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        <explanatoryNotes>nullSection 14A Say-On-Pay executive compensation-related proxies voted by Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. on behalf of each separate investment series of Fenimore Asset Management Trust (the "Trust") in its capacity as the investment adviser to the Trust are reported separately on the Trust's Form NP-X filing submission.</explanatoryNotes>
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