UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc.
Address:900 2nd Avenue South Suite 450
Minneapolis, MN 55402
13f File Number: 28-6630
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood
that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are
considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Mark R. Ferguson
Title: Managing Principal
Phone: 612-317-4101
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Mark R. Ferguson Minneapolis, MN April 20, 1999
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of other included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 172
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $537,505
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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A D C TELECOMMUNICATN COM com 000886101 286 6000 SH SOLE 6000
ACTIVISION INC NEW COM NEW com 004930202 5514 445600 SH SOLE 445600
ADAPTEC INC COM com 00651F108 470 20600 SH SOLE 20600
ADOBE SYS INC COM com 00724F101 7497 132100 SH SOLE 132000 100
AK STL HLDG CORP COM com 001547108 22075 978402 SH SOLE 972902 5500
180 8000 SH OTHER 8000
ALCATEL ALSTHOM SPONSORED ADR com 013904305 4680 205158 SH SOLE 205158
ALLSTATE CORP COM com 020002101 2935 79200 SH SOLE 79000 200
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM com 037833100 9714 270300 SH SOLE 268500 1800
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM com 039483102 165 11226 SH SOLE 11226
ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS COM com 043491109 1588 18975 SH SOLE 18675 300
ASHWORTH INC COM com 04516H101 997 284900 SH SOLE 284900
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC COM com 045327103 4174 294200 SH SOLE 294200
14 1000 SH OTHER 1000
ASSISTED LIVING CONCPT COM com 04543l109 332 93100 SH SOLE 93100
AUTODESK INC COM com 052769106 1056 26119 SH SOLE 26119
AWARE INC MASS COM com 05453N100 1410 30000 SH SOLE 30000
BARRETT RES CORP COM PAR $0.01 com 068480201 1358 54200 SH SOLE 54200
BETHLEHEM STL CORP COM com 087509105 3091 374700 SH SOLE 374700
BJ SVCS CO COM com 055482103 1813 78000 SH SOLE 78000
BLACK BOX CORP DEL COM com 091826107 2065 66600 SH SOLE 66600
BP AMOCO P L C SPONSORED ADR com 055622104 214 2115 SH SOLE 2115
CABLE DESIGN TECH CORP COM com 126924109 148 13500 SH SOLE 13500
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE COM com 130442106 4210 391600 SH SOLE 391600
32 3000 SH OTHER 3000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM com 14149Y108 5942 90035 SH SOLE 89325 710
CBS CORP COM com 12490K107 9932 243351 SH SOLE 242351 1000
CENDANT CORP COM com 151313103 6889 432229 SH SOLE 432120 109
CENTRAL PKG CORP COM com 154785109 248 7200 SH OTHER 7200
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC COM com 163072101 5974 251550 SH SOLE 251350 200
CHRONIMED INC COM com 171164106 1736 290800 SH SOLE 290800
CITATION CORP ALA COM com 172895104 156 15200 SH SOLE 15000 200
CITIGROUP INC COM com 173034109 3402 53258 SH SOLE 53258
CLARIFY INC COM com 180492100 5407 202600 SH SOLE 202600
COGNOS INC COM com 19244C109 3360 143000 SH SOLE 143000
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM com 194162103 218 2375 SH SOLE 2375
CONSOLIDATED STORES CP COM com 210149100 3556 117308 SH SOLE 117308
CORPORATE EXPRESS INC COM com 219888104 7402 1426801 SH SOLE 1425201 1600
36 7000 SH OTHER 6000 1000
CSX CORP COM com 126408103 2951 75794 SH SOLE 75294 500
47 1200 SH OTHER 1200
DAMARK INTL INC CL A com 235691102 1975 229000 SH SOLE 229000
DAVOX CORP COM com 239208101 1138 184000 SH SOLE 183900 100
DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW COM com 249030107 3487 150000 SH SOLE 149800 200
DEVON ENERGY CORP COM com 251799102 14082 510927 SH SOLE 508627 2300
106 3856 SH OTHER 3856
DIAMOND MULTIMEDIA SYS COM com 252714100 2563 418500 SH SOLE 418500
DONALDSON INC COM com 257651109 594 33000 SH SOLE 32400 600
