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, 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 April 25, 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 3DO CO COM 88553W105 969 100000 SH SOLE 100000
D ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 601 17075 SH SOLE 525 16550
D AETRIUM INC COM 00817R103 470 47000 SH SOLE 47000
D AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 4809 32400 SH SOLE 3175 29225
D ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 704 10100 SH SOLE 1000 9100
D AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES CO COM 024928103 3298 130950 SH SOLE 54000 76950
D AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1266 8500 SH SOLE 1325 7175
D AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 286 5324 SH SOLE 5324
D ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 3115 75750 SH SOLE 6200 69550
D ATS MED INC COM 002083103 6055 544250 SH SOLE 191650 352600
D BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC COM 078137106 2537 147100 SH SOLE 40100 107000
D BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 322 6868 SH SOLE 850 6018
D BEMIS INC COM 081437105 218 5900 SH SOLE 2000 3900
D BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 814 400600 SH SOLE 339500 61100
D BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 1912 402450 SH SOLE 60000 342450
D BLOCK H & R INC COM 093671105 613 13700 SH SOLE 1700 12000
D BLUE WAVE SYS INC COM 096081104 288 18000 SH SOLE 18000
D BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 827 14250 SH SOLE 800 13450
D CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 225 18750 SH SOLE 4000 14750
D CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 2200 370550 SH SOLE 169500 201050
D CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 2903 58200 SH SOLE 5375 52825
D CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 825 140500 SH SOLE 95000 45500
D CHRONIMED INC COM 171164106 584 77800 SH SOLE 30750 47050
D CIENA CORP COM 171779101 1123 8900 SH SOLE 8900
D CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 6809 626088 SH SOLE 267500 358588
D CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 479 6200 SH SOLE 6200
D CNS INC COM 126136100 1311 299598 SH SOLE 299598
D CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 9148 1306800 SH SOLE 314500 992300
D CONNETICS CORP COM 208192104 243 26500 SH SOLE 25000 1500
D COR THERAPEUTICS INC COM 217753102 412 6250 SH SOLE 900 5350
D CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 1092 42000 SH SOLE 4000 38000
D CYMER INC COM 232572107 2013 40250 SH SOLE 3025 37225
D DAMARK INTL INC CL A 235691102 4097 107450 SH SOLE 11000 96475
D DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 10047 1181919 SH SOLE 370919 811000
D DELUXE CORP COM 248019101 595 22450 SH SOLE 3000 19450
D DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 2570 467300 SH SOLE 300000 167300
D DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 5626 500100 SH SOLE 306000 194100
D DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 8229 997451 SH SOLE 381134 616317
D DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 520 23050 SH SOLE 2500 20550
D EAGLE PAC INDS INC COM 269719100 7406 506385 SH SOLE 506385
D EBIX COM INC COM 278715107 4804 382400 SH SOLE 335000 47400
D ECLIPSE SURIGICAL TECH INC COM 278849104 1897 255100 SH SOLE 59350 195750
D ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 202 5500 SH SOLE 5500
D ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 1159 105350 SH SOLE 105350
D ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS INC COM 292962107 111 11950 SH SOLE 11950
D ENDOSONICS CORP COM 29264K105 88 14000 SH SOLE 14000
D ENGINEERING ANIMATION INC COM 292872108 1178 89300 SH SOLE 500 88800
D ENRON CORP COM 293561106 300 4000 SH SOLE 4000
D EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 9527 2019050 SH SOLE 729500 1289550
D EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 218 2800 SH SOLE 2800
D FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 272 103550 SH SOLE 103550
D FATBRAIN COM INC COM 311889109 261 24100 SH SOLE 24100
D FIELDWORKS INC COM 31659P103 1407 523500 SH SOLE 23500 500000
D FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 5489 828588 SH SOLE 487000 341588
D FUNCO INC COM 360762108 238 20000 SH SOLE 20000
