SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Prides Capital Partners, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 HIGH STREET SUITE 700 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORP [ AMTC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/09/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non Employee Stock Option	$4.93	05/09/2007(1)		J(2)		10,141		05/09/2008	05/09/2012	Common Stock, $.0001 par value	10,141	$4.93	10,141	I	See Footnote(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Prides Capital Partners, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 HIGH STREET SUITE 700 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Richardson Kevin A II (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 HIGH STREET SUITE 700 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lawlor Henry J Jr (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 HIGH STREET SUITE 700 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McCarthy Charles E (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 HIGH STREET SUITE 700 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Indick Murray A (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 HIGH STREET SUITE 700 (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options were granted on May 9, 2007 and vest on May 9, 2008

2. This form 4 is being filed to reflect that options granted on May 9, 2007 vest on May 9, 2008

3. Each of Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C., Prides Capital Fund I, L.P, Kevin A. Richardson, II, Murray A. Indick, Henry J. Lawlor, Jr. and Charles E. McCarthy disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Murray A. Indick has been deputized by Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. to serve on the Issuer's board of directors, and therefore Prides Capital Partners, L.L.C. and each of the Reporting Persons also is a director of the Issuer for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	Prides Capital Partners, LLC	05/12/2008
	Kevin A. Richardson, II	05/12/2008
	Murray A. Indick	05/12/2008
	Henry J. Lawlor, Jr.	05/12/2008
	Charles E. McCarthy	05/12/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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