UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
Address: 5900 "O" Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
13F File Number: 28-6724
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: William W. Lester
Title: Senior Vice President - Investments and Treasurer
Phone: 402-467-6959
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
William W. Lester Lincoln, Nebraska October 12, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ x ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 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: 76
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $196,471
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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TITLE OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1622 44200 SH DEFINED 01 44200
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 000886101 3163 75525 SH DEFINED 01 75525
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 365 5875 SH DEFINED 01 5875
ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES COM 019589308 965 82525 SH DEFINED 01 82525
ALLTEL CORP COM 020039103 6975 99115 SH DEFINED 01 99115
AMERUS LIFE HOLDINGS INC CL A COM 030732101 3708 175000 SH DEFINED 01 175000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS COM 035229103 786 11225 SH DEFINED 01 11225
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 2159 50000 SH DEFINED 01 50000
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 4537 101666 SH DEFINED 01 101666
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 458 15800 SH DEFINED 01 15800
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 1158 33250 SH DEFINED 01 33250
BARR LABORATORIES INC. COM 068306109 3572 112500 SH DEFINED 01 112500
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 2659 44125 SH DEFINED 01 44125
BEA SYSTEMS INC COM 073325102 326 9250 SH DEFINED 01 9250
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY COM 084670108 299 75 SH DEFINED 01 75
BROADCOM CORPORATION COM 111320107 651 5978 SH DEFINED 01 5978
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE COM 12189T104 2306 83852 SH DEFINED 01 83852
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 995 14519 SH DEFINED 01 14519
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 6344 144173 SH DEFINED 01 144173
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 3822 166718 SH DEFINED 01 166718
CONAGRA INC COM 205887102 3900 172850 SH DEFINED 01 172850
COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP COM 222814204 719 16500 SH DEFINED 01 16500
CVS CORP COM 126650100 3082 75525 SH DEFINED 01 75525
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 24735106 352 13589 SH DEFINED 01 13589
DUFF & PHELPS COM 294821400 97 10000 SH DEFINED 01 10000
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 678 16500 SH DEFINED 01 16500
ERICSSON (LM) TELEPHONE AB COM 294821400 4373 140225 SH DEFINED 01 140225
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 210 3350 SH DEFINED 01 3350
FIRST COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC COM 319777108 2173 104622 SH DEFINED 01 104622
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 3925 89454 SH DEFINED 01 89454
FLEET BOSTON CORP COM 338915101 4070 111116 SH DEFINED 01 111116
GANNETT COMPANY COM 364730101 526 7600 SH DEFINED 01 7600
GAP INC COM 364760108 609 19029 SH DEFINED 01 19029
GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651206 278 16633 SH DEFINED 01 16633
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 7389 62325 SH DEFINED 01 62325
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 2269 66855 SH DEFINED 01 66855
GTE CORP COM 362320103 3536 46000 SH DEFINED 01 46000
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 1157 53812 SH DEFINED 01 53812
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 2284 100100 SH DEFINED 01 100100
INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP COM 45662S102 586 20000 SH DEFINED 01 20000
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 8937 120265 SH DEFINED 01 120265
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 3677 40025 SH DEFINED 01 40025
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN COM 485170104 277 5950 SH DEFINED 01 5950
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660107 2865 145525 SH DEFINED 01 145525
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COM 52729N100 4129 79125 SH DEFINED 01 79125
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP COM 56501R106 1219 100000 SH DEFINED 01 100000
MATTEL INC COM 577081102 3300 173694 SH DEFINED 01 173694
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 4350 100579 SH DEFINED 01 100579
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 1322 18415.85 SH DEFINED 01 18415.85
MCLEODUSA INC COM 582266102 7410 174346 SH DEFINED 01 174346
MELLON BANK CORPORATION COM 585509102 6753 200820 SH DEFINED 01 200820
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 5656 62450 SH DEFINED 01 62450
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COM 59562V107 3623 122825 SH DEFINED 01 122825
MONSANTO CO COM 611662107 1754 49150 SH DEFINED 01 49150
NOBLE AFFILIATES INC COM 654894104 798 27500 SH DEFINED 01 27500
PENTAIR INC COM 709631105 2687 66975 SH DEFINED 01 66975
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 4660 152775 SH DEFINED 01 152775
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 217 6045 SH DEFINED 01 6045
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COM 749121109 6448 218098 SH DEFINED 01 218098
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA COM 759351109 1375 53533 SH DEFINED 01 53533
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 3269 74925 SH DEFINED 01 74925
SPRINT FON GROUP COM 852061100 5042 86503 SH DEFINED 01 86503
TYCO INTERNATIONAL INC COM 902124106 3190 30900 SH DEFINED 01 30900
UNITED HEALTHCARE COM 910581107 588 12075 SH DEFINED 01 12075
US BANCORP COM 902973106 2272 75264 SH DEFINED 01 75264
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP COM 923436109 1860 24500 SH DEFINED 01 24500
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 8202 172450 SH DEFINED 01 172450
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 439 17320 SH DEFINED 01 17320
WARNER-LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 2791 42056 SH DEFINED 01 42056
WELLS FARGO COMPANY COM 949746101 3687 93040 SH DEFINED 01 93040
WESLEY JESSEN VISIONCARE INC COM 951018100 504 16025 SH DEFINED 01 16025
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC COM 978097103 209 18375 SH DEFINED 01 18375
Wrigley (Wm.) Jr Co COM 982526105 3883 56425 SH DEFINED 01 56425
COLUMN TOTALS 196471 5059410 5059410
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