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                                                                  Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                              File No. 333-01757
                                                       Republic Industries, Inc.
 
                      SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 DATED JUNE 11, 1996
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 21, 1996
 
 
        On May 10, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a 
two-for-one stock split (the "Stock Split") relating to the Common Stock for 
stockholders of record on May 28, 1996. The Stock Split was effected by means 
of a 100% stock dividend distributed on June 8, 1996. Quotations on Nasdaq 
relating to the Common Stock began reflecting the Stock Split on June 10, 1996. 
Purchasers of Common Stock pursuant to this Prospectus are advised to take into 
account the effect of the Stock Split upon certain information presented in 
this Prospectus, including without limitation, the effect of the Stock Split on 
number of shares and per share information contained herein.

        In order to reflect adjustment for the Stock Split, as well as 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 deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following table, which 
contains information as of June 11, 1996:
 


                                                                             SHARES TO BE OFFERED
                                                       SHARES BENEFICIALLY     FOR THE SELLING
                                                         OWNED PRIOR TO         STOCKHOLDER'S
                 SELLING STOCKHOLDER                      THE OFFERING             ACCOUNT
- -----------------------------------------------------  -------------------   --------------------
                                                                       
R.D. Cuthrell(1).....................................          55,442                 55,442
J. Stewart Jackson(2)................................       3,263,504              3,263,504
Charles F. Moore(1)..................................          12,548                 12,548
Emmett K. Moore(1)...................................          25,098                 25,098
Albert J. Panzarella(3)..............................         652,662                652,662
Dwight C. Schaubach(1)...............................       1,653,912              1,653,912
James D. Schaubach(1)................................         152,918                152,918
Schaubach Management Associates, L.P.(4).............         200,000                200,000
Schaubach Rentals, L.P.(4)...........................          28,050                 28,050
L.C. Tyson...........................................              70                     70
Jeffery Wolff........................................             350                    350
Douglas Ribak........................................             350                    350
Allan Lange..........................................             700                    700
Andrea Walters.......................................             700                    700
Robert DeLisa........................................             526                    526
Jacqueline DeLisa....................................             526                    526
Wendy Valliere.......................................             526                    526
Lucille Wheeler......................................             526                    526
Daniel Sementilli....................................             470                    470
Pietro Tomassi.......................................             470                    470

 
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(1)  Dwight C. Schaubach, James D. Schaubach, Emmett K. Moore, Charles F. Moore 
     and R.D. Cuthrell served as officers and directors of one or more of 
     Incendere, Inc., Area Container Services, Inc. and Smithton Sanitation 
     Service, Inc. (collectively, the "Schaubach Companies") prior to the 
     Company's acquisition of the Schaubach Companies on February 29, 1996, and
     continue to serve as officers thereof.
(2)  J. Stewart Jackson served as an officer and director of The Denver Fire 
     Reporter & Protective Co. and Guardian Security Services, Inc. 
     (collectively, the "Denver Alarm Companies") prior to the Company's 
     acquisition of the Denver Alarm Companies on February 27, 1996, and 
     continues to serve as an officer thereof.
(3)  Albert J. Panzarella served as an officer and director of A.J. Panzarella 
     & Co., Inc. ("Panzarella") prior to the Company's acquisition of 
     Panzarella on March 1, 1996.
(4)  Dwight C. Schaubach is the General Partner of Schaubach Rentals, L.P. and 
     Schaubach Management Associates, L.P., each a Virginia limited partnership.