-----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, TwDnWXR1hDiPBnVRZjZokVJmnkXF+lrpF/sTBcVO2dkLIUYh59EOC74dr47SP1JX 89JxuSryCXT0PzBAJfWPjQ== 0000773757-07-000262.txt : 20071130 0000773757-07-000262.hdr.sgml : 20071130 20071130154956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000773757-07-000262 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071130 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20071130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09645 FILM NUMBER: 071277866 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CENTER CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174263750 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FINANCIAL CENTER CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONS FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991022 0001097519 S000010799 Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund C000029882 Class A C000029883 Class B C000029884 Class C C000029885 Class R C000029886 Class Z DEFA14A 1 cvr.txt COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the registrant |X| Filed by a party other than the registrant |_| Check the appropriate box: |_| Preliminary proxy statement |_| Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |_| Definitive proxy statement |X| Definitive additional materials |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12 Columbia Funds Series Trust (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box): |X| No fee required. |_| Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11: (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: |_| Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |_| Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing party: (4) Date filed: IMPORTANT NOTICE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia Funds Series Trust Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS HAS BEEN ADJOURNED We recently distributed proxy materials relating to a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust. The special meeting for the Fund, originally scheduled for October 22, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, has been adjourned in order to give shareholders additional time to vote their shares. The reconvened special meeting of shareholders of the Fund will be held on December 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111. The record date for the special meeting will remain August 20, 2007. Your vote for this important meeting has not yet been received. If sufficient votes have not been received for the meeting by December 10th, further meeting adjournments may be proposed to allow shareholders additional time to vote their shares. We encourage you to utilize one of the following options today to record your vote. Voting by phone or internet is the best way to ensure that your vote is recorded in time for the meeting. 1. By Phone: You may cast your vote by telephone by calling the toll-free number and entering the Control Number printed on the Proxy Ballot. 2. By Internet: You may cast your vote on line by logging on to the Internet address printed on the enclosed Proxy Ballot, entering the Control Number printed on the Proxy Ballot and following the instructions on the Web site. 3. By Mail: If you prefer to vote by mail, please complete the Proxy Ballot and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Remember, your vote counts. Please vote today. If you have any questions regarding the proposal, please call Computershare Fund Services, your Fund's proxy agent, at 866.432.4864. Representatives are available Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Your vote will help reduce the need for additional solicitation efforts or additional costly meeting adjournments. Certain shareholders of the Fund may receive a telephone call from a representative of Computershare Fund Services if their votes have not yet been received. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----