Brandywine Fund N-CSR Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811-04447

Brandywine Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

P.O. Box 4166

Greenville, DE 19807

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

William F. D’Alonzo

P.O. Box 4166

Greenville, Delaware 19807

(Name and address of agent for service)

(302) 656-3017

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

Date of fiscal year end:  September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2009

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

Managed by Friess Associates, LLC Annual Report September 30, 2009

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

Investors during the September quarter continued to envision a brighter economic future, extending the stock market rally. Extended, too, was the market’s renewed appetite for risk. Big banks, homebuilders and other earnings-challenged mainstays of the rally’s early months added to their tenure at the forefront of the rebound.

The Brandywine Funds remained focused on the individual-company earnings trends that our research tells us are likely to develop over the next six to nine months. Many other investors appeared willing to set their sights further into the future under optimistic assumptions for the economy. As a result, a good quarter on an absolute basis was something else when compared against benchmarks.

Brandywine Fund grew 8.81 percent in the September quarter versus gains in the Russell 3000 and Russell 3000 Growth Indexes of 16.31 and 14.12 percent. Brandywine Blue Fund grew 8.50 percent as the S&P 500, Russell 1000 and Russell 1000 Growth Indexes gained 15.61, 16.07 and 13.97 percent.

Every economic sector represented in the Brandywine portfolio gained ground in the September quarter, but in some notable instances those gains didn’t keep pace with benchmark returns. Lower returns in the consumer discretionary sector, which represented the largest percentage of Brandywine’s assets, and the health care sector, which was the third largest percent­age of assets, accounted for roughly two-thirds of the Fund’s relative performance deficit versus the Russell 3000 Growth Index.

Two of the most significant contributors to Bran­dywine’s return, Dollar Tree and Comcast Corp., hail from the consumer discretionary sector. With expec­tation-beating earnings growth in their most recently reported quarter of 50 and 57 percent, respectively, Dollar Tree and Comcast enjoyed returns that showed appreciation for their progress. Likewise, Family Dollar Stores and Vistaprint moved higher in the wake of earnings growth that exceeded consensus views.

One meaningful difference in terms of relative performance is what Brandywine didn’t hold. Homebuild­ers were among the biggest contributors to consumer discretionary gains posted by benchmarks. On average, homebuilders within the broad Russell 3000 Index saw their market values increase by 47 percent in the quarter. Meanwhile, Wall Street predicts that 15 of the 16 homebuilders from the index will lose money this year and next, which makes them the kind of companies we make a conscious effort to avoid.

Holdings from the health care sector contributed to performance for Brandywine and Brandywine Blue, but they represented the second biggest detractors from relative results in both Funds. Investors showed muted enthusiasm for health care stocks amid continued political debate regarding health insurance. Many of the health care holdings in the Brandywine Funds contribute to health care cost reduction in some way, which we believe works in their favor longer-term.

	Brandywine	Brandywine Blue
Cumulative Total Return	% Change	% Change

Quarter	8.81	8.50
One Year	-20.98	-13.37
Five Years	0.91	-2.05
Ten Years	17.82	25.66
Inception	924.61*	467.11**

Annualized Total Return

Five Years	0.18	-0.41
Ten Years	1.65	2.31
Inception	10.29*	9.71**

*12/30/85  **1/10/91

Expense Ratio***

Brandywine	1.08%
Brandywine Blue	1.13%

***As stated in the Prospectus dated January 30, 2009

Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.brandywinefunds.com.

Technology holdings represented the largest percentage of assets in Brandywine Blue. Gains in Apple, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard, among others, generated a technology sector return that trailed the sector’s return within benchmarks.

Holdings from the financial sector were a bright spot for the Brandywine Funds, outperforming benchmarks in both instances. Reinsurance underwriter Everest Re Group Ltd. was a standout performer in Brandywine. The company grew June-quarter earnings 43 percent, surpassing expectations by 40 percent. Goldman Sachs contributed the most to Brandywine Blue’s financial sector results. The per-share result of the investment bank’s 8 percent earnings growth was 39 percent higher than analysts predicted it would be.

For more information on companies that influenced September-quarter performance, please see Roses & Thorns on page 4 for Brandywine and page 7 for Brandywine Blue.

The September quarter was for the most part a con­tinuation of a trend that helped put the Brandywine Funds in a tough spot relative to the overall market in the fiscal year and in the calendar-year-to-date period through September. (For discussions of the fiscal year, please see page 5 for Brandywine and page 8 for Brandywine Blue.) Brandywine and Brandywine Blue are up 4.56 and 4.29 percent this year through September versus benchmark returns ranging from 19.26 percent for the S&P 500 Index to 27.27 percent for the Russell 3000 Growth Index.

The key date – the true turning point as it relates to our relative results in this period – is March 9. We’ve wondered whether someone changed some of the basics of stock investing as we understand them sometime after we went to bed on March 8. From that point on, a lot of companies that looked bad to us were celebrated by the broader investment community while companies that looked good to us seemed unable to attract much positive attention. But when bad is good and good is bad it’s important to remember that being out of sync doesn’t mean being out of touch.

This is far from the first time share prices have risen at a time when earnings compress, an event that raises the market’s price-to-earnings multiple, or P/E, as the “P” in the ratio grows and the “E” falls. One of the more extreme examples occurred in 2001 as the tech bubble collapsed and the U.S. struggled to emerge from recession. The March 9 rally, however, is even more extreme.

“In fact, looking at the past five cycles, we see that the current cycle with a multiple expansion of 191 percent over a period of less than seven months is a 30-year record both in terms of its magnitude and speed,” analysts for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC wrote in a September 29 report.

Investors are making quick and dramatic judgments based on macro evidence that might be mildly encour­aging but still falls well short of anything truly telling. The message investors collectively have been sending since March 9 is that the financial crisis that gripped and, for a time, strangled the market early in the year is over – why else would troubled banks and companies with high debt burdens perform so well?

The financial sector led the market in the September quarter, a period in which the Federal Deposit Insur­ance Corp. (FDIC) reported that its list of “problem” financial institutions reached a level not seen since the tail end of the savings and loan crisis. About one month later on September 29, the FDIC proposed that FDIC-insured banks – some of which received govern­ment assistance less than a year ago – effectively bail out the FDIC by prepaying fees into the insurance fund years in advance to keep it solvent.

As for the machinery at the heart of the credit crisis, certain important debt-securitization markets, where loans are packaged into securities and sold to generate more money for banks to lend, still rely on the government as an important crutch. It remains to be seen how smoothly things function once the government begins extricating itself from those mar­kets, a process scheduled to start next year.

We’re not saying the economy’s funk will continue indefinitely or the worst of the credit crisis will come back to revisit us sometime soon. We just believe the market is ahead of reality in some obvious places and that persistent investor focus on these areas leaves the most promising opportunities elsewhere.

We enjoy the team depth, experience and resources needed to perform the kind of research that we believe will be increasingly important as the environment becomes more discerning based on fundamentals. Our interests are aligned with shareholders as fellow inves­tors and employee-owners, motivating us to generate the kind of results you expect from us. Thanks for the opportunity to serve you.

Bill D’Alonzo
Brandywine Funds President	October 13, 2009

 

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Brandywine Fund

% Change in Top Ten Holdings From Book Cost as of September 30, 2009

1.	Comcast Corp.	+4.3%	6.	O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.	+20.5%
2.	McDermott International, Inc.	+64.9%	7.	Crown Holdings, Inc.	+16.0%
3.	Dollar Tree, Inc.	+24.3%	8.	GameStop Corp.	+14.1%
4.	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	+18.8%	9.	LSI Corp.	+12.5%
5.	Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.	-8.3%	10.	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.	+8.7%

Earnings Growth	The Portfolio’s Market Capitalization
Earnings growth rates are based on consensus earnings estimates 68.0% compiled by Baseline, as of September 30, 2009. Friess Associates expects the companies it isolates to exceed consensus expectations, so the growth rate of the portfolio’s companies would be higher using the firm’s internal estimates. Growth rates reflect year-over-year comparisons of aggregate earnings per share.

