UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05833
| T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. |
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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| 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| David Oestreicher |
| 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 |
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| (Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2013
Item 1. Report to Shareholders
Institutional International Core
Equity Fund | October 31, 2013 |
- Buoyed by continuing monetary stimulus and a rebound in the global economy, investors bid up stock prices despite slowing profit growth in some regions.
- The Institutional International Core Equity Fund posted excellent absolute returns. The portfolio outpaced the MSCI EAFE Index during the past six months but lagged over the one-year period.
- Stock selection in information technology and an underweight in materials benefited portfolio results, but our telecommunications, energy, and consumer discretionary holdings weighed on relative performance for the year.
- The current environment is challenging, but we continue to seek companies that are successful at controlling costs and growing profits amid uncertain economic growth. Although equity valuations are not as attractive as they were a year ago, they remain reasonable relative to historical levels.
The views and opinions in this report were current as of October 31, 2013. They are not guarantees of performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the managers reserve the right to change their views about individual stocks, sectors, and the markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the fund’s future investment intent. The report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires mutual funds and other public companies to affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects.
Manager’s Letter
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
Dear Investor
Non-U.S. stocks posted excellent gains during the fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Buoyed by continuing monetary stimulus and a rebound in the global economy, investors bid up stocks despite slowing profit growth. Equities in developed overseas markets edged out their U.S. counterparts, as the gains of several major currencies lifted returns to U.S. investors in dollar terms. Emerging markets were much weaker than developed markets, with China a notable laggard.
The Institutional International Core Equity Fund posted excellent absolute returns. As shown in the Performance Comparison table, the fund returned 9.95% for the six months ended October 31, 2013, and 25.35% for the 12-month period. The portfolio outpaced its key benchmarks during the past six months but lagged the MSCI EAFE Index over the one-year period. Stock selection in information technology and an underweight in materials benefited portfolio results, but our telecommunications, energy, and consumer discretionary holdings weighed on relative performance for the year.
Market Environment
Highly stimulative monetary policies and improved global growth boosted overseas equities during the past 12 months. Markets overcame moderating corporate fundamentals and mixed economic data, as well as a temporary increase in long-term interest rates, driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve would begin to reduce its asset purchases after its September monetary policy meeting. The central bank, however, surprised many investors by deciding to maintain its quantitative easing program until there is more evidence of sustained economic recovery.
Developed European markets outperformed most markets in Asia and the Americas, in part due to signs of improving economic growth. The region’s largest markets were good performers, and peripheral countries—including Spain, Greece, and Italy—surged after earlier losses. The entire region benefited from improving sentiment, better economic data, and signs that the protracted recession had ended. In hindsight, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi’s statement, “And believe me, it will be enough,” with regard to the ECB doing whatever it takes to save the euro, was a green flag for markets. It put the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis in the rearview mirror, as bond yields of Spain and Italy improved dramatically over the past year. In Asia, Japanese stocks notably extended their rally. The Bank of Japan continues to move aggressively to suppress the yen in an effort to bolster the country’s economy. Thawing relations with China, Japan’s largest trading partner; economic improvement in the U.S.; and the significant decline in the value of the yen over the last year have increased demand for Japan’s exports.
In the developing world, a Fed-induced September rally recouped some earlier weakness, but most emerging markets struggled with slumping currencies, slowing economic growth, and rising tensions in the Middle East. Markets in the emerging Eastern Europe region fared best during the past six months, led by Poland. In emerging Asia, China’s growth stabilized following supportive measures by the government, easing worries about a steep slowdown. Indian stocks managed to generate only a small positive return for the 12-month period as the country’s currency repeatedly hit record lows over the summer despite the central bank’s efforts to defend the rupee and stanch capital outflows. Indonesia was the region’s biggest decliner, reflecting investors’ growing alarm about the country’s widening current account deficit, persistent inflation, and weak currency. The Latin America region posted the largest decline, weighed down by losses in Brazil and Chile.
