-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JBEB5hG3BnjLYQc5/sThXugCVehuuZPjFPTHYXhVVrJ0c3Hw9EG8l0aXgKcaFmDr /HGOp/kkvWZReYEjASynRg== 0001010521-98-000173.txt : 19980218 0001010521-98-000173.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-98-000173 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980217 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: HANCOCK JOHN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO / MA GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESAT TELECOM GROUP PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001042797 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-53159 FILM NUMBER: 98541171 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NORTH BLCOK MALT HOUSE STREET 2: GRAND CANAL QUAY CITY: DUBLIN 2 IRELAND STATE: L3 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO / MA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000917406 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 041414660 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CORPORATE LAW DIVISION T-55 STREET 2: P O BOX 111 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02117 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175726000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CORPORATE LAW DIVISION T-55 STREET 2: P O BOX 111 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02117 SC 13G 1 ESAT TELECOM GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY ------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL OMB Number 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 1997 Estimated average burden hours per response . . . 14.90 ------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Esat Telecom Group Public Limited Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Ordinary Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) ** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check here if a fee is being paid with this statement: (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *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). ** There is no Cusip currently assigned to the Ordinary Shares. Cusip 26883Y102 has been assigned to the ADR's traded on NASDAQ. PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGES
- --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages - --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company I.R.S. No. 04-1414660 - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| N/A - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER Number of Shares 2,686,300: 2,376,300 directly and 310,000 shares held by its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER Owned by Each -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER Person With 2,686,300: 2,376,300 directly and 310,000 shares held by its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,686,300: 2,376,300 directly and 310,000 shares held by its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.7%: 6.8% directly and .9% held by its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IC, IA - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature. Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001) Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Esat Telecom Group Public Limited Company Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: North Block Malt House Grand Canal Quay Dublin 2, Ireland Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ("JHMLICO"). Item 2(b) Address of the Principal Offices: The principal business office of JHMLICO is located at John Hancock Place, P.O. Box 111, Boston, MA 02117. Item 2(c) Citizenship: JHMLICO is organized and exists under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Ordinary Shares Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: There is no Cusip currently assigned to the Ordinary Shares. Cusip 26883Y102 has been assigned to the ADR's traded on NASDAQ. 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: JHMLICO: (c) (X) Insurance Company as defined in ss.3(a) (19) of the Act. (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4 Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: JHMLICO has beneficial ownership of 2,686,300 Ordinary Shares: 2,376,300 shares owned directly and 310,000 Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by JHMLICO's indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. ("JHA"). JHA, an Investment Adviser registered under ss. 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 holds 155,000 American Depository Receipts ("ADR's") which evidence the same number of American Depository Shares, each of which represents two Ordinary Shares. The ADR's are held in investment companies registered under ss. 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (b) Percent of Class: 7.7% JHMLICO: 6.6% JHA: .9% PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES (c) (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: JHMLICO has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 2,376,300 shares as discussed in Item 4(a) above. JHA has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of the 310,000 shares as discussed in Item 4(a) above. (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: JHMLICO has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,376,300 shares as discussed in Item 4(a) above. JHA has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 310,000 shares as discussed in Item 4(a) above. (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- 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: See Item 4, above. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: See Item 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 in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. 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. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company By: /s/Jane T. Philippi ----------------------------------- Name: Jane T. Philippi Dated: February 13, 1998 Title: Vice President PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----