4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 - FEBRUARY, 2001 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 Wackenhut, Richard R. c/o The Wackenhut Corporation 4200 Wackenhut Drive #100 Palm Beach Gradens, 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) ###-##-#### 4. Statement for Month/Year February, 2001 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Vice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Operating Officer 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Series A Common Stock | | | | | | |65 |I |(1) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Series B Common Stock | | | | | | |137 |I |(1) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Series B Common Stock | | | | | | |689,155 |I |(2) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Series B Common Stock |Note (|A | |7,502 |A | |See Next Line | | | |5) | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Series B Common Stock | Note |S | |3,076 |D |9.52 (6) |9,229 (7) |D | | |(6) | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1996 Series B Restricted | | | | | | |2,728 (3) |D | | Stock Units | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1997 Series B Restricted | | | | | | |2,799 (3) |D | | Stock Units | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1998 Series B Restricted | | | | | | |2,322 (3) |D | | Stock Units | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1999 Series B Restricted | | | | | | |3,357 (3) |D | | Stock Units | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2000 Series B Restricted | | | | | | |7,225 (3) |D | | Stock Units | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2001 Series B Restricted |2/9/01|A | |14,607 (3) |A |-0- |14,607 (3) |D | | Stock Units | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Employee Stock Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1994 Series B Option|6.16 | | | | | | 5/1/|4/30/| | | |6,000 |D | | s | | | | | | |95 |04 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1995 Series B Option|10.80 | | | | | |1/29/|1/27/| | | |22,500 |D | | s | | | | | | |96 |05 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1996 Series B Option|14.00 | | | | | |1/31/|1/29/| | | |16,000 |D | | s | | | | | | |97 |06 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1997 Series B Option|15.250 | | | | | |1/28/|1/27/| | | |20,000 |D | | s | | | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1998 Series B Option|19.750 | | | | | |1/28/|1/28/| | | |25,000 |D | | s | | | | | | |98 |08 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1999 Series B Option|16.6875 | | | | | |2/18/|2/17/| | | |25,000 |D | | s | | | | | | |99 |09 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2000 Series B Option|7.750 | | | | | |2/17/|2/16/| | | |90,000 |D | | s | | | | | | |00 |10 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2000 (May) Series B |9.3750 | | | | | |5/5/0|5/4/1| | | |10,000 |D | | Options | | | | | | |0 |0 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2001 Series B Option|9.800 |2/9/0|A | |50,000 |A |2/9/0|2/8/1|Series B Com|50,000 | |50,000 |D | | s | |1 | | | | |1 |1 |mon | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1998 Series B Performa| 1-for-1|2/16/|M | |3,288 |D |(4) |1/26/|Series B Com|3,288 | |0 | | | nce Shares | |01 | | | | | |01 |mon | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1999 Series B Performa| 1-for-1| | | | | |(4) |2/17/| | | |6,715 (4) |D | | nce Shares | | | | | | | |02 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2000 Series B Performa| 1-for-1| | | | | |(4) |2/16/| | | |14,452 (4) |D | | nce Shares | | | | | | | |03 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2001 Series B Performa|1-for-1 |2/9/0|A | |14,607 (4) |A |(4) |2/9/0|Series B Com|14,607 | |14,607 (4) | | | nce Shares | |1 | | | | | |4 |mon |(4) | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: NOTES: (1) Held as custodian for daughter, Jennifer Wackenhut, under Florida Gift to Minors Act. (2) The Family Trust for Richard Wackenhut Held Under the George R. Wackenhut Retained Annuity Trust Agreement dated December 22, 1995 owns 679,032 shares of Series B non-voting common stock of The Wackenhut Corporation These shares were acquired on December 24, 1997. The Family Trust for Richard Wackenhut Held Under the Ruth J. Wackenhut Retained Annuity Trust Agreement dated December 22, 1995 (the "Ruth Trust") owns 7,928 shares of the Series B non-voting common stock of The Wackenhut Corporation. These shares were acqured on December 24, 1997. In addition, the "Ruth Trust" has a .86785% interest in a Securities Loan Agreement dated May 23, 1996 between Effilcet Corporation, Trustee of the Ruth J. Wackenhut Retained Annuity Trust U/A dated December 22, 1995, and Effilcet Corporation, Trustee of the George R. Wackenhut Retained Annuity Trust U/A dated December 22, 1995which allows the trust the right to demand 11,195 shares of the Series B non-voting common stock of The Wackenhut Corporation from George R. Wackenhut, individually, as transferee obligor. The trust acquired its interest on December 24, 1997. (3) Restricted Stock Units to be earned under the Long Term Key Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan based upon EPS growth in three year measurement period. (4) Performance Shares provide for vesting and conversion factor based upon the issuers EPS growth in three year measurement period. (5) Represents the payout on 2/16/01 of 3,288 Performance Unit shares awarded in 1998 and the payout on 2/8/01 of 4,214 Restricted Stock Unit shares awarded in 1994. (6) Reflects the weighted average sale price for the sale of 1,728 shares at $ 9.300 on 2/8/01 and 1,348 shares at $9.800 on 2/16/0. (7) Reflects the disposition of 12,305 shares of Series B Common Stock transferred to ex-spouse pursuant to a domestic relations order since last filing. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ Richard R. Wackenhut By: F. Finizia as Attorney-In-Fact DATE 3/5/01