UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: September 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 October 1, 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: 66
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $233,949
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 000886101 4244 157900 SH DEFINED 01 4244
AES CORPORATION COM 00130H105 3276 47825 SH DEFINED 01 3276
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 2026 42600 SH DEFINED 01 2026
ALLTEL CORP COM 020039103 3458 66253 SH DEFINED 01 3458
AMERICA ONLINE COM 02364J104 1622 30180 SH DEFINED 01 1622
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 026874107 1194 12477 SH DEFINED 01 1194
AMERUS LIFE HOLDINGS INC CL A COM 030732101 3348 130000 SH DEFINED 01 3348
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS COM 035229103 772 18250 SH DEFINED 01 772
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 2986 50500 SH DEFINED 01 2986
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 6698 100150 SH DEFINED 01 6698
BARR LABORATORIES INC. COM 068306109 5999 90474 SH DEFINED 01 5999
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 1596 20000 SH DEFINED 01 1596
BEA SYSTEMS INC COM 073325102 1339 17200 SH DEFINED 01 1339
CVS CORP COM 126650100 4850 104725 SH DEFINED 01 4850
CALVERT COM 131582751 4940 333333 SH DEFINED 01 4940
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 5998 108555 SH DEFINED 01 5998
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 10125 187284 SH DEFINED 01 10125
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 3371 85200 SH DEFINED 01 3371
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 486 17624 SH DEFINED 01 486
CONAGRA FOODS INC COM 205887102 595 29650 SH DEFINED 01 595
COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP COM 222814204 459 34328 SH DEFINED 01 459
CROWN CASTLE INT'L CORP COM 228227104 3025 97524 SH DEFINED 01 3025
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357106 635 24714 SH DEFINED 01 635
E.PIPHANY INC COM 26881V100 822 10667 SH DEFINED 01 822
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 1303 14875 SH DEFINED 01 1303
ERICSSON (LM) TELEPHONE AB COM 294821400 4980 337600 SH DEFINED 01 4980
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1649 18500 SH DEFINED 01 1649
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 2547 47105 SH DEFINED 01 2547
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 3909 100064 SH DEFINED 01 3909
FLEET BOSTON CORP COM 339030108 5054 129591 SH DEFINED 01 5054
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 11202 193850 SH DEFINED 01 11202
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 4717 152775 SH DEFINED 01 4717
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 516 45156 SH DEFINED 01 516
HEWLETT PACKARD COM 428236103 2365 24390 SH DEFINED 01 2365
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 1256 60550 SH DEFINED 01 1256
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 9267 223310 SH DEFINED 01 9267
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 5044 53690 SH DEFINED 01 5044
JOS A BANK CLOTHIER INC COM 480838101 473 105047 SH DEFINED 01 473
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660107 1265 80000 SH DEFINED 01 1265
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COM 52729N100 5027 65185 SH DEFINED 01 5027
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP COM 56501R106 2075 100000 SH DEFINED 01 2075
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 3068 101629 SH DEFINED 01 3068
MCLEODUSA INC COM 582266102 6937 484700 SH DEFINED 01 6937
MELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION COM 58551A108 7644 164820 SH DEFINED 01 7644
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 4541 75290 SH DEFINED 01 4541
MORGAN STANLEY COM 61744J416 6782 559132 SH DEFINED 01 6782
NOBLE AFFILIATES INC COM 654894104 1155 31100 SH DEFINED 01 1155
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 3909 84975 SH DEFINED 01 3909
PFIZER INC. COM 717081103 3717 82712 SH DEFINED 01 3717
PHARMACIA CORPORATION COM 71713U102 2122 35250 SH DEFINED 01 2122
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO PFD 737679209 349 10000 SH DEFINED 01 349
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COM 749121109 4914 102245 SH DEFINED 01 4914
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS COM 775109200 3399 143475 SH DEFINED 01 3399
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COM 780257804 2013 33585 SH DEFINED 01 2013
S&P 500 DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS COM 78462F103 6480 45025 SH DEFINED 01 6480
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 4318 92775 SH DEFINED 01 4318
SPRINT FON GROUP COM 852061100 3580 122141 SH DEFINED 01 3580
SPRINT FON GROUP COM 852061506 1048 29875 SH DEFINED 01 1048
STILWELL FINL INC COM 860831106 495 11390 SH DEFINED 01 495
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 4540 38600 SH DEFINED 01 4540
US BANCORP COM 902973106 1712 75264 SH DEFINED 01 1712
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP COM 923436109 8807 62020 SH DEFINED 01 8807
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 6423 133325 SH DEFINED 01 6423
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 543 14320 SH DEFINED 01 543
WELLS FARGO COMPANY COM 949746101 8091 176122 SH DEFINED 01 8091
WORLDCOM INC COM 98157D106 849 27936 SH DEFINED 01 849
66 233949
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