UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2018



T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland
000-32191
52-2264646
(State of
incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000



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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Effective October 8, 2018, Mr. H. Lawrence Culp Jr. resigned from the Board of Directors of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (the “Company”).  Mr. Culp’s resignation is the result of his appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Company and is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or its management.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
By: /s/ David Oestreicher
David Oestreicher
Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date: October 9, 2018