Portfolio Highlights and Positioning
Information technology was a major contributor to performance during our fiscal year. Both stock selection within the sector and an overweight allocation versus the benchmark index were beneficial. Kakaku.com was especially noteworthy. The company provides price comparison services and products information through its website and also offers restaurant review services. All of its sales are generated in Japan, where the company is dominant. Kakaku’s share price rose during the 12-month period following strong earnings, thanks to a greater shift to smartphone utilization and higher traffic overall. Communications equipment provider Alcatel-Lucent posted excellent results, a reflection of a pending restructuring plan announced by the firm’s new CEO. (Please refer to the fund’s portfolio of investments for a complete list of holdings and the amount each represents in the portfolio.)
Our underweight position in the lackluster materials sector also helped boost relative results. Our holding in Asahi Kasei, a Japanese conglomerate, helped results. The stock rose from late last year into 2013 on the heels of a recovery in the price of acrylonitrile, which is used to manufacture certain plastics; robust sales of its upscale prefabricated homes; and good trends in its health care business. Stock selection in health care also added modestly to our results. Germany’s Bayer was a top performer. The company receives about half of its revenue from health care, which includes pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and animal health products.
Its other two divisions, crop protection and chemicals, are world class with good prospects. The stock has been a major contributor to the portfolio’s return over the past year, thanks to an improving growth profile.
Our telecommunication services holdings were solidly positive in absolute terms but weighed on the portfolio’s relative results during the 12-month period. America Movil is the largest telecom provider in Latin America, serving customers in 18 countries in the region. Worse-than-expected regulatory change, particularly in Mexico, was the main impediment. In addition, the company’s announcement that it would seek to acquire European telecom company KPN, which would substantially raise America Movil’s debt levels, pressured shares during the summer. Telecom Italia, the largest telephone operator in Italy with more than 20 million retail and wholesale fixed-line subscribers and upward of 30 million wireless subscribers, also has a significant wireless customer base in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The firm’s shares were weak during most of the past year on capital concerns. However, we added to this position in May because the company has the ability to pursue several available options that could boost its balance sheet and earnings.
We added to France-based insurer AXA and to Japanese trust bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings. AXA’ s stock valuation was extremely low, which was unjustified in our opinion, since the company is poised to benefit from a rebound in Europe. Sumitomo’s stock was also undervalued, and the company’s prospects have improved with a pickup in the Japanese economy. Stock selection in the energy sector detracted from relative performance. Shares of Saipem, one of the largest energy-focused engineering companies in the world, declined following negative earnings revisions due to operational issues in Algeria, Mexico, and Canada.
The portfolio remains heavily focused in Europe, particularly in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and France, as growth prospects have begun to brighten there. Our second-largest allocation is to Japan, which appears to have turned the corner after a long period of decline. The Pacific Rim accounts for a significant portion of the portfolio, with a reasonable presence in Australia. We have only a slight exposure to Latin America. We have been increasing our positions in financials on improving prospects and undemanding valuations while trimming selective consumer discretionary names where we see sentiment and valuations beginning to outpace fundamentals.
Investment Outlook
We remain generally optimistic about the long-term prospects for non-U.S. equities, thanks to good corporate earnings growth in many regions and expansive monetary policies from major central banks. Individual investors have been returning to the market again following the massive sell-off in 2008. Last year marked the fourth consecutive year of stock market gains, sparking optimism that improving economic growth and healthy corporate earnings would continue to drive stock prices higher. Stocks are on track for another year of impressive returns across many overseas markets.
Concerns about the European debt crisis have eased, China’s economic growth appears to be stabilizing, and Japan is pursuing meaningful reforms. Decent, if muted, U.S. economic growth also provides a favorable backdrop for international stocks. Concerns about weaker growth, lower commodity prices, and higher inflation are still prevalent in many emerging countries, but valuations are becoming more attractive relative to developed markets, and their long-term economic potential remains strong.
