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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
Check here if Amendment ( ); Amendment Number: _______
This Amendment (Check only one.): ( ) is a restatement.
( ) adds new holdings entires.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: SENTRY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
Address: 1800 North Point Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Form 13F File Number: 28-870
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: Keith E. Ringberg
Title: Director - Equities Management
Phone: 715-346-6825
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Keith E. Ringberg Stevens Point, Wisconsin 4/20/99
(Signature) (City, State) (Date)
Report Type (Check only one.):
(X) 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
( ) 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings reported by other reporting manager(s).)
( ) 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 133
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 791,475
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 14,044 300,000 SH
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES GROUP COMMON 020781100 117 58,334 SH
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION COMMON 032165102 1,194 26,250 SH
ANALYSTS INTL CORP. COMMON 032681108 6,296 547,500 SH
ANESTA CORP. COMMON 034603100 2,933 130,000 SH
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMMON 035229103 7,619 100,000 SH
APPLIED POWER CL A COMMON 038225108 20,805 763,500 SH
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP. COMMON 045487105 28,541 893,646 SH
BANK ONE CORP COMMON 06423A103 6,714 121,930 SH
BIOMET INC. COMMON 090613100 2,097 50,000 SH
BLACK & DECKER CORP COMMON 091797100 11,088 200,000 SH
BLOCK (H&R) INC. COMMON 093671105 7,580 160,000 SH
BRIO TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 109704106 194 9,183 SH
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMMON 110122108 30,330 471,600 SH
BUTLER MANUFACTURING CO. COMMON 123655102 2,461 105,000 SH
CABOT OIL & GAS CORP. COMMON 127097103 3,085 213,700 SH
CENTRAL PARKING CORP. COMMON 154785109 521 15,100 SH
CNB BANCSHARES INC. COMMON 126126101 4,526 112,458 SH
COHO ENERGY INC. COMMON 192481109 361 578,000 SH
COINSTAR INC. COMMON 19259P300 3,951 245,000 SH
COMMUNITY FIRST BANKSHRS COMMON 203902101 3,902 195,100 SH
CONCENTRIC NETWORK CORP COMMON 20589R107 309 4,133 SH
CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS INC. COMMON 209798107 5,090 289,843 SH
CONSOLIDATED STORES CORP. COMMON 210149100 4,132 136,300 SH
COOKER RESTAURANT CORP. COMMON 216284208 371 71,600 SH
CYTYC CORP. COMMON 232946103 4,336 312,500 SH
D & N FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 232864108 2,127 93,500 SH
DATA RESEARCH ASSOCIATES COMMON 237853106 3,044 243,500 SH
DELUXE CORP. COMMON 248019101 4,549 156,200 SH
DIAMETRICS MEDICAL INC. COMMON 252532106 1,188 200,000 SH
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COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES SOLE NONE 300,000
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES GROUP SOLE NONE 58,334
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION SOLE NONE 26,250
ANALYSTS INTL CORP. SOLE NONE 547,500
ANESTA CORP. SOLE NONE 130,000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH SOLE NONE 100,000
APPLIED POWER CL A SOLE NONE 763,500
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP. SOLE NONE 893,646
BANK ONE CORP SOLE NONE 121,930
BIOMET INC. SOLE NONE 50,000
BLACK & DECKER CORP SOLE NONE 200,000
BLOCK (H&R) INC. SOLE NONE 160,000
BRIO TECHNOLOGY INC SOLE NONE 9,183
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB SOLE NONE 471,600
BUTLER MANUFACTURING CO. SOLE NONE 105,000
CABOT OIL & GAS CORP. SOLE NONE 213,700
CENTRAL PARKING CORP. SOLE NONE 15,100
CNB BANCSHARES INC. SOLE NONE 112,458
