UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
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 October 24, 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: 211
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2459207
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 2291 116400 SH SOLE 0 0 116400
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC ADR 019228402 2211 116400 SH SOLE 116400 0 0
CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC ADR 127209302 2262 93300 SH SOLE 93300 0 0
CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC ADR 127209302 2332 93300 SH SOLE 0 0 93300
COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE ADR 204412100 1287 59550 SH SOLE 59550 0 0
BUENAVENTURA SA ADR 204448104 6130 485569 SH SOLE 485569 0 0
ENERSIS S A ADR 29274F104 265 16076 SH SOLE 16076 0 0
ERICSSON L M TEL CO ADR 294821400 978 82400 SH SOLE 82400 0 0
ERICSSON L M TEL CO ADR 294821400 701 60000 SH SOLE 0 0 60000
HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR ADR 423325307 200 22600 SH DEFINED 22600 0 0
ING GROEP NV ADR 456837103 1112 45900 SH SOLE 45900 0 0
ING GROEP NV ADR 456837103 2943 45900 SH SOLE 0 0 45900
NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED ADR 652487703 4269 101500 SH SOLE 0 0 101500
NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED ADR 652487703 4377 101500 SH SOLE 101500 0 0
NOKIA OYJ ADR 654902204 2664 68000 SH SOLE 0 0 68000
NOKIA OYJ ADR 654902204 2656 68000 SH SOLE 68000 0 0
POHANG IRON & STL LTD ADR 730450103 317 22600 SH SOLE 22600 0 0
POHANG IRON & STL LTD ADR 730450103 327 22600 SH SOLE 0 0 22600
AVENTIS SA ADR 762426609 2889 42300 SH SOLE 0 0 42300
SK TELECOM ADR 78440P108 717 26700 SH SOLE 26700 0 0
TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPACOES ADR 879246106 437 21560 SH SOLE 21560 0 0
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASILEIRAS S ADR 879287308 1541 22000 SH SOLE 0 0 22000
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASILEIRAS S ADR 879287308 1491 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
TELEFONICA SA ADR 879382208 3147 58026 SH SOLE 58026 0 0
TELEFONICA SA ADR 879382208 3147 58026 SH SOLE 0 0 58026.99
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO ADR 879403780 869 18741 SH SOLE 18741 0 0
TOTAL FINA SA ADR 89151E109 2095 29000 SH SOLE 0 0 29000
TOTAL FINA SA ADR 89151E109 2100 29000 SH SOLE 29000 0 0
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC ADR 92857T107 1883 46000 SH SOLE 46000 0 0
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 000886101 1423 62910 SH SOLE 62910 0 0
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 000886101 920 40000 SH SOLE 0 0 40000
AES CORP COMM 00130H105 1326 23100 SH DEFINED 23100 0 0
AT&T CORP-LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COMM 001957109 8998 325740 SH SOLE 325740 0 0
ABER RES LTD NEW COMM 002916104 219 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
ACLARA BIOSCIENCES INC COMM 00461P106 258 10100 SH SOLE 10100 0 0
ADMINISTAFF INC COMM 007094105 341 10800 SH SOLE 10800 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMM 008474108 4202 812500 SH SOLE 812500 0 0
ALCAN ALUM LTD COMM 013716105 789 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COMM 019512102 1148 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMM 02364J104 50195 1047038 SH SOLE 1047038 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMM 02364J104 1024 22000 SH SOLE 0 0 22000
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMM 025816109 59139 1087630 SH SOLE 1087630 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMM 026874107 75510 791207 SH SOLE 791207 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMM 026874107 5038 53000 SH SOLE 0 0 53000.68
AMGEN INC COMM 031162100 1650 24000 SH SOLE 0 0 24000
AMGEN INC COMM 031162100 2262 31890 SH SOLE 31890 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COMM 035229103 15966 381010 SH SOLE 381010 0 0
APPLIED MATLS INC COMM 038222105 13680 256000 SH SOLE 256000 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC COMM 055622104 848 15758 SH SOLE 15758 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COMM 064057102 2092 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COMM 071593107 4657 3240000 SH SOLE 3240000 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC COMM 075811109 1351 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMM 077853109 57057 1148318 SH SOLE 1148318 0 0