The current environment has its challenges, not least of which are less attractive valuations as markets have risen. Nevertheless, we continue to search for companies that are successful at controlling costs and growing profits amid uncertain economic growth. Valuations remain reasonable relative to historical levels, and stocks continue to offer dividend yields that are unusually competitive with bond yields. Our focus on Japanese stocks remains on those we believe can compete globally or benefit from government reforms. As always, we seek stocks where the trade-off between fundamentals and valuation is compelling, and we continue to build the portfolio on a stock-by-stock basis.
We will continue to leverage our independent global research platform to uncover compelling investment opportunities, focusing on companies that are able to grow earnings through sound business models regardless of short-term economic uncertainty.
Respectfully submitted,
Raymond A. Mills
Chairman of the fund’s Investment Advisory Committee
November 19, 2013
The committee chairman has day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio and works with committee members in developing and executing the fund’s investment program.
| Risks of International Investing |
Funds that invest overseas generally carry more risk than funds that invest strictly in U.S. assets. Funds investing in a single country or in a limited geographic region tend to be riskier than more diversified funds. Risks can result from varying stages of economic and political development; differing regulatory environments, trading days, and accounting standards; and higher transaction costs of non-U.S. markets. Non-U.S. investments are also subject to currency risk, or a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar, which reduces the dollar value of securities denominated in that currency.
Lipper averages: The averages of available mutual fund performance returns for specified time periods in categories defined by Lipper Inc.
MSCI EAFE Index: An index that measures equity market performance of developed countries in the Europe, Australasia, and Far East regions.
Note: MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.
Portfolio Highlights
Performance and Expenses
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
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Fund Expense Example
As a mutual fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the most recent six-month period and held for the entire period.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the following table (Actual) provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with your account balance, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The information on the second line of the table (Hypothetical) is based on hypothetical account values and expenses derived from the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. To the extent a fund charges transaction costs, however, the total cost of owning that fund is higher.
Financial Highlights
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
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Portfolio of Investments‡
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
October 31, 2013
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
October 31, 2013
($000s, except shares and per share amounts)
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Statement of Operations
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
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Notes to Financial Statements
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
October 31, 2013
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. (the corporation), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The Institutional International Core Equity Fund (the fund) is a diversified, open-end management investment company established by the corporation. The fund commenced operations on October 27, 2010. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in the common stocks of non-U.S. companies.
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Preparation The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require the use of estimates made by management. Management believes that estimates and valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the valuations reflected in the accompanying financial statements may differ from the value ultimately realized upon sale or maturity.
Investment Transactions, Investment Income, and Distributions Income and expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends received from mutual fund investments are reflected as dividend income; capital gain distributions are reflected as realized gain/loss. Dividend income and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income tax-related interest and penalties, if incurred, would be recorded as income tax expense. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the identified cost basis. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are generally declared and paid by the fund annually.
Currency Translation Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar values each day at the prevailing exchange rate, using the mean of the bid and asked prices of such currencies against U.S. dollars as quoted by a major bank. Purchases and sales of securities, income, and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on realized and unrealized security gains and losses is reflected as a component of security gains and losses.
Credits The fund earns credits on temporarily uninvested cash balances held at the custodian, which reduce the fund’s custody charges. Custody expense in the accompanying financial statements is presented before reduction for credits.
Redemption Fees A 2% fee is assessed on redemptions of fund shares held for 90 days or less to deter short-term trading and to protect the interests of long-term shareholders. Redemption fees are withheld from proceeds that shareholders receive from the sale or exchange of fund shares. The fees are paid to the fund and are recorded as an increase to paid-in capital. The fees may cause the redemption price per share to differ from the net asset value per share.
New Accounting Guidance On May 1, 2013, the fund adopted new accounting guidance, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, that requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Adoption had no effect on the fund’s net assets or results of operations.
NOTE 2 - VALUATION
The fund’s financial instruments are valued, and its net asset value (NAV) per share is computed at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day the NYSE is open for business.
