T ROWE PRICE US EQY RESEARCH

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. equity securities. The advisor attempts to create a portfolio with similar characteristics to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index® (index) with the potential to provide excess returns relative to the index. The fund will generally remain fully invested (less than 5% in cash reserves) and seeks to be sector neutral when compared to the index. The fund is non-diversified.