UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-04537

 

 

LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado

 

80203

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Tané T. Tyler

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(303) 623-2577

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 1 - March 31, 2009

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 



 

LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (96.97%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (15.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.82%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thor Industries, Inc.

 

46,579

 

$

727,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributors (1.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

LKQ Corp.(a)

 

93,146

 

1,329,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (4.43%)

 

 

 

 

 

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(a)

 

17,700

 

1,386,441

 

Capella Education Co.(a)

 

14,652

 

776,556

 

K12, Inc.(a)

 

35,500

 

493,450

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

 

7,200

 

1,295,064

 

 

 

 

 

3,951,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.42%)

 

 

 

 

 

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)

 

48,379

 

672,952

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Class B(a)

 

6,600

 

378,246

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd.(b)

 

20,020

 

548,548

 

Life Time Fitness, Inc.(a)

 

19,978

 

250,924

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

18,400

 

1,004,088

 

Starbucks Corp.(a)

 

66,500

 

738,815

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A(a)

 

37,183

 

354,354

 

 

 

 

 

3,947,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.29%)

 

 

 

 

 

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A(a)

 

11,900

 

257,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail (0.70%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

 

13,978

 

622,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

 

7,250

 

1,178,995

 

Hibbett Sports, Inc.(a)

 

34,908

 

670,932

 

The TJX Companies, Inc.

 

12,500

 

320,500

 

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(a)

 

39,189

 

259,431

 

 

 

 

 

2,429,858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

 

27,182

 

616,488

 

 



 

CONSUMER STAPLES (2.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages (1.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hansen Natural Corp.(a)

 

29,527

 

1,062,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

SYSCO Corp.

 

44,600

 

1,016,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY (9.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (6.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

 

14,271

 

405,867

 

Core Laboratories N.V.

 

21,574

 

1,578,354

 

IHS, Inc.(a)

 

19,290

 

794,362

 

NATCO Group, Inc.(a)

 

27,183

 

514,574

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a)

 

15,100

 

433,521

 

Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)

 

18,900

 

696,843

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

 

52,531

 

470,678

 

Smith International, Inc.

 

24,400

 

524,112

 

Weatherford International Ltd.(a)

 

23,400

 

259,038

 

 

 

 

 

5,677,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

9,800

 

667,380

 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.(b)

 

26,300

 

801,361

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co.(a)

 

25,200

 

434,196

 

Range Resources Corp.

 

14,500

 

596,820

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.(a)

 

11,500

 

297,275

 

 

 

 

 

2,797,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS (8.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.67%)

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(a)

 

13,478

 

562,168

 

GFI Group, Inc.

 

135,897

 

436,229

 

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

 

43,282

 

492,116

 

 

 

 

 

1,490,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (1.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Bank(a)

 

32,325

 

912,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

5,500

 

921,140

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

19,200

 

1,067,520

 

 

 

 

 

1,988,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.23%)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Federal Corp.

 

23,833

 

504,783

 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(a)

 

5,800

 

431,926

 

MSCI, Inc.(a)

 

14,389

 

243,318

 

 

 

 

 

1,180,027

 

 



 

Insurance (2.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd.

 

16,300

 

658,520

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 

11,790

 

222,949

 

eHealth, Inc.(a)

 

35,200

 

563,552

 

Tower Group, Inc.

 

25,100

 

618,213

 

 

 

 

 

2,063,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

People’s United Financial, Inc.

 

25,200

 

452,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE (18.25%)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (5.88%)

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc.(a)

 

13,300

 

658,616

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

 

38,953

 

481,070

 

Genzyme Corp.(a)

 

17,400

 

1,033,386

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

 

28,200

 

1,306,224

 

InterMune, Inc.(a)

 

8,800

 

144,672

 

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

19,500

 

292,695

 

Martek Biosciences Corp.

