First Quarter Report 2007
Tri-Continental
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Tri-Continental Corporation
FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2007
May 18, 2007
To the Stockholders:
We are pleased to present Tri-Continental Corporations first quarter report, covering the three months ended March 31, 2007. Inside this report you will find Tri-Continentals investment results and portfolio of investments.
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Corporation delivered a total return of 2.6% based on market price and 1.2% based on net asset value (NAV). In comparison, the Corporations benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned 0.6% for the period. The Lipper Closed-End Core Funds Average returned 2.5% and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average returned 0.5%.
In addition to Tri-Continentals improving investment results, the Corporation resumed the payment of capital gains, with a per share distribution of $0.12 on March 27, 2007, and paid a first quarter dividend of $0.14 per Common share, compared to the $0.07 dividend paid by the Corporation in the first quarter of 2006.
Thank you for your continued support of Tri-Continental Corporation. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many more years to come.
By order of the Board of Directors,
William C. Morris
Chairman
Brian T. Zino
President
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Investment Results Per Common Share
TOTAL RETURNS
For Periods Ended March 31, 2007
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Market Price | 2.62 | % | 14.63 | % | 14.96 | % | 11.51 | % | 4.83 | % | 6.93 | % | ||||||
Net Asset Value | 1.23 | 13.45 | 12.29 | 10.30 | 5.03 | 6.22 | ||||||||||||
Lipper Closed-End Core | ||||||||||||||||||
Funds Average** | 2.49 | 11.75 | 12.04 | 9.81 | 5.81 | 6.92 | ||||||||||||
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Funds Average** | 0.46 | 9.87 | 10.57 | 8.65 | 4.99 | 6.87 | ||||||||||||
S&P 500** | 0.64 | 11.83 | 11.78 | 10.06 | 6.27 | 8.20 |
PRICE PER SHARE
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |||
Market Price | $22.70 | $22.38 | ||
Net Asset Value | 25.71 | 25.66 |
DIVIDEND AND CAPITAL GAIN PER
SHARE AND YIELD INFORMATION
For Periods Ended March 31, 2007
Capital Gain (Loss) | ||||||||
Dividends Paid | Realized | Unrealized Gain | Unrealized Loss | SEC 30-Day YieldØ | ||||
$0.14 | $0.67 | $1.43 | $(1.03) |
2.96% |
Performance data quoted in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee or indicate future investment results. The rates of return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total returns of the Corporation as of the most recent month end will be made available at www.seligman.com1 by the seventh business day following that month end. J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, the investment manager of the Corporation, made certain payments to the Corporation in 2004. Absent such payments, the net asset value returns that include this period would have been lower. Returns reflect changes in market price or net asset value, as applicable, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance data quoted does not reflect the deduction of taxes that investors may pay on distributions or the sale of shares. An investment in Tri-Continental is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Investment Results Per Common Share (continued)
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** | The Lipper Closed-End Core Funds Average and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average (the Lipper Averages) and the Standard & Poors 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the S&P 500) are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of all distributions. The Lipper Averages exclude the effect of taxes and any costs associated with the purchase of shares, and the S&P 500 excludes the effect of fees, taxes, and sales charges. The Lipper Closed-End Core Funds Average measures the performance of closed-end funds. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average includes open-end funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($14.5 billion as of March 31, 2007). The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average is provided for comparative purposes so that the Corporations perfomance can be measured against both closed-end and open-end funds with similar portfolio holdings as the Corporation. Lipper classifies the Corporation, based on its portfolio holdings, as a Closed-End Core Fund. The S&P 500 measures the performance of 500 of the largest US companies based on market capitalizations. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or an average. |
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Preferred Stockholders were paid dividends totaling $0.625 per share. |
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Represents the per share amount of gross unrealized gain or loss of portfolio securities as of March 31, 2007. | ||
Ø | Current yield, representing the annualized yield for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2007, has been computed in accordance with SEC regulations and will vary. | ||
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The website reference is an inactive textual reference and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the website does not form a part of this report or the Corporations prospectus or statement of additional information. |
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
March 31, 2007
Cost
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Value
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Altria Group, Inc. | $ | 93,749 | $ | 98,436 | ||
General Electric Company | 91,511 | 81,176 | ||||
Exxon Mobil Corporation | 54,694 | 68,539 | ||||
Wachovia Corporation | 61,016 | 60,993 | ||||
Bank of America Corporation | 57,638 | 55,879 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 49,971 | 55,637 | ||||
Capital One Financial Corporation | 57,292 | 54,585 | ||||
Pfizer Inc. | 55,111 | 51,445 | ||||
Comverse Technology, Inc. | 46,202 | 49,496 | ||||
ConocoPhillips | 46,555 | 48,139 | ||||
$ | 613,739 | $ | 624,325 |
The Corporation is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There can be no assurance that the securities presented have remained or will remain in the Corporations portfolio. Information regarding the Corporations portfolio holdings should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security, an indication that any security is suitable for a particular investor, or that any of the securities listed were or will be profitable.
