I. General Identifying Information
1. Reason fund is applying to deregister:
[x] Merger
[ ] Liquidation
[ ] Abandonment of Registration (Note: Abandonments of
Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of
this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)
[ ] Election of status as a Business Development Company (Note:
Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through
10 of this form and complete verification at the end of the
form.)
2. Name of fund: THE BERWYN FUND, INC.
3. Securities and Exchange Commission File No.:
811-3890
4. Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed
Form N-8F? [ ] Initial Application [x] Amendment
5. Address of Principal Executive Office:
1189 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312
6. Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff
should contact with any questions regarding this form: Kevin M. Ryan
1189 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312 (610) 296-7222, Extension 30.
7. Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity
responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in
accordance with rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in
those rules: Same as above.
Note: Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and
preserve the records described in rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the
periods specified in those rules.
8. Classification of fund (check only one):
[x] Management company; [ ] Unit investment trust; or
[ ] Face-amount certificate company.
9. Subclassification if the fund is a management company:
[x] Open-end [ ] Closed-end
10. State law under which the fund was organized or formed:
Pennsylvania
11. Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund
(including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the
fund's contracts with those advisers have been terminated: The Killen
Group, Inc., 1189 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312
12. Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the
fund during the last five years, even if the fund's contracts with
those underwriters have been terminated:
13. If the fund is a unit investment trust ("UIT") provide: (a)
Depositor's name(s) and address(es): (b) Trustee's name(s) and
address(es):
14. Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for
investment in the fund? [ ] Yes [ ] No
15. (a) Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors
concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or
Abandonment of Registration?
[x] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place:
January 21, 1999
(b) Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning
the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment
of Registration? [x] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:
March 26, 1999
If No, explain:
II. Distributions to Shareholders
16. Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection
with the Merger or Liquidation? [ ] Yes [x] No
(a) If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those
distributions:
(b) Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
(c) Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership?
[x] Yes [ ] No
(d) If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions
to shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used
and explain how it was calculated:
(e) Liquidations only:
Where any distributions to shareholders made in kind:
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by
affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:
17. Closed-end funds only: Has the fund issued senior securities:
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior
securityholders and distributions to other shareholders;
18. Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund's shareholders?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If No,
(a) How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this
form is filed?
(b) Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the
fund:
19. Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in
complete liquidation of their interests? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, describe briefly the plans for distributing to, or preserving
the interests of, those shareholders:
III. Assets and Liabilities
20. Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed: [ ]
Yes [x] No
If Yes,
(a) Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund
as of the date this form is filed:
(b) Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?
(c) Will the remaining assets be invested in securities? [ ] Yes [ ]
No
21. Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount
certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any
other liabilities? [ ] Yes [x] No
If Yes,
(a) Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability:
(b) How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other
liabilities?
IV. Information About Event(s) Leading to Request for Deregistration
22. (a) List the expense incurred in connection with the Merger or
Liquidation:
(i) Legal expenses: $75,000.00
(ii) Accounting expenses:
(iii)Other expenses:
(iv) Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): $75,000.00
(b) How were those expenses allocated?
On the basis of the net assets of the two merged funds prior to
the merger.
(c) Who paid those expenses?
The two portfolio series of the Trust that resulted from the
merger.
(d) How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? There
were no unamortized expense.
23. Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the
Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation? [ ] Yes [x] No
If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commissions' notice and order
or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date
the application was filed.
V. Conclusion of Fund Business
24. Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding?
[ ] Yes [x] No
25. Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business
activities other than those necessary for winding up its affairs?
[ ] Yes [x] No
If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:
26. (a) State the name of the fund surviving the Merger:
The Berwyn Funds
(b) State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund
surviving the Merger:
811-4963
(c) If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with
the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and
date the agreement was filed: Agreement & Plan of Reorganization
filed under File Nos. 2-888605 and 811-3890 with Schedule 14A
preliminary proxy statement on 2/12/99.
(d) If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed
with the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an
exhibit to this form.
VERIFICATION
The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this Form N-8F application
for an order under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf
of THE BERWYN FUND, INC., (ii) he is the SECRETARY of THE BERWYN FUND, INC., and
(III) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other bond necessary to
authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N-8F application have
been taken. The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form
N-8F application are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
/s/ Kevin M. Ryan
Kevin M. Ryan
