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: Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management Japan Limited
Address: Otemachi Financial Center Building 5-4, Otemachi 1-Chome
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan
13F File Number:
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: Jun Ueda
Title: Vice President & Senior Counsel
Phone: 03/5220-7298
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Jun Ueda Tokyo, JAPAN August 02, 1999
Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management Japan Limited ("MLMAMJ") is an
indirect wholly-owned unit of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co."). The
securities positions of MLMAMJ reported herein are also being reported
on behalf of ML&Co. which may be deemed to share with MLMAMJ,
investment discretion with respect to such positions. Unless otherwise
indicated, MLMAMJ, has sole voting authority with respect to the
securities reported herein.
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDING REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXHCANGE
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: 154
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2000426
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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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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ALLIED IRISH BKS P L C ADR 019228402 931 34200 SH SOLE 34200 0 0
ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS LTD ADR 043743202 7631 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0
BANCO DE GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRE ADR 059538207 305 15100 SH SOLE 15100 0 0
BANCO FRANCES DEL RIO DE LA PL ADR 059591107 664 34969 SH SOLE 34969 0 0
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA ADR 204448104 15312 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
COMPANIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES ADR 204449300 361 14600 SH SOLE 14600 0 0
ENDESA SA ADR 29258N107 680 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO S A ADR 344419106 494 12400 SH SOLE 12400 0 0
GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV ADR 40049J206 627 14000 SH SOLE 14000 0 0
KOREA ELEC PWR CO ADR 500631106 332 16200 SH SOLE 16200 0 0
MATAV RT SPONSORED ADR ADR 559776109 275 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
NEWS CORP LTD ADR 652487703 1730 49000 SH SOLE 49000 0 0
PHILIPS ELECTRS N V ADR 718337504 403 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU ADR 874039100 391 11500 SH SOLE 11500 0 0
TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPACOES ADR 879246106 460 24800 SH SOLE 24800 0 0
TELEFONICA DE ARGENTINA S A ADR 879378206 589 18800 SH SOLE 18800 0 0
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A ADR 879403780 1626 20130 SH SOLE 20130 0 0
AMR CORP DEL COMM 001765106 941 13800 SH SOLE 13800 0 0
AT&T CORP COMM 001957109 42283 757600 SH SOLE 757600 0 0
ATMI INC COMM 00207R101 321 10800 SH SOLE 10800 0 0
ADMINISTAFF INC COMM 007094105 308 19300 SH SOLE 19300 0 0
AETNA INC COMM 008117103 894 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMM 008474108 307 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COMM 009158106 418 10400 SH SOLE 10400 0 0
ALCAN ALUM LTD COMM 013716105 1576 49350 SH SOLE 49350 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COMM 019512102 819 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP COMM 020002101 16516 460402 SH SOLE 460402 0 0
ALUMINUM CO AMER COMM 022249106 2691 43500 SH SOLE 43500 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMM 02364J104 28287 257158 SH SOLE 257158 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMM 025816109 48117 369778 SH SOLE 369778 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMM 026874107 54832 467654 SH SOLE 467654 0 0
ARMOR HLDGS INC COMM 042260109 445 42700 SH SOLE 42700 0 0
ASARCO INC COMM 043413103 602 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
ASPECT DEV INC COMM 045234101 447 24200 SH SOLE 24200 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COMM 064057102 1467 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
BANK ONE CORPORATION COMM 06423A103 17450 292970 SH SOLE 292970 0 0
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION COMM 06605F102 1250 17058 SH SOLE 17058 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COMM 067901108 6781 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COMM 071593107 3412 1400000 SH SOLE 1400000 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC COMM 075811109 1167 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMM 077853109 29070 444674 SH SOLE 444674 0 0