COHO ENERGY INC. SOLE NONE 578,000
COINSTAR INC. SOLE NONE 245,000
COMMUNITY FIRST BANKSHRS SOLE NONE 195,100
CONCENTRIC NETWORK CORP SOLE NONE 4,133
CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS INC. SOLE NONE 289,843
CONSOLIDATED STORES CORP. SOLE NONE 136,300
COOKER RESTAURANT CORP. SOLE NONE 71,600
CYTYC CORP. SOLE NONE 312,500
D & N FINANCIAL CORP. SOLE NONE 93,500
DATA RESEARCH ASSOCIATES SOLE NONE 243,500
DELUXE CORP. SOLE NONE 156,200
DIAMETRICS MEDICAL INC. SOLE NONE 200,000
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ECHELON CORP. COMMON 27874N105 153 15,313 SH
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECH INC. COMMON 278849104 163 15,552 SH
800-JR CIGAR INC. COMMON 282491109 874 112,800 SH
ENDOSONICS CORP COMMON 29264K105 4,338 667,422 SH
ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS INC. COMMON 293389102 5,871 728,150 SH
ENSCO INTL INC. COMMON 26874Q100 1,331 100,000 SH
EXXON CORP. COMMON 302290101 4,234 60,000 SH
FIRSTAR CORP COMMON 33761C103 17,103 191,096 SH
FISERV, INC. COMMON 33763V109 17,822 332,343 SH
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORP. COMMON 343468104 1,210 122,500 SH
GENERAL CABLE CORP. COMMON 369300108 6,618 626,550 SH
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COMMON 369604103 24,415 220,700 SH
GUIDANT CORP. COMMON 401698105 1,815 30,000 SH
HANCOCK FABRICS INC. COMMON 409900107 3,295 522,000 SH
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC. COMMON 412822108 36,996 643,400 SH
HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES INC. COMMON 42220K101 2,340 480,000 SH
HILITE INDUSTRIES INC. COMMON 431353101 264 25,000 SH
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP COMMON 436926109 4,375 200,000 SH
IDX SYSTEMS CORP. COMMON 449491109 2,030 140,000 SH
IHOP CORP. COMMON 449623107 9,028 230,000 SH
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES COMMON 459200101 31,019 175,000 SH
INVACARE CORP. COMMON 461203101 6,078 250,000 SH
ITI TECHNOLOGIES INC. COMMON 450564109 11,919 397,300 SH
JASON INC. COMMON 471171108 4,824 567,500 SH
KEANE INC COMMON 486665102 3,973 186,400 SH
KERR-MCGEE CORP. COMMON 492386107 984 30,000 SH
KOALA CORP. COMMON 499866101 1,556 75,000 SH
LANCASTER COLONY CORP. COMMON 513847103 14,995 563,200 SH
LINCARE HOLDINGS INC. COMMON 532791100 703 25,000 SH
LUMISYS INC. COMMON 550274104 1,175 400,000 SH
LUNAR CORP. COMMON 550362107 830 130,150 SH
MANITOWOC CO INC. COMMON 563571108 10,833 258,700 SH
MARINE DRILLING CO INC. COMMON 568240204 935 85,000 SH
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP. COMMON 571834100 32,855 592,647 SH
MCDERMOTT INTL. INC. COMMON 580037109 4,326 170,900 SH
MCDONALD'S CORP. COMMON 580135101 24,469 540,000 SH
MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP COMMON 583062104 2,656 250,000 SH
MEDITRUST CORP. COMMON 58501T306 570 45,861 SH
MEDQUIST INC. COMMON 584949101 2,700 90,000 SH
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ECHELON CORP. SOLE NONE 15,313
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECH INC. SOLE NONE 15,552
800-JR CIGAR INC. SOLE NONE 112,800
ENDOSONICS CORP SOLE NONE 667,422
ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS INC. SOLE NONE 728,150
ENSCO INTL INC. SOLE NONE 100,000
EXXON CORP. SOLE NONE 60,000
FIRSTAR CORP SOLE NONE 191,096
FISERV, INC. SOLE NONE 332,343
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORP. SOLE NONE 122,500
GENERAL CABLE CORP. SOLE NONE 626,550
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. SOLE NONE 220,700
GUIDANT CORP. SOLE NONE 30,000
HANCOCK FABRICS INC. SOLE NONE 522,000
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC. SOLE NONE 643,400
HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES INC. SOLE NONE 480,000
HILITE INDUSTRIES INC. SOLE NONE 25,000
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP SOLE NONE 200,000
IDX SYSTEMS CORP. SOLE NONE 140,000
