John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. [LOGO OF JOHN HANCOCK]
Law Sector
John Hancock Place
P.O. Box 111
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
Ronald J. Bocage
Vice President and Counsel
July 31, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Room
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT U
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-4 33-34813
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) and in lieu of filing final printed prospectuses, we
hereby certify respecting the above-captioned registration statements on Form
N-4 that :
(1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the most recent amendment to the
registration statement, and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the
registration statement has been filed electronically
Sincerely,
/s/ RONALD J. BOCAGE
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Ronald J. Bocage
