Supplement dated March 23, 2012
to the Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2011
for
Tri-Continental Corporation
(the Corporation)
Effective immediately, the chart entitled “Corporation Officers,” is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
Corporation Officers
| Name, Address, Age |
Position with Corporation and Length of Time Served* |
Principal Occupation During Last Five Years | ||
| J. Kevin Connaughton 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 47 |
President and Principal Executive officer since May 2010 | Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds since 2009 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, June 2008 — January 2009); President, Atlantic Funds and Nations Funds since 2009; Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, December 2004 — April 2010; Treasurer, Columbia Funds, October 2003 — May 2008; Treasurer, the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All- Star Funds, December 2000 — December 2006 | ||
| Amy K. Johnson 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Age 46 |
Vice President since November 2008 |
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly RiverSource Investments, LLC) since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, 2009 — April 2010 and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, 2006-2009; Vice President, Atlantic Funds, Columbia Funds and Nations Funds since May 2010 | ||
| Michael G. Clarke 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 42 |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since |
Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, September 2004 — April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002 | ||
| Scott R. Plummer 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Age 52 |
Senior Vice President since April 14, 2011, Chief Legal Officer since November 2008 and Assistant Secretary since June 2011 |
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly RiverSource Investments, LLC) since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, 2005- April 2010); Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Atlantic Funds, Columbia Funds and Nations Funds since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.) since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006 | ||
Corporation Officers
| Name, Address, Age |
Position with Corporation and Length of Time Served* |
Principal Occupation During Last Five Years | ||
| Colin Moore 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 53 |
Senior Vice President since May 2010 |
Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Senior Vice President, Atlantic Funds, Columbia Funds and Nations Funds since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, 2007- April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, 2002-September 2007 | ||
| Thomas P. McGuire 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 40 |
Interim Chief Compliance Officer since 3/12 |
Vice President-Asset Management Compliance, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, 2005 - 2010 | ||
| Stephen T. Welsh 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 53 |
Vice President since April 14, 2011 |
President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., July 2004-April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., August 2007-April 2010 | ||
| Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Age 42 |
Vice President and Secretary since April 14, 2011 |
Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial since January 2010 (formerly Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel, April 2004-January 2010); Assistant Secretary of Legacy RiverSource Funds, January 2007-April 2011 and of the Nations Funds, May 2010-March 2011 | ||
| Paul D. Pearson 10468 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Age 55 |
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer since April 14, 2011 |
Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial Corporation, February 1998-May 2010 | ||
| Joseph F. DiMaria 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 42 |
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since April 14, 2011 |
Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 — April 2010 | ||
| Paul B. Goucher 100 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 Age 43 |
Vice President since April 14, 2011 and Assistant Secretary since November 2008 |
Vice President and Chief Counsel of Ameriprise Financial since January 2010 (formerly Vice President and Group Counsel, November 2008 —January 2010); Director, Managing Director and General Counsel of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman), July 2008 — November 2008 and Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of Seligman, January 2005 — July 2008 | ||
| Michael E. DeFao 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Age 42 |
Vice President since April 14, 2011 and Assistant Secretary since May 2010 |
Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial since May 2010; Associate General Counsel Bank of America, June 2005 — April 2010 | ||
| * | All officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve until their successors are elected and qualify or their earlier resignation. |
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