 

19,520

 

356,240

 

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

 

7,318

 

483,647

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

17,000

 

488,410

 

 

 

 

 

5,244,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.28%)

 

 

 

 

 

Accuray, Inc.(a)

 

30,893

 

155,392

 

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

 

6,500

 

437,060

 

I-Flow Corp.(a)

 

40,156

 

146,569

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

 

6,200

 

591,232

 

Masimo Corp.(a)

 

19,243

 

557,662

 

ResMed, Inc.(a)

 

21,474

 

758,891

 

St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a)

 

16,600

 

603,078

 

SurModics, Inc.(a)

 

8,092

 

147,679

 

Thoratec Corp.(a)

 

16,400

 

421,316

 

 

 

 

 

3,818,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.59%)

 

 

 

 

 

athenahealth, Inc.(a)

 

1,200

 

28,932

 

CardioNet, Inc.(a)

 

5,592

 

156,912

 

Lincare Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

33,574

 

731,913

 

PSS World Medical, Inc.(a)

 

31,477

 

451,695

 

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(a)

 

15,900

 

250,107

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

12,000

 

569,760

 

VCA Antech, Inc.(a)

 

44,801

 

1,010,262

 

 

 

 

 

3,199,581

 

 



 

Pharmaceuticals (4.50%)

 

 

 

 

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

7,260

 

201,247

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

16,500

 

551,265

 

Mylan, Inc.(a)

 

101,600

 

1,362,456

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(b)

 

38,900

 

1,752,445

 

XenoPort, Inc.(a)

 

7,500

 

145,200

 

 

 

 

 

4,012,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS (12.41%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

48,400

 

482,548

 

TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)

 

26,416

 

867,501

 

 

 

 

 

1,350,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.71%)

 

 

 

 

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

9,500

 

433,295

 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

 

20,300

 

574,287

 

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

 

43,088

 

514,902

 

 

 

 

 

1,522,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (6.45%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Reprographics Co.(a)

 

71,879

 

254,452

 

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

 

16,900

 

811,200

 

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

 

8,615

 

124,918

 

Quanta Services, Inc.(a)

 

38,700

 

830,115

 

Resources Connection, Inc.(a)

 

82,985

 

1,251,413

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

 

26,173

 

486,556

 

Stantec, Inc.(a)

 

39,139

 

712,330

 

Stericycle, Inc.(a)

 

16,962

 

809,596

 

Waste Connections, Inc.(a)

 

18,466

 

474,576

 

 

 

 

 

5,755,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.46%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Shaw Group, Inc.(a)

 

14,800

 

405,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

13,600

 

297,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kaydon Corp.

 

8,002

 

218,695

 

SPX Corp.

 

11,700

 

550,017

 

 

 

 

 

768,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.17%)

 

 

 

 

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc.(a)

 

18,390

 

149,879

 

 



 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.92%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fastenal Co.

 

25,558

 

821,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (26.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (4.34%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

 

74,600

 

1,251,041

 

Corning, Inc.

 

57,300

 

760,371

 

Infinera Corp.(a)

 

57,994

 

429,156

 

Polycom, Inc.(a)

 

60,217

 

926,740

 

Research In Motion Ltd.(a)

 

11,800

 

508,226

 

 

 

 

 

3,875,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (4.11%)

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.(a)

 

8,800

 

925,056

 

EMC Corp.(a)

 

101,200

 

1,153,680

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

16,400

 

1,588,996

 

 

 

 

 

3,667,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.07%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLIR Systems, Inc.(a)

 

22,784

 

466,616

 

National Instruments Corp.

 

26,090

 

486,579

 

 

 

 

 

953,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (2.73%)

 

 

 

 

 

Baidu.com(a)(b)

 

5,500

 

971,301

 

comScore, Inc.(a)

 

21,693

 

262,268

 

Mercadolibre, Inc.(a)

 

32,037

 

594,286

 

VistaPrint Ltd.(a)

 

22,255

 

611,790

 

 

 

 

 

2,439,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (3.07%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a)

 

14,900

 

550,555

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

29,500

 

1,037,220

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(a)

 

42,500

 

883,575

 

SRA International, Inc.(a)

 

17,953

 

263,909

 

 

 

 

 

2,735,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.44%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cavium Networks, Inc.(a)

 

32,788

 

378,374

 

FormFactor, Inc.(a)

 

16,646

 

299,961

 

Hittite Microwave Corp.(a)

 

19,450

 

606,839

 

 

 

 

 

1,285,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software (8.60%)

 

 

 

 

 

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

 

55,812

 

1,400,881

 

CA, Inc.

