<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-21-146792.txt : 20210503
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-146792
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497J
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210503
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210503
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210503

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:		497J
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-255533
		FILM NUMBER:		21881569

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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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<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:13pt;margin-top:1pt;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">Tri-Continental Corporation<BR> 225 Franklin
Street<BR> Boston, MA 02110</DIV> <DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">May 3, 2021</DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">VIA EDGAR</DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">Mr. John Grzeskiewicz</DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission<BR> Division
of Investment Management, Disclosure Review Office<BR> 100 F Street, N.E.<BR> Washington, D.C. 20549</DIV> <DIV style="text-align:left;">
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Corporation<FONT style="font-weight:Normal;"> (the Registrant) Short-Form Registration Statement on Form N-2 Filing (N-2ASR)<BR> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-right:2pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:3.49%;">&#160; </TD>
<TD style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:2pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none; vertical-align:top;width:96.51%;">File
 Nos. 333-255533/811-00266<BR> Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 </TD></TR></TABLE> </DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">Dear Mr. Grzeskiewicz:</DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, please accept this letter as certification that the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the above-referenced Corporation do not differ from that contained in Registrant&#8217;s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
(Amendment). This Amendment was filed electronically on April 27, 2021.</DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">If you have any questions, please contact either me
at (312) 634-9280 or MaryEllen McLaughlin at (617) 385-9540 or Katina Walker at (612) 671-6990.</DIV>
<DIV style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:Normal;font-weight:Normal;line-height:12pt;margin-top:4pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;">Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV style="text-align:left;">
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 E. Garcy<BR> Assistant Secretary<BR> Tri-Continental Corporation </TD></TR></TABLE> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="clear:both;font-size:12pt;height:0pt;"> </DIV> <DIV style="width:613pt;"></DIV> </BODY></HTML>
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