Summary
Prospectus
March 1, 2014
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Class
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Ticker
Symbol
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Class A
Shares
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LITAX
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Class
B Shares
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LITBX
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Class
C Shares
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LITCX
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Class
R4 Shares
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CIMRX
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Class
R5 Shares
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CTMRX
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Class
T Shares
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GIMAX
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Class
Z Shares
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SETMX
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Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which
contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the fund online at
https://www.columbiamanagement.com/web/columbia/forms-literature/fund-literature. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800.345.6611 or by sending an email to serviceinquiries@columbiamanagement.com. This Summary Prospectus
incorporates by reference the fund’s prospectus, dated March 1, 2014, and current Statement of Additional Information.
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange
Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Investment Objective
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund)
seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of principal.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you
may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and members of your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in certain classes of shares of eligible funds
distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, and can be found in the
Choosing a Share Class
section beginning on page 19 of the Fund’s prospectus and in Appendix S to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) under
Sales Charge Waivers
beginning on page S-1.
Shareholder
Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class
A
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Class
B
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Class
C
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Class
T
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Classes
R4,
R5 and Z
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Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price)
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3.25%
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None
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None
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4.75%
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None
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Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) imposed on redemptions (as a % of the lower of the original purchase price or current net asset value)
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1.00%
(a)
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3.00%
(b)
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1.00%
(c)
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1.00%
(a)
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None
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class
A
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Class
B
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Class
C
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Class
R4
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Class
R5
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Class
T
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Class
Z
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Management
fees
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0.39%
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0.39%
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0.39%
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0.39%
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0.39%
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0.39%
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0.39%
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Distribution
and/or service (12b-1) fees
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0.20%
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0.85%
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0.85%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Other
expenses
(d)
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0.27%
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0.27%
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0.27%
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0.27%
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0.13%
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0.42%
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0.27%
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Total
annual Fund operating expenses
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0.86%
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1.51%
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1.51%
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0.66%
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0.52%
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0.81%
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0.66%
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Less:
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements
(e)
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(0.10%)
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(0.10%)
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(0.10%)
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(0.10%)
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(0.05%)
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(0.10%)
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(0.10%)
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Total
annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or reimbursements
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0.76%
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1.41%
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1.41%
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0.56%
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0.47%
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0.71%
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0.56%
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(a)
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This charge is imposed on
certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months of purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain
limited exceptions.
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(b)
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This charge decreases over
time.
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(c)
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This charge applies to
redemptions within one year of purchase, with certain limited exceptions.
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(d)
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Other expenses for Class A,
Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class R5, Class T and Class Z have been restated to reflect contractual changes to certain fees paid by the Fund.
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(e)
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Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses,
and extraordinary expenses) until February 28, 2015, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not
exceed the annual rates of 0.76% for Class A, 1.41% for Class B, 1.41% for Class C, 0.56% for Class R4, 0.47% for Class R5, 0.71% for Class T and 0.56% for Class Z.
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The following example is intended
to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over the time periods indicated, and assumes that:
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you invest $10,000
in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated,
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your investment
has a 5% return each year, and
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the Fund’s
total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above.
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1
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Columbia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
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Since the waivers and/or
reimbursements shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above expire as indicated in the preceding table, they are only reflected in the 1 year example and the first year of the other examples. Although your actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on the assumptions listed above, your costs would be:
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1
year
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3
years
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5
years
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10
years
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Class
A
(whether or not shares are redeemed)
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$400
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$581
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$777
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$1,342
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Class
B
(assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period)
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$444
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$667
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$814
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$1,617
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Class
B
(assuming no redemption of shares)
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$144
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$467
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$814
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$1,617
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Class
C
(assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period)
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$244
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$467
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$814
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$1,793
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Class
C
(assuming no redemption of shares)
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$144
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$467
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$814
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$1,793
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Class
R4
(whether or not shares are redeemed)
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$
57
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$201
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$358
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$
813
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Class
R5
(whether or not shares are redeemed)
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$
48
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$162
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$286
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$
648
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Class
T
(whether or not shares are redeemed)
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$544
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$712
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$894
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$1,420
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Class
Z
(whether or not shares are redeemed)
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$
57
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$201
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$358
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$
813
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund may pay transaction costs, such as
commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at
least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from U.S. federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax). These securities are issued
by or on behalf of states and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, by other qualified issuers and by funds that invest in such securities. Qualified issuers include issuers located in U.S. territories Guam,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that pay interest subject to taxation, including the federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total
assets in municipal securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade or are unrated but determined to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities that, at the time of purchase, are
rated below investment grade or are unrated but determined to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as “high yield securities” or “junk bonds”).
While the Fund may invest in securities of any
maturity, under normal circumstances, the Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity will be between three and ten years.
