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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FLORIDA PANTHERS HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 65-067005
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Northeast Third Avenue, Third Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become
filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. [ ] registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Exchange on which Each
Title of each class to be so registered Class is to be Registered
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None None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The description of the Class A Common Stock registered hereunder by
Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Registrant"), is
incorporated by reference to "Description of Capital Stock - Common Stock" in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-12191) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on September 17, 1996 and any amendments to such Registration
Statement filed subsequently thereto, including any form of Prospectus filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit Exhibit
Number Description
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1 Articles of Incorporation File No. 333-12191)
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 17, 1996
-- File No. 333-12191)
2 By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 17, 1996 -- File
No. 333-12191)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
FLORIDA PANTHERS HOLDINGS, INC.
/s/ Steven M. Dauria
By: ------------------------------------------
Steven M. Dauria
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 26, 1996