Fair Value The fund’s financial instruments are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee (the Valuation Committee) has been established by the fund’s Board of Directors (the Board) to ensure that financial instruments are appropriately priced at fair value in accordance with GAAP and the 1940 Act. Subject to oversight by the Board, the Valuation Committee develops and oversees pricing-related policies and procedures and approves all fair value determinations. Specifically, the Valuation Committee establishes procedures to value securities; determines pricing techniques, sources, and persons eligible to effect fair value pricing actions; oversees the selection, services, and performance of pricing vendors; oversees valuation-related business continuity practices; and provides guidance on internal controls and valuation-related matters. The Valuation Committee reports to the fund’s Board; is chaired by the fund’s treasurer; and has representation from legal, portfolio management and trading, operations, and risk management.
Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date
Level 2 – inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads)
Level 3 – unobservable inputs
Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values.
Valuation Techniques Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made. OTC Bulletin Board securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices. A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market for such security. Listed securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for domestic securities and the last quoted sale or closing price for international securities.
For valuation purposes, the last quoted prices of non-U.S. equity securities may be adjusted to reflect the fair value of such securities at the close of the NYSE. If the fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, the fund will adjust the previous quoted prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE. In deciding whether it is necessary to adjust quoted prices to reflect fair value, the fund reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The fund may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the fund is open. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with quoted prices and information to evaluate or adjust those prices. The fund cannot predict how often it will use quoted prices and how often it will determine it necessary to adjust those prices to reflect fair value. As a means of evaluating its security valuation process, the fund routinely compares quoted prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.
Actively traded domestic equity securities generally are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Non-U.S. equity securities generally are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy despite the availability of quoted prices because, as described above, the fund evaluates and determines whether those quoted prices reflect fair value at the close of the NYSE or require adjustment. OTC Bulletin Board securities, certain preferred securities, and equity securities traded in inactive markets generally are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing NAV per share on the day of valuation and are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Assets and liabilities other than financial instruments, including short-term receivables and payables, are carried at cost, or estimated realizable value, if less, which approximates fair value.
Thinly traded financial instruments and those for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee. The objective of any fair value pricing determination is to arrive at a price that could reasonably be expected from a current sale. Financial instruments fair valued by the Valuation Committee are primarily private placements, restricted securities, warrants, rights, and other securities that are not publicly traded.
Subject to oversight by the Board, the Valuation Committee regularly makes good faith judgments to establish and adjust the fair valuations of certain securities as events occur and circumstances warrant. For instance, in determining the fair value of an equity investment with limited market activity, such as a private placement or a thinly traded public company stock, the Valuation Committee considers a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to, the issuer’s business prospects, its financial standing and performance, recent investment transactions in the issuer, new rounds of financing, negotiated transactions of significant size between other investors in the company, relevant market valuations of peer companies, strategic events affecting the company, market liquidity for the issuer, and general economic conditions and events. In consultation with the investment and pricing teams, the Valuation Committee will determine an appropriate valuation technique based on available information, which may include both observable and unobservable inputs. The Valuation Committee typically will afford greatest weight to actual prices in arm’s length transactions, to the extent they represent orderly transactions between market participants; transaction information can be reliably obtained; and prices are deemed representative of fair value. However, the Valuation Committee may also consider other valuation methods such as market-based valuation multiples; a discount or premium from market value of a similar, freely traded security of the same issuer; or some combination. Fair value determinations are reviewed on a regular basis and updated as information becomes available, including actual purchase and sale transactions of the issue. Because any fair value determination involves a significant amount of judgment, there is a degree of subjectivity inherent in such pricing decisions and fair value prices determined by the Valuation Committee could differ from those of other market participants. Depending on the relative significance of unobservable inputs, including the valuation technique(s) used, fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Valuation Inputs The following table summarizes the fund’s financial instruments, based on the inputs used to determine their fair values on October 31, 2013:
There were no material transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the year.
NOTE 3 - OTHER INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of portfolio securities other than short-term securities aggregated $14,724,000 and $11,094,000, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.
NOTE 4 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
No provision for federal income taxes is required since the fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. Distributions determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences.
The fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
Distributions during the years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, totaled $1,674,000 and $1,793,000, respectively, and were characterized as ordinary income for tax purposes. At October 31, 2013, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of net assets were as follows:
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the deferral of losses from wash sales and the realization of gains/losses on passive foreign investment companies for tax purposes. The fund intends to retain realized gains to the extent of available capital loss carryforwards. Because the fund is required to use capital loss carryforwards that do not expire before those with expiration dates, all or a portion of its capital loss carryforwards subject to expiration could ultimately go unused. During the year ended October 31, 2013, the fund utilized $900,000 of capital loss carryforwards. The fund’s available capital loss carryforwards as of October 31, 2013 expire as follows: $134,000 in fiscal 2019; $1,955,000 have no expiration.
NOTE 5 - FOREIGN TAXES
The fund is subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Additionally, certain foreign currency transactions are subject to tax and capital gains realized upon disposition of securities issued in or by certain foreign countries and are subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries. All taxes are computed in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law, and, to the extent permitted, capital losses are used to offset capital gains. Taxes attributable to income are accrued by the fund as a reduction of income. Taxes incurred on the purchase of foreign currencies are recorded as realized loss on foreign currency transactions. Current and deferred tax expense attributable to capital gains is reflected as a component of realized or change in unrealized gain/loss on securities in the accompanying financial statements. At October 31, 2013, the fund had no deferred tax liability attributable to foreign securities and no foreign capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The fund is managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Price Group). Price Associates has entered into a subadvisory agreement(s) with one or more of its wholly owned subsidiaries, to provide investment advisory services to the fund. The investment management agreement between the fund and Price Associates provides for an annual investment management fee equal to 0.65% of the fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is computed daily and paid monthly.
The fund is also subject to a contractual expense limitation through February 28, 2015. During the limitation period, Price Associates is required to waive its management fee and reimburse the fund for any expenses, excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses, that would otherwise cause the fund’s ratio of annualized total expenses to average net assets (expense ratio) to exceed its expense limitation of 0.75%. The fund is required to repay Price Associates for expenses previously reimbursed and management fees waived to the extent its net assets grow or expenses decline sufficiently to allow repayment without causing the fund’s expense ratio to exceed its expense limitation. However, no repayment will be made more than three years after the date of a reimbursement or waiver. Pursuant to this agreement, management fees in the amount of $179,000 were waived during the year ended October 31, 2013. Including these amounts, management fees waived and expenses previously reimbursed by Price Associates in the amount of $599,000 remain subject to repayment by the fund at October 31, 2013.
In addition, the fund has entered into service agreements with Price Associates and a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates (collectively, Price). Price Associates computes the daily share price and provides certain other administrative services to the fund. T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., provides shareholder and administrative services in its capacity as the fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For the year ended October 31, 2012, expenses incurred pursuant to these service agreements were $116,000 for Price Associates and less than $1,000 for T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. The total amount payable at period-end pursuant to these service agreements is reflected as Due to Affiliates in the accompanying financial statements.
The fund may invest in the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund, the T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund, or the T. Rowe Price Short-Term Reserve Fund (collectively, the Price Reserve Investment Funds), open-end management investment companies managed by Price Associates and considered affiliates of the fund. The Price Reserve Investment Funds are offered as short-term investment options to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by Price Associates or its affiliates and are not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The Price Reserve Investment Funds pay no investment management fees.
As of October 31, 2013, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., or its wholly owned subsidiaries owned 44,643 shares of the fund, representing less than 1% of the fund’s net assets.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. and
Shareholders of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of T. Rowe Price Institutional International Core Equity Fund (one of the portfolios comprising T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and confirmation of the underlying funds by correspondence with the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
December 13, 2013
| Tax Information (Unaudited) for the Tax Year Ended 10/31/13 |
We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
The fund’s distributions to shareholders included $62,000 from short-term capital gains.
For taxable non-corporate shareholders, $1,741,000 of the fund’s income represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.
For corporate shareholders, $5,000 of the fund’s income qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
The fund will pass through foreign source income of $1,741,000 and foreign taxes paid of $164,000.
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A description of the policies and procedures used by T. Rowe Price funds and portfolios to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in each fund’s Statement of Additional Information. You may request this document by calling 1-800-225-5132 or by accessing the SEC’s website, sec.gov.
