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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934.
For the fiscal year ended: DECEMBER 31, 2001.
Commission file number: 000-32191.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter:
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.
State of incorporation: MARYLAND.
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.: 52-2264646.
Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices: 100 EAST PRATT STREET,
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202.
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, $.20 PAR VALUE.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]. No [ ].
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
State the aggregate market value of the common stock (based on the last reported
price from The Nasdaq Stock Market) held by non-affiliates (excludes executive
officers and directors) of the registrant. $4.2 BILLION AT FEBRUARY 11, 2002.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, as
of the latest practicable date. 123,640,188 SHARES AT FEBRUARY 28, 2002.
Documents incorporated by reference: IN ITEM 9 OF PART II AND IN PART III OF
THIS FORM 10-K, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS (FORM DEFR14A; ACCESSION NO. 0001113169-02-000002).
Exhibit index is at Item 14(a)3 on pages 41-43.
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PART I.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
OVERVIEW. T. Rowe Price Group is a financial services holding company that
derives its consolidated revenues and net income primarily from investment
advisory services that its subsidiaries provide to individual and institutional
investors in the sponsored T. Rowe Price mutual funds and other investment
portfolios. Our investment advisory revenues depend largely on the total value
and composition of assets under our management. Accordingly, fluctuations in
financial markets and in the composition of assets under management impact our
revenues and results of operations.
We operate our investment advisory business through our subsidiary companies,
primarily T. Rowe Price Associates and T. Rowe Price International. Our advisory
business was begun by the late Thomas Rowe Price in 1937 and our common stock
was offered to the public for the first time in 1986. Our corporate holding
company structure was put in place on December 28, 2000.
Total assets under our management decreased $10.4 billion from the beginning of
2001 to end the year at $156.3 billion, including $102.6 billion held in
retirement accounts and variable annuity investment portfolios. Assets under our
management at the end of 2001 included $89.7 billion of U.S. domestic equity
securities, $42.1 billion of debt securities, and $24.5 billion of international
securities. The five largest Price funds at December 31, 2001 - Equity Income,
Mid-Cap Growth, Blue Chip Growth, International Stock, and Prime Reserve -
account for 23.2% of assets under management at that time and 27.6% of 2001
investment advisory revenues. The investors that we serve are primarily
domiciled in the United States of America.
Our assets under management are accumulated from a diversified client base that
is accessed across several distribution methods. Our assets under management are
sourced approximately 30% from individual U.S. investors, 30% from U.S. defined
contribution retirement plans, 20% from third-party distribution, and 20% from
institutional investors. Our international client base presently accounts for
less than 2% of our assets under management and is included primarily in our
third-party distribution and institutional investor assets. Our largest client
account relationship other than several of the T. Rowe Price funds accounted for
less than 4% of our investment advisory revenues in 2001.
We manage a broad range of U.S. domestic and international stock, bond, and
money market mutual funds and other investment portfolios which are designed to
meet the varied and changing needs and objectives of individual and
institutional investors. As an example, mutual fund shareholders can exchange
balances among mutual funds as economic and market conditions and their
investment needs change. From time to time, we introduce new funds and other
investment portfolios to complement and expand our investment offerings, respond
to competitive developments in the financial marketplace, and meet the changing
needs of our investment advisory clients. We will open a new mutual fund if we
believe that its objective can be useful for
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investors over a long period of time.
We also provide certain administrative services as ancillary services to our
investment advisory clients. These administrative services are provided by
several of our subsidiary companies and include mutual fund transfer agent,
accounting, and shareholder services; participant recordkeeping and transfer
agent services for defined contribution retirement plans; discount brokerage;
and trust services. More than 90% of our administrative revenues in 2001 were
based on the recovery of expenditures incurred in providing the related services
and they, therefore, do not significantly affect our net income.
We employ fundamental and quantitative security analyses in the performance of
the investment advisory function. We maintain substantial internal, domestic and
international, equity and fixed income investment research capabilities. We
perform original industry and company research using such sources as inspection
of corporate activities, management interviews, company-published financial and
other information, financial newspapers and magazines, corporate rating
services, and field checks with suppliers and competitors in the same industry
and particular business sector. Our research staff operates from offices located
in the United States and six foreign countries: Great Britain, Argentina,
France, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. We also use research provided by
brokerage firms in a supportive capacity and information received from private
economists, political observers, commentators, government experts, and market
and security analysts. Our stock selection process for some investment
portfolios is based on quantitative analyses using computerized data modeling.
Investment objectives for our managed investment portfolios, including the Price
funds, accommodate a variety of strategies. Investors select funds based on the
distinct objectives that are detailed in each fund's prospectus. Management of
other client portfolios includes approaches similar to those employed in the
Price funds. Equity investment strategies may emphasize large-cap, mid-cap or
small-cap investing; growth or value investing; and U.S., global or
international investing. We also offer systematic, tax-efficient, and blended
equity investment strategies as well as active and systematic management
strategies for fixed income investments. Our specialized advisory services
include investing in stable value asset contracts and a service for the
efficient disposition of equity distributions from venture capital investments.
Information concerning our revenues, results of operations and assets under
management during the past three years is contained in our consolidated
statements of income and in note 6 to our consolidated financial statements
included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. Financial markets, both in the U.S. and internationally,
were again difficult in 2001, the second consecutive year of declines that
pushed our assets under management lower during the year. Stock market
valuations languished during the year and were driven down sharply after the
September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, though some fourth
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quarter recovery followed. The U.S. economy slipped into a recession in March
and the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates throughout the year in
an effort to boost economic prospects.
Investor sentiment was not favorable in this environment and our investment
portfolios experienced net market declines of $13.8 billion or 8.3% of year-end
2000 assets under management. Mutual fund investors contributed positive net
cash inflows of $514 million. Client activity from third party distribution
efforts and institutional investors, including our European initiatives,
however, produced strong net cash inflows of $2.9 billion into other investment
portfolios during 2001.
While our mutual fund cash flows overall were only slightly positive in 2001,
fund investor activity varied across the range of our offerings. Domestic stock
funds added $1.8 billion, including $1.4 billion almost evenly split between the
Small-Cap Stock and Blue Chip Growth funds. Bond and money market funds added
nearly $.7 billion as investors only modestly shifted their assets to fixed
income investments. International stock funds, however, had net outflows of $2.0
billion during 2001.
We reached a significant financial milestone in 2001 as our stockholders' equity
surpassed $1 billion for the first time. Lower assets under management adversely
affected our 2001 revenues and net income versus the levels of 1999 and 2000.
Lower investment income also contributed to the decline in net income. Cash
flows from operations were still strong, enabling us to repurchase nearly 1.1
million outstanding common shares and to reduce our acquisition indebtedness by
$205 million. We worked hard in this environment to cut expenses and over the
course of 2001 reduced headcount by more than 9% and operating expenses by more
than 7%. Our aim was to adjust these levels to more realistic business realities
while still sustaining our high client service standards.
Enabled by our 2000 acquisition of the 50% non-controlling interest in T. Rowe
Price International from Robert Fleming Holdings, we now compete for the
provision of investment advisory services to institutional and individual
investors outside the United States. In January 2001, our new U.K. investment
advisory subsidiary, T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, received
regulatory approvals for the expansion of our investment advisory business to
Europe. Our marketing efforts now include the offering of separate account
management to institutional investors in Europe and a series of
Luxembourg-domiciled mutual funds with both institutional and individual share
classes. Initial efforts have focused on institutional investors; whereas
individual investors will be sought through third party distributors of the
Luxembourg funds. Our efforts in Europe complement those that we initiated in
Japan in 1999 through T. Rowe Price Global Asset Management, which subadvises
investment assets for Daiwa SB Investments. Together, our international client
base now accounts for more than 1% of our total assets under management.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2000, we undertook significant efforts and
expenditures to establish our foreign offices in independent facilities with
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full access to the T. Rowe Price global technology network and investment
portfolio systems. We completed these transition efforts by the end of the
second quarter of 2001.
In the United States, we introduced Section 529 college savings investment plans
in conjunction with Alaska and Maryland. These plans include flexible investment
options and tax advantages for investors in saving for future college education
costs.
PRICE FUNDS. We provide investment advisory, distribution and other
administrative services to the Price funds under various agreements. Investment
advisory services are provided to each fund under individual investment
management agreements that grant the fund the right to use the T. Rowe Price
name. The boards of the respective funds, including a majority of directors who
are not interested persons of the funds or of us (as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended), must approve the investment management
agreements annually. Amendments to management agreements must be approved by
fund shareholders. Each agreement automatically terminates in the event of its
assignment (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and, generally, either
party may terminate the agreement without penalty after a 60-day notice. The
termination of one or more of these agreements could have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations.
Advisory Services. Investment advisory revenues are based upon the daily net
assets managed in each fund. Additional fees are earned for advisory-related
administrative services as discussed below. Independent directors and trustees
of the Price funds regularly review our fee structures.
The advisory fee paid by each of the Price funds generally is computed each day
by multiplying a fund's net assets by a specific fee. For the majority of the
Price funds, the fee is equal to the sum of a group charge that is set based on
the combined net assets of those funds and an individual fund charge that is set
based on the fund's specific investment objective. The 2001 fee rates by fund
varied from a low of 32 basis points for the U.S. Treasury Money Fund to a high
of 107 basis points for the Latin America and International Discovery funds. As
the combined net assets of the funds increase, the group charge component of the
fee and the overall fund fee decreases. Details of each fund's fee arrangement
are available in its prospectus.
