UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment
Company Act of 1940
FORM 3
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPORTING PERSON*
McAuley III Denis
(LAST) (FIRST) (MIDDLE)
c/o Federated Investors Inc.
Federated Investors Tower
(STREET)
Pittsburgh PA 15222-3779
(CITY) (STATE) (ZIP)
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2. DATE OF EVENT REQUIRING STATEMENT (MONTH/DAY/YEAR)
3/16/2001
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3. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF REPORTING PERSON, IF AN ENTITY (VOLUNTARY)
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4. ISSUER NAME AND TICKER OR TRADING SYMBOL
Federated Investors Inc. FII
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5. RELATIONSHIP OF REPORTING PERSON(S) TO ISSUER: (CHECK ALL IF APPLICABLE)
_____Director _________10% Owner
__X___Officer (give title below) _________Other (specify below)
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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6. IF AMENDMENT, DATE OF ORIGINAL (MONTH/DAY/YEAR)
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7. INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT/GROUP FILING (CHECK APPLICABLE LIMIT)
___X___ Form filed by One Reporting Persons
_______ Form filed by More than One Reporting Persons
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. TITLE OF SECURITY 2. AMOUNT OF 3. OWNERSHIP 4. NATURE OF INDIRECT
(INSTR. 4) SECURITIES FORM: BENEFICIAL
BENEFICIALLY DIRECT (D) OWNERSHIP (INSTR. 5)
OWNED OR
(INSTR. 4) INDIRECT
(I)
(INSTR. 5)
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Class B Common Stock 13,956 (1) D
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(1) Includes 6 shares of Federated Investors, Inc.'s Class B Common Stock held
in Federated's Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan Reminder: Report on a separate line
for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS,
WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. TITLE OF DERIVATIVE 2. DATE 3. TITLE AND AMOUNT OF SECURITIES 4.CONVERSIO5. 6. NATURE
SECURITY EXERCISABLE UNDERLYING DERIVATIVE SECURITY (INSTR. OR OWNERSHIP OF INDIRECT
(INSTR. 4) AND EXPIRATION 4) EXERCISE FORM OF BENEFICIAL
DATE PRICE OF DERIVATIVE OWNERSHIP
(MONTH/DAY/YEAR) DERIVATIVE SECURITY: (INSTR. 5)
SECURITY DIRECT (D)
OR INDIRECT
(I) (INSTR.
5)
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Date Expiration Title Amount or Number
ExercisablDate of Shares
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Employee Stock Option 6/30/2004 6/30/2005Class B Common Stock 36,000 $1.2756 D
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option 6/30/2006 6/30/2007Class B Common Stock 45,000 $4.00 D
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option 6/30/2008 6/30/2009Class B Common Stock 7,500 $12.6667 D
(right to buy)
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** Intentional misstaments or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB number.
/S/ DENIS MCAULEY III MARCH 21, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date