24F-2NT 1 csf24f2_1201.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 24F-2 Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24F-2 1. Name and address of issuer: Columbia Special Fund 1301 S.W. Fifth Avenue Portland, OR 97201 2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed: 3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4362 Securities Act File Number: 2-99207 4. (a) Last day of fiscal year for which this form is filed: December 31, 2001 4. (b) [ ] Check box if this form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). 4. (c) [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form. 5. Calculation of registration fee: (i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $ 268,983,651 -------------- (ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 307,848,629 -------------- (iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not previously used to reduce registration fees payable to the Commission: $ 390,277,982 ---------------- (iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $ 698,126,611 -------------- (v) Net sales if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ -- -------------- (vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5 (iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ (429,142,960) ---------------- (vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee: x .000092 ------------ (viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter 0 if no fee is due): $ - 0 - ------------ 6. Prepaid Shares: If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here: 0. If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0 7. Interest due if this form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year: $ - 0 - ------------ 8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: $ - 0 - ------------ 9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository: Method of Delivery: [ ] Wire Transfer [ ] Mail or other means SIGNATURES This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: (Signature and Title)* _____JEFF B. CURTIS_____ Jeff B. Curtis, President Date: March 28, 2002 COLUMBIA FUNDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1300 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, Oregon 97201 March 28, 2002 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: Columbia Special Fund File No. 2-99207 and 811-4362 Transmitted herewith for filing on behalf of Columbia Special Fund, is the Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Annual Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933. No filing fee is due. Any questions regarding this transmission can be directed to the undersigned at (503) 795-6397. Sincerely, MARK A. WENTZIEN Mark A. Wentzien Vice President and Associate Counsel Columbia Funds Management Company