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, 2000
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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 Behalf of Reporting Manager:
NAME: Richard C. Perkins
TITLE: VP/Portfolio Manager
PHONE: (952) 473-8367
SIGNATURE, PLACE, AND DATE OF SIGNING:
/s/ Richard C. Perkins Wayzata, Minnesota October 30, 2000
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 ACT TELECONFERENCING INC COM 000955104 504 67250 SH SOLE 67250
D ATS MED INC COM 002083103 6983 463600 SH SOLE 134650 328950
D ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 804 16900 SH SOLE 500 16400
D ACTUANT CORP CL A 00508X104 295 75000 SH SOLE 75000
D AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 3054 61225 SH SOLE 6350 54875
D ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 718 6300 SH SOLE 1000 5300
D AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES CO COM 024928103 1575 107700 SH SOLE 54000 53700
D AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1441 23725 SH SOLE 3550 20175
D AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 290 5124 SH SOLE 5124
D AMGEN INC COM 031162100 906 12975 SH SOLE 1000 11975
D APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS COM 038188108 1847 488550 SH SOLE 337500 151050
D ASTEC INDS INC COM 046224101 1203 109950 SH SOLE 7000 102950
D AUGUST TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 05106U105 4614 348199 SH SOLE 75000 273199
D AXYS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 054635107 1158 170050 SH SOLE 7600 162450
D BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 361 9335 SH SOLE 9335
D BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC COM 078137106 3229 103325 SH SOLE 5600 97725
D BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 210 5218 SH SOLE 5219
D BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 720 397300 SH SOLE 339500 57800
D BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 2019 403700 SH SOLE 60000 343700
D BIOMIRA INC COM 09161R106 938 89350 SH SOLE 7000 82350
D BLOCK H & R INC COM 093671105 497 13400 SH SOLE 1500 11900
D BLUE WAVE SYS INC COM 096081104 107 21250 SH SOLE 900 20350
D BRANDYWINE RLTY TR SH BEN INT NEW 105368203 816 40300 SH SOLE 1500 38800
D BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 764 13375 SH SOLE 750 12625
D CBL & ASSOC PPTYS INC COM 124830100 1539 61400 SH SOLE 5375 56025
D CNS INC COM 126136100 1161 281398 SH SOLE 281398
D CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 231 17750 SH SOLE 3000 14750
D CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 1612 363250 SH SOLE 169500 193750
D CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 2473 54950 SH SOLE 4675 50275
D CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 1048 322436 SH SOLE 201822 120614
D CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 5713 564275 SH SOLE 267500 296775
D CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 298 5400 SH SOLE 5400
D CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 227 4199 SH SOLE 1333 2866
D COMMUNICATIONS SYS INC COM 203900105 1145 85600 SH SOLE 750 84850
D CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 9905 1085450 SH SOLE 292300 793150
D CONNETICS CORP COM 208192104 639 26500 SH SOLE 25000 1500
D COR THERAPEUTICS INC COM 217753102 561 9000 SH SOLE 1600 7400
D CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 1163 41800 SH SOLE 4000 37800
D CYMER INC COM 232572107 766 24975 SH SOLE 975 24000
D DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 9818 1208369 SH SOLE 352919 855450
D DELUXE CORP COM 248019101 443 21800 SH SOLE 2500 19300
D DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 714 88850 SH SOLE 1000 87850
D DIGI INTL INC COM 253798102 2681 340450 SH SOLE 10550 329900
D DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 6744 1078990 SH SOLE 224500 733856
D DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 514 23350 SH SOLE 2500 20850
D EPIQ SYS INC COM 26882D109 2153 138900 SH SOLE 138900
D EBIX COM INC COM 278715107 677 190000 SH SOLE 150000 40000
D ECLIPSE SURIGICAL TECHNOLOGIES COM 278849104 1412 352900 SH SOLE 25600 327300
D ELOQUENT INC COM 290140102 534 190000 SH SOLE 190000
D EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 211 3150 SH SOLE 1000 2150
D ENRON CORP COM 293561106 351 4000 SH SOLE 4000
D EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 250 2800 SH SOLE 2800
