Item 1. Report to
Shareholders
Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund
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December
31, 2013
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The views and opinions in this report
were current as of December 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 funds future investment intent. The report is certified under the
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Managers Letter
Fellow Shareholders
Mid-cap growth stocks produced
excellent returns in 2013, despite material federal tax increases and modest
spending cuts that took effect in the first quarter and a generally sluggish
economy for much of the year. Favorable corporate fundamentals and highly
accommodative monetary policiesincluding $85 billion in monthly Federal Reserve
purchases of Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securitiessupported the
advance. Fixed income securities lagged significantly and longer-term interest
rates rose sharply, as investors anticipated that the Fed would begin to curtail
its extraordinary stimulus efforts. When the central bank announced in
mid-December that it would start to reduce its asset purchases in January 2014,
equity investors were assuaged by the Feds pledge to keep short-term interest
rates low as long as inflation remains contained.
Your fund returned 19.01% in the
second half of 2013 and 34.57% for the entire year. As shown in the Performance
Comparison table, the fund fared better than its Russell benchmark in the last
six months but
lagged it for the year. The
fund trailed its peer group index in both periods.
While our full-year absolute
performance was excellent, our relative performance reflects our quality bias
while the most aggressive investment approaches did best. During 2013, those
companies with
the highest anticipated
earnings growth and the best prior total returns had the best performance. In
other words, not owning certain momentum stocks with very high valuations
limited the funds gains versus its benchmarks. We prefer to own stocks of
companies that consistently produce solid earnings growth over time but have
more reasonable valuations and less earnings variability. We believe these will
prove to be better long-term investments than companies whose share prices soar
like a rocket for a time but eventually crash because they cannot meet
increasingly extreme earnings expectations.
In the last six months, the funds
performance versus the Russell benchmark benefited from stock selection in the
financials, information technology, health care, and energy sectors.
Underweighting consumer staples also helped, but stock selection in the consumer
discretionary and staples sectors was subpar. For the full year, stock selection
among financials, information technology, and health care stocks was
advantageous, but our holdings in several sectors, especially consumer staples
and materials, hurt our relative performance.
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The environment for U.S. equity
investors remained very favorable throughout 2013. The housing and labor markets
have been strengthening, corporate fundamentalsalthough they have moderated
from a short-term recovery levelare still strong, and equity valuations are
mostly reasonable. Federal Reserve policies should remain highly stimulative for
some time, even as the central bank tapers its asset purchases. Corporate
balance sheets are flush with cash, and many companies are initiating or
boosting dividends or stock buybacks. Initial public offerings increased
dramatically in 2013, as newer companies issued stock to harness investors
hunger for higher returns, but merger and acquisition activity has remained low,
in part because managements are generally cautious. Given all of these
positives, it is still a great time for those seeking long-term capital growth
to invest in stocks of quality companies.
Mid-cap stocks outperformed
large-caps for the full year but lagged small-caps. The Russell Midcap Index
returned 34.76% versus 32.39% for the S&P 500 Index and 38.82% for the
small-cap Russell 2000 Index. As measured by various Russell indexes, growth
stocks outperformed value across all market capitalizations.
All sectors in the Russell Midcap
Growth Index produced positive returns. Consumer discretionary, health care,
consumer staples, and industrials and business services stocks did best. Energy
stocks performed in line with the index, while utilities, financials,
information technology, and materials trailed. Telecommunication services lagged
significantly.
Companies with the fastest
anticipated earnings growth were among the top performers in 2013, as
risk-seeking investors gravitated toward headline-grabbing companies that seemed
to offer the highest and fastest growth, regardless of lofty valuations. Over
longer time spans, these companies tend to disappoint. In contrast, it seemed
that companies featuring more reasonable earnings, revenues, valuations, and
risk/reward trade-offs were relatively ignored. We favor the latter, as
indicated earlier, and we are willing to wait for lasting investment gains to
manifest themselves while our holdings deliver solid earnings growth over
time.
As shown in the table, mid-cap growth
stocks surpassed their value counterparts in the second half of 2013, over the
last 12 months, and during the five-year period ended December 31, 2013.
