Company: TROW
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-028002
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Company: PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 58
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 periodically considers whether the independent registered public accounting firm should be rotated and the advisability and potential impact of selecting a different independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has reappointed KPMG LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. KPMG was first appointed to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm on September 6, 2001. In accordance with SEC rules and KPMG's policies, lead and reviewing audit partners are subject to rotation requirements that limit the number of consecutive years they may provide service in that capacity to five years. The process for selection of the lead audit partner pursuant to this rotation policy has included a discussion between the chair of the Audit Committee and the candidate for the role, as well as discussion of the selection by the full Audit Committee with management. The Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interests of Price Group and our stockholders, and we are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. Representatives of KPMG are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement and respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

|                                                                                                                                         | Recommendation of the Board |     | Vote     
 Required |
| We                                                                                                                                      
 recommend that you vote FOR Proposal 3, the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting 
 firm for 2025.                                                                                                                          |                             |     |          |

In the event Proposal 3 does not obtain the requisite number of affirmative votes, the Audit Committee will reconsider the appointment of KPMG. Abstentions are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

| 80 | T. Rowe Price Group |

| Proposal 
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Stockholder Proposal for a Shareholder Approval Requirement for Excessive Golden Parachutes John Chevedden, 2215 Nelson Avenue, No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, the beneficial owner of more than $2,000 of our common stock for the last three years, has given notice that he intends to introduce the following proposal at the Annual Meeting. In accordance with the applicable proxy regulations, the text of the proponent's proposal and supporting statement and any graphics, for which we accept no responsibility, are set forth verbatim immediately below: "Shareholders request that the Board seek shareholder approval of any