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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Granoff Gary C.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
747 Third Avenue
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(Street)
New York New York 10017
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ameritrans Capital Corporation (AMTC)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/00
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
President
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock Par Value $.0001 12/05/00 P 2,000 A $4.75 206,142 D (1)
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Common Stock Par Value $.0001 12/06/00 P 800 A $5.00 13,900 I (2)
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Common Stock Par Value $.0001 12/08/00 P 2,200 A $4.75 13,900 I (2)
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Common Stock Par Value $.0001 261 I (3)
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Common Stock Par Value $.0001 77,084 I (4)
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Common Stock Par Value $.0001 3,000 I (5)
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock
Options Pre- Common
(Right to Buy) $9.77 sently 1/11/04 Stock 30,000 30,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Does not include 25,933 shares owned directly and indirectly by Mr.
Granoff's wife as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.
(2) These shares are owned by Mr. Granoff and his father, mother and brother as
trustee for the Granoff Family Foundation.
(3) These shares are held by GCG Associates Inc., a corpration controlled by
Mr. Granoff.
(4) These shares are owned by DAPARY Management Corp., a corporation controlled
by Mr. Granoff.
(5) These shares are owned by J & H Associates Ltd Pts., a partnership whose
general partner is GCG Assocates Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr.
Granoff.
/s/ Gary C. Granoff January 9, 2001
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Gary C. Granoff Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
