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, 2010

 

 



 

Item 1 — Schedule of Investments.

 



 

LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (97.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (11.48%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thor Industries, Inc.

 

13,322

 

$

402,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.91%)

 

 

 

 

 

LKQ Corp.(a)

 

57,149

 

1,160,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (3.30%)

 

 

 

 

 

Capella Education Co.(a)

 

17,486

 

1,623,400

 

Education Management Corp.(a)

 

26,900

 

589,110

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

 

8,127

 

1,979,087

 

 

 

 

 

4,191,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)

 

33,628

 

783,532

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd.(a)(b)

 

9,840

 

385,728

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

15,055

 

1,004,470

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

 

5,900

 

447,397

 

 

 

 

 

2,621,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.54%)

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

 

5,085

 

690,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

10,300

 

405,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Line Retail (0.21%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

 

4,624

 

273,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.84%)

 

 

 

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

39,145

 

1,665,228

 

Hibbett Sports, Inc.(a)

 

12,316

 

315,043

 

The Home Depot, Inc.

 

16,925

 

547,524

 

Rue21, Inc.(a)

 

10,800

 

374,436

 

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

 

31,475

 

711,965

 

 

 

 

 

3,614,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.98%)

 

 

 

 

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

 

11,595

 

852,232

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

 

6,814

 

390,851

 

 

 

 

 

1,243,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·CONSUMER STAPLES (3.38%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages (2.84%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Coca-Cola Company

 

15,380

 

845,900

 

Hansen Natural Corp.(a)

 

21,527

 

933,841

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

27,760

 

1,836,602

 

 

 

 

 

3,616,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.54%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

 

10,895

 

$

689,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·ENERGY (7.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (5.37%)

 

 

 

 

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

 

3,734

 

232,778

 

Core Laboratories N.V.

 

16,440

 

2,150,352

 

Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)

 

13,405

 

815,560

 

IHS, Inc.(a)

 

20,332

 

1,087,152

 

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

 

20,300

 

823,774

 

Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)

 

16,500

 

1,047,585

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

10,625

 

674,262

 

 

 

 

 

6,831,463

 

 



 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

Contango Oil & Gas Co.(a)

 

11,400

 

583,110

 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.(b)

 

19,370

 

861,772

 

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

 

23,735

 

966,489

 

Ultra Petroleum Corp.(a)

 

11,400

 

531,582

 

 

 

 

 

2,942,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·FINANCIALS (12.41%)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (5.45%)

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(a)

 

16,984

 

1,341,736

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

2,580

 

561,821

 

The Blackstone Group LP

 

123,370

 

1,727,180

 

Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A

 

36,247

 

606,775

 

GFI Group, Inc.

 

110,993

 

641,540

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

2,815

 

480,323

 

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

42,847

 

697,978

 

SEI Investments Co.

 

39,753

 

873,373

 

 

 

 

 

6,930,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (0.93%)

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Bank(a)

 

31,809

 

1,178,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.54%)

 

 

 

 

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

21,480

 

1,955,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

13,645

 

610,614

 

MSCI, Inc.(a)

 

38,657

 

1,395,518

 

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.(a)

 

17,565

 

963,791

 

 

 

 

 

2,969,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.68%)

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd.

 

16,500

 

862,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

China Real Estate Information Corp.(a)(b)

 

62,800

 

$

629,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.99%)

 

 

 

 

 

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

 

34,400

 

403,856

 

People’s United Financial, Inc.

 

54,600

 

853,944

 

 

 

 

 

1,257,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·HEALTH CARE (16.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (4.96%)

 

 

 

 

 

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

 

3,523

 

120,487

 

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

21,200

 

476,788

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

 

37,676

 

880,488

 

Celgene Corp.(a)

 

12,765

 

790,919

 

Genzyme Corp.(a)

 

17,700

 

917,391

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

 

30,405

 

1,382,820

 

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(a)

 

19,700

 

594,940

 

InterMune, Inc.(a)

 

9,200

 

410,044

 

MannKind Corp.(a)

 

19,400

 

127,264

 

Martek Biosciences Corp.(a)

 

26,771

 

602,615

 

 

 

 

 

6,303,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

Accuray, Inc.(a)

 

55,213

 

336,247

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

13,900

 

808,980

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

 

3,900

 

1,357,707

 

Masimo Corp.

