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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Antec Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
03664P105
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1997**
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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).
**The Reporting Persons are filing this Initial Schedule 13G to report the
number of shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 1997. In determining the
number of shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 1997, the Reporting
Persons had relied upon computer generated reports in which an error was
subsequently identified.
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CUSIP No. 03664P105 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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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
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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
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
Number of
Shares -0-
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Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Owned by
Each -0-
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Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person
With -0-
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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, NM
Capital Management, Inc. and John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
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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*
IC, IA, HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 03664P105 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
I.R.S. No. 04-2687223
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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
Number of
Shares -0-
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Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Owned by
Each -0-
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Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person
With -0-
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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, NM
Capital Management, Inc. and John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
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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. 03664P105 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Berkeley Financial Group
I.R.S. No. 04-3145626
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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
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
Number of
Shares -0-
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Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Owned by
Each -0-
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Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person
With -0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,046,511: 1,968,111 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, NM
Capital Management, Inc. and 78,400 through its direct, wholly-owned
subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
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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
5.2%
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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. 03664P105 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NM Capital Management, Inc.
I.R.S. No. 85-0268885
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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
New Mexico
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
Number of
Shares 962,212
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Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Owned by
Each
-0-
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Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person
With 1,968,111
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,968,111
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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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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:
Antec Corp.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2850 W. Golf Road
Suite 600
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company ("JHMLICO"), JHMLICO's direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
("JHSI"), JHSI's direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Berkeley Financial Group ("TBFG") and TBFG's direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary, NM Capital Management, Inc.
("NM").
Item 2(b) Address of the Principal Offices:
The principal business offices of JHMLICO and JHSI are
located at John Hancock Place, P.O. Box 111, Boston, MA
02117. The principal business office of TBFG is located at
101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199. The
principal business office of NM is 6501 Americas Parkway,
Suite 950, Albuquerque, NM 87110-5372.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
JHMLICO and TBFG were organized and exist under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. JHSI was organized
and exists under the laws of the State of Delaware. NM was
organized and exists under the laws of the State of New
Mexico.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
03664P105
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.
(g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
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JHSI: (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
TBFG: (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
NM: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under ss.
203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940.
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: NM beneficially owns
1,968,111 shares of Common Stock in various
advisory accounts. In addition to the shares owned
by NM, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. ("JHA"), an
Investment Adviser registered under ss.203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary of TBFG, beneficially owns
78,400 shares of Common Stock. Through their
parent-subsidiary relationship to NM and JHA,
JHMLICO, JHSI and TBFG have indirect, beneficial
ownership of these same shares.
The JHA shares are held by:
John Hancock Special Value Fund, an open-end
diversified management company registered under
ss.8 of the Investment Company Act. Under an
Advisory Agreement dated October 1, 1993, JHA has
beneficial ownership of 67,700 shares held in the
fund. The John Hancock Small Capitalization Value
Fund, an open-end diversified management company
registered under ss.8 of the Investment Company
Act. Under an Advisory Agreement dated April 3,
1995, JHA has beneficial ownership of 10,700 shares
held in the fund.
(b) Percent of Class:
TBFG: 5.2%
NM: 5.0%
(c) (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
NM: 962,212
JHA: 78,400
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
NM: 1,968,111
JHA: 78,400
(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(a).
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company:
See Items 2(a), 3 and 4.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.
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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/John T. Farady
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Name: John T. Farady
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
By: /s/John T. Farady
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Name: John T. Farady
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Treasurer
The Berkeley Financial Group
By: /s/Susan S. Newton
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Name: Susan S. Newton
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Vice President
NM Capital Management, Inc.
By: /s/Susan S. Newton
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Name: Susan S. Newton
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Subsidiaries,
Inc., The Berkeley Financial Group and NM Capital Management, Inc. agree that
the Initial Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the
Common Stock of Antec Corp. is filed on behalf of each of them.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
By: /s/John T. Farady
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Name: John T. Farady
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
By: /s/John T. Farady
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Name: John T. Farady
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Treasurer
The Berkeley Financial Group
By: /s/Susan S. Newton
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Name: Susan S. Newton
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Vice President
NM Capital Management, Inc.
By: /s/Susan S. Newton
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Name: Susan S. Newton
Dated: August 14, 1998 Title: Assistant Secretary
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