-----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, V2f+Y6DeKUQrUSn+DHzsOsuwQhl8TohFBqdZBPsayi45Cn8dFc7uGZ/udOkbDdFX +KTj+q7XNUgID4/nZcQhcA== 0000021847-02-000172.txt : 20020712 0000021847-02-000172.hdr.sgml : 20020712 20020712153720 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000021847-02-000172 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020712 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000021847 IRS NUMBER: 046012903 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-15184 FILM NUMBER: 02701965 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 FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST V CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000810891 FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-12109 FILM NUMBER: 02701966 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CTR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19911016 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL TRUST V DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315665 IRS NUMBER: 046452949 FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-66976 FILM NUMBER: 02701967 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: 19920505 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: 19950926 497 1 libertymergers.txt SUPPLEMENT LIBERTY INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND LIBERTY OHIO TAX-EXEMPT FUND LIBERTY NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND LIBERTY CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND CLASS A LIBERTY MIDCAP GROWTH FUND LIBERTY CONTRARIAN EQUITY FUND LIBERTY CONTRARIAN FUND (THE "FUNDS") SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUSES The respective Boards of Trustees of the Funds have approved proposals to reorganize each of the Funds into the respective Acquiring Fund listed below, subject to shareholder approval and the satisfaction of certain other conditions (including, for the reorganizations involving Columbia Funds, the approval of the Boards of Directors of the Columbia Funds). If shareholders of a Fund approve the proposal relating to the reorganization of their Fund, all of the assets of that Fund will be transferred to the respective Acquiring Fund and shareholders of that Fund will receive shares of the respective Acquiring Fund in exchange for their shares. Shareholders of each Fund are scheduled to vote on the proposal relating to the reorganization of their Fund at a special meeting of shareholders to be held in late October, 2002. If approved at the special meeting, the reorganizations are proposed to take place in November, 2002. Shareholders of each Fund will be mailed information detailing the proposal relating to the reorganization of their Fund in late August or early September, 2002. In connection with the proposed reorganizations of the Funds, the Boards of Trustees have suspended the sale of each Fund's shares effective as of the close of business on July 26, 2002. Consequently, purchase orders for shares of the Funds (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 not be accepted by the Funds after July 26, 2002. - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Funds Acquiring Funds - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Liberty Intermediate Government Fund Liberty Federal Securities Fund - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Liberty Ohio Tax-Exempt Fund Stein Roe Managed Municipals Fund - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Liberty Newport International Equity Fund Columbia International Stock Fund - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Liberty Capital Opportunities Fund Class A Columbia Special Fund Liberty Midcap Growth Fund - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Liberty Contrarian Equity Fund Columbia Strategic Value Fund Liberty Contrarian Fund - -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- G-36/371K-0602 July 12, 2002 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----