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
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 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence from Energage, and America's Most Responsible Companies from Newsweek, among others. Leveraging the talents and expertise of a diverse and inclusive workforce and providing access and opportunity to all associates is a business and cultural imperative. We publish our Equal Employment Opportunity data on our website at troweprice.com/content/dam/trowecorp/Pdfs/eeo-fact-sheet.pdf. In addition, we publish our annual sustainability report, which includes transparency into our data, a copy of which can be found on our website at troweprice.com/corporate/us/en/what-we-do/esg-approach/esg-corporate.html. An Inclusive Work Environment Inclusion is at the center of our strategy as it is a performance multiplier for our workforce and enables us to drive outcomes for our clients. The backgrounds, talents, and insights of our global associate population allow us to embrace the ideas and perspectives that can lead to innovative outcomes. We emphasize maintaining a positive, welcoming, and collaborative culture, where everyone is encouraged to draw from their experiences, express their viewpoints, and take the

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initiative to help our clients and themselves succeed. From our Management Committee to our regional cross-functional senior leaders, we have a governance structure that ensures we have high standards for recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and developing talent as well as identifying opportunities to maximize our inclusion and diversity progress throughout business functions and associate-led networks. We are committed to establishing a culture of open and transparent dialogue between our firm and associates. Associates actively participate in engagement surveys and focus groups, leading to multiple opportunities for collecting and acting on feedback to inform our future actions and for leaders to optimize the associate experience and make appropriate business decisions. This intentional strategy has resulted in an engaged and motivated workforce that shares a commitment to putting clients first. How We Support Our Diverse Perspectives Associate-led business resource groups and networks provide important perspectives that help shape our culture, especially in recruitment, talent acquisition, business development, and retention. These groups, which are open to all associates, are designed to increase engagement, promote education, support associate career development, extend our brand in the community, and present commercial opportunities for associates globally and the firm. Experiential learning opportunities provide elevated visibility, access, and development to engage and support our associates. We provide access to external development programs to support the development plans and aspirations of our talent. In an effort to complement career development and mobility, resources and targeted learning sessions were provided in