0000903423-12-000052.txt : 20120213 0000903423-12-000052.hdr.sgml : 20120213 20120213132010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-12-000052 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Alta Advisers Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001536114 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-14709 FILM NUMBER: 12597418 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8 LANCELOT PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: SW7 1DR BUSINESS PHONE: 0044-20-7590-5010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8 LANCELOT PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: SW7 1DR 13F-HR 1 alta13f_11q4.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 31 DECEMBER 2011 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: ALTA ADVISERS LIMITED Address: 8 LANCELOT PLACE LONDON SW7 1DR ENGLAND Form 13F File Number: 28_____________ 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: PAUL MANSER Title: GENERAL COUNSEL Phone: +44 020 7590 5010 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Paul Manser LONDON, ENGLAND 02/13/2012 --------------------------- -------------------- [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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total 77 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 710,873 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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