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
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Private Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 3003 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL 34103
13F File Number: 28-3428
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 if Reporting Manager:
Name: Scott J. Toth
Title: Controller
Phone: 941-434-4086
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Scott J. Toth Naples, Florida May 11, 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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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 118
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,372,739
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ADE Corp-Mass COM 00089C107 18625 1960525 SH SOLE 1960525
ASA Holdings Inc. COM 04338Q107 736 21900 SH SOLE 21900
Abrams Industries COM 003788106 143 31792 SH SOLE 31792
Aceto Corp COM 004446100 3343 283000 SH SOLE 283000
Aehr Test Systems COM 00760J108 6487 1235600 SH SOLE 1235600
Alico Inc. COM 016230104 2249 147500 SH SOLE 147500
Allied Holdings Inc. COM 019223106 3448 360600 SH SOLE 360600
American Media Inc. Cl-A COM 02744L100 8076 1404600 SH SOLE 1404600
American Standard Companies In COM 029712106 17284 502800 SH SOLE 502800
Analogic Corp COM 032657207 28792 874155 SH SOLE 874155
Andover Bancorp Inc. COM 034258103 3751 138297 SH SOLE 138297
Andrew Corp. COM 034425108 38943 3162893 SH SOLE 3162893
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital Corp COM 046499109 213 31500 SH SOLE 31500
Avatar Holdings Inc. COM 053494100 1695 92900 SH SOLE 92900
BHC Communications, Inc. - CL COM 055448104 128673 1048252 SH SOLE 1048252
BMC Software Inc. COM 055921100 15007 404921 SH SOLE 404921
Bandag Inc Cl-A COM 059815308 32667 1375456 SH SOLE 1375456
Bear Stearns Companies Inc COM 073902108 48103 1076422 SH SOLE 1076422
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc Cl A COM 090572207 19442 960117 SH SOLE 960117
Brush Wellman Inc. COM 117421107 13701 944910 SH SOLE 944910
Butler Manufacturing Co COM 123655102 284 12100 SH SOLE 12100
CFM Technologies Inc. COM 12525K106 863 119000 SH SOLE 119000
CMP Media Inc-CL A COM 125891101 25260 821450 SH SOLE 821450
CPB Inc. COM 125903104 8401 473300 SH SOLE 473300
Cavalier Homes Inc. COM 149507105 21607 2244840 SH SOLE 2244840
Chittenden Corp COM 170228100 21005 787061 SH SOLE 787061
Chris Craft Industries, Inc. COM 170520100 58573 1283799 SH SOLE 1283799
Circus Circus Enterprises COM 172909103 15755 897100 SH SOLE 897100
Cognos Inc COM 19244C109 100643 4282675 SH SOLE 4282675
Curtiss Wright Corp. COM 231561101 705 22700 SH SOLE 22700
Cybex International Inc. COM 23252E106 112 30800 SH SOLE 30800
Datascope Corp. COM 238113104 32441 1201519 SH SOLE 1201519
Deltic Timber Corp. COM 247850100 8938 376350 SH SOLE 376350
Dime Bancorp Inc. COM 25429Q102 16997 733037 SH SOLE 733037
Dow Jones & Co. Inc. COM 260561105 7571 160450 SH SOLE 160450
Dundee Bankcorp Cl A COM 264901109 7850 779100 SH SOLE 779100
Electro Rent Corp. COM 285218103 42323 4638180 SH SOLE 4638180
Ensco International Inc. COM 26874Q100 4621 347100 SH SOLE 347100
Ethyl Corp. COM 297659104 1860 437700 SH SOLE 437700
FAB Industries Inc. COM 302747100 9433 623650 SH SOLE 623650
Fahnestock Viner Holdings COM 302921101 15399 1071200 SH SOLE 1071200
Fedders Corp COM 313135105 1336 263900 SH SOLE 263900
First American Financial Corp COM 318522307 1988 125696 SH SOLE 125696
First Defiance Financial Corp COM 32006W106 1807 172100 SH SOLE 172100
Forest City Enterprises Inc CL COM 345550107 43927 1816094 SH SOLE 1816094
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. COM 345550305 6279 263000 SH SOLE 263000
Frozen Food Express Industries COM 359360104 3180 498800 SH SOLE 498800
Garan Inc. COM 364802108 7420 301300 SH SOLE 301300
Genesee Corp-Cl B COM 371601204 1166 51800 SH SOLE 51800
Gyrodyne Co of America COM 403820103 858 60186 SH SOLE 60186
Harrahs Entertainment Inc. COM 413619107 47764 2505668 SH SOLE 2505668
Herman Miller Inc. COM 600544100 24234 1327900 SH SOLE 1327900
Imation Corp. COM 45245A107 90147 5463474 SH SOLE 5463474
