
Services, and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof
to the Custodian. Price Services shall receive and stamp
with the date of receipt, all requests for redemptions of
Shares (including all certificates delivered to it for
redemption) and shall process said redemption requests as
follows, subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereof:
o Examine the redemption request and, for written
redemptions, the supporting documentation, to determine
that the request is in good order and all requirements
have been met;
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o Notify the Fund on the next business day of the total
number of Shares presented and covered by all such
requests;
o As set forth in the prospectus of the Fund, and in any
event, on or prior to the seventh (7th) calendar day
succeeding any such request for redemption, Price
Services shall, from funds available in the accounts
maintained by Price Services as agent for the Funds,
pay the applicable redemption price in accordance with
the current prospectus of the Fund, to the investor,
participant, beneficiary, Administrator or such other
person, as the case may be;
o If any request for redemption does not comply with the
Fund's requirements, Price Services shall promptly
notify the investor of such fact, together with the
reason therefore, and shall effect such redemption at
the price in effect at the time of receipt of all
appropriate documents;
o Make such withholdings as may be required under
applicable Federal tax laws;
o In the event redemption proceeds for the payment of
fees are to be wired through the Federal Reserve Wire
System or by bank wire, Price Services shall cause such
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proceeds to be wired in Federal funds to the bank
account designated; and
o Process periodic redemption orders as authorized by the
investor in accordance with the periodic withdrawal
procedures for Systematic Withdrawal Plan ("SWP") and
systematic ACH redemptions mutually agreed upon by both
parties.
Procedures and requirements for effecting and accepting
redemption orders from investors by telephone, Tele*Access,
computer, Mailgram, or written instructions shall be
established by mutual agreement between Price Services and
the Fund consistent with the Fund's current prospectus.
3. Transfers
Effect transfers of Shares by the registered owners
thereof upon receipt of appropriate instructions and
documentation and examine such instructions for conformance
with appropriate procedures and requirements. In this
regard, Price Services, upon receipt of a proper request for
transfer, including any transfer involving the surrender of
certificates of Shares, is authorized to transfer, on the
records of the Fund, Shares of the Fund, including
cancellation of surrendered certificates, if any, to credit
a like amount of Shares to the transferee and to
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countersign, issue and deliver new certificates, if
requested, for those Funds issuing certificates.
4. Confirmations
Mail all confirmations and other enclosures requested
by the Fund to the shareholder, and in the case of
Retirement Accounts, to the Administrators, as may be
required by the Funds or by applicable Federal or state law.
5. Returned Checks and ACH Debits
In order to minimize the risk of loss to the Fund by
reason of any check being returned unpaid, Price Services
will promptly identify and follow-up on any check or ACH
debit returned unpaid. For items returned, Price Services
may telephone the investor and/or redeposit the check or
debit for collection or cancel the purchase, as deemed
appropriate. Price Services and the Funds will establish
procedures for the collection of money owed the Fund from
investors who have caused losses due to these returned
items.
6. Redemption of Shares under Ten Day Hold
o Uncollected Funds
Shares purchased by personal, corporate, or
governmental check, or by ACH will be considered
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uncollected until the tenth calendar date following the
trade date of the trade ("Uncollected Funds");
o Good Funds
Shares purchased by treasurer's, cashier, certified, or
official check, or by wire transfer will be considered
collected immediately ("Good Funds"). Absent
information to the contrary (i.e., notification from
the payee institution), Uncollected Funds will be
considered Good Funds on the tenth calendar day
following trade date.
o Redemption of Uncollected Funds
o Shareholders making telephone requests for
redemption of shares purchased with Uncollected
Funds will be given two options:
1. The Shareholder will be permitted to exchange
to a money market fund to preserve principal until
the payment is deemed Good Funds,
2. The redemption can be processed utilizing the
same procedures for written redemptions described
below.
o If a written redemption request is made for shares
where any portion of the payment for said shares
is in Uncollected Funds, and the request is in
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good order, Price Services will promptly obtain
the information relative to the payment necessary
to determine when the payment becomes Good Funds.
The redemption will be processed in accordance
with normal procedures, and the proceeds will be
held until confirmation that the payment is Good
Funds. On the seventh (7th) calendar day after
trade date, and each day thereafter until either
confirmation is received or the tenth (10th)
calendar day, Price Services will call the paying
institution to request confirmation that the check
or ACH in question has been paid. On the tenth
calendar day after trade date, the redemption
proceeds will be released, regardless of whether
confirmation has been received.
o Checkwriting Redemptions.
o Daily, all checkwriting redemptions $10,000 and
over reported as Uncollected Funds or insufficient
funds will be reviewed. An attempt will be made
to contact the shareholder to make good the funds
(through wire, exchange, transfer). Generally by
12:00 p.m. the same day, if the matter has not
been resolved, the redemption request will be
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rejected and the check returned to the
Shareholder.
o All checkwriting redemptions under $10,000
reported as Uncollected or insufficient funds will
be rejected and the check returned to the
Shareholder.
o Confirmations of Available Funds
The Fund expects that situations may develop whereby it
would be beneficial to determine if a person who has
placed an order for Shares has sufficient funds in his
or her checking account to cover the payment for the
Shares purchased. When this situation occurs, Price
Services may call the bank in question and request that
it confirm that sufficient funds to cover the purchase
are currently credited to the account in question.
Price Services will maintain written documentation or a
recording of each telephone call which is made under
the procedures outlined above. None of the above
procedures shall preclude Price Services from inquiring
as to the status of any check received by it in payment
for the Fund's Shares as Price Services may deem
appropriate or necessary to protect both the Fund and
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Price Services. If a conflict arises between Section 2
and this Section 7, Section 7 will govern.
7. Dividends, Distributions and Other Corporate Actions
o The Fund will promptly inform Price Services of the
declaration of any dividend, distribution, stock split
or any other distributions of a similar kind on account
of its Capital Stock.
o Price Services shall act as Dividend Disbursing Agent
for the Fund, and as such, shall prepare and make
income and capital gain payments to investors. As
Dividend Disbursing Agent, Price Services will on or
before the payment date of any such dividend or
distribution, notify the Custodian of the estimated
amount required to pay any portion of said dividend or
distribution which is payable in cash, and the Fund
agrees that on or about the payment date of such
distribution, it shall instruct the Custodian to make
available to Price Services sufficient funds for the
cash amount to be paid out. If an investor is entitled
to receive additional Shares by virtue of any such
distribution or dividend, appropriate credits will be
made to his or her account.
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8. Unclaimed Payments and Certificates
In accordance with procedures agreed upon by both
parties, report abandoned property to appropriate state and
governmental authorities of the Fund. Price Services shall,
90 days prior to the annual reporting of abandoned property
to each of the states, make reasonable attempts to locate
Shareholders for which (a) checks or share certificates have
been returned; (b) for which accounts have aged outstanding
checks; or (c) accounts with unissued shares that have been
coded with stop mail and meet the dormancy period guidelines
specified in the individual states. Price Services shall
make reasonable attempts to contact shareholders for those
accounts which have significant aged outstanding checks and
those checks meet a specified dollar threshold.
9. Books and Records
Maintain records showing for each Shareholder's
account, Retirement Plan or Retirement Account, as the case
may be, the following:
o Names, address and tax identification number;
o Number of Shares held;
o Certain historical information regarding the
account of each Shareholder, including dividends
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and distributions distributed in cash or invested
in Shares;
o Pertinent information regarding the establishment
and maintenance of Retirement Plans and Retirement
Accounts necessary to properly administer each
account;
o Information with respect to the source of
dividends and distributions allocated among income
(taxable and nontaxable income), realized short-
term gains and realized long-term gains;
o Any stop or restraining order placed against a
Shareholder's account;
o Information with respect to withholdings on
domestic and foreign accounts;
o Any instructions from a Shareholder including, all
forms furnished by the Fund and executed by a
Shareholder with respect to (i) dividend or
distribution elections, and (ii) elections with
respect to payment options in connection with the
redemption of Shares;
o Any correspondence relating to the current
maintenance of a Shareholder's account;
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o Certificate numbers and denominations for any
Shareholder holding certificates;
o Any information required in order for Price
Services to perform the calculations contemplated
under this Agreement.
Price Services shall maintain files and furnish
statistical and other information as required under this
Agreement and as may be agreed upon from time to time by
both parties or required by applicable law. However, Price
Services reserves the right to delete, change or add any
information to the files maintained; provided such
deletions, changes or additions do not contravene the terms
of this Agreement or applicable law and do not materially
reduce the level of services described in this Agreement.
Price Services shall also use its best efforts to obtain
additional statistical and other information as each Fund
may reasonably request for additional fees as may be agreed
to by both parties.
Any such records maintained pursuant to Rule 31a-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") will be
preserved for the periods and maintained in a manner
prescribed in Rule 31a-2 thereunder. Disposition of such
records after such prescribed periods shall be as mutually
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agreed upon by the Fund and Price Services. The retention
of such records, which may be inspected by the Fund at
reasonable times, shall be at the expense of the Fund. All
records maintained by Price Services in connection with the
performance of its duties under this Agreement will remain
the property of the Fund and, in the event of termination of
this Agreement, will be delivered to the Fund as of the date
of termination or at such other time as may be mutually
agreed upon.
All books, records, information and data pertaining to
the business of the other party which are exchanged or
received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of
this Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be
voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except after
prior notification to and approval by the other party
hereto, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
and may not be withheld where Price Services or the Fund may
be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for
failure to comply; when requested to divulge such
information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or
after so requested by the other party hereto.
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10. Authorized Issued and Outstanding Shares
Record the issuance of Shares of the Fund and maintain,
pursuant to Rule 17Ad-10(e) of the '34 Act, a record of the
total number of Shares of the Fund which are authorized,
issued and outstanding, based upon data provided to it by
the Fund. Price Services shall also provide the Fund on a
regular basis the total number of Shares which are
authorized and issued and outstanding. Price Services shall
have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares,
to monitor the issuance of such Shares or to take cognizance
of any laws relating to the issuance or sale of such Shares.
11. Tax Information
Prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service and
with other appropriate state agencies and, if required, mail
to investors, those returns for reporting dividends and
distributions paid as required to be so filed and mailed,
and shall withhold such sums required to be withheld under
applicable Federal income tax laws, rules, and regulations.
