SEC FORM 4 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*
RUSS FREDERICK A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CHARLES & COLVARD, LTD.
300 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE, SUITE A

(Street)
MORRISVILLE NC 27560

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARLES & COLVARD LTD [ CTHR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2005
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
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
Stock option (right to buy) $17.92 05/23/2005 A 8,000 05/23/2006 05/22/2010 common stock 8,000 $0 8,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
James R. Braun, by Power of Attorney 05/24/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

	Re:  Charles & Colvard

Ladies and Gentlemen:

	Pursuant to General Instruction 7 to Form 3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership),
Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership) and Form 5 (Annual Statement of
Changes in Beneficial Ownership) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned director, officer
and/or shareholder of Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the ?Company?) hereby authorizes and
designates Robert S. Thomas, Cyrus M. Johnson, James R. Braun, and David Baddour, and each
of them, to execute and file with the Commission on the undersigned?s behalf any and all
statements on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 relating to the undersigned?s beneficial ownership of
securities of the Company as required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules of the Commission promulgated thereunder.  This authorization and designation
shall be effective for so long as the undersigned remains subject to the provisions of Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	Effective as of the 23rd day of May, 2005.



								/s/ Frederick A. Russ
							Name:  Frederick A. Russ