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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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                            BERWYN INCOME FUND, INC.

           THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Robert  E.  Killen  and  Kevin  M.  Ryan,  or  either  of  them,  with  power of
substitution,  are hereby  authorized as proxies to  represent,  and to vote the
shares of common stock (the  "Shares") of Berwyn Income Fund,  Inc. (the "Fund")
owned by the undersigned shareholder(s) at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at 11:00 a.m. or immediately following the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders  of The Berwyn Fund,  Inc.,  which is  scheduled  for 10:00 a.m. on
Friday, March 26, 1999 at 1199 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn,  Pennsylvania 19312 and
at  any  adjournment  thereof.  The  proxies  are  to  vote  the  Shares  of the
undersigned  as instructed  below and in accordance  with their  judgment on all
other matters which may properly come before the meeting. If no specification is
made  below,  this  proxy  shall  be voted  in  favor  of each  listed  proposal
(including each nominee for Director).

       The Board of Directors recommends voting for Proposals 1, 2, 3, and 4.

1.   Election of Directors

         Nominees:  Robert E. Killen,  Denis P. Conlon,  Anthony N.  Carrelli,
         Edward A. Killen, II, and Deborah D. Dorsi

         For  All  Nominees  _______  Withhold  All  Nominees   ________ 
         Withhold  Those  Listed Below  ______

         Instruction:  To withhold  authority to vote for any  individual 
         nominee,  please print his or her name below:

2.   Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as independent
     accountants:

         For______                  Against______             Abstain______

3.       Approval of a New Investment Advisory Agreement:

         For______                  Against______             Abstain______

4.   Approval of the Reorganization of the Fund from a Pennsylvania  Corporation
     Into a Series of a Delaware Business Trust:

         For______                  Against______             Abstain______


Please sign and date this proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope.

________________________________________         Dated____________________, 1999

________________________________________         Dated____________________, 1999
Joint Tenant (if any)


Please  check here ______ if you are  planning  to attend the Annual  Meeting of
Shareholders.

Please  check here ______ if you have  comments  and please use the back of this
form for your comments.

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                            BERWYN INCOME FUND, INC.

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

                                 MARCH 26, 1999

                              BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of  shareholders of Berwyn Income
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), a registered  investment  company,  will be held at the
executive  offices of The Killen Group,  Inc.,  1199 Lancaster  Avenue,  Berwyn,
Pennsylvania  19312 on Friday,  March 26, 1999,  at 11:00 a.m.,  or  immediately
following The Berwyn Fund, Inc. Shareholder Meeting, which is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., for the following purposes:

         1.   To elect a Board of  Directors  to serve until the next meeting of
              shareholders  called for the purpose of electing  Directors and/or
              until their successors are elected;

         2.   To consider and ratify the  selection  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers,
              LLP as independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December
              31, 1999.

         3.   To  consider  and  approve  a new  Investment  Advisory  Agreement
              between the Fund and The Killen Group, Inc.

         4.   To  consider  and approve  the  reorganization  of the Fund from a
              Pennsylvania  corporation  into a series  of a  Delaware  business
              trust.

At such meeting, only holders of common stock of record at the close of business
on February 10, 1999 will be entitled to vote.

You are  encouraged  to attend this meeting in person,  but if you cannot do so,
please complete,  date, sign and return the accompanying  proxy at your earliest
convenience.

     YOUR  PARTICIPATION,  IN PERSON OR BY PROXY, IS IMPORTANT.  BUSINESS MAY BE
     TRANSACTED ONLY IF A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES ENTITLED TO VOTE ARE PRESENT IN
     PERSON OR BY PROXY.

                                        By Order of the Board of Directors

                                        /s/  Kevin M. Ryan
                                        Kevin M. Ryan, Secretary

February 26, 1999


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                                 PROXY STATEMENT

                 SOLICITATION, REVOCATION AND VOTING OF PROXIES


The  enclosed  proxy is  solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Berwyn  Income  Fund,  Inc.  (the  "Fund"),  for use at the  Annual  Meeting  of
shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"),  or any adjournment  thereof, to be held on
March 26, 1999, at 11:00 a.m., or  immediately  following the Annual  Meeting of
Shareholders of The Berwyn Fund, Inc., which is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., at the
executive  offices of The Killen Group,  Inc. (the "Adviser" or "Killen Group"),
1199 Lancaster Avenue,  Berwyn,  Pennsylvania  19312. The Fund's address is 1189
Lancaster  Avenue,  Berwyn,  Pennsylvania  19312.  This proxy  statement and the
enclosed  proxy card are expected to be mailed on or about February 26, 1999, to
shareholders  of record at the  close of  business  on  February  10,  1999 (the
"Record Date"). On the Record Date, the Fund had outstanding 8,716,853 shares of
common stock. (The Fund issues only common stock.) Shareholders will be entitled
to one vote for each full share,  and a partial vote for each partial share,  of
the Fund that they own on the Record Date on each matter.

A majority of the shares  entitled to vote,  represented  in person or by proxy,
will  constitute  a quorum and the  presence  of a quorum is  necessary  for the
transaction of business.  Abstentions and broker  non-votes will be included for
purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting,  but will be
treated as votes not cast and,  therefore,  will not be  counted in  determining
whether matters to be voted upon at the meeting have been approved.

The election of the nominees for Director  (Proposal 1) and the  ratification of
the selection of  PricewaterhouseCoopers,  LLP as independent accountants of the
Fund  (Proposal  2) each  require the  affirmative  vote of a majority of shares
present at the meeting either in person or by proxy. The proposed  agreement for
investment  advisory  services  between  the Fund and the Adviser  (Proposal  3)
requires approval by a "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities"
of the Fund as defined in the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended (the
"1940 Act").  Under the 1940 Act, such approval means the affirmative  vote at a
meeting  of  shareholders  of the  lesser  of (a) more  than  50% of the  Fund's
outstanding  shares,  or (b) 67% or more of the shares present or represented by
proxy at the meeting,  if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding
shares  are  present  in  person  or  represented  by  proxy.  Approval  of  the
reorganization  of the Fund from a Pennsylvania  corporation  into a series of a
Delaware business trust (Proposal 4) requires the affirmative vote of a majority
of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote thereon.

All shares  represented by properly executed  proxies,  unless such proxies have
been previously revoked,  will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with
the  directions on the proxies.  A shareholder  who executes and returns a proxy
may revoke it at any time prior to its exercise by  delivering  to the Secretary
of the Fund written  notice of its  revocation,  sending the Fund a proxy with a
later date, or voting in person at the meeting.  The cost of soliciting proxies,
which is  estimated  at $13,000 is being paid by the Fund.  In  addition  to the
solicitation  by mail,  officers  of the Fund may ask  shareholders  in personal
conversations or by telephone or telecopy to return proxies.

SINCE THE FUND IS BEARING ALL PROXY  SOLICITATION  COSTS,  IT IS REQUESTED  THAT
SHAREHOLDERS  WHO WILL NOT ATTEND THE MEETING,  SIGN AND RETURN A PROXY AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO AVOID ANY ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION EXPENSE.


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OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

Officers and  Directors  of the Fund own less than 2% of the Fund's  outstanding
shares.

Shareholders  known by the Fund to own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of
the Fund on February 10, 1999,  and the  percentage  of the  outstanding  shares
owned on that date are listed below.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of  Shareholder and Address            Amount of Shares Owned              Percentage of Outstanding Shares
- --------------------------------            ----------------------              --------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>                                         <C>  
Charles Schwab & Co. (1)
101 Montgomery Street                             3,737,354                                   42.9%
San Francisco, CA

National Financial Services Corp. (1)
1 World Financial Center                           752,907                                     8.6%
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York
<FN>
(1)  Indicates owner of record;  the record owner is a registered  broker-dealer
     and holds the shares  listed for the  benefit of certain of its  customers,
     each of which beneficially owns a portion of such shares.
</FN>
</TABLE>

To the  Fund's  knowledge,  no  person  beneficially  owned  more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of the Fund on February 10, 1999.


                 PROPOSAL 1 - NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS

Five  Directors are to be elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Fund
(the "Board") until the next Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  and/or until their
successors have been elected and qualify for office. The nominees are: Robert E.
Killen, Anthony A. Carelli, Edward A. Killen, II, Denis P. Conlon and Deborah D.
Dorsi.  The  members of the Board of  Directors  during  the  fiscal  year ended
December 31, 1998,  and the nominees for Director are set forth in the following
table. The table also sets forth  information  about each of them  individually,
concerning age, principal occupation,  business experience for at least the past
five years, and ownership of shares of the Fund.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

NAME (AGE)                     PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                               DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS                               & PERCENT OF CLASS AS OF 
                                                                                        FEBRUARY 10, 1999

<S>                            <C>                                                                <C>
Robert E. Killen*              President and Director of the Fund since February                        (2)
(57)                           1983.  Director of Westmoreland Coal Co. (a mining                     91,817
1199 Lancaster Avenue          company) since July 1996.  Director and Shareholder,                    (1%)
Berwyn, Pennsylvania           Berwyn Financial Services Corp. ("BFS"), a financial
                               services  company  (registered as a broker-dealer
                               with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission
                               ("SEC")  since  December 1993 and a member of the
                               National Association of Securities Dealers,  Inc.
                               ("NASD")  since July 1994),  since  October 1991.
                               President  and Director of The Berwyn Fund,  Inc.
                               (a registered  investment  company managed by the
                               Adviser)  since February  1983.  Chairman,  Chief
                               Executive  Officer  and sole  Shareholder  of the
                               Adviser (an investment advisory firm) since April

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NAME (AGE)                     PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                               DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS                               & PERCENT OF CLASS AS OF 
                                                                                        FEBRUARY 10, 1999
                               1996.  President,  Treasurer,  Director  and sole
                               shareholder of the Adviser from September 1982 to
                               March 1996.

Anthony N. Carrelli*           Director of the Fund since December 1986.  Director of                   (3)
(50)                           The Berwyn Fund, Inc. since January 1995.  Vice                          553
1189 Lancaster Avenue          President of the Adviser since August 1986.
Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Denis P. Conlon                Director of the Fund since June 1992.  Director of The                   (3)
(51)                           Berwyn Fund, Inc. since June 1992.  President and                       1,369
1282 Farm Road                 Chief Executive Officer of CRC Industries (a worldwide
Berwyn, Pennsylvania           manufacturer) since September 1996.  Vice President,
                               Corporate  Development,  Berwind  Corporation  (a
                               diversified  manufacturing and financial company)
                               from 1990 to September 1996.

Edward A. Killen, II*          Director, Secretary and shareholder of BFS since October                 (3)
(47)                           1991.  Director of the Fund since January 1995.  Director               4,249
1189 Lancaster Avenue          of The Berwyn Fund, Inc. from February 1983 to January
Berwyn, Pennsylvania           1995.  Vice President, Secretary and Director of the
                               Adviser since February 1983.


Deborah D. Dorsi (1)           Director of the Fund since April 1998.  Director of The                   0
(43)                           Berwyn Fund, Inc. since April 1998.  Retired Technology
2801 Stanbridge Street         Industry Executive since 1994.  Director, Worldwide
Norristown, Pennsylvania       Customer Support, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
                               (Semi-Conductor Equipment Manufacturer) from 1993-1994.
                               Corporate Account Manager for Kulicke & Soffa Industries,
                               Inc. prior to 1993.

William H. Vonier (1)          Director of The Berwyn Fund, Inc. and the Fund since                      0
(69)                           June 1992.  Independent Consultant Sales and Marketing
524 Lake Louise Circle         since 1989.  Retired from service on the Board of
#504                           Directors of the Fund and The Berwyn Fund, Inc. in
Naples, Florida                April 1998.

</TABLE>

All current  Directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned 147,271  shares
of the Fund, which constituted  approximately  1.7% of its outstanding shares as
of February 10, 1999.

Notes:

*    Robert E.  Killen,  Anthony  N.  Carrelli,  and  Edward A.  Killen,  II are
     "interested  persons"  of  the  Fund  as  defined  in  the  1940  Act  (the
     "Interested  Directors") because of the following  affiliations:  Robert E.
     Killen is an officer,  Director and sole  shareholder of the Adviser to the
     Fund.  He is also a Director of BFS, a registered  broker-dealer,  and owns
     one-third of the outstanding  shares of BFS.  Anthony N. Carrelli is a Vice
     President of the Adviser to the Fund.  Edward A.  Killen,  II is an officer
     and  Director of the Adviser to the Fund.  He is also an officer,  Director
     and the owner of one-third of the  outstanding  shares of BFS. Kevin M Ryan
     is President,

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     Treasurer,  Director and shareholder of one-third of the outstanding shares
     of BFS. Mr. Ryan has served as the Fund's  Secretary  and  Treasurer  since
     1986. Mr. Ryan is also Secretary and Treasurer of The Berwyn Fund,  Inc. In
     addition,  Mr.  Ryan has  served  as legal  counsel  to the  Adviser  since
     September 1985.  Robert E. Killen and Edward A. Killen, II are brothers and
     Kevin M. Ryan is  brother-in-law  of both.  BFS serves as the selling agent
     for the Fund in certain jurisdiction.

(1)  Ms.  Dorsi was  elected by the Board of  Directors  in April 1998 to fill 
     the vacancy on the Board following the retirement of Mr. Vonier.

(2)  The shares listed for Robert E. Killen include shares owned by his wife, by
     Killen Group and a Partnership of which he is a General Partner.

(3)  Indicates ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.


The Fund has a standing  audit  committee of the Board of Directors and does not
have standing  nominating or compensation  committees of the Board of Directors.
The members of the audit  committee  are  Deborah D. Dorsi and Denis P.  Conlon,
both of whom are not  "interested  persons"  (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the
Fund or the Adviser. The audit committee held one meeting during the last fiscal
year of the Fund. The audit  committee  reviews the financial  condition and the
auditing of the financial statements of the Fund and recommends the selection of
the Fund's independent public accountants.


DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The  members of the Board of  Directors  who are not  "interested  persons"  (as
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund (the  "Independent  Directors")  are paid a
fee of $400 for each Board or Committee  meeting attended and are reimbursed for
any travel or other expenses of attendance. If a Board and Committee meeting are
held on the same date, the Independent  Directors receive only one fee. Officers
of the Fund are not paid compensation by the Fund for their work as officers and
no fees are paid to Interested Directors for the performance of their duties.

The Board held four meetings in the Fund's  fiscal year ended  December 31, 1998
(the "1998 fiscal year") and all Directors  except Mr. Vonier and Ms. Dorsi were
present at each meeting.  Mr. Vonier was present, and Ms. Dorsi was not present,
at the  January 20, 1998 Board  meeting.  Ms.  Dorsi was present in place of Mr.
Vonier at the  remaining  three Board  meetings in 1998.  The Board has an Audit
Committee  composed of Mr. Conlon and Ms. Dorsi,  each of whom is an Independent
Director. Mr. Vonier served on the Audit Committee in 1998 until he was replaced
by Ms. Dorsi. The Audit Committee recommends the selection of independent public
accountants  for the  Fund,  reviews  the  scope  of the  audit,  evaluates  the
independent  accountants'  work and  opinions  and reports  its  findings to the
Board.  The Audit  Committee met one time in 1998,  and all members of the Audit
Committee were present for the meeting.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 the Independent  Directors  received
the following compensation:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Position with Fund       Aggregate Compensation      Total Compensation
                                    From Fund                   Paid From
                                                               Fund Complex
<S>                                  <C>                   <C>                        
Denis P. Conlon                      $1,600                $3,200 for the Fund and The
Director                                                   Berwyn Fund, Inc.

Deborah D. Dorsi++                   $1,200                $2,400 for the Fund and The
Director                                                   Berwyn Fund, Inc.

William H.Vonier++                    $472                 $944 for the Fund and The Berwyn
Director                                                   Fund, Inc.
</TABLE>

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++   Ms. Dorsi was elected to the Board of Directors in April 1998 by vote of
     the Board of Directors to replace Mr. Vonier.


        PROPOSAL 2 - RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The 1940 Act requires that the Fund's independent accountants be selected by the
Board,  including  a majority of those  Board  members  who are not  "interested
persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund (the "Independent Directors"),
and that such selection be submitted for  ratification  or rejection at the next
succeeding meeting of shareholders.  The Board is requesting ratification of its
selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers,  LLP as independent accountants of the Fund
for the current  fiscal year ending  December 31, 1999.  PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP,  30 South 17th  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  19103,  has served as
independent accountants for the Fund since the Fund began operations.

Other than the  receipt of fees by  PricewaterhouseCoopers,  LLP as  independent
accountants  and  for  the  provision  of  certain   consulting  fees,   neither
PricewaterhouseCoopers,  LLP nor any of its partners have a direct,  or material
indirect, financial interest in the Fund or the Adviser. PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP is a major  international  independent  accounting  firm. The Board believes
that the continued employment of the services of the independent accountants for
the current fiscal year would be in the Fund's best interests.

No representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP is expected to be present or to
make a statement at the Annual Meeting.  If a representative  is present,  he or
she will have the  opportunity  to make a  statement  and will be  available  to
respond to appropriate questions.


          THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
            RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS.


                   PROPOSAL 3 - INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

                                Proposal Overview

Shareholders  of the Fund are being asked to approve a new  investment  advisory
agreement (the "Proposed Agreement") between the Fund and its current investment
adviser, Killen Group. The Proposed Agreement does not provide for any change in
the investment  advisory fees to be paid to Killen Group. The Proposed Agreement
will  reflect  the  following  changes  to  the  investment  advisory  agreement
currently in effect between the Fund and Killen Group (the "Current Agreement"),
all of which are explained in further detail below.

         - Elimination of the requirement for shareholder approval of the annual
         continuation of the investment advisory agreement.

         - Elimination  of the  requirement  for  shareholder  approval of all 
         amendments of the investment advisory agreement.

         - Revision  of the  termination  provision  permitting  the  investment
         adviser to terminate the investment advisory agreement only once a year
         upon 60 days' notice.

         - Clarification of certain provisions of the Current Agreement.

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  Proposed Elimination of the Requirement for Shareholders To Approve Annually
              the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement

Under the 1940 Act, an investment  advisory agreement for an open-end management
investment company (a "mutual fund"),  such as the Fund, may be continued beyond
a maximum  initial  two-year term so long as the  continuation  is  specifically
approved at least  annually  (i) by vote of a majority of the board of directors
of  the  mutual  fund,  or by  vote  of a  majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities  of the mutual fund,  and (ii) by vote of a majority of the directors
of the mutual fund who are not parties to the investment  advisory  agreement or
"interested persons" (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party
(the  "independent  directors"),  cast in  person at a  meeting  called  for the
purpose of voting on such approval. The purpose of this requirement is to permit
either the board of directors or the  shareholders to ensure that the investment
adviser is  providing  high  quality  services at a  competitive  rate of direct
and/or indirect compensation. Under the 1940 Act, the annual review and approval
may be accomplished by either the board of directors or the  shareholders of the
mutual fund, as long as a majority of the independent directors also reviews and
approves the continuance of the investment advisory agreement.

In contrast to the 1940 Act provisions,  the Current Agreement  provides that it
may be continued  from year to year only if such  continuation  is  specifically
approved  at least  annually  by vote of a majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities of the Fund.  Consequently,  the Current  Agreement  does not permit,
while the 1940 Act does  permit,  the Board to continue the  agreement  annually
without a shareholder vote. Management of the Fund has proposed and the Board of
Directors  has approved  the adoption of the actual  language of the 1940 Act in
the Proposed Agreement. This would permit the Fund to have more flexibility with
respect to the annual  continuation of the Fund's investment advisory agreement.
With the Proposed  Agreement,  the Board can  accomplish  the annual  review and
approval  of the  Proposed  Agreement  without  the cost and delay of  holding a
shareholders' meeting and soliciting the votes of shareholders.

The Current  Agreement's  requirement for an annual  shareholder vote makes more
sense if an annual shareholders meeting is required to be held under the laws of
the state of incorporation of the mutual fund, as is currently the case with the
Fund.  As a  Pennsylvania  corporation,  the Fund is  required to hold an annual
shareholders  meeting,  and there is not much  additional  expense  to include a
proxy statement proposal and have a shareholder vote on the investment  advisory
agreement at that annual meeting.  As described in Proposal 4, the management of
the Fund has proposed,  and the Board of Directors has approved and  recommended
for approval by shareholders a  reorganization  of the Fund into a corresponding
series of a Delaware  business trust. As a series of a Delaware  business trust,
the Fund would not be  required  to hold an annual  shareholders'  meeting  each
year. Subject to shareholder  approval of the reorganization,  it is anticipated
that the series that is the  successor to the Fund in the  reorganization,  will
have an investment  advisory  agreement  substantially  the same as the Proposed
Agreement.  Thus, if the reorganization is approved, the successor series of the
Fund would  avoid the  considerable  costs of  holding  an annual  shareholders'
meeting,  and seeking annual  shareholder  approval of the  continuation  of the
investment advisory agreement.

                    Proposed Changes in Shareholder Approval
                 of Amendments to Investment Advisory Agreement

Under the 1940 Act,  shareholder  approval is normally  required before a mutual
fund's investment advisory agreement can be materially  amended.  The purpose of
this  requirement  is  to  allow  shareholders  to  make  decisions   concerning
provisions  of  an  investment   advisory  agreement  that  could  affect  their
investment in the mutual fund.

Mutual  funds  are,  however,  permitted  to  make  certain  amendments  to such
agreements  without  shareholder  approval.  For  example,  a mutual fund could,
without shareholder approval, make a change that involves a decrease in advisory
fee rates or a  potential  decrease  in such  rates due to the  introduction  or
restructuring of breakpoints in the amount of net assets to which fee rates will
apply.  In such cases,  the SEC staff  believes  that mutual funds should not be
required  to  experience  the delay and costs of seeking  shareholder  approval,
since  shareholders are generally assumed to be in favor of investment  advisory
fee decreases.

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The Current  Agreement  requires  shareholder  approval of any  amendment to the
Current Agreement,  regardless of whether shareholder approval would be required
under federal law. The Proposed Agreement permits amendments without shareholder
approval in  appropriate  circumstances,  including,  but not limited to,  those
circumstances described above.

       Proposal to Revise the Termination Provision To Permit the Adviser
       to Terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement Upon 60 Days' Notice

The 1940 Act requires that a mutual fund's investment advisory agreement provide
that it may be  terminated at any time,  without the payment of any penalty,  by
either the board of  directors  of the mutual  fund or the vote of a majority of
the outstanding  voting securities of the mutual fund, on not more than 60 days'
notice to the investment  adviser.  The purpose of this requirement is to ensure
that the mutual fund can terminate its  obligations to an investment  adviser on
relatively  short  notice if the adviser is not  performing  properly  under the
agreement or is not providing  high quality  services at a  competitive  rate of
direct and/or  indirect  compensation.  It is common in the  investment  company
industry for investment  advisory agreements to extend to the investment adviser
a similar right to terminate the  investment  advisory  agreement  upon 60 days'
notice to the mutual fund.

The Current  Agreement,  however,  permits Killen Group to terminate the Current
Agreement  only at one time each year,  by notifying  the Fund,  in writing,  at
least 60 days  prior to the date of the  annual  shareholders'  meeting  in that
year. The Proposed Agreement would permit Killen Group to terminate the Proposed
Agreement  at any  time  during  the year by  giving  the Fund at least 60 days'
notice, in writing.  The management of the Fund believes that 60 days' notice at
any time  during  the year  should  provide  adequate  time for the Fund to make
arrangements  for and obtain a new  investment  adviser in the event the Adviser
were to terminate the Proposed Agreement.

             Clarifying Changes to the Investment Advisory Agreement

In  addition  to the  changes  described  above,  the Board  recommends  certain
clarifying changes, which are designed to clarify and/or expressly state current
practice  under the Current  Agreement.  The  Proposed  Agreement  reflects  the
following clarifying changes: (1) to clarify, in each case, that the rate of the
investment  advisory fee refers to the average daily net assets of the Fund; (2)
to state  expressly that the advisory fee is paid in arrears each month;  (3) to
define  expressly   certain  terms  in  the  Agreement  with  reference  to  the
definitions  in the 1940 Act; (4) to state that the Fund is registered  with the
SEC, and is  qualified to engage in business,  in place of stating that the Fund
shall  register  and  shall  qualify;  (5)  to  add  investment  strategies  and
registration  statements  to the list of  items  the Fund  will  furnish  to the
Adviser;  (6) to clarify  that the  investment  advisory fee is for all services
rendered under the agreement  without the unnecessary  addition that such fee is
also for full reimbursement for all expenses assumed by the Adviser;  (7) to add
that the Adviser will provide personnel to administer the Fund's operations; and
(8) to provide for automatic and immediate termination of the Proposed Agreement
upon any  assignment  of the Proposed  Agreement.  In addition,  there are minor
stylistic changes that clarify and standardize the Proposed  Agreement among the
investment  companies  advised by Killen Group.  These changes do not affect the
amounts to be paid by the Fund to Killen Group for investment advisory services.

Information About the Adviser

Killen Group currently serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser
is a  Pennsylvania  corporation  formed in  September  1982 and its  offices are
located at 1199 Lancaster Avenue,  Berwyn,  Pennsylvania 19312. The officers and
Directors  of the Adviser are set forth  below.  The address of each officer and
Director is 1199 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312.

Robert E. Killen is Chairman, CEO and Treasurer of the Adviser and has worked as
an investment adviser since 1969. In that year, he co-founded the partnership of
Compu Val Management  Associates (an investment advisory firm) and was a partner
until  February  1983 when he was replaced by the Adviser as a general  partner.
(In December of 1983, the  partnership  of Compu Val  Management  Associates was
dissolved.)

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Tara J. Killen is a Director of the  Adviser.  She has been  employed as a sales
assistant  by Advest,  Inc.,  a broker  dealer,  in Boca  Raton,  Florida  since
November 1998.

Edward A. Killen,  II, is Executive Vice President,  Secretary and a Director of
the Adviser and was Portfolio  Manager for Compu Val Management  Associates from
1976 until September  1983. In September  1983, he assumed his present  position
with the Adviser.

Anthony N. Carrelli, is Vice President of the Adviser and has held this position
since August 1986.

Robert E. Killen,  Chairman of the Board and  President  of the Fund,  Edward A.
Killen,  II,  Executive Vice President of the Adviser,  and Anthony N. Carrelli,
Vice President of the Adviser,  are currently  members of the Board and nominees
for election as Directors at the Annual Meeting.

Other Information Relevant to Approval of the Proposed Agreement

Killen Group serves as  investment  adviser to the Fund  pursuant to the Current
Agreement,  dated May 14, 1993 and would continue as the  investment  adviser to
the Fund under the Proposed Agreement for an initial two-year period.  Under the
terms of both  the  Current  Agreement  and the  Proposed  Agreement  (each,  an
"Advisory  Agreement,"  and together,  the "Advisory  Agreements"),  the Adviser
provides the Fund with advice and  recommendations  with respect to investments,
investment policies,  the purchase and sale of securities and other investments,
and the management of the Fund's resources.

Under both Advisory Agreements,  in addition to providing investment services to
the Fund,  the Adviser is obligated to provide and furnish  office space for the
Fund and  personnel to  administer  the Fund's  operations.  The Adviser also is
obligated to pay all expenses associated with the sales promotion of the Fund.

