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) 47 Southfield Road (Street) Cranbury, NJ 07502 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dataram Corporation DTM-AMEX 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) Not furnished 4. Statement for Month/Year December 1997 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) N/A 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 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 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.) _________________ ___________ ____ ___ ______ _____ _____ ________ ___________ _________ Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value 157,200 D 5,700 I By Wife 101,228 I By Company's 401(k) Plan Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. /TABLE
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) ____________ _________ ________ ____ _ ______ ____ _______ _____ _____ ______ ________ _______ _________ _______ Non-Statutory Stock Option 7.125 9/11/92 30,000 D Incentive Stock Option 7.125 9/11/92 70,000 D Incentive 11/18 Common Stock Option 8.4375 11/18/97 A V 59,000 * /02 Stock 59,000 ** 59,000 D Non-Statutory 11/18 Common Stock Options 8.4375 11/18/97 A V 41,000 * /02 Stock 41,000 ** 41,000 D Explanation of Responses: * 20% is exercisable on 11/18/98 and an additional 20% will become first exercisable on each succeeding anniversary date until fully exercisable ** Incentive or Non-Statutory Stock Option granted to employee
ROBERT V. TARANTINO February 17, 1998 __________________________ _________________ 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).