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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-04269
Republic Industries, Inc.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 DATED AUGUST 16, 1996 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 31, 1996
As a result of certain transfers and sales of Common Stock by certain
Selling Stockholders, the table of Selling Stockholders in the Selling
Stockholders Section of the Prospectus is hereby supplemented as follows:
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SHARES BENEFICIALLY SHARES TO BE OFFERED
OWNED PRIOR TO FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER THE OFFERING STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Abovelevel & Co. ......................... 40,000 40,000
AGSPC - Growth Fund....................... 80,000 80,000
Ameritech Pension Trust................... 201,000 51,200
Arthur J. Agajanian(1).................... 685,320 685,320
Steven M. Agajanian(1).................... 769,320 769,320
Bayway & Co. ............................. 210,400 210,400
Blazerhold & Co. ......................... 51,200 51,200
Boston University......................... 21,000 21,000
Chocolate & Co. .......................... 132,000 132,000
Delaware Group Premium Fund, Inc. --
Emerging Growth Series.................. 54,720 11,600
Delaware Group Trend Fund, Inc. .......... 1,197,480 188,400
Fishsides & Co. .......................... 395,000 395,000
Footpath & Co. ........................... 8,000 8,000
Virginia Gilder........................... 14,300 14,300
Handoff & Co. ............................ 80,000 80,000
Haussman Holdings......................... 34,100 34,100
Headmost & Co. ........................... 212,000 212,000
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Separate Account #43.................... 918,200 326,000
Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc. Aggressive
Growth Portfolio........................ 1,585,500 363,100
Outfit & Co. ............................. 2,000,000 2,000,000
Quantum Partners LDC(2)................... 4,623,000 4,000,000
Raptor Global Fund L.P. .................. 68,800 68,800
Raptor Global Fund, Ltd. ................. 129,600 129,600
Robertson Foundation...................... 10,000 10,000
Rudder & Co. ............................. 227,200 227,200
Seafarer & Co. ........................... 363,100 363,100
Shipmaster & Co. ......................... 360,000 360,000
State Street Research Capital
Appreciation Fund....................... 970,800 210,400
State Street Research Capital Fund........ 816,500 197,500
State Street Research Growth Fund......... 319,400 66,000
Tudor Arbitrage Partners L.P. ............ 26,800 26,800
Tudor BVI Futures, Ltd. .................. 174,800 174,800
Jack Williams............................. 83,530 14,780
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(1) Arthur J. Agajanian and Steven M. Agajanian served as officers of certain
corporations doing business as Rapidway Disposal and Recycling Services
("Rapidway") for more than three years prior to the Company's acquisition of
Rapidway on May 16, 1996.
(2) Soros Fund Management holds, pursuant to contract, the right to vote and
dispose of shares held by Quantum Partners LDC.