As  compensation  for the services  the Adviser  provides,  under each  Advisory
Agreement the Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser  monthly  compensation at the
annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the Fund's
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, the Adviser received advisory fees from the
Fund  totaling  $789,024.  Both of the  Advisory  Agreements  provide  that  the
Adviser's  fee will be  reduced in any fiscal  year by any amount  necessary  to
prevent  the  Fund's  expenses  and  liabilities   (excluding  taxes,  interest,
brokerage  commissions  and  extraordinary  expenses,  determined by the Fund or
Adviser, but inclusive of the Adviser's fee) from exceeding 2.00% of the average
daily net  assets of the Fund  (1.50%  when net assets of the Fund are over $100
million). This expense limitation did not affect the Adviser's fee in the Fund's
1998 fiscal year.

The Advisory  Agreements are terminable at any time without penalty by the Board
of Directors or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, in
either case on 60 days' written notice to the Adviser. The Adviser may terminate
the Current  Agreement by written  notice to the Fund at least 60 days' prior to
the date of the annual  shareholders  meeting of any year. The Current Agreement
has a provision  that it will  automatically  and  immediately  terminate in the
event the Adviser assigns the Advisory  Agreement and the Proposed Agreement has
a  provision  that it will  automatically  and  immediately  terminate  upon any
assignment  of the Proposed  Agreement.  The Current  Agreement  provides  that,
unless sooner terminated,  it will continue in effect from year to year provided
that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a "vote of a
majority of the outstanding  shares" of the Fund, as such term is defined in the
1940 Act.  Continuance of both Advisory Agreements is subject to approval by the
Independent Directors of the Fund annually.

The Current Agreement was last submitted for shareholder  approval at the Annual
Meeting  of  Shareholders  held on March 27,  1998.  At that time,  the  Current
Agreement was approved.

Affiliated Brokers

The  Fund  places  a  portion  of its  portfolio  transactions  through  brokers
affiliated  with the Adviser and the Fund. In the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998, the affiliated broker used by the Fund was BFS. BFS is affiliated with the
Adviser and Fund by reason of the fact that  officers and  Directors of the Fund
and the Adviser are officers,

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Directors or shareholders  of BFS. In addition,  BFS serves as the selling agent
for the Fund in  various  jurisdictions  pursuant  to a written  agreement.  BFS
located at 1199 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, 19312.

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, the Fund paid a total of $185,795 in
commissions to BFS. This amount  represents 85% of the total commissions paid by
the Fund during fiscal year 1998.

Board Consideration and Approval of Proposed Agreement

The  Board,  including  the  Independent  Directors,  unanimously  approved  the
Proposed  Agreement  at a meeting  held on  January  20,  1999.  In  making  its
recommendation to adopt the Proposed Agreement, the Board considered a number of
factors.  These factors were the performance of the Fund in fiscal year 1998 and
for the last ten years,  the nature and quality of the services  provided by the
Adviser,  and the  Adviser's  fee and the expenses of the Fund in  comparison to
other mutual funds with a similar investment objective. The Board was also aware
that the Adviser placed portfolio  transactions  through brokers affiliated with
the Adviser,  and the Fund and the Adviser allocated  portfolio  transactions to
brokers that sold shares of the Fund and that provided research to the Adviser.

Prior to the Board  meeting held on January 20,  1999,  the members of the Board
were  provided  with a  memorandum  prepared by the Adviser  that  detailed  the
experience of the Fund's portfolio manager, the services provided by the Adviser
and the number of employees  engaged in providing those services.  Also provided
in the memorandum was the annual performance of the Fund for the last ten years,
as well as the annual  average total return for the last 1, 5 and 10 years.  The
annual  performance  was compared to the  performance of a relevant  index.  The
memorandum  listed the total  amount of fees paid to the Adviser for fiscal year
1998,  the ratio of  expenses to average net assets for the year and the rate of
the fees that the Fund pays the Adviser.

In addition to the Adviser's memorandum,  the members of the Board were provided
with  information  which  compared  the Fund's  expenses and fees to the various
expenses  and fees of mutual  funds with  investment  objectives  similar to the
Fund's investment objective.

The Board also reviewed the proposed changes to the Current Agreement  described
above,  which are  incorporated  in the Proposed  Agreement.  After a discussion
regarding the Proposed Agreement,  the Board unanimously  determined that it was
in the  best  interest  of the  Fund's  shareholders  to  approve  the  Proposed
Agreement and submit it, with a recommendation for approval, to the shareholders
for vote at the Annual Meeting.

Effective  Date of Proposed  Agreement.  If  shareholders  approve the  Proposed
Agreement,  the  Proposed  Agreement  will  take  effect  on  the  date  of  the
shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting, which may be a date later than March
26, 1999, if the Annual Meeting is postponed or adjourned.

The Current  Agreement will terminate on March 26, 1999. If the  shareholders do
not approve the Proposed Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Fund will not have
an investment  advisory  agreement in effect after that date. In that case,  the
Board will have to consider what investment  advisory agreement to implement and
will have to call a  special  meeting  of the  shareholder  to seek  shareholder
approval of the new investment advisory agreement. The Fund will have to operate
under the Current  Agreement  or another  investment  advisory  agreement  on an
interim  basis,  pending  shareholder  approval of another  investment  advisory
agreement.  Under a rule adopted  under the 1940 Act,  the Fund can,  subject to
certain  conditions,  operate on such an  interim  basis for as much as 120 days
after the  termination  of an  investment  advisory  agreement  even  though the
interim agreement has not yet been approved by the Fund's shareholders. The rule
requires  that  the  interim   agreement  be  approved  by  the  Board  and  the
compensation  paid to the  investment  adviser  under the interim  agreement not
exceed the compensation paid under the terminated agreement.

A copy of the Proposed  Agreement which has been marked to show the changes from
the Current Agreement is attached as Exhibit A.

   THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT AND
         RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT.

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         PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF THE REORGANIZATION OF THE FUND FROM A
       PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION INTO A SERIES OF A DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST

The Board has  approved an  Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization  (the "Plan")
substantially  in the form  attached to this Proxy  statement  as Exhibit B. The
Plan provides for a reorganization  (a  "Reorganization")  pursuant to which the
Fund  will  change  its  state  and  form of  organization  from a  Pennsylvania
corporation into a series of a Delaware business trust.

Under the  Reorganization,  the Fund will be reorganized as a separate series of
shares  of a newly  created  Delaware  business  trust  that  will  carry on the
business of the Fund. The newly created  Delaware  business trust is referred to
in this  Proposal  as the "New  Fund." The series of shares of the New Fund that
corresponds to the Fund is referred to in this Proposal as the "New Series." The
New Series will have substantially the same name as the Fund.

Under the Reorganization, the investment objective of the New Series will be the
same  as  that  of the  Fund;  the  portfolio  securities  of the  Fund  will be
transferred to the New Series;  and shareholders will own the same proportionate
interest in the same  portfolio  of assets as prior to the  Reorganization.  The
directors,  officers  and  employees  of the Fund on the  effective  date of the
Reorganization will become the directors, officers and employees of the New Fund
and will operate the New Fund in the same manner as they previously operated the
Fund.  Killen Group,  the  investment  adviser  responsible  for the  investment
management of the Fund, will be the investment  adviser for the New Series.  The
New Fund will have the same fiscal year as the Fund, and the mailing address and
telephone number of the principal  executive offices of the New Fund will be the
same as the Fund.  The fees and expenses to which the New Series will be subject
subsequent to the  Reorganization  will be the same as those currently in effect
for the Fund. For all practical purposes, a shareholder's investment in the Fund
will not change under the Reorganization.

Background and Reasons for the Reorganization.  The Board unanimously recommends
the  reorganization  of the Fund  into a series  of a  Delaware  business  trust
because  the Board has  determined  that the  Delaware  business  trust  form of
organization is an inherently  flexible form of  organization  and would provide
certain administrative advantages to the Fund.

In reaching its recommendation of the  reorganization,  the Board considered the
differences in the legal  structures of the Fund and the New Fund and the effect
on the role of the shareholders. Delaware business trust law contains provisions
specifically  designed for mutual funds, such as the Fund. Those provisions take
into  account the unique  structure  and  operation of mutual  funds,  and allow
mutual funds to simplify their operations by reducing  administrative burdens so
that, in general, they may operate more efficiently.  For example,  mutual funds
organized  as  Delaware   business  trusts  are  not  required  to  hold  annual
shareholders'  meetings,  and may create new series or classes of shares without
obtaining the approval of shareholders at a meeting.

Under  Delaware  business  trust law, the New Fund will have the  flexibility to
respond to future business  contingencies.  For example,  the New Fund will have
the power to cause the New Series to become a  separate  trust and to change the
New Fund's domicile all without a shareholder vote, unless such vote is required
under the 1940 Act or other  applicable  law.  This  flexibility  could  help to
assure that the New Fund operates  under the most advanced form of  organization
and could help reduce the expense and frequency of future shareholders' meetings
for non-investment related issues.

Another  advantage  that is afforded to a mutual  fund  organized  as a Delaware
business trust is that there is a well established  body of corporate  precedent
that may be relevant in deciding issues pertaining to the trust.

The Reorganization  also will increase  uniformity among the mutual funds within
the Berwyn Funds family.  Killen Group also serves as investment  adviser to The
Berwyn Fund,  Inc.  ("The Berwyn  Fund").  Like the Fund,  The Berwyn Fund is an
investment company that is organized as a Pennsylvania  corporation and issues a
single  series of shares.  The Board of  Directors  of The Berwyn  Fund has also
approved an agreement  and plan of  reorganization  pursuant to which The Berwyn
Fund would change its state and form of organization from a Pennsylvania

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corporation into a corresponding  series of the New Fund. If the shareholders of
the Fund approve the Plan at the Annual  Meeting,  and the  shareholders  of The
Berwyn Fund approve the agreement and plan of  reorganization  presented at that
company's annual shareholders  meeting,  the result of each reorganization would
be a single investment company (mutual fund) with two series of shares.

The Board  considered  that,  if approved by its  respective  shareholders,  the
Reorganization  of the Fund, and the similar  reorganization of The Berwyn Fund,
would likely  result in certain  administrative  cost savings to both Funds.  As
currently  structured,  the Fund and The  Berwyn  Fund each  maintain a separate
corporate  entity,  which  require the Fund and The Berwyn Fund to make separate
regulatory  filings and maintain separate  corporate  records.  The Fund and The
Berwyn Fund have  separate  boards of  directors,  and each is  registered  as a
separate  entity with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC") and the
states.  After  the  proposed  Reorganization  of the  Fund,  and  the  proposed
reorganization  of The Berwyn  Fund,  the Fund and The Berwyn Fund would  become
separate series of the New Fund. The New Fund would maintain a registration with
the SEC as a single trust entity with two separate series of shares.

The Fund currently pays capital stock taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This tax  applies  to the Fund  because  it is a  corporation  headquartered  in
Pennsylvania.  If the Fund were  instead  organized in the form of a series of a
business  trust,  it would be exempt from the  Pennsylvania  capital  stock tax.
However,  as a business  trust,  the New Fund may remain  subject to a different
tax, the Pennsylvania  county personal  property tax. (Please see the discussion
under "Certain Federal Income and State Tax Consequences," below.)

For  these  reasons,  the  Board  believes  it is in the  best  interest  of the
shareholders  of the Fund to  reorganize  the Fund into a series  of a  Delaware
business  trust.  At  present,  it appears  that the most  advantageous  time to
consummate the Reorganization is on or about April 30, 1999. This date, however,
may be modified by the Fund and the New Fund.  The Board  reserves  the right to
abandon the  Reorganization  if the Board  determines that such action is in the
best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

Consequences  and Procedures of the  Reorganization.  Upon  consummation  of the
Reorganization,  the New Series will continue the Fund's  business with the same
investment objective,  policies and restrictions that are in effect for the Fund
at the time of the  consummation of the  Reorganization.  The net asset value of
the shares of the Fund will not be affected by the Reorganization.  The New Fund
has been organized specifically for the purpose of effecting the Reorganization.
Immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization (as defined in the
Plan),  the New  Series  will  have  outstanding  only one  share of  beneficial
interest.  The Fund will be the sole holder of the share of beneficial  interest
of the New  Series.  The Plan  contemplates  that the  directors  proposed to be
elected at this Annual Meeting will serve as the trustees of the New Fund,  with
comparable  responsibilities.  The officers of the Fund on the effective date of
the  Reorganization  will  become  officers  of the  New  Fund  with  comparable
responsibilities.  The  Reorganization  will not  result in the  recognition  of
income,  gain or  loss  for  Federal  income  tax  purposes  to the  Fund or its
shareholders  or to the New Fund.  (See  "Certain  Federal  Income and State Tax
Consequences of the Plan," below.)

To accomplish the Reorganization,  the Plan provides that the Fund will transfer
all of its assets and liabilities to the New Series. The New Fund will establish
an account for each  shareholder of the Fund and will credit to that account the
exact  number  of full  and  fractional  shares  of the  New  Series  that  such
shareholder   previously  held  in  the  Fund  on  the  effective  date  of  the
Reorganization.  Each  shareholder  will  retain the right to any  declared  but
undistributed dividends or other distributions payable on the shares of the Fund
that he or she owned as of the effective date of the Reorganization. On the date
of the  Reorganization,  the net  asset  value per share of the Fund will be the
same as the net asset  value per share of the New  Series.  The New Series  will
assume all liabilities and obligations of the Fund. As soon as practicable after
the  effective  date of the  Reorganization,  the Fund will be dissolved and its
existence terminated.

On the  effective  date of the  Reorganization,  each  certificate  representing
shares  of the Fund  will  represent  an  identical  number of shares of the New
Series.  Shareholders will have the right to exchange their  certificates of the
Fund for certificates of the New Series of the New Fund.

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The Plan provides that the effective date of the Reorganization  will be (i) the
next  business  day after the later of the receipt of all  necessary  regulatory
approvals and the final  adjournment of the meeting of  shareholders of the Fund
at which the Plan will be  considered,  or (ii) such  later date as the Fund and
the New Fund may mutually  agree.  It is expected  that this will be on or about
April  30,  1999,  or such  time as the Board  deems  advisable  and in the best
interests of the Fund and its  shareholders.  The Plan may be terminated and the
Reorganization abandoned by the Board at any time prior to the effective date of
the  Reorganization.  If the  Reorganization  does  not  receive  the  necessary
regulatory  approvals  or if the Board  determines  to  terminate or abandon the
Reorganization, the Fund will continue to operate as a Pennsylvania corporation.