Each of the Price funds has a distinct investment objective that has been
developed as part of our strategy to provide a broad, comprehensive selection of
investing opportunities. All Price funds are sold exclusively on a no-load
basis, without a sales commission. No-load mutual funds offer investors a
low-cost and relatively easy method of investing in a variety of stock and bond
portfolios. Our Advisor class of fund shares is sold through financial
intermediaries and incurs a 12b-1 fee of 25 basis points for distribution and
recordkeeping. We believe that our lower fund cost structure, distribution
methods, and fund shareholder and administrative services promote stability of
fund assets through market cycles.
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Each Price fund typically bears all expenses associated with its operation and
the issuance and redemption of its securities. In particular, each fund pays
investment advisory fees; shareholder servicing fees and expenses; fund
accounting fees and expenses; transfer agent fees; custodian fees and expenses;
legal and auditing fees; expenses of preparing, printing and mailing
prospectuses and shareholder reports to existing shareholders; registration fees
and expenses; proxy and annual meeting expenses; and independent trustee or
director fees and expenses.
Several of the Price funds have different fee arrangements. The Equity Market
Index funds and the Summit funds each have single, all-inclusive fees covering
all investment management and operating expenses. The Spectrum Growth, Spectrum
Income and Spectrum International funds invest in a broadly diversified
portfolio of other Price funds and have no separate investment advisory fee.
However, they indirectly bear the expenses of the funds in which they invest.
Mutual funds for institutional investors each have separate advisory fee
arrangements.
We usually commit that a newly organized fund's expenses will not exceed a
specified percentage of its net assets during an initial operating period. We
absorb all advisory fees and other mutual fund expenses in excess of these
self-imposed limits.
We bear all advertising and promotion expenses for the Price funds. Our costs
include advertising and direct mail communications to potential fund
shareholders as well as a substantial staff and communications capability to
respond to investor inquiries. Marketing efforts are focused in the print media
and, in recent years, promotional activities have expanded onto television and
the Internet. In addition, we direct considerable marketing efforts to defined
contribution plans that invest in mutual funds. Advertising and promotion
expenditures vary over time based on investor interest; market conditions; new
investment offerings; and the development and expansion of new marketing
initiatives, including those arising from international expansion and
enhancements to our web site (www.troweprice.com).
Administrative Services. Our service company subsidiaries also provide
advisory-related administrative services to the Price funds. Through them, we
provide mutual fund transfer agency and shareholder services, including
maintenance of staff, facilities, and technology and other equipment to respond
to inquiries from shareholders. In addition, we provide mutual fund accounting
services, including maintenance of financial records, preparation of financial
statements and reports, daily valuation of portfolio securities and computation
of daily net asset values per share. We also provide participant accounting,
plan administration and transfer agent services for defined contribution
retirement plans that invest in the Price funds. Plan sponsors compensate us for
some services while the Price funds compensate us for maintaining and
administering the individual participant accounts for those plans that invest in
the funds.
Our trustee services are provided by another subsidiary, the T. Rowe Price
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Trust Company. Through this Maryland-chartered limited-service trust company, we
offer common trust funds for investment by qualified retirement plans and serve
as trustee for retirement plans and IRAs. The T. Rowe Price Trust Company may
not accept deposits and cannot make personal or commercial loans.
We also provide customized investment advisory services to shareholders and
potential investors in the Price funds through our subsidiary T. Rowe Price
Advisory Services. These services currently include an Investment Checkup of
individual portfolios, the Retirement Income Manager that develops personalized
income and investment strategies for people who are one or two years away from
retirement, and a Rollover Investment Service for investing distributions from
retirement plans.
In June 2000, we commenced operations of another subsidiary, the T. Rowe Price
Savings Bank. The Bank issues federally-insured certificates of deposit.
Fund Assets. At December 31, 2001, assets under our management in the Price
funds aggregated $106.3 billion, a decrease of $8.2 billion from the beginning
of the year. The following table presents the year each Price fund was started
as well as the net assets (in millions) of each fund at December 31, 2000 and
2001. The Spectrum funds are not listed in the table because their assets are
included in the underlying funds.
2000 2001
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Domestic stock and blended funds:
Growth Stock (1950) $ 5,428 $ 4,685
New Horizons (1960) 6,122 5,583
New Era (1969) 1,195 1,070
Growth & Income (1982) 2,989 2,395
Equity Income (1985) 10,188 10,436
New America Growth (1985) 1,519 1,183
Capital Appreciation (1986) 914 1,405
Science & Technology (1987) 9,721 5,764
Small-Cap Value (1988) 1,362 2,037
Equity Index 500 (1990) 4,045 3,473
Balanced (1991) 1,896 1,791
Dividend Growth (1992) 751 692
Mid-Cap Growth (1992) 6,591 6,756
Small-Cap Stock (1992) 2,263 3,197
Blue Chip Growth (1993) 7,116 6,711
Media & Telecommunications (1993) 798 675
Capital Opportunity (1994) 93 77
Personal Strategy - Balanced (1994) 620 660
Personal Strategy - Growth (1994) 284 316
Personal Strategy - Income (1994) 229 252
Value (1994) 989 1,330
Health Sciences (1995) 972 961
Financial Services (1996) 337 309
Mid-Cap Equity Growth (1996) 308 308
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Mid-Cap Value (1996) 282 503
Diversified Small-Cap Growth (1997) 85 72
Real Estate (1997) 54 69
Tax-Efficient Balanced (1997) 52 49
Extended Equity Market Index (1998) 86 77
Total Equity Market Index (1998) 206 198
Tax-Efficient Growth (1999) 91 77
Developing Technologies (2000) 18 27
Institutional Large-Cap Value (2000) 2 2
Institutional Small-Cap Stock (2000) 230 288
Institutional Large-Cap Growth (2001) - 2
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67,836 63,430
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International stock funds:
International Stock (1980) 9,735 6,515
International Discovery (1988) 765 486
Foreign Equity (1989) 3,042 1,842
European Stock (1990) 1,232 847
New Asia (1990) 800 639
Japan (1991) 243 133
Latin America (1993) 207 177
Emerging Markets Stock (1995) 152 155
Global Stock (1995) 99 77
International Growth & Income (1998) 10 10
Emerging Europe & Mediterranean (2000) 23 20
Global Technology (2000) 131 84
International Equity Index (2000) 6 8
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16,445 10,993
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Bond and money market funds:
New Income (1973) 1,715 1,803
Prime Reserve (1976) 5,639 5,878
Tax-Free Income (1976) 1,396 1,416
Tax-Exempt Money (1981) 731 759
U.S. Treasury Money (1982) 934 1,005
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate (1983) 405 448
High Yield (1984) 1,448 1,623
Short-Term Bond (1984) 466 599
GNMA (1985) 1,091 1,139
Tax-Free High Yield (1985) 1,084 1,089
California Tax-Free Bond (1986) 236 249
California Tax-Free Money (1986) 102 99
International Bond (1986) 753 767
New York Tax-Free Bond (1986) 201 208
New York Tax-Free Money (1986) 112 114
Maryland Tax-Free Bond (1987) 1,082 1,186
U.S. Treasury Intermediate (1989) 225 280
U.S. Treasury Long-Term (1989) 315 306
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond (1991) 117 128
Virginia Tax-Free Bond (1991) 307 352
Tax-Free Intermediate Bond (1992) 117 131
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Bond (1993) 101 106
Georgia Tax-Free Bond (1993) 66 75
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Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond (1993) 118 148
Summit Cash Reserves (1993) 2,551 2,825
Summit GNMA (1993) 68 91
Summit Municipal Income (1993) 71 81
Summit Municipal Intermediate (1993) 82 94
Summit Municipal Money Market (1993) 210 211
Emerging Markets Bond (1994) 164 156
Corporate Income (1995) 50 73
U.S. Bond Index (2000) 14 52
Tax-Efficient Multi-Cap Growth (2000) - 19
Maryland Tax-Free Money (2001) - 39
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21,971 23,549
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$ 106,252 $ 97,972
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OTHER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS. We managed $58.3 billion at December 31, 2001 in
investment portfolios outside of the Price funds, down $2.1 billion from the
beginning of the year. We provide investment advisory services to these client
accounts on a separately-managed or subadvised basis, and through sponsored
investment portfolios generally organized by us as common trust funds or
partnerships. Several special-purpose subsidiaries serve as the general partners
of our sponsored investment partnerships. These partnerships were formed in
prior years through private placements and are now in the liquidation phase of
their existence.
Our fees for managing these investment portfolios are computed using the value
of assets under our management. More than half of these advisory fees are based
on the daily valuations of the managed investment portfolios, while about a
third of the fees are based on end of billing period valuations. The remainder
are based on account values at the beginning of the billing period.
We charge fees for investment management based on, among other things, the
specific investment services to be provided. Our standard form of investment
advisory agreement for client accounts provides that the agreement may be
terminated at any time and that any unearned fees paid in advance will be
refunded.
Our subsidiaries also provide targeted advisory services to our investment
clients. Stable value investment contracts, totaling $8 billion at December 31,
2000 and $9.1 billion at December 31, 2001, are managed by T. Rowe Price Stable
Asset Management. International equity and fixed income securities held in other
investment portfolios managed by T. Rowe Price International totaled $14.2
billion at the end of 2001, down $1.3 billion from the beginning of the year.
REGULATION. T. Rowe Price Associates, T. Rowe Price International, T. Rowe Price
Stable Asset Management, and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services are registered with
the SEC as investment advisors under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. T.
Rowe Price Global Investment Services, T. Rowe Price Global Asset Management,
and T. Rowe Price International are regulated by the Financial Services
Authority in Great Britain. Our transfer agent services subsidiaries are
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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our trust company is regulated by the State of Maryland, Commissioner of
Financial Regulation. T. Rowe Price Savings Bank is regulated by the Office of
Thrift Supervision, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The Price funds are distributed by our subsidiary, T. Rowe Price Investment
Services, which is a registered broker-dealer and member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers and the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation. We provide discount brokerage services through this subsidiary
primarily to complement the other services provided to shareholders of the Price
funds. All discount brokerage transactions are cleared through and customer
accounts are maintained by an independent clearing broker. In late 2000, we
changed clearing firms to the Pershing Division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation.
