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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 Each Exchange on Which
Title of Each Class to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Class A Common Stock, par value New York Stock Exchange
$.01 per share
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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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 Panthers Holdings Capital Stock -
Common Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(Registration No. 333-28951) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on June 12, 1997, 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
Description
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The Class A Common Stock to be registered hereunder is being registered
on the New York Stock Exchange, where there are no other securities of the
Registrant so registered.
Certain exhibits have been filed with the New York Stock Exchange. No such
exhibits are required to be filed hereunder with the Commission.
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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.
By: /s/ William M. Pierce
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William M. Pierce
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 8, 1997