Capitalization  and  Structure.  The New Fund  was  established  pursuant  to an
Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust ("Trust  Document")  under the laws of the
State of  Delaware.  The New Fund is organized  as a series  company.  The Trust
Document  permits  the  Trustees  to issue an  unlimited  number  of  shares  of
beneficial  interest,  with no par value.  The Board of Trustees of the New Fund
has the power,  without  shareholder  approval,  to divide  such  shares into an
unlimited  number of series or classes of shares of  beneficial  interest.  Each
share of the New Series represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets
and liabilities belonging to that series of the New Fund.

Shares of the New  Series  have  substantially  the same  dividend,  redemption,
voting,  exchange and liquidation  rights as the shares of the Fund.  Please see
Exhibit C, "Comparison And Significant  Differences For Delaware Business Trusts
And Pennsylvania  Corporations." Shares of the Fund and the New Series are fully
paid, non-assessable, and freely transferable and have no
preemptive or subscription rights.

Prior to the  Reorganization,  the New Series  will have  nominal  assets and no
liabilities. Initially, the sole shareholder of the New Series will be the Fund.
The New Series will have the same investment  objective and policies as the Fund
at the time of the Reorganization. Killen Group will provide investment advisory
services to the New Series as it does to the Fund.

In the  Reorganization,  shares of the Fund will be  exchanged  for an identical
number of shares of the New Series. Thereafter, shares of the New Series will be
available for issuance at their net asset value  applicable at the time of sale.
The shares of beneficial interest of the New Series will be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and the 1940 Act.

Effects of Shareholder  Approval of the  Reorganization.  An investment  company
registered  under the 1940 Act is required  to: (i) submit the  selection of the
company's  independent  accountants to all shareholders for their  ratification;
(ii) call a special meeting to elect directors  (trustees) within 60 days if, at
any time,  less than one half of the directors  (trustees)  holding  office have
been  elected by all  shareholders;  and (iii)  submit any  proposed  investment
advisory  agreement relating to the investment company or a particular series of
the investment  company to the shareholders of that investment company or series
for approval.

The Board  believes that it is in the best interest of the  shareholders  of the
Fund (who will become the  shareholders of the New Series if the  Reorganization
is approved) to avoid the considerable expense of another  shareholders' meeting
to obtain the shareholder approvals described above shortly after the closing of
the Reorganization.  The Board also believes that it is not in the best interest
of the shareholders of the Fund to carry out the Reorganization if the surviving
New Fund would not have a Board of  Trustees,  independent  accountants,  and an
investment advisory agreement complying with the 1940 Act.

The Board  will,  therefore,  consider  approval  of the  Reorganization  by the
requisite vote of the shareholders of the Fund to constitute the approval of the
Plan  contained  in Exhibit B, and also to  constitute,  for the purposes of the
1940 Act: (i)  ratification of the  independent  accountants for the Fund at the
time of the Reorganization as the New Fund's independent accountants (please see
Proposal 2); (ii) election of the directors of the Fund who are in office at the
time of the Reorganization as the trustees of the New Fund on the effective date
of the  Reorganization  (please  see  Proposal  1);  and (iii)  approval  by the
shareholders of the Fund of the investment  advisory  agreement  between the New
Fund, on behalf of the New Series, and Killen Group, which will be substantially
the same as the Proposed  Agreement that is in place between the Fund and Killen
Group on the effective date of the Reorganization (please see Proposal 3).

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The New Fund will  issue a single  share of the New  Series  to the  Fund,  and,
assuming  approval  of the  Reorganization  by  shareholders  of the  Fund,  the
officers of the Fund, prior to the  Reorganization,  will cause the Fund, as the
sole  shareholder  of the New  Series,  to vote such  share  "FOR"  the  matters
specified in the above  paragraph.  The Fund will then consider the requirements
of the 1940  Act  referred  to  above to have  been  satisfied.  The  Board  may
terminate and abandon the  Reorganization of the Fund  notwithstanding  approval
thereof by the shareholders of the Fund, at any time prior to the effective date
of  the  Reorganization,  if in  the  judgment  of  the  Board,  the  facts  and
circumstances make proceeding with the Plan inadvisable.

Investment Advisory Agreement. If the Proposed Agreement relating to the Fund as
proposed  and  described in Proposal 3, is approved by the  shareholders  of the
Fund, the terms of the investment  advisory agreement for the New Series will be
substantially the same as the Proposed Agreement.

Certain Federal Income and State Tax Consequences of the Plan. It is anticipated
that the  transactions  contemplated  by the Plan will be  tax-free  for federal
income tax purposes. Consummation of the Reorganization is subject to receipt of
a legal  opinion from the law firm of  Stradley,  Ronon,  Stevens & Young,  LLP,
counsel to the Fund and the New Fund,  that,  under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Internal  Revenue  Code"),  the exchange of assets of the
Fund for the  shares  of the New  Series,  the  transfer  of such  shares to the
shareholders  of the  Fund,  and the  liquidation  and  dissolution  of the Fund
pursuant to the Plan will not give rise to the recognition of a gain or loss for
federal  income tax purposes to the Fund, the New Fund, or  shareholders  of the
Fund or the New Fund.  A  shareholder's  adjusted  basis for tax purposes in the
shares of the New Fund after the exchange  and transfer  will be the same as his
adjusted basis for tax purposes in the shares of the Fund immediately before the
exchange.

As  a  business  trust,  the  New  Fund  (or,  in  certain  circumstances,   its
shareholders   who  are   Pennsylvania   residents)  would  be  subject  to  the
Pennsylvania  county personal  property tax. At present,  however,  Pennsylvania
counties  generally have stopped assessing personal property taxes. This is due,
in part,  to ongoing  litigation  challenging  the  validity  of the tax. If the
personal property tax were reinstituted,  however, or any similar state or local
tax were imposed, the New Fund's options would be reevaluated at that time.

Each  shareholder  should consult his or her own tax adviser with respect to the
details  of these  tax  consequences,  and with  respect  to state and local tax
consequences, of the proposed transaction.

Shareholder  Servicing  Arrangements.  The New Fund will enter into an agreement
with PFPC  Inc.  for  transfer  agency,  dividend  disbursing,  and  shareholder
servicing that is  substantially  the same as the agreement  currently in effect
for the Fund for such services.

BFS will  serve as the  distributor  of the  shares of the New  Series,  under a
selling  agreement between BFS and the New Fund, which is substantially the same
as the selling  agreement  currently in effect  between BFS and the Fund.  Under
such  selling  agreements,  BFS  serves as the  non-exclusive  agent in  certain
jurisdictions  for the continuous  offering of the shares of the Fund or the New
Series, respectively.

Requests for  Redemption of Shares of the Fund.  Any request to redeem shares of
the Fund that is received  and  processed  prior to the  Reorganization  will be
treated as a redemption  of shares of the Fund.  Any request to redeem shares of
the Fund that is received or processed after the Reorganization  will be treated
as a request for the redemption of shares of the New Series.

Expenses of the Reorganization. Because the Reorganization will benefit the Fund
and its shareholders, the expenses incurred by the Fund in the Reorganization or
arising out of the  Reorganization  will be paid by the Fund, whether or not the
Reorganization is approved by the shareholders of the Fund.

Comparison of Legal Structures.  A comparison of the Delaware Business Trust Act
with the Pennsylvania  Business  Corporation Law of 1988, including a comparison
of relevant  provisions of the governing documents of

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the  Fund and the New  Fund,  is  included  in  Exhibit  C,  which  is  entitled
"Comparison  And  Significant  Differences  For  Delaware  Business  Trusts  And
Pennsylvania Business Corporations."

The following is a brief summary of major  differences in the legal structure of
the New Fund in comparison  to the legal  structure of the Fund both in terms of
the governing state law and the charter documents of each. Generally,  the legal
structure  of the  New  Fund  makes  it  easier  to  obtain  needed  shareholder
approvals,  and also permits  management to take various  actions  without being
required to make state  filings or obtain  shareholder  approval.  For  example,
neither  state filings or  shareholder  approval is required for the New Fund to
create series or classes of shares, as is required for the Fund. The Trustees of
the New Fund have similar duties, responsibilities and authority with respect to
the New Fund as the Directors of the Fund have, with respect to the Fund.

With respect to shareholders'  meetings and voting,  the New Fund will have much
greater  flexibility for proxy solicitations than the Fund, because the New Fund
may accept proxies by any electronic or  telecommunications  means. The New Fund
will not be required to hold annual shareholder meetings as the Fund is required
to do. Special  shareholder  meetings for the New Fund may be called at any time
by (1) the Board of  Trustees,  (2) the  Chairperson  of the  Board,  or (3) the
President,  any Vice  President or the Secretary  and any two Trustees;  special
shareholder  meetings  for the  Fund  may be  called  at any  time by (1) by the
President,  (2) the Board of Directors,  or (3) shareholders entitled to cast at
least 10% of all  eligible  votes.  The  percentage  of  shareholders  needed to
constitute a quorum to hold shareholders'  meetings is smaller for the New Fund:
thirty-three  and one-third  percent for the New Fund compared to a majority for
the Fund (with certain  variations for meetings that have been  adjourned.)  The
percentage of  shareholders  needed to take action in writing  without holding a
shareholders'  meeting is smaller for the New Fund:  the New Fund  requires such
action to be taken by the  minimum  number of votes that would be  necessary  to
authorize  or take that  action at a meeting,  whereas  the Fund  requires  such
action to be taken by all of the  shareholders  entitled  to vote on the matter.
(Similarly,  for action by the boards, the percentage of Trustees needed to take
action in writing  without  holding a Trustees'  meetings is smaller for the New
Fund: the New Fund requires such action to be taken by a majority of the members
of the Board of Trustees,  whereas the Fund  requires such action to be taken by
all of the  Directors.)  There are some small  differences  with  respect to the
notice required for shareholders' meetings: the New Fund is required to give not
less  than  seven or more  than  ninety-three  days'  notice,  while the Fund is
required to give at least 10 days' notice for special meetings and not less than
14 nor more than 30 days' notice for the annual meeting.

The Trustees of the New Fund will have more  flexibility to take certain actions
for the New Fund  than the  Directors  of the Fund  have for the  Fund.  The New
Fund's  Trustees may be authorized  to  incorporate  a Delaware  business  trust
("DBT"),  to merge or consolidate the DBT with another entity, to cause multiple
series  of a DBT to  become  separate  trusts,  to  change  the  domicile  or to
liquidate  a DBT,  all  without  having  to  obtain  a  shareholder  vote.  More
importantly,  in cases where funds are required or do elect to seek  shareholder
approval for  transactions,  the Delaware law provides  great  flexibility  with
respect to the quorum and voting requirements for approval of such transactions.
In  contrast,  for the Fund,  shareholder  approval  by a majority  of all votes
entitled to be cast is necessary to approve an amendment or  restatement  of the
articles; a reduction of stated capital; a consolidation, merger, share exchange
or transfer of assets,  including a sale of all or substantially  all the assets
of the  corporation;  a  distribution  in partial  liquidation;  or a  voluntary
dissolution.  For  amendment  of the  governing  documents,  for the  New  Fund,
shareholder  approval to adopt  amendments to the  Declaration  of Trust is only
required if such adoption would adversely affect to a material degree the rights
and preferences of the shares of any series (or class) already  issued,  so long
as the  amendment is  consistent  with the fair and  equitable  treatment of all
shareholders,  and shareholder approval is not required by the 1940 Act or other
applicable  law.  In  contrast,  for the Fund,  amendments  to the  Articles  of
Incorporation  require the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled
to vote,  with  certain  exceptions  (described  in Exhibit  C), in  addition to
adoption of the  amendments  by resolution of the Board of Directors or petition
of shareholders  entitled to cast at least 10% of the votes. With respect to the
By-Laws,  the Board of Trustees  of the New Fund may adopt,  amend or repeal the
By-Laws; in contrast, the Fund's By-Laws may be amended or repealed only by vote
of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereon.

With respect to electing Trustees or Directors, and filing vacancies or removing
Trustees or Directors,  for both the New Fund and the Fund the shareholders have
the authority to elect the Trustees or Directors.  Because the New Fund will not
hold annual  shareholders'  meetings,  however, the shareholders of the New Fund
will act less often in
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the election of Trustees than the shareholders of the Fund do in the election of
Directors.  Also, for the New Fund, the Trustees may fill vacancies in the Board
of Trustees or remove Trustees with or without cause. In contrast, for the Fund,
the shareholders may remove directors with or without cause upon the affirmative
vote of a  majority  of all  votes  entitled  to be cast  for  the  election  of
Directors. Both the New Fund and the Fund are subject to restrictions imposed on
the filling of  vacancies in the boards by the  provisions  of the 1940 Act. The
1940 Act requires  that after any vacancy in the Trustees or Directors is filled
by action other than  shareholder  vote, at least  two-thirds of the Trustees or
Directors  then  holding  office  shall have been  elected to such office by the
shareholders voting at an annual or special shareholders'  meeting. The 1940 Act
also  requires  that in the event that at any time less than a  majority  of the
Trustees  or  Directors  holding  office  were  elected  to such  office  by the
shareholders voting at an annual or special shareholders'  meeting, the New Fund
or the Fund must hold a shareholders' meeting as soon as possible,  but at least
within sixty days, for the purpose of electing Trustees or Directors to fill any
existing vacancies.

With respect to dividends,  for the New Fund there are no statutory  limitations
on the payment of  dividends  and other  distributions.  The Fund,  however,  is
subject to certain statutory  limitations on such payments,  for example,  where
the Fund is insolvent.  These differences are not expected to have any practical
impact on the manner in which the New Fund will make such payments.

The  foregoing  is  only a brief  summary  of  major  differences  in the  legal
structures  of the New Fund  and the  Fund.  For a more  detailed  and  complete
comparison of these legal structures, shareholders should refer to Exhibit C.



               THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS
                      VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION


SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

Proposals of shareholders intended to be presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders  must be received by the Fund by November 1, 1999 for  inclusion in
the Fund's proxy  statement and proxy relating to that meeting.  Upon receipt of
any such  proposal,  the Fund will  determine  whether  or not to  include  such
proposal  in the proxy  statement  and proxy,  in  accordance  with  regulations
governing the  solicitation of proxies.  The  administrator  of the Fund is PFPC
Inc., located at 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware, 19809.

The financial  statements  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 which  accompanies  this proxy statement are
incorporated by reference in this proxy statement.

                                        By Order of the Board of Directors

                                        /s/ Kevin M. Ryan
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Kevin M. Ryan
                                        Secretary

February 26, 1999

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

This is a marked  version of the Contract for  Investment  Advisory  Services as
proposed.  Proposed  additions to the  contract  are shown by boldface  type and
double underlines. Proposed deletions are marked through with a single line.


                                  CONTRACT FOR
                          INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES


Agreement  made [May 14, 1993] *[March  ___,1999]*  between [The] *[the]* Berwyn
Income Fund,  Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation,  having its principal  place of
business at 1189 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn,  Pennsylvania,  herein referred to as
the Fund,  and The Killen Group,  Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation,  having its
principal  place of business at 1189  Lancaster  Avenue,  Berwyn,  Pennsylvania,
herein referred to as the Adviser.

          1.   The Fund [shall  register]  *[is  registered]*  with the *[U.S.]*
               Securities  and Exchange  Commission as [a  diversified,]  *[an]*
               open-end  management  investment  company under the provisions of
               the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940 [and shall  qualify]*[,  as
               amended (the  "Act"),  and is  qualified]*  to engage in business
               under  [said act] *[the  Act]* and other  applicable  federal and
               state statutes.

          2.   The Adviser is registered  under the  Investment  [Advisors  Act]
               *[Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers  Act")]* and is
               engaged in the  business of acting as an  investment  adviser and
               rendering research and advisory services.

          3.   The Fund desires to retain the Adviser to render such services to
               the  Fund  in  the  manner  and  on  the  terms  and   conditions
               hereinafter set forth.

          4.   Nothing  contained  herein shall be deemed to require the Fund to
               take  any  [actin]  *[action]*  contrary  to its  certificate  of
               incorporation  or any  applicable  statute or  regulation,  or to
               relieve  or  deprive  the Board of  Directors  of the Fund of its
               responsibility for, and control of, the conduct of the affairs of
               the Fund.

For the reasons  recited  above,  and in  consideration  of the mutual  promises
contained herein, the Fund and Adviser agree as follows:



                                   SECTION ONE
                      INVESTMENT ADVICE AND OTHER SERVICES



     a. Adviser  shall to the extent  reasonably  required in the conduct of the
business  of the Fund,  place at the  disposal  of the Fund,  its  judgment  and
experience  and furnish to the Fund advice and  recommendations  with respect to
investments,  investment policies, the purchase and sale of securities,  and the
management of [its] *[the Fund's]*  resources.  Adviser shall also, from time to
time,  furnish  to or  place  at the  disposal  of the  Fund  such  reports  and
information  relating to industries,  businesses,  corporations or securities as
may be  reasonably  required by the Fund or as Adviser may deem to be helpful to
the Fund in the administration of its investments.

     b. Adviser  agrees to use its best efforts in the furnishing of such advice
and recommendations and in the preparation of such reports and information,  and
for this  purpose  Adviser  shall at all times  maintain  a staff of  [Officers]
*[officers]* and other trained  personnel for the performance of its obligations
under this  agreement.  Adviser, 

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may at its expense,  employ other persons to furnish to Adviser  statistical and
other  factual  information,  advice  regarding  economic  factors  and  trends,
information with respect to technical and scientific developments and such other
information, advice and assistance as Adviser may desire.

     c. The Fund will from time to time furnish to Adviser  detailed  statements
of  the  investments  and  resources  of  the  Fund  and  information  as to its
investment  *[strategies and]* problems, and will make available to Adviser such
*[registration  statements,]* financial reports, proxy statements, and legal and
other  information  relating to its  investments  as may be in possession of the
Fund or available to it.


                                   SECTION TWO
                       COMPENSATION TO INVESTMENT ADVISER

     a. The Fund agrees to pay to Adviser and Adviser agrees to accept,  as full
compensation  for all  services  rendered  [and as  full  reimbursement  for all
expenses  assumed] by Adviser  hereunder,  *[a fee at]* an annual [fee] *[rate]*
equal to [1/2 of 1%] *[0.50%]* of the average daily *[net]*  assets of the Fund.
The fee will be paid monthly *[in arrears]*.

     b. Adviser  agrees that neither it nor any of its  [Officers or  Directors]
*[officers or  directors]*  shall take any long or short position in the capital
stock of the Fund;  [but this  prohibition  shall not prevent the purchase by or
for]  *[provided  that the]  *Adviser or any of its  [Officers or Directors  of]
*[officers or directors may  purchase]*  shares of the capital stock of the Fund
at the price at which such shares are  available  to the public at the moment of
purchase*[;  and]* provided  *[further]* that (1) such purchase [be] *[is]* made
for  investment  purposes  only and (2) if any  shares of  *[capital]*  stock so
purchased  are resold  within two months after the date of  purchase,  such fact
will be immediately reported to the Fund.


                                  SECTION THREE
                               PAYMENT OF EXPENSES


The Adviser shall  provide and furnish  office space [for Officers and employees
of the Fund]  *[to the Fund and  provide  personnel  to  administer  the  Fund's
operations]*.  The  Adviser  shall pay all  expenses  associated  with the sales
promotion  of the Fund.  The Fund will pay all other  expenses  incurred  in the
operation of the Fund.

The Adviser  hereby  agrees to reduce its fee in any fiscal year *[of the Fund]*
by any amount  necessary to prevent Fund  expenses  and  liabilities  (excluding
taxes, interest, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, determined by
the Fund or Adviser,  but  inclusive of the  Adviser's  fee) from  exceeding [2%
of]*[an annual rate of 2.00% of the average daily]* net assets of the Fund. When
the [total]  *[average  daily]* net assets of the Fund exceed $100 million,  the
Adviser  hereby  agrees  to  reduce  its fee in any  fiscal  year by any  amount
necessary to prevent Fund expenses and liabilities  (excluding taxes,  interest,
brokerage  commissions  and  extraordinary  expenses,  determined by the Fund or
Adviser, but inclusive of the Adviser's fee) from exceeding [1 1/2% of the] *[an
annual rate of 1.50% of the average daily]* net assets of the Fund.


                                  SECTION FOUR
                              DURATION; TERMINATION


     a. This agreement  shall begin on [May 14, 1993.  The agreement]  *[the day
and year first above written and]* shall  continue in  effect [from year to year
thereafter, subject to the provisions for termination and all of

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the  other  terms  and  conditions  hereof,  if (1) such  continuation  shall be
specifically  approved  at least  annually]  *[for a  period  of two  years,  if
approved]*  by vote of a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities of the
Fund*[.  After the initial two years of this  agreement,  this  agreement  shall
continue in effect from year to year,  subject to the provisions for termination
and  all  of  the  other  terms  and  conditions  hereof;   provided  that  such
continuation  shall be specifically  approved at least annually (i) by vote of a
majority]*[;  and (2) Adviser shall not have  notified the Fund, in writing,  at
least  sixty days prior to the date of the  Annual  Shareholders  Meeting of any
year thereafter, that it does not desire such continuation.]

     [b.  This  agreement  may be  terminated  by the Fund on 60 days  notice in
writing  to  Adviser,  without  the  payment  of  any  penalty,   provided  such
termination  be authorized by  resolution] of the Board of Directors of the Fund
or by vote of a majority of [it] *[the]*  outstanding voting securities *[of the
Fund,  and (ii) by vote of a majority of the  directors  of the Fund who are not
parties to this  agreement or  "interested  persons" of any such party,  cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.]*

     *[b.  This  agreement may be terminated by the Fund or the Adviser on sixty
days'  notice in writing to the other party  hereto,  without the payment of any
penalty; provided that such termination on the part of the Fund is authorized by
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Fund or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

     c. This agreement  shall  automatically  and  immediately  terminate in the
event of its assignment.

     d. For the  purposes of this  agreement,  the terms  "interested  persons,"
"vote of a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities,"  and  "assignment"
shall have the  meanings as  provided  in the Act and the rules and  regulations
thereunder].*

                                  SECTION FIVE
                             AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT


This agreement may [not be amended, transferred, assigned, sold or in any manner
hypothecated or pledged  without the affirmative  vote or written consent of the
holders of a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities of the Fund;  and]
*[be amended or modified to the extent, and in the manner,  permitted by the Act
and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder;  provided that no amendment or
modification of]* this agreement shall [automatically and immediately  terminate
in the event of its assignment by Adviser] *[be effective  unless the same shall
be in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto]*.



     In witness  whereof,  the parties  hereto have caused this  agreement to be
signed by their respective [Officers] *[officers]* thereunto duly authorized and
their respective  corporate seals to be hereunto affixed, the day and year first
above written.

      [THE] BERWYN INCOME FUND, INC.            THE KILLEN GROUP, INC.



      *[By                                      *[By]*
      -----------------------------             -------------------------------
      Name]* [by]:  Kevin M. Ryan               [by] *[Name]*:  Robert E. Killen
      *[Title:]* Secretary -*[and]* Treasurer   *[Title:]* President

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B


                      AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION


     This Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  ("Agreement") is made as of this
___ day of  ______________,  1999 by and  between The Berwyn  Funds,  a Delaware
business  trust  ("Fund"),  and the Berwyn  Income Fund,  Inc.,  a  Pennsylvania
corporation  ("Corporation")  (the  Fund  and the  Corporation  are  hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "parties").

     In consideration of the mutual promises  contained herein, and intending to
be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.       Plan of Reorganization.

                  (a) Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent described in
Section 3 hereof, the Corporation will convey,  transfer and deliver to the Fund
at the  closing  provided  for in  Section  2  (hereinafter  referred  to as the
"Closing")  all  of  the  Corporation's  then-existing  assets  to be  conveyed,
transferred  and delivered to a series of shares of  beneficial  interest of the
Fund  designated to receive such assets (the "Berwyn  Income Fund  series").  In
consideration  thereof, the Fund agrees at the Closing (1) to assume and pay, to
the extent that they exist on or after the Effective Date of the  Reorganization
(as  defined in  Section 2 hereof),  all of the  Corporation's  obligations  and
liabilities,  whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise,  including all
fees and  expenses in  connection  with the  Agreement,  which fees and expenses
shall in turn include,  without limitation,  costs of legal advice,  accounting,
printing,   mailing,   proxy  solicitation  and  transfer  taxes,  if  any,  the
obligations  and  liabilities of the  Corporation to become the  obligations and
liabilities of the Berwyn Income Fund series of the Fund, and (2) to deliver, in
accordance  with paragraph (b) of this Section 1, full and fractional  shares of
beneficial interest,  without par value, of the Berwyn Income Fund series, equal
in number to the number of full and fractional shares of common stock, par value
$1.00  per  share,  of the  Corporation,  outstanding  immediately  prior to the
Effective Date of the Reorganization.  The transactions  contemplated hereby are
intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code").

                  (b) In order to effect such delivery,  the Fund will establish
an open account for each  shareholder of the  Corporation  and, on the Effective
Date of the  Reorganization,  will credit to such  account  full and  fractional
shares of the Berwyn  Income Fund series of the Fund equal to the number of full
and fractional  shares such shareholder holds in the Corporation at the close of
regular  trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the business day  immediately
preceding the Effective  Date of the  Reorganization;  fractional  shares of the
Fund will be carried to the third decimal  place.  On the Effective  Date of the
Reorganization,  the net asset  value per share of  beneficial  interest  of the
Berwyn  Income Fund series of the Fund shall be deemed to be the same as the net
asset value per share of the shares of common  stock of the  Corporation  at the
close of regular  trading on the New York Stock  Exchange  on the  business  day
immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Reorganization. On the Effective
Date  of  the  Reorganization,  each  certificate  representing  shares  of  the
Corporation  will  represent the same number of shares of the Berwyn Income Fund
series of the Fund. Each  shareholder of the Corporation  will have the right to
exchange  his (her)  share  certificates  for share  certificates  of the Berwyn
Income  Fund  series  of the Fund.  However,  a  shareholder  need not make this
exchange of  certificates  unless he (she) so desires.  Simultaneously  with the
crediting  of the shares of the  Berwyn  Income  Fund  series of the Fund to the
shareholders of record of the Corporation, the shares of the Corporation held by
such shareholder shall be cancelled.

                  (c) As soon as  practicable  after the  Effective  Date of the
Reorganization,   the   Corporation   shall  take  all  necessary   steps  under
Pennsylvania law to effect a complete dissolution of the Corporation.

         2.       Closing and Effective Date of the Reorganization.

                  The Closing shall consist of (1) the conveyance,  transfer and
delivery of the Corporation's assets to the Fund, in exchange for the assumption
and payment by the Fund of the Corporation's  liabilities;  and (2) the issuance
and delivery of the Fund's shares in accordance with Section 1(b), together with
related acts necessary to consummate such transactions.  The Closing shall occur
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later of receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and the final adjournment
of the meeting of  shareholders  of the Corporation at which this Agreement will
be  considered,  or (b)  such  later  date as the  parties  may  mutually  agree
("Effective Date of the Reorganization").

