As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2009

                                                     Registration No. 333-156354
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM N-14

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                        [X] PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

                        [ ] POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.


                              GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                              ONE CORPORATE CENTER
                            RYE, NEW YORK 10580-1422
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (800) 422-3554
                         (Registrant's Telephone Number)

                                 Bruce N. Alpert
                              GAMCO Westwood Funds
                              One Corporate Center
                            Rye, New York 10580-1422
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                 with copies to:


                                        
Peter D. Goldstein, Esq.                   Michael R. Rosella, Esq.
GAMCO Westwood Funds                       Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
One Corporate Center                       75 East 55th Street
Rye, New York 10580-1422                   New York, New York 10022
Phone No.: (914) 921-7732                  Phone No.: (212) 318-6800
Fax No.: (914) 921-5384                    Fax No.: (212) 319-4090


     Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after
the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933.

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     It is proposed that this filing shall become effective on January 21, 2009,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, pursuant to a request for acceleration.


     No filing fee is due because the Registrant has previously registered an
indefinite number of shares under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section
24(f) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


                                              
Title of Securities Being Registered..........   Class AAA Shares of beneficial interest, par value $.001 per share,
                                                 of GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund, a series of the Registrant.




PART A

                           B.B. MICRO-CAP GROWTH FUND
              (formerly, the Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth Fund)
                              One Corporate Center
                            Rye, New York 10580-1422


January [___], 2009

Dear Shareholder:

The Trustees of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund (formerly, the Bjurman, Barry
Micro-Cap Growth Fund) (the "B.B. Fund"), a series of The B.B. Funds (the "B.B.
Trust"), have determined that it is in the best interests of the B.B. Fund and
its shareholders to reorganize the B.B. Fund into the GAMCO Westwood Mighty
Mites(SM) Fund (the "Mighty Mites Fund"), a series of the GAMCO Westwood Funds.
Shareholders of the B.B. Fund are being asked to approve the proposed
reorganization of the B.B. Fund into the Mighty Mites Fund (the
"Reorganization") at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on March 16,
2009, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).


Enclosed you will find various materials, including a Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and proxy ballot(s), for this special meeting. The
materials provide you with detailed information about the Reorganization,
including the reasons why the Board of Trustees of the B.B. Trust believes that
the Reorganization is in the best interests of the B.B. Fund and its
shareholders. The Board of Trustees of the B.B. Trust urges you to vote in favor
of this Reorganization.

If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders at the special meeting, at the
closing of the transaction you will receive full and fractional Class AAA Shares
of the Mighty Mites Fund equal in value at the time of the exchange to the value
of your shares of the B.B. Fund.


We believe that this combination will provide significant benefits to
shareholders of the B.B. Fund. The Reorganization will enable shareholders to
invest in a fund with substantially similar investment strategies. Combining the
two funds' assets will result in the creation of a single fund with a larger
asset base than the assets of the B.B. Fund alone. This greater asset size would
allow shareholders to take advantage of the possible benefits of economies of
scale and of spreading fixed costs across a larger asset base. Further, the
Reorganization would be tax-free and would not dilute your investment.

We urge you to vote as soon as possible. Your vote is important, regardless of
the number of shares you own. You can vote easily and quickly by mail, by phone
or in person. A self-addressed, postage-paid envelope has been enclosed for your
convenience.




EVERY VOTE COUNTS! Please cast yours as early as possible, so that Teton
Advisors, Inc., the investment adviser of the B.B. Fund, can avoid incurring
additional costs in re-soliciting your vote. Teton Advisors, Inc. will bear the
costs of the Special Meeting, including legal costs and the cost of the
solicitation of proxies. If you have questions, you may contact us, toll free,
at 1-800-GABELLI (422-3554). If you invest through another financial
institution, such as a brokerage firm, please contact your financial institution
should you have any questions.

Thank you for your continued investment in the B.B. Fund and for your support in
this matter.

Sincerely,


/s/ BRUCE N. ALPERT
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Bruce N. Alpert
President


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                           B.B. MICRO-CAP GROWTH FUND
              (formerly, the Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth Fund)


                          NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
                          SHAREHOLDERS - MARCH 16, 2009


One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
1-800-GABELLI (422-3554)


     A Special Meeting of shareholders of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund
(formerly, the Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth Fund) (the "B.B. Fund"), a series
of The B.B. Funds (formerly, The Bjurman, Barry Funds) (the "B.B. Trust"), will
be held at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on March 16, 2009, at the offices
of the B.B. Trust at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, for the
following purposes, all of which are more fully described in the accompanying
Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated January [___], 2009:

     1. To approve a proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and
Liquidation between the B.B. Fund and the GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund
(the "Mighty Mites Fund"), a series of the GAMCO Westwood Funds, which
contemplates the transfer to the Mighty Mites Fund of all the assets and known
and disclosed liabilities of the B.B. Fund in exchange for Class AAA Shares of
the Mighty Mites Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of
the B.B. Fund, and the liquidation and dissolution of the B.B. Fund, and the
termination of the B.B. Fund's registration under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended; and


     2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.


     Only shareholders of record at the close of business on January 16, 2009,
are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any postponements or
adjournments thereof.


                                         By Order of the Board of Trustees


                                         /s/ BRUCE N. ALPERT
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                                         Bruce N. Alpert, Secretary


Rye, New York
January [__], 2009





YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWNED ON THE RECORD DATE.
ALTHOUGH YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTE YOUR SHARES IN
PERSON, IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND YOU MAY VOTE YOUR SHARES BY MAIL OR BY A
TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE.


IN ORDER TO VOTE BY MAIL, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
ENCLOSED PROXY, DATE AND SIGN IT, AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH
IS ADDRESSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES. IF YOU LATER DECIDE TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR
PROXY AND VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON.


IN ORDER TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE, PLEASE SEE YOUR PROXY CARD FOR MORE INFORMATION
AND THE INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER, IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE, YOU MAY DO SO BY
USING THE PROXY CARD OR TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE.

IN ORDER TO AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION TO TETON
ADVISORS, INC., THE INVESTMENT ADVISER OF THE B.B. FUND, WE ASK FOR YOUR
COOPERATION IN MAILING YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.


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                       COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

                  RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF ASSETS OF THE

                           B.B. MICRO-CAP GROWTH FUND
              (formerly, the Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth Fund)

                 BY AND IN EXCHANGE FOR CLASS AAA SHARES OF THE

                      GAMCO WESTWOOD MIGHTY MITES(SM) FUND
                      a series of the GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS

                              One Corporate Center
                            Rye, New York 10580-1422
                            1-800-GABELLI (422-3554)


     This Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus relates to the proposed transfer
to the GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund (the "Mighty Mites Fund"), a series
of the GAMCO Westwood Funds, of all of the assets and known and disclosed
liabilities of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund (formerly, The Bjurman, Barry
Micro-Cap Growth Fund) (the "B.B. Fund"), a series of The B.B. Funds (formerly,
the Bjurman, Barry Funds) (the "B.B. Trust"), in exchange for Class AAA Shares
of the Mighty Mites Fund, to be distributed to the shareholders of the B.B. Fund
in liquidation and dissolution of the B.B. Fund, and the termination of the B.B.
Fund's registration statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Reorganization"). As a result of the Reorganization, each
shareholder of the B.B. Fund would receive full and fractional Class AAA Shares
of the Mighty Mites Fund equal in value at the time of the exchange to the value
of such shareholder's shares of the B.B. Fund (each of the B.B. Fund and the
Mighty Mites Fund is referred to below as a "Fund," and collectively as the
"Funds").


     The Boards of Trustees of the Funds both believe that the Reorganization is
in the best interests of the Funds and that the interests of the Funds'
shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization. If the
Reorganization is approved, the effective expense ratio of your shares in the
Mighty Mites Fund immediately after the closing of the transaction is expected
to be lower than the effective current expense ratio of your shares in the B.B.
Fund, as described in more detail below.


     For federal income tax purposes, the Reorganization is to be structured as
a tax-free transaction for the Funds and their shareholders. The investment
objectives of the Funds are substantially similar. The Mighty Mites Fund seeks
to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in
micro-capitalization equity securities (which it defines as securities of


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companies with market capitalization of $300 million or less at the time of the
Mighty Mites Fund's initial purchase). The B.B. Fund seeks capital appreciation
through investments in the common stocks of companies with market
capitalizations generally between $30 million and $300 million at the time of
investment.

     This Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus sets forth concisely information
about the Mighty Mites Fund that shareholders of the B.B. Fund should know
before investing and should be read and retained by investors for future
reference. Copies of the prospectus for the Mighty Mites Fund, dated January 21,
2009, and the annual report for the Mighty Mites Fund for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008, have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"), are enclosed herewith, and are incorporated by reference herein.

     A Statement of Additional Information dated January 21, 2009, relating to
this Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus, has been filed with the SEC and is
incorporated by reference herein. A Statement of Additional Information for the
Mighty Mites Fund dated January 21, 2009, containing additional and more
detailed information about the Mighty Mites Fund, has been filed with the SEC
and is incorporated by reference herein.

     In addition, the prospectus for the B.B. Fund dated August 1, 2008, as
supplemented November 3, 2008, and November 28, 2008, which has been previously
delivered to shareholders, and the Statement of Additional Information for the
B.B. Fund, also dated August 1, 2008, as supplemented November 28, 2008, have
been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference herein. The annual
report for the B.B. Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and the
semi-annual report for the B.B. Fund for the six months ended September 30,
2008, have been previously mailed to shareholders and filed with the SEC.


     Copies of these documents are available without charge and can be obtained
by writing to Teton Advisors, Inc. at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580,
or by calling, toll free, 1-800-GABELLI (422-3554). In addition, these documents
may be obtained from the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet site at
www.sec.gov. You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room
in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room, call 1-202-942-8090). You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon
payment of a duplication fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission,
Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. You may also obtain this
information upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the
following address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

     THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS COMBINED PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

     AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS IS NOT A DEPOSIT OF ANY BANK AND IS NOT INSURED
OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCY. AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISK,
INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

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This Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus is dated January [___], 2009.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS




                                                                                PAGE
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I. Proposal - To Approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization............     1
   A. Overview...............................................................     1
   B. Comparison Fee Table and Examples......................................     1
   C. Comparison of Performance..............................................     3
   D. Summary of Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks.................     4
   E. Key Information about the Proposal.....................................     8
      1.  Summary of the Proposed Reorganization.............................     9
      2.  Description of the Mighty Mites Fund's Class AAA Shares............     9
      3.  Reasons for the Reorganization.....................................     9
      4.  Federal Income Tax Consequences....................................    14
      5.  Comparison of Shareholder Rights...................................    16
      6.  Comparison of Valuation Procedures.................................    17
      7.  Capitalization.....................................................    18
      8.  Investment Adviser and Portfolio Management........................    18
      9.  Distribution.......................................................    19
      10. Purchase and Redemption Procedures.................................    19
      11. Service Providers..................................................    23
      12. Financial Highlights...............................................    23
II. Voting Information.......................................................    26
   A. Method and Cost of Solicitation........................................    27
   B. Right of Revocation....................................................    27
   C. Voting Securities and Principal Holders................................    28
   D. Interest of Certain Persons in the Transaction.........................    30
III. Further Information about the B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund.......    30
IV. Miscellaneous Matters....................................................    31
   A. Other Business.........................................................    31
   B. Next Meeting of Shareholders...........................................    31
   C. Legal Matters..........................................................    31
   D. Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm..........................    31



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I. PROPOSAL - TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

A. OVERVIEW


     At a meeting held on November 11, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the B.B.
Trust (the "B.B. Board"), including all of the Trustees who are not "interested
persons" of the B.B. Trust (the "Independent Trustees"), as that term is defined
in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"), considered and approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and
Liquidation dated November 28, 2008 (the "Plan of Reorganization"), a copy of
which is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A. Under the Plan of
Reorganization, the B.B. Fund will assign all of its assets and known and
disclosed liabilities to the Mighty Mites Fund in exchange for a number of Class
AAA Shares of the Mighty Mites Fund equivalent in value to shares of the B.B.
Fund outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined below). This
will be followed by a distribution of those shares to B.B. Fund shareholders so
that each B.B. Fund shareholder would receive shares of the Mighty Mites Fund
equivalent to the value of B.B. Fund shares held by such shareholder on the date
of the transaction (the "Closing Date"), currently scheduled on or about March
27, 2009, the subsequent liquidation and dissolution of the B.B. Fund, and the
termination of the B.B. Trust's registration statement under the 1940 Act (this
proposed transaction is referred to as the "Reorganization"). Like the B.B.
Fund, the Mighty Mites Fund is a series of an open-end investment company
registered with the SEC.

     If the Reorganization is approved and implemented, shareholders of the B.B.
Fund will become shareholders of the Mighty Mites Fund. The B.B. Fund and the
Mighty Mites Fund have the same investment adviser, Teton Advisors, Inc.
("Teton" or the "Adviser"). The Mighty Mites Fund's investment objective is
substantially similar to the B.B. Fund's investment objective and the Mighty
Mites Fund's principal investment strategies are substantially similar to those
of the B.B. Fund, as discussed in further detail below.

     The B.B. Board recommends that the shareholders of the B.B. Fund vote "FOR"
the Plan of Reorganization and the resulting Reorganization.


B. COMPARISON FEE TABLE AND EXAMPLES

     The following table shows the comparative fees and expenses of the Funds as
of September 30, 2008. The table also reflects the pro forma fees for the Mighty
Mites Fund after giving effect to the Reorganization, also as of September 30,
2008.



                                                     B.B. FUND    MIGHTY MITES FUND   PRO FORMA COMBINED
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SHAREHOLDER FEES
   (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases       None             None                 None
   (as a percentage of the offering price)
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on        None             None                 None
   Redemptions
   (as a percentage of sales price)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed                    None             None                 None


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   on Reinvested Distributions
Redemption Fee                                      2.00%(1)          2.00%(3)             2.00%(3)
   (as a percentage of amount redeemed)
Exchange Fee                                        2.00%(1)(2)
   (as a percentage of amount exchanged)
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
   (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)
Management Fees                                     1.00%             1.00%                1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees                           0.25%             0.25%                0.25%
Other Expenses                                      0.44%             0.46%                0.24%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(4)                    --              0.05%                0.01%
TOTAL ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES                1.69%(5)          1.76%                1.50%



(1)  In order to discourage frequent short-term trading in its shares, the B.B.
     Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares that are redeemed or
     exchanged within 60 days of purchase.

(2)  As of December 15, 2008, the B.B. Fund is the only series of the B.B. Trust
     and therefore, the exchange fee is not applicable as the B.B. Fund's
     exchange privilege extended only to other series in the B.B. Trust.

(3)  In order to discourage frequent short-term trading in its shares, the
     Mighty Mites Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee (short-term trading fee)
     on Class AAA Shares that are redeemed or exchanged within seven days or
     less after the date of purchase.

(4)  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ("AFFE") represent the pro rata expenses
     indirectly incurred by the Mighty Mites Fund as a result of investing in
     other mutual funds that have their own expenses. AFFE are not used to
     calculate the Mighty Mites Fund's net asset value and therefore the ratios
     in the table above do not correlate to the Ratios to Average Net Assets and
     Supplemental Data found in the "Financial Highlights" section of the Mighty
     Mites Fund prospectus or to the Financial Highlights section herein.

(5)  The B.B. Fund's previous investment adviser, Bjurman, Barry & Associates
     ("BB&A"), historically waived, on a voluntary basis, all or a portion of
     its fee and reimbursed certain expenses of the B.B. Fund necessary to limit
     total operating expenses to 1.80% of the B.B. Fund's average net assets.
     BB&A reserved the right to terminate or modify the waiver or any
     reimbursements at any time in its sole discretion. BB&A informed the B.B.
     Board in May 2008 that it would no longer waive its fees in respect of, or
     reimburse the B.B. Fund for, certain fees and expenses, including those
     related to the Independent Trustees' independent exploration and evaluation
     of strategic alternatives regarding the future of the B.B. Fund. In
     addition, BB&A terminated all waivers and reimbursements on October 22,
     2008. Teton, the B.B. Fund's current investment adviser (since November 28,
     2008), has agreed to reduce or waive all or a portion of its investment
     advisory fees, and to reimburse expenses of the B.B. Fund, in order to
     limit certain operating expenses of the B.B. Fund to 1.80% of the average
     annual net assets, excluding extraordinary expenses, for the duration of
     the B.B. Fund's interim advisory agreement with Teton.


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EXAMPLE

     The Example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in
the B.B. Fund with the cost of investing in the Mighty Mites Fund. The Example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the specified Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, dividends
and distributions are reinvested, and the operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under the assumptions, your
costs would be:



EXAMPLE COSTS   B.B. FUND   MIGHTY MITES FUND   PRO FORMA COMBINED
-------------   ---------   -----------------   ------------------
                                       
One Year          $  172         $  179               $  153
Three Years       $  533         $  554               $  474
Five Years        $  918         $  954               $  818
Ten Years         $1,998         $2,073               $1,791


C. COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE


          TOTAL RETURN INFORMATION FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

MIGHTY MITES FUND

Annual returns of the Mighty Mites Fund Class AAA Shares as of December 31 were
as follows for each year shown:

                               (BAR CHART TO COME)


                                          
36.4%   3.5%   6.2%   (0.8)%   25.9%   18.7%   7.2%   19.8%   7.4%   (23.86)%
-----   ----   ----   ------   -----   -----   ----   -----   ----   --------
1999    2000   2001   2002     2003    2004    2005   2006    2007     2008



                                 
Highest Quarterly Return:    17.87%    Quarter ended June 30, 1999
Lowest Quarterly Return:    (16.14)%   Quarter ended December 31, 2008


Average Annual Total Returns for the Mighty Mites Fund Class AAA Shares (for the
periods ended December 31, 2008) were as follows:



                                                      1 Year    5 Years    10 Years
                                                     --------   --------   --------
                                                                  
Mighty Mites Fund Class AAA Shares
   Return Before Taxes                               (23.86%)     4.50%      8.85%
   Return After Taxes on Distributions               (24.24%)     3.03%      6.75%
   Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
      Fund Shares(1)                                 (15.16%)     4.00%      6.95%



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Russell 2000 Index(2)                                (33.79%)    (0.93%)     3.02%
Russell Microcap(TM) Index(3)                        (39.78%)    (5.44%)      N/A


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(1)  If the Fund incurs a loss, which generates a tax benefit if you sell your
     shares, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may
     exceed the Fund's other return figures.

(2)  The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index of the 2000 smallest common
     stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which contains the 3000 largest stocks in
     the U.S. based on total market capitalization. The performance of the
     Russell 2000 Index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses, or
     taxes. You cannot invest directly in the Russell 2000 Index.

(3)  The Russell Microcap(TM) Index measures the performance of the Microcap
     segments, representing less than 3% of the U.S. equity market. You cannot
     invest directly in the Russell Microcap(TM) Index. The inception date for
     the Russell Microcap(TM) Index is July 1, 2000.

B.B. FUND

Annual returns for the B.B. Fund as of December 31 were as follows for each year
shown:

                               (BAR CHART TO COME)


                                                       
53.26%   45.62%   19.56%   (17.54)%   66.86%   3.43%   10.78%   4.52%   (1.39)%   (52.28)%
------   ------   ------   --------   ------   -----   ------   -----   -------   --------
 1999     2000     2001      2002      2003    2004     2005    2006     2007       2008



                                
Highest Quarterly Return:  37.92%     Quarter ended December 31, 1999
Lowest Quarterly Return:   (30.15%)   Quarter ended December 31, 2008


Average Annual Total Returns for the B.B. Fund (for the periods ended December
31, 2008) were as follows:



                                                      1 Year    5 Years    10 Years
                                                     --------   --------   --------
                                                                  
B.B. Fund
   Return Before Taxes                               (52.58%)   (10.94%)    7.47%
   Return After Taxes on Distribution(1)             (53.24%)   (13.34%)    5.71%
   Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
      Fund Shares(1)(2)                              (33.35%)   (7.32%)     7.54%
Russell 2000 Growth Index(3)                         (38.54%)   (2.35%)    (0.76%)
Russell Microcap Growth Index(4)                     (44.65%)   (7.95%)      N/A


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(1)  After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual
     federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state
     and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax
     situation and may differ from those shown above. After-tax returns are not
     relevant to investors who hold shares through a tax-deferred account, such
     as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan.

(2)  If the Fund incurs a loss, which generates a tax benefit if you sell your
     shares, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may
     exceed the Fund's other return figures.

(3)  The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those securities
     in the Russell 2000 universe that have higher price-to-book ratios and
     higher forecasted growth. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is unmanaged and
     does not reflect the fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund, such
     as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest
     directly in an index, although they can invest in the underlying
     securities.

(4)  The Russell Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of the Microcap
     growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell
     Microcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
     forecasted growth. The

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     Russell Microcap Growth Index is unmanaged and does not reflect the fees
     and expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management
     and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index,
     although they can invest in the underlying securities.


D. SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND RISKS

     The Mighty Mites Fund has a substantially similar investment objective as
that of the B.B. Fund.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE



                                                     B.B. FUND                                 MIGHTY MITES FUND
                                    -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
                                                                           
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE                Capital appreciation through investments in  Long-term capital appreciation by
                                    the common stocks of companies whose total   investing primarily in
                                    market capitalizations at the time of        micro-capitalization equity securities.
                                    purchase are between $30 million and $300    (defined below in "Principal Investment
                                    million.                                     Strategies")


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES


     The B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund each seeks to achieve its
investment objective by using the principal investment strategies discussed
below. The Funds' principal strategies are substantially similar, except as
noted below. The main difference in the Funds' principal investment strategies
is that the B.B. Fund has a policy of investing at least 80% of its total assets
in stocks of micro-cap companies and the Mighty Mites Fund has a policy to
invest "primarily" in micro-cap companies. Furthermore, the Mighty Mites Fund
may invest up to 25% in foreign stocks, whereas the B.B. Fund does not invest in
foreign investments as a principal investment strategy. The combined fund will
follow the principal investment strategies of the Mighty Mites Fund.



                                                     B.B. FUND                                 MIGHTY MITES FUND
                                    -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
                                                                           
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES     Under normal circumstances, invests at       Primarily invests in common stocks of
                                    least 80% of its total assets in the         smaller companies that have a market
                                    common stocks and equivalents of companies   capitalization of $300 million or less at
                                    whose total market capitalization at the     the time of the Fund's initial investment.
                                    time of purchase are generally between $30   The Fund focuses on micro-cap companies
                                    million and $300 million, and that, in the   which appear to be underpriced relative to
                                    opinion of the Adviser, have superior        their private market value, which is the
                                    earnings growth characteristics.             value the Adviser believes informed
                                                                                 investors would be willing to pay to
                                                                                 acquire the company.

INVESTMENT SELECTION                In selecting stocks, the Adviser             In selecting stocks, the Adviser


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PROCESS                             attempts to identify companies that:         attempts to identify companies that:

                                         -   have above-average sales and             -   have above-average sales and
                                             earnings growth prospects                    earnings growth prospects

                                         -   have improving balance sheet             -   have improving balance sheet
                                             fundamentals given the current               fundamentals given the current
                                             status of economic and business              status of economic and business
                                             cycles                                       cycles

                                         -   are undervalued and may                  -   are undervalued and may
                                             significantly appreciate due to              significantly appreciate due to
                                             management changes, stock                    management changes, stock
                                             acquisitions, mergers,                       acquisitions, mergers,
                                             reorganizations, tender offers,              reorganizations, tender offers,
                                             spin-offs or other significant               spin-offs or other significant
                                             events                                       events

                                         -   have new or unique products, new         -   have new or unique products, new
                                             or expanding markets, changing               or expanding markets, changing
                                             competitive or regulatory                    competitive or regulatory
                                             climates or undervalued assets or            climates or undervalued assets or
                                             franchises.                                  franchises.

