Item 12(b):
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Name of Issuer: ROYCE CAPITAL FUND
In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all materials respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.
| Date: August 29, 2007 | ||||
| /s/Charles M. Royce | ||||
| Charles M. Royce | ||||
| President | ||||
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Name of Issuer: ROYCE CAPITAL FUND
In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all materials respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.
| Date: August 29, 2007 | ||||
/s/John D. Diederich | ||||
| John D. Diederich | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||