D FSI INTL INC COM 302633102 152 10700 SH SOLE 10700
D FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 956 273000 SH SOLE 273000
D FIRST TENN NATL CORP COM 337162101 1166 57075 SH SOLE 3575 53500
D FIRSTAR CORP NEW WIS COM 33763V109 2038 91086 SH SOLE 5925 85161
D FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 1754 825588 SH SOLE 503000 322588
D G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 2978 106128 SH SOLE 25400 80728
D GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 1457 1456500 SH SOLE 863000 593500
D GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 3496 74775 SH SOLE 6800 67975
D GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1242 21536 SH SOLE 21536
D GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 325 9150 SH SOLE 9150
D GLIMCHER RLTY TR SH BEN INT 379302102 1390 93025 SH SOLE 6900 86125
D GUIDANT CORP COM 401698105 2216 31355 SH SOLE 31355
D GUITAR CTR MGMT INC COM 402040109 511 41500 SH SOLE 41500
D HEALTH CARE REIT INC COM 42217K106 1960 110450 SH SOLE 9100 101350
D HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 422730101 2398 184424 SH SOLE 9250 175174
D HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 409 7550 SH SOLE 7550
D HIGHWOODS PPTYS INC COM 431284108 1357 57450 SH SOLE 5725 51725
D HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 56 30000 SH SOLE 30000
D HOT TOPIC INC COM 441339108 960 32000 SH SOLE 30000 2000
D HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 439 7750 SH SOLE 1875 5875
D HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS INC UNIT EX 000001 44914V203 274 28800 SH SOLE 28800
D INFORMATION RESOURCE ENGR INC COM PAR $0.01 45675F303 289 9550 SH SOLE 1450 8100
D INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 7084 1012000 SH SOLE 247000 765000
D INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 277 268300 SH SOLE 258900 9400
D INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 15435 2007800 SH SOLE 1075000 932800
D INTELEFILM CORP COM 458147105 1470 783881 SH SOLE 125901 657980
D INTELLI-CHECK INC COM 45817G102 1182 86750 SH SOLE 53000 33750
D INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 225 2000 SH SOLE 2000
D INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 8393 167850 SH SOLE 81500 86350
D JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1298 13815 SH SOLE 1525 12290
D KEYCORP NEW COM 493267108 641 25325 SH SOLE 500 24825
D KOALA CORP COM 499866101 863 53700 SH SOLE 3000 50700
D LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 601 252964 SH SOLE 117500 135464
D LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 3269 421750 SH SOLE 58000 363750
D LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 822 10134 SH SOLE 10134
D LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 365 11934 SH SOLE 125 11809
D MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 3584 93078 SH SOLE 8750 84328
D MBC HLDG CO COM 55264X102 1109 305900 SH SOLE 265000 40900
D MGI PHARMA INC COM 552880106 2960 98650 SH SOLE 8000 90650
D MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 239 58000 SH SOLE 50000 8000
D MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC INC COM NEW 584977201 2697 248000 SH SOLE 65000 183000
D MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 3900 75272 SH SOLE 7050 68222
D MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 990 13300 SH SOLE 13300
D MERIT MED SYS INC COM 589889104 488 77250 SH SOLE 3500 73750
D METEOR INDS INC COM 591475108 53 10000 SH SOLE 10000
D MICRO COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY INC COM 59479Q100 7690 961309 SH SOLE 287750 673559
D MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 230 5000 SH SOLE 5000
D MORRISON KNUDSEN CORP NEW COM 61844A109 1640 143350 SH SOLE 13200 130150
D NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 1542 69675 SH SOLE 7275 62400
D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65332V103 2489 53250 SH SOLE 6125 47125
D NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 1312 437380 SH SOLE 110450 326930
D NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 150 12000 SH SOLE 12000
D NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES INC CL A 666499108 46 41000 SH SOLE 41000
D NOVOSTE CORP COM 67010C100 1820 42825 SH SOLE 1750 41075
D ORGANOGENESIS INC COM 685906109 368 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D PW EAGLE INC COM 69366Y108 6363 438791 SH SOLE 438791
D PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 1034 827550 SH SOLE 827550
D PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 1476 65592 SH SOLE 600 64992
D PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 217 4725 SH SOLE 4725
D PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4605 102476 SH SOLE 5950 96526
D PLATO LEARNING INC COM 72764Y100 729 35377 SH SOLE 31877 3500
D POPMAIL COM INC COM 733167100 90 192500 SH SOLE 75000 117500
D POSSIS MEDICAL INC COM 737407106 387 57386 SH SOLE 57386
D QLOGIC CORP COM 747277101 2920 33183 SH SOLE 2550 30633
D QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL INC COM 749121109 717 14911 SH SOLE 3967 10944
D RMH TELESERVICES INC COM 749938106 315 19600 SH SOLE 3500 16100
D RADYNE COMSTREAM INC COM NEW 750611402 211 27000 SH SOLE 4000 23000
D REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 1458 97174 SH SOLE 4125 93049
D REHABILICARE INC COM 758944102 29 10000 SH SOLE 10000
D RENAL CARE GROUP INC COM 759930100 860 46200 SH SOLE 28000 18200
D SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 609 12173 SH SOLE 12173
D ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 2130 41772 SH SOLE 1500 40272
D SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC COM 807863105 3015 141450 SH SOLE 8425 133025
D SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 237 9100 SH SOLE 9100
D SHOP AT HOME INC COM NEW 825066301 54 22000 SH SOLE 22000
D SHOWCASE CORP COM 82539P102 3804 548300 SH SOLE 190000 358300
D SHUFFLE MASTER INC COM 825549108 726 37375 SH SOLE 17500 19875
D SMITH CHARLES E RESDNTL RLTY COM 832197107 685 15100 SH SOLE 2500 12600
D SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1456 60025 SH SOLE 9450 50575
D SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 371 99000 SH SOLE 3000 96000
D SPEEDFAM-IPEC INC COM 847705100 175 15300 SH SOLE 15300
D STAAR SURGICAL CO COM PAR $0.01 852312305 507 29300 SH SOLE 29300
D STAKE TECHNOLOGY LTD COM 852559103 374 249000 SH SOLE 249000
D STOCKWALK COM GROUP INC COM 86149C104 296 70000 SH SOLE 70000
D SUPER VALU INC COM 868536103 1472 97700 SH SOLE 45000 52700
D SURMODICS INC COM 868873100 1350 24650 SH SOLE 2000 22650
D TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 1266 33650 SH SOLE 2000 31650
D TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE COM 874054109 992 79000 SH SOLE 50000 29000
D TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CTRS INC COM 875465106 432 19619 SH SOLE 19619
D TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 646 25200 SH SOLE 25200
D TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 2195 19600 SH SOLE 250 19350
D TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 1366 28950 SH SOLE 28950
D THERAGENICS CORP COM 883375107 1815 279200 SH SOLE 58150 221050
D 3DO CO COM 88553W105 669 100000 SH SOLE 100000
D TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 360 4600 SH SOLE 275 4325
D TRICORD SYSTEMS INC COM 896121100 373 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D TROY GROUP INC COM 89733N106 138 19900 SH SOLE 500 19400
D US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 1798 79025 SH SOLE 7500 71525
D US ONCOLOGY INC COM 90338W103 481 106050 SH SOLE 1000 105050
D UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 149 26500 SH SOLE 5000 21500
D UNITED SHIPPING & TECHNOLOGY COM 911498103 274 67500 SH SOLE 50000 17500
D UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 3227 403400 SH SOLE 29600 373800
D VALUEVISION INTL INC CL A 92047K107 503 20000 SH SOLE 20000
D VASCULAR SOLUTIONS INC COM 92231M109 289 15400 SH SOLE 2000 13400
D VCAMPUS CORP COM 92240C100 312 86000 SH SOLE 75000 11000
D VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 596 12298 SH SOLE 12298
D WEBMD CORP COM 94769M105 324 21216 SH SOLE 21216
D WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 556 12100 SH SOLE 2275 9825
D WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM 958102105 266 45300 SH SOLE 45300
D WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 4262 235950 SH SOLE 136500 99450
D XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 212 7700 SH SOLE 2500 5200
D XILINX INC COM 983919101 308 3600 SH SOLE 3600
D ZAMBA CORP COM 988881108 425 100000 SH SOLE 100000
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REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 00
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 170
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $255,997