Mid-caps have strongly outpaced large-caps since 2008. For the five-year period
ended December 31, 2013a mostly favorable period for equities as they recovered
from the brutal 2008 downturnthe Russell Midcap Index produced an annualized
return of 22.36% versus 17.94% for the S&P 500.
Notably, U.S. stocks have
outperformed equities in both emerging and developed non-U.S. markets in that
five-year stretch: The MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI EAFE Index
produced annualized returns of 15.15% and 12.96%, respectively. During the same
period, U.S. shares have also trounced long-term bonds, as measured by the
Citigroup 30-Year Treasury Index, which returned -1.03% on an annualized
basis.
We believe that many U.S. mid-cap
companies offer superior long-term growth potential and other favorable
characteristics. Long-term data indicate that mid-caps offer very favorable
reward versus risk dynamics. While we are pleased with their longer-term
performance, we should caution our investors that no trend lasts forever and
that eventually an outperforming asset class will experience a mean reversion.
In other words, the outperformance will eventually be followed by a period of
below-average returns that offset some of its recent superior performance and
bring returns back in line with the long-term average.
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Before discussing the portfolios
performance in detail, we would like to welcome new investors and thank all of
our longer-term investors for their continuing confidence in our portfolio
management abilities. Our reports to shareholders focus on fund activity and
performance in the most recent 6- or 12-month periods, but our time horizon for
investing is much longer. While the investment landscape is constantly changing
and occasionally challenging, we remain committed to the same strategy and
principles that have guided our management of the portfolio since its inception
10 years ago. We believe these will help us navigate through a variety of
possible market and economic environments and provide patient investors with
long-term capital growth:
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The Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund invests
in stocks of
mid-cap companies whose
earnings are expected to grow
at an
above-average rate. We define mid-cap companies as
those whose market capitalization at the time of
purchase falls
within the range of either
the S&P MidCap 400 Index or the
Russell Midcap Growth Index.
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We keep the fund fully invested because we
believe that
successful market timing is
virtually impossible and that the
costs
associated with frequent trading reduce the likelihood of
outperforming the market. We do not worry about
short-term
performance or try to forecast
the direction of the economy or
the
market. Our focus is to find mid-cap companies with the
best long-term growth potential.
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We use a number of proprietary quantitative
models to
identify and evaluate the
characteristics of individual mid-cap
growth companies and the portfolio as a whole.
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Stock selection is based on a combination of
fundamental,
bottom-up analysis and
quantitative strategies in an
attempt to
identify companies with superior long-term
appreciation prospects.
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We use a growth approach, looking for
companies with a
demonstrated ability to
increase revenues, earnings, and cash
flow
consistently; capable management; attractive business
niches; and a sustainable competitive advantage. We
favor
companies with above-average
earnings growth and lower
earnings
variability.
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Valuations are also very important. We look
for the best
relative values among
companies with the strongest businesses
and managements.
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Unlike other mid-cap growth portfolios that
are highly
concentrated, the Diversified
Mid-Cap Growth Fund typically
invests in
about 300 stocks. A high degree of diversification
helps to mitigate the downside risk attributable to any
single
poorly performing security. We
invest in companies that are
early in
their life cycles, and some will ultimately not be as
successful as we hope. Accordingly, we balance risk
with
potential returns.
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Our time horizons are longer than those of
other mid-cap
growth investors. Our
portfolio turnover rate in 2013 was
17.7%,
which is substantially less than the 2013 average of
83.6% for mid-cap growth funds, according to data
from
Morningstar Direct. (Morningstar only
calculates portfolio
turnover for their
averages at year-end, using the most recent
year-end portfolio turnover figures provided to Morningstar
by each of the underlying funds in the average.
The
Morningstar data were quoted as of
January 21, 2014.) This
implies that our
holding period for a typical stock is over five
years, whereas our average competitor holds a given stock
for a little more than one year. Our relatively low
turnover,
which is desirable from a tax
and expense perspective, reflects
our
long-term commitment to the companies in which we
invest. Many of the holdings we have recently eliminated have
outgrown the mid-cap universe.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
The Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Funds
fundamental characteristics are somewhat similar to those of the Russell Midcap
Growth Index, as indicated by the Portfolio Characteristics table. The
portfolios median
market capitalization
($9.8 billion) is a little lower than that of the Russell benchmark, while its
price/earnings (P/E) ratio (21.9) and projected earnings growth rate (14.7%) are
a little higher. These metrics reflect our commitment to mid-cap companies with
excellent long-term growth prospects.
