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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000799195
		IRS NUMBER:				042935840
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04809
		FILM NUMBER:		07661995

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FEDERAL RESERVE PLZ
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6177226000
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy Statement
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other than the
  Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:4.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate
  box:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as
  permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LIBERTY ALL-STAR
  EQUITY FUND</font><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of
  Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  Tan&#233; T. Tyler, Secretary</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">c/o ALPS Fund
  Services, Inc.</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1625 Broadway,
  Suite 2200</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Denver, Colorado
  80202</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of
  Person(s)&nbsp;Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
  Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1)&nbsp;and&nbsp;0-11.</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to which
  transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction
  applies:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value of
  transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the
  amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as
  provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2)&nbsp;and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form&nbsp;or Schedule and the
  date of its filing.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount Previously Paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filing Party:</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date Filed:</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.6pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">LIBERTY ALL-STAR EQUITY FUND (Equity
Fund)<br>
LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND, INC. (Growth Fund)<br>
(collectively, the Funds)</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:5.4pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1625
Broadway, Suite 2200</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:5.4pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Denver,
Colorado 80202<br>
(303) 623-2577</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:28.8pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF
SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:3.6pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">April
26, 2007</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:23.4pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the Shareholders of the Funds:</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:7.2pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2007 Annual Meetings of Shareholders of
the Funds will be held at One Financial Center, Conference Room C, 2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">nd</font>&#160;Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, on April 26,
2007 at 9:00 a.m. Boston time (Equity Fund) and 10:00 a.m. Boston time (Growth
Fund). The purpose of the Meetings is to consider and act upon the following
matters:</p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To elect three Trustees of the Equity Fund;</font></p>
  </td>
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  </td>
  <td width="93%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:93.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To elect two Directors of the Growth Fund; and</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To transact such other business as may properly come
  before the Meetings or any adjournments thereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Boards of
Trustees/Directors have fixed the close of business on February 15, 2007 as the
record date for the determination of the shareholders of the Funds entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Meetings and any adjournments thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:19.8pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">YOUR BOARD OF
TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR ALL THE </font>PROPOSALS.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:5.4pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By order of the Board of Trustees of the Equity Fund and the Board of
Directors of the Growth Fund</font></p>

<p style="margin:7.2pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Tan&#233; T. Tyler</font></p>

<p style="margin:7.2pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Secretary of the Funds</font></p>

<p style="margin:21.6pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE SIGN,
DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">You are
cordially invited to attend the Meetings. We urge you, whether or not you
expect to attend the <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Meetings in person, to
indicate your voting instructions on the enclosed proxy, date and sign it, and
return it in the envelope provided, which needs no postage if mailed in the
United States. We ask your cooperation </font>in mailing your proxy promptly.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:12.6pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March 1, 2007</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LIBERTY ALL-STAR EQUITY FUND (Equity Fund)<br>
LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND, INC. (Growth Fund)<br>
(collectively, the Funds)</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROXY STATEMENT<br>
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">APRIL 26, 2007</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Proxy Statement is
furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the
Boards of Trustees/Directors of the Funds to be used at the Annual Meetings of
Shareholders of the Funds to be held at One Financial Center, Conference Room
C, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, at 9:00 a.m. Boston time (Equity Fund) and
10:00 a.m. Boston time (Growth Fund) and at any adjournments thereof (such
meetings and any adjournments being referred to as the &#147;Meeting&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The solicitation of
proxies for use at the Meeting is being made primarily by the Funds by the
mailing on or about March 1, 2007 of the Notice of Annual Meetings of
Shareholders, this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy. Supplementary
solicitations may be made by mail, telephone or personal interview by officers
and Trustees/Directors of the Funds and officers, employees and agents of the
Funds&#146; investment adviser, ALPS Advisers, Inc. (AAI), and/or its affiliates.
Authorization to execute proxies may be obtained from shareholders through
instructions transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means. The
expenses in connection with preparing this Proxy Statement and of the
solicitation of proxies for the Meeting will be paid by the Funds. The Funds
will reimburse brokerage firms and others for their expenses in forwarding
solicitation material to the beneficial owners of shares.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The
Meeting is being held to vote on the matters described below:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES </font></b><b style="letter-spacing:.1pt;">OR DIRECTORS</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Introduction</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The
Boards that oversee each Fund provide broad supervision over the affairs of
each Fund. AAI is</font> responsible for the investment management of each Fund&#146;s
assets and AAI&#146;s affiliate, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (&#147;AFS&#148;) provides a variety
of other administrative services to each Fund. The officers of each Fund are
responsible for its operations.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund&#146;s Board of
Trustees/Directors is divided into three classes, each of which serves for
three years. The term of office of one of the classes expires at the final
adjournment of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (or special meeting in lieu
thereof) each year or such later date as his successor shall have been elected
and shall have qualified.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares of the Funds
represented by duly executed proxies will be voted as instructed on the proxy.
If no instructions are given when the enclosed proxy is executed and returned,
the enclosed proxy will be voted for the election of the following persons to
hold office until final adjournment of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the applicable Fund for the year set forth below (or special meeting in lieu
thereof):</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Equity Fund</font></b></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nominee</font></u></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title</font></u></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tenure</font></u></b></p>
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  <td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.46%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard W. Lowry</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee since 1986, Chairman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">End of Tenure 2010</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John J.
  Neuhauser</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee since 1998</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">End of Tenure 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard C.
  Rantzow</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee since 2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">End of Tenure 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Growth Fund</font></b></p>

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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.5%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nominee</font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.72%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title</font></u></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.8%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tenure</font></u></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.5%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.72%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.8%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">George R.
