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Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO |
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2008 |
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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SCHEDULE TO TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II |
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(Name of Subject Company (issuer)) |
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John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II |
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(Name of Filing Person (offeror)) |
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SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (Title of Class of Securities) |
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41013T105 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) |
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Alfred P. Ouellette (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement) |
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Copy to: Mark P. Goshko, Esq. K&L Gates LLP One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111 |
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE |
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Transaction Valuation |
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Amount of Filing Fee |
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$27,988,695.87(a) |
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$1,099.96(b) |
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(a) Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid for 2,768,417 shares in the offer, based upon a price of $10.11 (98% of the net asset value per share of $10.32 on August 6, 2008). |
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(b) Calculated at $39.30 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation. |
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x Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. |
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Check box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
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Amount Previously Paid: $1,099.96 |
Filing Party: John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II |
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Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO |
Date Filed: August 25, 2008 |
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which this statement relates:
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third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1 |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3 |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4 |
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2 |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. ¨
Introductory Statement
This Amendment No. 1 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25, 2008 by John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), relating to an offer to purchase for cash up to 5% of its outstanding shares, or 2,768,417 of the Fund’s
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, amends such Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO to add an additional exhibit in accordance with Rule 13e-4(c)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 12. EXHIBITS
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Description |
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(a)(5) |
Press release issued on September 19, 2008 |
SIGNATURE
After due 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.
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John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II |
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By: |
/s/ Alfred P. Ouellette |
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Name: |
Alfred P. Ouellette |
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Title: |
Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
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Dated: September 19, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX |
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(a)(5) |
Press release issued on September 19, 2008 |
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