 

41,434

 

1,100,073

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

18,065

 

813,467

 

ResMed, Inc.(a)

 

18,547

 

1,180,516

 

Thoratec Corp.(a)

 

18,400

 

615,480

 

Volcano Corp.(a)

 

8,600

 

207,776

 

 

 

 

 

6,420,246

 

 



 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.67%)

 

 

 

 

 

Lincare Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

30,557

 

1,371,398

 

PSS World Medical, Inc.(a)

 

31,440

 

739,155

 

VCA Antech, Inc.(a)

 

45,864

 

1,285,568

 

 

 

 

 

3,396,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

 

19,251

 

756,757

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

 

18,060

 

929,006

 

 

 

 

 

1,685,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

18,365

 

967,468

 

Mylan, Inc.(a)

 

42,200

 

958,362

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(b)

 

13,825

 

872,081

 

 

 

 

 

2,797,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·INDUSTRIALS (18.23%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (3.98%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerovironment, Inc.(a)

 

27,100

 

$

707,581

 

The Boeing Co.

 

14,830

 

1,076,806

 

HEICO Corp.

 

15,054

 

775,281

 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

36,800

 

860,384

 

Stanley, Inc.(a)

 

29,314

 

829,293

 

TransDigm Group, Inc.

 

15,318

 

812,467

 

 

 

 

 

5,061,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

15,200

 

848,920

 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

 

22,600

 

834,392

 

 

 

 

 

1,683,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (6.61%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Reprographics Co.(a)

 

80,329

 

720,551

 

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

 

14,700

 

816,732

 

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a)

 

24,363

 

494,569

 

ICF International, Inc.(a)

 

13,080

 

324,907

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc.(a)

 

49,019

 

814,205

 

Quanta Services, Inc.(a)

 

33,600

 

643,776

 

Resources Connection, Inc.(a)

 

77,224

 

1,480,384

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

 

27,589

 

593,715

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

 

28,400

 

864,212

 

Stantec, Inc.(a)

 

22,578

 

589,286

 

Stericycle, Inc.(a)

 

6,792

 

370,164

 

Waste Connections, Inc.(a)

 

20,335

 

690,577

 

 

 

 

 

8,403,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Farm Machinery (0.52%)

 

 

 

 

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

10,465

 

657,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.98%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABB Ltd.(a)(b)

 

36,965

 

807,316

 

II-VI, Inc.(a)

 

15,537

 

525,772

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

19,600

 

1,104,656

 

Sensata Technologies Holding NV(a)

 

4,500

 

80,820

 

 

 

 

 

2,518,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery (2.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

13,900

 

861,105

 

Graco, Inc.

 

16,624

 

531,968

 

Kaydon Corp.

 

17,658

 

663,941

 

Kennametal, Inc.

 

29,000

 

815,480

 

Wabtec Corp.

 

9,500

 

400,140

 

 

 

 

 

3,272,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.60%)

 

 

 

 

 

Landstar System, Inc.

 

18,263

 

$

766,681

 

 



 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)

 

7,145

 

136,684

 

Fastenal Co.

 

14,110

 

677,139

 

 

 

 

 

813,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (25.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (2.84%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

 

47,525

 

1,237,076

 

Polycom, Inc.(a)

 

44,834

 

1,371,023

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

23,805

 

999,572

 

 

 

 

 

3,607,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (2.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.(a)

 

7,625

 

1,791,342

 

EMC Corp.(a)

 

88,330

 

1,593,473

 

 

 

 

 

3,384,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.65%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLIR Systems, Inc.(a)

 

13,280

 

374,496

 

National Instruments Corp.

 

13,578

 

452,826

 

 

 

 

 

827,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (3.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

27,400

 

860,634

 

Baidu, Inc.(a)(b)

 

1,200

 

716,400

 

comScore, Inc.(a)

 

14,392

 

240,202

 

Digital River, Inc.(a)

 

18,900

 

572,670

 

Google, Inc., Class A(a)

 

2,605

 

1,477,061

 

Mercadolibre, Inc.(a)

 

7,637

 

368,180

 

VistaPrint Ltd.(a)

 

11,555

 

661,524

 

 

 

 

 

4,896,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.38%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a)

 

13,500

 

863,865

 

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

44,117

 

891,605

 

 

 

 

 

1,755,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.63%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aixtron AG(b)

 

20,000

 

713,600

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

134,185

 

1,808,814

 

Avago Technologies Ltd.(a)

 

46,700

 

960,152

 

Cavium Networks, Inc.(a)

 

34,488

 

857,372

 

FormFactor, Inc.(a)

 

33,835

 

600,909

 

Hittite Microwave Corp.(a)

 

17,785

 

782,006

 

Intel Corp.