BLOCK H & R INC COMM 093671105 680 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
BOEING CO COMM 097023105 44778 731070 SH SOLE 731070 0 0
BOEING CO COMM 097023105 4680 78000 SH SOLE 0 0 78000
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COMM 110122108 61657 994474 SH SOLE 994474 0 0
CERTICOM CORP COMM 156915100 618 15600 SH SOLE 15600 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMM 16161A108 33044 861795 SH SOLE 861795 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COMM 166751107 35491 429870 SH SOLE 429870 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COMM 17275R102 4424 77200 SH SOLE 0 0 77200
CISCO SYS INC COMM 17275R102 86315 1544800 SH SOLE 1544800 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 611 12000 SH SOLE 0 0 12000
CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 66837 1325151 SH SOLE 1325151 0 0
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. COMM 185896107 264 12500 SH SOLE 12500 0 0
CLOROX CO COMM 189054109 2500 63000 SH SOLE 0 0 63000
CLOROX CO COMM 189054109 2480 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
COCA COLA CO COMM 191216100 17773 321330 SH SOLE 321330 0 0
COMINCO LTD COMM 200435105 811 70940 SH SOLE 70940 0 0
COMMERCE ONE INC COMM 200693109 13210 175270 SH SOLE 175270 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 4911 177300 SH SOLE 177300 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 3301 115300 SH SOLE 0 0 115300
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMM 204493100 728 25460 SH DEFINED 25460 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMM 205363104 1221 18500 SH SOLE 0 0 18500
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMM 205363104 1229 18500 SH SOLE 18500 0 0
CONAGRA INC COMM 205887102 448 23000 SH SOLE 0 0 23000
CONAGRA INC COMM 205887102 1267 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
CRANE CO. COMM 224399105 5018 208000 SH SOLE 0 0 208000
CRANE CO. COMM 224399105 5122 208000 SH SOLE 208000 0 0
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMM 228255105 462 50000 SH SOLE 0 0 50000
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMM 228255105 440 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
CYTYC CORP COMM 232946103 699 15085 SH SOLE 15085 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMM 247025109 28842 1048830 SH SOLE 1048830 0 0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMM 247126105 486 34935 SH DEFINED 34935 0 0
ECI TELECOM LTD COMM 268258100 490 19100 SH DEFINED 19100 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COMM 268648102 77984 780330 SH SOLE 780330 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMM 277461109 781 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
EFFICIENT NETWORKS INC COMM 282056100 5591 161550 SH SOLE 161550 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMM 283905107 6412 102800 SH SOLE 102800 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COMM 285661104 1490 31750 SH SOLE 31750 0 0
EMCORE CORP COMM 290846104 703 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
ENTERGY CORP NEW COMM 29364G103 388 10500 SH DEFINED 10500 0 0
EQUANT NV COMM 294409107 394 81813 SH SOLE 81813 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMM 302290101 1330 15049 SH SOLE 0 0 15049.71
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMM 302290101 93025 1044495 SH SOLE 1044495 0 0
FLEET FINL GROUP INC NEW COMM 338915101 31148 917826 SH SOLE 917826 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COMM 345370860 16030 636451 SH SOLE 636451 0 0
FORRESTER RESH INC COMM 346563109 532 10900 SH SOLE 10900 0 0
FRANKLIN RES INC COMM 354613101 766 19100 SH SOLE 0 0 19100
FRANKLIN RES INC COMM 354613101 742 19100 SH SOLE 19100 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COMM 369604103 135724 2728130 SH SOLE 2728130 0 0
GOLDCORP INC NEW COMM 380956102 3967 620000 SH SOLE 620000 0 0
