EX-99.77C VOTES 3 growth77c.htm LIBERTY ALL-STAR® EQUITY FUND



LIBERTY ALL-STAR® GROWTH FUND

RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING (UNAUDITED)


A Special Meeting of shareholders of the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (the “Fund”) was held on December 20, 2012 (the “Meeting”). On October 10, 2012, the record date of the Meeting, the Fund had outstanding 22,734,574 shares of common stock. At the Meeting, the following matters were voted on and approved by the shareholders. The results of the Special Meeting of shareholders are noted below.


Proposal 1 - To approve a new Portfolio Management Agreement for the Fund with ALPS Advisors, Inc. and TCW investment Management Company.


Number of Votes

Portfolio Manager

Total Record Date Votes

Affirmative

Against

Abstain

TCW Investment Management Co.

12,967,728.37

12,036,859.24

563,396.05

367,473.08


Percentage of Votes

Portfolio Manager

Affirmative

Against

Abstain

TCW Investment Management Co.

92.83%

4.34%

2.83%


Percentage of Total Outstanding Shares

Portfolio Manager

Affirmative

Against

Abstain

TCW Investment Management Co.

52.94%

2.48%

1.62%


Proposal 2 - To approve a change to the Fund’s “manager-of-managers” structure, subject to the provision of exemptive relief by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


Number of Votes

 

Total Record Date Votes

Affirmative

Against

Abstain

Exemptive Relief Proposal

12,967,728.37

11,896,733.30

698,619.32

372,375.75


Percentage of Votes

 

Affirmative

Against

Abstain

Exemptive Relief Proposal

91.74%

5.39%

2.87%


Percentage of Total Outstanding Shares

 

Affirmative

Against

Abstain

Exemptive Relief Proposal

52.33%

3.07%

1.64%