-----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, McdzcE/0HLnf/chYOFPkT0XNepZ+P4aTu62TO320md6dZRblez6YaVxgHZKT95eJ LHFdGMLsaiaZsV7cPpF4gA== 0000950144-05-007665.txt : 20050725 0000950144-05-007665.hdr.sgml : 20050725 20050725145426 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-05-007665 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050725 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050725 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050725 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONS FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001097519 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-89661 FILM NUMBER: 05971143 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003217854 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BANKOF AMERICA PLAZA CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 497 1 g96422e497.htm NATIONS FUNDS TRUST 497(E) e497
 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY

NATIONS FUNDS TRUST
All share classes of:
Nations Strategic Growth Fund
Nations Value Fund
Nations Short-Term Income Fund

Supplement dated July 25, 2005
to the Prospectus dated August 1, 2004, as supplemented

     This supplement contains important information about matters recently approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Nations Funds Trust affecting Nations Strategic Growth Fund, Nations Value Fund and Nations Short-Term Income Fund (the “Funds”). At its May 4-5, 2005 regular Board Meeting, the Board approved the adoption of a new non-fundamental investment policy for each Fund, and also approved changes to each Fund’s name. In addition, at its July 13, 2005 special Board Meeting the Board approved name changes to the share classes of the Funds. The share class names for each of the Funds will be effective on or about August 22, 2005. The Fund name and investment policy changes will be effective September 23, 2005.

     Nations Strategic Growth Fund and each of its share classes will be renamed as indicated in the chart below. In addition to these changes, the Fund will adopt a non-fundamental investment policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in large capitalization companies whose market capitalizations are within the range of the companies within the S&P 500 Index at the time of purchase. As of June 30, 2005, the S&P 500 Index had a market capitalization range of approximately $535.3 million to $367.5 billion. Nations Strategic Growth Fund’s current policy is to invest at least 65% of its assets in common stocks of companies that it selects from among major industry sectors.

           
 
Current Fund and Share Class Names
    New Fund and Share Class Names  
 
Nations Strategic Growth Fund
    Columbia Large Cap Core Fund  
 
          Investor A Shares
              Class A shares  
 
          Investor B Shares
              Class B shares  
 
          Investor C Shares
              Class C shares  
 
          Primary A Shares
              Class Z shares  
 

     Nations Value Fund and each of its share classes will be renamed as indicated in the chart below. In addition to these changes, the Fund will adopt a non-fundamental investment policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in large capitalization companies whose market capitalizations are within the range of the companies within the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase. As of June 30, 2005, the Russell 1000 Value Index had a market capitalization range of approximately $859.0 million to $367.5 billion. Nations Value Fund’s current policy is to invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of U.S. companies.

 


 

           
 
Current Fund and Share Class Names
    New Fund and Share Class Names  
 
Nations Value Fund
    Columbia Large Cap Value Fund  
 
          Investor A Shares
              Class A shares  
 
          Investor B Shares
              Class B shares  
 
          Investor C Shares
              Class C shares  
 
          Primary A Shares
              Class Z shares  
 

     Nations Short-Term Income Fund and each of its share classes will be renamed as indicated in the chart below. In addition to these changes, the Fund will adopt a non-fundamental investment policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in bonds. Nations Short-Term Income Fund’s current policy is to invest at least 80% of its assets in income-producing securities.

           
 
Current Fund and Share Class Names
    New Fund and Share Class Names  
 
Nations Short-Term Income Fund
    Columbia Short Term Bond Fund  
 
          Investor A Shares
              Class A shares  
 
          Investor B Shares
              Class B shares  
 
          Investor C Shares
              Class C shares  
 
          Primary A Shares
              Class Z shares  
 

 

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