Largest Portfolio Changes
January 1 to March 31, 2007
Largest Purchases | Largest Sales | |
Apollo Group, Inc. (Class A)* | Chevron Corporation | |
Pfizer Inc. | Bank of New York Company, Inc. (The)** | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company* | SUPERVALU INC.** | |
Hewlett-Packard Company* | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.** | |
Costco Wholesale Corporation* | Health Net, Inc.** | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | KeyCorp** | |
Electronic Arts Inc.* | Legg Mason, Inc.** | |
Amdocs Limited* | TXU Corp.** | |
Barrick Gold Corporation* | Dollar General Corporation** | |
CVS/Caremark Corporation | Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.** |
Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of puchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2007
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Shares or Warrants |
Value
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COMMON STOCKS AND | |||||
WARRANTS 86.9% | |||||
AEROSPACE AND | |||||
DEFENSE 2.7% | |||||
Boeing Company (The) | 426,800 | shs. | $ |
37,946,788 | |
General Dynamics Corporation | 105,300 | 8,044,920 | |||
Honeywell International Inc. | 589,000 | 27,129,340 | |||
73,121,048 | |||||
AIR FREIGHT AND | |||||
LOGISTICS 0.5% | |||||
FedEx Corp. | 93,800 | 10,076,934 | |||
TNT N.V. (ADR) | 75,700 | 3,485,985 | |||
13,562,919 | |||||
AIRLINES 0.3% | |||||
JetBlue Airways Corporation* | 562,500 | 6,474,375 | |||
BIOTECHNOLOGY 3.0% | |||||
Amgen Inc.* | 446,200 | 24,933,656 | |||
Genentech, Inc.* | 224,000 | 18,394,880 | |||
Medimmune, Inc.* | 427,600 | 15,560,364 | |||
Pharmion Corporation* | 825,825 | 21,710,939 | |||
80,599,839 | |||||
CAPITAL MARKETS 1.3% | |||||
Goldman Sachs | |||||
Group, Inc. (The) | 73,600 | 15,207,968 | |||
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | 238,400 | 19,470,128 | |||
34,678,096 | |||||
CHEMICALS 0.8% | |||||
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours | |||||
and Company | 459,200 | 22,698,256 | |||
COMMERCIAL BANKS 2.3% | |||||
Wachovia Corporation | 1,107,963 | 60,993,363 | |||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES | |||||
AND SUPPLIES 1.0% | |||||
Waste Management Inc. | 774,200 | 26,640,222 | |||
COMMUNICATIONS | |||||
EQUIPMENT 5.5% | |||||
Alcatel-Lucent (ADR) |
2,593,453 |
30,654,614 | |||
Alcatel-Lucent | |||||
(exercise price of $2.75, | |||||
expiring 12/10/2007)* | 13,686,305 | wts. | 1,368,631 | ||
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 496,180 | shs. | 12,667,475 | ||
Comverse Technology, Inc.* | 2,310,200 | 49,496,035 | |||
Motorola, Inc. | 1,496,300 | 26,439,621 | |||
QUALCOMM Inc. | 666,300 | 28,424,358 | |||
149,050,734 | |||||
COMPUTERS AND | |||||
PERIPHERALS 4.2% | |||||
Apple Inc.* | 158,300 | 14,707,653 | |||
Hewlett-Packard Company | 575,900 | 23,116,626 | |||
International Business | |||||
Machines Corporation | 211,620 | 19,947,301 | |||
Palm, Inc.* | 1,284,100 | 23,280,733 | |||
SanDisk Corporation* | 177,200 | 7,761,360 | |||
Seagate Technology | 1,087,800 | 25,345,741 | |||
114,159,414 | |||||
CONSUMER FINANCE 2.5% | |||||
American Express Company | 238,000 | 13,423,200 | |||
Capital One Financial Corporation | 723,368 | 54,585,349 | |||
68,008,549 | |||||
CONTAINERS AND | |||||
PACKAGING 1.3% | |||||
Packaging Corporation of America | 357,900 | 8,732,760 | |||
Smurfit-Stone Container | |||||
Company* | 2,400,000 | 27,024,000 | |||
35,756,760 | |||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER | |||||
SERVICES 1.3% | |||||
Apollo Group, Inc. (Class A)* | 768,000 | 33,715,200 | |||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL | |||||
SERVICES 5.4% | |||||
Bank of America Corporation | 1,095,240 | 55,879,145 | |||
Citigroup Inc. | 629,830 | 32,335,472 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,150,000 | 55,637,000 | |||
143,851,617 |
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2007
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Shares
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Value
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DIVERSIFIED | |||||
TELECOMMUNICATION | |||||
SERVICES 1.2% | |||||
Citizens Communications | |||||
Company | 834,200 | $ | 12,471,290 | ||
Windstream Corporation | 1,338,700 | 19,665,503 | |||
32,136,793 | |||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT | |||||
AND SERVICES 2.1% | |||||
Halliburton Company | 672,600 | 21,348,324 | |||
Tidewater Inc. | 349,500 | 20,473,710 | |||
