UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Name of Issuer)
Cavalier Homes, Inc.
(Title of Class of Securities)
Common Stock
(CUSIP Number)
149507105
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Private Capital Management, Inc.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
59-2756929
MEMBER OF A GROUP?
(b) X
PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Florida
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER 16,000
SHARED VOTING POWER 0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 16,000
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,965,440
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,981,440
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
10.1%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Bruce S. Sherman
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
###-##-####
MEMBER OF A GROUP?
(b) X
CITIZENSHIP
U.S. Citizen
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER 14,100
SHARED VOTING POWER 0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 14,100
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,081,440
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,095,540
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(yes)
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
10.7%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SPS Partners, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
65-0496234
MEMBER OF A GROUP?
(b) X
PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARED VOTING POWER 0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 100,000
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
100,000
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
0.5%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Michael J. Seaman
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
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MEMBER OF A GROUP?
(b) X
CITIZENSHIP
U.S. Citizen
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER 32,000
SHARED VOTING POWER 0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 32,000
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
32,000
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(yes)
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
0.1%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
ITEMS 1 - 10 OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Item 1.
(a)Name of Issuer: Cavalier Homes, Inc.
(b)Address of Issuer: Highway 41 N. & Cavalier Rd., Addison, Alabama 35540
Item 2.
(a)Name of Person Filing: See Exhibit 1
(b)Address of Person Filing: 3003 Tamiami Trail N., Naples, FL 34103
(c)Citizenship: See Exhibit 1
(d)Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e)CUSIP Number: 149507105
Item 3.
The reporting person is filing as an Investment Adviser registered
under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4. Ownership
(a)Amount Beneficially Owned: See Exhibit 1
(b)Percent of Class: See Exhibit 1
(c)Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Exhibit 1
(ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Exhibit 1
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Exhibit 1
(iv)shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Exhibit 1
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class:
N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person: N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company: N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
See Exhibit 1
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
N/A
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: See Exhibit 2
Signature: See Exhibit 2
Name/Title: See Exhibit 2
Exhibit 1
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
1) Private Capital Management, Inc.
2) Bruce S. Sherman
3) SPS Partners, L.P.
4) Michael J. Seaman
(c)Citizenship
1) Florida
2) U.S.
3) Maryland
4) U.S.
Item 4.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
1) 1,981,440
2) 2,095,540
3) 100,000
4) 32,000
(b) Percent of Class
1) 10.1%
2) 10.7%
3) 0.5%
4) 0.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1) 16,000
2) 14,100
3) 0
4) 32,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1) 0
2) 0
3) 0
4) 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1) 16,000
2) 14,100
3) 0
4) 32,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1) 1,965,440
2) 2,081,440
3) 100,000
4) 0
*Bruce S. Sherman is President of Private Capital Management, Inc.
("PCM") and exercises shared dispositive power with respect to
shares held by it on behalf of its clients. Mr. Sherman is also the
Managing General Partner of SPS Partners, LP ("SPS") which act as
the Investment Advisor for the Entrepreneurial Value Fund, L.P. ("EVF"),
and exercises shared dispositive power with respect to those shares.
Mr. Seaman is an employee of PCM or affiliates thereof and he
(i) does not exercise sole or shared dispositive or voting
powers with respect to shares held by PCM or SPS, (ii) disclaims
beneficial ownership of shares held by Mr. Sherman, PCM and SPS, and
(iii) disclaims, along with Mr. Sherman, the existence of a group.
Exhibit 2
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: December 16, 1998
_____________________________________
Bruce S. Sherman
President of Private Capital Management, Inc.
_____________________________________
Bruce S. Sherman
Managing General Partner of SPS Partners, LP
_____________________________________
Bruce S. Sherman
Individually
______________________________________
Michael J. Seaman
Individually