All aspects of our business are subject to extensive federal and state laws and
regulations. These laws and regulations are primarily intended to benefit or
protect our clients and the Price funds' shareholders. They generally grant
supervisory agencies and bodies broad administrative powers, including the power
to limit or restrict the conduct of business in the event that we fail to comply
with laws and regulations. Possible sanctions that may be imposed on us in the
event that we fail to comply include the suspension of individual employees,
limitations on engaging in certain business activities for specified periods of
time, revocation of our investment adviser and other registrations, censures,
and fines.
Certain of our subsidiaries are subject to net capital requirements including
those of various federal, state, and foreign regulatory agencies. Our
subsidiaries' net capital, as defined, has consistently met or exceeded all
minimum requirements.
COMPETITION. As a member of the financial services industry, we are subject to
substantial competition in all aspects of our business. A significant number of
mutual funds are sold to the public by investment management firms,
broker-dealers, other mutual fund companies, banks and insurance companies and
include the distribution of both proprietary and other sponsors' mutual funds.
We compete with brokerage and investment banking firms, insurance companies,
banks, and other financial institutions in all aspects of our business and in
every country in which we offer our advisory services. Many of these financial
institutions have substantially greater resources than we do. We compete with
other providers of investment management services primarily on the basis of the
availability and objectives of investment portfolios offered, investment
performance, and the scope and quality of our services.
We believe that competition within the investment management industry will
increase as a result of consolidation and acquisition activity. In order to
maintain and enhance our competitive position, we may review acquisition and
venture opportunities and, if appropriate, engage in discussions or negotiations
that could lead to acquisitions or new financial relationships.
EMPLOYEES. At December 31, 2001, we employed about 3,650 active, full-time
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employees, down more than 9% from the end of 2000. We may add additional
temporary and part-time personnel to our staff from time to time to meet
periodic and special project demands for technology and mutual fund
administrative services.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
Our primary corporate offices consist of approximately 302,000 square feet of
space leased through late 2006 at 100 East Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland.
Our international offices in London, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Paris,
Singapore, and Tokyo are also leased. Our leased customer service call center in
Tampa, Florida will be moving to leased spaced within a newly constructed office
complex in the third quarter of 2002.
In recent years, we have expanded our operating and servicing facilities to
include owned properties in suburban campus settings comprising 567,000 square
feet in Owings Mills, Maryland and 124,000 square feet in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. We also own a 46,000 square foot technology center on a separate
parcel of land in Owings Mills in close proximity to the campus facilities.
Acreage that we own surrounding these three facilities will accommodate
additional future development.
Given our expansion into the larger suburban Owings Mills campus facilities, we
may vacate and sell our separate 110,000 square foot Owings Mills financial
services/technology center in late 2002 or 2003.
During 2001, we opened three new investor centers for walk-in traffic and
investor meetings in leased facilities located in the suburban Chicago (Oak
Brook, Illinois), Washington (McLean, Virginia), and New Jersey/New York (Short
Hills, New Jersey) areas. Other investor centers are located in the San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston areas, as well as in Colorado Springs,
Baltimore, Washington, Owings Mills, and Tampa. We now maintain 11 investor
centers, continuing our efforts to be available to a large number of our
investors within a one hour's drive.
Information concerning our anticipated capital expenditures in 2001 is set forth
in the capital resources and liquidity discussion in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
Our future minimum rental payments under noncancelable operating leases at
December 31, 2001 are set forth in note 8 to our consolidated financial
statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time, various claims against us arise in the ordinary course of
business, including employment-related claims. In the opinion of management,
after consultation with counsel, it is unlikely that any adverse determination
in one or more pending claims would have a material adverse effect on our
financial position or results of operations.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None during the fourth quarter of 2001.
ITEM. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
The following information includes the names, ages, and positions of our
executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to
which any person serves as an officer. The first seven individuals are members
of our management committee.
George A. Roche (60), Chairman (1997), President (1997), Managing Director
(1989), and Chief Financial Officer (1984-1997).
James S. Riepe (58), Vice Chairman (1997) and Managing Director (1989).
M. David Testa (57), Vice Chairman (1997) and Managing Director (1989).
Edward C. Bernard (46), Managing Director (1995).
James A.C. Kennedy (48), Managing Director (1990).
William T. Reynolds (53), Managing Director (1990).
David J.L. Warren (44), Managing Director (2000). Mr. Warren is Chief
Executive Officer (2000) and President (1998), and was Executive Vice
President (1988-1998), of T. Rowe Price International.
Michael A. Goff (42), Managing Director (1997) and Vice President
(1994-1997).
Henry H. Hopkins (59), Managing Director (1989).
Wayne D. O'Melia (49), Managing Director (1998) and Vice President
(1991-1998).
Charles E. Vieth (45), Managing Director (1993).
Cristina Wasiak (48), Managing Director (2001) and Chief Financial Officer
(2001). Ms. Wasiak was the Chief Financial Officer of DSC Logistics (2000-
2001), a Senior Vice President with ABN Amro North America (1998-2000) and an
Executive Vice President with KeyCorp (1995-1998).
Joseph P. Croteau (47), Vice President (1987), Controller (1994-2000), and
Treasurer (2000).
Similar information for other significant employees who are managing directors
follows.
Christopher D. Alderson (39), Managing Director (2000). Mr. Alderson has been a
Vice President of T. Rowe Price International since 1989.
Preston G. Athey (52), Managing Director (1997) and Vice President
(1991-1997).
Brian W.H. Berghuis (43), Managing Director (1997) and Vice President
(1991-1997).
Stephen W. Boesel (57), Managing Director (1993).
John H. Cammack, (49), Managing Director (2000) and Vice President
(1994-2000).
John R. Ford, (44), Managing Director (2000). Mr. Ford has been an Executive
Vice President of T. Rowe Price International since 1988.
Ian Kelson, (45), Managing Director (2000). Mr. Kelson was previously Head
of Fixed Income for Morgan Grenfell/Deutsche Asset Management in London
which he joined in 1985.
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John H. Laporte (56), Managing Director (1989).
Gregory A. McCrickard (43), Managing Director (1998) and Vice President
(1991-1998).
Mary J. Miller (46), Managing Director (1993).
Nancy M. Morris (49), Managing Director (2000) and Vice President
(1993-2000).
George A. Murnaghan (45), Managing Director (1997) and Vice President
(1986-1997).
Edmund M. Notzon (56), Managing Director (1997) and Vice President
(1991-1997).
Larry J. Puglia (41), Managing Director (1998) and Vice President
(1993-1998).
John R. Rockwell (59), Managing Director (1998) and Vice President
(1991-1998).
Brian C. Rogers (46), Managing Director (1991).
R. Todd Ruppert (45), Managing Director (1997) and Vice President
(1988-1997).
Robert W. Smith (40), Managing Director (1998) and Vice President
(1993-1998).
William J. Stromberg (42), Managing Director (1998) and Vice President
(1990-1998).
Mark J. Vaselkiv (43), Managing Director (2000) and Vice President
(1989-2000).
Martin G. Wade (59), Managing Director (2000). Mr. Wade was Chief Executive
Officer (1998-2000) and President (1982-1998) of T. Rowe Price
International.
Richard T. Whitney (43), Managing Director (1995).
PART II.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Our common stock ($.20 par value) trades on The Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol "TROW". The high and low trade price information and dividends per share
during the past two years were:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
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2000 - High price $42.88 $48.00 $49.94 $48.44
Low price 30.06 32.88 39.25 35.06
Cash dividends declared .13 .13 .13 .15
2001 - High price 43.94 37.93 40.48 35.23
Low price 28.56 27.81 23.44 27.08
Cash dividends declared .15 .15 .15 .16
On February 11, 2002, there were approximately 3,900 holders of record of our
outstanding common stock.
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We expect to declare and pay cash dividends at the $.16 per-share quarterly rate
for the first three quarters of 2002. The increase made to our quarterly
dividend rate in December 2001 was the sixteenth consecutive annual increase
since we became a public company in April 1986.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Year ended December 31,
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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(in millions, except per-share data)
Revenues $ 755.0 $ 886.1 $ 1,036.4 $ 1,212.3 $ 1,027.5
Net income $ 144.4 $ 174.1 $ 239.4 $ 269.0 $ 195.9
Basic earnings
per share $ 1.24 $ 1.46 $ 1.99 $ 2.22 $ 1.59
Diluted earnings
per share $ 1.13 $ 1.34 $ 1.85 $ 2.08 $ 1.52
Cash dividends
declared per share $ .28 $ .355 $ .43 $ .54 $ .61
Weighted average
shares outstanding 116.3 119.1 120.6 121.2 123.1
Weighted average
shares outstanding -
assuming dilution 128.1 130.0 129.2 129.6 129.0
December 31,
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(in millions, except as noted)
Balance sheet data
Goodwill $ 4.0 $ 3.2 $ 2.5 $ 695.0 $ 665.7
Total assets 646.1 796.8 998.0 1,469.5 1,313.1
Debt - - 17.7 312.3 103.9
Stockholders'
equity 486.7 614.3 770.2 991.1 1,077.8
Assets under manage-
ment (in billions) 124.3 147.8 179.9 166.7 156.3
All share and per-share data has been retroactively adjusted to give effect to
the 2-for-1 stock split in April 1998.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
GENERAL.
Our revenues and net income are derived primarily from investment advisory
services provided to U.S. individual and institutional investors in our
sponsored mutual funds and other investment portfolios.
