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 restaurant.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Sterling Capital Management
Address: 301 S. College Street
Suite 3200
Charlotte, NC 28202-6005
13F File Number: 801-8776
This 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 al required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Mark W. Whalen
Title: President
Phone: 704-372-8670
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Mark W. Whalen Charlotte, North Carolina May 12, 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 AND 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: 92
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $534,857
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
NOT APPLICABLE - NO OTHER MANAGERS INCLUDED
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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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AFLAC, Inc. COM 001055102 11286 207328 SH
SOLE 207328
AT&T Corp COM 001957109 7391 92603 SH
SOLE 92603
Acuson Corp COM 005113105 4961 332128 SH
SOLE 332128
Airgas Inc COM 009363102 7845 936669 SH
SOLE 936669
Alcatel SA COM 013904305 5020 220050 SH
SOLE 220050
American Home Products Corp COM 026609107 235 3600 SH
SOLE 3600
Anixter International Inc COM 035290105 6241 522780 SH
SOLE 522780
Arrow International Inc COM 042764100 3154 146284 SH
SOLE 146284
Avatar Holdings Inc COM 053494100 3116 170727 SH
SOLE 170727
Bank One Corp. COM 06423a103 12216 221865 SH
SOLE 221865
Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 13497 191110 SH
SOLE 191110
Barry R G COM 068798107 1766 193518 SH
SOLE 193518
Bell & Howell Company COM 077852101 5551 189380 SH
SOLE 189380
Bell Atlantic Corp COM 077853109 6779 131147 SH
SOLE 131147
Berkshire Hathaway Inc-Cl B COM 084670207 235 100 SH
SOLE 100
Black & Decker Corp COM 091797100 8129 146638 SH
SOLE 146638
Block H & R Inc COM 093671105 7184 151644 SH
SOLE 151644
Boeing Co COM 097023105 6288 184930 SH
SOLE 184930
Brady Corporation COM 104674106 5361 256047 SH
SOLE 256047
Bull Run Corp COM 120182100 656 150000 SH
SOLE 150000
CCB Financial Corp COM 124875105 216 4002 SH
SOLE 4002
Cameron Ashley Buildng Prod COM 133290106 2277 249532 SH
SOLE 249532
Canadian Natl Railway Co COM 136375102 4442 79862 SH
SOLE 79862
Capital One Financial Corp COM 14040h105 20791 137690 SH
SOLE 137690
Capital Southwest Corp COM 140501107 3045 41712 SH
SOLE 41712
Chevron Corp COM 166751107 8038 90573 SH
SOLE 90573
Clarcor Inc COM 179895107 6768 396653 SH
SOLE 396653
Conning Corp COM 208215103 3055 204495 SH
SOLE 204495
Diageo P L C Sponsored ADR COM 25243q205 10807 236220 SH
SOLE 236220
Diagnostic Products Corp COM 252450101 4492 185235 SH
SOLE 185235
Du Pont E I De Nemours COM 263534109 209 3600 SH
SOLE 3600
Empire Federal Bancorp Inc COM 291657104 1387 118705 SH
SOLE 118705
Entergy Corp COM 29364g103 6764 245950 SH
SOLE 245950
Exxon Corp COM 302290101 4546 64428 SH
SOLE 64428
Financial Security Assurance H COM 31769p100 2348 47321 SH
SOLE 47321
First Commerce Bank COM 31982b102 122 10350 SH
SOLE 10350
First Data Corp COM 319963104 23283 544640 SH
SOLE 544640
Fortune Brands COM 349631101 6596 171315 SH
SOLE 171315
Friedman Billings Ramsey COM 358433100 4266 637909 SH
SOLE 637909