Weatherford International Ltd.* | 319,700 | 14,418,470 | |||
56,240,504 | |||||
FOOD AND STAPLES | |||||
RETAILING 3.8% | |||||
Costco Wholesale Corporation | 379,000 | 20,405,360 | |||
CVS/Caremark Corporation | 1,146,700 | 39,148,338 | |||
Rite Aid Corporation* | 7,318,500 | 42,227,745 | |||
101,781,443 | |||||
FOOD PRODUCTS 1.1% | |||||
Archer Daniels Midland | |||||
Company | 386,500 | 14,184,550 | |||
Hershey Company (The) | 268,300 | 14,665,278 | |||
28,849,828 | |||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT | |||||
AND SUPPLIES 1.4% | |||||
Boston Scientific Corporation* | 1,272,700 | 18,505,058 | |||
Medtronic, Inc. | 402,900 | 19,766,274 | |||
38,271,332 | |||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | |||||
AND SERVICES 2.2% | |||||
Aetna Inc. | 480,500 | 21,041,095 | |||
WellPoint Inc.* | 479,200 | 38,863,120 | |||
59,904,215 | |||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS | |||||
AND LEISURE 1.0% | |||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp.* | 155,000 | 13,424,550 | |||
Starbucks Corporation* | 434,500 | 13,625,920 | |||
27,050,470 | |||||
INDUSTRIAL | |||||
CONGLOMERATES 4.7% | |||||
3M Company | 578,500 | 44,214,755 | |||
General Electric Company | 2,295,700 | 81,175,952 | |||
125,390,707 | |||||
INSURANCE 2.8% | |||||
American International | |||||
Group, Inc. | 642,300 | 43,175,406 | |||
Hartford Financial Services | |||||
Group, Inc. | 338,100 | 32,315,598 | |||
75,491,004 | |||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE | |||||
AND SERVICES 1.1% | |||||
Google Inc. (Class A)* | 44,300 | 20,296,488 | |||
Yahoo! Inc.* | 258,100 | 8,075,949 | |||
28,372,437 | |||||
IT SERVICES 0.8% | |||||
Amdocs Limited* | 559,000 | 20,392,320 | |||
MACHINERY 0.7% | |||||
Caterpillar Inc. | 298,800 | 20,028,564 | |||
MEDIA 1.1% | |||||
Time Warner Inc. | 1,539,100 | 30,351,052 | |||
METALS AND MINING 2.4% | |||||
Alcoa Inc. | 588,200 | 19,939,980 | |||
Barrick Gold Corporation | 614,400 | 17,541,120 | |||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper | |||||
& Gold Inc. (Class B) | 407,800 | 26,992,282 | |||
64,473,382 | |||||
OIL, GAS AND | |||||
CONSUMABLE FUELS 6.8% | |||||
Chevron Corporation | 191,800 | 14,185,528 | |||
ConocoPhillips | 704,300 | 48,138,905 | |||
El Paso Corporation | 1,945,600 | 28,152,832 | |||
Exxon Mobil Corporation | 908,400 | 68,538,780 | |||
Murphy Oil Corporation | 443,425 | 23,678,895 | |||
182,694,940 | |||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS 0.8% | |||||
Herbalife Ltd.* | 534,900 | 20,962,731 |
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2007
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Shares or Number of Contracts** |
Value
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PHARMACEUTICALS 4.9% | |||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 981,600 | shs. | $ | 27,249,216 | |
Pfizer Inc. | 2,036,638 | 51,445,476 | |||
Schering-Plough Corporation | 445,200 | 11,357,052 | |||
Wyeth | 815,300 | 40,789,459 | |||
130,841,203 | |||||
ROAD AND RAIL 1.0% | |||||
Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | 979,320 | 26,755,022 | |||
SEMICONDUCTORS AND | |||||
SEMICONDUCTOR | |||||
EQUIPMENT 1.3% | |||||
Broadcom Corporation (Class A)* | 327,700 | 10,509,339 | |||
KLA-Tencor Corporations | 277,200 | 14,780,304 | |||
Texas Instruments Incorporated | 344,500 | 10,369,450 | |||
35,659,093 | |||||
SOFTWARE 3.9% | |||||
Adobe Systems Incorporated* | 342,100 | 14,265,570 | |||
BEA Systems Inc.* | 1,299,400 | 15,060,046 | |||
Business Objects S.A. (ADR)* | 373,200 | 13,506,108 | |||
Electronic Arts Inc.* | 399,500 | 20,118,820 | |||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,481,656 | 41,293,753 | |||
104,244,297 | |||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL 3.8% | |||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 693,300 | 33,777,576 | |||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 1,660,100 | 39,095,355 | |||
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | 1,103,800 | 29,261,738 | |||
102,134,669 | |||||
THRIFTS AND MORTGAGE | |||||
FINANCE 1.3% | |||||
Countrywide Financial | |||||
Corporation | 274,900 | 9,247,636 | |||
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 616,100 | 24,878,118 | |||
34,125,754 | |||||
TOBACCO 3.7% | |||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 1,172,980 | 98,435,630 | |||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION | |||||
SERVICES 0.9% | |||||
Sprint Nextel Corporation | 1,276,600 |
