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
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Nippon Life Insurance Company
Address: 1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo Japan 100-8444
Form 13F File Number: 28-3746
The institutional investment manger 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: Yasushi Nagai
Title: Deputy General Manager
Phone: 011 (81) 3 (3507) 1436
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Yasushi Nagai Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2000
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report).
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 167
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 10,047,181
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: None
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
None
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
NAME OF REPORTING MANAGER: NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
Voting
Name of Title of CUSIP Value Amount and Type Investment Other Authority
Issuer Class Number ($1,000) of Security Discretion Managers (Shares)
Shares or
Principal SH/ PUT/ SHRD- SHRD-
Amount PRN CALL Sole DFND OTH Sole Shared None
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ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 124,383 2,615,154 SH 2,615,154 2,615,154
ABGENIX INC COM 00339B107 29,278 350,380 SH 350,380 350,380
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 28,876 186,000 SH 186,000 186,000
AES CORP COM 00130H105 42,439 619,550 SH 619,550 619,550
AETNA INC COM 008117103 21,222 373,150 SH 373,150 373,150
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IN COM 00846U101 23,188 483,096 SH 483,096 483,096
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 11,238 444,000 SH 444,000 444,000
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 41,057 815,040 SH 815,040 815,040
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 8,340 208,500 SH 208,500 208,500
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COM 02364J104 110,132 2,026,352 SH 2,026,352 2,026,352
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 366,491 6,014,214 SH 6,014,214 6,014,214
AMERICAN HOME PRODS COR COM 026609107 75,774 1,336,700 SH 1,336,700 1,336,700
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 197,450 2,083,915 SH 2,083,915 2,083,915
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 172,717 2,458,616 SH 2,458,616 2,458,616
ANGLOGOLD LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 229 12,300 SH 12,300 12,300
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 38,794 896,980 SH 896,980 896,980
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 10,847 169,827 SH 169,827 169,827
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS COM 03822W109 14,525 67,874 SH 67,874 67,874
ARGENTINA FD INC COM 040112104 342 33,410 SH 33,410 33,410
ARIBA INC COM 04033V104 12,227 81,960 SH 81,960 81,960
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 75,726 2,577,937 SH 2,577,937 2,577,937
AVERY DENNISON CORP COM 053611109 22,886 493,500 SH 493,500 493,500
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 22,767 557,000 SH 557,000 557,000
AXA FINL INC COM 002451102 30,781 599,152 SH 599,152 599,152
BALLARD PWR SYS INC COM 05858H104 29,012 271,302 SH 271,302 271,302
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 48,724 850,150 SH 850,150 850,150
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 10,237 267,650 SH 267,650 267,650
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 25,679 323,770 SH 323,770 323,770
BIOGEN INC COM 090597105 12,078 198,000 SH 198,000 198,000
BOEING CO COM 097023105 19,998 309,460 SH 309,460 309,460
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 132,761 2,288,985 SH 2,288,985 2,288,985
BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 57,880 225,930 SH 225,930 225,930
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS COM 111621108 23,550 97,450 SH 97,450 97,450
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CO COM 130876105 8,144 138,920 SH 138,920 138,920
CALPINE CORP COM 131347106 24,607 242,590 SH 242,590 242,590
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NE COM 16161A108 37,114 791,775 SH 791,775 791,775
CHILE FD INC COM 168834109 898 98,430 SH 98,430 98,430
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 36,947 451,270 SH 451,270 451,270
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 14,027 107,900 SH 107,900 107,900
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 32,108 312,190 SH 312,190 312,190
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 527,509 8,875,020 SH 8,875,020 8,875,020
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967109 244,456 4,542,737 SH 4,542,737 4,542,737
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 87,720 1,582,333 SH 1,582,333 1,582,333
CORNING INC COM 219350105 150,513 492,275 SH 492,275 492,275
CURAGEN CORP COM 23126R101 17,119 332,410 SH 332,410 332,410
COLUMN TOTAL: 3,022,790
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DE BEERS CONS MINES LTD ADR DEFD 240253302 645 23,840 SH 23,840 23,840
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025109 37,981 1,135,898 SH 1,135,898 1,135,898