The funds return on equity (ROE),
which measures how effectively and efficiently a company and its management are
using stockholder investments, is 17.7% versus 20.3% for the benchmark. We
consider
a high ROE to be desirable, and we
look for businesses that can sustain high profitability. One positive not shown
by the data in the table is that our holdings have lower debt than businesses
represented in the Russell index, based on certain long-term debt-to-equity
measures.
At the end of December, our largest
commitments were to consumer discretionary, information technology, health care,
and industrials and business services. We have very little exposure to utilities
and telecommunication services because there are few businesses in those sectors
that meet our growth criteria. Relative to the Russell index, we had
underweights in the consumer discretionary, financials, and consumer staples
sectors and overweights in information technology and health care.
Consumer discretionary stocksan
eclectic assortment of retailers, restaurants, and media companies, among
otherswere our top contributors to absolute performance in 2013. We favor
leading
companies with good business models
and excellent cash flow in their respective niches. Specialty retailers, ranging
from
Tiffany
to discounter
Ross Stores
, advanced strongly.
Restaurant and hotel stocks also did quite well, led by
Chipotle Mexican Grill
and
Wynn Resorts
, respectively. Another significant contributor was
Michael Kors Holdings
. This rapidly growing maker of womens apparel and
accessories has been a very successful investment for uswe made a private
investment before the company went public and purchased additional shares at the
time of the IPO in late 2011. However, its
valuation has become quite aggressive and expectations are very high. We
expect a period of underperformance, so we decided to harvest our gains and seek
more sustainable growth opportunities and more reasonable valuations elsewhere.
(Please refer to the funds portfolio of investments for a complete list of
holdings and the amount each represents in the portfolio.)
Our health care investments produced
excellent returns in 2013. We overweight biotechnology companies but have broad
company, as
well as industry,
diversification to reduce risks. We also emphasize providers and services
companies given demographic factors and growing demand for access to health care
services. Biotech stocks contributed substantially to performance, with gains
concentrated in
Incyte
,
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals
, and
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
. Our providers and services companies advanced broadly but were less
robust; still, drug distributor
AmerisourceBergen
did extremely
well thanks to superior revenue growth. Other health care industry allocations,
such as pharmaceuticals and life sciences tools and services, generally made
milder contributions to performance. Equipment and supply companies lagged for
the year. During the
fourth quarter, we
reestablished a position in
Intuitive
Surgical
, a maker of a very successful
robotic surgery system whose shares we sold some time ago as the company moved
into the large-cap universe. The company experienced a period of moderating
growth that caused its shares to underperform and its market capitalization to
drop back into the mid-cap range.
Our information technology stocks
produced strong absolute returns and outperformed their peers in the Russell
index over the last year. We favor companies with strong business models in
industries with high barriers to entry and lower risk of commoditization. We
consider technology to be a winner take all space in which an industry leader
emerges and thrives because its products and
services are broadly embraced (think of Googles search engine) while smaller
competitors are overlooked and struggle to stay relevant. As a result,
selectivity is essential to avoid inexpensive companies with intractable
disadvantages. Software industry stocks collectively did best, led by
ServiceNow
, while three of our IT services
companies
Alliance Data
Systems
,
Gartner
, and
Vantiv
produced
excellent 12-month returns. Among
Internet
software stocks,
LinkedIn
, which operates a social media site for business
professionals, and Chinese Internet portal
Sina
fared well. Communications
equipment companies were lackluster.
Our industrials and business services
stocks performed well over the last year. While some may have wide earnings
variance due to the cyclical nature of their businesses, we tend to favor
higher-quality industrials that are world-class in their niches and have greater
earnings stability throughout the business cycle.