                                    The Adviser also considers the stocks'       The Adviser also considers the stocks'
                                    prices and the issuers' balance sheet        prices and the issuers' balance sheet
                                    characteristics and strength of management.  characteristics and strength of management.

                                    Micro-cap companies may also be new or       Micro-cap companies may also be new or
                                    unseasoned companies which are in their      unseasoned companies which are in their
                                    very early stages of development.            very early stages of development.
                                    Micro-cap companies can also be engaged in   Micro-cap companies can also be engaged in
                                    new and emerging industries.                 new and emerging industries.

                                    Micro-cap companies are generally not        Micro-cap companies are generally not
                                    well-known to investors and have less of     well-known to investors and have less of
                                    an investor following than larger            an investor following than larger
                                    companies. The Adviser will attempt to       companies. The Adviser will attempt to
                                    capitalize on the lack of analyst            capitalize on the lack of analyst
                                    attention to micro-cap stocks and the        attention to micro-cap stocks and the
                                    inefficiency of the micro-cap market.        inefficiency of the micro-cap market.

INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN SECURITIES    The Fund does not invest in foreign          May invest up to 25% of its total assets
                                    securities as a principal investment         in foreign equity securities and in
                                    strategy; however, the Fund may invest in    European Depository Receipts or American
                                    securities of foreign issuers, either        Depository Receipts. May
                                    directly or through American


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                                    Depository Receipts.                         also invest in foreign debt securities.

INVESTMENT IN IPOS                  The Fund may invest in initial public        Typically, the Fund does not invest in
                                    offerings or IPOs.                           IPOs as a principal investment strategy;
                                                                                 however, the Fund may invest in IPOs.

DIVERSIFICATION                     The Fund is diversified.                     The Fund is diversified.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

     Because of their similar investment objectives and strategies, the B.B.
Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund have substantially similar risks. A discussion of
the principal risks of investing in the Funds is set forth below. This
discussion is qualified in its entirety by the more extensive discussion of risk
factors set forth in the prospectuses and statements of additional information
of the Funds. The combined fund will have the same risks as the Mighty Mites
Fund.


     FUND AND MANAGEMENT RISK. If the Adviser's judgment in selecting securities
is incorrect or if the market segment in which the Funds invest falls out of
favor with investors, the Funds could underperform the stock market or their
peers. The Funds could also fail to meet their investment objective. When you
sell the Funds' shares, they may be worth less than what you paid for them.
Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Funds.

     EQUITY RISK. The principal risk of investing in the Funds is equity risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the prices of the securities held by the Funds will
fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the
industries in which the companies issuing the securities participate, and the
issuer company's particular circumstances.

     SMALL- AND MICRO-CAP RISK. Although small-cap and micro-cap companies may
offer greater potential for capital appreciation than larger companies,
investing in securities of small-cap and micro-cap companies may involve greater
risks than investing in larger, more established issuers. Small-cap and
micro-cap companies generally have limited product lines, markets, and financial
resources. Their securities may trade less frequently and in more limited volume
than the securities of larger, more established companies. Also, small-cap and
micro-cap companies are typically subject to greater changes in earnings and
business prospects than larger companies. Consequently, small-cap and micro-cap
company stock prices tend to rise and fall in value more than other stocks. The
risks of investing in micro-cap stocks and companies are even greater than those
of investing in small-cap companies.

     In addition, while both Funds may invest in foreign securities, the Mighty
Mites Fund has disclosed the following risk in its prospectus:

     FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK. The Mighty Mites Fund may invest up to 25% of its
total assets in foreign equity securities and in European Depository Receipts or
American Depository Receipts. The Mighty Mites Fund may also invest in foreign
debt securities. Foreign securities pose additional risks over U.S. based
securities for a number of reasons. Foreign economic, governmental, and
political systems may be less favorable than those of the U.S. Foreign
governments may exercise greater control over their

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economies, industries, and citizens' rights. Specific risk factors related to
foreign securities include: inflation, structure and regulation of financial
markets, liquidity and volatility of investments, currency exchange rates and
regulations, and differing accounting standards. Foreign companies may also be
subject to significantly higher levels of taxation than U.S. companies,
including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation, thereby reducing their
earnings potential, and amounts realized on foreign securities may be subject to
high levels of foreign taxation.

     Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. Therefore, the
value of the Mighty Mites Fund's assets and income in U.S. dollars may be
affected by changes in exchange rates and regulations, since exchange rates for
foreign currencies change daily. The combination of currency risk and market
risk tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than
securities traded exclusively in the U.S. Although the Mighty Mites Fund values
its assets daily in U.S. dollars, it will not convert its holdings of foreign
currencies to U.S. dollars daily. Therefore, the Mighty Mites Fund may be
exposed to currency risks over an extended period of time.

     In addition, the B.B. Fund has disclosed the following risks in its
prospectus:

     IPO RISK. The B.B. Fund may invest in initial public offerings, or IPOs.
The risks associated with IPOs include short earnings histories, competitive
conditions and reliance on a limited number of product lines and financial
resources. There is also no guarantee that the B.B. Fund will continue to have
access to the types of IPOs that have previously contributed to its performance
or that any IPO will perform as well as previous IPOs.

     DIVERSIFICATION RISK. Diversifying a mutual fund's portfolio can reduce the
inherent risks of investing by limiting the portion of your investment in any
one issuer or industry. Less diversified mutual funds may be more sensitive to
changes in the market value of a single issuer or industry. The B.B. Fund may
present greater risk than is usually associated with more widely diversified
mutual funds because the B.B. Fund may invest in as few as 50 issuers.


     The Mighty Mites Fund is not subject to IPO risk to the same extent as the
B.B. Fund might be since the Mighty Mites Fund does not invest in IPOs as a
principal investment strategy. The Mighty Mites Fund is also not subject to
diversification risk as the Mighty Mites Fund's portfolio is generally more
widely diversified than that of the B.B. Fund.


DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

     The portfolio holdings policy for the Mighty Mites Fund is identical to
that of the B.B. Fund. A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the portfolio securities is available in the
Statement of Additional Information for each of the Funds.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS


     A chart comparing all of the fundamental and non-fundamental investment
restrictions of the Mighty Mites Fund with those of the B.B. Fund is attached as
Appendix B. The main difference between

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the investment restrictions of the B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund is that
the B.B. Fund has a 15% industry concentration policy, whereas the Mighty Mites
Fund has a 25% industry concentration policy. In addition, the B.B. Fund has a
stricter portfolio diversification policy than the Mighty Mites Fund. The
combined fund will follow the investment restrictions and limitations of the
Mighty Mites Fund.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     On April 24, 2008, Gabelli Funds, LLC ("Gabelli Funds"), an affiliate of
Teton, entered into an administrative settlement with the SEC to resolve the
SEC's inquiry regarding prior frequent trading activity in shares of the GAMCO
Global Growth Fund (the "Global Growth Fund") by one investor who was banned
from the Global Growth Fund in August 2002. In the settlement, the SEC found
that the Gabelli Funds had violated Section 206(2) of the Investment Advisers
Act, Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder, and had aided and
abetted and caused violations of Section 12(d)(1)(B)(i) of the 1940 Act. Under
the terms of the settlement, Gabelli Funds, while neither admitting nor denying
the SEC's findings and allegations, agreed, among other things, to pay the
previously reserved total of $16 million (including a $5 million penalty), of
which at least $11 million will be distributed to shareholders of the Global
Growth Fund in accordance with a plan to be developed by an independent
distribution consultant, and approved by the independent directors of the Global
Growth Fund and the staff of the SEC, and to cease and desist from future
violations of the above-referenced federal securities laws. The settlement will
not have a material adverse impact on Gabelli Funds or its ability to fulfill
its obligations under the investment advisory agreement. On the same day, the
SEC filed a civil action against the Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, alleging violations of certain federal
securities laws arising from the same matter. The officer is also an officer of
the Global Growth Fund and other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO fund complex,
including the Funds. The officer denies the allegations and is continuing in his
positions with Gabelli Funds and other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO fund complex,
including the Funds. Teton currently expects that any resolution of the action
against the officer will not have a material adverse impact on Teton or its
ability to fulfill its obligations under the investment advisory agreements with
the Funds.


E. KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSAL

     The following is a summary of key information concerning the proposed
Reorganization. Keep in mind that more detailed information appears in the Plan
of Reorganization, which is attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus in
APPENDIX A.

     1. SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION

     On November 11, 2008, the Board of the B.B. Trust, on behalf of the B.B.
Fund, approved the Plan of Reorganization, which contemplates the transfer to
the Mighty Mites Fund of all of the assets and known and disclosed liabilities
of the B.B. Fund solely in exchange for Class AAA Shares of beneficial interest
of the Mighty Mites Fund. Following the transfer, Class AAA Shares of the Mighty
Mites Fund will be distributed to shareholders of the B.B. Fund in liquidation
of the B.B. Fund and the B.B. Fund will subsequently be dissolved. In connection
therewith, the B.B. Trust will terminate its registration under the 1940 Act by
filing the appropriate application with the SEC.

     Both Funds are equity funds with substantially similar investment
objectives and strategies. Both Funds are managed by Teton. The Funds' Boards
and the Adviser recognize that greater economies of

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scale and efficiencies can be attained by combining the assets of the Funds and
that since the investment objectives are substantially identical, such a
combination would not materially alter the nature of the B.B. Fund's
shareholders' investment.

     As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of the B.B. Fund will
receive full and fractional shares of Class AAA Shares of the Mighty Mites Fund
equal in value at the time of the Reorganization to the value of such
shareholder's shares of the B.B. Fund. The B.B. Trust's Board has determined
that the interests of existing shareholders will not be diluted as a result of
the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization. For the reasons set forth
below under "Reasons for the Reorganization," the B.B. Trust's Board, on behalf
of the B.B. Fund, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the
Reorganization would be in the best interest of the shareholders of the B.B.
Fund and recommends approval of the Plan of Reorganization.

     2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MIGHTY MITES FUND'S CLASS AAA SHARES

     The Mighty Mites Fund's Class AAA Shares to be issued to the B.B. Fund's
shareholders pursuant to the Reorganization will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable when issued, and will be transferable
without restriction and will have no preemptive or conversion rights. The Mighty
Mites Fund's Class AAA Shares will be sold and redeemed based upon the net asset
value ("NAV") per share of the Mighty Mites Fund Class AAA Shares next
determined after receipt of the purchase or redemption request, as described in
the Mighty Mites Fund's Prospectus.

     3. REASONS FOR THE REORGANIZATION

     The recommendation of the B.B. Board with respect to the Reorganization of
the B.B. Fund arose from discussions of strategic alternatives for the B.B.
Trust, of which the B.B. Fund is a separate series) over a period of several
years, as described below. As a result of those discussions, the B.B. Board and
BB&A mutually agreed that the previous investment advisory agreement between the
B.B. Trust and BB&A with respect to the B.B. Fund should not be renewed after
the expiration of the term of the agreement on November 28, 2008, and the
Independent Trustees selected Teton as the interim investment adviser to the
B.B. Fund pending shareholder approval of the Reorganization. The B.B. Board
also approved the liquidation of the other two series of the B.B. Trust, the
Bjurman, Barry Mid Cap Growth Fund (the "Mid Cap Fund") and the Bjurman, Barry
Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Small Cap Fund"), which were liquidated on December
15, 2008.

BOARD DISCUSSIONS FROM JUNE 2006 - MARCH 2008

     As a result of discussions at meetings of the B.B. Board and its
Committees, in June 2006 the Independent Trustees developed and provided to BB&A
a list of strategic issues of concern related to the future operations of the
B.B. Trust. These concerns included matters such as the impact of increasing
shareholder redemptions from the B.B. Fund on its investment results (the assets
of the B.B. Fund had declined from approximately $822 million in March 2004 to
approximately $505 million in June 2006); BB&A's short-range and long-range
plans for marketing and distribution of the B.B. Fund, the Mid Cap Fund and the
Small Cap Fund; and the long-term viability of the Mid Cap Fund and the Small
Cap Fund (which had assets of only $7.6 million and $26 million respectively as
of June 2006).

     The B.B. Board recognized that many of these issues would be resolved by
improved investment performance and that the market environment had not been
favorable for BB&A's growth-oriented

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investment approach. Accordingly, the B.B. Board continued to discuss these
matters at subsequent meetings of the B.B. Board and its Committees.

BB&A'S MARCH 2008 REORGANIZATION PROPOSAL


     At a special meeting of the B.B. Board on March 27, 2008, BB&A informed the
Independent Trustees that, in response to the Independent Trustees' concerns,
BB&A had concluded that the B.B. Trust and BB&A would benefit if BB&A were able
to identify a suitable strategic partner that would provide the B.B. Trust
greater economic and administrative strength than that of BB&A alone, while
continuing BB&A's management of the B.B. Trust. BB&A informed the Independent
Trustees that it had undertaken efforts beginning in August 2006 to identify
such a partner, and had tentatively agreed on the terms of a transaction with an
experienced investment management firm that was currently managing assets in
excess of $4 billion, including assets of three mutual fund portfolios (the
"Proposed Manager"). The proposed transaction, which was subject to approval by
the Independent Trustees and the shareholders of the B.B. Trust, contemplated
the appointment of the Proposed Manager as the investment adviser to the B.B.
Trust in place of BB&A, and the appointment of BB&A as a sub-adviser to carry
out day-to-day portfolio management of the B.B. Trust, without change in the
aggregate advisory fees paid by the B.B. Trust.


     The Independent Trustees carefully considered the proposed transaction.
They received a presentation by executives of the Proposed Manager and by BB&A;
with respect to the proposed transaction at the March Board meeting; discussed
the potential advantages of the proposed transaction with BB&A requested
additional information about the Proposed Manager and the process that had
resulted in selection of the Proposed Manager; and appointed a Special Committee
of two Independent Trustees who visited with executives of the Proposed Manager
and directors of its mutual funds at its principal offices. The Special
Committee also held informal discussions with a number of consulting firms about
other possible alternatives for the B.B. Trust and the costs of obtaining
professional consulting assistance to explore those alternatives.

     After consideration of the proposed transaction, the process which had
resulted in identification of the Proposed Manager, and possible alternatives,
the Independent Trustees informed BB&A at a meeting of the B.B. Board on May 14,
2008, that they were not in a position to approve the proposed transaction with
the Proposed Manager because they believed that it did not appear to provide
significant tangible benefits to the B.B. Trust's shareholders and because the
Independent Trustees did not have a fully informed view about other possible
alternatives.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTIONS

     Thereafter, the Independent Trustees met on numerous occasions, with the
assistance of counsel to the B.B. Trust and the Independent Trustees, to discuss
and evaluate strategic alternatives for the B.B. Trust:

     -    The members of the Special Committee met with management of BB&A in
          June 2008 to discuss a variety of matters regarding operation of the
          B.B. Trust, including among other things the reasons for the
          Independent Trustees' conclusions about the proposed transaction and
          various possible methods of improving the benefits of the transaction
          to the B.B. Trust's shareholders. At the Independent Trustees'
          request, representatives of BB&A discussed with the Proposed Manager
          ways of providing additional benefits to the B.B. Trust's
          shareholders. However, the Proposed Manager declined to propose any
          such additional benefits.

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     -    At a special meeting of the B.B. Board on July 23, 2008, the B.B.
          Board considered a written report on the costs and benefits of
          alternative strategic transactions for the B.B. Trust prepared by BB&A
          at the request of the Independent Trustees. These alternatives
          included reorganization of the B.B. Trust with a fund group managed by
          a third party adviser, reorganization pursuant to an arrangement for
          continuation of BB&A's services to the B.B. Trust as a sub-adviser,
          merger of the Small Cap and Mid Cap Funds, liquidation of the B.B.
          Trust, and maintenance of the status quo. At that meeting, BB&A
          informed the Independent Trustees that, in view of the small size of
          the B.B. Trust and continuing redemptions by shareholders of the B.B.
          Fund (the assets of which had declined to approximately $145 million),
          BB&A did not believe that the B.B. Trust would be able to compete
          effectively in the mutual fund marketplace in the future, and that
          maintenance of the status quo was not a viable option. The Independent
          Trustees (i) requested that BB&A contact a number of "multiple series
          trusts" sponsored by mutual fund administrators to determine whether
          reorganization of one or more series of the B.B. Trust into newly
          organized series of such a trust, managed by BB&A, would result in
          significant expense savings to the shareholders of the B.B. Trust, and
          (ii) authorized retention of an experienced consulting firm identified
          by the Special Committee, to contact a select list of potential mutual
          fund managers that might be interested in a transaction with respect
          to the B.B. Trust (whether or not BB&A would continue to manage the
          B.B. Trust).

     -    At a meeting of the B.B. Board on August 12, 2008, the B.B. Board
          considered management's report on its contacts with various "multiple
          series trust" sponsors. The Independent Trustees concluded that
          although reorganization of the B.B. Trust into such a trust might
          provide some expense reductions, it would not resolve issues related
          to distribution of the B.B. Trust.

     -    During August and September 2008, under the supervision of the
          Independent Trustees, the Special Committee and its consultant
          identified 31 potential fund companies not previously contacted by
          BB&A, and made inquiries of 19 of those companies identified as having
          possible interest in a transaction with respect to the B.B. Trust. The
          Special Committee received letters of interest from eight of those
          companies. During this period the Independent Trustees held four
          meetings with their consultant and with counsel to review and evaluate
          the letters of interest.

     -    At a special meeting of the B.B. Board on October 1, 2008, the
          Independent Trustees recommended that management of BB&A contact three
          of the fund managers who had expressed interest to obtain additional
          information from them. At a special meeting of the B.B. Board on
          October 8, 2008, management of BB&A reported that it had briefly
          contacted each of the three fund managers identified by the
          Independent Trustees and, although a transaction with any of the
          managers offered compensation to BB&A, BB&A did not believe it was in
          the best interest of the B.B. Trust or its shareholders to pursue
          further discussions with any of them. BB&A also indicated that it had
          concluded it did not wish to continue to manage the B.B. Trust after
          the expiration of the current term of its advisory agreements on
          November 28, 2008.

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     -    After further discussion with the Special Committee and its
          consultant, the Independent Trustees selected GAMCO Investors, Inc.
          ("GAMCO"), the parent company of Teton, and one other substantial
          investment adviser, both of which currently managed successful
          micro-cap mutual funds, for final evaluation. The Special Committee
          requested further information from the two finalists and on October
          21, 2008, all of the Independent Trustees and counsel met with
          representatives of each finalist in person to discuss their investment
          philosophies, management capabilities, and other relevant matters.

     -    As a result of those meetings, the Independent Trustees unanimously
          determined that it would be in the best interest of the B.B. Trust to
          liquidate the Small Cap Fund and the Mid Cap Fund and to retain Teton,
          a subsidiary of GAMCO, as investment adviser to the B.B. Fund at the
          end of the current term of the B.B. Fund's agreement with BB&A. Teton
          thereafter concluded that it could best manage the assets of the B.B.
          Fund if the B.B. Fund were reorganized into the Mighty Mites Fund. In
          evaluating this conclusion, the Independent Trustees met on October
          29, 2008, to consider such a reorganization and to review responses to
          information requested on their behalf by counsel with respect to the
          Mighty Mites Fund, and also conducted a telephonic interview with the
          lead independent director of the Mighty Mites Fund.

BOARD CONSIDERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE REORGANIZATION


     At a meeting of the B.B. Board on October 31, 2008, the B.B. Board approved
(i) by unanimous vote, the liquidation of the Mid Cap and Small Cap Funds, and
(ii) by unanimous vote of the four members then serving as Independent Trustees,
and with the two members of the B.B. Board who were affiliated with BB&A
abstaining as they had not participated in the selection process, a letter of
intent with GAMCO for the appointment of Teton to act as interim investment
adviser to the B.B. Fund commencing on November 28, 2008, for a period of up to
150 days, as permitted by SEC rules, and for the proposed Reorganization of the
B.B. Fund into the Mighty Mites Fund by the end of that period, subject to
approval of the shareholders of the B.B. Fund. Thereafter, at a meeting of the
B.B. Board on November 12, 2008, the B.B. Board (with the two members affiliated
with BB&A abstaining) approved an interim investment advisory agreement with
Teton and the Plan of Reorganization with the Mighty Mites Fund.


     The Independent Trustees considered a number of factors in determining that
the proposed Reorganization would be in the best interest of the B.B. Fund and
its shareholders, and that the interests of the B.B. Fund's existing
shareholders would not be diluted as a result of the proposed Reorganization,
including the following:

          1. The Independent Trustees and BB&A mutually agreed that the previous
     investment advisory agreement between the B.B. Fund and BB&A should not be
     renewed after the expiration of the term of the agreement on November 28,
     2008.

          2. Based on their review of the alternatives available to the B.B.
     Fund and information provided by GAMCO with respect to Teton and the Mighty
     Mites Fund, the Independent Trustees unanimously determined that it would
     be in the best interests of the B.B. Fund and its shareholders to obtain
     the services of Teton as investment adviser to the B.B. Fund while it
     solicits shareholder

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     approval with respect to the proposed Reorganization. In making this
     determination, the Independent Trustees considered a variety of factors,
     including the following:

          INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES. As described above, the
          Independent Trustees considered that the investment objectives and
          strategies of the Mighty Mites Fund were substantially similar to
          those of the B.B. Fund, including their mutual focus on seeking
          capital appreciation from investing in micro cap stocks.

          NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. The Independent Trustees
          considered the depth and quality of Teton's investment management
          process, including its extensive research capabilities; the experience
          of Teton's senior management and other personnel; the overall
          financial strength, size, stability and reputation of GAMCO; the
          nature, extent and quality of administrative, compliance and
          shareholder services available to the Mighty Mites Fund from Teton and
          its affiliates; and the benefits to B.B. Fund shareholders from
          investing in a fund that is part of a larger family of funds. The
          Independent Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of
          the services proposed to be provided by Teton and the Mighty Mites
          Fund would benefit the B.B. Fund and its shareholders.


          INVESTMENT RESULTS. The Independent Trustees considered the investment
          results of the Mighty Mites Fund. They noted that the performance of
          the Mighty Mites Fund was substantially better than that of the B.B.
          Fund for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2008.
          They also noted that the performance of the Mighty Mites Fund was
          substantially better than the results of the Russell 2000 Index for
          all these periods and since inception of the Mighty Mites Fund in May
          1998, better than the results of the Russell MicroCap Index for all
          such periods since the inception of that Index, and well above the
          average of a peer group of funds identified by Lipper Inc. for such
          periods; and that the Mighty Mites Fund had a five-star Morningstar
          rating. The Independent Trustees concluded that Teton's record in
          managing the Mighty Mites Fund could significantly benefit the
          shareholders of the B.B. Fund.


          ADVISORY FEES AND TOTAL EXPENSES. The Independent Trustees compared
          the advisory fee and total expense ratios of the Mighty Mites Fund to
          those of the B.B. Fund and other relevant funds. The Independent
          Trustees noted that Teton's advisory fee was the same as that of BB&A.
          They noted that on October 22, 2008, BB&A had terminated its voluntary
          agreement to waive all or a portion of its fees, and to reimburse
          expenses of the B.B. Fund, in order to limit certain operating
          expenses of the B.B. Fund to 1.80% of the average annual net assets,
          and that the total expenses of the Mighty Mites Fund (as of the date
          of their meeting) were less than those of the B.B. Fund. The
          Independent Trustees also considered the pro forma expense ratio of
          the combined Mighty Mites Fund after the Reorganization, noting that
          the total pro forma expense ratio of the combined fund would be less
          than that of the B.B. Fund. They noted that based on their review of
          data in connection with past renewals of the B.B. Fund's Agreement
          with BB&A, the advisory fees and projected expenses of the Mighty
          Mites Fund were at or below the medians for comparable funds. The
          Independent Trustees further considered that the Mighty Mites Fund's
          greater

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          distribution capabilities could potentially increase overall fund
          assets thereby enabling B.B. Fund shareholders to benefit from certain
          economies of scale after the Reorganization.