We manage a broad range of U.S. domestic and international stock, bond, and
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money market mutual funds and other investment portfolios which meet the varied
needs and objectives of individual and institutional investors. Investment
advisory revenues depend largely on the total value and composition of assets
under management. Accordingly, fluctuations in financial markets and in the
composition of assets under management impact our revenues and results of
operations. Total assets under our management were $156.3 billion at December
31, 2001, including $114.2 billion in equity securities and $42.1 billion in
fixed-income investments. This reflects a $10.4 billion, or 6%, decrease from
the $166.7 billion that we managed at the end of 2000.
ACQUISITION.
On August 8, 2000, we purchased Robert Fleming Holdings' 50% interest in our
consolidated subsidiary, T. Rowe Price International, which at that time managed
$37.5 billion. This purchase transaction resulted in goodwill of $704 million.
Coincident with the change in ownership, our international investment research
contracts with Robert Fleming affiliates were terminated. During the period
through June 30, 2001, we incurred substantial costs to establish and transition
to the new operating infrastructure for our international investment operations.
Robert Fleming affiliates previously provided the space and infrastructure for
this subsidiary's international offices.
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION.
Through our new subsidiary, T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, we
expanded our marketing efforts in 2001 to European investors, a move which
complements our efforts in Japan that began in 1999 through the Daiwa SB
Investments venture and our subsidiary, T. Rowe Price Global Asset Management.
Investors outside the United States now account for more than 1% of our assets
under management. Our expenditures to broaden our investor base may be
significant and will precede revenues from any new investment advisory clients
that we may obtain.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
2001 versus 2000. Net income decreased $73.2 million, or 27%, to $196 million,
and diluted earnings per share fell from $2.08 to $1.52. A full year's
amortization of goodwill arising from the T. Rowe Price International
acquisition accounted for $.13 of the decline. Total revenues declined 15% from
$1.2 billion to just over $1.0 billion.
Investment advisory revenues earned from the T. Rowe Price mutual funds
decreased $101 million as average fund assets under management were $98.7
billion during 2001, $15.2 billion less than in 2000. Weakness in financial
market valuations that began in 2000 continued through 2001. The terrorist
attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 pushed financial markets down
to their lowest levels of the year before they recovered somewhat in the fourth
quarter. Mutual fund assets ended the year at $98.0 billion, down $750 million
from the 2001 average and $8.3 billion from the start of 2001.
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The Science & Technology Fund and the international funds accounted for $4.1
billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, of the $8.6 billion net decline in
mutual fund valuations during 2001. Dividends paid by the mutual funds, net of
reinvestments, were $.2 billion in 2001. Net inflows from fund investors were
$.5 billion in 2001. Domestic stock funds had net investor subscriptions of more
than $1.8 billion while money market and bond fund investors added almost $.7
billion. Two U.S. growth funds led the inflows with the Small-Cap Stock and Blue
Chip Growth Funds adding a total of $1.4 billion from investors. International
stock funds had net outflows of $2.0 billion.
Assets in the other investment portfolios that we manage fell $2.1 billion
during 2001, and our advisory fees thereon were down $30.4 million. While the
same financial market declines played a significant role in reducing these
assets, cash inflows, primarily from third-party distribution efforts and
international initiatives, added about $2.9 billion to assets under management
in 2001. Additionally, adverse market conditions pushed performance-related
advisory fees down $10.3 million in 2001. We earn these fees primarily from a
managed disposition service for distributions of venture capital investments
and, though recurring, these fees vary significantly as market conditions and
investment portfolios change.
Administrative revenues were down $17.2 million from 2000. Discount brokerage
commissions fell $10.0 million from the prior year as investor trading activity
and average commission rates were lower. Other administrative revenues declined
$7.2 million but were mostly offset by lower costs of the services that we
provide to the mutual funds and defined contribution retirement plans.
Investment income declined $26.3 million to $32.8 million, with smaller cash and
mutual fund holdings as well as lower interest rates in 2001 accounting for the
decline. Gains from our venture capital investments in 2000 that did not recur
in 2001 were mostly offset by $11.3 million of greater realized gains from 2001
dispositions of our available-for-sale mutual fund holdings. We expect that
investment income in the first half of 2002 will generally be lower than that of
the comparable 2001 period.
Operating expenses declined about 8% from $754 million in 2000 to $697 million
in 2001. Compensation and related costs is our largest expense and was up only
1% or $4.3 million from 2000. Our average staff size was up about 2% versus 2000
but performance-based bonus expense and the use of temporary personnel by our
information technology operations were down in 2001. Staff reductions, primarily
in November 2001, together with attrition during the year reduced our staff to
3,650 associates at December 31, 2001, a 9% reduction from the end of 2000. Our
advertising and promotion expense decreased almost 27% or $23.6 million to $64.6
million in 2001 as we curtailed these expenditures due to weak financial market
conditions that have made investors more cautious and less active. We vary our
spending based on market conditions and investor demand as well as our efforts
to expand our investor base in the United States and internationally. We expect
our advertising and promotion expenditures in the first half of 2002 to be
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less than in the comparable 2001 period. Market conditions in the second half of
the year will dictate our spending then.
International investment research fees were eliminated in August 2000 at the
time of the T. Rowe Price International acquisition. Occupancy and equipment
expense was $7.8 million higher in 2001 due primarily to additional amortization
from recently completed software and technology projects, as well as the
expansion of our operating facilities into new space in London in the first
quarter of 2001 and in Colorado Springs in the fourth quarter of 2000. For the
first time in several years, no facilities expansion is currently underway. The
next planned move will occur in late third quarter 2002 when our Tampa service
center relocates to a new leased facility.
A full year's amortization of goodwill arising from the T. Rowe Price
International acquisition and interest expense on our related indebtedness added
$17.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively, to our 2001 expenses. As a result
of the issuance and adoption of new financial accounting standards, we will
cease recording a recurring charge amortizing goodwill after 2001 and will
evaluate the carrying amount of goodwill in our balance sheet for impairment on
an annual basis using a fair value approach. We must adopt the new accounting
standards on January 1, 2002 and complete certain transitional testing of the
goodwill carrying amount as of that date. In order to perform this testing, we
must first identify our reporting units for purposes of assigning goodwill among
them as of the beginning of 2002. We then have until June 30, 2002 to complete a
comparison of the fair values of our reporting units with goodwill to the
carrying amounts of those reporting units as of January 1, 2002. If the fair
values of the reporting units are at least equal to the carrying amounts of
those units, then no indication of goodwill impairment exists and our adoption
of the new accounting standard is complete. While we have not completed the
prescribed transitional testing at this time, we do not believe that we will
recognize any impairment loss as the result of adopting the new accounting
standards.
Other operating expenses decreased 25% or $29.1 million from 2000. As the
international transition and several technology initiatives have been brought to
a close, we have substantially reduced other operating expenses.
The 2001 provision for income taxes as a percentage of pretax income is higher
than that of 2000 largely due to the full year's amortization of nondeductible
goodwill. The effective tax rate will decrease in 2002 when the goodwill
amortization ceases.
Minority interests declined due to the 2000 acquisition and the elimination of
the interests in a remaining venture in the first quarter of 2001.
2000 versus 1999. Net income increased nearly $30 million or 12% to $269 million
and diluted earnings per share rose from $1.85 to $2.08. Total revenues
increased 17% from $1 billion to a record $1.2 billion, led by an increase of
$115 million in investment advisory fees.
Investment advisory revenues earned from the T. Rowe Price mutual funds
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increased $86 million as average fund assets under management were $113.9
billion during 2000, $13.1 billion more than in 1999. However, declines in
financial market valuations pushed fund assets down $5.5 billion during the
year. Net redemptions by fund investors were $1.7 billion during 2000. Defined
contribution plans moved $2 billion to other advisers on the last day of the
year, offsetting net inflows that had occurred until that time. The merger of a
client into another firm and the restructuring of investments by a large state
pension plan were the primary causes of the outflows at year-end 2000. Other
fund asset decreases were the result of our redemption of almost $.5 billion to
partially fund the T. Rowe Price International acquisition and $.5 billion of
dividends, net of reinvestments, that were paid out during 2000. Mutual fund
assets ended 2000 at $106.3 billion, including $84.3 billion in stock funds.
Assets in the other investment portfolios that we manage were also higher during
most of 2000 and contributed $25 million of additional advisory fees. In
addition, performance-related advisory fees earned primarily on venture capital
investments that we manage were $4 million higher in 2000. Assets in other
portfolios that we manage ended 2000 at $60.4 billion, down from $65.4 billion
at the beginning of the year due primarily to international portfolios which
experienced both market depreciation of $3.3 billion and outflows of $1.5
billion during 2000.
Administrative fees from advisory-related services that we provide to the funds
and their shareholders rose $39.6 million from 1999 to $236.9 million. This
increase is primarily attributable to transfer agency and recordkeeping services
for defined contribution retirement plans and the Price mutual funds and
includes $1.1 million of 12b-1 distribution fees received from the new Advisor
class of mutual fund shares. Administrative revenues are largely offset by the
costs that we incur in providing the services, including fees paid to third
parties which distribute the Advisor shares to their clients. Discount brokerage
added $1.4 million of the increase on greater transaction volume offset by lower
average commissions arising from the shift to transactions originating over the
Internet.
Investment and other income rose more than $21 million from 1999 to $59 million.
Net gains of $7.4 million on dispositions of our stock and bond mutual fund
holdings in 2000 versus losses of $1.6 million recognized on fund holdings in
1999 account for $9.0 million of the increase. Higher returns on our venture
capital investments added $2.9 million in 2000. The strong markets of late 1999
and early 2000 produced significant market gains and distributions from venture
capital investments. Larger capital gain distributions resulting from our stock
fund holdings added $2.0 million to our 2000 income. Foreign currency rate
fluctuations arising from our yen-denominated debt account for a positive change
of $4.6 million as the losses experienced in 1999 largely reversed in 2000.