 

31,195

 

694,401

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(a)

 

41,900

 

853,922

 

NVIDIA Corp.(a)

 

67,190

 

1,167,762

 

 

 

 

 

8,438,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software (7.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

 

33,624

 

$

1,450,539

 

Concur Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

9,541

 

391,277

 

Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

 

16,500

 

531,465

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

63,985

 

1,872,841

 

Oracle Corp.

 

46,935

 

1,205,760

 

Perfect World Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

 

10,300

 

385,735

 

Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

 

18,000

 

1,340,100

 

Solera Holdings, Inc.

 

24,891

 

962,037

 

VMware, Inc.(a)

 

21,860

 

1,165,138

 

 

 

 

 

9,304,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·MATERIALS (1.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.46%)

 

 

 

 

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

6,400

 

583,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.55%)

 

 

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Ltd.(b)

 

8,665

 

695,973

 

 



 

·TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.47%)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication (0.83%)

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

15,865

 

409,952

 

Cbeyond, Inc.(a)

 

17,372

 

237,649

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

12,900

 

400,158

 

 

 

 

 

1,047,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd.(b)

 

17,010

 

818,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·UTILITIES (0.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

13,004

 

715,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST OF $111,660,273)

 

 

 

124,325,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAR VALUE

 

MARKET VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT (3.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (3.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co., dated 03/31/10, due 04/01/10 at 0.010%, collateralized by several Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac instruments with various maturity dates, market value of $3,903,096 (Repurchase proceeds of $3,824,001)

 

 

 

 

 

(COST OF $3,824,000)

 

$

3,824,000

 

$

3,824,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.77%) (COST OF $115,484,273)(c)

 

 

 

128,149,141

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.77%)

 

 

 

(982,479

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

 

 

 

$

127,166,662

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE (30,080,350 SHARES OUTSTANDING)

 

 

 

$

4.23

 

 


(a) Non-Income producing security.

 

 

 

 

 

(b) American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $115,668,949.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2010 based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

$

19,839,220

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

(7,359,028

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

$

12,480,192

 

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010 (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 the classification of its fair value measurements following the three-tier hierarchy established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). 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. The designated input levels are not necessary an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.  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, 2010.

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Level 1-Quoted Prices

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

124,325,141

 

Level 2-Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

 

 

Short Term Investment

 

3,824,000

 

Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

Total

 

$

128,149,141

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2010, 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 Subchapter M 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 ASC 740 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (formerly FIN 48), 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 ASC 740. The Fund files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and Colorado. For the years ended December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2009 for the federal jurisdiction and for the years ended December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2009 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 6% of its net asset value per year. The distributions are payable in four quarterly distributions of 1.5% 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 June 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 105 (formerly FASB Statement No. 168), establishing the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM (ASC) as the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to be applied by nongovernmental entities. FASB ASC 105 is effective for annual and interim periods ending after September 15, 2009, and the Company has updated its references to GAAP in this report in accordance with the provisions of this pronouncement. The implementation of FASB ASC 105 did not have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 820-10-65 (formerly FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-4), Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. This standard applies to all assets and liabilities within the scope of accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, with certain defined exceptions, and provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. ASC 820-10-65 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The implementation of ASC 820-10-65 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

Maryland Statutes

 

By resolution of the Board of Directors, the Fund has opted into the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act and the Maryland Business Combination Act. In general, the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act provides that “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition may not be voted except to the extent approved by shareholders at a meeting by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter (excluding shares owned by the acquiror and by officers or directors who are employees of the corporation). “Control shares” are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within certain statutorily-defined ranges (one-tenth but less than one-third, one-third but less than a majority, and more than a majority of the voting power). In general, the Maryland Business Combination Act prohibits an interested shareholder (a shareholder that holds 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding stock of the corporation) of a Maryland corporation from engaging in a business combination (generally defined to include a merger, consolidation, share exchange, sale of a substantial amount of assets, a transfer of the corporation’s securities and similar transactions to or with the interested shareholder or an entity affiliated with the interested shareholder) with the corporation for a period of five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder.  At the time of adoption, March 19, 2009, the Board and the Fund were not aware, and currently are not aware, of any shareholder that held control shares or that was an interested shareholder under the statutes.

 



 

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:

April 30, 2010

 

 

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:

April 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeremy O. May

 

 

Jeremy O. May

 

 

Treasurer (principal financial officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

April 30, 2010

 

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