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As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2000.
File Nos. 333-16949 and 811-8696
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
[_]
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [_]
[X]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
[X]
AMENDMENT NO. 13
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES.)
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT)
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(NAME OF DEPOSITOR)
JOHN HANCOCK PLACE, BOSTON, MA 02117
(ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
DEPOSITOR'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (617) 572-9196
ARNOLD R. BERGMAN, ESQUIRE
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
JOHN HANCOCK PLACE
BOSTON, MA 02117
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box)
[_] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[_] on November 1, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[X] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
[_] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
If appropriate check the following box
[_] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 24f-2, Registrant has registered an
indefinite amount of the securities being offered and filed its Notice for
fiscal year 1999 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 on March 30, 2000.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
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FORM N-4 ITEM NO. SECTION IN PROSPECTUS
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1. Cover Page................... Cover Page
2. Definitions.................. Special Terms; Variable Account Valuation
Procedures
3. Synopsis or Highlights....... Summary Information
4. Condensed Financial
Information................. Not Available
5. General Description of
Registrant, Depositor JHVLICO, John Hancock, The Account and the
and Portfolio Companies..... Series Fund; Voting Privileges
6. Deductions................... Charges Variable Annuity Contracts
7. General Description of
Variable Annuity Contracts.. The Contracts; The Accumulation Period; The
Annuity Period; Miscellaneous Provisions;
Changes in Applicable Law-Funding and
Otherwise
8. Annuity Period............... The Annuity Period
9. Death Benefit................ The Accumulation Period; The Annuity Period
10. Purchases and Contract The Contracts; The Accumulation Period;
Values...................... Variable Account Valuation Procedures;
Performance
11. Redemptions.................. The Accumulation Period; Miscellaneous
Provisions
12. Taxes........................ Federal Income Taxes
13. Legal Proceedings............ Not Applicable
14. Table of Contents of
Statement of Additional Table of Contents of Statement of
Information................. Additional Information
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PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER __, 2000
[eVARIABLE ANNUITY]
an individual deferred variable annuity contract
issued by
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("JHVLICO")
The contract enables you to earn investment-based returns in the following
variable investment options:
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VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTION MANAGED BY
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Equity Index. . . . . . .. . State Street Global Advisors
Large Cap Value CORE/sm/ . Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Large Cap Value . . . . . T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.
V.A. Financial Industries John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
Large Cap Aggressive Growth. Alliance Capital Management L.P.
Fidelity VIP Growth. . . Fidelity Management & Research Company
Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R). . Fidelity Management & Research Company
MFS Growth. . . . . . . . MFS Investment Management
Janus Aspen Global Technology Janus Capital Corporation
Wellington Management Company, LLP
Large/Mid Cap Value. . .
AIM V.I. Value. . . . . . AIM Advisors, Inc.
AIM V.I. Growth . . . . . AIM Advisors, Inc.
MFS Research. . . . . . . MFS Investment Management
Mid Cap Growth . . . . . . Janus Capital Corporation
Small/Mid Cap CORE/sm/ . . Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Small/Mid Cap Value . . . The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC
Small/Mid Cap Growth. . . Wellington Management Company, LLP
MFS New Discovery. . . . MFS Investment Management
Small Cap Equity . . . . . Capital Guardian Trust Company
Small Cap Growth . . . . . . . John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
Global Balanced . . . . . Capital Guardian Trust Company
Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth. Janus Capital Corporation
International Opportunities . T. Rowe Price International, Inc.
Fidelity VIP Overseas. . Fidelity Management & Research Company
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management,
Emerging Markets Equity . . . Inc.
Short-Term Bond . . . . . Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
Active Bond . . . . . . . . . John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
V.A. Strategic Income . . John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
High Yield Bond . . . . . Wellington Management Company, LLP
Global Bond . . . . . . . . . Capital Guardian Trust Company
Money Market . . . . . . . John Hancock Life Insurance Company
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The contract is not a deposit or obligation of, or insured, endorsed, or
guaranteed by the U.S. Government, any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency, entity or person,
other than JHVLICO. It involves investment risks including the possible loss of
principal.
The variable investment options shown above are those available as of the date
of this prospectus. We may add, modify or delete variable investment options in
the future.
When you select one or more of these variable investment options, we invest
your money in the corresponding investment option(s) of one or more of the
following: the John Hancock Variable Series Trust I, the John Hancock
Declaration Trust, AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc., Fidelity's Variable
Insurance Products Fund (Service Shares) and Variable Insurance Products Fund II
(Service Shares), the Janus Aspen Series (Service Shares), and the MFS Variable
Insurance Trust (together, "the Trusts"). In this prospectus, the investment
options of the Trusts are referred to as "funds." In the prospectuses for the
Trusts, the investment options may be referred to as "funds," "portfolios" or
"series."
Each Trust is a so-called "series" type mutual fund registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The investment results of each
variable investment option you select will depend on those of the corresponding
fund of one of the Trusts. Each of the funds is separately managed and has its
own investment objective and strategies. Linked to the end of this prospectus is
a prospectus for each Trust. The Trust prospectuses contain detailed information
about each available fund. Be sure to read those prospectuses before selecting
any of the variable investment options shown above.
Issued by:
John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company
John Hancock Place
Boston, MA 02117
Electronic Servicing Center:
URL: [http://www.AnnuityNet.com]
Administrative Servicing Office:
John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company
P.O. Box 62137
Baltimore, MD 21264-2137
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Please note that the SEC has not approved or disapproved these securities, or
determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
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GUIDE TO THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus contains information that you should know before you buy a
contract or exercise any of your rights under the contract. We have arranged
the prospectus in the following way:
. The beginning of the prospectus is referred to as the "COVER PAGES."
. The first section following the Cover Pages contains an "INDEX OF KEY
WORDS."
. Behind the index is the "FEE TABLE." This section highlights the
various fees and expenses you will pay directly or indirectly, if you
purchase a contract.
. The next section is called "BASIC INFORMATION." It contains basic
information about the contract presented in a question and answer
format. You should read the Basic Information before reading any
other section of the prospectus.
. Behind the Basic Information is "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION." This
section gives more details about the contract. It generally does not
repeat information contained in the Basic Information.
. "CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION" follows the "Additional
Information." This gives some basic information about the size and
past performance of the variable investment options.
The Trusts' prospectuses are linked to the end of this prospectus. You should
save these prospectuses for future reference.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
This is the prospectus - it is not the contract. The prospectus simplifies
many contract provisions to better communicate the contract's essential
features. Your rights and obligations under the contract will be determined by
the language of the contract itself. On request, we will provide the form of
contract for you to review. In any event, when you receive your contract, we
suggest you read it promptly.
We've also filed with the SEC a "Statement of Additional Information," dated
[December___, 2000]. This Statement contains detailed information not included
in the prospectus. Although a separate document from this prospectus, the
Statement of Additional Information has the same legal effect as if it were a
part of this prospectus. We will provide you with a free copy of the Statement
upon your request. The Statement is also available through the SEC's website
at http://www.sec.gov. To give you an idea what's in the Statement, we have
included a copy of the Statement's table of contents at the end of this
prospectus.
The contracts are not available in all states. This prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities
in any state to any person to whom it is unlawful to make or solicit an offer
in that state.
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INDEX OF KEY WORDS
We define or explain each of the following key words used in this prospectus
either in the Cover Pages, as answers to the Questions in the Basic Information
portion of the prospectus or in one of the sections of the Additional
Information ("AI") portion of the prospectus, as shown below:
KEY WORDS WHERE TO LOOK
Administrative Servicing Office ......................Cover Pages
Annuity direct deposit program .......................Question 4.
Accumulation units...................................AI - 4
Annuitant............................................Question 3.
Annuity payments.....................................AI - 5
Annuity period.......................................Question 7.
Contract year........................................Question 1.
Date of issue........................................Question 1.
Date of maturity.....................................Question 1.
Electronic Servicing Center..........................Question 5.
Funds................................................Cover Pages
Premium payments.....................................Question 4.
Surrender............................................Question 11.
Surrender value......................................Question 11.
Total value of your contract.........................Question 6.
Variable investment options..........................Cover Pages
Withdrawal...........................................Question 11.
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FEE TABLE
The following fee table shows the various fees and expenses that you will pay,
either directly or indirectly, if you purchase a contract. The table does not
include charges for premium taxes (which may vary by state).
OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
. Maximum Withdrawal Charge None
. Annual Contract Fee None
ANNUAL CONTRACT EXPENSES (AS A % OF THE AVERAGE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CONTRACT)
. Asset-Based Charge 0.65%
ANNUAL FUND EXPENSES (BASED ON % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS)
The funds must pay investment management fees and other operating expenses.
These fees and expenses are different for each fund and reduce the investment
return of each fund. Therefore, they also indirectly reduce the return you will
earn on any variable investment options you select.
The following figures for the funds are based on historical fund expenses, as
a percentage (rounded to two decimal places) of each fund's average daily net
assets for 1999, except as indicated in the Notes at the end of this table.
Expenses of the funds are not fixed or specified under the terms of the
contracts, and expenses may vary from year to year.
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Investment Distribution and Other Operating Total Fund Other Operating
Management Service Expenses With Operating Expenses Absent
Fund Name Fee (12b-1) Fees Reimbursement Expenses Reimbursement
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE SERIES TRUST
(NOTE 1):
Equity Index . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.14% N/A 0.00% 0.14% 0.08%
Large Cap Value CORE . . . . . . . . 0.75% N/A 0.10% 0.85% 0.42%
Large Cap Value . . . . . . . . . . . 0.74% N/A 0.10% 0.84% 0.11%
Large Cap Aggressive Growth . . . . . 0.98% N/A 0.10% % 0.19%
Large/Mid Cap Value . . . . . . . . . 0.95% N/A 0.10% 1.05% 0.47%
Mid Cap Growth . . . . . . . . . . . 0.82% N/A 0.10% 0.92% 0.11%
Small/Mid Cap CORE . . . . . . . . . 0.80% N/A 0.10% 0.90% 0.66%
Small/Mid Cap Value . . . . . . . . . 0.95% N/A 0.10% 1.05% 1.44%
Small/Mid Cap Growth. . . . . . . . . 0.75% N/A 0.10% 0.85% 0.10%
Small Cap Equity* . . . . . . . . . . 0.80% N/A 0.10% 0.90% 0.16%
Small Cap Growth. . . . . . . . . . . 0.75% N/A 0.10% 0.85% 0.14%
Global Balanced* . . . . . . . . . . 0.85% N/A 0.10% 0.95% 0.46%
International Opportunities . . . . . 0.87% N/A 0.10% 0.97% 0.29%
Emerging Markets Equity . . . . . . . 1.27 % N/A 0.10% 1.37 % 2.17%
Short-Term Bond . . . . . . . . . . . 0.30% N/A 0.10% 0.40% 0.13%
Active Bond* . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25% N/A 0.03% 0.28% 0.03%
High Yield Bond . . . . . . . . . . . 0.65% N/A 0.10% 0.75% 0.39%
Global Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.69% N/A 0.10% 0.79% 0.15%
Money Market . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25% N/A 0.06% 0.31% 0.06%
JOHN HANCOCK DECLARATION TRUST (NOTE
2):
V.A. Financial Industries . . . . . . 0.80% N/A 0.10% 0.90% 0.10%
V.A. Strategic Income . . . . . . . . 0.60% N/A 0.25% 0.85% 0.27%
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, INC.:
AIM V.I. Value . . . . . . . . . . . 0.61% N/A 0.15% 0.76% 0.15%
AIM V.I. Growth . . . . . . . . . . . 0.63% N/A 0.10% 0.73% 0.10%
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND -
SERVICE CLASS (NOTE 3):
Fidelity VIP Growth . . . . . . . . . 0.58% 0.10% 0.07% 0.75% 0.09%
Fidelity VIP Overseas . . . . . . . . 0.73% 0.10% 0.15% 0.98% 0.18%
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II -
SERVICE CLASS (NOTE 3):
Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) . . . . . 0.58% 0.10% 0.07% 0.75% 0.10%
JANUS ASPEN SERIES - SERVICE SHARES
CLASS (NOTE 4):
Janus Aspen Global Technology
Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth
MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
(NOTE 5):
MFS Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.75% N/A 0.16% 0.91% 0.71%
MFS Research . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.75% N/A 0.11% 0.86% 0.11%
MFS New Discovery . . . . . . . . . . 0.90% N/A 0.17% 1.07% 1.59%
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NOTES TO ANNUAL FUND EXPENSES
(1) John Hancock Variable Series Trust I funds' percentages for "other fund
expenses" are based on the allocation methodology and expense
reimbursement policy adopted April 23, 1999, and are calculated as if that
allocation methodology and expense reimbursement policy had been in effect
for all of 1999. Under the expense reimbursement policy, John Hancock
Life Insurance Company voluntarily reimburses a fund when the fund's
"other fund expenses" exceed 0.10% of the fund's average daily net assets
(0.00% for Equity Index). Shareholders of the Small Cap Equity, Global
Balanced, Active Bond, and Global Bond funds have approved new management
fee schedules, which apply to those funds effective November 1, 2000. The
investment management fee percentages for each of those funds are
calculated as if those new fee schedules had been in effect for all of
1999. The investment management fee percentages for all other funds
reflect the investment management fees that were actually payable for 1999
.
* Small Cap Equity was formerly "Small Cap Value," Global Balanced was
formerly "International Balanced" and Active Bond was formerly "Sovereign
Bond."
"CORE/ sm/" is a service mark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
(2) John Hancock Declaration Trust Funds' percentages reflect the investment
management fees currently payable and other fund expenses allocated in
1999. John Hancock Advisers, Inc., has agreed to limit temporarily other
expenses of each of these funds to 0.25% of the fund's average daily
assets.
(3) A portion of the brokerage commissions that certain of the Fidelity VIP
Funds pay was used to reduce fund expenses. In addition, through
arrangements with certain funds' custodian, credits realized as a result
of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of each
applicable fund's expenses. Without these reductions, the operating
expenses of these funds would have been higher, as shown in the last
column of this table.
(4) The percentages for the new Service Shares Class of the Janus Aspen
Global Technology Fund and the Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Fund are
estimates because the Service Shares Class was not in oper-
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ation in 1999. All such estimates have been made without regard to the
effect of any expense offset arrangements.
(5) MFS Variable Insurance Trust Funds have an expense offset arrangement
which reduces each of these fund's custodian fee based upon the amount of
cash maintained by the fund with its custodian and dividend disbursing
agent. Each fund may enter into other such arrangements and directed
brokerage arrangements, which would also have the effect of reducing the
fund's expenses. Expenses do not take into account these expense
reductions, and are therefore higher than the actual expenses of the fund.
MFS Investment Management (also doing business as Massachusetts
Financial Services Company) ahs contractually agreed to bear expense for
the Growth and New Discovery Funds, subject to reimbursements by the fund,
that each such fund's "other fund expenses" shall not exceed 0.15% of the
average daily net assets of the fund during the current fiscal year.
We may receive payments from a fund or its affiliates at an annual rate of up to
approximately 0.25% of the average net assets that holders of our variable life
insurance policies and variable annuity contracts have invested in that fund.
Any such payments do not, however, result in any charge to you in addition to
what is disclosed above.
EXAMPLES
The examples on the following page illustrate the current expenses you would
pay, directly or indirectly, on a $1,000 investment allocated to one of the
variable investment options, assuming a 5% annual return on assets. These
examples do not include any applicable premium taxes or any fees for optional
benefit riders. The examples should not be considered representations of past
or future expenses; actual charges may be greater or less than those shown
above. The examples assume fund expenses at rates set forth above for 1999,
after reimbursements.
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If you begin receiving payments under one of our annuity payment options at the
end of one of the following periods, if you maintain your contract in force, or
if you surrender ("turn in") your contact at the end of one of the applicable
periods, you would pay:
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1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
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Equity Index $ 8 $25 $ 44 $ 98
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Large Cap Value CORE $15 $47 $ 82 $179
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Large Cap Value $15 $47 $ 81 $178
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VA Financial Industries $16 $49 $ 84 $185
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Large Cap Aggressive Growth $18 $54 $ 94 $204
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Fidelity VIP Growth $14 $44 $ 77 $168
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Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) $14 $44 $ 77 $168
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MFS Growth $16 $49 $ 85 $186
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Janus Aspen Global Technology $17 $53 $ 91 $199
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Large/Mid Cap Value $17 $54 $ 92 $201
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AIM V.I. Value $14 $45 $ 77 $169
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AIM V.I. Growth $14 $44 $ 76 $166
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MFS Research $15 $48 $ 82 $180
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Mid Cap Growth $16 $50 $ 86 $187
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Small/Mid Cap CORE $16 $49 $ 84 $185
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Small/Mid Cap Value $17 $54 $ 92 $201
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Small/Mid Cap Growth $15 $47 $ 82 $179
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MFS New Discovery $17 $54 $ 93 $203
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Small Cap Equity $16 $49 $ 84 $185
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Small Cap Growth $15 $47 $ 82 $179
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Global Balanced $16 $50 $ 87 $190
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Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth $16 $50 $ 87 $190
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International Opportunities $16 $51 $ 88 $192
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Fidelity VIP Overseas Equity $17 $51 $ 89 $193
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Emerging Markets Equity $21 $63 $109 $235
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Short Term Bond $11 $33 $ 58 $128
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Active Bond $ 9 $30 $ 51 $114
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V.A. Strategic Income $15 $47 $ 82 $179
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High Yield Bond $14 $44 $ 77 $168
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Global Bond $15 $46 $ 79 $172
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Money Market $10 $31 $ 53 $118
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BASIC INFORMATION
This "Basic Information" portion of the prospectus provides answers to
commonly asked questions about the contract.
