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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/20000906/0000950152-00-006484/0000950152-00-006484.txt : 20000922
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-00-006484
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000821
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000906

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RAND CAPITAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000081955
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]		IRS NUMBER:				160961359
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		4
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-01825
			FILM NUMBER:		717509
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		2200 RAND BUILDING
				CITY:			BUFFALO
				STATE:			NY
				ZIP:			14203
				BUSINESS PHONE:		7168530802
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		2200 RAND BUILDING
					CITY:			BUFFALO
					STATE:			NY
					ZIP:			14203
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>

					COMPANY DATA:	
						COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PENBERTHY DANIEL P
						CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001057068
						STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER
</COMPANY-DATA>

						FILING VALUES:
							FORM TYPE:		4
</FILING-VALUES>

							BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
								STREET 1:		C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP
								STREET 2:		2200 RAND BLDG
								CITY:			BUFFALO
								STATE:			NY
								ZIP:			14203
								BUSINESS PHONE:		7168530802
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

								MAIL ADDRESS:	
									STREET 1:		C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP
									STREET 2:		2200 RAND BLDG
									CITY:			BUFFALO
									STATE:			NY
									ZIP:			14203
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>l83758ae4.txt
<DESCRIPTION>RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION/DANIEL PENBERTHY  FORM 4
<TEXT>

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<S>                                                                                                       <C>
 FORM 4                                                                                                         OMB Approval
                                             U.S.  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                     -------------------------
[ ] Check this box if no longer                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549                                OMB Number:    3235-0287
    subject to Section 16. Form                                                                           Expires:  Sept. 30, 1998
    4 or Form 5 obligations may            STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP                   Estimated average burden
    continue. See Instruction 1(b).                                                                       hours per response...0.5

         Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities and 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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person*|   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol     |   6. Relationship of Reporting Person
                                       |                                                   |      to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Penberthy     Daniel          P.       |    Rand Capital Corporation - RAND                |     _____ Director _____ 10% Owner
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|     __X__ Officer (give title below)
(Last)        (First)       (Middle)   |  3. IRS or Social       |  4. Statement for       |     _____ Other (specify below)
                                       |     Security Number     |     Month/Year          |     ______TREASURER__________________
 56 Lilybrooke Court                   |     of Reporting        |     August 2000         |----------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------|     Person (Voluntary)  |-------------------------|   7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
               (Street)                |                         |  5. If Amendment,       |        (Check Applicable Line)
                                       |                         |     Date of Original    |  _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
                                       |                         |     (Month/Year)        |  ___ Form filed by more than one
E. Amherst      NY              14051  |                         |                         |      Reporting Person
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(City)          (State)          (Zip) |      Table I - Non Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Title of Security                   | 2.Transaction | 3.Transaction | 4.Securities Acquired(A) | 5.Amount of | 6.Owner-| 7.Nature
   (Instr. 3)                          |   Date        |   Code        |   or Disposed of (D)     | Securities  | ship    | of
                                       | (Month/Day/   |   (Instr. 8)  |   (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)   | Beneficially| Form:   | Indirect
                                       |   Year)       |               |                          | Owned at End| Direct  | Bene-
                                       |               | --------------|--------------------------| of Month    | (D) or  | ficial
                                       |               |       |       | Amount | (A)  |  Price   | (Instr. 3   | Indirect| Owner-
                                       |               |  Code | V     |        |  or  |          |   and 4)    | (I)     | ship
                                       |               |       |       |        | (D)  |          |             |(Instr.4)|(Instr.4)
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
   Common Stock                        |  8/21/00      |   P   |       | 25,000 |  A   |  $1.51   |  45,000     |   I     |By Spouse
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
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                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|---------
                                       |               |       |       |        |      |          |             |         |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned, directly or indirectly.                  (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v)                                    SEC 1474 (7-96)

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<CAPTION>
<S>                 <C>
FORM 4 (CONTINUED)       TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                                  (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.Title of Derivative Security | 2.Conversion | 3.Transaction | 4.Transaction | 5.Number of  | 6.Date Exer-     | 7.Title and Amount
  (Instr. 3)                   | or Exercise  | Date          |   Code        | Derivative   | cisable and      | of Underlying
                               | Price of     |               |  (Instr. 8)   | Securities   | Expiration Date  | Securities
                               | Derivative   |  (Month/Day/  |               | Acquired (A) | (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 3 and 4)
                               | Security     |    Year)      |               | or Disposed  |                  |
                               |              |               |               | of (D)       |--------------------------------------
                               |              |               |               | (Instr. 3,   | Date    | Expir- |        | Amount or
                               |              |               |               |  4, and 5)   | Exer-   | ation  |  Title | Number of
                               |              |               |---------------|--------------| cisable | Date   |        | Shares
                               |              |               | Code  |   V   | (A)  |  (D)  |         |        |        |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|----------
                               |              |               |       |       |      |       |         |        |        |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8.Price of   | 9.Number of    |  10.Ownership     | 11.Nature of  |
   Derivative |   Derivative   |     Form of       |    Indirect   |
   Security   |   Securities   |     Derivative    |    Beneficial |
   (Instr. 5) |   Beneficially |     Security;     |    Ownership  |
              |   Owned at End |     Direct (D) or |    (Instr. 4) |
              |   of Month     |     Indirect (I)  |               |
              |   (Instr. 4)   |     (Instr. 4)    |               |
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              |                |                   |               |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

Explanation of Responses:

                                                                         /s/ Daniel P. Penberthy                      9-6-00
                                                                      ------------------------------------        -----------------
                                                                         *Signature of Reporting Person                 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.                                               Page 2
                                                                                                               SEC 1474 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.

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