Top Ten Industry Groups

 

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Brandywine Fund

September Quarter “Roses and Thorns”

	$ Gain
Biggest $ Winners	(in millions)	% Gain	Reason for Move

McDermott International, Inc.	$16.7	24.4	June-quarter earnings topped estimates by 8 percent. Demand for the company’s offshore oil and gas construction segment is expected to continue to build this year and into 2010 as exploration and development work increases. At the same time, McDermott is near completion on some pipeline projects that have weighed on profitability. The company also benefits as a leader in equipment needed for coal and nuclear power generation.
Everest Re Group, Ltd.	$13.6	15.6	The provider of reinsurance to property and casualty insurers grew June-quarter earnings 43 percent, beating consensus estimates by 40 percent. Everest gained market share from distressed competitors, while at the same time capitalizing on favorable premium pricing. We sold our position as shares reached our target price.
Dollar Tree, Inc.	$12.9	15.3	The largest single-price-point retailer in the country grew July-quarter earnings 50 percent, beating Wall Street estimates by 17 percent. Sales rose 12 percent as the company’s expanding footprint coincided with more shoppers looking for value-priced basics such as frozen foods and cleaning products. Gross margins expanded during the quarter, driven by improved merchandise sourcing and lower freight costs.
Comcast Corp.	$12.2	16.4	The largest cable-TV operator in the U.S. grew June-quarter earnings 57 percent, beating estimates by 27 percent. Even as new customer additions slowed, the company experienced net RGU (revenue generating unit) additions due to its ability to offer multiple services over its existing network. Over the past two quarters, Comcast has added 75 percent more Internet access customers than AT&T and Verizon combined, despite serving nearly 40 percent fewer homes.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.	$11.5	11.0	The provider of information technology outsourcing solutions to commercial and government customers beat June-quarter consensus earnings estimates. Shares rose late in the quarter after Xerox Corp. agreed to buy the company in a deal valued at approximately $5.8 billion, representing a premium of 34 percent.

	$ Loss
Biggest $ Losers	(in millions)	% Loss	Reason for Move

FTI Consulting, Inc.	$9.9	15.6	FTI, which advises businesses on litigation, bankruptcies and restructuring, grew June-quarter earnings 5 percent, beating estimates. Sales were bolstered by growth in the corporate financing and restructuring, technology and economic consulting divisions. Accounting and other issues announced by competitor Huron Consulting resulted in an SEC investigation, creating fears that the issues could be prevalent across the industry and putting pressure on FTI shares.
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.	$4.3	4.7	The aftermarket auto parts retailer grew June-quarter earnings 31 percent to $0.63 per share, beating estimates by 15 percent. While increasing traffic and favorable sales trends drove results, O’Reilly traded lower on concerns that new store conversions following its CSK Auto acquisition would slow and that the trend toward do-it-yourself repairs was waning.
Huron Consulting Group Inc.	$4.3	70.2	Huron, which advises companies facing lawsuits and government investigations, fell sharply on news that the company would need to restate financial results and that senior management had stepped down. The unforeseen problems stem from how the company accounted for earn-out payments tied to four acquisitions the company made between 2005 and 2007. We sold Huron following the announcement.
Symantec Corp.	$3.3	11.1	The maker of security software declined following lower-than-expected June-quarter earnings and lackluster forward guidance due to slower closing rates and narrowing profit margins as the company spent more to boost market share. A challenging overall economic environment is overshadowing new management, a new product cycle and favorable industry consolidation. We sold Symantec during the quarter to fund an idea with more near-term earnings potential.
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.	$3.1	3.8	The manufacturer of branded and private-label cereals and other foods experienced a 51 percent increase in June-quarter sales. Shares traded lower as the company’s Post Foods brand, acquired last year, lost market share due to some issues with integration. We expect Post will contribute to profitability in the future and, more important, that consumers will continue to trade down to Ralcorp’s private-label products amid chal­lenging economic conditions.

All gains/losses are calculated on an average cost basis

 

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Management’s Discussion of Results, Brandywine Fund

The fiscal year was marked by extremes, with panic related to the credit crisis sending indexes to decade-plus lows before resurgent economic optimism abruptly reversed the market’s direction. Many of the companies hit hardest in the downturn, including banks and companies with significant debt loads, fared especially well in the rally.

Brandywine Fund’s investment strategy emphasizes the relationship between earnings performance and stock prices. In the rally, stock prices recovered in anticipation of an economic recovery before signs surfaced showing that economic conditions and, more important to Brandywine, individual-company earn­ings were improving.

The fiscal year began in the wake of some of the most dramatic events of the credit crisis, including the government placing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in conservatorship and the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. The $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was established just three days into the fiscal year. Bank failures, asset write-downs, mergers of necessity and other fallout from the credit crisis kept constant pressure on stock prices through the end of 2008.

Investors became increasingly risk-averse, sending stocks to a new low on March 9. With the government following TARP with an aggressive spending plan, confidence began rebuilding and risk tolerance skyrocketed. Stock prices rose even as Wall Street continued revising forward earnings estimates downward, creating a challenging situation for Brandywine.

Companies with losses, deteriorating outlooks and other characteristics that don’t conform with Brandywine’s investment disciplines dominated in the rally, which continued through most of the second half of the fiscal year. Companies with solid earnings growth potential likely to be realized in the next six to nine months – the kind of companies Brandywine typically isolates – attracted relatively little investor attention.

From the beginning of the period through the market low in March, Brandywine’s approach enabled it to contain its decline better than benchmarks. Due to its muted participation in the subsequent rally, Brandywine’s relative performance advantage changed into a significant relative performance deficit by the period’s end.

The Fund declined 20.98 percent in the year ended September 30, 2009. The Russell 3000 and Russell 3000 Growth Indexes declined 6.42 and 2.19 percent.

	Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in Brandywine Fund, Russell 3000 Growth(1), Russell 3000 Index(2) and S&P 500 Index(3)
(1)		The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth Indexes and includes dividends.
(2)		The Russell 3000 Index, a trademark of the Frank Russell Company, is 3,000 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States equity market and includes dividends.
(3)		The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks, mostly on the New York Stock Exchange, selected by the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group. Each stock’s weighting is based on its relative total market value and includes dividends.

 

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Brandywine Blue Fund

% Change in Top Ten Holdings From Book Cost as of September 30, 2009

1.	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	+17.2%	6.	Celgene Corp.	+31.9%
2.	Comcast Corp.	+1.4%	7.	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	+28.7%
3.	Broadcom Corp.	+35.6%	8.	Cisco Systems, Inc.	+6.4%
4.	Express Scripts, Inc.	+36.2%	9.	ITT Corp.	+15.5%
5.	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.	+8.2%	10.	The Williams Companies, Inc.	+18.2%

Earnings Growth	The Portfolio’s Market Capitalization
Earnings growth rates are based on consensus earnings estimates compiled by Baseline, as of September 30, 2009. Friess Associates expects the companies it isolates to exceed consensus expectations, so the growth rate of the portfolio’s companies would be higher using the firm’s internal estimates. Growth rates reflect year-over-year comparisons of aggregate earnings per share.

