Today, Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc.
(NYSE: STK) (the Fund) declared a special fourth quarter
distribution, beyond its typical quarterly managed distribution
policy, in the amount of $3.2669 per share. A federal excise tax of
4% applies to funds that do not distribute substantially all of
their annual income (including net gains) before the end of their
fiscal year. The Fund’s income for the current fiscal year exceeds
the amounts previously distributed pursuant to the Fund’s quarterly
managed distribution policy. The Fund is distributing this excess
income so that it will not incur the 4% federal excise tax in
2024.
The distribution will be paid on January 21, 2025 (the Payment
Date) to stockholders of record on December 16, 2024 (the Record
Date). The ex-dividend date is December 16, 2024. The capital gain
distribution, being a special distribution, will automatically be
paid in stock except that any Record Date stockholder may elect to
receive the distribution in cash by contacting, as applicable,
their financial advisor (if you hold shares through a financial
intermediary, such as a broker-dealer) or the Fund’s stockholder
servicing agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, whose contact
information appears below (if you hold shares directly with the
Fund), by 5 pm Eastern Time on January 10, 2025. It is anticipated
that the Fund will make a subsequent distribution under its managed
distribution policy in the month of February.
Prior to the managed distribution policy, the Fund paid
distributions pursuant to a level rate distribution policy. Under
its former distribution policy and consistent with the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Fund could not distribute
long-term capital gains more often than once in any one taxable
year.
In October 2010, the Fund received exemptive relief from the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the Fund to make
periodic distributions of long-term capital gains more often than
once in any one taxable year. After consideration by the Fund’s
Board, the Fund adopted the current managed distribution policy
which allows the Fund to make distributions of long-term capital
gains more than once in any taxable year.
The following table sets forth the estimated breakdown of the
distribution noted above, on a per share basis, from the following
sources: net investment income; net realized short-term capital
gains; net realized long-term capital gains; and return of capital
or other capital source.
Breakdown of
Distribution
Sources
%
US Dollar
Net Investment Income
0.00%
$0.0000
Net Realized Short-Term Capital
Gains
9.56%
$0.3122
Net Realized Long-Term Capital
Gains
90.44%
$2.9547
Return of Capital or other Capital
Source
0.00%
$0.0000
Total
100.00%
$3.2669
The following table sets forth the estimated breakdown, on a per
share basis, of all distributions made by the Fund during the
year-to-date period ended on the Payment Date of the above
distributions (includes the distribution payment noted in the table
above) from the following sources: net investment income; net
realized short-term capital gains; net realized long-term capital
gains; and return of capital or other capital source.
Breakdown of All Distributions
Paid Through Year-To-Date Period Ended on the Payment Date of the
Current Distribution
Sources
%
US Dollar
Net Investment Income
0.00%
$0.0000
Net Realized Short-Term Capital
Gains
6.10%
$0.3122
Net Realized Long-Term Capital
Gains
93.90%
$4.8047
Return of Capital or other Capital
Source
0.00%
$0.0000
Total
100.00%
$5.1169
In certain years since the Fund’s inception, the Fund has
distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains,
which has resulted in Fund distributions substantially consisting
of return of capital or other capital source. A return of capital
may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you
invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital
distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment
performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” As
of the payment date of the current distribution, all Fund
distributions paid in 2024 (as estimated by the Fund based on
current information) are from the earnings and profits of the Fund
and not a return of capital. This could change during the remainder
of the year, as further described below.
The amounts, sources and percentage breakdown of the
distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being
provided for, and should not be used for, tax reporting purposes.
The actual amounts, sources and percentage breakdown of the
distribution for tax reporting purposes, which may include return
of capital, will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience
during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to
changes based on tax regulations.
The following table sets forth (i) the average annual total
return of a share of the Fund’s common stock at net asset value
(NAV) for the 5-year period ended November 30, 2024 and (ii) the
Fund’s annualized distribution rate, for the same period, expressed
as a percentage of the NAV price of a share of the Fund’s common
stock at November 30, 2024.
Average Annual Total NAV Return for the
5-year Period Ended November 30, 2024
18.91%
Annualized Distribution Rate as a
Percentage of November 30, 2024 NAV Price (For the 5-year Period
ended November 30, 2024)
5.92%
The following table sets forth (i) the average annual total
return of a share of the Fund’s common stock at net asset value
(NAV) for the period since inception of Fund investment operations
through the period noted and (ii) the Fund’s annualized
distribution rate, for the same period, expressed as a percentage
of the NAV price of a share of the Fund’s common stock at November
30, 2024. Average annual total return of a share of the Fund’s
common stock at NAV for the period since inception of Fund
investment operations through the period noted includes the 4.50%
sales load assessed to IPO investors.
