X0202 4 2005-08-03 0 0000887433 AMPEX CORP /DE/ AMPX 0001016268 BRAMSON EDWARD J 135 EAST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 1 1 1 0 Chmn of the Board, Pres. & CEO Class A Common Stock 2005-08-03 4 S 0 99 35.21 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-03 4 S 0 179 35.17 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-03 4 S 0 99 37.19 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-03 4 S 0 70 35.40 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-03 4 S 0 53 35.18 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-04 4 S 0 200 37.17 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-04 4 S 0 1 37.12 D 215968 D Class A Common Stock 2005-08-04 4 S 0 299 37.13 D 215968 D The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 24, 2005. In addition to the 215,968 shares reported above as directly owned, Mr. Bramson may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of a total of 76,625 shares held indirectly through the following entities: 20,000 shares owned by Second Jeffson Corporation ("SJC"); 1,698 shares owned by Sherborne and Company Incorporated ("SCI")(Mr. Bramson is the controlling stockholder of SJC and SCI); 48,959 shares owned by Sherborne Holdings Incorporated ("SHI"), a subsidiary of Newhill Partners, L.P. (of which SCI is the general partner); and 5,968 shares owned by NH Bond Corp., a subsidiary of SHI. Edward J. Bramson 2005-08-04