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Maryland 529 is excited to announce its new partnership with Intuition College Savings Solutions, LLC as Program Manager of the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust (“MPCT” or “Prepaid College Trust”).

Maryland 529 conducted a competitive procurement to explore all available program manager options and chose Intuition College Savings Solutions as the company that will best meet the needs of the MPCT Account Holders. Intuition College Savings Solutions is a leading provider in the 529 industry, focused exclusively on development of premiere solutions for the 529 marketplace for over 30 years. The Maryland Prepaid College Trust will mark the 12th 529 prepaid or savings plan administered by Intuition College Savings Solutions, from their offices in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. More information about Intuition College Savings Solutions can be found on their website at intuitioncss.com

Intuition will offer a number of significant enhancements with the transition, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021. Highlights include:

Eliminating the MPCT enrollment fee for new online enrollments
Enhanced online experience
Paperless statements and online messaging
Online Benefit Claims
Electronic payments for distribution (expected in early 2022)

The transition of program management operations from the State to Intuition College Savings Solutions does not affect Tuition benefits or State tax advantages of the Prepaid College Trust. Additionally, MPCT will continue to be backed by a Maryland Legislative Guarantee; should the Trust ever experience a financial shortfall, Maryland law requires the Governor to include funds in the State budget to allow the Trust to pay Account Holders’ full Benefits. As with the entire State budget, the Maryland General Assembly has final approval.

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The Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust and Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan Disclosure Statements provide investment objectives, risks, expenses and costs, Fees, and other information you should consider carefully before investing. If you or your Beneficiary live outside of Maryland, you should compare Maryland 529 to any college savings program offered by your home state or your Beneficiary's home state, which may offer state tax or other state benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors that are only available for investments in such state's 529 plan. Previously, the combined Prepaid College Trust and College Investment Plan Disclosure Statements and the Highlights Brochure were collectively referred to as the "Enrollment Kit." These individual Plan Disclosure Statements replace the Enrollment Kit as the offering materials for each plan as of 12/1/2021.

*Morningstar analysts reviewed 62 plans for its 2021 ratings (10/26/21), of which 11 plans received a “Silver” rating. To determine a plan’s rating, Morningstar’s analysts organized their research around four key pillars: Process, People, Parent, and Price. Visit this site for additional information about Morningstar's methodology. Plans were then assigned forward-looking ratings of “Gold,” “Silver,” “Bronze,” “Neutral,” and “Negative.” Each year, certain of the industry’s smallest plans are not rated.

Analyst Ratings are subjective in nature and should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions. Analyst Ratings are based on Morningstar analysts’ current expectations about future events and, therefore, involve unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Morningstar’s expectations not to occur or to differ significantly from what was expected. Morningstar does not represent its Analyst Ratings to be guarantees.

© 2021 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust and Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan Disclosure Statements provide investment objectives, risks, expenses and costs, Fees, and other information you should consider carefully before investing. If you or your Beneficiary live outside of Maryland, you should compare Maryland 529 to any college savings program offered by your home state or your Beneficiary's home state, which may offer state tax or other state benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors that are only available for investments in such state's 529 plan. Previously, the combined Prepaid College Trust and College Investment Plan Disclosure Statements and the Highlights Brochure were collectively referred to as the "Enrollment Kit." These individual Plan Disclosure Statements replace the Enrollment Kit as the offering materials for each plan as of 12/1/2021.

*Morningstar analysts reviewed 62 plans for its 2021 ratings (10/26/21), of which 11 plans received a “Silver” rating. To determine a plan’s rating, Morningstar’s analysts organized their research around four key pillars: Process, People, Parent, and Price. Visit this site for additional information about Morningstar's methodology. Plans were then assigned forward-looking ratings of “Gold,” “Silver,” “Bronze,” “Neutral,” and “Negative.” Each year, certain of the industry’s smallest plans are not rated.

Analyst Ratings are subjective in nature and should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions. Analyst Ratings are based on Morningstar analysts’ current expectations about future events and, therefore, involve unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Morningstar’s expectations not to occur or to differ significantly from what was expected. Morningstar does not represent its Analyst Ratings to be guarantees.

© 2021 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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