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Liberty All-Star(r) Growth Fund, Inc. December 2020 Monthly Update BOSTON, Jan. 14, 2021

BOSTON, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the December 2020 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.Ticker: ASG Monthly Update, December, 2020

Investment Approach:Fund Style: All-Cap Growth Fund Strategy: Combines three growth style investment managers, each with a distinct capitalization focus (small-, mid- and large-cap) selected and continuously monitored by the Fund's Investment Advisor.

Investment Managers:

Weatherbie Capital, LLC

Small-Cap Growth

Congress Asset Management Company, LLP

Mid-Cap Growth

Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP

Large-Cap Growth

Top 20 Holdings at Month-End

(31.5% of equity portfolio)

1 Chegg, Inc. 2.2%

2 Progyny, Inc. 2.2%

3 Paylocity Holding Corp. 1.9%

4 FirstService Corp. 1.9%

5 Nevro Corp. 1.9%

6 Natera, Inc. 1.7%

7 Amazon.com, Inc. 1.6%

8 Visa, Inc. 1.6%

9 Microsoft Corp. 1.6%

10 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.5%

11 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. 1.5%

12 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.4%

13 Casella Waste Systems, Inc. 1.4%

14 FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 1.3%

15 Facebook, Inc. 1.3%

16 Abbott Laboratories 1.3%

17 Yum! Brands, Inc. 1.3%

18 PayPal Holdings, Inc. 1.3%

19 Everbridge, Inc. 1.3%

20 salesforce.com, Inc. 1.3%

Holdings are subject to change.

Monthly Performance

Performance NAV Market Price Premium

Beginning of month value $7.51 $8.05 7.2%

End of month value $7.98 $8.20 2.8%

Performance for month 6.26% 1.86%

Performance year-to-date 42.42% 39.37%

Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)

Total $338.1

Equities $333.8

Percent Invested 98.7%

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*

Information Technology 30.2%

Health Care 24.8%

Consumer Discretionary 13.6%

Industrials 11.4%

Financials 7.5%

Communication Services 4.5%

Real Estate 3.5%

Materials 1.9%

Consumer Staples 1.9%

Energy 0.7%

Total Market Value 100.0%

*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry ClassificationStandard (GICS).

New HoldingsAmerican Express Co. BioLife Solutions Inc. Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Masco Corp. Upstart Holdings, Inc. Walt Disney Co.

Holdings LiquidatedBecton Dickinson and Co. Ecolab, Inc. HD Supply Holdings, Inc. HubSpot, Inc. Insulet Corp. Lennox International, Inc. Pluralsight, Inc.

The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price; the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.

Performance returns for the Fund are total returns, which includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund expenses. Returns are calculated assuming that a shareholder reinvested all distributions and all primary rights in the Fund's rights offering were exercised. Past performance cannot predict future investment results.

Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.

Sources of distributions to shareholders may include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2020 for tax reporting purposes will be made after year end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Based on current estimates no portion of the distributions consists of a return of capital. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholder 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.

All data is as of December 31, 2020 unless otherwise noted.

Liberty All-Star(r) Growth Fund, Inc. 1-800-241-1850 www.all-starfunds.comlibinfo@alpsinc.com

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