Operating expenses increased 21% to $754 million. Greater compensation and
related costs, which were up $51 million or 16%, were attributable to increases
in our rates of compensation, including performance-related bonuses, and an 8%
increase in our staff size primarily to support our
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growing operations. As of December 31, 2000, we employed more than 4,000
associates. Our advertising and promotion expenditures increased $14.1 million
from 1999 to $88.2 million.
International investment research fees were down $17 million from 1999 as the
contract for these services terminated at the time of the T. Rowe Price
International acquisition. Occupancy and equipment expense was $16.1 million
higher in 2000 due primarily to the expansion of our operating facilities in
Owings Mills in late 1999 and early 2000. Amortization of goodwill arising from
the T. Rowe Price International purchase and interest expense on our acquisition
indebtedness added $11.1 million and $9.3 million, respectively, to our 2000
expenses. Other operating expenses increased $47 million largely due to
significant broad-based technology expenditures that support established and new
business activities. Additional expenses in connection with our international
expansion also contributed to the higher expense levels. Costs incurred for
defined contribution plan recordkeeping systems and the distribution of the
Advisor class of fund shares also increased our expense levels; however, these
charges were generally offset by additional administrative revenues.
The 2000 provision for income taxes as a percentage of pretax income is higher
than that of 1999 largely due to the new goodwill charges that are not
deductible in determining our income tax expense.
Minority interests declined $5.9 million due to the acquisition of Robert
Fleming's 50% interest in T. Rowe Price International.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY.
During the three years ended December 31, 2001, stockholders' equity increased
from $614 million to nearly $1.1 billion. Stockholders' equity at December 31,
2001 includes $12 million of unrealized investment holding gains, after
provision for income taxes, and $34 million which is restricted as to use under
various regulations and agreements arising in the ordinary course of business.
Net liquid assets of about $103 million were available at the beginning of 2002.
Unused committed credit facilities at the beginning of 2002 include $410 million
expiring in June 2005 and $100 million expiring in June 2002.
Operating activities provided cash flows of $290 million in 2001 as net income
decreased from the prior year. Comparatively, 2000 provided net operating cash
inflows of $323 million. Net cash expended in investing activities decreased
$852 million from 2000 to only $9 million. This significant decline is
attributable to the use of $783 million for the 2000 acquisition and the use of
mutual fund proceeds to fund investments and capital expenditures in 2001. Cash
used in financing activities was $282 million in 2001. This compares with cash
provided by financing activities of $260 million in 2000. Net bank borrowings
used to partially fund the acquisition provided cash of $295 million in 2000
whereas we repaid $205 million of those borrowings in 2001. There were no
repurchases of common stock in 2000 compared with $31 million used to repurchase
shares in 2001.
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Dividends paid to common stockholders were $74 million, $11 million higher than
2000 as the per-share dividend was increased.
Anticipated property and equipment acquisitions in 2002 are approximately $30
million. These capital expenditures and further debt reductions are expected to
be funded from operating cash inflows in 2002.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION.
From time to time, information or statements provided by or on behalf of T. Rowe
Price, including those within this Annual Report on Form 10-K, may contain
certain "forward-looking information," including information relating to
anticipated changes in our revenues and earnings, anticipated changes in the
amount and composition of our assets under management, our anticipated expense
levels, and our expectations regarding financial markets and other conditions.
Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking information provided by or on
behalf of T. Rowe Price is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results
may differ materially from those in forward-looking information as a result of
various factors, including but not limited to those discussed below. Further,
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and
we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
Our future revenues will fluctuate due to many factors, including: the total
value and composition of assets under our management; cash inflows and outflows
in the T. Rowe Price mutual funds and other managed investment portfolios;
fluctuations in worldwide financial markets, including those in emerging
countries, resulting in appreciation or depreciation of assets under our
management; the relative investment performance of the Price mutual funds and
other managed investment portfolios as compared to competing offerings and
market indices; the extent to which we earn performance-based investment
advisory fees; the expense ratios of the Price mutual funds; investor sentiment
and investor confidence; the ability to maintain our investment management and
administrative fees at appropriate levels; competitive conditions in the mutual
fund, asset management, and broader financial services sectors; our introduction
of new mutual funds and investment portfolios; our ability to contract with the
Price mutual funds for payment for investment advisory-related administrative
services provided to the funds and their shareholders; changes in retirement
savings trends favoring participant-directed investments and defined
contribution plans; the amount and timing of income recognized on our venture
capital and other investments; and our level of success in implementing our
strategy to significantly expand our business internationally. Our revenues are
substantially dependent on fees earned under contracts with the Price funds and
could be adversely affected if the independent directors of one or more of the
Price funds determined to terminate or significantly alter the terms of the
investment management or related administrative services agreements.
Our future operating results are also dependent upon the level of our
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operating expenses, which are subject to fluctuation for the following or other
reasons: changes in the level of advertising expenses in response to market
conditions, expansion of marketing efforts both within the U.S. and
internationally, and other factors; variations in the level of compensation
expense due to, among other things, performance-based bonuses, changes in our
employee count and mix, and competitive factors; changes in our operating
expenses resulting from our acquisition of the minority interests in T. Rowe
Price International, including any goodwill impairment charge, interest expense,
and other costs of providing our international investment advisory services;
fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to the costs of our
international operations; expenses and capital costs, such as technology assets,
depreciation, amortization, and research and development, incurred to maintain
and enhance our administrative and operating services infrastructure;
unanticipated costs that may be incurred to protect investor accounts and the
goodwill of our clients; and disruptions of services, including those provided
by third parties such as facilities, communications, power, and the mutual fund
transfer agent system.
Our business is also subject to substantial governmental regulation, and changes
in legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, and compliance requirements may have a
substantial effect on our operations and results, including but not limited to
effects on costs that we incur and effects on investor interest in mutual funds
and investing in general, or in particular classes of mutual funds or other
investments.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Our revenues and net income are based primarily on the value of assets under our
management. Accordingly, declines of financial market values directly and
negatively impact our investment advisory revenues and net income.
We invest in our sponsored mutual funds, which are market risk sensitive
financial instruments held for purposes other than trading; we do not invest in
derivative financial or commodity instruments. Mutual fund investments have
inherent market risk in the form of equity price risk; that is, the potential
future loss of value that would result from a decline in the fair values of the
mutual fund shares. Each fund and its underlying net assets are also subject to
market risk which may arise from changes in equity prices, credit ratings,
foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rates.
The following table (in thousands of dollars) presents the equity price risk
from investments in sponsored mutual funds by assuming a hypothetical decline in
the fair values of mutual fund shares. This potential future loss of value,
before any income tax benefits, reflects the valuation of mutual fund
investments at year end using each fund's lowest fair value per share during the
prior twelve months. In considering this presentation, it is important to note
that: all funds did not experience their lowest fair value per share on the same
day; it is likely that the composition of the mutual fund investment portfolio
would be changed if adverse market conditions persisted; and we could experience
future losses in excess of those presented below.
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Fair value at Potential
December 31, % of lower % of Potential loss
2001 Portfolio value Portfolio of value
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Stock funds
Domestic $ 64,276 52 $ 52,973 49 $ 11,303 18%
International 11,960 10 9,926 9 2,034 17
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Total 76,236 62 62,899 58 13,337 17
Blended funds 5,726 5 5,235 5 491 9
Bond funds 41,285 33 39,456 37 1,829 4
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$ 123,247 100 $ 107,590 100 $ 15,657 13
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The comparable potential loss of value shown in last year's annual report was
$17 million on sponsored mutual fund investments of $190 million at the end of
2000. During 2001, we had net unrealized losses of $14 million in the value of
our fund investments.
Investments in mutual funds generally moderate market risk because funds, by
their nature, invest in a number of different financial instruments. T. Rowe
Price further manages its exposure to market risk by diversifying its
investments among many domestic and international funds. In addition, investment
holdings may be altered from time to time, in response to changes in market
risks and other factors, as deemed appropriate by management.
Interest rates on our outstanding debt under the credit facility expiring in
June 2005 are reset at one- to six-month intervals. Our borrowing rate on this
debt decreased from 6.4% on January 8, 2001 to 2.18% on January 14, 2002 as the
U.S. Federal Reserve Bank cut short-term interest rates throughout 2001. Should
our cost of funds increase back to the 6.4% that we experienced about 12 months
ago, and we make no repayments of principal on the existing outstanding balance
of $90 million, our interest expense for a full year would increase by $3.8
million.
The investment portfolio and customer deposit liabilities of our savings bank
subsidiary are subject to interest rate risk. If interest rates change 1%, the
change in the net value of these assets and liabilities would decrease about
$250,000.