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYS C COM 247126105 4,219 280,160 SH 280,160 280,160
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 56,360 1,452,132 SH 1,452,132 1,452,132
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 67,709 1,634,008 SH 1,634,008 1,634,008
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 65,162 759,911 SH 759,911 759,911
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 321,189 3,122,136 SH 3,122,136 3,122,136
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 17,598 488,000 SH 488,000 488,000
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 30,282 456,230 SH 456,230 456,230
ENERSIS S A SPONSORED ADR 29274F104 270 15,300 SH 15,300 15,300
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 113,086 1,267,080 SH 1,267,080 1,267,080
EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS I COM 302088109 21,329 434,180 SH 434,180 434,180
EXTREME NETWORKS INC COM 30226D106 16,648 137,950 SH 137,950 137,950
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 179,774 2,017,109 SH 2,017,109 2,017,109
FIRST PHILIPPINE FD INC COM 336100102 439 130,160 SH 130,160 130,160
FUELCELL ENERGY INC COM 35952H106 34,001 358,860 SH 358,860 358,860
GENENTECH INC COM NEW 368710406 36,231 195,912 SH 195,912 195,912
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 8,992 142,450 SH 142,450 142,450
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 552,447 9,363,515 SH 9,363,515 9,363,515
GENERAL MTRS CORP CL H NEW 370442832 11,808 318,548 SH 318,548 318,548
GERON CORP COM 374163103 13,501 477,940 SH 477,940 477,940
GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 9,532 82,220 SH 82,220 82,220
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 38141G104 16,048 142,018 SH 142,018 142,018
GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 752 12,710 SH 12,710 12,710
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 39,113 365,978 SH 365,978 365,978
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 150,433 2,757,087 SH 2,757,087 2,757,087
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 8,570 235,200 SH 235,200 235,200
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES I COM 444903108 27,788 154,540 SH 154,540 154,540
I2 TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 465754109 22,129 118,300 SH 118,300 118,300
IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CO COM 449370105 21,885 124,660 SH 124,660 124,660
IMMUNEX CORP NEW COM 452528102 16,158 345,640 SH 345,640 345,640
INDIA FD INC COM 454089103 1,456 118,870 SH 118,870 118,870
INGERSOLL-RAND CO COM 456866102 10,260 300,660 SH 300,660 300,660
INKTOMI CORP COM 457277101 20,644 174,580 SH 174,580 174,580
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 177,812 4,001,406 SH 4,001,406 4,001,406
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COM 459200101 256,478 2,174,695 SH 2,174,695 2,174,695
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM 46612J101 60,217 618,410 SH 618,410 618,410
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 193,051 2,055,108 SH 2,055,108 2,055,108
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC COM 48203R104 13,217 57,970 SH 57,970 57,970
KOREA ELECTRIC PWR SPONSORED ADR 500631106 329 24,200 SH 24,200 24,200
KOREA FD COM 500634100 426 35,170 SH 35,170 35,170
LEHMAN BROS HOLDGS INC COM 524908100 626,851 4,242,649 SH 4,242,649 4,242,649
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COM 52729N100 28,420 368,500 SH 368,500 368,500
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 108,291 1,321,636 SH 1,321,636 1,321,636
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 15,724 321,730 SH 321,730 321,730
COLUMN TOTAL: 3,415,255
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 16,626 518,610 SH 518,610 518,610
LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 18,150 600,000 SH 600,000 600,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 101,927 3,210,303 SH 3,210,303 3,210,303
MALAYSIA FD INC COM 560905101 426 103,500 SH 103,500 103,500
MARSH&MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 17,520 131,240 SH 131,240 131,240
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 32,300 1,070,000 SH 1,070,000 1,070,000
MEDIMMUNE INC COM 584699102 20,815 254,820 SH 254,820 254,820
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 50,736 979,240 SH 979,240 979,240
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 149,138 2,003,545 SH 2,003,545 2,003,545
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC COM 590188108 25,968 398,360 SH 398,360 398,360
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 208,278 3,397,003 SH 3,397,003 3,397,003
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTIC COM 599902103 25,249 160,840 SH 160,840 160,840
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 32,036 349,890 SH 349,890 349,890
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 13,471 80,940 SH 80,940 80,940
MORGAN STAN D WITTER AF COM 617444104 1,331 165,170 SH 165,170 165,170
MORGAN STANLEY D WITTER COM 61745C105 409 38,970 SH 38,970 38,970
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WIT COM NEW 617446448 12,931 143,580 SH 143,580 143,580
