UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Rowan, James P.
c/o The Wackenhut Corporation
4200 Wackenhut Drive #100
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410-4243
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
October 23, 2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Wackenhut Corporation
WAK and WAK B
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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 Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Series B Common |2331 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Employee Stock Options (| | | | | | | |
Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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1997 Options |1/28/97 |1/27/07 |Series B Common |2,800 |15.250 |D | |
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1998 Options |1/27/98 |1/27/08 |Series B Common |15,000 |19.750 |D | |
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1999 Options |2/18/99 |2/17/09 |Series B Common |15,000 |16.6875 |D | |
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1998 Series B Common Per|Note (1) |Note (1) |Series B Common |Note (1) |Note (1) |D | |
formance Units | | | | | | | |
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1999 Series B Common Per|Note (1) |Note (1) |Series B Common |Note (1) |Note (1) |D | |
formance Units | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Note
(1)
Performance Units to be earned under Key Employee Long-Term Incentive Stock
Plan based upon EPS growth in three year Performance Period.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
James P. Rowan BY F. E. Finizia as Attorney-in-Fact
DATE
10/23/00