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
ELLIS, JR., DONALD E.
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway
Suite 100, North
Atlanta, GA 30339-8426
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THE PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PRGX
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
November, 2001
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)
Executive Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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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Common Stock |11-21-|P | |25,000 |A |$6.487 |25,000 |D | |
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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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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Donald E. Ellis, Jr. by Clinton McKellar, Jr., Gen. Counsel
Donald E. Ellis, Jr. by Clinton McKellar, Jr., Gen. Counsel
DATE
December 6, 2001
CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated
the General Counsel or the Chief Financial Officer of The Profit Recovery Group
International, Inc. to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3,
4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required
to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of The Profit Recovery
Group International, Inc. The authority of the General Counsel or the Chief
Financial Officer of The Profit Recovery Group International, Inc. under this
Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions
in securities of The Profit Recovery Group International, Inc., unless earlier
revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that the General Counsel or the
Chief Financial Officer of The Profit Recovery Group International, Inc. is not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Dated as of Feb. 21, 2001 /s/ Donald E. Ellis, Jr.
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Donald E. Ellis, Jr.
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