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24,204,336 | ||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||
AND WARRANTS
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2,332,102,118 |
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OPTIONS PURCHASED* 2.9%
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BEVERAGES 0.1%
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Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., | |||||
Call expiring January | |||||
2008 at $15
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4,636 | 2,642,520 | |||
CAPITAL MARKETS 0.1% | |||||
Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The),
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Call expiring January 2008
at $150 |
920 | 1,619,200 | |||
COMMUNICATIONS
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EQUIPMENT 0.4%
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Comverse Technology, Inc., | |||||
Call expiring January | |||||
2008 at
$20
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20,083 | 7,531,125 | |||
QUALCOMM Inc., | |||||
Call expiring January 2009
at $40
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3,277 | 3,322,878 | |||
10,854,003 | |||||
COMPUTERS AND | |||||
PERIPHERALS 0.2%
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Dell Inc., Call expiring January | |||||
2008 at $25
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4,277 | 804,076 | |||
Palm, Inc., Call expiring January
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2008 at $17.5
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20,008 | 5,002,000 | |||
Seagate Technology, Call expiring | |||||
January 2008 at $17.5 | 1,326 | 888,420 | |||
6,694,496 | |||||
CONSUMER FINANCE 0.1% | |||||
Capital One Financial Corporation,
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Call expiring January 2008
at $80
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5,465 | 3,442,950 | |||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT AND | |||||
SERVICES 0.1% | |||||
Oil Service HOLDRS Trust, Call | |||||
expiring January 2008 at $140
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1,689 | 3,374,622 |
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2007
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Number of | |||||
Contracts**/ | |||||
Partnership Interest
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Value
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FOOD PRODUCTS 0.1% | |||||
Kraft Foods Inc., Put expiring | |||||
June 2007 at $35 | 5,239 | $ |
1,886,040
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HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT | |||||
AND SUPPLIES 0.1% | |||||
Boston Scientific Corporation, | |||||
Call expiring January | |||||
2009 at $20 | 13,228 |
2,050,340
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | |||||
AND SERVICES 0.1% | |||||
Aetna Inc., Call expiring January | |||||
2008 at $42.5 | 3,409 |
1,909,040
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INTERNET SOFTWARE | |||||
AND SERVICES 0.2% | |||||
Yahoo!, Inc., Call expiring | |||||
January 2009 at $30 | 7,244 |
4,911,432
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MACHINERY 0.1% | |||||
Caterpillar Inc., Call expiring | |||||
January 2009 at $80 | 4,506 |
2,478,300
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METALS AND MINING 0.1% | |||||
Alcoa Inc., Call expiring | |||||
January 2008 at $35 | 4,940 |
1,457,300
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OIL, GAS AND | |||||
CONSUMABLE FUELS 0.1% | |||||
Murphy Oil Corporation, Call | |||||
expiring January 2008 at $50 | 2,667 |
2,026,920
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PAPER AND FOREST | |||||
PRODUCTS 0.1% | |||||
International Paper Company, | |||||
Call expiring January 2009 | |||||
at $40 | 5,598 |
1,791,360
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PHARMACEUTICALS 0.2% | |||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, | |||||
Call expiring September | |||||
2007 at $27.5 | 25,719 |
5,015,205
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SEMICONDUCTORS AND | |||||
SEMICONDUCTOR | |||||
EQUIPMENT 0.1% | |||||
Intel Corporation, Call expiring | |||||
January 2009 at $20 | 4,586 | 1,256,564 | |||
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd., | |||||
Call expiring January 2009 at $20 | 4,961 | 1,537,910 | |||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., | |||||
Call expiring January 2008 at $35 | 3,718 | 594,880 | |||
