JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST
John Hancock Global Technology Fund
Change of Name of a Series of Shares
The undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of John
Hancock Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the
"Trust"), hereby amend the Trust's Declaration of Trust dated
September 10, 1996, as amended from time to time, to the extent
necessary to reflect the change of the name of John Hancock
Global Technology Fund to John Hancock Technology Fund.
The Declaration of Trust is hereby amended to the extent
necessary to reflect the change of name of a series of shares,
effective March 1, 2000.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the Declaration of Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
instrument on the 14th day of September 1999.
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Edward J. Boudreau, Jr.
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Charles L. Ladner
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Stephen L. Brown
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Leo E. Linbeck, Jr.
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James F. Carlin
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Steven R. Pruchansky
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William H. Cunningham
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Richard S. Scipione
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Ronald R. Dion
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Norman H. Smith
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Harold R. Hiser, Jr.
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John P. Toolan
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Anne C. Hodsdon
The Declaration of Trust, a copy of which, together with
all amendments thereto, is on file in the office of the
Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
provides that no Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the
Trust or any Series thereof shall be subject to any personal
liability whatsoever to any Person, other than to the Trust or
its shareholders, in connection with Trust Property or the
affairs of the Trust, save only that arising from bad faith,
willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of
his/her duties with respect to such Person; and all such Persons
shall look solely to the Trust Property, or to the Trust
Property of one or more specific Series of the Trust if the
claim arises from the conduct of such Trustee, officer, employee
or agent with respect to only such Series, for satisfaction of
claims of any nature arising in connection with the affairs of
the Trust.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS )
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COUNTY OF SUFFOLK )
Then personally appeared the above-named Edward J.
Boudreau, Jr., Stephen L. Brown, James F. Carlin, William H.
Cunningham, Ronald R. Dion, Harold R. Hiser, Jr., Anne C.
Hodsdon, Charles L. Ladner, Leo E. Linbeck, Jr., Steven R.
Pruchansky, Richard S. Scipione, Norman H. Smith and John P.
Toolan, who acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his or
her free act and deed, before me, this 14th day of September,
1999.
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Notary Public
My Commission
Expires:______________
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