  Gaspari</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director since 2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">End of Tenure 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard W. Lowry</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director since 1994, Chairman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">End of Tenure 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt;">If elected, each of the above-named Trustees and
Directors has consented to serve as Trustee or Director following the Meeting
and each is expected to be able to do so. If any of them are unable or
unwilling to do so at the time of the Meeting, proxies will be voted for such
substitute as the applicable Board may recommend (unless authority to vote for
the election of Trustees or Directors, as the case may be, has been withheld).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:.2pt;">Trustees/Directors and Officers</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt;">The table below sets forth the names, addresses and
age of the Trustees/Directors and principal officers of the Funds, the year
each was first elected or appointed to office, their term of office (which will
end on the final adjournment of the annual meeting (or special meeting in lieu
thereof) held in the year set forth in the table), their principal business
occupations during at least the last five years, the number of portfolios
overseen by each Trustee/Director in the Fund Complex and their other
directorships of public companies.</font></p>

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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NAME
  (AGE)<br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AND ADDRESS*</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POSITION WITH<br>
  EQUITY FUND,<br>
  TERM OF OFFICE<br>
  AND LENGTH OF<br>
  SERVICE</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POSITION WITH<br>
  GROWTH FUND,<br>
  TERM OF OFFICE<br>
  AND LENGTH OF<br>
  SERVICE</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PRINCIPAL<br>
  OCCUPATION(S)<br>
  DURING PAST<br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FIVE YEARS</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NUMBER OF<br>
  PORTFOLIOS IN<br>
  FUND<br>
  COMPLEX<br>
  OVERSEEN<br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BY DIRECTOR**</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER<br>
  DIRECTORSHIPS<br>
  HELD</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Disinterested
  Directors/Trustees</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John A. Benning<br>
  (Age 72)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee<br>
  Since 2002,<br>
  Term&nbsp;expires 2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director<br>
  Since 2002; Term expires 2008</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Retired since<br>
  December, 1999;<br>
  Senior Vice<br>
  President, General<br>
  Counsel and<br>
  Secretary, Liberty<br>
  Financial&nbsp;Companies<br>
  Inc. (July, 1985 to<br>
  December, 1999);</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.72%;">
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
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  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President,<br>
  Secretary and<br>
  Director, Liberty<br>
  Asset Management<br>
  Company (August,<br>
  1985 to December,<br>
  1999)</font></p>
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  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas W. Brock (Age 59)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since 2005,</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Term expires 2008</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Since 2005; Term<br>
  Expires 2009</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive<br>
  Officer, Stone<br>
  Harbor Investment<br>
  Partners LP (since<br>
  April 2006); Adjunct<br>
  Professor, Columbia<br>
  University Graduate<br>
  School of Business<br>
  (since 1998)</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director,
  Columbia<br>
  Management Multi-<br>
  Strategy Fund LLC;<br>
  Manager, BACAP<br>
  Alternative Multi-<br>
  Strategy Fund LLC</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">George R. Gaspari</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Age 66)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Since 2006, Term Expires 2008</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Since 2006,</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Term Expires 2007</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Financial Services<br>
  Consultant (since<br>
  1996)</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee
  and Chairman, The Select Sector SPDR Trust (since 1998)</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard W. Lowry</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Age 70)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee Since<br>
  1986</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Term expires 2007</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Director Since 1994; Term
  Expires 2007</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Private Investor<br>
  since August 1987</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee,
  Columbia Fund Complex (81 portfolios)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John J. Neuhauser</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Age 63)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since 1998,</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Term Expires 2007</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Since 1998; Term Expires 2009</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">University Professor<br>
  since December<br>
  2005, Boston<br>
  College (formerly<br>
  Academic Vice<br>
  President and Dean<br>
  of Faculties, from<br>
  August 1999 to<br>
  December 2005,<br>
  Boston College)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee,
  Columbia Fund Complex (81 portfolios)</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.76%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Richard C. Rantzow</font></p>
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">(Age 68)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since
  2006,</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Term
  expires 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since
  2006,</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Term
  expires 2008</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the<br>
  Board of First Funds<br>
  (from 1992 to July<br>
  2006)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee,
  Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since
  2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006)</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interested Director/Trustee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.76%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edmund J. Burke</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Age 45)***</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since 2006,</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Term
  expires 2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Since
  2006,</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Term
  expires 2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">President and a Director of
  ALPS Holdings, Inc. (since 2005), President and a Director of ALPS Advisers
  (since 2001), President and a Director of ALPS Financial Services,</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">President, Financial
  Investors Trust (since 2001); President, Reaves Utility Income Fund (since
  2004); President, Financial Investors Variable Insurance Trust; Trustee and</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>


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 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;vertical-align:middle;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Inc. and ALPS Distributors,
  Inc.(1991-2005)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.7%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.6%;">
  <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">President, Clough Global
  Allocation Fund (Trustee since 2006, President since 2004); Trustee and
  President, Clough Global Equity Fund (Trustee since 2006, President since
  2005); Trustee and President Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">*The address for all Trustees/Directors is:&#160; c/o ALPS Advisers, Inc., 1625 Broadway, Suite
2200; Denver, CO&#160; 80202</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">**Prior to December 18, 2006, the Fund Complex
consisted of 83 funds in the Columbia Funds and Banc of America Investment
Advisors sponsored hedge funds.&#160; As of
December 18, 2006, the Fund Complex of ALPS Advisers, Inc., consisted of two
funds.</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">***Mr. Burke is an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund,
as defined in the Investment Company Act, because he is an officer of ALPS and
ALPS Advisers.</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>

<p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">All the Trustees/Directors are
members of each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee except for Mr. Burke.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Ages
are shown as of February 15, 2007.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:.1pt;">Principal Officers</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 10.8pt 12.0pt 0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person listed below
serves as an officer of the Funds. The Board elects the Funds&#146; officers each
year. Each Fund officer holds office until his or her successor </font><font style="letter-spacing:.1pt;">is </font></font>duly elected by the Board and qualified, or his or her removal, resignation
or death. Each Fund officer serves at the pleasure of the Board. The following
table provides basic information about the officers of the Funds as <font style="letter-spacing:.1pt;">of </font>the
date <font style="letter-spacing:.1pt;">of </font>this Proxy Statement, including their principal occupations during the
past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over that
period.</p>

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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>Name (Age) and Address*</b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Position
  with Funds</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Year
  First Elected or<br>
  Appointed to Office</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal
  Occupation(s) During Past Five Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William R. Parmentier, Jr.<br>
  (Age 54)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1999</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Investment
  Officer, ALPS Advisers, Inc. (since 2006); President of the Liberty All-Star
  Funds (since April 1999); Senior Vice President (2005-2006), Banc of America
  Investment Advisors, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edmund J. Burke<br>
  (Age 45)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and a
  Director of ALPS (since 2005), President and a Director of ALPS Advisers
  (since 2001), President and a Director of ALPS Financial Services, Inc. and
  ALPS Distributors, Inc. (1991-2005). See above for other Directorships held</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark T. Haley, CFA<br>
  (Age 42)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1999</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President of the Liberty All-Star Funds (since January 1999); Vice President,
  ALPS Advisers, Inc. (since 2006). Vice President, Banc of America Investment
  Advisors (1999-2006)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jeremy O. May<br>
  (Age 36)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Treasurer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. May is a
  Managing Director of ALPS. Mr. May joined ALPS in 1995. Because of his
  position with ALPS, Mr. May is deemed an affiliate of the Fund as defined
  under the 1940 Act. Mr. May is currently the Treasurer of Reaves Utility
  Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund, Clough Global Allocation Fund, Clough
  Global Opportunities Fund, Financial Investors Trust, and Financial Investors
  Variable Insurance Trust. Mr. May is also on the Board of Directors and is
  Chairman of the Audit Committee of the University of Colorado Foundation.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kimberly R.
