MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP

SC 13G 1 manulife_sc13g.htm SCHEDULE FILED TO REPORT ACQUISITION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.)*

| Talmer Bancorp,
Inc. |
| --- |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 87482X101 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| December 31, 2014 |
| (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. 87482X101

| 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 (North
America) Limited and Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC | |
| 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. 87482X101

| 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 |
| | | 6,622 |
| | 6 | SHARED VOTING
POWER |
| | | -0- |
| | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE
POWER |
| | | 6,622 |
| | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER |
| | | -0- |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
| | 6,622 | |
| 10 | CHECK IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | |
| | N/A | |
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS
REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | |
| | 0.01% | |
| 12 | TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON * | |
| | IA | |
| SEE
INSTRUCTIONS | | |

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CUSIP No. 87482X101

| 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 |
| | | 4,410,713 |
| | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| | | -0- |
| | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 4,410,713 |
| | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | -0- |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON | |
| | 4,410,713 | |
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | |
| | N/A | |
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
ROW 9 | |
| | 6.26% | |
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * | |
| | IA | |
| SEE
INSTRUCTIONS | | |

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| Item
1(a) | Name of Issuer : |
| --- | --- |
| | Talmer Bancorp, Inc. |
| Item
1(b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices : |
| | 2301
West Big Beaver Road, Suite 525 |
| | Troy, Michigan, 48084 |
| Item
2(a) | Name of Person Filing : |
| | This
filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation ("MFC") and
MFCs indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manulife Asset Management
(North America) Limited ("MAM (NA)") and Manulife Asset Management (US)
LLC ("MAM (US)"). |
| Item
2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office : |
| | The
principal business offices of MFC and MAM (NA) 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. |
| Item
2(d) | Title of Class of Securities : |
| | Common Stock |
| Item
2(e) | CUSIP Number : |
| | 87482X101 |
| 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
(NA): | (e)
(X) | an
investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). |
| MAM
(US): | (e)
(X) | an
investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). |

| Item
4 | |
| --- | --- |
| (a) Amount Beneficially
Owned : MAM (NA) has beneficial ownership of 6,622
shares of Common Stock and MAM (US) has beneficial ownership of 4,410,713
shares of Common Stock. Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MAM
(NA) and MAM (US), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these
same shares. | |
| (b) Percent of
Class : Of the 70,503,920 shares of Class A common
stock outstanding as of November 12, 2014 according to the Form 10-Q filed
by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14,
2014, MAM (NA) held 0.01% and MAM (US) held 6.26%. | |
| (c) Number of shares as to which
the person has : | |
| (i) | sole
power to vote or to direct the vote: |
| | MAM
(NA) and MAM (US) 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 (NA) and MAM (US) 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- |

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| 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, 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/ Graham A. Miller
	Name:	Graham A. Miller
Dated: February 11, 2015	Title:	Agent*
	Manulife Asset Management (North America)
Limited
	By:	/s/ Warren Rudick
	Name:	Warren Rudick
Dated: February 11, 2015	Title:	Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
	Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
	By:	/s/ William E. Corson
	Name:	William E. Corson
Dated: February 11, 2015	Title:	Vice
President and Chief Compliance Officer

Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 10, 2014 included as Exhibit A to Schedule 13F-NT filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on August 27, 2014.

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

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

	Manulife Financial Corporation — By:	/s/ Graham A. Miller
	Name:	Graham A. Miller
Dated: February 11, 2015	Title:	Agent*
	Manulife Asset Management (North America)
Limited
	By:	/s/ Warren Rudick
	Name:	Warren Rudick
Dated: February 11, 2015	Title:	Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
	Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
	By:	/s/ William E. Corson
	Name:	William E. Corson
Dated: February 11, 2015	Title:	Vice
President and Chief Compliance Officer

Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 10, 2014 included as Exhibit A to Schedule 13F-NT filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on August 27, 2014.

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