UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the 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: 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 August 9, 2000
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: 62
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $255,957
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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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC COM 886101 8159 97350 SH DEFINED 01 43150
AES CORP COM 00130H105 1948 42700 SH DEFINED 01 74400
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 2824100 1913 42950 SH DEFINED 01 11075
ALLTEL CORP COM 20039103 4103 66253 SH DEFINED 01 99115
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 1590 30230 SH DEFINED 01 175000
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 26874107 977 8318 SH DEFINED 01 10075
AMERUS LIFE HOLDINGS INC CL A COM 30732101 2679 130000 SH DEFINED 01 50000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS COM 35229103 733 9825 SH DEFINED 01 100816
APACHE CORP COM 37411105 2999 51000 SH DEFINED 01 113200
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 53015103 5364 100150 SH DEFINED 01 40800
BARR LABS INC COM 68306109 6666 148763 SH DEFINED 01 55500
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 71813109 2812 40000 SH DEFINED 01 18627
CVS CORP COM 126650100 4058 101450 SH DEFINED 01 38453
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 7466 117472 SH DEFINED 01 59345
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 8443 140257 SH DEFINED 01 141218
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 5706 127350 SH DEFINED 01 120022
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 448 17549 SH DEFINED 01 170025
CONAGRA INC COM 205887102 690 36200 SH DEFINED 01 39260
COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP COM 222814204 949 58890 SH DEFINED 01 38607
CROWN CASTLE INT'L CORP COM 228227104 3510 97524 SH DEFINED 01 94725
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357106 593 23697 SH DEFINED 01 16100
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 959 14875 SH DEFINED 01 138000
ERICSSON L M TEL CO COM 294821400 8397 419875 SH DEFINED 01 14374
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1465 18600 SH DEFINED 01 90248
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 4007 98955 SH DEFINED 01 89129
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 4815 97039 SH DEFINED 01 113841
FLEET BOSTON FINANCIAL CORP COM 339030108 4349 127941 SH DEFINED 01 18762
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 10209 194480 SH DEFINED 01 63710
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 4445 127230 SH DEFINED 01 55605
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 538 35780 SH DEFINED 01 46000
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 6614 52965 SH DEFINED 01 43126
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 1089 60550 SH DEFINED 01 51350
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 15023 112430 SH DEFINED 01 68500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 5349 53005 SH DEFINED 01 120265
JOS A BANK CLOTHIER INC COM 480838101 407 105047 SH DEFINED 01 39475
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN COM 485170104 509 5750 SH DEFINED 01 105047
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660107 1320 80000 SH DEFINED 01 80000
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 6130 69685 SH DEFINED 01 76750
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP COM 56501R106 1781 100000 SH DEFINED 01 100000
MCDONALD'S CORP COM 580135101 3329 101079 SH DEFINED 01 98579
MCLEODUSA INC-CL A COM 582266102 9143 442000 SH DEFINED 01 26916
MELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION COM 58551A108 7405 200820 SH DEFINED 01 171621
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 5072 63420 SH DEFINED 01 200820
NOBLE AFFILIATES INC COM 654894104 1170 31425 SH DEFINED 01 63770
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 6926 155875 SH DEFINED 01 119225
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5397 112442 SH DEFINED 01 44025
PHARMACIA CORP COM 71713U102 2268 43884 SH DEFINED 01 22875
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO PFD 737679209 336 10000 SH DEFINED 01 151725
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL INC COM 749121109 9010 181348 SH DEFINED 01 10000
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS COM 775109200 4140 145275 SH DEFINED 01 218148
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO COM 780257804 4464 72525 SH DEFINED 01 63650
STANDARD & POORS DEP RECEIPTS COM 78462F103 5814 40000 SH DEFINED 01 74210
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 4581 90575 SH DEFINED 01 103416
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 5621 110216 SH DEFINED 01 14725
SPRINT CORP PCS GRP COM 852061506 1811 30450 SH DEFINED 01 73300
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 5747 63200 SH DEFINED 01 75264
US BANCORP COM 902973106 1448 75264 SH DEFINED 01 41347
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP COM 923436109 7009 62020 SH DEFINED 01 16720
WAL-MART STORES COM 931142103 7515 131150 SH DEFINED 01 171125
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 512 15920 SH DEFINED 01 40781
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 6831 176297 SH DEFINED 01 91840
WORLDCOM INC COM 98157D106 1196 26072 SH DEFINED 01 55875
COLUMN TOTALS 62 255957 5790698
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