Liberty All-Star(R) Growth Fund, Inc. September 2007 Monthly Update


BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - October 5, 2007) - Below is the September 2007 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)

                        September 2007 Monthly Update

                                                               Premium /
Performance                         NAV      Market Price     (Discount)
-----------                        -----     ------------      --------
  Beginning of month value         $5.88         $5.71           -2.9%
  Distributions                        -             -
  End of month value               $6.25         $5.81           -7.0%
  Performance for month              6.3%          1.8%
  Performance year-to-date          18.6%         17.1%

  For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call
  1-800-241-1850.  The Fund's daily NAV is also available by using the
  symbol XASGX.  Past performance cannot predict future results.

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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
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  Total                                   $176.0
  Equities                                $173.7
  Percent Invested in Equities              98.7%
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (26.3% of equity portfolio)
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   (Rank from previous month)

  1  Danaher(2)                   1.9%  11 Rockwell Collins(10)        1.2%
  2  Cisco Systems(1)             1.8%  12 LKQ(13)                     1.2%
  3  Affiliated Managers Group(3) 1.6%  13 Resources Connection(8)     1.2%
  4  Walgreen(15)                 1.5%  14 Research In Motion(19)      1.2%
  5  ANSYS(4)                     1.5%  15 FMC Technologies(23)        1.2%
  6  Praxair(5)                   1.4%  16 Ctrip.com International(25) 1.1%
  7  Corporate Executive Board(6) 1.4%  17 Intuitive Surgical(14)      1.1%
  8  Core Laboratories(12)        1.3%  18 Johnson Controls(16)        1.1%
  9  Schlumberger(9)              1.3%  19 EMC(18)                     1.1%
  10 Smith International(11)      1.2%  20 Genentech(17)               1.0%

     Holdings are subject to change
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*    New Holdings
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     Information Technology      25.3%       BioMarin Pharmaceutical
     Industrials                 16.0%       Hologic
     Health Care                 15.5%       Kaydon
     Consumer Discretionary      15.0%
     Energy                      10.6%       Holdings Liquidated
     Financials                   8.9%       -------------------
     Consumer Staples             3.8%       Keystone Automotive Industries
     Materials                    2.6%       Monster Worldwide
     Telecommunication Services   2.3%       PolyMedica
                                -----        Staples
                                100.0%

* Based on Standard & Poor's and Morgan Stanley Capital International
  Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

  The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-end fund and does not
  continuously offer shares.

Contact Information: For Information Contact: Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. 617-426-1745 www.all-starfunds.com

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