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SUMMARY
PROSPECTUS

 

TMDXX

 

July 1, 2016

 
  

T. Rowe Price

Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund

A money fund seeking income exempt from federal and Maryland state income taxes.

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund online at troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling
1-800-225-5132 or by sending an e-mail request to info@troweprice.com. This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the fund’s prospectus, dated July 1, 2016, and Statement of Additional Information, dated July 1, 2016.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


  

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Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide preservation of capital, liquidity, and, consistent with these objectives, the highest level of income exempt from federal and Maryland state and local income taxes.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

  

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
purchases

NONE

  

Maximum deferred sales charge (load)

NONE

  

Redemption fee

NONE

  

Maximum account fee

$20a

Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)

Management fees

0.39%

  

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.00%

  

Other expenses

0.21%

  

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.60%b

a Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee.

b The figure shown in the fee table does not match the “Ratio of expenses to average net assets” shown in the Financial Highlights table, as that figure includes the effect of voluntary management fee waivers.

Example This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

    

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

$61

$192

$335

$750

Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies The fund will invest at least 65% of its total assets in Maryland municipal securities, and at least 80% of the fund’s income is expected to be exempt from federal and Maryland state and local income taxes. The fund is a


  

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money fund managed in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The fund intends to qualify as a “retail money market fund” in accordance with amendments to Rule 2a-7 that go into effect on October 14, 2016.

“Retail money market funds” are required to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit investments in the fund to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. The fund has implemented policies and procedures designed to limit new investments in the fund to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. The fund is also working with its intermediaries to obtain assurances that they have developed adequate procedures to limit new investments in the fund to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Any new investors wishing to purchase shares may be required to demonstrate eligibility (for example, by providing their Social Security number). It is expected that on or around September 23, 2016, the fund will, upon at least 60 days’ advance written notification, begin to involuntarily redeem any investors who do not satisfy these eligibility requirements. Existing shareholders who do not meet the eligibility criteria may generally continue to purchase additional shares until the involuntary redemption date. If you hold shares through an intermediary, contact your intermediary to determine when these restrictions and actions may be imposed on your account.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-7, beginning October 14, 2016, if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets, the fund’s Board of Directors, in its discretion, may impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the shares redeemed or temporarily suspend redemptions from the fund for up to 10 business days during any 90-day period (i.e., a “redemption gate”). In addition, if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets at the end of any business day, the fund must impose a 1% liquidity fee on shareholder redemptions unless the fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees determines that not doing so is in the best interests of the fund.

The fund is managed to provide a stable share price of $1.00 by investing in high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated municipal money market securities. The fund’s weighted average maturity will not exceed 60 calendar days, the fund’s weighted average life will not exceed 120 calendar days, and the fund will not purchase any security with a remaining maturity longer than 397 calendar days (unless otherwise permitted by Rule 2a-7). When calculating its weighted average maturity, the fund may shorten its maturity by using the interest rate resets of certain adjustable rate securities. The fund may not take into account these resets when calculating its weighted average life.

The securities purchased by the fund are subject to the maturity, credit quality, diversification, and other requirements of Rule 2a-7. All securities purchased by the fund present minimal credit risk in the opinion of T. Rowe Price. In selecting securities for the fund, the portfolio manager may examine relationships among yields of various types and maturities of money market securities in the context of interest rate outlooks. The fund’s yield will fluctuate with changes in short-term interest rates.


  

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Up to 20% of the fund’s income could be derived from securities that are subject to the alternative minimum tax.

The fund may invest a significant portion of assets in securities that are not general obligations of the state. These may be issued by local governments or public authorities and are rated according to their particular creditworthiness, which may vary from the state’s general obligation securities. From time to time, the fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in sectors with special risks, such as health care, transportation, utilities, or private activity bonds.

Due to seasonal variations in the supply of suitable Maryland municipal securities, the fund may invest in other municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal but not Maryland income taxes. While efforts will be made to minimize such investments, they could comprise up to 10% of the fund’s annual income.

The fund may sell holdings for a variety of reasons, such as to adjust the portfolio’s average maturity, duration, or credit quality or to shift assets into and out of higher-yielding or lower-yielding securities or different sectors.

Principal Risks As with any mutual fund, there can be no guarantee the fund will achieve its objective. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. Beginning October 14, 2016, the fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. T. Rowe Price has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that T. Rowe Price will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

Money funds have experienced significant pressures from shareholder redemptions, issuer credit downgrades, illiquid markets, and historically low yields on the securities they can hold. There have been a very small number of money funds in other fund complexes that have “broken the buck,” which means that those funds’ investors did not receive $1.00 per share for their investment in those funds. The potential for realizing a loss of principal in the fund could derive from:

Credit risk This is the risk that an issuer of a debt security could suffer an adverse change in financial condition that results in a payment default, security downgrade, or inability to meet a financial obligation. However, the credit quality of the securities held by the fund may change rapidly in certain market environments, which could result in significant net asset value deterioration and the inability to maintain a $1.00 share price.

Interest rate risk This is the risk that a decline in interest rates will lower a fund’s yield, or that a rise in the overall level of interest rates will cause a decline in the prices of fixed income securities held by a fund. The fund’s yield will vary; it is not


  

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fixed for a specific period like the yield on a bank certificate of deposit. This is a disadvantage when interest rates are falling because the fund would have to reinvest at lower interest rates. During periods of extremely low or negative short-term interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield or yields on par with historical levels or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price. A sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could increase the likelihood that the fund’s share price will drop below a dollar. In addition, the fund’s investment adviser may discontinue its voluntary waiver of the fund’s management fee at any time, which could also negatively affect the fund’s yield.