Wabtec
and
Flowserve
led the machinery industry. Our three airline
stocks
Southwest Airlines
, Panama-based
Copa Holdings
, and
Alaska Air Group
produced excellent returns amid lower jet fuel costs
stemming from brisk U.S. oil production. Also, shares of regional railroad
company
Kansas City
Southern
,
which operates in the U.S. and
Mexico, surged and were helped by increased U.S. shipping and expectations for
stronger Mexican economic growth stemming from energy reforms.
Financials are a small part of the
mid-cap growth universe, but our holdings outperformed their peers in the
Russell benchmarkby a magnitude that we do not typically experiencedue to
broadly favorable capital markets and interest rate trends. Operators of
securities exchanges
IntercontinentalExchange
and
CBOE Holdings
were outstanding. Online brokers
E*TRADE Financial
and
TD Ameritrade Holding
rose sharply as retail trading activity
picked up. Regional banks
SVB Financial
Group
and
BankUnited
also
did well.
Our holdings in the energy sector
performed in line with their peers in the Russell benchmark over the last year.
We favor differentiated service companies or those that are skilled at finding
underlying resources, particularly the lowest-cost producers; we do not attempt
to predict commodity price movements. Gains were concentrated in several
exploration companies, led by
Pioneer
Natural Resources
, which enjoyed great
success in U.S. oil drilling in 2013. Several of our equipment and services
companies also did well, especially
Core
Laboratories
and
Oceaneering International
.
Our consumer staples holdings
produced good absolute returns but lagged their benchmark peers, which hurt our
relative results. We continue to believe that most companies in the sector are
fairly valued, if not overvalued; hence, we underweight the sector. Most of our
positions are makers of food and beverage products with strong brands that we
have owned for several years.
Hershey
Foods
, bakery products maker
Flowers Foods
, and organic grocery store operator
Whole Foods Market
were among our top performers in the sector. Not owning some multilevel
marketing companies that had monstrous returns for the year hurt our relative
performance. These are tough business models, as demonstrated by the struggles
of Avon for the last several years.
Our materials stocks also lagged
their Russell benchmark peers over the year. We favor differentiated
companiesprimarily in the chemicals and metals and mining industriesthat can
add value to a commodity or are well positioned for the long term. Although
several chemicals companies did extremely well, poor performance of fertilizer
company
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile
following the breakup of a global
potash cartel offset some of these gains. We maintain a modest exposure to gold
mining, and 2013 was a very challenging year for the commodity as well as the
miners.
OUTLOOK
Stocks performed very well in 2013
and over the last five years, despite a weaker-than-average economic recovery.
Equity valuations, while higher than they have been for several years, remain
quite reasonable. If the sluggish economy persists, it would be highly
unlikely, though not impossible, for the
market to achieve 30% gains again in 2014. We believe investors should expect
more modest equity returns in the near term.
While there are some pockets of
speculation and excessive valuations, we believe the core of the market is
reasonably valued. The most attractive companies in the market, in our opinion,
are the ones we favor: companies with solid earnings growth and reasonable
valuations. In fact, they have become somewhat easier to identify because they
have significantly lagged the short-term performance of companies with the
fastest anticipated growth.
Our basic outlook has not changed in
the last six months. We believe the current environment continues to provide
patient investors who are willing to take prudent risks with a great opportunity
to invest in equities for long-term capital growth. Consider the positives: The
U.S. economy and corporate earnings are growing; the Federal Reserve is likely
to keep short-term interest rates very low for some time, even as it tapers its
asset purchases; corporations have substantial cash reserves on their strong
balance sheets and have generally been responsible stewards of capital. In
addition, bond returns are likely to be negative as interest rates return to
normal levels in the years ahead, while stocks, which are under-owned by
individual investors, have much more potential for long-term capital
growth.
Thank you for your confidence in T.
Rowe Price.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald J. Peters
Cochairman of the funds Investment Advisory
Committee
Donald J. Easley
Cochairman of the funds Investment Advisory
Committee
January 21, 2014
The committee cochairmen have
day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio and work with committee
members in developing and executing the funds investment
program.
RISKS OF INVESTING
As with all equity funds, this funds
share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular
industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many
reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad,
changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects
for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors,
including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In
addition, our assessment of companies held in the fund may prove incorrect,
resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the
funds investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public,
resulting in lagging performance versus other types of stock funds.