Principal Risks
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including
those described below.
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you may lose money
. The value of the Fund’s holdings may decline, and the Fund’s net asset value
(NAV) and share price may go down.
Active
Management Risk.
Due to its active management, the Fund could underperform its benchmark index and/or other funds with similar investment objectives. The Fund may fail to achieve its investment objective and you may
lose money.
Changing Distribution Level
Risk.
The amount of the distributions paid by the Fund will vary and generally depends on the amount of interest income and/or dividends received by the Fund on the securities it holds. The Fund may not be able to
pay distributions or may have to reduce its distribution level if the interest income and/or dividends the Fund receives from its investments decline.
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Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
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Credit Risk.
Credit
risk is the risk that the issuer of a fixed-income security may or will default or otherwise become unable or unwilling, or is perceived to be unable or unwilling, to honor a financial obligation, such as making payments to the Fund when due. If the
Fund purchases unrated securities, or if the rating of a security is lowered after purchase, the Fund will depend on analysis of credit risk more heavily than usual. Unrated securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared
to higher-rated securities.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities will tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values
of debt securities will tend to rise. Changes in the value of a debt security usually will not affect the amount of income the Fund receives from it but may affect the value of the Fund's shares. In general, the longer the maturity or duration
of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Interest rate declines also may increase prepayments of debt obligations, which, in turn, would increase prepayment risk. As interest rates rise or spreads widen, the
likelihood of prepayment decreases.
High-Yield Securities Risk.
Securities rated below investment grade (commonly called “high-yield” or “junk” bonds) and unrated securities of comparable quality expose the Fund to a greater risk of loss of principal and
income than a fund that invests solely or primarily in investment grade securities. In addition, these investments have greater price fluctuations, are less liquid and are more likely to experience a default than higher-rated securities. High-yield
securities are considered to be predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
Market Risk.
Market
risk refers to the possibility that the market values of securities or other investments that the Fund holds will fall, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or fail to rise. An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long
periods.
Municipal
Securities Risk.
Municipal securities are debt obligations generally issued to obtain funds for various public purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for a
specific project or public facility, and include obligations of the governments of the U.S. territories, commonwealths and possessions such as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to the extent such obligations are
exempt from state income taxes. Municipal securities may be fully or partially backed by the taxing authority of the local government, by the credit of a private issuer, by the current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific
assets or by domestic or foreign entities providing credit support, such as letters of credit, guarantees or insurance, and are generally classified into general obligation bonds and special revenue obligations. General obligation bonds are backed
by an issuer's taxing authority and may be vulnerable to limits on a government's power or ability to raise revenue or increase taxes. They may also depend for payment on legislative appropriation and/or funding or other support from other
governmental bodies. Revenue obligations are payable from revenues generated by a particular project or other revenue source, and are typically subject to greater risk of default than general obligation bonds because investors can look only to the
revenue generated by the project or other revenue source backing the project, rather than to the general taxing authority of the state or local government issuer of the obligations. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance projects in
sectors such as education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. Municipal securities generally pay interest that, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from U.S. federal
income tax (and, in some cases, the federal alternative minimum tax). There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion or that U.S. federal income tax law will not change.
Certain of the municipalities or territories in
which the Fund may invest have recently experienced significant financial difficulties. A credit rating downgrade relating to, default by, or insolvency or bankruptcy of, one or several municipal security issuers of a state, territory, commonwealth
or possession in which the Fund invests could affect the market values and marketability of many or all municipal obligations of such state, territory, commonwealth or possession.
Securities issued by a particular state and its
instrumentalities are subject to the risk of unfavorable developments in such state. A municipal security can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes in a particular
state's (state and its instrumentalities) financial, economic or other condition and prospects.
Prepayment and Extension Risk.
Prepayment and extension risk is the risk that a loan, bond or other security or investment might be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity, and the portfolio managers may not be able to
invest the proceeds in other investments providing as high a level of income, resulting in a reduced yield to the Fund. As interest rates decrease or spreads narrow, the likelihood of prepayment increases. Conversely, extension risk is the risk that
an unexpected rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage- or asset-backed security beyond the prepayment time. If the Fund's investments are locked in at a lower interest rate for a longer period of time, the portfolio managers may be
unable to capitalize on securities with higher interest rates or wider spreads.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that the Fund will not be able to reinvest income or principal at the same return it is currently earning.
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Municipal Bond Fund
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Performance Information
The following bar chart and table show you how the
Fund has performed in the past, and can help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s Class A share performance (without sales charges) has varied for each full calendar year shown. If the sales
charges were reflected, returns shown would be lower. Class A share performance (without sales charges) is shown in the bar chart because Class A shares have at least ten calendar years of performance and Class A shares are the most common share
class across the Columbia Funds complex that are available for investment by the general public. The table below the bar chart compares the Fund’s returns (after applicable sales charges) for the periods shown with benchmark performance.
