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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-08479
Republic Industries, Inc.
SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 DATED FEBRUARY 17, 1997
TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 13, 1996
In order to reflect 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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Roy Knowles and Peggy Knowles
JTTEN/common.................... 391,247 391,247
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