Top Ten Industry Groups

 

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Brandywine Blue Fund

September Quarter “Roses and Thorns”

	$ Gain
Biggest $ Winners	(in millions)	% Gain	Reason for Move

Broadcom Corp.	$15.5	22.0	New management at the semiconductor manufacturer is focused on restoring profitability. At the same time, increasing demand stems from design wins with top-tier phone manufacturers and a strong upgrade cycle for wireless networks and digital set-top boxes. Broadcom’s broad product portfolio and its ability to skillfully integrate multiple components onto system-on-a-chip solutions continue to provide a competitive advantage.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	$15.1	24.4	The investment bank’s favorable balance sheet has set it up for considerable opportunities in underwriting new debt and equity as smaller competitors struggle to return to health. June-quarter earnings grew 8 percent, beating Wall Street’s estimates by 39 percent. Gold­man continues to benefit from wider spreads on fixed income, currency and commodity trades (FICC), which are substantially larger than they were last year.
Hewlett-Packard Co.	$14.8	19.1	The world’s largest personal computer maker beat June-quarter estimates with 6 percent earnings growth. Strong growth in the company’s enterprise server and storage segment combined with rebuilding high-margin printer inventories set the stage for revenue growth and operating leverage going forward.
Comcast Corp.	$14.6	13.3	The largest cable-TV operator in the U.S. grew June-quarter earnings 57 percent, beating estimates by 27 percent. Even as new customer additions slowed, the company experienced net RGU (revenue generating unit) additions due to its ability to offer multiple services over its existing network. Over the past two quarters, Comcast has added 75 percent more Internet access customers than AT&T and Verizon combined, despite serving nearly 40 percent fewer homes.
Invesco Ltd.	$13.4	25.3	We sold the provider of a comprehensive array of investment management services for individuals and institutions when shares reached our target price during the quarter. Invesco benefits from strong growth in AIM and Perpetual, the company’s U.S. and British operations, as well as from its ownership of WL Ross & Company, which specializes in distressed debt and restructuring and is participating in the U.S. Treasury’s Public Private Investment Program.

	$ Loss
Biggest $ Losers	(in millions)	% Loss	Reason for Move

Yahoo! Inc.	$6.8	7.6	The world’s largest Internet portal beat June-quarter earnings estimates by 25 percent. A search and advertising deal between the company and Microsoft did not include expected upfront revenue guarantees, implying worsening search trends and disappointing investors. We sold Yahoo! to fund an idea with greater near-term earnings potential.
Activision Blizzard, Inc.	$5.4	7.8	The developer of interactive game software beat June-quarter earnings estimates. Shares fell following news that the company would be pushing several new releases into next year to allow for additional development time for multiplayer features. Your team sold Activision during the quarter on concerns that pushed out sales would impact profitability in the near term.
Kroger Co.	$5.3	6.1	The operator of the largest supermarket chain in the U.S. lowered quarterly profit and full-year forecasts below previous expectations. Intensifying price wars and sharp retail price declines for staples like produce and dairy gnawed at profitability during the quarter, overshadowing the company’s industry leading private-label program. We sold Kroger to fund an idea with greater near-term earnings visibility.
NVIDIA Corp.	$3.6	6.5	The manufacturer of high-level graphics chips for personal computers and gaming consoles more than quadrupled consensus earnings estimates for the June quarter. Despite an improving outlook, shares traded lower as investors expressed concern that the latest generation of Intel platforms could hurt sales due to their ability to integrate more graphics. Our research shows continued strong use of NVIDIA’s newest products in the notebook and handheld markets.
Ultra Petroleum Corp.	$3.4	6.8	The natural gas exploration and production company topped June-quarter earnings estimates. While Ultra has an exceptional portfolio of natural gas assets and developing opportunities, shares fell during our holding period as natural gas prices dropped going into the fall season. We sold Ultra Petroleum to fund an idea with greater near term earnings upside.

All gains/losses are calculated on an average cost basis

 

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Management’s Discussion of Results, Brandywine Blue Fund

The fiscal year began with sharp declines as fallout from the credit crisis revealed itself to be dire and widespread. In response, the government committed unprecedented amounts of capital to restore order and stimulate the economy, contributing to revived investor confidence that helped lift stock prices from multiyear lows. Relative performance suffered in the rally as many of the companies that fared best faced fundamental hurdles that made them the kind of potential investments Brandywine Blue Fund avoids.

Brandywine Blue declined 13.37 percent in the 12 months ended September 30, 2009. The S&P 500, Russell 1000 and Russell 1000 Growth Indexes declined 6.91, 6.14 and 1.85 percent.

Brandywine Blue’s investment strategy is based on the premise that earnings drive stock prices. In the rally, stock prices recovered in anticipation of an economic recovery before signs surfaced showing that economic conditions and, more important to Brandywine Blue, individual-company earnings were improving.

Brandywine Blue weathered the downturn that marked the beginning of the period and ran into March 2009 better than benchmarks. During that stretch, investors digested a series of significant negative events with potentially far-reaching implications for the economy. Bank failures, asset write-downs, merg­ers of necessity and other unsettling developments related to the credit crisis kept constant pressure on stock prices.

About two weeks after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, the government established the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which in the ensuing months was followed by a series of visible government efforts to stabilize the financial system and stimulate the economy. After setting decade-plus lows on March 9, stock prices began to recover along with investor confidence. Risk tolerance increased substantially. Stocks climbed even as Wall Street continued revis­ing forward earnings estimates downward, creating a challenging situation for Brandywine Blue.

Companies with losses, deteriorating outlooks and other characteristics that Brandywine Blue avoids by design dominated in the rally, which continued through most of the second half of the fiscal year. Companies with solid earnings growth potential likely to be realized in the next six to nine months – the kind of companies Brandywine Blue typically isolates – attracted relatively little investor attention.

	Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in Brandywine Blue Fund, Russell 1000 Growth(1), Russell 1000 Index(2) and S&P 500 Index(3)
(1)		The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values and includes dividends.
(2)		The Russell 1000 Index, a trademark of the Frank Russell Company, is the largest 1,000 companies of the 3,000 largest publicly traded companies in the United States equity market and includes dividends.
(3)		The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks, mostly on the New York Stock Exchange, selected by the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group. Each stock’s weighting is based on its relative total market value and includes dividends.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Brandywine Fund, Inc. and Brandywine Blue Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related state­ments of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Brandywine Fund, Inc. and Brandywine Blue Fund (a series of the Brandywine Blue Fund, Inc.) (the “Funds”) at Sep­tember 30, 2009, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the ac­counting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 13, 2009

Brandywine Fund, Inc.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2009

Assets:
Investments in securities, at value (cost $2,023,542,256)	$	2,276,119,145
Receivable from investments sold		77,363,364
Dividends and interest receivable		473,722
Receivable from shareholders for purchases		308,584
Total assets	$	2,354,264,815
Liabilities:
Payable to brokers for investments purchased	$	67,605,882
Payable to shareholders for redemptions		2,779,756
Payable to adviser for management fees		1,865,384
Other liabilities		333,249
Total liabilities		72,584,271
Net Assets:
Capital Stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 108,109,056 shares outstanding		3,391,410,165
Net unrealized appreciation on investments		252,576,889
Accumulated net realized loss on investments		(1,362,306,510	)
Net assets		2,281,680,544
Total liabilities and net assets	$	2,354,264,815
Calculation of net asset value per share: Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($2,281,680,544 ÷ 108,109,056 shares outstanding)	$	21.11

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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Brandywine Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2009