          The Independent Trustees noted that Teton's advisory fee structure did
          not include fee breakpoints. However, they considered that such
          breakpoints were of limited value as any potential economies of scale
          in the operation of the Mighty Mites Fund were limited by the likely
          need to close the Mighty Mites Fund to further investment at some
          point in the future given the constraints of any adviser's ability to
          manage assets in the micro-cap sector of the stock market. They also
          reviewed information regarding the pre-tax operating margins of Teton
          with respect to its advisory services to the Mighty Mites Fund. The
          Independent Trustees concluded that the Mighty Mites Fund's cost
          structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided
          by Teton, and that the shareholders of the B.B. Fund would receive
          reasonable value in return for the advisory fees paid by the Mighty
          Mites Fund.

          ANCILLARY BENEFITS. The Independent Trustees considered a variety of
          other benefits received by Teton and its affiliates as a result of
          Teton's relationship with the Mighty Mites Fund, including
          compensation paid to Gabelli & Company, Inc., a broker-dealer
          affiliate of Teton which acts as distributor of the Mighty Mites
          Fund's shares and executes some portfolio transactions for the Mighty
          Mites Fund; the benefits of "soft dollar" research and other services
          obtained, if any, by Teton from broker-dealers in return for
          allocating Mighty Mites Fund brokerage transactions to such
          broker-dealers; and other possible ancillary benefits to Teton and its
          affiliates as a result of their relationship to the Mighty Mites Fund.
          The Independent Trustees took these ancillary benefits into account in
          evaluating the reasonableness of the advisory fees and other amounts
          paid to Teton by the Mighty Mites Fund.

          OTHER FACTORS. The Independent Trustees considered the terms and
          conditions of the Reorganization, including that the Reorganization
          would not be a taxable transaction to the shareholders of the B.B.
          Fund. They further noted that Teton has agreed to bear the expenses of
          the Special Meeting (including legal, proxy and solicitation
          expenses), reimburse the B.B. Fund for legal fees incurred over
          several weeks (up to a maximum of $10,000) with respect to the
          preparation of the letter of intent between the B.B. Trust (on behalf
          of the B.B. Fund) and Teton, and bear any expenses payable by the B.B.
          Fund in connection with its current accounting, administration,
          transfer agency and/or custodian agreements that may be triggered by
          the termination of any such agreements in connection with the proposed
          Reorganization.

     On December 3, 2008, the two members of the B.B. Board affiliated with
BB&A, and one of the Independent Trustees, resigned. For the reasons described
above, the current members of the B.B. Fund Board, all of whom are Independent
Trustees, unanimously recommends a vote IN FAVOR of the proposed Plan of
Reorganization and the resulting Reorganization.

     4. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES


     Each Fund intends to qualify, as of the Closing Date, as a "regulated
investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). Accordingly, each of the Funds have been, and expect to continue to be,
relieved of all or substantially all federal income taxes. The exchange of the

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assets of the B.B. Fund for shares of Mighty Mites Fund and the assumption by
the Mighty Mites Fund of the liabilities of the B.B. Fund, and the liquidation
of the B.B. Fund, are intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a
tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code. As a condition
to the closing of the proposed transaction, the Funds will each receive an
opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, counsel to the Funds, to the
effect that, based on certain assumptions and on the existing provisions of the
Code, Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, current Revenue Rulings, Revenue
Procedures and court decisions, for federal income tax purposes:

          (1)  The transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the B.B.
               Fund to the Mighty Mites Fund in exchange for shares of the
               Mighty Mites Fund and the distribution to shareholders of the
               B.B. Fund of shares of the Mighty Mites Fund, as described in the
               Plan, will constitute a tax-free "reorganization" within the
               meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code, and the B.B. Fund
               and the Mighty Mites Fund each will be considered "a party to a
               reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;

          (2)  No gain or loss will be recognized by the B.B. Fund upon (a) the
               transfer of its assets and liabilities to the Mighty Mites Fund
               in exchange for the issuance of shares of the Mighty Mites Fund
               to the B.B. Fund and the assumption by the Mighty Mites Fund of
               the B.B. Fund's liabilities, if any, and (b) the distribution by
               the B.B. Fund to its shareholders of shares of the Mighty Mites
               Fund received as a result of the Reorganization (Sections 361(a),
               354(a) and 357(a) of the Code);

          (3)  No gain or loss will be recognized by the Mighty Mites Fund upon
               its receipt of the assets and liabilities of the B.B. Fund in
               exchange for the issuance of shares of the Mighty Mites Fund to
               the B.B. Fund and the assumption by the Mighty Mites Fund of the
               B.B. Fund's liabilities, if any (Section 1032(a) of the Code);

          (4)  The tax basis of the Mighty Mites Fund shares received by a
               shareholder of the B.B. Fund will be the same as the tax basis of
               the shareholder's B.B. Fund shares immediately prior to the
               Reorganization (Section 358(a)(i) of the Code);

          (5)  The tax basis of the Mighty Mites Fund in the assets and
               liabilities of the B.B. Fund received pursuant to the
               Reorganization will be the same as the tax basis of the assets
               and liabilities in the hands of the B.B. Fund immediately before
               the Reorganization (Section 362(b) of the Code);

          (6)  The tax holding period for the shares of the Mighty Mites Fund
               issued in connection with the Reorganization will be determined
               by including the period for which the shareholder held shares of
               the B.B. Fund exchanged therefor, provided that the shareholder
               held such shares of the B.B. Fund as capital assets;

          (7)  The tax holding period for the Mighty Mites Fund with respect to
               the assets and liabilities of the B.B. Fund received in the
               Reorganization will include the period for which such assets and
               liabilities were held by the B.B. Fund (Section 1223(2) of the
               Code); and

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          (8)  the B.B. Fund's shareholders will not recognize gain or loss upon
               the exchange of their shares of the B.B. Fund for shares of the
               Mighty Mites Fund as part of the Reorganization.

SHAREHOLDERS OF THE B.B. FUND SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS REGARDING THE
EFFECT, IF ANY, OF THE REORGANIZATION IN LIGHT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL
CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING STATE AND LOCAL TAX CONSEQUENCES, IF ANY, OF THE
REORGANIZATION.

     The opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP is based on the Code,
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative pronouncements and
judicial interpretations thereof, in each case as in effect on the date thereof,
all of which are subject to change. An opinion of counsel merely represents
counsel's best judgment with respect to the probable outcome on the merits and
is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or the courts. Accordingly, there
can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will not take a contrary
position, that the applicable law will not change, or that any such change will
not have retroactive effect.

     Teton reserves the right to sell portfolio securities and/or purchase other
securities for the B.B. Fund before the Reorganization, to the extent necessary
so that the asset composition of the B.B. Fund is consistent with the investment
strategies, policies and restrictions of the Mighty Mites Fund. To the extent
the B.B. Fund sells securities at a net gain, current shareholders may receive a
capital gain distribution. It is expected that in the regular course of its
management of the B.B. Fund's portfolio, Teton will engage in such transactions
before the consummation of the Reorganization.

     The B.B. Fund has no capital loss carryovers as of September 30, 2008.


     5. COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS

     Set forth below is a discussion of the material differences between the
B.B. Fund and the rights of its shareholders, and the Mighty Mites Fund and the
rights of its shareholders.

     GOVERNING LAW. The B.B. Fund is a separate series of the B.B. Trust, which
is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Mighty Mites Fund is a separate
series of the GAMCO Westwood Funds, which is organized as a Massachusetts
business trust. The B.B. Fund and Mighty Mites Fund are each authorized to issue
an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Each of the B.B. Trust's
and GAMCO Westwood Fund's operations are governed by their respective trust
instruments, as amended, by-laws and applicable state laws.


     SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY. Under Delaware law, shareholders of a statutory
trust are generally afforded by statute the same limited liability as corporate
shareholders and are permitted liberal indemnification rights. The risk of a
shareholder of the B.B. Fund incurring financial loss on account of shareholder
liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance exists
and the B.B. Fund itself is unable to meet its obligations. Under Massachusetts
law, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust, under certain
circumstances, could be held personally liable for the obligations of the
business trust. However, the GAMCO Westwood Funds' Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement provides that in the case any shareholder or former shareholder is
held personally liable solely by reason of his being or having

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been a shareholder and not because of his acts or omissions or for some other
reason, the shareholder or former shareholder (or his heirs, executors,
administrators or other legal representatives or in the case of a corporation or
other entity, its corporate or other general successor) shall be entitled out of
the assets of the GAMCO Westwood Funds to be held harmless from and indemnified
against all losses and expenses arising from such liability. The Trust Agreement
also provides that the GAMCO Westwood Funds, upon request, will cause its
counsel to assume the defense against any claim which, if successful, would
result in an obligation of the GAMCO Westwood Funds to indemnify the
shareholder. Thus, the Mighty Mites Fund considers the risk of a shareholder
incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability to be remote
because it is limited to circumstances in which a disclaimer is inoperative or
the Mighty Mites Fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations.

     BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The Reorganization will result in a change in the Board
of Trustees because the trustees of the GAMCO Westwood Funds are different than
the trustees of the B.B. Trust. The Board of the B.B. Trust currently has three
independent trustees. For more information, refer to the Statement of Additional
information dated August 1, 2008, for the B.B. Trust, as supplemented November
28, 2008, which is incorporated by reference into this Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. The Board of Trustees of the GAMCO Westwood Funds has four
independent trustees. For more information, refer to the Statement of Additional
Information dated January 21, 2009, for the Mighty Mites Fund, which is
incorporated by reference into this Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus.


     6. COMPARISON OF VALUATION PROCEDURES

     The B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund have adopted the same pricing
procedures:

     The NAV of the Funds' shares is calculated on each day the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") is open. The NYSE is open Monday through Friday, but currently
is scheduled to be closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day and on the preceding Friday or subsequent
Monday when a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, respectively.


     Each Fund's NAV is determined as of the close of regular trading on the
NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. NAV is computed by dividing the value of
the applicable Fund's net assets (i.e., the value of its securities and other
assets less its liabilities, including expenses payable or accrued but excluding
capital stock and surplus) attributable to its shares by the total number of
shares outstanding at the time the determination is made (with respect to the
Mighty Mites Fund, the net assets and liabilities attributable to the Class AAA
Shares). The price of Fund shares for the purpose of purchase and redemption
orders will be based upon the calculation of NAV next made after the time as of
which the purchase or redemption order is received in proper form.


     Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities
exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market
quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a
market's official closing price as of the close of business on the day the
securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is
valued at the average of the closing bid and asked

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prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security
is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are
quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price
or, if the Fund's Board of Trustees so determines, by such other method as the
Board of Trustees shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market
value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange
or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market,
as determined by the Adviser.

     Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally
valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant
market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Fund's
Board of Trustees if market conditions change significantly after the close of
the foreign market but prior to the close of business on the day the securities
are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less
that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board of
Trustees determines such amount does not reflect the securities' fair value, in
which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board of
Trustees. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than 60 days for which
market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest
bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the
security is valued using the closing bid price. Futures contracts are valued at
the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the
applicable contract is traded.

     Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available
are fair valued as determined by the Fund's Board of Trustees. Fair valuation
methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and
review of available financial and non-financial information about the company;
comparisons to the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities,
including a comparison of foreign securities to the equivalent U.S. dollar value
American Depositary Receipts securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and
evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the
security.

7. CAPITALIZATION


     The following table sets forth as of September 30, 2008: (1) the unaudited
capitalization of the B.B. Fund and the unaudited capitalization of the Mighty
Mites Fund, and (2) the unaudited pro forma combined capitalization of the
Mighty Mites Fund assuming the Reorganization has been approved and consummated.
If the Reorganization is consummated, the capitalizations are likely to be
different on March 27, 2009, as a result of daily share purchase and redemption
activity in the Funds and changes in NAV per share.




                                       NET ASSETS    SHARES OUTSTANDING   NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
                                      ------------   ------------------   --------------------------
                                                                 
B.B. FUND                             $124,560,295       11,616,238                 $10.72
MIGHTY MITES FUND (ALL CLASSES)       $ 67,675,229        5,076,761                 $13.41
                                                                           (Class AAA shares only)
MIGHTY MITES FUND                     $ 55,808,414        4,162,260                 $13.41
   (CLASS AAA SHARES ONLY)


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   Adjustment*                                  --       (2,328,184)
PRO FORMA OF MIGHTY MITES FUND (ALL   $192,235,524       14,364,815                 $13.41
   CLASSES)                                                                  (Class AAA shares only)
PRO FORMA OF MIGHTY MITES FUND        $180,368,709       13,450,314                 $13.41
   (CLASS AAA SHARES
   ONLY)



*    Reflects the decrease in the number of Class AAA Shares of the Mighty Mites
     Fund to be issued to B.B. Fund shareholders as a result of the difference
     between the NAV of the B.B. Fund and the NAV of the Class AAA Shares of the
     Mighty Mites Fund.


     8. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

     Teton, with its principal offices located at One Corporate Center, Rye, New
York 10580-1422, serves as investment adviser to both Funds. Teton makes
investment decisions for the Funds and continuously reviews and administers the
Funds' investment programs and manages the Funds' operations under the general
supervision of each Fund's Board of Trustees. Teton is a Delaware corporation.
Teton is a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GBL"), a publicly held company
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

     As compensation for its services and the related expenses that Teton bears,
Teton is contractually entitled to an advisory fee, computed daily and payable
monthly, at annual rate of 1.00% of each Fund's average daily net assets. The
advisory fee (after waivers/reimbursement of expenses) paid by the Mighty Mites
Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, was 1.00% of the Mighty Mites
Fund's average daily net assets. Until November 28, 2008, BB&A was the B.B.
Fund's investment adviser and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, BB&A was
paid an advisory fee of 1.00% of the B.B. Fund's average net assets.

     PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT


     Mario J. Gabelli, Walter K. Walsh, and Laura Linehan are primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds and have been portfolio
managers of the Mighty Mites Fund since its inception. Mario J. Gabelli has been
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer-Value Portfolios
of GBL and its affiliates since their organization. Walter K. Walsh was
Compliance Officer of Gabelli & Company, Inc. from 1994 through 2003, and
currently is a compliance consultant. Ms. Linehan previously worked in the
Alternative Investment Group of GBL. Prior to that, she was Director of Research
and Portfolio Manager for the Mighty Mites Fund and various other small-cap
portfolios until March 2003.


     9. DISTRIBUTION

     Foreside Distribution Services, L.P. (the "Distributor") is the exclusive
agent for distribution of shares of the B.B. Fund. The Distributor is obligated
to sell the shares of the B.B. Fund on a best efforts

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basis only against purchase orders for the shares. Shares of the B.B. Fund are
offered to the public on a continuous basis at NAV. The Distributor is a
registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority ("FINRA"). Under a distribution plan adopted in accordance with Rule
12b-1 under the 1940 Act, as amended, the B.B. Fund is authorized to reimburse
the Adviser, the Distributor or others for all expenses incurred by such parties
in the promotion and distribution of shares of the B.B. Fund up to 0.25% per
year of the average daily net assets of the B.B. Fund. The B.B. Fund's 12b-1
Plan is a reimbursement plan, which means that the fees paid by the B.B. Fund
under the plan are intended to reimburse the recipient for services rendered.

     Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), a registered broker-dealer
and member of FINRA, acts as the distributor for the Mighty Mites Fund. As such,
Gabelli & Company is responsible for all purchases, sales, redemptions and other
transfers of shares of the Mighty Mites Fund. As distributor, Gabelli & Company
also provides certain administrative services for the Mighty Mites Fund. Shares
of the Mighty Mites Fund are offered for sale on a continuous basis at NAV.
Under a distribution plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940
Act, as amended, the Mighty Mites Fund is authorized to pay 0.25% per year of
the average daily net assets to finance the distribution of the Mighty Mites
Fund shares. The Mighty Mites Fund's 12b-1 Plan is a compensation plan, which
means that the fees paid by the Mighty Mites Fund under the plan are intended to
compensate for services rendered, regardless of expenses actually incurred.

     10. PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES

PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

     Procedures for the purchase, exchange and redemption of shares of the B.B.
Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund are substantially similar and the Mighty Mites
Fund procedures will remain in place for the combined fund. Shareholders should
refer to the Mighty Mites Fund Prospectus (a copy of which accompanies this
Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement) and the B.B. Fund Prospectus for the
specific procedures applicable to purchases, exchanges and redemptions of shares
of each of the Funds. In addition to the policies described therein, certain
fees may be assessed in connection with the exchange and redemption of shares.
See "Comparison Fee Table and Examples" above.


     The minimum initial investment for the B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund
are shown below. Both Funds have the right to waive account minimums if it is
economically feasible and determined to be in the best interests of the Funds'
shareholders. Each Fund has the right to reject any purchase order or limit or
suspend the offering of its shares. The B.B. Fund shareholders will not be
subject to the $10,000 requirement to open an account with the Mighty Mites
Fund; however, they will be subject to the other account minimums of the Mighty
Mites Fund shown below.




                               TO OPEN AN    MINIMUM
FUND/CLASS                       ACCOUNT    ADDITION    MINIMUM BALANCE
----------                     ----------   ---------   ---------------
                                               
B.B. FUND                         $1,000       None         $1,000
   IRAs                           $1,000       None         $1,000
   Automatic Investment Plan      $1,000       $100         $1,000


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MIGHTY MITES FUND                $10,000       None         $1,000
   IRAs                          $10,000       None           None
   Automatic Investment Plan        None       $100           None


REDEMPTION INFORMATION


Differences in the redemption fees that apply to the Funds are as follows:


MIGHTY MITES FUND

     You can redeem shares of the Mighty Mites Fund on any day the NYSE is open.
The Mighty Mites Fund may temporarily stop redeeming its shares when the NYSE is
closed or trading on the NYSE is restricted, when an emergency exists and the
Mighty Mites Fund cannot sell its shares or accurately determine the value of
its assets, or if the SEC orders the Mighty Mites Fund to suspend redemptions.


     The Mighty Mites Fund redeems its shares based on the NAV next determined
after the time as of which the Mighty Mites Fund receives a redemption request
in proper form. See "Pricing of Fund Shares" in the Mighty Mites Fund prospectus
for a description of the calculation of NAV.

     The Mighty Mites Fund is intended for long-term investors and not for those
who wish to trade frequently in Mighty Mites Fund shares. The Mighty Mites Fund
believes that excessive short-term trading of Mighty Mites Fund shares creates
risks for the Mighty Mites Fund and its long-term shareholders, including
interference with efficient portfolio management, increased administrative and
brokerage costs, and potential dilution in the value of Mighty Mites Fund
shares. In addition, because the Mighty Mites Fund may invest in foreign
securities traded primarily on markets that close prior to the time as of which
the Mighty Mites Fund determines its NAV, frequent trading by some shareholders
may, in certain circumstances, dilute the value of Mighty Mites Fund shares held
by other shareholders. This may occur when an event that affects the value of
the foreign security takes place after the close of the primary foreign market,
but before the time that the Mighty Mites Fund determines its NAV. Certain
investors may seek to take advantage of the fact that there will be a delay in
the adjustment of the market price for a security caused by this event until the
foreign market reopens (referred to as price arbitrage). If this occurs,
frequent traders who attempt this type of price arbitrage may dilute the value
of the Mighty Mites Fund shares to the extent they receive shares or proceeds
based upon NAVs that have been calculated using the closing market prices for
foreign securities, if those prices have not been adjusted to reflect a change
in the fair value of the foreign securities. In an effort to prevent price
arbitrage, the Mighty Mites Fund has procedures designed to adjust closing
market prices of foreign securities before it calculates its NAV when it
believes such an event has occurred that will have more than a minimal effect on
the NAV. Prices are adjusted to reflect what the Mighty Mites Fund believes are
the fair values of these foreign securities at the time the Mighty Mites Fund
determines its NAV (called fair value pricing). Fair value pricing, however,
involves judgments that are inherently subjective and inexact, since it is not
possible to always be sure when an event will affect a market price and to what
extent. As a result, there can be no assurance that fair value pricing will
always eliminate the risk of price arbitrage.


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     In addition, the Mighty Mites Fund invests in small capitalization and
micro-capitalization securities. Such securities are typically less liquid and
more thinly-traded than securities of large capitalization issuers. Developments
affecting the issuer of the thinly-traded or less liquid security will not be
reflected in its market price until the security again trades in the
marketplace. Frequent traders may seek to exploit this delay by engaging in
price arbitrage, in this case by buying or selling shares of the Mighty Mites
Fund prior to the time of the adjustment of the market price of securities in
its portfolio. This may result in the dilution in the value of the Mighty Mites
Fund shares.


     In order to discourage frequent short-term trading in its shares, the
Mighty Mites Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee (short-term trading fee) on
Class AAA Shares that are redeemed or exchanged within seven days or less after
the date of a purchase (the "Redemption Fee"). The Redemption Fee is calculated
based on the shares' aggregate NAV on the date of redemption and deducted from
the redemption proceeds. The Redemption Fee is not a sales charge; it is
retained by the Mighty Mites Fund, and does not benefit the Fund's Adviser or
any other third party. For purposes of computing the Redemption Fee, shares will
be redeemed in reverse order of purchase (the latest shares acquired will be
treated as being redeemed first). Redemptions to which the fee applies include
redemption of shares resulting from an exchange made pursuant to the Mighty
Mites Fund's exchange privilege. The Redemption Fee will not apply to
redemptions of shares where (i) the shares were purchased through automatic
reinvestment of dividends or other distributions, (ii) the redemption is
initiated by the Mighty Mites Fund, (iii) the shares were purchased through
programs that collect the redemption fees at the program level and remit them to
the Mighty Mites Fund, or (iv) the shares were purchased through programs that
the Adviser determines to have appropriate anti-short-term trading policies in
place.

     While the Mighty Mites Fund has entered into information sharing agreements
with financial intermediaries which contractually require such financial
intermediaries to provide the Mighty Mites Fund with information relating to its
customers investing in the Mighty Mites Fund through non-disclosed or omnibus
accounts, the Mighty Mites Fund cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information
provided to it from financial intermediaries and may not always be able to track
short-term trading effected through these financial intermediaries. In addition,
because the Mighty Mites Fund is required to rely on information provided by the
financial intermediary as to the applicable redemption fee, the Mighty Mites
Fund cannot guarantee that the financial intermediary is always imposing such
fee on the underlying shareholder in accordance with the Mighty Mites Fund's
policies. Subject to the exclusions discussed above, the Mighty Mites Fund seeks
to apply these policies uniformly.

     The Mighty Mites Fund continues to reserve all rights, including the right
to refuse any purchase request (including requests to purchase by exchange) from
any person or group who, in the Mighty Mites Fund's view, is likely to engage in
excessive trading or if such purchase is not in the best interest of the Mighty
Mites Fund and to limit, delay, or impose other conditions on exchanges or
purchases. The Mighty Mites Fund has adopted a policy of seeking to minimize
short-term trading of its shares and monitors purchase and redemption activities
to assist in minimizing short-term trading.