3,389,354 | |||||
SOFTWARE 0.0% | |||||
Business Objects SA (ADR), Call | |||||
expiring April 2007 at $40 | 2,862 | 57,240 | |||
SPECIALTY RETAIL 0.0% | |||||
Foot Locker Inc., Call expiring | |||||
January 2008 at $25 | 7,601 | 1,330,175 | |||
THRIFTS AND MORTGAGE | |||||
FINANCE 0.0% | |||||
Countrywide Financial Corporation, | |||||
Call expiring January 2009 at $37.5 | 179 | 102,030 | |||
Countrywide Financial Corporation, | |||||
Call expiring January 2008 at $37.5 | 3,259 | 1,156,945 | |||
1,258,975 | |||||
TOBACCO 0.6% | |||||
Altria Group Inc., Call expiring | |||||
January 2008 at $80 | 6,410 | 7,243,300 | |||
Altria Group Inc., Call expiring | |||||
January 2008 at $85 | 11,324 | 8,719,480 | |||
15,962,780 | |||||
WIRELESS | |||||
TELECOMMUNICATION | |||||
SERVICES 0.1% | |||||
Sprint Nextel Corporation, | |||||
Call expiring January | |||||
2009 at $20 | 15,226 | 4,491,670 | |||
TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED | 78,643,922 | ||||
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.1% | |||||
WCAS Capital Partners II, L.P. $4,292,803 | $4,292,803 |
1,833,804 |
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2007
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Principal Amount |
Value
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SHORT-TERM | ||||||
HOLDINGS 10.3% | ||||||
EQUITY-LINKED NOTES 8.8% | ||||||
Deutsche Bank: | ||||||
19.85%, 8/6/2007(1)(a) | 13,388,663 | $ | 13,730,341 | |||
34.9%, 8/23/2007(1)(b) | 19,272,000 | 18,253,860 | ||||
30.1%, 9/5/2007(1)(c) | 9,649,000 | 9,102,577 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group (The): | ||||||
8.25%, 7/27/07(1)(d) | 11,675,060 | 13,243,352 | ||||
13.75%, 8/2/07(1)(e) | 13,020,774 | 12,530,201 | ||||
33%, 8/6/07(1)(f) | 18,880,900 | 18,671,322 | ||||
34.8%, 8/9/07(1)(g) | 17,451,100 | 17,023,548 | ||||
30.8%, 9/4/07(1)(h) | 19,272,300 | 18,100,544 | ||||
9.8%, 9/27/07(1)(i) | 12,009,268 | 12,268,927 | ||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | ||||||
30%, 10/3/07(1)(j) | 13,655,000 | 12,948,217 | ||||
Morgan Stanley: | ||||||
8.08%, 5/1/07(1)(d) | 12,897,489 | 15,034,573 | ||||
31.9%, 8/23/07(2)(m) | 19,272,000 | 17,755,679 | ||||
10.25%, 8/25/07(1)(k) | 19,194,138 | 21,367,403 | ||||
30%, 8/31/07(1)(l) | 19,272,000 | 17,851,268 | ||||
35.3%, 9/6/07(2)(n) | 9,649,000 | 8,863,391 | ||||
30.35%, 9/6/07(2)(o) | 9,649,000 | 8,881,326 | ||||
235,626,529 | ||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 1.2% | ||||||
State Street Bank 4.65%, | ||||||
dated 3/30/2007 | ||||||
maturing 4/2/2007 in the | ||||||
amount of $32,009,399 | ||||||
collateralized by $33,330,000 | ||||||
US Treasury Notes | ||||||
4.5%, due 8/15/2015, | ||||||
with a fair market value | ||||||
of $32,638,969 | 31,997,000 | 31,997,000 | ||||
US TREASURY NOTES 0.3% | ||||||
US Treasury Notes | ||||||
3.625%, 4/30/07 | 7,035,000 | *** | 7,026,967 | |||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM | ||||||
HOLDINGS | 274,650,496 | |||||
TOTAL | ||||||
INVESTMENTS 100.2% | 2,687,230,340 | |||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS | ||||||
LIABILITIES (0.2)% | (4,073,859 | ) | ||||
NET INVESTMENT | ||||||
ASSETS 100.0% | $ | 2,683,156,481 | ||||
Schedule of Option Written |
March 31, 2007
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(unaudited) | ||||||
Number of | ||||||
PUT OPTION WRITTEN | Contracts** |
Value
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Las Vegas Sands Corp., | ||||||
expiring April 2007 at $90 | 709
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$ | (354,500 | ) |
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Portfolio of Investments |
March 31, 2007
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(unaudited) |
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* |
Non-income producing security. | |
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Each contract represents 100 shares. | |
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All or part of the security is held as collateral for options written. As of March 31, 2007, the value of securities held as collateral was $7,026,967. | |
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At March 31, 2007, Tri-Continental Corporation owned one limited partnership investment that was purchased through a private offering and cannot be sold without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. The investment is valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The acquisition date of the investment in the limited partnership, along with the cost and value at March 31, 2007, was as follows: | |
