497 1 d497.htm COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST Columbia Funds Series Trust

COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST

 

Columbia Money Market Reserves    Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Columbia Cash Reserves    Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves    Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
Columbia Municipal Reserves    Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves

Supplement dated January 1, 2009 to the Prospectuses dated January 1, 2009

On November 24, 2008, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the extension of the Department’s Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds from December 19, 2008 through April 30, 2009 (the “Program”). The Board of Trustees of each of the money market funds listed above (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), which currently participate in the initial phase of the Program, has approved the Funds’ continued participation in the Program.

Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors in each of the Funds as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 are guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share is less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00) (a “guarantee event”) and a Fund subsequently liquidates. The Program only covers the amount a shareholder held in a Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 or the amount a shareholder holds if and when a guarantee event occurs, whichever is less. Accordingly, Fund shares acquired by investors after September 19, 2008 generally are not eligible for protection under the Program. A shareholder who has continuously maintained an account with a Fund since September 19, 2008 would receive a payment for each protected share equal to the shortfall between the amount received in the liquidation and $1.00 per share in the case of a guarantee event. The Program is subject to an overall limit of approximately $50 billion for all money market funds participating in the Program.

The cost to participate in the Program will be borne by each Fund without regard to any expense limitation currently in effect for the Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury may further extend the Program through the close of business on September 18, 2009. If the Program is further extended, the Funds will consider whether to continue to participate. Any additional cost to participate in a further extension of the Program may also be borne by each Fund at that time.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

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