Additionally, Price Services will file and, as applicable,
mail to investors, any appropriate information returns
required to be filed in connection with Retirement Plan
processing, such as 1099R, 5498, as well as any other
appropriate forms that the Fund or Price Services may deem
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necessary. The Fund and Price Services shall agree to
procedures to be followed with respect to Price Services'
responsibilities in connection with compliance with back-up
withholding and other tax laws.
12. Information to be Furnished to the Fund
Furnish to the Fund such information as may be agreed
upon between the Fund and Price Services including any
information that the Fund and Price Services agree is
necessary to the daily operations of the business.
13. Correspondence
Promptly and fully answer correspondence from
shareholders and Administrators relating to Shareholder
Accounts, Retirement Accounts, transfer agent procedures,
and such other correspondence as may from time to time be
mutually agreed upon with the Funds. Unless otherwise
instructed, copies of all correspondence will be retained by
Price Services in accordance with applicable law and
procedures.
14. Lost or Stolen Securities
Pursuant to Rule 17f-1 of the '34 Act, report to the
Securities Information Center and/or the FBI or other
appropriate person on Form X-17-F-1A all lost, stolen,
missing or counterfeit securities. Provide any other
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services relating to lost, stolen or missing securities as
may be mutually agreed upon by both parties.
15. Telephone Services
Maintain a Telephone Servicing Staff of representatives
("Representatives") sufficient to timely respond to all
telephonic inquiries reasonably foreseeable. The
Representatives will also effect telephone purchases,
redemptions, exchanges, and other transactions mutually
agreed upon by both parties, for those Shareholders who have
authorized telephone services. The Representatives shall
require each Shareholder effecting a telephone transaction
to properly identify himself/herself before the transaction
is effected, in accordance with procedures agreed upon
between by both parties. Procedures for processing
telephone transactions will be mutually agreed upon by both
parties. Price Services will also be responsible for
providing Tele*Access, PC*Access and such other Services as
may be offered by the Funds from time to time. Price
Services will maintain a special Shareholder Servicing staff
to service certain Shareholders with substantial
relationships with the Funds.
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16. Proxies
Monitor the mailing of proxy cards and other material
supplied to it by the Fund in connection with Shareholder
meetings of the Fund and shall coordinate the receipt,
examination and tabulation of returned proxies and the
certification of the vote to the Fund.
17. Form N-SAR
Maintain such records, if any, as shall enable the Fund
to fulfill the requirements of Form N-SAR.
18. Cooperation With Accountants
Cooperate with each Fund's independent public
accountants and take all reasonable action in the
performance of its obligations under the Agreement to assure
that the necessary information is made available to such
accountants for the expression of their opinion without any
qualification as to the scope of their examination,
including, but not limited to, their opinion included in
each such Fund's annual report on Form N-SAR and annual
amendment to Form N-1A.
19. Blue Sky
Provide to the Fund or its agent, on a daily, weekly,
monthly and quarterly basis, and for each state in which the
Fund's Shares are sold, sales reports and other materials
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for blue sky compliance purposes as shall be agreed upon by
the parties.
20. Other Services
Provide such other services as may be mutually agreed
upon between Price Services and the Fund.
21. Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Each Fund shall pay to Price Services and/or its agents
for its Transfer Agent Services hereunder, fees computed as
set forth in Schedule A attached. Except as provided below,
Price Services will be responsible for all expenses relating
to the providing of Services. Each Fund, however, will
reimburse Price Services for the following out-of-pocket
expenses and charges incurred in providing Services:
o Postage. The cost of postage and freight for
mailing materials to Shareholders and Retirement
Plan participants, or their agents, including
overnight delivery, UPS and other express mail
services and special courier services required to
transport mail between Price Services locations
and mail processing vendors.
o Proxies. The cost to mail proxy cards and other
material supplied to it by the Fund and costs
related to the receipt, examination and tabulation
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of returned proxies and the certification of the
vote to the Fund.
o Communications
o Print. The printed forms used internally and
externally for documentation and processing
Shareholder and Retirement Plan participant,
or their agent's inquiries and requests;
paper and envelope supplies for letters,
notices, and other written communications
sent to Shareholders and Retirement Plan
participants, or their agents.
o Print & Mail House. The cost of internal
and third party printing and mail house
services, including printing of statements
and reports.
o Voice and Data. The cost of equipment
(including associated maintenance), supplies
and services used for communicating to and
from the Shareholders of the Fund and
Retirement Plan participants, or their
agents, the Fund's transfer agent, other Fund
offices, and other agents of either the Fund
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or Price Services. These charges shall
include:
o telephone toll charges (both incoming
and outgoing, local, long distance and
mailgrams); and
o data and telephone lines and associated
equipment such as modems, multiplexers,
and facsimile equipment.
o Record Retention. The cost of maintenance
and supplies used to maintain, microfilm,
copy, record, index, display, retrieve, and
store, in microfiche or microfilm form,
documents and records.
o Disaster Recovery. The cost of services,
equipment, facilities and other charges
necessary to provide disaster recovery for
any and all services listed in this
Agreement.
Out-of-pocket costs will be billed at cost to the
Funds. Allocation of monthly costs among the Funds will
generally be made based upon the number of Shareholder and
Retirement Accounts serviced by Price Services each month. Some
invoices for these costs will contain costs for both the Funds
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and other funds serviced by Price Services. These costs will be
allocated based on a reasonable allocation methodology. Where
possible, such as in the case of inbound and outbound WATS
charges, allocation will be made on the actual distribution or
usage.
C. Representations and Warranties of Price Services
Price Services represents and warrants to the Fund that:
1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing and in
good standing under the laws of Maryland;
2. It is duly qualified to carry on its business in
Maryland, California and Florida;
3. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its
charter and by-laws to enter into and perform this
Agreement;
4. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to
authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement;
5. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as a Transfer Agent pursuant to Section 17A of
the '34 Act; and
6. It has and will continue to have access to the
necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its
duties and obligations under this Agreement.
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D. Representations and Warranties of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to Price Services that:
1. It is a corporation or business trust duly organized
and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland
or Massachusetts, as the case may be;
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its
Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the
case may be, and By-Laws to enter into and perform this
Agreement;
3. All proceedings required by said Articles of
Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be,
and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into
and perform this Agreement;
4. It is an investment company registered under the Act;
and
5. A registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933 ("the '33 Act") is currently effective and will remain
effective, and appropriate state securities law filings have
been made and will continue to be made, with respect to all
Shares of the Fund being offered for sale.
E. Standard of Care/Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
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1. Price Services shall not be liable to any Fund for any
act or failure to act by it or its agents or subcontractors
on behalf of the Fund in carrying or attempting to carry out
the terms and provisions of this Agreement provided Price
Services has acted in good faith and without negligence or
willful misconduct and selected and monitored the
performance of its agents and subcontractors with reasonable
care.
2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold Price Services
harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages,
claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses
for legal counsel, incurred by Price Services resulting
from: (i) any action or omission by Price Services or its
agents or subcontractors in the performance of their duties
hereunder; (ii) Price Services acting upon instructions
believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized
officer of the Fund; or (iii) Price Services acting upon
information provided by the Fund in form and under policies
agreed to by Price Services and the Fund. Price Services
shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of
actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful
misconduct of Price Services or where Price Services has not
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exercised reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the
performance of its agents or subcontractors.
3. Except as provided in Article L of this Agreement,
Price Services shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund
from all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and
expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel,
incurred by the Fund resulting from the negligence or
willful misconduct of Price Services or which result from
Price Services' failure to exercise reasonable care in
selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or
subcontractors. The Fund shall not be entitled to such
indemnification in respect of actions or omissions
constituting negligence or willful misconduct of such Fund
or its agents or subcontractors; unless such negligence or
misconduct is attributable to Price Services.
4. In determining Price Services' liability, an isolated
error or omission will normally not be deemed to constitute
negligence when it is determined that:
o Price Services had in place "appropriate procedures".
o the employee(s) responsible for the error or omission
had been reasonably trained and were being
appropriately monitored; and
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o the error or omission did not result from wanton or
reckless conduct on the part of the employee(s).
It is understood that Price Services is not obligated to
have in place separate procedures to prevent each and every
conceivable type of error or omission. The term
"appropriate procedures" shall mean procedures reasonably
designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions. In
determining the reasonableness of such procedures, weight
will be given to such factors as are appropriate, including
the prior occurrence of any similar errors or omissions when
such procedures were in place and transfer agent industry
standards in place at the time of the occurrence.
5. In the event either party is unable to perform its
obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of
acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its
control, such party shall not be liable to the other party
for any loss, cost, damage, claim, action or expense
resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from
such causes.
6. In order that the indemnification provisions contained
in this Article E shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim
for which either party may be required to indemnify the
other, the party seeking indemnification shall promptly
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notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the
other party advised with respect to all developments
concerning such claim. The party who may be required to
indemnify shall have the option to participate with the
party seeking indemnification in the defense of such claim,
or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the
name of the other party. The party seeking indemnification
shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in
any case in which the other party may be required to
indemnify it except with the other party's prior written
consent.
7. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the
other party for consequential damages under any provision of
this Agreement.
F. Dual Interests
It is understood that some person or persons may be
directors, officers, or shareholders of both the Funds and Price
Services (including Price Services's affiliates), and that the
existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity
of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder except as
otherwise provided by a specific provision of applicable law.
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G. Documentation
o As requested by Price Services, the Fund shall promptly
furnish to Price Services the following:
o A certified copy of the resolution of the
Directors/Trustees of the Fund authorizing the
appointment of Price Services and the execution and
delivery of this Agreement;
o A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or
Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-
Laws of the Fund and all amendments thereto;
o As applicable, specimens of all forms of outstanding
and new stock/share certificates in the forms
approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the
Fund with a certificate of the Secretary of the Fund
as to such approval;
o All account application forms and other documents
relating to Shareholders' accounts;
o An opinion of counsel for the Fund with respect to
the validity of the stock, the number of Shares
authorized, the status of redeemed Shares, and the
number of Shares with respect to which a
Registration Statement has been filed and is in
effect; and
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o A copy of the Fund's current prospectus.