Investment |
Acquisition Date(s)
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Cost | Value | |||
WCAS Capital Partners II, L.P. |
12/11/90 to 3/24/98
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$4,301,124 | $1,833,804 | |||
| The security may be offered and sold only to a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These notes are exchangeable at maturity, based on the terms of the respective notes, for shares of common stock of a company or cash at a maturity value which is generally determined as follows: | ||||
(1) |
The principal amount of the notes plus or minus the lesser of A) the lowest return of the companys or companies respective stock price determined at maturity from the date of purchase of the notes, or B) the percent limit indicated below in parenthesis: |
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(a) |
SanDisk Corporation (+10%) |
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(b) |
Amdocs Limited, Boston Scientific Corporation and Palm, Inc. (+10%) |
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(c) |
Alcatel-Lucent, BEA Systems, Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc. (+5%) |
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(d) |
Yahoo! Inc. (+20%) |
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(e) |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (+20%) |
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(f) |
Motorola, Inc., SanDisk Corporation and Yahoo! (+10%) |
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(g) |
KLA-Tencor Corporation, Peabody Energy Corporation and Urban Outfitters, Inc. (+10%) |
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(h) |
BEA Systems, Inc., Sprint Nextel Corporation and Weatherford International Ltd. (+10%) |
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(i) |
Seagate Technology (+20%) |
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(j) |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Countrywide Financial Corporation and Foot Locker, Inc. (+10%) |
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(k) |
eBay (+20%) |
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(l) |
Coldwater Creek Inc., Comverse Technology, Inc. and Halliburton Company (+10%) |
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(2) |
A) If the stock price of any of the companies falls 20% or more at any time during the period from the date of purchase of the notes to maturity, the lesser of i) the principal amount of the notes, or ii) the principal amount of the notes plus or minus the lowest return of the companies respective stock prices determined at maturity from the date of purchase of the notes; or otherwise B) the principal amount of the notes: |
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(m) | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Alcoa Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | ||||
(n) |
Broadcom Corporation, Herbalife Ltd. and Rite Aid Corporation |
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(o) |
Corning Incorporated, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation |
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
Security Valuation Securities traded on an exchange are valued at the last sales price on the primary exchange or market on which they are traded. Securities not listed on an exchange or security market, or securities for which there is no last sales price, are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices or are valued by J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the Manager) based on quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (or are otherwise no longer valid or reliable) are valued at fair value determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. This can occur in the event of, among other things, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, market disruptions, intra-day trading halts, and extreme market volatility. The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments. As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other investment companies to determine net asset value or the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security. Short-term holdings that mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are valued at current market quotations or amortized cost if the Manager believes it approximates fair value.