Average Annual Total NAV Return for the
Period Since Inception of Investment Operations (November 30, 2009)
Through November 30, 2024
15.22%
Annualized Distribution Rate as a
Percentage of November 30, 2024 NAV Price (For the Period Since
Inception of Investment Operations (November 30, 2009) through
November 30, 2024)
5.61%
The following table sets forth (i) the cumulative total
return (at NAV) of a share of the Fund’s common stock for the
year-to-date period ended November 30, 2024 and (ii) the Fund’s
distribution rate, for the same period, expressed as a percentage
of the NAV price of a share of the Fund’s common stock at November
30, 2024
Cumulative Total NAV Return for the
Year-to-Date Period Ended November 30, 2024
27.33%
Distribution Rate as a Percentage of
November 30, 2024 NAV Price (For the Year-to-Date Period Ended
November 30, 2024)
5.30%
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment
performance from the amount of the distributions noted in the
tables above or from the terms of the Fund’s distribution
policy.
The Fund or your financial professional will send you a Form
1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report
these distributions on your US federal income tax return. For tax
purposes, the Fund is required to report unrealized gains or losses
on certain non-US investments as ordinary income or loss,
respectively. Accordingly, the amount of the Fund’s total
distributions that will be taxable as ordinary income may be
different than the amount of the distributions from net investment
income reported above.
The Board may change the Fund’s distribution policy and the
amount or timing of the distributions, based on a number of
factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of the Fund’s
undistributed net investment income and net short- and long-term
capital gains and historical and projected net investment income
and net short- and long-term capital gains.
The Fund is a closed-end investment company that trades on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Important Disclosures:
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A
prospectus containing information about the fund (including its
investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other
information about the fund) may be obtained by contacting your
financial advisor or visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com. The
prospectus should be read carefully before investing in the fund.
For more information, please visit
columbiathreadneedleus.com.
The Fund expects to receive all or some of its current income
and gains from the following sources: (i) dividends received by the
Fund that are paid on the equity and equity-related securities in
its portfolio; and (ii) capital gains (short-term and long-term)
from option premiums and the sale of portfolio securities. It is
possible that the Fund’s distributions will at times exceed the
earnings and profits of the Fund and therefore all or a portion of
such distributions may constitute a return of capital as described
below. A return of capital is a return of your original investment.
A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the
Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with
“yield” or “income.” You should not draw any conclusions about the
Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution
or from the Fund’s distribution policy.
Distributions that qualify as a return of capital are a return
of some or all of your original investment in the Fund. A return of
capital reduces a stockholder’s tax basis in his or her shares.
Once the tax basis in your shares has been reduced to zero, any
further return of capital may be taxable as capital gain.
Shareholders should consult their tax advisor or tax attorney for
proper treatment.
Distributions may be variable, and the Fund’s distribution rate
will depend on a number of factors, including the net earnings on
the Fund’s portfolio investments and the rate at which such net
earnings change as a result of changes in the timing of, and rates
at which, the Fund receives income from the sources noted above. As
portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions
on the shares and the Fund’s distribution policy could change.
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the
economy, industry or the market as a whole. The products of
technology companies may be subject to severe competition
and rapid obsolescence, and their stocks may be subject to greater
price fluctuations. Investments in small- and mid-cap
companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in
larger, more established companies. Foreign investments
subject the fund to risks, including political, economic, market,
social and others within a particular country, as well as to
currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting
standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. As a
non-diversified fund, fewer investments could have a greater
effect on performance. The Fund’s derivatives strategies may
not be successful and could result in significant Fund losses.
The Fund should only be considered as one element of a
complete investment program. An investment in the Fund should be
considered speculative. The Fund's investment policy of investing
in technology and technology-related companies and writing call
options involves a high degree of risk.
There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment
objectives or that distributions will be made. You could lose some
or all of your investment. In addition, closed-end funds frequently
trade at a discount to their net asset values, which may increase
your risk of loss.
The Fund is not insured by the FDIC, NCUA or any federal agency,
is not a deposit or obligation of, or guaranteed by any financial
institution, and involves investment risks including possible loss
of principal and fluctuation in value.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the
global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of
companies.
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund is managed by
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
If your Fund shares are held directly by the Fund’s stockholder
servicing agent and you wish to elect a cash distribution (in lieu
of a distribution paid in stock) or otherwise want more information
about the Fund, call Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Fund’s
stockholder servicing agent, at 800-937-5449. Customer Service
Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. Equiniti Trust
Company, LLC, which is located at 48 Wall Street, Floor 23, New
York, New York, 10005, is not affiliated with the Fund, Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
If your shares are not held through Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
and you wish to elect a cash distribution (in lieu of a
distribution paid in stock) or otherwise want more information
about the Fund, please call your financial advisor or other
financial intermediary through which you own Fund shares.
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