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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-127646
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150413
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150413

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:		15767192

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		612-671-4321

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		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRI CONTINENTAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): April 13, 2015 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">TRI-CONTINENTAL</FONT> CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>225 Franklin Street </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;7.01 Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant is furnishing as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 the
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: April 13, 2015</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Joseph D&#146; Alessandro</FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TRI-CONTINENTAL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HOLDS 85<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April&nbsp;13, 2015</B> &#150; Tri-Continental Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) (NYSE: <B>TY</B>) today held its 85<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stockholders voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Corporation&#146;s Board of Directors (the
&#147;Board&#148;) on each of the three proposals at the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders elected four Directors at the Meeting. Mr.&nbsp;William Hawkins was
elected Director for a term that will expire at the Corporation&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and Mses. Kathleen Blatz, Pamela G. Carlton, and Alison Taunton-Rigby were each elected as Director for a term that will expire at the
Corporation&#146;s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders also ratified the Board&#146;s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. Stockholders voted against
a stockholder proposal relating to a self-tender offer for the outstanding shares of the Corporation&#146;s common stock or a conversion of the Corporation to an ETF or open-end fund or to liquidate. The Corporation&#146;s stockholders have
routinely rejected similar open-ending proposals, with this rejection marking the 6<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> time in the past 20 years. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Important Disclosures: </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>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) may
be obtained by contacting your financial advisor or Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. at 800-345-6611 or visiting www.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The prospectus can also be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s EDGAR
database. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing in the Corporation. There is no guarantee that the Corporation&#146;s investment goals/objectives will be met or that distributions will be made, and you could lose money. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The net asset value of the Corporation&#146;s shares may not always correspond to their market price. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a
discount from their net asset value. The Corporation&#146;s share price may be adversely affected if the market value of its portfolio securities falls, fails to rise, or fluctuates due to factors affecting a single issuer, sector of the economy,
industry or the market as a whole. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation is managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. This material is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors,
Inc., member FINRA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Past performance does not guarantee future results. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOT FDIC INSURED &middot; MAY LOSE VALUE &middot; NO BANK GUARANTEE &middot; NOT A DEPOSIT &middot; NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&copy;</SUP> 2015 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved. </P>
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