Form 13f Cover Page (13f-nt)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012

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: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Address: 4-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Japan 100-8233

Form 13F File Number: 28-13706

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: Makoto Takamura Title: Head of Planning Team of Securities Trust Business Planning Dept. Phone: [phone]

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Makoto Takamura Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo November 5, 2012 --------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------ [Signature] [City, Province] [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[_] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)

[X] 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:

Form 13F No. File No. Name --- -------- ---- 1. 28-14527 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.