  Storms<br>
  (Age 34)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Assistant
  Treasurer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms. Storms is Director of Fund Administration and
  Vice- President of ALPS. Ms. Storms joined ALPS in 1998 as Assistant
  Controller. Because of her position with ALPS, Ms. Storms is deemed an
  affiliate of the Fund as defined under the 1940 Act. Ms. Storms is also
  Assistant Treasurer of the Clough Global Equity Fund,</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Clough Global Allocation Fund, Clough Global
  Opportunities Fund, Reaves Utility Income Fund and Financial Investors Trust
  and Assistant Secretary of Ameristock Mutual Fund, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bradley J.
  Swenson<br>
  (Age 34)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Compliance Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Compliance Officer (&#147;CCO&#148;), ALPS Fund Services,
  Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc., since 2004; CCO ALPS Advisers, Inc. since
  2006; Mr. Swenson currently acts in the capacity of Fund CCO for Financial
  Investors Variable Insurance Trust, the SPDR Trust, MidCap SPDR Trust,
  DIAMONDS Trust, NASDAQ-100 Trust, BLDRS Index Funds Trust, WisdomTree Funds
  Trust, and Healthshares, Inc. Senior Audit Manager, Janus Capital Group, Inc.
  Senior Internal Auditor, Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tan&#233; T. Tyler<br>
  (Age 41)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Legal Officer, Assistant Secretary, ALPS Funds
  Services, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. since September&nbsp;2004; Chief
  Legal Officer, Secretary, ALPS Holdings, Inc. since August 2005; Chief Legal
  Officer, Assistant Secretary, ALPS Advisers, Inc., since August 2006;
  Secretary, Reaves Utility Income Fund since December 2004; Secretary,
  Westcore Funds since February&nbsp; 2005; Secretary, First Funds from
  November&nbsp; 2004 to January 2007; Secretary, Financial Investors Variable
  Insurance Trust from December 2004 &#150; December 2006; Vice President and
  Associate Counsel, Oppenheimer Funds from January&nbsp;2004 to
  August&nbsp;2004; Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, INVESCO Funds
  from September&nbsp; 1991 to December&nbsp; 2003</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*The
address of each officer is: c/o ALPS Advisers, Inc., 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200;
Denver, CO 80202</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt;">During 2006, the Board of Trustees/Directors of the
Funds held five meetings, and the Audit Committee held four meetings. Each of
these Board and Committee meetings was held jointly. All sitting
Trustees/Directors were present at all meetings except for Mr. Brock who did
not attend the February 6, 2006 meeting.&#160;
Messrs. Burke, Gaspari and Rantzow were elected to the Boards in
November and did not attend meetings in 2006. The Funds do not have a formal
policy on Trustee/Director attendance at annual meetings of shareholders. None
of the Trustees/Directors attended the Funds&#146; 2006 annual shareholder meetings.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt;">Shareholders may communicate with the
Trustees/Directors as a group or individually. Any such communications should
be sent to a Fund&#146;s Board or an individual Trustee/Director in writing, c/o the
Secretary of the Liberty All-Star Funds, 1625</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt;">Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202. The Secretary may
determine not to forward any letter to the Board or a Trustee/Director that
does not relate to the business of a Fund.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:.2pt;">Audit Committee</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt;">Messrs. Benning, Brock, Gaspari, Lowry, Neuhauser
(Committee Chairman) and Rantzow are members of the Audit Committee of each
Fund. Each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee is comprised only of members who are &#147;Independent
</font>Trustees/Directors</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#148;</font>&#160;(as defined in the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) Listing Standards for trustees/directors of closed-end investment
companies) of the Funds and who are also not &#147;interested persons&#148; (as defined
in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund. Each Board of Trustees/Directors
has determined, in accordance with NYSE Listing Standards, that each member of
the Audit Committees is financially literate and that one of its members has
prior accounting experience or related financial management expertise.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 24.0pt 0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Audit Committee has adopted a written Audit
Committee charter that sets forth the Audit Committee&#146;s structure, duties and
powers, and methods of operation.&#160; The
principal functions of each Audit Committee are to assist Board oversight of:
(1) the integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial statements, (2) the Fund&#146;s compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the qualifications and independence
of the independent registered public accounting firm (also referred to herein
as the independent accountants), (4) the performance of AAI&#146;s internal audit
function, and (5) the performance of the independent accountants. Each Audit
Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention
and oversight of the work of the independent accountants (including the
resolution of disagreements between management and the independent accountants
regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit
report or performing other review or attest services for the Fund.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 3.6pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit Committee Report</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 32.4pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee of each Fund has submitted the following report:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At a meeting of the Audit Committees on February 5, 2007, the Audit
Committees: (i) reviewed and discussed with management the Funds&#146; audited
financial statements for the most recently completed fiscal year; (ii)
discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the Funds&#146; independent
registered <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">public accountants, the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61; and</font>
(iii) obtained from PwC a formal written statement consistent with Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1, &#147;Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees,&#148; describing all relationships between PwC and the Funds that might
bear on PwC&#146;s independence and discussed with PwC any relationships that may
impact PwC&#146;s objectivity and independence and satisfied itself as to PwC&#146;s <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">independence. Based on its review and discussion,
the Audit Committees recommended to the Boards of</font> Trustees/Directors
that the audited financial statements for each Fund be included in that Fund&#146;s
Annual Report to shareholders.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John A. Benning</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard W. Lowry</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas W. Brock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John J. Neuhauser</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">George R.
