---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-297173"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STK"
cik: "0001471420"
company_name: "Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T10:11:20.989269+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Seligman Premium Tech Growth Fund declares special $1.0819/share distribution to avoid excise tax

## Summary
- Special distribution of $1.0819 per share paid Jan 17, 2023 to holders of record Dec 12, 2022 (ex-div Dec 9, 2022).
- Distribution is 94.55% net realized long-term capital gains ($1.0229) and 5.45% short-term gains ($0.0590).
- Automatic stock distribution unless stockholder elects cash by Jan 6, 2023; policy aimed at avoiding 4% federal excise tax.
- Year-to-date cumulative NAV return through Nov 30, 2022 was -22.83%; 5-year average annual NAV return was +13.59%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-297173
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STK
- cik: 0001471420
- company_name: Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471420/000119312522297173/0001193125-22-297173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471420/000119312522297173/d414122d8k.htm

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