-----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, QsXm6G8pCY6gA3lhclbOzoTZ8rPzdYKe7+gmvNlZpqLBGEyMIrBJsB61WzJJF1+r v7WgQOeD6xdvFaU6A0h6lQ== 0000717316-09-000007.txt : 20090415 0000717316-09-000007.hdr.sgml : 20090415 20090415155500 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000717316-09-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090415 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090415 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090415 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN CENTURY CALIFORNIA TAX FREE & MUNICIPAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000717316 IRS NUMBER: 946562826 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-82734 FILM NUMBER: 09751113 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1665 CHARLESTON RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003218321 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1665 CHARLESTON RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960815 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE & MUNICIPAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910218 0000717316 S000005671 CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND C000015528 INVESTOR CLASS BCTXX 497 1 supp.htm PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT supp.htm

American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds
 
Prospectus Supplement
 
California Tax-Free Money Market Fund
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Supplement dated April 15, 2009 ¡ Prospectus dated January 1, 2009
 
 
The following replaces the last paragraph on page 10 and all of page 11:
 
California Tax-Free Money Market Fund is participating in the U.S. Department of Treasury's Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the "Program"). Under the Program, the Treasury guarantees fund investors that they will receive $1 for each share held by them as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, in the event that the fund's net asset value drops below $1 per share and the fund liquidates. Shares acquired after September 19, 2008 generally are not eligible for protection under the Program. If the number of shares an investor holds fluctuates (including reaching a zero balance followed by the repurchase of additional shares), the investor will be covered for either the number of shares held as of September 19, 2008, or the current amount, whichever is less.
 
The Program's initial term covered the period from September 19, 2008 through December 18, 2008. The Secretary of the Treasury extended the Program through April 30, 2009, and further extended it through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the fund has approved the fund's continued participation in the Program.
 
Participation in the initial three months of the Program required the fund to make a payment to the Treasury in an amount equal to 0.01% of the fund's net assets as of September 19, 2008. Participation from December 19, 2008 through April 30, 2009 required the fund to make an additional payment to the Treasury in an amount equal to 0.015% of the fund's net assets as of September 19, 2008. Participation from May 1, 2009 through September 18, 2009 required the fund to make a third payment to the Treasury, also in an amount equal to 0.015% of the fund's net assets as of September 19, 2008. The expense of the fund's participation will be borne by the fund.
 
The Secretary of the Treasury currently has no authority to extend the program beyond September 18, 2009.
 
Additional information about the Program is available at http://www.ustreas.gov.
 







 

 



 

 
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