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
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TARANTINO ROBERT V

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DATARAM CORP [ DRAM-NASDQ ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/18/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value 09/18/2003 S 13,100 D $4.1282 464,586(1) D
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
Stock Option $4.09 09/18/2003 A 12,000 09/18/2004 09/18/2013 Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value 12,000 $99.99(2) 12,800(3) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. In addition, 17,100 shares are held indirectly by the reporting person's wife and 303,232 shares are held indirectly for the reporting person by the Issuer's 401K Plan.
2. Option granted to employee without cost pursuant to the Issuer's option plan. Exercise price is at fair market value on the date of grant.
3. In addition, the reporting person holds options to purchase 300,000 shares at $2.8125 a share which are currently exercisable and which expire on 11/18/2007. Also, the reporting person holds options to purchase 12,800 shares exercisable at $7.98 a share, of which 3,200 are currently exercisable and 3,200 become exercisable on 11/26/2003, 3,200 on 11/26/2004 and 3,200 on 11/16/2005. This option expires on 11/26/2011. Finally, the reporting person holds options to purchase 12,800 shares at $2.99 a share, of which 3,200 shares are currently exercisable and 3,200 shares become exercisable on 9/18/2004, 3,200 shares become exercisable on 9/18/2005 and 3,200 shares become exercisable on 9/18/2006. This option expires on 9/18/2012.
ROBERT V. TARANTINO 09/19/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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