# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000884300
**File Stem:** 0000884300-23-000001
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 13189
**Document Hash:** bf309475d49578b5c6ad39475140a63d
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000884300-23-000001.hdr.sgml**: 20230126

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000884300-23-000001

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 13F-HR

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230126

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230126

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230126

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PERKINS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000884300
- **IRS NUMBER:** 411501962
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 13F-HR
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 028-03086
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23556986

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 730 EAST LAKE STREET
- **CITY:** WAYZATA
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55391-1769
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9524738367

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 730 EAST LAKE STREET
- **CITY:** WAYZATA
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55391

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PERKINS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC ET AL
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960212

### FORM 13F COVER PAGE

**Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:** 12-31-2022

**Check here if Amendment** [ ] **Amendment Number:** 

**This Amendment (Check only one.):** [ ] is a restatement.

[ ] adds new holdings entries.

**Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:**

**Name:** PERKINS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC<br>**Address:** 730 EAST LAKE STREET<br>WAYZATA, MN 55391

**Form 13F File Number:** 028-03086

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 of Reporting Manager:**

**Name:** Richard C Perkins<br>**Title:** President<br>**Phone:** 952-473-8367

**Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:**

Richard C Perkins  Wayzata, MN  01-23-2023<br>[Signature]  [City, State]  [Date]

**Report Type (Check only one.):**

[x] **13F HOLDINGS REPORT.** (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

[ ] **13F NOTICE.** (Check here if no holdings are reported in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ] **13F COMBINATION REPORT.** (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

### Form 13F Summary Page

**Report Summary:**

**Number of Other Included Managers:** 0

**Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:** 100

**Form 13F Information Table Value Total:** $94726

      (round to nearest dollar)

**List of Other Included Managers:**

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.

[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]