1. WHAT IS THE CONTRACT?
The contract is a deferred payment variable annuity contract. An "annuity
contract" provides a person (known as the "annuitant" or "payee") with a series
of periodic payments. Because this contract is also a "deferred payment"
contract, the annuity payments will begin on a future date, called the
contract's "date of maturity." Under a "variable annuity" contract, the amount
you have invested can increase or decrease in value daily based upon the value
of the variable investment options chosen.
We measure the years and anniversaries of your contract from its date of
issue. We use the term contract year to refer to each period of time between
anniversaries of your contract's date of issue.
2. WHO OWNS THE CONTRACT?
That's up to you. Unless the contract provides otherwise, the owner of the
contract is the person who can exercise the rights under the contract, such as
the right to choose the investment options or the right to surrender the
contract. In many cases, the person buying the contract will be the owner.
However, you are free to name another person or entity (such as a trust) as
owner. In writing this prospectus, we've assumed that you, the reader, are the
person or persons entitled to exercise the rights and obligations under
discussion.
3. IS THE OWNER ALSO THE ANNUITANT?
Again, that's up to you. The annuitant is the person upon whose death the
contract's death benefit becomes payable. Also, the annuitant receives payments
from us under any annuity option that commences during the annuitant's lifetime.
In many cases, the same person is both the annuitant and the owner of a
contract. However, you are free to name another person as annuitant.
4. HOW CAN I INVEST MONEY IN A CONTRACT?
Premium payments
We call the investments you make in your contract premiums or premium
payments. In general, you need at least a $5,000 initial premium payment to
purchase a contract. However, you need only $2,000 to open an individual
retirement account or $1,000 to begin the annuity direct deposit program. If
you choose to contribute more money into your contract, each subsequent premium
payment must be at least $100, except that you may make subsequent premium
payments for as low as $50 if you are participating in our annuity direct
deposit program.
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Applying for a contract
You can purchase a contract by (1) completing an application for a contract
and (2) transmitting it, along with your initial premium payment, to the
Administrative Servicing Office shown on the Cover Pages.
Once we receive your initial premium payment and all necessary information, we
will issue your contract and invest your initial premium payment within two
business days. If the information is not in good order, we will contact you to
get the necessary information. If for some reason, we are unable to complete
this process within 5 business days, we will either send back your money or get
your permission to keep it until we get all of the necessary information.
We will not issue a contract if the proposed annuitant is age 85 or older.
Limits on premium payments
You can make premium payments of up to $1,000,000 in any one contract year.
While the annuitant is alive and the contract is in force, you can make premium
payments at any time before the annuitant's 85/th/ birthday. We may waive
either of these limits, however.
We may also impose limits on the amount of premium payments that you can
allocate to any one variable investment option in any one contract year, but we
currently do not do so.
Ways to make premium payments
Premium payments made by check or money order must be:
. drawn on a U.S. bank,
. drawn in U.S. dollars, and
. made payable to "John Hancock."
Premium payments should be sent to the Administrative Servicing Office. We
will accept your initial premium payment by exchange from another insurance
company. In addition you can make payments automatically from your checking
account via the annuity direct deposit program. You can find information about
methods of premium payment by contacting the Electronic Servicing Center or by
writing to our Administrative Servicing Office.
Once we have issued your contract and it becomes effective, we credit you with
any additional premiums you pay as of the day we receive them at the
Administrative Servicing Office. From each premium payment you make, we deduct
the charges described under "Deductions from premium payments" below. We invest
the rest in the variable investment options you've elected. Special investment
rules apply to premiums received during the right to cancel period. (See
"Question 14. "Can I return my contract?")
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5. WHAT IS THE ELECTRONIC SERVICING CENTER?
We maintain an Electronic Servicing Center specifically for this contract to
provide variable annuity contract information and other information to current
and prospective owners, and to permit various transactions to be performed
electronically. The Electronic Servicing Center also contains detailed
instructions on how to initiate transactions, such as transferring value among
variable investment options, changing the annuitant, beneficiary or owner,
withdrawing value from a contract, changing the date of maturity or annuity
option, and reporting a death claim. These instructions must be followed and may
contain a requirement for you to fax or mail a document with your signature to
our Administrative Servicing Office or to a different address. Electronic
requests for transactions that require a signature will not be processed.
For security, you will select a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or
password to access information through the Electronic Servicing Center. You are
responsible for any use of this PIN or password.
The current Universal Resource Locator (or "URL") for the Electronic Service
Center is http://www.AnnuityNet.com. The current address for our Administrative
Servicing Office is shown on the Cover Pages. If we should change the
Electronic Servicing Center or our Administrative Servicing Office, we will
notify you in writing or by transmitting an e-mail message to your last known
e-mail address.
If you agree, our Electronic Servicing Center will deliver all notices,
documents, and other information relating to your policy to your e-mail address
or, in some cases, to your personal account folder located at the Electronic
Servicing Center, until you revoke this consent. Examples of the electronic
documents we will deliver include: the contract, prospectuses, transaction
confirmation statements and other information. We reserve the right, however,
to deliver documents to you on paper at any time should the need arise.
To view, download, or print electronic documents, you must have access to the
Internet, maintain a valid e-mail address, and install ADOBE ACROBAT READER on
your computer.
We do not currently charge a fee for providing electronic documents; however,
you may incur Internet access charges, telephone charges, and other third party
charges when receiving electronic documents or downloading required software.
YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS OR TRANSACT BUSINESS ON THE ELECTRONIC SERVICING CENTER
MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, SUCH AS SYSTEM OUTAGES.
You may revoke your consent to further delivery of electronic documents at any
time by writing to our Administrative Servicing Office.
You may obtain a paper copy of documents relating to your contract by writing
to our Administrative Servicing Office. Please indicate which documents you
want to receive on paper and provide us with your mailing address. We may
charge a fee for producing paper copies of documents that have been delivered to
you electronically.
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You may update your e-mail address by contacting the Electronic Servicing
Center.
We permit certain transactions to be initiated through the Electronic
Servicing Center, subject to the following conditions:
. We will not process e-mailed requests for transactions under the
contract for which we require a signature.
. We and our agents can act on all instructions received with respect
to your application and your contract when your password is used.
Our sole responsibility is to execute the instructions received.
All instructions using your personal account number and password are
deemed sent by you.
. We and our agents are only responsible for executing instructions
that are received and acknowledged by the Electronic Service Center.
We will notify you by transmitting an e-mail message to your last
known e-mail address.
. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential. You must
notify us and our agents of:
. Any loss or theft of your password and/or personal account
number; or
. Any unauthorized use of your password or personal account
information; or
. Any failure by you to receive a message that an order entered
through the website order system has been received and/or executed
through the order system; or
. Any failure by you to receive accurate written confirmation of
an order or its execution within (3) business days after placing
the order through the website order system.
6. HOW WILL THE VALUE OF MY INVESTMENT IN THE CONTRACT CHANGE OVER TIME?
Prior to a contract's date of maturity, the amount you've invested in any
variable investment option will increase or decrease based upon the investment
experience of the corresponding fund. Except for certain charges we deduct, and
except for the special procedures we follow during the right to cancel period,
your investment experience will be the same as if you had invested in the fund
directly and reinvested all fund dividends and distributions in additional
shares. We describe our special procedures during the right to cancel period in
the Allocation of premium payments section under Question 10.
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Like a regular mutual fund, each fund deducts investment management fees and
other operating expenses. These expenses are shown in the Fee Table section of
this prospectus. However, unlike a mutual fund, we will also deduct charges
relating to the annuity guarantees and other features provided by the contract.
These charges reduce your investment performance and the amount we have
credited to your contract in any variable investment option. We describe these
charges under Question 11. "What fees and charges will be deducted from my
contract?"
At any time before the date of maturity, the total value of your contract
equals
. the total amount you invested,
. minus all charges we deduct,
. minus all withdrawals you have made, and
. plus or minus each variable investment option's positive or negative
investment return that we credit daily to any of your contract's value
daily while it is in that option.
7. WHAT ANNUITY BENEFITS DOES A CONTRACT PROVIDE?
If your contract is still in effect on its date of maturity, it enters the
annuity period. During the annuity period, we make a series of variable
payments to you as provided under one of our several annuity options. The form
in which we will make the annuity payments, and the proportion of such payments
that will be on a variable basis, depend on the elections that you have in
effect on the date of maturity. Therefore you should exercise care in selecting
your date of maturity and your choices that are in effect on that date.
You should carefully review section AI-5 "The annuity period" in the
Additional Information portion of this prospectus, for information about all of
these choices you can make.
8. TO WHAT EXTENT CAN JHVLICO VARY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ITS CONTRACTS
IN PARTICULAR CASES?
Insurance laws and regulations apply to JHVLICO in every state in which its
annuity contracts are sold. As a result, various terms and conditions of your
contract may vary from the terms and conditions described in this prospectus,
depending upon where you reside. These variations will be reflected in your
contract or in endorsements attached to your contract.
9. WHAT ARE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF OWNING A CONTRACT?
In most cases, no income tax will have to be paid on amounts you earn under a
contract until these earnings are paid out. All or part of the following
distributions from a contract may constitute a taxable payout of earnings:
. partial withdrawal (including systematic withdrawals)
. full withdrawal ("surrender")
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. payment of death benefit proceeds as a single sum upon your death or the
annuitant's death
. periodic payments under one of our annuity payment options
How much you will be taxed on distribution is based upon complex tax rules and
depends on matters such as
. the type of the distribution
. when the distribution is made
. the circumstances under which the payments are made
If your contract is issued in connection with an individual retirement annuity
plan, all or part of your premium payments may be tax-deductible.
Special 10% tax penalties apply in many cases to the taxable portion of any
distributions from a contract before you reach age 59 1/2. Also, some retirement
plans require that distributions from a contract commence and/or be completed by
a certain period of time. This effectively limits the period of time during
which you can continue to derive tax deferral benefits from any tax-deductible
premiums you paid or on any earnings under the contract.
THE FAVORABLE TAX BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR ANNUITY CONTRACTS ISSUED IN
CONNECTION WITH AN INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITY PLAN OR OTHER TAX-QUALIFIED
RETIREMENT PLAN, ARE ALSO GENERALLY AVAILABLE FOR OTHER TYPES OF INVESTMENTS OF
TAX-QUALIFIED PLANS, SUCH AS INVESTMENTS IN MUTUAL FUNDS, EQUITIES AND DEBT
INSTRUMENTS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THE EXPENSES UNDER AN
ANNUITY CONTRACT ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH A TAX-QUALIFIED PLAN, AND THE
INVESTMENT OPTIONS, DEATH BENEFITS AND LIFETIME ANNUITY INCOME OPTIONS PROVIDED
UNDER SUCH AN ANNUITY CONTRACT, ARE SUITABLE FOR YOUR NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES.
10. HOW CAN I CHANGE MY CONTRACT'S INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS?
Allocation of premium payments
When you apply for your contract, you specify the variable investment options
in which your premium payments will be allocated. You may change this
investment allocation for future premium payments at any time by sending us
acceptable notice through our Electronic Servicing Center or by writing to our
Administrative Servicing Office. Any change in allocation will be effective as
of our receipt of your request. All percentages that you select must be in whole
numbers.
Premium payments received prior to the expiration of the right to cancel
period will automatically be allocated to the Money Market variable investment
option. The portion of the Money Market variable investment option attributable
to such payments will be reallocated automatically among the variable investment
options you have chosen upon the expiration of the right to cancel period.
Premium payments received after the expiration of the right to cancel period
will be allocated among the variable investment options you have chosen as soon
as they
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are processed. We describe the right to cancel period following Question 14.
"Can I return my contract?"
Currently, we do not impose a limit on the number of variable investment
options that you may use at any one time or over the life of your contract,
although we reserve the right to do so in the future.
Transferring your assets
Under our current procedures, you may transfer, free of charge, all or part of
the assets in one variable investment option to any other variable investment
option up to 12 times a year. We reserve the right to assess a charge of up to
$25 on any transfer beyond the first 12 transfers per year or to reject any
transfer request after that.
You may NOT, however, transfer more than $500,000 in any contract year from
any one variable investment option without our prior approval.
The contract you are purchasing was not designed for professional market
timing organizations or other persons or entities that use programmed or
frequent transfers. The use of such transfers may be disruptive to a fund. We
therefor reserve the right to reject any premium payment or transfer request
from any person if, in our judgment, a fund would be unable to invest
effectively in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, or would
otherwise be potentially adversely affected.
We also reserve the right to revise, suspend or eliminate the transfer
privileges described above at any time without prior notice. We may impose a
limit on the amount that may be transferred into a variable investment option in
any contract year.
Procedure for transferring your assets
You may request a transfer of contract value among variable investment options
by sending us acceptable notice through our Electronic Servicing Center or by
writing to our Administrative Serving Office. Your request should include
. your name,
. daytime telephone number,
. contract number,
. the names of the variable investment options being transferred to and
from each, and
. the amount of each transfer.
The request becomes effective on the day we receive your request in proper
form.
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11. WHAT FEES AND CHARGES WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM MY CONTRACT?
Asset-based charge
We deduct a daily asset-based charge that compensates us primarily for our
administrative expenses and the mortality and expense risks that we assume under
the contract. On an annual basis, this charge equals 0.65% of the value of the
assets you have allocated to the variable investment options.
In return for mortality risk charge, we assume the risk that annuitants as a
class will live longer than expected, requiring us to a pay greater number of
annuity payments. In return for the expense risk charge, we assume the risk
that our expenses relating to the contracts may be higher than we expected when
we set the level of the contracts' other fees and charges, or that our revenues
from such other sources will be less.
Premium taxes
We make deductions for any applicable premium or similar taxes based on the
amount of a premium payment. Currently, certain local jurisdictions assess a
tax of up to 5% of each premium payment.
In most cases, we deduct a charge in the amount of the tax from the total
value of the contract only at the time of annuitization. We reserve the right,
however, to deduct the charge from each premium payment at the time it is made
or, upon death surrender or withdrawal, if we incur such a tax upon those
events. We compute the amount of the charge by multiplying the applicable
premium tax percentage times the amount you are withdrawing, surrendering,
annuitizing or applying to a death benefit.
12. HOW CAN I WITHDRAW MONEY FROM MY CONTRACT?
Surrenders and partial withdrawals
Prior to your contract's date of maturity, if the annuitant is living, you
may:
. surrender (i.e., "turn in") your contract for a cash payment of its
surrender value, or
. make a partial withdrawal of the surrender value.
The surrender value of a contract is the total value of a contract, minus any
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applicable premium tax. You may request a surrender by writing to our
Administrative Serving Office. We will determine the amount surrendered as of
the date we receive your request in writing at the Administrative Servicing
Office.
You may request a partial withdrawal of the surrender value by writing to our
Administrative Serving Office. You may also request a partial withdrawal of up
to $50,000 of the surrender value by sending us acceptable notice through our
Electronic Servicing Center. We will determine the amount withdrawn as of the
date we receive your request in proper order.
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Certain surrenders and withdrawals may result in taxable income to you or
other tax consequences as described in section AI-9 "Tax information" in the
Additional Information portion of this prospectus. Among other things, if you
make a full surrender or partial withdrawal from your contract before you reach
age 59 1/2, an additional federal penalty of 10% generally applies to any
portion taxable of the withdrawal taxable.
We will deduct any partial withdrawal proportionally from each of your
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variable investment options based on the value in each, unless you direct
otherwise.
Without our prior approval, you may not make a partial withdrawal
. for an amount less than $300, or
. if the remaining total value of your contract would be less than $1,000.
A partial withdrawal is not a loan and cannot be repaid. We reserve the
right to terminate your contract if the value of your contract becomes zero.
You generally may not make any surrenders or partial withdrawals once we begin
making payments under an annuity option.
Systematic withdrawal plan
Our optional systematic withdrawal plan enables you to preauthorize periodic
withdrawals. If you elect this plan, we will withdraw a dollar amount from your
contract on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis, based upon your
instructions. We will deduct the requested amount from each applicable variable
investment option in the ratio that the value of each bears to the total value
of your contract. See Question 6. "How will the value of my contract change
over time?" The same tax consequences also generally will apply.
The following conditions apply to systematic withdrawal plans:
. you may elect the plan only if the total value of your contract equals
$25,000 or more.
. the amount of each systematic withdrawal must equal at least $300.
. if the amount of each withdrawal drops below $300 or the total value of
your contract becomes less that $5,000, we will suspend the plan and
notify you.
. you may cancel the plan at any time.
. we reserve the right to modify the terms or conditions of the plan at any
time without prior notice.
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13. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE ANNUITANT DIES BEFORE MY CONTRACT'S DATE OF MATURITY?
Guaranteed minimum death benefit
If the annuitant dies before your contract's date of maturity, we will pay a
death benefit, that is the greater of:
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. the total value of your contract, or
. the total amount of premium payments made, minus any partial withdrawals.
We calculate the death benefit as of the day we receive, in proper order at
the Administrative Servicing Office:
. proof of the annuitant's death, and
. any required instructions as to method of settlement.
If your contract names joint annuitants, the death benefit is determined on
the death of the last surviving annuitant before your contract's date of
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maturity.