The description of our proxy voting policies and procedures is also available on our website, troweprice.com. To access it, click on the words “Social Responsibility” at the top of our corporate homepage. Next, click on the words “Conducting Business Responsibly” on the left side of the page that appears. Finally, click on the words “Proxy Voting Policies” on the left side of the page that appears.
Each fund’s most recent annual proxy voting record is available on our website and through the SEC’s website. To access it through our website, follow the directions above to reach the “Conducting Business Responsibly” page. Click on the words “Proxy Voting Records” on the left side of that page, and then click on the “View Proxy Voting Records” link at the bottom of the page that appears.
| How to Obtain Quarterly Portfolio Holdings |
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available electronically on the SEC’s website (sec.gov); hard copies may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F St. N.E., Washington, DC 20549. For more information on the Public Reference Room, call 1-800-SEC-0330.
| About the Fund’s Directors and Officers |
Your fund is overseen by a Board of Directors (Board) that meets regularly to review a wide variety of matters affecting or potentially affecting the fund, including performance, investment programs, compliance matters, advisory fees and expenses, service providers, and business and regulatory affairs. The Board elects the fund’s officers, who are listed in the final table. At least 75% of the Board’s members are independent of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price), and its affiliates; “inside” or “interested” directors are employees or officers of T. Rowe Price. The business address of each director and officer is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the fund directors and is available without charge by calling a T. Rowe Price representative at 1-800-638-5660.
| Independent Directors | | |
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Name (Year of Birth)
Year Elected* [Number of
T. Rowe Price Portfolios
Overseen] | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies and Other Investment Companies During the Past Five Years |
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William R. Brody (1944)
2009 [157] | | President and Trustee, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2009 to present); Director, Novartis, Inc. (2009 to present); Director, IBM (2007 to present); President and Trustee, Johns Hopkins University (1996 to 2009); Chairman of Executive Committee and Trustee, Johns Hopkins Health System (1996 to 2009) |
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Anthony W. Deering (1945)
1991 [157] | | Chairman, Exeter Capital, LLC, a private investment firm (2004 to present); Director and Member of the Advisory Board, Deutsche Bank North America (2004 to present); Director, Under Armour (2008 to present); Director, Vornado Real Estate Investment Trust (2004 to 2012) |
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Donald W. Dick, Jr. (1943)
1989 [157] | | Principal, EuroCapital Partners, LLC, an acquisition and management advisory firm (1995 to present) |
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Bruce W. Duncan (1951)
2013 [157] | | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, First Industrial Realty Trust, owner and operator of industrial properties (2009 to present); Chairman of the Board (2005 to present), Interim Chief Executive Officer (2007), and Director (1999 to present), Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a hotel and leisure company; Senior Advisor,
Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. LP, a global investment firm (2008 to 2009); Trustee, Starwood Lodging Trust, a real estate investment trust and former subsidiary of Starwood (1995 to 2006) |
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Robert J. Gerrard, Jr. (1952)
2012 [157] | | Advisory Board Member, Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies (1997 to present); Chairman of Compensation Committee and Director, Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (2008 to 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Scripps Networks, LLC (1997 to 2009) |
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Karen N. Horn (1943)
2003 [157] | | Limited Partner and Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group, an advisory and investment banking firm (2004 to present); Director, Eli Lilly and Company (1987 to present); Director, Simon Property Group (2004 to present); Director, Norfolk Southern (2008 to present); Director, Fannie Mae (2006 to 2008) |
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Paul F. McBride (1956)
2013 [157] | | Former Company Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Initiatives (2004 to 2010) |
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Theo C. Rodgers (1941)
2005 [157] | | Founder and President, A&R Development Corporation (1977 to present) and A&R Management, Inc. (1984 to present) |
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Cecilia E. Rouse, Ph.D. (1963)
2012 [157] | | Dean, Woodrow Wilson School (2012 to present); Professor and Researcher, Princeton University (1992 to present); Director, MDRC (2011 to present); Member, National Academy of Education (2010 to present); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research’s Labor Studies Program (1998 to 2009 and 2011 to present); Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisors (2009 to 2011); Member, The MacArthur Foundation Network on the Transition to Adulthood and Public Policy (2000 to 2008); Member, National Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (2008); Director and Member, National Economic Association (2006 to 2008); Member, Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Policy Council (2006 to 2008); Member, Hamilton Project’s Advisory Board at The Brookings Institute (2006 to 2008); Chair of Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economic Profession, American Economic Association (2006 to 2008 and 2012 to present) |
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John G. Schreiber (1946)
2001 [157] | | Owner/President, Centaur Capital Partners, Inc., a real estate investment company (1991 to present); Cofounder and Partner, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P. (1992 to present); Director, General Growth Properties, Inc. (2010 to present); Director, BXMT (formerly Capital Trust, Inc.), a real estate investment company (2012 to present); Director and Chairman of the Board, Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (2013 to present) |
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Mark R. Tercek (1957)
2009 [157] | | President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nature Conservancy (2008 to present); Managing Director, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1984 to 2008) |
