------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL OMB Number 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response . . . 11 ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1) Touch America Holdings, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) $6.875 Series Preferred Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 891539207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) April 28, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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). PAGE 1 OF 11 PAGES ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 891539207 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). Manulife Financial Corporation I.R.S. No. ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Canada ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, LLC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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* HC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 891539207 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. I.R.S. No. 04-3483032 ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -0- Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, LLC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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* HC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 891539207 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). John Hancock 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 -0- Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, LLC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 OF 11 PAGES ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 891539207 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). John Hancock Subsidiaries, LLC 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 -0- Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, LLC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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* HC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 891539207 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). The Berkeley Financial Group, LLC I.R.S. No. 04-3145626 ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -0- Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None, except through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, LLC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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* HC ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! PAGE 6 OF 11 PAGES ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 891539207 13G Page 7 of 11 Pages ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). John Hancock Advisers, LLC I.R.S. No. 04-2441573 ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 165,278 Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 165,278 -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 165,278 ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45.8% ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! PAGE 7 OF 11 PAGES This amendment to the Statement is being filed to reflect the merger on April 28, 2004 pursuant to which John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation ("Manulife") and Manulife became the ultimate beneficial owner of the securities included in this filing held by John Hancock Advisers, LLC. Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: -------------- Touch America Holdings, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: ----------------------------------------------- 40 N. Main Street Butte, MT 59701 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: --------------------- This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation ("MFC"), MFC's direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. ("JHFS"), JHFS's direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Life Insurance Company ("JHLICO"), JHLICO's direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Subsidiaries, LLC ("JHS), JHS's direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, The Berkeley Financial Group, LLC ("TBFG") and TBFG's direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, LLC ("JHA").. Item 2(b) Address of the Principal Offices: -------------------------------- The principal business offices of MFC is located at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5; JHFS, JHLICO and JHS are located at John Hancock Place, P.O. Box 111, Boston, MA 02117. The principal business offices of TBFG and JHA are located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199. Item 2(c) Citizenship: ----------- MFC is organized and exists under the laws of Canada. JHLICO was organized and exists under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. JHFS, JHS, TBFG and JHA were organized and exist under the laws of the State of Delaware. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: ---------------------------- $6.875 Series Preferred Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: ------------ 891539207 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). JHFS: (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G). JHLICO: (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). JHS: (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). PAGE 8 OF 11 PAGES JHA: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4 Ownership: --------- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: ------------------------- JHA has direct beneficial ownership of 165,278 shares of Convertible Preferred. Through their parent-subsidiary relationship to JHA, MFC, JHFS, JHLICO, JHS and TBFG have indirect, beneficial ownership of these same shares. (b) Percent of Class: 45.8% ---------------- (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: ------------------------------------------- (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: JHA has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 165,278 shares of Convertible Preferred under the Advisory Agreements as follows: Number Date of Advisory Fund Name of Shares Agreement --------- --------- --------- John Hancock Patriot Global Dividend Fund 13,928 July 24, 1992 John Hancock Patriot Select Dividend Trust 50,500 May 06, 1992 John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund I 50,850 May 06, 1992 John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II 50,000 May 06, 1992 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: JHA has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 165,278 shares of Convertible Preferred under the Advisory Agreement noted in Item 4(c)(i) 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. 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. PAGE 9 OF 11 PAGES 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/Wayne A. Budd ---------------------------------------- Title: Wayne A. Budd Dated: May 7, 2004 Name: Senior Executive Vice President John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. By: /s/Wayne A. Budd -------------------------------------------- Name: Wayne A. Budd Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel John Hancock Life Insurance Company By: /s/Wayne A. Budd -------------------------------------------- Name: Wayne A. Budd Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel John Hancock Subsidiaries, LLC By: /s/Ronald J. McHugh -------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. McHugh Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer The Berkeley Financial Group, LLC By: /s/Susan S. Newton ------------------------------ Name: Susan S. Newton Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Vice President John Hancock Advisers, LLC By: /s/Susan S. Newton ------------------------------ Name: Susan S. Newton Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Vice President PAGE 10 OF 11 PAGES EXHIBIT A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT ---------------------- Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G (or any amendment thereof) need be filed on their behalf with respect to the beneficial ownership of any equity securities of Touch America Holdings, Inc. or any subsequent acquisitions or dispositions of equity securities of Touch America Holdings, Inc. by any of the undersigned. Manulife Financial Corporation By: /s/Wayne A. Budd ---------------------------------------- Title: Wayne A. Budd Dated: May 7, 2004 Name: Senior Executive Vice President John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. By: /s/Wayne A. Budd -------------------------------------------- Name: Wayne A. Budd Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel John Hancock Life Insurance Company By: /s/Wayne A. Budd -------------------------------------------- Name: Wayne A. Budd Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel John Hancock Subsidiaries, LLC By: /s/Ronald J. McHugh -------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. McHugh Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer The Berkeley Financial Group, LLC By: /s/Susan S. Newton ------------------------------ Name: Susan S. Newton Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Vice President John Hancock Advisers, LLC By: /s/Susan S. Newton ------------------------------ Name: Susan S. Newton Dated: May 7, 2004 Title: Senior Vice President PAGE 11 OF 11 PAGES