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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: September 30, 2000
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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: Managing Director
Phone: 617-482-3060
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Richard F. Cook, Jr. Boston, Massachusetts November 9, 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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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 61
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $387,073,996
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
ITEM 2 MARKET ITEM 5 (C) ITEM (SHARES)
ITEM 1 TITLE OF ITEM 3 VALUE SHARES/ (A) (B) SHARED 7
ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X1000) PRN AMT SOLE SHARED (OTHER) MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACE LTD ORD G0070K103 529,875 13,500 X X
AFLAC INC COM 001055102 13,011,544 203,100 X X
ALLIED CAP CORP COM 01903Q108 270,269 13,025 X X
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 17,851,076 513,700 X X
AMERICAN GENERAL CORP COM 026351106 14,927,250 191,375 X X
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 28,419,188 297,000 X X
AON CORP COM 037389103 17,833,237 454,350 X X
ARGONAUT GROUP INC COM 040157109 1,750,000 100,000 X X
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 5,842,019 104,200 X X
BANKNORTH GROUP INC COM 06646R107 274,828 15,375 X X
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLA 084670108 20,286,000 325 X X
BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 6,044,375 190,000 X X
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 2,214,691 47,950 X X
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 17,075,175 215,800 X X
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 3,956,760 37,900 X X
CINCINNATI FINL CORP COM 172062101 21,229,000 598,000 X X
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 261,302 4,833 X X
CONCORD EFS INC COM 206197105 378,210 10,650 X X
CORE INC MASS COM 21867P102 1,090,218 181,703 X X
ERIE INDTY CO CLA 29530P102 1,909,375 65,000 X X
EVEREST REINS HLDGS INC COM 299808105 5,289,075 106,850 X X
FISERV INC COM 337738108 5,215,112 87,100 X X
FLEETBOSTON FINL CORP COM 339030108 1,872,000 48,000 X X
GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO COM 363576109 6,970,837 117,900 X X
HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM 416515104 503,232 6,900 X X
HCC INS HLDGS INC COM 404132102 7,678,126 378,000 X X
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 203,850 3,600 X X
HSB GROUP INC COM 40428N109 1,745,438 43,500 X X
INSWEB CORP COM 45809K103 2,743,924 1,343,248 X X
INTUIT COM 461202103 387,600 6,800 X X
HANCOCK JOHN FINL SVCS INC COM 41014S106 612,750 22,800 X X
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 16,079,344 121,125 X X
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 25,071,562 352,500 X X
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PAGE TOTAL 249,527,242
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CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 13F REPORT - PAGE 2
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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
ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X1000) PRN AMT SOLE SHARED (OTHER) MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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MEDICAL ASSURN INC COM 58449U100 545,750 44,551 X X
MERCURY GENL CORP COM 589400100 6,806,325 240,400 X X
METRIS COS INC COM 591598107 219,225 5,550 X X
METLIFE INC COM 59156R108 991,291 37,850 X X
MORGAN JP & CO INC COM 616880100 16,513,128 101,075 X X
MUTUAL RISK MGT LTD COM 628351108 4,497,188 205,000 X X
NEUBERGER BERMAN INC COM 641234109 202,950 3,300 X X
OHIO CAS CORP COM 677240103 574,109 90,500 X X
PROGRESSIVE CORP OHIO COM 743315103 19,240,625 235,000 X X
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP COM 743674103 8,962,500 300,000 X X
REINSURANCE GROUP AMER INC COM 759351109 2,311,875 67,500 X X
RENAISSANCE RE HLDGS LTD COM G7496G103 13,378,923 209,250 X X
SAFECO CORP COM 786429100 3,583,375 131,500 X X
SEI INVESTMENTS CO COM 784117103 226,400 3,200 X X
ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 10,848,750 220,000 X X
SUNGARD DATA SYS INC COM 867363103 622,923 14,550 X X
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 12,051,156 433,300 X X
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COM 910581107 6,438,500 65,200 X X
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP COM 91529Y106 2,115,281 77,625 X X
USBANCORP INC PA COM 917292104 910,000 40,000 X X
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 5,668,750 100,000 X X
WADDELL & REED FINL INC CLA 930059100 1,389,048 44,808 X X
WADDELL & REED FINL INC CLB 930059209 2,112,882 72,858 X X
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 214,758 4,675 X X
WILMINGTON TRUST CORP COM 971807902 268,126 5,000 X X
VISTA INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COM 928365204 2,370,841 1,317,134 X X
XL CAP LTD CLA 698255105 13,388,325 182,150 X X
ZENITH NATL INS CORP COM 989390109 1,093,750 50,000 X X
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PAGE TOTAL 137,546,754
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