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, 1999
Check here if Amendment ( ); Amendment Number:
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Address: One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
13F File Number: 28-1403
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: Robert J. Woodward, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Phone: (614)249-7696
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Robert J. Woodward, Jr. Columbus, Ohio November 8, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
( X) 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
( ) 13F NOTICE.
( ) 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 52
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $591,011
List of Other Included Managers:
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
9/30/1999
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRIN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 881 24,000 SH SHARED 03 24,000
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 6,059 146,000 SH SHARED 03 146,000
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 40,106 461,321 SH SHARED 03 461,321
AMVESCAP PLC SPONSORED ADR 03235E100 1,636 39,966 SH SHARED 03 39,966
AVERY DENNISON CORP COM 053611109 8,429 159,800 SH SHARED 03 159,800
BP AMOCO P L C SPONSORED ADR 055622104 7,039 63,520 SH SHARED 03 63,520
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 15,874 455,999 SH SHARED 03 455,999
BELO A H CORP DEL COM SER A 080555105 219 11,450 SH SHARED 03 11,45
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 10,560 192 SH SHARED 03
BLACK & DECKER CORP COM 091797100 1,083 23,700 SH SHARED 03 23,700
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 23,679 350,800 SH SHARED 03 350,800
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 10,387 189,500 SH SHARED 03 189,500
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC NEW CL A 224044107 514 12,308 SH SHARED 03 12,308
DONALDSON LUFKIN & JENRETTE COM 257661108 5,048 127,600 SH SHARED 03 127,600
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 6,618 161,900 SH SHARED 03 161,900
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 9,033 79,500 SH SHARED 03 79,500
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 1,449 22,930 SH SHARED 03 22,930
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 16,538 217,600 SH SHARED 03 217,600
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 10,613 169,300 SH SHARED 03 169,300
FORD MTR CO DEL COM 345370100 4,683 93,200 SH SHARED 03 93,200
FRANKLIN RES INC COM 354613101 6,351 207,800 SH SHARED 03 207,800
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 78,073 658,500 SH SHARED 03 658,500
HCR MANOR CARE INC COM 404134108 3,087 179,615 SH SHARED 03 179,615
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 12,705 140,000 SH SHARED 03 140,000
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 21,246 309,600 SH SHARED 03 309,600
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 2,621 23,550 SH SHARED 03 23,550
INGERSOL RAND CO COM 456866102 4,862 88,500 SH SHARED 03 88,500
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 4,840 40,000 SH SHARED 03 40,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 56,338 613,200 SH SHARED 03 613,200
KROGER CO COM 501044101 11,431 518,100 SH SHARED 03 518,100
LANCASTER COLONY CORP COM 513847103 320 10,000 SH SHARED 03 10,000
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 4,551 199,500 SH SHARED 03 199,500
MELLON BK CORP COM 585509102 3,605 107,200 SH SHARED 03 107,200
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 46,569 718,520 SH SHARED 03 718,520
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 10,567 110,000 SH SHARED 03 110,000
MOLEX INC COM 608554101 15,696 431,512 SH SHARED 03 431,512
MOLEX INC CL A 608554200 13,970 431,512 SH SHARED 03 431,512
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 10,283 90,000 SH SHARED 03 90,000
NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 3,403 127,500 SH SHARED 03 127,500
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP COM 701094104 6,520 145,500 SH SHARED 03 145,500
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 488 16,000 SH SHARED 03 16,000
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3,487 97,200 SH SHARED 03 97,200
PRICE T ROWE & ASSOCIATES COM 741477103 5,981 218,000 SH SHARED 03 218,000
PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 22,500 240,000 SH SHARED 03 240,000
SAFEWAY INC COM NEW 786514208 8,156 214,290 SH SHARED 03 214,290
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 17,450 400,000 SH SHARED 03 400,000
SCRIPPS E W CO OHIO CL A 811054204 3,684 75,000 SH SHARED 03 75,000
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 3,894 129,000 SH SHARED 03 129,000
VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 12,416 339,000 SH SHARED 03 339,000
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 5,496 82,800 SH SHARED 03 82,800
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949740104 7,846 198,000 SH SHARED 03 198,000
WORTHINGTON INDS INC COM 981811102 2,127 125,100 SH SHARED 03 125,100
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