SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) DECEMBER 1, 2000
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COLUMBIA FUTURES FUND
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 0-12431 13-3103617
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
C/O DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER, 62ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 392-5454
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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Effective December 1, 2000, Columbia Futures Fund (the "Fund") amended
its management agreement with John W. Henry & Company, Inc. (the "Trading
Advisor") under which the monthly management fee paid by the Fund to the Trading
Advisor was reduced from a 4% to a 2% annual rate. Additionally, the quarterly
incentive fee paid by the Fund to the Trading Advisor was changed from 15% to
20% of Fund trading profits, as determined from the end of the last period in
which an incentive fee was earned.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Columbia Futures Fund
By: Demeter Management Corporation,
as General Partner
By: /s/ Robert E. Murray
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Robert E. Murray
President
Dated: January 3, 2001
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EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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10.1 Amendment No. 3 to Advisory Agreement between Columbia Futures Fund and
John W. Henry & Company, Inc., dated November 30, 2000
