UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 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 January 12, 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: 148
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2491496
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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ALCATEL ALSTHOM ADR 013904305 4183 92700 SH SOLE 92700 0 0
ALLIED IRISH BKS P L C ADR 019228402 2082 97700 SH SOLE 97700 0 0
BANCO DE GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRE ADR 059538207 202 10172 SH SOLE 10172 0 0
BANCO FRANCES DEL RIO DE LA PL ADR 059591107 2356 98969 SH SOLE 98969 0 0
CADBURY SCHWEPPES P L C ADR 127209302 4481 76600 SH SOLE 76600 0 0
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA ADR 204448104 13915 869700 SH SOLE 869700 0 0
ENDESA SA ADR 29258N107 1649 83000 SH SOLE 83000 0 0
GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV ADR 40049J206 883 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
ING GROEP N V ADR 456837103 1168 42700 SH SOLE 42700 0 0
KOREA ELEC PWR CO ADR 500631106 252 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
MATAV RT SPONSORED ADR ADR 559776109 464 13050 SH SOLE 13050 0 0
NEWS CORP LTD ADR 652487703 3154 83000 SH SOLE 83000 0 0
NOKIA CORP ADR 654902204 2592 14400 SH SOLE 14400 0 0
POHANG IRON & STL LTD ADR 730450103 1827 52600 SH SOLE 52600 0 0
RHONE POULENC S A ADR 762426609 369 42300 SH SOLE 42300 0 0
SK TELECOM LTD ADR 78440P108 1744 46980 SH SOLE 46980 0 0
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU ADR 874039100 1226 27645 SH SOLE 27645 0 0
TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPACOES ADR 879246106 491 19700 SH SOLE 19700 0 0
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASILEIRAS S ADR 879287308 3476 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0
TELEFONICA DE ESPANA S A ADR 879382208 3585 45314 SH SOLE 45314 0 0
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A ADR 879403780 2152 19090 SH SOLE 19090 0 0
TOTAL S A ADR 89151E109 1129 17000 SH SOLE 17000 0 0
AT&T CORP-LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COMM 001957109 44886 892160 SH SOLE 892160 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMM 008474108 1641 217500 SH SOLE 217500 0 0
ALCAN ALUM LTD COMM 013716105 1865 46000 SH SOLE 46000 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COMM 019512102 782 13800 SH SOLE 13800 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMM 02364J104 49505 646076 SH SOLE 646076 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMM 025816109 54634 329618 SH SOLE 329618 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMM 026874107 55537 512457 SH SOLE 512457 0 0
AMGEN INC COMM 031162100 2140 33000 SH SOLE 33000 0 0
ASARCO INC COMM 043413103 950 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC COMM 055622104 954 15758 SH SOLE 15758 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COMM 064057102 1620 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COMM 071593107 8250 4000000 SH SOLE 4000000 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC COMM 075811109 1209 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMM 077853109 60370 981634 SH SOLE 981634 0 0
BLOCK H & R INC COMM 093671105 1316 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BLUE SQUARE - ISRAEL LTD COMM 096055108 275 21400 SH SOLE 21400 0 0
BOEING CO COMM 097023105 30952 750370 SH SOLE 750370 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COMM 110122108 52615 806364 SH SOLE 806364 0 0
CEMEX S A COMM 151290889 511 18364 SH SOLE 18364 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COMM 166751107 24727 289210 SH SOLE 289210 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COMM 17275R102 92412 870272 SH SOLE 870272 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 53687 970630 SH SOLE 970630 0 0
CITRIX SYS INC COMM 177376100 40174 329130 SH SOLE 329130 0 0
CLOROX CO COMM 189054109 2892 57000 SH SOLE 57000 0 0
COMINCO LTD COMM 200435105 1986 95000 SH SOLE 95000 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 4203 153200 SH SOLE 153200 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMM 205363104 2639 29100 SH SOLE 29100 0 0
CONAGRA INC COMM 205887102 1429 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
CRANE CO COMM 224399105 1564 80250 SH SOLE 80250 0 0
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMM 228255105 2255 102800 SH SOLE 102800 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMM 247025109 18178 349160 SH SOLE 349160 0 0
DIAL CORP NEW COMM 25247D101 21313 873260 SH SOLE 873260 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COMM 268648102 33414 303080 SH SOLE 303080 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMM 277461109 1310 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
EFFICIENT NETWORKS INC COMM 282056100 9972 148010 SH SOLE 148010 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY CORP COMM 283905107 4246 107500 SH SOLE 107500 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COMM 285661104 1515 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMM 302290101 99311 1234641 SH SOLE 1234641 0 0
FLEET FINL GROUP INC NEW COMM 338915101 25841 737026 SH SOLE 737026 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COMM 345370100 23279 434630 SH SOLE 434630 0 0
FRANKLIN RES INC COMM 354613101 614 19100 SH SOLE 19100 0 0
GTE CORP COMM 362320103 1597 22700 SH SOLE 22700 0 0
GALILEO INTERNATIONAL COMM 363547100 723 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COMM 369604103 156361 1008786 SH SOLE 1008786 0 0
GUCCI GROUP N V COMM 401566104 5598 48920 SH SOLE 48920 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COMM 406216101 23012 593860 SH SOLE 593860 0 0
HANNA M A CO COMM 410522106 299 29000 SH SOLE 29000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMM 428236103 5313 46100 SH SOLE 46100 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COMM 437076102 53925 527716 SH SOLE 527716 0 0
HOMESTAKE MNG CO COMM 437614100 5643 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