  Gaspari</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard C. Rantzow</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 3.6pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nomination Information</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither Fund has a nominating or compensation
committee. The Fund Boards do not believe that a <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">nominating committee is necessary because there has been minimal
turnover in the Trustees/Directors serving on</font> the Board of each Fund.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">When necessary or appropriate, the Disinterested
Trustees/Directors of each Fund serve as an <i>ad</i></font><i><font style="font-style:italic;">  </font>hoc </i>committee
for the consideration of Trustee/Director nominations. No <i>ad</i><i><font style="font-style:italic;">  </font>hoc </i>nominating committee of either Fund has
adopted a charter. Disinterested Trustees/Directors are nominated only by an <i>ad hoc </i>nominating <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">committee. Each Fund&#146;s Disinterested Trustees/Directors are &#147;independen</font>t<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#148;</font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;under NYSE
Listing Standards, and</font> are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund under
the Investment Company Act.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Disinterested Trustees/Directors consider
prospective Trustee/Director candidates from any <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">reasonable source, including current Disinterested Trustees/Directors,
Fund management, Fund shareholders and</font> other persons or</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">entities. Although the Funds do not have a formal policy, shareholders
of a Fund who wish to nominate a candidate to a Fund&#146;s Board may send
information regarding prospective candidates to the Funds&#146; Secretary at 1625
Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202. The information should include evidence
of the shareholders&#146; Fund ownership, a full listing of the proposed candidate&#146;s
education, experience, current employment, date of birth, names and addresses
of at least three professional references, information as to whether the
candidate is not an &#147;interested person&#148; under the Investment Company Act and &#147;independent&#148;
under NYSE Listing Standards in relation to the Fund, and such other
information as may be helpful to the Disinterested Trustees/Directors in
evaluating the candidate. All satisfactorily completed information packages
regarding a candidate will be forwarded to a Disinterested Trustee/Director for
consideration. Recommendations for candidates will be evaluated in light of
whether the number of Trustees/Directors of a Fund is expected to be increased
and in light of anticipated vacancies. All nominations <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">from Fund shareholders will be acknowledged. During periods when the
Disinterested Trustees/Directors are not</font> recruiting new Board members,
nominations will be maintained on file pending the active recruitment of
Trustees/Directors.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Disinterested Trustees/Directors have no formal list of qualifications for
Trustee/Director nominees. However, the Disinterested Trustees/Directors may
consider, among other things, whether prospective nominees <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">have distinguished records in their primary
careers, unimpeachable integrity, and substantive knowledge in areas</font>
important to the Board&#146;s operations, such as background or education in
finance, auditing, securities law, the workings of the securities markets, or
investment advice. For candidates to serve as Disinterested Trustees/Directors,
independence from the Funds&#146; investment adviser, its affiliates and other
principal service providers is critical, as is an independent and questioning
mind-set. In each case, the Disinterested Trustees/Directors will evaluate
whether a candidate is an &#147;interested person&#148; under the Investment Company Act
and &#147;independent&#148; under NYSE Listing Standards. The Disinterested
Trustees/Directors also consider whether a prospective candidate&#146;s workload
should allow him or her to attend the vast majority of Board <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">meetings, be available for service on Board
committees, and devote the additional time and effort necessary to</font> stay
apprised of Board matters and the rapidly changing regulatory environment in
which the Funds operate. Different substantive areas may assume greater or
lesser significance at particular times, in light of a Board&#146;s present
composition and its perceptions about future issues and needs.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Disinterested
Trustees/Directors initially evaluate prospective candidates on the basis of
their <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">resumes, considered in light of the
criteria discussed above. Those prospective candidates that appear likely to be</font>
able to fill a significant need of the Boards would be contacted by a
Disinterested Trustee/Director by telephone to discuss the position; if there
appeared to be sufficient interest, an in-person meeting with one or more
Disinterested Trustees/Directors would be arranged. If the Disinterested
Trustees/Directors, based on the results of these contacts, believed it had identified
a viable candidate, it would air the matter with the full group of
Disinterested Trustees/Directors for input. Any request by Fund management to
meet with the prospective candidate would be given appropriate consideration.
The Funds have not paid a fee to third parties to assist in finding nominees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following table shows, for the year ended December 31, 2006, the compensation
received from each Fund by the Trustees/Directors, and the aggregate
compensation paid to the Trustees/Directors for service on the Boards of funds
within the Fund Complex. Neither Fund has a bonus, profit sharing or retirement
plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate<br>
  Compensation<br>
  from the<br>
  Equity Fund</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate<br>
  Compensation<br>
  from the<br>
  Growth Fund</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total<br>
  Compensation<br>
  from the<br>
  <font style="letter-spacing:-.05pt;">Fund Complex(1)(2)<br><br></font></font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Disinterested
  Trustees/Directors</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John A. Benning</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$33,902.96</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$10,597.04</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$44,500.00</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas W. Brock
  (2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$29,709.33</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$9,290.67</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$39,000.00</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">George R.
  Gaspari</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard W. Lowry
  (2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$45,335.40</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$14,164.60</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$59,500.00</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John J.
  Neuhauser (2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$37,713.79</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$11,786.21</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$49,500.00</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard C.