The U.S. dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen again in 2001, and an
exchange rate gain was recognized on our yen borrowing. In evaluating exchange
rate sensitivity, a loss of $1.4 million would be recognized if the yen
strengthened 10% from December 31, 2001. Other foreign currency denominated
assets and liabilities are not material.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
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Index to Financial Statements:
Reports of Independent Auditors and Accountants
For 2001 24
For 1999 and 2000 25
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2000 and 2001 26
Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2001 27
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2001 28
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001 29
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 31
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
including Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data 33
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT FOR 2001
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of T. Rowe Price
Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001, and the related
consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and stockholders' equity for the
year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of T. Rowe Price Group,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
January 24, 2002
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR 1999 AND 2000
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
In our opinion, the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2000 and the
related consolidated statements of income, of cash flows, and of stockholders'
equity for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2000 present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations
and cash flows of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31,
2000 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2000, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
January 23, 2001
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
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2000 2001
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(in thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1) $ 80,526 $ 79,741
Accounts receivable (Note 6) 131,041 104,001
Investments in sponsored mutual funds (Note 1) 190,406 123,247
Debt securities held by savings bank
subsidiary (Note 1) 16,398 30,961
Property and equipment (Note 2) 255,660 241,825
Goodwill (Note 3) 694,985 665,692
Other assets (Note 7) 100,443 67,648
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$1,469,459 $1,313,115
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 57,243 $ 37,440
Accrued compensation and related costs 66,356 43,498
Income taxes payable (Note 4) 13,220 5,342
Dividends payable 18,366 19,699
Customer deposits at savings bank subsidiary 10,932 25,422
Debt and accrued interest (Note 7) 312,277 103,889
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Total liabilities 478,394 235,290
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Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8)
Stockholders' equity (Notes 5 and 8)
Preferred stock, undesignated, $.20 par value -
authorized and unissued 20,000,000 shares -- --
Common stock, $.20 par value - authorized
500,000,000 shares; issued 122,439,232 shares
in 2000 and 123,088,795 shares in 2001 24,488 24,618
Additional capital in excess of par value 80,855 67,965
Retained earnings 852,775 973,472
Accumulated other comprehensive income 32,947 11,770
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Total stockholders' equity 991,065 1,077,825
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$1,469,459 $1,313,115
========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Year ended December 31,
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1999 2000 2001
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(in thousands, except
per-share amounts)
Revenues (Notes 1 and 6)
Investment advisory fees $ 801,579 $ 916,358 $ 775,074
Administrative fees 197,297 236,879 219,628
Investment and other income (Note 7) 37,503 59,090 32,794
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1,036,379 1,212,327 1,027,496
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Expenses
Compensation and related
costs (Notes 2, 5 and 8) 329,385 380,636 384,943
Advertising and promotion 74,140 88,215 64,638
Occupancy and equipment (Note 8) 94,008 110,133 117,887
International investment research fees 53,734 36,665 --
Goodwill amortization (Note 3) 745 11,879 28,921
Interest expense (Note 7) 174 9,721 12,692
Other operating expenses 69,423 116,886 87,826
----------- ----------- -----------
621,609 754,135 696,907
----------- ----------- -----------
Income before income taxes and
minority interests 414,770 458,192 330,589
Provision for income taxes (Note 4) 155,166 174,818 135,078
----------- ----------- -----------
Income from consolidated companies 259,604 283,374 195,511
Minority interests in
consolidated subsidiaries 20,200 14,345 (357)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net income $ 239,404 $ 269,029 $ 195,868
=========== =========== ===========
Earnings per share
Basic $ 1.99 $ 2.22 $ 1.59
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted $ 1.85 $ 2.08 $ 1.52
=========== =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------------------
1999 2000 2001
----------- ----------- -----------
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 239,404 $ 269,029 $ 195,868
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization of
property and equipment 32,628 41,813 51,567
Minority interests in consolidated
subsidiaries 20,200 14,345 (357)
Amortization of goodwill 745 11,879 28,921
Other changes in assets and liabilities 3,960 (14,331) 14,355
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities 296,937 322,735 290,354
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of minority interests in
T. Rowe Price International -- (783,194) --
Investments in sponsored mutual funds (16,059) (42,576) (35,968)
Dispositions of sponsored mutual funds 1,287 67,068 88,968
Increase in debt securities held by savings
bank subsidiary -- (16,398) (14,135)
Additions to property and equipment (77,417) (85,612) (41,375)
Other investment activity (25,962) (374) (6,460)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (118,151) (861,086) (8,970)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities
Repurchases of common shares (67,418) -- (30,923)
Stock options exercised 9,967 19,279 13,102
Proceeds from bank borrowings 15,019 300,000 --
Debt principal repaid -- (5,000) (205,000)
Dividends paid to stockholders (48,241) (62,880) (73,838)
Savings bank subsidiary deposits -- 10,932 14,490
Distributions to minority interests (13,479) -- --
Other financing activities -- (1,926) --
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities (104,152) 260,405 (282,169)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) during year 74,634 (277,946) (785)
At beginning of year 283,838 358,472 80,526
--------- --------- ---------
At end of year $ 358,472 $ 80,526 $ 79,741
========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Additional Accumu-
capital lated
in other Total
excess compre- stock-
Common of par Retained hensive holders'
stock value earnings income equity
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 1998,
120,183,266 common shares $ 24,037 $ 41,073 $ 517,631 $ 31,563 $ 614,304
Comprehensive income
Net income 239,404
Change in unrealized
security holding gains,
net of taxes 17,164
Total comprehensive income 256,568
2,141,042 common shares
issued under stock-based
compensation plans 428 18,145 18,573
2,216,490 common shares
repurchased (443) (11,161) (55,814) (67,418)
Dividends declared (51,843) (51,843)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance at December 31, 1999,
120,107,818 common shares 24,022 48,057 649,378 48,727 770,184
Comprehensive income
Net income 269,029
Change in unrealized
security holding gains,
net of taxes (15,780)
Total comprehensive income 253,249
2,331,414 common shares
issued under stock-based
compensation plans 466 32,798 33,264
Dividends declared (65,632) (65,632)
Balance at December 31, 2000, --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
122,439,232 common shares $ 24,488 $ 80,855 $ 852,775 $ 32,947 $ 991,065
Continued on next page.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Additional Accumu-
capital lated
in other Total
excess compre- stock-
Common of par Retained hensive holders'
stock value earnings income equity
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
Continued from prior page.
Balance at December 31, 2000,
122,439,232 common shares $ 24,488 $ 80,855 $ 852,775 $ 32,947 $ 991,065
Comprehensive income
Net income 195,868
Change in unrealized
security holding gains,
net of taxes (21,177)
Total comprehensive income 174,691
1,720,063 common shares
issued under stock-based
compensation plans 344 18,922 19,266
1,070,500 common shares
repurchased (214) (31,812) (32,026)
Dividends declared (75,171) (75,171)
Balance at December 31, 2001, ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
123,088,795 common shares $ 24,618 $ 67,965 $ 973,472 $ 11,770 $ 1,077,825
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
T. Rowe Price Group derives its consolidated revenues and net income primarily
from investment advisory services that its subsidiaries provide to individual
and institutional investors in the sponsored T. Rowe Price mutual funds and
other investment portfolios. We also provide our investment advisory clients
with related administrative services, including mutual fund transfer agent,
accounting and shareholder services; participant recordkeeping and transfer
agent services for defined contribution retirement plans; discount brokerage;
and trust services. The investors that we serve are primarily domiciled in the
United States of America.
Investment advisory revenues depend largely on the total value and composition
of assets under our management. Accordingly, fluctuations in financial markets
and in the composition of assets under management impact our revenues and
results of operations.
As the result of the one-for-one exchange of shares of outstanding T. Rowe Price
Associates common stock for that of T. Rowe Price Group on December 28, 2000, T.
Rowe Price Group became the sole owner of T. Rowe Price Associates and T. Rowe
Price Associates' former stockholders became the stockholders of T. Rowe Price
Group. The exchange was accounted for at historical cost in a manner similar to
a pooling-of-interests transaction and T. Rowe Price Group succeeded to the
obligation for periodic public reporting.
BASIS OF PREPARATION.
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States which require the use of
estimates made by our management. Actual results may vary from those estimates.
Our financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which we
have a majority or controlling interest. All material intercompany accounts and
transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Certain 1999 and 2000 amounts have
been reclassified to conform to the 2001 presentation.
CASH EQUIVALENTS.
Cash equivalents consist primarily of short-term, highly liquid investments in
sponsored money market mutual funds. The cost of these funds is equivalent to
fair value.
INVESTMENTS IN SPONSORED MUTUAL FUNDS.
Investments in sponsored mutual funds are classified as available-for-sale and
are reported at fair value. Unrealized security holding gains are recognized in
comprehensive income.
CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK.
Concentration of credit risk in accounts receivable is believed to be minimal in
that clients generally have substantial assets, including those in the
investment portfolios that we manage.
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Our investments in sponsored mutual funds expose us to market risk in the form
of equity price risk; that is, the potential future loss of value that would
result from a decline in the fair values of the mutual funds. Each fund and its
underlying net assets are also subject to market risk which may arise from
changes in equity prices, credit ratings, foreign currency exchange rates, and
interest rates.
Investments in debt securities expose us to market risk which may arise from
changes in credit ratings and interest rates.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.
Property and equipment is stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and
amortization computed using the straight-line method. Provisions for
depreciation and amortization are based on the following weighted average
estimated useful lives: computer and communications software and equipment, 3 to
4 years; furniture and other equipment, 5 years; buildings, 33 years; leasehold
improvements, 8 to 9 years; and leased land, 99 years.
REVENUE RECOGNITION.
Fees for investment advisory services and related administrative services that
we provide to investment advisory clients are recognized in the period that our
services are provided.
ADVERTISING.
Costs of advertising are expensed the first time that the advertising takes
place.
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH FEES.
International investment research and support was provided by affiliates of
Robert Fleming Holdings until our acquisition of their interests in T. Rowe
Price International on August 8, 2000. Fees that we paid for these services were
based on international assets under management.
EARNINGS PER SHARE.
Basic earnings per share excludes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock
options and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common
shares outstanding of 120,599,000 in 1999, 121,196,000 in 2000, and 123,072,000
in 2001. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could
occur if outstanding stock options were exercised. It is computed by increasing
the denominator of the basic calculation by potential dilutive common shares,
determined using the treasury stock method, of 8,564,000 in 1999, 8,452,000 in
2000, and 5,973,000 in 2001.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME.
Total comprehensive income is reported in our consolidated statements of
stockholders' equity and includes net income and the change in unrealized
security holding gains, net of income taxes and any minority interests.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - INVESTMENTS.
