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RULE 424(b)(3)
FILE NO. 33-65289
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 DATED FEBRUARY 10, 1997
TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 29, 1995
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:
SHARES BENEFICIALLY SHARES TO BE OFFERED
OWNED PRIOR TO FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER THE OFFERING STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Catawba County Chamber
of Commerce 2,500 2,500
Cooperative Christian
Ministries 834 834
DDE Investments, Ltd.(1) 27,250 27,250
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Foundation 600 600
German Valley Investments,
Ltd.(2) 70,009 70,009
McLean Irrevocable Trust
dtd 12/16/96 Lee Brown and
Bob Farris Co-Trustees 25,000 25,000
Neils Creek Property Co.,
Ltd.(3) 133,204 133,204
Park Row Church of Christ 16,375 16,375
RCD Investments, Ltd.(4) 4,754,230 4,754,230
Richard Sieburg 1,500 1,500
(1) DDE Investments, Ltd. is a Texas limited partnership whose general partners
are Dee Dee Duncan Elliott and Dee Dee Duncan Elliott, Trustee of the
Dee Dee Duncan Elliott Special Trust. Dee Dee Duncan Elliott is the sole
limited partner.
(2) German Valley Investments, Ltd. is a Texas limited partnership whose general
partners are Debra A. Duncan and Robert C. Duncan and Dan R. Duncan,
Co-Trustees of the Debra A. Duncan Dynasty Trust. Debra A. Duncan is the
sole limited partner.
(3) Neils Creek Property Co., Ltd. is a Texas limited partnership whose general
partners are Dan R. Duncan and Dee Dee Duncan Elliott and Debra A. Duncan,
Co-Trustees of the Dan R. Duncan Dynasty Trust. Dan R. Duncan is the sole
limited partner.
(4) RCD Investments, Ltd. is a Texas limited partnership whose general and
limited partners are Robert C. Duncan, Jannette T. Duncan, Robert C.
Duncan Annuity Trust No. One, Robert C. Duncan Annuity Trust No. Two,
Robert C. Duncan Annuity Trust No. Three, Robert C. Duncan Annuity Trust
No. Four, Jannette T. Duncan Annuity Trust No. One, Jannette T. Duncan
Annuity Trust No. Two, Jannette T. Duncan Annuity Trust No. Three and
Jannette T. Duncan Annuity Trust No. Four.