IHOP CORP. SOLE NONE 230,000
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES SOLE NONE 175,000
INVACARE CORP. SOLE NONE 250,000
ITI TECHNOLOGIES INC. SOLE NONE 397,300
JASON INC. SOLE NONE 567,500
KEANE INC SOLE NONE 186,400
KERR-MCGEE CORP. SOLE NONE 30,000
KOALA CORP. SOLE NONE 75,000
LANCASTER COLONY CORP. SOLE NONE 563,200
LINCARE HOLDINGS INC. SOLE NONE 25,000
LUMISYS INC. SOLE NONE 400,000
LUNAR CORP. SOLE NONE 130,150
MANITOWOC CO INC. SOLE NONE 258,700
MARINE DRILLING CO INC. SOLE NONE 85,000
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP. SOLE NONE 592,647
MCDERMOTT INTL. INC. SOLE NONE 170,900
MCDONALD'S CORP. SOLE NONE 540,000
MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP SOLE NONE 250,000
MEDITRUST CORP. SOLE NONE 45,861
MEDQUIST INC. SOLE NONE 90,000
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MEGABANK FINANCE CORP. COMMON 58515J104 643 70,000 SH
MEMBERWORKS INC COMMON 586002107 453 12,505 SH
MERIDIAN DIAGNOSTICS COMMON 589602101 1,375 220,000 SH
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP WIS COMMON 552848103 6,662 190,000 SH
MMC NETWORKS INC COMMON 55308N102 103 6,426 SH
MORTONS RESTAURANT COMMON 619429103 1,455 93,900 SH
MYLAN LABORATORIES INC COMMON 628530107 8,917 325,000 SH
NATIONAL CITY BANCORP COMMON 635312101 1,686 80,300 SH
NATIONAL CITY CORP COMMON 635405103 5,735 86,400 SH
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS COMMON 628852105 2,773 118,000 SH
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD. COMMON 665815106 1,036 16,670 SH
OCEANEERING INTL. INC. COMMON 675232102 4,489 296,800 SH
O'CHARLEY'S INC. COMMON 670823103 746 55,000 SH
OMNICARE INC COMMON 681904108 7,625 400,000 SH
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP. COMMON 688239201 10,579 325,500 SH
OSMONICS INC. COMMON 688350107 52 6,600 SH
PETROGLYPH ENERGY INC. COMMON 71649C101 445 250,000 SH
PHILIP MORRIS COS., INC. COMMON 718154107 26,391 750,000 SH
PNC BANK CORP. COMMON 693475105 16,641 299,500 SH
POGO PRODUCING CO. COMMON 730448107 650 50,000 SH
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC. COMMON 741932107 805 97,600 SH
QUIDEL CORP. COMMON 74838J101 1,110 555,000 SH
R & B FALCON CORP. COMMON 74912E101 260 29,500 SH
RALSTON PURINA CO. COMMON 751277302 5,338 200,000 SH
RANGE RESOURCES CORP. COMMON 75281A109 1,611 460,300 SH
RARE HOSPITALITY INTL COMMON 753820109 5,235 380,700 SH
RAYOVAC CORP. COMMON 755081106 5,138 186,400 SH
REGAL-BELOIT CORP. COMMON 758750103 1,310 72,500 SH
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC CL A COMMON 760759100 5,666 350,000 SH
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS COMMON 763165107 1,656 319,200 SH
RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC. COMMON 763408101 10,949 507,800 SH
ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORP. COMMON 771497104 1,926 197,500 SH
RUBY TUESDAY INC. COMMON 781182100 2,417 139,100 SH
ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. COMMON 790849103 3,047 125,000 SH
ST. PAUL BANCORP COMMON 792848103 2,707 125,000 SH
SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMMON 80533W107 4,183 485,000 SH
SCHLUMBERGER LTD. COMMON 806857108 2,408 40,000 SH
SEAMED CORP. COMMON 81218Q100 1,900 200,000 SH
SHAW GROUP INC. COMMON 820280105 323 23,200 SH
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MEGABANK FINANCE CORP. SOLE NONE 70,000
MEMBERWORKS INC SOLE NONE 12,505
MERIDIAN DIAGNOSTICS SOLE NONE 220,000
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP WIS SOLE NONE 190,000
MMC NETWORKS INC SOLE NONE 6,426
MORTONS RESTAURANT SOLE NONE 93,900
MYLAN LABORATORIES INC SOLE NONE 325,000
NATIONAL CITY BANCORP SOLE NONE 80,300
NATIONAL CITY CORP SOLE NONE 86,400
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS SOLE NONE 118,000
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD. SOLE NONE 16,670
OCEANEERING INTL. INC. SOLE NONE 296,800
