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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000021847-01-500207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011102
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY ACORN TRUST
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: []
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: 1774399
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: ACORN FUND INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940204
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SUPPLEMENT
LIBERTY ACORN TRUST
Liberty Acorn Fund
Liberty Acorn International
Liberty Acorn USA
Liberty Acorn Twenty
Liberty Acorn Foreign Forty
Supplement to Prospectuses and
Statement of Additional Information
On November 1, 2001, Fleet National Bank completed its acquisition of the asset
management business of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc., including the Funds'
investment advisor. Fleet National Bank is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
FleetBoston Financial Corporation, a U.S. financial holding company. Under the
rules for mutual funds, the transaction resulted in a change of control of the
Funds' investment advisor and, therefore, an assignment of its investment
advisory contract with the Funds. At a meeting of shareholders held on October
24, 2001, shareholders of the Funds approved a new investment advisory contract.
The new contract is substantially identical in all respects to the contract in
effect prior to November 1, 2001 except for its effective and termination dates
and other non-material changes.
As of November 1, 2001, the Funds' investment advisor is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Fleet/Liberty Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Fleet National Bank, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of
FleetBoston Financial Corporation. Each of FleetBoston Financial Corporation,
Fleet National Bank and Fleet/Liberty Holdings, Inc. is located at 100 Federal
Street, Boston, MA 02110.
The Funds' investment advisor is a limited partnership managed by its general
partner, WAM Acquisition G.P. ("WAM GP"). WAM GP is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Fleet/Liberty Holdings, Inc. and is located at 227 West Monroe Street, Suite
3000, Chicago, IL 60606.
November 2, 2001