GUCCI GROUP N V COMM 401566104 6054 65102 SH SOLE 65102 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COMM 406216101 21396 519480 SH SOLE 519480 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMM 428236103 4643 47200 SH SOLE 47200 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMM 428236103 3283 34200 SH SOLE 0 0 34200
HOME DEPOT INC COMM 437076102 18544 457189 SH SOLE 457189 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COMM 437076102 473 12000 SH SOLE 0 0 12000
HOMESTAKE MNG CO COMM 437614100 6961 1675000 SH SOLE 1675000 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMM 456866102 931 28000 SH SOLE 28000 0 0
INTEL CORP COMM 458140100 3746 87000 SH SOLE 0 0 87000
INTEL CORP COMM 458140100 62962 1453680 SH SOLE 1453680 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS C COMM 459200101 1857 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO COMM 460146103 13032 439000 SH SOLE 439000 0 0
JDS UNIPHASE CORP. COMM 46612J101 29893 295430 SH SOLE 295430 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMM 478160104 5264 57500 SH SOLE 57500 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMM 478160104 3766 41000 SH SOLE 0 0 41000
KLM-KONINKLIJKE LUCHTVAART MIJ COMM 482516309 529 35000 SH SOLE 0 0 35000
KINROSS GOLD CORP COMM 496902107 3904 8659500 SH SOLE 8659500 0 0
KOHLS CORP COMM 500255104 22237 414690 SH SOLE 414690 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC COMM 500472303 3445 88921 SH SOLE 0 0 88921.84
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COMM 518415104 1644 62500 SH DEFINED 62500 0 0
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC COMM 518439104 22152 593690 SH SOLE 593690 0 0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COMM 52729N100 15318 311030 SH SOLE 311030 0 0
LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES COMM 530129105 253 10600 SH SOLE 10600 0 0
LILLY ELI & CO COMM 532457108 12793 143850 SH SOLE 143850 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 549463107 1171 51800 SH SOLE 0 0 51800
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 549463107 1804 81800 SH SOLE 81800 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMM 55268B106 1609 60150 SH SOLE 60150 0 0
MATTEL INC COMM 577081102 555 47000 SH SOLE 47000 0 0
MATTEL INC COMM 577081102 531 47000 SH SOLE 0 0 47000
MCDONALDS CORP COMM 580135101 932 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COMM 580135101 904 32000 SH SOLE 0 0 32000
MEDTRONIC INC COMM 585055106 42438 832120 SH SOLE 832120 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COMM 589331107 4044 49400 SH SOLE 0 0 49400
MERCK & CO INC COMM 589331107 60181 710108 SH SOLE 710108 0 0
MERIDIAN GOLD INC COMM 589975101 2334 440000 SH SOLE 440000 0 0
METHODE ELECTRONICS INC COMM 591520200 542 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COMM 594918104 2490 38200 SH SOLE 0 0 38200
MICROSOFT CORP COMM 594918104 70053 1127620 SH SOLE 1127620 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMM 604059105 872 10000 SH SOLE 0 0 10000
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMM 604059105 2424 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COMM 620076109 2258 96600 SH SOLE 0 0 96600
MOTOROLA INC COMM 620076109 3101 130600 SH SOLE 130600 0 0
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PPTYS INC. COMM 638620104 595 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NEWMONT MNG CORP COMM 651639106 3500 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 65332V103 24561 630790 SH SOLE 630790 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COMM 655844108 390 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COMM 656568102 61876 924390 SH SOLE 924390 0 0
NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMM 670009109 627 10500 SH SOLE 10500 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COMM 676220106 367 52500 SH SOLE 52500 0 0
ORACLE CORP COMM 68389X105 32973 968030 SH SOLE 968030 0 0
PPG INDS INC COMM 693506107 565 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PEMSTAR INC COMM 706552106 255 14000 SH SOLE 14000 0 0
PEPSICO INC COMM 713448108 65458 1400190 SH SOLE 1400190 0 0
PFIZER INC COMM 717081103 79476 1751547 SH SOLE 1751547 0 0
