UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-99
Check here if Amendment: ___; Amendment Number: ___
This Amendment (Check only one.) ___ is a restatement.
___ adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Whitman Capital, Inc.
Address: 525 University Avenue, Suite 701, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Form 13F File Number: 28-_____
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent 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: Douglas F. Whitman
Title: President
Phone: (650) 325-9700
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Douglas F. Whitman Palo Alto, CA __-__-2000
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
XXX 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
___ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
___ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: -0-
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 20
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 277,359
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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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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GEMSTAR INTL GROUP LTD ORD G3788V106 3563 50000 SH Sole 50000
FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD ORD Y2573F102 14913 324200 SH Sole 324200
ACT MFG INC COM 973107 7298 194614 SH Sole 7298
ACCLAIM ENTMT INC COM PAR $0.02 4325205 1833 357600 SH Sole 357600
BROOKTROUT INC COM 114580103 4678 252000 SH Sole 252000
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 23959 223650 SH Sole 223650
CITRIX SYS INC COM 177376100 38548 313400 SH Sole 313400
DSP GROUP INC COM 23332B106 17512 188300 SH Sole 188300
EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 302088109 24193 272400 Sole 272400
LEGATO SYS INC COM 524651106 32277 469052 SH Sole 469052
MACROMEDIA INC COM 556100105 4402 60200 SH Sole 60200
NETMANAGE INC COM 641144100 708 143300 SH Sole 143300
PEERLESS SYS CORP COM 705536100 398 51300 SH Sole 51300
POLYCOM INC COM 73172K104 23113 362906 SH Sole 362906
PUMA TECHNOLOGY INC COM 745887109 523 4000 SH Sole 4000
QLOGIC CORP COM 747277101 33830 211600 SH Sole 211600
RSA SEC INC COM 749719100 27815 358900 SH Sole 358900
TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR INC COM 87921P107 6831 325300 SH Sole 325300
3COM CORP COM 885535104 10552 224500 SH Sole 224500
VA LINUX SYSTEMS INC COM 91819B105 413 2000 SH Sole 2000
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