UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
NAME: Perkins Capital Management, Inc.
ADDRESS: 730 East Lake Street
Wayzata, MN 55391
SEC File Number: 801-22888
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 Belahf of Reporting Manager:
NAME: Richard C. Perkins
TITLE: VP/Portfolio Manager
PHONE: (612) 473-8367
SIGNATURE, PLACE, AND DATE OF SIGNING:
/s/ Richard C. Perkins Wayzata, Minnesota April 14, 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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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
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D ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1094 23375 SH SOLE 800 22575
D ACI TELECENTRICS INC COM 000981100 16 20000 SH SOLE 20000
D AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 1739 49975 SH SOLE 5400 44575
D AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES CO COM 024928103 1212 74600 SH SOLE 50000 24600
D AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1230 10451 SH SOLE 1375 9076
D AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 347 5324 SH SOLE 5324
D AMERICAN WAGERING INC COM 030405104 300 48000 SH SOLE 48000
D AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 342 5950 SH SOLE 5950
D AMETEK INC NEW COM 031100100 1399 76700 SH SOLE 75000 1700
D ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 1798 287800 SH SOLE 22300 265500
D ANGEION CORP COM 03462H107 274 366200 SH SOLE 36800 329400
D ANTHRACITE CAP INC COM 037023108 172 22950 SH SOLE 5000 17950
D APPLIED BIOMETRICS INC COM 03814L103 200 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 207 14131 SH SOLE 4869 9262
D ATS MED INC COM 002083103 3445 459400 SH SOLE 163200 296200
D BAB HLDGS INC COM 055176101 280 299450 SH SOLE 2500 296950
D BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW 068509603 1456 219800 SH SOLE 113500 106300
D BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 395 9868 SH SOLE 1700 8168
D BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 782 347600 SH SOLE 262000 85600
D BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 1345 463050 SH SOLE 88750 374300
D BIOMET INC COM 090613100 203 4850 SH SOLE 4850
D BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 1283 31600 SH SOLE 31600
D BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1138 17750 SH SOLE 1000 16750
D CAFE ODYSSEY INC COM 127917102 252 311100 SH SOLE 216000 95100
D CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORP COM 130439102 102 40000 SH SOLE 40000
D CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 830 66750 SH SOLE 54000 12750
D CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC COM 141907105 1874 195975 SH SOLE 5250 190725
D CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 730 307650 SH SOLE 95500 212150
D CHICAGO TITLE CORP COM 168228104 378 10400 SH SOLE 1300 9100
D CHILDRENS BROADCASTING CORP COM NEW 168755205 1050 611246 SH SOLE 67651 543595
D CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 1615 73650 SH SOLE 6625 67025
D CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 177 109000 SH SOLE 85000 24000
D CHRONIMED INC COM 171164106 337 56500 SH SOLE 750 55750
D CIENA CORP COM 171779101 321 14300 SH SOLE 14300
D CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 5872 711850 SH SOLE 222325 489525
D CNS INC COM 126136100 1498 461173 SH SOLE 73848 387325
D CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 928 958500 SH SOLE 114100 844400
D CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 900 25200 SH SOLE 3000 22200
D COVER-ALL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 222892101 216 82500 SH SOLE 82500
D DAMARK INTL INC CL A 235691102 1250 145000 SH SOLE 47000 98000
D DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 2325 509674 SH SOLE 114919 394755
D DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 999 15000 SH SOLE 15000
D DELPHI INFORMATION SYS INC COM NEW 247171200 428 50400 SH SOLE 30000 20400
D DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 506 476850 SH SOLE 300000 176850
D DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 3242 546050 SH SOLE 255600 290450
D DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 1864 1420417 SH SOLE 526134 894283
D DIGITAL LAVA INC COM 253928105 258 23000 SH SOLE 3000 20000
D E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 263 2064 SH SOLE 2064
D EAGLE PAC INDS INC COM 269719100 714 448099 SH SOLE 448099
D ECLIPSE SURIGICAL TECHNOLOGIES COM 278849104 2720 259050 SH SOLE 89500 169550
D ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 299 8450 SH SOLE 450 8000
D ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 802 101900 SH SOLE 101900
D EN POINTE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 29247F108 162 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS INC COM 292962107 203 22600 SH SOLE 2800 19800
D ENDOSONICS CORP COM 29264K105 266 40950 SH SOLE 1650 39300
D EVANS INC COM NEW 299155309 74 46000 SH SOLE 5000 41000
D EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 3143 2095850 SH SOLE 706500 1389350
D FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 559 235600 SH SOLE 87500 148100
D FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 4134 770797 SH SOLE 417938 352859
D FSI INTL INC COM 302633102 273 45600 SH SOLE 350 45250
D FUNCO INC COM 360762108 2374 107950 SH SOLE 25300 82650
D G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 3046 65950 SH SOLE 8425 57525
D GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 1767 912000 SH SOLE 650500 261500
D GATEWAY 2000 INC COM 367833100 3743 54600 SH SOLE 5875 48725
D GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 969 8762 SH SOLE 8762
D GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 402 5325 SH SOLE 400 4925
D GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 200 6975 SH SOLE 2250 4725
D GENZYME CORP COM GENL DIV 372917104 709 14075 SH SOLE 1975 12100
D GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 402 6775 SH SOLE 6775
D GTE CORP COM 362320103 790 13060 SH SOLE 2050 11010
D HEALTH FITNESS CORP COM 42217V102 444 1185200 SH SOLE 606500 578700
D HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 422730101 589 72495 SH SOLE 5392 67103
D HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 740 13200 SH SOLE 2800 10400
D HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 481 87500 SH SOLE 80000 7500
D HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 525 11525 SH SOLE 2900 8625
D HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 1562 62800 SH SOLE 5825 56975
D HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS INC UNIT EX 000001 44914V203 104 32300 SH SOLE 32300
D INFORMATION ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE COM 45669P101 163 24700 SH SOLE 750 23950
D INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 2844 1468000 SH SOLE 585300 882700
D INNOVASIVE DEVICES INC COM 45766K104 496 150000 SH SOLE 100000 50000
D INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 216 204200 SH SOLE 175000 29200
D INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 2311 1422600 SH SOLE 706500 716100
D INTEGRATED SEC SYS INC COM 45812J101 449 449300 SH SOLE 449300
D INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 248 1402 SH SOLE 1402
D INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORP COM 460043102 297 12750 SH SOLE 3500 9250
D INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 6105 740113 SH SOLE 431919 308194
D JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1492 15965 SH SOLE 2075 13890
D KOALA CORP COM 499866101 1062 51200 SH SOLE 1500 49700
D LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 264 145706 SH SOLE 71000 74706
D LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 5482 631085 SH SOLE 27200 603885
D LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 558 6575 SH SOLE 6575
D LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 258 8300 SH SOLE 8300
D LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 493 4567 SH SOLE 4567
D MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 3283 137545 SH SOLE 15512 122033
D MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 488 459500 SH SOLE 153000 306500
D MEDI-JECT CORP COM NEW 583930300 37 21300 SH SOLE 18000 3300
D MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 256 4050 SH SOLE 1500 2550
D MEDICAL GRAPHICS CORP COM 584907109 175 175000 SH SOLE 175000
D MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 2703 37611 SH SOLE 4125 33486
D MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1118 13957 SH SOLE 13957
D MGI PHARMA INC COM 552880106 2702 322650 SH SOLE 117200 205450
D MGIC INVT CORP WIS COM 552848103 334 9550 SH SOLE 1300 8250
D MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 2973 1585950 SH SOLE 466000 1119950
D MICRON ELECTRONICS INC COM 595100108 898 76475 SH SOLE 6800 69675
D MINNESOTA BREWING CO COM 604005108 461 295100 SH SOLE 260000 35100
D NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 556 8391 SH SOLE 1050 7341
D NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 1021 41683 SH SOLE 6000 35683
D NAVARRE CORP COM 639208107 1115 80000 SH SOLE 50000 30000
D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65332V103 1307 35700 SH SOLE 4425 31275
D NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 2903 313880 SH SOLE 110850 203030
D NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 39 12000 SH SOLE 12000
D NORTHN STS PWR CO MINN COM 665772109 201 8700 SH SOLE 3500 5200
D NORTHWEST AIRLS CORP CL A 667280101 926 33319 SH SOLE 25000 8319
D ONHEALTH NETWORK CO COM 68272W107 14420 1058350 SH SOLE 680000 378350
D ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 97 13500 SH SOLE 13500
D PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 346 173000 SH SOLE 750 172250
D PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 1849 42758 SH SOLE 300 42458
D PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 262 6699 SH SOLE 6699
D PFIZER INC COM 717081103 6593 47523 SH SOLE 3550 43973
D PHOTRAN CORP COM 719404105 225 150000 SH SOLE 125000 25000
D PRINTWARE INC COM 742580103 318 127500 SH SOLE 750 126750
D RSI SYS INC COM 749927109 1347 567200 SH SOLE 328500 238700
D RAINFOREST CAFE INC COM 75086K104 62 12325 SH SOLE 12325
D RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 293 5000 SH SOLE 2600 2400
D RECOVERY ENGR INC COM 756269106 532 56750 SH SOLE 50000 6750
D REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 3361 126263 SH SOLE 5550 120713
D RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 569 13350 SH SOLE 1700 11650
D RESOURCE ASSET INVESTMENT TR COM 761196104 587 50000 SH SOLE 50000
D RURAL CELLULAR CORP CL A 781904107 1010 76300 SH SOLE 9250 67050
D SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 285 6050 SH SOLE 6050
D SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC COM 807863105 637 32575 SH SOLE 2400 30175
D SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 873 83200 SH SOLE 700 82500
D SENTRY TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 81731K101 29 93109 SH SOLE 500 92609
D SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 258 12728 SH SOLE 2277 10451
D SHELDAHL CO COM 822440103 613 101250 SH SOLE 100000 1250
D SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 2291 75736 SH SOLE 9850 65886
D SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 694 205900 SH SOLE 100000 105900
D SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 1544 549250 SH SOLE 10250 539000
D SPECTRASCIENCE COM NEW 84760E202 2411 559087 SH SOLE 382777 176310
D SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061100 364 3716 SH SOLE 3716
D ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 1414 58026 SH SOLE 58026
D ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 274 8850 SH SOLE 2300 6550
D SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 1378 66850 SH SOLE 4100 62750
D SURMODICS INC COM 868873100 322 23000 SH SOLE 8000 15000
D SYNBIOTICS CORP COM 871566105 87 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 663 25475 SH SOLE 2850 22625
D TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 436 15100 SH SOLE 15100
D TESSERACT GROUP INC COM 881612105 1497 520700 SH SOLE 271000 249700
D TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 1248 12575 SH SOLE 700 11875
D TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1575 22250 SH SOLE 3400 18850
D U-SHIP INC COM PAR $0.004 90337N203 459 134928 SH SOLE 57000 77928
D UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 347 47500 SH SOLE 8500 39000
D UOL PUBG INC COM 903196103 313 78445 SH SOLE 69019 9426
D UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 599 162575 SH SOLE 17600 144975
D US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 2143 62915 SH SOLE 10750 52165
D US WEST INC NEW COM 91273H101 729 13252 SH SOLE 3290 9962
D VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 75 75000 SH SOLE 75000
D WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 606 17300 SH SOLE 3675 13625
D WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM 958102105 298 37950 SH SOLE 4800 33150
D WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 1411 149550 SH SOLE 76000 73550
D ZAMBA CORP COM 988881108 1106 498500 SH SOLE 350000 148500
D ZOMAX OPTICAL MEDIA INC COM 989929104 281 14000 SH SOLE 14000
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REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 00
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 162
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $186,433
