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| February 26, 2020 | ||
Deborah Bielicke Eades Shareholder +1 312 609 7661 deades@vedderprice.com |
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Registrant”) |
File No. 811-04367
To the Commission:
On behalf of the Registrant, electronically transmitted herewith is the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the issuance of shares of the Registrant in connection with the reorganization (the “Reorganization”) of Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund into Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, each a series of the Registrant. The Registration Statement contains the identical combined information statement/prospectus and statement of additional information filed by Columbia Fund Series Trust (File No. 811-09645) and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (File No. 811-21852) on Form N-14 as of the date hereof, which are part of a series of reorganizations of funds advised by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and or its affiliates that will be filed as of the date hereof or in the near term (the “Other Columbia Reorganizations”).1 The Reorganization described in the Registration Statement is not subject to a shareholder vote in reliance on Rule 17a-8 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
It is anticipated that this Registration Statement will become effective on March 27, 2020 pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Registration Statement, please call the undersigned at (312) 609-7661.
| 1 | We note that the Other Columbia Reorganizations include those described in the separate registration statement on Form N-14 filed as of the date hereof by Columbia Funds Series Trust II (File No. 333-236633), which contains a combined proxy statement/prospectus and SAI with similar disclosures and organization as the combined information statement/prospectus and statement of additional information described above. |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
February 26, 2020
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Sincerely,
/s/ Deborah Bielicke Eades |
Deborah Bielicke Eades Shareholder |