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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
RULES 13D-1 AND 13D-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FLORIDA PANTHERS HOLDINGS, INC.
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
341064103
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 341064103
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
H. WAYNE HUIZENGA
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[ ]
2
(b)[ ]
SEC USE ONLY
3
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SOLE VOTING POWER
5
Number of 4,920,678
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Each
Reporting 0
Person
With SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
4,920,678
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
0
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
4,920,678
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
10
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11
32.8%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12
IN
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ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER.
Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc.
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
100 Northeast Third Avenue, Second Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
33301
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING.
H. Wayne Huizenga
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE.
450 East Las Olas Boulevard, #1500, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
33301
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP.
United States of America.
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES.
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.
ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER.
341064103
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR
13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act,
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
of the Act,
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of
the Investment Company Act,
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
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(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7,
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
N/A
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
If the percent of class owned, as of December 31 of the
year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month
described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five
percent, provide the following information as of that date and
identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
4,920,678
(b) Percent of Class:
32.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
4,920,678
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
4,920,678
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [ ].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
None.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
N/A.
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ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
N/A.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
N/A.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
N/A.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 14, 1997 By: /s/ H. Wayne Huizenga
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H. Wayne Huizenga
