Company: TROW
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001113169-25-000007
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Company: PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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There is uncertainty associated with the regulatory and compliance environments in which we operate. Our business is subject to extensive and complex, overlapping and/or conflicting, and frequently changing rules, regulations, policies and legal interpretations, around the world. Additionally, over the past several years the pace and scope of new rules, regulations, policies and legal interpretations has increased both in the U.S. and globally, which requires additional resources and expense in order for us to digest and institute processes to comply.

Furthermore, in recent years several governments have proposed or enacted policies, legislation, and executive actions relating to ESG and DEI initiatives for the private sector. More recently, interested parties on both sides of the debate have sought to utilize the courts, social media and other means to change the practices of companies. We communicate certain approaches regarding environmental, social, diversity, and other ESG-related matters in our regulatory filings or in other public disclosures. We could be criticized for the accuracy or completeness of the disclosure and for the scope or nature of such initiatives or approaches, or for any changes to them over time.

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If we are unable to maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we could be subject to criminal and civil liability, the suspension of our personnel, fines, penalties, sanctions, injunctive relief, exclusion from certain markets, or temporary or permanent loss of licenses or registrations necessary to conduct our business. A regulatory proceeding, even if it does not result in a finding of wrongdoing or sanctions, could consume a substantial amount of time, management attention, and expense. Any regulatory investigation and any failure to maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations could severely damage our reputation, adversely affect our ability to conduct business and decrease revenue and net income, and potentially result in complex and costly litigation.

Legal and regulatory developments in the mutual fund, retirement and investment advisory industry could increase our regulatory burden, impose significant financial and strategic costs on our business, and cause a loss of, or impact the servicing of, our clients and fund shareholders.

Our regulatory environment is frequently altered by new laws and regulations and by revisions to, and evolving interpretations of, existing regulations. New laws and regulations present areas of uncertainty susceptible to alternative interpretations; regulators and prospective litigants may not agree with reasoned interpretations we adopt. Future changes could require us to modify or curtail our investment offerings and business operations which may impact our expenses and profitability. Additionally, some laws and regulations may not directly apply to our business but may impact the capital markets, service providers, or have other indirect effects on our ability to