Shares			Cost		Value
Common Stocks - 98.4% (a)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
		Apparel Retail - 0.7%
	470,400	American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.	$	7,982,766	$	7,930,944
	616,100	Foot Locker, Inc.		6,945,706		7,362,395
		Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 1.3%
	375,900	Carter’s, Inc.*		10,075,133		10,036,530
	471,000	The Warnaco Group, Inc.*		17,958,400		20,658,060
		Automobile Manufacturers - 0.8%
	573,000	Thor Industries, Inc.		15,213,366		17,734,350
		Automotive Retail - 5.4%
	345,000	AutoZone, Inc.*		53,977,414		50,445,900
	2,012,400	O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*		60,339,498		72,728,136
		Broadcasting - 1.3%
	1,007,100	Discovery Communications, Inc.*		22,611,544		29,095,119
		Cable & Satellite - 3.5%
	4,746,300	Comcast Corp.		76,848,143		80,165,007
		Computer & Electronics Retail - 2.8%
	2,443,700	GameStop Corp.*		56,677,820		64,684,739
		Department Stores - 0.3%
	100,900	Kohl’s Corp*.		5,768,009		5,756,345
		Distributors - 0.4%
	441,000	LKQ Corp.*		7,519,634		8,176,140
		Education Services - 2.7%
	397,900	Apollo Group, Inc.*		27,363,009		29,313,293
	593,700	DeVry, Inc.		29,970,642		32,843,484
		General Merchandise Stores - 3.4%
	1,612,200	Dollar Tree, Inc.*		63,155,592		78,481,896
		Internet Retail - 0.9%
	222,300	Amazon.com, Inc.*		20,156,819		20,753,928
		Leisure Products - 2.0%
	2,441,100	Mattel, Inc.		44,457,462		45,062,706
		Movies & Entertainment - 0.3%
	113,800	Cinemark Holdings, Inc.		1,158,103		1,178,968
	386,200	Regal Entertainment Group		4,899,807		4,757,984
		Restaurants - 0.3%
	297,300	Papa John’s International, Inc.*		8,148,751		7,304,661
		Specialized Consumer Services - 0.3%
	223,700	Coinstar, Inc.*		7,104,444		7,377,626
		Total Consumer Discretionary		548,332,062		601,848,211
		This sector is 9.8% above your Fund’s cost.
CONSUMER STAPLES
		Food Retail - 0.1%
	93,500	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.		2,333,990		2,934,030
		Household Products - 2.2%
	875,800	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.		46,202,700		49,692,892
		Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 1.0%
	607,200	BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*		21,271,341		21,992,784
		Packaged Foods & Meats - 6.1%
	668,300	Flowers Foods, Inc.		14,951,912		17,569,607
	546,400	Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*		34,335,247		40,346,176
	1,299,500	Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*		82,859,664		75,981,765
	137,400	TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*		4,399,909		4,901,058
		Personal Products - 1.9%
	438,500	Avon Products, Inc.		14,524,061		14,891,460
	725,800	NBTY, Inc.*		18,880,180		28,727,164
		Total Consumer Staples		239,759,004		257,036,936
		This sector is 7.2% above your Fund’s cost.
ENERGY
		Coal & Consumable Fuels - 1.4%
	1,179,100	Massey Energy Co.		34,321,196		32,885,099
		Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.7%
	1,889,300	Nabors Industries Ltd.*		35,325,276		39,486,370
		Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.5%
	1,641,100	Weatherford International Ltd.*		33,382,887		34,020,003
		Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.5%
	576,500	EXCO Resources, Inc.*		6,853,983		10,774,785
		Total Energy		109,883,342		117,166,257
		This sector is 6.6% above your Fund’s cost.
FINANCIALS
		Asset Management & Custody Banks - 1.1%
	1,318,300	SEI Investments Co.		23,327,100		25,944,144
		Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.7%
	179,900	Greenhill & Co., Inc.		15,419,988		16,115,442
		Real Estate Services - 0.1%
	156,311	Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA*		1,992,310		2,257,131
		Reinsurance - 0.7%
	46,200	Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.		715,218		753,984
	631,100	Validus Holdings, Ltd.		13,867,199		16,282,380
		Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2%
	418,700	Ocwen Financial Corp.*		3,921,244		4,739,684
		Total Financials		59,243,059		66,092,765
		This sector is 11.6% above your Fund’s cost.
HEALTH CARE
		Health Care Distributors - 0.3%
	283,900	PSS World Medical, Inc.*		5,724,607		6,197,537

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2009

Shares			Cost		Value
Common Stocks - 98.4% (a) (Continued)
		Health Care Equipment - 1.3%
	471,100	Baxter International Inc.	$	24,268,621	$	26,857,411
	75,400	Masimo Corp.*		1,909,096		1,975,480
		Health Care Services - 2.7%
	19,700	Emergency Medical Services Corp.*		788,000		916,050
	438,476	Express Scripts, Inc.*		19,874,179		34,016,968
	502,280	MEDNAX, Inc.*		26,270,541		27,585,218
		Health Care Supplies - 2.4%
	1,395,500	Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*		53,111,770		54,047,715
		Health Care Technology - 0.5%
	581,600	Eclipsys Corp.*		10,129,344		11,224,880
	63,900	Phase Forward Inc.*		906,729		897,156
		Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.4%
	657,200	Covance Inc.*		24,233,313		35,587,380
	512,088	ICON PLC - SP-ADR*		9,145,265		12,541,035
	585,000	Life Technologies Corp.*		24,648,274		27,231,750
	50,900	Techne Corp.		3,064,948		3,183,795
		Pharmaceuticals - 3.4%
	1,523,100	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. SP-ADR		64,832,337		77,007,936
		Total Health Care		268,907,024		319,270,311
		This sector is 18.7% above your Fund’s cost.
INDUSTRIALS
		Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5%
	156,500	FedEx Corp.		11,784,859		11,771,930
		Construction & Engineering - 0.8%
	666,000	Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. NYS		9,444,754		12,440,880
	572,100	MasTec, Inc.*		6,944,949		6,951,015
		Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.6%
	977,100	GrafTech International Ltd.*		13,787,956		14,363,370
		Industrial Conglomerates - 3.5%
	3,169,900	McDermott International, Inc.*		48,568,554		80,103,373
		Research & Consulting Services - 2.1%
	1,100,800	FTI Consulting, Inc.*		56,244,507		46,905,088
	25,000	Navigant Consulting, Inc.*		335,290		337,500
		Security & Alarm Services - 0.1%
	81,000	The Geo Group Inc.*		1,617,045		1,633,770
		Trucking - 2.2%
	1,542,400	Hunt (J.B.) Transport Services, Inc.		41,244,405		49,557,312
		Total Industrials		189,972,319		224,064,238
		This sector is 17.9% above your Fund’s cost.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
		Application Software - 1.9%
	2,902,300	Nuance Communications, Inc.*		24,155,633		43,418,408
		Communications Equipment - 2.2%
	2,143,300	Cisco Systems, Inc.*		47,789,571		50,453,282
	29,478	NETGEAR, Inc.*		496,367		540,921
		Computer Storage & Peripherals - 1.9%
	1,806,100	QLogic Corp.*		30,569,077		31,064,920
	482,100	Synaptics Inc.*		13,091,310		12,148,920
		Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 5.3%
	786,300	Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.*		35,279,671		42,593,871
	583,400	Alliance Data Systems Corp.*		32,712,561		35,634,072
	762,700	Lender Processing Services, Inc.		29,064,268		29,112,259
	181,500	Visa Inc.		12,592,333		12,543,465
		IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.4%
	177,900	CACI International Inc.*		6,311,258		8,409,333
		Internet Software & Services - 1.0%
	430,000	VistaPrint N.V.*		17,419,329		21,822,500
		Semiconductors - 9.9%
	932,300	Altera Corp.		18,298,820		19,121,473
	403,600	Atheros Communications*		6,972,048		10,707,508
	506,200	Avago Technologies Ltd.*		7,852,548		8,640,834
	310,600	Cavium Networks, Inc.*		6,631,227		6,668,582
	2,218,200	Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*		22,420,973		22,914,006
	1,024,300	Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*		6,800,422		6,924,268
	11,087,900	LSI Corp.*		54,091,990		60,872,571
	2,957,800	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.		41,895,456		53,654,492
	1,182,600	National Semiconductor Corp.		17,178,202		16,875,702
	119,800	Power Integrations, Inc.		2,866,540		3,992,934
	334,100	Silicon Laboratories Inc.*		12,228,248		15,488,876
		Systems Software - 0.2%
	222,000	CommVault Systems, Inc.*		3,707,621		4,606,500
		Total Information Technology		450,425,473		518,209,697
		This sector is 15.0% above your Fund’s cost.
MATERIALS
		Diversified Metals & Mining - 2.4%
	806,500	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.		50,903,258		55,333,965
		Metal & Glass Containers - 3.5%
	2,408,000	Crown Holdings, Inc.*		56,476,919		65,497,600
	122,600	Greif Inc.		6,649,732		6,749,130
	130,800	Silgan Holdings Inc.		5,696,023		6,897,084
		Total Materials		119,725,932		134,477,779
		This sector is 12.3% above your Fund’s cost.

