LIBERTY ALL STAR GROWTH FUND INC /MD/
NSAR-A, EX-99.77C, 2000-08-29
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Matters submitted for vote of security holders
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(a)  An Annual Meeting of Shareholders  (Meeting) of the Liberty  All-Star
     Growth Fund, Inc. (Fund) was held on April 19, 2000.  (see attached
     proxy statement).

(b)  The Fund's shareholders elected Messrs. James E. Grinnell and John J.
     Neuhauser as the Directors to hold office until the final adjournment of
     the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the year 2003.  The Fund's Board of
     Directors also consists of Robert J. Birnbaum,Richard W. Lowry and
     William E. Mayer.

(c)(1a)The Fund's  shareholders voted to approve the conversion of the Fund from
       a closed-end  investment company to an open-end  investment company, as
       follows

            For                  Against       Abstain        Del Non-Vote
            ---                  -------       -------        ------------
         2,726,446.544       5,728,163.454    495,145.540     4,648,230.000

(c)(1b)The Fund's  shareholders  voted to approve a Distribution Plan (plan),
       but the plan will not take effect since the  conversion  of the Fund to
       an open-end investment company was not approved, as follows;

           For               Against           Abstain      Del Non-Vote
           ---               -------           -------       ------------
       7,484,200.804        1,128,124.763     337,430.971    4,648,29.000

(c)(1c) The Fund's shareholders voted to approve the Fund's Portfolio
        Management Agreement with M.A. Weatherbie & Co., Inc., as follows;
                       For                  Against           Abstain
                       ---                  -------           -------
                  12,891,119.863         398,210.046          308,655.629


(c)(1d)   The Fund's  shareholders  voted to approve a new Portfolio  Management
          Agreement  with  Oppenheimer  Capital  which will  replace the current
          Portfolio Management Agreement which will  terminate  upon change in
          control of Oppenheimer Capital upon acquisition by Allianz AG,
          as follows;

                    For                  Against           Abstain
                    ---                  -------           -------
                12,901,450.543        375,580.368        320,954.627


(c)(2)   The   Fund's   shareholders   voted  to   ratify   the   selection   of
         PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as independent auditors for the year ending
         December 31, 2000, as follows:
                  For                Against                 Abstain
                  ---                -------                 -------
             13,195,390.569        230,070.313               172,524.656

(d)      Not applicable.


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