**NONE**

### FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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| NAME OF ISSUER | TITLE OF CLASS | CUSIP | FIGI | VALUE (x$1000) | SHRS OR PRN AMT | SH/PRN | PUT/CALL | INVESTMENT DISCRETION | OTHER MANAGER | VOTING AUTHORITY | VOTING AUTHORITY | VOTING AUTHORITY |
| NAME OF ISSUER | TITLE OF CLASS | CUSIP | FIGI | VALUE (x$1000) | SHRS OR PRN AMT | SH/PRN | PUT/CALL | INVESTMENT DISCRETION | OTHER MANAGER | SOLE | SHARED | NONE |
| 3M CO | COM | 88579Y101 |  | 727 | 6062 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 5937 | 0 | 125 |
| 8X8 INC NEW | COM | 282914100 |  | 901 | 208500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 207000 | 0 | 1500 |
| ABBOTT LABS INC | COM | 002824100 |  | 2907 | 26480 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 22730 | 0 | 3750 |
| ABBVIE INC | COM | 00287Y109 |  | 1876 | 11608 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 10058 | 0 | 1550 |
| ACCURAY INC | COM | 004397105 |  | 76 | 36500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 28500 | 0 | 8000 |
| ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC | COM | 004468500 |  | 534 | 218100 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 191100 | 0 | 27000 |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | COM | 007903107 |  | 1664 | 25684 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 25184 | 0 | 500 |
| AIRGAIN INC | COM | 00938A104 |  | 101 | 15500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 15500 | 0 | 0 |
| AKERNA CORP | COM NEW | 00973W300 |  | 61 | 88000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 88000 | 0 | 0 |
| AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | COM | 00973N102 |  | 604 | 214350 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 197950 | 0 | 16400 |
| ALPHATEC HLDGS INC | COM NEW | 02081G201 |  | 2257 | 182717 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 160967 | 0 | 21750 |
| AMARIN CORP PLC | SPONSORED ADR NEW | 023111206 |  | 31 | 25500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 15500 | 0 | 10000 |
| ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COM | 00182C103 |  | 343 | 8526 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 7135 | 0 | 1391 |
| APPLE INC | COM | 037833100 |  | 604 | 4650 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 4650 | 0 | 0 |
| APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | COM | 03837C106 |  | 84 | 35800 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 22600 | 0 | 13200 |
| ASPEN GROUP INC | COM NEW | 04530L203 |  | 302 | 973375 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 881042 | 0 | 92333 |
| ASPIRA WOMENS HEALTH INC | COM | 04537Y109 |  | 67 | 200000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 200000 | 0 | 0 |
| ASURE SOFTWARE INC | COM | 04649U102 |  | 308 | 33000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 33000 | 0 | 0 |
| AT INC | COM | 00206R102 |  | 722 | 39242 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 34575 | 0 | 4667 |
| ATRICURE INC | COM | 04963C209 |  | 1480 | 33350 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 22750 | 0 | 10600 |
| AUGMEDIX INC | COM | 05105P107 |  | 2621 | 1680428 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 1492178 | 0 | 188250 |
| AXOGEN INC | COM | 05463X106 |  | 3064 | 307040 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 257273 | 0 | 49767 |
| AZIYO BIOLOGICS INC | CL A COM | 05479K106 |  | 1101 | 259079 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 228329 | 0 | 30750 |
| BACKBLAZE INC | COM CL A | 05637B105 |  | 499 | 81110 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 81110 | 0 | 0 |
| BAXTER INTL INC | COM | 071813109 |  | 201 | 3934 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 3434 | 0 | 500 |
| BETTER CHOICE CO INC | COM | 08771Y303 |  | 472 | 876334 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 769334 | 0 | 107000 |
| BIOLASE INC | COM | 090911405 |  | 30 | 46196 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 39000 | 0 | 7196 |
| BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC | COM NEW | 09062W204 |  | 582 | 32000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 32000 | 0 | 0 |
| BP PLC | SPONSORED ADR | 055622104 |  | 267 | 7650 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 4650 | 0 | 3000 |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO | COM | 110122108 |  | 1125 | 15641 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 13574 | 0 | 2067 |
| CANTALOUPE INC | COM | 138103106 |  | 1198 | 275350 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 247850 | 0 | 27500 |
| CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC | COM | 14843C105 |  | 732 | 31110 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 27230 | 0 | 3880 |
| CEA INDUSTRIES INC | COM NEW | 86887P200 |  | 142 | 169300 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 156700 | 0 | 12600 |
| CIENA CORP | COM NEW | 171779309 |  | 918 | 18000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 15000 | 0 | 3000 |
| CREATIVE MED TECHNOLOGY HLDG | COM NEW | 22529Y309 |  | 4 | 10000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 10000 | 0 | 0 |
| CRYOPORT INC | COM PAR $0.001 | 229050307 |  | 200 | 11500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 11500 | 0 | 0 |
| CVS HEALTH CORP | COM | 126650100 |  | 493 | 5293 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 4535 | 0 | 758 |
| DIGI INTL INC | COM | 253798102 |  | 3980 | 108883 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 97291 | 0 | 11592 |
| DONALDSON INC | COM | 257651109 |  | 582 | 9884 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 6884 | 0 | 3000 |
| DYADIC INTL INC DEL | COM | 26745T101 |  | 59 | 48100 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 200 | 0 | 47900 |
| EDGIO INC | COM | 53261M104 |  | 473 | 419000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 383750 | 0 | 35250 |
| EPLUS INC | COM | 294268107 |  | 531 | 12000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 12000 | 0 | 0 |
| EXAGEN INC | COM | 30068X103 |  | 606 | 252405 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 232642 | 0 | 19763 |
| FASTENAL CO | COM | 311900104 |  | 454 | 9600 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 9600 | 0 | 0 |
| FLEXSHOPPER INC | COM NEW | 33939J303 |  | 1185 | 1281460 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 1084660 | 0 | 196800 |
| FORTRESS BIOTECH INC | COM | 34960Q109 |  | 539 | 822513 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 754288 | 0 | 68225 |
| GENERAL MLS INC | COM | 370334104 |  | 1704 | 20325 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 18450 | 0 | 1875 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | COM | 375558103 |  | 1186 | 13817 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 12984 | 0 | 833 |
| IDEXX LABS INC | COM | 45168D104 |  | 4408 | 10805 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 10805 | 0 | 0 |
