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, GA 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
August, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
August, 2000
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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |8/4/00|P | |15,000 |A |$9.4375 | | | |
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Common Stock |8/4/00|P | |15,000 |A |$9.5625 | | | |
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Common Stock |8/4/00|P | |20,000 |A |$9.625 |2,407,723 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,697,618 |I |As Gen. Ptnr. |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |203,668 |I |By Trust |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |204,653 |I |By Spouse |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,191,809 |I |By Trust |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,191,809 |I |By Trust |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |294,013 |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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Stock Option |$24.96(1|8-14-|D(2)|V|180,000(1) |D |(3) |1-19-|Common Stock|180,000|N/A |-0- |D | |
|) |00 | | | | | |09 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option |$26.56 |8-14-|D(2)|V|300,000 |D |(4) |12-31|Common Stock|300,000|N/A |-0- |D | |
| |00 | | | | | |-04 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Exercise price and number of shares reflect a 3-for-2 Stock Split, which
became effective on 8/17/99.
(2) Options were surrendered to the
Company.
(3) Option vests in five equal installments of 36,000 shares each, with 20%
exercisable on 12/31/98, 40% on
12/31/99, 60% on 12/31/00, 80% on 12/31/01, and 100% on
12/31/02.
(4) Option vests in five equal installments of 20% each beginning one year from
date of grant (12/31/99).
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ John M. Cook by Clinton McKellar, Jr., Gen. Counsel
John M. Cook by Clinton McKellar, Jr., Gen. Counsel
DATE
September 9, 2000