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 5,736 198,245 SH 198,245 198,245
MYRIAD GENETICS INC COM 62855J104 24,522 264,570 SH 264,570 264,570
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 25,874 190,450 SH 190,450 190,450
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 8,103 476,690 SH 476,690 476,690
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS I CL A 65332V103 19,328 415,110 SH 415,110 415,110
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COM 656569100 142,886 2,265,798 SH 2,265,798 2,265,798
OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 35,732 489,900 SH 489,900 489,900
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 299,950 3,681,086 SH 3,681,086 3,681,086
PE CORP CELERA GEN GRP 69332S201 6,457 65,230 SH 65,230 65,230
PE CORP COM PE BIO GRP 69332S102 118,256 990,109 SH 990,109 990,109
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 50,344 1,094,455 SH 1,094,455 1,094,455
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 371,871 8,275,300 SH 8,275,300 8,275,300
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 53,560 1,766,930 SH 1,766,930 1,766,930
PMC-SIERRA INC COM 69344F106 31,357 138,024 SH 138,024 138,024
POHANG TRON & STL LTD SPONSORED ADR 730450103 453 23,940 SH 23,940 23,940
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 68,678 1,025,052 SH 1,025,052 1,025,052
PROTEIN DESIGN LABS INC COM 74369L103 9,321 74,140 SH 74,140 74,140
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 40,563 542,200 SH 542,200 542,200
R O C TAIWAN FD COM 749651105 1,032 154,370 SH 154,370 154,370
REDBACK NETWORKS INC COM 757209101 14,841 87,400 SH 87,400 87,400
SANDISK CORP COM 80004C101 16,322 247,076 SH 247,076 247,076
SASOL LTD SPONSORED ADR 803866300 332 42,170 SH 42,170 42,170
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 128,225 2,564,503 SH 2,564,503 2,564,503
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 107,197 2,305,316 SH 2,305,316 2,305,316
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 21,450 263,605 SH 263,605 263,605
SIEBEL SYS INC COM 826170102 66,191 568,240 SH 568,240 568,240
SK TELECOM LTD SPONSORED ADR 78440P108 783 31,190 SH 31,190 31,190
SOLECTRON CORP COM 834182107 44,095 956,000 SH 956,000 956,000
COLUMN TOTAL: 2,440,770
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SOUTHERN AFRICA FD INC COM 842157109 1,863 141,950 SH 141,950 141,950
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 34,391 837,530 SH 837,530 837,530
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 54,976 420,920 SH 420,920 420,920
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 164,058 1,327,068 SH 1,327,068 1,327,068
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC COM 871206108 21,485 206,590 SH 206,590 206,590
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 19,956 430,900 SH 430,900 430,900
TAIWAN FD INC COM 874036106 840 57,210 SH 57,210 57,210
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MF SPONSORED ADR 874039100 534 24,169 SH 24,169 24,169
TELECOMM ARGENTINA STET SPON ADR REP B 879273209 387 17,940 SH 17,940 17,940
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASIL SPONSORED ADR 879287308 1,267 16,020 SH 16,020 16,020
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SPON ADR ORD L 879403780 2,240 41,110 SH 41,110 41,110
TEMPLETON RUSSIA FD INC COM 88022F105 1,745 108,270 SH 108,270 108,270
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 40,845 778,000 SH 778,000 778,000
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 69,273 1,420,992 SH 1,420,992 1,420,992
TIFFANY & CO NEW COM 886547108 21,646 550,620 SH 550,620 550,620
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 30,533 382,391 SH 382,391 382,391
TV AZTECA S A DE C V SPONSORED ADR 901145102 455 34,190 SH 34,190 34,190
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM 902124106 81,494 1,567,210 SH 1,567,210 1,567,210
UNIONBANCAL CORP COM 908906100 59,911 2,569,944 SH 2,569,944 2,569,944
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COR COM 913017109 39,524 552,790 SH 552,790 552,790
VERISIGN INC COM 92343E102 21,420 102,800 SH 102,800 102,800
VERITAS SOFTWARE CO COM 923436109 58,235 393,480 SH 393,480 393,480
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS COM 92532F100 18,398 197,300 SH 197,300 197,300
VIACOM INC CL B 925524308 35,079 614,084 SH 614,084 614,084
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 173,277 3,600,562 SH 3,600,562 3,600,562
WATERS CORP COM 941848103 24,143 267,150 SH 267,150 267,150
WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWOR COM 94973H108 9,046 96,430 SH 96,430 96,430
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 66,082 1,413,530 SH 1,413,530 1,413,530
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 15,463 383,000 SH 383,000 383,000
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 17,398 411,800 SH 411,800 411,800
XILINX INC COM 983919101 45,837 522,360 SH 522,360 522,360
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 36,565 382,138 SH 382,138 382,138
COLUMN TOTAL: 1,168,366
GRAND TOTAL: 10,047,181
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