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2009

Shares or Principal     Amount			Cost		Value
Common Stocks - 98.4% (a) (Continued)
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
		Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%
	568,200	Iridium Communications, Inc.*	$	5,744,704	$	6,403,614
		Total Telecommunication Services		5,744,704		6,403,614
		This sector is 11.5% above your Fund’s cost.
		Total common stocks		1,991,992,919		2,244,569,808
Short-Term Investments - 1.4% (a)
		Commercial Paper - 1.3%
$	28,900,000	ING America Insurance Holdings, due 10/01/09, discount of 0.20%		28,900,000		28,900,000
		Variable Rate Demand Note - 0.1%
	2,649,337	American Family Financial Services, 0.10%		2,649,337		2,649,337
		Total short-term investments		31,549,337		31,549,337
		Total investments - 99.8%	$	2,023,542,256		2,276,119,145
		Other assets less
		liabilities - 0.2% (a)				5,561,399
		TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%			$	2,281,680,544

* Non-dividend paying security.

(a)  Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets.

N.V. - Netherlands Antilles Limited Liability Corp.

NYS - New York Registered Shares

SP-ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

Income:
Dividends	$	19,114,314
Interest		442,991
Total income		19,557,305
Expenses:
Management fees		23,048,359
Transfer agent fees		1,345,600
Printing and postage expense		300,677
Administrative and accounting services		274,424
Custodian fees		144,585
Board of Directors fees and expenses		110,102
Professional fees		69,047
Insurance expense		51,676
Registration fees		51,157
Other expenses		13,417
Total expenses		25,409,044
Net Investment Loss		(5,851,739	)
Net Realized Loss on Investments		(1,141,417,077	)
Net Increase in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments		399,565,873
Net Loss on Investments		(741,851,204	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations	$	(747,702,943	)

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Years Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

	2009			2008
Operations:
Net investment loss	$	(5,851,739	)	$	(23,595,813	)
Net realized loss on investments		(1,141,417,077	)		(74,950,120	)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments		399,565,873			(1,082,904,525	)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations		(747,702,943	)		(1,181,450,458	)
Distributions to Shareholders:
Distributions from net realized gains ($0.1145 and $5.22252 per share, respectively)		(14,327,226	)		(628,623,195	)
Fund Share Activities:
Proceeds from shares issued (8,247,123 and 12,943,440 shares, respectively)		163,040,216			446,449,782
Net asset value of shares issued in distributions reinvested (655,907 and 15,978,665 shares, respectively)		13,715,026			599,258,536
Cost of shares redeemed (28,178,168 and 19,927,339 shares, respectively)		(554,831,955	)		(665,114,852	)
Net (decrease) increase in net assets derived from Fund share activities		(378,076,713	)		380,593,466
Total Decrease		(1,140,106,882	)		(1,429,480,187	)
Net Assets at the Beginning of the Year		3,421,787,426			4,851,267,613
Net Assets at the End of the Year	$	2,281,680,544		$	3,421,787,426
(Includes undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively)

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year)

	Years Ended September 30,
	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of year	$	26.86		$	40.98		$	32.27		$	31.50		$	24.19
Income from investment operations:
Net investment loss(1)		(0.05	)		(0.18	)		(0.19	)		(0.10	)		(0.08	)
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments		(5.59	)		(8.72	)		9.15			0.87			7.39
Total from investment operations		(5.64	)		(8.90	)		8.96			0.77			7.31
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income		—			—			—			—			—
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.11	)		(5.22	)		(0.25	)		—			—
Total from distributions		(0.11	)		(5.22	)		(0.25	)		—			—
Net asset value, end of year	$	21.11		$	26.86		$	40.98		$	32.27		$	31.50
TOTAL RETURN		(20.98	%)		(25.16	%)		27.90	%		2.44	%		30.22	%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s $)		2,281,681			3,421,787			4,851,268			4,066,292			3,995,582
Ratio of expenses to average net assets		1.10	%		1.08	%		1.08	%		1.08	%		1.08	%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets		(0.25	%)		(0.54	%)		(0.54	%)		(0.31	%)		(0.25	%)
Portfolio turnover rate		239	%		210	%		162	%		200	%		183	%

(1)  Net investment loss per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2009

Assets:
Investments in securities, at value (cost $2,236,527,459)	$	2,450,317,138
Receivable from investments sold		41,986,549
Receivable from shareholders for purchases		34,201,467
Dividends and interest receivable		1,923,983
Total assets	$	2,528,429,137
Liabilities:
Payable to brokers for investments purchased	$	57,597,063
Payable to shareholders for redemptions		6,333,682
Payable to adviser for management fees		2,003,111
Other liabilities		588,705
Total liabilities		66,522,561
Net Assets:
Capital Stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 119,104,247 shares outstanding		3,935,545,019
Net unrealized appreciation on investments		213,789,679
Accumulated net realized loss on investments		(1,692,783,673	)
Undistributed net investment income		5,355,551
Net assets		2,461,906,576
Total liabilities and net assets	$	2,528,429,137
Calculation of net asset value per share:
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($2,461,906,576 ÷ 119,104,247 shares outstanding)	$	20.67

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2009

Shares			Cost		Value
Common Stocks - 97.3% (a)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
		Automotive Retail - 2.4%
	406,600	AutoZone, Inc.*	$	63,203,496	$	59,453,052
		Broadcasting - 4.2%
	3,922,700	CBS Corp. Cl B Non-Voting		47,617,611		47,268,535
	1,902,800	Discovery Communications, Inc.*		42,368,927		54,971,892
		Cable & Satellite - 3.6%
	5,223,600	Comcast Corp.		86,967,250		88,226,604
		Department Stores - 0.3%
	107,000	Kohl’s Corp.*		6,116,719		6,104,350
		Education Services - 2.6%
	880,000	Apollo Group, Inc.*		59,379,653		64,829,600
		Footwear - 2.0%
	760,500	NIKE, Inc. Cl B		42,906,429		49,204,350
		Internet Retail - 1.4%
	361,400	Amazon.com, Inc.*		33,007,331		33,740,304
		Leisure Products - 2.4%
	3,229,000	Mattel, Inc.		58,751,286		59,607,340
		Total Consumer Discretionary		440,318,702		463,406,027
		This sector is 5.2% above your Fund’s cost.
CONSUMER STAPLES
		Drug Retail - 2.4%
	1,684,300	CVS Caremark Corp.		62,025,752		60,196,882
		Personal Products - 0.7%
	522,700	Avon Products, Inc.		17,319,854		17,750,892
		Soft Drinks - 2.4%
	998,800	PepsiCo, Inc.		56,540,234		58,589,608
		Total Consumer Staples		135,885,840		136,537,382
		This sector is 0.5% above your Fund’s cost.
ENERGY
		Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 4.0%
	1,639,200	Cameron International Corp.*		56,451,559		61,994,544
	1,760,200	Weatherford International Ltd.*		35,752,957		36,488,946
		Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 2.9%
	3,938,100	The Williams Companies, Inc.		59,560,760		70,373,847
		Total Energy		151,765,276		168,857,337
		This sector is 11.3% above your Fund’s cost.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2009