O'CHARLEY'S INC. SOLE NONE 55,000
OMNICARE INC SOLE NONE 400,000
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP. SOLE NONE 325,500
OSMONICS INC. SOLE NONE 6,600
PETROGLYPH ENERGY INC. SOLE NONE 250,000
PHILIP MORRIS COS., INC. SOLE NONE 750,000
PNC BANK CORP. SOLE NONE 299,500
POGO PRODUCING CO. SOLE NONE 50,000
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC. SOLE NONE 97,600
QUIDEL CORP. SOLE NONE 555,000
R & B FALCON CORP. SOLE NONE 29,500
RALSTON PURINA CO. SOLE NONE 200,000
RANGE RESOURCES CORP. SOLE NONE 460,300
RARE HOSPITALITY INTL SOLE NONE 380,700
RAYOVAC CORP. SOLE NONE 186,400
REGAL-BELOIT CORP. SOLE NONE 72,500
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC CL A SOLE NONE 350,000
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS SOLE NONE 319,200
RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC. SOLE NONE 507,800
ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORP. SOLE NONE 197,500
RUBY TUESDAY INC. SOLE NONE 139,100
ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. SOLE NONE 125,000
ST. PAUL BANCORP SOLE NONE 125,000
SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP SOLE NONE 485,000
SCHLUMBERGER LTD. SOLE NONE 40,000
SEAMED CORP. SOLE NONE 200,000
SHAW GROUP INC. SOLE NONE 23,200
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SOUTHDOWN INC. COMMON 841297104 1,342 25,000 SH
SOUTHTRUST CORP. COMMON 844730101 9,916 265,750 SH
SPORTSLINE USA INC COMMON 848934105 641 14,045 SH
SPSS INC. COMMON 78462K102 4,667 285,000 SH
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A COMMON 860370105 8,593 535,000 SH
SUN HYDRAULICS INC. COMMON 866942105 1,382 194,000 SH
SYBRON INTL CORP-WIS. COMMON 87114F106 3,625 145,000 SH
TBC CORP. COMMON 872180104 2,486 410,000 SH
TCF FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 872275102 8,580 330,000 SH
TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES COMMON 872386107 3,274 155,000 SH
TEXACO, INC. COMMON 881694103 6,243 110,000 SH
TIDEWATER INC. COMMON 886423102 2,092 80,844 SH
TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A COMMON 902494103 6,206 300,000 SH
UNION PLANTERS CORP COMMON 908068109 5,910 134,500 SH
UNITED STATIONERS INC. COMMON 913004107 3,706 243,000 SH
UROLOGIX INC. COMMON 917273104 369 100,000 SH
USA TRUCK INC. COMMON 902925106 1,019 100,000 SH
UST INC. COMMON 902911106 10,189 390,000 SH
USX-MARATHON GROUP COMMON 902905827 9,892 359,700 SH
VARI-LITE INTL. INC. COMMON 922152103 484 180,000 SH
VIDAMED INC. COMMON 926530106 1,103 367,500 SH
WABASH NATL. CORP. COMMON 929566107 3,488 300,000 SH
WALGREEN CO. COMMON 931422109 43,505 1,540,000 SH
WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC. COMMON 938824109 9,665 460,232 SH
WOLVERINE TUBE INC. COMMON 978093102 1,479 70,000 SH
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SOUTHDOWN INC. SOLE NONE 25,000
SOUTHTRUST CORP. SOLE NONE 265,750
SPORTSLINE USA INC SOLE NONE 14,045
SPSS INC. SOLE NONE 285,000
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A SOLE NONE 535,000
SUN HYDRAULICS INC. SOLE NONE 194,000
SYBRON INTL CORP-WIS. SOLE NONE 145,000
TBC CORP. SOLE NONE 410,000
TCF FINANCIAL CORP. SOLE NONE 330,000
TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES SOLE NONE 155,000
TEXACO, INC. SOLE NONE 110,000
TIDEWATER INC. SOLE NONE 80,844
TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A SOLE NONE 300,000
UNION PLANTERS CORP SOLE NONE 134,500
UNITED STATIONERS INC. SOLE NONE 243,000
UROLOGIX INC. SOLE NONE 100,000
USA TRUCK INC. SOLE NONE 100,000
UST INC. SOLE NONE 390,000
USX-MARATHON GROUP SOLE NONE 359,700
VARI-LITE INTL. INC. SOLE NONE 180,000
VIDAMED INC. SOLE NONE 367,500
WABASH NATL. CORP. SOLE NONE 300,000
WALGREEN CO. SOLE NONE 1,540,000
WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC. SOLE NONE 460,232
WOLVERINE TUBE INC. SOLE NONE 70,000
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