EX-99.906CERT 3 dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

Certification Pursuant to Section 906

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 June 30, 2011, 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:				September 1, 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 June 30, 2011, 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:				September 1, 2011
By:				/s/ Jeremy O. May
				Jeremy O. May (Principal Financial Officer)
				Treasurer