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.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
MARK PRATT
2401 21ST AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 200
NASHVILLE, TN 37212
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION (PK)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
October 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
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)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock 487 D
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $31.8750 (2)(3) 10/01/06
(right to buy) (1)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $48.8125 10/01/97 A 4,500 (2) 10/01/07
(right to buy) (1)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 3,000 3,000 D
(right to buy) (1)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/01/97 Common Stock 4,500 4,500 D
(right to buy) (1)
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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.
(2)
This option vests in 25% increments on each October 1 following the date of grant.
(3)
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/ MARK PRATT
DATE 11/10/97
