SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):April 17, 2002
THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION
| Florida | 1-5450 | 59-0857245 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4200 Wackenhut Drive #100 Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 33410-4243 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (561) 622-5656
Not Applicable
Item 5.Other Events
The Wackenhut Corporation is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.1 hereto Wackenhut’s press release dated April 17, 2002. The press release relates to the recent bankruptcy filing by the management of Wackenhut Chile S.A., the entity through which Wackenhut conducts business in Chile.
Item 7.Financial Statements And Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 17, 2002 | |||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION | ||
| April 17, 2002 | By: /s/ Philip L. Maslowe | |
| Date | Philip L. Maslowe | |
| Executive Vice President | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 17, 2002. | |||||||
