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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 29, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 33-2081
811-4490
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [_]
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [_]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 15 [X]
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [_]
AMENDMENT NO. 15 [X]
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE SERIES TRUST I
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
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JOHN HANCOCK PLACE
P.O. BOX 111
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02117
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(617) 572-5060
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER)
SANDRA M. DaDALT, ESQUIRE
JOHN HANCOCK PLACE
P.O. BOX 111
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02117
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES TO:
THOMAS C. LAUERMAN, ESQUIRE
FREEDMAN, LEVY, KROLL & SIMONDS
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate
box)
[_] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[X] on May 1, 1997 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[_] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
[_] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
[_] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
[_] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate check the following box
[X]this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment
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PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 24F-2 UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940, REGISTRANT HAS REGISTERED AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND REGISTRANT'S RULE 24F-2 NOTICE FOR FISCAL YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 WAS FILED ON FEBRUARY 26, 1997.
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Designation of New Effective Date
for Previously Filed Amendment
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Amendment") was filed pursuant to
paragraph (a) of Rule 485 on February 28, 1997 and pursuant to that paragraph
would become effective on April 29, 1997.
The Registrant hereby designates May 1, 1997 as the new date upon which
the Amendment shall become effective.
All other information contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement as previously filed through the Amendment is incorporated by reference
without change.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED, THE REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT MEETS ALL OF
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO ITS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 485(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND HAS DULY CAUSED
THIS AMENDMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE
29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1997.
John Hancock Variable Series
Trust I
/s/ Henry D. Shaw
By: ______________________________
Henry D. Shaw, Chairman
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS POST-
EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO ITS REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
SIGNATURE DATE
/s/ Raymond F. Skiba
By: ____________________________________ April 29, 1997
Raymond F. Skiba
Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Henry D. Shaw
By: ____________________________________ April 29, 1997
Henry D. Shaw
Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
For himself and as attorney-in-fact for:
William H. Dykstra
Trustee
Joseph Kiebala, Jr.
Trustee
Frank J. Zeo
Trustee
Elizabeth G. Cook
Trustee
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