DSET CORP COM com 262504103 2585 222400 SH SOLE 222400
DURA PHARMACEUTICALS COM com 26632s109 4578 324100 SH SOLE 324100
EATON CORP COM com 278058102 7926 110851 SH SOLE 110451 400
64 900 SH OTHER 900
ECHELON CORP COM com 27874N105 2280 228000 SH SOLE 228000
EXECUTIVE RISK INC COM com 301586103 1136 16000 SH SOLE 16000
EXXON CORP COM com 302290101 232 3284 SH SOLE 3100 184
85 1200 SH OTHER 1200
FBL FINL GROUP INC COM com 30239F106 2190 123400 SH SOLE 123400
FIRSTAR CORP COM com 33761C103 358 4000 SH SOLE 4000
GENERAL MLS INC COM com 370334104 252 3335 SH SOLE 3335
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM com 370442105 10349 118951 SH SOLE 118551 400
GENTEX CORP COM com 371901109 2879 133500 SH SOLE 133500
GEORGIA PAC CORP COM-TIMBER GR com 373298702 4815 214600 SH SOLE 214600
20 900 SH OTHER 900
HARBINGER CORP COM com 41145C103 1874 277575 SH SOLE 277575
13 2000 SH OTHER 2000
HONEYWELL INC COM com 438506107 6325 83436 SH SOLE 81936 1500
68 900 SH OTHER 900
INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS COM com 45337c102 4975 248000 SH SOLE 248000
INPUT/OUTPUT INC COM com 457652105 185 29300 SH SOLE 29300
INSO CORP COM com 457674109 1428 188800 SH SOLE 188800
INTEL CORP COM com 458140100 837 7040 SH SOLE 5740 1300
452 3800 SH OTHER 3800
INTERNATIONAL BUS MACH COM com 459200101 389 2196 SH SOLE 1832 364
71 400 SH OTHER 400
INTUIT COM com 461202103 23525 231200 SH SOLE 230300 900
509 5000 SH OTHER 5000
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC COM com 46612K108 2345 315250 SH SOLE 315250
15 2000 SH OTHER 2000
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COM com 475070108 7632 112651 SH SOLE 112501 150
JEVIC TRANSN INC COM com 47719P107 1305 202700 SH SOLE 202700
K MART CORP COM com 482584109 3268 194401 SH SOLE 194401
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N V SPNSRD A com 500467303 212 5543 SH SOLE 5543
KROGER CO COM com 501044101 6616 110500 SH SOLE 109600 900
180 3000 SH OTHER 3000
LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE L P PREF UN com 511557100 783 17400 SH SOLE 17400
LANDS END INC COM com 515086106 14579 421050 SH SOLE 419200 1850
42 1200 SH OTHER 1200
LEGATO SYS INC COM com 524651106 4928 95453 SH SOLE 95453
LTV CORP NEW COM com 501921100 5223 971700 SH SOLE 970000 1700
MAGNA INTL INC CL A com 559222401 1968 33900 SH SOLE 33900
MAPINFO CORP COM com 565105103 2538 180500 SH SOLE 180500
14 1000 SH OTHER 1000
MERCK & CO INC COM com 589331107 458 5720 SH SOLE 5520 200
METRIS COS INC COM com 591598107 7624 188824 SH SOLE 188824
MICHAELS STORES INC COM com 594087108 6774 274400 SH SOLE 274400
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM com 595112103 8259 171400 SH SOLE 171400
MICROSOFT CORP COM com 594918104 549 6120 SH SOLE 6120
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM com 604059105 184 2600 SH SOLE 2200 400
141 2000 SH OTHER 2000
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM com 616880100 148 1200 SH SOLE 1200
99 800 SH OTHER 800
NEUROGEN CORP COM com 64124E106 620 58000 SH SOLE 57800 200
NIKE INC CL B com 654106103 10424 180700 SH SOLE 180700
NOBLE AFFILIATES INC COM com 654894104 3671 126600 SH SOLE 126600
NOBLE DRILLING CORP COM com 655042109 1797 103401 SH SOLE 103401
NOODLE KIDOODLE INC COM com 655370104 745 112500 SH SOLE 112500
NORTHERN BORDER PARTNR UNIT LT com 664785102 831 27200 SH SOLE 27200
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD COM com 665815106 2335 37580 SH SOLE 36920 660
OPEN TEXT CORP COM com 683715106 8629 273950 SH SOLE 273950
63 2000 SH OTHER 2000
ORACLE CORP COM com 68389X105 2954 112000 SH SOLE 112000
OSHKOSH B GOSH INC CL A com 688222207 948 53600 SH SOLE 53600
PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES COM com 716016100 1379 137900 SH SOLE 137900
PETROLEUM GEO-SVCS A/S SPONSOR com 716597109 538 35300 SH SOLE 35300
