April 9, 1996
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock Capital Series
File Nos. 811-1677; 33-2-29502
CERTIFICATE UNDER RULE 497(j)
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 497(j) of Regulation C, under the Securities Act of 1933, in lieu of
filing under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497, I hereby certify that all of the
forms of Prospectuses for the Registrant and the Statements of Additional
Information for each of the following Series of the Registrant: John Hancock
Growth Fund and John Hancock Special Value Fund dated April 1, 1996 that would
have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497(j) do not differ from
that contained in the most recent registration statement amendment and the text
of most recent registration statement has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marilyn Lutzer
Marilyn Lutzer
