-----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, B9V4RQp7RnUClvda41DwxOWCfjiDcKBWOlWRQAOKxocA0XuhcK59nKynh7H184NV jGANJR1djMHX8ojTW0g/TA== /in/edgar/work/0000021832-00-000369/0000021832-00-000369.txt : 20001128 0000021832-00-000369.hdr.sgml : 20001128 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000021832-00-000369 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20001127 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315665 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] IRS NUMBER: 046452949 FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-66976 FILM NUMBER: 777103 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST II / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950926 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL MONEY MARKET FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000021847 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] IRS NUMBER: 046012903 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-15184 FILM NUMBER: 777104 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST III DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL GROWTH SHARES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910917 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL GROWTH SHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860827 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST IV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000276716 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] IRS NUMBER: 042651415 FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-62492 FILM NUMBER: 777105 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST IV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TAX EXEMPT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910917 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TAX EXEMPT HIGH YIELD TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851117 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY STEIN ROE FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000809558 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] IRS NUMBER: 366851784 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-11351 FILM NUMBER: 777106 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003382550 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STEINROE INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STEINROE EQUITY TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19891127 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STEINROE EQUITY PORTFOLIO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880308 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST V CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000810891 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-12109 FILM NUMBER: 777107 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST V DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19911016 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST VI CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000883163 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] IRS NUMBER: 046700215 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-45117 FILM NUMBER: 777108 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CENTER CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST VI DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920826 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST IX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001053576 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-66819 FILM NUMBER: 777109 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 ATLANTIC AVENUE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 ATLANTIC AVENUE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LAMCO TRUST I DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980123 497 1 0001.txt Liberty Small-Cap Value Fund Liberty Value Opportunities Fund Liberty Value Fund Liberty All-Star Growth & Income Fund Liberty Strategic Balanced Fund Liberty Short Term Government Fund Liberty Oregon Tax-Free Fund Liberty Florida Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty Michigan Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty Minnesota Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty North Carolina Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty Contrarian Small-Cap Fund Liberty Contrarian Balanced Fund Liberty Newport Tiger Cub Fund Liberty Newport Global Equity Fund Liberty Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Funds") SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUSES (Replacing Supplement dated October 26, 2000) On October 17 or October 26, 2000 the respective Boards of Trustees of the Funds approved a proposal to reorganize each of the Funds into the respective Acquiring Fund listed below, subject to shareholder approval. If shareholders of each Fund approve the proposal, all of the assets of the Fund will be transferred to the respective Acquiring Fund and shareholders of each Fund will receive shares of the Acquiring Fund in exchange for their shares. Shareholders of each Fund are scheduled to vote on the proposal at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on December 27, 2000. If approved on that date, the reorganizations are proposed to take place in January, 2001. Shareholders of the Funds will be mailed information detailing the proposal on or about November 20, 2000. In connection with the proposed reorganizations of the Funds, the Boards of Trustees have suspended the sale of each Fund's shares effective November 8, 2000. Consequently, purchase orders for Fund shares received (except those purchases that are part of the Automatic Investment Plan, Automated Dollar Cost Averaging program, Automatic Dividend Diversification program, dividend reinvestments, contributions to certain existing retirement plan accounts and purchases through wrap fee accounts) will be rejected by each Fund. - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Funds Acquiring Funds - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Liberty Small-Cap Value Fund Liberty Select Value Fund - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Liberty Value Opportunities Fund Liberty Growth & Income Fund Liberty Value Fund Liberty All-Star Growth & Income Fund - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Liberty Strategic Balanced Fund The Liberty Fund - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Liberty Short Term Government Fund Liberty Intermediate Government Fund - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Liberty Oregon Tax-Free Fund Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty Florida Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty Michigan Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty Minnesota Tax-Exempt Fund Liberty North Carolina Tax-Exempt Fund - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Liberty Contrarian Small-Cap Fund Liberty Special Fund - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Liberty Contrarian Balanced Fund Liberty Contrarian Equity Fund - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Liberty Newport Tiger Cub Fund Liberty Newport Asia Pacific Fund - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Liberty Newport Global Equity Fund Liberty Newport Global Utilities Fund - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Liberty Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund Stein Roe Intermediate Municipals Fund - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- G-36/887D-1100 November 15, 2000 November 27, 2000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----