B.B. FUND


     The B.B. Fund is intended to be a long-term investment. Excessive purchases
and redemptions, or exchanges, of shares of the B.B. Fund in an effort to take
advantage of short-term market fluctuations,


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known as "market timing," can interfere with long-term portfolio management
strategies and increase the expenses of the B.B. Fund, to the detriment of
long-term investors. For example, excessive redemption orders may require the
B.B. Fund to sell securities in its portfolio at inopportune times to fund
redemption payments. Accordingly, B.B. Board has adopted policies and procedures
that seek to restrict market timing activity. If management of the B.B. Fund
believes, in its sole discretion, that an investor is engaged in excessive
short-term trading or exchanges or is otherwise engaged in market timing
activity, the B.B. Fund may, with or without prior notice to the investor,
reject, limit, delay or impose conditions on further purchase or exchange orders
from that investor, or the B.B. Fund may close that investor's account, and the
B.B. Fund disclaims responsibility for any consequent losses that the investor
may incur. The B.B. Fund's response to any particular market timing activity
will depend on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as the extent and
duration of the market timing activity and the investor's trading history in the
B.B. Fund.


     The B.B. Fund reviews trade and exchange orders for shares of the B.B. Fund
periodically to detect market-timing activity. It is difficult to distinguish
market-timing activity from trading that is not harmful, such as the technique
of dollar cost averaging or periodic rebalancing of portfolios. Consequently,
the B.B. Fund has not established a fixed number of trades or exchanges in a
given time period as a basis for identifying a market timer.

     Some investors trade in shares of the B.B. Fund through omnibus accounts of
third parties (such as those of investment advisers and broker-dealers), and, if
the B.B. Fund identifies excessive trading in such an account, it may instruct
the third party to restrict the investor responsible for the excessive trading
from any further trading in the B.B. Fund. However, some omnibus accounts submit
to the B.B. Fund a daily aggregate purchase order and aggregate redemption order
reflecting the trade orders of multiple unidentified investors. Accordingly, the
B.B. Fund cannot identify individual investors engaged in market timing through
such omnibus accounts.

     The B.B. Fund applies these policies and procedures to all investors it
believes to be engaged in market timing. It does not have any arrangements to
allow individual investors to trade frequently in shares of the B.B. Fund,
although it permits third party omnibus accounts submitting the aggregated
orders of multiple investors to trade on a daily basis in shares of the B.B.
Fund.

     The B.B Fund assesses investors who redeem or exchange shares (other than
shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or other distributions) held
by the investors for 60 days or less a redemption/exchange fee of 2% of the NAV
of the shares being redeemed or exchanged. The redemption/exchange fee is for
the benefit of the remaining shareholders of the B.B. Fund and is intended to
restrict market timing, encourage long-term investment, facilitate long-term
portfolio management strategies and compensate the B.B. Fund for transaction and
other expenses caused by early redemptions. In determining the holding period of
shares being redeemed or exchanged, the shares held the longest by the investor
will be deemed the first to be redeemed (the so-called first in, first out
method). The redemption/exchange fee will not be assessed on redemptions or
exchanges by (i) omnibus accounts of certain financial institutions or
intermediaries that are unable for administrative reasons to apply the
redemption/exchange fee to underlying shareholders, (ii) accounts in the event
of shareholder death and (iii) certain other accounts in the absolute discretion
of the B.B. Fund when a shareholder can demonstrate hardship. The B.B. Fund
reserves the right to modify or eliminate these waivers at any time.

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     Additional shareholder account information for the Funds is available in
each of their prospectuses which are incorporated in this Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus by reference.


     11. SERVICE PROVIDERS

     Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 40 Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02109, serves as the custodian, administrator and accounting services provider
to the B.B. Fund. PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., P.O. Box 9695,
Providence, Rhode Island 62940, serves as the transfer agent to the B.B. Fund.

     The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, 100 Church Street, New York, New
York 10007, is the custodian for the Mighty Mites Fund's cash and securities.
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. ("BFDS"), an affiliate of State Street Bank
and Trust Company ("State Street"), located at the BFDS Building, 30 Dan Road,
Canton, Massachusetts 02021-2809, performs the shareholder services on behalf of
State Street and acts as the Mighty Mites Fund's transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent. Teton also serves as the Mighty Mites Fund's administrator
under the Advisory Agreement. Teton has delegated its administrative duties to a
sub-administrator, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., 760 Moore Road,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406.


     12. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     The financial highlights information for each Fund are intended to help you
understand the financial performance of each Fund for the past five fiscal
years. This information has been audited by each Fund's independent registered
public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with
the Funds' financial statements and related notes, are included in the Funds'
annual reports, which are available by request and are incorporated by reference
herein.


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THE B.B. FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

SELECTED PER SHARE DATA AND RATIOS FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD



                                                     YEAR ENDED   YEAR ENDED   YEAR ENDED   YEAR ENDED   YEAR ENDED
                                                      MARCH 31,    MARCH 31,    MARCH 31,    MARCH 31,    MARCH 31,
                                                        2008         2007         2006         2005         2004
                                                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                                                          
Net asset value at beginning of year                 $  21.27     $  33.71     $  29.39     $  34.15     $  19.72
                                                     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
Change in net assets from operations:
   Net investment loss                                  (0.19)       (0.29)       (0.29)       (0.39)       (0.39)
   Net realized and unrealized gains
      (losses) on investments                           (3.38)       (1.30)        8.08        (0.24)       14.82
                                                     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
Change in net assets from operations                    (3.57)       (1.59)       (7.79)       (0.63)       14.43
                                                     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
Less Distributions:
   Distributions from net realized gains                (4.91)      (10.85)       (3.47)       (4.13)          --
                                                     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
Addition to paid-in capital from redemption fees           --           --(a)        --(a)        --(a)        --
                                                     --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
Net asset value at end of year                       $  12.79     $  21.27     $  33.71     $  29.39     $  34.15
                                                     ========     ========     ========     ========     ========
Total return                                           (21.69)%       3.02%       27.31%       (1.90%)      73.17%
                                                     ========     ========     ========     ========     ========
Net assets at end of year (000's)                    $172,020     $326,591     $573,693     $574,503     $822,148
                                                     ========     ========     ========     ========     ========
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets              1.69%        1.58%        1.52%        1.54%        1.46%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.97)%      (1.02)%      (0.88)%      (1.14)%      (1.19)%
Portfolio turnover rate                                    33%          45%          62%          28%          65%


----------
(a)  Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

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GAMCO Westwood Funds

Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each
period:



                                   OPERATING PERFORMANCE                DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
                         ----------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
                                            NET
              NET ASSET       NET       REALIZED AND      TOTAL                    NET
                VALUE,    INVESTMENT     UNREALIZED       FROM         NET       REALIZED
PERIOD ENDED  BEGINNING     INCOME     GAIN (LOSS) ON  INVESTMENT  INVESTMENT    GAIN ON        TOTAL      REDEMPTION
SEPTEMBER 30  OF PERIOD  (LOSS)(a)(b)   INVESTMENTS    OPERATIONS    INCOME    INVESTMENTS  DISTRIBUTIONS    FEES(a)
------------  ---------  ------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------------  ----------
                                                                                   
MIGHTY MITES(SM) FUND
CLASS AAA
2008            $17.05    $(0.00)(d)       $(2.11)       $(2.11)     $(0.06)     $(1.47)       $(1.53)      $0.00(d)
2007             16.01      0.08             3.42          3.50          --       (2.46)        (2.46)       0.00(d)
2006             16.73     (0.04)            1.34          1.30          --       (2.02)        (2.02)         --
2005             15.07     (0.02)            2.97          2.95          --       (1.29)        (1.29)       0.00(d)
2004             13.42     (0.03)            1.84          1.81          --       (0.16)        (0.16)       0.00(d)
CLASS A
2008            $16.94    $(0.04)          $(2.10)       $(2.14)     $(0.07)     $(1.47)       $(1.54)      $0.00(d)
2007             15.94      0.36             3.10          3.46          --       (2.46)        (2.46)       0.00(d)
2006             16.70     (0.10)            1.36          1.26          --       (2.02)        (2.02)         --
2005             15.08     (0.06)            2.97          2.91          --       (1.29)        (1.29)       0.00(d)
2004             13.46     (0.06)            1.84          1.78          --       (0.16)        (0.16)       0.00(d)
CLASS B
2008            $16.21    $(0.10)          $(2.01)       $(2.11)         --      $(1.47)       $(1.47)      $0.00(d)
2007             15.43     (0.06)            3.30          3.24          --       (2.46)        (2.46)       0.00(d)
2006             16.31     (0.15)            1.29          1.14          --       (2.02)        (2.02)         --
2005             14.82     (0.14)            2.92          2.78          --       (1.29)        (1.29)       0.00(d)
2004             13.30     (0.14)            1.82          1.68          --       (0.16)        (0.16)       0.00(d)
CLASS C
2008            $16.13    $(0.10)          $(2.00)       $(2.10)     $(0.01)     $(1.47)       $(1.48)      $0.00(d)
2007             15.35      0.10             3.14          3.24          --       (2.46)        (2.46)       0.00(d)
2006             16.24     (0.15)            1.28          1.13          --       (2.02)        (2.02)         --
2005             14.77     (0.14)            2.90          2.76          --       (1.29)        (1.29)       0.00(d)
2004             13.25      0.02             1.66          1.68          --       (0.16)        (0.16)       0.00(d)
CLASS I
2008(f)         $13.96    $ 0.03           $(0.55)       $(0.52)         --          --            --       $0.00(d)


                                         RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                               ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    OPERATING
                                                                     EXPENSES
                                                        OPERATING     NET OF     OPERATING
                NET               NET                   EXPENSES     WAIVERS/    EXPENSES
               ASSET             ASSETS,       NET       NET OF     REIMBURSE-    BEFORE
              VALUE,             END OF    INVESTMENT   WAIVERS/      MENTS/     WAIVERS/   PORTFOLIO
PERIOD ENDED  END OF   TOTAL     PERIOD      INCOME    REIMBURSE-   CUSTODIAN   REIMBURSE-   TURNOVER
SEPTEMBER 30  PERIOD  RETURN+  (IN 000'S)   (LOSS)(b)     MENTS    FEE CREDITS   MENTS(c)     RATE++
------------  ------  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ---------
                                                                    
MIGHTY MITES(SM) FUND
CLASS AAA
2008          $13.41  (13.2)%    $55,808    (0.01)%     1.71%        1.71%      1.71%(e)       18%
2007           17.05   23.9       48,252     0.48       1.64         1.64       1.64(e)        21
2006           16.01    9.0       36,843    (0.28)      1.61         1.61       1.61(e)         4
2005           16.73   20.4       46,497    (0.13)      1.50         1.50       1.74            9
2004           15.07   13.6       50,805    (0.20)      1.50         1.50       1.66           36
CLASS A
2008          $13.26  (13.5)%    $ 6,134    (0.27)%     1.96%        1.96%      1.96%(e)       18%
2007           16.94   23.8        2,246     2.13       1.89         1.89       1.89(e)        21
2006           15.94    8.7            3    (0.63)      1.86         1.86       1.86(e)         4
2005           16.70   20.1           41    (0.41)      1.75         1.75       2.00            9
2004           15.08   13.3           39    (0.42)      1.75         1.75       1.91           36
CLASS B
2008          $12.63  (13.9)%    $   169    (0.73)%     2.46%        2.46%      2.46%(e)       18%
2007           16.21   23.0          422    (0.40)      2.39         2.39       2.39(e)        21
2006           15.43    8.1          452    (1.00)      2.36         2.36       2.36(e)         4
2005           16.31   19.6          433    (0.89)      2.25         2.25       2.49            9
2004           14.82   12.7          400    (0.95)      2.25         2.25       2.41           36
CLASS C
2008          $12.55  (13.9)%    $ 4,671    (0.78)%     2.46%        2.46%      2.46%(e)       18%
2007           16.13   23.2        2,041     0.65       2.39         2.39       2.39(e)        21
2006           15.35    8.1          311    (1.01)      2.36         2.36       2.36(e)         4
2005           16.24   19.5          327    (0.91)      2.25         2.25       2.49            9
2004           14.77   12.7          308    (0.89)      2.25         2.25       2.41           36
CLASS I
2008(f)       $13.44   (3.7)%    $   893     0.26%(g)   1.46%(g)     1.46%(g)   1.46%(e)(g)    18%


----------
+    Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000
     investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period
     including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect applicable
     sales charges. Total return for a period of less than one year is not
     annualized.

++   Effective in 2008, a change in accounting policy was adopted with regard to
     the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate to include cash due to
     mergers. Had this policy been adopted retroactively, the portfolio turnover
     rate for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007 and 2004 would have been
     23% and 39%, respectively. The portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal years
     ended 2006 and 2005 would have been as shown.

(a)  Per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)  Due to capital share activity throughout the fiscal year, net investment
     income per share and the ratio to average net assets are not necessarily
     correlated among the different classes of shares.

(c)  Prior to the period beginning October 1, 2005, fees and expenses were
     voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such fee reductions and/or
     reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as shown.

(d)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(e)  The fund incurred interest expense during the fiscal year ended September
     30, 2006. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratios of
     operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.57% (Class AAA),
     1.82% (Class A), 2.32% (Class B and Class C), respectively. For the fiscal
     years ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the effect of interest expense was
     minimal.

(f)  From the commencement of offering Class I Shares on January 11, 2008
     through September 30, 2008.

(g)  Annualized.

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                        THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
                           A VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL.

II. VOTING INFORMATION


     This Proxy Statement is being provided in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of the B.B. Trust to solicit your vote for the proposal
with respect to the Reorganization at a special meeting of shareholders of the
B.B. Fund (the "Special Meeting"). The Special Meeting will be held at the
offices of the B.B. Trust, One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, on March
16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

     You may vote in one of three ways:

-    complete and sign the enclosed proxy ballot and mail it to us in the
     prepaid return envelope (if mailed in the United States);

-    call the toll-free number printed on your proxy ballot; or

-    attend the Special Meeting in person.

     PLEASE NOTE THAT, TO VOTE VIA TELEPHONE, YOU WILL NEED THE "CONTROL NUMBER"
THAT APPEARS ON YOUR PROXY BALLOT.


     You may revoke a proxy once it is given. If you desire to revoke a proxy,
you must submit a subsequent proxy or a written notice of revocation to the
Fund. You may also give written notice of revocation in person at the Special
Meeting. All properly executed proxies received in time for the Special Meeting
will be voted as specified in the proxy, or, if no specification is made, FOR
each proposal.


     Only shareholders of record on January 16, 2009 (the "Record Date"), are
entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or at any
adjournment thereof. Each whole share held as of the close of business on the
Record Date is entitled to one vote and each fractional share is entitled to a
proportionate fractional vote.


     With respect to the proposal, one-third (1/3) of the shareholders of the
B.B. Fund entitled to vote must be present in person or by proxy to constitute a
quorum. When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the lesser of (1) 67%
or more of the shares of the B.B. Fund present or represented by proxy at the
Special Meeting, if holders of more than 50% of the B.B. Fund's outstanding
shares are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the B.B.
Fund's outstanding shares, is required to approve the Reorganization.

     If a quorum of shareholders of the B.B. Fund is not present at the Special
Meeting, or if a quorum is present but sufficient votes to approve the proposal
described in this Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus with respect to the B.B.
Fund are not received, the persons named as proxies may, but are under no
obligation to, propose one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting to permit
further solicitation of proxies. Any business that might have been transacted at
the Special Meeting with respect to the B.B. Fund may be transacted at any such
adjourned session(s) at which a quorum is present. The Special Meeting may be
adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes of the B.B. Fund properly
cast upon the question of adjourning the Special Meeting to another date and

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time, whether or not a quorum is present, and the Special Meeting may be held as
adjourned without further notice. The persons named in the proxy will vote in
favor of such adjournment those shares that they are entitled to vote if such
adjournment is necessary to obtain a quorum or to obtain a favorable vote on the
proposal. The persons named in the proxy will vote against adjournment those
shares that they are entitled to vote if the shareholder proxies instruct the
persons named in the proxy to vote against the proposal.

     All proxies voted, including abstentions and broker non-votes (shares held
by brokers or nominees where the underlying holder has not voted and the broker
does not have discretionary authority to vote the shares), will be counted
toward establishing a quorum. In addition, under the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange, if a broker has not received instructions from beneficial owners or
persons entitled to vote and the proposal to be voted upon may "affect
substantially" a shareholder's rights or privileges, the broker may not vote the
shares as to that proposal even if it has discretionary voting power. As a
result, these shares also will be treated as broker non-votes for purposes of
proposals that may "affect substantially" a shareholder's rights or privileges
(but will not be treated as broker non-votes for other proposals, including
adjournment of the Special Meeting).

     Abstentions and broker non-votes will be treated as shares voted against a
proposal. Treating broker non-votes as votes against a proposal can have the
effect of causing shareholders who choose not to participate in the proxy vote
to prevail over shareholders who cast votes or provide voting instructions to
their brokers or nominees. In order to prevent this result, the B.B. Fund may
request that selected brokers or nominees refrain from returning proxies on
behalf of shares for which voting instructions have not been received from
beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote. The B.B. Fund also may request
that selected brokers or nominees return proxies on behalf of shares for which
voting instructions have not been received if doing so is necessary to obtain a
quorum.


     Approval of a proposal will occur only if a sufficient number of votes are
cast "FOR" the proposal. If shareholders of the B.B. Fund do not vote to approve
the Reorganization, the Board of the B.B. Fund will consider other possible
courses of action in the best interests of the B.B. Fund's shareholders. If
sufficient votes in favor of the Reorganization are not received by the time
scheduled for the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies or any officer
present entitled to preside or act as Secretary of such meeting may propose one
or more adjournments of the Special Meeting to permit further solicitation of
proxies. In determining whether to adjourn the Special Meeting, the following
factors may be considered: the percentage of votes actually cast, the percentage
of negative votes actually cast, the nature of any further solicitation and the
information to be provided to shareholders with respect to the reasons for the
solicitation. The costs of any additional solicitation and of any adjourned
session will be borne by Teton.

     A shareholder of the B.B. Fund who objects to the proposed Reorganization
will not be entitled under either Delaware law or The B.B. Funds' Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust to demand payment for, or an appraisal of, his or
her shares. Shareholders, however, should be aware that the Reorganization as
proposed is not expected to result in recognition of gain or loss to
shareholders for federal income tax purposes. If the Reorganization is
consummated, shareholders will be free to redeem the shares of the Mighty Mites
Fund that they receive in the transaction at their then current NAV. Shares of
the B.B. Fund may be redeemed at any time prior to the consummation of the
Reorganization at their NAV. Shareholders of the B.B. Fund may wish to consult
their tax advisors as to any different consequences of redeeming their shares
prior to the Reorganization or exchanging such shares in the Reorganization.


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A. METHOD AND COST OF SOLICITATION

     This Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being sent to you in connection
with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of the B.B. Fund for use at the
Special Meeting. The B.B. Fund expects that the solicitation of proxies will be
primarily by mail and telephone. The solicitation may also include facsimile or
oral communications by certain employees of the Adviser, who will not be paid
for these services. In addition, The Altman Group has been engaged to assist in
the solicitation of proxies, at an estimated cost of $32,000. Teton will bear
the costs of the Special Meeting, including legal costs and the cost of the
solicitation of proxies.


B. RIGHT OF REVOCATION

     Any shareholder giving a proxy may revoke it before it is exercised at the
Special Meeting, either by providing written notice to the B.B Fund, by
submission of a later-dated, duly executed proxy or by voting in person at the
Special Meeting. A prior proxy can also be revoked by proxy voting again through
the toll-free number listed in the enclosed Voting Instructions. If not so
revoked, the votes will be cast at the Special Meeting and any postponements or
adjournments thereof. Attendance by a shareholder at the Special Meeting does
not, by itself, revoke a proxy.

C. VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS


     Shareholders of the B.B. Fund at the close of business on the Record Date
will be entitled to be present and vote at the Special Meeting. As of that date,
there were 9,778,616.255 outstanding shares of the B.B. Fund. Also as of the
Record Date, there were 6,309,979.587 outstanding shares of the Mighty Mites
Fund (there were 5,112,839.170 outstanding Class AAA shares).



     As of December 31, 2008, the B.B. Fund's shareholders of record and/or
beneficial owners (to the B.B. Fund's knowledge) who owned five percent or more
of the B.B. Fund's shares are set forth below:



                                                                            TYPE OF
         NAME AND ADDRESS              NO. OF SHARES OWNED   % OF SHARES   OWNERSHIP
         ----------------              -------------------   -----------   ---------
                                                                  
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.                4,424,672.728        44.5575%      Record
FBO Customers
Att. Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

National Financial Service LLC            3,028,141.851        30.4941%      Record
For Exclusive Benefit of Our Cust
Attn. Mutual Funds Dept
200 Liberty Street
One World Financial 5th Fl
New York, NY 10281


     As of December 31, 2008, the Officers and Trustees of the B.B. Trust, as a
group, owned of record and beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding voting
securities of the B.B. Fund.

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     As of December 31, 2008, the Mighty Mites Fund's shareholders of record
and/or beneficial owners (to the Mighty Mites Fund's knowledge) who owned five
percent or more of the Mighty Mites Fund's shares are set forth below:



                                                                             TYPE OF
            NAME AND ADDRESS            NO. OF SHARES OWNED   % OF SHARES   OWNERSHIP
            ----------------            -------------------   -----------   ----------
                                                                   
CLASS AAA
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.                1,641,837.0210         31.90%       Record
Reinvest Account
Att. Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

Ameritrade Inc.                             397,159.4520          7.72%       Record
For Exclusive Benefit of Our Cust
PO Box 2226
Omaha, NE 68103-2226

CLASS B
FBW                                             892.6000          7.26%     Beneficial
FBO Rochelle Schneider
217 Kimblewick Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20904

Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc                      1,101.7860          8.96%     Beneficial
Michael Heyman & A/C 4225-6261
15204 Bunchberry Court
North Potomac, MD 20878

Gregory H. Haber                              1,074.2820          8.74%     Beneficial
385 Argyle Rd. Apt 5C
Brooklyn, NY 11218

Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc                       855.1200           6.95%     Beneficial
Miles J. Haber/SEP IRA
3409 Cummings Lane
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

FBW C/F/ Van Son Catherine E                  1,012.2340          8.23%     Beneficial
Catherine E Van Son IRA
17300 Forestal Ct.
Hughesville, MD 20637-2891

Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.                     1,445.5780         11.75%     Beneficial
Alexander V Hadeed UTMA/MD
925 Russell Ave Ste A
Gaithersburg, MD 20879


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Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.                     1,266.0360         10.29%     Beneficial
Dustin P Hadeed UTMA/MD
925 Russell Ave Ste A
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

CLASS C
Citigroup Global Markets Inc                 78,431.6810         17.07%       Record
House Account
11155 Red Run Blvd
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith          54,839.9750         11.93%       Record
For the Sole Benefit of its Customers
4800 Deer Lake Dr E Fl 3
Jacksonville. FL 32246

CLASS I
Bisys Retirement Services FBO                19,433.0620         9.38%        Record
Gabelli Funds 401(k) Profit Sharing
700 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Citigroup Global Markets Inc                137,201.5930         66.24%       Record
00109801250
333 West 34th Street - 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

MG Trust Company as Agent for                46,733.4730         22.56%       Record
Frontier Trust Co as Trustee
Western New Mexico Telephone Co
Po Box 10699
Fargo, ND 58106


     As of December 31, 2008, the Officers and Trustees of the GAMCO Westwood
Funds, as a group, owned of record and beneficially less than 1% of the
outstanding voting securities of the Mighty Mites Fund.

D. INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE TRANSACTION


     A beneficial owner of 25% or more of a voting security of a Fund is
presumed to have "control" of the Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act, absent a
determination to the contrary by the SEC. A person who controls the B.B. Fund or
the Mighty Mites Fund could have effective control over the outcome of matters
submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Funds. Based on the information
provided above, as of December 31, 2008, no person owned a


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controlling interest in the B.B. Fund. Based on the information provided above,
as of December 31, 2008, no person owned a controlling interest in the Mighty
Mites Fund.


III. FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE B.B. FUND AND THE MIGHTY MITES FUND

     Reports, proxy statements, registration statements and other information
filed by the Funds may be inspected without charge and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC
20549, and at the following regional offices of the SEC: Northeast Regional
Office, 3 World Financial Center, Suite 400, New York, New York 10281; Southeast
Regional Office, 801 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1800, Miami, Florida 33131; Midwest
Regional Office, 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60604;
Central Regional Office, 1801 California Street, Suite 1500, Denver, Colorado
80202; and Pacific Regional Office, 5670 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100, Los
Angeles, California 90036. Copies of such materials may also be obtained from
the Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information
Services, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549 at prescribed
rates.

IV. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

A. OTHER BUSINESS

     The Board of the B.B. Trust knows of no other business to be brought before
the Special Meeting. If any other matters come before the Meeting, the Board of
the B.B. Trust intends that proxies that do not contain specific restrictions to
the contrary will be voted on those matters in accordance with the judgment of
the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy.

B. NEXT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

     The B.B. Fund is not required and does not intend to hold annual or other
periodic meetings of shareholders except as required by the 1940 Act. By
observing this policy, the B.B. Fund seeks to avoid the expenses customarily
incurred in the preparation of proxy material and the holding of shareholder
meetings, as well as the related expenditure of staff time. If the
Reorganization is not completed, the next meeting of the shareholders of the
B.B. Fund will be held at such time as the Board of Trustees of the B.B. Trust
may determine or at such time as may be legally required. Any shareholder
proposal intended to be presented at such meeting must be received by the B.B.
Trust at its office at a reasonable time before the B.B. Trust begins to print
and mail its proxy, as determined by the Board of Trustees of the B.B. Trust, to
be included in the B.B. Fund's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to
that meeting, and must satisfy all other legal requirements.

C. LEGAL MATTERS

     Certain legal matters in connection with the tax consequences of the
Reorganization will be passed upon by Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.

D. INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     The financial statements of the B.B. Fund for the year ended March 31,
2008, contained in the B.B. Trust's 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, have
been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so
incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given on their authority
as experts in accounting and auditing.

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By Order of the Board of Trustees of the B.B. Trust


                                        /s/ Bruce N. Alpert
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Bruce N. Alpert
                                        Secretary


DATED: JANUARY [__], 2009


COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS


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                               FORM OF PROXY CARD

CONTROL NUMBER:


2 EASY WAYS TO VOTE YOUR PROXY

     1.   Automated Touch Tone Voting: Call toll-free 866-829-0541 and use the
          control number shown above.

     2.   Return this proxy card using the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

                           B.B. MICRO-CAP GROWTH FUND,
                           a series of THE B.B. FUNDS
                     PROXY FOR SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
                            TO BE HELD MARCH 16, 2009

The undersigned shareholder of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund (the "B.B. Fund"),
a series of The B.B. Funds (the "B.B. Trust"), revoking previous proxies, hereby
appoints Bruce N. Alpert and Agnes Mullady, and each of them, as
attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, to attend the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the B.B. Fund to
be held on March 16, 2009, at the offices of the B.B. Trust, One Corporate
Center, Rye, New York, 10580, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at all
adjournments thereof, and to vote the shares held in the name of the undersigned
on the record date for said meeting on the proposal specified on reverse side.
As to any other matter, said attorneys-in-fact shall vote in accordance with
their best judgment.


PLEASE MARK YOUR PROXY, DATE AND SIGN IT BELOW AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.




THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME(S) APPEAR HEREON. (WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY,
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE, GUARDIAN, ETC., PLEASE GIVE YOUR FULL TITLE AS
SUCH. JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH SIGN THIS PROXY. IF THE ACCOUNT IS REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ENTITY, A DULY AUTHORIZED
INDIVIDUAL MUST SIGN ON ITS BEHALF AND GIVE TITLE.)

          Date ____________________________

          _______________   _______________

          Signature(s) and Title(s), if applicable
          (SIGN IN THE BOX)

PLEASE FILL IN ONE OF THE BOXES SHOWN USING BLACK OR BLUE INK OR NUMBER 2
PENCIL. [X]

PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS

PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE B.B. TRUST.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE B.B. TRUST RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL
BELOW. THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED BELOW OR FOR THE
PROPOSAL IF NO CHOICE IS INDICATED.



Vote on Proposal                                                          For   Against   Abstain
----------------                                                          ---   -------   -------
                                                                                 
To approve a proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and
Liquidation between the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund (the "B.B. Fund"), a   [ ]     [ ]       [ ]
series of The B.B. Funds and the GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund
(the "Mighty Mites Fund"), a series of the GAMCO Westwood Funds, which
contemplates the transfer to the Mighty Mites Fund of all the assets
and known and disclosed liabilities of the B.B. Fund in exchange for
Class AAA Shares of the Mighty Mites Fund and the distribution of such
shares to the shareholders of the B.B. Fund, the liquidation and
dissolution of the B.B. Fund, and the termination of the B.B. Fund's
registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.





In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote on such other business
as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.



                           PLEASE SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE


                                                                      APPENDIX A

                                                               EXECUTION VERSION

              AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND LIQUIDATION

     AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND LIQUIDATION (the "Agreement")
dated this 28th day of November, 2008, by and between the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth
Fund (formerly the Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth Fund), a series of The B.B.
Funds (formerly The Bjurman, Barry Funds) (the "Acquired Fund"), a Delaware
statutory trust, and the GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund, a series of the
GAMCO Westwood Funds (the "Acquiring Fund"), a Massachusetts business trust.
Teton Advisors, Inc. ("Teton"), a Delaware corporation, is a party to this
Agreement with respect to Section 14(b) hereof only.

                                   WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, the parties are each open-end investment management
companies; and

          WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the acquisition by
the Acquiring Fund of all of the assets and known and disclosed liabilities of
the Acquired Fund solely in exchange for the Class AAA shares of beneficial
interest (par value $.001) ("Class AAA Shares") of the Acquiring Fund, which
Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund will thereafter be distributed by the
Acquired Fund pro rata to its shareholders in complete liquidation and complete
cancellation of its shares;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein
contained, the parties agree as follows:

          1. The parties hereto hereby adopt this Agreement, pursuant to section
368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") as follows:
the reorganization will be comprised of the acquisition by the Acquiring Fund of
all of the properties, assets and known and disclosed liabilities of the
Acquired Fund, which will be retained by the Acquiring Fund for the benefit of
its shareholders, solely in exchange for Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund,
followed by the distribution of such Acquiring Fund Class AAA Shares to the
shareholders of the Acquired Fund in exchange for their shares of the Acquired
Fund, and the liquidation and dissolution of the Acquired Fund all upon and
subject to the terms of the Agreement hereinafter set forth.

          The share transfer books of the Acquired Fund will be permanently
closed on the Valuation Date (as hereinafter defined) and only redemption
requests made by shareholders of the Acquired Fund pursuant to Section 22(e) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") received in proper form on or
prior to the close of business on the Valuation Date shall be fulfilled by the
Acquired Fund; redemption requests received by the Acquired Fund after that date
shall be treated as requests for the redemption of the Class AAA Shares of the
Acquiring Fund to be distributed to the shareholder in question as provided in
Section 5.

          2. On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), all of the assets and
known and disclosed liabilities of the Acquired Fund on that date shall be
delivered to the Acquiring Fund; and the number of Class AAA Shares of the
Acquiring Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the net
assets of the Acquired Fund will be transferred and delivered to the Acquired
Fund.

          3. The net asset value of Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund and
the value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund to be transferred shall in each
case be determined as of the



close of business of the New York Stock Exchange on the Valuation Date. The
computation of the net asset value of the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund
and the shares of the Acquired Fund shall be done in the manner used by the
Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund, respectively, in the computation of such
net asset value per share as set forth in their respective prospectuses. The
methods used by the Acquiring Fund in such computation shall be applied to the
valuation of the assets of the Acquired Fund to be transferred to the Acquiring
Fund.

          The Acquired Fund shall declare and pay, immediately prior to the
Valuation Date, a dividend or dividends which, together with all previous such
dividends, shall have the effect of distributing to the Acquired Fund's
shareholders all of the Acquired Fund's investment company taxable income as
defined in Section 852(b) of the Code for taxable years ending on or prior to
the Closing Date (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid)
and all of its net capital gain, if any, realized in taxable years ending on or
prior to the Closing Date (after reduction for any capital loss carryforward)
(the "RIC dividend").

          4. The closing shall be at the office of Teton at One Corporate
Center, Rye, New York 10580, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time on April 24, 2009, or
at such other time, date or place as the parties may designate or as provided
below (the "Closing Date"). The business day preceding the Closing Date is
herein referred to as the "Valuation Date."

          In the event that on the Valuation Date either party has, pursuant to
the Act or any rule, regulation or order thereunder, suspended the redemption of
its shares or postponed payment therefor, the Closing Date shall be postponed
until the first business day after the date when both parties have ceased such
suspension or postponement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such suspension shall
continue for a period of 60 days beyond the Valuation Date, then the other party
to this Agreement shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement without
liability to either party for such termination.

          5. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund
shall distribute on a PRO RATA basis to those persons who were shareholders of
the Acquired Fund as of the close of business on the Valuation Date the Class
AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund received by the Acquired Fund pursuant to the
Agreement in liquidation and cancellation of the outstanding shares of the
Acquired Fund. For the purpose of the distribution by the Acquired Fund of such
Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund to its shareholders, the Acquiring Fund
will promptly cause its transfer agent to: (a) credit an appropriate number of
Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund, on the books of the Acquiring Fund, to
each shareholder of the Acquired Fund, in accordance with a list (the
"Shareholder List") of its shareholders received from the Acquired Fund; and (b)
confirm an appropriate number of Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund to each
shareholder of the Acquired Fund. No certificates for Class AAA Shares of the
Acquiring Fund will be issued in connection with the reorganization contemplated
hereby.

          The Shareholder List shall indicate, as of the close of business on
the Valuation Date, the name and address of each shareholder of the Acquired
Fund, indicating his or her share balance. The Acquired Fund agrees to supply
the Shareholder List to the Acquiring Fund not later than the Closing Date.

          6. As soon as practicable, and in any event within one year after the
closing, the Acquired Fund shall (a) effect its dissolution with the proper
state authorities, terminate its registration under the Act and file a final
annual report on Form N-SAR with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
that Act; and (b) either pay or make provision for payment of all of its
liabilities not transferred to the Acquiring Fund, if any, and taxes, if any.


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          7. Subsequent to the date of approval by shareholders of the Acquired
Fund of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and prior to the Closing
Date, there shall be coordination between the parties as to their respective
portfolios so that, after the closing, the Acquiring Fund will be in compliance
with all of its investment policies and restrictions. At the time of delivery of
portfolio securities for examination as provided in Section 8, the Acquired Fund
shall deliver to the Acquiring Fund two copies of a list setting forth the
securities then owned by the Acquired Fund and the respective adjusted federal
income tax basis thereof, including any additional information relevant to the
characterization of such securities or distributions thereon in the hands of the
Acquiring Fund.

          8. Portfolio securities or written evidence acceptable to the
Acquiring Fund of record ownership thereof by The Depository Trust Company or
through the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or any other depository approved
by the Acquired Fund pursuant to Rule 17f-4 under the Act shall be presented by
the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund or, at its request, to its custodian,
for examination no later than five business days preceding the Closing Date, and
shall be delivered, or transferred by appropriate transfer or assignment
documents, by the Acquired Fund on the Closing Date to the Acquiring Fund, duly
endorsed in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good
delivery thereof in accordance with the custom of brokers and shall be
accompanied by all necessary state transfer stamps, if any, or a check for the
appropriate purchase price thereof. The cash delivered, if any, shall be in the
form of certified or bank cashiers checks or by bank wire payable to the order
of the Acquiring Fund. The number of Class AAA Shares (to the nearest whole
share) of the Acquiring Fund being delivered against the securities and cash of
the Acquired Fund, registered in the name of the Acquired Fund, shall be
delivered to the Acquired Fund on the Closing Date. Such Class AAA Shares shall
thereupon be assigned by the Acquired Fund to its shareholders so that the Class
AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund may be distributed as provided in Section 5.

          If, at the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund is unable to make delivery
under this Section 8 to the Acquiring Fund of any of its portfolio securities or
cash for the reason that any of such securities purchased by the Acquired Fund,
or the cash proceeds of a sale of portfolio securities, prior to the Closing
Date have not yet been delivered to it or the Acquired Fund's custodian, then
the delivery requirements of this Section 8 with respect to said undelivered
securities or cash will be waived and the Acquired Fund will deliver to the
Acquiring Fund by or on the Closing Date and with respect to said undelivered
securities or cash executed copies of an agreement or agreements of assignment
in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiring Fund, together with such
other documents, including a due bill or due bills and brokers' confirmation
slips as may reasonably be required by the Acquiring Fund.

          9. The Acquired Fund will use its best efforts to discharge all known
liabilities, so far as may be possible, prior to the Closing Date. The Acquiring
Fund shall assume only those liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves
reflected on a Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Acquired Fund,
prepared on behalf of the Acquired Fund, as of the Valuation Date, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied from the
prior audit period. The Acquiring Fund shall also assume any known or disclosed
liabilities incurred by or on behalf of the Acquired Fund specifically arising
from or relating to the operations and/or transactions of the Acquired Fund
prior to and including the Valuation Date which are not reflected on the
Statement of Assets and Liability of the Acquired Fund described herein.


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          10. The obligations of the Acquiring Fund hereunder shall be subject
to the following conditions:

          A. The Board of Trustees of the Acquired Fund shall have authorized
the execution of this Agreement and the shareholders of the Acquired Fund shall
have approved the transactions contemplated herein, and the Acquired Fund shall
have furnished to the Acquiring Fund copies of resolutions to that effect; such
shareholder approval shall have been by the vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Acquired Fund entitled to vote at a
meeting for which proxies have been solicited by the combined proxy statement
and prospectus, as amended, which shall include any prospectus and/or report to
shareholders of the Acquiring Fund that is included with the materials mailed to
shareholders of the Acquired Fund (the "Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus").

          B. The Acquiring Fund shall have received an opinion from Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that (i)
the Acquired Fund is a validly existing Delaware statutory trust under the laws
of Delaware with full trust powers to carry on its business as then being
conducted and to enter into and perform this Agreement; and (ii) all trust
action necessary to make this Agreement, according to its terms, valid, binding
and enforceable on the Acquired Fund and to authorize effectively the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been taken by the Acquired
Fund. Such counsel shall be entitled to rely on the opinion of special Delaware
counsel with respect to matters of Delaware statutory trust law in rendering
their opinion.

          C. The representations and warranties of the Acquired Fund contained
herein shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date.

          D. On the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund shall have provided to the
Acquiring Fund the amount of the capital loss carry-over, net operating loss,
and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, if any, with respect to the
Acquired Fund as of the Closing Date.

          E. A registration statement filed by the Acquiring Fund solely under
the Securities Act of 1933 on Form N-14 and containing the Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall have become effective under that Act.

          F. The Acquiring Fund shall have received an opinion, dated the
Closing Date, of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, to the same effect as
the opinion contemplated by Section 11D of this Agreement.

          11. The obligations of the Acquired Fund hereunder shall be subject to
the following conditions:

          A. The shareholders of the Acquired Fund shall have approved the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          B. The Acquired Fund shall have received an opinion from Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that (i)
the Acquiring Fund is a validly existing Massachusetts business trust under the
laws of Massachusetts with full corporate powers to carry on its business as
then being conducted and to enter into and perform this Agreement; (ii) all
corporate action necessary to make this Agreement, according to its terms,
valid, binding and enforceable upon the Acquiring Fund and to authorize
effectively the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been taken by
the Acquiring Fund, and (iii) the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund to be
issued hereunder are duly authorized and when issued will be validly issued,


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fully-paid and non-assessable. Such counsel shall be entitled to rely on the
opinion of special Massachusetts counsel with respect to matters of
Massachusetts business trust law in rendering their opinion.

          C. The representations and warranties of the Acquiring Fund contained
herein shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, and the Acquired
Fund shall have been furnished with a certificate of the President, Secretary or
Treasurer of the Acquiring Fund to that effect, dated the Closing Date.

          D. The Acquired Fund shall have received an opinion from Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP to the effect that, subject to the
representations of the Acquired Fund herein, to be delivered on the Closing
Date, for federal income tax purposes:

               (a) The Acquired Fund's transfer of all of its assets and
liabilities, if any, to the Acquiring Fund solely in exchange for Class AAA
Shares of the Acquiring Fund, followed by the Acquired Fund's distribution of
Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund to the Acquired Fund's shareholders as
part of the liquidation of the Acquired Fund will qualify as a tax-free
"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code. The
Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund will each be "a party to a reorganization"
within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;

               (b) No gain or loss will be recognized by the shareholders of the
Acquired Fund upon the exchange of shares of the Acquired Fund for the Class AAA
Shares of the Acquiring Fund (Section 354(a) of the Code);

               (c) The Acquired Fund will not recognize gain or loss under the
provisions of the Code upon the transfer of all of its assets and liabilities,
if any, to the Acquiring Fund solely in exchange for Class AAA Shares of the
Acquiring Fund (Sections 361(a) and 357(a) of the Code);

               (d) The Acquiring Fund will not recognize gain or loss upon its
receipt of all of the Acquired Fund's assets and liabilities, if any, solely in
exchange for Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund (Section 1032(a) of the
Code);

               (e) The basis of the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund
received by the shareholders of the Acquired Fund will be the same as the basis
in the shares of the Acquired Fund surrendered in exchange therefor (Section
358(a)(1) of the Code);

               (f) The holding period of the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring
Fund received in exchange for Acquired Fund shares by the shareholders of the
Acquired Fund will include the period that the shareholders of the Acquired Fund
held the Acquired Fund shares surrendered in exchange therefor, provided that
such Acquired Fund shares are held by the shareholders as capital assets on the
date of the exchange (Section 1223(1) of the Code);

               (g) The tax basis of the Acquired Fund's assets acquired by the
Acquiring Fund will be the same as the tax basis of such assets to the Acquired
Fund immediately prior to the transaction (Section 362(b) of the Code); and

               (h) The holding period of the assets of the Acquired Fund in the
hands of the Acquiring Fund will include the period during which those assets
were held by the Acquired Fund (Section 1223(2) of the Code).


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          E. A registration statement filed by the Acquiring Fund under the
Securities Act of 1933 on Form N-14, containing the Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall have become effective under that Act.

          12. The Acquired Fund hereby represents and warrants that:

               (a) The Board of Trustees of the Acquired Fund shall have
authorized the execution of this Agreement;

               (b) The financial statements of the Acquired Fund as of March 31,
2008, heretofore furnished to the Acquiring Fund, present fairly the financial
position, results of operations, changes in net assets, and total liabilities of
the Acquired Fund as of that date, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America applied on a basis consistent
with the preceding year; and that from March 31, 2008, through the date hereof,
there have not been, and through the Closing Date there will not be, any
material adverse change in the business or financial condition of the Acquired
Fund, it being agreed that a decrease in the size of the Acquired Fund due to a
diminution in the value of its portfolio and/or redemption of its shares shall
not be considered a material adverse change;

               (c) The prospectus contained in the Acquired Fund's registration
statement under the Act and the Securities Act of 1933, dated August 1, 2008, as
amended and supplemented, is true, correct and complete, conforms to the
requirements of the Act and the Securities Act of 1933 and does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
The Acquired Fund's registration statement, as amended, was, as of the date of
the filing of the last post-effective amendment, true, correct and complete,
conformed to the requirements of the Act and the Securities Act of 1933 and did
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading;

               (d) There is no material contingent liability of the Acquired
Fund and no material legal, administrative, or other proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Acquired Fund, threatened
against the Acquired Fund, not reflected in such prospectus;

               (e) There are no material contracts outstanding to which the
Acquired Fund is a party other than those ordinary in the conduct of its
business;

               (f) The Acquired Fund is a validly existing Delaware statutory
trust;

               (g) All federal and other tax returns and reports of the Acquired
Fund required by law to be filed have been filed, and all federal and other
taxes shown as due on said returns and reports have been paid or provision shall
have been made for the payment thereof and to the best of the knowledge of the
Acquired Fund no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been
asserted with respect to such returns and to the extent such tax returns with
respect to the taxable year of the Acquired Fund ended March 31, 2009, have not
been filed, such returns will be filed when required and the amount of tax shown
as due thereon shall be paid when due;


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               (h) The Acquired Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated
investment company beginning with its first taxable year and, for each fiscal
year of its operations, the Acquired Fund has met the requirements of Subchapter
M of the Code for qualification and treatment as a regulated investment company
and the Acquired Fund intends to meet such requirements with respect to its
current taxable year. The Acquired Fund is an investment company within the
meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F)(i) and (iii) of the Code and satisfies the
diversification requirements of Section 368(a)(2)(F)(ii). Not more than 25
percent of the value of the Acquired Fund's total assets is invested in the
stock and securities of any one issuer, the stock of two or more controlled
issuers in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or
businesses, or qualified publicly traded partnerships, and not more than 50
percent of the value of the Acquired Fund's total assets is invested in the
stock and securities of five or fewer issuers;

               (i) The Acquired Fund will transfer to the Acquiring Fund assets
representing at least 90 percent of the fair market value of the net assets and
70 percent of the gross assets held by the Acquired Fund immediately prior to
the transaction. In calculating these percentages, all redemptions and
distributions (other than distributions required pursuant to Section 22(e) of
the Act or to enable the Acquired Fund to qualify as a regulated investment
company) made by the Acquired Fund immediately prior to the transfer and which
are part of the plan of reorganization will be considered as assets held by the
Acquired Fund immediately prior to the transfer;

               (j) To the knowledge of the Acquired Fund, there is no plan or
intention by the shareholders of the Acquired Fund who own five percent or more
of the Fund's shares, and, to the best of the knowledge of management of the
Acquired Fund, there is no plan or intention on the part of the remaining
shareholders of the Acquired Fund to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of a
number of Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund received in the transaction
that would reduce the Acquired Fund's shareholders' ownership of Class AAA
Shares of the Acquiring Fund to a number of Class AAA Shares having a value as
of the Closing Date of less than 50 percent of the value of all of the formerly
outstanding stock of the Acquired Fund as of the Closing Date. There are no
dissenters' rights in the transaction, and no cash will be exchanged for stock
of the Acquired Fund in lieu of fractional Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring
Fund. Shares of the Acquired Fund and Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund
held by a shareholder of the Acquired Fund and otherwise sold, redeemed, or
disposed of prior or subsequent to the transaction will be considered in making
this representation;

               (k) The Acquired Fund will distribute the Class AAA Shares of the
Acquiring Fund and any other property it receives in this transaction, and its
other properties, in pursuance of this Agreement;

               (l) The Acquired Fund's liabilities assumed by the Acquiring Fund
and the liabilities to which the transferred assets of the Acquired Fund are
subject were incurred in the ordinary course of its business;

               (m) The Acquired Fund is not under the jurisdiction of a court in
a Title 11 or similar case within the meaning of Section 368(a)(3)(A) of the
Code;

               (n) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 12 months
following the date that all of the assets are transferred to the Acquiring Fund,
the Acquired Fund will be liquidated and dissolved under state law;


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               (o) The fair market value of the assets of the Acquired Fund
transferred to the Acquiring Fund will equal or exceed the sum of the
liabilities assumed by the Acquiring Fund plus the amount of liabilities, if
any, to which the transferred assets are subject;

               (p) The sum of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund to be assumed
by the Acquiring Fund and the expenses of the transaction do not and will not
exceed twenty percent of the fair market value of the assets of the Acquired
Fund on the Valuation Date or the Closing Date;