  Rantzow</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><i>Interested Trustee/Director</i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William E. Mayer
  (2)(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$10,296.90</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$3,203.10</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$13,500.00</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:38.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edmund J. Burke</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Prior to December 2006,
in addition to receiving compensation for their services as Trustees/Directors
of the Funds, Messrs. Lowry, Neuhauser and Mayer received </font>compensation for service as Trustees/Directors
of the Columbia Funds, and Mr. Brock received compensation for service as
Director/Manager of the Registered Hedge Funds. As noted above the Funds, the
Columbia Funds and the Registered Hedge Funds are part of the Fund
Complex.&#160; As of December 18, 2006, the
Funds became part of the ALPS Advisers, Inc., fund complex (&#147;ALPS Fund Complex&#148;).&#160; At this time, the Funds are the only two
funds in the ALPS Fund Complex.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 3.6pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>At December 31, 2006, Messrs. Lowry, Mayer and
Neuhauser also served as trustees of 78 open-end and 7 closed-end management
investment company portfolios within the Columbia Funds group of funds. As of
December 31, 2006, Mr. Brock also served as manager or director of BACAP
Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund, LLC and Columbia Management Multi-Strategy
Hedge Fund, LLC (the &#147;Registered Hedge Funds<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#148;</font>). &#147;Fund
Complex&#148; includes the Funds, the Columbia Funds and the Registered Hedge Funds.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Mr. Mayer resigned from the Boards effective April 2006.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Share
Ownership</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 46.8pt 12.0pt 0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table shows the dollar range of equity
securities beneficially owned by each Trustee/Director as of December 31, 2006
(i) in each of the Funds, and (ii) in all funds overseen by the
Trustee/Director in the Fund Complex.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Name of<br>
  Trustee/Director</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dollar Range of<br>
  Equity Securities<br>
  Owned in the<br>
  Equity Fund</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dollar Range of<br>
  Equity Securities<br>
  Owned in the<br>
  Growth Fund</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate Dollar<br>
  Range of Equity<br>
  Securities Owned<br>
  in All Funds<br>
  Overseen by<br>
  Trustee/Director in<br>
  Fund Complex</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Disinterested
  Trustees/Directors</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John A. Benning</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$10,001 - $50,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas W. Brock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">George R.
  Gaspari</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard W. Lowry</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$1 - $10,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John J.
  Neuhauser</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$1 - $10,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$1 - $10,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$1 - $10,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard C.
  Rantzow</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Interested
  Trustee/Director</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edmund J. Burke</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During the past five calendar years, Mr. Lowry has had
a material interest in a trust (approximately $4,511,797 as of December 31,
2006) which owns units of a limited partnership whose investments are managed
by M.A. Weatherbie &amp; Co., Inc., a portfolio manager of the Growth Fund, and
whose general partner is Weatherbie Limited Partnership. Mr. Benning also has
had a material interest in that trust (approximately $1,373,570 as of December
31, 2006).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During the most recent fiscal year-end, Mr. Burke
purchased shares of ALPS Holdings, Inc., the parent company of AAI, totaling
1.02% of the outstanding preferred shares of ALPS Holdings, Inc.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 3.6pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Required Vote</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt 3.6pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Only shareholders of record of a Fund on February 15,
2007 may vote. The election of the Trustees of the Equity Fund is by a
plurality of the shares voting at the Meeting. Since three Trustees of the
Equity Fund are to be elected, the three persons who receive the highest number
of votes cast at the Meeting will be elected. The election of the Directors of
the Growth Fund is by a majority vote of the shares represented in person or by
proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote. Since two Directors of the Growth
Fund are to be elected, the two Directors who receive a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast at the Meeting will be elected.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER
BUSINESS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Boards of Trustees/Directors know of no other
business to be brought before the Meeting. However,</font> if any other matters
properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the Boards that
proxies that do not contain specific instructions to the contrary will be voted
on such matters in accordance with the judgment of the persons designated
therein as proxies.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MANAGEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ALPS
Advisers, Inc. (AAI), 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202, is the Funds&#146;
investment adviser. Pursuant to its Fund Management Agreements with the Funds,
AAI implements and operates the Funds&#146; multi-manager methodology and has
overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of
the Funds&#146; assets, subject to the Funds&#146; investment objectives and policies and
any directions of the Trustees/Directors. AAI recommends to the Boards of
Trustees/Directors the investment management firms (currently five for the
Equity Fund and currently three for the Growth Fund) for appointment as Portfolio
Managers of the Funds. &#160;ALPS Fund
Services, Inc. (AFS), 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, Colorado, 80202, an
affiliate of AAI, provides administrative services to the Funds under an
Administration, Bookkeeping and Pricing Services Agreement with each Fund.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
names and addresses of the Funds&#146; current Portfolio Managers are as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:.5pt;">Equity Fund</font></i></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 136.8pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Chase
Investment Counsel Corporation</font><br>
</font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">300 Preston
Avenue, Suite 403</font><br>
<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Charlottesville,
VA&#160; 22902-5091</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 345.6pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Matrix
Asset Advisors, Inc.</font><br>
</font>747 Third Avenue<br> New York, NY 10017</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 306.0pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Pzena
Investment Management, LLC</font><br>
</font>120 West 45th Street<br> New York, NY 10036</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 277.2pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Schneider
Capital Management Corporation</font><br>
</font>460 East Swedesford Road<br> Wayne, PA 19087</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 291.6pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">TCW
Investment Management Company</font><br>
</font>865 South Figueroa Street<br> Los Angeles, CA 90017</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:.5pt;">Growth Fund</font></i></b><br> M.A. Weatherbie &amp; Co., Inc.<br> 265 Franklin Street<br> Boston, MA 02110</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 291.6pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">TCW
Investment Management Company</font><br>
</font>865 South Figueroa Street<br> Los Angeles, CA 90017</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 316.8pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">William
Blair &amp; Company, L.L.C.</font><br>
</font>222 West Adams Street<br> Chicago, IL 60606</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Portfolio
Transactions and Brokerage</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each
of the Funds&#146; Portfolio Managers has discretion to select brokers and dealers
to execute portfolio transactions initiated by that Portfolio Manager for the
portion of a Fund&#146;s portfolio assets allocated to it, and to select the markets
in</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt 0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">which such transactions are to be executed. The portfolio management
agreements with the <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Funds provide, in
substance, that in executing portfolio transactions and selecting brokers or
dealers, the primary</font> responsibility of the Portfolio Manager is to seek
to obtain best net price and execution for the Funds.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Portfolio Managers are authorized to cause the Funds to pay a commission to a
broker or dealer who provides research products and services to the Portfolio
Manager for executing a portfolio transaction which is in excess of the amount
of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the
same transaction. The Portfolio Managers must determine in good faith, however,
that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the research products
and services provided to them, viewed in terms of that particular transaction
or in terms of all the client accounts (including the Fund) over which the
Portfolio Manager exercises investment discretion. It is possible that certain
of the services received by a Portfolio Manager attributable to a particular
transaction will primarily benefit one or more other accounts for which
investment discretion is exercised by the Portfolio Manager.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
