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, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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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 09, 2000
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: 156
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2425399
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 BANKS PLC ADR 019228402 2007 116400 SH SOLE 116400 0 0
CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC ADR 127209302 2412 93300 SH SOLE 93300 0 0
BUENAVENTURA SA ADR 204448104 7891 488469 SH SOLE 488469 0 0
COMPANIA TELECOMUNICACIONES DE ADR 204449300 225 14000 SH SOLE 14000 0 0
HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR ADR 423325307 231 22600 SH SOLE 22600 0 0
ING GROEP NV ADR 456837103 1259 45900 SH SOLE 45900 0 0
NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED ADR 652487703 5284 101500 SH SOLE 101500 0 0
NOKIA OYJ ADR 654902204 2643 68000 SH SOLE 68000 0 0
POHANG IRON & STL LTD ADR 730450103 492 22600 SH SOLE 22600 0 0
SK TELECOM ADR 78440P108 961 37080 SH SOLE 37080 0 0
TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPACOES ADR 879246106 812 32160 SH SOLE 32160 0 0
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASILEIRAS S ADR 879287308 2046 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
TELEFONICA SA ADR 879382208 2840 45314 SH SOLE 45314 0 0
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO ADR 879403780 1374 25421 SH SOLE 25421 0 0
TELESP PARTICIPACOES S.A. ADR 87952K100 352 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
TOTAL FINA SA ADR 89151E109 2153 29000 SH SOLE 29000 0 0
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC ADR 92857T107 1920 46000 SH SOLE 46000 0 0
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 000886101 862 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
AES CORP COMM 00130H105 3106 56800 SH SOLE 56800 0 0
AT&T CORP-LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COMM 001957109 16942 569500 SH SOLE 569500 0 0
ABER RES LTD NEW COMM 002916104 1954 292700 SH SOLE 292700 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 00846U101 724 18679 SH SOLE 18679 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMM 008474108 4525 812500 SH SOLE 812500 0 0
ALCAN ALUM LTD COMM 013716105 916 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COMM 019512102 829 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMM 02364J104 45062 845256 SH SOLE 845256 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMM 025816109 61704 1050294 SH SOLE 1050294 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMM 026874107 84890 958535 SH SOLE 958535 0 0
AMGEN INC COMM 031162100 1472 21180 SH SOLE 21180 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COMM 035229103 10779 128040 SH SOLE 128040 0 0
APPLIED MATLS INC COMM 038222105 11321 160440 SH SOLE 160440 0 0
ASSOCIATES FIRST CAP CORP COMM 046008108 1414 50295 SH SOLE 50295 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC COMM 055622104 847 15758 SH SOLE 15758 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COMM 064057102 2095 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COMM 071593107 5771 3240000 SH SOLE 3240000 0 0
BE FREE INC COMM 073308108 707 134730 SH SOLE 134730 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC COMM 075811109 1674 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMM 077853109 46038 1089658 SH SOLE 1089658 0 0
BLOCK H & R INC COMM 093671105 960 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BOEING CO COMM 097023105 37428 770710 SH SOLE 770710 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COMM 110122108 52429 1020524 SH SOLE 1020524 0 0
CEMEX S A COMM 151290889 284 12397 SH SOLE 12397 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMM 16161A108 43086 805245 SH SOLE 805245 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COMM 166751107 35198 437930 SH SOLE 437930 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COMM 17275R102 85238 1301350 SH SOLE 1301350 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 74366 1021345 SH SOLE 1021345 0 0
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. COMM 185896107 253 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
CLOROX CO COMM 189054109 2185 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
COMINCO LTD COMM 200435105 980 79000 SH SOLE 79000 0 0
COMMERCE ONE INC COMM 200693109 8964 174910 SH SOLE 174910 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 6620 214860 SH SOLE 214860 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMM 205363104 1337 18500 SH SOLE 18500 0 0
CONAGRA INC COMM 205887102 1275 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
CRANE CO. COMM 224399105 5135 208000 SH SOLE 208000 0 0
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMM 228255105 899 63615 SH SOLE 63615 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMM 247025109 40370 968400 SH SOLE 968400 0 0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMM 247126105 622 40845 SH SOLE 40845 0 0
ECI TELECOM LTD COMM 268258100 970 36180 SH SOLE 36180 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COMM 268648102 48147 525480 SH SOLE 525480 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMM 277461109 1210 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
EFFICIENT NETWORKS INC COMM 282056100 9869 161300 SH SOLE 161300 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 283905107 6237 116335 SH SOLE 116335 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COMM 285661104 21290 434500 SH SOLE 434500 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COMM 291011104 956 14705 SH SOLE 14705 0 0
EQUANT NV COMM 294409107 486 77093 SH SOLE 77093 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMM 302290101 85562 1058772 SH SOLE 1058772 0 0
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CO COMM 313400301 581 13218 SH SOLE 13218 0 0
FLEET FINL GROUP INC NEW COMM 338915101 34936 862626 SH SOLE 862626 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COMM 345370100 19851 426335 SH SOLE 426335 0 0
FRANKLIN RES INC COMM 354613101 716 19100 SH SOLE 19100 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COMM 369604103 149962 2790008 SH SOLE 2790008 0 0
GOLDCORP INC NEW COMM 380956102 5461 820000 SH SOLE 820000 0 0
GUCCI GROUP N V COMM 401566104 4915 50067 SH SOLE 50067 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COMM 406216101 27926 560710 SH SOLE 560710 0 0
HANNA M A CO COMM 410522106 224 29000 SH SOLE 29000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMM 428236103 5570 48100 SH SOLE 48100 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COMM 437076102 25296 441854 SH SOLE 441854 0 0
