U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
|_| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b*).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
P.O. Box 111
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(Street)
Boston, MA 02117
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fresh America Corp. ("FRES")
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
04-3483032
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4. Statement for Month/Year
11/01
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
|_| Director |X| 10% Owner
|_| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
|_| Form filed by one Reporting Person
|X| Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ---------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Series D Cumulative 27,000 I Owned by
Redeemable Preferred JHLICO (a)
Stock
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially (Over)
owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (4/97)
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- Form of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) On November 14, 2001, the shares of Fresh America Corp. held by John
Hancock Financial Services, Inc. and its subsidiary entities were
reallocated among the various joint filers. John Hancock Life Insurance
Company ("JHLICO"), a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock
Financial Services, Inc., now owns 22,950 shares of Series D Cumulative
Reedeemable Preferred Stock. In addition, John Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company (JHVLICO"), a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of JHLICO,
now owns 4,050 shares.
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
By: /s/ Barry J. Rubenstein December 10, 2001
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Barry J. Rubenstein Date
Vice President, Counsel & Secretary
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Joint Filer Information
Issuer Name and Trading Symbol: Fresh America Corp. ("FRES")
Date of Event Requiring Statement: November 2001
Designated Reporter: John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
1. Name and address of Reporting Person:
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02117
IRS Number: 04-1414660
By: /s/ Roger G. Nastou
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Roger G. Nastou
Vice President
2. Name and address of Reporting Person:
John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02117
IRS Number: 04-2664016
By: /s/ Michele G. Van Leer
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Michele G. Van Leer
President
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