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
ALFONSO N. CORNISH
5123 SEWARD ROAD
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION (PK)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT-HUMAN RESOURCES
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) 4)Nature of
Securities D Indirect
Beneficially or Beneficial
Owned I Ownership
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Table II Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Derivative Security 2)Date Exercisable 3)Title and Amount of 4)Conver- 5)Ownership 6)Nature of
and Expiration Date Securities Underlying sion or Form of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security exercise Derivative Beneficial
price of Security Ownership
Date Expira- Amount or Deri- Direct(D)
Exer- tion Number of vative or
cisable Date Title Shares Security Indirect(I)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option (1) 12/16/06 Common Stock 2,375 $33.0000 D
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Company's 1995 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan for Key Personnel. The option becomes exercisable in 25% increments on December 16, 1997, December 16, 1998, December 16, 1999
and December 16, 2000. Vesting may be accelerated in the event the Company attains certain performance objectives pursuant to the
grant agreement.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ ALFONSO N. CORNISH
DATE 01/09/97
