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Authorization—YOU MUST SIGN BELOW
By signing below, I hereby apply for an account in the PA 529 Investment Plan. I certify that:
• I have received the PA 529 Investment Plan Disclosure Statement and Participation Agreement. I understand that by signing this
Enrollment Application, I am also signing and agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Disclosure Statement and
Participation Agreement. I understand that this Enrollment Application shall be construed, governed, and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Except as set forth below, I understand that the Disclosure Statement and Participation Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the account owner and the PA 529 Investment Plan. No person is authorized to make an oral modication to this agreement.
• I understand that I may incur federal and state income and penalty taxes as a consequence of certain activities, including terminating my
account or changing my beneciary to an ineligible person. (Account owners should seek advice from a qualied tax advisor.)
• I understand that contributions to the PA 529 Investment Plan are not insured and that the investment returns are not guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping Services LLC., or their
afliates; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; or any other government or government agency. I understand that contributions will be
invested under the direction of the Treasurer of State and there is no assurance that the accounts under the PA 529 Investment Plan will
generate any specic rate of return; in fact, there is no assurance that the accounts will not decrease in value.
• If I have chosen the AIP or EBT option, I authorize the Investment Plan and Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping Services, LLC,
upon telephone or online request, to pay amounts representing redemptions made by me, or to secure payment of amounts invested
by me, by initiating credit or debit entries to my account at the bank named in Section 8. I authorize the bank to accept any such
credits or debits to my account without responsibility for their correctness. I acknowledge that the origination of ACH transactions
involving my account must comply with U.S. law. I further agree that the Investment Plan; Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping
Services, LLC; The Vanguard Group, Inc.; and their respective afliates, will not incur any loss, liability, cost, or expense for acting
upon my telephone or online request. I understand that this authorization may be terminated by me at any time by notifying the
Investment Plan; Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping Services, LLC; and the bank, and that the termination request will be
effective as soon as the PA 529 Investment Plan and Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping Services, LLC, have had a reasonable
amount of time to act upon it. I certify that I have authority to transact on the bank account identied by me.
• If I have indicated that I wish to enroll in the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards Program by completing Section 9 and submitting this
enrollment form, I am authorizing and directing the PA 529 Investment Plan to provide SAGE Scholars, Inc., with my name, address,
and Social Security number and my beneciary’s name, address, and Social Security number, as well as my e-mail address and
information on the amount of SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards discounts to which I am entitled. SAGE Scholars, Inc., will use this
information to administer the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards Program and may provide my information to SAGE Scholars member
schools so that they may contact me or my beneciary.
• I agree to the terms of the predispute arbitration clause as described in the Arbitration section of the Disclosure Statement and
Participation Agreement.
• I certify that the information provided on this form is true and accurate and that I am bound by the terms, rights, and responsibilities stated in
this agreement and by any and all statutory, administrative, and operating procedures that govern the PA 529 Investment Plan.
SIGNATURE
Signature of Account Owner Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
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Upromise and the Upromise logo are registered service marks of Upromise, Inc. All other marks are the exclusive property of their
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