addition, under their portfolio management agreements with the Funds and AAI
the Portfolio Managers, in selecting brokers or dealers to execute portfolio
transactions for the Funds, are authorized to consider (and AAI may request
them to consider) brokers or dealers that provide to AAI, directly or through
third parties, research products or services such as research reports;
portfolio analyses; compilations of securities prices, earnings, dividends and
other data; computer software, and services of one or more consultants. The
commissions paid on such transactions may exceed the amount of commission
another broker would have charged for effecting that transaction. Research
products and services made available to AAI include performance and other
qualitative and quantitative data relating to investment managers in general
and the Portfolio Managers in particular; data relating to the historic
performance of categories of securities associated with particular investment
styles; mutual fund portfolio and performance data; data relating to portfolio
manager changes by pension plan fiduciaries; and related computer software, all
of which are used by AAI in connection with its selection and monitoring of
Portfolio Managers, the assembly of an appropriate mix of investment styles,
and the determination of overall portfolio strategies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AAI
from time to time reaches understandings with each of the Funds&#146; Portfolio
Managers as to the amounts of the Funds&#146; portfolio transactions initiated by
such Portfolio Manager that are to be directed to brokers and dealers which
provide or make available research products and services to AAI and the <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">commissions to be charged to the Funds in
connection therewith. These amounts may differ among the Portfolio</font>
Managers based on the nature of the market for the types of securities managed
by them and other factors.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although
the Funds do not permit a Portfolio Manager to act or to have a broker-dealer
affiliate act as broker for Fund portfolio transactions initiated by it, the
Portfolio Managers are permitted to place Fund <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">portfolio transactions initiated by them with another Portfolio Manager
or its broker-dealer affiliate for execution</font> on an agency basis,
provided that the commission does not exceed the usual and customary broker&#146;s
commission being paid to other brokers for comparable transactions and is
otherwise in accordance with the Funds&#146; procedures adopted pursuant to Rule
17e-1 under the Investment Company Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
February 15, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) issued
the Funds exemptive relief from Sections 10(f), 17(a) and 17(e) and Rule 17e-1
under the Investment Company Act to permit (1) broker-dealers which are, or are
affiliated with, Portfolio Managers of the Funds to engage in principal
transactions with, and provide brokerage services to, portion(s) of the Funds
advised by another <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Portfolio Manager, and
(2) the Funds to purchase securities either directly from a principal
underwriter which is</font> an affiliate of a Portfolio Manager or from an
underwriting syndicate of which a principal underwriter is affiliated with a
Portfolio Manager of the Funds.&#160; The
Funds now rely on Rule 17a-10 under the Investment Company Act rather than this
exemptive relief.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial
statements for the Funds&#146; fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). PwC serves as the independent registered
public accounting firm (&#147;independent accountants&#148;) for each Fund and provides
audit services, audit-related services, tax services and/or other services to
the Funds. The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the Funds have selected PwC as
the independent accountants for the Funds for the fiscal year ending December
31, <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">2007. Representatives of PwC are not
expected to be present at the Meeting but have been given the opportunity</font>
to make a statement if they so desire and will be available should any matter
arise requiring their presence.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pre-Approval
of Audit and Non-Audit Services</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund&#146;s Audit
Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement of the Fund&#146;s independent
accountants to provide audit and non-audit services to the Fund and non-audit
services to AAI or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common
control with AAI that provides ongoing services to the Fund (&#147;AAI Affiliates&#148;),
if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of
the Fund, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the
independent accountants.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Funds&#146; Audit
Committees have adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Accountants for
Audit and Non-Audit Services (&#147;Policy&#148;). The Policy sets forth the
understanding of the Audit Committees regarding the engagement of the Fund&#146;s
independent accountants to provide: (i) audit and permissible audit-related,
tax and other services to the Funds; (ii) non-audit services to AAI and AAI
Affiliates, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial
reporting of a Fund; and (iii) other audit and non-audit <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">services to AAI and AAI Affiliates. Unless a type
of service receives general pre-approval under the Policy, it</font> requires
specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees if it is to be provided by the
independent accountants. Pre-approval of non-audit services to the Funds, AAI
or AAI Affiliates may be waived provided that the &#147;de minimis&#148; requirements set
forth in the SEC&#146;s rules relating to pre-approval of non-audit services are
met.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the Policy,
the Audit Committees may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated
member or members who are Independent Trustees/Directors. The member(s) to whom
such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any
pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. The
Audit Committee&#146;s responsibilities with respect to the pre-approval of services
performed by the independent accountants may not be delegated to management.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Policy
requires the Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration to submit
to the Audit Committee, on an annual basis, a schedule of the types of services
that are subject to general pre-approval. The schedule(s) provide a description
of each type of service that is subject to general pre-approval and, where
possible, will provide estimated fee caps for each instance of providing each
service. The Audit Committees will review and approve the types of services and
review the projected fees for the next fiscal year and may add to, or subtract
from, the list of general pre-approved services from time to time based on
subsequent determinations. That approval acknowledges that each Fund&#146;s Audit
Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the
independent accountants will be permitted to perform.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fees
Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following
table sets forth for each Fund the aggregate fees billed by PwC for the Fund&#146;s
last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for (a) all audit and
non-audit services provided directly to the Fund and (b) those non-audit
services provided to AAI and AAI Affiliates that relate directly to the Fund&#146;s
operations and financial reporting under the following captions:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt 39.6pt;text-indent:-25.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Audit Fees
- - fees related to the audit and review of the financial statements included in
annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are
normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt 39.6pt;text-indent:-25.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Audit-Related
Fees - fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably
related to the <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">performance of the audit or
review of financial statements, but not reported under &#147;Audit Fees</font>.&#148;&#160; The audit related services provided by PwC
related to agreed-upon procedures for each Fund&#146;s semi-annual report.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt 39.6pt;text-indent:-25.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Tax Fees - fees
associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services
relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax
returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, and reviews of
calculations of required distributions to avoid excise tax.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 3.6pt 24.0pt 39.6pt;text-indent:-25.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All Other Fees -
fees for products and services provided to the Fund by PwC other than those
reported <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">under &#147;Audit Fees,&#148; &#147;Audit-Related
Fees&#148; and &#147;Tax Fees.&#148; For each Fund&#146;s last two fiscal years, no fees</font>
were billed by PwC that would be disclosed under the caption &#147;All Other Fees&#148;
to either Fund or to AAI or any AAI Affiliates.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During the Funds&#146;
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, no services described under &#147;Audit-Related
Fees,&#148; &#147;Tax Fees&#148; or &#147;All Other Fees&#148; were approved pursuant to the de <font style="letter-spacing:1.95pt;">minimis</font> exception set forth in <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation
S-X. All of the audit fees, audit-related fees and tax fees billed by</font>  <font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">PwC for the fiscal</font></font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 were pre-approved by each Fund&#146;s Audit
Committee.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
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  </td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal Year</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit Fees</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit-
  Related<br>
  Fees</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Tax Fees</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">All
  Other<br>