The delivery of any such document for the purpose of any
other agreement to which the Fund and Price Services are or were
parties shall be deemed to be delivery for the purposes of this
Agreement.
o As requested by Price Services, the Fund will also furnish
from time to time the following documents:
o Each resolution of the Board of Directors/Trustees of
the Fund authorizing the original issue of its Shares;
o Each Registration Statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and amendments and orders
thereto in effect with respect to the sale of Shares
with respect to the Fund;
o A certified copy of each amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, and the By-Laws
of the Fund;
o Certified copies of each vote of the Board of
Directors/Trustees authorizing officers to give
instructions to the Transfer Agent;
o Such other documents or opinions which Price Services,
in its discretion, may reasonably deem necessary or
appropriate in the proper performance of its duties;
and
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o Copies of new prospectuses issued.
Price Services hereby agrees to establish and maintain
facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for
safekeeping of stock certificates, check forms and facsimile
signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or
use, and for keeping account of, such certificates, forms and
devices.
H. References to Price Services
Each Fund agrees not to circulate any printed matter which
contains any reference to Price Services without the prior
approval of Price Services, excepting solely such printed matter
that merely identifies Price Services as agent of the Fund. The
Fund will submit printed matter requiring approval to Price
Services in draft form, allowing sufficient time for review by
Price Services and its legal counsel prior to any deadline for
printing.
I. Compliance With Governmental Rules and Regulations
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and except for
the accuracy of information furnished to the Fund by Price
Services, each Fund assumes full responsibility for the
preparation, contents and distribution of its prospectuses and
compliance with all applicable requirements of the Act, the '34
Act, the '33 Act, and any other laws, rules and regulations of
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governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Fund.
Price Services shall be responsible for complying with all laws,
rules and regulations of governmental authorities having
jurisdiction over transfer agents and their activities.
J. Ownership of Software and Related Material
All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures
and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by Price
Services in performance of the Agreement shall be the property of
Price Services and will not become the property of the Fund.
K. Quality Service Standards
Price Services and the Fund may from time to time agree to
certain quality service standards, as well as incentives and
penalties with respect to Price Services' hereunder.
L. As Of Transactions
For purposes of this Article L, the term "Transaction" shall
mean any single or "related transaction" (as defined below)
involving the purchase or redemption of Shares (including
exchanges) that is processed at a time other than the time of the
computation of the Fund's net asset value per Share next computed
after receipt of any such transaction order by Price Services.
If more than one Transaction ("Related Transaction") in the Fund
is caused by or occurs as a result of the same act or omission,
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such transactions shall be aggregated with other transactions in
the Fund and be considered as one Transaction.
o Reporting
Price Services shall:
1. Utilize a system to identify all Transactions, and
shall compute the net effect of such Transactions upon
the Fund on a daily, monthly and rolling 365 day basis.
The monthly and rolling 365 day periods are hereafter
referred to as "Cumulative".
2. Supply to the Fund, from time to time as mutually
agreed upon, a report summarizing the Transactions and
the daily and Cumulative net effects of such
Transactions both in terms of aggregate dilution and
loss ("Dilution") or gain and negative dilution
("Gain") experienced by the Fund, and the impact such
Gain or Dilution has had upon the Fund's net asset
value per Share.
3. With respect to any Transaction which causes
Dilution to the Fund of $25,000 or more, immediately
provide the Fund: (i) a report identifying the
Transaction and the Dilution resulting therefrom, (ii)
the reason such Transaction was processed as described
above, and (iii) the action that Price Services has or
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intends to take to prevent the reoccurrence of such as
of processing ("Report").
o Liability
1. It will be the normal practice of the Funds not to
hold Price Services liable with respect to any
Transaction which causes Dilution to any single Fund of
less than $25,000. Price Services will, however,
closely monitor for each Fund the daily and Cumulative
Gain/Dilution which is caused by Transactions of less
than $25,000. When the Cumulative Dilution to any Fund
exceeds 3/10 of 1% per share, Price Services, in
consultation with counsel to the Fund, will make
appropriate inquiry to determine whether it should take
any remedial action. Price Services will report to the
Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund ("Board") any
action it has taken.
2. Where a Transaction causes Dilution to a Fund of
$25,000 or more ("Significant Transaction"), Price
Services will review with counsel to the Fund the
Report and the circumstances surrounding the underlying
Transaction to determine whether the Transaction was
caused by or occurred as a result of a negligent act or
omission by Price Services. If it is determined that
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the Dilution is the result of a negligent action or
omission by Price Services, Price Services and outside
counsel for the Fund will negotiate settlement. All
such Significant Transactions will be reported to the
Board at its next meeting (unless the settlement fully
compensates the Fund for any Dilution). Any
Significant Transaction, however, causing Dilution in
excess of the lesser of $100,000 or a penny per Share
will be promptly reported to the Board. Settlement
will not be entered into with Price Services until
approved by the Board. The factors the Board would be
expected to consider in making any determination
regarding the settlement of a Significant Transaction
would include but not be limited to:
o Procedures and controls adopted by Price Services
to prevent "As Of" processing;
o Whether such procedures and controls were being
followed at the time of the Significant
Transaction;
o The absolute and relative volume of all
transactions processed by Price Services on the
day of the Significant Transaction;
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o The number of Transactions processed by Price
Services during prior relevant periods, and the
net Dilution/Gain as a result of all such
transactions to the Fund and to all other Price
Funds;
o The prior response of Price Services to
recommendations made by the Funds regarding
improvement to the Transfer Agent's "As Of"
Processing Procedures.
3. In determining Price Services' liability with respect
to a Significant Transaction, an isolated error or
omission will normally not be deemed to constitute
negligence when it is determined that:
o Price Services had in place "appropriate
procedures".
o the employee(s) responsible for the error or
omission had been reasonably trained and were
being appropriately monitored; and
o the error or omission did not result from wanton
or reckless conduct on the part of the
employee(s).
It is understood that Price Services is not obligated
to have in place separate procedures to prevent each
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and every conceivable type of error or omission. The
term "appropriate procedures" shall mean procedures
reasonably designed to prevent and detect errors and
omissions. In determining the reasonableness of such
procedures, weight will be given to such factors as are
appropriate, including the prior occurrence of any
similar errors or omissions when such procedures were
in place and transfer agent industry standards in place
at the time of the occurrence.
M. Term and Termination of Agreement
o This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year from
the date first written above and will be renewed from year
to year thereafter unless terminated by either party as
provided hereunder.
o This Agreement may be terminated by the Fund upon one
hundred twenty (120) days' written notice to Price Services;
and by Price Services, upon three hundred sixty-five (365)
days' writing notice to the Fund.
o Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to Price
Services such compensation as may be due as of the date of
such termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out-of-
pocket expenses related to its services hereunder.
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N. Notice
Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be
sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the
other party at the address of such party set forth above or at
such other address as such party may from time to time specify in
writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by
appropriate officers of the parties hereto.
O. Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by
operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party, provided this shall not
preclude Price Services from employing such agents and
subcontractors as it deems appropriate to carry out its
obligations set forth hereunder.
P. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions
The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this
Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the
operation of this Agreement, Price Services and the Fund may
agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive of or in
addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their
joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this
Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions are to
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be signed by all parties and annexed hereto, but no such
provision shall contravene any applicable Federal or state law or
regulation and no such interpretive or additional provision shall
be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
Q. Further Assurances
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute
such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the
purposes hereof.
R. Maryland Law to Apply
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland.
S. Merger of Agreement
This Agreement, including the attached Appendices and
Schedules supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the
subject hereof, whether oral or written.
T. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any
number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instruments.
U. The Parties
All references herein to "the Fund" are to each of the Funds
listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were
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between such individual Fund and Price Services. In the case of
a series Fund or trust, all references to "the Fund" are to the
individual series or portfolio of such Fund or trust, or to such
Fund or trust on behalf of the individual series or portfolio, as
appropriate. The "Fund" also includes any T. Rowe Price Funds
which may be established after the execution of this Agreement.
Any reference in this Agreement to "the parties" shall mean Price
Services and such other individual Fund as to which the matter
pertains.
V. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts
Business Trust
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither
the holders of Shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees
of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder. With respect to
any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is
organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term "Fund"
means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under
the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such
Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is
expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder
shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders,
nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally,
but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the
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Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by
an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither
such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and
delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any
of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as
provided in its Declaration of Trust.
W. Captions
The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under
their seals by and through their duly authorized officers.
DATED: ______________________ T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC.
ATTEST:
/s/Mark E. Rayford
___________________________ BY: _________________________
Mark E. Rayford
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T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
DATED: ______________________
ATTEST:
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
_________________________ BY: __________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
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APPENDIX A
The following Funds are parties to this Agreement, and have so
indicated their intention to be bound by such Agreement by
executing the Agreement on the dates indicated thereon.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price California Tax-Free Income Trust on behalf of the
California Tax-Free Bond Fund and
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
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T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf
of the
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund and
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
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T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. on behalf of the
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust on behalf of the
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc. on behalf of the
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
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SCHEDULE A - FEE SCHEDULE
The following fees for services provided by T. Rowe Price
Services, Inc. (TRPS) and vendors will be billed by TRPS for
1996:
I. T. Rowe Price Services Maintenance and Transaction Charges -
Billable Monthly
A. Retail Individual
Retail Individual Account Fee - $14.50 for each Equity,
Bond, and Money Market Account serviced.
The Per Account Annual Fee will be billed monthly
at a rate of 1/12 of the annual fee for each Fund
account serviced during the month. Accounts
serviced is defined as all open accounts at month
end plus accounts which closed during the month.
Transaction Fees
1. New Account Fees (billed for all new accounts
setup in excess of 15,000/month)
$2.00 for every account opened, including
fiduciary accounts, excluding those opened by exchange.
2. Non-Automated Transactions (billed for all
transactions in excess of 300,000/month)
a. $1.00 for each non-automated transaction and
maintenance item processed for the Fund Group
as a whole during a month in excess of
300,000. The non-automated transaction count
will include all manually processed price
dependent and maintenance transactions.
Also, the number of new account setups will
be excluded from the number of non-automated
transactions.
b. Fee to be charged to the Funds based on each
Fund's number of total non-automated
transactions and maintenance.
c. Fee to be billed monthly for that month.
