SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
          TO RULES 13-D(1)(B)(C), AND (D) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B)
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 8)


                         PRG-Schultz International, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                      Common Stock, no par value per share
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                         (Title and Class of Securities)


                                   69357C 10 7
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2004
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                  |_| Rule 13d-1(b)

                  |_| Rule 13d-1(c)

                  |X| Rule 13d-1(d)




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               *The  remainder  of this  cover  page  shall be filled  out for a
          reporting  person's  initial  filing on this form with  respect to the
          subject  class  of  securities,   and  for  any  subsequent  amendment
          containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a
          prior cover page.

               The  information  required  in the  remainder  of this cover page
          shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
          Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934  or  otherwise   subject  to  the
          liabilities  of that  section  of the Act but shall be  subject to all
          other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).





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(l)  Names of Reporting Persons

     I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (Entities Only)

John M. Cook
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(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

         (a) _____.
         (b) _____.
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(3)  SEC Use Only

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(4)      Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States

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Number of            (5)      Sole Voting Power        -         2,760,699(1)
Shares               -------- --------------------------------------------------
Beneficially         (6)      Shared Voting Power      -         2,385,303(2)
Owned by             -------- --------------------------------------------------
Each                 (7)      Sole Dispositive Power   -         2,760,699(1)
Reporting            -------- --------------------------------------------------
Person With          (8)      Shared Dispositive Power -         2,385,303(2)
                     -------- --------------------------------------------------

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(9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

5,146,002(1)(2)
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes  Certain  Shares [X].

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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

8.2 percent(1)(2)
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(12)     Type of Reporting Person

IN
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(1)  Includes  1,728,940 shares of Common Stock owned directly.  Includes 16,469
     shares held by the M. Lucy Cook Family 2001 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust,
     for which Mr. Cook is trustee and has sole investment and voting power with
     respect to such shares.  Excludes  165,691 shares held by the John and Lucy
     Cook 1999 Charitable  Remainder Unitrust,  of which Mr. Cook and his spouse
     are the beneficiaries, but are not trustees. Also includes 1,015,290 shares
     subject to options that are currently  exercisable or exercisable within 60
     days of December 31, 2004.

(2)  Includes 1,180,597 shares held by Mr. Cook's spouse. Includes 24,706 shares
     held by the John M. Cook Family 2001 Grantor  Retained  Annuity Trust,  for
     which M. Lucy Cook, Mr. Cook's spouse,  is trustee and has sole  investment
     and voting  power with respect to such shares.  Includes  1,180,000  shares
     held by the John M. Cook 2004 Grantor  Retained Annuity Trust, for which M.
     Lucy Cook, Mr. Cook's spouse, is trustee and has sole investment and voting
     power with respect to such shares.





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CUSIP NO. 69357C 10 7               13G/A


Item l(a).  Name of Issuer:

     PRG-Schultz International, Inc.

Item l(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     600 Galleria Parkway, Suite 100
     Atlanta, GA  30339

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

     See item (l) of the cover pages

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office:

     600 Galleria Parkway, Suite 100
     Atlanta, GA  30339

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

     See item (4) of cover pages

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock, No Par Value Per Share

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

     69357C 10 7

Item 3.  Not applicable

Item 4.  Ownership.

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

          See item (9) of cover pages

     (b)  Percent of Class:

          See item (11) of cover pages






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     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

               See item (5) of cover pages

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

               See item (6) of cover pages

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

               See item (7) of cover pages

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

               See item (8) of cover pages

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

     Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

     Not applicable

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

     Not applicable

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

     Not applicable

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

     Not applicable

Item 10. Certification:

     Not Applicable.







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CUSIP NO. 69357C 10 7               13G/A

                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



                                          February 14, 2005
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                                                        (Date)


                                          /s/ John M. Cook
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                                                      (Signature)


                                          John M. Cook, Chairman and Chief 
                                          Executive Officer
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                                                      (Name/Title)