Unless you have elected an optional method of settlement, we will pay the
death benefit in a single sum to the beneficiary you chose prior to the
annuitant's death. If you have not elected an optional method of settlement,
the beneficiary may do so. However, if the death benefit is less than $5,000,
we will pay it in a lump sum, regardless of any election. You can find more
information about optional methods of settlement under section AI-5 "The anuity
period" in the Additional Information portion of this prospectus.
The Administrative Servicing Office's current address is shown on the Cover
Pages of this prospectus.
14. CAN I RETURN MY CONTRACT?
In most cases, you have the right to cancel your contract within 10 days (or
longer in some states and for contracts issued as "IRAs") after you receive it.
The "right to cancel period" applicable to your contract will be shown in your
contract or in a supplemental notice that is issued with your contract. Any
premiums we receive during this period will be allocated to the Money Market
variable investment option. If you do not cancel your contract during this
period, we will transfer the total value of your contract at the expiration of
the right to cancel period to the variable investment options you selected in
your application.
To cancel your contract, simply deliver or mail it to the Administrative
Servicing Office at the address shown on the Cover Pages or submit a surrender
form available through the Electronic Servicing Center. In most states, you will
receive a refund equal to the total value of your contract on the date of
cancellation, increased by any charges for premium taxes deducted by us to that
date. In some states and for contracts issued as "IRAs," you will receive a
refund of any premiums you've paid. The date of cancellation will be the date
we receive the contract or surrender form.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This portion of the prospectus contains additional information that is not
contained in the Basic Information portion of the prospectus.
TOPIC SECTION NUMBER
Description of JHVLICO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . AI-1
Who should purchase a contract. . . . . . . . . . AI-2
How we support the variable investment options. . AI-3
The accumulation period. . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-4
The annuity period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AI-5
Variable investment option valuation procedures. .AI-6
Distribution requirements following death of owner AI-7
Miscellaneous provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . AI-8
Tax information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-9
Performance information. . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-10
Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-11
Voting privileges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-12
Certain changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-13
Distribution of contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-14
Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AI-15
Registration statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . AI-16
Appendix A - Illustrative contract values
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AI-1 DESCRIPTION OF JHVLICO
We are JHVLICO, a stock life insurance company organized, in 1979, under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We have authority to transact
business in all states, except New York. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of
John Hancock Life Insurance Company ("John Hancock"), a Massachusetts stock life
insurance company. On February 1, 2000, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Company (which was chartered in Massachusetts in 1862) converted to a stock
company by "demutualizing" and changed its name to John Hancock Life Insurance
Company. As part of the demutualization process, John Hancock became a
subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a newly formed
publicly-traded corporation. John Hancock's home office is at John Hancock
Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02117. At year end 1999, John Hancock's assets were
approximately $71 billion and it had invested approximately $575 million in
JHVLICO in connection with JHVLICO's organization and operation.
It is anticipated that John Hancock will from time to time make additional
capital contributions to JHVLICO to enable us to meet our reserve requirements
and expenses in connection with our business. John Hancock is committed to make
additional capital contributions if necessary to ensure that we maintain a
positive net worth.
AI-2 WHO SHOULD PURCHASE A CONTRACT?
We designed these contracts for individuals doing their own retirement
planning, including purchases under plans and trusts that do not qualify for
special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"). We
provide general federal income tax information for contracts not purchased in
connection with a tax qualified retirement plan in section AI-9 "Tax
information" in this Additional Information portion of the prospectus. We also
designed the contracts for purchase under traditional individual retirement
accounts satisfying Section 408 of the Code.
AI -3 HOW WE SUPPORT THE VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS
We hold the fund shares that support our variable investment options in John
Hancock Variable Annuity Account I (the "Account"), a separate account
established by JHVLICO under Massachusetts law. The Account is registered as a
unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act").
The Account's assets, including the Trust's shares, belong to JHVLICO. Each
contract provides that amounts we hold in the Account pursuant to the policies
cannot be reached by any other persons who may have claims against us.
All of JHVLICO's general assets also support JHVLICO's obligations under the
contracts, as well as all of its other obligations and liabilities. These
general assets consist of all JHVLICO's assets that are not held in the Account
(or in another separate account) under variable annuity or variable life
insurance contracts that give their owners a preferred claim on those assets.
AI - 4 THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD
Your value in our variable investment options
Each premium payment or transfer that you allocate to a variable investment
option purchases accumulation units of that variable investment option.
Similarly, each withdrawal or transfer that you take from a variable investment
option (as well as certain charges that may be allocated to that option) results
in a cancellation of such accumulation units.
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Valuation of accumulation units
To determine the number of accumulation units that a specific transaction will
purchase or cancel, we use the following formula:
dollar amount of transaction
DIVIDED BY
value of one accumulation unit for the applicable
variable investment option at the time of such
transaction
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The value of each accumulation unit will change daily depending upon the
investment performance of the fund that corresponds to that variable investment
option and certain charges we deduct from such variable investment option. (See
below under "Variable investment option valuation procedures.")
Therefore, at any time prior to the date of maturity, the total value of your
contract in a variable investment option can be computed according to the
following formula:
number of accumulation units in the variable
investment options
TIMES
value of one accumulation unit for the
applicable variable investment option that
time
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AI -5 THE ANNUITY PERIOD
Date of maturity
Your contract specifies the annuitant's 95/th/ birthday as the date of
maturity, when payments from one of our annuity options are scheduled to begin.
You may subsequently elect a different date of maturity by sending us
acceptable notice through our Electronic Servicing center or by writing to our
Administrative Serving Office. Unless we otherwise permit, a new selection
must be
. at least 12 months after the date the first premium payment is applied to
your contract and
. no later than the annuitant's 95/th/ birthday.
We must receive your new selection in proper form at least 31 days prior to
the new date of maturity.
If you are selecting or changing your date of maturity for a contract issued
under an IRA, special limits apply. (See "Contracts purchased as traditional
IRAs," in AI -9 "Tax Information," below.)
Choosing variable annuity payments
During the annuity period, we offer annuity payments on a variable basis for
each variable investment option.
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We will generally apply amounts allocated to variable investment options to
provide annuity payments on a variable basis.
Selecting an annuity option
Each contract provides, at the time of its issuance, for annuity payments to
commence on the date of maturity pursuant to Option A: "life annuity with 10
years guaranteed" (discussed below under Annuity options).
Prior to the date of maturity, you may select a different annuity option.
However, if the total value of your contract on the date of maturity is not at
least $5,000, Option A: "life annuity with 10 years guaranteed" will apply,
regardless of any other election that you have made. You may not change the
form of annuity option once payments commence.
If the initial monthly payment under an annuity option would be less than $50,
we may make a single sum payment equal to the total surrender value of your
contract on the date the initial payment would be payable. Such single payment
would replace all other benefits. Alternatively, if you agree, we will make
payments at quarterly, semi-annual, or annual intervals in place of monthly
payments.
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Subject to that $50 minimum limitation, your beneficiary may elect an annuity
option if
. you have not made an election prior to the annuitant's death;
. the beneficiary is entitled to payment of a death benefit of at least
$5,000 in a single sum; and
. the beneficiary notifies us of the election prior to the date the
proceeds become payable.
You may also elect to have the surrender value of your contract applied to an
annuity option at the time of full surrender if your contract has been
outstanding for at least 6 months. If the total value of your contract, at
death or surrender, is less than $5,000, no annuity option will be available.
Variable monthly annuity payments
We determine the amount of the first variable monthly payment under any
variable investment option by using the applicable annuity purchase rate for the
annuity option under which the payment will be made. The contract sets forth
these annuity purchase rates. In most cases they vary by the age and gender of
the annuitant or other payee.
The amount of each subsequent variable annuity payment under that variable
investment option depends upon the investment performance of that variable
investment option. Here's how it works:
. we calculate the actual net investment return of the variable investment
option (after deducting all charges) during the period between the dates
for determining the current and immediately previous monthly payments.
. if that actual net investment return exceeds the "assumed investment
rate" (explained below), the current monthly payment will be larger than
the previous one.
. if the actual net investment return is less than the assumed investment
rate, the current monthly payment will be smaller than the previous one.
Assumed investment rate: The assumed investment rate for any variable portion
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of your annuity payments will be 3 1/2 % per year, except as follows.
You may elect an assumed investment rate of 5% or 6%, provided such a rate is
available in your state. If you elect a higher assumed investment rate, your
initial variable annuity payment will also be higher. Eventually, however, the
monthly variable annuity payments may be smaller than if you had elected a lower
assumed investment rate.
Annuity options
Here are some of the annuity options that are available, subject to the terms
and conditions described above. We reserve the right to make available optional
methods of payment in addition to those annuity options listed here and in your
contract.
Option A: life annuity with payments for a guaranteed period: We will make
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monthly payments for a guaranteed period of 5, 10, or 20 years, as selected by
you or your beneficiary, and after such period for as long as the payee lives.
If the payee dies prior to the end of such guaranteed period, we will
continue payments for the remainder of the guarantee period to a contingent
payee, subject to the terms of any supplemental agreement issued.
Federal income tax requirements currently applicable to contracts used with
individual retirement annuities provide that the period of years guaranteed
under Option A cannot be any greater than the joint life expectancies of the
payee and his or her designated beneficiary.
Option B: life annuity without further payment on death of payee: We will
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make monthly payments to the payee as long as he or she lives. We guarantee no
minimum number of payments.
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If the payee is more than 95 years old on the date of maturity, the following
two options are not available:
. Option A: "life annuity with 5 years guaranteed" and
. Option B: "life annuity without further payment on the death of payee."
AI -6 VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTION VALUATION PROCEDURES
We compute the net investment return and accumulation unit values for each
variable investment option as of the end of each business day. A business day
is any date on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.
Each business day ends at the close of regular trading for the day on that
exchange. Usually this is 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. On any date other than a
business day, the accumulation unit value or annuity unit value will be the same
as the value at the close of the next following business day.
AI-7 DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING DEATH OF OWNER
If you did not purchase your contract under a tax-qualified plan (as that term
is used below), the Code requires that the following distribution provisions
apply if you die. We summarize these provisions in the adjacent box. In most
cases, these provisions do not cause a problem if you are also the annuitant
under your policy. If you have designated someone other than yourself as the
annuitant, however, your heirs will have less discretion than you would have had
in determining when and how the contract's value would be paid out.
The Code imposes very similar distribution requirements on contracts used to
fund individual retirement annuity plans. We provide the required provisions
for tax-qualified plans in separate disclosures and endorsements.
IF YOU DIE BEFORE ANNUITY PAYMENTS HAVE BEGUN:
. if the contract's designated beneficiary is
your surviving spouse, your spouse may
continue the contract in force as the
owner.
. if the beneficiary is not your surviving
spouse OR if the beneficiary is your
surviving spouse but chooses not to
continue the contract, the entire interest
(as discussed below) in the contract on the
date of your death must be:
(1) paid out in full within five years of
your death or
(2) applied in full towards the purchase
of a life annuity on the beneficiary
with payments commencing within one
year of your death
. If you are the last surviving annuitant, as
well as the owner, the entire interest in
the contract on the date of your death
equals the death benefit that then becomes
payable.
. If you are the owner but not the last
surviving annuitant, the entire interest
equals:
(1) the surrender value if paid out in
full within five years of your death,
or
(2) the total value of your contract
applied in full towards the purchase
of a life annuity on the beneficiary
with payments commencing within one
year of your death.
IF YOU DIE ON OR AFTER ANNUITY PAYMENTS HAVE BEGUN:
. any remaining amount that we owe must be
paid out at least as rapidly as under the
method of making annuity payments that is
then in use.
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The Electronic Servicing Center contains instructions on how to provide notice
of the death of an owner or annuitant to us, and how to file a claim at the
Administrative Servicing Office. Notice of the death of an owner or annuitant
should be furnished promptly.
AI-8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Change of owner or beneficiary
The Electronic Servicing Center provides instructions on how to change the
owner or beneficiary under your contract.
To qualify for favorable tax treatment, certain contracts can't be sold,
assigned, discounted, or pledged as collateral for a loan, as security for
the performance of an obligation, or for any other purpose. Subject to these
limits, while the annuitant is alive, you may designate someone else as the
owner by written notice to the Administrative Servicing Office.
The contract designates the person you choose as beneficiary. You may change
the beneficiary by written notice to the Administrative Servicing Office no
later than receipt of due proof of the death of the annuitant.
Changes of owner or beneficiary will take effect whether or not you or the
annuitant is then alive. However, these changes are subject to:
. the rights of any assignees of record,
. the any action taken prior to receipt of the notice, and
. certain other conditions.
An assignment, pledge, or other transfer may be a taxable event. See "Tax
information" below. Therefore, you should consult a competent tax adviser
before taking any such action.
AI -9 TAX INFORMATION
Our income taxes
We are taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code (the
"Code"). The Account is taxed as part of our operations and is not taxed
separately.
The contracts permit us to deduct a charge for any taxes we incur that are
attributable to the operation or existence of the contracts or the Account.
Currently, we do not anticipate making a charge such taxes. If the level of
the current taxes increases, however, or is expected to increase in the future,
we reserve the right to make a charge in the future.
Contracts not purchased to fund a tax-qualified plan
Undistributed gains: We believe the contracts will be considered annuity
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contracts under Section 72 of the Code. This means that, ordinarily, you pay no
federal income tax on any gains in your contract until we actually distribute
assets to you.
However, a contract owned other than by a natural person does not generally
qualify as an annuity for tax purposes. Any increase in value therefore would
constitute ordinary taxable income to such an owner in the year earned.
Annuity payments: When we make payments under a contract in the form of an
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annuity, each payment will result in taxable ordinary income to the payee, to
the extent that each such payment exceeds an allocable portion of your
"investment in the contract" (as defined in the Code). In general, your
"investment in the contract" equals the aggregate amount of premium payments you
have made over the life of the contract, reduced by any amounts previously
distributed from the contract that were not subject to tax.
The Code prescribes the allocable portion of each such annuity payment to be
excluded from income according to one formula if the payments are variable
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and a somewhat different formula if the payments are fixed. In each case,
speaking generally, the formula seeks to allocate an appropriate amount of the
investment in the contract to each payment. After the entire "investment in the
contract" has been distributed, any remaining payment is fully taxable.
Surrenders and withdrawals before date of maturity: When we make a single sum
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payment from a contract, you have ordinary taxable income, to the extent the
payment exceeds your "investment in the contract" (discussed above). Such a
single sum payment can occur, for example, if you surrender your contract or if
no annuity payment option is selected for a death benefit payment.
When you take a partial withdrawal from a contract, including a payment under
a systematic withdrawal plan, all or part of the payment may constitute taxable
ordinary income to you. The taxable portion generally equals the amount, if
any, by which the payment exceeds your then investment in the contract. If you
assign or pledge any part your contract's value, the value so pledged or
assigned is taxed the same way as if it were a partial withdrawal.
For purposes of determining the amount of taxable income resulting from a
single sum payment or a partial withdrawal, all annuity contracts issued by
JHVLICO or its affiliates to the owner within the same calendar year will be
treated as if they were a single contract.
Penalty for premature withdrawals: The taxable portion of any withdrawal or
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single sum payment may also trigger an additional 10% penalty tax. The penalty
tax does not apply to payments made to you after age 59 1/2, or on account of
your death or disability. Nor will it apply to withdrawals in substantially
equal periodic payments over the life of the payee (or over the joint lives of
the payee and the payee's beneficiary).
Puerto Rico annuity contracts not purchased to fund a tax qualified plan:
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Under the Puerto Rico tax laws, distributions from a contract not purchased to
fund a tax qualified plan ("Non-Qualified Contract") before annuitization are
treated as non-taxable return of principal until the principal is fully
recovered. Thereafter, all distributions are fully taxable. Distributions
after annuitization are treated as part taxable income and part non-taxable
return of principal. The amount excluded from gross income after annuitization
is equal to the amount of the distribution in excess of 3% of the total purchase
payments paid, until an amount equal to the total purchase payments paid has
been excluded. Thereafter, the entire distribution from a Non-Qualified
Contract is included in gross income. Puerto Rico does not currently impose an
early withdrawal penalty tax. Generally, Puerto Rico does not require income
tax to be withheld from distributions of income.
Diversification requirements
Each of the funds of the Trusts intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Code and meet the investment diversification
tests of Section 817(h) of the Code and the underlying regulations. Failure to
do so could result in current taxation to you on gains in your contract for the
year in which such failure occurred and thereafter.
The Treasury Department or the Internal Revenue Service may, at some future
time, issue a ruling or regulation presenting situations in which it will deem
contract owners to exercise "investor control" over the fund shares that are
attributable to their contracts. The Treasury Department has said informally
that this could limit the number or frequency of transfers among variable
investment options. This could cause you to be taxed as if you were the direct
owner of your allocable portion of fund shares. We reserve the right to amend
the contracts or the choice of variable investment options to avoid, if
possible, current taxation to the owners.
Contracts purchased as traditional IRAs
A traditional individual retirement annuity (as defined in Section 408 of the
Code) generally permits an eligible purchaser to make annual contributions
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which cannot exceed the lesser of (a) 100% of compensation includable in your
gross income, or (b) $2,000 per year. You may also purchase an IRA contract
for the benefit of your spouse (regardless of whether your spouse has a paying
job). You can generally contribute up to $2,000 for each of you and your spouse
(or, if less, your combined compensation).
You may be entitled to a full deduction, a partial deduction or no deduction
for your traditional IRA contribution on your federal income tax return. The
amount of your deduction is based on the following factors:
. whether you or your spouse is an active participant in an employer
sponsored retirement plan,
. your federal income tax filing status, and
. your "Modified Adjusted Gross Income".