HONEYWELL INC COMM 438506107 1142 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
IMPERIAL BANCORP COMM 452556103 281 12324 SH SOLE 12324 0 0
INCO LTD COMM 453258709 365 43000 SH SOLE 43000 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMM 456866102 1517 28000 SH SOLE 28000 0 0
INTEL CORP COMM 458140100 47392 566300 SH SOLE 566300 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS C COMM 459200101 2175 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COMM 46612J101 86044 525060 SH SOLE 525060 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMM 478160104 39158 418810 SH SOLE 418810 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMM 494368103 975 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COMM 496902107 9799 5209500 SH SOLE 5209500 0 0
KOHLS CORP COMM 500255104 28441 408498 SH SOLE 408498 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC COMM 500472204 4339 32518 SH SOLE 32518 0 0
KROGER CO COMM 501044101 33224 1737232 SH SOLE 1737232 0 0
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC COMM 518439104 22790 445780 SH SOLE 445780 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 549463107 1645 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMM 55268B106 48147 606578 SH SOLE 606578 0 0
MATTEL INC COMM 577081102 622 47000 SH SOLE 47000 0 0
MELLON BK CORP COMM 585509102 41112 1202548 SH SOLE 1202548 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COMM 589331107 45243 667188 SH SOLE 667188 0 0
MERIDIAN GOLD INC COMM 589975101 9453 1400000 SH SOLE 1400000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COMM 594918104 123990 1054114 SH SOLE 1054114 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMM 604059105 4091 42450 SH SOLE 42450 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INVT FD I COMM 61745C105 1888 118500 SH SOLE 118500 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COMM 620076109 5737 38900 SH SOLE 38900 0 0
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PPTYS INC COMM 638620104 555 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NETWORKS ASSOCIATES INC COMM 640938106 293 11700 SH SOLE 11700 0 0
NEWMONT MNG CORP COMM 651639106 15216 627500 SH SOLE 627500 0 0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 65332V103 53192 518000 SH SOLE 518000 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COMM 655844108 672 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COMM 676220106 1926 175175 SH SOLE 175175 0 0
PPG INDS INC COMM 693506107 933 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PACTIV CORPORATION COMM 695257105 244 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
PEPSICO INC COMM 713448108 44406 1250898 SH SOLE 1250898 0 0
PFIZER INC COMM 717081103 18362 561762 SH SOLE 561762 0 0
PHELPS DODGE CORP COMM 717265102 1094 17000 SH SOLE 17000 0 0
PHONE.COM INC COMM 71920Q100 9136 81940 SH SOLE 81940 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COMM 725906101 9843 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COMM 73755L107 720 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COMM 74005P104 2419 47800 SH SOLE 47800 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMM 742718109 61592 561848 SH SOLE 561848 0 0
REYNOLDS METALS CO COMM 761763101 1080 14400 SH SOLE 14400 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 78387G103 23294 488476 SH SOLE 488476 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COMM 78442A109 1542 36500 SH SOLE 36500 0 0
ST PAUL COS INC COMM 792860108 1003 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMM 806857108 2632 45200 SH SOLE 45200 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COMM 824348106 706 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061100 45616 678942 SH SOLE 678942 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061506 28922 282000 SH SOLE 282000 0 0
SPYGLASS INC COMM 852192103 366 11400 SH SOLE 11400 0 0
STANLEY WKS COMM 854616109 1818 60250 SH SOLE 60250 0 0
STILLWATER MNG CO COMM 86074Q102 1156 37000 SH SOLE 37000 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COMM 866810104 5451 69500 SH SOLE 69500 0 0
TAIWAN FD INC COMM 874036106 606 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
TEKELEC COMM 879101103 222 10100 SH SOLE 10100 0 0
TELEFLEX INC COMM 879369106 603 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 0
TEXACO INC COMM 881694103 27973 519234 SH SOLE 519234 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMM 882508104 54293 546348 SH SOLE 546348 0 0
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD COMM 893526103 297 33800 SH SOLE 33800 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COMM 907818108 645 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC COMM 907834105 373 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMM 913017109 64817 1010798 SH SOLE 1010798 0 0
VERISIGN INC COMM 92343E102 26198 143600 SH SOLE 143600 0 0
WICOR INC COMM 929253102 582 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COMM 931142103 55854 823654 SH SOLE 823654 0 0
WALGREEN CO COMM 931422109 43186 1498872 SH SOLE 1498872 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COMM 934488107 61221 740400 SH SOLE 740400 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COMM 939322103 836 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVT TR COMM 939653101 575 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMM 962166104 28034 395200 SH SOLE 395200 0 0
YAHOO INC COMM 984332106 81331 195480 SH SOLE 195480 0 0
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BK LTD CVPF 632525309 1220 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
AEGON N V NY REG SHRS 007924103 2511 26200 SH SOLE 26200 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG SHRS 780257804 439 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
KOREA TELECOM UNDEFINED 50063P103 1846 25400 SH SOLE 25400 0 0
NETIA HOLDINGS S.A. UNDEFINED 64114B104 268 15100 SH SOLE 15100 0 0
UNILEVER N V UNDEFINED 904784709 983 17857 SH SOLE 17857 0 0
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