UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 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 February 11, 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 773 85000 SH SOLE 85000
D ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 644 17725 SH SOLE 725 17000
D ABGENIX INC COM 00339B107 696 5250 SH SOLE 5250
D AETRIUM INC COM 00817R103 532 80700 SH SOLE 4200 76500
D AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 7403 43625 SH SOLE 4250 39375
D AKSYS LTD COM 010196103 401 82300 SH SOLE 5000 77300
D ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 712 23650 SH SOLE 1400 22250
D ALPNET INC COM 021089107 941 198000 SH SOLE 110000 88000
D AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES CO COM 024928103 3840 109700 SH SOLE 53500 56200
D AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1446 8701 SH SOLE 1325 7376
D AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 209 5324 SH SOLE 5324
D ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 5447 80250 SH SOLE 6800 73450
D ANTHRACITE CAP INC COM 037023108 77 12000 SH SOLE 12000
D APPLIED BIOMETRICS INC COM 03814L103 66 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D ATS MED INC COM 002083103 8842 591900 SH SOLE 193850 398050
D BAB HLDGS INC COM NEW 055176200 30 17773 SH SOLE 17773
D BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW 068509603 187 30600 SH SOLE 6000 24600
D BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 326 6968 SH SOLE 950 6018
D BEMIS INC COM 081437105 220 6300 SH SOLE 2000 4300
D BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 566 323100 SH SOLE 262000 61100
D BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 1127 409950 SH SOLE 60000 349950
D BLOCK H & R INC COM 093671105 734 16775 SH SOLE 1700 15075
D BLUE WAVE SYS INC COM 096081104 93 10000 SH SOLE 10000
D BOLDER TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 097519102 319 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 619 28300 SH SOLE 28300
D BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 944 14700 SH SOLE 950 13750
D CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 229 18750 SH SOLE 4000 14750
D CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 1550 387550 SH SOLE 169500 218050
D CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 2480 58250 SH SOLE 5375 53150
D CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 534 89000 SH SOLE 85000 4000
D CHRONIMED INC COM 171164106 557 72500 SH SOLE 30750 41750
D CIENA CORP COM 171779101 558 9700 SH SOLE 9700
D CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 7256 627513 SH SOLE 218400 409113
D CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 359 3350 SH SOLE 3350
D CNS INC COM 126136100 1377 333748 SH SOLE 333748
D COHU INC COM 192576106 202 6500 SH SOLE 2000 4500
D CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 6167 1644500 SH SOLE 346000 1298500
D CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 987 42000 SH SOLE 4000 38000
D COULTER PHARMACEUTICAL INC COM 222116105 433 19100 SH SOLE 500 18600
D CYMER INC COM 232572107 1864 40525 SH SOLE 3025 37500
D DAMARK INTL INC CL A 235691102 2795 177450 SH SOLE 55000 122450
D DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 3274 1027025 SH SOLE 300997 726028
D DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 962 13100 SH SOLE 13100
D DELUXE CORP COM 248019101 1765 64325 SH SOLE 6425 57900
D DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 975 458768 SH SOLE 300000 158768
D DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 4291 501100 SH SOLE 306000 195100
D DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS CL A 252762109 219 2550 SH SOLE 2550
D DIGI INTL INC COM 253798102 281 26950 SH SOLE 26950
D DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 3563 1055759 SH SOLE 333134 722625
D DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 605 25150 SH SOLE 2500 22650
D EAGLE PAC INDS INC COM 269719100 1893 445243 SH SOLE 445243
D EBIX COM INC COM 278715107 3081 275400 SH SOLE 255000 20400
D ECLIPSE SURIGICAL TECHNOLOGIES COM 278849104 1107 150150 SH SOLE 55550 94600
D ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 225 5750 SH SOLE 250 5500
D ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 1543 102850 SH SOLE 102850
D EN POINTE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 29247F108 770 28000 SH SOLE 27500 500
D ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS INC COM 292962107 1607 183600 SH SOLE 13050 170550
D EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 4240 2188600 SH SOLE 729500 1459100
D EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 226 2800 SH SOLE 2800
D FACTUAL DATA CORP COM 303094106 200 25000 SH SOLE 20000 5000
D FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 216 106550 SH SOLE 106550
D FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 5204 750088 SH SOLE 393000 357088
D FUNCO INC COM 360762108 869 77700 SH SOLE 21500 56200
D G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 1547 47778 SH SOLE 200 47578
D GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 2524 1392500 SH SOLE 873000 519500
D GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 6143 85250 SH SOLE 7700 77550
D GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1193 7712 SH SOLE 7712
D GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 363 10150 SH SOLE 800 9350
D GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 232 5625 SH SOLE 5625
D GTE CORP COM 362320103 895 12685 SH SOLE 2000 10685
D GUIDANT CORP COM 402698105 1802 38347 SH SOLE 38347
D HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 422730101 2996 213974 SH SOLE 10683 203291
D HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 432 9100 SH SOLE 500 8600
D HI/FN INC COM 428358105 239 6175 SH SOLE 6175
D HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 79 30000 SH SOLE 30000
D HOT TOPIC INC COM 441339108 744 32000 SH SOLE 30000 2000
D HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 307 8250 SH SOLE 2175 6075
D HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS INC UNIT EX 000001 44914V203 93 32300 SH SOLE 32300
D IMAGINON INC COM 45246K104 278 65300 SH SOLE 65300
D INFORMIX CORP COM 456779107 183 16000 SH SOLE 5000 11000
D INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 4438 1268000 SH SOLE 456500 811500
D INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 297 211100 SH SOLE 200000 11100
D INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 6322 1774800 SH SOLE 1019000 755800
