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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
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Century Capital Management, Inc.
Address: One Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
13F File Number: 28-4584
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
comlete, 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 F. Cook, Jr.
Title: Vice President
Phone: 617-482-3060
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Richard F. Cook, Jr. Boston, Massachusetts May 10, 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: 52
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $474,954,867
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 13F REPORT - PAGE 1
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ITEM 4 ITEM 6 ITEM 8
FAIR INVESTMENT DISCRETION VOTING AUTHORITY
MARKET ITEM 5 (C) ITEM (SHARES)
ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 VALUE SHARES/ (A) (B) SHARED 7 (A) (B) (C)
ISSUER CLASS SECID (X1000) PRN AMT SOLE SHARED (OTHER) MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AFLAC INC COM 001055102 10,887,500 200,000 X X
ALFA CORP COM 015385107 1,935,000 120,000 X X
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 10,748,125 290,000 X X
AMERICAN GENERAL CORP COM 026351106 13,395,000 190,000 X X
AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INVT COM 026522102 12,122,500 520,000 X X
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 28,950,000 240,000 X X
AON CORP COM 037389103 25,300,000 400,000 X X
BALDWIN & LYONS INC CLB 057755209 1,560,938 75,000 X X
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 6,056,875 110,000 X X
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLA 084670108 25,704,000 385 X X
CENTRIS GROUP INC COM 155904105 633,750 60,000 X X
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 15,519,063 265,000 X X
CINCINNATI FINL CORP COM 172062101 29,113,563 799,000 X X
CRAWFORD & CO CLA 224633206 1,120,625 110,000 X X
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 1,203,125 35,000 X X
ERIE INDTY CO CLA 29530P102 4,537,500 165,000 X X
EXECUTIVE RISK INC COM 301586103 2,840,000 40,000 X X
FBL FINL GROUP INC CLA 30239F106 1,775,000 100,000 X X
GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO COM 363576109 2,760,000 60,000 X X
HARLEYSVILLE GROUP INC COM 412824104 1,743,750 90,000 X X
HCC INS HLDGS INC COM 404132102 4,812,500 250,000 X X
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP COM 440327104 6,492,500 280,000 X X
HSB GROUP INC COM 40428N109 3,712,500 100,000 X X
JOHN NUVEEN CO CLA 478035108 2,512,500 60,000 X X
LIFE USA HLDG INC COM 531918209 534,375 50,000 X X
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 4,145,750 23,000 X X
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 16,321,250 220,000 X X
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 22,040,000 380,000 X X
MEDICAL ASSURN INC COM 58449U100 1,188,040 42,430 X X
MERCURY GENL CORP COM 589400100 17,315,438 496,500 X X
MORGAN JP & CO INC COM 616880100 12,337,500 100,000 X X
MUTUAL RISK MGT LTD COM 628351108 6,545,000 170,000 X X
OHIO CAS CORP COM 677240103 11,115,000 285,000 X X
POE & BROWN INC COM 730444106 5,144,063 155,000 X X
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PAGE TOTAL 312,122,730
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CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 13F REPORT - PAGE 2
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ITEM 6 ITEM 8
ITEM 4 ITEM 5 INVESTMENT DISCRETION (SHARES) VOTING AUTHORITY
FAIR SHARES (C) ITEM (SHARES)
ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 MARKET OR (A) (B) SHARED 7 (A) (B) (C)
ISSUER CLASS SECID VALUE PRN AMT SOLE SHARED (OTHER) MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORP COM 740884101 1,704,063 95,000 X X
PROGRESSIVE CORP OHIO COM 743315103 41,041,000 286,000 X X
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP COM 743674103 11,362,500 300,000 X X
PROVIDENT COS INC COM 743862104 7,949,375 230,000 X X
REINSURANCE GROUP AMER INC COM 759351109 2,872,969 67,500 X X
RENAISSANCE RE HLDGS LTD COM G7496G103 7,336,875 210,000 X X
SAFECO CORP COM 786429100 16,175,000 400,000 X X
ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 15,292,504 492,314 X X
TERRA NOVA BERMUDA HLDGS LTD CLA G87615103 12,818,531 585,990 X X
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 16,603,125 525,000 X X
20TH CENTY INDS COM 901272203 1,381,250 85,000 X X
UNITED FIRE & CAS CO COM 910331107 1,534,700 59,600 X X
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COM 910581107 1,052,500 20,000 X X
UNUM CORP COM 903192102 9,988,125 210,000 X X
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 10,554,375 130,000 X X
WADDELL & REED FINL INC CLA 930059100 1,637,376 79,782 X X
WADDELL & REED FINL INC CLB 930059209 2,555,369 128,572 X X
ZENITH NATL INS CORP COM 989390109 972,500 40,000 X X
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PAGE TOTAL 162,832,137
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