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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment No.
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This Amendment (check one only): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Inc.
Address: 6300 Lamar Avenue
P.O. Box 29217
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-9217
Form 13F File Number: 28-7594
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Daniel C. Schulte
Title: Secretary
Phone: (913) 236-2012
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Daniel C. Schulte Overland Park, Kansas May 11, 2000
Report Type (check only one):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are
reported in this report.)
[X] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
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28-7592 Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
