CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C 1350)

I, Jane K. Carten, certify that:

 

This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report on Form N-CSRS for the period ended November 30, 2024 (the “Report”).

 

 I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Date: 09/11/2025                                                   /s/Jane K. Carten                      Vice President 

                                                                              Jane K. Carten

                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C 1350)

I, Christopher Fankhauser, certify that:

 

This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report on Form N-CSRS for the period ended November 30, 2024 (the “Report”).

 

I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: 09/11/2025                                                    /s/Christopher R. Fankhauser    Treasurer        

                                                                              Christopher R. Fankhauser