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EXPIRES: FEBRUARY 1, 1997
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
HOURS PER RESPONSE ....0.5
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1934
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Rochon Richard C. Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. "PAW" Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
450 East Las Olas Boulevard Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
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(Street) ------------------------- ------------------ below)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
N/A
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TABLE II -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
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Class A Common Stock 520,062 sh. D N/A
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Class A Common Stock 300,000 sh. I (1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Response) SEC 1474 (8-92)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Stock Options $10.00/sh. (2) -- -- -- -- (2) 11-8-06 Class A 25,000 sh.
Common Stock --
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Stock Options $23 1/16 sh. (3) -- -- -- -- (3) 4-3-07 Class A 50,000 sh.
Common Stock --
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Stock Options $17.25/sh. (4) A -- 150,000 -- (4) 1-2-08 Class A 150,000 sh.
Common Stock --
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Stock Options 25,000 D N/A
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Stock Options 50,000 D N/A
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Stock Options 150,000 D N/A
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Explanation of Responses: (1) Shares held indirectly by Weezor I Limited Partnership.
(2) The options were acquired on November 8, 1996 and vest in four equal
annual installments beginning on November 8, 1997.
(3) The options were acquired on April 3, 1997 and vest in four equal annual
installments beginning on April 3, 1998.
(4) The options were granted on January 2, 1998 and vest in four equal annual
installments beginning January 2, 1999.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Richard C. Rochon 2-9-98
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
RICHARD C. ROCHON
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (8-92)
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