         3.       Conditions Precedent.

                  The  obligations of the Corporation and the Fund to effectuate
the reorganization hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the
following conditions:

                  (a) Such  authority  and orders from the U.S.  Securities  and
Exchange Commission  ("Commission") as may be necessary to permit the parties to
carry  out the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  shall  have been
received;

                  (b)  (1)  One  or  more   post-effective   amendments  to  the
registration   statement  of  the   Corporation  on  Form  N-1A   ("Registration
Statement")  under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"),  containing such amendments to the
Registration  Statement  as are  determined  by the  Trustees  of the Fund to be
necessary and  appropriate as a result of this  Agreement  shall have been filed
with  the  Commission;  (2)  the  Fund  shall  have  adopted  as  its  own  such
Registration  Statement,  as so  amended;  (3) the  most  recent  post-effective
amendment to the  Registration  Statement filed with the Commission  relating to
the  Fund  shall  have  become  effective,  and  no  stop-order  suspending  the
effectiveness  of the  Registration  Statement  shall have been  issued,  and no
proceeding  for that  purpose  shall have been  initiated or  threatened  by the
Commission (other than any such stop-order,  proceeding or threatened proceeding
that shall have been withdrawn or terminated);  and (4) an amendment of the Form
N-8A Notification of Registration filed pursuant to Section 8(a) of the 1940 Act
("Form  N-8A")  reflecting  the  change in legal  form of the  Corporation  to a
Delaware  business  trust shall have been filed with the Commission and the Fund
shall have  expressly  adopted such amended Form N-8A as its own for purposes of
the 1940 Act;

                  (c) Each party  shall have  received  an opinion of  Stradley,
Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, to the effect that the
reorganization  contemplated by this Agreement  qualifies as a  "reorganization"
under Section 368 of the Code, and thus will not give rise to the recognition of
income,  gain or loss for federal  income tax purposes to the  Corporation,  the
Fund or the shareholders of the Corporation or the Fund;

                  (d)  The  Corporation   shall  have  received  an  opinion  of
Stradley,  Ronon,  Stevens  &  Young,  LLP,  dated  the  Effective  Date  of the
Reorganization,  addressed  to and in form  and  substance  satisfactory  to the
Corporation,  to the effect that (1) the Fund is duly formed as a business trust
under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Delaware;   (2)  this  Agreement  and  the
reorganization  provided  for  herein and the  execution  and  delivery  of this
Agreement have been duly authorized and approved by all requisite  action of the
Fund and this  Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Fund and is
a legal,  valid and binding  agreement of the Fund in accordance with its terms;
and (3) the shares of the Fund to be issued in the reorganization have been duly
authorized and, upon issuance  thereof in accordance  with this Agreement,  will
have been validly issued and fully paid and will be nonassessable by the Fund;

                  (e) The Fund  shall have  received  the  opinion of  Stradley,
Ronon,  Stevens & Young,  LLP, dated the Effective  Date of the  Reorganization,
addressed to and in form and substance  satisfactory  to the Fund, to the effect
that: (1) the Corporation is a corporation  duly organized and validly  existing
under the laws of the  Commonwealth of  Pennsylvania;  (2) the Corporation is an
open-end  investment  company of the management type  registered  under the 1940
Act;  (3) this  Agreement  and the  reorganization  provided  for herein and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly  authorized and approved
by all requisite corporate action of the Corporation; and (4) this Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the  Corporation  and is a legal,  valid and
binding agreement of the Corporation in accordance with its terms;

                  (f) The shares of the Berwyn  Income  Fund  series of the Fund
are eligible for offering to the public in those states of the United States and
jurisdictions in which the shares of the Corporation are currently  eligible for
offering  to the  public so as to permit the  issuance  and  delivery  of shares
contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated;

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                  (g) This Agreement and the reorganization  contemplated hereby
shall  have  been  adopted  and  approved  by  the  appropriate  action  of  the
shareholders  of  the  Corporation  at an  annual  or  special  meeting  of  the
shareholders or any adjournment thereof;

                  (h) The  shareholders of the  Corporation  shall have voted to
direct the  Corporation to vote, and the  Corporation  shall have voted, as sole
shareholder of the Berwyn Income Fund series of the Fund, to:

                           (1)     Elect as Trustees of the Fund the following
individuals: Messrs. Robert E. Killen, Edward A. Killen, II, Anthony N. Carrelli
and Denis P. Conlon and Ms.Deborah D. Dorsi;

                           (2)     Select PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the 
independent accountants for the Fund for the fiscal year ending 
December 31, 1999;

                           (3)     If at the annual or special meeting specified
in paragraph (g) of this  Section 3 (or any  adjournment  thereof)  the  
shareholders  of the Corporation  approve a proposal for a new investment  
advisory  agreement  ("New Investment  Advisory  Agreement")  between the 
current investment adviser to the Corporation (the "Adviser") and the 
Corporation,  approve an investment advisory agreement  between the Adviser and 
the Fund on behalf of the Berwyn  Income Fund series that is substantially 
identical to the New Investment Advisory Agreement;

                  (i) The  Trustees  of the Fund shall have taken the  following
actions at a meeting duly called for such purposes:

                           (1)     Approval of the investment advisory agreement
described in paragraph (h) of this Section 3 for the Berwyn Income Fund series
of the Fund;

                           (2)     Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 
the Fund's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999;

                           (3)     Approval of the Fund's Transfer Agency
Services Agreement with PFPC Inc.;

                           (4)     Approval of the Custodian Services Agreement
with PFPC Trust Company;

                           (5)     Approval of the Selling Agreement between the
Fund and Berwyn Financial Services Corp. on behalf of the Berwyn Income Fund 
series of the Fund;

                           (6)     Authorization of the issuance by the Fund, 
prior to the Effective  Date of the  Reorganization,  of one share of the Berwyn
Income Fund series of the Fund to the Corporation in consideration for the 
payment of $10.00 per share for the purpose of  enabling  the  Corporation  to 
vote on the matters referred in paragraph (h) of this Section 3 hereof;

                           (7)     Submission of the matters referred to in 
paragraph (h) of this Section 3 to the Corporation as sole shareholder of the 
Berwyn Income Fund series of the Fund; and

                           (8)     Authorization of the issuance and delivery by
the Fund of shares of the Berwyn Income Fund series of the Fund on the Effective
Date of the Reorganization  in exchange  for the assets of the  Corporation  
pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

                  At any  time  prior  to  the  Closing,  any  of the  foregoing
conditions may be waived or amended,  or any additional terms and conditions may
be fixed by the Board of  Directors  of the  Corporation  if, in the judgment of
such Board,  such  waiver,  amendment,  term or  condition  will not affect in a
materially  adverse way the benefits intended to be accorded the shareholders of
the Corporation under this Agreement.

         4.       Termination.

                  The Board of Directors of the  Corporation  may terminate this
Agreement and abandon the reorganization  contemplated  hereby,  notwithstanding
approval thereof by the  shareholders of the  Corporation,  at any time prior to
the Effective Date of the  Reorganization if, in the judgment of such Board, the
facts and circumstances make proceeding with this Agreement inadvisable.

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         5.       Entire Agreement.

                  This  Agreement  embodies  the entire  agreement  between  the
parties and there are no agreements, understandings,  restrictions or warranties
among the parties other than those set forth herein or herein provided for.

         6.       Further Assurances.

                  The Corporation and the Fund shall take such further action as
may be  necessary  or  desirable  and  proper  to  consummate  the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

         7.       Counterparts.

                  This Agreement may be executed  simultaneously  in two or more
counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

         8.       Governing Law.

                  This Agreement and the transactions  contemplated hereby shall
be governed by and  construed  and enforced in  accordance  with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Fund and the  Corporation  have each
caused this Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to be executed on its behalf by
its  Chairman,  President  or  Executive  Vice  President  and  attested  by its
Secretary, all as of the day and year first-above written.

                                         Berwyn Income Fund, Inc.
                                         (a Pennsylvania Corporation)
Attest:


By:                                      By:                           
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Name:  Kevin M. Ryan                     Name:  Robert E. Killen
Title:    Secretary                      Title:     President

                                         The Berwyn Funds
                                         (a Delaware business trust)
Attest:


By:                                      By:                              
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Name:  Kevin M. Ryan                     Name:  Robert E. Killen
Title:    Secretary                      Title:    President

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                                                                       EXHIBIT C
                 COMPARISON AND SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
         DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUSTS AND PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS

                             DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST
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   GOVERNING DOCUMENTS     -- Created by a governing instrument (which may
                           consist of one or more instruments, including an
                           agreement and declaration of trust and By-Laws) and a
                           Certificate of Trust, which must be filed with the
                           Delaware Secretary of State. The Delaware Business
                           Trust ("DBT") statutes found at Del. Code. Ann. Title
                           12, ss.3801, et seq. are referred to in this chart as
                           the "Delaware Act."

                           -- A DBT is an unincorporated association organized
                           under the Delaware Act, which operates similar to a
                           typical corporation. A DBT's operations are governed
                           by a trust instrument and By-Laws. The business and
                           affairs of a DBT are managed by or under the
                           direction of a Board of Trustees.

                           -- A DBT may be organized as an open-end investment
                           company subject to the Investment Company Act of
                           1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Shareholders own
                           shares of "beneficial interest" as compared to the
                           shares of "common stock" issued by corporations.
                           There is however, no practical difference between the
                           two types of shares.

                           -- As described in this chart, DBTs are granted a
                           significant amount of organizational and operational
                           flexibility. The Delaware Act makes it easier to
                           obtain needed shareholder approvals, and also permits
                           management of a DBT to take various actions without
                           being required to make state filings or obtain
                           shareholder approval. The Delaware Act also contains
                           favorable limitations on shareholder and Trustee
                           liability, and provides for indemnification out of
                           trust property for any shareholder or Trustee that
                           may be held personally liable for the obligations of
                           a DBT.

                           -- The newly created DBT is referred to as the "New
                           Fund," while the series of shares of the new Fund
                           that correspond to the Berwyn Income Fund, Inc. (the
                           "Current Fund") is referred to as the "New Series."
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MULTIPLE SERIES AND 
CLASSES                    -- Under the Delaware Act, a declaration of trust may
                           provide for classes, groups or series of shares, or
                           classes, groups or series of shareholders, having
                           such relative rights, powers and duties as the
                           declaration of trust may provide. The series and
                           classes of a DBT may be described in the declaration
                           of trust or in resolutions adopted by the board of
                           trustees. Neither state filings nor shareholder
                           approval is required to create series or classes. The
                           New Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the
                           "Declaration of Trust") permits the creation of
                           multiple series and classes and establishes the
                           provisions relating to shares.

                           -- The Delaware Act explicitly provides for a
                           reciprocal limitation of interseries liability. The
                           debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses
                           incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with
                           respect to a particular series of a multiple series
                           investment company registered under the 1940 Act are
                           enforceable only against the assets of such series,
                           and not against the assets of the trust, or any other
                           series, generally, provided that:

                              (i) the governing instrument creates one or more
                              series;

                              (ii)separate and distinct records are maintained
                              for any such series;

                              (iii) the series' assets are held and accounted
                              for separately from the trust's other assets or
                              any series thereof;

                              (iv)notice of the limitation on liabilities of the
                              series is set forth in the certificate of trust;
                              and

                              (v) the governing instrument so provides.

                           The Declaration of Trust for the New Fund provides
                           that each of its New Series shall not be charged with
                           the liabilities of any other series. Further, it
                           states that any general assets or liabilities not
                           readily identifiable as to a particular series will
                           be allocated or charged by the Trustees of the New
                           Fund to and among any one or more series in such
                           manner, and on such basis, as the Trustees deem fair
                           and equitable in their sole discretion. As required
                           by the Delaware Act, the New Fund's Certificate of
                           Trust specifically limits the debts, liabilities,
                           obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or
                           otherwise existing with respect to a particular
                           series of the New Fund as enforceable against the
                           assets of that series of the New Fund, and not
                           against the assets of the New Fund generally.

                           -- A court applying federal securities law may not
                           respect provisions that serve to limit the liability
                           of one series of an investment company's shares for
                           the liabilities of another series. Accordingly,
                           provisions relating to series liability contained in
                           a Declaration of Trust may be preempted by the way in
                           which the courts interpret the 1940 Act.
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   SHAREHOLDER VOTING      
    RIGHTS AND PROXY       
      REQUIREMENTS         -- The governing instrument determines shareholders'
                           rights. The Declaration of Trust for the New Fund
                           provides that shareholders of record of each share
                           are entitled to one vote for each full share, and a
                           fractional vote for each fractional shares. In
                           addition, shareholders are not entitled to cumulative
                           voting for electing a Trustee(s) or for any other
                           matter. The Declaration of Trust further provides
                           that voting by the New Fund will occur separately by
                           series, and if applicable, by class, subject to: (1)
                           requirements of the 1940 Act where shares of the Fund
                           must be voted in the aggregate without reference to
                           series or class, and (2) where the matter affects
                           only a particular series or class.
                           The Delaware Act and By-Laws for the New Fund also
                           permit the New Fund to accept proxies by any
                           electronic, telephonic, computerized,
                           telecommunications or other reasonable alternative to
                           the execution of a written instrument authorizing the
                           proxy to act, provided such authorization is received
                           within eleven (11) months before the meeting.

                           -- Delaware law provides a much greater level of
                           flexibility for proxy solicitations.
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 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS    -- Delaware law permits special shareholder meetings
                           to be called for any purpose. However, the governing
                           instrument determines beneficial owners' rights to
                           call meetings. The Declaration of Trust for the New
                           Fund provides that the Board of Trustees shall call
                           shareholder meetings for the purpose of (1) electing
                           Trustees, (2) taking action upon matters prescribed
                           by law, the Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, or (3)
                           taking action upon any other matter deemed necessary
                           or desirable by the Board of Trustees. The By-Laws
                           further provide that a shareholder meeting may be
                           called at any time by the Board of Trustees, by the
                           Chairperson of the Board, or by the President or any
                           Vice President or the Secretary and any two (2)
                           Trustees. An annual shareholders' meeting is not
                           required by Delaware law, the Declaration of Trust or
                           By-Laws.
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QUORUM REQUIREMENT --      The Declaration of Trust of the New Fund, consistent
                           with the Delaware Act, establishes a quorum when
                           thirty-three and one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the
                           shares entitled to vote are present in person or by
                           proxy. For purposes of determining whether a quorum
                           exists, the Declaration of Trust provides that
                           abstentions and broker non-votes are included and
                           treated as votes present at the shareholders' meeting
                           but are not treated as votes cast.