  Fees</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Equity Fund</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$36,400</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$4,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$4,600</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$38,400</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$4,400</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Growth Fund</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$25,900</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$4,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$4,600</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$27,350</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$4,400</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AAI &amp; AAI<br>
  Affiliates (relating<br>
  directly to the<br>
  operating and<br>
  financial reporting<br>
  of the Equity<br>
  Fund)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005<br>
  2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0<br>
  $0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0<br>
  $0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0<br>
  $0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="142" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:106.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AAI &amp; AAI<br>
  Affiliates (relating<br>
  directly to the<br>
  operating<br>
  financial reporting<br>
  of the Growth<br>
  Fund)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005<br>
  2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="115" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0<br>
  $0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0<br>
  $0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0<br>
  $0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:12.0pt 0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 for services rendered to: (a) the
Equity Fund and AAI and AAI Affiliates (providing ongoing services to the
Equity Fund) were $8,800 and $9,600, respectively; and (b) the Growth Fund and
AAI and AAI Affiliates (providing ongoing services to the Growth Fund) were
$8,800 and $9,600, respectively.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 3.6pt 24.0pt 0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee has determined that the
provision by PwC of non-audit services to AAI and/or AAI Affiliates that were
not pre-approved by the Committee (because such services did not relate
directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) was compatible
with maintaining the independence of PwC as the Fund&#146;s independent accountants.
All services provided by PwC to a Fund for 2005 and 2006 that were required to
be pre-approved by the Audit Committee were pre-approved.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION
ABOUT THE MEETING</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each proxy
solicited by the Boards of Trustees/Directors which is properly executed and
returned in time to be voted at the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in
accordance with the instructions on the proxy. If no specification is made on a
proxy, it will be voted FOR the election as Trustees/Directors of the Funds of
the nominees named under Proposal 1. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior
to its use by written notification received by the Funds&#146; Secretary, by the
execution and delivery of a later-dated proxy, or by attending the Meeting and
voting in person.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For each Fund, a
majority of the shares outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote,
present and in person or represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business by the shareholders of that Fund at the Meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 7.2pt 12.0pt 0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Only shareholders of record of a Fund on February 15,
2007 may vote. The election of the Trustees of the Equity Fund is by a
plurality of the shares voting at the Meeting. Since three Trustees of the
Equity Fund are to be elected, the three persons who receive the highest number
of votes cast at the Meeting will be elected. The election of the Directors of
the Growth Fund is by a majority vote of the shares represented in person or by
proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote. Since two Directors of the Growth
Fund are to be elected, the two Directors who receive a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast at the Meeting will be elected.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions and
broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether
a quorum is present. If a proposal must be approved by a percentage of votes
cast on the proposal, which is the case for the election of Trustees of the
Equity Fund, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as &#147;votes
cast&#148; on the proposal and will have no effect on the result of the vote.
However, if a proposal must be approved by a percentage of shares present at
the Meeting and entitled to be cast, which is the case for the election of
Directors of the Growth Fund, the effect of an abstention or broker non-vote
will be the same as votes against the proposal because an absolute percentage
of affirmative votes is required, regardless of the number of votes cast, and
neither an abstention nor a broker non-vote is an affirmative vote. &#147;Broker
non-votes&#148; occur where: (i) shares are held by brokers or nominees, typically
in &#147;street name&#148;; (ii) instructions have not been received from the beneficial
owners or persons entitled to vote the shares; and (iii) the broker or nominee
does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the event a
quorum is present at the Meeting, but sufficient votes to approve a proposal
have not been received or in the discretion of such persons, the persons named
as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit
further solicitation of proxies. A shareholder vote may be taken on one or more
of the proposals referred to above prior to such adjournment if sufficient
votes have been received and it is otherwise appropriate. Any such adjournment
will require the affirmative vote of a majority of those shares present at the Meeting
(including abstentions and broker non-votes) in person or by proxy. If a quorum
is present, the persons named as proxies will vote those proxies that they are
entitled to vote FOR any such proposal in favor of such adjournment and will
vote those proxies required to be voted for rejection of such proposal against
any such adjournment. In the event of an adjournment, no notice is required
other than, in the case of the Growth Fund, an announcement at the meeting at
which adjournment is taken.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:28.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All shareholders
of record of a Fund on February 15, 2007 are entitled to one vote for each
share held. As of the record date, there were 156,669,818 outstanding shares of
beneficial interest of Equity Fund and 27,534,315 outstanding shares of common
stock of Growth Fund. To the knowledge of the Funds, on the record date for the
Meeting, no shareholder owned beneficially, as defined by Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, more than 5% of the outstanding shares of
either Fund. As of February 15, 2007 the following persons were known to own of
record more than 5% of the outstanding securities of the Funds:</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>Equity Fund</b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name
  and Address<br>
  of Record Owner</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"># of
  Shares<br>
  Owned of Record</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">% of
  Class of<br>
  Shares Owned</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Merrill Lynch</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">101 Hudson Street, 9</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,655,082</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.91%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jersey City, New Jersey 07302</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Citigroup Global Markets</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">333 W. 34</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Street, 3<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">rd</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,695,936</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.02%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10001</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.G Edwards &amp; Sons, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1431 Kingsland Avenue</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,393,434</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.91%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pagedale, Missouri, 63133</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Clearing, LLC</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10700 Wheat First Drive, MC WS1024</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,838,251</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.28%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Glen Allen, Virginia 23060</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">National Financial Services</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200 Liberty Street</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One World Financial Tower, 5</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,583,089</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.12%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10281</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1200 Harbor Blvd., 3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">rd</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,385,342</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.99%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Weehawken, New Jersey 07086</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Bank of New York</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One Wall Street, 6</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,727,876</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.57%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10286</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">211 Main Street</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,445,164</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">San Francisco, California 94105</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Harborside Financial Center</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,087,308</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.78%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.16%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plaza 3, 6</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.78%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jersey City, New Jersey 07311</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.78%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>Growth Fund</b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name