The stocks of mid-cap companies
entail greater risk and are usually more volatile than the shares of large
companies. In addition, growth stocks can be volatile for several reasons. Since
they usually reinvest a high proportion of earnings in their own businesses,
they may lack the dividends usually associated with value stocks that can
cushion their decline in a falling market. Also, since investors buy these
stocks because of their expected superior earnings growth, earnings
disappointments often result in sharp price declines.
Diversification cannot protect
against loss in a declining market or assure a profit.
GLOSSARY
Earnings growth ratecurrent
fiscal year:
Measures the annualized
percent change in earnings per share from the prior fiscal year to the current
fiscal year.
Lipper indexes:
Fund benchmarks that consist of a small number (10 to
30) of the largest mutual funds in a particular category as tracked by Lipper
Inc.
Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio12
months forward:
A valuation measure
calculated by dividing the price of a stock by the analysts forecast of the
next 12 months expected earnings. The ratio is a measure of how much investors
are willing to pay for the companys future earnings. The higher the P/E, the
more investors are paying for a companys earnings growth in the next 12
months.
Projected earnings growth rate
(IBES):
A companys expected earnings
per share growth rate for a given time period based on the forecast from the
Institutional Brokers Estimate System, which is commonly referred to as
IBES.
Return on equity (ROE)current
fiscal year:
A valuation measure
calculated by dividing the companys current fiscal year net income by
shareholders equity (i.e., the companys book value). ROE measures how much a
company earns on each dollar that common stock investors have put into the
company. It indicates how effectively and efficiently a company and its
management are using stockholder investments.
Russell Midcap Growth
Index:
An index that tracks the
performance of mid-cap stocks with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecast growth values.
Russell Midcap
Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks
the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000
Index.
Russell Midcap Value
Index:
An index that tracks the
performance of mid-cap stocks with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecast
growth values.
S&P 500 Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks the stocks of 500
primarily large-cap U.S. companies.
S&P MidCap 400
Index:
An unmanaged index that tracks
the stocks of 400 U.S. mid-cap companies.
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.
Note: Russell Investment Group is the
source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the
Russell indexes. Russell
®
is a trademark of Russell Investment
Group.
Performance and Expenses
This chart shows the value of a
hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods
or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared
with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group
average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted
from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.
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
expenses based on the funds actual returns. 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 funds actual expense ratio and an assumed
5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the funds 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.
Note:
T. Rowe Price charges an annual account service fee of
$20, generally for accounts with less than $10,000. The fee is waived for any
investor whose T. Rowe Price mutual fund accounts total $50,000 or more;
accounts electing to receive electronic delivery of account statements,
transaction confirmations, prospectuses, and shareholder reports; or accounts of
an investor who is a T. Rowe Price Preferred Services, Personal Services, or
Enhanced Personal Services client (enrollment in these programs generally
requires T. Rowe Price assets of at least $100,000). This fee is not included in
the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you
are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing
the expenses of this fund with other funds.
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.
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to
Financial Statements
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T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap
Growth Fund, Inc. (the fund), is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the 1940 Act) as a diversified, open-end management investment company.
The fund commenced operations on December 31, 2003. The fund seeks to provide
long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stocks of mid-cap
growth companies.
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Basis of
Preparation
The fund is an investment
company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial
Accounting Standards Board
Accounting
Standards Codification
Topic 946 (ASC
946). The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
including but not limited to ASC 946. GAAP requires 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. Earnings on investments
recognized as partnerships for federal income tax purposes reflect the tax
character of such earnings. 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.
Rebates and
Credits
Subject to best execution, the
fund may direct certain security trades to brokers who have agreed to rebate a
portion of the related brokerage commission to the fund in cash. Commission
rebates are reflected as realized gain on securities in the accompanying
financial statements. Additionally, the fund earns credits on temporarily
uninvested cash balances held at the custodian, which reduce the funds custody
charges. Custody expense in the accompanying financial statements is presented
before reduction for credits.
New Accounting
Guidance
On January 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 funds net assets or results of operations.