The performance of one or more share classes shown
in the table below begins before the indicated inception date for such share class. The returns shown for each such share class include the returns of the Fund’s Class Z shares (adjusted to reflect the higher class-related operating expenses
of such classes, where applicable) for periods prior to its inception date. Except for differences in annual returns resulting from differences in expenses and sales charges (where applicable), the share classes of the Fund would have substantially
similar annual returns because all share classes of the Fund invest in the same portfolio of securities.
The after-tax returns shown in the table below are
calculated using the highest historical individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your personal tax situation and may differ from
those shown in the table. In addition, the after-tax returns shown in the table do not apply to shares held in tax-deferred accounts such as 401(k) plans or Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns are shown only for Class A
shares and will vary for other share classes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares are higher than before-tax returns for certain periods shown because they reflect the tax benefit of capital losses realized on the redemption
of Fund shares. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares because Class A shares have at least ten calendar years of performance and Class A shares are the most common share class across the Columbia Funds complex that are available for
investment by the general public.
The
Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information can be obtained by calling toll-free 800-345-6611 or visiting
columbiamanagement.com.
Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year
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Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart
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Best
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3rd Quarter 2009
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6.15%
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Worst
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4th Quarter 2010
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-3.39%
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Columbia
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
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Average Annual Total Returns After
Applicable Sales Charges (for periods ended December 31, 2013)
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Share
Class
Inception Date
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1
Year
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5
Years
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10
Years
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Class
A
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11/25/2002
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returns
before taxes
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-5.10%
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4.32%
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2.88%
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returns
after taxes on distributions
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-5.10%
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4.32%
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2.87%
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returns
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
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-1.56%
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4.15%
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3.01%
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Class
B
returns before taxes
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11/25/2002
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-5.48%
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4.32%
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2.71%
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Class
C
returns before taxes
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11/25/2002
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-3.05%
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4.81%
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3.18%
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Class
R4
returns before taxes
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03/19/2013
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-1.82%
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5.21%
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3.58%
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Class
R5
returns before taxes
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11/08/2012
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-1.72%
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5.23%
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3.59%
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Class
T
returns before taxes
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06/26/2000
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-6.54%
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4.06%
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2.93%
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Class
Z
returns before taxes
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06/14/1993
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-1.80%
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5.22%
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3.58%
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Barclays
3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index
(reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
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-1.24%
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5.15%
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4.26%
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Fund Management
Investment Manager:
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
Portfolio
Manager
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Title
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Role
with Fund
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Managed
Fund Since
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Paul
Fuchs, CFA
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Portfolio
Manager
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Co-manager
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2012
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Brian
M. McGreevy
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Senior
Portfolio Manager
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Co-manager
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2009
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Purchase and Sale of Fund
Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares of
the Fund on any business day by contacting the Fund in the ways described below:
Online
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Regular
Mail
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Express
Mail
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By
Telephone
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columbiamanagement.com
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Columbia
Funds,
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
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Columbia
Funds,
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Services Corp.
30 Dan Road, Suite 8081
Canton, MA 02021-2809
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800.422.3737
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You may purchase shares
and receive redemption proceeds by electronic funds transfer, by check or by wire. If you maintain your account with a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary to buy, exchange or sell shares of the
Fund in or from your account with the intermediary.
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Municipal Bond Fund
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The minimum initial investment amounts for the share
classes offered by the Fund are shown below:
Minimum
Initial Investment
Class
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Category
of eligible account
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For
accounts other than
systematic investment
plan accounts
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For
systematic investment
plan accounts
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Classes
A, B*, C
& T**
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Nonqualified
accounts
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$2,000
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$100
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Individual
retirement accounts
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$1,000
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$100
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Class
R4
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All
eligible accounts
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None
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None
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Class
R5
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Combined
underlying accounts of eligible registered investment advisers
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$100,000
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N/A
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Omnibus
retirement plans
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None
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N/A
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Class
Z
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All
eligible accounts
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$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category
of eligible investor.
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$100
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*
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This class of shares is
generally closed to new and existing shareholders.
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**
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This class of shares is
generally closed to new investors.
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There is no minimum additional investment for any
share class.
Tax Information
Generally, a substantial portion of the Fund’s
distributions consists of exempt-interest dividends, which are generally not taxable to you for federal income tax purposes or for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. A portion of the Fund’s distributions may not qualify as
exempt-interest dividends; such distributions will generally be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged account, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a
tax-advantaged account, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund
through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies — including Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
(the Distributor) and Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent) — may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the
broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial advisor to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
Columbia
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
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225 Franklin Street,
Boston, MA 02110
800.345.6611 columbiamanagement.com
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Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
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