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d. NOTE: The transaction count should not
include correction of transactions
caused by non-shareholder errors.
3. Telephone Fee (billed for all calls in excess of
110,000/month)
Billed at the rate of $5.00 per call for
shareholder servicing calls received in excess of
110,000 calls per month. Calls received in Retail
Services are allocated to the Funds based on
accounts serviced and calls received in Telephone
Services are allocated based on actual calls
received.
4. Tele*Access
Base fee, per month for all calls is $100,000.
5. Correspondence (for all correspondence in excess
of 10,000/month)
$5.00 billed for each shareholder correspondence
request completed in writing or by phone in excess
of 10,000 a month. Allocated to the Funds based
on accounts serviced.
6. Telephone Transaction Fee (billed for all
telephone transactions in excess of 30,000/month)
Each price dependent transaction initiated through
the Telephone Services Group in excess of 30,000 a
month will be charged $1.00.
B. Retail Retirement Participants - $41.00 for each
Participant serviced.
The Per Participant Annual Fee will be billed monthly
at a rate of 1/12 of the annual fee for each
Participant serviced during the month.
C. Financial Institutions Accounts - $27.00 for each
Equity, Bond, and Money Market Account serviced.
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The Per Account Annual Fee will be billed monthly at a
rate of 1/12 of the annual fee for each Fund account
serviced during the month. Accounts serviced is defined
as all open accounts at month end plus accounts which
closed during the month.
II. Vendor Fees
A. DST
1. Annual Open Account Fee
a. $1.82 for each Equity Fund account serviced.
b. $4.33 for each Bond Fund account serviced.
c. $4.33 for each Money Market Fund account
serviced.
The Open Account Fee will be billed monthly at a
rate of 1/12 of the annual fee for each Fund account serviced
during the month.
2. Closed Account Fee (Annualized)
Payable at an annual rate of $1.48. The Closed
Account Fee will be billed monthly at a rate of
1/12 of the annual rate and will be charged in the
month following the month during which such
account is closed and shall cease to be charged in
the month following the Purge Date.
3. Fiduciary Sub-Accounting
Payable at the rate of $1.00 per month for each
fiduciary account. Fiduciary accounts closed
during the prior year will not be included as
billable items.
4. Annual Base Fee Per Fund
Annual Fee of $7,422.00 will be charged at a
monthly rate of $618.50. The fee is waived for
the first six (6) months after a new Fund is
effective. The definition of new Fund excludes
Funds created by mergers, purchases, or
reorganizations.
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5. Bank Account Reconciliation System (Comp/Recon)
Annual charge of $120,000 payable at a rate of
$10,000 per month.
6. TRAC 2000
Century 401(k) plans are charged $5.00 per
eligible employee per year. The ComDisco plan is
charged $4.00 per eligible employee per year.
$7.00 is the maximum fee per participant.
7. Voice Response Unit
a. $500 Set-up Fee will be charged for each
investment company unit.
b. $2,500 Maintenance Fee will be billed each
month.
c. $.24 will be billed per call connected to the
VRU. This service will be discontinued
during 1996.
8. Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.
Billed to each Fund utilizing this service at an
annual rate of $1.03 per open account.
9. Asset Allocation
The rate of $1.80 per reallocation group will be
charged for each reallocation.
B. State Street Bank
1. Checkwriting Fees
$.61 for each checkwriting item processed (i.e.
those resulting in either redemptions or returned
as non-processable). This includes signature card
maintenance and verification, manual or special
processing of checks, stop payment processing,
settlement functions, and postage and mailing
expenses to return canceled checks to
shareholders.
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2. ACH Transactions
$.06 for each ACH transaction processed by the
Bank and submitted to the ACH network.
3. Change of Address
$.0625 for each notice printed, addressed, and
mailed. Includes subfile established or changed.
4. Wire Order Invoices - $.07 each.
5. Dividend & Daily Spac Master Forms - $.1225 each.
6. On-Request Work Orders - $25.00 each.
7. Internal Book Transfers
$1.14 billed for money movement between TRP DDA's
at the Bank. Money is transferred by debit and
credit memos.
8. Wire Fees
$4.24 for each incoming, manual, internal bank
transfer and outgoing transmission wire.
9. Paid checks
$.20 for each paid check processed.
10. PAC Checks
$.0475 billed for eah PAC check printed and mailed
in bulk to TRP.
11. Nightly Audits
$.0325 per page for the audit of the DST nightly
update.
12. Research
DDA Research copies $1.09 each.
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Research for BFDS records will be billed at $3.00
per request for CAMR and other purchase items.
Other research is billed at $7.20 per request.
There will be no charge for items that were
processed via IMAGE that TRP cannot locate on
film. Transcripts are not covered under this
schedule.
13. VAX Computer Usage
Billed at the rate of $8,709.56 per month which
covers both:
a. System Fee - for use of sub-systems such as
capital stock interface, PDPS, Direct
Deposit, etc.
b. Communication Fee - charge for the line,
modems, and statistical multiplexers.
14. Abandoned Property
Services based on the following fee schedule:
a. Administrative charge $125/Fund
b. Processing charges $1.00/account
c. Due Diligence Mailings $1.35/account
d. Labor will be charged based on the number of
hours required.
e. Lost shareholder recovery $2.25/account
initial attempt
$5.00/s/o
any s/o located
15. NSCC Settlement
Settlement redemption $11.98
Settlement purchase $ 5.45
C. J.P. Morgan Bank
1. Wire Transfer Fees
Annual Account Maintenance $250.00
Annual MORCOM/CASH
First Account $5,000.00
Subsequent Accounts $3,000.00
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Batch File Transfer (BFT)
Transmission $15.00
(capped at 10 per month) each
Outgoing Wires
Straight-through (Repetitive or Freetype)
80% of total volume $3.25
Book Transfer (IBT) $1.50
Repair (Freeform) $7.00
Zero Balance Transfer $1.00
Incoming Wires
Fed or CHIPS $3.25
Book (IBT) $1.50
D. Bank of Boston
1. Controlled Disbursement Fees
Annual Account Maintenance $300.00
per
account
Annual Prior Day Balance Reporting Detail
Transmission $600.00
per
account
Annual Batch File Transfer (BFT)
Service $120 per
account
BFT Transmission $.003 each
Same Day Match Pay (Dividend & Redemption Checks)
CD Full Recon/Daily Match Fixed $120.00
per
account
CD Full Recon/Daily Match Items $.025 per
item
Checks Paid $.036 per
item
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Check Truncation
Fixed $120.00
per
account
Items $.011 per
item
Stops
On-line $7.00
Photos of Checks $4.00 per
item
Incoming Wires $5.00 per
item
On-Line Inquiry Report Terminal $3.50 per
item
2. The bank may charge interest at a rate in excess
of normal borrowing rates if the TRPS balance is
overdrawn or is in a negative collected balance
status.
E. First National Bank of Maryland
1. Internal Fund Transfer $6.00
2. Returned Items $2.50
3. Deposit Items
Charge varies 1
4. Deposit Tickets $0.50
5. Return/redeposit items $3.00
6. Deposit Corrections $4.50
7. Check copy $9.00
8. First Facts
CDA Repetitive Wire $3.95
System Reports/Per Module $27.00
Per Report Previous Day $1.80
Per Report Current Day $3.60
9. Account maintenance $12.25
10. Debit item $0.54
11. Credit transaction $0.54
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1Charge varies by District, $ .0267 to $ .1167
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12. Foreign Deposit Check amount $1,000-$4,999
$7.50
$5,000-19,999
$15.00
over $20,000
$20.00
13. ACH Debit $0.117
14. Tax Deposits $0.90
15. Film - Monthly $121.50
16. TRPS may be charged interest when TRPS's
balance at FNB is in a negative collected
balance status. TRPS may also receive
balance credits on a positive investable balance
III. New Funds
Funds added during the term of this contract may have their
Maintenance and Transaction charges and other charges
(Section I) waived for a period of time, as agreed to by
TRPS and Fund Directors, following the establishment of the
Fund. Out-of-pocket expenses will be billed to the Fund
from the Fund's inception.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, T.Rowe Price Funds and T.Rowe Price Services,
Inc. have agreed upon this fee schedule to be executed in their
names and on their behalf through their duly authorized officers:
T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS T. ROWE PRICE SERVICES, INC.
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu /s/Mark E. Rayford
NAME _______________________ NAME _________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu Mark E. Rayford
TITLE ______________________ TITLE ________________________
DATE ______________________ DATE _________________________
The Agreement between T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and
T. Rowe Price Funds for Fund Accounting Services, dated January
1, 1996.
