UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 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: 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 August 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: 196
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 8,853,175
(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 92,752 2,081,394 SH 2,081,394 2,081,394
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 24,180 186,000 SH 186,000 186,000
AES CORP COM 00130H105 21,900 480,000 SH 480,000 480,000
AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 8,065 48,810 SH 48,810 48,810
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IN COM 00846U101 15,780 207,976 SH 207,976 207,976
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES COM 00971T101 13,484 123,570 SH 123,570 123,570
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 18,499 637,926 SH 637,926 637,926
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 19,266 189,000 SH 189,000 189,000
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COM 02364J104 52,965 1,004,082 SH 1,004,082 1,004,082
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 375,139 7,154,025 SH 7,154,025 7,154,025
AMERICAN HOME PRODS COR COM 026609107 30,412 503,210 SH 503,210 503,210
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 144,211 1,178,440 SH 1,178,440 1,178,440
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 116,280 1,655,236 SH 1,655,236 1,655,236
ANALOG DEVICES INC COM 032654105 12,282 156,090 SH 156,090 156,090
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 21,847 287,000 SH 287,000 287,000
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 35,685 400,677 SH 400,677 400,677
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS COM 03822W109 13,985 144,554 SH 144,554 144,554
ARGENTINA FD INC COM 040112104 340 33,410 SH 33,410 33,410
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 83,028 2,594,647 SH 2,594,647 2,594,647
AT & T CORP COM LIB GRP A 001957208 30,211 1,181,870 SH 1,181,870 1,181,870
ATMEL CORP COM 049513104 6,890 191,730 SH 191,730 191,730
AVERY DENNISON CORP COM 053611109 33,126 493,500 SH 493,500 493,500
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 41,697 937,030 SH 937,030 937,030
AXA FINL INC COM 002451102 25,359 708,112 SH 708,112 708,112
BALLARD PWR SYS INC COM 05858H104 16,341 188,242 SH 188,242 188,242
BANCO FRANCES DEL RIO D SPONSORED ADR 59591107 72 3,350 SH 3,350 3,350
BANCO SANTIAGO SP ADR REP COM 05965L105 34 1,920 SH 1,920 1,920
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 54,944 1,144,680 SH 1,144,680 1,144,680
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 16,903 223,150 SH 223,150 223,150
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 17,150 238,610 SH 238,610 238,610
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 47,976 931,579 SH 931,579 931,579
BIOGEN INC COM 090597105 18,022 278,880 SH 278,880 278,880
BOEING CO COM 097023105 30,262 739,230 SH 739,230 739,230
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 125,912 2,161,585 SH 2,161,585 2,161,585
BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 22,925 111,970 SH 111,970 111,970
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS COM 111621108 23,018 130,510 SH 130,510 130,510
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CO COM 130876105 1,017 21,310 SH 21,310 21,310
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 11,744 346,700 SH 346,700 346,700
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NE COM 16161A108 17,813 374,045 SH 374,045 374,045
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 35,825 413,570 SH 413,570 413,570
CHILE FD INC COM 168834109 920 96,290 SH 96,290 96,290
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 21,832 337,830 SH 337,830 337,830
Column Total: 1,700,093
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CIENA CORP COM 171779101 29,819 182,940 SH 182,940 182,940
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 29,628 303,490 SH 303,490 303,490
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 558,206 8,782,006 SH 8,782,006 8,782,006