Shares or
Principal
Amount			Cost		Value
Common Stocks - 97.3% (a) (Continued)
FINANCIALS
		Consumer Finance - 2.1%
	1,485,900	American Express Co.	$	43,050,828	$	50,372,010
		Investment Banking & Brokerage - 3.0%
	400,700	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		57,390,543		73,869,045
		Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.4%
	4,453,100	Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.		57,434,776		58,558,265
		Total Financials		157,876,147		182,799,320
		This sector is 15.8% above your Fund’s cost.
HEALTH CARE
		Biotechnology - 3.0%
	1,336,500	Celgene Corp.*		56,638,386		74,710,350
		Health Care Distributors - 1.6%
	1,779,900	AmerisourceBergen Corp.		36,139,613		39,834,162
		Health Care Equipment - 5.3%
	1,087,000	Baxter International Inc.		58,839,668		61,969,870
	1,780,900	St. Jude Medical, Inc.*		66,658,625		69,472,909
		Health Care Services - 3.2%
	999,800	Express Scripts, Inc.*		56,933,115		77,564,484
		Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.7%
	619,800	Life Technologies Corp.*		26,775,521		28,851,690
	1,450,400	Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*		59,960,716		63,338,968
		Pharmaceuticals - 3.7%
	1,813,100	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. SP-ADR		78,248,934		91,670,336
		Total Health Care		440,194,578		507,412,769
		This sector is 15.3% above your Fund’s cost.
INDUSTRIALS
		Aerospace & Defense - 2.9%
	1,389,400	ITT Corp.		62,725,395		72,457,210
		Air Freight & Logistics - 1.4%
	472,800	FedEx Corp.		31,318,254		35,564,016
		Industrial Machinery - 2.6%
	1,480,925	Illinois Tool Works Inc.		64,499,966		63,250,306
		Total Industrials		158,543,615		171,271,532
		This sector is 8.0% above your Fund’s cost.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
		Communications Equipment - 5.4%
	3,117,700	Cisco Systems, Inc.*		69,003,917		73,390,658
	1,319,900	QUALCOMM Inc.		59,857,230		59,369,102
		Computer Hardware - 4.9%
	339,200	Apple Inc.*		56,199,045		62,877,504
	1,236,100	Hewlett-Packard Co.		42,216,293		58,356,281
		Computer Storage & Peripherals - 2.6%
	3,773,100	EMC Corp.*		61,107,321		64,293,624
		Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 2.4%
	858,500	Visa Inc.		47,173,370		59,330,935
		Electronic Components - 2.7%
	4,402,500	Corning Inc.		65,281,915		67,402,275
		Semiconductors - 7.9%
	2,165,200	Analog Devices, Inc.		59,534,282		59,716,216
	2,685,300	Broadcom Corp.*		60,776,505		82,411,857
	3,471,900	NVIDIA Corp.*		55,791,056		52,182,657
		Total Information Technology		576,940,934		639,331,109
		This sector is 10.8% above your Fund’s cost.
MATERIALS
		Diversified Metals & Mining - 3.1%
	1,094,500	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.		69,428,451		75,093,645
		Gold - 2.1%
	767,500	Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.		52,040,774		52,074,875
		Total Materials		121,469,225		127,168,520
		This sector is 4.7% above your Fund’s cost.
		Total common stocks		2,182,994,317		2,396,783,996
Short-Term Investments - 2.2% (a)
		Commercial Paper - 2.0%
$	12,318,000	ING America Insurance Holdings, due 10/01/09, discount of 0.20%		12,318,000		12,318,000
	37,700,000	General Electric Capital Corp., due 10/26/09, discount of 0.15%		37,696,073		37,696,073
		Total commercial paper		50,014,073		50,014,073
		Variable Rate Demand Note - 0.2%
	3,519,069	American Family Financial Services, 0.10%		3,519,069		3,519,069
		Total short-term investments		53,533,142		53,533,142
		Total investments - 99.5%	$	2,236,527,459		2,450,317,138
		Other assets less
		liabilities - 0.5% (a)				11,589,438
		TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%			$	2,461,906,576

* Non-dividend paying security.

(a)  Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets.

SP-ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

Income:
Dividends	$	34,396,063
Interest		1,177,242
Total income		35,573,305
Expenses:
Management fees		25,957,953
Transfer agent fees		2,380,180
Printing and postage expense		1,108,264
Administrative and accounting services		285,507
Custodian fees		150,339
Board of Directors fees and expenses		110,726
Registration fees		84,851
Professional fees		71,684
Insurance expense		55,911
Other expenses		12,339
Total expenses		30,217,754
Net Investment Income		5,355,551
Net Realized Loss on Investments		(1,001,698,285	)
Net Increase in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments		514,251,276
Net Loss on Investments		(487,447,009	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations	$	(482,091,458	)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Years Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

	2009			2008
Operations:
Net investment income (loss)	$	5,355,551		$	(8,740,683	)
Net realized loss on investments		(1,001,698,285	)		(638,841,633	)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments		514,251,276			(730,032,110	)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations		(482,091,458	)		(1,377,614,426	)
Distributions to Shareholders:
Distributions from net realized gains ($3.86974 per share)		—			(356,221,835	)
Fund Share Activities:
Proceeds from shares issued (62,850,433 and 70,794,329 shares, respectively)		1,204,228,339			2,277,198,544
Net asset value of shares issued in distributions reinvested (8,447,066 shares)		—			303,519,359
Cost of shares redeemed (83,039,892 and 26,495,404 shares, respectively)		(1,583,898,339	)		(827,494,470	)
Net (decrease) increase in net assets derived from Fund share activities		(379,670,000	)		1,753,223,433
Total (Decrease) Increase		(861,761,458	)		19,387,172
Net Assets at the Beginning of the Year		3,323,668,034			3,304,280,862
Net Assets at the End of the Year	$	2,461,906,576		$	3,323,668,034
(Includes undistributed net investment income of $5,355,551 and $0, respectively)

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Financial Highlights

(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year)

	Years Ended September 30,
	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of year	$	23.86		$	38.18		$	31.15		$	31.33		$	25.21
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)(1)		0.04			(0.07	)		(0.02	)		(0.00	)*		(0.04	)
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments		(3.23	)		(10.38	)		8.15			0.96			6.16
Total from investment operations		(3.19	)		(10.45	)		8.13			0.96			6.12
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income		—			—			—			—			—
Distributions from net realized gains		—			(3.87	)		(1.10	)		(1.14	)		—
Total from distributions		—			(3.87	)		(1.10	)		(1.14	)		—
Net asset value, end of year	$	20.67		$	23.86		$	38.18		$	31.15		$	31.33
TOTAL RETURN		(13.37	%)		(30.70	%)		26.82	%		3.47	%		24.28	%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s $)		2,461,907			3,323,668			3,304,281			1,856,496			1,230,936
Ratio of expenses to average net assets		1.16	%		1.13	%		1.12	%		1.10	%		1.12	%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets		0.21	%		(0.23	%)		(0.06	%)		(0.02	%)		(0.13	%)
Portfolio turnover rate		261	%		267	%		184	%		207	%		181	%

(1) Net investment income (loss) per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.

* Amount less than $0.005 per share.

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

The Brandywine Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2009

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of Brandywine Fund, Inc. (the “Brandywine Fund”) and Brandywine Blue Fund (the “Blue Fund,” one of two Funds in a series of the Brandywine Blue Fund, Inc.) (collectively the “Brandywine Funds” or the “Funds”). Each Fund is registered as a diversified open-end management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. The assets and liabilities of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which the shareholder owns shares. The Brandywine Fund was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on October 9, 1985. The Blue Fund was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on November 13, 1990. The investment objective of each Fund is to produce long-term capital appreciation principally through investing in common stocks.

(a) Each security, excluding short-term investments, is valued at the last sale price reported by the principal security exchange on which the issue is traded. Securities that are traded on the Nasdaq Markets are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, or if no sale is reported, the latest bid price. Securities which are traded over-the-counter are valued at the latest bid price. Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the invest­ment adviser under the supervision of the Board of Directors. The fair value of a security may differ from the last quoted price and the Fund may not be able to sell a security at the estimated fair value. Market quotations may not be available, for example, if trading in particular securities has halted during the day and not resumed prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. As of September 30, 2009, there were no securities that were internally fair valued. Short-term investments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates value. For fi­nancial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the trade date; however, for purposes of executing shareholder transactions, the Funds record changes in holdings of portfolio securities no later than the first business day after the trade date in accordance with Rule 2a-4 of the Act. Accordingly, certain differences between net asset value for financial reporting and for executing shareholder transactions may arise.