Cash equivalent investments in our sponsored money market mutual funds aggregate
$70,597,000 at December 31, 2000 and $72,411,000 at December 31, 2001.
Investments in our other sponsored mutual funds (in thousands) at December 31
include:
Aggregate
Aggregate Unrealized fair
cost holding gains value
----------- --------------- ------------
2000
-----------
Stock funds
Domestic $ 95,292 $ 39,963 $ 135,255
International 26,377 6,635 33,012
----------- ---------- ------------
Total 121,669 46,598 168,267
Blended funds 8,684 3,491 12,175
Bond funds 9,630 334 9,964
----------- ---------- ------------
$ 139,983 $ 50,423 $ 190,406
=========== ========== ============
2001
-----------
Stock funds
Domestic $ 50,107 $ 14,169 $ 64,276
International 11,893 67 11,960
----------- ---------- ------------
Total 62,000 14,236 76,236
Blended funds 4,439 1,287 5,726
Bond funds 39,245 2,040 41,285
----------- ---------- ------------
$ 105,684 $ 17,563 $ 123,247
=========== ========== ============
The following table reconciles our unrealized holding gains (losses) on
investments in sponsored mutual funds (in thousands) to that recognized in
comprehensive income.
1999 2000 2001
----------- ----------- ------------
Unrealized holding gains (losses)
during the year $ 26,237 $ (19,027) $ (14,159)
----------- ----------- ------------
Less gains (losses) realized in net
income using average cost (1,567) 7,417 18,701
----------- ----------- ------------
27,804 (26,444) (32,860)
Deferred tax benefits (income taxes) (9,808) 9,365 11,512
----------- ----------- ------------
17,996 (17,079) (21,348)
Minority interests (832) 1,124 --
----------- ----------- ------------
Unrealized holding gains (losses)
recognized in comprehensive income $ 17,164 $ (15,955) $ (21,348)
=========== =========== ============
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In addition, our savings bank subsidiary holds investments in marketable debt
securities which are accounted for as available-for-sale. Unrealized gains of
$290,000 in 2000 and $572,000 in 2001, net of deferred taxes of $115,000 in 2000
and $226,000 in 2001, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income.
The expected holding period of these securities is generally less than five
years.
Dividends earned on investments in sponsored mutual funds, including money
market mutual funds, aggregate $32,941,000 in 1999, $35,157,000 in 2000, and
$8,748,000 in 2001.
NOTE 2 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.
Property and equipment (in thousands) at December 31 consists of:
2000 2001
------------ ------------
Computer and communications software and equipment $ 138,635 $ 157,353
Buildings and leasehold improvements 160,520 167,785
Furniture and other equipment 56,765 59,688
Land owned and leased 21,503 21,503
------------ ------------
377,423 406,329
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (121,763) (164,504)
------------ ------------
$ 255,660 $ 241,825
============ ============
Compensation and related costs attributable to the development of computer
software for internal use totaling $4,555,000 in 1999, $10,690,000 in 2000, and
$7,465,000 in 2001 have been capitalized.
NOTE 3 - GOODWILL.
On August 8, 2000, we purchased Robert Fleming Holdings' 50% non-controlling
interest in our consolidated subsidiary, T. Rowe Price International, formerly
Rowe Price-Fleming International. This purchase transaction resulted in goodwill
of $704 million that was amortized in 2000 and 2001 on a straight-line basis
over 25 years. The unamortized carrying amount of goodwill at December 31, 2001
was $666 million.
As a result of the issuance of new financial accounting standards in June 2001,
we will cease amortizing goodwill in 2002 and will evaluate the carrying amount
for impairment on an annual basis using a fair value approach. Our accounting
policy was previously to consider potential impairment of goodwill using an
undiscounted future cash flows approach.
We must adopt the new accounting standards on January 1, 2002, and complete
certain transitional testing of the goodwill carrying amount as of that date. In
order to perform this testing, we must first identify our reporting units for
purposes of assigning goodwill among them as of the beginning of 2002. We then
have until June 30, 2002, to complete a comparison of the fair values of our
reporting units with goodwill to the carrying amounts of those
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reporting units as of January 1, 2002. If the fair values of the reporting units
are at least equal to the carrying amounts of those units, then no indication of
goodwill impairment exists and our adoption of the new accounting standards is
complete. While we have not completed the prescribed transitional testing at
this time, we do not believe that we will recognize any impairment loss as the
result of adopting the new accounting standards.
NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES.
The provision for income taxes (in thousands) consists of:
1999 2000 2001
----------- ----------- ------------
Current income taxes
U.S. federal and foreign $ 144,754 $ 150,431 $ 122,598
State and local 16,046 16,283 12,231
Deferred income taxes (tax benefits) (5,634) 8,104 249
----------- ----------- ------------
$ 155,166 $ 174,818 $ 135,078
=========== =========== ============
Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between taxable income
for financial statement and income tax return purposes. Deferred tax benefits
include $3,122,000 in 1999 related to investment income. Amortization and
depreciation of property and equipment resulted in deferred income taxes of
$4,158,000 in 2000. Significant temporary differences in 2001 include deferred
benefits of $3,866,000 related to investment income offset by deferred taxes of
$4,212,000 related to accrued compensation.
The net deferred tax liability of $89,000 included in income taxes payable at
December 31, 2001, consists of total deferred tax liabilities of $10,178,000 and
total deferred tax assets of $10,089,000. Deferred tax liabilities include
$6,364,000 arising from unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale
securities. Deferred tax assets include $4,441,000 arising from investment
income and $3,479,000 arising from accrued compensation.
The net deferred tax liability of $11,238,000 included in income taxes payable
at December 31, 2000, consists of total deferred tax liabilities of $21,867,000
and total deferred tax assets of $10,629,000. Deferred tax liabilities include
$17,763,000 arising from unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale
securities. Deferred tax assets include $7,691,000 arising from accrued
compensation.
Cash outflows from operating activities include income taxes paid of
$132,253,000 in 1999, $188,285,000 in 2000, and $103,125,000 in 2001. The income
tax benefit arising from exercises of our stock options reduced income taxes
paid by $8,606,000 in 1999, $13,985,000 in 2000, and $6,164,000 in 2001.
The following table reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the
effective income tax rate.
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1999 2000 2001
------ ------ ------
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits 2.6 2.7 2.7
Nondeductible goodwill amortization .1 1.0 3.3
Other items (.3) (.5) (.1)
------ ------ ------
Effective income tax rate 37.4% 38.2% 40.9%
====== ====== ======
NOTE 5 - COMMON STOCK AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS.
SHARES AUTHORIZED AND ISSUED.
At December 31, 2001, 38,098,697 shares of unissued common stock were reserved
for the exercise of stock options. Additionally, 1,680,000 shares are reserved
for issuance under a plan whereby substantially all employees may acquire common
stock through payroll deductions at prevailing market prices.
The board of directors has authorized the future repurchase of up to 4,433,010
common shares at December 31, 2001. Accounts payable and accrued expenses
includes $1,103,000 at December 31, 2001, for pending settlements of common
stock repurchases.
DIVIDENDS.
Cash dividends declared per share were $.43 in 1999, $.54 in 2000, and $.61 in
2001.
FIXED STOCK OPTION PLANS.
Our six stock-based compensation plans (the 1990, 1993, 1996, and 2001 Stock
Incentive Plans and the 1995 and 1998 Director Stock Option Plans) are accounted
for using the intrinsic value based method. Under these plans, we have granted
only fixed stock options with a maximum term of 10 years to employees and
directors. Vesting of employee options is based solely on the individual
continuing to render service and generally occurs over a five-year graded
schedule. The exercise price of each option granted is equivalent to the market
price of the common stock at the date of grant. Accordingly, no compensation
expense related to stock option grants has been recognized in the consolidated
statements of income.
The following table summarizes the status of and changes in our stock option
grants during the past three years.
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Weighted- Weighted-
average average
exercise Options exercise
Options price exercisable price
---------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Outstanding at
beginning of 1999 22,640,569 $ 16.41 12,479,069 $ 9.91
Granted 3,470,325 31.02
Exercised (2,294,013) 6.73
Forfeited (159,400) 23.80
----------
Outstanding at
end of 1999 23,657,481 19.45 14,014,481 13.04
Granted 4,914,085 38.90
Exercised (2,513,694) 10.08
Forfeited (456,000) 30.66
----------
Outstanding at
end of 2000 25,601,872 23.90 14,910,572 16.25
Granted 3,973,384 25.96
Exercised (1,839,850) 9.48
Forfeited (434,619) 34.28
----------
Outstanding at
end of 2001 27,300,787 25.01 16,233,787 20.03
==========
Information regarding the exercise prices and lives of stock options outstanding
at December 31, 2001 follows.
Weighted-
average
Weighted- remaining Weighted-
average contractual average
Range of exercise life (in exercise
exercise prices Outstanding price years) Exercisable price
- ------------------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------
$ 4.69 to 19.88 10,190,075 $ 11.68 3.4 10,190,075 $ 11.68
$25.70 to 38.44 13,033,887 31.03 7.8 5,130,287 33.21
$38.63 to 47.06 4,076,825 39.06 8.8 913,425 39.16
---------- ----------
27,300,787 25.01 6.3 16,233,787 20.03
========== ==========
Accounting principles require us to make the following disclosures as if the
fair value based method of accounting had been applied to our stock option
grants after 1994. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of each option
awarded is estimated to be $9.86 in 1999, $13.45 in 2000, and $9.15 in 2001
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the following assumptions:
dividend yield of 1.3%; expected volatility of 31% in 1999, 35% in 2000, and 37%
in 2001; risk-free interest rates of 5.9% in 1999, 5.6% in 2000, and 4.2% in
2001; and expected lives of 4.7 years in 1999, 4.8 years in 2000, and 5.5 years
in 2001. Had compensation costs been determined including these fair value
estimates, pro forma net income would be $219,185,000 in 1999, $248,040,000 in
2000, and $166,651,000 in 2001. Pro forma basic earnings per share would be
$1.82 in 1999, $2.05 in 2000, and $1.35 in 2001. Pro forma diluted earnings per
share would be $1.70 in 1999, $1.92 in 2000, and $1.30 in 2001.