  and Address<br>
  of Record Owner</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"># of
  Shares<br>
  Owned of Record</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">% of
  Class of<br>
  Shares Owned</font></b></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.G. Edwards &amp; Sons, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1431 Kingsland Avenue</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,980,988</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.83%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pagedale, Missouri 63133</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">211 Main Street</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,339,164</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.50%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">San Francisco, California 94105</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">National Financial Services</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200 Liberty Street</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,305,515</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.37%</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One World Financial Tower 5</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10281</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UBS Financial Services Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1200 Harbor Blvd., 3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">rd</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,236,846</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.12%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Weehawken, New Jersey 07086</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Citigroup Global Markets</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">333 W. 34</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Street, 3<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">rd</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,703,299</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.19%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10001</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Morgan Stanley</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Harborside Financial Center</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,529,900</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.56%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plaza 3, 6</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;Floor</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jersey City, New Jersey 07311</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Clearing, LLC</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10700 Wheat First Drive, MC WS1024</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,495,601</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.43%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Glen Allen, Virginia 23060</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.64%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 21.6pt 12.0pt 0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">In addition, the Trustees,
Directors and officers of each Fund, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of</font>
each Fund&#146;s outstanding shares as of the record date.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION
16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 21.6pt 12.0pt 0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
requires the Funds&#146; Trustees/Directors and officers and persons who own more
than ten percent of the Funds&#146; outstanding shares and certain officers and
directors of the Funds&#146; investment advisers (collectively, &#147;Section 16
reporting persons&#148;) to file with the SEC initial reports of beneficial
ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of Fund shares.
Section 16 reporting persons are required by</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 3.6pt 12.0pt 7.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SEC regulations to furnish the Funds with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms they file. To the Funds&#146; knowledge, based solely on a review of the
copies of such reports furnished to the Funds and on representations made, all
Section 16 reporting persons complied with all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to them for the year ended December 31, 2006.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER
INFORMATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 3.6pt 24.0pt 7.2pt;text-indent:25.2pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The 2006 Annual Report for each Fund accompanied this proxy
statement. You may obtain a copy of the report, free of charge, by writing to
the Fund c/o</font> ALPS Fund Services, Inc., 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200,
Denver, CO 80202, or by calling 1-800-241-1850.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 100.8pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 7.2pt;text-indent:25.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the SEC&#146;s proxy rules, shareholder proposals
meeting tests contained in those rules may, under certain conditions, be
included in the Funds&#146; proxy material for a particular annual shareholders
meeting. Under the foregoing proxy rules, proposals submitted for inclusion in
the proxy material for the 2008 Annual Meeting must be received by the Funds on
or before November 2, 2007. The fact that the Funds receive a shareholder
proposal in a timely manner does not ensure its inclusion in its proxy
material, since there are other requirements in the proxy rules relating to
such inclusion. You may submit shareholder proposals to the Secretary of the
Funds, 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, Colorado 80202.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Shareholders
who wish to make a proposal at a Fund&#146;s 2008 Annual Meeting that will not be
included in</font> the Funds&#146; proxy materials must notify the Fund on or before
January 16, 2008. If a shareholder who wishes to submit a proposal fails to
timely notify the Fund, the proxies solicited for the meeting will have
discretionary authority to vote on the shareholder&#146;s proposal if it is properly
brought before the meeting. If a shareholder makes a timely notification, the
proxies may still exercise discretionary voting authority under circumstances
consistent with the SEC&#146;s proxy rules.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LIBERTY ALL-STAR EQUITY
FUND</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THIS PROXY IS
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
hereby appoints William R. Parmentier and Mark T. Haley, and each of them,
attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full powers of substitution and
revocation, to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the
undersigned all shares of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (the &#147;Fund&#148;) which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
Fund to be held at the offices of the Fund, One Financial Center, 2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">nd</font>&#160;Floor, Conference Room C, Boston,
Massachusetts on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., and at any&#160; adjournments thereof.&#160; The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt
of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement and hereby instructs said
attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated herein. In their
discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A majority of the
proxies present and acting at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if
only one shall be so present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of
the power and authority of said proxies hereunder.&#160; The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy
previously given.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This proxy, if properly
executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned
shareholder.&#160; If no direction is made,
this proxy will be voted FOR Proposal No. 1 in the discretion of the proxy
holder as to any other matter that may properly come before the Meeting.&#160; Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a
discussion of Proposal No. 1.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PLEASE VOTE, DATE
AND SIGN ON REVERSE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PLEASE MARK YOUR
VOTE WITH AN &#147;X&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal &#150; The Board of Trustees
recommends a vote <u>FOR</u> all the nominees listed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To Elect (3) Trustees of
the Fund:</font></p>

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  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) Richard W. Lowry</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For<br>
  Nominee&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.7%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withhold<br>
  Authority&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2) John J. Neuhauser</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.94%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For<br>
  Nominee&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.7%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withhold<br>
  Authority&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3) Richard C. Rantzow</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.94%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For<br>
  Nominee&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.7%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withhold<br>
  Authority&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LIBERTY ALL-STAR
EQUITY FUND</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Authorized
Signatures &#150; This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#150; Date
and Sign Below</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please sign this
proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) in the records of the Fund. If joint
owners, either may sign.&#160; Trustees and
other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where
more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, this
signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Signature:</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Co-owner:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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