FORM 4
[ ] Check box if no
longer subject to
Section 16. Form
4 or 5 obligations
may continue. See
instruction 1 (b)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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
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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 Issuer
Pierce William M. Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. "PAW" (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3. IRS 4. Statement for [ ] Director [ ] 10%
Identification Month/Year Owner
Number of [X] Officer (give title [ ] Other
Reporting Person, below)
If an Entity
(Voluntary) Senior Vice President, Treasurer
04-99 and Chief Financial Officer
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450 East Las Olas Boulevard
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Date of Original (Check applicable line)
(Month/Year)
Fort Lauderdale Florida 33301 N/A [X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of 2.Transaction 3.Transaction 4.Securities Acquired (A) 5.Amount of 6.Ownership 7.Nature of
Security Date Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form Indirect
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3,4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
Year) Owned at (D) Ownership
End of the Indirect (Instr. 4)
Month (I)
(Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4)
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Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
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Class A
Common Stock 87,500 sh. D N/A
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Class A
Common Stock 45 sh. I (1)
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Class A
Common Stock 04/06/99 P -- 5,000 A $10.25 5,000 sh. D N/A
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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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 2.Conver- 3.Trans- 4.Trans- 5.Number 6.Date Exer- 7.Title and 8.Price 9.Num- 10.Own- 11. Nat-
of Der- sion or action action of Deriv- cisable and Amount of of ber of ership ure
ivative Exercise Date Code ative Sec- Expiration Underlying Deriv- Deriv- Form of
Security Price (Month/ (Instr. 8) urities Date Securities ative ative of Ind-
(Instr. 3) of Deriv- Day/ Acquired (Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) Secur- Secur- Deriv- direct
ative Year) (A) or Day/Year) ity ities ative Bene-
Security Disposed (Instr.5) Bene- Secur- ficial
of (D) fically ity Own-
(Instr. Owned Direct ership
3,4 and 5) at End (D) (Instr.
of or 4)
Month Indirect
(I)
(Instr.
4)
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Expir- Amount
Exer- ation or Number
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title of Shares
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Stock Class A
Options $10.00/sh. (2) -- -- -- -- (2) 11-08-06 Common 5,000 sh. -- 5,000 D N/A
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Stock Class A
Options $23.06/sh. (3) -- -- -- -- (3) 04-03-07 Common 50,000 sh. -- 50,000 D N/A
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Stock Class A
Options $17.25/sh. (4) -- -- -- -- (4) 01-02-08 Common 50,000 sh. -- 50,000 D N/A
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Stock Class A
Options $ 9.31/sh. (5) -- -- -- -- (5) 01-04-09 Common 50,000 sh. -- 50,000 D N/A
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares are owned by members of the reporting person's immediate family
living in the same household.
(2) The options were granted on November 8, 1996 and vest in four equal annual
installments beginning on November 8, 1997.
(3) The options were granted 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 on January 2, 1999.
(5) The options were granted on January 4, 1999 and vest in four equal annual
installments beginning on January 4, 2000.
/s/ William M. Pierce 05/07/99
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
