-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V+FH/E95QDye1/8D+X8idM/9zwLx0jJiaMhDP4+gEbKIS/Frm4pnypGo1pE61rIB tU9qLphFCbQD2gCdlspOYQ== 0000021832-04-000133.txt : 20040701 0000021832-04-000133.hdr.sgml : 20040701 20040701162029 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000021832-04-000133 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040701 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040701 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 IRS NUMBER: 362692100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-34223 FILM NUMBER: 04895554 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 W MONROE STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126349200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 W MONROE STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY ACORN TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010424 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940204 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACORN FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 497 1 classb.txt CLASS B DEALER REALLOWANCE COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST Supplement dated July 1, 2004 To Class A, B and C Share Prospectuses Dated May 1, 2004 of Columbia Acorn Fund Columbia Acorn International Columbia Acorn USA Columbia Acorn Select Columbia Acorn International Select Columbia Thermostat Fund Effective July 1, 2004, the table for sales charges for Class B shares for purchases of less than $250,000, and the first paragraph following that table under the heading "Your Account--Sales Charges" are being replaced in their entirety by the following:
Purchases of less than $250,000: Class B Sales Charges % deducted when Holding period after purchase shares are sold Through first year 5.00 Through second year 4.00 Through third year 3.00 Through fourth year 3.00 Through fifth year 2.00 Through sixth year 1.00 Longer than six years 0.00
Up-front commission to financial advisors is 4.00% and is paid by the distributor. From the 12b-1 annual fee of 1.00% paid out of your Fund assets, the distributor retains 0.75%, and your financial advisor is paid the remaining 0.25% as an ongoing commission. ACN-36/288S-0704 July 1, 2004 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----