0001193125-16-544663.txt : 20160418 0001193125-16-544663.hdr.sgml : 20160418 20160418134906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-544663 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160418 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160418 SUBJECT COMPANY: 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 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09645 FILM NUMBER: 161576584 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 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 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000059843 Class A COAVX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000029895 Class A NIVLX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000059844 Class C COCVX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000029897 Class C NVICX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000059845 Class R COVUX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000094654 Class R CIVRX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000059846 Class Z COSZX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000029898 Class Z EMIEX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000101817 Class I COVIX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000094653 Class I CVLIX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000121784 Class B COBVX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000029896 Class B NBIVX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000159974 Class R4 COSVX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000122588 Class R4 CVFRX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000021046 Columbia Overseas Value Fund C000159975 Class R5 COSSX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 S000010802 Columbia International Value Fund C000122589 Class R5 CLVRX 425 1 d183317d425.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 Companies:

Columbia Funds Series Trust

(SEC File No. 811-09645)

  

 

 

Supplement dated April 18, 2016
to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus, as supplemented, of each of the following funds:
Fund Prospectus and Summary Prospectus Dated
Columbia Funds Series Trust  
Columbia International Value Fund 7/1/2015
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund II 7/1/2015
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund III 7/1/2015
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund V 7/1/2015
   
Columbia Funds Series Trust I  
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund 1/1/2016
   
(each, a Selling Fund)
The Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders held on April 15, 2016, to consider proposals to merge each Selling Fund with and into the corresponding acquiring fund listed in the table below (each, a Buying Fund), was adjourned to 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) on June 13, 2016 at 225 Franklin Street (Room 3100 on the 31st floor), Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The adjournment will provide additional time for further solicitation of these proposals.
    
Selling Fund Buying Fund
Columbia International Value Fund Columbia Overseas Value Fund
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund II Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund III Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund V Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund Columbia Contrarian Core Fund
   
The foregoing is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, shares of any Buying Fund, nor is it a solicitation of any proxy. For information regarding a Buying Fund, or to receive a free copy of a prospectus/proxy statement relating to a proposed merger, please call the proxy solicitor or visit its website. The telephone number and website for the proxy solicitor may be obtained by visiting columbiathreadneedle.com/us. The prospectus/proxy statement contains important information about fund objectives, strategies, fees, expenses and risk considerations. The prospectus/proxy statement is also 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.
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