PHELPS DODGE CORP COMM 717265102 903 21500 SH SOLE 21500 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COMM 725906101 5312 680000 SH SOLE 680000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COMM 73755L107 803 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COMM 74005P104 1112 35100 SH SOLE 35100 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COMM 74005P104 1129 35100 SH SOLE 0 0 35100
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMM 742718109 1043 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 78387G103 25534 471766 SH SOLE 471766 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COMM 78442A109 1005 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COMM 78442A109 1010 20000 SH SOLE 0 0 20000
SAFEWAY INC COMM 786514208 599 12200 SH DEFINED 12200 0 0
ST PAUL COS INC COMM 792860108 957 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMM 806605101 795 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMM 806857108 26632 330840 SH SOLE 330840 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMM 806857108 4408 52400 SH SOLE 0 0 52400
SECURITY CAPITAL GROUP INC. COMM 81413P204 268 14100 SH DEFINED 14100 0 0
SHARPER IMAGE CORP COMM 820013100 240 14600 SH SOLE 14600 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COMM 824348106 700 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061100 772 30000 SH SOLE 0 0 30000
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061100 12137 478310 SH SOLE 478310 0 0
SPRINT CORP (PCS GROUP) COMM 852061506 36429 980450 SH SOLE 980450 0 0
STANLEY WORKS COMM 854616109 654 30000 SH SOLE 0 0 30000
STANLEY WORKS COMM 854616109 660 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COMM 866810104 53110 447250 SH SOLE 447250 0 0
TEXACO INC COMM 881694103 46882 792934 SH SOLE 792934 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMM 882508104 41745 854118 SH SOLE 854118 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMM 882508104 2712 57100 SH SOLE 0 0 57100
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC COMM 88632Q103 8681 129570 SH SOLE 129570 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMM 902124106 927 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
ULTICOM INC COMM 903844108 593 12400 SH SOLE 12400 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMM 913017109 53662 845080 SH SOLE 845080 0 0
VERISIGN INC COMM 92343E102 20804 117790 SH SOLE 117790 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COMM 92343V104 1453 30000 SH SOLE 0 0 30000
VIACOM INC COMM 925524308 8502 150660 SH SOLE 150660 0 0
VOICESTREAM WIRELESS CORP COMM 928615103 12911 110650 SH SOLE 110650 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COMM 931142103 55748 1178304 SH SOLE 1178304 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COMM 931142103 605 13000 SH SOLE 0 0 13000
WALGREEN CO COMM 931422109 75039 1855700 SH SOLE 1855700 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COMM 939322103 1260 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVT TR COMM 939653101 777 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMM 962166104 24437 615750 SH SOLE 615750 0 0
WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 975515107 248 12750 SH SOLE 12750 0 0
WORLDCOM INC COMM 98157D106 1358 52900 SH SOLE 0 0 52900
WORLDCOM INC COMM 98157D106 294 11465 SH DEFINED 11465 0 0
LTC PPTYS INC CONV 502175AF9 222 275000 PRN DEFINED 275000 0 0
MBL INTL FIN BERMUDA TR CONV 55262XAA2 255 250000 PRN DEFINED 250000 0 0
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK CVPF 632525309 1140 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
AEGON NV NY REG SHRS 007924103 2118 56400 SH SOLE 56400 0 0
AEGON NV NY REG SHRS 007924103 2122 56400 SH SOLE 0 0 56400
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COMPANY NY REG SHRS 780257804 372 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
AVENTIS S.A. (RHONE POULENE N UNDEFINED 053561106 3185 42300 SH SOLE 42300 0 0
KOREA TELECOM UNDEFINED 50063P103 532 14900 SH SOLE 14900 0 0
SURGUTNEFTEGAZ UNDEFINED 868861204 410 23530 SH SOLE 23530 0 0
UNILEVER N.V. UNDEFINED 904784709 873 17857 SH SOLE 17857 0 0
VIVENDI (EX-GENERALE DES EAUX) UNDEFINED 92851S105 1696 128000 SH SOLE 128000 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC UNDEFINED 92857W100 1891 46000 SH SOLE 0 0 46000
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