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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of Registered
Management Investment Companies
Investment Company Act file number 811-21770
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)
Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5 Jersey
City, NJ 07311
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip
code)
John T. Genoy
Senior Vice President
AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center,
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311
(Name and address of agent for
service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code:
(201) 324-6414
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008
Item 1.
Schedule of Investments
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA GROWTH FUND, INC.
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
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Shares/ |
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Principal |
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Market Value |
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Security Description |
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Amount |
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(Note 1) |
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COMMON STOCK 92.2% |
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Aerospace/Defense 12.3% |
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General Dynamics Corp. |
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244,328 |
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$ |
17,987,428 |
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Lockheed Martin Corp. |
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180,999 |
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19,850,160 |
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37,837,588 |
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Agricultural Chemicals 9.2% |
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Monsanto Co. |
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174,204 |
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17,242,712 |
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Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. |
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82,100 |
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10,838,021 |
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28,080,733 |
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Apparel Manufacturers 1.6% |
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Under Armour, Inc., Class A |
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155,105 |
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4,926,135 |
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Building-Residential/Commercial 1.6% |
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Toll Brothers, Inc. |
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200,000 |
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5,046,000 |
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Casino Hotels 3.1% |
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Wynn Resorts, Ltd. |
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115,000 |
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9,388,600 |
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Casino Services 1.5% |
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Scientific Games Corp., Class A |
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200,000 |
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4,604,000 |
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Commercial Services-Finance 4.2% |
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Mastercard, Inc., Class A |
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72,877 |
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12,923,278 |
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Computers 4.5% |
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Apple, Inc. |
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120,997 |
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13,752,519 |
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Decision Support Software 0.8% |
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MSCI, Inc. |
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100,000 |
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2,400,000 |
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Distribution/Wholesale 1.3% |
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Fastenal Co. |
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80,000 |
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3,951,200 |
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Electric-Transmission 3.6% |
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ITC Holdings Corp. |
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215,000 |
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11,130,550 |
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Finance-Investment Banker/Broker 2.2% |
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Jefferies Group, Inc. |
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300,000 |
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6,720,000 |
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Internet Content-Information/News 1.9% |
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HLTH Corp. |
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510,000 |
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5,829,300 |
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Investment Management/Advisor Services 1.7% |
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Cohen & Steers, Inc. |
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180,000 |
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5,099,400 |
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Medical Instruments 2.6% |
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. |
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136,800 |
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7,901,568 |
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Oil & Gas Drilling 4.0% |
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Transocean, Inc. |
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111,697 |
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12,268,799 |
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Oil Companies-Exploration & Production 2.7% |
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Encore Acquisition Co. |
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200,000 |
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8,356,000 |
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Real Estate Management/Services 0.9% |
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CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A |
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200,000 |
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2,674,000 |
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Retail-Automobile 1.7% |
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CarMax, Inc. |
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380,000 |
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5,320,000 |
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Retail-Building Products 4.8% |
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Lowes Cos., Inc. |
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619,187 |
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14,668,540 |
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Retail-Restaurants 6.4% |
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McDonalds Corp. |
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317,512 |
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19,590,490 |
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Retail-Sporting Goods 3.2% |
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Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc. |
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500,000 |
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9,790,000 |
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Schools 4.0% |
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DeVry, Inc. |
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250,000 |
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12,385,000 |
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Soap & Cleaning Preparation 4.0% |
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
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200,000 |
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12,418,000 |
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Transport-Rail 6.1% |
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Union Pacific Corp. |
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261,814 |
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18,630,684 |
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Transport-Services 2.3% |
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
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200,000 |
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6,968,000 |
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Total Long-Term Investment Securities |
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(cost $288,131,406) |
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282,660,384 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT SECURITIES 7.9% |
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Time Deposits 7.9% |
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Euro Time Deposit with State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.85% due 10/01/08 |
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3,155,000 |
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3,155,000 |
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Euro Time Deposit with State Street Bank & Trust Co.
1.35% due 10/01/08 |
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20,923,000 |
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20,923,000 |
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Total Short-Term Investment Securities |
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(cost $24,078,000) |
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24,078,000 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
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(cost $312,209,406) (1) |
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100.1 |
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306,738,384 |
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Liabilities in excess of other assets |
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(0.1 |
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(285,291 |
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NET ASSETS |
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306,453,093 |
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Non-income producing security |
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(1) |
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See Note 2 for cost of investments on a tax basis. |
See Notes to Portfolio of Investments
NOTES
TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
Note 1. Security Valuation
Stocks are generally valued based upon closing sales prices reported on recognized securities
exchanges. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price
(NOCP). Generally, the NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the stock
is outside the range of the bid/ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the
nearer of the bid or ask price. For listed securities having no sales reported and for unlisted
securities, such securities will be valued based upon the last reported bid price.
As of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), securities traded primarily
on security exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last sale price on such exchanges
on the day of valuation, or if there is no sale on the day of valuation, at the last-reported bid
price. If a securitys price is available from more than one
exchange, the SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth, Inc, (the Fund) uses the
exchange that is the primary market for the security. However, depending on the foreign market,
closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price the Funds shares, and the
Fund may determine that certain closing prices are unreliable. This determination will be based on
review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S.
securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent
foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If the Fund determines that closing prices
do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Fund will adjust the previous closing prices
in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board of Directors (the Board) to reflect what it believes to be the
fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE.
The Fund may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign
market is closed but the Fund is open. For foreign equity securities, the Fund uses an outside
pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those
prices.
Short-term securities with 60 days or less to maturity are amortized to maturity based on
their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on
the 60th day, are amortized to maturity based on the value determined on the
61st day.
Securities
for which market quotations are not readily available or if a
development/significant event occurs that may significantly impact
the value of the security, then these securities are valued, as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the
Board. There is no single standard for making fair value
determinations, which may result in prices that vary from those of
other funds.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
(FAS157). This standard clarifies the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires
additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. FAS157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds investments. These inputs are
summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, quoted prices in inactive markets, etc.)
Level 3 Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds net
assets as of September 30, 2008:
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Valuation Inputs |
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Investments in Securities |
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Other Financial Instruments* |
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Level 1
Quoted Prices |
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282,660,384 |
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Level 2
Other Significant Observable Inputs |
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24,078,000 |
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Level 3
Significant Unobservable Inputs |
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Total |
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306,738,384 |
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Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not
reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as future, forward,
written option and swap contracts, which are
valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Note 2. Federal Income Taxes
As of
September 30, 2008, the amounts of aggregate unrealized gain
(loss) and the cost of investment securities for federal income tax
purposes, including short-term securities, were as follows:
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Cost (tax basis) |
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312,251,737 |
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Appreciation |
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34,373,903 |
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Depreciation |
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(39,887,256 |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
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(5,513,353 |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional
information is available in the Funds Annual and Semiannual
reports which may be
obtained without charge from the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website
at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
a) An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing of
this report, under the supervision and with the participation of
the registrants management, including the President and
Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
the registrants disclosure controls and procedures, (as
defined under Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))). Based
on that evaluation, the registrants management, including
the President and Treasurer, concluded that the
registrants disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
b) There was no change in the registrants internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under
the Investment Company Act of
1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the
registrants last fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3.
Exhibits.
Certifications
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a))
attached hereto as Exhibit 99. CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SunAmerica
Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
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By: |
/s/ John T. Genoy
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John T. Genoy |
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President |
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Date:
November 26, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: |
/s/ John T. Genoy
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John T. Genoy |
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President |
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Date:
November 26, 2008
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By: |
/s/ Donna M. Handel
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Donna M. Handel |
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Treasurer |
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Date:
November 26, 2008