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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/99
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: St. Denis J. Villere & Company
Address: 210 Baronne St.
Suite 808
New Orleans, LA 70112-1727
13F File Number: 28-7774
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: George V. Young
Title: Partner
Phone: (504) 525-0808
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ GEORGE V. YOUNG New Orleans, LA 5/14/99
________________________________ ____________________________ __________
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 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: 131
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 658,720
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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ST. DENIS J. VILLERE & COMPANY
FORM 13F
MARCH 31, 1999
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VOTING AUTHORITY
Name of Title of Value Shrs or SH/ Put/ Investment Other ----------------
Issuer Class CUSIP (x 1,000) Prn Amt PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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INTERMAGNETICS GEN CORP SBDB144A 5.75%03 458771 AB 8 3,570 4,380,000 PRN OTHER 4,380,000
HALTER MARINE GROUP INC SR SB NTCV4.5%04 40642Y AC 9 3,108 5,810,000 PRN OTHER 5,810,000
HALTER MARINE GROUP INC SUB NT CV 144A04 40642Y AA 3 2,340 4,500,000 PRN OTHER 4,500,000
OFFSHORE LOGISTICS INC SUB NT CV 144A03 676255 AD 4 1,716 1,950,000 PRN OTHER 1,950,000
O CHARLEYS INC COM 670823 10 3 32,713 2,412,025 SH OTHER 2,412,025
SCP POOL CORP COM 784028 10 2 32,430 2,316,424 SH OTHER 2,316,424
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370 10 5 33,872 2,108,752 SH OTHER 2,108,752
HARMON INS INC NEW COM 413136 10 2 35,630 1,775,950 SH OTHER 1,775,950
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A 10 3 89,869 1,632,133 SH OTHER 1,632,133
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660 10 7 30,025 1,501,262 SH OTHER 1,501,262
VITECH AMER INC COM 928489 10 3 11,325 1,404,622 SH OTHER 1,404,622
OPTIMAL ROBOTICS CORP CL A NEW 68388R 20 8 6,862 930,500 SH OTHER 930,500
PITTWAY CORP DEL CL A 725790 20 8 23,274 878,270 SH OTHER 878,270
CERNER CORP COM 156782 10 4 12,986 808,450 SH OTHER 808,450
INDEPENDENT ENERGY HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 45384X 10 8 7,806 790,450 SH OTHER 790,450
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC COM 402307 10 2 8,014 763,200 SH OTHER 763,200
NEWPARK RES INC COM PAR $.01NEW 651718 50 4 5,506 759,500 SH OTHER 759,500
STONE ENERGY CORP COM 861642 10 6 21,773 680,400 SH OTHER 680,400
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746 10 1 22,569 643,667 SH OTHER 643,667
HENRY JACK & ASSOC INC COM 426281 10 1 20,111 547,225 SH OTHER 547,225
RIVIANA FOODS INC COM 769536 10 3 11,970 512,086 SH OTHER 512,086
HUNTINGDON LIFE SCIENCES GROUP ADR 445891 20 3 978 505,000 SH OTHER 505,000
HANCOCK HLDG CO COM 410120 10 9 19,830 431,093 SH OTHER 431,093
SOLECTRON CORP COM 834182 10 7 17,905 368,700 SH OTHER 368,700
BLOCK H&R INC COM 093671 10 5 14,458 305,176 SH OTHER 305,176
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO COM 521050 10 4 1,646 289,400 SH OTHER 289,400
COCA COLA CO COM 191216 10 0 14,354 233,869 SH OTHER 233,869
EXXON CORP COM 302290 10 1 15,647 221,751 SH OTHER 221,751
UNION PLANTERS CORP COM 908068 10 9 9,163 208,550 SH OTHER 208,550
OFFSHORE LOGISTICS INC COM 676255 10 2 2,339 201,200 SH OTHER 201,200
WHITNEY HLDG CORP COM 966612 10 3 7,395 200,377 SH OTHER 200,377
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767 10 0 7,494 198,523 SH OTHER 198,523
BHA GROUP HLDG INC COM 055446 10 8 1,729 189,470 SH OTHER 189,470
