MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 13, 2014

SC 13G 1 d31135.htm SC 13G

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

Ebix, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
278715206
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2013
(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(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).

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CUSIP No. 278715206

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Manulife Financial Corporation
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
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
	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 subsidiaries, Manulife
Asset Management (US) LLC, Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited and Manulife Asset Management Limited
10	CHECK 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

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CUSIP No. 278715206

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
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
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 14,557
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 14,557
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 14,557
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * N/A
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.04%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IA

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS

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CUSIP No. 278715206

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited
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
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 9,582
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,582
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,582
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * N/A
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.03%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IA

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS

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CUSIP No. 278715206

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Manulife Asset Management Limited
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 Ontario
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 2,602,372
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,602,372
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,602,372
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * N/A
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.85%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * FI

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS

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CUSIP No. 278715206

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Manulife Canadian Focused Fund
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 Ontario
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,261,573 shares owned directly by the Fund. Manulife Asset Management
Limited has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares.
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * N/A
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.95%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * FI

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CUSIP No. 278715206

Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer :
	Ebix, Inc.
Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices :
	5 Concourse Parkway,
	Suite 3200
	Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing :
	This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation ("MFC") and MFC’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC ("MAM (US)"), Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited ("MAM (NA)") and Manulife Asset Management Limited ("MAML"), and is also made on behalf of Manulife Canadian Focused Fund (“MCF”).
Item 2(b)	Address of Principal Business Office :
	The principal business offices of MFC, MAM (NA), MAML and Manulife Canadian Focused Fund are located at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5.
	The principal business office of MAM (US) is located at 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Item 2(c)	Citizenship :
	MFC and MAM (NA) are organized and exist under the laws of Canada.
	MAM (US) is organized and exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.
	MAML and Manulife Canadian Focused Fund are organized and exist under the laws of Ontario.
Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities :
	Common Stock
Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number :
	278715206
Item 3	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a :

MFC:	(g) (X)	a parent holding company or control person in
		accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
MAM (US):	(e) (X)	an investment adviser in accordance with
		§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
MAM (NA):	(e) (X)	an investment adviser in accordance with
		§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
MAML:	(j) (X)	a non-U.S. institution in accordance with
		§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Manulife Canadian Focused Fund:	(j) (X)	a non-U.S. institution in accordance with
		§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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Item 4
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned : MAM (US) has beneficial ownership of 14,557 shares of Common Stock, MAM (NA) has beneficial ownership of 9,582 shares of Common Stock and MAML has beneficial ownership of 2,602,372 shares of Common Stock, of which Manulife Canadian Focused Fund owns directly 2,261,573 shares. Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MAM (US), MAM (NA) and MAML, MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these same shares.
(b) Percent of Class : Of the 37,989,379 shares outstanding as of November 6, 2013, according to the issuer's Annual Report filed on Form 10-Q for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, MAM (US) held 0.04%, MAM (NA) held 0.03% and MAML held 6.85%, of which Manulife Canadian Focused Fund held directly 5.95%.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has :

(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
	MAM (US), MAM (NA) and MAML 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: -0-
(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
	MAM (US), MAM (NA) and MAML each has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of them.
(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 :
	Not applicable.
Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person :
	See Items 3 and 4 above.
Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group :
	Not applicable.
Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group :
	Not applicable.
Item 10	Certification :
	By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, (i) 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, and (ii) the foreign regulatory schemes applicable to MAML and Manulife Canadian Focused Fund, respectively, are substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institutions. The undersigned also undertakes to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

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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/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	Attorney in Fact*
	Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
	By:	/s/ William E. Corson
	Name:	William E. Corson
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
	Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited
	By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	General Counsel and Secretary
	Manulife Asset Management Limited
	By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated: February 10, 2014	Title:	Vice President, Law
	Manulife Canadian Focused Fund
	By:	/s/ Martin Guest
	Name:	Martin Guest
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	General Counsel and Secretary

• Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Manulife Financial Corporation, Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC, Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited, Manulife Asset Management Limited and Manulife Canadian Focused Fund agree that the Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the Common Stock of Ebix, Inc., is filed on behalf of each of them.

	Manulife Financial Corporation — By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	Attorney in Fact*
	Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
	By:	/s/ William E. Corson
	Name:	William E. Corson
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
	Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited
	By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	General Counsel and Secretary
	Manulife Asset Management Limited
	By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated: February 10, 2014	Title:	Vice President, Law
	Manulife Canadian Focused Fund
	By:	/s/ Martin Guest
	Name:	Martin Guest
Dated: February 11, 2014	Title:	General Counsel and Secretary

• Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.

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