BLOCK H & R INC COMM 093671105 1500 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BLUE SQUARE - ISRAEL LTD COMM 096055108 352 22200 SH SOLE 22200 0 0
BOEING CO COMM 097023105 19011 432080 SH SOLE 432080 0 0
BORG-WARNER SECURITY CORP COMM 099733107 225 11100 SH SOLE 11100 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COMM 110122108 50241 713274 SH SOLE 713274 0 0
CVS CORP COMM 126650100 936 18450 SH SOLE 18450 0 0
CAROLINA FIRST CORP COMM 143877108 319 13100 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
CASE CORP COMM 14743R103 33657 699380 SH SOLE 699380 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COMM 17275R102 54739 849492 SH SOLE 849492 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 36992 778780 SH SOLE 778780 0 0
COMINCO LTD COMM 200435105 2160 128400 SH SOLE 128400 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 2491 105200 SH SOLE 105200 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMM 205363104 2981 43100 SH SOLE 43100 0 0
CONAGRA INC COMM 205887102 1065 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CRANE CO COMM 224399105 1862 59250 SH SOLE 59250 0 0
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMM 228255105 1273 44700 SH SOLE 44700 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMM 247025109 26176 707460 SH SOLE 707460 0 0
DIAL CORP NEW COMM 25247D101 50597 1360610 SH SOLE 1360610 0 0
DIME BANCORP INC NEW COMM 25429Q102 201 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COMM 268648102 48528 882330 SH SOLE 882330 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMM 277461109 1355 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COMM 285661104 1302 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COMM 291011104 629 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
EXXON CORP COMM 302290101 49756 645138 SH SOLE 645138 0 0
FLEET FINL GROUP INC NEW COMM 338915101 29592 666876 SH SOLE 666876 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COMM 345370100 18848 333980 SH SOLE 333980 0 0
GTE CORP COMM 362320103 1713 22700 SH SOLE 22700 0 0
GALILEO INTERNATIONAL COMM 363547100 1335 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COMM 369604103 95181 842316 SH SOLE 842316 0 0
GO2NET INC COMM 383486107 927 10100 SH SOLE 10100 0 0
GUCCI GROUP N V COMM 401566104 3660 52299 SH SOLE 52299 0 0
GULF INDONESIA RESOURCES LTD COMM 402284103 362 31500 SH SOLE 31500 0 0
HANNA M A CO COMM 410522106 476 29000 SH SOLE 29000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMM 428236103 3175 31600 SH SOLE 31600 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COMM 437076102 30701 476456 SH SOLE 476456 0 0
IMPERIAL BANCORP COMM 452556103 250 12624 SH SOLE 12624 0 0
INCO LTD COMM 453258709 358 48000 SH SOLE 48000 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMM 456866102 1538 23800 SH SOLE 23800 0 0
INSPIRE INSURANCE SOLUTIONS IN COMM 457732105 448 30900 SH SOLE 30900 0 0
INTEL CORP COMM 458140100 2701 45400 SH SOLE 45400 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS C COMM 459200101 36438 281920 SH SOLE 281920 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMM 478160104 33375 340570 SH SOLE 340570 0 0
KEYSPAN ENERGY CORPORATION COMM 49337K106 923 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMM 494368103 855 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
KOHLS CORP COMM 500255104 29552 384428 SH SOLE 384428 0 0
KROGER CO COMM 501044101 39266 1405512 SH SOLE 1405512 0 0
LOWES COS INC COMM 548661107 17496 308640 SH SOLE 308640 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 549463107 1584 23500 SH SOLE 23500 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMM 55268B106 53181 617938 SH SOLE 617938 0 0
MDSI MOBILE DATA SOLUTIONS INC COMM 55268N100 244 15100 SH SOLE 15100 0 0
MACROMEDIA INC COMM 556100105 370 10500 SH SOLE 10500 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COMM 571748102 862 11400 SH SOLE 11400 0 0
MATTEL INC COMM 577081102 1363 52200 SH SOLE 52200 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COMM 580135101 1209 29400 SH SOLE 29400 0 0
MCLEOD INC COMM 582266102 550 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
MELLON BK CORP COMM 585509102 35519 976478 SH SOLE 976478 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COMM 589331107 38659 525088 SH SOLE 525088 0 0
