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Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Thomas O. Putnam, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Fenimore Asset Management Trust (the

"Registrant");

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or

omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the

circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the

period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in

this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,

changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a

statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining

disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company

Act) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the

Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls

and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material

information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made

known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this

report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control

over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable

assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial

statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting

principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and

presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure

controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report

based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial

reporting that occurred during the Registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period

covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the

Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the Registrant's auditors and

the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent

functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of

internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect