Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001145443-16-002297
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2016-11-10 16:42:58
- Filed By:
- Manulife Financial Corp
- Company:
- Group 1 Automotive Inc (NYSE:GPI)
- Filing Date:
- 2016-11-10
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manulife Financial Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | See line 9 above. 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC SEE INSTRUCTIONSPage 2 of 8 CUSIP No. 398905109 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 ofSharesBeneficiallyOwned byEachReportingPersonWith 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 2,171,901 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,171,901 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,171,901 10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N A 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.16% | |
| Manulife Asset Management (US) | 2,171,901 | 0 | 2,171,901 | 0 | 2,171,901 | 0.03% |
| Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited | 5,836 | 0 | 5,836 | 0 | 5,836 |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 398905109 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| October 31, 2016 |
| (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).
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| CUSIP No. | 398905109 |
| 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 and Manulife
Asset Management (North America) 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. | 398905109 |
| 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 | |||
| 2,171,901 | |||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
| -0- | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
| 2,171,901 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
| -0- | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
| 2,171,901 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* | ||||
| N/A | |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | ||||
| 10.16% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* | ||||
| IA | |||||
| *SEE INSTRUCTIONS | |||||
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| CUSIP No. | 398905109 |
| 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 | |||
| 5,836 | |||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
| -0- | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
| 5,836 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
| -0- | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
| 5,836 | |||||
| 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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| Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer: | ||||
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | |||||
| Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: | ||||
| 800 Gessner, Suite 500 | |||||
| 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 (US) LLC ("MAM (US)") and Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited ("MAM (NA)"). | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| Item 2(c) | Citizenship: | ||||
| MFC and MAM (NA) are
organized and exist under the laws of Canada. | |||||
| Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities: | ||||
| Common Stock | |||||
| Item 2(e) | CUSIP Number: | ||||
| 398905109 | |||||
| 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). | |||
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| Item 4 | Ownership: | |
| (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: MAM (US) has beneficial ownership of 2,171,901 shares of Common Stock and MAM (NA) has beneficial ownership of 5,836 shares of Common Stock. Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MAM (US) and MAM (NA), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these same shares. | ||
| (b) Percent of Class: Of the 21,371,172 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2016, according to the Form 10-K filed by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2016, MAM (US) held 10.16% and, MAM (NA) held 0.03%. | ||
| (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: | ||
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | |
| MAM (US) and MAM (NA) 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) and MAM (NA) 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, 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 Miller | |
| Name: | Graham Miller | |
| Dated: November 9, 2016 | Title: | Agent* |
| Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul Donahue | |
| Name: | Paul Donahue | |
| Dated: November 9, 2016 | Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited | ||
| By: | /s/ Warren Rudick | |
| Name: | Warren Rudick | |
| Dated: November 9, 2016 | Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |
* 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 (US) LLC and Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited agree that the Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the Common Stock of Group 1 Automotive Inc., is filed on behalf of each of them.
| Manulife Financial Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Graham Miller | |
| Name: | Graham Miller | |
| Dated: November 9, 2016 | Title: | Agent* |
| Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul Donahue | |
| Name: | Paul Donahue | |
| Dated: November 9, 2016 | Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited | ||
| By: | /s/ Warren Rudick | |
| Name: | Warren Rudick | |
| Dated: November 9, 2016 | Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |
* 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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