D INTELEFILM CORP COM 458147105 4111 854146 SH SOLE 125901 728245
D INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 216 2000 SH SOLE 2000
D INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORP COM 460043102 162 12200 SH SOLE 3000 9200
D INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 24202 654095 SH SOLE 365919 288176
D JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1342 14390 SH SOLE 1550 12840
D KOALA CORP COM 499866101 1305 93200 SH SOLE 3000 90200
D LASER VISION CTRS INC COM 51807H100 1286 121750 SH SOLE 9250 112500
D LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 284 174964 SH SOLE 77500 97464
D LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 14047 664935 SH SOLE 70200 594735
D LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 907 13634 SH SOLE 13634
D LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 282 4175 SH SOLE 4175
D LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 672 8959 SH SOLE 125 8834
D MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 2826 103708 SH SOLE 10500 93658
D MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 85 67500 SH SOLE 50000 17500
D MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 307 4000 SH SOLE 1500 2500
D MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 2848 78172 SH SOLE 7150 71022
D MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 906 13482 SH SOLE 13482
D METALCLAD CORP COM NEW 591142203 228 40000 SH SOLE 40000
D MGI PHARMA INC COM 552880106 3302 276625 SH SOLE 85300 191325
D MGIC INVT CORP WIS COM 552848103 247 4100 SH SOLE 300 3800
D MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 6267 1253300 SH SOLE 353500 899800
D MICRON ELECTRONICS INC COM 595100108 1346 121025 SH SOLE 11900 109125
D MINNESOTA BREWING CO COM 604005108 677 300900 SH SOLE 260000 40900
D MULTEX COM INC COM 625367107 941 25000 SH SOLE 25000
D NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 462 19500 SH SOLE 4950 14550
D NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 1567 41658 SH SOLE 6200 35458
D NAVARRE CORP COM 639208107 288 50000 SH SOLE 50000
D NETGATEWAY INC COM 641111109 495 55000 SH SOLE 25000 30000
D NETRADIO CORP COM 64114E108 495 60000 SH SOLE 50000 10000
D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65332V103 3029 29375 SH SOLE 3175 26200
D NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 1811 284080 SH SOLE 105450 178630
D NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 26 12000 SH SOLE 12000
D NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES INC CL A 666499108 192 32000 SH SOLE 32000
D ONHEALTH NETWORK CO COM 68272W107 3532 395200 SH SOLE 394000 1200
D ONTRACK DATA INTL INC COM 683372106 139 11500 SH SOLE 6500 5000
D ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 59 11300 SH SOLE 11300
D PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 231 160550 SH SOLE 160550
D PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 1509 35408 SH SOLE 300 35108
D PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3740 115311 SH SOLE 9150 106161
D POPMAIL COM INC COM 733167100 537 179000 SH SOLE 85000 94000
D PRINTWARE INC COM 742580103 198 88000 SH SOLE 88000
D QUEPASA COM INC COM 74833W107 391 30800 SH SOLE 20000 10800
D RSI SYS INC COM 749927109 58 143200 SH SOLE 110000 33200
D REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 1809 95849 SH SOLE 4125 91724
D REHABILICARE INC COM 758944102 431 107800 SH SOLE 7000 100800
D RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 392 10000 SH SOLE 1500 8500
D SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 610 12512 SH SOLE 12512
D SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC COM 807863105 893 59050 SH SOLE 3500 55550
D SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 2855 227250 SH SOLE 700 226550
D SENTRY TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 81731K101 4 41231 SH SOLE 41231
D SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 150 12203 SH SOLE 2277 9926
D SHOWCASE CORP COM 82539P102 826 143700 SH SOLE 14000 129700
D SMITH CHARLES E RESDNTL RLTY COM 832197107 364 10300 SH SOLE 2075 8225
D SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1272 78891 SH SOLE 11750 67141
D SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 1382 175000 SH SOLE 92500 83000
D SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 451 116500 SH SOLE 3000 113500
D SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061100 390 5800 SH SOLE 5800
D ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 1434 46717 SH SOLE 46717
D ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 249 7400 SH SOLE 1800 5600
D SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 496 24800 SH SOLE 24800
D SURMODICS INC COM 868873100 1419 47300 SH SOLE 8000 39300
D SYSTEMS & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY COM 871873105 163 10000 SH SOLE 3000 7000
D TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CTRS INC COM 875465106 869 41869 SH SOLE 5325 36544
D TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 927 37275 SH SOLE 3400 33875
D TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 1187 21550 SH SOLE 250 21300
D TELLABS INC COM 879664100 257 4000 SH SOLE 4000
D TESSERACT GROUP INC COM 881612105 88 50000 SH SOLE 50000
D TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 1718 17775 SH SOLE 1000 16775
D TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 365 5050 SH SOLE 350 4700
D UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 195 31500 SH SOLE 6000 25500
D UNITED SHIPPING & TECHNOLOGY COM 911498103 2235 279428 SH SOLE 211000 68428
D UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 1588 396900 SH SOLE 26500 370400
D US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 1254 52650 SH SOLE 9650 43000
D US WEST INC NEW COM 91273H101 731 10156 SH SOLE 2990 7166
D VALUEVISION INTL INC CL A 92047K107 1146 20000 SH SOLE 20000
D VCAMPUS CORP COM 92240C100 226 72161 SH SOLE 69019 3142
D VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 206 75000 SH SOLE 75000
D VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857T107 234 4735 SH SOLE 2500 2235
D WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 582 14400 SH SOLE 2975 11425
D WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM 958102105 186 44500 SH SOLE 44500
D WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 2580 139950 SH SOLE 76000 63950
D ZAMBA CORP COM 988881108 3159 181800 SH SOLE 150000 31800
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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: $255,343
