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John Hancock Sovereign Investors Fund, May 1, 1994
John Hancock Special Equities Fund, March 1, 1995
John Hancock Special Value Fund, April 1, 1995
John Hancock Utilities Fund, October 1, 1994
Supplement to Class A and Class B Prospectus
The "Initial Sales Charge Alternative-Class A Shares" section under SHARE
PRICE is supplemented as follows:
From April 3, 1995 through June 30, 1995, for all participating Selling
Brokers with whom John Hancock Funds, Inc. has sales agreements, John Hancock
Funds, Inc. will reallow the full applicable sales charge on Class A shares and
will pay an additional commission of 0.50% of the amount invested in Class B
shares.
April 3, 1995
