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,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility

     Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment  Company Act
of 1940 FORM 4

/      /  Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.  See Instruction 1(b)

(Print or Type Responses)
1.  NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPORTING PERSON*

Frantzen                      Henry                   A.
(LAST)                        (FIRST)                 (MIDDLE)

c/o Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated Investors Tower
(STREET)

Pittsburgh                    PA                      15222-3779
(CITY)                        (STATE)                 (ZIP)
2.  ISSUER NAME AND TICKER OR TRADING SYMBOL
      Federated Investors, Inc.     FII

3.  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF REPORTING PERSON, IF AN ENTITY (VOLUNTARY)


4.  STATEMENT FOR MONTH/YEAR

      2/2001

5.  IF AMENDMENT, DATE OF ORIGINAL (MONTH/YEAR)

6.  RELATIONSHIP OF REPORTING PERSON(S) TO ISSUER

(CHECK ALL APPLICABLE)

________ Director             ________ 10% Owner
____X___ Officer (give title below) ________ Other (specify below)

     EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF  INVESTMENT  OFFICER - GLOBAL EQUITY AND
FIXED INCOME OF FEDERATED GLOBAL INVESTMENT  MANAGEMENT CORP., PASSPORT RESEARCH
LIMITED,  FEDERATED INVESTMENT  COUNSELING AND FEDERATED  INVESTMENT  MANAGEMENT
COMPANY.

7.  INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT/GROUP FILING (CHECK APPLICABLE LIMIT)
___X___  Form filed by One Reporting Person
_______  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person




                TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                                                                                 
1. Title of     2.         3.            4.  Securities Acquired  5.  Amount of     6.  Ownership  7.  Nature of
   Security     Transaction   Transaction   (A) or Disposed of    Securities        Form:  Direct  Indirect
   (Instr. 3)   Date          Code          (D) (Instr. 3, 4,     Beneficially      (D) or         Beneficial
                (Mon/day/year)(Instr. 8)    and 5)                Owned at End of   Indirect (I)   Ownership
                                                                  Month (Instr. 3   (Instr. 4)     (Instr. 4)
                                                                  and 4)
                           Code   V      Amount   (A) or   Price
                                                     (D)
Class B Common  3/6/2001   M             25,000   A        $1.2867
   Stock

Class B Common  3/6/2001   S             25,000   D        $27.2643
   Stock

Class B Common  3/8/2001   M             27,000   A        $1.2867
   Stock

Class B Common  3/8/2001   S             27,000   D        $27.0000
   Stock

Class B Common  3/8/2001   M             50,000   A        $1.2867
   Stock

Class B Common  3/8/2001   S             50,000   D        $27.2901
   Stock

Class B Common  3/20/2001  M             99,900   A        $1.2867
   Stock

Class B Common  3/20/2001  S             99,900   D        $27.0017
   Stock

Class B Common  3/20/2001  M             50,000   A        $1.2867
   Stock

Class B Common  3/20/2001  S             50,000   D        $27.4000
   Stock

Class B Common  3/20/2001  M             30,000   A        $1.2867
   Stock

Class B Common  3/20/2001  S             30,000   D        $27.217300,004           D
   Stock

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 4(b)(v).

FORM 4 (continued)
                           TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR

BENEFICIALLY OWNED

                                  (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)


1.  Title of         2.  Conversion  3.              4.  Transaction     5.  Number of    6.  Date
Derivative Security  or Exercise     Transaction        Code (Instr. 8)  Derivative       Exercisable and
(Instr. 3)           Price of        Date                                Securities       Expiration Date
                     Derivative      (Month/Day/Year)                    Acquired (A) or  (Month/Day/Year)
                     Security                                            Disposed of (D)
                                                                         (Instr. 3, 4,
                                                                         and 5)
                                                     Code     V          (A)       (D)    Date
                                                                                          ExercisableExpiration
                                                                                                     Date

Employee Stock       $1.2867         3/6/2001        M                             25,000 12/31/20012/31/2001
Options
(Right to purchase)

Employee Stock       $1.2867         3/8/2001        M                             27,000 12/31/20012/31/2001
Options
(Right to purchase)

Employee Stock       $1.2867         3/8/2001        M                             50,000 12/31/20012/31/2001
Options
(Right to purchase)

Employee Stock       $1.2867         3/20/2001       M                             99,900 12/31/20012/31/2001
Options
(Right to purchase)

Employee Stock       $1.2867         3/20/2001       M                             50,000 12/31/20012/31/2001
Options
(Right to purchase)

Employee Stock       $1.2867         3/20/2001       M                             30,000 12/31/20012/31/2001
Options
(Right to purchase)



7.  Title and Amount of   8.  Price of    9.  Number of            10.  Ownership Form of           11.
Underlying Securities     Derivative      derivative Securities    Derivative Security:  Direct     Nature
(Instr. 3 and 4)          Security        Beneficially Owned at    (D) or indirect (I)              of
                          (Instr. 5)      End of Month (Instr. 4)  (Instr. 4)                       Indirect
                                                                                                    Beneficial

                                                                                                    Ownership

                                                                                                    (Instr.
                                                                                                    4)

Title        Amount or
             Number of
             Shares

Class B      25,000
Common Stock

Class B      27,000
Common Stock

Class B      50,000
Common Stock

Class B      99,900
Common Stock

Class B      50,000
Common Stock

Class B      30,000                       390,000                   D
Common Stock



Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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/S/ HENRY A. FRANTZEN               APRIL 10, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person     Date