Exhibit A

Form of Certification under Rule 30a-2 of Form N-CSR

 

 

I, Kevin M. Ryan, certify that:

- I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Berwyn Funds (the "Registrant");    
- Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement    of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the    statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;    
- Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information    include in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial    condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if    the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows)    of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;    
- The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing    and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)    under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial    reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of    1940) for the registrant and have:  

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated      subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly      during the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such      internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,      to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting      and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance      with generally accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and      procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness      of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior      to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and 
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control      over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent      fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to      materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;      and 

- The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably      likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,      summarize, and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:	March 1, 2005					                                            Kevin      M. Ryan
Kevin M. Ryan,                               Secretary-Treasurer