As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2014
Securities Act Registration No. 2-34223
Investment Company Act File No. 811-1829
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Post-Effective Amendment No. 100
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 75
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone number: 312.634.9200
Scott R. Plummer c/o Columbia Management 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 |
P. Zachary Egan Columbia Acorn Trust 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 |
Mary C. Moynihan Perkins Coie LLP 700 13th Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20005 | ||
(Agents for service) |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
x | immediately upon filing pursuant to rule 485(b) |
¨ | on pursuant to rule 485(b) |
¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to rule 485(a)(1) |
¨ | on pursuant to rule 485(a)(l) |
¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to rule 485(a)(2) |
¨ | on pursuant to rule 485(a)(2). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this post-effective amendment pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois on May 16, 2014.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST | ||
By |
/S/ P. ZACHARY EGAN | |
P. Zachary Egan, President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name |
Title |
Date | ||||||
/S/ LAURA M. BORN |
Trustee and Chair | ) | ||||||
Laura M. Born | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ MICHELLE L. COLLINS |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
Michelle L. Collins | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ MAUREEN M. CULHANE |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
Maureen M. Culhane | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ MARGARET M. EISEN |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
Margaret M. Eisen | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ JOHN C. HEATON |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
John C. Heaton | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ STEVEN N. KAPLAN |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
Steven N. Kaplan | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ DAVID J. RUDIS |
Trustee | ) | May 16, 2014 | |||||
David J. Rudis | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ DAVID B. SMALL |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
David B. Small | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ CHARLES P. MCQUAID |
Trustee | ) | ||||||
Charles P. McQuaid | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ P. ZACHARY EGAN |
President (principal executive officer) | ) | ||||||
P. Zachary Egan | ) | |||||||
) | ||||||||
/S/ BRUCE H. LAUER |
Treasurer (principal financial and | ) | ||||||
Bruce H. Lauer | accounting officer) | ) |
Index of Exhibits Filed with this Amendment
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
EX-101.INS |
XBRL Instance Document | |
EX-101.SCH |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
EX-101.CAL |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
EX-101.DEF |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
EX-101.LAB |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
EX-101.PRE |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
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