Industrial Bancorp Inc COM 455882100 8122 419200 SH SOLE 419200
International Game Technology COM 459902102 80813 5525703 SH SOLE 5525703
Jackpot Enterprises Inc. COM 466392107 3805 487000 SH SOLE 487000
Kankakee Bancorp Inc. COM 484243100 1147 43300 SH SOLE 43300
Kimball International Inc-Cl B COM 494274103 4862 326850 SH SOLE 326850
L S Starrett Co Cl-A COM 855668109 4007 148400 SH SOLE 148400
Lam Research Corp. COM 512807108 27976 964700 SH SOLE 964700
Landamerica Financial Group COM 514936103 6145 211900 SH SOLE 211900
Leap Wireless International In COM 521863100 5959 462839 SH SOLE 462839
Libbey Inc. COM 529898108 822 26500 SH SOLE 26500
Marcus Corp. COM 566330106 39641 3303398 SH SOLE 3303398
Marion Capital Holdings Inc. COM 568635106 849 38600 SH SOLE 38600
Massbank Corp-Reading Mass COM 576152102 12881 340103 SH SOLE 340103
McClatchy Co-Cl A COM 579489105 43511 1296425 SH SOLE 1296425
Mentor Graphics Corp. COM 587200106 58096 4303377 SH SOLE 4303377
Mercantile Bankshares Corp. COM 587405101 5544 149836 SH SOLE 149836
Michael Anthony Jewelers Inc. COM 594060105 642 177000 SH SOLE 177000
Mine Safety Appliances Co. COM 602720104 12280 211730 SH SOLE 211730
Mirage Resorts COM 60462E104 4781 225000 SH SOLE 225000
Paine Webber Group Inc. COM 695629105 40348 1011850 SH SOLE 1011850
Penn Engineering & Mfg Corp. COM 707389300 19360 1018950 SH SOLE 1018950
Phelps Dodge Corp. COM 717265102 5595 113600 SH SOLE 113600
Players International Inc. COM 727903106 1503 240400 SH SOLE 240400
Pope Resources L.P. COM 732857107 44258 1475255 SH SOLE 1475255
Premier National Bancorp Inc. COM 74053F107 3201 213399 SH SOLE 213399
Progress Software COM 743312100 57967 1698654 SH SOLE 1698654
Puerto Rican Cement Co. Inc. COM 745075101 3979 124100 SH SOLE 124100
Qualcomm, Inc. COM 747525103 406651 3269556 SH SOLE 3269556
Quorum Health Group Inc. COM 749084109 8403 840300 SH SOLE 840300
Rainbow Technologies Inc. COM 750862104 16808 1680822 SH SOLE 1680822
Raymond James Financial COM 754730109 11645 589596 SH SOLE 589596
Republic New York Corp COM 760719104 13450 291600 SH SOLE 291600
Riddell Sports Inc. COM 765670104 536 147900 SH SOLE 147900
Roadway Express Inc. COM 769742107 22238 1303348 SH SOLE 1303348
Rollins Inc. COM 775711104 4498 267557 SH SOLE 267557
Roslyn Bancorp Inc. COM 778162107 13807 818213 SH SOLE 818213
Ryans Family Steak Houses Inc. COM 783519101 5611 465200 SH SOLE 465200
Scientific Games Holdings Corp COM 808747109 30238 1703548 SH SOLE 1703548
Second Bancorp Inc. COM 813114105 7267 304386 SH SOLE 304386
Shaw Industries Inc. COM 820286102 1745 94300 SH SOLE 94300
Skyline Corp. COM 830830105 20826 750500 SH SOLE 750500
Software Spectrum COM 833960107 11716 859854 SH SOLE 859854
Southdown Inc. COM 841297104 8900 165782 SH SOLE 165782
Stewart Information Services C COM 860372101 17694 527200 SH SOLE 527200
Suffolk Bancorp COM 864739107 7501 277820 SH SOLE 277820
Superior Industries Internatio COM 868168105 15299 658000 SH SOLE 658000
TF Financial Corp. COM 872391107 660 41600 SH SOLE 41600
Texas Industries Inc. COM 882491103 35192 1418331 SH SOLE 1418331
Tidewater Inc. COM 886423102 259 10000 SH SOLE 10000
Topps Co. COM 890786106 12068 2758300 SH SOLE 2758300
Toys R Us Inc COM 892335100 1637 87000 SH SOLE 87000
Trinity Industries COM 896522109 17029 579700 SH SOLE 579700
UCBH Holdings Inc. COM 90262T308 3383 246000 SH SOLE 246000
United Asset Management Corp. COM 909420101 33328 1473076 SH SOLE 1473076
United Television Inc. COM 913066106 21188 203733 SH SOLE 203733
Universal Health Services Clas COM 913903100 27952 646299 SH SOLE 646299
Universal Health Trust COM 91359E105 11411 585200 SH SOLE 585200
Vermont Financial Services Cor COM 924180102 5464 193400 SH SOLE 193400
Virco Mfg Corp. COM 927651109 3572 257415 SH SOLE 257415
Vital Signs Inc COM 928469105 11109 617150 SH SOLE 617150
Washington Post'B' COM 939640108 8344 16000 SH SOLE 16000
Webster Financial Corp COM 947890109 260 9000 SH SOLE 9000
Weis Markets Inc COM 948849104 12447 341000 SH SOLE 341000
Whitney Holding Corp COM 966612103 20531 556300 SH SOLE 556300
Qualcomm Financial Tr I 5.75% PFD CV 74752R402 1854 20600 SH SOLE 20600
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