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COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST I

Supplement dated January 1, 2010 to the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information of the following Funds

 

Columbia Retirement 2005 Portfolio    Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund
Columbia Retirement 2010 Portfolio    Supplement to the Prospectuses and Statement of
Columbia Retirement 2015 Portfolio    Additional information dated September 11, 2009
Columbia Retirement 2020 Portfolio   
Columbia Retirement 2025 Portfolio    Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund
Columbia Retirement 2030 Portfolio    Columbia Large Cap Value Fund
Columbia Retirement 2035 Portfolio    Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund
Columbia Retirement 2040 Portfolio    Supplement to the Prospectuses and Statements of
Supplement to the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional    Additional Information dated July 1, 2009 (for Class
Information dated March 1, 2009    A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares, as
   applicable) and the Prospectuses and Statements of
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series    Additional Information dated July 15, 2009 (for
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, Variable Series    Class Y shares)
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Variable Series   
Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series    Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Variable    Columbia LifeGoal® Balanced Growth Portfolio
Series    Columbia LifeGoal® Growth Portfolio
Columbia High Yield Fund, Variable Series    Columbia LifeGoal® Income and Growth Portfolio
Supplement to the Prospectuses dated May 1, 2009 and    Columbia LifeGoal® Income Portfolio
Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2009, as    Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
revised June 9, 2009    Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
   Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund    Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia International Value Fund    Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund    Fund
Columbia Large Cap Index Fund    Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond
Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund    Fund
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund    Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund    Columbia High Income Fund
Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund    Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Columbia Overseas Value Fund    Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II    Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Columbia Small Cap Index Fund    Corporate Bond Portfolio
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II    Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
Supplement to the Prospectuses and Statements of    Supplement to the Prospectuses and Statements of
Additional Information dated July 1, 2009    Additional Information dated August 1, 2009
  
Columbia Global Value Fund   
Columbia Marsico Global Fund   
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund   
Supplement to the Prospectuses dated July 1, 2009 and   
Statement of Additional Information dated September 11,   
2009   


(Each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”)

As was previously reported, on September 29, 2009, Bank of America, N.A., the indirect parent company of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the “Purchaser”). The transaction (“Transaction”) includes a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Funds. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close in the spring of 2010.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the closing of the Transaction will cause each Fund’s current investment advisory agreement with the Advisor to terminate. In connection with the Transaction, each Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC (“RiverSource”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser, covering each Fund. The new investment management services agreement with RiverSource and, for any sub-advised Fund, a new subadvisory agreement to continue the services of the existing sub-advisor, will be submitted to the shareholders of each Fund for their approval at a joint special meeting of shareholders that has been scheduled for March 3, 2010.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

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