          13. The Acquiring Fund hereby represents and warrants that:

               (a) The Board of Trustees of the Acquiring Fund shall have
authorized the execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and shall have furnished to the Acquired Fund copies of resolutions to
that effect;

               (b) The financial statements of the Acquiring Fund as of
September 30, 2008, heretofore furnished to the Acquired Fund, present fairly
the financial position, results of operations, and changes in net assets of the
Acquiring Fund, as of that date, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America applied on a basis consistent
with the preceding year; and that from September 30, 2008, through the date
hereof, there have not been, and through the Closing Date there will not be, any
material adverse changes in the business or financial condition of the Acquiring
Fund, it being understood that a decrease in the size of the Acquiring Fund due
to a diminution in the value of its portfolio and/or redemption of its Class AAA
Shares shall not be considered a material or adverse change;

               (c) The prospectus contained in the Acquiring Fund's registration
statement under the Act and the Securities Act of 1933, dated January 28, 2008,
as amended and supplemented, is true, correct and complete, conforms to the
requirements of the Act and the Securities Act of 1933 and does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
The Acquiring Fund's registration statement, as amended, was, as of the date of
the filing of the last post-effective amendment, true, correct and complete,
conformed to the requirements of the Act and the Securities Act of 1933 and did
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading;

               (d) There is no material contingent liability of the Acquiring
Fund and no material, legal, administrative, or other proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Acquiring Fund, threatened
against the Acquiring Fund, not reflected in such prospectus;

               (e) There are no material contracts outstanding to which the
Acquiring Fund is a party other than those ordinary in the conduct of its
business and there are no outstanding options or rights to acquire its Class AAA
Shares;

               (f) The Acquiring Fund is a validly existing Massachusetts
business trust; has all necessary and material federal, state and local
authorizations to own all its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as now being conducted; the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund which the
Acquiring Fund issues to the Acquired Fund pursuant to this Agreement will be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable; will conform to
the description thereof contained in the Acquiring Fund's registration
statement, and will be duly


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registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the states where registration is
required; and the Acquiring Fund is duly registered under the Act and such
registration has not been revoked or rescinded and is in full force and effect;

               (g) All federal and other tax returns and reports of the
Acquiring Fund required by law to be filed have been filed, and all federal and
other taxes shown due on said returns and reports have been paid or provision
shall have been made for the payment thereof and to the best of the knowledge of
the Acquiring Fund no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has
been asserted with respect to such returns and to the extent such tax returns
with respect to the taxable year of the Acquiring Fund ended September 30, 2008,
have not been filed, such returns will be filed when required and the amount of
tax shown as due thereon shall be paid when due;

               (h) The Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund constitute voting
stock for purposes of Sections 368(a)(1)(C) and 368(c) of the Code;

               (i) The Acquiring Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated
investment company and, for each fiscal year of its operations, it has met the
requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification and treatment as a
regulated investment company and it intends to meet such requirements with
respect to its current taxable year. The Acquiring Fund is an investment company
that meets the requirements of a regulated investment company as defined in
Section 368(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Code. Not more than 25 percent of the value of
the Acquiring Fund's total assets is invested in the stock and securities of any
one issuer, and not more than 50 percent of the value of the Acquiring Fund's
total assets is invested in the stock and securities of five or fewer issuers;

               (j) The Acquiring Fund has no plan or intention (i) to sell or
dispose of any of the assets transferred by the Acquired Fund, except for
dispositions made in the ordinary course of business or dispositions necessary
to maintain its status as a regulated investment company or (ii) to redeem or
reacquire any of the shares issued by it, except in the ordinary course of
business;

               (k) After consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement, the Acquiring Fund will continue to operate its business in a
substantially unchanged manner;

               (l) Following the transaction, the Acquiring Fund will continue
the historic business of the Acquired Fund or use a significant portion of the
Acquired Fund's historic business assets in a business; and

               (m) The Acquiring Fund does not own, directly or indirectly, nor
has it owned during the past five years directly or indirectly, any Class AAA
Shares of the Acquiring Fund.

          14. Each party hereby represents to the other that no broker or finder
has been employed by it with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. Each party also represents and warrants to the other that
the information concerning it in the Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus will
not, as of its date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a fact necessary to make the statements concerning it therein not
misleading and that the financial statements concerning it will present the
information shown fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied. Each party also represents and


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warrants to the other that this Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable in
accordance with the terms and that the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement will not result in any violation of, or be in conflict with, any
provision of any charter, by-laws, contract, agreement, judgment, decree or
order to which it is subject or to which it is a party. The Acquiring Fund
hereby represents to and covenants with the Acquired Fund that, if the
reorganization becomes effective, the Acquiring Fund will treat each shareholder
of the Acquired Fund who received any of the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring
Fund as a result of the reorganization as having made the minimum initial
purchase of Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund received by such shareholder
for the purpose of making additional investments in Class AAA Shares, regardless
of the value of the Class AAA Shares of the Acquiring Fund received. Each party
hereby further represents and warrants that:

               (a) The fair market value of the Class AAA Shares of the
Acquiring Fund received by each shareholder of the Acquired Fund will be
approximately equal to the fair market value of the shares of the Acquired Fund
surrendered in the exchange;

               (b) Teton, the Acquiring Fund's investment adviser, will (i) bear
the expenses of the Acquired Fund's shareholder meeting with respect to the
reorganization contemplated hereby, including legal, proxy and solicitation
expenses, (ii) reimburse the Acquired Fund for its legal fees incurred from
October 22, 2008, through November 28, 2008, up to a maximum of $10,000, with
respect to the preparation of a letter agreement and retention of Teton as the
interim investment adviser to the Acquired Fund, and (iii) bear any expenses
payable by the Acquired Fund in connection with the Acquired Fund's current
accounting, administration, transfer agency and/or custodian agreements
triggered by the termination of any such agreements in connection with said
reorganization; and

               (c) There is no intercorporate indebtedness existing between the
Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund that was issued, acquired, or will be
settled at a discount.

          15. The Acquiring Fund agrees that it will prepare and file a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 on Form N-14 and which
shall contain the Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus contemplated by Rule
145 under the Securities Act of 1933. Each party agrees that it will use its
best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective and to
supply such information concerning itself for inclusion in the Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus as may be necessary or desirable in this connection.

          16. The obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall be
subject to the right of either party to abandon and terminate this Agreement
without liability if the other party breaches any material provision of this
Agreement or if any material legal, administrative or other proceeding shall be
instituted or threatened between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date
(i) seeking to restrain or otherwise prohibit the transactions contemplated
hereby and/or (ii) asserting a material liability of either party not disclosed
on the date hereof, which proceeding has not been terminated or the threat
thereof removed prior to the Closing Date.

          17. All prior or contemporaneous agreements and representations
(written or oral) are merged into this Agreement, which constitutes the entire
contract between the parties hereto and may not be changed or terminated orally.

          18. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in writing
at any time by mutual consent of the parties hereto, notwithstanding approval
hereof by the shareholders of the Acquired Fund, provided that no such amendment
shall have a material adverse effect on the interests of such shareholders
without their further approval.


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          19. At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties may waive
compliance with any of the provisions made for its benefit contained herein by
executing a written acknowledgement of such waiver.

          20. Except as specified in the next sentence set forth in this
paragraph 20, the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this
Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
shall not survive the reorganization. The covenants to be performed after the
Closing Date shall survive the closing.

          21. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of
conflicts of laws.

          22. Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by
any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
personal delivery, commercial delivery service or registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, or sent by telefacsimile, and addressed as follows:

                           To the Acquired Fund:

                                The Bjurman, Barry Funds
                                c/o Michael D. LeRoy, Chairman of the Board
                                301 North Lake Avenue
                                Suite 920
                                Pasadena, California  91101
                                (626) 793-3631 (fax)

                           With a copy to:  Michael Glazer

                                Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                                515 South Flower Street
                                Los Angeles, California 90071
                                (213) 996-3207 (fax)

                           To the Acquiring Fund or Teton:

                                GAMCO Westwood Funds
                                         OR
                                Teton Advisors, Inc.
                                Attention: Jeffrey M. Farber
                                One Corporate Center
                                Rye, New York 10580
                                (914) 921-5384 (fax)

                           With a copy to: Michael R. Rosella, Esq.

                                Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                                75 East 55th Street
                                New York, New York 10022
                                (212) 319-4090


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          23. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all taken together shall constitute one
Agreement. The rights and obligations of each party pursuant to this Agreement
shall, however, not be assignable.

                      [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
executed and attested by its officers thereunto duly authorized on the date
first set forth above.

                                        THE B.B. FUNDS
                                        on behalf of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth
                                        Fund


                                        By: /s/ M. DAVID COTTRELL
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: M. David Cottrell
                                        Title: Treasurer


                                        GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS
                                        on behalf of the GAMCO Westwood Mighty
                                        Mites(SM) Fund


                                        By: /s/ BRUCE N. ALPERT
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Bruce N. Alpert
                                        Title: President


                                        TETON ADVISORS, INC.
                                        (solely with respect to Section 14(b)
                                         hereof)


                                        By: /s/ JEFFREY F. FARBER
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Jeffrey M. Farber
                                        Title: Chief Financial Officer


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                                                                      APPENDIX B

                     INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES. The following is a comparison of the investment
restrictions and limitations of the B.B. Fund and Mighty Mites Fund. A
fundamental investment restriction is one that cannot be changed without
approval of the majority of outstanding shareholders.




                                                    B.B. FUND                                  MIGHTY MITES FUND
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
                                                                            
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS        Except as set forth in the Prospectus, the Fund    The Fund, except as otherwise indicated,
("*" indicates a fundamental   may not:                                           may not:
investment restriction)
                               *Purchase securities of any one issuer if, as a    *Purchase the securities of any issuer if
                               result of the purchase, more than 5% of the B.B.   such purchase would cause more than 5% of
                               Fund's total assets would be invested in           the value of its total assets to be
                               securities of that issuer or the Fund would own    invested in securities of such issuer.
                               or hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting    This restriction applies only with
                               securities of that issuer, except that up to 15%   respect to 75% of the Mighty Mites Fund's
                               of the B.B. Fund's total assets may be invested    total assets. For purposes of this
                               without regard to this limitation, and except      restriction, these limitations do not
                               that this limit does not apply to securities       apply with respect to securities issued
                               issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its   by the U.S. government, its agencies, or
                               agencies and instrumentalities or to securities    instrumentalities;
                               issued by other investment companies;
                                                                                  * Purchase the securities of any issuer
                                                                                  if such purchase would cause the Fund to
                                                                                  hold more than 10% of the outstanding
                                                                                  voting securities of such issuer. This
                                                                                  restriction applies only with respect to
                                                                                  75% of the Mighty Mites Fund's total
                                                                                  assets;

                                                                                  *Purchase or retain the securities of any
                                                                                  issuer if the officers or Trustees of
                                                                                  the Mighty Mites Fund or the officers or
                                                                                  Directors of the Adviser who individually
                                                                                  own beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of
                                                                                  the  securities of such issuer together
                                                                                  own beneficially more than 5% of the
                                                                                  securities of such issuer;

                               *Purchase any security if, as a result of the      *Invest more than 25% of its assets in
                               purchase, 15% or more of the B.B. Fund's total     investments in any particular industry or
                               assets would be invested in securities of          industries, provided that, when the
                               issuers having their principal business            Mighty Mites Fund has adopted a temporary
                               activities in the same industry, except that       defensive posture, there shall be no
                               this limitation does not apply to securities       limitation on the purchase of obligations
                               issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its   issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
                               agencies or







                                                                            
                               instrumentalities;                                 government, its agencies, or
                                                                                  instrumentalities and repurchase
                               *Issue senior securities or borrow money, except   agreements in respect of the foregoing.
                               as permitted under the 1940 Act and then not in
                               excess of one-third of the B.B. Fund's total       *Issue senior securities;
                               assets (including the amount of the senior
                               securities issued but reduced by any liabilities   *Borrow money or pledge, mortgage, or
                               not constituting senior securities) at the time    hypothecate its assets, except as
                               of the issuance or borrowing, except that the      described in the Statement of Additional
                               B.B. Fund may borrow up to an additional 5% of     Information ("SAI") and in connection
                               its total assets (not including the amount         with entering into futures contracts, but
                               borrowed) for temporary or emergency purposes;     the deposit of assets in escrow in
                               the B.B. Fund will not purchase securities when    connection with the writing of covered
                               borrowings exceed 5% of its total assets;          call options and the purchase of
                                                                                  securities on a when-issued or
                               *Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise        delayed-delivery basis and collateral
                               encumber its assets, except in an amount up to     arrangements with respect to initial or
                               one-third of the value of the B.B. Fund's net      variation margins for futures contracts
                               assets but only to secure borrowing for            will not be deemed to be pledges of the
                               temporary or emergency purposes, such as to        Mighty Mites Fund's assets;
                               effect redemptions;
                                                                                  *Act as an underwriter of securities of
                               *Engage in the business of underwriting the        other issuers;
                               securities of others, except to the extent that
                               the B.B. Fund might be considered an underwriter
                               under the Federal securities laws in connection
                               with its disposition of securities;

                               *Purchase or sell real estate, except that
                               investments in securities of issuers that invest
                               in real estate or other instruments supported by
                               interests in real estate are not subject to this
                               limitation, and except that the B.B. Fund may
                               exercise rights under agreements relating to
                               such securities, including the right to enforce
                               security interests to hold real estate acquired
                               by reason of such enforcement



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                               until that real estate can be liquidated in an     *Purchase, hold, or deal in real estate,
                               orderly manner;                                    or oil and gas interests, but the Mighty
                                                                                  Mites Fund may purchase and sell
                               Invest in oil, gas or mineral exploration or       securities that are secured by real
                               development programs or leases, except that        estate and may purchase and sell
                               direct investment in securities of issuers that    securities  issued by companies that
                               invest in such programs or leases and              invest or deal in real estate;
                               investments in asset-backed securities supported
                               by receivables generated by such programs or       *Purchase, hold, or deal in commodities
                               leases are not subject to this prohibition;        or commodity contracts, but the Mighty
                                                                                  Mites Fund may engage in transactions
                               Invest in commodities or commodity contracts,      involving futures contracts and related
                               except that the B.B. Fund may invest in futures    options, including the futures and
                               contracts;                                         related options transactions as described
                                                                                  in the SAI;
                               Invest in companies for the purpose of
                               exercising control or management;                  *Invest in the securities of a company
                                                                                  for the purpose of exercising management
                               Purchase securities on margin, except for          or control, but the Mighty Mites Fund
                               short-term credit necessary for clearance of       will vote the securities it owns in its
                               portfolio transactions;                            portfolio as a shareholder in accordance
                                                                                  with its views;
                               Engage in uncovered short sales of securities or
                               maintain a short position;                         *Purchase securities on margin, but the
                                                                                  Mighty Mites Fund may obtain such
                               Purchase securities of other investment            short-term credit as may be necessary for
                               companies except as permitted by the 1940 Act      the clearance of purchases and sales of
                               and the rules and regulations thereunder;          securities and the Mighty Mites Fund may
                                                                                  make margin payments in connection with
                               Invest more than 5% of their net assets in         transactions in options and futures;
                               warrants, including within that amount no




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                               more than 2% in warrants that are not listed on    *The Mighty Mites Fund may not enter into
                               the New York or American Stock Exchanges, except   repurchase agreements providing for
                               warrants acquired as a result of its holdings of   settlement in more than seven days after
                               common stocks.                                     notice, or purchase securities which are
                                                                                  not readily marketable, if, in the
                                                                                  aggregate, more than 15% of the value of
                                                                                  the Mighty Mites Fund's net assets would
                                                                                  be so invested. Included in this
                                                                                  category are "restricted" securities and
                                                                                  any other assets for which an active and
                                                                                  substantial market does not exist at the
                                                                                  time of purchase or subsequent
                                                                                  valuation. Restricted  securities for
                                                                                  purposes of this limitation do not
                                                                                  include securities eligible for resale
                                                                                  pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities
                                                                                  Act which have been determined to be
                                                                                  liquid pursuant to procedures
                                                                                  established by the Board based upon the
                                                                                  trading markets for the securities;

                                                                                  *Enter into time deposits maturing in
                                                                                  more than seven days and time deposits
                                                                                  maturing from two business days through
                                                                                  seven calendar days will not exceed 10%
                                                                                  of the Mighty Mites Fund's total assets;

                                                                                  *Purchase or sell put and call options or
                                                                                  combinations thereof, except as set
                                                                                  forth in the SAI;

                                                                                  Except for the Mighty Mites Fund's
                                                                                  limitations on investing in illiquid
                                                                                  securities, if a percentage restriction
                                                                                  is adhered to at the time of investment,
                                                                                  a later increase in percentage resulting
                                                                                  from a change in values or assets will
                                                                                  not constitute a violation of such
                                                                                  restriction.



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PART B

                      STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                Relating to the acquisition of the assets of the

                           B.B. MICRO-CAP GROWTH FUND
                                   a series of
                                 THE B.B. FUNDS

                      by and in exchange for shares of the

                      GAMCO WESTWOOD MIGHTY MITES(SM) FUND
                                   a series of
                              GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS

                              One Corporate Center
                            Rye, New York 10580-1422
                            1-800-GABELLI (422-3554)

     This Statement of Additional Information, relating specifically to the
proposed acquisition of all of the assets of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund (the
"B.B. Fund"), a series of The B.B. Funds by the GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM)
Fund (the "Mighty Mites Fund"), a series of the GAMCO Westwood Funds, consists
of this cover page, pro forma financial statements and the following described
documents, each of which is incorporated by reference herein:


     The Statement of Additional Information of the Mighty Mites Fund dated
January 21, 2009;

     The Statement of Additional Information of the B.B. Fund dated August 1,
2008, as supplemented November 28, 2008;


     The Annual Report of the Mighty Mites Fund for the year ended September 30,
2008; and

     The Annual Report of the B.B. Fund for the year ended March 31, 2008; and
the Semi-Annual Report of the B.B. Fund for the six months ended September 30,
2008.


     This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. A Combined
Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated January [ ], 2009, relating to the
above-referenced transaction has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and may be obtained, without charge, by writing to Teton Advisors,
Inc. at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422, or by calling toll free
1-800-GABELLI (422-3554). This Statement of Additional Information relates to,
and should be read in conjunction with, such Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, and has been incorporated by reference into the Combined
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.




     Shown below are financial statements for both the B.B. Fund and the Mighty
Mites Fund and Pro Forma financial statements for the combined fund at September
30, 2008, as though the proposed reorganization occurred as of that date. The
first table presents Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) for both
the B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund and Pro Forma figures for the combined
fund. The second table presents Statements of Operations (unaudited) for both
the B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund and Pro Forma figures for the combined
fund. The third table presents Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) for both the
B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund and Pro Forma figures for the combined fund.
The tables are followed by the Notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements
(unaudited).


     The date of this Statement of Additional Information is January [ ], 2009.



                                        2



                         PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2008 (Unaudited)




                                                                                                                         MIGHTY
                                                                                                                         MITES
                                                                        MIGHTY MITES                                   (PROFORMA)
                                                                            FUND       B.B. FUND      ADJUSTMENTS       COMBINED
                                                                        ------------ ------------- ---------------- ----------------
                                                                                                        
ASSETS:
    Investments, at value (cost $67,456,376 and
       $117,326,962, respectively) ...................................  $70,523,264  $165,143,920  (42,063,411)(b)  $   193,603,773
    Cash .............................................................      921,922     1,874,314                         2,796,236
    Receivable for Fund shares sold ..................................      818,505        14,028                           832,533
    Receivable for investments sold ..................................       52,331            --                            52,331
    Dividends and interest receivable ................................      165,221        61,996                           227,217
    Prepaid expenses .................................................       26,470        53,036                            79,506
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    TOTAL ASSETS .....................................................   72,507,713   167,147,294                       197,591,596
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
LIABILITIES:
    Payable for collateral received on securities loaned .............           --    42,063,411  (42,063,411)(b)                0
    Payable to Custodian .............................................           --        27,137                            27,137
    Payable for investments purchased ................................    4,371,700            --                         4,371,700
    Payable for Fund shares redeemed .................................      305,300       383,774                           689,074
    Payable for investment advisory fees .............................       56,744            --                            56,744
    Payable for distribution fees ....................................       18,254        27,789                            46,043
    Payable for accounting fees ......................................        7,501        32,983                            40,484
    Payable for legal and audit fees .................................       37,005            --                            37,005
    Payable for shareholder communications expenses ..................       13,798            --                            13,798
    Payable for shareholder services fees ............................       12,730        22,975                            35,705
    Other accrued expenses ...........................................        9,452        28,930                            38,382
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    TOTAL LIABILITIES ................................................    4,832,484    42,586,999                         5,356,072
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET ASSETS .......................................................  $67,675,229  $124,560,295                   $   192,235,524
                                                                        ===========  ============                   ===============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
    Paid-in capital, at $0.001 par value .............................  $63,178,669  $74,053,696                    $   137,232,365
    Accumulated net investment income/(loss) .........................       (1,210)     (879,447)                         (880,657)
    Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments and
       foreign currency transactions .................................    1,430,487     3,569,088                         4,999,575
    Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments ........    3,066,888    47,816,958                        50,883,846
    Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency
       translations ..................................................          395           --                                395
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET ASSETS .......................................................  $67,675,229  $124,560,295                      $192,235,524
                                                                        ===========  ============                   ===============
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:
    CLASS AAA:
    Net assets .......................................................  $55,808,414  $124,560,295                   $   180,368,709
                                                                        ===========  ============                   ===============
    Shares of beneficial interest outstanding; unlimited
       number of shares authorized ...................................    4,162,260    11,616,238   (2,328,184)(c)       13,450,314
                                                                        ===========  ============                   ===============
    NET ASSET VALUE, offering, and redemption price per share ........  $     13.41  $      10.72                   $         13.41
                                                                        ===========  ============                   ===============
    CLASS A:
    Net assets .......................................................  $ 6,133,856                                 $     6,133,856
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    Shares of beneficial interest outstanding; unlimited
      number of shares authorized ....................................      462,468                                         462,468
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    NET ASSET VALUE and redemption price per share ...................  $     13.26                                 $         13.26
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    Maximum offering price per share (NAV/.96, based on maximum
       sales charge of 4.00% of the offering price) ..................  $     13.82                                 $         13.82
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    CLASS B:
    Net assets .......................................................  $   169,230                                 $       169,230
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    Shares of beneficial interest outstanding; unlimited
       number of shares authorized ...................................       13,397                                          13,397
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    NET ASSET VALUE and offering price per share (a) .................  $     12.63                                 $         12.63
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    CLASS C:
    Net assets .......................................................  $ 4,671,186                                 $     4,671,186
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    Shares of beneficial interest outstanding; unlimited
       number of shares authorized ...................................      372,231                                         372,231
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    NET ASSET VALUE and offering price per share (a) .................  $     12.55                                 $         12.55
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    CLASS I:
    Net assets .......................................................  $   892,543                                 $       892,543
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    Shares of beneficial interest outstanding; unlimited
       number of shares authorized ...................................       66,405                                          66,405
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
    NET ASSET VALUE, offering, and redemption price per share ........  $     13.44                                 $         13.44
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
(a) Redemption price varies based on the length of time held.
(b) This adjustment reflects the elimination of the B.B. Fund's
    securities lending program.
(c) This adjustment reflects the decrease in the number of Shares
    of the Mighty Mites Fund to be issued to B.B. Fund
    shareholders as a result of the difference between the
    NAV of the B.B. Fund and the Mighty Mites Fund.


      See accompanying Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (Unaudited).




