UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
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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 April 11, 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: 154
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2431459
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 2247 116400 SH SOLE 116400 0 0
BANCO DE GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRE ADR 059538207 206 10172 SH SOLE 10172 0 0
BANCO FRANCES DEL RIO DE LA PL ADR 059591107 2744 116169 SH SOLE 116169 0 0
CADBURY SCHWEPPES P L C ADR 127209302 2597 103300 SH SOLE 103300 0 0
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA ADR 204448104 10669 609700 SH SOLE 609700 0 0
COMPANIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES ADR 204449300 291 12800 SH SOLE 12800 0 0
ENDESA SA ADR 29258N107 2425 103500 SH SOLE 103500 0 0
GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV ADR 40049J206 724 10650 SH SOLE 10650 0 0
ING GROEP N V ADR 456837103 1096 45900 SH SOLE 45900 0 0
KOREA ELEC PWR CO ADR 500631106 237 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
MATAV RT SPONSORED ADR ADR 559776109 582 13050 SH SOLE 13050 0 0
NEWS CORP LTD ADR 652487703 5709 101500 SH SOLE 101500 0 0
NOKIA CORP ADR 654902204 3774 17000 SH SOLE 17000 0 0
POHANG IRON & STL LTD ADR 730450103 621 22600 SH SOLE 22600 0 0
SK TELECOM LTD ADR 78440P108 1937 49680 SH SOLE 49680 0 0
TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPACOES ADR 879246106 547 20500 SH SOLE 20500 0 0
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASILEIRAS S ADR 879287308 4036 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0
TELEFONICA DE ESPANA S A ADR 879382208 3370 45314 SH SOLE 45314 0 0
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A ADR 879403780 2480 37230 SH SOLE 37230 0 0
TOTAL S A ADR 89151E109 1251 17000 SH SOLE 17000 0 0
AT&T CORP-LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COMM 001957109 61246 1087620 SH SOLE 1087620 0 0
ACTIVE VOICE CORP COMM 004938106 202 14200 SH SOLE 14200 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMM 008474108 2050 367500 SH SOLE 367500 0 0
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES COMM 00971T101 5821 36200 SH SOLE 36200 0 0
ALCAN ALUM LTD COMM 013716105 1090 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COMM 019512102 1252 23780 SH SOLE 23780 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMM 02364J104 28600 424106 SH SOLE 424106 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMM 025816109 47973 322108 SH SOLE 322108 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMM 026874107 56878 519434 SH SOLE 519434 0 0
AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE CORP COMM 02755R103 424 17700 SH SOLE 17700 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC COMM 055622104 846 15758 SH SOLE 15758 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COMM 064057102 1662 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COMM 071593107 7953 4040000 SH SOLE 4040000 0 0
BE FREE INC COMM 073308108 5097 231700 SH SOLE 231700 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC COMM 075811109 1540 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMM 077853109 61236 1001824 SH SOLE 1001824 0 0
BLOCK H & R INC COMM 093671105 1342 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BOEING CO COMM 097023105 37868 1001490 SH SOLE 1001490 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COMM 110122108 46795 806814 SH SOLE 806814 0 0
CEMEX S A COMM 151290889 293 12964 SH SOLE 12964 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMM 16161A108 7418 85090 SH SOLE 85090 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COMM 166751107 48338 522930 SH SOLE 522930 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COMM 17275R102 125806 1627244 SH SOLE 1627244 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 60419 1009100 SH SOLE 1009100 0 0
CITRIX SYS INC COMM 177376100 29923 451680 SH SOLE 451680 0 0
CLOROX CO COMM 189054109 2079 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
COMINCO LTD COMM 200435105 1148 79000 SH SOLE 79000 0 0
COMMERCE ONE INC COMM 200693109 16893 113190 SH SOLE 113190 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 4787 177300 SH SOLE 177300 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMM 205363104 1463 18500 SH SOLE 18500 0 0
CONAGRA INC COMM 205887102 1141 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
CRANE CO COMM 224399105 5018 213000 SH SOLE 213000 0 0
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMM 228255105 2147 134200 SH SOLE 134200 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMM 247025109 41404 767640 SH SOLE 767640 0 0
DIAL CORP NEW COMM 25247D101 5391 392110 SH SOLE 392110 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COMM 268648102 24974 198210 SH SOLE 198210 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMM 277461109 1086 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
EFFICIENT NETWORKS INC COMM 282056100 23653 151870 SH SOLE 151870 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY CORP COMM 283905107 4764 118000 SH SOLE 118000 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COMM 285661104 22055 343610 SH SOLE 343610 0 0
EQUANT NV COMM 294409107 702 55522 SH SOLE 55522 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMM 302290101 94367 1210805 SH SOLE 1210805 0 0
FLEET FINL GROUP INC NEW COMM 338915101 27517 753896 SH SOLE 753896 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COMM 345370100 20546 447260 SH SOLE 447260 0 0
FRANKLIN RES INC COMM 354613101 638 19100 SH SOLE 19100 0 0
GTE CORP COMM 362320103 1611 22700 SH SOLE 22700 0 0
GALILEO INTERNATIONAL COMM 363547100 601 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COMM 369604103 133625 858636 SH SOLE 858636 0 0
GOLDCORP INC NEW COMM 380956102 1645 270000 SH SOLE 270000 0 0
GUCCI GROUP N V COMM 401566104 3556 39991 SH SOLE 39991 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COMM 406216101 25507 620250 SH SOLE 620250 0 0
HANNA M A CO COMM 410522106 328 29000 SH SOLE 29000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMM 428236103 6271 47200 SH SOLE 47200 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COMM 437076102 50927 789569 SH SOLE 789569 0 0
HOMESTAKE MNG CO COMM 437614100 2700 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMM 456866102 2345 53000 SH SOLE 53000 0 0