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AGREEMENT
between
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
and
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
for
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article A Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price
Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Article B Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses . . . . . . . . 2
Article C Representations and Warranties of Price
Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Article D Representations and Warranties of the Fund . . 3
Article E Ownership of Software and Related Material . . 3
Article F Quality Service Standards . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Article G Standard of Care/Indemnification . . . . . . . 4
Article H Dual Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Article I Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Article J Recordkeeping/Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . 5
Article K Compliance with Governmental Rules and
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Article L Terms and Termination of Agreement . . . . . . 6
Article M Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Article N Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Article O Amendment/Interpretive Provisions . . . . . . . 7
Article P Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Article Q Maryland Law to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Article R Merger of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Article S Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Article T The Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Article U Directors, Trustee and Shareholders and
Massachusetts Business Trust . . . . . . . . . 8
Article V Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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AGREEMENT made as of the first day of January, 1996, by and
between T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a Maryland corporation
having its principal office and place of business at 100 East
Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 ("Price Associates"), and
each Fund which is listed on Appendix A (as such Appendix may be
amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to
be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each such
Fund individually hereinafter referred to as "the Fund", whose
definition may be found in Article T);
WHEREAS, Price Associates has the capability of providing the
Funds with certain accounting services ("Accounting Services");
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to appoint Price Associates to
provide these Accounting Services and Price Associates desires to
accept such appointment;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Fund has authorized
the Fund to utilize various pricing services for the purpose of
providing to Price Associates securities prices for the
calculation of the Fund's net asset value.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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A. Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price Associates
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints Price Associates
to provide, and Price Associates agrees to provide, the following
Accounting Services:
a. Maintain for each Fund a daily trial balance, a general
ledger, subsidiary records and capital stock accounts;
b. Maintain for each Fund an investment ledger, including
amortized bond and foreign dollar denominated costs where
applicable;
c. Maintain for each Fund all records relating to the Fund's
income and expenses;
d. Provide for the daily valuation of each Fund's portfolio
securities and the computation of each Fund's daily net
asset value per share. Such daily valuations shall be
made in accordance with the valuation policies established
by each of the Fund's Board of Directors including, but
not limited to, the utilization of such pricing valuation
sources and/or pricing services as determined by the
Boards. Price Associates shall have no liability for any
losses or damages incurred by the Fund as a result of
erroneous portfolio security evaluations provided by such
designated sources and/or pricing services; provided that,
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Price Associates reasonably believes the prices are
accurate, has adhered to its normal verification control
procedures, and has otherwise met the standard of care as
set forth in Article G of this Agreement;
e. Provide daily cash flow and transaction status information
to each Fund's adviser;
f. Prepare for each Fund such financial information that is
reasonably necessary for shareholder reports, reports to
the Board of Directors and to the officers of the Fund,
and reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the Internal Revenue Service and other Federal and state
regulatory agencies;
g. Provide each Fund with such advice that may be reasonably
necessary to properly account for all financial
transactions and to maintain the Fund's accounting
procedures and records so as to insure compliance with
generally accepted accounting and tax practices and rules;
h. Maintain for each Fund all records that may be reasonably
required in connection with the audit performed by each
Fund's independent accountant, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Internal Revenue Service or such other
Federal or state regulatory agencies; and
i. Cooperate with each Fund's independent public accountants
and take all reasonable action in the performance of its
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obligations under the Agreement to assure that the
necessary information is made available to such
accountants for the expression of their opinion without
any qualification as to the scope of their examination
including, but not limited to, their opinion included in
each such Fund's annual report on Form N-SAR and annual
amendment to Form N-1A.
B. Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Each Fund shall pay to Price Associates for its Accounting
Services hereunder, fees as set forth in the Schedule attached
hereto. In addition, each Fund will reimburse Price Associates
for out-of-pocket expenses such as postage, printed forms, voice
and data transmissions, record retention, disaster recovery,
third party vendors, equipment leases and other similar items as
may be agreed upon between Price Associates and the Fund. Some
invoices will contain costs for both the Funds and other funds
services by Price Associates. In these cases, a reasonable
allocation methodology will be used to allocate these costs to
the Funds.
C. Representations and Warrantees of Price Associates
Price Associates represents and warrants to the Fund that:
1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing in good
standing under the laws of Maryland.
2. It is duly qualified to carry on its business in Maryland.
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3. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter
and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
4. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to
authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
5. It has, and will continue to have, access to the necessary
facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and
obligations under this Agreement.
D. Representations and Warrantees of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to Price Associates that:
1. It is a corporation or business trust, as the case may be,
duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws
of Maryland or Massachusetts, as the case may be.
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles
of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and
By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform
this Agreement.
3. All proceedings required by said Articles of Incorporation
or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws have
been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement.
E. Ownership of Software and Related Material
All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures,
and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by Price
Associates in performance of the Agreement shall be the property
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of Price Associates and will not become the property of the
Funds.
F. Quality Service Standards
Price Associates and the Fund may, from time to time, agree
to certain quality service standards, with respect to Price
Associates' services hereunder.
G. Standard of Care/Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
1. Price Associates shall not be liable to any Fund for any
act or failure to act by it or its agents or subcontractors on
behalf of the Fund in carrying or attempting to carry out the
terms and provisions of the Agreement provided Price Associates
has acted in good faith and without negligence or willful
misconduct and selected and monitored the performance of its
agents and subcontractors with reasonable care.
2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold Price Associates
harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages, claims,
actions, and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal
counsel, incurred by Price Associates resulting from: (i) any
action or omission by Price Associates or its agents or
subcontractors in the performance of their duties hereunder; (ii)
Price Associates acting upon instructions believed by it to have
been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Fund; or (iii)
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Price Associates acting upon information provided by the Fund in
form and under policies agreed to by Price Associates and the
Fund. Price Associates shall not be entitled to such
indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting
negligence or willful misconduct of Price Associates or where
Price Associates has not exercised reasonable care in selecting
or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors.
3. Price Associates shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Fund from all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and
expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel,
incurred by the Fund resulting from the negligence or willful
misconduct of Price Associates or which result from Price
Associates' failure to exercise reasonable care in selecting or
monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors. The
Fund shall not be entitled to such indemnification with respect
to actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful
misconduct of such Fund or its agents or subcontractors; unless
such negligence or misconduct is attributable to Price
Associates. 4. In the event either party is unable to
perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because
of acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its
control, such party shall not be liable to the other party for
any loss, cost, damage, claim, action or expense resulting from
such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes.
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5. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in
this Article F shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for
which either party may be required to indemnify the other, the
party seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other
party of such assertion, and shall keep the other party advised
with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The
party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to
participate with the party seeking indemnification in the defense
of such claim, or to defend against said claim in its own name or
in the name of the other party. The party seeking
indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any
compromise in any case in which the other party may be required
to indemnify it except with the other party's prior written
consent.
6. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the
other party for consequential damages under any provision of this
Agreement.
H. Dual Interests
It is understood that some person or persons may be
directors, officers, or shareholders of both the Fund and Price
Associates (including Price Associates' affiliates), and that the
existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity
of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder except as
otherwise provided by a specific provision of applicable law.
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I. Documentation
As requested by Price Associates, the Fund shall promptly
furnish to Price Associates such documents as it may reasonably
request and as are necessary for Price Associates to carry out
its responsibilities hereunder.
J. Recordkeeping/Confidentiality
1. Price Associates shall keep records relating to the
services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it
may deem advisable, provided that Price Associates shall keep all
records in such form and in such manner as required by applicable
law, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the '34 Act").
2. Price Associates and the Fund agree that all books,
records, information and data pertaining to the business of the
other party which are exchanged or received pursuant to the
negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain
confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other
person, except: (a) after prior notification to and approval in
writing by the other party hereto, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where Price
Associates or Fund may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt
proceedings for failure to comply; (b) when requested to divulge
such information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or
(c) after so requested by the other party hereto.
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K. Compliance With Governmental Rules and Regulations
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and except for
the accuracy of information furnished to the Funds by Price
Associates, each Fund assumes full responsibility for the
preparation, contents and distribution of its prospectuses, and
for complying with all applicable requirements of the Act, the
'34 Act, the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act"), and any laws,
rules and regulations of governmental authorities having
jurisdiction over the Funds.
L. Term and Termination of Agreement
1. This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year from
the date first written above and will be renewed from year to
year thereafter unless terminated by either party as provided
hereunder.
2. This Agreement may be terminated by the Fund upon sixty
(60) days' written notice to Price Associates; and by Price
Associates, upon three hundred sixty-five (365) days' writing
notice to the Fund.
3. Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to Price
Associates such compensation as may be due as of the date of such
termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out-of-pocket
expenses related to its services hereunder.
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M. Notice
Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be
sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the
other party at the address of such party set forth above or at
such other address as such party may from time to time specify in
writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by
appropriate officers of the parties hereto.
N. Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by
operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party, provided this shall not
preclude Price Associates from employing such agents and
subcontractors as it deems appropriate to carry out its
obligations set forth hereunder.
O. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions
The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this
Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the
operation of this Agreement, Price Associates and the Fund may
agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive of or in
addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their
joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this
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Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions are to
be signed by all parties and annexed hereto, but no such
provision shall contravene any applicable Federal or state law or
regulation and no such interpretive or additional provision shall
be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
P. Further Assurances
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute
such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the
purposes hereof.
Q. Maryland Law to Apply
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland.
R. Merger of Agreement
This Agreement, including the attached Appendices and
Schedules supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the
subject hereof, whether oral or written.
S. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any
number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instruments.
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T. The Parties
All references herein to "the Fund" are to each of the Funds
listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were
between such individual Fund and Price Associates. In the case
of a series Fund or trust, all references to "the Fund" are to
the individual series or portfolio of such Fund or trust, or to
such Fund or trust on behalf of the individual series or
portfolio, as appropriate. The "Fund" also includes any T. Rowe
Price Funds which may be established after the execution of this
Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to "the parties"
shall mean Price Associates and such other individual Fund as to
which the matter pertains.
U. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts
Business Trust
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the
holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees of
the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder. With respect to
any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is
organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term "Fund"
means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under
the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such
Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is
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expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder
shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders,
nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally,
but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the
Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by
an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither
such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and
delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any
of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as
provided in its Declaration of Trust.
V. Captions
The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or limit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under
their seals by and through their duly authorized officers.
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DATED: ______________________ T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
ATTEST:
/s/Barbara A. Van Horn /s/Alvin M. Younger, Jr.
______________________________ BY: __________________________
Barbara A. Van Horn, Managing Director
Assistant Secretary
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T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC. on behalf of the:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.on behalf of
the:
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC. on
behalf of the:
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
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DATED: ______________________ T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
ATTEST:
/s/Patricia S. Butcher /s/Carmen F. Deyesu
______________________________ BY: ___________________________
Patricia S. Butcher, Carmen F. Deyesu
Assistant Secretary
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APPENDIX A
The following Funds are parties to this Agreement, and have so
indicated their intention to be bound by such Agreement by
executing the Agreement on the dates indicated thereon.
