497 1 d135460d497.htm 497 497
Supplement dated March 28, 2016
to the Prospectus of the following fund:
Fund Prospectus Dated
Columbia Funds Series Trust II  
 Columbia Money Market Fund (the Fund) 12/1/2015
In connection with amendments to the rules that govern money market funds, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved changes to the Fund’s name and investment policies to allow the Fund to qualify and operate as a government money market fund effective on or about October 1, 2016 (the Effective Date). Accordingly, on the Effective Date the Fund’s name will change to Columbia Government Money Market Fund and all references in the prospectus to Columbia Money Market Fund are deleted and replaced with Columbia Government Money Market Fund. In addition, the following changes are hereby made in the Fund’s prospectus:
As of the Effective Date, the information under the caption “Principal Investment Strategies” in the “Summary of the Fund” section is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
The Fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in government securities, cash and/or repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities or cash. For purposes of this policy, “government securities” are any securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States, or by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the Government of the United States pursuant to authority granted by the Congress of the United States; or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing.
The Fund typically invests in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements secured by such obligations. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate instruments, and may transact in securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund invests in a portfolio of securities maturing in 397 days or less (as maturity is calculated by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules governing the operation of money market funds) that will have a dollar-weighted average maturity of 60 days or less.
The securities purchased by the Fund are subject to the quality, diversification, and other requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), and other rules of the SEC. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in government securities and/or repurchase securities that are collateralized by government securities. The Fund will only purchase government securities, cash, repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities or cash and securities that present minimal credit risk as determined by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, the Fund’s investment manager (the Investment Manager), pursuant to guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined that the Fund will not be subject to liquidity fees and redemption gates at this time.
As of the Effective Date, the information under the caption "Principal Risks" in the "Summary of the Fund" section is hereby revised to delete reference to Asset-Backed Securities Risk, Foreign Securities Risk, Industry Concentration Risk, and Regulatory Risk - Money Market Funds and to include the following:
Repurchase Agreements  Risk. Repurchase agreements are agreements in which the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon price and time. Repurchase agreements carry the risk that the counterparty may not fulfill its obligations under the agreement. This could cause the Fund's income and the value of your investment in the Fund to decline.
The rest of the section remains the same.
As of the Effective Date, the information under the caption "Principal Investment Strategies" in the "More Information About the Fund" section is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
The Fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in government securities, cash and/or repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities or cash. For purposes of this policy, “government securities” are any securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States, or by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the Government of the United States pursuant to authority granted by the Congress of the United States; or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing.
SUP200_07_002_(03/16)

 

The Fund typically invests in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements secured by such obligations. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate instruments, and may transact in securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund invests in a portfolio of securities maturing in 397 days or less (as maturity is calculated by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules governing the operation of money market funds) that will have a dollar-weighted average maturity of 60 days or less.
The securities purchased by the Fund are subject to the quality, diversification, and other requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), and other rules of the SEC. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in government securities and/or repurchase securities that are collateralized by government securities. The Fund will only purchase government securities, cash, repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities or cash and securities that present minimal credit risk as determined by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, the Fund’s investment manager (the Investment Manager), pursuant to guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined that the Fund will not be subject to liquidity fees and redemption gates at this time.
In pursuit of the Fund’s objective, the Investment Manager observes the macro environment to set a framework for portfolio construction, including looking for positive and negative trends in the economy and market. In evaluating whether to purchase a security, the Investment Manager:
Considers opportunities and risks given current interest rates and anticipated interest rates.
Purchases securities based on the timing of cash flows in and out of the Fund.
Considers the impact of the purchase on the Fund’s average maturity and duration.
Considers a security’s yield, relative value and credit characteristics.
In evaluating whether to sell a security, the Investment Manager considers, among other factors, whether in its view:
The issuer’s fundamentals are deteriorating.
Political, economic, or other events could affect the issuer’s performance.
There are more attractive opportunities.
The issuer or the security continues to meet the other standards described above.
The Fund’s investment policy with respect to 80% of its net assets may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval as long as shareholders are given 60 days’ advance written notice of the change.
As of the Effective Date, the information under the caption "Principal Risks" in the "More Information About the Fund" section is hereby revised to delete reference to Asset-Backed Securities Risk, Foreign Securities Risk, Industry Concentration Risk, and Regulatory Risk - Money Market Funds and to include the following:
Repurchase Agreements  Risk. Repurchase agreements are agreements in which the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon price and time. Repurchase agreements carry the risk that the counterparty may not fulfill its obligations under the agreement. This could cause the Fund's income and the value of your investment in the Fund to decline.
The rest of the section remains the same.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
2
SUP200_07_002_(03/16)