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NOTE 6 - INFORMATION ABOUT REVENUES AND SERVICES.
Revenues (in thousands) from advisory services provided under agreements with
sponsored mutual funds and other investment clients include:
1999 2000 2001
----------- ----------- -----------
Sponsored mutual funds
Stock and blended
Domestic $ 358,226 $ 427,693 $ 370,026
International 121,294 142,440 94,857
Bond and money market 97,931 93,020 97,707
----------- ----------- -----------
577,451 663,153 562,590
Other portfolios 224,128 253,205 212,484
----------- ----------- -----------
Total investment advisory fees $ 801,579 $ 916,358 $ 775,074
=========== =========== ===========
The following table summarizes the various investment portfolios and assets
under management (in billions) on which advisory fees are earned.
Average during December 31,
---------------------------------- ---------------------
1999 2000 2001 2000 2001
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Sponsored mutual funds
Stock and blended
Domestic $ 61.6 $ 72.5 $ 62.6 $ 68.0 $ 63.5
International 17.0 19.7 13.2 16.3 11.0
Bond and money market 22.2 21.7 22.9 22.0 23.5
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
100.8 113.9 98.7 106.3 98.0
Other portfolios 56.7 63.7 56.5 60.4 58.3
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$ 157.5 $ 177.6 $ 155.2 $ 166.7 $ 156.3
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Fees for advisory-related administrative services provided to our sponsored
mutual funds were $147,224,000 in 1999, $178,226,000 in 2000, and $170,916,000
in 2001. Accounts receivable from the mutual funds aggregate $70,537,000 and
$57,972,000 at December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively. All services to the
sponsored mutual funds are provided under contracts which are subject to
periodic review and approval by each of the funds' boards and, with respect to
investment advisory contracts, also by the funds' shareholders.
NOTE 7 - DEBT.
In April 1999, we borrowed 1,809,500,000 yen ($15,019,000) from a bank under a
promissory note due in installments of 180,950,000 yen in 2002 and 2003 and
1,447,600,000 yen in 2004. Interest is due quarterly at LIBOR for yen borrowings
plus .95% and is fixed for 12 months until April 2002 at 1.09%. Foreign currency
transaction losses of $2,706,000 in 1999 and gains of $1,894,000 in 2000 and
$2,085,000 in 2001 arising from this borrowing are included in investment and
other income.
To partially finance the acquisition of the T. Rowe Price International shares,
we borrowed $300,000,000 in August 2000 under a $500,000,000
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syndicated bank credit facility expiring in June 2005 for which The Chase
Manhattan Bank serves as administrative agent. We made principal payments of
$5,000,000 in 2000 and $205,000,000 in 2001 and thereby reduced our borrowing to
$90,000,000 at the end of 2001. Credit facility costs of $1,586,000 are included
in other assets and are being amortized over five years. Interest on the debt
floats at .35% over the Eurodollar base rate and was 7.1% at the end of 2000 and
2.27% at the end of 2001. On January 14, 2002, the borrowing rate was reset at
2.18% for one month. We also have a complementary $100,000,000 syndicated bank
credit facility expiring in June 2002 under which there have been no borrowings.
We pay annual commitment fees for these credit facilities of $862,000.
At December 31, 2001, we are in compliance with the covenants contained in our
credit agreements. Total interest expense on our outstanding debt, including
amortization of credit facility costs, and commitment fees was $9,512,000 in
2000 and $11,681,000 in 2001.
NOTE 8 - OTHER DISCLOSURES.
We occupy certain office facilities and rent computer and other equipment under
noncancelable operating leases. Related rental expense was $31,888,000 in 1999,
$30,752,000 in 2000, and $25,711,000 in 2001. Future minimum rental payments
under these leases aggregate $16,250,000 in 2002, $13,672,000 in 2003,
$11,117,000 in 2004, $10,920,000 in 2005, $10,482,000 in 2006, and $48,896,000
in later years.
At December 31, 2001, we had outstanding commitments to fund additional
investments totaling $1,889,000.
Our consolidated stockholders' equity at December 31, 2001 includes $33,704,000
which is restricted as to use by various regulations and agreements arising in
the ordinary course of our business.
From time to time, various claims against us arise in the ordinary course of
business, including employment-related claims. In the opinion of management,
after consultation with counsel, it is unlikely that any adverse determination
in one or more pending claims would have a material adverse effect on our
financial position or results of operations.
Expense for our defined contribution retirement program in the United States was
$20,835,000 in 1999, $22,263,000 in 2000, and $21,641,000 in 2001.
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NOTE 9 - SUPPLEMENTARY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited).
Basic Diluted
earnings earnings
Net per per
Revenues income share share
---------- -------- ---------- ----------
(in thousands)
2000
-----------
1st quarter $316,331 $75,034 $.62 $.58
2nd quarter 300,682 69,339 .57 .54
3rd quarter 303,704 69,183 .57 .53
4th quarter 291,610 55,473 .45 .43
2001
-----------
1st quarter 280,482 49,308 .40 .38
2nd quarter 262,130 51,156 .42 .40
3rd quarter 243,618 50,398 .41 .39
4th quarter 241,266 45,006 .37 .35
The sum of quarterly earnings per share does not equal annual earnings per share
because the computations are done independently.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
We previously reported that we changed our certifying independent accountants
from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to KPMG LLP on September 6, 2001. Information
regarding this change appears in the definitive proxy statement filed pursuant
to Regulation 14A for the 2002 Annual Meeting of our stockholders and is
incorporated by reference.
PART III.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
Information required by this item regarding the identification of executive
officers and certain significant employees is contained as a separate item at
the end of Part I of this Form 10-K. The balance of the information required by
this item regarding our directors and executive officers appears in the
definitive proxy statement filed pursuant to Regulation 14A for the 2002 Annual
Meeting of our stockholders and is incorporated by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
Information required by these items appears in the definitive proxy statement
filed pursuant to Regulation 14A for the 2002 Annual Meeting of our stockholders
and is incorporated by reference.
PART IV.
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report.
1. Financial Statements: See index at Item 8 of Part II.
2. Financial Statement Schedules: None applicable.
3. The following exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed
as part of this Form 10-K. Exhibits 10.06 through 10.12 are
compensatory plans and arrangements.
3(i) Amended and Restated Charter of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. as
of March 9, 2001. (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-K
for 2000; Accession No. 0001113169-01-000003.)
3(ii) By-Laws of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. as of June 30, 2000.
(Incorporated by reference from Form 424B3; Accession No.
0001113169-00-000003.)
4 $500,000,000 Five-Year Credit Agreement among T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc., the several lenders, and The Chase
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Manhattan Bank, as administrative agent. (Incorporated by
reference from Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period
ended June 30, 2000; Accession No. 0000080255-00-000425.)
10.01 Representative Investment Management Agreement with each of
the T. Rowe Price mutual funds. (Incorporated by reference
from Form N-1A/A; Accession No. 0001046404-97-000008.)
10.02 Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated as of January
1,2001 between T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. and each of the
T. Rowe Price Funds. (Incorporated by reference from Form
485BPOS; Accession No. 0000775688-01-500030.)
10.03 Agreement dated January 1, 2001 between T. Rowe Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc. and certain of the T. Rowe
Price Funds. (Incorporated by reference from Form 485BPOS;
Accession No. 0000775688-01-500030.)
10.04 Representative Underwriting Agreement between each of the T.
Rowe Price mutual funds and T. Rowe Price Investment
Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Form 485APOS;
Accession No. 0000775688-00-000003.)
10.05 Amended, Restated, and Consolidated Office Lease dated as of
May 22, 1997 between 100 East Pratt Street Limited
Partnership and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-K for 1997; Accession No.
0000080255-98-000358.)
10.06 1995 Director Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference
from Form DEF 14A; Accession No. 0000933259-95-000009.)
10.07 1998 Director Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference
from Form DEF 14A; Accession No. 0000080255-98-000355.)
10.08 1990 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference from
Form S-8 Registration Statement [File No. 33-37573].)
10.09 1993 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference from
Form S-8 Registration Statement [File No. 33-72568].)
10.10 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference from
Form DEF 14A; Accession No. 0001006199-96-000031.)
10.11 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference from
Form DEF 14A; Accession No. 0001113169-01-000002.)
10.12 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by
reference from Form DEF 14A; Accession No.
0000933259-95-000009.)
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21 Subsidiaries of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors, KPMG LLP.
23.2 Consent of Independent Accountants,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K: None during the last quarter of 2001.
SIGNATURES.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 11, 2002.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
By: /s/ George A. Roche, Chairman and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities indicated on March 11, 2002.
/s/ George A. Roche, Chairman, Director, and President
/s/ James S. Riepe, Vice Chairman and Director
/s/ M. David Testa, Vice Chairman and Director
/s/ Edward C. Bernard, Director
/s/ D. William J. Garrett, Director
/s/ James H. Gilliam, Jr., Director
/s/ Donald B. Hebb, Jr., Director
/ / Henry H. Hopkins, Director
/ / James A.C. Kennedy, Director
/s/ John H. Laporte, Director
/s/ Richard L. Menschel, Director
/s/ William T. Reynolds, Director
/ / Brian C. Rogers, Director
/s/ Martin G. Wade, Director
/s/ Anne Marie Whittemore, Director
/s/ Cristina Wasiak, Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Joseph P. Croteau, Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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