T. Rowe Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government
Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price California Tax-Free Income
Trust on behalf of the
California Tax-Free Bond Fund and
California Tax-Free Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf
of the:
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced
Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on
behalf of the:
T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
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T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc. on behalf of
the:
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International
Funds, Inc. on behalf of the:
Foreign Equity Fund
T. Rowe Price International Equity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of the:
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income
Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin American Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of
the:
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government
Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
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T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. on behalf
of the:
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust on
behalf of the:
Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund,
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
New York Tax-Free Bond Fund and
New York Tax-Free Money Fund
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Bond
Fund
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Insured Intermediate
Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate
Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc. on
behalf of the:
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of
the:
Summit Cash Reserves Fund
Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
Summit GNMA Fund
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T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc. on
behalf of the:
Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
Summit Municipal Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
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FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE
Between
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
And
THE T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS
January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996
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FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES
1996 FEE SCHEDULE
A.Fee Structure
1. Base Fee
Domestic Funds $60,000 each
International Funds $100,000 each
Spectrum Funds $45,000 each
Per Fund fee for basic recordkeeping
and financial reporting
2. Individual Fund Fee
Total fees reflecting special $ 968,000
characteristics of each Fund
3. Stock Lending Fee
Flat fee reflecting $ 75,000
monitoring of Security Lending Program
4. Additional Funds
Domestic Funds $60,000 each
International Funds $100,000 each
Spectrum Funds $45,000 each
B. Total Cost Per Fund
Growth Stock Fund $ 104,000
New Horizons Fund 95,000
Equity Income Fund 85,000
New Era Fund 72,000
International Stock Fund 115,000
Growth & Income Fund 85,000
New America Growth Fund 70,000
Capital Appreciation Fund 85,000
Small-Cap Value Fund 60,000
Foreign Equity Fund 105,000
International Discovery Fund 125,000
Science & Technology Fund 70,000
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High Yield Fund 165,000
Tax-Free Income Fund 110,000
New Income Fund 100,000
Tax-Free High Yield Fund 110,000
European Stock Fund 100,000
Equity Index Fund 60,000
New Asia Fund 110,000
Spectrum Growth Fund 45,000
GNMA Fund 120,000
International Bond Fund 125,000
Balanced Fund 90,000
Maryland Bond Fund 81,000
Tax-Free Short Intermediate Fund 90,000
Short-Term Bond Fund 120,000
California Bond Fund 72,000
New York Bond Fund 72,000
U.S. Treasury Short-Intermediate Fund 60,000
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bond Fund 60,000
Spectrum Income Fund 45,000
Prime Reserve Fund 85,000
Tax-Exempt Money Fund 93,000
U.S. Treasury Money Fund 60,000
California Money Fund 67,000
New York Money Fund 67,000
Short-Term U.S. Government Fund 100,000
Virginia Bond Fund 65,000
New Jersey Bond Fund 65,000
Global Government Bond Fund 100,000
OTC Fund 85,000
Japan Fund 100,000
Mid-Cap Growth Fund 60,000
Short-Term Global Fund 110,000
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund 65,000
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund 65,000
Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund 65,000
Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond Fund 65,000
Blue Chip Growth Fund 60,000
Dividend Growth Fund 65,000
Latin America Fund 110,000
Summit Cash Reserve Fund 60,000
Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund 60,000
Summit GNMA Fund 60,000
Summit Municipal Money Market Fund 60,000
Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund 60,000
Summit Municipal Income Fund 60,000
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International Stock Portfolio 100,000
Personal Strategy Income Fund 70,000
Equity Income Portfolio 60,000
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund 70,000
New America Growth Portfolio 60,000
Personal Strategy Growth Fund 70,000
Limited-Term Bond Portfolio 60,000
Value Fund 60,000
Virginia Short-Term Tax Free Bond Fund 60,000
Capital Opportunity Fund 60,000
Emerging Markets Bond Fund 100,000
Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio 60,000
Corporate Income Fund 70,000
Global Stock Fund 100,000
Heath Sciences Fund 60,000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, T. Rowe Price Funds and T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc. have agreed upon this fee schedule to be
executed in their names and on their behalf through their duly
authorized officers:
T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu /s/Alvin M. Younger
Name _________________________ Name ______________________
Carmen F. Deyesu Alvin M. Younger
Title Treasurer Title Treasurer and Managing
Director
Date _________________________ Date ______________________
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The Agreement between T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Ser-
vices, Inc. and the Taxable Funds, dated January 1, 1996.
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AGREEMENT
between
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, INC.
and
EACH OF THE PARTIES INDICATED ON APPENDIX A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article A Terms of Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Article B Duties of RPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. Purchases - Retirement Plans and Retirement
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Retirement Plans - Redemptions to Cover
Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Exchanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Shares held by Retirement Accounts . . . . 4
5. Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Tax Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Other Information to be furnished to the
Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8. Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9. Mailings/Confirmation Statements . . . . . 6
10. Proxies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
11. Form N-SAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
12. Backup Withholding . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Article C Fee and Out-of-Pocket Expenses . . . . . . . . . 7
1. Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Proxies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. Record Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Disaster Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Article D Representations and Warranties of RPS . . . . . 8
Article E Representations and Warranties of the Fund . . . 8
Article F Standard of Care/Indemnification . . . . . . . . 9
Article G Dual Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Article H Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Article I Recordkeeping/Confidentiality . . . . . . . . 13
Article J Ownership of Software and Related Material . . 13
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Article K As of Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1. Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Article L Term and Termination of Agreement . . . . . . 16
Article M Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Article N Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Article O Amendment/Interpretive Provisions . . . . . . 17
Article P Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Article Q Maryland Law to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Article R Merger of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Article S Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Article T The Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Article U Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and
Massachusetts Business Trust . . . . . . . . . 18
Article V Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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AGREEMENT, made as of the first day of January, 1996, by and
between T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, INC., a Maryland
corporation having its principal office and place of business at
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 ("RPS"), and
EACH FUND WHICH IS LISTED ON APPENDIX A (as such Appendix may be
amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to
be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each Fund
hereinafter referred to as "the Fund") whose definition may be
found in Article T;
WHEREAS, the Funds are named investment options under various
tax-sheltered plans, including, but not limited to, state
deferred compensation plans, 403(b) plans, and profit sharing,
thrift, and money purchase pension plans for self-employed
individuals, professional partnerships and corporations,
(collectively referred to as "Retirement Plans"); and the Fund
has determined that such investments of Retirement Plans in the
Funds are in the best long-term interest of the Funds;
WHEREAS, RPS has the capability of providing special
services, on behalf of the Fund, for the accounts ("Retirement
Accounts") of shareholders participating in these Retirement
Plans;
WHEREAS, RPS represents that it is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as a Transfer Agent under
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Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the '34
Act").
WHEREAS, RPS may subcontract or jointly contract with other
parties on behalf of the Funds to perform certain of the
functions described herein, RPS may also enter into, on behalf of
the Funds, certain banking relationships to perform various
banking services, including, but not limited to, check deposits,
disbursements, automatic clearing house transactions ("ACH") and
wire transfers. Subject to guidelines mutually agreed upon by
the Funds and RPS, excess balances, if any, resulting from these
banking relationships will be invested and the income therefrom
will be used to offset fees which would otherwise be charged to
the Funds under this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to contract with RPS the foregoing
functions and services described herein in connection with the
Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
A. Terms of Appointment
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints RPS to perform
the services and functions described herein in connection with
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certain Retirement Plan and Retirement Accounts as agreed upon by
the parties.
B. Duties of RPS:
RPS agrees that it will perform the following services:
1. Purchases - Retirement Plans and Retirement Accounts
After RPS has received monies from Retirement Plans and
has determined the proper allocation of such monies to the
Retirement Accounts or Retirement Plan participants
("Participants") based upon instructions received from
Participants, Retirement Plans or their designees, or
Retirement Plan Administrator(s) ("Administrator(s)"), RPS
will, as a responsibility under the Agreement:
a. Transmit by check or wire the aggregate money
allocated to each Fund to the Fund's custodian;
b. In the case of a new Participant, establish and
maintain a Retirement Account for such Participant;
and
c. Compute the number of shares of each Fund to which
the Participant is entitled according to the price of
such Fund shares as provided by such Fund for
purchases made at that time and date, and credit each
such Account with the number of shares of the Fund so
purchased.
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2. Retirement Plans - Redemptions to Cover Distributions.
After RPS has received instructions from the Administrator
regarding distributions to be made to Participants or their
designated beneficiaries from Funds designated as investment
options under the Retirement Plan, RPS will, as a
responsibility under the Agreement:
a. Compute the amount due for shares to be redeemed from
each Retirement Account or compute the number of
shares to be redeemed from each such Retirement
Account for such distributions and the total number
of all shares of each Fund to be redeemed in
accordance with the price per share at that time and
date of such Fund as calculated and provided by the
Fund. After such computation, inform the Fund of the
amount necessary to be redeemed. Distribute to
Participants or their designated beneficiaries the
amount to be disbursed.
b. After RPS has received instructions from the
Administrator regarding disbursements to be made
regarding the payment of fees due the Administrator,
or other persons including RPS, RPS will, as a
responsibility under this Agreement:
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i. Compute the number of shares to be redeemed from
each Retirement Account to pay for such
disbursements and the total number of all shares
to be redeemed in accordance with the price per
share at that time and date, of such Fund as
calculated and provided by the Fund;
ii. Effect the necessary redemption from the Fund's
custodian to cover such disbursements; and
iii. Mail to the Administrator or such other person as
designated by the Administrator the amount to be
disbursed.
c. Other Provisions
i. If any instruction tendered by an Administrator to
redeem shares in a Retirement Account is not
satisfactory to RPS, RPS shall promptly notify the
Administrator of such fact together with the
reason therefor;
ii. The authority of RPS to perform its
responsibilities under Paragraph B(2) with respect
to each Fund shall be suspended upon receipt of
notification by such Fund of the suspension of the
determination of the Fund's net asset value per
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share and shall remain suspended until proper
notification; and
iii. The Fund will promptly inform RPS of the
declaration of any dividend or distribution on
account of the capital stock of any Fund so that
RPS may properly credit income and capital gain
payments to each Retirement Account.
3. Exchanges
Effect exchanges of shares of the Funds upon receipt of
appropriate instructions from the Administrator and/or
Participant.
4. Shares held by Retirement Accounts will be
Noncertificate Shares
RPS will have neither responsibility nor authority to
issue stock certificates evidencing ownership of Fund shares
held by Participants. All shares held in Retirement Accounts
maintained by RPS shall be noncertificated shares.
5. Books and Records
RPS shall maintain records showing for each Retirement
Plan or Retirement Account, the following:
a. Names, addresses and tax identification numbers, when
provided;
b. Number of shares held;
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c. Historical information regarding the account of each
Participant and/or Retirement Plan, including
dividends and distributions invested in shares;
d. Pertinent information regarding the establishment and
maintenance of Retirement Plans and Retirement
Accounts necessary to properly administer each
account.
e. Any instructions from a Participant or Administrator
including, all forms furnished by the Fund and
executed by a Participant with respect to elections
with respect to payment options in connection with
the redemption of shares; or distribution elections,
if applicable; and
f. Any information required in order for RPS to perform
the calculations contemplated under this Agreement.
