EX-99.906CERT 3 dex99906cert.htm 906 CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 99.906Cert

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2010, of the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (the “Company”).

I, William R. Parmentier, Jr., the President and Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

| (i) | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

| (ii) | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: |  | March 7, 2011 |  |
By: |  | /s/ William R. Parmentier, Jr. |  |
|  | William R. Parmentier, Jr. (Principal Executive Officer) President |  |

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2010, of the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (the “Company”).

I, Jeremy O. May, the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

| (i) | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

| (ii) | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: |  | March 7, 2011 |  |
By: |  | /s/ Jeremy O. May |  |
|  | Jeremy O. May (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
|  | Treasurer |  |