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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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SEC USE ONLY

DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.

 

CUSIP NUMBER

ATTENTION:

Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.

 

(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

(b) IRS IDENT. NO.

(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.

WORK LOCATION


Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.


13-3739778


333-107924

 

(d)

ADDRESS OF ISSUER

STREET

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

(e) TELEPHONE NO.

1414 Avenue of the Americas

New York

NY

10019

AREA
CODE

NUMBER

800

221-4268

(a)

NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

(b)

IRS IDENT. NO.

(c)

RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

(d)

ADDRESS STREET

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE


Charles M. Royce


N/A

Director and Officer


1414 Avenue of the Americas


New York


NY


10019

INSTRUCTION:  The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

(a)

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold

(b)

Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities

SEC USE ONLY

(c)

Number of Shares
or Other Units
To Be Sold
(See instr. 3(c))

(d)

Aggregate
Market
Value
(See instr. 3(d))

(e)

Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See instr. 3(e))

(f)

Approximate Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(MO. DAY YR.)

(g)

Name of Each Securities Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))

Broker-Dealer
File Number

Common

Goldman Sachs & Co.
One New York Plaza, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10004

 

68,334

999,726 (based on 1/24/06
market close)

20,791,356 (as of 6/30/05 semi-annual report)

1/25/06

NYSE

               
               

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.

(a)

Name of issuer

3.

(a)

Title of the class of securities to be sold

 

(b)

Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number

 

(b)

Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold

 

(c)

Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any

 

(c)

Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)

 

(d)

Issuer's address, including zip code

 

(d)

Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice

 

(e)

Issuer's telephone number, including area code

 

(e)

Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer

       

(f)

Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold

2.

(a)

Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold

 

(g)

Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

 

(b)

Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity

     
 

(c)

Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)

     
 

(d)

Such person's address, including zip code

     

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SEC 1147 (01-04)

 

 

TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

Title of the Class

Date you Acquired

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)

Amount of Securities Acquired

Date of Payment

Nature of Payment

Common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles M. Royce (12/1/04)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,334*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

 

 

REMARKS:

1.

If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

* Shares held by a charitable foundation established by Mr. Royce and members of his family for which he has no pecuniary interest.

 

2.

If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

Name and Address of Seller

Title of Securities Sold

Date of Sale

Amount of Securities Sold

Gross Proceeds

Charles M. Royce

1414 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/23/06

1/20/06

1/19/06

1/10/06

1/9/06

1/6/06

1/5/06

11/2/05

11/1/05

10/31/05

10/28/05

10/27/05

10/26/05

2,100*

4,400*

7,654*

15,046*

5,000*

15,000*

800*

13,700

10,000

15,000

5,000

4,500

1,800

$30,099

$62,338

$109,942

$216,784

$71,953

$214,606

11,431

$189,133

$136,923

$205,160

$67,856

$61,930

$25,249

REMARKS: *Shares held by a charitable foundation established by Mr. Royce and members of his family for which he has no pecuniary interest.

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

ATTENTION:

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

 

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.

1/25/06

 

/s/ Charles M. Royce

DATE OF NOTICE

 

(SIGNATURE)

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

SEC 1147 (01-04)