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967109 160,275 2,551,653 SH 2,551,653 2,551,653
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICA COM 184502102 24,067 339,280 SH 339,280 339,280
CLOROX CO DEL COM 189054109 16,212 373,770 SH 373,770 373,770
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 83,132 1,413,523 SH 1,413,523 1,413,523
COMPANHIA CERVEJARIA BR SPONSD ADR PFD 20440X103 326 19,420 SH 19,420 19,420
COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UN SPONSORED ADR 204429104 207 9,250 SH 9,250 9,250
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 7,055 287,980 SH 287,980 287,980
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC COM 207142100 20,869 429,190 SH 429,190 429,190
CORNING INC COM 219350105 119,842 444,065 SH 444,065 444,065
CURAGEN CORP COM 23126R101 5,774 149,250 SH 149,250 149,250
DE BEERS CONS MINES LTD ADR DEFD 240253302 539 22,640 SH 22,640 22,640
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025109 99,507 2,017,888 SH 2,017,888 2,017,888
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 63,464 1,606,692 SH 1,606,692 1,606,692
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 78,831 1,771,488 SH 1,771,488 1,771,488
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 48,446 839,811 SH 839,811 839,811
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 200,423 2,605,016 SH 2,605,016 2,605,016
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 19,062 488,000 SH 488,000 488,000
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 26,562 421,630 SH 421,630 421,630
EMULEX CORP COM NEW 292475209 11,678 178,300 SH 178,300 178,300
ENERSIS S A SPONSORED ADR 29274F104 300 15,300 SH 15,300 15,300
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 67,795 989,710 SH 989,710 989,710
EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS I COM 302088109 12,300 268,860 SH 268,860 268,860
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 146,198 1,800,749 SH 1,800,749 1,800,749
F5 NETWORKS INC COM 315616102 4,232 79,580 SH 79,580 79,580
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 15,694 413,000 SH 413,000 413,000
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 10,455 204,750 SH 204,750 204,750
FIRST PHILIPPINE FD INC COM 336100102 536 130,160 SH 130,160 130,160
FLEETBOSTON FINL CORP COM 339030108 16,899 475,210 SH 475,210 475,210
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 8,476 82,500 SH 82,500 82,500
FOX ENTMT GROUP INC CL A 35138T107 12,348 411,620 SH 411,620 411,620
GAP INC DEL COM 364760108 11,953 382,500 SH 382,500 382,500
GEMSTAR INTL GROUP LTD ORD G3788V106 18,402 292,680 SH 292,680 292,680
GENENTECH INC COM NEW 368710406 15,709 98,182 SH 98,182 98,182
GENER S A SPONSORED ADR 36873110 158 11,178 SH 11,178 11,178
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 464,118 8,756,945 SH 8,756,945 8,756,945
GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 15,327 396,830 SH 396,830 396,830
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 4,088 68,999 SH 68,999 68,999
Column Total: 2,428,912
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GENERAL MTRS CORP CL H NEW 370442832 23,146 260,436 SH 260,436 260,436
GENOME THERAPEUTICS COR COM 372430108 7,596 253,750 SH 253,750 253,750
GENZYME CORP COM GENL DIV 372917104 4,912 84,150 SH 84,150 84,150
GLOBAL MARINE INC COM 379352404 8,118 279,340 SH 279,340 279,340
GRUPO CARSO-SPONS ADR SPONSORED ADR 400485207 111 13,690 SH 13,690 13,690
GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 840 12,710 SH 12,710 12,710
GUIDANT CORP COM 401698105 5,990 128,140 SH 128,140 128,140
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 11,822 244,070 SH 244,070 244,070
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 49,850 416,288 SH 416,288 416,288
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 125,130 2,505,737 SH 2,505,737 2,505,737
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES I COM 444903108 10,630 77,030 SH 77,030 77,030
ICICI LTD SPONSORED ADR 44926P202 335 17,720 SH 17,720 17,720
IMMUNEX CORP NEW COM 452528102 7,781 155,250 SH 155,250 155,250
INDIA FD INC COM 454089103 1,664 118,870 SH 118,870 118,870