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Stockholder Services
Tri-Continental provides a number of services to make maintaining an investment in its Common Stock more convenient. Please consult Tri-Continentals prospectus for the terms and conditions of these services.
Automatic Dividend Investment and Cash Purchase Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the prospectus, Stockholders may automatically purchase additional shares with dividends and capital gains. There is no charge for this service. Stockholders may also, subject to the terms and conditions of the prospectus, purchase additional shares directly from the Corporation. There is a service fee of a maximum of $2.00 for each cash purchase transaction.
Automatic Cash Withdrawal Plan. Stockholders who hold common shares with a market value of $5,000 or more may elect to receive a fixed amount from their investment at regular intervals by selling their shares to the Corporation.
Traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Stockholders who have earned income and are under age 70½ may contribute up to $4,000 per year to a Traditional IRA for 2007. A working or non-working spouse may also contribute up to $4,000 to a separate Traditional IRA for 2007. Additionally, individuals who reach age 50 prior to the end of a taxable year may make catch-up contributions to a Traditional IRA of up to $1,000. Contributions to a Traditional IRA may be deductible or non-deductible. If you are single and not covered by an employers retirement plan, your contribution will always be deductible. For individuals who are covered by a plan, contributions will be fully deductible if your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) in 2007 is less than $51,000. For spouses who are both covered by a plan, contributions will be fully deductible if your MAGI is less than $83,000. If one spouse does not work or is not covered by a retirement plan, that spouses contribution will be fully deductible provided your household MAGI does not exceed $156,000. If your contribution is not deductible, you may still take advantage of the tax-deferred accumulation of earnings in your Traditional IRA.
Rollover IRA. You may be eligible to roll over a distribution of assets received from another IRA, a qualified employee benefit plan, or tax-deferred annuity into a Rollover IRA with Tri-Continental. To avoid a tax penalty, the transfer to a Rollover IRA must occur within 60 days of receipt of the qualifying distribution. If you do not make a direct transfer of a distribution from a qualified employee benefit plan or a tax-deferred annuity to a Rollover IRA, the payor of the distribution must withhold 20% of the distribution.
Roth IRA. You (and a working or non-working spouse) may each make an after-tax contribution of up to $4,000 per year to a Roth IRA provided you have earned income and meet the eligibility requirements. Your MAGI must be less than $95,000 (individuals) or $150,000 (married couples) to be eligible to make a full contribution to a Roth IRA. You are eligible to make a partial Roth IRA contribution if your MAGI is below $110,000 (individuals) or $160,000 (married couples). Total combined contributions to a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA cannot exceed $4,000 in any year. Additionally, individuals who reach age 50 prior to the end of a taxable year may make catch-up contributions to either a Roth IRA or Traditonal IRA of up to $1,000. Earnings grow tax-free and will be distributed to you tax-free and penalty-free provided that you hold your account for at least five years and you take the distribution either after age 59½, for disability, upon death, or to make a first-time home purchase (up to $10,000). Unlike a Traditional IRA, you may contribute to a Roth IRA even if you are over age 70½ (if you have earned income), and you are not required to take minimum distributions at age 70½. You may
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Stockholder Services (continued)
convert an existing Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA to take advantage of tax-free distributions. You must pay taxes on any earnings and deductible contributions in your Traditional IRA when converting it to a Roth IRA. Talk to your financial advisor for more details on converting your Traditional IRA.
Retirement Planning Qualified Plans. Unincorporated businesses and the self-employed may take advantage of the same benefits in their retirement plans that are available to corporations. Contribution levels can go as high as 100% of earned income (reduced by plan contributions), to a maximum of $45,000 per participant. For retirement plan purposes, no more than $225,000 may be taken into account as earned income under the plan in 2007. Social Security integration and employee vesting schedules are also available as options in the Tri-Continental prototype retirement plans. Although you already may be participating in an employers retirement plan, you may be eligible to establish another plan based upon income from other sources, such as directors fees.
