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
January 1999
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 AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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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COMMON STOCK |1/22/9|G |V|1,761 |D |N/A |1,845,352 (1) |D | |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |1/27/9|S | |100,000 |D |32.30 |1,132,684 |I |AS GENERAL PARTNER |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |4,488 (1) |I |AS TRUSTEE |
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COMMON STOCK |1/27/9|S | |200,000 |D |32.30 |0 |I |AS TRUSTEE |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |819,393 (1) |I |BY TRUST |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |819,393 (1) |I |BY TRUST |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |97,361 (1) |I |BY SPOUSE |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |150,000 (1) |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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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Since the reporting person's last report, 29,494 shares previously held
through a trust have been distributed and are now directly held, 29,494
shares previously held through a trust have been distributed and are now held
by the reporting person's spouse, 150,000 shares held directly by the
reporting person were gifted to his spouse who transferred them to a trust, and
the reporting person transferred 587 shares to a trust.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
JOHN M. COOK by CLINT MCKELLAR, GENERAL COUNSEL
DATE
February 9, 1999