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LT SPONSORED ADR 456788108 779 4,390 SH 4,390 4,390
INKTOMI CORP COM 457277101 11,302 95,580 SH 95,580 95,580
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 322,695 2,413,803 SH 2,413,803 2,413,803
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COM 459200101 139,003 1,219,325 SH 1,219,325 1,219,325
INTUIT COM 461202103 4,055 97,440 SH 97,440 97,440
IRSA INVERSIONERS Y REP GLOBL DEP RCPT 450047204 29 1,325 SH 1,325 1,325
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM 46612J101 10,788 90,000 SH 90,000 90,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 224,316 2,201,878 SH 2,201,878 2,201,878
KEMET CORP COM 488360108 9,207 374,840 SH 374,840 374,840
KIMBERLY CLARK MEX-SPON SPONSORED ADR 494386204 188 10,380 SH 10,380 10,380
KOREA ELECTRIC PWR SPONSORED ADR 500631106 437 24,200 SH 24,200 24,200
KOREA EQUITY FD INC COM 50063B104 179 46,980 SH 46,980 46,980
KOREA FD COM 500634100 490 35,170 SH 35,170 35,170
KOREA TELECOM SPONSORED ADR 50063P103 173 3,650 SH 3,650 3,650
KOREA THRUNET CO LTD-CL COM 703291000 379 25,480 SH 25,480 25,480
KROGER CO COM 501044101 8,695 419,040 SH 419,040 419,040
LABORATORIO CHILE SA ADR 50540H104 41 2,180 SH 2,180 2,180
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC CL A 518439104 15,156 313,310 SH 313,310 313,310
LEHMAN BROS HOLDGS INC COM 524908100 401,005 4,240,639 SH 4,240,639 4,240,639
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COM 52729N100 8,228 94,790 SH 94,790 94,790
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 122,299 1,193,166 SH 1,193,166 1,193,166
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 16,789 461,570 SH 461,570 461,570
LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 32,005 591,320 SH 591,320 591,320
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 209,608 3,537,693 SH 3,537,693 3,537,693
MALAYSIA FD INC COM 560905101 438 92,420 SH 92,420 92,420
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 67,643 2,053,687 SH 2,053,687 2,053,687
Column Total: 1,863,852
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MEDIMMUNE INC COM 584699102 8,865 121,860 SH 121,860 121,860
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 197,032 2,571,385 SH 2,571,385 2,571,385
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC COM 590188108 9,007 76,990 SH 76,990 76,990
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY IN COM 595017104 11,446 198,430 SH 198,430 198,430
MICROMUSE INC COM 595094103 4,404 29,360 SH 29,360 29,360
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 34,103 375,540 SH 375,540 375,540
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 264,396 3,304,953 SH 3,304,953 3,304,953
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTIC COM 599902103 18,714 157,930 SH 157,930 157,930
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 11,946 139,620 SH 139,620 139,620
MORGAN STAN D WITTER AF COM 617444104 1,331 165,170 SH 165,170 165,170
MORGAN STANLEY D WITTER COM 61745C105 453 38,970 SH 38,970 38,970
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WIT COM NEW 617446448 14,106 167,190 SH 167,190 167,190
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 17,961 619,375 SH 619,375 619,375
MYRIAD GENETICS INC COM 62855J104 12,232 83,710 SH 83,710 83,710
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR COM 637640103 6,962 119,780 SH 119,780 119,780
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 7,263 93,350 SH 93,350 93,350
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COM 656569100 73,496 1,075,888 SH 1,075,888 1,075,888
OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 19,451 218,400 SH 218,400 218,400
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 317,783 3,780,326 SH 3,780,326 3,780,326
PE CORP CELERA GEN GRP 69332S201 7,141 72,870 SH 72,870 72,870
PE CORP COM PE BIO GRP 69332S102 8,261 126,499 SH 126,499 126,499
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 69,408 1,561,945 SH 1,561,945 1,561,945
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 231,986 4,833,055 SH 4,833,055 4,833,055
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 67,599 2,497,910 SH 2,497,910 2,497,910