Your traditional IRA deduction is subject to phase out limits, based on your
Modified Adjusted Gross Income, which are applicable according to your filing
status and whether you or your spouse are active participants in an employer
sponsored retirement plan. You can still contribute to a traditional IRA even
if your contributions are not deductible.
If you have made any non-deductible contributions to an IRA contract, all or
part of any withdrawal or surrender proceeds, single sum death benefit or any
annuity payment, may be excluded from your taxable income when you receive the
proceeds. In general, all other amounts paid out from a traditional IRA
contract (in the form of an annuity, a single sum, or partial withdrawal), are
taxable to the payee as ordinary income. As in the case of a contract not
purchased under a tax-qualified plan, you may incur additional adverse tax
consequences if you make a surrender or withdrawal before you reach age 59 1/2
(unless certain exceptions apply similar to those described above for such
non-qualified contracts).
The tax law requires that annuity payments under a traditional IRA contract
begin no later than April 1 of the year following the year in which the owner
attains age 70 1/2.
Withholding on rollover distributions: The tax law requires us to withhold
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20% from certain distributions from tax-qualified plans, such as traditional
IRAs. We do not have to make the withholding, however, if you rollover your
entire distribution to another plan and you request us to pay it directly to the
successor plan. Otherwise, the 20% mandatory withholding will reduce the amount
you can rollover to the new plan, unless you add funds to the rollover from
other sources. Consult a qualified tax adviser before making such a
distribution.
Contracts purchased as Roth IRAs
In general, you may make purchase payments of up to $2,000 each year for a
type of non-deductible IRA contract, known as a Roth IRA. Any contributions made
during the year for any other IRA you have will reduce the amount you otherwise
could contribute to a Roth IRA. Also, the $2000 maximum for a Roth IRA phases
out for single taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes between $95,000 and
$110,000, for married taxpayers filing jointly with adjusted gross incomes
between $150,000 and $160,000, and for a married taxpayer filing separately with
adjusted gross income between $0 and $10,000.
If you hold your Roth IRA for at least five years the payee will not owe any
federal income taxes or early withdrawal penalties on amounts paid out from the
contract:
. after you reach age 59 1/2,
. on your death or disability, or
. to qualified first-time homebuyers (not to exceed a lifetime limitation
of $10,000) as specified in the Code.
The Code treats payments you receive from Roth IRAs that do not qualify for
the above tax free treatment first as a tax-free return of the contributions
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you made. However, any amount of such non-qualifying payments or distributions
that exceed the amount of your contributions is taxable to you as ordinary
income and possibly subject to the 10% penalty tax.
You can convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, unless:
. you have adjusted gross income over $100,000, or
. you are a married taxpayer filing a separate return.
The $2,000 Roth IRA contribution limit does not apply to converted amounts.
You must, however, pay tax on any portion of the converted amount that would
have been taxed if you had not converted to a Roth IRA. No similar limitations
apply to rollovers from one Roth IRA to another Roth IRA.
Puerto Rico annuity contracts purchased to fund a tax-qualified plan
The provisions of the tax laws of Puerto Rico vary significantly from those
under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. Although JHVLICO may
offer variable annuity contracts in Puerto Rico in connection with "tax
qualified plans," the text of the prospectus under the subsections "Contracts
purchased as traditional IRAs" and "Contract purchased as Roth IRAs" are
inapplicable in Puerto Rico and should be disregarded.
See your own tax adviser
The above description of Federal (and Puerto Rico) income tax consequences to
owners of and payees under contracts, is only a brief summary and is not
intended as tax advice. It does not include a discussion of Federal estate and
gift tax or state tax consequences. The rules under the Code governing IRAs are
extremely complex and often difficult to understand. Changes to the tax laws
may be enforced retroactively. Anything less than full compliance with the
applicable rules, all of which are subject to change from time to time, can have
adverse tax consequences. The taxation of an annuitant or other payee has
become so complex and confusing that great care must be taken to avoid pitfalls.
For further information, you should consult a qualified tax adviser.
AI-10 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
We may advertise total return information about investments made in the
variable investment options. We refer to this information as "Account level"
performance. In our Account level advertisements, we usually calculate total
return for 1, 5, and 10 year periods or since the beginning of the applicable
variable investment option.
Total return at the Account level is the percentage change between:
. the value of a hypothetical investment in a variable investment option at
the beginning of the relevant period; and
. the value at the end of such period.
At the Account level, total return reflects adjustments for the asset-based
risk charge. Total return at the Account level does not, however, reflect any
premium tax charges. Total return at the Account level will be lower than that
at the Trust level where comparable charges are not deducted.
We may also advertise total return in a non-standard format in conjunction
with the standard format described above. The non-standard format is generally
the same as the standard format except that it may be for additional durations.
See Appendix A for Account level performance information in "standard" and
"non-standard" formats as of December 31, 1999.
We may also advertise "current yield" and "effective yield" for investments in
the Money Market variable investment option. Current yield refers to the income
earned on your investment in the
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Money Market variable investment option over a 7-day period an then annualized.
In other words, the income earned in the period is assumed to be earned every 7
days over a 52-week period and stated as a percentage of the investment.
Effective yield is calculated in a similar manner but, when annualized, the
income earned by your investment is assumed to be reinvested and thus compounded
over the 52-week period. Effective yield will be slightly higher than current
yield because of this compounding effect of reinvestment.
Current yield and effective yield reflect all the recurring charges at the
Account level, but will not reflect any premium tax.
AI-11 REPORTS
At least semi-annually, we will send you (1) a report showing the number and
value of the accumulation units in your contract and (2) the financial
statements of the Trust.
AI -12 VOTING PRIVILEGES
At meetings of a Trust's shareholders, we will generally vote all the shares
of each Fund that we hold in the Account in accordance with instructions we
receive from the owners of contracts that participate in the corresponding
variable investment option.
AI-13 CERTAIN CHANGES
We reserve the right, subject to applicable law, including any required
shareholder approval,
. to transfer assets that we determine to be your assets from the Account
to another separate account or variable investment option by withdrawing
the same percentage of each investment in the Account with proper
adjustments to avoid odd lots and fractions,
. to add or delete variable investment options,
. to change the underlying investment vehicles,
. to operate the Account in any form permitted by law, and
. to terminate the Account's registration under the 1940 Act, if such
registration should no longer be legally required.
Unless otherwise required under applicable laws and regulations, notice to or
approval of owners will not be necessary for us to make such changes.
AI-14 DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS
Signator Investors, Inc. ("Signator") acts as principal distributor of the
contracts sold through this prospectus. Signator is registered as a
broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Its address is John Hancock
Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02117. Signator is a subsidiary of John Hancock
Life Insurance Company.
You can purchase the contracts through broker-dealers who have entered into
selling agreements with Signator and JHVLICO. We do not expect the compensation
of such broker-dealers and their affiliated life insurance agencies to exceed 8%
of premium payments (on a present value basis).
AI-15 EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited the financial statements
of John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company and the Separate Account that
appear in the Statement of Additional Information, which also is a part of the
registration statement that contains this prospectus. Those financial statements
are included in the registration statement in reliance upon Ernst & Young's
reports given upon the firm's authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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AI-16 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This prospectus omits certain information contained in the registration
statement that we filed with the SEC. You can get more details from the SEC
upon payment of prescribed fees or through the SEC's internet web site
(www.sec.gov).
Among other things, the registration statement contains a "Statement of
Additional Information" that we will send you without charge upon request. The
Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information lists the following
subjects that it covers:
page of SAI
VARIATIONS IN CHARGES. . .2
DISTRIBUTION. . . . . . . 2
CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA2
OTHER PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. 4
CALCULATION OF ANNUITY PAYMENTS4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT DETERMINING
UNIT VALUES. . . . . . . 6
PURCHASES AND
REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES. .7
THE ACCOUNT. . . . . . . .7
DELAY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS .7
LIABILITY FOR TELEPHONE TRANSFERS8
VOTING PRIVILEGES. . . . .8
JHVLICO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 10
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. . 30
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APPENDIX A - ILLUSTRATIVE CONTRACT VALUES
"STANDARD" PERFORMANCE
The following table shows Account level average total return for each variable
investment option (except the Money Market) for periods of one and three years
or from the date a fund commenced operations. Five and ten year periods are not
shown because the Account has not been in operation for those periods. Returns
of less than one year are not annualized. The inception date shown may be
different from the date a variable investment option was first available in the
[e-Variable Annuity] contracts because the Account is used for other variable
annuities offered by JHVLICO.
Our Statement of Additional Information describes the specific calculation we
used to determine the values shown. Absent expense reimbursements to certain
funds, total return figures for the related variable investment options would
have been lower.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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<CAPTION>
For the For the From
1 Year Period 3 Year Period Inception Date of
Variable Investment Option Ended Ended in Account to Inception
-------------------------- 12/31/99 12/31/99 12/31/99 in Account
-------- -------- -------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Equity Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.3% 26.5% 25.5% 5/01/96
Large Cap Value CORE -- -- -- *
Large Cap Value 2.6% 12.5% 13.9% 5/01/96
VA Financial Industries -- -- -- *
Large Cap Aggressive Growth -- -- 20.4% 5/01/00
Fidelity VIP Growth -- -- -- *
Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) -- -- -- *
MFS Growth -- -- -- *
Janus Aspen Global Tech Technology -- -- -- *
Large/Mid Cap Value -- -- 4.9% 5/01/00
AIM V.I. Value -- -- -- *
-- -- --
AIM V.I. Growth *
-- -- --
MFS Research *
Mid Cap Growth 116.9% 51.5% 41.2% 5/01/96
Small/Mid Cap CORE 19.8% -- 4.5% 5/01/98
Small/Mid Cap Value -- -- 5.3% 5/01/00
Small/Mid Cap Growth 4.5% 4.1% 14.9% 1/26/95
-- --
MFS New Discovery -- *
Small Cap Equity -4.1% 3.8% 5.8% 5/01/96
Small Cap Growth 69.3% 29.8% 23.4% 5/01/96
Global Balanced 4.4% -- 8.0% 5/01/98
--
Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth -- -- *
International Opportunities 33.1% 15.8% 14.6% 5/01/96
-- -- --
Fidelity VIP Overseas Equity *
Emerging Markets Equity 81.3% -- 16.4% 5/1/98
Short Term Bond 2.3% 4.4% 5.2% 1/26/95
Active Bond -1.6% 5.0% 7.2% 1/26/95
-- -- --
V.A. Strategic Income *
High Yield Bond 4.5% -- 0.6% 5/1/98
Global Bond -2.8% .5 % 5.4% 5/1/96
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*The Variable Investment Option is new to the Account.
"NON -STANDARD" PERFORMANCE
The following table shows Account level average total return for each variable
investment option (except the Money Market) for periods of one, three, five and
ten years or from the date a fund commenced operations. Returns of less than 1
year are not annualized. Each of the periods shown ended December 31, 1999.
Although the [e-Variable Annuity] contracts did not exist during the periods
shown, we have adjusted the returns of the variable investment options by the
contracts' asset-based charge. Our Statement of Additional Information describes
the specific calculation.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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<CAPTION>
For the For the For the For the From
1 Year Period 3 Year Period 5 Year Period 10 Year Period Incepti
Variable Investment Option Ended Ended Ended Ended of I
-------------------------- 12/31/99 12/31/99 12/31/99 12/31/99 Fund
-------- -------- -------- -------- to
12/31/
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Equity Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.3% 26.5% -- -- 25
Large Cap Value CORE -- -- -- -- 3
Large Cap Value 2.6% 12.5% -- -- 13
VA Financial Industries -0.2% -- -- -- 14
Large Cap Aggressive Growth -- -- -- -- 20
Fidelity VIP Growth 36.4% 32.3% 29.2% 19.0% 17
Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) 23.3% 25.2% -- -- 26
MFS Growth -- -- -- -- 39
Janus Aspen Global Technology -- -- -- -- 5/
Large/Mid Cap Value -- -- -- -- 4
AIM V.I. Value 29.1% 27.8% 26.4% -- 225/0
AIM V.I. Growth 34.4% 31.2% 28.8% -- 225/0
MFS Research 23.3% 21.9% -- -- 22
Mid Cap Growth 116.9% 51.5% -- -- 41
Small/Mid Cap CORE 19.8% -- -- -- 4
Small/Mid Cap Value -- -- -- -- 5
Small/Mid Cap Growth 4.5% 4.1% 14.6% -- 12
MFS New Discovery 72.3% -- -- -- 39 5/
Small Cap Equity -4.1% 3.8% -- -- 5
Small Cap Growth 69.3% 29.8% -- -- 23
Global Balanced 4.4% 7.7% -- -- 8
Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth -- -- -- -- 9/1
International Opportunities 33.1% 15.8% -- -- 14
Fidelity VIP Overseas Equity 41.5% 20.6% 16.7% 10.7% 10
Emerging Markets Equity 81.3% -- -- -- 16
Short Term Bond 2.3% 4.4% 5.4% -- 4
Active Bond -1.6% 5.0% 7.3% 7.2% 9
V.A. Strategic Income 4.2% 6.3% -- -- 7
High Yield Bond 4.5% -- -- -- 0
Global Bond -2.8% 4.5% -- -- 5
</TABLE>
* Or since inception of a predessor to the applicable fund.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
[EVARIABLE ANNUITY] DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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This statement of additional information ("SAI"), dated [December __, 2000] is
not a prospectus. It is intended that this SAI be read in conjunction with the
prospectus of John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I (the "Account") dated
[December __, 2000] for the contracts being offered. Terms used in this SAI
that are not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings given to them in
the prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise. A copy of the prospectus
may be obtained from our Administrative Servicing Office: John Hancock Variable
Life Insurance Company, P.O. Box 62137, Baltimore, MD 21264-2137.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE OF SAI
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Variations in Charges.................. 2
Distribution........................... 2
Calculation of Performance Data........ 2
Other Performance Information.......... 4
Calculation of Annuity Payments........ 4
Additional Information About Determining Unit Values 6
Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares 7
The Account............................ 7
Delay of Certain Payments.............. 7
Liability for Telephone Transfers...... 8
Voting Privileges...................... 8
JHVLICO Financial Statements........... 10
Separate Account Financial Statements.. 30
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VARIATIONS IN CHARGES
In the future, we may allow a reduction in or the elimination of the the
charge for mortality and expense risks, the administrative services charge, or
the annual contract fee. The affected contracts would involve sales to groups
or classes of individuals in a manner resulting in a reduction in the expenses
associated with the sale of such contracts and the benefits offered, or the
costs associated with administering or maintaining the contracts.
The entitlement to such a reduction in or elimination of charges and fees
will be determined by JHVLICO based upon factors such as the following: (1) the
size of the initial premium payment, (2) the size of the group or class, (3) the
total amount of premium payments expected to be received from the group or class
and the manner in which premium payments are remitted, (4) the nature of the
group or class for which the contracts are being purchased and the persistency
expected from that group or class as well as the mortality risks associated with
that group or class, or (5) the purpose for which the contracts are being
purchased and whether that purpose makes it likely that costs and expenses will
be reduced.
We will make any reduction in charges or fees according to our rules in
effect at the time an application for a contract is approved. We reserve the
right to change these rules from time to time. Any variation in charges or fees
will reflect differences in costs and services, will apply uniformly to all
prospective contract purchasers in the group or class, and will not be unfairly
discriminatory to the interests of any owner.
DISTRIBUTION
The distribution of the variable annuity contracts through Signator
Investors, Inc. ("Signator") is continuous. Pursuant to a marketing and
distribution agreement between John Hancock, JHVLICO and Signator, the amounts
we paid under that agreement for such services were as follows:
YEAR AMOUNT PAID TO SIGNATOR
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1999 $45,557,806
1998 $32,817,115
1997 $25,035,420
CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA
The Account may, from time to time, include in advertisements, sales
literature and reports to owners or prospective investors information relating
to the performance of its variable investment options. The performance
information that may be presented is not an estimate or a guarantee of future
investment performance, and does not represent the actual experience of amounts
invested by a particular owner. Set out below is a description of the methods
used in calculating the performance information for the variable investment
options.
MONEY MARKET VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTION
The Separate Account may calculate current yield and effective yield
figures for the Money Market option. The current yield of the Money Market
option for a seven-day period ("base period") will be computed by determining
the "net change in value" (calculated as set forth below) of a hypothetical
owner account having a balance of one unit at the beginning of the period,
dividing the net change in account value by the value of the account at the
beginning of the base period to obtain the base period return, and multiplying
the base period return by 365/7, with the resulting yield figure carried to the
nearest hundredth of one percent. Net changes in value of the hypothetical owner
account will include net investment income of that account (accrued daily
dividends as declared by the Money Market Fund, less daily expenses of the
Account) for the period, but will not include realized gains or losses or
unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the underlying Money Market Fund
shares. The mortality and expense risk charges, administration charge and
contract fee are reflected, but the withdrawal charge and any charge for premium
taxes and optional benefits are not.
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The effective yield reflects the effects of compounding and represents an
annualization of the current return. The formula for effective yield, as
prescribed by the SEC, is:
Effective yield = (Base period return + 1)/(365/7) / - 1
For the 7-day period ending December 31, 1999, the Money Market option's
current yield was 4.74% and its effective yield was 4.88%.
