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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"&gt;Supplement to the Summary Prospectuses and Prospectuses of AMT Funds,
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The date of this supplement is March 27, 2026.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please retain this supplement for future reference.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</oef:SupplementToProspectusTextBlock>
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please retain this supplement for future reference.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</oef:SupplementToProspectusTextBlock>
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