8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2020

Tri-Continental Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


MARYLAND	811-00266	13-5441850
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts		02110
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800)-345-6611

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	TY	The New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock	TYPR	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

SECTION 7 — REGULATION FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Registrant is furnishing as Exhibit 99.1 the attached Press Release dated June 15, 2020 for Tri-Continental Corporation.

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 15, 2020


TRI-CONTINENTAL CORPORATION

By:		/s/ Joseph D’Alessandro
		Joseph D’Alessandro
		Assistant Secretary

EX-99.1


Stockholder contact:		Kevin Howley 617-385-9517 kevin.howley@columbiathreadneedle.com

Media contact:		Elizabeth Kennedy 617-897-9394 liz.kennedy@ampf.com

TRI-CONTINENTAL CORPORATION

HOLDS 90^th ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND

ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR

Minneapolis, MN, June 15, 2020 — Tri-Continental Corporation (the “Corporation”) (NYSE: TY) today held its 90^th Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stockholders voted in favor of the recommendations of the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on each of two proposals at the Meeting.

Specifically, Stockholders re-elected two Directors, Mses. Patricia M. Flynn and Catherine James Paglia, and elected one Director, Mr. Brian J. Gallagher, at the Meeting. Each were elected as Director for a term that will expire at the Corporation’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders also ratified the Board’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.

Additionally, today following the Meeting, the Board held a meeting at which its members considered and, thereafter, unanimously appointed Sandra Yeager to the Corporation’s Board. Her service with the Board commenced today, June 15, 2020, for a term expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Yeager currently serves on the board of trustees of certain of the mutual funds within the Columbia Funds Complex (the Columbia Funds Board) and, effective June 15, 2020, on the board of another Columbia closed-end fund. Biographical information for Ms. Yeager is included below.

In addition to her duties as a director, Ms. Yeager will also serve on the Board’s Audit Committee, Contracts Committee, and Investment Review Committee.

Ms. Yeager has over 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. In August of 2008 she founded Hanoverian Capital, LLC, an investment boutique specializing in international equities for institutional clients, where she served as President and Chief Investment Officer through December 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Yeager served as Head of International Equities for DuPont Capital and Head of Global Equity Research for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where she led a team of thirty people. Ms. Yeager began her investment career at AllianceBernstein as an equity analyst and advanced to become a global portfolio manager for institutional and mutual fund clients.

The Corporation is managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. This material is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Corporation carefully before investing. A prospectus containing information about the Corporation (including its investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other information about the Corporation) may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor or visiting www.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing in the Corporation. For more information, please call 1-800-345-6611 or visit columbiathreadneedleus.com.

Investment products are not federally or FDIC-insured, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value.

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