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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number 000-32191 T.ROWE PRICE GROUP , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland State of incorporation Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common stock , $ .20 par value per share ( Title of class ) 100 East Pratt Street , Baltimore , Maryland 21202 Address , including zip code , of principal executive offices ( 410 ) 345-2000 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Large accelerated filer 52-2264646 IRS Employer Identification No. TROW ( Ticker symbol ) Yes □ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . □ Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes □ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S - T during the preceding 12 months . Yes ο No Non - accelerated filer ( do not check if smaller reporting company ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer ” and “ smaller reporting company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ( Name of exchange on which registered ) Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 0 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . □ Yes The aggregate market value of the common equity ( all voting ) held by non - affiliates ( excludes executive officers and directors ) computed using $ 123.50 per share ( the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) was $ 27.8 billion . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of the latest practicable date , February 8 , 2021 , is 227,946,081 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : In Part III , the Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A . Exhibit index begins on page 84 . No