STANDARD PERFORMANCE DATA
The Account will calculate the average annual total return for each
variable investment option (other than the Money Market option), according to
the following "Standard" formula prescribed by the SEC:
P x ( 1 + T ) n = ERV
where P = a hypothetical initial premium payment of $1,000
T = average annual total return
n = number of years
ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical
$1,000 premium payment, made at the beginning of
such period (or fractional portion thereof)
Average annual total return is the annual compounded rate of return for a
variable investment option that would have produced the ending redeemable value
over the stated period if the performance remained constant throughout.
The "Standard" performance table contained in Appendix A to the prospectus
assumes a single $1,000 premium payment is made into the variable investment
option at the beginning of the period shown and full redemption is made at the
end of the period. It reflects adjustments for all Trust and contract level
charges except any premium tax charge or charges for optional rider benefits
described in the prospectus.
OTHER PERFORMANCE DATA
The "Non-Standard" performance table contained in Appendix A to the
prospectus is calculated in the same manner as the "Standard" performance table,
except that the beginning of a period (or fractional portion thereof) may date
from the inception of a fund, or of a predecessor to the fund.
The Account may also calculate current yield for each variable investment
option (other than the Money Market option) according to the following formula
prescribed by the SEC:
LOGO
where: a = net investment income earned during the period by the Fund whose
shares are owned by the variable investment option
b = expenses accrued for the period (net of any reimbursements)
c = the average daily number of accumulation units outstanding during
the period
d = the offering price per accumulation unit on the last day of the
period
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According to this formula, yield is determined by dividing the net
investment income per accumulation unit earned during the period (minus the
deduction for mortality and expense risk charge, administration charge and
annual contract fee) by the accumulation unit value on the last day of the
period and annualizing the resulting figure. The calculation is based on
specified 30-day periods identified in the advertisement. Neither the
withdrawal charge nor any charges for premium taxes or optional rider benefits
are reflected in the calculation.
OTHER PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
You can compare performance information at the Account level to other
variable annuity separate accounts or other investment products surveyed by
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., an independent service that monitors and ranks
the performance of investment companies. Such performance figures are
calculated in accordance with standardized methods established by each reporting
service.
CALCULATION OF ANNUITY PAYMENTS
CALCULATION OF ANNUITY UNITS
We use a measuring device called an "annuity unit" to help us compute the
amount of each monthly payment that is based on a variable investment option.
Each variable investment option has its own annuity unit with its own annuity
unit value.
The number of the contract's annuity units for each variable investment
option normally doesn't change while the payee continues to receive payments,
unless the payee makes a transfer from one variable investment option to
another. The amount of each monthly annuity payment based on a variable
investment option equals the number of the contract's annuity units in that
option times the value of one such unit as of the tenth day preceding the
payment's due date.
To compute the amount of the first annuity payment that is based on any
variable investment option, we first determine the amount of your contract's
value that we will apply to that variable option. We do this as of 10 calendar
days prior to the date the initial monthly annuity payment is due, in the manner
described in the prospectus under "The annuity period - choosing fixed or
variable annuity payments."
For each variable investment option, we THEN divide:
the resulting value (minus any
premium tax charge)
by
$1,000
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and multiply the result by
the applicable annuity purchase rate
set forth in the contract and
reflecting
(1) the age and, possibly, sex of the
payee and
(2) the assumed investment rate
(discussed below)
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This computation determines the amount of initial monthly variable annuity
payment to the annuitant from each variable investment option.
We then determine the number of annuity units to be credited to the contract
from each of such variable investment options by dividing:
the amount of the initial monthly variable annuity
payment from that variable annuity option
BY
the annuity unit value of that variable investment option
as of 10 calendar days prior to the date the initial
payment is due
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For example, assume that 10 days before the date of maturity, a contract
has credited to it 4000.000 accumulation units, each having a value of
$12.000000. Assume, further, that the appropriate annuity purchase rate in the
contract for an assumed investment rate of 3 1/2% is $5.47 per $1000 of proceeds
for the annuity option elected. The first monthly annuity payment would be
$262.56.
LOGO
If the value of an annuity unit 10 days before the date of maturity was
$1.4000000, the number of annuity units represented by the first and subsequent
payments would be 187.543 ($262.56/$1.4000000). If the annuity unit value 10
days before the due date of the second monthly payment was $1.405000, the amount
of the second payment would be $263.50 (187.543 x $1.405000).
ANNUITY UNIT VALUES
The value of the annuity units varies from day to day, depending on the
investment performance of the variable investment option, the deductions made
against the variable investment option, and the assumed investment rate used in
computing annuity unit values. Thus, the variable monthly annuity payments vary
in amount from month to month.
We calculate annuity unit value separately for each variable investment
option. As of the close of each business day, we calculate the value of one
annuity unit by
(1) multiplying the immediately preceding annuity unit value by the sum of one
plus the applicable net investment rate for the period subsequent to such
preceding value and then
(2) multiplying this product by an adjustment factor to neutralize the assumed
investment rate used in determining the amounts of annuity payable. If
your contract has an assumed investment rate of 3 1/2% per year, the
adjustment factor for a valuation period of one day would be 0.99990575.
We neutralize the assumed investment rate by applying the adjustment
factor so that the variable annuity payments will increase only if the
actual net investment rate of the variable investment option exceeds
3 1/2% per year and will decrease only if is less than 3 1/2% per year.
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The amount of the initial variable monthly payment is determined on the
assumption that the actual net investment rate of each variable investment
option used in calculating the "net investment factor" (described below) will be
equal on an annual basis to the "assumed investment rate" (described under "The
annuity period - variable monthly annuity payments" in the prospectus). If the
actual net investment rate between the dates for determining two monthly annuity
payments is greater than the assumed investment rate, the latter monthly payment
will be larger in amount than the former. On the other hand, if the actual net
investment rate between the dates for determining two monthly annuity payments
is less than the assumed investment rate, the latter monthly payment will be
smaller in amount than the former.
MORTALITY TABLES
The mortality tables used as a basis for both variable and fixed annuity
purchase rates are the 1983a Mortality Tables, with projections of mortality
improvements and with certain age adjustments based on the contract year of
annuitization. The mortality table used in a Contract purchased in connection
with certain employer-related plans and used in all contracts issued in Montana
will be the Female Annuity Table of the 1983a Mortality Tables. The impact of
this change will be lower benefits (5% to 15%) from a male's viewpoint than
would otherwise be the case.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DETERMINING UNIT VALUES
The general manner in which we compute annuity unit values is discussed
above. Like annuity unit values, we calculate accumulation unit values
separately for each variable investment option. As of the close of each
business day, we calculate the value of one accumulation unit of a variable
investment option by multiplying the immediately preceding accumulation unit
value by the sum of one plus the applicable "net investment rate" for the period
subsequent to such preceding value. See "Net investment rate" below.
NET INVESTMENT RATE
For any period, the net investment rate for a variable investment option
equals
(1) the percentage total investment return of the corresponding fund for that
period (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions from
the fund), less
(2) for each calendar day in the period, a deduction of 0.001781% of the value
of the variable investment option at the beginning of the period, and less
(3) a further adjustment in an appropriate amount if we ever elect to impose a
charge for our income taxes.
ADJUSTMENT OF UNITS AND VALUES
We reserve the right to change the number and value of the accumulation
units and/or annuity units credited to your contract, without notice, provided
that strict equity is preserved and the change does not otherwise affect the
benefits, provisions, or investment return of your contract.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATING THE CALCULATION OF ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES
AND ANNUITY UNIT VALUES
Assume at the beginning of the period being considered, the value of a
particular variable investment option was $4,000,000. Investment income during
the period totaled $2000, while capital gains were $3000 and capital losses were
$1000. Assume also that we are not imposing any tax charge. Charges against
the beginning value of the variable investment option amount to $71.24 assuming
a one day period. The $71.24 was computed by multiplying the beginning value
of $4,000,000 by the factor 0.00001781. By substituting in the first formula
above, the net investment rate is equal to $3928.76 ($2000 + $3000 - $1000 -
$71.24) divided by $4,000,000 or 0.0009822.
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Assume further that each accumulation unit had a value of $11.250000 on the
previous business day, and the value of an annuity unit on such previous date
was $1.0850000. Based upon the experience of the variable investment option
during the period, the value of an accumulation unit at the end of the period
would be [$11.250000 x (1 + .0009822)] or $11.261050. The value of an annuity
unit at the end of the period would be [$1.0850000 x (1. + .0009822) x
.99990575] or $1.085963. The final figure, .99990575, neutralizes the effect
of a 3 1/2% assumed investment rate so that the annuity unit's change in value
reflects only the actual investment experience of the variable investment
option.
PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES
JHVLICO purchases and redeems fund shares for the Account at their net
asset value without any sales or redemption charges. Each available fund issues
its own separate series of fund shares. Each such series represents an interest
in one of the funds of the Trust, which corresponds to one of our variable
investment options. Any dividend or capital gains distributions received by the
Account will be reinvested in shares of that same fund at their net asset value
as of the dates paid.
On each business day, the account purchases and redeems shares of each fund
for each variable investment option based on, among other things, the amount of
premium payments allocated to that option, dividends reinvested, and transfers
to, from and among investment options, all to be effected as of that date. Such
purchases and redemptions are effective at the net asset value per Trust share
for each fund determined on that same date.
THE ACCOUNT
In addition to the assets attributable to contracts, the Account includes
assets derived from charges made by and, possibly, funds contributed by JHVLICO
to commence operations of the variable investment option. From time to time
these additional amounts may be transferred in cash by us to our general
account. Before any such transfer, we will consider any possible adverse impact
transfer might have on any variable investment option. The assets of one
variable investment option are not necessarily legally insulated from
liabilities associated with another variable investment option.
DELAY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS
Ordinarily, upon a surrender or partial withdrawal, we will pay the value
of any accumulation units in a single sum within 7 days after receipt of a
written request at our Annuity Servicing Office. However, redemption may be
suspended and payment may be postponed under the following conditions:
(1) when the New York Stock Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend
and holiday closings;
(2) when trading on that Exchange is restricted;
(3) when an emergency exists as a result of which (a) disposal of securities in
a variable investment option is not reasonably practicable or (b) it is not
reasonably practicable to determine the value of the net assets of a
variable investment option; or
(4) when a governmental body having jurisdiction over the Account by order
permits such suspension.
Rules and regulations of the SEC, if any are applicable, will govern as to
whether conditions in (2) or (3) exist.
We may defer for up to 15 days the payment of any amount attributable to a
premium payment made by check to allow the check reasonable time to clear.
We may also defer payment of surrender proceeds payable out of any
guarantee period for a period of up to 6 months.
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LIABILITY FOR TELEPHONE TRANSFERS
On the date of the prospectus, we do not permit you to initiate
transactions by telephone. If we do permit this type of transaction in the
future:
. if you authorize telephone transfers, you will be liable for any loss,
expense or cost arising out of any unauthorized or fraudulent
telephone or fax instructions which we reasonably believe to be
genuine, unless such loss, expense or cost is the result of our
mistake or negligence;
. we will employ procedures which provide safeguards against unauthorized
transactions, and which are reasonably designed to confirm that
instructions received by telephone are genuine. These procedures may
include requiring personal identification, tape recording calls, and
providing written confirmation to the owner; and
. if we do not employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine, we may be liable for any loss
due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.
We are under no obligation to permit telephone transfers, and we provide no
assurance that we will do so.
VOTING PRIVILEGES
Here's the formula we use to determine the number of fund shares as to
which you may give instructions:
the total value of your accumulation
units value in a variable investment
option
divided by
the net asset value of 1 share of the
corresponding fund
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At a shareholders' meeting, you may give instructions regarding:
. the election of a Board of Trustees,
. the ratification of the selection of independent auditors,
. the approval of a Trust's investment management agreements,
. and other matters requiring a vote under the 1940 Act.
The annuitant or other payee will also be entitled to give voting
instructions with respect to the fund shares corresponding to any variable
investment option under which variable annuity payments are then being made. We
determine the number of fund shares for which the payee can give instructions by
dividing the actuarially determined present value of the payee's annuity units
that correspond to that fund by the net asset value of one share of that fund.
We will furnish you information and forms so that you may give voting
instructions.
We vote any shares held by the Account that are not attributable to
contracts or for which instructions from owners are not received, in proportion
to the instructions we have received from participants in the Account.
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We may own fund shares that we do not hold in any separate account whose
participants are entitled to give voting instructions. We will vote such shares
in proportion to the instructions we receive from all variable annuity contract
and variable life insurance policy owners who give us instructions for that
fund's shares (including owners who participate in separate accounts other than
the Account).
We have designed your voting privileges based upon our understanding of the
requirements of the federal securities laws. If the applicable laws,
regulations, or interpretations change to eliminate or restrict the need for
such voting privileges, we reserve the right to proceed in accordance with any
such revised requirements.
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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Directors and Policyholders
John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company
We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis statements of financial
position of John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 1999
and 1998, and the related statutory-basis statements of operations and
unassigned deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company presents its
financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or
permitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Insurance, which
practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. The variances between such practices and accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States also are described in Note 1. The effects on the
financial statements of these variances are not reasonably determinable but are
presumed to be material.
In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter described in the
preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present
fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, the financial position of John Hancock Variable Life Insurance
Company at December 31, 1999 and 1998, or the results of its operations or its
cash flows for the years then ended.
However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of John Hancock
Variable Life Insurance Company at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Division of Insurance.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 10, 2000
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31,
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1999 1998
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(IN MILLIONS)
ASSETS
Bonds--Note 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,216.3 $1,185.8
Preferred stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.9 36.5
Common stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 3.1
Investment in affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.7 81.7
Mortgage loans on real estate--Note 6 . . . . . . . . 433.1 388.1
Real estate 25.0 41.0
Policy loans 172.1 137.7
Cash items:
Cash in banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.2 11.4
Temporary cash investments . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.9 8.5
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250.1 19.9
Premiums due and deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.9 32.7
Investment income due and accrued . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 29.8
Other general account assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.3 47.5
Assets held in separate accounts . . . . . . . . . . 8,268.2 6,595.2
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TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,613.0 $8,599.0
========= ========
OBLIGATIONS AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
OBLIGATIONS
Policy reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,866.6 $1,652.0
Federal income and other taxes payable--Note 1 . . 67.3 44.3
Other general account obligations . . . . . . . . . 219.0 150.9
Transfers from separate accounts, net . . . . . . . (221.6) (190.3)
Asset valuation reserve--Note 1 . . . . . . . . . . 23.1 21.9
Obligations related to separate accounts . . . . . 8,261.6 6,589.4
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TOTAL OBLIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,216.0 8,268.2
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common Stock, $50 par value; authorized 50,000
shares; issued and outstanding 50,000 shares . . 2.5 2.5
Paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572.4 377.5
Unassigned deficit--Note 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . (177.9) (49.2)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . 397.0 330.8
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TOTAL OBLIGATIONS AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY . . . . . $10,613.0 $8,599.0
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the statutory-basis financial
statements.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND UNASSIGNED DEFICIT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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(IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
INCOME
Premiums $1,272.3
Net investment income--Note 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.0 122.8
Other, net 605.4 618.1
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1,692.2 2,013.2
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Payments to policyholders and beneficiaries . . . . . . . . 349.9 301.4
Additions to reserves to provide for future payments to
policyholders and beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888.8 1,360.2
Expenses of providing service to policyholders and
obtaining new insurance--Note 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.4 274.2
State and miscellaneous taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.5 28.1
--------- ---------
1,573.6 1,963.9
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Gain from operations before federal income
taxes and net realized capital losses . . . . . . . . . . 118.6 49.3
Federal income taxes--Note 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.9 33.1
--------- ---------
GAIN FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE NET REALIZED CAPITAL LOSSES 75.7 16.2
Net realized capital losses--Note 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . (1.7) (0.6)
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NET INCOME 74.0 15.6
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Unassigned deficit at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . (49.2) (58.3)
Net unrealized capital losses and other adjustments--Note 4 (3.8) (6.0)
Other reserves and adjustments--Note 10 . . . . . . . . . . (198.9) (0.5)
--------- ---------
UNASSIGNED DEFICIT AT END OF YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . $(177.9) $ (49.2)
========= =========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the statutory-basis financial
statements.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1999 1998
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(IN MILLIONS)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Insurance premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . 134.2 118.2
Benefits to policyholders and beneficiaries . (321.6) (275.5)
Dividends paid to policyholders . . . . . . . . . (25.6) (22.3)
Insurance expenses and taxes . . . . . . . . . (344.8) (296.9)
Net transfers to separate accounts . . . . . . . (705.3) (874.4)
Other, net 540.6 551.3
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NET CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATIONS . . . . . . 236.0 475.7
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Cash flows used in investing activities:
Bond purchases (240.7) (618.8)
Bond sales 108.3 340.7
Bond maturities and scheduled redemptions . . 78.4 111.8
Bond prepayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.7 76.5
Stock purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.9) (23.4)
Proceeds from stock sales . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 1.9
Real estate purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.2) (4.2)
Real estate sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.8 2.1
Other invested assets purchases . . . . . . .
(4.5) 0.0
Mortgage loans issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . (70.7) (145.5)
Mortgage loan repayments . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 33.2
Other, net (68.9) (435.2)
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES . . . . (138.8) (660.9)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.9
Net (decrease) increase in short-term note
payable (61.9) 61.9
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NET CASH PROVIDED FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES . . 133.0 61.9
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH
INVESTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.2
Cash and temporary cash investments at beginning
of year 19.9 143.2
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CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS AT END OF
YEAR 250.1 $19.9
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the statutory-basis financial
statements.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company (the Company) is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (formerly John Hancock Mutual
Life Insurance Company) (John Hancock). The Company, domiciled in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, principally writes variable and universal life
insurance policies. Those policies primarily are marketed through John
Hancock's sales organization, Signator Insurance Agency, which includes a career
agency system composed of Company-supported independent general agencies and a
direct brokerage system that markets directly to external independent brokers.
