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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no
longer subject to
Section 16. Form 4
or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See
Instruction 1(b).
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1934 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company 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
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(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 I -- 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 397,202 sh. D N/A
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Class A Common Stock 6,033,494 sh. I (1)
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Class A Common Stock 100,100 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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Stock Options $17.25/sh. (4) A 350,000 -- (4) 1-2-08 Class A 350,000 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 D N/A
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Stock Options 350,000 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 beneficially owned by his wife.
(3) The options were acquired on November 8, 1996 and vest in four equal annual
installations beginning on November 8, 1997.
(4) The options were acquired on January 2, 1998 and vest in four equal annual
installments beginning on January 2, 1999.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ H. Wayne Huizenga 2-9-98
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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