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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GMT CAPITAL CORP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
GMT CAPITAL CORP
2100 RIVEREDGE PARKWAY SUITE 840

(Street)
ATLANTA GA 30328

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rand Logistics, Inc. [ RLOG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2006
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, par value $0.0001 per share 08/03/2006 P 146,500 A $5.41 146,500 I Owned directly by Bay(1)(2)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 08/03/2006 P 80,300 A $5.41 80,300 I Owned directly by Bay II(1)(2)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 08/03/2006 P 23,200 A $5.41 23,200 I Owned directly by Claugus(1)(2)
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
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock $6.2 03/03/2006 P 63,878 03/03/2006 (3) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 515,144 $50 63,878 I Owned directly by Bay(1)(2)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock $6.2 03/03/2006 P 41,707 03/03/2006 (3) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 336,346 $50 41,707 I Owned directly by Bay II(1)(2)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock $6.2 03/03/2006 P 34,350 03/03/2006 (3) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 277,016 $50 34,350 I Owned directly by Offshore Fund(1)(2)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock $6.2 03/03/2006 P 10,065 03/03/2006 (3) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 81,169 $50 10,065 I Owned directly by Claugus(1)(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This Form 4 is being jointly filed by Bay Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Bay"), Bay II Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Bay II"), Bay Resource Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Offshore Fund"), GMT Capital Corp., a Georgia corporation ("GMT Capital"), and Thomas E. Claugus, a United States citizen ("Claugus").
2. GMT Capital, the general partner of Bay and Bay II, has the power to direct the affairs of Bay and Bay II, including the voting and disposition of shares. As the discretionary investment manager of the Offshore Fund, GMT Capital has power to direct the voting and disposition of shares held by the Offshore Fund. Mr. Claugus is the President of GMT Capital and in that capacity directs the operations of each of Bay and Bay II and the voting and disposition of shares held by the Offshore Fund. GMT Capital and Mr. Claugus may be deemed to beneficially own indirect pecuniary interest as the result of performance-based fees and profit allocations. Each of GMT Capital and Mr. Claugus disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent ultimately realized.
3. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock does not expire.
By: Thomas E. Claugus, President, GMT Capital Corp. 07/26/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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