EXHIBIT 24
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation, constitute and appoint George A. Roche, Joseph P. Croteau and Barbara A. Van Horn, or any one of them, the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and in any one or more of them, to sign for the undersigned in their respective names as directors and officers of T.Rowe Price Group, Inc., its Registration Statement on Form S-8, any amendment (including post-effective amendments) or supplement thereto, and any Post-Effective Amendments to Registration Statements on Form S-8, relating to the offer and sale of common stock of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. pursuant to the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, its Registration Statement on Form S-8, any amendment (including post-effective amendments) or supplement thereto, and any Post-Effective Amendments to Registration Statements on Form S-8, relating to the offer and sale of common stock of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. pursuant to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, its Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-8 for the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, its Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-8 for the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, and its Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 for the 1990 Stock Incentive Plan, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. We hereby confirm all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any one or more of them, as herein authorized.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ George A. Roche George A. Roche | Chairman of the Board and President (Principal Executive Officer) | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Kenneth V. Moreland Kenneth V. Moreland | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Joseph P. Croteau Joseph P. Croteau | Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Edward C. Bernard Edward C. Bernard | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ James T. Brady James T. Brady | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ D. William J. Garrett D. William J. Garrett | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Donald B. Hebb, Jr. Donald B. Hebb, Jr. | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ James A.C. Kennedy James A.C. Kennedy | Director | December 1, 2004 |
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ James S. Riepe James S. Riepe | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Brian C. Rogers Brian C. Rogers | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Dr. Alfred Sommer Dr. Alfred Sommer | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Dwight S. Taylor Dwight S. Taylor | Director | December 1, 2004 | ||
| /s/ Anne Marie Whittemore Anne Marie Whittemore | Director | December 1, 2004 |