D G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 945 48328 SH SOLE 200 48128
D GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 3791 1461500 SH SOLE 873000 588500
D GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 4330 81625 SH SOLE 7300 74325
D GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1122 7212 SH SOLE 7212
D GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 367 10150 SH SOLE 800 9350
D GTE CORP COM 362320103 890 12535 SH SOLE 2000 10535
D GUIDANT CORP COM 402698105 2002 34009 SH SOLE 34009
D HAUPPAUGE DIGITAL INC COM 419131107 830 45000 SH SOLE 45000
D HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 422730101 2861 200762 SH SOLE 11060 189702
D HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 402 8250 SH SOLE 500 7750
D HIGHWOODS PPTYS INC COM 431284108 1200 56150 SH SOLE 5725 50425
D HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 184 30000 SH SOLE 30000
D HOT TOPIC INC COM 441339108 1120 32000 SH SOLE 30000 2000
D HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 301 8075 SH SOLE 1950 6125
D HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS INC UNIT EX 000001 44914V203 137 32300 SH SOLE 32300
D INFORMIX CORP COM 456779107 271 16000 SH SOLE 5000 11000
D INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 8217 1341550 SH SOLE 458000 883550
D INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 376 211100 SH SOLE 200000 11100
D INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 6942 1791300 SH SOLE 1019000 772300
D INTELEFILM CORP COM 458147105 3093 883662 SH SOLE 125901 757721
D INTELLI-CHECK INC COM 45817G102 720 76750 SH SOLE 43000 33750
D INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 236 2000 SH SOLE 2000
D INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 10194 221600 SH SOLE 116500 105100
D JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 983 13990 SH SOLE 1525 12465
D KOALA CORP COM 499866101 1174 88200 SH SOLE 3000 85200
D LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 1002 242964 SH SOLE 117000 125964
D LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 5128 554333 SH SOLE 66400 487933
D LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 791 12634 SH SOLE 12634
D LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 545 7500 SH SOLE 7500
D LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 755 12334 SH SOLE 125 12209
D MATRIX PHARMACEUTICAL INC COM 576844104 591 58000 SH SOLE 50000 8000
D MBC HLDG CO COM 55264X102 1042 305900 SH SOLE 265000 40900
D MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 2501 98078 SH SOLE 10050 88028
D MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 138 58000 SH SOLE 50000 8000
D MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 356 4400 SH SOLE 1500 2900
D MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 4008 77922 SH SOLE 7150 70772
D MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 829 13350 SH SOLE 13350
D MERIT MED SYS INC COM 589889104 834 84450 SH SOLE 2500 81950
D MGI PHARMA INC COM 552880106 7708 191200 SH SOLE 83800 107400
D MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 9034 990109 SH SOLE 287750 702359
D MICRON ELECTRONICS INC COM 595100108 1178 84150 SH SOLE 9600 74550
D MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 554 4400 SH SOLE 1000 3400
D MORRISON KNUDSEN CORP NEW COM 61844A109 853 115600 SH SOLE 6400 109200
D NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 311 15100 SH SOLE 3600 11500
D NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 2118 41725 SH SOLE 6200 35525
D NETRADIO CORP COM 64114E108 219 50000 SH SOLE 50000
D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65332V103 4247 28650 SH SOLE 3150 25500
D NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 2164 332930 SH SOLE 110450 222480
D NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 44 12000 SH SOLE 12000
D NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES INC CL A 666499108 228 42000 SH SOLE 42000
D NOVOSTE CORP COM 67010C100 3191 79775 SH SOLE 3800 75975
D ONHEALTH NETWORK CO COM 68272W107 1273 304000 SH SOLE 304000
D ORGANOGENESIS INC COM 685906109 302 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 123 11300 SH SOLE 11300
D PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 445 356250 SH SOLE 356250
D PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 1342 35083 SH SOLE 300 34783
D PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4060 111051 SH SOLE 9100 101951
D POPMAIL COM INC COM 733167100 746 186500 SH SOLE 85000 101500
D POSSIS MEDICAL INC COM 737407106 570 57386 SH SOLE 57386
D PSW TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 69364J103 755 19000 SH SOLE 19000
D RADYNE COMSTREAM INC COM NEW 750611402 774 29000 SH SOLE 4000 25000
D REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 1408 95024 SH SOLE 4125 90899
D REHABILICARE INC COM 758944102 135 57000 SH SOLE 10000 47000
D RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 352 10400 SH SOLE 1500 8900
D SAFETY 1ST INC COM 786475103 193 18500 SH SOLE 4000 14500
D SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 519 12323 SH SOLE 12323
D SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC COM 807863105 3233 150350 SH SOLE 9400 140950
D SCIENTIFIC LEARNING CORP COM 808760102 1700 66350 SH SOLE 3750 62600
D SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 137 12203 SH SOLE 2277 9926
D SHOWCASE CORP COM 82539P102 3927 436300 SH SOLE 166000 270300
D SHUFFLE MASTER INC COM 825549108 216 18300 SH SOLE 2500 15800
D SMITH CHARLES E RESDNTL RLTY COM 832197107 591 16350 SH SOLE 2500 13850
D SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1441 69224 SH SOLE 10325 58899
D SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 1757 172500 SH SOLE 92500 80000
D SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 743 120000 SH SOLE 3000 117000
D SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061100 367 5800 SH SOLE 5800
D SPRINT CORP PCS COM SER 1 852061506 227 3466 SH SOLE 3466
D ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 1040 40272 SH SOLE 40272
D STOCKWALK COM GROUP INC COM 86149C104 989 70000 SH SOLE 70000
D SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 470 24800 SH SOLE 24800
D SURMODICS INC COM 868873100 1191 43300 SH SOLE 4000 39300
D SYSTEMS & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY COM 871873105 234 10000 SH SOLE 3000 7000
D TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE COM 874054109 1047 79000 SH SOLE 50000 29000
D TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 942 12600 SH SOLE 12600
D TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 841 35325 SH SOLE 3000 32325
D TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 1449 21000 SH SOLE 250 20750
D TELLABS INC COM 879664100 220 3500 SH SOLE 3500
D TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 2700 16875 SH SOLE 1000 15875
D THERAGENICS CORP COM 883375107 6257 467850 SH SOLE 73150 394700
D TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 460 4600 SH SOLE 275 4325
D TRO LEARNING INC COM 87263R109 425 35377 SH SOLE 31877 3500
D TROY GROUP INC COM 89733N106 547 19900 SH SOLE 500 19400
D UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 148 29500 SH SOLE 6000 23500
D UNITED SHIPPING & TECHNOLOGY COM 911498103 4164 276500 SH SOLE 210500 66000
D UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 3778 434850 SH SOLE 30800 404050
D US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 859 39275 SH SOLE 9000 30275
D US ONCOLOGY INC COM 90338W103 467 103800 SH SOLE 1000 102800
D US WEST INC NEW COM 91273H101 732 10085 SH SOLE 2990 7095
D VALUEVISION INTL INC CL A 92047K107 828 20000 SH SOLE 20000
D VCAMPUS CORP COM 92240C100 1044 97142 SH SOLE 78000 19142
D VERITAS DGC INC COM 92343P107 450 16000 SH SOLE 15000 1000
D VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 309 75000 SH SOLE 75000
D VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857T107 263 4735 SH SOLE 2500 2235
D WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 499 12250 SH SOLE 2875 9375
D WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM 958102105 200 26900 SH SOLE 26900
D WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 3214 238075 SH SOLE 136500 101575
D XILINX INC COM 983919101 313 4000 SH SOLE 4000
D XOMA LTD COM G9825R107 519 67000 SH SOLE 50000 17000
D ZAMBA CORP COM 988881108 209 20000 SH SOLE 20000
D ZANY BRAINY INC COM 98906Q101 319 65500 SH SOLE 7500 58000
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REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 00
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 165
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $292,250
