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FOR USE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND ONLY
JOHN HANCOCK ADJUSTABLE U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST
JOHN HANCOCK GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST
JOHN HANCOCK INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT TRUST
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT QUALITY BOND FUND
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 13, 1995
The following additional disclosure concerning the Fund's investment in
derivative securities is furnished in compliance with an undertaking to the
State of Maryland Securities Division:
The Fund may invest in derivative securities in furtherance of its investment
objective. Derivative securities are instruments having cash flows derived
from the alteration of the securities' natural, original structure. These
instruments include Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Zero Coupon
Securities, Stripped Mortgage Backed Securities, Multi-Class Pass-Through
Securities and certain Asset-Backed Securities. Derivative securities will be
used by the Fund in place of more traditional direct investments when, in the
view of the Investment Adviser, they offer greater relative value or more
stable cash flows, or allow more accurate exposure to desired maturities along
the yield curve or to otherwise inaccessible markets. The Fund will limit its
investment in Stripped Mortgage Backed Securities to 10% of its total assets.
While the Fund is permitted to invest up to 100% of its net assets in other
derivative securities, it does not expect to invest substantially in derivative
securities.