Any such records maintained pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") will be
preserved for the periods prescribed in Rule 31a-2
thereunder. Disposition of such records after such
prescribed periods shall be as mutually agreed upon from time
to time by RPS and the Funds. The retention of such records,
which may be inspected by the Fund at reasonable times, shall
be at the expense of the Funds. All records maintained by
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RPS in connection with the performance of its duties under
this Agreement will remain the property of the Funds and, in
the event of termination of this Agreement, will be delivered
to the Fund as of the date of termination or at such other
time as may be mutually agreed upon.
6. Tax Information
RPS shall also prepare and file with appropriate federal
and state agencies, such information returns and reports as
required by applicable Federal and State statutes relating to
redemptions effected in Retirement Accounts which constitute
reportable distributions. RPS will also prepare and submit
to Participants, such reports containing information as is
required by applicable Federal and State law.
7. Other Information to be furnished to the Funds
RPS will furnish to the Fund, such information, including
shareholder lists and statistical information as may be
agreed upon from time to time between RPS and the Fund.
8. Correspondence
RPS will promptly and fully answer correspondence from
Administrators and in some cases, Participants, relating to
Retirement Accounts, transfer agent procedures, and such
other correspondence as may from time to time be mutually
agreed upon with the Funds. Unless otherwise instructed,
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copies of all correspondence will be retained by RPS in
accordance with applicable law.
9. Mailings/Confirmation Statements
RPS will be responsible for mailing all confirmations and
other enclosures and mailings, as requested by the
Administrators and as may be required of the Funds by
applicable Federal or state law.
10. Proxies
RPS shall monitor the mailing of proxy cards and other
material supplied to it by the Fund in connection with
shareholder meetings of the Fund and shall coordinate the
receipt, examination and tabulation of returned proxies and
the certification of the vote to the Fund.
11. Form N-SAR
RPS shall maintain such records, if any, as shall enable
the Fund to fulfill the requirements of Form N-SAR.
12. Withholding
The Fund and RPS shall agree to procedures to be followed
with respect to RPS's responsibilities in connection with
compliance for federal withholding for Participants.
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C. Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Each Fund shall pay to RPS for its services hereunder fees
computed as set forth in the Schedule attached hereto. Except as
provided below, RPS will be responsible for all expenses relating
to the providing of services. Each Fund, however, will reimburse
RPS for the following out-of-pocket expenses and charges incurred
in providing services:
1. Postage. The cost of postage and freight for mailing
materials to Participants, or their agents, including
overnight delivery, UPS and other express mail services
and special courier services required to transport mail
between RPS locations and mail processing vendors.
2. Proxies. The cost to mail proxy cards and other
material supplied to it by the Fund and costs related to
the receipt, examination and tabulation of returned
proxies and the certification of the vote to the Fund.
3. Communications
a. Print. The printed forms used internally and
externally for documentation and processing
Participant, or their agent's, inquiries and
requests; paper and envelope supplies for letters,
notices, and other written communications sent to
Administrators and Participants, or their agents.
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b. Print & Mail House. The cost of internal and third
party printing and mail house services, including
printing of statements and reports.
c. Voice and Data. The cost of equipment (including
associated maintenance), supplies and services used
for communicating to and from the Participants, or
their agents, the Fund's transfer agent, other Fund
offices, and other agents of either the Fund or RPS.
These charges shall include:
o telephone toll charges (both incoming and outgoing,
local, long distance and mailgrams); and
o data and telephone lines and associated equipment
such as modems, multiplexers, and facsimile
equipment.
4. Record Retention. The cost of maintenance and supplies
used to maintain, microfilm, copy, record, index,
display, retrieve, and store, in microfiche or microfilm
form, documents and records.
5. Disaster Recovery. The cost of services, equipment,
facilities and other charges necessary to provide
disaster recovery for any and all services listed in
this Agreement.
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D. Representations and Warranties of RPS
RPS represents and warrants to the Fund that:
1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing and in
good standing under the laws of Maryland.
2. It is duly qualified to carry on its business in
Maryland.
3. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter
and by-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
4. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to
authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
5. It has and will continue to have access to the necessary
facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and
obligations under this Agreement.
6. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as a Transfer Agent pursuant to Section 17A of the
'34 Act.
E. Representations and Warranties of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to RPS that:
1. It is a corporation or business trust duly organized and
existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland, or
Massachusetts, as the case may be.
2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its
Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the
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case may be, and By-Laws to enter into and perform this
Agreement.
3. All proceedings required by said Articles of
Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be,
and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and
perform this Agreement.
4. It is an investment company registered under the Act.
5. A registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933 ("the '33 Act") is currently effective and will remain
effective, and appropriate state securities law filing have
been made and will continue to be made, with respect to all
shares of the Fund being offered for sale.
F. Standard of Care/Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
1. RPS shall not be liable to the Fund for any act or
failure to act by it or its agents or subcontractors on
behalf of the Fund in carrying or attempting to carry out the
terms and provisions of this Agreement provided RPS has acted
in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct
and selected and monitored the performance of its agents and
subcontractors with reasonable care.
2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold RPS harmless from and
against all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and
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expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel,
incurred by RPS resulting from: (i) any action or omission by
RPS or its agents or subcontractors in the performance of
their duties hereunder; (ii) RPS acting upon instructions
believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized
officer of the Fund; or (iii) RPS acting upon information
provided by the Fund in form and under policies agreed to by
RPS and the Fund. RPS shall not be entitled to such
indemnification in respect of actions or omissions
constituting negligence or willful misconduct of RPS or where
RPS has not exercised reasonable care in selecting or
monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors.
3. Except as provided in Article K of this Agreement, RPS
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund from all losses,
costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including
reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by the Fund
resulting from negligence or willful misconduct of RPS or
which result from RPS' failure to exercise reasonable care in
selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or
subcontractors. The Fund shall not be entitled to such
indemnification in respect of actions or omissions
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constituting negligence or willful misconduct of such Fund or
its agents or subcontractors; unless such negligence or
misconduct is attributable to RPS.
4. In determining RPS' liability, an isolated error or
omission will normally not be deemed to constitute negligence
when it is determined that:
o RPS had in place "appropriate procedures".
o the employees responsible for the error or omission had
been reasonably trained and were being appropriately
monitored; and
o the error or omission did not result from wanton or
reckless conduct on the part of the employees.
It is understood that RPS is not obligated to have in place
separate procedures to prevent each and every conceivable
type of error or omission. The term "appropriate
procedures" shall mean procedures reasonably designed to
prevent and detect errors and omissions. In determining the
reasonableness of such procedures, weight will be given to
such factors as are appropriate, including the prior
occurrence of any similar errors or omissions when such
procedures were in place and transfer agent industry
standards in place at the time of the occurrence.
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5. In the event either party is unable to perform its
obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of
acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its
control, such party shall not be liable to the other party
for any loss, cost, damage, claims, actions or expense
resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from
such causes.
6. In order that the indemnification provisions contained
in this Article F shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim
for which either party may be required to indemnify the
other, the party seeking indemnification shall promptly
notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the
other party advised with respect to all developments
concerning such claim. The party who may be required to
indemnify shall have the option to participate with the
party seeking indemnification in the defense of such claim,
or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the
name of the other party. The party seeking indemnification
shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in
any case in which the other party may be required to
indemnify it except with the other party's prior written
consent.
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7. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the
other party for consequential damages under any provision of
this Agreement.
G. Dual Interests
It is understood that some person or persons may be
directors, officers, or shareholders of both RPS and the Fund and
that the existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the
validity of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder
except as otherwise provided by a specific provision of
applicable law.
H. Documentation
1. As requested by RPS, the Fund shall promptly furnish to
RPS the following:
a. A certified copy of the resolution of the
Directors/Trustees of the Fund authorizing the
appointment of RPS and the execution and delivery
of this Agreement;
b. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or
Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-
Laws of the Fund and all amendments thereto;
c. Specimens of all forms of outstanding and new
stock/share certificates in the forms approved by
the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund with a
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certificate of the Secretary of the Fund as to such
approval;
d. All account application forms and other documents
relating to shareholders' accounts;
e. An opinion of counsel for the Fund with respect to
the validity of the stock, the number of Shares
authorized, the status of redeemed Shares, and the
number of Shares with respect to which a
Registration Statement has been filed and is in
effect; and
f. A copy of the Fund's current prospectus.
The delivery of any such document for the purpose of any
other agreement to which the Fund and RPS are or were parties
shall be deemed to be delivery for the purposes of this
Agreement.
2. As requested by RPS, the Fund will also furnish from
time to time the following documents:
a. Each resolution of the Board of Directors/Trustees
of the Fund authorizing the original issue of its
shares;
b. Each Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and amendments
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and orders thereto in effect with respect to the
sale of shares with respect to the Fund;
c. A certified copy of each amendment to the Articles
of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, and the
By-Laws of the Fund;
d. Certified copies of each vote of the Board of
Directors/Trustees authorizing officers to give
instructions to the Fund;
e. Specimens of all new certificates accompanied by
the Board of Directors/Trustees' resolutions
approving such forms;
f. Such other documents or opinions which RPS, in its
discretion, may reasonably deem necessary or
appropriate in the proper performance of its
duties; and
g. Copies of new prospectuses issued.
3. RPS hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities
and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for
safekeeping of check forms and facsimile signature
imprinting devices, if any, and for the preparation or use,
and for keeping account of, such forms and devices.
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I. Recordkeeping/Confidentiality
1. RPS shall keep records relating to the services to be
performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem
advisable, provided that RPS shall keep all records in such
form and in such manner as required by applicable law,
including the Act and the '34 Act.
2. RPS and the Fund agree that all books, records,
information and data pertaining to the business of the other
party which are exchanged or received pursuant to the
negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall
remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed
to any other person, except: (a) after prior notification
to and approval in writing by the other party hereto, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be
withheld where RPS or the Fund may be exposed to civil or
criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply; (b)
when requested to divulge such information by duly
constituted governmental authorities; or (c) after so
requested by the other party hereto.
J. Ownership of Software and Related Material
All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures
and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by RPS in
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performance of the Agreement shall be the property of RPS and
will not become the property of the Fund.