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The Brandywine Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2009

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The Funds adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” Topic 820 (“ASC 820”), effective October 1, 2008. Under ASC 820, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

In determining fair value, the Funds use various valuation approaches. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by generally requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:

Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices for similar securities or in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

The following table summarizes the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2009, based on the inputs used to value them:

	Brandywine Fund		Blue Fund
Valuation Inputs	Investments in Securities		Investments in Securities
Level 1 – Common Stocks	$	2,244,569,808	$	2,396,783,996
Level 2 – Short Term Commercial Paper		28,900,000		50,014,073
Variable Rate Demand Notes		2,649,337		3,519,069
Total Level 2		31,549,337		53,533,142
Level 3 –		—		—
Total	$	2,276,119,145	$	2,450,317,138

(b) Net realized gains and losses on sales of securities are computed on the identified cost basis.

(c) Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

(d) The Funds have investments in short-term variable rate demand notes, which are unsecured instruments. The Funds may be susceptible to credit risk with respect to these notes to the extent the issuer defaults on its payment obligation. The Funds’ policy is to monitor the creditworthiness of the issuer and nonperformance by these counterparties is not anticipated.

(e) Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) require that permanent differences between income for financial reporting and tax purposes be reclassified in the capital accounts.

(f) The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

(g) No provision has been made for Federal income taxes since the Funds have elected to be taxed as “regulated investment companies” and intend to distribute substantially all net investment company taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.

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The Brandywine Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2009

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

(h) The Funds have reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions, which include Federal and the state of Maryland, and concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for exam by taxing authorities and, as of September 30, 2009, open Federal tax years include the tax years ended September 30, 2006 through 2009. The Funds have no examinations in progress and are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

(2) Investment Adviser and Management Agreements and Transactions With Related Parties

Each Fund has a management agreement with Friess Associates, LLC (the “Adviser”), with whom certain Officers and a Director of the Funds are affiliated, to serve as investment adviser and manager. Under the terms of the agreements, each Fund will pay the Adviser a monthly management fee at the annual rate of one percent (1%) on the daily net assets of such Fund.

The Adviser entered into sub-advisory agreements with its affiliate, Friess Associates of Delaware, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), to assist it in the day-to-day management of each of the Funds. The Adviser and, if so delegated, the Sub-Adviser supervise the investment portfolios of the Funds, directing the purchase and sale of investment securities in the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee equal to 110% of the monthly expenses the Sub-Adviser incurs in performing its services as Sub-Adviser. This relationship does not increase the annual management fee the Funds pay to the Adviser.

Each of the Funds pay the five independent directors annual fees of $20,500 each. The lead independent director and chairman of the audit committee are paid an additional $5,000 annually, divided proportionately among all the Brandwine Funds. All of the corresponding fees the directors receive are paid quarterly to the directors and then invested on the payment date in shares of the Funds at the net asset value of the Funds on the payment date. The Funds also reimburse directors for travel costs incurred in order to attend meetings of the Board of Directors. For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds expensed the following directors fees and costs:

	Brandywine	Blue
	Fund	Fund
Directors Fees and Travel Costs Paid during the Year	$110,102	$110,726

Under the Funds’ organizational documents, each Director, officer, employee or other agent of the Fund (including the Funds’ in­vestment manager) is indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and believes the risk of loss to be remote.

(3) Credit Agreement

U.S. Bank, N.A. has made available to each Fund a credit facility pursuant to Credit Agreements effective July 22, 2004, for the purpose of having cash available to cover incoming redemptions. Each of the Funds has a $50,000,000 credit facility. Principal and interest of such loan under the Credit Agreements are due not more than 31 days after the date of the loan. Amounts under the credit facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the current prime rate minus one percent on the amount borrowed. Advances will be collateralized by securities owned by the respective Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2009, neither Fund borrowed against their Agreement. The Credit Agreements expire on December 18, 2009.

(4) Distributions to Shareholders

Net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually. The Board of Directors has approved a distribution of net investment income on October 29, 2009 for the Blue Fund to shareholders of record on October 28, 2009. This distribution, which is subject to change, is expected to be $5,355,551.

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The Brandywine Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2009

(5) Investment Transactions and Related Costs

For the year ended September 30, 2009, purchases and proceeds of sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:

			Sale		Transaction		Ratio of Costs to
	Purchases		Proceeds		Costs		Average Net Assets
Brandywine Fund	$	5,532,636,742	$	5,758,672,912	$	14,990,929		0.65	%
Blue Fund		6,418,956,351		6,444,372,922		14,563,411		0.56

Transaction costs represent the total commissions paid by each Fund on its respective purchases and sales of investment securities. These costs are added to the cost basis of the securities purchased and are deducted from the proceeds of securities sold, thereby reducing the realized gains or increasing the realized losses upon the sale of the securities.

(6) Income Tax Information

The following information for the Funds is presented on an income tax basis as of September 30, 2009:

			Gross		Gross		Net Unrealized		Distributable		Distributable
	Cost of		Unrealized		Unrealized		Appreciation		Ordinary		Long-Term
	Investments		Appreciation		Depreciation		on Investments		Income		Capital Gains
Brandywine Fund	$	2,034,454,063	$	268,388,805	$	26,723,723	$	241,665,082	$	—	$	—
Blue Fund		2,244,272,043		220,775,131		14,730,036		206,045,095		5,355,551		—

The difference, if any, between the cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

The tax components of dividends paid during the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, capital loss carryovers, which may be used to offset future capital gains, subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations (expiring in 2017), as of September 30, 2009, and tax basis post-October losses as of September 30, 2009, which are not recognized for tax purposes until the first day of the following fiscal year are:

	September 30, 2009								September 30, 2008
	Ordinary		Long-Term		Net Capital				Ordinary		Long-Term
	Income		Capital Gains		Loss		Post-October		Income		Capital Gains
	Distributions		Distributions		Carryovers		Losses		Distributions		Distributions
Brandywine Fund	$	14,327,152	$	—	$	687,183,259	$	664,211,443	$	220,366,098	$	408,257,097
Blue Fund		—		—		1,309,430,618		375,608,473		228,628,373		127,593,462

For corporate shareholders in the Brandywine Fund, the percentage of dividend income distributed for the year ended September 30, 2009, which is designated as qualifying for the dividends received deduction is 49.4% (unaudited).

For the shareholders in the Brandywine Fund, the percentage of dividend income distributed for the year ended September 30, 2009, which is designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003 is 39.7% (unaudited).

Since there were no ordinary distributions paid for the Blue Fund for the year ended September 30, 2009, there were no distributions designated as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders nor as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003 (unaudited).

(7) Subsequent Events

Effective October 1, 2009, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, began serving as the administrator and accounting services agent for the Funds. Subsequent events have been evaluated through October 13, 2009, which is the date the financial statements were issued. Subsequent events have not been evaluated after this date.

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Cost Discussion

Mutual fund shareholders incur two types of costs: (1) transac­tion costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. Brandywine and Brandywine Blue do not have 12b-1 distribution fees. This example is intended to help you understand your ongo­ing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Brandywine Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

In addition to the costs highlighted and described below, the only Fund transaction costs you might currently incur would be wire fees ($15 per wire), if you choose to have proceeds from a re­demption wired to your bank account instead of receiving a check. Additionally, U.S. Bank charges an annual processing fee ($15) if you maintain an IRA account with the Funds. To determine your total costs of investing in the Funds, you would need to add any applicable wire or IRA processing fees you’ve incurred during the period to the costs provided in the example below.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transac­tional costs. While the Brandywine Funds currently do not assess sales charges, redemption or exchange fees, other funds do, and those costs will not be reflected in their expense example tables. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Beginning	Ending
Account	Account	Expenses Paid
Value	Value	During Period*
4/01/09	9/30/09	4/01/09-9/30/09

Brandywine Actual	$1,000.00	$1,127.10	$5.92
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,019.50	$5.62
Brandywine Blue Actual	$1,000.00	$1,152.80	$6.31
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,019.20	$5.92

* Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios of 1.11% and 1.17%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period between April 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009).

