------------------------------
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
Dial Corp.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Title of Class of Securities)
25247D101
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(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).
PAGE 1 OF 6 PAGES
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
CUSIP No. 25247D101 13G Page 2 of 6 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 -0-
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Owned by
Each -0-
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person
With -0-
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, Independence Investment Associates, Inc. and
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
See line 9, above.
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IC, IA, HC
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
<PAGE>
<S> <C>
- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
CUSIP No. 25247D101 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages
- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
Delaware
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
Number of 5,325,000: 4,987,800 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence Investment
Shares Associates, Inc. and 337,200 through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock
Advisers, Inc.
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Owned by
Each -0-
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person 5,325,000: 4,987,800 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence Investment
With Associates, Inc. and 337,200 through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock
Advisers, Inc.
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,325,000: 4,987,800 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary,
Independence Investment Associates, Inc. and 337,200 through 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
5.2%: 4.9% through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence
Investment Associates, Inc. and .3% through its indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
- --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
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:
Dial Corp.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
15501 North Dial Blvd.
1850 North Central Avenue
Scottsdale, AZ 85260-1619
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company ("JHMLICO") and JHMLICO's direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
("JHSI").
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.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
JHMLICO was organized and exists under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. JHSI was organized and
exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
25247D101
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).
JHSI: (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES
<PAGE>
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Independence Investment
Associates, Inc. ("IIA"), an Investment Adviser
registered under ss. 203 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940 and the direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
of JHSI and the indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary
of JHMLICO, has beneficial ownership of 4,987,800
shares of Common Stock in various advisory
accounts. Through their parent-subsidiary
relationship to IIA, JHMLICO and JHSI have indirect
beneficial ownership of the IIA shares.
In addition to the shares held by IIA, John Hancock
Advisers, Inc. ("JHA"), an Investment Adviser
registered under ss. 203 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940 and the indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of JHSI and JHMLICO, has beneficial
ownership of 337,200 shares of Common Stock held in
various Investment Companies registered under ss. 8
of the Investment Company Act.
(b) Percent of Class:
JHSI - 5.2%
IIA - 4.9%
JHA - .3%
(c) (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: IIA has
sole power to vote or to direct the vote of
4,987,800 shares of Common Stock. JHA has sole
power to vote or direct the vote of 337,200 shares
of Common Stock.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: IIA has sole power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of
4,987,800 shares of Common Stock. JHA has
sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of its 337,200 shares.
(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 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 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.
PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES
<PAGE>
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
-----------------------------------
Name: John T. Farady
Dated: February 10, 1998 Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
By: /s/John T. Farady
-----------------------------------
Name: John T. Farady
Dated: February 10, 1998 Title: Treasurer
EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and John Hancock Subsidiaries,
Inc. agree that the Initial Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached,
relating to the Common Stock of Dial Corp. is filed on behalf of each of them.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
By: /s/John T. Farady
-----------------------------------
Name: John T. Farady
Dated: February 10, 1998 Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
By: /s/John T. Farady
-----------------------------------
Name: John T. Farady
Dated: February 10, 1998 Title: Treasurer
PAGE 6 OF 6 PAGES
