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INITIAL SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Daktronics, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
234264109
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2005
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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).
PAGE 1 OF 9 PAGES
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CUSIP No. 234264109 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
Manulife Financial Corporation
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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
Canada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially -0-
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person -0-
With --------------------------------------------------------
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, MFC
Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited, John Hancock Advisers,
LLC and Independence Investments, LLC
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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. 234264109 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited
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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
Canada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially 5,517
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person -0-
With --------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,517
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,517
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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
.02%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 234264109 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
Independence Investments, LLC
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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
1,098,600
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially -0-
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person 1,098,600
With --------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,098,600
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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
5.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 234264109 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only).
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
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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
210,140
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Number of 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Shares
Beneficially -0-
Owned by --------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting
Person -0-
With --------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
210,140
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
210,140
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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
1.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
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Daktronics, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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331 32nd Avenue
Brookings, SD 57006
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
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This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial
Corporation ("MFC"), and MFC's indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiaries MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited
("MFC Global"), Independence Investments, LLC ("IIA") and John
Hancock Advisers LLC ("JHA").
Item 2(b) Address of the Principal Offices:
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The principal business office of MFC and MFC Global is located
at 200 Bloor Street, East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5;
IIA is located at 53 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 and JHA is
located at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
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MFC and MFC Global are organized and exist under the laws of
Canada. IIA and JHA are organized and exist under the laws of
the State of Delaware.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
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234264109
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).
MFC Global: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under
ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940.
IIA: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under
ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940.
JHA: (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under
ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: MFC Global has beneficial
ownership of 5,517 shares of Common Stock, IIA has
beneficial ownership of 1,098,600 shares of Common Stock and
JHA has beneficial ownership of 210,140 shares of Common
Stock. Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MFC
Global, IIA and JHA, MFC may be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of all of the shares held by these entities.
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(b) Percent of Class:
Of the 19,326,766 shares outstanding as of November 11, 2005
according to the issuer's quarterly report on form 10-Q for
the period ended October 29, 2005, MFC Global held .02%, IIA
held 5.7% and JHA held 1.1%.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
IIA and JHA each has sole power to vote or to direct the
voting of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by each of them.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
MFC Global has shared power to vote or to direct the
voting of the shares it beneficially owns.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
IIA has sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of the shares of Common Stock it
beneficially owns.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
MFC Global and JHA each has shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of the shares beneficially
owned by each of them.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:
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See Items 3 and 4 above.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
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Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
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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.
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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/ Angela Shaffer
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Name: Angela Shaffer
Title: Vice President and
Dated: February 8, 2006 Corporate Secretary
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited
By: /s/ Gordon Pansegrau
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Name: Gordon Pansegrau
Title: General Counsel, Secretary and
Dated: February 8, 2006 Chief Compliance Officer
Independence Investments, LLC
By: /s/ Patricia Thompson
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Name: Patricia Thompson
Dated: February 8, 2006 Title: Chief Compliance Officer
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
By: /s/Al Ouellette
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Name: Al Ouellette
Title: Assistant Vice President and
Dated: February 8, 2006 Senior Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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Manulife Financial Corporation, MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.)
Limited, Independence Investments, LLC and John Hancock Advisers, LLC agree that
the Initial Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the
Common Stock of Daktronics, Inc. is filed on behalf of each of them.
Manulife Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Angela Shaffer
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Name: Angela Shaffer
Title: Vice President and
Dated: February 8, 2006 Corporate Secretary
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited
By: /s/ Gordon Pansegrau
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Name: Gordon Pansegrau
Title: General Counsel, Secretary and
Dated: February 8, 2006 Chief Compliance Officer
Independence Investments, LLC
By: /s/ Patricia Thompson
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Name: Patricia Thompson
Dated: February 8, 2006 Title: Chief Compliance Officer
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
By: /s/Al Ouellette
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Name: Al Ouellette
Title: Assistant Vice President and
Dated: February 8, 2006 Senior Counsel
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