Policies also are sold through various unaffiliated securities broker-dealers
and certain other financial institutions. Currently, the Company writes
business in all states except New York.
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future
as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and
disclosed herein.
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements have been prepared using accounting practices
prescribed or permitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of
Insurance and in conformity with the practices of the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which practices differ from generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP).
The significant differences from GAAP include: (1) policy acquisition costs
are charged to expense as incurred rather than deferred and amortized in
relation to future estimated gross profits; (2) policy reserves are based on
statutory mortality, morbidity, and interest requirements without consideration
of withdrawals and Company experience; (3) certain assets designated as
"nonadmitted assets" are excluded from the balance sheet by direct charges to
surplus; (4) reinsurance recoverables are netted against reserves and claim
liabilities rather than reflected as an asset; (5) bonds held as available for
sale are recorded at amortized cost or market value as determined by the NAIC
rather than at fair value; (6) an Asset Valuation Reserve and Interest
Maintenance Reserve as prescribed by the NAIC are not calculated under GAAP.
Under GAAP, realized capital gains and losses are reported in the income
statement on a pretax basis as incurred and investment valuation allowances are
provided when there has been a decline in value deemed other than temporary; (7)
investments in affiliates are carried at their net equity value with changes in
value being recorded directly to unassigned deficit rather than consolidated in
the financial statements; (8) no provision is made for the deferred income tax
effects of temporary differences between book and tax basis reporting; and (9)
certain items, including modifications to required policy reserves resulting
from changes in actuarial assumptions, are recorded directly to unassigned
deficit rather than being reflected in income. The effects of the foregoing
variances from GAAP have not been determined but are presumed to be material.
The significant accounting practices of the Company are as follows:
Pending Statutory Standards
During March 1998, the NAIC adopted codified statutory accounting principles
("Codification") effective January 1, 2001. Codification will likely change, to
some extent, prescribed statutory accounting practices and may result in changes
to the accounting practices that the Company uses to prepare its statutory-basis
financial statements. Codification will require adoption by the various states
before it becomes the prescribed statutory basis of accounting for insurance
companies domesticated within those states. Accordingly, before Codification
becomes effective for the Company, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must adopt
Codification as the prescribed basis of accounting on which domestic insurers
must report their statutory-basis results to the Division
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
of Insurance. At this time, it is anticipated that the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts will adopt Codification effective January 1, 2001. The impact of
any such changes on the Company's unassigned deficit is not expected to be
material.
Revenues and Expenses
Premium revenues are recognized over the premium-paying period of the policies
whereas expenses, including the acquisition costs of new business, are charged
to operations as incurred and policyholder dividends are provided as paid or
accrued.
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments
Cash includes currency on hand and demand deposits with financial
institutions. Temporary cash investments are short-term, highly-liquid
investments both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near
maturity that there is insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes
in interest rates.
Valuation of Assets
General account investments are carried at amounts determined on the following
bases:
Bond and stock values are carried as prescribed by the NAIC; bonds generally
at amortized amounts or cost, preferred stocks generally at cost and common
stocks at fair value. The discount or premium on bonds is amortized using the
interest method.
Investments in affiliates are included on the statutory equity method.
Loan-backed bonds and structured securities are valued at amortized cost using
the interest method including anticipated prepayments. Prepayment assumptions
are obtained from broker dealer surveys or internal estimates and are based on
the current interest rate and economic environment. The retrospective
adjustment method is used to value all such securities except for interest-only
securities, which are valued using the prospective method.
The net interest effect of interest rate and currency rate swap transactions
is recorded as an adjustment of interest income as incurred. The initial cost
of interest rate cap agreements is amortized to net investment income over the
life of the related agreement. Gains and losses on financial futures contracts
used as hedges against interest rate fluctuations are deferred and recognized in
income over the period being hedged.
Mortgage loans are carried at outstanding principal balance or amortized cost.
Investment real estate is carried at depreciated cost, less encumbrances.
Depreciation on investment real estate is recorded on a straight-line basis.
Accumulated depreciation amounted to $1.9 million in 1999 and $3.0 million in
1998.
Real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt and real estate held for sale are
carried at the lower of cost or fair value.
Policy loans are carried at outstanding principal balance, not in excess of
policy cash surrender value.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
Asset Valuation and Interest Maintenance Reserves
The Asset Valuation Reserve (AVR) is computed in accordance with the
prescribed NAIC formula and represents a provision for possible fluctuations in
the value of bonds, equity securities, mortgage loans, real estate and other
invested assets. Changes to the AVR are charged or credited directly to the
unassigned deficit.
The Company also records the NAIC prescribed Interest Maintenance Reserve
(IMR) that represents that portion of the after tax net accumulated unamortized
realized capital gains and losses on sales of fixed income securities,
principally bonds and mortgage loans, attributable to changes in the general
level of interest rates. Such gains and losses are deferred and amortized into
income over the remaining expected lives of the investments sold. At December
31, 1999, the IMR, net of 1999 amortization of $2.3 million, amounted to $7.4
million, which is included in policy reserves. The corresponding 1998 amounts
were $2.4 million and $10.7 million, respectively.
Goodwill
The excess of cost over the statutory book value of the net assets of life
insurance business acquired was $8.9 million and $11.4 million at December 31,
1999 and 1998, respectively, and generally is amortized over a ten-year period
using a straight-line method.
Separate Accounts
Separate account assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying
statements of financial position represent funds that are separately
administered, principally for variable life insurance policies, and for which
the contractholder, rather than the Company, generally bears the investment
risk. Separate account obligations are intended to be satisfied from separate
account assets and not from assets of the general account. Separate accounts
generally are reported at fair value. The operations of the separate accounts
are not included in the statement of operations; however, income earned on
amounts initially invested by the Company in the formation of new separate
accounts is included in other income.
Fair Value Disclosure of Financial Instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 107, "Disclosure about
Fair Value of Financial Instruments," requires disclosure of fair value
information about certain financial instruments, whether or not recognized in
the statement of financial position, for which it is practicable to estimate the
value. In situations where quoted market prices are not available, fair values
are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. SFAS
No. 107 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments
from its disclosure requirements. Therefore, the aggregate fair value amounts
presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company. See Note 11.
The methods and assumptions utilized by the Company in estimating its fair
value disclosures for financial instruments are as follows:
The carrying amounts reported in the statement of financial position for cash
and temporary cash investments approximate their fair values.
Fair values for public bonds are obtained from an independent pricing service.
Fair values for private placement securities and publicly traded bonds not
provided by the independent pricing service are estimated by the
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
Company by discounting expected future cash flows using current market rates
applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of the investments.
The fair values for common and preferred stocks, other than its subsidiary
investments, which are carried at equity values, are based on quoted market
prices.
Fair values for futures contracts are based on quoted market prices. Fair
values for interest rate swap, cap agreements, and currency swap agreements are
based on current settlement values. The current settlement values are based on
brokerage quotes that utilize pricing models or formulas using current
assumptions.
The fair value for mortgage loan is estimated using discounted cash flow
analyses using interest rates adjusted to reflect the credit characteristics of
the underlying loans. Mortgage loans with similar characteristics and credit
risks are engaged into qualitative categories for purposes of the fair value
calculations.
The carrying amount in the statement of financial position for policy loans
approximates their fair value.
The fair value for outstanding commitments to purchase long-term bonds and
issue real estate mortgages is estimated using a discounted cash flow method
incorporating adjustments for the difference in the level of interest rates
between the dates the commitments were made and December 31, 1999.
Capital Gains and Losses
Realized capital gains and losses are determined using the specific
identification method. Realized capital gains and losses, net of taxes and
amounts transferred to the IMR, are included in net gain or loss. Unrealized
gains and losses, which consist of market value and book value adjustments, are
shown as adjustments to the unassigned deficit.
Policy Reserves
Life reserves are developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on
published tables using statutorily specified interest rates and valuation
methods that will provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or
equal to the minimum or guaranteed policy cash values or the amounts required by
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Insurance. Reserves for variable
life insurance policies are maintained principally on the modified preliminary
term method using the 1958 and 1980 Commissioner's Standard Ordinary (CSO)
mortality tables, with an assumed interest rate of 4% for policies issued prior
to May 1, 1983 and 41/2% for policies issued on or thereafter. Reserves for
single premium policies are determined by the net single premium method using
the 1958 CSO mortality table, with an assumed interest rate of 4%. Reserves for
universal life policies issued prior to 1985 are equal to the gross account
value which at all times exceeds minimum statutory requirements. Reserves for
universal life policies issued from 1985 through 1988 are maintained at the
greater of the Commissioner's Reserve Valuation Method (CRVM) using the 1958 CSO
mortality table, with 41/2% interest or the cash surrender value. Reserves for
universal life policies issued after 1988 and for flexible variable policies are
maintained using the greater of the cash surrender value or the CRVM method with
the 1980 CSO mortality table and 51/2% interest for policies issued from 1988
through 1992; 5% interest for policies issued in 1993 and 1994; and 41/2%
interest for policies issued in 1995 through 1999.
Federal Income Taxes
Federal income taxes are reported in the financial statements based on amounts
determined to be payable as a result of operations within the current accounting
period. The operations of the Company are consolidated with John Hancock in
filing a consolidated federal income tax return basis for the affiliated group.
The federal income
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
taxes of the Company are allocated on a separate return basis with certain
adjustments. The Company made federal income tax payments of $10.6 million in
1999 and $38.2 million in 1998.
Income before taxes differs from taxable income principally due to tax-exempt
investment income, the limitation placed on the tax deductibility of
policyholder dividends, accelerated depreciation, differences in policy reserves
for tax return and financial statement purposes, capitalization of policy
acquisition expenses for tax purposes and other adjustments prescribed by the
Internal Revenue Code.
Amounts for disputed tax issues relating to the prior years are charged or
credited directly to policyholders' contingency reserve.
Adjustments to Policy Reserves
From time to time, the Company finds it appropriate to modify certain required
policy reserves because of changes in actuarial assumptions. Reserve
modifications resulting from such determinations are recorded directly to
stockholder's equity. No such refinements were made during 1999 or 1998.
Reinsurance
Premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, benefits and reserves related
to reinsured business are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in
accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance
contracts. Premiums ceded to other companies have been reported as a reduction
of premium income. Amounts applicable to reinsurance ceded for future policy
benefits, unearned premium reserves and claim liabilities have been reported as
reductions of these items.
2. ACQUISITION
On June 23, 1993, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of stock
of Colonial Penn Annuity and Life Insurance Company (CPAL) from Colonial Penn
Life Insurance Company for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $42.5
million. At the date of acquisition, assets of CPAL were approximately $648.5
million, consisting principally of cash and temporary cash investments and
liabilities were approximately $635.2 million, consisting principally of
reserves related to a block of interest sensitive single-premium whole life
insurance business assumed by CPAL from Charter National Life Insurance Company
(Charter). The purchase price includes contingent payments of up to
approximately $7.3 million payable between 1994 and 1998 based on the actual
lapse experience of the business in force on June 23, 1993. The Company made the
final contingent payment to CPAL of $1.5 million during 1998.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
On June 24, 1993, the Company contributed $24.6 million in additional capital
to CPAL. CPAL was renamed John Hancock Life Insurance Company of America
(JHLICOA) on July 7, 1993. JHLICOA was subsequently renamed Investors Partner
Life Insurance Company (IPL) on March 5, 1998. IPL manages the business assumed
from Charter and began marketing term life and variable universal life products
through brokers in 1999. Summarized financial information for IPL for 1999 and
1998 is as follows:
1999 1998
------- -------
(IN MILLIONS)
Total assets 570.7 587.8
Total liabilities 498.9 517.5
Total revenue 35.6 38.8
Net income 3.5 3.8
3. NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Investment income has been reduced by the following amounts:
1999 1998
------ ------
(IN MILLIONS)
Investment expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9.5 $ 8.3
Interest expense 1.7 2.4
Depreciation expense. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.8
Investment taxes 0.3 0.7
------ ------
$12.1 $12.2
====== ======
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
4. NET CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS
Net realized capital gains (losses) consist of the following items:
1999 1998
------ ------
(IN MILLIONS)
Net gains from asset sales . . . . . . . . . . . (2.8) 7.6
Capital gains tax 0.2 (2.9)
Net capital gains transferred to IMR . . . . . . 0.9 (5.3)
------ ------
Net REALIZED CAPITAL LOSSES . . . . . . . . . . . (1.7) (0.6)
====== ======
Net unrealized capital gains (losses) and other adjustments consist of the
following items:
1999 1998
------ ------
(IN MILLIONS)
Net losses from changes in security values and book
value adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.6) (2.7)
Increase in asset valuation reserve . . . . . . . . (1.2) (3.3)
------ ------
Net UNREALIZED CAPITAL LOSSES AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (3.8) (6.0)
====== ======
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
5. TRANSACTIONS WITH PARENT
The Company's Parent provides the Company with personnel, property and
facilities in carrying out certain of its corporate functions. The Parent
annually determines a fee for these services and facilities based on a number of
criteria which were revised in 1999 and 1998 to reflect continuing changes in
the Company's operations. The amount of the service fee charged to the Company
was $188.3 million and $157.5 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively, which has
been included in insurance and investment expenses. The Parent has guaranteed
that, if necessary, it will make additional capital contributions to prevent the
Company's stockholder's equity from declining below $1.0 million.
The service fee charged to the Company by the Parent includes $0.2 million and
$0.7 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively, representing the portion of the
provision for retiree benefit plans determined under the accrual method,
including a provision for the 1993 transition liability which is being amortized
over twenty years, that was allocated to the Company.
The Company has a modified coinsurance agreement with John Hancock to reinsure
50% of 1994 through 1999 issues of flexible premium variable life insurance and
scheduled premium variable life insurance policies. In connection with this
agreement, John Hancock transferred $44.5 million and $4.9 million of cash for
tax, commission, and expense allowances to the Company, which increased the
Company's net gain from operations by $20.6 million and $22.2 million in 1999
and 1998, respectively.
Effective January 1, 1996, the Company entered into a modified coinsurance
agreement with John Hancock to reinsure 50% of the 1995 inforce block and 50% of
1996 and all future issue years of certain variable annuity contracts
(Independence Preferred, Declaration, Independence 2000, MarketPlace, and
Revolution). In connection with this agreement, the Company received a net cash
payment of $40.0 million and $12.7 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively, for
surrender benefits, tax, reserve increase, commission, expense allowances and
premium, This agreement increased the Company's net gain from operations by
$26.9 million and $8.4 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Effective January 1, 1997, the Company entered into a stop-loss agreement with
John Hancock to reinsure mortality claims in excess of 110% of expected
mortality claims in 1999 and 1998 for all policies that are not reinsured under
any other indemnity agreement. In connection with the agreement, John Hancock
received $0.8 million and 1.0 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively, for
mortality claims to the Company. This agreement decreased the Company's net
gain from operations in both 1999 and 1998 by $0.5 million.
At December 31, 1998 the Company had outstanding a short-term note of $61.9
million payable to an affiliate at a variable rate of interest. The note was
part of a revolving line of credit and was repaid in 1999. Interest paid in
1999 and 1998 was $1.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The note is
included in other general account obligations at December 31, 1998.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
6. INVESTMENTS
The statement value and fair value of bonds are shown below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
-------------- -------------- --------------- ---------
(IN MILLIONS)
December 31, 1999
U.S. Treasury
securities and
obligations of U.S.
government
corporations and
agencies . . . . . . 5.9 0.0 0.1
5.8
Obligations of states
and political
subdivisions 2.2 0.1 0.1
2.2
Debit securities
issued by foreign
governments 13.9 0.8 0.1
14.6
Corporate securities 964.9 13.0 59.4
918.5
Mortgage-backed
securities 229.4 0.5 7.8
222.1
-------- ----- ------ --------
Total bonds
=========== ===== ====== ========
December 31, 1998
U.S. Treasury
securities and
obligations of U.S.
government
corporations and
agencies 5.1 0.1 0.0
5.2
Obligations of states
and political
subdivisions 3.2 0.3 0.0
3.5
Corporate securities 925.2 50.4 15.0
960.6
Mortgage-backed
securities 252.3 10.0 0.1
262.2
----- ----- ------ --------
Total bonds 15.1
=========== ===== ====== ========
</TABLE>
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
The statement value and fair value of bonds at December 31, 1999, by
contractual maturity, are shown below. Maturities will differ from contractual
maturities because eligible borrowers may exercise their right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
FAIR
VALUE VALUE
-------- ---------
(IN MILLIONS)
Due in one year or less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 58.5 58.2
Due after one year through five years. . . . . . . 286.8 282.0
Due after five years through ten years . . . . . . 425.4 405.6
Due after ten years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.2 195.3
-------- ---------
986.9 941.1
Mortgage-backed securities . . . . . . . . . . . . 229.4 222.1
-------- ---------
$1,216.3
======== =========
Gross gains of $0.3 million in 1999 and $3.4 million in 1998 and gross losses
of $4.0 million in 1999 and $0.7 million in 1998 were realized from the sale of
bonds.
At December 31, 1999, bonds with an admitted asset value of $9.1 million were
on deposit with state insurance departments to satisfy regulatory requirements.
