POS EX 1 b60385cfposex.txt COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 26, 2006 REGISTRATION NO. 333-125735 (INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT REGISTRATION NO. 811-07024) --------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------- FORM N-14 --------------- REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 --------------- PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. ___ [X] POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 --------------- (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES) --------------- COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I ONE FINANCIAL CENTER BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02111 1-800-426-3750 --------------- R. SCOTT HENDERSON, ESQUIRE COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC ONE FINANCIAL CENTER BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02111 (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) --------------- COPIES TO: BRIAN D. MCCABE, ESQUIRE ROPES & GRAY LLP ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110 CAMERON S. AVERY, ESQUIRE BELL, BOYD & LLOYD LLC 70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 3300 CHICAGO, IL 60602-4207 It is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (d) of Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. There have been no changes to the proxy statement/prospectus or statement of additional information as filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-125735), as filed by the Registrant's predecessor, Columbia International Stock Fund, Inc., with the Commission on June 10, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-003244). PART C. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION No change from the information set forth in Item 15 of Part C of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-125735), as filed with the Commission on June 10, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-003244), which information is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 16. EXHIBITS (1)(a) Registrant's Articles of Incorporation. (1) (1)(b) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (2) (1)(c) Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (2) (1)(d) Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (3) (2) Restated Bylaws. (1) (3) Not applicable. (4) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization -- incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Part A of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-125735), as filed with the Commission on June 10, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-003244). (5) Specimen Stock Certificate. (1) (6)(a) Investment Advisory Contract. (1) (6)(b) Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Advisory Contract. (3) (7) Distribution Agreement. (4) (8) Not applicable. (9) Master Custodian Agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (5) (10)(a) Form of Rule 12b-1 Plan as amended. (3) (10)(b) Form of Rule 18f-3 Plan as amended. (3) (11) Form of opinion of Stoel Rives LLP, including consent -- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11 to Part C, Item 16 of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-125735), as filed with the Commission on June 10, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-003244). (12)(a) Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP as to tax matters, dated October 10, 2005.* (12)(b) Revised opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP as to tax matters, dated February 17, 2006. * (13)(a) Shareholders' Servicing and Transfer Agent Agreement. (4) (13)(b) Pricing, Bookkeeping and Fund Administration Agreement. (3) (13)(c) Amendment No. 1 to Pricing, Bookkeeping and Fund Administrative Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant's Registration Agreement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (File Nos. 33-48994 and 811-7024). (14)(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to Columbia International Stock Fund, Inc. -- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(a) to Part C, Item 16 of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-125735), as filed with the Commission on June 10, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-003244). (14)(b) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to Columbia Newport Tiger Fund -- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(b) to Part C, Item 16 of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-125735), as filed with the Commission on June 10, 2005 (Accession No. 0000950135-05-003244). (15) Not applicable. (16) Power of Attorney for: Douglas A. Hacker, Janet Langford Kelly, Richard W. Lowry, William E. Mayer, Charles R. Nelson, John J. Neuhauser, Patrick J. Simpson, Thomas E. Stitzel, Thomas C. Theobald, Anne-Lee Verville and Richard L. Woolworth -- Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14, File No. 333-120783, filed November 24, 2004. (17) Not applicable. * Filed herewith. (1) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File No. 33-48994, filed February 23, 1998. (2) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File No. 33-48994, filed May 1, 2003. (3) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File No. 33-48994, filed October 10, 2003. (4) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.'s, formerly Columbia Special Fund, Inc., Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File No. 333-91934, filed on October 28, 2002. (5) Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14, File No. 333-91914, filed on July 3, 2002. ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS (1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for re-offerings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form. (2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (a) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to this Registration Statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them. SIGNATURES As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Boston and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 17th day of April, 2006. COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I By: /s/ Christopher L. Wilson ------------------------------------------- Name: Christopher L. Wilson Title: President As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Christopher L. Wilson ------------------------- Christopher L. Wilson President (Chief Executive Officer) April 17, 2006 /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton ------------------------- J. Kevin Connaughton Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) April 17, 2006 /s/ Michael G. Clarke ------------------------- Michael G. Clarke Chief Accounting Officer (Principal April 17, 2006 Accounting Officer) /s/ Douglas A. Hacker* ------------------------- Douglas A. Hacker Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Janet Langford Kelly* ------------------------- Janet Langford Kelly Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Richard W. Lowry* ------------------------- Richard W. Lowry Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ William E. Mayer* ------------------------- William E. Mayer Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Charles R. Nelson* ------------------------- Charles R. Nelson Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ John J. Neuhauser* ------------------------- John J. Neuhauser Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Patrick J. Simpson* ------------------------- Patrick J. Simpson Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Thomas E. Stitzel* ------------------------- Thomas E. Stitzel Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Thomas C. Theobald* ------------------------- Thomas C. Theobald Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Anne-Lee Verville* ------------------------- Anne-Lee Verville Trustee April 17, 2006 /s/ Richard L. Woolworth* ------------------------- Richard L. Woolworth Trustee April 17, 2006
*By: /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton --------------------------------- Attorney-in-Fact April 17, 2006 EXHIBIT INDEX (12)(a) Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP as to tax matters, dated October 10, 2005 (12)(b) Revised opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP as to tax matters, dated February 17, 2006