NOTE 2 - VALUATION
The funds 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 funds 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 funds 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 funds Board; is chaired by the funds 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. Actively traded domestic equity securities
generally are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. OTC Bulletin
Board 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 funds 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 issuers 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 arms 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 funds financial
instruments, based on the inputs used to determine their fair values on December
31, 2013:
There were no material transfers
between Levels 1 and 2 during the year.
Following is a reconciliation of the
funds Level 3 holdings for the year ended December 31, 2013. Gain (loss)
reflects both realized and change in unrealized gain/loss on Level 3 holdings
during the period, if any, and is included on the accompanying Statement of
Operations. The change in unrealized gain/loss on Level 3 instruments held at
December 31, 2013, totaled $330,000 for the year ended December 31,
2013.
NOTE 3 - OTHER INVESTMENT
TRANSACTIONS
Consistent with its investment
objective, the fund engages in the following practices to manage exposure to
certain risks and/or to enhance performance. The investment objective, policies,
program, and risk factors of the fund are described more fully in the funds
prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Restricted
Securities
The fund may invest in
securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale.
Prompt sale of such securities at an acceptable price may be difficult and may
involve substantial delays and additional costs.
Securities Lending
The fund lends its securities to approved brokers to
earn additional income. Its securities lending activities are administered by a
lending agent in accordance with a securities lending agreement. It receives
collateral in the form of cash or U.S. government securities, valued at 102% to
105% of the value of the securities on loan. Collateral is maintained over the
life of the loan in an amount not less than the value of loaned securities; any
additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to
the fund the next business day. Cash collateral is invested by the lending
agent(s) in accordance with investment guidelines approved by fund management.
Additionally, the lending agent indemnifies the fund against losses resulting
from borrower default. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral and
indemnification, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities
and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the
securities, collateral investments decline in value and the lending agent fails
to perform. Securities lending revenue consists of earnings on invested
collateral and borrowing fees, net of any rebates to the borrower, compensation
to the lending agent, and other administrative costs. In accordance with GAAP,
investments made with cash collateral are reflected in the accompanying
financial statements, but collateral received in the form of securities is not.
At December 31, 2013, the value of loaned securities was $11,398,000; the value
of cash collateral and related investments was $11,562,000.
Other
Purchases and sales of portfolio securities other than
short-term securities aggregated $83,733,000 and $44,126,000, respectively, for
the year ended December 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 funds 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.
Reclassifications to paid-in capital
relate primarily to the current net operating loss. Reclassifications between
income and gain relate primarily to per share rounding of distributions. For the
year ended December 31, 2013, the following reclassifications were recorded to
reflect tax character (there was no impact on results of operations or net
assets):
Distributions during the years ended
December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, totaled $206,000 and $592,000,
respectively, and were characterized as ordinary income for tax purposes. At
December 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 for tax purposes. The fund intends to retain
realized gains to the extent of available capital loss carryforwards. Net
realized capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future
realized capital gains. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the fund
utilized $6,869,000 of capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE 5 - 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). The investment management agreement between the fund
and Price Associates provides for an annual investment management fee, which is
computed daily and paid monthly. The fee consists of an individual fund fee,
equal to 0.35% of the funds average daily net assets, and a group fee. The
group fee rate is calculated based on the combined net assets of certain mutual
funds sponsored by Price Associates (the group) applied to a graduated fee
schedule, with rates ranging from 0.48% for the first $1 billion of assets to
0.275% for assets in excess of $400 billion. The funds group fee is determined
by applying the group fee rate to the funds average daily net assets. At
December 31, 2013, the effective annual group fee rate was 0.29%.
In addition, the fund has entered
into service agreements with Price Associates and two wholly owned subsidiaries
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 funds transfer and dividend-disbursing agent. T. Rowe Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc., provides subaccounting and recordkeeping
services for certain retirement accounts invested in the fund. For the year
ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred pursuant to these service agreements
were $90,000 for Price Associates; $280,000 for T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.;
and $6,000 for T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan 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.
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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To the Board of Directors and
Shareholders of
T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund,
Inc.
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 Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (the Fund) at
December 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 Funds
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
December 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
February 14, 2014
Tax
Information (Unaudited) for the Tax Year Ended
12/31/13
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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 funds distributions to
shareholders included $26,000 from long-term capital gains, subject to the 15%
rate gains category.