 

35,300

 

621,633

 

Concur Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

13,500

 

259,065

 

 



 

Electronic Arts, Inc.(a)

 

22,400

 

407,456

 

Intuit, Inc.(a)

 

25,500

 

688,500

 

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

29,557

 

110,543

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.(a)

 

29,800

 

323,628

 

Oracle Corp.(a)

 

58,300

 

1,053,481

 

Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

 

20,700

 

677,511

 

Solera Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

20,603

 

510,542

 

Symantec Corp.(a)

 

60,700

 

906,858

 

VMware, Inc.(a)

 

30,160

 

712,379

 

 

 

 

 

7,672,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS (2.09%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (1.04%)

 

 

 

 

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

13,795

 

928,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

29,000

 

940,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.83%)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication (0.71%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cbeyond, Inc.(a)

 

33,708

 

634,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

NeuStar, Inc., Class A(a)

 

30,022

 

502,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Corp.(a)

 

96,400

 

496,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES (0.59%)

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.59%)

 

 

 

 

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

12,077

 

526,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST OF $110,195,926)

 

 

 

86,529,956

 

 

 

 

PAR VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT (2.79%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (2.79%)

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co., dated 03/31/09, due 04/01/09 at 0.01%, collateralized by several Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Instruments with various maturity dates, market value of $2,543,113 (Repurchase proceeds of $2,488,001)
(Cost of $2,488,000)

 

$

2,488,000

 

2,488,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.76%) (COST OF 112,683,926)(c)

 

 

 

89,017,956

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.24%)

 

 

 

217,127

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

 

 

 

$

89,235,083

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE (29,851,514 SHARES OUTSTANDING)

 

 

 

$

2.99

 

 



 


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

American Depositary Receipt.

(c)

Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $112,956,233.

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2009 based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,440,198

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(28,378,475

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(23,938,277

)

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

 

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a Maryland corporation registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company.

 

Investment Goal

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Shares

 

The Fund may issue 60,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.10 par.

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Security Valuation

 

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price at the close of the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities listed on the NASDAQ which are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

 

Short-term debt obligations maturing in more than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value. Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

 

Foreign Securities

 

The Fund invests in foreign securities which may involve a number of risk factors and special considerations not present with investments in securities of U.S. corporations.

 



 

Security Transactions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that the Fund’s investment advisor has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

 

Income Recognition

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Fund discloses classification of its fair value measurements following the three-tier hierarchy established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.  Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 



 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2009.

 

 

 

Investments

 

Other Financial

 

Valuation Inputs

 

in Securities

 

Instruments*

 

Level 1- Quoted Prices

 

$

86,529,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

$

2,488,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3- Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

89,017,956

 

 

 


*              Other financial instruments are derivative investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the investment.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Fund did not have significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

 

Federal Income Tax Status

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund currently qualifies, and intends to remain qualified, as a regulated investment company under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable net income  including realized gain, not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to its shareholders.  Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise taxes has been made.

 

In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” the financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return are to be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Management has concluded that the Fund has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of FIN 48. The Fund files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and Colorado. For the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2008 for the federal jurisdiction and for the years ended December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2008 for Colorado, the Fund’s returns are still open to examination by the appropriate taxing authority.

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

The Fund currently has a policy of paying distributions on its common shares totaling approximately 10% of its net asset value per year. The distributions are payable in four quarterly

 



 

distributions of 2.5% of the Fund’s net asset value at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the Friday prior to each quarterly declaration date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date.

 

Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Fund’s organizational documents and by contract, the Directors and Officers of the Fund are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (“FAS 161”), “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management has begun to evaluate the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

 



 

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)                                 The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

(b)                                There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) during registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 – Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Parmentier

 

 

William Parmentier

 

 

President (principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 22, 2009

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ William Parmentier

 

 

William Parmentier

 

 

President (principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 22, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeremy O. May

 

 

Jeremy O. May

 

 

Treasurer (principal financial officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 22, 2009

 

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