The cost of common stocks was $3.1 million and $2.1 million at December 31,
1999 and 1998, respectively. At December 31, 1999, gross unrealized
appreciation on common stocks totaled $1.2 million, and gross unrealized
depreciation totaled $1.1 million. The fair value of preferred stock totaled
$35.9 million at December 31, 1999 and $36.5 million at December 31, 1998.
Bonds with amortized cost of $0.4 million were non-income producing for the
twelve months ended December 31, 1999.
At December 31, 1999, the mortgage loan portfolio was diversified by
geographic region and specific collateral property type as displayed below. The
Company controls credit risk through credit approvals, limits and monitoring
procedures.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
GEOGRAPHIC
PROPERTY TYPE CONCENTRATION
Apartments $112.1 East North Central $ 71.3
Hotels 11.3 East South Central 7.4
Industrial 66.0 Middle Atlantic 28.5
Office buildings 86.4 Mountain 21.0
Retail 25.5 New England 37.5
Agricultural 99.6 Pacific 111.1
Other 32.2 South Atlantic 87.6
West North Central 16.6
West South Central 48.6
Other 3.5
------
$433.1 $433.1
======
At December 31, 1999, the fair values of the commercial and agricultural
mortgage loans portfolios were $323.5 million and $98.2 million, respectively.
The corresponding amounts as of December 31, 1998 were approximately $331.3
million and $70.0 million, respectively.
The maximum and minimum lending rates for mortgage loans during 1999 were
14.24% and 6.84% for agricultural loans, 7.45% and 7.00% for other properties.
Generally, the maximum percentage of any loan to the value of security at the
time of the loan, exclusive of insured, guaranteed or purchase money mortgages,
is 75%. For city mortgages, fire insurance is carried on all commercial and
residential properties at least equal to the excess of the loan over the maximum
loan which would be permitted by law on the land without the building, except as
permitted by regulations of the Federal Housing Commission on loans fully
insured under the provisions of the National Housing Act. For agricultural
mortgage loans, fire insurance is not normally required on land based loans
except in those instances where a building is critical to the farming operation.
Fire insurance is required on all agri-business facilities in an aggregate
amount equal to the loan balance.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
7. REINSURANCE
The Company cedes business to reinsurers to share risks under variable life,
universal life and flexible variable life insurance policies for the purpose of
reducing exposure to large losses. Premiums, benefits and reserves ceded to
reinsurers in 1999 were $594.9 million, $132.8 million, and $13.6 million,
respectively. The corresponding amounts in 1998 were $590.2 million, $63.2
million, and $8.2 million, respectively.
Reinsurance ceded contracts do not relieve the Company from its obligations to
policyholders. The Company remains liable to its policyholders for the portion
reinsured to the extent that any reinsurer does not meet its obligations for
reinsurance ceded to it under the reinsurance agreements. Failure of the
reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to the Company;
consequently, estimates are established for amounts deemed or estimated to be
uncollectible. To minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurance
insolvencies, the Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers
and monitors concentration of credit risk arising from similar characteristics
of the reinsurer.
Neither the Company, nor any of its related parties, control, either directly
or indirectly, any external reinsurers with which the Company conducts business.
No policies issued by the Company have been reinsured with a foreign company
which is controlled, either directly or indirectly, by a party not primarily
engaged in the business of insurance.
The Company has not entered into any reinsurance agreement in which the
reinsurer may unilaterally cancel any reinsurance for reasons other than
nonpayment of premiums or other similar credits. The Company does not have any
reinsurance agreements in effect in which the amount of losses paid or accrued
through December 31, 1999 would result in a payment to the reinsurer of amounts
which, in the aggregate and allowing for offset of mutual credits from other
reinsurance agreements with the same reinsurer, exceed the total direct premiums
collected under the reinsured policies.
8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
The notional amounts, carrying values and estimated fail values of the
Company's derivative instruments were as follows at December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <S> <C>
NUMBER OF CONTRACTS/ ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
------------------
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS 1999
1998
FAIR VALUE
---------
------- ------- --------- --------- ---------
(IN MILLIONS)
Futures contracts to $ (0.5)
sell securities 362.0 947.0 $0.6 $0.6 $(0.5)
Interest rate swap (17.7)
agreements $965.0 $365.0 -- 11.5 --
Interest rate cap
agreements 239.4 89.4 5.6 5.6 3.1
Currency rate swap (3.3)
agreements 15.8 15.8 -- (1.6) --
</TABLE>
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
The Company uses futures contracts, interest rate swap, cap agreements, and
currency rate swap agreements for other than trading purposes to hedge and
manage its exposure to changes in interest rate levels, foreign exchange rate
fluctuations and to manage duration mismatch of assets and liabilities.
The futures contracts expire in 2000. The interest rate swap agreements
expire in 2000 to 2011. The interest rate cap agreements expire in 2006 to
2008. The currency rate swap agreements expire in 2006 to 2009.
The Company's exposure to credit risk is the risk of loss from a counterparty
failing to perform to the terms of the contract. The Company continually
monitors its position and the credit ratings of the counterparties to these
derivative instruments. To limit exposure associated with counterparty
nonperformance on interest rate and currency swap agreements, the Company enters
into master netting agreements with its counterparties. The Company believes the
risk of incurring losses due to nonperformance by its counterparties is remote
and that such losses, if any, would be immaterial. Futures contracts trade on
organized exchanges and, therefore, have minimal credit risk.
9. POLICY RESERVES POLICYHOLDERS' AND BENIFICIARIES' FUNDS AND OBLIGATIONS
RELATED TO SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
The Company' annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities that are subject to
discretionary withdrawal, with and without adjustment, are summarized as
follows.
DECEMBER 31, 1999 PERCENT
---------------- ------
(IN MILLIONS)
Subject to discretionary withdrawal (with
adjustment)
With market value adjustment . . . . . . . . . $3.8 0.1%
At book value less surrender charge 40.5 1.5
At market value 2,326.6 87.1
--------
Total with adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . 2,370.9 88.7
Subject to discretionary withdrawal 287.1 10.7
at book value (without adjustment) . . . . .
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal--general
account 15.4 0.6
--------
Total annuity reserves and deposit liabilities . $2,673.4 100.0%
========
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has extended commitments to purchase long-term bonds and issue
real estate mortgages totaling $15.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively, at
December 31, 1999. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of borrowers under
long-term bonds commitments and requires collateral as deemed necessary. If
funded, loans related to real estate mortgages would be fully collateralized by
the related properties. The estimated fair value of the commitments described
above is $19.4 million at December 31, 1999. The majority of these commitments
expire in 2000.
In the normal course of its business operations, the Company is involved with
litigation from time to time with claimants, beneficiaries and others, and a
number of litigation matters were pending as of December 31, 1999. It is the
opinion of management, after consultation with counsel, that the ultimate
liability with respect to these claims, if any, will not materially affect the
financial position or results of operations of the Company.
During 1997, John Hancock entered into a court-approved settlement relating to
a class action lawsuit involving certain individual life insurance policies sold
from 1979 through 1996. In entering into the settlement, John Hancock
specifically denied any wrongdoing. During 1999, the Company recorded a $194.9
million reserve, through a direct charge to its unassigned deficit, representing
the Company's share of the settlement and John Hancock contributed $194.9
million of capital to the Company. The reserve held at December 31, 1999
amounted to $136.5 million and is based on a number of factors, including the
estimated number of claims, the expected type of relief to be sought by class
members (general relief or alternative dispute resolution), the estimated cost
per claim and the estimated costs to administer the claims.
Given the uncertainties associated with estimating the reserve, it is
reasonably possible that the final cost of the settlement could differ
materially from the amounts presently provided for by the Company. John Hancock
and the Company will continue to update their estimate of the final cost of the
settlement as claims are processed and more specific information is developed,
particularly as the actual cost of the claims subject to alternative dispute
resolution becomes available. However, based on information available at this
time, and the uncertainties associated with the final claim processing and
alternative dispute resolution, the range of any additional costs related to the
settlement cannot be reasonably estimated. If the Company's share of the
settlement increases, John Hancock will contribute additional capital to the
Company so that the Company's total stockholder's equity would not be impacted.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
11. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of the
Company's financial instruments:
DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
--------------- ---------------------
CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR
AMOUNT VALUE AMOUNT VALUE
---------
(IN MILLIONS)
ASSETS
Bonds--Note 6
Preferred stocks--Note
6 35.9 35.9 36.5 36.5
Common stocks--Note 6. 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1
Mortgage loans on real
estate--Note 6 433.1 421.7 388.1 401.3
Policy loans--Note 1. 172.1 172.1 137.7 137.7
Cash items--Note 1. . 250.1 250.1 19.9 19.9
Derivatives assets
(liabilities) relating
to: --Note 8
Futures contracts. . . 0.6 0.6 (0.5) (0.5)
Interest rate swaps. . -- 11.5 -- (17.7)
Currency rate swaps. . -- (1.6) -- (3.3)
Interest rate caps. . 5.6 5.6 3.1 3.1
LIABILITIES
Commitments--Note 10. -- 19.4 -- 32.1
The carrying amounts in the table are included in the statutory-basis
statements of financial position. The method and assumptions utilized by the
Company in estimating its fair value disclosures are described in Note 1.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
REORGANIZATION AND INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization approved by the policyholders of John
Hancock and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Insurance, effective
February 1, 2000, John Hancock converted from a mutual life insurance company to
a stock life insurance company (i.e., demutualized) and became a wholly owned
subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., which is a holding company.
In connection with the reorganization, John Hancock changed its name to John
Hancock Life Insurance Company. In addition, on February 1, 2000, John Hancock
Financial Services, Inc. completed its initial public offering and 102 million
shares of common stock were issued at an initial public offering price of $17
per share.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT--(CONTINUED)
13. IMPACT OF YEAR 2000 (UNAUDITED)
The Company participated in the Year 2000 remediation project of its parent,
John Hancock. By late 1999, John Hancock and the Company completed their Year
2000 readiness plan to address issues that could result from computer programs
written using two digits to define the applicable year rather than four to
define the applicable year and century. As a result, John Hancock and the
Company were prepared for the transition to the Year 2000 and did not experience
any significant Year 2000 problems with respect to mission critical information
technology ("IT") or non-IT systems, applications or infrastructure. During the
date rollover to the year 2000, John Hancock and the Company implemented and
monitored their millennium rollover plan and conducted business as usual on
Monday, January 3, 2000.
Since January 3, 2000, the information systems, including mission critical
systems, which in the event of a Year 2000 failure would have the greatest
impact on operations, have functioned properly. In addition, neither John
Hancock nor the Company have experienced any significant Year 2000 issues
related to interactions with material business partners. No disruptions have
occurred which impact John Hancock or the Company's ability to process claims,
update customer accounts, process financial transactions, or report accurate
data to management and no business interruptions due to Year 2000 issues have
been experienced. While John Hancock and the Company continue to monitor their
systems, and those of material business partners, closely to ensure that no
unexpected Year 2000 issues develop, neither John Hancock nor the Company have
reason to expect any such issues.
The costs of the Year 2000 project consist of internal IT personnel and
external costs such as consultants, programmers, replacement software, and
hardware. The costs of the Year 2000 project are expensed as incurred. The
project is funded partially through a reallocation of resources from
discretionary projects. Through December 31, 1999, John Hancock has incurred
and expensed approximately $20.8 million in related payroll costs for internal
IT personnel on the project. The estimated remaining IT personnel costs of the
project are approximately $1.0 million. Through December 31, 1999, John Hancock
has incurred and expensed approximately $47.0 million in external costs for the
project. John Hancock's estimated remaining external cost of the project is
approximately $2.0 million. The total costs of the Year 2000 project to John
Hancock, based on management's best estimates, include approximately $21.7
million in internal IT personnel, $14.6 million in the external modification of
software, $18.3 million for external solution providers, $9.1 million in
replacement costs of non-compliant IT systems and $6.9 million in oversight,
test facilities and other expenses. Accordingly, the estimated range of total
costs of the Year 2000 project to John Hancock, internal and external, is
approximately $70 to $72.5 million. John Hancock's total Year 2000 project
costs include the estimated impact of external solution providers based on
presently available information.
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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Contract owners of
John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Company
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of John
Hancock Variable Annuity Account I (the Account) (comprising, respectively, the
Large Cap Growth, Sovereign Bond, Emerging Markets Equity, International Equity
Index, Global Equity, Small Cap Growth, International Balanced, Mid Cap Growth,
Large Cap Value, Money Market, Mid Cap Value, Small/Mid Cap Growth (formerly,
Diversified Mid Cap Growth), Bond Index, Small/Mid Cap CORE, Real Estate Equity,
Growth & Income, Managed, Short-Term Bond, Small Cap Value, International
Opportunities, Equity Index, High Yield Bond, and Global Bond (formerly,
Strategic Bond) Subaccounts) as of December 31, 1999, and the related statements
of operations and changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated
therein. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Account's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective
subaccounts constituting John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I at December 31,
1999, the results of their operations for the year then ended and the changes in
their net assets for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2000
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EMERGING
LARGE SOVEREIGN MARKETS
CAP GROWTH BOND EQUITY
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
----------------- --------------------- --------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . $ 76,468 $ 34,943 $ 1,335
Investment in shares
of portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . . 273,506,438 124,065,808 5,197,191
Receivable from John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . . 68,110 156,506 58,424
----------------- --------------------- --------------------------------
Total assets . . . . 273,651,016 124,257,257 5,256,950
LIABILITIES
Payable to John
Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company . 57,137 151,516 58,223
Assets charges payable 87,441 39,933 1,536
----------------- --------------------- --------------------------------
Total liabilities . . 144,578 191,449 59,759
----------------- --------------------- --------------------------------
Net assets . . . . . $273,506,438 $124,065,808 $ 5,197,191
================= ===================== ================================
</TABLE>
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY INDEX
SUBACCOUNT
---------------------------------------
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . $ 10,228
Investment in shares 36,968,997
of portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . .
Receivable from John
Hancock Variable 53,718
Series Trust I . . . -------------------------------------
Total assets . . . . 37,032,943
LIABILITIES
Payable to John 52,227
Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company .
Assets charges payable 11,719
-------------------------------------
Total liabilities . . 63,946
-------------------------------------
Net assets . . . . . $ 36,968,997
=====================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GLOBAL SMALL CAP INTERNATIONAL MID CAP
EQUITY GROWTH BALANCED GROWTH
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 281 $ 17,022 $ 2,375 $ 46,896
Investment in shares of
portfolios of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . . . . . . 1,105,123 63,634,737 8,478,476 172,096,613
Receivable from John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I . . . 43 74,206 342 135,704
----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Total assets . . . . . . . . . 1,105,447 63,725,965 8,481,193 172,279,213
LIABILITIES
Payable to John Hancock
Variable Life Insurance
Company . . . . . . . . . . . -- 71,709 -- 128,898
Assets charges payable . . . . 324 19,519 2,717 53,702
----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Total liabilities . . . . . . 324 91,228 2,717 182,600
----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Net assets . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,105,123 $63,634,737 $ 8,478,476 $172,096,613
======================= ========================== ====================== ===================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LARGE CAP MONEY MID CAP SMALL/MID
VALUE MARKET VALUE CAP GROWTH
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,571 $ 22,763 $ 9,160 $ 15,918
Investment in shares of
portfolios of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . . . . . . 66,459,058 143,005,732 33,094,401 56,824,409
Receivable from John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I . . 33,239 536,634 29,135 64,065
------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------------------
Total assets . . . . . . . . 66,510,868 143,565,129 33,132,696 56,904,392
LIABILITIES
Payable to John Hancock
Variable Life Insurance
Company. . . . . . . . . . . 30,586 530,945 27,817 61,757
Assets charges payable . . . 21,224 28,452 10,478 18,226
------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------------------
Total liabilities . . . . . . 51,810 559,397 38,295 79,983
------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------------------
Net assets . . . . . . . . . $66,459,058 $143,005,732 $33,094,401 $ 56,824,409
========================= ================= ================== ===============================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BOND SMALL/MID REAL ESTATE GROWTH &
INDEX CAP CORE EQUITY INCOME
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
---------- ---------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 516 $ 187 $ 4,360 $ 174,500
Investment in shares of portfolios of John
Hancock Variable Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,959,869 752,066 15,572,608 621,235,522
Receivable from John Hancock Variable Series
Trust I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,318 29 20,900 309,577
---------- -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,978,703 752,282 15,597,868 621,719,599
LIABILITIES
Payable to John Hancock Variable Life Insurance
Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,243 -- 20,266 284,574
Assets charges payable . . . . . . . . . . . . 592 215 4,994 199,503
---------- -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,835 215 25,260 484,077
---------- -------- ---------------------------- --------------------------
Net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,959,868 $752,067 $15,572,608 $621,235,522
========== ======== ============================ ==========================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHORT-TERM SMALL CAP
MANAGED BOND VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . $ 179,625 $ 8,616 $ 5,811
Investment in shares
of portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . . 639,761,319 30,798,202 21,216,497
Receivable from John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . . 344,631 19,006 1,557
------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
Total assets . . . . 640,285,575 30,825,824 21,223,865
LIABILITIES
Payable to John
Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company . 318,890 17,770 712
Assets charges payable 205,366 9,851 6,656
------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
Total liabilities . . 524,256 27,621 7,368
------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
Net assets . . . . . $639,761,319 $30,798,203 $21,216,497
=================== ========================= =========================
</TABLE>
INTERNATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
SUBACCOUNT
---------------------------------------
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . $ 4,696
Investment in shares 17,041,238
of portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I,
at value . . . . . .