Additional Director Information, Proxy Voting Policy and Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

For additional information about the Directors and Officers or for a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, please call (800) 656-3017 and request a Statement of Additional Information. One will be mailed to you free of charge. The Statement of Addi­tional Information is also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at http://www.sec.gov or the Funds’ website at http://www.brandywinefunds.com. Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available on the Funds’ website or the website of the Commission no later than August 31 for the prior twelve months ending June 30. The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are avail­able on the Commission’s website. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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Brandywine Fund and Brandywine Blue Fund Directors and Officers

	Name, Age, Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served and Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Other Directorships Held by Director
	C. Quentin S. Jackson, 65 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Lead Independent Director Indefinite Term since October, 2001 3 Portfolios	Mr. Jackson is retired. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd., a multibillion-dollar company mutually owned by energy companies.	None
	Stuart A. McFarland, 62 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Director Indefinite Term since October, 2001 Audit Committee Chairman, since June, 2004 3 Portfolios	Mr. McFarland is Managing Partner of Federal City Capital Advisors, LLC, a financial advisory firm. He was the Chairman of Federal City Bancorp, a thrift holding company from April 2004 until June 2007.	Helios Funds (8 portfolios) and Newcastle Investment Corporation
	W. Richard Scarlett III, 70 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Director Indefinite Term since October, 2001 3 Portfolios	Mr. Scarlett is retired. He was the President and CEO of Jackson State Bank & Trust. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Bancorporation of Wyoming, Inc., from 1981 to July 2008.	None
	Thomas D. Wren, 57 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Director Indefiniate Term since June, 2006 3 Portfolios	Mr. Wren is a senior advisor for Promontory Financial Group, LLC. He was the Treasurer of MBNA Corporation and its MBNA America Bank, N.A. subsidiary from 1995 to 2006.	ACM Financial Trust, Inc. and Hatteras Financial Corp.
	James W. Zug, 69 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Director Indefinite Term since October, 2001 3 Portfolios	Mr. Zug is a retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He was employed with Pricewater- houseCoopers and its predecessors from 1964 until 2000.	Allianz Funds (30 portfolios), Amkor Technology, Inc. and Teleflex Inc.

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Brandywine Fund and Brandywine Blue Fund Directors and Officers

“Interested Persons” of the Funds*	Name, Age, Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served and Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director or Officer	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Other Directorships Held by Director or Officer
	William F. D’Alonzo*, 54 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Director Indefinite Term since October, 2001 President since 2003 Chairman since 2004 3 Portfolios	Mr. D’Alonzo joined Friess Associates in 1981 as part of the research team, became Chief Investment Officer in 1997 and Chief Executive Officer in 2002.	None
	Lynda J. Campbell*, 63 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Vice President since 1998 Secretary since 1990 Treasurer since 2007 3 Portfolios	Ms. Campbell joined Friess Associ- ates in 1985, the year of Brandy- wine Fund’s inception. Ms. Campbell is currently Chief Administrative Officer of the Friess Companies.	None
	Joseph J. Fields*, 53 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Vice President since 2007 3 Portfolios	Mr. Fields joined Friess Associates in 1999. He is currently a Client Relationship Manager of the Friess Companies.	None
	Gordon Kaiser*, 50 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Vice President since 2007 3 Portfolios	Mr. Kaiser joined Friess Associates in 1999. He is currently a Client Relationship Manager of the Friess Companies.	None
	David D. Marky*, 44 c/o Friess Associates P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807	Vice President since 2002 Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 3 Portfolios	Mr. Marky joined Friess Associates in 2000. He currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer for the Friess Companies.	None

Foster S. Friess Founder The Brandywine Funds P.O. Box 4166 Greenville, DE 19807 (800) 656-3017 www.brandywinefunds.com bfunds@friess.com

For additional information about the Directors and Officers, please call (800) 656-3017 and request a Statement of Additional Information. One will be mailed to you free of charge.

*  Messrs. D’Alonzo, Fields, Kaiser and Marky and Ms. Campbell are “interested persons” of the Funds as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 by reason of their being officers of the Funds and employees of Friess Associates, LLC.

 

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Distribution and Capital Gains Update . . .

Brandywine Blue Fund will pay a distribution of approximately $0.05 per share from net investment income to shareholders of record on October 28. The distribution will be paid on October 30, however, there will be no capital gains distributions in October in Brandywine Fund or Brandywine Blue Fund. As of September 30, Brandywine Fund can realize gains of approximately $12.59 per share and Brandywine Blue Fund can realize approximately $14.22 per share before triggering a distribution. These estimates may change, so please look to the December-quarter report for final year-end figures.

IRA Investors . . .

The annual $15 maintenance fee for shareholders invested through IRA accounts is due on November 13, 2009. For your convenience, US Bancorp will automatically deduct this amount from your IRA on the due date, or if you prefer not to have the fee swept from your account, please send a check to US Bancorp by the due date.

Definitions and Disclosures

Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.brandywinefunds.com.

The Funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment companies, and it may be obtained by calling 1-800-656-3017, or visiting www.brandywinefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Fund holdings and sector weightings are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities. Securities discussed were not held by the Funds as of 9/30/09, unless listed in the accompanying statements of net assets. Earnings growth rates quoted for the Funds refer solely to the estimated earnings growth rates of the average investment holding of the Funds based on consensus estimates from Baseline Financial Services, Inc. (Baseline) and not to the actual performance of the Funds themselves. Baseline provides analytical information and services to the investment community.

The Russell 1000, Russell 1000 Growth, Russell 3000, Russell 3000 Growth and S&P 500 Indexes are unmanaged indexes commonly used to measure the performance of U.S. stocks. You cannot invest directly in an index. As of September 30, 2009, the Russell 1000 Index’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years were -6.14, 1.49 and 0.41 percent; the Russell 1000 Growth Index’s were -1.85, 1.86 and -2.56 percent; the Russell 3000 Index’s were -6.42, 1.56 and 0.73 percent; the Russell 3000 Growth Index’s were -2.19, 1.96 and -2.28 percent; and the S&P 500 Index’s were -6.91, 1.02 and -0.15 percent.

Investment Adviser: Friess Associates, LLC	Transfer Agent: U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Investment Sub-Adviser: Friess Associates of Delaware, LLC	Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Custodian: U.S. Bank, N.A.	Legal Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP

Officers: William D’Alonzo, Chairman and President;

Lynda Campbell, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer; Joseph Fields, Vice President;  

Gordon Kaiser, Vice President; David Marky, Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Report Editor: Chris AregoodReport Staff: David Marky, Adam Rieger

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Registrant has adopted a code of ethics.  See attached Exhibit 12 (a).

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Stuart A. McFarland, a member of the audit committee, is an audit committee financial expert.  Mr. McFarland is “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)    Audit Fees

 $33,559.67 +  (FY 2009) and  $32,178 (FY 2008) are the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

(b)    Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for Audit-Related Fees.

(c)     Tax Fees

There were no fees billed in the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and tax return preparation.

(d)      All Other Fees

There were no fees billed in the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) – (c) of this Item 4.

(e) (1)   None

(e) (2)   None

(f)  Not applicable.

(g) $81,472 (FY 2009) and $71,020 (FY 2008) in non-audit fees were billed to the registrant’s investment adviser for tax return preparation and AIMR performance verification services.

(h)  The Audit Committee of the registrant determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser by the principal accountant disclosed in paragraph (g) of this Item 4, was compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

The schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities By Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)   The disclosure controls and procedures of the Brandywine Fund, Inc.  are periodically evaluated.  As of October 23, 2009, the date of the last evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are adequate.

(b)   The internal controls of the Brandywine Fund, Inc.  are periodically evaluated.  There were no changes to Brandywine Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such controls.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1)   Any code of ethics or amendment thereto.  Filed herewith.

(2)   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3)   Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.

(b)   Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Brandywine Fund, Inc.

Registrant

By   /s/William F. D’Alonzo

William F. D’Alonzo Principal Executive Officer

Date October 26, 2009

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Brandywine Fund, Inc.

Registrant

By   /s/Lynda J. Campbell

Lynda J. Campbell, Principal Financial Officer

Date  October 26, 2009