Lose table of contents in pdf?

I just noticed that I downloaded a pdf that had a table of contents, and when I used "Save As" to give it a new name in a new location, it no longer had a table of contents. Do you lose the TOC this way, or is there a way to unhide it that I'm not aware of?
I realize I could just rename and move the file in the Finder, but sometimes it's more convenient just to use Save As if I've got the pdf open (even though it might be slow to save).

I have noticed the same problem - and in addition the saved file is often larger than the original. Here's a link to an example file (from a particle physics database):
http://uk.arxiv.org/PS_cache/hep-th/pdf/0602/0602011.pdf
The original file has a table of contents and is about 88K big; if I take a second copy using "save as" in preview, the size jumps to 184K, and the ToC is lost. Any explanation would be welcome! (I posted this question before, but no reply so far.)
12" powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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