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        <issuerName>PRG SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS LP</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>RICHARD C BLUM &amp; ASSOCIATES INC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>BLUM RICHARD C</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>BLUM STRATEGIC GP LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>BLUM STRATEGIC GP II LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
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(&quot;Blum LP&quot;), a registered investment advisor, ceased to have voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares of common stock owned by The Common Fund for its Multi-Strategy Equity Fund (&quot;The Common Fund&quot;).  Accordingly, Blum LP no longer reports indirect beneficial ownership of the shares owned by The Common Fund.  No Reporting Person had or has a reportable pecuniary interest in any of the shares owned by The Common Fund.  The Common Fund disclaims membership in a group with any of the Reporting Persons and therefore is not subject to Section 16.  </footnote><footnote id="F2">As of August 25, 2003, Blum LP, a registered investment advisor, ceased to have voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares of common stock owned by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Plan (&quot;UBC&quot;).  Accordingly, Blum LP no longer reports indirect beneficial ownership of the shares owned by UBC.  No Reporting Person had or has a reportable pecuniary interest in any of the shares owned by UBC.  UBC disclaims membership in a group with any of the Reporting Persons and therefore is not subject to Section 16.</footnote><footnote id="F3">As of August 25, 2003, Blum LP, a registered investment advisor, ceased to have voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares of common stock owned by the Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern California (&quot;Carpenters&quot;). Accordingly, Blum LP no longer reports indirect beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Carpenters.  No Reporting Person had or has a reportable pecuniary interest in any of the shares owned by Carpenters.  Carpenters disclaims membership in a group with any of the Reporting Persons and therefore is not subject to Section 16. </footnote><footnote id="F4">These shares are owned directly by Stinson Capital Fund (Cayman), Ltd.</footnote><footnote id="F5">These shares are owned directly by Stinson Capital Partners, L.P. </footnote><footnote id="F6">These shares are owned directly by Stinson Capital Partners II, L.P</footnote><footnote id="F7">These shares are owned directly by Stinson Capital Partners III, L.P.</footnote><footnote id="F8">These shares are owned directly by Stinson Capital Partners (QP), L.P.</footnote><footnote id="F9">These shares are owned directly by BK Capital Partners IV, L.P.</footnote><footnote id="F10">These shares are owned directly by Blum Strategic Partners, L.P. (&quot;Blum Strategic&quot;). The shares also may be deemed to be owned indirectly by (i) Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C. (&quot;Blum GP&quot;), the general partner of Blum Strategic, and (ii) Richard C. Blum, a managing member of Blum GP.  Both Blum GP and Mr. Blum disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.       </footnote><footnote id="F11">These shares are owned directly by Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P (&quot;Strategic II&quot;).  The shares also may be deemed to be owned indirectly by (i) Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C. (&quot;Blum GP II&quot;), the general partner of Strategic II, and (ii) Richard C. Blum, a managing member of Blum GP II.  Both Blum GP II and Mr. Blum disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.</footnote><footnote id="F12">These shares are owned directly by Blum Strategic Partners II GMBH &amp; Co. KG (&quot;Strategic II KG&quot;).  The shares also may be deemed to be owned indirectly by (i) Blum GP II, the managing limited partner of Strategic II KG, and (ii) Richard C. Blum, a managing member of Blum GP II.  Both Blum GP II and Mr. Blum disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.</footnote><footnote id="F13">These shares may be deemed to be owned indirectly by the following parties: (i) Blum LP, an investment manager with voting and investment discretion for the investment advisory account described in Note (4) and the general partner of the limited partnerships described in Notes (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9); (ii) Richard C. Blum &amp; Associates, Inc. (&quot;RCBA Inc.&quot;), the general partner of Blum LP; and (iii) Richard C. Blum, a significant stockholder and chairman of RCBA Inc.  Blum LP, RCBA Inc. and Mr. Blum disclaim beneficial ownership in these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>See Attached Signature Page</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-08-26</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

