-----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, B6KQqFoaqHi58u6zv3pVcv2w1q8n6h3qOfMsZRr6p4WE0KjjJzI685IstWmBhnjk 3Aj/xHhWVWQ35iKnXRzJ3g== 0000811612-06-000035.txt : 20060602 0000811612-06-000035.hdr.sgml : 20060602 20060602154527 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000811612-06-000035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060602 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060602 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN PATRIOT PREFERRED DIVIDEND FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899581 IRS NUMBER: 043190056 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-56605 FILM NUMBER: 06883275 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PATRIOT PREFERRED DIVIDEND FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930714 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMERCE GROUP INC /MA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 042599931 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MAIN ST CITY: WEBSTER STATE: MA ZIP: 01570 BUSINESS PHONE: 5089439000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MAIN STREET STREET 2: 211 MAIN STREET CITY: WEBSTER STATE: MA ZIP: 01570 SC 13D 1 jhppdf-ppf13d9tag.txt JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREFERRED DIV FUND - 5/26/06 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 9) John Hancock Patriot Preferred Dividend Fund (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 41013J-10-7 (CUSIP Number) The Commerce Group, Inc. 211 Main Street Webster, MA 01570 (508) 943-9000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) May 26, 2006 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Section 240. Rule 13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d- 1(g), check the following box: [ ] The information required on 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. Page 1 of 5 CUSIP No.: 41013J-10-7 THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC. SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT No. 9 JUNE 2, 2006 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON The Commerce Group Inc. ID# 04-2599931 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS [WC] 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL [ ] PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Massachusetts NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,478,700 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,478,700 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,478,700 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 20.4% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON [HC] Page 2 of 5 CUSIP No.: 41013J-10-7 THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC. SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT No. 9 June 2, 2006 ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER This Schedule 13D relates to the shares of beneficial interest (the "Shares") of John Hancock Patriot Preferred Dividend Fund (the "Fund"), a Massachusetts business trust registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). The principal executive offices of the Fund are located at 601 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND This Schedule 13D is being filed by The Commerce Group Inc. (the "Reporting Person"), a corporation formed under the laws of Massachusetts. The Reporting Person is a corporation whose principal offices are located at 211 Main Street, Webster, MA 01570. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION The source of the funds used by the Reporting Person to purchase shares listed in Item 5(a) was working capital. This amount of the funds used to purchase such shares reported in Annex A aggregated approximately $1,448,998. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION No material change has taken place since the previous filing. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) The Fund's reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission report that 7,257,200 Shares are outstanding. Based upon such number, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 20.4% of the Fund's outstanding Shares. (b) The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner (through its insurance subsidiary as listed below) of 1,478,700 shares, over which it has sole power of disposition and voting. Such number of Shares represents approximately 20.4% of the outstanding Shares. Shares Cost The Commerce Insurance Company 1,478,700 $15,858,849 (c) During the period from March 26, 2006 through May 26, 2006, the Reporting Person has effected the following purchases of common stock, all of which were made on the New York Stock Exchange (see attached Annex A). (d) No person other than the Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person. (e) It is inapplicable to state the date on which the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common Stock. Page 3 of 5 CUSIP No.: 41013J-10-7 THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC. SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT No. 9 JUNE 2, 2006 ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER The Reporting Person does not have any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Fund, including, but not limited to, the transfer or voting of any such securities, finders' fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS Annex A Item 5(c) Information SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. JUNE 2, 2006 THE COMMERCE GROUP INC. /s/ John M. Meciak John M. Meciak Assistant Treasurer Page 4 of 5 ANNEX A Item 5 (c) - Information PPF 41013J-10-7 JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREF DIV FUND COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY PURCHASES From 3/26/06 - 5/26/06 TRADE SETTLEMENT SHARES PRICE ACQUISITION DATE DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE COST 03/28/06 03/31/06 5,900 $12.93 $ 76,502.35 04/03/06 04/06/06 4,400 12.78 56,372.80 04/04/06 04/07/06 2,500 12.86 32,235.50 04/05/06 04/10/06 1,100 12.89 14,218.49 04/06/06 04/11/06 3,300 13.00 43,014.51 04/07/06 04/17/06 27,100 13.04 354,253.91 04/10/06 04/13/06 6,000 13.00 78,225.00 04/11/06 04/17/06 5,500 12.98 71,593.50 04/12/06 04/18/06 1,100 13.00 14,338.50 04/17/06 04/20/06 3,700 12.46 46,231.50 04/18/06 04/21/06 2,100 12.27 25,843.44 04/19/06 04/24/06 2,900 12.44 36,171.41 04/26/06 05/01/06 10,000 12.15 121,800.00 05/01/06 05/04/06 3,200 12.30 39,472.00 05/09/06 05/12/06 2,200 12.24 27,005.00 05/15/06 05/18/06 1,700 11.99 20,442.50 05/17/06 05/22/06 600 11.94 7,185.00 05/18/06 05/23/06 2,000 11.91 23,890.00 05/22/06 05/25/06 1,500 11.93 17,947.50 05/23/06 05/26/06 4,700 11.96 56,360.52 05/24/06 05/30/06 9,100 11.91 108,656.73 05/25/06 05/31/06 6,900 11.93 82,553.67 05/26/06 06/01/06 7,900 11.95 $ 94,683.87 TOTALS 115,400 $1,448,997.70
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