HOMESTAKE MNG CO COMM 437614100 5976 1125000 SH SOLE 1125000 0 0
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMM 438516106 558 15637 SH SOLE 15637 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMM 456866102 1125 28000 SH SOLE 28000 0 0
INTEL CORP COMM 458140100 70975 1151730 SH SOLE 1151730 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS C COMM 459200101 2552 21495 SH SOLE 21495 0 0
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO COMM 460146103 22922 647990 SH SOLE 647990 0 0
JDS UNIPHASE CORP. COMM 46612J101 23373 194980 SH SOLE 194980 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMM 478160104 5559 57500 SH SOLE 57500 0 0
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC COMM 48203R104 1732 10900 SH SOLE 10900 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COMM 496902107 5752 8659500 SH SOLE 8659500 0 0
KOHLS CORP COMM 500255104 25251 404830 SH SOLE 404830 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC COMM 500472204 5845 130072 SH SOLE 130072 0 0
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COMM 518415104 2911 50200 SH SOLE 50200 0 0
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC COMM 518439104 22659 516460 SH SOLE 516460 0 0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COMM 52729N100 18637 292350 SH SOLE 292350 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 549463107 2680 66800 SH SOLE 66800 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMM 55268B106 2096 58350 SH SOLE 58350 0 0
MATTEL INC COMM 577081102 514 47000 SH SOLE 47000 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COMM 580135101 1068 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COMM 585055106 46466 838180 SH SOLE 838180 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COMM 589331107 45447 627948 SH SOLE 627948 0 0
MERIDIAN GOLD INC COMM 589975101 3663 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COMM 594918104 76902 1037464 SH SOLE 1037464 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMM 604059105 2848 31200 SH SOLE 31200 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COMM 620076109 4183 120600 SH SOLE 120600 0 0
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PPTYS INC. COMM 638620104 620 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NEWMONT MNG CORP COMM 651639106 5306 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 65332V103 24069 434670 SH SOLE 434670 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COMM 655844108 641 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COMM 656568102 74954 946540 SH SOLE 946540 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COMM 676220106 1522 208175 SH SOLE 208175 0 0
ORACLE CORP COMM 68389X105 32103 386790 SH SOLE 386790 0 0
PPG INDS INC COMM 693506107 632 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PEPSICO INC COMM 713448108 62659 1410060 SH SOLE 1410060 0 0
PFIZER INC COMM 717081103 77853 1732477 SH SOLE 1732477 0 0
PHELPS DODGE CORP COMM 717265102 1016 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
PHONE.COM INC COMM 71920Q100 2088 26750 SH SOLE 26750 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COMM 725906101 7269 849000 SH SOLE 849000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COMM 73755L107 1003 18410 SH SOLE 18410 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COMM 74005P104 1511 35100 SH SOLE 35100 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMM 742718109 970 17135 SH SOLE 17135 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 78387G103 22330 525271 SH SOLE 525271 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COMM 78442A109 1663 36500 SH SOLE 36500 0 0
SAFEWAY INC COMM 786514208 934 20100 SH SOLE 20100 0 0
ST PAUL COS INC COMM 792860108 1658 34290 SH SOLE 34290 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMM 806857108 29244 368150 SH SOLE 368150 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COMM 824348106 787 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061100 16862 479230 SH SOLE 479230 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061506 52739 974410 SH SOLE 974410 0 0
STANLEY WORKS COMM 854616109 817 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
STILLWATER MNG CO COMM 86074Q102 3251 107500 SH SOLE 107500 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COMM 866810104 44729 399820 SH SOLE 399820 0 0
TELLABS INC COMM 879664100 781 11700 SH SOLE 11700 0 0
TEXACO INC COMM 881694103 40073 817824 SH SOLE 817824 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMM 882508104 50423 847450 SH SOLE 847450 0 0
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC COMM 88632Q103 10360 91280 SH SOLE 91280 0 0
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD COMM 893526103 304 33800 SH SOLE 33800 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMM 902124106 977 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COMM 907818108 673 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMM 913017109 58166 949658 SH SOLE 949658 0 0
VERISIGN INC COMM 92343E102 18347 123970 SH SOLE 123970 0 0
VIACOM INC COMM 925524308 6364 88700 SH SOLE 88700 0 0
VISTEON CORPORATION COMM 92839U107 503 32578 SH SOLE 32578 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COMM 931142103 64980 1130104 SH SOLE 1130104 0 0
WALGREEN CO COMM 931422109 72185 2195762 SH SOLE 2195762 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COMM 939322103 1738 49600 SH SOLE 49600 0 0
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVT TR COMM 939653101 745 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMM 962166104 31586 632520 SH SOLE 632520 0 0
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK CVPF 632525309 1158 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
UNIAO DE BANCOS BRASILEIROS GDR 90458E107 368 11730 SH SOLE 11730 0 0
AEGON NV NY REG SHRS 007924103 2189 56400 SH SOLE 56400 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COMPANY NY REG SHRS 780257804 382 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
AVENTIS S.A. (RHONE POULENE N UNDEFINED 053561106 3069 42300 SH SOLE 42300 0 0
KOREA TELECOM UNDEFINED 50063P103 614 15700 SH SOLE 15700 0 0
NETIA HOLDINGS SA UNDEFINED 64114B104 235 10600 SH SOLE 10600 0 0
PC HOLDINGS SA UNDEFINED 693200107 201 11663 SH SOLE 11663 0 0
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDS UNDEFINED 827084864 306 38760 SH SOLE 38760 0 0
SURGUTNEFTEGAZ UNDEFINED 868861204 564 33230 SH SOLE 33230 0 0
UNILEVER N.V. UNDEFINED 904784709 856 17857 SH SOLE 17857 0 0
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