UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
COOK, JOHN M.
2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY
SUITE 100, NORTH
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339-8426
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THE PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PRGX
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
DECEMBER/1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK |12/ 23|G |V|105,000 |D |N/A |3,460,783 |D | |
| /96 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |1,732,684 |I |AS GENERAL |
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| | | | | | | | |PARTNER |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |1400 |I |AS TRUSTEE |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |918,000 |I |BY TRUST* |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |918,000 |I |BY TRUST* |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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OPTION (RIGHT TO PURCH|$16.00 |12/31|A |V|73,530 |A |*** |12/31|COMMON STOCK|75,530 |N/A |73,530 |D | |
ASE)** | |/96 | | | | | |/06 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* THESE SHARES ARE HELD BY GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUSTS AND WERE
INADVERTENTLY NOT DISCLOSED ON REPORTING PERSON'S
PREVIOUS SECTION 16 FILINGS WITH RESPECT TO
1996.
** OPTION WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO IN JANUARY 1996.
*** OPTION VESTS IN FIVE EQUAL INSTALLMENTS OF 14,706 SHARES EACH, WITH 20%
EXERCISABLE ON 12/31/97, 40% ON 12/31/98, 60% ON
12/31/99, 80% ON 12/31/00 AND 100% ON
12/31/01.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
JOHN M. COOK
DATE
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
