COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUND COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUND CLASS C 

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in European companies. It invests at least 70% of its total assets in companies in Western European countries, but also may invest up to 30% of its total assets in companies in emerging Central and Eastern European countries, including up to 10% of its total assets in companies in Russia and the Ukraine.