PFIZER INC COM com 717081103 250 1804 SH SOLE 1804
527 3796 SH OTHER 3796
PIMCO ADVISORS HLDG LP UT LTD com 69338P102 252 8020 SH SOLE 8020
PINNACLE SYS INC COM com 723481107 7962 175000 SH SOLE 174800 200
3 62 SH OTHER 62
PLEXUS CORP COM com 729132100 3883 139300 SH SOLE 139300
POLICY MGMT SYS CORP COM com 731108106 5405 176500 SH SOLE 176100 400
PPG INDS INC COM com 693506107 287 5600 SH SOLE 5400 200
QUANEX CORP COM com 747620102 1283 82800 SH SOLE 82800
R & B FALCON CORP com 74912e101 5479 635201 SH SOLE 634901 300
RAYTHEON CO CL A com 755111309 5835 101038 SH SOLE 101013 25
RENT WAY INC COM com 76009U104 4582 190900 SH SOLE 190900
REYNOLDS METALS CO COM com 761763101 6798 140701 SH SOLE 140101 600
58 1200 SH OTHER 1200
SANMINA CORP COM com 800907107 16549 259600 SH SOLE 259600
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC COM com 808655104 13388 491301 SH SOLE 490001 1300
136 5000 SH OTHER 5000
SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM com 813705100 3391 323000 SH SOLE 323000
10 1000 SH OTHER 1000
SHAW GROUP INC COM com 820280105 380 27300 SH SOLE 27300
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM com 844741108 562 18587 SH SOLE 18587
SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC COM com 845905108 2728 222700 SH SOLE 222700
SPLASH TECH HLDGS INC COM com 848623104 2243 370000 SH SOLE 369500 500
12 2000 SH OTHER 2000
ST JUDE MED INC COM com 790849103 4485 184000 SH SOLE 184000
STB SYS INC COM com 784741100 522 66775 SH SOLE 66775
STERIGENICS INTL INC COM com 85915R105 1261 129300 SH SOLE 129300
STERLING COMM INC COM com 859205106 242 7870 SH SOLE 7570 300
STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC RES COM com 863555108 15633 820100 SH SOLE 817200 2900
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM com 866810104 48166 385139 SH SOLE 380839 4300
1688 13500 SH OTHER 13500
SUNTERRA CORP COM com 86787d109 1389 142500 SH SOLE 142500
SURMODICS INC com 868873100 237 16900 SH SOLE 16900
SYNAPTIC PHARMACEUTICA COM com 87156r109 1092 158800 SH SOLE 158800
TCF FINL CORP COM com 872275102 805 30900 SH SOLE 30900
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS COM com 87872T108 583 81775 SH SOLE 81775
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM com 882508104 13449 135502 SH SOLE 135502
TRANSAMERICA CORP COM com 893485102 4189 59002 SH SOLE 59002
TRIBUNE CO NEW COM com 896047107 406 6200 SH SOLE 6200
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD COM com 896239100 567 58200 SH SOLE 58100 100
UAL CORP COM PAR $0.01 com 902549500 3645 46800 SH SOLE 46800
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COM com 910581107 1258 23910 SH SOLE 23810 100
UROLOGIX INC COM com 917273104 737 200000 SH SOLE 200000
WABASH NATL CORP COM com 929566107 7634 656700 SH SOLE 654400 2300
116 10000 SH OTHER 10000
WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS COM com 929798106 2093 108400 SH SOLE 108400
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM com 949746101 350 9982 SH SOLE 9582 400
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM com 958102105 4984 632900 SH SOLE 632700 200
23 2900 SH OTHER 1500 1400
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM com 962166104 919 16550 SH SOLE 16450 100
KOREA FD COM 500634100 1745 169200 SH SOLE 169200
COCA COLA CO COM com 191216100 -2866 -46700 SH SOLE -46700
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM com 247025109 -1050 -25700 SH SOLE -25700
DISNEY WALT CO COM com 254687106 -1839 -59100 SH SOLE -59100
GENERAL ELEC CO COM com 369604103 -2168 -19600 SH SOLE -19600
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM com 549463107 -1080 -10000 SH SOLE -10000
MERCK & CO INC COM com 589331107 -1619 -20200 SH SOLE -20200
MICROSOFT CORP COM com 594918104 -538 -6000 SH SOLE -6000
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