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INITIAL SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Independent Bank Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
453836108
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2006
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|x| Rule 13d-1(b)
Rule 13d-1(c)
Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 453836108 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
Manulife Financial Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
N/A
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially -0-
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person -0-
With --------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, MFC
Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited, John Hancock Advisers,
LLC and MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
See line 9 above.
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 453836108 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
N/A
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
6,037
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially -0-
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person 6,037
With ---------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,037
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.04%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 453836108 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
N/A
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially 735,000
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person -0-
With ---------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
735,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
735,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 453836108 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
N/A
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially 735,000
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person -0-
With ---------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
735,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
735,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Independent Bank Corp.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
288 Union Street
Rockland, Massachusetts 02370
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation
("MFC"), and MFC's indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, MFC
Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited ("MFC Global"),
John Hancock Advisers, LLC ("JHA") and MFC Global Investment
Management (U.S.), LLC ("MFC Global (U.S.)").
Item 2(b) Address of the Principal Offices:
The principal business offices of MFC and MFC Global are located
at 200 Bloor Street, East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5;
JHA is located at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02210; and MFC Global (U.S.) is located at 101 Huntington
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02199.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
MFC and MFC Global are organized and exist under the laws of
Canada.
JHA and MFC Global (U.S.) are organized and exist under the laws
of the State of Delaware.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
453836108
Item 3 If the Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
MFC: (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
MFC
Global: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under ss.203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
JHA: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under ss.203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
MFC Global
(U.S.): (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under ss.203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: MFC Global has beneficial
ownership of 6,037 shares of Common Stock and JHA and MFC
Global (U.S.) each have beneficial ownership of the same
735,000 shares of Common Stock. Through its
parent-subsidiary relationship to MFC Global, JHA and MFC
Global (U.S.), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of these same shares.
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(b) Percent of Class: Of the 14,682,918 shares outstanding as of
November 1, 2006, according to the issuer's quarterly report
on form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006, MFC
Global held .04% and JHA and MFC Global (U.S.) each held
5.0%. The aggregate percentage held as of December 31, 2006
(after eliminating double counting as a result of shared
investment or voting discretion) by all reporting persons
was 5.0%.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
MFC Global has sole power to vote or to direct the
voting of the shares of Common Stock it beneficially
owns.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
JHA and MFC Global (U.S.) each has shared power to vote
or to direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by each of them.
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
MFC Global has sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of the shares of Common Stock it
beneficially owns.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
JHA and MFC Global (U.S.) each has shared power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by each of them.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
See Items 3 and 4 above.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and
were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each
of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Manulife Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Scott A. Lively
Name: Scott A. Lively
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: Attorney in Fact*
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A) Limited
By: /s/ Gordon Pansegrau
Name: Gordon Pansegrau
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: General Counsel, Chief Compliance
Officer & Secretary
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
By: /s/ Francis V. Knox Jr.
Name: Francis V. Knox Jr.
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S), LLC
By: /s/ Francis V. Knox Jr.
Name: Francis V. Knox Jr.
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer
* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 31, 2007 included as an
Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Manulife Financial Corporation on February 1, 2007.
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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Manulife Financial Corporation, MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.)
Limited, John Hancock Advisers, LLC and MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.),
LLC agree that the Initial Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached,
relating to the Common Stock of Independent Bank Corp., is filed on behalf of
each of them.
Manulife Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Scott A. Lively
Name: Scott A. Lively
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: Attorney in Fact*
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A) Limited
By: /s/ Gordon Pansegrau
Name: Gordon Pansegrau
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: General Counsel, Chief Compliance
Officer & Secretary
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
By: /s/ Francis V. Knox Jr.
Name: Francis V. Knox Jr.
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S), LLC
By: /s/ Francis V. Knox Jr.
Name: Francis V. Knox Jr.
Dated: February 7, 2007 Title: Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer
* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 31, 2007 included as an
Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Manulife Financial Corporation on February 1, 2007.
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