INKTOMI CORP COMM 457277101 15607 80040 SH SOLE 80040 0 0
INTEL CORP COMM 458140100 81545 618060 SH SOLE 618060 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS C COMM 459200101 2360 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO COMM 460146103 17916 419110 SH SOLE 419110 0 0
I2 TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 465754109 3769 30870 SH SOLE 30870 0 0
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COMM 46612J101 27846 230970 SH SOLE 230970 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMM 478160104 23632 336400 SH SOLE 336400 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMM 494368103 840 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COMM 496902107 7883 5109500 SH SOLE 5109500 0 0
KOHLS CORP COMM 500255104 36957 360558 SH SOLE 360558 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC COMM 500472204 5570 32518 SH SOLE 32518 0 0
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC COMM 518439104 23264 464700 SH SOLE 464700 0 0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COMM 52729N100 2896 27390 SH SOLE 27390 0 0
LITTELFUSE INC COMM 537008104 454 12400 SH SOLE 12400 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 549463107 3785 61800 SH SOLE 61800 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMM 55268B106 2689 59350 SH SOLE 59350 0 0
MATTEL INC COMM 577081102 493 47000 SH SOLE 47000 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COMM 580135101 1196 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COMM 585055106 3658 71130 SH SOLE 71130 0 0
MELLON BK CORP COMM 585509102 17071 573830 SH SOLE 573830 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COMM 589331107 40828 657198 SH SOLE 657198 0 0
MERIDIAN GOLD INC COMM 589975101 6860 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COMM 594918104 117284 1103854 SH SOLE 1103854 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMM 604059105 2891 32650 SH SOLE 32650 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INVT FD I COMM 61745C105 1562 118500 SH SOLE 118500 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COMM 620076109 5869 40200 SH SOLE 40200 0 0
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PPTYS INC COMM 638620104 417 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NEWMONT MNG CORP COMM 651639106 10096 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 65332V103 58564 395040 SH SOLE 395040 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COMM 655844108 463 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COMM 676220106 2846 246175 SH SOLE 246175 0 0
PPG INDS INC COMM 693506107 784 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PALM INC COMM 696642107 498 11100 SH SOLE 11100 0 0
PEPSICO INC COMM 713448108 43821 1256538 SH SOLE 1256538 0 0
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COMM 716941109 3204 53852 SH SOLE 53852 0 0
PFIZER INC COMM 717081103 21833 597162 SH SOLE 597162 0 0
PHELPS DODGE CORP COMM 717265102 1137 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
PHONE.COM INC COMM 71920Q100 14146 86720 SH SOLE 86720 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COMM 725906101 8043 990000 SH SOLE 990000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COMM 73755L107 750 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COMM 74005P104 2493 59900 SH SOLE 59900 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMM 742718109 19865 351598 SH SOLE 351598 0 0
REYNOLDS METALS CO COMM 761763101 916 13700 SH SOLE 13700 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 78387G103 19457 461896 SH SOLE 461896 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COMM 78442A109 1215 36500 SH SOLE 36500 0 0
ST PAUL COS INC COMM 792860108 1023 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMM 806857108 26107 341270 SH SOLE 341270 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COMM 824348106 774 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061100 37390 591160 SH SOLE 591160 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061506 34483 526470 SH SOLE 526470 0 0
STANLEY WKS COMM 854616109 1589 60250 SH SOLE 60250 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COMM 866810104 28981 309290 SH SOLE 309290 0 0
TAIWAN FD INC COMM 874036106 461 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 0
TELEFLEX INC COMM 879369106 672 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 0
TEXACO INC COMM 881694103 28180 524284 SH SOLE 524284 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMM 882508104 74228 463930 SH SOLE 463930 0 0
3COM CORP COMM 885535104 17643 317190 SH SOLE 317190 0 0
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC COMM 88632Q103 6608 81080 SH SOLE 81080 0 0
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD COMM 893526103 255 33800 SH SOLE 33800 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMM 902124106 902 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COMM 907818108 586 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC COMM 907834105 435 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMM 913017109 55827 883518 SH SOLE 883518 0 0
VERISIGN INC COMM 92343E102 18195 121710 SH SOLE 121710 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COMM 931142103 50992 902514 SH SOLE 902514 0 0
WALGREEN CO COMM 931422109 35279 1370092 SH SOLE 1370092 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COMM 934488107 59394 608000 SH SOLE 608000 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COMM 939322103 848 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVT TR COMM 939653101 600 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMM 962166104 32838 576120 SH SOLE 576120 0 0
YAHOO INC COMM 984332106 25202 147060 SH SOLE 147060 0 0
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BK LTD CVPF 632525309 1080 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
AEGON N V NY REG SHRS 007924103 2270 28200 SH SOLE 28200 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG SHRS 780257804 399 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
KOREA TELECOM UNDEFINED 50063P103 801 18300 SH SOLE 18300 0 0
NETIA HOLDINGS S.A. UNDEFINED 64114B104 528 15100 SH SOLE 15100 0 0
PC HOLDINGS S.A. UNDEFINED 693200107 253 14822 SH SOLE 14822 0 0
UNILEVER N V UNDEFINED 904784709 859 17857 SH SOLE 17857 0 0
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