PMC-SIERRA INC COM 69344F106 15,659 88,004 SH 88,004 88,004
POHANG TRON & STL LTD SPONSORED ADR 730450103 577 23,940 SH 23,940 23,940
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 56,966 995,042 SH 995,042 995,042
PROTEIN DESIGN LABS INC COM 74369L103 11,572 69,400 SH 69,400 69,400
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 22,930 372,854 SH 372,854 372,854
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS IN COM 749121109 19,724 415,263 SH 415,263 415,263
R O C TAIWAN FD COM 749651105 1,331 154,370 SH 154,370 154,370
ROHM & HAAS CO COM 775371107 7,800 218,590 SH 218,590 218,590
SAFEWAY INC COM NEW 786514208 7,889 180,850 SH 180,850 180,850
SANDISK CORP COM 80004C101 12,113 212,516 SH 212,516 212,516
SASOL LTD SPONSORED ADR 803866300 267 39,610 SH 39,610 39,610
SATYAM INFOWAY LTD SPONSORED ADR 804099109 124 5,870 SH 5,870 5,870
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 80,109 1,758,233 SH 1,758,233 1,758,233
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 134,500 2,663,374 SH 2,663,374 2,663,374
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 20,452 276,625 SH 276,625 276,625
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC COM 808655104 7,128 97,646 SH 97,646 97,646
Column Total: 1,814,487
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SK TELECOM LTD SPONSORED ADR 78440P108 1,142 31,190 SH 31,190 31,190
SOLECTRON CORP COM 834182107 40,032 956,000 SH 956,000 956,000
SOUTHERN AFRICA FD INC COM 842157109 1,833 139,690 SH 139,690 139,690
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 8,288 218,830 SH 218,830 218,830
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 24,114 227,360 SH 227,360 227,360
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 115,113 1,265,848 SH 1,265,848 1,265,848
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC COM 871206108 11,967 118,780 SH 118,780 118,780
TAIWAN FD INC COM 874036106 1,086 57,210 SH 57,210 57,210
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MF SPONSORED ADR 874039100 1,724 46,289 SH 46,289 46,289
TELECOMM ARGENTINA STET SPON ADR REP B 879273209 469 17,940 SH 17,940 17,940
TELECOMUNICACOES BRASIL SPONSORED ADR 879287308 1,487 15,600 SH 15,600 15,600
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SPON ADR ORD L 879403780 2,213 40,060 SH 40,060 40,060
TEMPLETON RUSSIA FD INC COM 88022F105 870 56,630 SH 56,630 56,630
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 37,076 689,000 SH 689,000 689,000
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 127,980 1,851,432 SH 1,851,432 1,851,432
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 26,857 358,101 SH 358,101 358,101
TV AZTECA S A DE C V SPONSORED ADR 901145102 442 34,190 SH 34,190 34,190
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM 902124106 73,429 1,549,960 SH 1,549,960 1,549,960
UAL CORP COM PAR $0.01 902549500 7,076 122,540 SH 122,540 122,540
UNIBANCO-UNIAO DE BANCO GDR REP PFD UT 90458E107 171 6,220 SH 6,220 6,220
UNIONBANCAL CORP COM 908906100 47,704 2,569,944 SH 2,569,944 2,569,944
VA LINUX SYSTEMS INC COM 91819B105 22,119 497,070 SH 497,070 497,070
VERITAS SOFTWARE CO COM 923436109 24,473 216,550 SH 216,550 216,550
VIACOM INC CL B 925524308 47,301 700,114 SH 700,114 700,114
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY COM 928298108 8,859 246,100 SH 246,100 246,100
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 217,675 3,777,452 SH 3,777,452 3,777,452
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 48,981 377,504 SH 377,504 377,504
WASHINGTOM MUT INC COM 939322103 7,536 249,670 SH 249,670 249,670
WATERS CORP COM 941848103 3,575 27,610 SH 27,610 27,610
WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWOR COM 94973H108 15,529 211,110 SH 211,110 211,110
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 53,785 1,319,880 SH 1,319,880 1,319,880
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 16,469 383,000 SH 383,000 383,000
XILINX INC COM 983919101 37,466 453,790 SH 453,790 453,790
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 10,990 92,118 SH 92,118 92,118
Column Total: 1,045,831
Grand Total: 8,853,175
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