SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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      Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 10, 1999


                               MLC HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             DELAWARE                  0-28926                 54-1817218
        State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
                 of incorporation)                          Identification No.)

                400 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE B, HERNDON, VA 20176
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (703) 834-5710
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

MLC Holdings Inc.(the  "Company") has announced on September 1, 1999 that it had
executed a definitive  agreement with Centura Bank (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Centura  Banks,  Inc.- NYSE "CBC") to acquire all the stock of its wholly  owned
subsidiary  CLG,  Inc.  The  agreement  is subject to MLC's  Board of  Directors
approval.  After the Board of  Director  approval  MLC may still  terminate  the
acquisition  by payment of a penalty of $250,000.  The  purchase  price is $36.5
million dollars payable in a combination of cash and stock of MLCH. CLG, Inc. is
a  technology  leasing  company  based in  Raleigh,  NC and has total  assets of
approximately $94.5 million dollars. Included as exhibits to this filing are the
initial  press  release,   corrective  press  release  and  the  Stock  Purchase
Agreement.

There was no affiliation or  relationship  between the Company,  its affiliates,
officers,  or directors or  associates  of such persons and CLG, Inc. or Centura
Bank or Centura Banks, Inc. prior to the execution of the agreement.


                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly  caused  this  report  to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:   September 13, 1999                 By:  /s/ PHILLIP G. NORTON

                                            Phillip G. Norton
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX


The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

      Exhibit No.                          Item

          4.1       Stock  Purchase  Agreement by and among MLC Holdings,  Inc,,
                    CLG Inc., and Centura Bank as the sole shareholder CLG, Inc.
                    Dated as of August 31, 1999

          99.1      Press Release and Corrective  Press Release dated  September
                    1, 1999



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