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
Campbell, Carroll A., Jr.
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
May, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director
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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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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Phantom Stock (1) |9.8020 (|(2) |A | |47.822 |A | | |Series B Com|47.822 | |2,175.009 |D | |
|2) | | | | | | | |mon | | | | | |
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Director Stock Option |13.875 |7/29/| | | | |4/29/|4/28/|Series B Com| | |2,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |97 | | | | |97 |07 |mon | | | | | |
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Director Stock Option |22.625 |4/24/| | | | |4/24/|4/23/|Series B Com| | |2,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |98 | | | | |98 |08 |mon | | | | | |
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Director Stock Option |17.500 |5/7/9| | | | |5/7/9|5/6/0|Series B Com| | |2,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |9 | | | | |9 |9 |mon | | | | | |
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Director Stock Option |9.3750 |5/5/0|A | |10,000 |A |5/5/0|5/4/1|Series B Com|10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |0 | | | | |0 |0 |mon | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
NOTES:
(1) Adjustment for stock splits or dividends made at time of
payment.
(2) Represents the weighted average price for 4/1/00 grant of 31.056 units
at $10.0625, 5/4/00 grant of 6.757
units at $ 9.2500 and 5/5/00 grant of 10.000 units at
$9.3750.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. BY F. E. Finizia as Att'y-in-Fact
DATE
6/5/00
