JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT H
REVOLUTION ACCESS VARIABLE ANNUITY
SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2000
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 10, 1999
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This Supplement will be used only with contracts sold through the above-
referenced prospectus and through registered representatives affiliated
with the M Financial Group.
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The section entitled "Distribution of contracts", as appearing on page 42 of the
prospectus, is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in its place:
Distribution of contracts
John Hancock Funds, Inc. ("JHFI") will act as principal distributor of
the contracts sold through this prospectus, with the exception of contracts sold
through registered representatives affiliated with the M Financial Group for
which Signator Investors, Inc. ("Signator") will act as principal distributor.
JHFI and Signator are each registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. JHFI's address is 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
02199. Signator's address is 200 Clarendon Street, John Hancock Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02117.
You can purchase a contract through broker-dealers and certain
financial institutions who have entered into selling agreements with John
Hancock and JHFI, or Signator in the case of firms affiliated with the M
Financial Group, and whose representatives are authorized by applicable law to
sell annuity products. We do not expect the compensation to such broker-dealers
and financial institutions to exceed 8.0% of premium payments (on a present
value basis). For limited periods of time, we may pay additional compensation to
broker-dealers as part of special sales promotions. We offer these contracts on
a continuous basis, but neither John Hancock nor JHFI nor Signator is obligated
to sell any particular amount of contracts. We reimburse JHFI and Signator for
direct and indirect expenses actually incurred in connection with the marketing
and sale of these contracts. Both JHFI and Signator are subsidiaries of John
Hancock.