Retirement Plan Services provides information about our prototype retirement plans. The toll-free telephone number is (800) 445-1777 in the US and (212) 682-7600 outside the US.
Gifts Free of Federal Tax are often made using Tri-Continental Common Stock. You may give as much as $12,000 a year to as many individuals as desired free of federal gift tax, and a married couple may give up to $24,000 a year.
Stock Repurchase Program. On November 16, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized the renewal of Tri-Continentals ongoing share repurchase program. The program authorizes the Corporation to repurchase up to 5% of the Corporations shares during the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, provided that the discount of a shares market price to its net asset value (NAV) remains greater than 10%. The stock repurchase plan seeks, among other things, to moderate the growth in the number of shares outstanding, increase the net asset value of outstanding shares, increase the liquidity of Tri-Continentals common stock, and reduce the dilutive impact on Stockholders who do not take capital gains distributions, when such distributions are made, in additional shares.
Between January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2007, 1 million shares were repurchased. This is approximately 1% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the period. On April 6, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a suspension of the stock repurchase program pending the outcome of the vote of Stockholders of the Corporation on a proposal to implement a Distribution Policy.
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Tri-Continental Corporation
Board of Directors
John R. Galvin (1,3) | Leroy C. Richie (1,3) | ||
Dean Emeritus, Fletcher School of Law | Counsel, Lewis & Munday, P.C. | ||
and Diplomacy at Tufts University | Director, Vibration Control Technologies, LLC | ||
Chairman Emeritus, American Council | Lead Outside Director, Digital Ally Inc. and Infinity, Inc. | ||
on Germany | Director and Chairman, Highland Park Michigan | ||
Economic Development Corp. | |||
John F. Maher (1,3) | Chairman, Detroit Public Schools Foundation | ||
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, | |||
Great Western Financial Corporation and its | Robert L. Shafer (2,3) | ||
principal subsidiary, Great Western Bank | Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Sovereign | ||
Military Order of Malta to the United Nations | |||
Frank A. McPherson (2,3) | |||
Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive | James N. Whitson (1,3) | ||
Officer, Kerr-McGee Corporation | Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating | ||
Director, DCP Midstream GP, LLP, Integris Health, | Officer, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. | ||
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, | Director, CommScope, Inc. | ||
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in Education, | |||
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and | Brian T. Zino | ||
Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Director and President, | ||
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated | |||
Betsy S. Michel (2,3) | Chairman, Seligman Data Corp. | ||
Attorney | Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc., and | ||
Trustee, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation | Seligman Services, Inc. | ||
William C. Morris | |||
Chairman and Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. | Member: | (1) Audit Committee | |
Incorporated, Carbo Ceramics Inc., Seligman | (2)
Director Nominating Committee |
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Advisors, Inc., and Seligman Services, Inc. | (3) Board Operations Committee | ||
Director, Seligman Data Corp. | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer, | |||
The Metropolitan Opera Association |
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Executive Officers
William C. Morris | Thomas G. Rose |
Chairman | Vice President |
Brian T. Zino | Lawrence P. Vogel |
President and Chief Executive Officer | Vice President and Treasurer |
John B. Cunningham | Frank J. Nasta |
Vice President | Secretary |
Eleanor T.M. Hoagland | Marco F. Acosta |
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | Assistant Vice President |
Charles W. Kadlec | |
Vice President |
Additional Fund Information
Manager | Important Telephone Numbers | |
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated | (800) TRI-1092 | Stockholder Services |
100 Park Avenue | ||
New York, NY 10017 | (800) 445-1777 | Retirement Plan Services |
Stockholder Service Agent | (212) 682-7600 | Outside the United States |
Seligman Data Corp. | ||
100 Park Avenue | (800) 622-4597 | 24-Hour Automated |
New York, NY 10017 | Telephone Access Service | |
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Mail Inquiries To: |
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P.O. Box 9759 | ||
Providence, RI 02940-9759 |
This report is intended only for the information of Stockholders who have received the current prospectus covering shares of Common Stock of Tri-Continental Corporation, which contains information about investment objectives, risks, management fees and other costs. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing and may be obtained by calling Stockholder Services at 800-TRI-1092.
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