Liberty All-Star(R) Growth Fund, Inc. June 2010 Monthly Update


BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - July 15, 2010) -


Below is the June 2010 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)

June 2010 Monthly Update


Performance                           NAV      Market Price       Discount
-----------                         -------   ---------------   -----------
    Beginning of month value         $3.94         $3.49           11.4%
    Distributions                      -              -
    End of month value               $3.76         $3.41            9.3%
    Performance for month            -4.57%        -2.29%
    Performance year-to-date         -3.12%         4.78%

  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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
----------------------------------
    Total                            $113.2
    Equities                         $111.0
    Percent Invested in Equities       98.0%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (31.0% of equity portfolio)
-------------------------------------------------------
  (Rank from previous month)

1  Salesforce.com, Inc. (7)   2.3%   11  Strayer Education, Inc. (1)   1.4%
2  C.H. Robinson Worldwide,          12  Expeditors  International of
    Inc. (46)                 2.2%        Washington, Inc. (49)        1.4%
3  Apple, Inc. (2)            2.1%   13  Visa, Inc., Class A (12)      1.4%
4  Intuitive Surgical, Inc.          14  Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    (21)                      1.9%        (New)                        1.4%
5  Core Laboratories N.V. (3) 1.8%   15  Quanta Services, Inc. (78)    1.3%
6  Rockwell Automation, Inc.         16  ANSYS, Inc. (8)               1.2%
   (35)                       1.7%
7  Masimo Corp. (6)           1.6%   17  Capella Education Co. (10)    1.2%
8  ACE Ltd. (54)              1.6%   18  LKQ Corp. (19)                1.2%
9  Google, Inc., Class A (14) 1.5%   19  IHS, Inc. (23)                1.2%
10 QUALCOMM, Inc. (53)        1.4%   20  Lincare Holdings, Inc. (16)   1.2%


   Holdings are subject to change
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio) *
------------------------------------------
    Information Technology      24.5%       New Holdings **
    Industrials                 21.7%       ---------------
    Health Care                 21.0%       Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Financials                  11.3%       Dendreon Corp.
    Consumer Discretionary       8.2%       Knight Transportation, Inc.
    Energy                       7.6%       NuVasive, Inc.
    Consumer Staples             2.5%
    Materials                    1.6%
    Telecommunication Services   0.9%
    Utilities                    0.7%       Holdings Liquidated **
                               -----        -------------------------------
                               100.0%       Cbeyond, Inc.
                                            Education Management Corp.
                                            Longtop Financial Technologies
                                             Ltd.
                                            National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.
                                            People's United Financial, Inc.
                                            Sensata Technologies Holding
                                             N.V.
                                            Signature Bank


*  Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification
   Standard (GICS).
** Transactions resulting from the appointment of TCW Investment Management
   Company as the sub-adviser for the large-cap growth portion of the
   fund's portfolio effective June 14, 2010 are excluded from the new
   holdings and holdings liquidated.

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

Contact Information: Contact Information: Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. 1-800-241-1850 www.all-starfunds.com

GlobeNewswire