May 4, 1998
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock Capital Series
File No. 811-1677 and 2-29502
John Hancock Special Value Fund
John Hancock Independence Equity Fund
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 the form of
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 1998 for the
above-captioned registrants that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or
(c) of Rule 497(j) does 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