Information on Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures, and
Records
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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 funds Statement
of Additional Information. You may request this document by calling
1-800-225-5132 or by accessing the SECs 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 funds most recent annual proxy
voting record is available on our website and through the SECs website. To
access it through our website, follow the above directions 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
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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 funds Form N-Q is available
electronically on the SECs website (sec.gov); hard copies may be reviewed and
copied at the SECs 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
Funds Directors and Officers
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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 funds officers, who are
listed in the final table. At least 75% of the Boards 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
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(Year of
Birth)
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Year
Elected*
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[Number of T.
Rowe Price
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Principal
Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies and
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Portfolios
Overseen]
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Other
Investment Companies During the Past Five Years
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William R.
Brody, M.D., Ph.D.
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President and
Trustee, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2009
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(1944)
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to present);
Director, Novartis, Inc. (2009 to present); Director, IBM
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2009
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(2007 to
present); President and Trustee, Johns Hopkins University
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[157]
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(1996 to 2009);
Chairman of Executive Committee and Trustee,
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Johns Hopkins
Health System (1996 to 2009)
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Anthony W.
Deering
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Chairman, Exeter
Capital, LLC, a private investment firm (2004 to
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(1945)
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present);
Director and Member of the Advisory Board, Deutsche
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2003
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Bank North
America (2004 to present); Director, Under Armour
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[157]
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(2008 to
present); Director, Vornado Real Estate Investment Trust
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(2004 to
2012)
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Donald W. Dick,
Jr.
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Principal,
EuroCapital Partners, LLC, an acquisition and management
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(1943)
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advisory firm
(1995 to present)
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2003
|
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[157]
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Bruce W.
Duncan
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President, Chief
Executive Officer, and Director, First Industrial Realty
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(1951)
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Trust, owner and
operator of industrial properties (2009 to present);
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2013
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Chairman of the
Board (2005 to present), Interim Chief Executive
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[157]
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Officer (2007),
and Director (1999 to present), Starwood Hotels &
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Resorts, a hotel
and leisure company; Senior Advisor, Kohlberg,
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Kravis, Roberts
& Co. LP, a global investment firm (2008 to 2009);
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Trustee,
Starwood Lodging Trust, a real estate investment trust and
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former
subsidiary of Starwood (1995 to 2006)
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Robert J.
Gerrard, Jr.
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Advisory Board
Member, Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies (1997
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(1952)
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to present);
Chairman of Compensation Committee and Director,
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2012
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Syniverse
Holdings, Inc. (2008 to 2011); Executive Vice President
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[157]
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and General
Counsel, Scripps Networks, LLC (1997 to 2009)
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Karen N.
Horn
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Limited Partner
and Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group,
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(1943)
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an advisory and
investment banking firm (2004 to present); Director,
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2003
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Eli Lilly and
Company (1987 to present); Director, Simon Property
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[157]
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Group (2004 to
present); Director, Norfolk Southern (2008 to
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present);
Director, Fannie Mae (2006 to 2008)
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Paul F.
McBride
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Former Company
Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources
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(1956)
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and Corporate
Initiatives (2004 to 2010)
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2013
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[157]
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Cecilia E.
Rouse, Ph.D.
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Dean, Woodrow
Wilson School (2012 to present); Professor and
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(1963)
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Researcher,
Princeton University (1992 to present); Director, MDRC
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2012
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(2011 to
present); Member, National Academy of Education (2010
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[157]
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to present);
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic
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Researchs Labor
Studies Program (1998 to 2009 and 2011 to
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present);
Member, Presidents Council of Economic Advisors
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(2009 to 2011);
Member, The MacArthur Foundation Network on
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the Transition
to Adulthood and Public Policy (2000 to 2008);
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Member, National
Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood
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Johnson
Foundations Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
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(2008); Director
and Member, National Economic Association
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(2006 to 2008);
Member, Association of Public Policy Analysis and
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Management
Policy Council (2006 to 2008); Member, Hamilton
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Projects
Advisory Board at The Brookings Institute (2006 to 2008);
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Chair of
Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economic
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Profession,
American Economic Association (2006 to 2008 and
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2012 to
present)
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John G.