                           -- The By-Laws provide that a majority of the
                           Trustees constitute a quorum for the transaction of
                           business. The Board of Trustees may take action by
                           written consent of a majority of the members of the
                           Board of Trustees.
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     ACTION  WITHOUT 
SHAREHOLDERS'  MEETING     -- Delaware law permits the governing instrument to
                           set forth the procedure whereby action required to be
                           approved by shareholders at a meeting may be done by
                           consent. The Declaration of Trust for the New Fund
                           allows an action to be taken absent a shareholder
                           meeting if the shareholders having not less than the
                           minimum number of votes that would be necessary to
                           authorize or take that action at a meeting at which
                           all shares entitled to vote on the matter were
                           present and voted, consent to the action in writing.
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    MATTERS REQUIRING      
  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL     -- The Delaware Act affords Trustees the ability to
                           easily adapt a DBT to future contingencies. For
                           example, Trustees may be authorized to incorporate a
                           DBT, to merge or consolidate with another entity, to
                           cause multiple series of a DBT to become separate
                           trusts, to change the domicile or to liquidate a DBT,
                           all without having to obtain a shareholder vote. More
                           importantly, in cases where funds are required or do
                           elect to seek shareholder approval for transactions,
                           the Delaware Act provides great flexibility with
                           respect to the quorum and voting requirements for
                           approval of such transactions.

                           -- The Declaration of Trust for the New Fund,
                           consistent with the Delaware Act, affords
                           shareholders the power to vote on the following
                           matters:

                              (1) the election of Trustees (including the
                              filling of any vacancies);

                              (2)as required by the Declaration of Trust,
                              By-Laws, the 1940 Act or registration statement;
                              and

                              (3)other matters deemed by the Board of Trustees
                              to be necessary or desirable.

                           -- The Declaration of Trust provides that when a
                           quorum is present, a majority of votes cast shall
                           decide any issues, and a plurality shall elect a
                           Trustee(s), unless a different vote is required by
                           the Declaration of Trust, By-Laws or under applicable
                           law.
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 AMENDMENTS TO GOVERNING   
        DOCUMENTS          -- The Delaware Act provides broad flexibility with
                           respect to amendments of governing documents of a
                           DBT. The New Fund's Declaration of Trust states that,
                           if shares have been issued, shareholder approval to
                           adopt amendments to the Declaration of Trust is only
                           required if such adoption would adversely affect to a
                           material degree the rights and preferences of the
                           shares of any series (or class) already issued.
                           Before adopting any amendment to the Declaration of
                           Trust relating to shares without shareholder
                           approval, the Trustees are required to determine that
                           the amendment is: (i) consistent with the fair and
                           equitable treatment of all shareholders, and (ii)
                           shareholder approval is not required by the 1940 Act
                           or other applicable law.

                           -- The New Fund's By-Laws may be adopted, amended or
                           repealed by the Board of Trustees.
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RECORD DATE/NOTICE         -- The Delaware Act permits a governing instrument to
                           contain provisions that provide for the establishment
                           of record dates for determining voting rights.

                           -- The Declaration of Trust for the New Fund provides
                           that the Board of Trustees may fix in advance a
                           record date which shall not be more than one hundred
                           eighty (180) days, nor less than seven (7) days,
                           before the date of any such meeting. The Declaration
                           of Trust for the New Fund also establishes procedures
                           by which a record date can be set if the Board fails
                           to establish a record date in accordance with the
                           above procedures. In such situations, the record date
                           for determining which shareholders are entitled to
                           notice of or to vote at any meeting, is set at the
                           close of business on the first business day that
                           precedes the day on which notice is given or, if
                           notice is waived, at the close of business on the
                           business day which is five (5) days next preceding
                           the day on which the meeting is held. The Declaration
                           of Trust provides that the record date for
                           determining shareholders entitled to give consent to
                           action in writing without a meeting is determined in
                           the following manner: (i) when the Board of Trustees
                           has not taken prior action, the record date will be
                           set on the day on which the first written consent is
                           given; or (ii) when the Board of Trustees has taken
                           prior action, the record date will be set at the
                           close of business on the day on which the Board of
                           Trustees adopt the resolution relating to that action
                           or the seventy-fifth (75th) day before the date of
                           such other action, whichever is later.

                           -- The By-Laws for the New Fund provides that all
                           notices of shareholder meetings shall be sent or
                           otherwise given to shareholders not less than seven
                           (7) or more than ninety-three (93) days before the
                           date of the meeting. 3
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3 Pursuant to the By-Laws of the New Fund, regular meetings of the Board of
Trustees may be held without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Trustees
require at least seven (7) days notice, if given by United States mail, and at
least forty-eight (48) hours notice, if notice is delivered personally, by
telephone, by courier, to the telegraph company, or by express mail, facsimile,
electronic mail or similar service.

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REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS/
TRUSTEES                   -- The Delaware Act is silent with respect to the
                           removal of Trustees. However, the Declaration of
                           Trust states that the Board of Trustees, by action of
                           a majority of the then Trustees at a duly constituted
                           meeting, may fill vacancies in the Board of Trustees
                           or remove Trustees with or without cause.
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SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS OF 
INSPECTION                 -- The Delaware Act sets forth the rights of
                           shareholders to gain access to and receive copies of
                           certain Trust documents and records. This right is
                           qualified to the extent otherwise provided in the
                           governing instrument of the DBT as well as a
                           reasonable demand standard related to the
                           shareholder's interest as an owner of the DBT.

                           -- Consistent with Delaware law, the By-Laws of the
                           New Fund provide that at reasonable times during
                           office hours, a shareholder may inspect the share
                           registry and By-Laws. The By-Laws further permit, at
                           any reasonable time during usual business hours, for
                           a purpose reasonably related to the shareholder's
                           interests, a shareholder to inspect and copy
                           accounting books and records and minutes of
                           proceedings of the shareholders and the Board of
                           Trustees and any committee or committees of the Board
                           of Trustees.
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   DIVIDENDS AND OTHER    
      DISTRIBUTIONS       -- The Delaware Act does not contain any statutory
                           limitations on the payment of dividends and other
                           distributions. The New Fund By-Laws specify that the
                           declaration of dividends is subject to the
                           Declaration of Trust and applicable law. In addition,
                           the By-Laws provide that prior to payment of
                           dividends, the New Fund may set aside a reserve(s) to
                           meet contingencies, equalizing dividends, repairing
                           or maintaining property or for other purposes deemed
                           by the Trustees to be in the best interest of the
                           Fund.
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 SHAREHOLDER/ BENEFICIAL 
OWNER  LIABILITY           -- Personal liability is limited by the Delaware Act
                           to the amount of investment in the trust and may be
                           further limited or restricted by the governing
                           instrument. Consistent with Delaware law, the
                           Declaration of Trust for the New Fund provides that
                           the DBT, its Trustees, officers, employees, and
                           agents do not have the power to personally bind a
                           shareholder. Shareholders of the DBT are entitled to
                           the same limitation of personal liability extended to
                           stockholders of a private corporation organized for
                           profit under the general corporation law of the State
                           of Delaware.
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    DIRECTOR/ TRUSTEE 
      LIABILITY            -- Subject to the declaration of trust, the Delaware
                           Act provides that a trustee, when acting in such
                           capacity, may not be held personally liable to any
                           person other than the DBT or a beneficial owner for
                           any act, omission or obligation of the DBT or any
                           trustee. A trustee's duties and liabilities to the
                           DBT and its beneficial owners may be expanded or
                           restricted by the provisions of the declaration of
                           trust.

                           -- The Declaration of Trust for the New Fund provides
                           that the Trustees shall not be liable or responsible
                           in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any
                           officer, agent, employee, manager or principal
                           underwriter of the New Fund, nor shall any Trustee be
                           responsible for the act or omission of any other
                           Trustee. In addition, the Declaration of Trust
                           provides that the Trustees acting in their capacity
                           as Trustees, shall not be personally liable for acts
                           done by or on behalf of the New Fund.
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     INDEMNIFICATION       -- The Delaware Act permits a DBT to indemnify and
                           hold harmless any trustee, beneficial owner or agent
                           from and against any and all claims and demands.
                           Consistent with the Delaware Act, the Declaration of
                           Trust for the New Fund provides for the
                           indemnification of officers and Trustees from and
                           against any and all claims and demands arising out of
                           or related to the performance of duties as an officer
                           or Trustee. The New Fund will not indemnify, hold
                           harmless or relieve from liability Trustees or
                           officers for those acts or omissions for which they
                           are liable if such conduct constitutes willful
                           misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
                           disregard of their duties. In addition, the New
                           Fund's By-Laws provide that a Trustee is not entitled
                           to indemnification from liability: (i) with respect
                           to any claim, issue or matter as to which such
                           Trustee shall have been adjudged to be liable in the
                           performance of his or her duty to the Fund, unless
                           the court in which that action was brought shall
                           determine that the Trustee is fairly and reasonably
                           entitled to indemnity; (ii) with respect to any
                           claim, issue or matter as to which the Trustee shall
                           have been adjudged to be liable on the basis that
                           personal benefit was improperly received by the
                           Trustee, whether or not the benefit resulted from an
                           action taken in the Trustee's official capacity; or
                           (iii) with respect to amounts paid in settling or
                           otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action
                           which settled or was otherwise disposed of without
                           court approval, unless the Fund's Board of Trustees
                           has found that the Trustee has acted in accordance
                           with the appropriate standard of conduct.

                           -- The Declaration of Trust also provides that any
                           shareholder or former shareholder that is exposed to
                           liability by reason of a claim or demand related to
                           having been a shareholder, and not because of his or
                           her acts or omissions, shall be entitled or beheld
                           harmless and indemnified out of the assets of the
                           DBT.
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        INSURANCE          -- The Delaware Act does not contain a provision
                           specifically related to insurance. The Trust's
                           Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees shall
                           be entitled and have the authority to purchase with
                           Trust assets insurance for liability and for all
                           expenses reasonably incurred or paid or expected to
                           be paid by a Trustee or officer in connection with
                           any claim, or proceeding in which he or she becomes
                           involved by virtue of his or her capacity (or former
                           capacity) with the Trust. The By-Laws of the New Fund
                           permit such insurance coverage to extend to employees
                           and other agents of the New Fund.
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                                   PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESS CORPORATION
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   GOVERNING DOCUMENTS     -- A corporation's articles of incorporation must be
                           filed with the Department of State, Corporation
                           Bureau of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in order
                           to form a Pennsylvania corporation.

                           -- Under Pennsylvania law, the business and affairs
                           of a corporation are governed by its articles of
                           incorporation (the "Articles") and by-laws (the
                           "By-Laws") (collectively, the "charter documents"). A
                           Board of Directors (the "Board") manages or directs
                           the business and affairs of a Pennsylvania
                           corporation.

                           -- A Pennsylvania corporation organized as an
                           open-end investment company is subject to the 1940
                           Act.
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MULTIPLE SERIES AND 
CLASSES                     -- Pennsylvania law permits a corporation to issue
                           one or more classes of stock and, if the stock is
                           divided into classes, the charter is required to
                           describe each class, including any preferences,
                           conversion or other rights, voting powers,
                           restrictions, limitations as to dividends,
                           qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption.
                           The charter documents that describe a new series or
                           classes, or a change to an existing series or class,
                           are amendments to the fund's charter documents and
                           must be filed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

                           -- An amendment to the Articles described above may
                           be made solely by action of the Board if authorized
                           by the Articles. Unless otherwise restricted in the
                           Articles, authority granted to the Board to determine
                           the number of shares of any class or series shall be
                           deemed to include the power to increase the number of
                           shares of the class or series to a number not greater
                           than the aggregate number of shares of all classes
                           and series that the corporation is authorized to
                           issue by the Articles and to decrease the number of
                           shares of a class or series to a number not less than
                           the total of all classes and series outstanding. Upon
                           a decrease of shares, the affected shares shall
                           continue as part of the aggregate number of shares of
                           all classes and series that the corporation is
                           authorized to issue. Unless otherwise restricted in
                           the Articles, if no shares of a class or series are
                           outstanding, the Board may amend the designations and
                           the voting rights, preferences, limitations and
                           special rights, if any, of the shares of the class or
                           series.

                           -- Pennsylvania law does not contain specific
                           statutory provisions addressing series liability with
                           respect to a multiple series investment company;
                           however, if the stock of a corporation is divided
                           into classes, Pennsylvania law requires the
                           corporation's charter documents to set forth any
                           preferences or restrictions relating to such classes.
                           The Current Fund's charter documents do not create
                           any classes or series and are silent regarding series
                           liability.

                           -- The Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the
                           Current Fund are consistent with Pennsylvania law.

                           -- A court applying federal securities law may not
                           respect provisions that serve to limit the liability
                           of one series of an investment company's shares for
                           the liabilities of another series. Accordingly,
                           provisions relating to series liability contained in
                           the charter documents may be preempted by the way in
                           which the courts interpret the 1940 Act.
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   SHAREHOLDER VOTING      
    RIGHTS AND PROXY       
      REQUIREMENTS          -- Pennsylvania law provides that the holder of each
                           share of stock of a corporation is entitled to one
                           vote for each full share. The charter documents of
                           the Current Fund further state that shareholders are
                           not entitled to cumulative voting for electing
                           director(s). The charter of the Fund is silent
                           regarding the manner in which series or class voting
                           occurs.

