<searchTitle>Columbia Funds Series Trust, et al.; Notice of Application; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-21888</accessId>
<agency order="1">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</agency>
<departmentDoc>Investment Company Act Release No. 28896</departmentDoc>
<departmentDoc>File No. 812-13631</departmentDoc>
<billingCode>8010-01-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-21888</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from rule 12d1-2(a) under the Act.</action>
<summary>Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit registered open-end investment companies relying on rule 12d1-2 under the Act to invest in certain financial instruments. Applicants: Columbia Funds Series Trust and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (together, the "Trusts") and Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser").</summary>
<dates>Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 6, 2009 and amended on August 25, 2009.</dates>
<contact>Deepak Pai, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551-6876, or Marilyn Mann, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6821 (Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company Regulation).</contact>
<tocSubject1>Applications:</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Columbia Funds Series Trust, et al.
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