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
Bernstein, Alan B.
c/o The Wackenhut Corporation
4200 Wackenhut Drive #100
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410-4243
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Wackenhut Corporation
WAK and WAK B
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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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 ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director, Executive Vice President and President Domestic Operations Group
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>
Series A Common Stock | | | | | | |500 |D | |
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Series B Common Stock |1/25/9|A | |535 |A |0 (See Note|2,877 |D | |
|9 | | | | | 1) | | | |
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Series B Common Stock |1/6/99|M | |900 |A |$6.160 |0 | | |
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Series B Common Stock |1/6/99|D | |900 |D |$21.375 |0 | | |
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Series B Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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1994 Options |6.16 |1/6/9|M | |900 |D |5/1/9|4/30/|Series B Com|900 | |22,583 |D | |
| |9 | | | | |5 |04 |mon | | | | | |
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1995 Options |10.80 | | | | | |1/29/|1/27/| | | |16,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |05 | | | | | | |
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1996 Options |14.00 | | | | | |1/31/|1/29/| | | |14,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |06 | | | | | | |
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1998 Options |19.750 | | | | | |1/27/|1/26/| | | |20,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
NOTES:
(1) Payment of Restricted Stock Unit
award.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Alan B. Bernstein By: J. P. Rowan as Attorney-In-Fact
DATE
2/2/99
