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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001169232-08-003620.txt : 20081007
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001169232-08-003620
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081007
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081007
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081007

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRI-CONTINENTAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000099614
		IRS NUMBER:				135441850
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-00266
		FILM NUMBER:		081111651

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 PARK AVENUE,
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128501864

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRI CONTINENTAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<DESCRIPTION>CURRENT REPORT
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                                  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):        October 7, 2008
                                                 ------------------------------

                           TRI-CONTINENTAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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<S>                                       <C>                            <C>
            Maryland                      811-00266                      13-5441850
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(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification
         incorporation)                                                     No.)
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                                100 Park Avenue,
                            New York, New York 10017
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               (Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (212) 850-1864
                                                     ---------------------------

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

|_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
      CFR 230.425)

|_|   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)

|_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule13e-4(c) under the
      Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Registrant  is  furnishing  as Exhibit 99.1 the  attached  Press  Release  dated
October 7, 2008 for Tri-Continental Corporation.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit  99.1  -  Press  Release  dated  October  7,  2008  for  Tri-Continental
Corporation.

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                                    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.

                                        TRI-CONTINENTAL CORPORATION

Date: October 7, 2008

                                        By: /s/ Joseph D'Alessandro
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                Joseph D'Alessandro
                                                Assistant Secretary

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<FILENAME>d75080_ex99-1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

More Information Contact:              Mary Ann Susco
                                       Corporate Communications
                                       J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (212)
                                       850-1382 suscom@jwseligman.com
 Stockholder Contact:
                                       Marco Acosta
                                       (212) 850-1333
                                       acostam@jwseligman.com

             Stockholders of Tri-Continental Corporation (NYSE: TY)
            Approve New Investment Management Services Agreement with
                        RiverSource Investments, LLC and
                             Elect Ten New Directors

NEW  YORK,   October  7,  2008  -  Today,   Tri-Continental   Corporation   (the
"Corporation")  (NYSE:  TY) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders in Baltimore,
Maryland (the  "Meeting") and announced that  Stockholders  approved each of the
Board's two recommendations.  Stockholders  approved a new investment management
services agreement (the "New Agreement") between the Corporation and RiverSource
Investments,  LLC ("RiverSource"),  a subsidiary of Ameriprise  Financial,  Inc.
(Proposal 1), and elected ten new Directors to the Corporation's Board (Proposal
2).

As described in the Corporation's proxy statement in respect of the Meeting, the
effectiveness of each of Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 are contingent on the closing
of the  acquisition  of J. & W. Seligman & Co.  Incorporated  ("Seligman"),  the
Corporation's   current  manager,  by  RiverSource  (the   "Acquisition").   The
Acquisition  is  expected  to  occur  in the  fourth  quarter  of  2008.  If the
Acquisition  does  not  take  place,  then the New  Agreement  will  not  become
effective  and the current  management  agreement  between the  Corporation  and
Seligman will continue in effect.

Stockholders  of the  Corporation  elected the  following  ten Directors to take
office upon the closing of the  Acquisition:  Kathleen  Blatz,  Arne H. Carlson,
Pamela G. Carlton, Patricia M. Flynn, Anne P. Jones, Jeffrey Laikind, Stephen R.
Lewis, Jr., Catherine James Paglia, Alison Taunton-Rigby and William F. Truscott
(collectively,  the "New Directors"). Mses. Blatz, Carlton and Taunton-Rigby and
Mr.  Truscott have been elected to the class of Directors whose term will expire
at the annual  meeting to be held in 2009,  Ms. Jones and Mr.  Carlson have been
elected to the class of Directors  whose term will expire at the annual  meeting
to be held in 2010,  and Mses.  Flynn and Paglia and  Messrs.  Laikind and Lewis
have been elected to the class of Directors whose term will expire at the annual
meeting  to be held in 2011,  and (in each  case)  until  their  successors  are
elected and qualify.  Messrs. Leroy C. Richie and John F. Maher will continue to
serve as Directors of the Corporation after the Acquisition,  which would result
in an overall increase from ten Directors to 12 Directors of the Corporation. If
the Acquisition  does not take place for any reason,  the size of the Board will
not be  increased,  the  New  Directors  will  not  serve  as  Directors  of the
Corporation,  and the Directors of the

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Corporation serving prior to the election of the New Directors will continue to
serve as Directors of the Corporation.

The  Corporation is one of the nation's  largest,  diversified,  publicly traded
closed-end equity investment companies and has paid dividends for 64 consecutive
years.  The  Corporation  is  currently  managed  by  J.  & W.  Seligman  &  Co.
Incorporated, a New York-based investment manager and advisor, which was founded
in 1864.  Seligman Advisors,  Inc. is the principal  underwriter of the Seligman
mutual funds.

The net asset value of shares may not always  correspond  to the market price of
such shares. Shares of many closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount from
their net asset value. The Corporation is subject to stock market risk, which is
the risk that stock prices  overall  will  decline  over short or long  periods,
adversely affecting the value of an investment in the Corporation.

You 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 Seligman  Advisors,  Inc. at 800-221-2783.
The prospectus should be read carefully before investing in the Corporation.

There is no guarantee that the Corporation's investment goals/objectives will be
met, and you could lose money.

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