Gaylord Entertainment Co COM 367905106 5576 229925 SH
SOLE 229925
Gleason Corp COM 377339106 5699 336450 SH
SOLE 336450
Haemonetics Corp COM 405024100 5088 324337 SH
SOLE 324337
Harman International COM 413086109 5137 139773 SH
SOLE 139773
Hewlett-Packard Co. COM 428236103 8166 120418 SH
SOLE 120418
Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Co COM 431294107 5841 344885 SH
SOLE 344885
Hollinger International Inc COM 435569108 5901 435101 SH
SOLE 435101
Horace Mann Educators COM 440327104 5323 229572 SH
SOLE 229572
Interstate/Johnson Lane Inc COM 460892102 2866 91530 SH
SOLE 91530
J.P. Morgan & Company COM 616880100 12065 97795 SH
SOLE 97795
Jostens Inc. COM 481088102 3222 151619 SH
SOLE 151619
Koninklijke Philips Electronic COM 500472105 10450 126765 SH
SOLE 126765
Mallinckrodt Inc COM 561232109 10182 382426 SH
SOLE 382426
Manpower Inc COM 56418h100 6002 256761 SH
SOLE 256761
Marcus Corporation COM 566330106 3127 260585 SH
SOLE 260585
Marshall Industries COM 572393106 2817 208635 SH
SOLE 208635
McDonald's Corporation COM 580135101 13580 299705 SH
SOLE 299705
Merck & Co., Inc. COM 589331107 9893 123465 SH
SOLE 123465
Metris Cos Inc COM 591598107 5482 135788 SH
SOLE 135788
Milacron Inc COM 598709103 3080 195568 SH
SOLE 195568
Mobil Corp COM 607059102 8902 101155 SH
SOLE 101155
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Fd COM 61744g107 119 12445 SH
SOLE 12445
Nabisco Holdings Corp COM 629526104 8523 205066 SH
SOLE 205066
Nautica Enterprises Inc COM 639089101 2917 257832 SH
SOLE 257832
Ocean Financial Corp COM 674904107 4874 339089 SH
SOLE 339089
Owens & Minor Inc Hldg Co COM 690732102 5942 586846 SH
SOLE 586846
Pacificare Health Systems-B COM 695112201 7807 114388 SH
SOLE 114388
Perini Corp COM 713839108 1219 278612 SH
SOLE 278612
Perrigo Company COM 714290103 1462 201633 SH
SOLE 201633
Philip Morris Companies Inc COM 718154107 8786 249688 SH
SOLE 249688
Praxair Inc. COM 408842149 6523 180875 SH
SOLE 180875
RF Micro Devices Inc COM 749941100 2775 29000 SH
SOLE 29000
Ralcorp Holdings Inc COM 751028101 5308 279364 SH
SOLE 279364
Rayonier Inc COM 754907103 8084 201775 SH
SOLE 201775
Rent Way Inc COM 76009u104 844 35169 SH
SOLE 35169
Royal Dutch Petro-NY COM 780257804 8072 155225 SH
SOLE 155225
Smith International Inc COM 832110100 8044 201103 SH
SOLE 201103
Snap-On Inc COM 833034101 7479 257909 SH
SOLE 257909
Sun Microsystems Inc COM 866810104 1835 14670 SH
SOLE 14670
Synovus Financial Corp COM 87161c105 308 15000 SH
SOLE 15000
Texas Industries Inc COM 882491103 3613 145611 SH
SOLE 145611
The Caroline Company LLC COM 092993104 1000 1000 SH
SOLE 1000
Toys R Us Inc COM 892335100 3882 206335 SH
SOLE 206335
True North Communications COM 897844106 5766 205931 SH
SOLE 205931
U S Industries Inc COM 912080108 4899 298029 SH
SOLE 298029
USX-Marathon Group COM 902905827 7638 277750 SH
SOLE 277750
Unicom Corporation COM 904911104 8193 224095 SH
SOLE 224095
United Asset Mgmt Corp COM 909420101 7466 330000 SH
SOLE 330000
Unum Corp. COM 903192102 14121 296895 SH
SOLE 296895
Wachovia Corp COM 929771103 381 4687 SH
SOLE 4687
Waddell & Reed Financial-A COM 930059100 9384 457775 SH
SOLE 457775
Wallace Computer Svcs Inc COM 932270101 6148 310297 SH
SOLE 310297
Wolverine World Wide COM 978097103 2684 282509 SH
SOLE 282509
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