Statements of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Unaudited)




                                                                                                                         MIGHTY
                                                                                                                         MITES
                                                                        MIGHTY MITES                                   (PROFORMA)
                                                                            FUND       B.B. FUND      ADJUSTMENTS       COMBINED
                                                                        ------------ ------------- ---------------- ----------------
                                                                                                        
INVESTMENT INCOME:
    Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $4,108 and $0,
       respectively) .................................................  $   652,521  $    673,719                   $     1,326,240
    Interest .........................................................      362,081          (338)                          361,743
    Interest from securities loaned ..................................           --       474,900     (474,900)(a)                0
                                                                        -----------  ------------   ----------      ---------------
    TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME ..........................................    1,014,602     1,148,281     (474,900)(a)        1,687,983
                                                                        -----------  ------------   ----------      ---------------
EXPENSES:
    Investment advisory fees .........................................      597,093     1,861,776                         2,458,869
    Distribution fees -- Class AAA ...................................      126,255       465,443                           591,698
    Distribution fees -- Class A .....................................       24,938            --                            24,938
    Distribution fees -- Class B .....................................        2,839            --                             2,839
    Distribution fees -- Class C .....................................       34,698            --                            34,698
    Administration fees ..............................................            0        98,421      (98,421)(b)                0
    Accounting fees ..................................................       45,000       108,502     (108,502)(b)           45,000
    Custodian fees ...................................................       28,626        18,696       (8,686)(c)           38,636
    Interest expense .................................................          264            --                               264
    Legal and audit fees .............................................       57,054       373,002     (315,000)(c)          115,056
    Registration expenses ............................................       35,577            --                            35,577
    Shareholder communications expenses ..............................       33,117       122,925      (61,463)(c)           94,580
    Shareholder services fees ........................................       63,882       110,994      (38,848)(c)          136,028
    Trustees' fees ...................................................       3,270        113,289     (107,000)(c)            9,559
    Miscellaneous expenses ...........................................       11,272       166,177     (100,000)(c)           77,449
                                                                        -----------  ------------   ----------      ---------------
    TOTAL EXPENSES ...................................................    1,063,885     3,439,225     (837,919)           3,665,191
                                                                        -----------  ------------   ----------      ---------------
    LESS:
       Expense reimbursements ........................................           --      (138,777)     138,777 (d)                0
       Custodian fee credits .........................................         (679)           --                              (679)
                                                                        -----------  ------------   ----------      ---------------
       TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS AND CREDITS ..............................         (679)     (138,777)     138,777 (d)             (679)
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET EXPENSES .....................................................    1,063,206     3,300,448                         3,664,512
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) .....................................      (48,604)   (2,152,167)     224,242           (1,976,529)
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON
       INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:
    Net realized gain/(loss) on investments ..........................    1,926,273    17,095,102                        19,021,375
    Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions ...............       (1,153)            0                            (1,153)
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign
       currency transactions .........................................    1,925,120    17,095,102                        19,020,222
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on
       investments ...................................................  (10,388,184)  (62,795,157)                      (73,183,341)
    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on
       foreign currency translations .................................         (329)            0                              (329)
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on
       investments and foreign currency translations .................  (10,388,513)  (62,795,157)                      (73,183,670)
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED (LOSS)
       ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY ...........................   (8,463,393)  (45,700,055)                      (54,163,448)
                                                                        -----------  ------------                   ---------------
    NET (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ...........  $(8,511,997) $(47,852,222)                  $   (56,001,200)
                                                                        ===========                                 ===============
(a) This adjustment reflects the elimination of the B.B. Fund's
    securities lending program. The Mighty Mites Fund does not
    presently intend to participate in securities lending.
(b) This adjustment reflects the elimination of certain B.B. Fund
    expenses that are not incurred by the Mighty Mites Fund.
(c) This adjustment reflects economies of scale to be realized
    upon consummation of the Reorganization.
(d) This adjustment reflects the amounts paid pursuant to the
    expense limitation agreement currently in place for the B.B.
    Fund. The Mighty Mites Fund is not subject to any such
    expense limitation arrangement.




      See accompanying Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (Unaudited).




Portfolio of Investments as of September 30, 2008 (Unaudited)



                                                MIGHTY MITES FUND               B.B. FUND              PROFORMA COMBINED
                                            ------------------------   -------------------------   -------------------------
COMMON STOCKS - 87.42%                        SHARES        VALUE        SHARES        VALUE         SHARES        VALUE
----------------------                      ----------   -----------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------
                                                                                              
AEROSPACE - 1.11%
Ducommun, Inc.                                                             38,800   $    926,544       38,800   $    926,544
Herley Industries Inc.+                         45,500   $   778,050                                   45,500        778,050
Innovative Solutions & Support Inc.                500         2,730                                      500          2,730
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*                                             111,700        417,758      111,700        417,758
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             780,780                   1,344,302                   2,125,082
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
AGRICULTURE - 3.02%
J.G. Boswell Co.                                   225       157,500                                      225        157,500
Limoneira Co.                                      792       190,080                                      792        190,080
The Andersons, Inc.*                                                      155,000      5,459,100      155,000      5,459,100
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             347,580                   5,459,100                   5,806,680
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
AUTOMOTIVE: PARTS AND ACCESSORIES - 2.09%
Amerigon, Inc.*                                                           350,000      2,303,000      350,000      2,303,000
Amerityre Corp.+                                   400           408                                      400            408
Earl Scheib Inc.+                               52,000       114,660                                   52,000        114,660
Midas Inc.+                                     25,500       350,880                                   25,500        350,880
Proliance International Inc.+                   19,000        14,250                                   19,000         14,250
Puradyn Filter Technologies Inc.                 2,000           640                                    2,000            640
Standard Motor Products Inc.                   197,000     1,225,340                                  197,000      1,225,340
Strattec Security Corp.                            300         7,926                                      300          7,926
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,714,104                   2,303,000                   4,017,104
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
AUTOMOTIVE: DEALERS - 0.43%
America's Car-Mart, Inc.*                                                  44,700        830,973       44,700        830,973
                                                                                    ------------                ------------
AVIATION: PARTS AND SERVICES - 2.97%
Air Methods Corp.*                                                        170,000      4,812,700      170,000      4,812,700
Curtiss-Wright Corp.                               800        36,360                                      800         36,360
Kaman Corp.                                      6,200       176,576                                    6,200        176,576
The Fairchild Corp., Cl. A+                    265,410       690,066                                  265,410        690,066
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             903,002                   4,812,700                   5,715,702
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
BROADCASTING - 0.52%
Acme Communications Inc.+                       65,000        61,750                                   65,000         61,750
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A             24,500        41,405                                   24,500         41,405
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.+                     50,000        39,000                                   50,000         39,000
Crown Media Holdings Inc., Cl. A+               45,000       226,350                                   45,000        226,350
Equity Media Holdings Corp.+                    21,400        11,770                                   21,400         11,770
Fisher Communications Inc.                      14,000       551,600                                   14,000        551,600
Granite Broadcasting Corp.+                        924         6,468                                      924          6,468
Gray Television Inc.                            25,000        43,000                                   25,000         43,000
Salem Communications Corp., Cl. A+              16,000        20,000                                   16,000         20,000
Young Broadcasting Inc., Cl. A+                 45,000         2,363                                   45,000          2,363
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                           1,003,706                                               1,003,706
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - 2.68%
Huttig Building Products Inc.+                   4,000         8,360                                    4,000          8,360
Material Sciences Corp.+                         6,000        34,500                                    6,000         34,500
Matrix Service Co.                                                        258,700      4,941,170      258,700      4,941,170
The Monarch Cement Co.                           6,400       172,800                                    6,400        172,800
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             215,660                   4,941,170                   5,156,830
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
BUSINESS SERVICES - 13.55%
AMICAS Inc.+                                   250,000       600,000                                  250,000        600,000
ANC Rental Corp.+                               28,000             3                                   28,000              3
Ascent Media Corp., Cl. A+                      31,000       756,710                                   31,000        756,710
Chazak Value Corp.+ (a)                            103             0                                      103              0
CyberSource Corp.*                                                        400,000      6,444,000      400,000      6,444,000
Edgewater Technology Inc.+                      99,000       481,140                                   99,000        481,140
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.*                                          370,500      6,776,445      370,500      6,776,445
HMS Holdings Corp.*                                                       260,000      6,229,600      260,000      6,229,600
The Hackett Group, Inc.                                                    49,400        268,736       49,400        268,736
Multi-Color Corp.                                                         165,000      3,941,850      165,000      3,941,850
Nashua Corp.+                                   67,500       542,025                                   67,500        542,025
StarTek Inc.+                                      500         3,210                                      500          3,210
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           2,383,088                  23,660,631                  26,043,719
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
CABLE - 0.04%
Adelphia Communications Corp.,
   Cl. A+ (a)                                   90,000             0                                   90,000              0
Adelphia Communications Corp.,
   Cl. A, Escrow+ (a)                           90,000             0                                   90,000              0
Adelphia Recovery Trust+                        90,000           180                                   90,000            180
Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.+                   7,800        68,640                                    7,800         68,640
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                              68,820                                                  68,820
                                                         -----------                                            ------------

CLOSED-END BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
   COMPANY - 0.21%
MVC Capital Inc.                                27,000       411,750                                   27,000        411,750
                                                         -----------                                            ------------





                                                                                              
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.11%
Communications Systems Inc.                     16,200       172,368                                   16,200        172,368
Symmetricom Inc.+                                2,000         9,940                                    2,000          9,940
Technical Communications Corp.+                  4,000        21,800                                    4,000         21,800
ViewCast.com Inc.+                              40,000        14,400                                   40,000         14,400
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             218,508                                                 218,508
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES - 2.22%
Actuate Corp.                                                             790,000      2,765,000      790,000      2,765,000
Furmanite Corp.+                                18,000       186,120       65,000        672,100       83,000        858,220
Gemalto NV+                                      1,910        67,733                                    1,910         67,733
INX, Inc.                                                                  31,473        213,701       31,473        213,701
Mercury Computer Systems Inc.+                   2,000        17,800                                    2,000         17,800
Prosoft Learning Corp.+ (a)                        834             0                                      834              0
StorageNetworks, Inc., Escrow+ (a)             850,000        25,500                                  850,000         25,500
Tier Technologies Inc., Cl. B+                   5,000        37,150                                    5,000         37,150
Tyler Technologies Inc.+                         2,000        30,340                                    2,000         30,340
Versant Corp.                                                              12,500        242,000       12,500        242,000
VMetro ASA                                       2,000         3,932                                    2,000          3,932
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             368,575                   3,892,801                   4,261,376
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 0.95%
Adams Golf Inc.+                                18,000        81,540                                   18,000         81,540
Advanced Battery Technologies*                                            221,000        713,830      221,000        713,830
Ducati Motor Holding SpA, ADR+                   1,000        23,050                                    1,000         23,050
Heelys Inc.+                                     4,000        17,920                                    4,000         17,920
Marine Products Corp.                            4,500        37,350                                    4,500         37,350
National Presto Industries Inc.                    300        22,350                                      300         22,350
Schiff Nutrition International Inc.+           136,400       931,612                                  136,400        931,612
Syratech Corp.+                                 41,530           831                                   41,530            831
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,114,653                     713,830                   1,828,483
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.78%
Bowlin Travel Centers Inc.+                      7,000        11,550                                    7,000         11,550
Collectors Universe Inc.                         1,000         9,300                                    1,000          9,300
Key Technology, Inc.                                                      109,900      2,604,630      109,900      2,604,630
Standard Parking Corp.                                                    122,000      2,710,840      122,000      2,710,840
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                              20,850                   5,315,470                   5,336,320
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL - 11.58%
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.                           6,500       168,350                                    6,500        168,350
Burnham Holdings Inc., Cl. A                       200         2,150                                      200          2,150
Ceradyne, Inc.*                                                            35,000      1,283,100       35,000      1,283,100
Dynamic Materials Corp.*                                                  140,000      3,249,400      140,000      3,249,400
Haulotte Group                                  25,000       310,419                                   25,000        310,419
Hawk Corp., Cl. A+                              54,700     1,101,111                                   54,700      1,101,111
Industrial Services of America, Inc.*                                      21,800        223,450       21,800        223,450
Katy Industries Inc.+                           93,000       134,850                                   93,000        134,850
K-Tron International, Inc.*                                                47,500      6,119,425       47,500      6,119,425
Landec Corp.                                                              113,500        929,565      113,500        929,565
Magnetek Inc.+                                  98,000       396,900                                   98,000        396,900
National Patent Development Corp.+              30,000        64,500                                   30,000         64,500
RWC Inc.+                                       10,000        17,500                                   10,000         17,500
Stamford Industrial Group Inc.+                431,000       603,400                                  431,000        603,400
Tech/Ops Sevcon Inc.                            40,000       172,000                                   40,000        172,000
The Middleby Corp.*                                                       120,000      6,517,200      120,000      6,517,200
UFP Technologies, Inc.                                                     78,000        531,180       78,000        531,180
WHX Corp.+                                     305,000       427,000                                  305,000        427,000
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           3,398,180                  18,853,320                  22,251,500
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.85%
Learning Tree International, Inc.                                         128,000      1,593,600      128,000      1,593,600
Universal Technical Institute Inc.+              2,200        37,532                                    2,200         37,532
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                                                                                   1,631,132
                                                                                                                ------------
ELECTRONICS - 5.93%
Alliance Semiconductor Corp.                    50,000        37,500                                   50,000         37,500
Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A                             4,000       110,000                                    4,000        110,000
BTU International Inc.+                          2,000        17,600                                    2,000         17,600
California Micro Devices Corp.+                 70,000       209,300                                   70,000        209,300
CTS Corp.                                       28,000       357,840                                   28,000        357,840
Digital Ally, Inc.*                                                        42,900        294,723       42,900        294,723
Diodes, Inc.*                                                             255,000      4,704,750      255,000      4,704,750
GSI Group Inc.+                                  2,000         7,060                                    2,000          7,060
GSI Technology, Inc.                                                      247,200        882,504      247,200        882,504
IntriCon Corp.+                                 70,000       275,800                                   70,000        275,800
Methode Electronics Inc.                         5,000        44,700                                    5,000         44,700
Pericom Semiconductor Corp.                                               195,100      2,048,550      195,100      2,048,550
Photon Dynamics, Inc.                                                     109,700      1,683,895      109,700      1,683,895
Schmitt Industries Inc.+                         1,000         6,325                                    1,000          6,325
SIRIT Inc.+                                     20,000         3,289                                   20,000          3,289
Stoneridge Inc.+                                18,000       202,500                                   18,000        202,500
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.                                                  155,200         82,101      155,200         82,101
Trimble Navigation Ltd.+                           178         4,603                                      178          4,603



                                        2




                                                                                              
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.+                       2,000        10,080                                    2,000         10,080
Ultralife Corp.+                                 5,000        38,750                                    5,000         38,750
Video Display Corp.                                                        40,200        342,504       40,200        342,504
Zoran Corp.+                                     3,500        28,560                                    3,500         28,560
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,353,907                  10,039,027                  11,392,934
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
ENERGY AND UTILITIES: ELECTRIC - 0.49%
Great Plains Energy Inc.                         2,140        47,551                                    2,140         47,551
Maine & Maritimes Corp.+                        11,000       362,450        7,600        250,420       18,600        612,870
Unitil Corp.                                    11,050       288,294                                   11,050        288,294
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             698,295                     250,420                     948,715
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
ENERGY AND UTILITIES:
   INTEGRATED - 0.56%
Florida Public Utilities Co.                    49,950       644,355                                   49,950        644,355
MGE Energy Inc.                                  6,000       213,300                                    6,000        213,300
Pardee Resources Co. Inc.                          801       182,227                                      801        182,227
Progress Energy Inc., CVO+ (a)                  95,200        31,416                                   95,200         31,416
ProSep Inc.+                                    10,000         2,819                                   10,000          2,819
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                           1,074,117                                               1,074,117
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
ENERGY AND UTILITIES: NATURAL
   GAS - 1.19%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.                       7,400       245,754                                    7,400        245,754
Corning Natural Gas Corp.+                      31,000       499,100                                   31,000        499,100
EnergySouth Inc.                                 8,900       546,727                                    8,900        546,727
Evergreen Energy Inc.+                           3,000         2,820                                    3,000          2,820
PetroCorp Escrow Shares+ (a)                    31,200         1,872                                   31,200          1,872
RGC Resources Inc.                              16,500       466,785                                   16,500        466,785
The Meridian Resource Corp.                                               261,500        481,160      261,500        481,160
U.S. Energy Corp.+                              20,300        52,577                                   20,300         52,577
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,815,635                     481,160                   2,296,795
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
ENERGY AND UTILITIES: SERVICES - 1.13%
Acergy SA, ADR                                   9,500        95,570                                    9,500         95,570
Boots & Coots International Well
   Control, Inc.                                                          534,400      1,031,392      534,400      1,031,392
Covanta Holding Corp.+                             950        22,743                                      950         22,743
Mitcham Industries, Inc.                                                   46,090        465,048       46,090        465,048
RPC Inc.                                        40,000       562,400                                   40,000        562,400
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             680,713                   1,496,440                   2,177,153
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
ENERGY AND UTILITIES: WATER - 2.59%
Artesian Resources Cl. A                         4,500        76,185                                    4,500         76,185
California Water Service Group                   2,500        96,250                                    2,500         96,250
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.                      4,000        68,080                                    4,000         68,080
Fuel Tech, Inc.*                                                          230,000      4,160,700      230,000      4,160,700
Middlesex Water Co.                              5,700        99,579                                    5,700         99,579
Pennichuck Corp.                                10,000       230,000                                   10,000        230,000
SJW Corp.                                        8,000       239,760                                    8,000        239,760
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             809,854                   4,160,700                   4,970,554
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.42%
Canterbury Park Holding Corp.                   13,500       118,125                                   13,500        118,125
Chestnut Hill Ventures+ (a)                      1,802        50,733                                    1,802         50,733
Dover Motorsports Inc.                          34,000       185,300                                   34,000        185,300
Jetix Europe NV+                                20,500       460,026                                   20,500        460,026
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.+                      800         1,624                                      800          1,624
Triple Crown Media Inc.+                        40,000           680                                   40,000            680
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             816,488                                                 816,488
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 2.41%
BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc.+         10,000        20,672                                   10,000         20,672
Sharps Compliance Corp.+                           500         1,400                                      500          1,400
Sims Group Ltd, ADR                                                     2,000,000      4,620,000    2,000,000      4,620,000
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                              22,072                   4,620,000                   4,642,072
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - 2.10%
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc., Cl. A+            130,800       334,848                                  130,800        334,848
Capstone Turbine Corp.+                         15,000        19,350                                   15,000         19,350
Cherokee International Corp.+                   20,000        57,000                                   20,000         57,000
Core Molding Technologies Inc.+                 17,000       102,000                                   17,000        102,000
Fedders Corp.+ (a)                               6,100             0                                    6,100              0
Genoil Inc.+                                     1,000           160                                    1,000            160
Gerber Scientific Inc.+                         10,000        91,400                                   10,000         91,400
Gildemeister AG                                  8,500       141,800                                    8,500        141,800
GrafTech International Ltd.+                     4,000        60,440                                    4,000         60,440
L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A                        21,000       387,030        5,000         92,150       26,000        479,180
Maezawa Kyuso Industries Co. Ltd.               20,000       281,134                                   20,000        281,134
Met-Pro Corp.                                   14,000       204,260                                   14,000        204,260
Mine Safety Appliances Co.                       9,000       343,080                                    9,000        343,080
SL Industries Inc.+                             17,600       233,200                                   17,600        233,200
SRS Labs Inc.+                                   1,000         5,510                                    1,000          5,510
The Eastern Co.                                  5,000        67,500                                    5,000         67,500
TransAct Technologies Inc.+                    150,000     1,194,000       37,400        297,704      187,400      1,491,704
Vicor Corp.                                      9,000        79,920                                    9,000         79,920
WaterFurnace Renewable Energy Inc.               1,000        24,825                                    1,000         24,825
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Cl. A              500        13,675                                      500         13,675
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------



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                                                           3,641,132                     389,854                   4,030,986
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------

FINANCIAL SERVICES - 3.10%
Bank of Florida Corp.+                           2,400        19,776                                    2,400         19,776
Berkshire Bancorp Inc.                          16,100       160,678                                   16,100        160,678
Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Co.                  75       111,000                                       75        111,000
Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp Inc.                  27,500       579,563                                   27,500        579,563
Epoch Holding Corp.                            179,000     1,888,450                                  179,000      1,888,450
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach              14        62,300                                       14         62,300
Fidelity Southern Corp.                          6,000        25,920                                    6,000         25,920
Flushing Financial Corp.                        30,300       530,250                                   30,300        530,250
Gateway Financial Holdings Inc.                  7,400        39,590                                    7,400         39,590
Guaranty Corp., Cl. A+                              10       161,250                                       10        161,250
Integrity Mutual Funds Inc.+                    40,000        14,000                                   40,000         14,000
Nara Bancorp Inc.                                7,000        78,400                                    7,000         78,400
New York Community Bancorp Inc.                 11,055       185,613                                   11,055        185,613
Northrim BanCorp Inc.                            5,697        93,431                                    5,697         93,431
Oritani Financial Corp.+                         7,400       124,690                                    7,400        124,690
Parish National Corp. (a)                        6,500       900,250                                    6,500        900,250
Patriot National Bancorp Inc.                    9,167       107,712                                    9,167        107,712
Provident New York Bancorp                       5,000        66,100                                    5,000         66,100
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida                6,000        64,380                                    6,000         64,380
Sunwest Bank+                                      116       208,800                                      116        208,800
SWS Group Inc.                                  19,000       383,040                                   19,000        383,040
TIB Financial Corp.                              1,020         5,743                                    1,020          5,743
Tree.com Inc.+                                  10,000        48,200                                   10,000         48,200
Wilshire Bancorp Inc.                            9,000       109,530                                    9,000        109,530
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                           5,968,666                                               5,968,666
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
FOOD AND BEVERAGE - 0.53%
Andrew Peller Ltd., Cl. A                        1,000         8,569                                    1,000          8,569
Boston Beer Co. Inc., Cl. A+                     2,500       118,725                                    2,500        118,725
Genesee Corp., Cl. A+ (a)                        4,000             0                                    4,000              0
Genesee Corp., Cl. B+ (a)                       30,100             0                                   30,100              0
Hanover Foods Corp., Cl. A+                      1,100       102,025                                    1,100        102,025
J & J Snack Foods Corp.                          2,000        67,820                                    2,000         67,820
Lifeway Foods Inc.+                             45,000       526,500                                   45,000        526,500
MGP Ingredients Inc.                            14,000        39,760                                   14,000         39,760
Rock Field Co. Ltd.                              7,000        87,405                                    7,000         87,405
Scheid Vineyards Inc., Cl. A+                      900        28,575                                      900         28,575
The Inventure Group Inc.+                        1,000         1,700                                    1,000          1,700
Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc.+                6,400        30,016                                    6,400         30,016
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                           1,011,095                                               1,011,095
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
HEALTH CARE - 9.78%
AFP Imaging Corp.+                              18,000         3,420                                   18,000          3,420
Allion Healthcare, Inc.                                                    63,700        379,015       63,700        379,015
Alpharma Inc., Cl. A+                            2,000        73,780                                    2,000         73,780
Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc.                                             33,000        254,760       33,000        254,760
BioLase Technology Inc.+                        59,000       111,510                                   59,000        111,510
Boiron SA                                       10,000       263,680                                   10,000        263,680
Bruker Corp.+                                    1,000        13,330                                    1,000         13,330
Cepheid Inc.+                                    6,000        82,980                                    6,000         82,980
Continucare Corp.+                             110,000       293,700                                  110,000        293,700
CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc.+                         100         1,875                                      100          1,875
CryoLife, Inc.                                                             49,900        654,688       49,900        654,688
Del Global Technologies Corp.+                  96,000       124,800                                   96,000        124,800
DexCom Inc.+                                     5,000        30,950                                    5,000         30,950
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cl. A+               1,000           170                                    1,000            170
Exactech Inc.+                                   7,000       155,680                                    7,000        155,680
Heska Corp.+                                    24,000        15,600                                   24,000         15,600
I-Flow Corp.+                                   24,000       223,440                                   24,000        223,440
ICU Medical Inc.+                                4,000       121,640                                    4,000        121,640
Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.+              5,000       150,000                                    5,000        150,000
Langer Inc.+                                    10,000         9,000                                   10,000          9,000
Life Partners Holdings, Inc.*                                              85,495      3,075,255       85,495      3,075,255
Matrixx Initiatives Inc.+                       40,000       719,600                                   40,000        719,600
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.                                                    48,400      1,028,500       48,400      1,028,500
Micrus Endovascular Corp.+                      20,000       279,000                                   20,000        279,000
Monogram Biosciences Inc.+                      10,000         7,600                                   10,000          7,600
Neogen Corp.+                                   21,000       591,780       89,250      2,515,065      110,250      3,106,845
NMT Medical Inc.+                                2,500         7,800                                    2,500          7,800
Opko Health Inc.+                                7,000        12,250                                    7,000         12,250
Orthofix International NV+                       2,000        37,260                                    2,000         37,260
Pain Therapeutics Inc.+                         10,000        97,700                                   10,000         97,700
PreMD Inc.+                                     10,000           460                                   10,000            460
Quidel Corp.+                                   20,000       328,200                                   20,000        328,200
RTI Biologics Inc.+*                            37,415       349,830      284,260      2,657,831      321,675      3,007,661
Sirona Dental Systems Inc.+                        200         4,656                                      200          4,656
Sonic Innovations Inc.+                         87,000       220,980                                   87,000        220,980
Syneron Medical Ltd.+                           15,000       213,750                                   15,000        213,750
Synovis Live Technologies, Inc.                                           132,000      2,484,240      132,000      2,484,240
ThermoGenesis Corp.+                             1,000         1,250                                    1,000          1,250
United-Guardian Inc.                            16,000       168,800                                   16,000        168,800
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.                                                56,000        972,160       56,000        972,160



