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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 1934
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
Huizenga H. Wayne Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. "PAW" Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
450 East Las Olas Boulevard Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) 8-97 ---- title --- below)
(Street) ------------------------- ------------------ below)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
N/A 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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Form Filed By One Reporting
x Person
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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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Class A Common Stock 8-06-97 P -- 538,000 sh. A $19.25/sh. 5,158,678 sh. I (1)
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Class A Common Stock 1,272,018 sh. D N/A
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Class A Common Stock 100,000 sh. (2) I *By Spouse
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Class B Common Stock 255,000 sh. D N/A
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Response) SEC 1474 (8-92)
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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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Stock Options $10.00/sh. (3) -- -- -- -- (3) 11-08-06 Class A 100,000 sh. --
Common Stock
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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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Stock Options 100,000 sh. D N/A
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Explanation of Responses: (1) These shares of Class A Common Stock are held indirectly through
Huizenga Investments Limited Partnership, of which the sole general
partner is Huizenga Investments, Inc. and the sole limited partner is
the reporting person. The reporting person is the sole stockholder of Huizenga
Investments, Inc. The reporting person is signing this Form 4 individually, in his
capacity as limited partner of Huizenga Investments Limited Partnership and in
his capacity as sole stockholder of Huizenga Investments, Inc., the sole general
partner of Huizenga Investments Limited Partnership.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, all of
which are held by his wife.
(3) The options were acquired on November 8, 1996 and vest in four equal annual
installations beginning on November 8, 1997.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ H. Wayne Huizenga 9-10-97
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
H. WAYNE HUIZENGA(1)
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. SEC 1474 (8-92)
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ATTACHMENT TO FORM 4
CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that each of the undersigned have authorized
and designated H. Wayne Huizenga to execute and file on their behalf all Forms
3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that they may be required to file
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of their
ownership of, or transactions in, the securities of Florida Panthers Holdings,
Inc. The authority of H. Wayne Huizenga under this Statement shall continue
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
regard to their ownership of, or transactions in, securities of Florida Panthers
Holdings, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. Each of the undersigned
acknowledges that H. Wayne Huizenga is not assuming any of their
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
Dated: September 10, 1997
Huizenga Investments Limited Partnership,
a Nevada limited partnership
By: Huizenga Investments, Inc.,
as general partner
By: /s/ Cris Branden
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Cris Branden, Treasurer
Huizenga Investments, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation
By: /s/ Cris Branden
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Cris Branden, Treasurer
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