Municipal securities risk The fund will be highly impacted by events tied to the overall municipal securities markets, which can be very volatile and significantly affected by unfavorable legislative or political developments and adverse changes in the financial conditions of municipal securities issuers. Income from municipal securities held by the fund could be declared taxable because of changes in tax laws or interpretations by taxing authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a municipality. In addition, a portion of the fund’s otherwise tax-exempt dividends may be taxable to those shareholders subject to the alternative minimum tax.

Certain sectors of the municipal bond market have special risks that can impact such sectors more significantly than the market as a whole. For example: health care can be negatively impacted by rising expenses and dependency on third party reimbursements; transportation can be negatively impacted by declining revenues or unexpectedly high construction or fuel costs; utilities are subject to governmental rate regulation; and private activity bonds rely on project revenues and the creditworthiness of the corporate user as opposed to governmental support. Investing significantly in municipal obligations backed by revenues of similar types of industries or projects may make the fund more susceptible to developments affecting those industries and projects.

State-specific risk This is the risk that developments in Maryland will adversely affect the securities held by the fund. Because the fund invests primarily in securities issued by Maryland and its municipalities, it is more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in Maryland than are funds that invest in municipal securities of many states. Adverse developments in an economic sector may have far-reaching impacts on the overall Maryland municipal securities market. A bond default or credit rating downgrade, or even negative perceptions of the ability to make timely bond payments, involving only a small number of Maryland municipal securities issuers could affect the market values and marketability of all Maryland municipal securities.

As of May 1, 2016, the state of Maryland’s general obligation debt was rated Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) and AAA by S & P Global Ratings (S&P) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch). All three agencies have assigned a stable outlook.

Liquidity risk This is the risk that the fund may not be able to sell a holding in a timely manner at its current carrying value. The fund may experience heavy


  

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redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, which could cause the fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a depressed value and affect the fund’s ability to maintain a $1.00 share price. In addition, the fund’s Board has discretion to temporarily suspend fund redemptions when permitted by applicable regulations or to liquidate the fund if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10%. The secondary market for certain municipal bonds tends to be less developed and liquid than many other securities markets, which may adversely affect the fund’s ability to sell such municipal bonds at attractive prices.

Stable net asset value risk The fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If a money market fund fails to maintain a stable net asset value, or if there is a perceived threat that a money market fund is likely to fail to maintain a stable net asset value, money market funds in general, including the fund, could experience significant redemption activity. This could push the market prices of securities held by the fund down and make it more difficult for the fund to maintain a stable $1.00 net asset value per share. The fund’s shareholders should not rely on or expect the fund’s investment adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the fund, enter into capital support agreements with the fund, make capital infusions into the fund, or take other actions to help the fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.

Redemption risk The fund may be subject to periods of increased redemptions that could cause the fund to sell its assets at disadvantageous times or at a depressed value or loss, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, and that could affect the fund’s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Periods of heavy redemptions may result in the fund’s weekly liquidity level falling below certain minimums required by Rule 2a-7, which, effective October 14, 2016, may result in the fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees imposing a liquidity fee or redemption gate.

Performance The bar chart showing calendar year returns and the average annual total returns table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing how much returns can differ from year to year and how the fund’s average annual returns for certain periods compare with the returns of a comparable market index. The fund’s performance information represents only past performance and is not necessarily an indication of future results.

The fund can also experience short-term performance swings, as shown by the best and worst calendar quarter returns during the years depicted.


  

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The fund’s return for the three months ended 3/31/16 was 0.00%.

            

Average Annual Total Returns

          

 

 

Periods ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

1 Year 

  

5 Years 

  

10 Years 

  

 

 

Maryland Tax-Free Money Fund

0.01 

%

0.01 

%

0.80 

%

 

 

Lipper Other States Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds Average

0.02 

 

 

0.02 

 

 

0.81 

 

 

 

Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com or may be obtained by calling 1-800-225-5132.

Management

Investment Adviser T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price)

    

Portfolio Manager

Title

Managed Fund Since

Joined Investment
Adviser

Joseph K. Lynagh

Chairman of Investment

Advisory Committee

2001

1990

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The fund requires a $1,000 minimum initial investment and a $100 minimum subsequent investment for individual retirement accounts, small business retirement plan accounts, and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts. For all other accounts, the fund generally requires a $2,500 minimum initial investment and a $100 minimum subsequent investment. The investment minimums may be modified for financial intermediaries that submit orders on behalf of their customers.


  

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You may purchase, redeem, or exchange fund shares by accessing your account online at troweprice.com, by calling 1-800-225-5132, or by written request. If you hold shares through a financial intermediary, you must purchase, redeem, and exchange shares through your intermediary.

Tax Information

The fund declares dividends daily and pays them on the first business day of each month. Any capital gains are declared and paid annually, usually in December. The fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from federal and Maryland income taxes. However, a portion of the fund’s distributions may be subject to income taxes or the alternative minimum tax. A redemption or exchange of fund shares, and any capital gains distributed by the fund, may be taxable.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

  

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

F138-045 7/1/16