| IMEDIA BRANDS INC | COM CL A | 452465206 |  | 23 | 35700 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 35700 | 0 | 0 |
| IMMUNOGEN INC | COM | 45253H101 |  | 62 | 12500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 12500 | 0 | 0 |
| INUVO INC | COM NEW | 46122W204 |  | 1250 | 5643082 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 5012182 | 0 | 630900 |
| IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COM | 462222100 |  | 242 | 6400 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 6000 | 0 | 400 |
| IRIDEX CORP | COM | 462684101 |  | 87 | 43450 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 25650 | 0 | 17800 |
| ISORAY INC | COM | 46489V104 |  | 685 | 2772644 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 2413144 | 0 | 359500 |
| JOHNSON  JOHNSON | COM | 478160104 |  | 406 | 2300 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 2300 | 0 | 0 |
| JOURNEY MED CORP | COM | 48115J109 |  | 434 | 225800 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 213850 | 0 | 11950 |
| LANTRONIX INC | COM NEW | 516548203 |  | 179 | 41400 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 41400 | 0 | 0 |
| LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC | COM | 525558201 |  | 1730 | 37586 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 33886 | 0 | 3700 |
| LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION | COM NEW | 53222K205 |  | 283 | 76113 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 7565 | 0 | 68548 |
| LILLY ELI  CO | COM | 532457108 |  | 4835 | 13216 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 11783 | 0 | 1433 |
| MAGNITE INC | COM | 55955D100 |  | 1441 | 136075 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 124375 | 0 | 11700 |
| MDXHEALTH SA | SPONSORED ADR | 58286E102 |  | 561 | 84805 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 77805 | 0 | 7000 |
| MEDTRONIC PLC | SHS | G5960L103 |  | 202 | 2600 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 2600 | 0 | 0 |
| MERCK  CO INC | COM | 58933Y105 |  | 1323 | 11925 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 10275 | 0 | 1650 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | COM | 594918104 |  | 3675 | 15326 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 12676 | 0 | 2650 |
| NATERA INC | COM | 632307104 |  | 2487 | 61900 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 56900 | 0 | 5000 |
| NEOGENOMICS INC | COM NEW | 64049M209 |  | 1827 | 197700 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 182850 | 0 | 14850 |
| NEUBASE THERAPEUTICS INC | COM | 64132K102 |  | 19 | 99000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 62000 | 0 | 37000 |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTOR N V | COM | N6596X109 |  | 387 | 2450 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 2350 | 0 | 100 |
| OOMA INC | COM | 683416101 |  | 1980 | 145400 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 130833 | 0 | 14567 |
| OPTIMIZERX CORP | COM NEW | 68401U204 |  | 1710 | 101763 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 95408 | 0 | 6355 |
| OPTION CARE HEALTH INC | COM NEW | 68404L201 |  | 496 | 16500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 16500 | 0 | 0 |
| PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COM | 699374302 |  | 85 | 45700 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 32150 | 0 | 13550 |
| PATTERSON COS INC | COM | 703395103 |  | 1003 | 35770 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 32637 | 0 | 3133 |
| PERFICIENT INC | COM | 71375U101 |  | 398 | 5700 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 5700 | 0 | 0 |
| PERION NETWORK LTD | SHS NEW | M78673114 |  | 2696 | 106571 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 100771 | 0 | 5800 |
| PFIZER INC | COM | 717081103 |  | 2583 | 50416 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 39024 | 0 | 11392 |
| PROFIRE ENERGY INC | COM | 74316X101 |  | 1516 | 1429830 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 1269080 | 0 | 160750 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC | COM | 74834L100 |  | 231 | 1475 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 1475 | 0 | 0 |
| QUICKLOGIC CORP | COM NEW | 74837P405 |  | 1221 | 237535 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 203285 | 0 | 34250 |
| ROCKWELL MED INC | COM NEW | 774374300 |  | 331 | 326270 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 256902 | 0 | 69368 |
| SENSEONICS HLDGS INC | COM | 81727U105 |  | 53 | 51000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 41000 | 0 | 10000 |
| SHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC | COMMON STOCK | 82003F101 |  | 79 | 65500 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 65500 | 0 | 0 |
| SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY INC | COM | 83089J108 |  | 995 | 140000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 111550 | 0 | 28450 |
| STREAMLINE HEALTH SOLUTIONS | COM | 86323X106 |  | 2467 | 1561424 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 1355256 | 0 | 206168 |
| TACTILE SYS TECHNOLOGY INC | COM | 87357P100 |  | 370 | 32234 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 26684 | 0 | 5550 |
| TARGET CORP | COM | 87612E106 |  | 1114 | 7475 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 6550 | 0 | 925 |
| TELA BIO INC | COM | 872381108 |  | 1992 | 173250 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 158250 | 0 | 15000 |
| US BANCORP DEL | COM NEW | 902973304 |  | 379 | 8684 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 6434 | 0 | 2250 |
| USIO INC | COM | 917313108 |  | 467 | 282888 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 247888 | 0 | 35000 |
| VERACYTE INC | COM | 92337F107 |  | 2920 | 123030 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 111230 | 0 | 11800 |
| VERB TECHNOLOGY CO INC | COM | 92337U104 |  | 2 | 12000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 0 | 0 | 12000 |
| VERICEL CORP | COM | 92346J108 |  | 950 | 36067 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 28100 | 0 | 7967 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | COM | 92343V104 |  | 647 | 16417 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 14609 | 0 | 1808 |
| VICINITY MOTOR CORP | COM | 925654105 |  | 53 | 55000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 55000 | 0 | 0 |
| VIEWRAY INC | COM | 92672L107 |  | 224 | 49900 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 28900 | 0 | 21000 |
| VILLAGE FARMS INTL INC | COM | 92707Y108 |  | 276 | 205750 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 184750 | 0 | 21000 |
| VIVOS THERAPEUTICS INC | COM | 92859E108 |  | 21 | 52000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 25000 | 0 | 27000 |
| VOXELJET AG | ADS | 92912L206 |  | 324 | 141000 | SH |  | SOLE |  | 131000 | 0 | 10000 |

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