497 1 d136027d497.htm COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST Columbia Funds Series Trust
Supplement dated March 15, 2016
to the Statement of Additional Information (the SAI), dated March 1, 2016, for the following fund:
Fund
Columbia Funds Series Trust
 Columbia Global Strategic Equity Fund
The information under the subsection "The Investment Manager and Subadvisers - Portfolio Managers" in the "Investment Management and Other Services" section of the SAI for the above mentioned Fund has been superseded and replaced with the following:
    Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) Ownership
of Fund
Shares 		Potential
Conflicts
of Interest 		Structure
of
Compensation
Fund Portfolio Manager Number
and Type
of Account* 		Approximate
Total Net
Assets 		Performance-
Based
Accounts**
For Funds with fiscal period ending January 31
Global Strategic Equity Fund Melda Mergen(i) 2 RICs
12 other accounts 		$1.32 billion
$299.04 million 		None None (1) (6)
Mark Burgess 3 PIVs
12 other accounts 		$3.02 billion
$28,079.30 		None None (c) (4) (7)
* RIC refers to a Registered Investment Company; PIV refers to a Pooled Investment Vehicle.
** Number and type of accounts for which the advisory fee paid is based in part or wholly on performance and the aggregate net assets in those accounts.
(c) The Fund is available for sale only in the U.S. The portfolio managers do not reside in the U.S. and therefore do not hold any shares of the Fund.
(i) The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of January 31, 2016.
The rest of the section remains the same.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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