FORM 4
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Tarantino Robert V.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
57 Southfield Road
(Street)
West Windsor NJ 08550
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dataram Corporation DRAM - NASDAQ
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
Not furnished
4. Statement for Month/Year
August 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
N/A
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (Specify below)
President and Chief Executive Officer
____________________________________________
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction
4(b)(v)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount
3. Trans- 4. Securities of Securi-
action Acquired (A) or ties Bene- 6. Owner-
Code Disposed of (D) ficially ship Form: 7. Nature of
(Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) Owned at Direct(D) Indirect
2. Trans- _________ ___________________ End of or Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Transaction (A) or Month (I) Ownership
Security Date Code V Amount (D) Price (Inst. 3&4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3) (Mo./Day/Yr.)
_________________ ___________ ____ ___ ______ _____ _____ ________ ___________ _________
<S> <C> <S> <C> <S> <C> <C> <S>
Common Stock 08/21/00 S 5,000 D 28.62
$1.00 Par Value 08/21/00 S 1,400 D 29.12
08/21/00 S 1,100 D 28.75
08/23/00 S 5,000 D 28.00 518,236 D
17,100 I By wife
303,232 I By Company's
401(k) Plan
_______
838,568
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
9.
Number
5. Number 7. Title of
of Deriv- 6. Date and Amount Deriv- 10. Own-
ative Sec- Exercisable of Under- ative ership
urities & Expiration lying Sec- Secur- Form of 11.
Acquired Date urities (In- ities Deriva- Nature
4. Trans- (A) or (Mo./Day/Yr.)str. 3 & 4) 8. Benefi- tive Sec- of In-
2. Conver- action Disposed _____________ _____________ Price cially urity: direct
sion or 3. Trans- Code of (D) Amount of Owned Direct(D) Bene-
1. Title of Exercise action (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, or Deriv- at End or In- ficial
Derivative Price of Date) 4 and 5) Date Expir- Number ative of direct(I) Owner-
Security Derivative (Month/ ____________________ Exer- ation of Security Month (Instr. ) ship
(Instr. 3) Security Day/Yr.) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares (Instr. (Instr. 4) (Instr.
5) 4) 4)
____________ _________ ________ ____ _ ____ ______ _______ _____ _____ ______ ________ _______ _________ _______
<S> <C> <S> <S> <S> <S> <S> <C> <C> <C> <S>
Incentive 11/18
Stock Option 2.81 * /07 CS 177,000 D
Non-Statutory 11/18
Stock Option 2.81 * /07 CS 123,000 D
_______
300,000
Explanation of Responses:
* 40% is currently exercisable, 20% becomes exercisable on November 18, 2000, 20% on November 18, 2001 and 20% on
November 18, 2002.
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SIGNATURE
ROBERT V. TARANTINO August 29, 2000
__________________________ _____________________
Robert V. Tarantino
**Signature of Reporting Date
Person
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
