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RULE 424(b)(3)
FILE NO. 33-18009
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENT NO. 8 DATED AUGUST 13, 1997
TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 18, 1996
In order to reflect the distribution of additional shares of Common
Stock held by CarChoice, Inc. to its stockholders, each of whom is already
included as a Selling Stockholder in the Prospectus, the Selling Stockholders
table in the Prospectus is hereby supplemented as follows:
ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Badi and Judith Abbo....................................... 1,280
Ghania Abo................................................. 915
Eddi and Aziz Aboona....................................... 803
Ghanim and Batoul Abro..................................... 584
Imad Abro.................................................. 584
Joseph Achenbaum........................................... 731
Ghader Agoubi.............................................. 292
AJJ Investment Group....................................... 614
Ramzi and Salma Ajo........................................ 1,646
Faiq or Salwa Aljabi....................................... 2,286
The Al-Naimi Investment Partnership........................ 877
Joseph Amato............................................... 3,601
Duff and Ericka Anderson................................... 584
Emile Anton ............................................... 127
Rabah Arabo................................................ 1,548
Susan Askar................................................ 292
Najib Atisha............................................... 915
Fred Atto.................................................. 1,372
Richard Atto............................................... 184
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Richard and Delores Atto................................... 1,372
Najib Ayair................................................ 584
Mansour Ayar .............................................. 584
Ralph Ayar................................................. 915
Zuhair Ayar................................................ 2,743
James Babcock.............................................. 1,753
Ayoub Bakal................................................ 1,985
Eddie Bakal................................................ 1,985
Mike Bakal................................................. 2,391
Walid Barash............................................... 584
Jeffrey Barr............................................... 3,290
Frederick Baxter........................................... 846
Alan S. Bernikow........................................... 208
Basim Binno................................................ 460
Basim and Rabab Binno...................................... 13,142
Rabab Binn................................................. 292
Bonam & Najor Associates................................... 915
The Bradford Group......................................... 1,052
C. Andrew Brickman......................................... 3,568
Charles A. Brickman, Trustee............................... 7,992
Daniel Brickman............................................ 2,851
J. Bradley Brickman........................................ 1,079
The Brickman Family Irrevocable Trust...................... 2,922
Builder Investment Partners................................ 915
Anthony Canonie............................................ 1,461
Anthony Canonie IRA........................................ 1,461
Bruce Carusi............................................... 1,168
Gregory Christopher........................................ 7,306
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Henry Collins.............................................. 1,461
Kevin Coyne................................................ 2,337
David Crane................................................ 877
Cross Town Auto Partners................................... 1,829
Marc Cummins............................................... 584
Abdul K. and Emily M. Curioca.............................. 292
Curtis Properties, Inc..................................... 1,372
Masoud Dabish.............................................. 292
Vincent DeGiaimo........................................... 731
Anthony Deluise............................................ 292
Ghasan Denha............................................... 1,281
Ghasan and Salwan Denha.................................... 731
Sam Denha.................................................. 1,281
Thomas and Virginia Denha.................................. 1,168
Gregory Dickson............................................ 217
Steven Dietz............................................... 584
John Drury................................................. 15,428
Robert Falkenberg.......................................... 1,168
James Fantaci.............................................. 1,461
Ralph Faranso.............................................. 3,799
Trace Farnum............................................... 127
Paul Fischer............................................... 292
Giant Food Center, Inc..................................... 1,646
Irwin Goldberg............................................. 104
Goodfellows Club........................................... 1,461
Sharon Greiff.............................................. 26
Group of Five Investments.................................. 8,404
Saad and Amer Hajjar....................................... 292
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Jamil D. Hakim, Revocable Living Trust..................... 1,829
Chol Hong.................................................. 584
Mitchell and Francine Horowitz............................. 1,500
David Howard............................................... 1,831
ITC of Farmington.......................................... 1,168
Hamilton James............................................. 584
Manhal Jarbo and Talal Jarbou.............................. 1,168
Jeffrey June............................................... 224
Jeffrey and Teresa June.................................... 424
Nashat and Jalila Kainaya.................................. 2,118
Fuad and Janet Karmo....................................... 584
Layth and Loya Kassab...................................... 292
Raad and Thaira Kathawa.................................... 915
Issam and Tikra Kejbou and Sami and Ikhlas Kejbou.......... 1,168
Sabah Kenaya............................................... 2,969
John G. Kennedy, III....................................... 915
Mark Khemmoro.............................................. 292
Sabah Khemmoro............................................. 292
Jeffrey A. Klein........................................... 28,102