K. As Of Transactions
For purposes of this Article K, the term "Transaction" shall
mean any single or "related transaction" (as defined below)
involving the purchase or redemption of shares (including
exchanges) that are processed at a time other than the time of
the computation of the Fund's net asset value per share next
computed after receipt of any such transaction order by RPS. If
more than one Transaction ("Related Transaction") in the Fund is
caused by or occurs as a result of the same act or omission, such
transactions shall be aggregated with other transactions in the
Fund and be considered as one Transaction.
1. Reporting
RPS shall:
a. Utilize a system to identify all Transactions, and
shall compute the net effect of such Transactions
upon the Fund on a daily, monthly and rolling 365
day basis. The Monthly and rolling 365 day periods
are hereinafter referred to as ("Cumulative").
b. Supply to the Fund, from time to time as mutually
agreed upon, a report summarizing the Transactions
and the daily and Cumulative net effects of such
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Transactions both in terms of aggregate dilution
and loss ("Dilution") or gain and negative dilution
("Gain") experienced by the Fund, and the impact
such Gain or Dilution has had upon the Fund's net
asset value per share.
c. With respect to any Transaction which causes
Dilution to the Fund of $25,000 or more,
immediately provide the Fund: (i) a report
identifying the Transaction and the Dilution
resulting therefrom, (ii) the reason such
Transaction was processed as described above, and
(iii) the action that RPS has or intends to take to
prevent the reoccurrence of such as of processing
("Report").
2. Liability
a. It will be the normal practice of the Fund not to
hold RPS liable with respect to any Transaction
which causes Dilution to any single Fund of less
than $25,000. RPS will, however, closely monitor
for each Fund the daily and Cumulative
Gain/Dilution which is caused by Transactions of
less than $25,000. When the Cumulative Dilution to
any Fund exceeds 3/10 of 1% per share, RPS, in
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consultation with counsel to the Fund, will make
appropriate inquiry to determine whether it should
take any remedial action. RPS will report to the
Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund ("Board"),
as appropriate, any action it has taken.
b. Where a Transaction causes Dilution to a Fund of
$25,000 or more ("Significant Transaction"), RPS
will review with counsel to the Fund, the Report
and the circumstances surrounding the underlying
Transaction to determine whether the Transaction
was caused by or occurred as a result of a
negligent act or omission by RPS. If it is
determined that the Dilution is the result of a
negligent action or omission by RPS, RPS and
outside counsel for the Fund, as appropriate, will
negotiate settlement. All such Significant
Transactions will be reported to the Board at its
next meeting (unless the settlement fully
compensates the Fund for any Dilution). Any
Significant Transaction, however, causing Dilution
in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or a penny per
share will be promptly reported to the Board.
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Settlement will not be entered into with RPS until
approved by the Board. The factors the Board or
the Funds would be expected to consider in making
any determination regarding the settlement of a
Significant Transaction would include but not be
limited to:
i. Procedures and controls adopted by RPS to
prevent As Of processing;
ii. Whether such procedures and controls were being
followed at the time of the Significant
Transaction;
iii. The absolute and relative volume of all
transactions processed by RPS on the day of the
Significant Transaction;
iv. The number of Transactions processed by RPS
during prior relevant periods, and the net
Dilution/Gain as a result of all such
transactions to the Fund and to all other Price
Funds; and
v. The prior response of RPS to recommendations
made by the Funds regarding improvement to the
Transfer Agent's As Of Processing Procedures.
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c. In determining RPS' liability with respect to a
Significant Transaction, an isolated error or omission will
normally not be deemed to constitute negligence when
it is determined that:
o RPS had in place "appropriate procedures".
o the employees responsible for the error or omission
had been reasonably trained and were being
appropriately monitored; and
o the error or omission did not result from wanton or
reckless conduct on the part of the employees.
It is understood that RPS is not obligated to have in
place separate procedures to prevent each and every
conceivable type of error or omission. The term
"appropriate procedures" shall mean procedures
reasonably designed to prevent and detect errors and
omissions. In determining the reasonableness of such
procedures, weight will be given to such factors as are
appropriate, including the prior occurrence of any
similar errors or omissions when such procedures were
in place and transfer agent industry standards in place
at the time of the occurrence.
L. Term and Termination of Agreement
1. This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year
from the date first written above and will be renewed from
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year to year thereafter unless terminated by either party as
provided hereunder.
2. This Agreement may be terminated by the Funds upon one
hundred twenty (120) days' written notice to RPS; and by
RPS, upon three hundred sixty-five (365) days' writing
notice to the Fund.
3. Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to RPS such
compensation as may be due as of the date of such
termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out-of-pocket
expenses related to its services hereunder.
M. Notice
Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be
sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the
other party at the address of such party set forth above or at
such other address as such party may from time to time specify in
writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by
appropriate officers of the parties hereto.
N. Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by
operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party
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O. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions
The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this
Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the
operation of this Agreement, RPS and the Fund may agree from time
to time on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the
provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be
consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such
interpretive or additional provisions are to be signed by all
parties and annexed hereto, but no such provision shall
contravene any applicable federal or state law or regulation and
no such interpretive or additional provision shall be deemed to
be an amendment of this Agreement.
P. Further Assurances
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute
such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the
purposes hereof.
Q. Maryland Law to Apply
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland.
R. Merger of Agreement
This Agreement, including the attached Schedule supersede
any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether
oral or written.
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S. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any
number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instruments.
T. The Parties
All references herein to "the Fund" are to each of the Funds
listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were
between such individual Fund and RPS. In the case of a series
Fund or trust, all references to "the Fund" are to the individual
series or portfolio of such fund or trust, or to such Fund or
trust on behalf of the individual series or portfolio, as
appropriate. Any reference in this Agreement to "the parties"
shall mean RPS and such other individual Fund as to which the
matter pertains. The "Fund" also includes any T. Rowe Price Fund
which may be established after the date of this Agreement.
Any reference in this Agreement to "the parties" shall mean
the Funds and RPS.
U. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts
Business Trust
It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither
the holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees
of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder. With respect
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to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is
organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term "Fund"
means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under
the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such
Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is
expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder
shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders,
nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally,
but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the
Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by
an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither
such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and
delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any
of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as
provided in its Declaration of Trust.
V. Captions
The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or
effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under
their seals by and through their duly authorized officers.
T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN DATED: _______________________
SERVICES, INC.
ATTEST:
/s/Charles E. Vieth
By: ________________________ ________________________
Charles E. Vieth
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T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
Foreign Equity Fund
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.
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T. ROWE PRICE OTC FUND, INC.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND,
INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
DATED: ______________________
ATTEST:
/s/Carmen F. Deyesu
______________________________ BY: __________________________
Carmen F. Deyesu
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APPENDIX A
The following Funds are parties to this Agreement, and have so
indicated their intention to be bound by such Agreement by
executing the Agreement on the dates indicated thereon.
T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
T. Rowe Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Fund
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on
behalf of the
Foreign Equity Fund
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T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund and
T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Japan Fund
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Global Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of the
T. Rowe Price OTC Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Funds, Inc. on behalf of
the
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. on behalf of the
Spectrum Growth Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
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T. Rowe Price Value Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc. on behalf of the
U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund
U.S. Treasury Money Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund
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T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, INC.
FEE SCHEDULE
Fees for transfer agent services performed for retirement plan
accounts serviced by T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
("RPS").
Effective January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996.
A. Base Fee
A monthly base fee of $750,000 ($9,000,000 per year)
allocated pro rata by account.
B. Per Participant Fee
A monthly per participant fee of $3.583 for each active
(non-zero balance) participant being serviced at the end of
the month. This fee will be allocated among the Funds based
on the relative percentage of T. Rowe Price assets at the
end of the month.
C. Per Transaction Fee
A fee for each Account transaction will be charged at the
rate of $.15 per transaction, except for dividend
transactions.
D. Institutional Support Group (ISG) Telephone Call
A fee of $5.50 per ISG telephone call will be charged to the
Fund (s) involved in the telephone call.
E. New Participant Fee
A one-time new participant fee of $3.50 will be charged each
time a participant is added to the records.
F. Perks Fee
Fees for PERKS plans will be $10 per account, maximum $40
per participant, capped at 25 basis points.
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G. Billing Procedures
RPS will render a monthly invoice which shall include: the
number of participants in existence at month-end and the
Fund's pro rata share; the assets by Fund at month-end; the
number of transactions recorded during the month for each
Fund; and the number of new participants added during the
month and the Fund's pro rata share. RPS will render a
separate invoice for out-of-pocket expenses for which RPS is
entitled to reimbursement under the Agreement and the Fund's
pro rata share.
H. New Funds
Funds added during the term of this Agreement may have their
Maintenance and Transaction charges waived for a period of
time agreed upon between RPS and the Funds following the
establishment of the Fund. Out-of-pocket expenses will be
billed to the Fund from the Fund's inception.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, T. Rowe Price Funds and T. Rowe Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc. have agreed upon this fee schedule
to be executed in their names and on their behalf through their
duly authorized officers:
T. ROWE PRICE FUNDS T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN
SERVICES, INC.
Name /s/Carmen F. Deyesu Name /s/Charles E. Vieth
Title Treasurer Title President
Date __________________________ Date _______________________
February 7, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc. ("Registrant") consist-
ing of three separate series:
T. Rowe Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit GNMA Fund
T. Rowe Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund
File Nos.: 033-50319/811-7093
Dear Sirs:
We are counsel to the above-referenced registrant which pro-
poses to file, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 (the
"Rule"), Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment") to its
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) of the Rule, we represent that
the Amendment does not contain disclosures which would render it
ineligible to become effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of the
Rule.
Sincerely,
/s/Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman LLP
Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman LLP
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of the
T. Rowe Price Summit Funds, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effec-
tive Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement of the T. Rowe
Price Summit Funds, Inc. on Form N-1A (File No. 33-50319) of our
report dated November 17, 1995, relating to the financial state-
ments and financial highlights appearing in the October 31, 1995
Annual Report to the Shareholders, which is incorporated by ref-
erence in the Registration Statement. We also consent to the
reference to our Firm under the captions "Financial Highlights"
in the Prospectus and "Independent Accountants" in the Statement
of Additional Information.
/s/Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Baltimore, Maryland
February 5, 1995
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