SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER
REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
Investment Company Act
file number: 2-96924
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
1300 N. State Street
Bellingham, Washington
98225-4730
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices, including ZIP Code)
Elliot S. Cohen
1300 N. State Street
Bellingham, Washington
98225-4730
(Name and Address of
Agent for Service)
Registrant’s Telephone
Number – (360) 734-9900 Ext. 1804
Date of fiscal year end:
May 31, 2024
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2024
Item 1. Report to Shareowners
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Registrant has adopted a code of ethics
that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal
financial officer or persons performing similar functions, which is included
with this submission as Exhibit (a)(1) and posted on the Registrant’s website at https://www.saturna.com/code-ethics.
Requests may also be made via telephone at 1-800-728-8762, and will be
processed within one business day of receiving such request.
Item 3. Audit Committee
Financial Expert
(a)(1)(i) The Trustees of Amana
Mutual Funds Trust determined, at their quarterly meeting of June 12, 2003,
that the Trust shall have at least one audit committee financial expert serving
on its Audit & Compliance Committee.
(a)(2) Mr. Ron Fielding,
independent Trustee (as defined for investment companies), presently serves as
financial expert.
Item 4. Principal Accountant
Fees and Services
(a) Audit Fees
For the fiscal years ending May 31, 2024, and 2023 the aggregate
audit fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal
accountant were $124,000 and $124,000, respectively.
(b) Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees billed by the principal accountant for
assurance and related services that were not included under paragraph (a) for
the fiscal years ending May 31, 2024, and 2023.
(c) Tax Fees
For the fiscal years ending May 31, 2024, and 2023, the aggregate tax fees billed for professional tax
preparation services rendered by the principal accountant were $20,000 and $20,000
respectively. Service includes preparation of the
Funds’ federal and state income tax returns.
(d) All Other Fees
There were no other fees billed by the principal accountant for
the fiscal years ending May 31, 2024, and 2023.
(e)(1) Audit Committee
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The following is an excerpt from the Amana Mutual Funds Trust
Audit & Compliance Committee Charter:
D.
Oversight of Independent Auditors
3. Pre-approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services. Except as
provided below, the Committee’s prior approval is necessary for the engagement
of the independent auditors to provide any audit or non-audit services for the
Trust and any non-audit services for any entity controlling, controlled by or
under common control with Saturna that provides ongoing services to the Trust
(Saturna and each such entity, an “Adviser Affiliate”) where the engagement
relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Trust.
Non-audit services that qualify under the de minimis exception described in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules thereunder,
that were not pre-approved by the Committee, must be approved by the Committee
prior to the completion of the audit. Pre-approval by the Committee is not
required for engagements entered into pursuant to (a) pre-approval policies and
procedures established by the Committee, or (b) pre-approval granted by one or
more members of the Committee to whom, or by a subcommittee to which, the
Committee has delegated pre-approval authority, provided in either case, that
the Committee is informed of each such service at its next regular meeting.
(e)(2)
Percentages of Services
None
of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) were approved
by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X.
(f) Not
applicable.
(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the principal accountant
for services rendered to the Registrant are shown above in the response to Item
4(b), (c) and (d) above.
(1) The
aggregate non-audit fees billed by the principal accountant for services
rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, Saturna Capital Corporation
(“Saturna”), for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2024, and 2023 were:
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Fiscal Year
Ended
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May 2024
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May 2023
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All other fees:
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$20,000
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$20,000
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The fees listed above consist
of fees paid by Saturna to the Registrant’s principal accountant for its review
and report on Saturna’s internal transfer agency control procedures and
Saturna’s custody control procedures.
(2) The
aggregate non-audit fees billed by the principal accountant for services rendered
to entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Saturna,
for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2024, and 2022 were:
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Fiscal Year
Ended
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May 2024
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May 2023
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All other fees:
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None
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None
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(h) Registrant’s Audit Committee
The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the provision of
non-audit services that were rendered to Saturna, and any entity controlling,
controlled by or under common control with Saturna that provides ongoing
services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01
(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X and has determined that the provision of such
services is compatible with maintaining the independence of the Registrant’s
principal accountant.
Item 5. Audit Committee of
Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of
Investments
The schedule is included as
part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7. Financial Statements
and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Item 8. Changes in and
Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for
Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to
Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
The Funds’ disclosure of
remuneration items is included as part of the Financial Statements filed under
Item 7 of this form.
Item 11. Statement Regarding
Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy
Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of
Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity
Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated
Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No changes to report.
Item 16. Controls and
Procedures.
a. The Registrant’s
President and Treasurer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the
Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90
days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and
procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required
to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
b. There were no
significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 30e-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the
period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of
Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of
Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
Exhibits included with this
filing:
(a)(2) Certification
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR
270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR
270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
AMANA MUTUAL
FUNDS TRUST
By:
/s/Nicholas F. Kaiser, President
Signature and Title
Nicholas F. Kaiser, President
Printed name and Title
July 30, 2024
Date
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
By:
/s/Nicholas F. Kaiser, President
Signature and Title
Nicholas F. Kaiser, President
Printed name and Title
July 30, 2024
Date
By:
/s/ Christopher R. Fankhauser, Treasurer
Signature and Title
Christopher R. Fankhauser, Treasurer
Printed name and Title
July 30, 2024
Date