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Young Innovations Inc.                           3,000        60,540                                    3,000         60,540
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           4,777,011                  14,021,514                  18,798,525
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
HOTELS AND GAMING - 0.40%
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc.          4,000        31,120                                    4,000         31,120
Florida Gaming Corp.+                            2,000         8,000                                    2,000          8,000
Multimedia Games Inc.+                           8,500        36,805                                    8,500         36,805
Sonesta International Hotels Corp., Cl. A       33,000       686,400                                   33,000        686,400
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             762,325                                                 762,325
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
INSURANCE - 3.07%
American Physicans Capital Inc.                                           139,513      5,905,585      139,513      5,905,585
                                                                                    ------------                ------------
MACHINERY - 0.89%
Alamo Group, Inc.                                                          21,100        359,755       21,100        359,755
Gehl Co.+                                       45,000     1,324,350                                   45,000      1,324,350
TurboChef Technologies Inc.+                     5,000        30,750                                    5,000         30,750
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,355,100                     359,755                   1,714,855
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
MANUFACTURED HOUSING AND RECREATIONAL
   VEHICLES - 0.49%
Cavalier Homes Inc.+                           100,000       168,000                                  100,000        168,000
Cavco Industries Inc.+                           8,800       318,120                                    8,800        318,120
Coachmen Industries Inc.+                       15,000        24,750                                   15,000         24,750
Nobility Homes Inc.                              9,000       145,800                                    9,000        145,800
Palm Harbor Homes Inc.+                         15,000       148,650                                   15,000        148,650
Skyline Corp.                                    5,000       132,150                                    5,000        132,150
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             937,470                                                 937,470
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
METALS AND MINING - 0.00%
Uranium Resources Inc.+                          4,000         6,760                                    4,000          6,760
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
PAPER AND FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.07%
Keweenaw Land Association Ltd.                     700       143,500                                      700        143,500
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
PUBLISHING - 0.16%
Journal Communications Inc., Cl. A              54,000       263,520                                   54,000        263,520
PRIMEDIA Inc.                                   11,000        26,730                                   11,000         26,730
The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A                      3,333        23,564                                    3,333         23,564
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             313,814                                                 313,814
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
REAL ESTATE - 0.58%
Bresler & Reiner Inc.                            7,300       125,925                                    7,300        125,925
Capital Properties Inc., Cl. A                   6,000       138,600                                    6,000        138,600
Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc.                   11,200       415,296                                   11,200        415,296
Gyrodyne Co. of America Inc.+                    3,000       114,270                                    3,000        114,270
Holobeam Inc.+                                   1,000        25,655                                    1,000         25,655
Reading International Inc., Cl. A+              20,000       137,700                                   20,000        137,700
Reading International Inc., Cl. B+              19,000       150,100                                   19,000        150,100
Royalty LLC+ (a)(b)                              2,508         3,985                                    2,508          3,985
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                           1,111,531                                               1,111,531
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
RESTAURANTS - 0.27%
Nathan's Famous Inc.+                           26,600       423,206                                   26,600        423,206
The Steak n Shake Co.+                          10,000        86,800                                   10,000         86,800
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             510,006                                                 510,006
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
RETAIL - 0.11%
CoolBrands International Inc.+                  40,000        25,934                                   40,000         25,934
Movado Group Inc.                                4,000        89,400                                    4,000         89,400
Village Super Market Inc., Cl. A                 2,000        95,340                                    2,000         95,340
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                             210,674                                                 210,674
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS - 1.57%
General Chemical Group Inc.+                   267,226         4,676                                  267,226          4,676
Hawkins Inc.                                    32,000       560,640                                   32,000        560,640
KMG Chemicals Inc.                               1,000         6,980                                    1,000          6,980
Omnova Solutions Inc.+                          55,000       109,450                                   55,000        109,450
Quaker Chemical Corp.                                                      38,700      1,101,402       38,700      1,101,402
Zep Inc.                                        70,000     1,234,800                                   70,000      1,234,800
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,916,546                   1,101,402                   3,017,948
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
TECHNOLOGY - 2.94%
Ebix, Inc.*                                                                29,541      2,775,673       29,541      2,775,673
TheStreet.com, Inc.*                                                      480,000      2,875,200      480,000      2,875,200
                                                                                    ------------                ------------
                                                                                       5,650,873                   5,650,873
                                                                                    ------------                ------------
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.98%
Ambient Corp.+                                   1,000            29                                    1,000             29
Applied Signal Technology Inc.                   1,000        17,380                                    1,000         17,380
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.          175         2,639                                      175          2,639
D&E Communications Inc.                         29,000       218,950                                   29,000        218,950
Electronic Systems Technology Inc.               2,000           950                                    2,000            950
Globecomm Systems, Inc.                                                    23,400        204,516       23,400        204,516



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HickoryTech Corp.                               48,000       278,880                                   48,000        278,880
Horizon Telecom Inc., Cl. A                         80        10,960                                       80         10,960
Horizon Telecom Inc., Cl. B                        350        41,134                                      350         41,134
Lexcom Inc., Cl. B, Non-Voting+                  1,400       118,055                                    1,400        118,055
New Ulm Telecom Inc. (a)                        36,200       331,230                                   36,200        331,230
PNV Inc.+                                       10,000            18                                   10,000             18
Preformed Line Products Co.                      2,500       145,850                                    2,500        145,850
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.               18,000       397,260                                   18,000        397,260
Sycamore Networks Inc.+                         33,000       106,590                                   33,000        106,590
Telecorp Escrow Shares (a)                         152             0                                      152              0
Virgin Media Inc.                                2,305        18,210                                    2,305         18,210
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                           1,688,135                     204,516                   1,892,651
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
TRANSPORTATION - 0.54%
L.B. Foster Co., Class A.*                                                 22,300        678,366       22,300        678,366
Providence and Worcester Railroad Co.           21,100       358,700                                   21,100        358,700
Trailer Bridge Inc.+                               400         2,204                                      400          2,204
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
                                                             360,904                     678,366                   1,039,270
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                                       44,972,538                 123,080,509                 168,053,047
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
OTHER SECURITIES (SECURITY LENDING
   COLLATERAL) - 21.88% (d)
Brown Brothers Harriman Sec.
   Lending Inv. Fund                                                   42,063,411     42,063,411
                                                                                    ------------                ------------
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.14%
AUTOMOTIVE: PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Jungheinrich AG Pfd.                            15,000       259,527                                   15,000        259,527
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.02%
BUSINESS SERVICES
Interep National Radio Sales Inc., 4.000%
Cv. Pfd. Ser. A (a)(b)(c)+                         150             0                                      150              0
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Seneca Foods Corp., Cv. Pfd., Ser. 2003+         2,400        47,112                                    2,400         47,112
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS                            47,112                                                  47,112
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
WARRANTS - 0.02%
BROADCASTING
Granite Broadcasting Corp., Ser. A,
   expire 06/04/12+                                 63             7                                       63              7
Granite Broadcasting Corp., Ser. B,
   expire 06/04/12+                                 63            16                                       63             16
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                                  23                                                      23
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
BUSINESS SERVICES
Avalon Digital Marketing Systems Inc.
   expire 11/11/11+ (a)(b)                       1,666             0                                    1,666              0
                                                         -----------                               ----------   ------------
ENERGY AND UTILITIES: ELECTRIC
British Energy Group plc, expire
   01/17/10+                                     1,680        19,190                                    1,680         19,190
Corning Natural Gas Corp., expire
   08/17/11+                                    15,000        23,250                                   15,000         23,250
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
                                                              42,440                                                  42,440
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
TOTAL WARRANTS                                                42,463                                                  42,463
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 13.11%
U.S. TREASURY BILLS
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.284% to
   1.924%++, 10/02/08 to 01/29/09           16,064,000    16,048,595                               16,064,000     16,048,595
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
U.S. TREASURY NOTES
4.500%, 04/30/09                             3,070,000     3,120,609                                3,070,000      3,120,609
4.750%, 12/31/08                             5,975,000     6,032,420                                5,975,000      6,032,420
                                                           9,153,029                                               9,153,029
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS                         25,201,624                                              25,201,624
                                                         -----------                                            ------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 122.59%                               70,523,264                 165,143,920                 193,603,773
                                                         -----------                ------------                ------------
Other Assets and Liabilities
   (Net) - (22.59%) (d)                                   (2,848,035)                (40,583,625)                 (1,368,249)
NET ASSETS - 100%                                        $67,675,229                 124,560,295                $192,235,524
                                                         ===========                ============                ============


(a)  Security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
     The procedures may include reviewing available financial information about
     the company and reviewing the valuation of comparable securities and other
     factors on a regular basis. At September 30, 2008, the market value of fair
     valued securities amounted to $1,345,002 or 1.99% of net assets.

(b)  At September 30, 2008, the Fund held investments in restricted and illiquid
     securities amounting to $3,985 or 0.01% of net assets, which were valued
     under methods approved by the Board of Trustees, as follows:


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                                                                                       9/30/2008
                                                                                        Carrying
Acquisition                                                Acquisition   Acquisition   Value Per
   Shares                       Issuer                         Date          Cost         Unit
-----------   ------------------------------------------   -----------   -----------   ---------
                                                                           
  1,666       Avalon Digital Marketing Systems Inc.,
                 Warrants expire 11/11/11                    04/03/00           --      $  0.00
    150       Interep National Radio Sales Inc., 4.000%,
                 Cv. Pfd., Ser. A                            05/03/02      $13,849            0
  2,508       Royalty LLC                                    09/09/03           --       1.5889




(c)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
     1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from
     registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30,
     2008, the market value of the Rule 144A security amounted to $0 or 0.00% of
     net assets.

(d)  Pro Forma Adjustment reflecting the elimination of the B.B. Fund's
     securities lending program.

+    Non-income producing security.

*    A portion or all of this security was out on loan as of September 30, 2008.

++   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

CVO  Contingent Value Obligation



      See accompanying Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (Unaudited).


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     Notes to Pro forma Financial Statements September 30, 2008 (unaudited)

1. BASIS OF COMBINATION

The Proforma Statement of Combined Assets and Liabilities, including the
Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2008 and the related Statement of
Combined Operations for the twelve months ended September 30, 2008 ("Proforma
Statements") reflect the accounts of GAMCO Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund
("Mighty Mites Fund"), a multiclass series of The GAMCO Westwood Funds and the
B.B. Micro-Cap Fund (the "B.B. Fund"), a series of The B.B. Funds. The Proforma
Statement of Combined Assets and Liabilities has been restated to reflect a tax
free exchange of B.B. Fund shares for Mighty Mites Fund's no-load Class AAA
Shares as of the close of business on September 30, 2008 and to give effect to
the proposed transfer of all assets and liabilities of the B.B. Fund in exchange
for Class AAA Shares of the Mighty Mites Fund. The Mighty Mites Fund is the
surviving fund.

The Mighty Mites Fund's adviser, Teton Advisors, Inc. ("Teton"), will pay all
the costs of the Special Meeting associated with the reorganization, including
legal, proxy and solicitation expenses.

The Proforma Statements should be read in conjunction with the historical
financial statements of the Mighty Mites Fund and the B.B. Fund included in
their respective Statements of Additional Information.

2. SECURITY VALUATION

Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities
exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market
quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a
market's official closing price as of the close of business on the day the
securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is
valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no
asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid
price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the
security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of
Trustees (the "Board") so determines, by such other method as the Board shall
determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities
traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued
according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by
Teton.

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued
at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but
may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market
conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market but prior
to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt
instruments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less that are not credit
impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount
does not reflect the securities' fair value, in which case these securities will
be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity
greater than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are
valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked
prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price.
Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or
board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are
fair valued as determined by the Board.



3. CAPITAL SHARES

The Pro Forma Combined net asset value per share assumes the issuance of
additional shares of the Mighty Mites Fund which would have been issued at
September 30, 2008, in connection with the proposed reorganization. The amount
of additional Class AAA Shares assumed to be issued was calculated based on the
September 30, 2008, net asset value per share of the Mighty Mites Fund ($13.41).

     The Pro Forma number of shares outstanding are determined as follows:


                                                          
Class AAA Shares of the Mighty Mites Fund                     4,162,260
Additional Class AAA Shares to be issued to the B.B. Fund:    9,288,054
Pro Forma Shares Outstanding:                                13,450,314


     The Pro Forma Statements assume that all shares of the B.B. Fund
outstanding on September 30, 2008, were exchanged, tax free, for Class AAA
Shares of the Mighty Mites Fund.

4. PRO FORMA OPERATING EXPENSES

The Pro Forma Statement of Operations assumes expense adjustments based on the
agreements of the Mighty Mites Fund, the surviving entity. Certain accounts have
been adjusted to reflect the expense of the combined entity more closely. Pro
Forma operating expenses include the expenses of the Mighty Mites Fund and the
B.B. Fund combined, adjusted for certain items which are factually supportable.
All fees other than trustee fees and expenses have been charged to the combined
entity based upon the contracts in effect for the Mighty Mites Fund at the level
of assets of the combined fund for the stated period.


5. PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The Mighty Mites Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). It is the policy of the Mighty Mites Fund to comply with the
requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute substantially all of the Fund's net investment company taxable income
and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is
required.



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PART C

                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION

     The statement as to the general effect of any contract, arrangement or
statute under which a trustee, officer, underwriter or affiliated person of the
Registrant is indemnified is incorporated by reference to Item 27 of Part C of
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS

(1)(a)  Registrant's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated June 12,
        1986, and Amendments thereto are incorporated by reference to
        Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement as filed
        with the SEC on December 22, 1986 ("Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1").

(1)(b)  Amendment to Registrant's Declaration of Trust, dated December 29, 2004,
        is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
        Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on
        January 31, 2005 (Accession No. 0000935069-05-000151) ("Post-Effective
        Amendment No. 28").

(2)     Registrant's By-Laws, dated November 24, 1986, are incorporated by
        reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1.

(3)     Not Applicable.


(4)     Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Liquidation dated November 28,
        2008, is incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
        Statement on Form N-14 as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on December 19,
        2008 (Accession No. 0000935069-08-003048).


(5)     Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are herein incorporated
        by reference from the Trust's Declaration of Trust and Bylaws.

(6)(a)  Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the
        Equity Fund, the Cash Management Fund, the Intermediate Bond Fund and
        the Balanced Fund, and Teton Advisers, LLC (now known as Teton Advisors,
        Inc.), dated October 6, 1994, is incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement as filed
        with the SEC via EDGAR on January 31, 2000 (Accession No.
        0000927405-00-000035) ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 22").

(6)(b)  Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of
        Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund and Westwood Realty Fund and Teton
        Advisers, LLC (now known as Teton Advisors, Inc.), dated February 25,
        1997, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22.


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(6)(c)  Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the
        Westwood Mighty Mites(SM) Fund, and Gabelli Advisers, Inc. (now known as
        Teton Advisors, Inc.), dated May 11, 1998, is incorporated by reference
        to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22.

(6)(d)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of
        the Equity Fund, the Cash Management Fund, the Intermediate Bond Fund
        and the Balanced Fund, and Teton Advisers, LLC (now known as Teton
        Advisors, Inc.) and Westwood Management Corporation, dated October 6,
        1994, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22.


(6)(e)  Interim Investment Advisory Agreement between the B.B. Funds, on behalf
        of the B.B. Micro-Cap Growth Fund and Teton Advisors, Inc., dated
        November 28, 2008, is incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
        Registration Statement on Form N-14 as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on
        December 19, 2008 (Accession No. 0000935069-08-003048).


(6)(f)  Contractual Advisory Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement
        between the Registrant and Gabelli Advisers, Inc., (now known as Teton
        Advisors, Inc.) dated October 1, 2006, is incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(6)(g)  Contractual Advisory Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement
        between the Registrant and Gabelli Advisers, Inc. (now known as Teton
        Advisors, Inc.), dated October 1, 2007, incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(7)     Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and
        Gabelli & Company, Inc., dated November 16, 1999, is incorporated by
        reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration
        Statement as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on February 2, 2004 (Accession
        No. 0000935069-04-000157) ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 26").

(8)     Not Applicable.

(9)(a)  Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, dated
        January 22, 2004, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
        Amendment No. 26.

(9)(b)  Foreign Custody Manager Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of
        New York, dated January 22, 2004, is incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 26.

(10)(a) Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1
        relating to Class AAA Series Shares, dated November 16, 1999, is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the
        Registration Statement as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on December 1,
        1999 (Accession No. 0000927405-99-000364) ("Post-Effective Amendment No.
        21").

(10)(b) Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1
        relating to Class A Series Shares, dated November 16, 1999, is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21.


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(10(c)  Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 relating to Class A Series
        Shares, dated November 16, 1999, is incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 21.

(10)(d) Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 relating to Class B Series
        Shares, dated November 16, 1999, is incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 21.

(10)(e) Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 relating to Class C Series
        Shares, dated November 16, 1999, is incorporated by reference to
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 21.

(10)(f) Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan, dated November 19,
        2003, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(11)    Opinion and consent of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker LLP, Trust
        counsel, to be filed by amendment.

(12)    Opinion and consent of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, on certain
        tax matters, to be filed by amendment.

(13)(a) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the GAMCO Westwood Funds
        and State Street Bank & Trust Company, dated October 12, 1994, will be
        filed by amendment.

(14)(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (New York, NY), Independent
        Registered Public Accounting Firm, is filed herewith.

(14)(b) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Los Angeles, CA), Independent
        Registered Public Accounting Firm, is filed herewith.

(15)    Not Applicable.

(16)(a) Power of Attorney for Susan M. Byrne, Anthony J. Colavita, James P.
        Conn, Werner J. Roeder, M.D. and Karl Otto Pohl, dated May 15, 2001, is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the
        Registration Statement as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on January 29,
        2002 (Accession No. 0000935069-02-000044).

(16)(b) Power of Attorney for Salvatore J. Zizza, dated March 11, 2005, is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the
        Registration Statement as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on December 2,
        2005 (Accession No. 00009350-09-05-003307).

(17)(a) Form of Proxy Ballot, is filed herewith.


(17)(b) Prospectus for the GAMCO Westwood Funds dated January 21, 2009, is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the
        Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on
        January 21, 2009.

(17)(c) Statement of Additional Information for GAMCO Westwood Funds dated
        January 21, 2009, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
        Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed
        with the SEC via EDGAR on January 21, 2009.


(17)(d) Prospectus for the Bjurman, Barry Funds dated August 1, 2008, is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the
        Registration Statement on Form N-


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        1A as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on July 29, 2008 (Accession No.
        0000950-152-08-005730).

(17)(e) Statement of Additional Information for the Bjurman, Barry Funds dated
        August 1, 2008, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
        No. 14 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed with the SEC
        via EDGAR on July 29, 2008 (Accession No. 0000950-152-08-005730).

(17)(f) Annual Report to Shareholders of the GAMCO Westwood Funds for the fiscal
        year ended September 30, 2008, is incorporated by reference to Form
        N-CSR as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on December 4, 2008 (Accession No.
        0000935069-08-002903).

(17)(g) Annual Report to Shareholders of the Bjurman, Barry Funds for the fiscal
        year ended March 31, 2008, is incorporated by reference to Form N-CSR as
        filed with the SEC via EDGAR on June 6, 2008 (Accession No.
        0000950152-08-004475).

(17)(h) Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders of the Bjurman, Barry Funds for the
        six months ended September 30, 2008, is incorporated by reference to
        form N-CSR as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on December 8, 2008
        (Accession No. 0000950152-08-010069).

(17)(i) Revised Code of Ethics for the Registrant, Gabelli Funds, LLC, GAMCO
        Investors, Inc., Gabelli & Company Inc., Gabelli Advisers, Inc. (now
        known as Teton Advisors, Inc.) and Gabelli Fixed Income LLC is
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the
        Registration Statement as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on January 30,
        2007 (Accession No. 0000935069-07-000193).

(17)(i) Revised Code of Ethics for the Registrant, Westwood Management
        Corporation, Westwood Trust and Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
        incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.


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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

     (1) The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering
of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is part of
this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an
underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 [17
CFR 230.145c], the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for
by the applicable registration form for the reofferings by persons who may be
deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other
items of the applicable form.

     (2) The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed
under paragraph (1) above will be filed as part of an amendment to the
registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective,
and that, in determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to the be initial bona fide offering of
them.


     (3) The undersigned registrant agrees to file a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement which will include the required legal and tax
opinions referenced in Exhibits 11 and 12, respectively.



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has
duly caused this Registration Statement on Form N-14 to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Rye, and State of
New York, on the 21st day of January, 2009.


                                        GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS


                                        By: /s/ BRUCE N. ALPERT
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Bruce N. Alpert
                                        Title: President and Principal
                                               Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated below.



                                                                    


/s/ BRUCE N. ALPERT                     President and                     January 21, 2009
-------------------------------------   Principal Executive Officer
Bruce N. Alpert


/s/ AGNES MULLADY                       Principal Financial Officer and   January 21, 2009
-------------------------------------   Treasurer
Agnes Mullady


/s/       *                             Trustee
-------------------------------------
Anthony J. Colavita


/s/       *                             Trustee
-------------------------------------
James P. Conn


/s/       *                             Trustee
-------------------------------------
Werner J. Roeder, M.D.


/s/       *                             Trustee
-------------------------------------
Salvatore J. Zizza


*By /s/ BRUCE N. ALPERT                                                   January 21, 2009
    ---------------------------------
Bruce N. Alpert
Attorney-in-Fact


-    Powers of attorney are incorporated by reference herein as Exhibits 16(a)
     and 16(b).



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