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| *Each independent director serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor. |
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| Inside Directors | | |
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Name (Year of Birth)
Year Elected* [Number of
T. Rowe Price Portfolios
Overseen] | | Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies and Other Investment Companies During the Past Five Years |
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Edward C. Bernard (1956)
2006 [157] | | Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice Chairman of the Board, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board and Director, T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Savings Bank, and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, T. Rowe Price International; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Chairman of the Board, all funds |
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Brian C. Rogers, CFA, CIC (1955)
2006 [105] | | Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Chairman of the Board, Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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| *Each inside director serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor. |
| Officers | | |
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Name (Year of Birth)
Position Held With Institutional International Funds | | Principal Occupation(s) |
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Ulle Adamson, CFA (1979)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Roy H. Adkins (1970)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Christopher D. Alderson (1962)
President | | Director and President–International Equity, T. Rowe Price International; Company’s Representative, Director, and Vice President, Price Hong Kong; Director and Vice President, Price Singapore; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Paulina Amieva (1981)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Malik S. Asif (1981)
Vice President | | Employee, T. Rowe Price; formerly student, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (to 2012); Investment Consultant–Middle East and North Africa Investment Team, International Finance Corporation–The World Bank Group (to 2010); Equity Research Associate, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods,
Inc. (to 2009) |
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Peter J. Bates, CFA (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Oliver D.M. Bell, IMC (1969)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Head of Global Emerging Markets Research, Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (to 2011) and Portfolio Manager of Africa and Middle East portfolios and other emerging markets strategies, Pictet Asset Management
Ltd. (to 2009) |
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R. Scott Berg, CFA (1972)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Peter I. Botoucharov (1965)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price International; formerly Director–EMEA Macroeconomic Research and Strategy (to 2012); Independent Financial Advisor, Global Source (to 2010) |
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Brian J. Brennan, CFA (1964)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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Carolyn Hoi Che Chu (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; formerly Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Co-head of credit and convertibles research team in Hong Kong (to 2010) |
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Archibald Ciganer Albeniz, CFA (1976)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Richard N. Clattenburg, CFA (1979)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Michael J. Conelius, CFA (1964)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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José Costa Buck (1972)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Richard de los Reyes (1975)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Michael Della Vedova (1969)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Cofounder and Partner, Four Quarter Capital (to 2009) |
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Shawn T. Driscoll (1975)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Bridget A. Ebner (1970)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Mark J.T. Edwards (1957)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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David J. Eiswert, CFA (1972)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Roger L. Fiery III, CPA (1959)
Vice President | | Vice President, Price Hong Kong, Price Singapore, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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Mark S. Finn, CFA, CPA (1963)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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John R. Gilner (1961)
Chief Compliance Officer | | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
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Gregory S. Golczewski (1966)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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Paul D. Greene II (1978)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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M. Campbell Gunn (1956)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Gregory K. Hinkle, CPA (1958)
Treasurer | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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Stefan Hubrich, Ph.D., CFA (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Leigh Innes, CFA (1976)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Randal S. Jenneke (1971)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (to 2010) |
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Yoichiro Kai (1973)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Japanese Financial/Real Estate Sector Analyst/Portfolio Manager, Citadel Investment Group, Asia Limited (to 2009) |
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Andrew J. Keirle (1974)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Ian D. Kelson (1956)
Executive Vice President | | Director and President–International Fixed Income, T. Rowe Price International; Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Christopher J. Kushlis, CFA (1976)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Mark J. Lawrence (1970)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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David M. Lee, CFA (1962)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Patricia B. Lippert (1953)
Secretary | | Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. |