Schreiber
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Owner/President,
Centaur Capital Partners, Inc., a real estate
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(1946)
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investment
company (1991 to present); Cofounder and Partner,
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2003
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Blackstone Real
Estate Advisors, L.P. (1992 to present); Director,
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[157]
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General Growth
Properties, Inc. (2010 to present); Director, BXMT
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(formerly
Capital Trust, Inc.), a real estate investment company
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(2012 to
present); Director and Chairman of the Board, Brixmor
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Property Group, Inc. (2013 to present)
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Mark R.
Tercek
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President and
Chief Executive Officer, The Nature Conservancy (2008
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(1957)
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to present);
Managing Director, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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2009
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(1984 to
2008)
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[157]
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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
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(Year of
Birth)
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Year
Elected*
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[Number of T.
Rowe Price
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Principal
Occupation(s) and Directorships of Public Companies and
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Portfolios
Overseen]
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Other
Investment Companies During the Past Five Years
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Edward C.
Bernard
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Director and
Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice Chairman of the
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(1956)
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Board, Director,
and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.;
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2006
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Chairman of the
Board, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price
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[157]
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Investment
Services, Inc.; Chairman of the Board and Director,
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T. Rowe Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price
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Services, Inc.;
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
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and Director, T.
Rowe Price International; Chairman of the Board,
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Chief Executive
Officer, Director, and President, T. Rowe Price Trust
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Company;
Chairman of the Board, all funds
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Brian C. Rogers,
CFA, CIC
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Chief Investment
Officer, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price;
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(1955)
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Chairman of the
Board, Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice
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2013
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President, T.
Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice President, T. Rowe Price
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[105]
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Trust
Company
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*Each
inside director serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a
successor.
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Officers
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Name
(Year of Birth)
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Position
Held With Diversified
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Mid-Cap
Growth Fund
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Principal Occupation(s)
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Kennard W.
Allen (1977)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc.
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Peter J.
Bates, CFA (1974)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc.
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Brian W.H.
Berghuis, CFA (1958)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
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Donald J.
Easley, CFA (1971)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Executive
Vice President
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Group,
Inc.
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Roger L.
Fiery III, CPA (1959)
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Vice
President, Price Hong Kong, Price
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Vice
President
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Singapore,
T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group,
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Inc., T.
Rowe Price International, and T. Rowe
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Price Trust
Company
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John R.
Gilner (1961)
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Chief
Compliance Officer and Vice President,
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Chief
Compliance Officer
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T. Rowe
Price; Vice President, T. Rowe Price
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Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Investment
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Services,
Inc.
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Gregory S.
Golczewski (1966)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Trust
Company
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Gregory K.
Hinkle, CPA (1958)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
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Treasurer
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Group,
Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company
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Patricia B.
Lippert (1953)
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Assistant
Vice President, T. Rowe Price and
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Secretary
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T. Rowe
Price Investment Services, Inc.
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Sudhir
Nanda, Ph.D., CFA (1959)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc.
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David
Oestreicher (1967)
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Director,
Vice President, and Secretary, T. Rowe
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Vice
President
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Price
Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe
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Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc., T. Rowe
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Price
Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust
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Company;
Chief Legal Officer, Vice President,
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and
Secretary, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; Vice
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President
and Secretary, T. Rowe Price and
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T. Rowe
Price International; Vice President,
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Price Hong
Kong and Price Singapore
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Timothy E.
Parker, CFA (1974)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc.
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Donald J.
Peters (1959)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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President
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Group,
Inc.
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Deborah D.
Seidel (1962)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services,
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Inc., and
T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.
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Amit Seth
(1979)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc.; formerly student, Harvard Business
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School (to
2009)
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John F.
Wakeman (1962)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Group,
Inc.
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Julie L.
Waples (1970)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price
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Vice
President
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Rouven J.
Wool-Lewis, Ph.D. (1973)
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Vice
President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe
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Vice
President
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Price
Group, Inc.; formerly Vice President of
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Corporate
Strategy, UnitedHealth Group (to
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2011);
Associate Analyst, Oppenheimer &
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Company (to
2009)
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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.
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