Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KING DAVID L	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRI-CONTINENTAL CORP [ TY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    __X__ Other (specify below) Portfolio Manager of Issuer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 225 FRANKLIN STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/2/2020
(Street) BOSTON, MA 02110 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		63	A	$26.24	145700	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		562	A	$26.19	146262	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		141	A	$26.09	146403	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		100	A	$26.13	146503	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		188	A	$26.11	146691	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		100	A	$26.175	146791	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		292	A	$26.18	147083	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		186	A	$26.12	147269	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		188	A	$26.115	147457	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		100	A	$26.39	147557	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		88	A	$26.4	147645	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		100	A	$26.355	147745	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		260	A	$26.37	148005	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		148	A	$26.38	148153	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		150	A	$26.36	148303	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/1/2020		P		88	A	$26.62	148391	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		54	A	$26.6	148445	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		51	A	$26.5	148496	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		822	A	$26.29	149318	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		247	A	$26.28	149565	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		10	A	$26.395	149575	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		32	A	$26.46	149607	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		247	A	$26.45	149854	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		37	A	$26.44	149891	D
Tri-Continental Corporation Common Stock	3/2/2020		P		109	A	$26.43	150000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KING DAVID L 225 FRANKLIN STREET BOSTON, MA 02110				Portfolio Manager of Issuer

Signatures
Joseph D'Alessandro, Power of Attorney		3/3/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date