KNA Associates............................................. 584
Richard Koffey and Barbara Thrasher-Meyers................. 1,168
Haitham Konja.............................................. 584
Louai Konja................................................ 584
Tom Konja.................................................. 584
Mohsin and Gladis Kouza.................................... 1,646
William Kunzweiler......................................... 2,922
Debra Laporte.............................................. 110
Lawrence Lavine............................................ 1,753
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Steven Lebow............................................... 1,207
Mary B. Long, Trustee...................................... 1,461
Matthew Low and Nancy Goodman.............................. 731
Habib and Jacquelyn Mamou.................................. 2,922
Stephen Mardigian.......................................... 2,414
Salem T. Marougi, Trustee.................................. 1,646
George Mckay............................................... 3,017
Joseph Mckay............................................... 1,865
Joseph and Suad Mckay...................................... 3,552
Yousif or Jamila Mckay..................................... 2,662
Ardith Mederrick........................................... 209
Midwest Club............................................... 5,187
Rehab Miri................................................. 146
Ronald Monkman............................................. 915
Donald Moorehead, Jr....................................... 6,434
John Morlock............................................... 584
Thomas Murphy.............................................. 3,033
Georgia Nadhir............................................. 549
Faris Naimi................................................ 584
Joseph Nadhir.............................................. 1,829
Waad Nadhir................................................ 52,708
John Najjar and Peter Najjar............................... 292
Manuel and Magda Najjar.................................... 1,372
Frederick A. Najor Trust................................... 1,829
Walter R. Nelson 1994 Three Year Trust..................... 1,461
Walter and Margaret Nelson................................. 877
William B. Nicholson....................................... 292
DLJSC IRA FBO William B. Nicholson......................... 915
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Opulent Management Co. Inc................................. 3,657
J. Patrick O'Shaughnessy................................... 1,207
Palmetto Partners.......................................... 1,461
Trustee for John F. Patek.................................. 292
Lizann Phalen.............................................. 1,079
Pine Valley Group.......................................... 994
Productivity Fund II, L.P.................................. 6,583
Mark Pytosh................................................ 3,322
Michael Pytosh............................................. 1,207
Zuher Qonja................................................ 1,255
Jamal Qonja................................................ 1,546
Anthony E. Rapp............................................ 83
Herald Ritch............................................... 12,068
Wafie Roumayah, M.D........................................ 1,829
Royal 400 Investments...................................... 2,337
Safeway Food Center, Inc................................... 5,119
SAK Partners............................................... 1,463
Amir Samona................................................ 1,164
Bashar Samona.............................................. 1,164
Farouk Samona.............................................. 2,078
Khairi Samona.............................................. 2,078
Mazin Samona............................................... 292
Mukhles Samona............................................. 2,121
Tom Samona................................................. 1,149
Donald Sanders............................................. 7,313
Thamer Sandiha............................................. 1,829
Maher Sarafa............................................... 473
Mona Sawa.................................................. 292
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Yousif and Mona Sawa....................................... 2,068
John L. Scicluna........................................... 624
Bobbie Searcy.............................................. 127
Robert B. Sellers Trust.................................... 6,401
Faraj and Habiba Sesi...................................... 458
Joseph Sevany.............................................. 1,207
Jalal Shallal.............................................. 460
Jalal and Nawal Shallal.................................... 21,286
Janette Shallal............................................ 292
Joseph and Lillian Shallal................................. 2,699
Theodore and Bonnie Shapiro................................ 78
Shammami Investments....................................... 731
Aniss Shayota.............................................. 526
Frankie Shouneyia.......................................... 905
Oraha and Najiba Shouneyia................................. 915
Ronald Shunia.............................................. 1,299
Blaine Siegel.............................................. 42
Elaine Siegel.............................................. 167
Richard Siegel............................................. 42
Franci Sitto............................................... 915
Allison J. Spiegel......................................... 42
Rona J. Spiegel............................................ 167
Mark Sulam................................................. 5,081
David Sutherland-Yoest..................................... 1,938
Richard Sweetnam, Jr....................................... 3,695
T & T Investments.......................................... 584
G. Jackson Tankersley, Jr.................................. 915
Karim and Norma Toma....................................... 584
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ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE
OFFERED FOR THE SELLING
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCKHOLDER'S ACCOUNT
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Watran, L.L.C.............................................. 1,803
John and Carmen Yonan...................................... 2,655
John Zagara and Joseph Zagara.............................. 2,426
Amer and Thair Zeitouna.................................... 292
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