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122 10 8 12,119 188,996 SH OTHER 188,996
PENTON MEDIA INC COM 709668 10 7 4,167 185,185 SH OTHER 185,185
INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A 457667 10 3 2,929 167,400 SH OTHER 167,400
PROMEDCO MGMT CO COM 74342L 10 5 697 150,700 SH OTHER 150,700
3-D SYS CORP DEL COM NEW 88554D 20 5 742 123,729 SH OTHER 123,729
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586 10 9 8,550 123,464 SH OTHER 123,464
PROFESSIONAL STAFF PLC SPONSORED ADR 74315R 10 5 794 107,700 SH OTHER 107,700
AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO CL A 027070 10 1 2,680 107,200 SH OTHER 107,200
FIRST AMER CORP TENN COM 318900 10 7 3,648 98,930 SH OTHER 98,930
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 06605F 10 2 6,177 87,461 SH OTHER 87,461
OAKWOOD HOMES CORP COM 674098 10 8 1,222 87,300 SH OTHER 87,300
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135 10 1 3,548 78,296 SH OTHER 78,296
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331 10 7 6,220 77,624 SH OTHER 77,624
PANAMERICAN BEVERAGES INC CL A P74823 10 8 1,351 76,900 SH OTHER 76,900
KING WORLD PRODTNS INC COM 495667 10 7 2,240 73,300 SH OTHER 73,300
HIBERNIA CORP CL A 428656 10 2 965 73,192 SH OTHER 73,192
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687 10 6 2,172 69,795 SH OTHER 69,795
KEYCORP NEW COM 493267 10 8 1,971 65,032 SH OTHER 65,032
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604 10 3 6,473 58,512 SH OTHER 58,512
SCOTTS CO CL A 810186 10 6 2,175 58,200 SH OTHER 58,200
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076 10 2 3,520 56,548 SH OTHER 56,548
BASIN EXPL INC COM 070107 10 7 763 55,000 SH OTHER 55,000
LAMAR CAPITAL CORP COM 51282P 10 6 482 52,800 SH OTHER 52,800
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857 10 8 3,073 51,060 SH OTHER 51,060
WALGREEN CO COM 931422 10 9 1,396 49,400 SH OTHER 49,400
HALTER MARINE GROUP INC COM 40642y 10 5 278 47,800 SH OTHER 47,800
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG GLD 1.25 780257 80 4 2,475 47,598 SH OTHER 47,598
DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED RLTY CO COM 251591 10 3 567 39,600 SH OTHER 39,600
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154 10 7 1,390 39,497 SH OTHER 39,497
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751 10 7 3,437 38,724 SH OTHER 38,724
ROWAN COS INC COM 779382 10 0 467 36,800 SH OTHER 36,800
BP AMOCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622 10 4 3,536 35,008 SH OTHER 35,008
LINCARE HLDGS INC COM 532791 10 0 949 33,725 SH OTHER 33,725
BESTFOODS COM 08658u 10 1 1,526 32,466 SH OTHER 32,466
SOUTH ALA BANCORPORATION COM 836234 10 4 436 31,737 SH OTHER 31,737
MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO COM 582411 10 4 512 31,660 SH OTHER 31,660
VELCRO INDS NV COM 922571 10 4 468 31,470 SH OTHER 31,470
MOBIL CORP COM 607059 10 2 2,674 30,388 SH OTHER 30,388
STEIN MART INC COM 858375 10 8 300 30,000 SH OTHER 30,000
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760n 10 9 519 25,542 SH OTHER 25,542
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860 10 2 970 24,200 SH OTHER 24,200
PEPSICO INC COM 713448 10 8 933 23,815 SH OTHER 23,815
CTB INTL CORP COM 125960 10 4 147 23,000 SH OTHER 23,000
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609 10 7 1,345 20,608 SH OTHER 20,608
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605 10 1 1,119 20,250 SH OTHER 20,250
SNB BANCSHARES INC COM 784605 10 7 328 19,875 SH OTHER 19,875
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160 10 4 1,801 19,264 SH OTHER 19,264
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824 10 0 843 18,000 SH OTHER 18,000
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111 10 3 437 17,672 SH OTHER 17,672
PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS INC COM VTG 716604 10 3 236 17,163 SH OTHER 17,163
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162 10 3 1,519 16,508 SH OTHER 16,508
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002 10 1 592 15,964 SH OTHER 15,964
COMMERCE GROUP INC MASS COM 200641 10 8 391 15,900 SH OTHER 15,900
CLAIRE'S STORES INC COM 179584 10 7 452 15,000 SH OTHER 15,000
CHART HOUSE ENTERPRISES INC COM 160902 10 2 69 15,000 SH OTHER 15,000
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC COM 59935P 10 0 23 15,000 SH OTHER 15,000
GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802 10 4 637 14,800 SH OTHER 14,800
LIBERTE INVS INC DEL COM 530154 10 3 48 14,400 SH OTHER 14,400
ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860 10 8 419 13,500 SH OTHER 13,500
DUPONT EI DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534 10 9 759 13,080 SH OTHER 13,080
PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS INC COM NON VTG 716604 20 2 172 13,017 SH OTHER 13,017
REGIONS FINL CORP COM 758940 10 0 448 12,946 SH OTHER 12,946
ENTERTAINMENT PPTYS TR COM SH BEN INT 29380t 10 5 221 12,800 SH OTHER 12,800
SECURITY CAP GROUP INC CL B 81413p 20 4 170 12,700 SH OTHER 12,700
FIRSTAR CORP NEW WIS COM 33763V 10 9 1,029 11,500 SH OTHER 11,500
UNILEVER N V NEW YORK 904784 50 1 738 11,106 SH OTHER 11,106
SHS
ARCADIA FINL LTD COM 039101 10 0 52 11,000 SH OTHER 11,000
AMC ENTMT INC COM 001669 10 0 166 10,810 SH OTHER 10,810
PACIFIC DUNLOP LTD ADR 694185 20 8 73 10,648 SH OTHER 10,648
MARINE DRILLING COS INC COM PAR 568240 20 4 114 10,400 SH OTHER 10,400
$0.01
GTE CORP COM 362320 10 3 607 10,026 SH OTHER 10,026
EAGLE GEOPHYSICAL INC COM 269524 10 4 38 10,000 SH OTHER 10,000
FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC COM PAR 335914 20 6 14 10,000 SH OTHER 10,000
$0.015
TRI CONTL CORP COM 895436 10 3 282 9,736 SH OTHER 9,736
3COM CORP COM 885535 10 4 226 9,700 SH OTHER 9,700
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771 10 3 762 9,380 SH OTHER 9,380
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO COM 812387 10 8 415 9,174 SH OTHER 9,174
MAY DEPT STORES CO COM 577778 10 3 357 9,132 SH OTHER 9,132
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B 10 6 750 8,469 SH OTHER 8,469
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918 10 4 699 7,800 SH OTHER 7,800
EAGLE USA AIRFREIGHT INC COM 270018 10 4 239 7,350 SH OTHER 7,350
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN
WITTER & CO COM NEW 617446 44 8 715 7,155 SH OTHER 7,155
EL PASO ENERGY CORP DEL COM 283905 10 7 229 7,000 SH OTHER 7,000
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718 10 9 637 6,500 SH OTHER 6,500
PFIZER INC COM 717081 10 3 857 6,174 SH OTHER 6,174
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816 10 9 648 5,500 SH OTHER 5,500
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818 10 8 291 5,439 SH OTHER 5,439
MARSH & MCLENNAN CO INC COM 571748 10 2 401 5,400 SH OTHER 5,400
QLT PHOTOTHERAPEUTICS INC COM 746927 10 2 208 5,100 SH OTHER 5,100
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHS COM 459200 10 1 832 4,692 SH OTHER 4,692
PNC BK CORP COM 693475 10 5 256 4,602 SH OTHER 4,602
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488 10 7 296 4,473 SH OTHER 4,473
AT&T CORP COM 001957 10 9 351 4,396 SH OTHER 4,396
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166 10 4 208 3,750 SH OTHER 3,750
INTEL CORP COM 458140 10 0 354 2,977 SH OTHER 2,977
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142 10 3 254 2,750 SH OTHER 2,750
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275r 10 2 271 2,475 SH OTHER 2,475
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463 10 7 257 2,384 SH OTHER 2,384
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