UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT PLEASE VOTE TODAY!
CONTROL NUMBER
Dear Shareholder:
We still need your vote on important proposals related to your investment in Aquila High Income Fund (the “Fund”). If you vote immediately, you will help minimize the cost of outreach and you will not receive any additional calls or emails regarding the proposals.
A Special Meeting of Shareholders for the Fund is scheduled to be held on September 20, 2024. Your vote is needed to help achieve the number of votes required to pass the proposals at the meeting.
Your vote is very important no matter how many shares you have.
Please Vote Today! Choose one of the options below to vote:
| ● | Touch-tone voting – Please call (866) 858-9528 from any touch-tone telephone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and refer to the Control Number listed above. |
| ● | Internet voting – visit http://www.proxypush.com/AFT and refer to the Control Number listed above; or |
| ● | Speak with a live representative by calling (888) 734-2670 (toll free) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. EDT Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday to speak with a live representative of Mediant, the firm assisting Aquila Funds Trust in gathering votes. Please have your Control Number (listed above) in hand. |
Important details of the Special Meeting are described in the proxy statement/prospectus, which was previously distributed to shareholders is also available online at www.proxydocs.com/AFT. Please read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any decision to approve the proposals.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Diana P. Herrmann
President and CEO Aquila Investment Management LLC
YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
CONTROL NUMBER
Dear Shareholder:
On September 20, 2024, a Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held for Aquila High Income Fund. As a valued shareholder, your participation is crucial.
Your vote is very important no matter how many shares you have.
It’s easy to cast your vote! Choose one of the options below:
| ● | Touch-tone voting – Please call (866) 858-9528 from any touch-tone telephone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and refer to the Control Number listed above. |
| ● | Internet voting – visit http://www.proxypush.com/AFT and refer to the Control Number listed above; or |
| ● | Speak with a live representative by calling (888) 734-2670 (toll free) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. EDT Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday to speak with a live representative of Mediant, the firm assisting Aquila Funds Trust in gathering votes. Please have your Control Number (listed above) in hand. |
Important details of the Special Meeting are described in the proxy statement/prospectus, which was previously distributed to shareholders and is also available online at www.proxydocs.com/AFT. Please read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any decision to approve the proposals.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Diana P. Herrmann
President and CEO Aquila Investment Management LLC
TIME IS RUNNING OUT PLEASE VOTE TODAY!
CONTROL NUMBER
Dear Shareholder:
We still need your vote on important proposals related to your investment in Aquila Opportunity Growth Fund (the “Fund”). If you vote immediately, you will help minimize the cost of outreach and you will not receive any additional calls or emails regarding the proposals.
A Special Meeting of Shareholders for the Fund is scheduled to be held on September 20, 2024. Your vote is needed to help achieve the number of votes required to pass the proposals at the meeting.
Your vote is very important no matter how many shares you have.
Please Vote Today! Choose one of the options below to vote:
| ● | Touch-tone voting – Please call (866) 858-9528 from any touch-tone telephone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and refer to the Control Number listed above. |
| ● | Internet voting – visit http://www.proxypush.com/AFT and refer to the Control Number listed above; or |
| ● | Speak with a live representative by calling (888) 734-2670 (toll free) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. EDT Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday to speak with a live representative of Mediant, the firm assisting Aquila Funds Trust in gathering votes. Please have your Control Number (listed above) in hand. |
Important details of the Special Meeting are described in the proxy statement/prospectus, which was previously distributed to shareholders is also available online at www.proxydocs.com/AFT. Please read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any decision to approve the proposals.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Diana P. Herrmann
President and CEO Aquila Investment Management LLC
YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
CONTROL NUMBER
Dear Shareholder:
On September 20, 2024, a Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held for Aquila Opportunity Growth Fund. As a valued shareholder, your participation is crucial.
Your vote is very important no matter how many shares you have.
It’s easy to cast your vote! Choose one of the options below:
| ● | Touch-tone voting – Please call (866) 858-9528 from any touch-tone telephone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and refer to the Control Number listed above. |
| ● | Internet voting – visit http://www.proxypush.com/AFT and refer to the Control Number listed above; or |
| ● | Speak with a live representative by calling (888) 734-2670 (toll free) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. EDT Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday to speak with a live representative of Mediant, the firm assisting Aquila Funds Trust in gathering votes. Please have your Control Number (listed above) in hand. |
Important details of the Special Meeting are described in the proxy statement/prospectus, which was previously distributed to shareholders and is also available online at www.proxydocs.com/AFT. Please read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any decision to approve the proposals.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Diana P. Herrmann
President and CEO Aquila Investment Management LLC