UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2011
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   000-32191   52-2264646
         
(State of
incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of our stockholders was held on April 14, 2011. The proxy statement and solicitation pertaining to this meeting were previously filed with the Commission on March 4, 2011. Shares eligible to vote were 259,307,564 at the record date of February 11, 2011.
The tabulation of votes for each proposal voted on by stockholders was as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
                                 
Nominee   For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Vote  
Edward C. Bernard
    199,243,556       4,150,716       77,160       28,894,336  
James T. Brady
    201,635,066       1,755,053       81,313       28,894,336  
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.
    201,133,103       2,266,604       71,725       28,894,336  
Donald B. Hebb, Jr.
    181,403,065       21,975,178       93,189       28,894,336  
James A.C. Kennedy
    199,900,071       3,475,492       95,869       28,894,336  
Robert F. MacLellan
    201,671,777       1,453,442       346,213       28,894,336  
Brian C. Rogers
    199,335,285       4,064,165       71,982       28,894,336  
Dr. Alfred Sommer
    201,763,409       1,335,274       372,749       28,894,336  
Dwight S. Taylor
    201,643,236       1,719,019       109,177       28,894,336  
Anne Marie Whittemore
    200,117,223       3,016,897       337,312       28,894,336  
Proposal 2: Advisory vote on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
199,139,118
  1,730,428   2,601,521   28,894,701
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the selection of frequency for the advisory vote on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
176,226,170   3,350,183   21,801,692   1,533,387   29,454,336
Based on the Board of Directors’ recommendation in the proxy statement and the voting results on Proposal 3, the company has adopted a policy to hold the advisory vote on compensation paid to our named executive officers annually.
Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.
         
For   Against   Abstain
226,214,373   5,931,446   219,949

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
     
By:
  /s/ Kenneth V. Moreland
Kenneth V. Moreland
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 18, 2011