MERIDIAN GOLD INC COMM 589975101 7625 1647700 SH SOLE 1647700 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COMM 594918104 108501 1203064 SH SOLE 1203064 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMM 604059105 2760 31750 SH SOLE 31750 0 0
MOBIL CORP COMM 607059102 63607 644126 SH SOLE 644126 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INVT FD I COMM 61745C105 1220 126000 SH SOLE 126000 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COMM 620076109 3022 31900 SH SOLE 31900 0 0
MUELLER INDS INC COMM 624756102 356 10500 SH SOLE 10500 0 0
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PPTYS INC COMM 638620104 762 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NEWMONT MNG CORP COMM 651639106 16496 830000 SH SOLE 830000 0 0
NEWPARK RES INC COMM 651718504 244 27500 SH SOLE 27500 0 0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 65332V103 34517 687780 SH SOLE 687780 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COMM 655844108 979 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP COMM 674599105 929 44000 SH SOLE 44000 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COMM 676220106 1158 52500 SH SOLE 52500 0 0
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVS INC COMM 681936100 413 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
PPG INDS INC COMM 693506107 885 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PEPSICO INC COMM 713448108 36993 956208 SH SOLE 956208 0 0
PFIZER INC COMM 717081103 30117 276304 SH SOLE 276304 0 0
PHELPS DODGE CORP COMM 717265102 1083 17500 SH SOLE 17500 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COMM 725906101 12220 1040000 SH SOLE 1040000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COMM 73755L107 776 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COMM 74005P104 1311 26800 SH SOLE 26800 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMM 742718109 31624 354338 SH SOLE 354338 0 0
PROVIDIAN CORP COMM 74406A102 15102 161956 SH SOLE 161956 0 0
REYNOLDS METALS CO COMM 761763101 590 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 78387G103 22999 396546 SH SOLE 396546 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMM 806605101 685 13050 SH SOLE 13050 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMM 806857108 1445 22700 SH SOLE 22700 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COMM 824348106 971 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
SONAT INC COMM 835415100 563 17000 SH SOLE 17000 0 0
SPRINT CORP COMM 852061100 48535 915772 SH SOLE 915772 0 0
SPRINT CORP COMM 852061506 28020 491580 SH SOLE 491580 0 0
STANLEY WKS COMM 854616109 1359 42250 SH SOLE 42250 0 0
STILLWATER MNG CO COMM 86074Q102 4238 130400 SH SOLE 130400 0 0
TAIWAN FD INC COMM 874036106 543 26200 SH SOLE 26200 0 0
TELEFLEX INC COMM 879369106 1342 30900 SH SOLE 30900 0 0
TENNECO INC NEW COMM 88037E101 549 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
TEXACO INC COMM 881694103 25374 406804 SH SOLE 406804 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMM 882508104 55698 386794 SH SOLE 386794 0 0
TOLL BROS INC COMM 889478103 450 21000 SH SOLE 21000 0 0
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC COMM 891707101 274 10800 SH SOLE 10800 0 0
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD COMM 893526103 473 33800 SH SOLE 33800 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMM 902124106 40955 432248 SH SOLE 432248 0 0
UST CORP COMM 902900109 393 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
US BANCORP COMM 902973106 22903 686238 SH SOLE 686238 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COMM 907818108 874 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC COMM 907834105 489 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMM 913017109 64434 894918 SH SOLE 894918 0 0
WICOR INC COMM 929253102 558 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COMM 931142103 68850 1426944 SH SOLE 1426944 0 0
WALGREEN CO COMM 931422109 66221 2254352 SH SOLE 2254352 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COMM 939322103 711 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVT TR COMM 939653101 677 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BK LTD CVPF 632525309 1347 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
UNIBANCO-UNIAO DE BRANCOS BRAS GDR 90458E107 459 19100 SH SOLE 19100 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG SHRS 780257804 476 16900 SH SOLE 16900 0 0
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