Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

October 5, 2004

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LOWE DAVID L
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O FRIEDMAN FLEISCHER & LOWE GP, LLC
ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 1000
(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL [ KFY ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
7.5% Convertible Series A Preferred Stock(1) $10.19 10/01/2004 J(3) 3,264 06/13/2002 06/13/2010 Common Stock 320,310 $1,814 447,898 I See footnote(5)
7.5% Convertible Series A Preferred Stock(2) $10.19 10/01/2004 J(3) 59 06/13/2002 06/13/2010 Common Stock 5,794 $1,814 8,103 I See footnote(5)
7.5% Convertible Subordinated Note Due 2010(1) $10.19 10/01/2004 J(3) 1(4) 06/13/2002 06/13/2010 Common Stock 1,281,431 $23,686,277 1,791,205 I See footnote(5)
7.5% Convertible Subordinated Note Due 2010(2) $10.19 10/01/2004 J(3) 1(4) 06/13/2002 06/13/2010 Common Stock 23,181 $428,485 32,405 I See footnote(5)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The securities reported herein as being disposed of were owned of record by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners, L.P.
2. The securities reported herein as being disposed of were owned of record by FFL Executive Partners, L.P.
3. Sale made to Credit Suisse First Boston Capital LLC pursuant to a Forward Sale Contract entered into as of October 1, 2004. The Forward Sale Contract provides that the selling person will be required to deliver the Convertible Securities in October, 2006.
4. Notes with the aggregate principal amounts of $13,057,785 and $236,215, respectively.
5. This Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 is filed by David L. Lowe (the "Reporting Person"). Mr. Lowe was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer on June 27, 2002. The Reporting Person is a senior managing member of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("FFL GP"), FFL GP is the general partner of each of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners, L.P. ("FFL Capital Partners") and FFL Executive Partners, L.P. ("FFL Executive Partners", and together with FFL Capital Partners, the "FFL Funds").
/s/ David Lowe 10/04/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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