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  0001352578
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001113169
  PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC
  000-32191
  100 EAST PRATT STREET
  P.O. BOX 89000
  BALTIMORE
  MD
  21289-0320
  4103452000
  Stromberg William J
  Officer
  Director
  Common Stock
  T. Rowe Price Brokerage
  4515 Painters Mill Road
  Owings Mills
  MD
  21117
  5000
  486050.00
  223470000
  11/15/2023
  Nasdaq
  Common Stock
  09/21/2001
  ISO Option Exercise
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  N
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  09/21/2001
  SWAP
  Common Stock
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  ISO Option Exercise
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  N
  4496
  03/22/2001
  SWAP
  Y
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  11/15/2023
  William J. Stromberg