                           -- Pennsylvania law permits shareholders to vote in
                           person at the meeting or by proxy through a signed
                           writing. The writing must be executed by the
                           shareholder or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact
                           and filed with the secretary of the corporation.
                           Execution may be achieved through a telegram, telex,
                           cablegram, datagram or similar transmission from a
                           shareholder or attorney-in-fact, or a photographic,
                           facsimile or similar reproduction of a writing
                           executed by a shareholder or attorney-in-fact. In
                           addition, such execution is proper if the writing
                           sets forth a confidential and unique identification
                           number or other mark furnished by the corporation to
                           the shareholder for the purposes of a particular
                           meeting or transaction. 
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 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS    -- Pennsylvania law provides for a special meeting
                           upon the written request of 20% or more of all
                           eligible votes, unless the Articles contain a
                           provision setting forth a different percentage of
                           votes necessary to call the special meeting. In
                           addition, Pennsylvania law also provides for special
                           shareholder meetings at any time if called by the
                           Board or such other corporate officers or other
                           persons as provided in the by-laws. The Current
                           Fund's By-Laws permit special meetings of
                           shareholders to be called by the President, Board, or
                           shareholders entitled to cast at least 10% of the
                           eligible votes.

                           -- Under Pennsylvania law, an annual meeting of
                           shareholders is required for corporations unless the
                           articles of incorporation provide otherwise. The
                           By-Laws of the Current Fund establish an annual
                           meeting of shareholders on the fourth Friday of March
                           each year.
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QUORUM REQUIREMENT --

                           -- Pennsylvania law and the By-Laws of the Current
                           Fund provide that the presence in person or by proxy
                           of the holders of record of a majority of the
                           outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote
                           constitute a quorum, with the exception that in the
                           case of an election of directors previously adjourned
                           for lack of a quorum, those shareholders entitled to
                           vote who actually attend the meeting of shareholders
                           in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum. With
                           respect to other matters previously adjourned for one
                           or more periods of at least 15 days due to the
                           absence of a quorum, those shareholders entitled to
                           vote who actually attend the meeting of shareholders
                           in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum for
                           the purpose of acting on any matter set forth in the
                           notice of meeting if the notice so states that the
                           shareholders who attend the adjourned meeting shall
                           constitute a quorum.

                           -- The By-Laws of the Current Fund require a majority
                           of the directors present to constitute a quorum to
                           transact business. The Board of Directors may take
                           action by unanimous written consent in lieu of a
                           meeting. 
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     ACTION  WITHOUT 
SHAREHOLDERS'  MEETING     -- Under  Pennsylvania law, any action required to be
                           approved at a meeting of the shareholders may also be
                           approved  by the  unanimous  written  consent  of the
                           shareholders   entitled  to  vote  at  such  meeting.
                           Pennsylvania  law  also  permits  action  by  partial
                           written   consent   upon  the   written   consent  of
                           shareholders  entitled  to  cast  the  minimum  votes
                           necessary  to  authorize  the  action at a meeting of
                           shareholders,  if the by-laws of the  corporation  so
                           provide.  The By-Laws of the Current  Fund are silent
                           regarding partial written consent.
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    MATTERS REQUIRING      
  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

                           -- Pennsylvania law generally requires shareholder
                           approval by a majority of all votes entitled to be
                           cast to approve the following:

                              (1)amendments or restatements of the articles; 1

                              (2)reduction of stated capital;

                              (3)a consolidation, merger, share exchange or
                              transfer of assets, including a sale of all or
                              substantially all the assets of the corporation; 2

                              (4)distribution in partial liquidation; or

                              (5)a voluntary dissolution.

                           -- The Current Fund's By-Laws are silent regarding
                           the specific matters requiring shareholder approval.

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1 Approval of  shareholders is not required if: (1) Shares have not been issued;
(2)  corporate  name  change;  (3)  providing  for  perpetual  existence;  (4) a
reduction in authorized  shares effected by share  repurchase and  corresponding
deletion  of  references  to a class  or  series  of  shares  that is no  longer
outstanding;  (5) adding or deleting provisions relating to uncerticated shares;
and (6)  certain  actions  by a  corporation  having  only one  class of  shares
outstanding  to permit a stock  dividend,  effect a stock  split,  increase  the
number of shares and/or change the par value of the shares.


2 Unless otherwise required by the corporation's by-laws,  Pennsylvania law does
not  require  shareholder  approval  if:  (1)  the  new  corporation  is  also a
Pennsylvania  corporation  with identical  articles of  incorporation;  (2) each
share of the corporation  prior to the merger  continues or is converted into an
identical share of the new  corporation;  (3) the majority of the votes entitled
to be cast for the election of directors  in the  surviving or new  corporation;
(4)  another  corporation  that  is a  party  to the  merger  owns  directly  or
indirectly  80%  or  more  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  each  class  of the
corporation;  or (5) no shares of the corporation  have been issued prior to the
adoption of the plan of merger by the board of directors.
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 AMENDMENTS TO GOVERNING   
        DOCUMENTS          -- Under Pennsylvania law, the articles of a
                           Pennsylvania corporation may be amended (i) upon
                           adoption of a resolution by the directors or by
                           petition of shareholders entitled to cast at least
                           10% of the votes, which sets forth the proposed
                           amendments; and (ii) approval of the proposed
                           amendment by the holders of a majority of the
                           corporation's outstanding shares entitled to vote,
                           unless such shareholder approval is unnecessary as
                           described above in footnote 1.

                           -- The Current Fund's charter documents are
                           consistent with Pennsylvania law. However, the
                           Current Fund's charter documents are silent regarding
                           whether certain amendments may be approved without
                           shareholder approval. Because shareholder approval is
                           required for most amendments to the Current Fund's
                           charter documents, Pennsylvania law is more
                           restrictive than the Delaware Act.

                           -- Consistent with Pennsylvania law, the Current
                           Fund's By-Laws also provide that they may be amended
                           or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of
                           a majority of shares entitled to vote thereon.
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RECORD DATE/NOTICE         -- Pennsylvania law contains provisions by which a
                           corporation may determine which shareholders are
                           entitled to notice of a meeting, to vote at a
                           meeting, or to any other rights. Pennsylvania law
                           requires, unless otherwise restricted in the by-laws,
                           that the record date be not more than ninety (90)
                           days prior to the date of meeting of shareholders. If
                           the corporation does not set a record date,
                           Pennsylvania law requires, unless otherwise provided
                           in the by-laws, that the date for determining
                           shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
                           meeting of shareholders is the close of business on
                           the day next preceding the day on which notice is
                           given or, if notice is waived, at the close of
                           business on the day immediately preceding the day on
                           which the meeting is to be held. The record date for
                           determining shareholders entitled to (i) express
                           consent or dissent to corporate action in writing
                           without a meeting, when prior action by the board of
                           directors is not necessary, (ii) call a special
                           meeting of the shareholders, or (iii) propose an
                           amendment to the Articles, is the close of business
                           on the day on which the first written consent or
                           dissent, request for a special meeting or petition
                           proposing an amendment of the Articles is filed with
                           the secretary of the corporation. In addition, the
                           record date for determining shareholders for any
                           other purpose is the close of business on the day on
                           which the board adopts the corresponding resolution.

                           -- Consistent with Pennsylvania law, the Current
                           Fund's By-Laws provide that written notice of the
                           annual meeting be given to each shareholder not less
                           than 14 nor more than 30 days prior to the meeting.
                           With respect to special meetings of shareholders,
                           written notice must be provided to shareholders at
                           least 10 days before such meeting.
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REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS/
      TRUSTEES             -- Under Pennsylvania law, shareholders may remove a
                           director with or without cause. Unless the by-laws
                           provide otherwise, Pennsylvania law requires the
                           affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled
                           to be cast for the election of directors to remove a
                           director. In addition, unless the charter provides
                           otherwise, if a class or series is entitled to elect
                           one or more directors separately, such director may
                           not be removed without cause except by the
                           affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes of
                           that particular series or class.

                           -- The Current Fund's charter documents are silent
                           regarding the removal of directors.
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SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS OF 
     INSPECTION            -- Pennsylvania law provides that during normal
                           business hours a shareholder for any proper purpose
                           may inspect and copy the following corporate
                           documents: the share register, books and records of
                           account, and records of the proceedings of the
                           incorporators, shareholders and directors. A proper
                           purpose is deemed a purpose reasonably related to the
                           interest of the person as a shareholder.

                           -- If the corporation, or an officer or agent
                           thereof, refuses to permit an inspection sought by a
                           shareholder, attorney or other agent acting for the
                           shareholder or does not reply to the demand within
                           five (5) business days, the shareholder may apply to
                           a court for an order to compel inspection. The court
                           will determine whether the person seeking inspection
                           is entitled to the inspection sought, and may order
                           the corporation to permit the shareholder to inspect
                           and make copies of the share register and the other
                           books and records of the corporation. Alternatively,
                           a court may instead order the corporation to furnish
                           to the shareholder a list of shareholders as of a
                           specific date on condition that the shareholder pay
                           the corporation for the reasonable cost of obtaining
                           and furnishing the list and/or such other conditions
                           as deemed appropriate. Where the shareholder seeks to
                           inspect the books and records of the corporation,
                           other than its share register or list of
                           shareholders, said shareholder must first establish:
                           (1) that he has complied with the provisions of this
                           section respecting the form and manner of making
                           demand for inspection of the document; and (2) that
                           the inspection he seeks is for a proper purpose.

                           -- If the shareholder complies with the inspection
                           requirements for an inspection of the share register
                           and/or shareholder lists, then the burden of proof is
                           on the corporation to establish that the inspection
                           is for an improper purpose. A court may prescribe
                           limits or conditions on the inspection or award such
                           other relief as deemed just and proper.
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   DIVIDENDS AND OTHER    
      DISTRIBUTIONS        -- Pennsylvania law allows the payment of a dividend
                           or other distribution unless, after giving effect to
                           the dividend or other distribution: (1) the
                           corporation would not be able to pay its debts as
                           they become due in the usual course of its business;
                           or (2) the corporation's total assets would be less
                           than the corporation's total liabilities plus (unless
                           the corporation's charter provides otherwise) the
                           amount that would be needed, if the corporation were
                           to be dissolved at the time as of which the
                           distribution is measured, to satisfy the preferential
                           rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose
                           preferential rights upon dissolution are superior to
                           those receiving the distribution.

                           -- The Current Fund's By-Laws provide that prior to
                           payment of dividends, funds may be set aside out of
                           net profits, as a reserve to meet contingencies, for
                           equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining
                           Current Fund property or for other purposes deemed by
                           the directors to be in the best interest of the
                           Current Fund. 
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 SHAREHOLDER/ BENEFICIAL 
OWNER  LIABILITY           -- As a general matter, the shareholders of a
                           Pennsylvania corporation are not under any liability
                           to the corporation or any creditor of the corporation
                           with respect to their shares other than the personal
                           obligation to pay for such shares. The charter
                           documents are silent regarding shareholder liability.
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    DIRECTOR/ TRUSTEE 
      LIABILITY            -- Pennsylvania law requires a director to perform
                           his or her duties in good faith, in a manner he or
                           she reasonably believes to be in the best interests
                           of the corporation and with such care, including
                           reasonable inquiry, skill and diligence, as a person
                           of ordinary prudence would use under similar
                           circumstances. A director who performs his or her
                           duties in accordance with this standard has no
                           liability by reason of being or having been a
                           director. In performing his duties, a director may
                           rely in good faith on information, opinions, reports
                           or statements, including financial statements and
                           other financial data, prepared or presented by
                           certain third parties which the director reasonably
                           believes to be reliable and competent. A director is
                           not considered to be acting in good faith if he has
                           knowledge concerning the matter in question that
                           would cause his reliance to be unwarranted.

                           -- The Current Fund's charter documents do not
                           contain provisions regarding director liability.
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      INDEMNIFICATION      -- Under Pennsylvania law, a director, officer or
                           other representative of the corporation who is
                           threatened or made a party to a third party and/or
                           derivative action on behalf of the corporation may be
                           indemnified against expenses (including attorney's
                           fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
                           settlement actually and reasonably incurred if such
                           person acted in good faith and in a manner he
                           reasonably believed to be in the best interest of (or
                           not opposed to) the corporation. With respect to any
                           criminal proceeding, such person would be indemnified
                           as long as he had no reasonable cause to believe his
                           conduct was unlawful.

                           -- Indemnification is generally not provided for
                           claims or matters as to which the person has been
                           held liable to the corporation. A court of common
                           pleas in the judicial district of the county of the
                           registered office of the corporation may, however,
                           determine upon application that, despite the
                           adjudication of liability but in view of all the
                           circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and
                           reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses.

                           -- Unless ordered by a court, any third party or
                           derivative action indemnification will be made by the
                           corporation upon a determination that indemnification
                           is proper in the circumstances. The determination
                           shall be made:

                              (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote
                              of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
                              parties to the action or proceeding;

                              (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable or if
                              obtainable and a majority vote of a quorum of
                              disinterested directors so directs, by independent
                              legal counsel in a written opinion; or

                              (3) by shareholders.

                           -- The Current Fund's By-Laws provide that no
                           director or officer may be indemnified from any
                           judgment, verdict or settlement resulting from
                           liability to the corporation or its shareholders by
                           reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
                           negligence or reckless disregard of the duties
                           involved in the conduct of his office. The Current
                           Fund may advance to any director or officer funds to
                           pay attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred in
                           defending a proceeding. The director or officer
                           receiving this advance will be personally liable to
                           repay such advance if it is ultimately determined
                           that the director or officer is not entitled to
                           indemnification.

                           The Current Fund's By-Laws also provide that a
                           director or officer will be entitled to
                           indemnification if:

                                        (1) a final decision on the merits by a
                              court or other body before whom the proceeding was
                              brought finds such director or officer that is to
                              be indemnified is not liable or is liable only as
                              a result of ordinary negligence; or

                                        (2) a reasonable determination by
                              independent legal counsel in a written opinion,
                              finds such director or officer was not liable by
                              reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
                              negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties
                              involved in the conduct of his office.
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        INSURANCE          -- Under Pennsylvania Law, a corporation may purchase
                           insurance on behalf of any director, officer,
                           employee or other representative of the corporation
                           against any liability asserted against and incurred
                           by such person in any capacity or arising out of such
                           person's position, whether or not the corporation
                           would have the power to indemnify such person against
                           such liability. The Current Fund's By-Laws are silent
                           with respect to this issue.
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