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Christopher C. Loop, CFA (1966)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Anh Lu (1968)
Vice President | | Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Sebastien Mallet (1974)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Daniel Martino, CFA (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Jonathan H.W. Matthews, CFA (1975)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Susanta Mazumdar (1968)
Vice President | | Vice President, Price Singapore and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Raymond A. Mills, Ph.D., CFA (1960)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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Sudhir Nanda, Ph.D., CFA (1959)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Joshua Nelson (1977)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Jason Nogueira, CFA (1974)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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David Oestreicher (1967)
Vice President | | Director, Vice President, and Secretary, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; Vice President and Secretary, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; Vice President, Price Hong Kong and Price Singapore |
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Michael D. Oh, CFA (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Kenneth A. Orchard (1975)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service (to 2010) |
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Gonzalo Pángaro, CFA (1968)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Timothy E. Parker, CFA (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Craig J. Pennington, CFA (1971)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International; formerly Global Energy Analyst, Insight Investment (to 2010) |
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Frederick A. Rizzo (1969)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Christopher J. Rothery (1963)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Federico Santilli, CFA (1974)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Sebastian Schrott (1977)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Deborah D. Seidel (1962)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. |
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Robert W. Sharps, CFA, CPA (1971)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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John C.A. Sherman (1969)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Robert W. Smith (1961)
Executive Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company |
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Joshua K. Spencer, CFA (1973)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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David A. Stanley (1963)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Jonty Starbuck, Ph.D. (1975)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Taymour R. Tamaddon, CFA (1976)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Ju Yen Tan (1972)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Dean Tenerelli (1964)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Eric L. Veiel, CFA (1972)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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Julie L. Waples (1970)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price |
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Christopher S. Whitehouse (1972)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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J. Howard Woodward, CFA (1974)
Vice President | | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International |
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Ernest C. Yeung (1979)
Vice President | | Vice President, Price Hong Kong and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
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| Unless otherwise noted, officers have been employees of T. Rowe Price or T. Rowe Price International for at least 5 years. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that Mr. Anthony W. Deering qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Deering is considered independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered to, or on behalf of, the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:
Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and specifically include the issuance of a report on internal controls and, if applicable, agreed-upon procedures related to fund acquisitions. Tax fees include amounts related to services for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. The nature of these services specifically includes the review of distribution calculations and the preparation of Federal, state, and excise tax returns. All other fees include the registrant’s pro-rata share of amounts for agreed-upon procedures in conjunction with service contract approvals by the registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted a policy whereby audit and non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant require pre-approval in advance at regularly scheduled audit committee meetings. If such a service is required between regularly scheduled audit committee meetings, pre-approval may be authorized by one audit committee member with ratification at the next scheduled audit committee meeting. Waiver of pre-approval for audit or non-audit services requiring fees of a de minimis amount is not permitted.
(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $1,828,000 and $1,333,000, respectively.
(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Accordingly, these services were considered by the registrant’s audit committee in maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) The registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is attached.
(2) Separate certifications by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.
(3) Written solicitation to repurchase securities issued by closed-end companies: not applicable.
(b) A certification by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.
| By | /s/ Edward C. Bernard |
| | Edward C. Bernard |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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| Date December 13, 2013 | | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By | /s/ Edward C. Bernard |
| | Edward C. Bernard |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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| Date December 13, 2013 | | |
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| By | /s/ Gregory K. Hinkle |
| | Gregory K. Hinkle |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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| Date December 13, 2013 | | |
