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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 1935
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
Melk John J. Republic Industries, Inc. (RWIN) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
450 E. Las Olas Blvd. Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) 1/97 ---- title --- below)
(Street) ------------------ below)
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by one
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by more than
---- one Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- 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.
4)
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Common Stock 1/16/97 A(1) 179,681 A (2) 179,681 D
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Common Stock 1/31/97 G 2,060 D N/A 217,320 I by Wife(3)
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Common Stock 1,850,002 I by JJM(4)
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Common Stock 1,849,998 I by JLM(5)
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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. (Over)
(Print or Type Response) (8/96)
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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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Common Stock Option Common
(Right to buy) 31.1875 01/02/97 A(6) A Immed. 01/02/2007 Stock 20,000
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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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Common Stock Option
(Right to buy) 20,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ John J. Melk 2/10/97
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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. (8/96)
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(1) Transaction approved by the Board of Directors pursuant to
Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
(2) Exchanged for 825,000 shares of Common Stock of AutoNation Incorporated,
having a value of $14.31 a share, pursuant to the merger of a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Issuer into AutoNation Incorporated.
(3) I disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall
not be deemed an admission that I am the beneficial owner of such
securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) I am the general partner of JJM Republic Limited Partnership ("JJM") and my
adult children are limited partners.
(5) My wife is the general partner of JLM Republic Limited Partnership ("JLM")
and my adult children are limited partners. I disclaim beneficial ownership
of these and any other securities held by JLM and this report shall not be
deemed an admission that I am the beneficial owner of such securities for
purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6) The options have been granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1995
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and have a term of ten years,
expiring on 01/02/2007.
