UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
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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 August 13, 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: 95
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $729,291
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 2854 59616 SH
SOLE 59616
AT&T Corp COM 001957109 9628 172504 SH
SOLE 172504
Acuson Corp COM 005113105 5870 341528 SH
SOLE 341528
Airgas Inc COM 009363102 14307 1167946 SH
SOLE 1167946
Alcatel SA COM 013904305 7810 275242 SH
SOLE 275242
American Home Products Corp COM 026609107 207 3600 SH
SOLE 3600
Anixter International Inc COM 035290105 2647 145063 SH
SOLE 145063
Arnold Industries, Inc. COM 042595108 4028 260950 SH
SOLE 260950
Arrow International Inc COM 042764100 3902 150784 SH
SOLE 150784
Avatar Holdings Inc COM 053494100 5534 292220 SH
SOLE 292220
Bank One Corp. COM 06423a103 21419 359602 SH
SOLE 359602
Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 17142 233823 SH
SOLE 233823
56 760 SH
OTHER 760
Bell & Howell Company COM 077852101 7400 195705 SH
SOLE 195705
Bell Atlantic Corp COM 077853109 10727 164079 SH
SOLE 164079
Berkshire Hathaway Inc-Cl B COM 084670207 224 100 SH
SOLE 100
Black & Decker Corp COM 091797100 11478 181830 SH
SOLE 181830
Block H & R Inc COM 093671105 8287 165744 SH
SOLE 165744
31 629 SH
OTHER 629
Boeing Co COM 097023105 9956 226272 SH
SOLE 226272
Brady Corporation COM 104674106 8599 264597 SH
SOLE 264597
Bull Run Corp COM 120182100 628 150000 SH
SOLE 150000
CCB Financial Corp COM 124875105 212 4002 SH
SOLE 4002
Cameron Ashley Buildng Prod COM 133290106 120 11516 SH
SOLE 11516
Capital One Financial Corp COM 14040h105 28485 511524 SH
SOLE 511524
Capital Southwest Corp COM 140501107 2125 26562 SH
SOLE 26562
Chevron Corp COM 166751107 10719 112762 SH
SOLE 112762
Clarcor Inc COM 179895107 7865 409878 SH
SOLE 409878
Compaq Computer Corp. COM 204493100 7560 319156 SH
SOLE 319156
Conning Corp COM 208215103 3385 208320 SH
SOLE 208320
Conseco, Inc. COM 208464107 7919 260170 SH
SOLE 260170
Cytec Industries Inc. COM 232820100 3956 125577 SH
SOLE 125577
Dain Rauscher Corp COM 233856103 5059 93468 SH
SOLE 93468
Diageo P L C Sponsored ADR COM 25243q205 16672 387715 SH
SOLE 387715
Du Pont E I De Nemours COM 263534109 246 3600 SH
SOLE 3600
Empire Federal Bancorp Inc COM 291657104 519 44430 SH
SOLE 44430
Entergy Corp COM 29364g103 9264 296450 SH
SOLE 296450
Exxon Corp COM 302290101 5843 75766 SH
SOLE 75766
Financial Security Assurance H COM 31769p100 2559 49215 SH
SOLE 49215
First Commerce Bank COM 31982b102 141 10350 SH
SOLE 10350
First Data Corp COM 319963104 32571 665558 SH
SOLE 665558
Fortune Brands COM 349631101 4164 100646 SH
SOLE 100646
Gaylord Entertainment Co COM 367905106 7128 237600 SH
SOLE 237600
Gleason Corp COM 377339106 5841 347425 SH
SOLE 347425
Haemonetics Corp COM 405024100 8573 427305 SH
SOLE 427305
Harman International COM 413086109 6315 143523 SH
SOLE 143523
Hewlett-Packard Co. COM 428236103 15127 150519 SH
SOLE 150519
Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Co COM 431294107 7974 356360 SH
SOLE 356360
Hollinger International Inc COM 435569108 5527 465465 SH
SOLE 465465
Horace Mann Educators COM 440327104 11511 423395 SH
SOLE 423395
J.P. Morgan & Company COM 616880100 17198 122406 SH
SOLE 122406
Jostens Inc. COM 481088102 6678 317053 SH
SOLE 317053
Mallinckrodt Inc COM 561232109 17291 475351 SH
SOLE 475351
Manpower Inc COM 56418h100 6360 281096 SH
SOLE 281096
Marcus Corporation COM 566330106 3311 268910 SH
SOLE 268910
Marshall Industries COM 572393106 7637 212510 SH
SOLE 212510
McDonald's Corporation COM 580135101 3129 76086 SH
SOLE 76086
McKesson HBOC, Inc COM 58155Q103 3822 118750 SH
SOLE 118750
Merck & Co., Inc. COM 589331107 11358 154273 SH
SOLE 154273
Metris Cos Inc COM 591598107 11381 279298 SH
SOLE 279298
Milacron Inc COM 598709103 3703 200168 SH
SOLE 200168
Mobil Corp COM 607059102 12495 126530 SH
SOLE 126530
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Fd COM 61744g107 145 12445 SH
SOLE 12445
Nabisco Holdings Corp COM 629526104 18047 419698 SH
SOLE 419698
Nautica Enterprises Inc COM 639089101 4431 262582 SH
SOLE 262582
Ocean Financial Corp COM 674904107 6337 349614 SH
SOLE 349614
Owens & Minor Inc Hldg Co COM 690732102 6645 604121 SH
SOLE 604121
Perini Corp COM 713839108 1538 270337 SH
SOLE 270337
Philip Morris Companies Inc COM 718154107 12673 315352 SH
SOLE 315352
Philips Electronics-NY COM 500472204 14565 144390 SH
SOLE 144390
Praxair Inc. COM 74005P104 11006 224897 SH
SOLE 224897
RF Micro Devices Inc COM 749941100 5075 68000 SH
SOLE 68000
Ralcorp Holdings Inc COM 751028101 4652 288514 SH
SOLE 288514
Ralston-Ralston Purina Group COM 751277302 12672 416340 SH
SOLE 416340
Rayonier Inc COM 754907103 12338 247696 SH
SOLE 247696
Rent Way Inc COM 76009u104 866 35169 SH
SOLE 35169
Royal Dutch Petro-NY COM 780257804 11776 195453 SH
SOLE 195453
SBC Communications Inc COM 78387g103 9679 166874 SH
SOLE 166874
Smith International Inc COM 832110100 5476 126059 SH
SOLE 126059
Snap-On Inc COM 833034101 11630 321387 SH
SOLE 321387
Sun Microsystems Inc COM 866810104 1329 19290 SH
SOLE 19290
Synovus Financial Corp COM 87161c105 298 15000 SH
SOLE 15000
Texas Industries Inc COM 882491103 5791 149436 SH
SOLE 149436
The Caroline Company LLC COM 092993104 1000 1000 SH
SOLE 1000
Toys R Us Inc COM 892335100 1704 82385 SH
SOLE 82385
True North Communications COM 897844106 6280 211106 SH
SOLE 211106
U S Industries Inc COM 912080108 5194 305554 SH
SOLE 305554
USX-Marathon Group COM 902905827 9843 302283 SH
SOLE 302283
Unicom Corporation COM 904911104 10651 276197 SH
SOLE 276197
United Asset Mgmt Corp COM 909420101 7781 342000 SH
SOLE 342000
Unumprovident Corp. COM 91529y106 20418 372926 SH
SOLE 372926
Wachovia Corp COM 929771103 7416 86677 SH
SOLE 86677
Waddell & Reed Financial-A COM 930059100 12951 469878 SH
SOLE 469878
Wallace Computer Svcs Inc COM 932270101 8020 320797 SH
SOLE 320797
Wolverine World Wide COM 978097103 6584 470294 SH
SOLE 470294
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