UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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 October 12, 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 3DO CO COM 88553W105 503 50000 SH SOLE 50000
D ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 703 19150 SH SOLE 750 18400
D ABGENIX INC COM 00339B107 398 10150 SH SOLE 10150
D AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 4545 46175 SH SOLE 4675 41500
D ALPNET INC COM 021089107 459 204000 SH SOLE 110000 94000
D AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES CO COM 024928103 2500 109000 SH SOLE 52500 56500
D AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1303 9651 SH SOLE 1375 8276
D AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 221 5324 SH SOLE 5324
D AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 397 5950 SH SOLE 5950
D ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 2569 105950 SH SOLE 9000 96950
D ANTHRACITE CAP INC COM 037023108 93 13500 SH SOLE 13500
D APPLIED BIOMETRICS INC COM 03814L103 125 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D ASPEC TECHNOLOGY INC COM 045233103 15 15000 SH SOLE 15000
D ATS MED INC COM 002083103 6071 610900 SH SOLE 193900 417000
D BAB HLDGS INC COM 055176101 125 249075 SH SOLE 249075
D BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW 068509603 251 49600 SH SOLE 6000 43600
D BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 381 8468 SH SOLE 1450 7018
D BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 488 325100 SH SOLE 262000 63100
D BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 1134 453400 SH SOLE 116250 337150
D BLOCK H & R INC COM 093671105 831 19125 SH SOLE 1200 17925
D BOLDER TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 097519102 1150 115000 SH SOLE 50000 65000
D BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 713 28800 SH SOLE 28800
D BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1124 16650 SH SOLE 950 15700
D CAFE ODYSSEY INC COM 127917102 358 179000 SH SOLE 115000 64000
D CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 232 18750 SH SOLE 4000 14750
D CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC COM 141907105 2306 137650 SH SOLE 137650
D CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 1113 387050 SH SOLE 169500 217550
D CHILDRENS BROADCASTING CORP COM NEW 168755205 1627 826146 SH SOLE 121651 704495
D CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 1648 59525 SH SOLE 5725 53800
D CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 209 93000 SH SOLE 85000 8000
D CHRONIMED INC COM 171164106 670 83700 SH SOLE 30750 52950
D CIENA CORP COM 171779101 387 10600 SH SOLE 10600
D CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 7190 646263 SH SOLE 220825 427863
D CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 247 3600 SH SOLE 3600
D CNS INC COM 126136100 1484 389248 SH SOLE 73848 315400
D CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 2199 1353150 SH SOLE 151000 1202150
D CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 968 44000 SH SOLE 4000 40000
D COULTER PHARMACEUTICAL INC COM 222116105 224 16050 SH SOLE 500 15550
D COVER-ALL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 222892101 155 107500 SH SOLE 107500
D CYMER INC COM 232572107 1255 36175 SH SOLE 2175 34000
D DAMARK INTL INC CL A 235691102 1816 180450 SH SOLE 55000 125450
D DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 1017 677565 SH SOLE 185997 491568
D DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 823 13700 SH SOLE 13700
D DELPHI INFORMATION SYS INC COM NEW 247171200 1994 295400 SH SOLE 255000 40400
D DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 1009 454600 SH SOLE 300000 154600
D DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 2345 468900 SH SOLE 256000 212900
D DIEDRICH COFFEE INC COM 253675102 43 10000 SH SOLE 4000 6000
D DIGI INTL INC COM 253798102 306 28000 SH SOLE 28000
D DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 3020 1073859 SH SOLE 324634 749225
D DIGITAL LAVA INC COM 253928105 83 18000 SH SOLE 18000
D DONNA KARAN INTL INC COM 257826107 85 10000 SH SOLE 10000
D EAGLE PAC INDS INC COM 269719100 1514 432599 SH SOLE 432599
D ECLIPSE SURIGICAL TECHNOLOGIES COM 278849104 4470 270900 SH SOLE 65450 205450
D ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 282 8250 SH SOLE 250 8000
D ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 803 82400 SH SOLE 82400
D EN POINTE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 29247F108 296 27500 SH SOLE 27500
D ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS INC COM 292962107 1844 184400 SH SOLE 15950 168450
D EVANS INC COM NEW 299155309 54 52700 SH SOLE 5000 47700
D EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 3617 2143409 SH SOLE 704500 1438909
D EXXON CORP COM 302290101 213 2800 SH SOLE 2800
D FACTUAL DATA CORP COM 303094106 240 30000 SH SOLE 25000 5000
D FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 216 108150 SH SOLE 108150
D FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 2197 747788 SH SOLE 409438 338350
D FUNCO INC COM 360762108 1385 73400 SH SOLE 15000 58400
D G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 2107 52028 SH SOLE 200 51828
D GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 2263 1392500 SH SOLE 873000 519500
D GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 4307 97875 SH SOLE 9400 88475
D GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 956 8062 SH SOLE 8062
D GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 412 5075 SH SOLE 400 4675
D GENZYME CORP COM GENL DIV 372917104 455 10100 SH SOLE 1750 8350
D GTE CORP COM 362320103 975 12685 SH SOLE 2000 10685
D HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 422730101 3553 260797 SH SOLE 10683 250114
D HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 453 9300 SH SOLE 600 8700
D HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 92 30000 SH SOLE 30000
D HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 355 8850 SH SOLE 2475 6375
D HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 1689 62500 SH SOLE 5725 56825
D HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS INC UNIT EX 000001 44914V203 117 32300 SH SOLE 32300
D INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 4053 1247200 SH SOLE 459500 787700
D INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 530 229200 SH SOLE 200000 29200
D INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 1322 1763300 SH SOLE 1019000 774300
D INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 339 2804 SH SOLE 2804
D INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORP COM 460043102 385 16750 SH SOLE 3500 13250
D INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 6374 739044 SH SOLE 414419 324625
D JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1340 14590 SH SOLE 1750 12840
D KOALA CORP COM 499866101 1491 48500 SH SOLE 1500 47000
D LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 508 165936 SH SOLE 75000 90936
D LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 8947 658685 SH SOLE 71500 579185
D LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 408 6350 SH SOLE 6350
D LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 390 7500 SH SOLE 7500
D LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 615 9487 SH SOLE 125 9362
D MATTEL INC COM 577081102 1038 54650 SH SOLE 4350 50300
D MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 2438 106858 SH SOLE 11450 95408
D MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 624 356500 SH SOLE 150000 206500
D MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 273 4000 SH SOLE 1500 2500
D MEDICAL GRAPHICS CORP COM 584907109 323 175000 SH SOLE 175000
D MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 2926 82272 SH SOLE 7550 74722
D MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 877 13532 SH SOLE 13532
D METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 59163F105 676 35250 SH SOLE 4000 31250
D MGI PHARMA INC COM 552880106 4043 310975 SH SOLE 116100 194875
D MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 5836 1506140 SH SOLE 476500 1029640
D MICRON ELECTRONICS INC COM 595100108 1378 131275 SH SOLE 12300 118975
D MINNESOTA BREWING CO COM 604005108 627 294900 SH SOLE 260000 34900
D NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 410 15375 SH SOLE 1950 13425
D NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 1530 39908 SH SOLE 6000 33908
D NAVARRE CORP COM 639208107 486 50142 SH SOLE 50000 142
D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65332V103 2468 36400 SH SOLE 4050 32350
D NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 2326 290780 SH SOLE 105450 185330
D NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 30 12000 SH SOLE 12000
D NORTHWEST AIRLS CORP CL A 667280101 739 28969 SH SOLE 250 28719
D ONHEALTH NETWORK CO COM 68272W107 2598 415650 SH SOLE 394000 21650
D ONTRACK DATA INTL INC COM 683372106 310 56100 SH SOLE 6500 49600
D ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 92 13700 SH SOLE 13700
D PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 289 142300 SH SOLE 142300
D PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 1863 37583 SH SOLE 300 37283
D PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4243 118272 SH SOLE 9150 109122
D PRINTWARE INC COM 742580103 214 92750 SH SOLE 92750
D RSI SYS INC COM 749927109 639 510350 SH SOLE 328500 181850
D RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 248 5000 SH SOLE 2600 2400
D REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 1994 103574 SH SOLE 4125 99449
D RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 439 13200 SH SOLE 1500 11700
D RURAL CELLULAR CORP CL A 781904107 1236 26950 SH SOLE 5000 21950
D SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 306 6000 SH SOLE 6000
D SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC COM 807863105 482 28575 SH SOLE 1550 27025
D SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 549 175700 SH SOLE 700 175000
D SENTRY TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 81731K101 16 63612 SH SOLE 63612
D SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 196 12203 SH SOLE 2277 9926
D SHELDAHL CO COM 822440103 595 101250 SH SOLE 100000 1250
D SMITH CHARLES E RESDNTL RLTY COM 832197107 334 9775 SH SOLE 1875 7900
D SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1235 81290 SH SOLE 12250 69040
D SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 509 185000 SH SOLE 100000 85000
D SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 494 123500 SH SOLE 3000 120500
D SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061100 315 5800 SH SOLE 5800
D ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 1690 53657 SH SOLE 53657
D ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 217 7900 SH SOLE 1800 6100
D SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 1279 27950 SH SOLE 3500 54450
D SURMODICS INC COM 868873100 714 48000 SH SOLE 8000 40000
D TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CTRS INC COM 875465106 1037 45437 SH SOLE 5575 39862
D TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 685 23975 SH SOLE 1600 22375
D TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 744 23700 SH SOLE 250 23450
D TELLABS INC COM 879664100 228 4000 SH SOLE 4000
D TESSERACT GROUP INC COM 881612105 116 50000 SH SOLE 50000
D TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 1645 20000 SH SOLE 1000 19000
D TEXAS UTILS CO COM 882848104 249 6675 SH SOLE 1800 4875
D TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 832 13700 SH SOLE 350 13350
D TROY GROUP INC COM 89733N106 103 13600 SH SOLE 3500 10100
D UNITED SHIPPING & TECHNOLOGY COM 911498103 1320 229428 SH SOLE 161000 68428
D UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 282 39000 SH SOLE 6000 33000
D UOL PUBG INC COM 903196103 245 78445 SH SOLE 69019 9426
D UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 877 255150 SH SOLE 16400 238750
D US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 1681 55700 SH SOLE 9675 46025
D US WEST INC NEW COM 91273H101 604 10586 SH SOLE 2990 7596
D VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 84 75000 SH SOLE 75000
D VODAPHONE AIRTOUGH PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857T107 225 947 SH SOLE 500 447
D WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 585 14775 SH SOLE 2975 11800
D WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM 958102105 597 162000 SH SOLE 3700 158300
D WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 2263 141450 SH SOLE 76000 65450
D ZAMBA CORP COM 988881108 685 322500 SH SOLE 250000 72500
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REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 00
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 157
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $189,710
