Item 15. Indemnification
The Registrant maintains comprehensive Errors and Omissions and Officers and Directors insurance policies written by ICI Mutual. These policies provide coverage for T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Manager”), and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all other investment companies in the T. Rowe Price family of mutual funds as listed in Item 31 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed as Amendment No. 24 dated February 27, 2013. In addition to the corporate insureds, the policies also cover the officers, directors, and employees of the Manager, its subsidiaries, and affiliates. The premium is allocated among the named corporate insureds in accordance with the provisions of Rule 17d-1(d)(7) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall protect or purport to protect any Indemnitee against any liability to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office (“Disabling Conduct”).
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwithstanding, no indemnification shall be made by the Corporation to any Indemnitee unless:
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwithstanding, any advance of expenses by the Corporation to any Indemnitee shall be made only upon the undertaking by such Indemnitee to repay the advance unless it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as above provided, and only if one of the following conditions is met:
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(b) the Corporation shall be insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances; or
(c) there is a determination, based on a review of readily available facts, that there is reason to believe that the Indemnitee will ultimately be found entitled to indemnification, which determination shall be made by:
(i) a majority of a quorum of directors who are neither “interested persons” of the Corporation as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, nor parties to the Proceeding; or
(ii) an independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
Section 10.02. Insurance of Officers, Directors, Employees, and Agents. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Maryland law and by Section 17(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as from time to time amended, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in or arising out of his position, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 16. Exhibits
(1) Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, dated February 9, 2010 (electronically filed with initial Registration Statement dated April 29, 2010)
(2) By-Laws of Registrant, as amended October 17, 2011 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 4 dated April 26, 2012)
(3) Inapplicable
(4) Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization as Exhibit A to Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus
(5) Inapplicable
(6)(a) Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. dated February 10, 2010 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 1 dated June 25, 2010)
(6)(b) Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. dated December 1, 2011 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 4 dated April 26, 2012)
(6)(c) First Amendment to Investment Management Sub-Delegation Agreement between T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd., on behalf of the Registrant dated February 5, 2013
(7) Underwriting Agreement between Registrant and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. dated February 10, 2010 (electronically filed with Amendment No. 1 dated June 25, 2010)
(8) Inapplicable
(9)(a) Custodian Agreement between T. Rowe Price Funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated January 28, 1998, as amended November 4, 1998, April 21, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, February 7, 2001, June 7, 2001, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, September 4, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, February 4, 2004, September 20, 2004, March 2, 2005, April 19, 2006, July 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, June 12, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, August 28,
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2009, October 20, 2009, February 10, 2010, April 29, 2010, July 6, 2010, July 21, 2010, October 21, 2010, April 15, 2011, April 20, 2011, October 17, 2011, February 9, 2012, April 24, 2012, September 9, 2012, November 7, 2012, March 14, 2013, April 4, 2013, April 22, 2013, July 1, 2013, and July 24, 2013
(9)(b) Global Custody Agreement between JP Morgan Chase Bank and T. Rowe Price Funds, dated January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000, July 24, 2001, April 24, 2002, July 24, 2002, July 23, 2003, October 22, 2003, September 20, 2004, December 14, 2005, April 19, 2006, October 18, 2006, April 24, 2007, July 24, 2007, October 23, 2007, February 6, 2008, July 22, 2008, October 21, 2008, April 22, 2009, October 1, 2009, October 20, 2009, December 16, 2009, February 10, 2010, April 29, 2010, July 21, 2010, February 3, 2011, April 21, 2011, July 29, 2011, October 17, 2011, February 8, 2012, April 24, 2012, February 5, 2013, March 5, 2013, and July 24, 2013
(10) Inapplicable
(11) Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of securities – David Oestreicher, Esq.
(12) Opinion and Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP for Registrant and T. Rowe Price Global Infrastructure Fund on certain tax matters (to be filed by amendment)
(13)(a) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Funds, dated January 1, 2013, as amended February 5, 2013, March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013, July 1, 2013, July 24, 2013, and November 1, 2013
(13)(b) Agreement between T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Funds for Fund Accounting Services, dated January 1, 2013, as amended February 5, 2013, March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013, July 1, 2013, July 24, 2013, and November 1, 2013
(13)(c) Agreement between T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. and the T. Rowe Price Funds, dated January 1, 2013, as amended February 5, 2013, March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013, July 24, 2013, and November 1, 2013
(14) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(15) Inapplicable
(16) Limited Power of Attorney, dated January 2, 2014
(17)(a) Form of Proxy Ballot
(17)(b) Real Assets Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2013 (electronically filed as Part A of Amendment No. 6 dated April 26, 2013) and its Statement of Additional Information dated November 19, 2013 (electronically filed under Rule 497 on November 19, 2013) will be incorporated by reference into the proxy statement and mailed with it
Item 17. Undertakings
(1) The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act, the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for the reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.
(2) The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.
(3) The undersigned registrant agrees that, in response to Exhibit 12 required by Item 16, the Opinion and Consent of counsel - Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, regarding certain tax matters, will be filed as part of an amendment to the registration statement.
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, on the 3rd day of January, 2014.
T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.
/s/Edward C. Bernard
By: Edward C. Bernard
Chairman of the Board
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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/s/Edward C. Bernard | Chairman of the Board | January 3, 2014 |
Edward C. Bernard | (Chief Executive Officer) | |
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/s/Gregory K. Hinkle | Treasurer (Chief | January 3, 2014 |
Gregory K. Hinkle | Financial Officer) | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
William R. Brody | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Anthony W. Deering | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Donald W. Dick, Jr. | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Bruce W. Duncan | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Robert J. Gerrard, Jr. | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Karen N. Horn | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Paul F. McBride | | |
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/s/Brian C. Rogers | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Brian C. Rogers | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Cecilia E. Rouse | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
John G. Schreiber | | |
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* | Director | January 3, 2014 |
Mark. R. Tercek | | |
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*/s/David Oestreicher | Vice President and | January 3, 2014 |
David Oestreicher | Attorney-In-Fact | |