0001193125-20-039736.txt : 20200218 0001193125-20-039736.hdr.sgml : 20200218 20200218090702 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-039736 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200218 SUBJECT COMPANY: 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: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01829 FILM NUMBER: 20623750 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 FILED BY: 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: 425 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 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000024958 Columbia Acorn International Class A LAIAX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000033622 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund C000103328 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Class A CAGAX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000024960 Columbia Acorn International Class C LAICX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000033622 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund C000103329 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Class C CGMCX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000024961 Columbia Acorn International Institutional Class ACINX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000033622 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund C000103331 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Institutional Class CEFZX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000097733 Columbia Acorn International Institutional 2 Class CAIRX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000033622 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund C000122754 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Institutional 2 Class CANRX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000122738 Columbia Acorn International Advisor Class CCIRX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000033622 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund C000122753 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Class CAERX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000122739 Columbia Acorn International Institutional 3 Class CCYIX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 S000033622 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund C000128887 Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Institutional 3 Class CPHRX 425 1 d879935d425.htm COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST Columbia Acorn Trust

 

Filing by Columbia Acorn 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 Acorn Trust

(SEC File No. 811-01829)

Supplement dated February 18, 2020
to the Prospectus, Summary Prospectus, and Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated May 1, 2019, each as
supplemented (as applicable), of each of the following Funds:
Fund
Columbia Acorn Trust
Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund
Columbia Acorn Select
In February 2020, the Board of Trustees of each Fund, having determined that a reorganization of that Fund was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders, voted to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to reorganize the Fund (each, a Target Fund) with and into the corresponding acquiring fund presented in the table below (each, an Acquiring Fund). Pursuant to applicable law (including the Investment Company Act of 1940) the reorganizations may be implemented without shareholder approval. The reorganizations are expected to occur in the third quarter of 2020 and are expected to be tax-free reorganizations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Additional information about the reorganizations will be made available to shareholders in a Combined Information Statement/Prospectus prior to the reorganization date.
Target Fund Acquiring Fund
Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Columbia Acorn International
Columbia Acorn Select Columbia Acorn 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. Because each Target Fund will reorganize into the corresponding Acquiring Fund on its reorganization date, you should consider the appropriateness of making a new or subsequent investment in the Target Fund prior to its reorganization date. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, strategies, fees and expenses of an Acquiring Fund and/or Target Fund carefully before investing. To obtain an Acquiring Fund's current prospectus, shareholder reports and other regulatory filings, contact your financial intermediary or visit columbiathreadneedleus.com.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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