0001193125-12-390788.txt : 20120913 0001193125-12-390788.hdr.sgml : 20120913 20120913150100 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-390788 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120913 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120913 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Columbia Funds Series Trust II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001352280 IRS NUMBER: 204384176 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21852 FILM NUMBER: 121089957 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 FRANKLIN STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 612-671-4321 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50606 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: H27/5228 CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55474 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RIVERSOURCE SERIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070928 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT SERIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060801 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RiverSource Retirement Series Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060206 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 FRANKLIN STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 FRANKLIN STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONS FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991022 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010774 Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001352280 S000031360 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund C000097478 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund Class A AXMAX C000097479 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund Class B ABMBX C000097480 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund Class C AGECX C000097481 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund Class R CBARX C000097482 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund Class R4 CMRRX C000097483 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund Class Z CBAZX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010796 Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001352280 S000031361 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund C000097484 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund Class A AUCAX C000097485 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund Class B AMDBX C000097486 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund Class C RBMCX C000097487 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund Class R CPMRX C000097488 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund Class R4 CBTRX C000097489 Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund Class Z CPMZX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001352280 S000031348 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund C000097384 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund Class A APIAX C000097385 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund Class B AXIBX C000097386 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund Class C APICX C000097387 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund Class I APRIX C000097388 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund Class R4 CMIVX C000097389 Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund Class Z CMVZX 425 1 d411175d425.htm COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST Columbia Funds Series Trust
   Filing by Columbia Funds Series Trust pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, and deemed filed under Rule 14a-12(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  

 

Subject Company:

  

Columbia Funds Series Trust II

(SEC File No. 811-21852)

 

Prospectus Supplement – September 13, 2012

to the Prospectus(es), as supplemented, of each of the following funds:

Fund         Prospectus(es) Dated    

Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund

    3/1/2012

Columbia Diversified Bond Fund

    10/28/2011

Columbia Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund

    3/1/2012

Columbia Frontier Fund

    3/1/2012

Columbia Government Money Market Fund

    4/1/2012

Columbia High Yield Opportunity Fund

    10/1/2011

Columbia Large Cap Value Fund

    7/1/2012

Columbia LifeGoal® Income Portfolio

    6/1/2012

Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund

    3/1/2012

Columbia Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund

    4/1/2012

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund

    3/1/2012

Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund

    6/1/2012

Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund

    6/1/2012

Columbia Select Small Cap Fund

    8/1/2012

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

    7/1/2012

Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Income Fund

    5/1/2012

Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund

    5/1/2012

Columbia Variable Portfolio - Money Market Fund

    5/1/2012

(each, an Acquired Fund)

In August/September 2012, the Board of Trustees of each Acquired Fund approved a proposal to merge the Acquired Fund with and into the corresponding acquiring fund listed in the table below (each, an Acquiring Fund). Each merger, except for the merger of Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund with and into Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund, is expected to be a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The merger of Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund with and into Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund is expected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a contribution of assets by the Acquired Fund in exchange for partnership units of the Acquiring Fund, followed by a liquidation of the Acquired Fund. More information about each Acquiring Fund and the definitive terms of each of the proposed mergers will be included in proxy materials.

Each of the mergers identified in the table below is subject to certain conditions, including approval by shareholders of the Acquired Fund. It is currently anticipated that proxy materials regarding the mergers will be distributed to shareholders of the Acquired Funds, and to owners of the variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies, as applicable, that are shareholders of the Acquired Funds, later this year or in early 2013, and that meetings of shareholders to consider the mergers will be held in the first half of 2013.

 

 

Acquired Fund

   Acquiring Fund
Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund   Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund
Columbia Diversified Bond Fund   Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund
Columbia Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund   Columbia Emerging Markets Fund

 

Acquired Fund

   Acquiring Fund
Columbia Frontier Fund   Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I
Columbia Government Money Market Fund   Columbia Money Market Fund
Columbia High Yield Opportunity Fund   Columbia High Yield Bond Fund
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund   Columbia Equity Value Fund
Columbia LifeGoal® Income Portfolio   Columbia Portfolio Builder Conservative Fund
Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund   Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund   Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Multi-Advisor International Value Fund   Columbia Overseas Value Fund
Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Aggressive Fund   Columbia LifeGoal® Balanced Growth Portfolio
Columbia Portfolio Builder Moderate Conservative Fund   Columbia LifeGoal® Income and Growth Portfolio
Columbia Select Small Cap Fund   Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II   Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I
Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Income Fund   Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund   Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Money Market Fund   Columbia Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund

The foregoing is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, shares of any Acquiring Fund, nor is it a solicitation of any proxy. For information regarding an Acquiring Fund, or to receive a free copy of a prospectus/proxy statement relating to a proposed merger once a registration statement relating to the proposed merger has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and becomes effective, please call the proxy solicitor or visit its website. The telephone number and website for the proxy solicitor may be obtained, when available, by visiting www.columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus/proxy statement (when available) will contain important information about fund objectives, strategies, fees, expenses and risk considerations. The prospectus/proxy statement will also be available for free on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Please read the prospectus/proxy statement carefully before making any decision to invest or when considering a merger proposal.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

 

S-6400-37 A (9/12)