Receivable from John
Hancock Variable 13,771
Series Trust I . . . -------------------------------------
Total assets . . . . 17,059,705
LIABILITIES
Payable to John 13,083
Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company .
Assets charges payable 5,384
-------------------------------------
Total liabilities . . 18,467
-------------------------------------
Net assets . . . . . $17,041,238
=====================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EQUITY HIGH YIELD GLOBAL
INDEX BOND BOND
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------------ -------------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash . . . . . . . . $ 38,811 $ 750 $ 11,019
Investment in shares
of portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I, at
value. . . . . . . . 140,224,104 2,771,495 39,211,916
Receivable from John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . . 205,616 4,121 87,605
------------------ -------------------- -----------------
Total assets . . . . 140,468,531 2,776,366 39,310,540
LIABILITIES
Payable to John
Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company . 200,039 4,013 86,036
Assets charges payable 44,389 858 12,589
------------------ -------------------- -----------------
Total liabilities . . 244,428 4,871 98,625
------------------ -------------------- -----------------
Net assets . . . . . $140,224,103 $2,771,495 $39,211,915
================== ==================== =================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
33
<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EMERGING
LARGE CAP SOVEREIGN MARKETS INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH BOND EQUITY EQUITY INDEX
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
-------------------- --------------- ---------- --------------------------------------
-----------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income:
Distributions received from the
portfolios of John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . . . . . . . . . . $41,984,478 $ 9,378,748 $ 182,780 $ 1,124,201
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risks . . . . . 3,279,853 1,855,111 17,869 391,209
-------------------- -------------- ---------- ------------------------------------
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . 38,704,625 7,523,637 164,911 732,992
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments:
Net realized gain (loss) . . . . . . . 2,482,726 (684,781) 39,363 119,765
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) during the year . . . 6,149,549 (9,868,523) 1,088,139 6,907,603
-------------------- -------------- ---------- ------------------------------------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,632,275 (10,553,304) 1,127,502 7,027,368
-------------------- -------------- ---------- ------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations . . . . . . . . . . . $47,336,900 $ (3,029,667) $1,292,413 $ 7,760,360
==================== ============== ========== ====================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GLOBAL SMALL INTERNATIONAL MID CAP
EQUITY CAP GROWTH BALANCED GROWTH
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
--------------- ----------- ----------------------- -------------
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income:
Distributions
received from the
portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . $ 6,255 $ 7,669,808 $ 716,953 $17,509,985
Expenses:
Mortality and expense
risks . . . . . . . 7,652 547,008 122,411 1,190,261
-------------- ----------- ---------------------- -----------
Net investment income (1,397) 7,122,800 594,542 16,319,724
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments:
Net realized gain . 8,056 760,451 65,716 3,027,307
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the year . . 150,342 15,922,016 (355,989) 59,945,439
-------------- ----------- ---------------------- -----------
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on investments 158,398 16,682,467 (290,273) 62,972,746
-------------- ----------- ---------------------- -----------
Net increase in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . $157,001 $23,805,267 $ 304,269 $79,292,470
============== =========== ====================== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
34
<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LARGE MONEY MID CAP
CAP VALUE MARKET VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
-------------------------- --------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income:
Distributions
received from the
portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . $ 4,584,101 $5,000,855 $ 207,712
Expenses:
Mortality and expense
risks . . . . . . . 971,104 1,462,402 485,153
---------------- --------------- ------------------
Net investment income
(loss) . . . . . . . 3,612,997 3,538,453 (277,441)
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments:
Net realized gain
(loss). . . . . . . 1,792,564 -- (112,773)
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the year . . (4,844,000 ) -- 1,428,185
---------------- --------------- ------------------
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on investments (3,051,436 ) -- 1,315,412
---------------- --------------- ------------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . $ 561,561 $3,538,453 $ 1,037,971
================ =============== ==================
</TABLE>
SMALL/MID
CAP GROWTH
SUBACCOUNT
-------------------------------------------
Investment income:
Distributions $ 8,824,035
received from the
portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . .
Expenses:
Mortality and expense
risks . . . . . . . 873,397
----------------------------------------
Net investment income 7,950,638
(loss) . . . . . . .
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments:
Net realized gain 124,031
(loss). . . . . . .
Net unrealized
appreciation (6,185,663)
(depreciation) ----------------------------------------
during the year . .
Net realized and
unrealized gain (6,061,632)
(loss) on investments ----------------------------------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net $ 1,889,006
assets resulting from ========================================
operations . . . . .
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BOND SMALL/MID REAL ESTATE GROWTH &
INDEX CAP CORE EQUITY INCOME
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
-------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------
------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income:
Distributions received from the
portfolios of John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . . . . . . . . . $ 83,744 $ 66,504 $ 1,130,384 $70,641,498
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risks . . . . 17,773 4,212 262,408 8,124,513
------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Net investment income (loss) . . . . 65,971 62,292 867,976 62,516,985
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments:
Net realized gain (loss) . . . . . (32,590) 6,098 (1,030,704) 4,962,084
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) during the year . . (71,334) 29,660 (481,173) 8,009,020
------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments . . . . . . . (103,924) 35,758 (1,511,877) 12,971,104
------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations . . . . . $ (37,953) $ 98,050 $ (643,901) $75,488,089
============= ============================ ====================== ===================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
35
<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
SHORT-TERM SMALL CAP INTERNATIONAL
MANAGED BOND VALUE OPPORTUNITIES
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------ ----------- ------------ ---------------
Investment income:
Distributions
received from the
portfolios of John
Hancock Variable
Series Trust I . . $59,387,904 $1,844,981 $ 504,017 $1,147,621
Expenses:
Mortality and expense
risks . . . . . . . 8,491,483 436,478 319,038 199,939
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Net investment income 50,896,421 1,408,503 184,979 947,682
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments:
Net realized gain
(loss). . . . . . . 1,215,288 (81,247) 166,294 266,432
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the year . . (9,356,448) (895,210) (1,593,262) 2,908,359
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on investments (8,141,160) (976,457) (1,426,968) 3,174,791
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . $42,755,261 $ 432,046 $(1,241,989) $4,122,473
=========== ========== =========== ==========
EQUITY HIGH YIELD GLOBAL
INDEX BOND BOND
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
----------- ------------------- --------------
Investment income:
Distributions received from
the portfolios of John
Hancock Variable Series
Trust I . . . . . . . . . $ 5,893,664 $130,350 $ 2,212,706
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risks 1,627,496 23,214 596,173
----------- ------------------ -----------
Net investment income . . . 4,266,168 107,136 1,616,533
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments:
Net realized gain (loss) . 1,790,956 (19,352) 2,202
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) during the
year . . . . . . . . . . . 14,191,222 (58,260) (3,117,012)
----------- ------------------ -----------
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments 15,982,178 (77,612) (3,114,810)
----------- ------------------ -----------
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from
operations. . . . . . . . . $20,248,346 $ 29,524 $(1,498,277)
=========== ================== ===========
See accompanying notes.
36
<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEARS AND PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LARGE
CAP GROWTH SOVEREIGN
SUBACCOUNT BOND SUBACCOUNT
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
---------------------------- ------------- -------------------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment
income . . . . . . $ 38,704,625 $ 15,796,500 $ 7,523,637 $ 6,503,639
Net realized gain
(loss) . . . . . . 2,482,726 596,880 (684,781) 19,842
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the period . 6,149,549 26,342,906 (9,868,523) (885,688)
----------------- ------------ ------------------------- ------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . 47,336,900 42,736,286 (3,029,667) 5,637,793
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners. . . 70,890,441 61,255,494 35,637,800 60,608,173
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (27,628,451) (12,883,332) 28,415,593 (10,974,922)
----------------- ------------ ------------------------- ------------
Net increase in net
assets from
contractowner
transactions . . . . 43,261,990 48,573,825 7,222,207 49,633,251
----------------- ------------ ------------------------- ------------
Net increase in net
assets . . . . . . . 90,598,890 91,310,111 4,192,540 55,271,044
Net assets at
beginning of period 182,907,548 91,597,437 119,873,268 64,602,224
----------------- ------------ ------------------------- ------------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $273,506,438 $182,907,548 $ 124,065,808 $119,873,268
================= ============ ========================= ============
</TABLE>
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUITY
SUBACCOUNT
----------------------------------
1999 1998*
------------------ ----------------
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment $ 164,911 $ 1
income . . . . . .
Net realized gain 39,363 --
(loss) . . . . . .
Net unrealized
appreciation 1,088,139 52
(depreciation) ----------------- --------------
during the period .
Net increase 1,292,413 53
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . .
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from 4,101,310 2,263
contractowners. . .
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (198,848) 0
----------------- --------------
Net increase in net
assets from 3,902,462 2,263
contractowner ----------------- --------------
transactions . . . .
Net increase in net 5,194,875 2,316
assets . . . . . . .
Net assets at
beginning of period 2,316 0
----------------- --------------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $ 5,197,191 $ 2,316
================= ==============
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INTERNATIONAL SMALL
EQUITY INDEX GLOBAL CAP GROWTH
SUBACCOUNT EQUITY SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
---------------------------- --------------------- -------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998* 1999 1998
--------------- ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ --------------
-----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
From operations:
Net investment income (loss) . . . . . . . $ 732,992 $ 3,061,017 $ (1,397) $ 67 $ 7,122,800 $ (318,286)
Net realized gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,765 46,800 8,056 2 760,451 140,102
Net unrealized appreciation during the period 6,907,603 53,578 150,342 5,970 15,922,016 3,283,665
-------------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,760,360 3,161,695 157,001 6,039 23,805,267 3,105,481
From contractowner transactions:
Net premiums from contractowners . . . . . . 10,133,584 5,810,313 772,898 151,858 14,890,025 10,489,045
Net benefits to contractowners . . . . . . . (2,777,900) (2,686,378) -- (17,327) (3,594,981) (2,750,799)
-------------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets from contractowner
transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,355,684 3,123,935 772,898 169,185 11,295,044 7,738,246
-------------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets . . . . . . . . . 15,116,044 6,285,630 929,899 175,224 35,100,311 10,843,727
Net assets at beginning of period . . . . . . 21,852,953 15,567,323 175,224 0 28,534,426 17,690,699
-------------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------- -----------
Net assets at end of period . . . . . . . . . $ 36,968,997 $21,852,953 $1,105,123 $175,224 $63,634,737 $28,534,426
============== =========== ========== ======== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
---------
* From May 1, 1998 (commencement of operations).
See accompanying notes.
37
<PAGE>
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS AND PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INTERNATIONAL MID LARGE
BALANCED CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
---------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998
--------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ --------------------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in net
assets:
From operations:
Net investment income . $ 594,542 $ 413,040 $ 16,319,724 $ 3,353,090 $ 3,612,997 $ 2,340,559
Net realized gain . . . 65,716 53,934 3,027,307 267,464 1,792,564 479,238
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) during
the period . . . . . . (355,989) 534,703 59,945,439 6,598,290 (4,844,000) 548,590
-------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------------- -----------
Net increase in net assets
resulting from operations 304,269 1,001,677 79,292,470 10,218,844 561,561 3,368,387
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners. . . . . 1,492,592 2,759,717 58,556,195 17,121,728 19,977,860 28,069,792
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . . . (1,394,929) (998,537) (8,199,606) (2,925,998) (13,298,252) (6,737,672)
-------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------------- -----------
Net increase in net assets
from contractowner
transactions . . . . . . 97,663 1,761,180 50,356,589 14,195,730 6,679,608 21,332,120
-------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------------- -----------
Net increase in net assets 401,932 2,762,857 129,649,059 24,414,574 7,241,169 24,700,507
Net assets at beginning of
period . . . . . . . . . 8,076,544 5,313,687 42,447,554 18,032,980 59,217,889 34,517,382
-------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------------- -----------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . . . $ 8,478,476 $ 8,076,544 $172,096,613 $42,447,554 $ 66,459,058 $59,217,889
============== =========== ============ =========== ================= ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MID
MONEY MARKET CAP VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
------------------------- ------------- ------------------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment
income (loss) . . $ 3,538,453 $ 2,241,586 $ (277,441) $ (173,862)
Net realized gain
(loss) . . . . . . -- -- (112,773) 287,952
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the period -- -- 1,428,185 (5,262,197)
------------------------ ------------ -------------- -----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . 3,538,453 2,241,586 1,037,971 (5,148,107)
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners. . . 151,529,700 98,467,103 7,616,275 22,741,984
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (92,162,602) (71,851,211) (9,472,810) (6,056,909)
------------------------ ------------ -------------- -----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets from
contractowner
transactions. . . . 59,367,098 26,615,892 (1,856,535) 16,685,075
------------------------ ------------ -------------- -----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets . . . . . . . 62,905,551 28,857,478 (818,564) 11,536,968
Net assets at
beginning of period 80,100,181 51,242,703 33,912,965 22,375,997
------------------------ ------------ -------------- -----------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $143,005,732 $ 80,100,181 $33,094,401 $33,912,965
======================== ============ ============== ===========
</TABLE>
SMALL/MID
CAP GROWTH
SUBACCOUNT
------------------------------
1999 1998
------------- ---------------
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment $ 7,950,638 $ 243,065
income (loss) . .
Net realized gain 124,031 539,743
(loss) . . . . . . (6,185,663) 1,329,837
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ------------ ------------
during the period
Net increase 1,889,006 2,112,645
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . .
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from 3,136,902 6,796,196
contractowners. . .
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (10,487,993) (12,759,797)
------------ ------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net (7,351,091) (5,963,601)
assets from ------------ ------------
contractowner
transactions. . . .
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets . . . . . . . (5,462,085) (3,850,956)
Net assets at
beginning of period. 62,286,494 66,137,450
------------ ------------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $ 56,824,409 $ 62,286,494
============ ============
See accompanying notes.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS AND PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BOND INDEX SMALL/MID CAP CORE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
1999 1998* 1999 1998*
----------------------- ------------------- ------------ ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment
income (loss) . . $ 65,971 $ 794 $ 62,292 $ (30)
Net realized gain
(loss) . . . . . . (32,590) -- 6,098 --
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the period (71,334) (594) 29,660 4,111
---------------------- ------------------ ------------ -----------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . (37,953) 200 98,050 4,081
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners. . . 2,080,910 55,600 588,166 45,493
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (138,889) -- -- (16,277)
---------------------- ------------------ ------------ -----------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets from
contractowner
transactions . . . . 1,942,021 55,600 588,166 61,770
---------------------- ------------------ ------------ -----------------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets . . . . . . . 1,904,068 55,800 686,216 65,851
Net assets at
beginning of period 55,800 0 65,851 0
---------------------- ------------------ ------------ -----------------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $ 1,959,868 $ 55,800 $ 752,067 $ 65,851
====================== ================== ============ =================
</TABLE>
REAL ESTATE
EQUITY
SUBACCOUNT
--------------------------
1999 1998
------------- --------------
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment $ 867,976 $ 1,068,701
income (loss) . .
Net realized gain (1,030,704) 452,751
(loss) . . . . . .
Net unrealized
appreciation (481,173) (6,429,350)
(depreciation) ------------ -----------
during the period
Net increase (643,901) (4,907,898)
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . .
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from 1,632,528 7,748,395
contractowners. . .
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (5,696,598) (7,358,336)
------------ -----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net (4,064,070) 390,059
assets from ------------ -----------
contractowner
transactions . . . .
Net increase (4,707,971) (4,517,839)
(decrease) in net
assets . . . . . . .
Net assets at
beginning of period 20,280,579 24,798,418
------------ -----------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $ 15,572,608 $20,280,579
============ ===========
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GROWTH &
INCOME MANAGED
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
--------------------------- ----------------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
------------- ------------- -------------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment
income . . . . . . $ 62,516,985 $ 40,847,285 $ 50,896,421 $ 40,076,353
Net realized gain
(loss) . . . . . . 4,962,084 2,147,226 1,215,288 520,784
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the period 8,009,020 49,182,595 (9,356,448) 28,631,287
------------ ------------ ------------------- ------------
Net increase in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . 75,488,089 92,177,106 42,755,261 69,228,424
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners. . . 134,719,967 155,134,300 150,541,628 156,435,907
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (66,695,970) (40,616,459) (56,739,437) (40,551,365)
------------ ------------ ------------------- ------------
Net increase in net
assets from
contractowner
transactions . . . . 68,023,997 114,517,841 93,802,191 115,884,542
------------ ------------ ------------------- ------------
Net increase in net
assets . . . . . . . 143,512,086 206,694,947 136,557,452 185,112,966
Net assets at
beginning of period 477,723,436 271,028,489 503,203,867 318,090,901
------------ ------------ ------------------- ------------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $621,235,522 $477,723,436 $639,761,319 $503,203,867
============ ============ =================== ============
</TABLE>
SHORT-TERM BOND
SUBACCOUNT
----------------------------------------
1999 1998
--------------------------- --------------
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment $ 1,408,503 $ 1,093,175
income . . . . . .
Net realized gain (81,247) (2,851)
(loss) . . . . . .
Net unrealized
appreciation (895,210) (149,541)
(depreciation) -------------------------- -----------
during the period
Net increase in net 432,046 940,783
assets resulting from
operations . . . . .
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from 9,744,561 16,261,342
contractowners. . .
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (8,368,317) (6,781,602)
-------------------------- -----------
Net increase in net
assets from 1,376,244 9,479,740
contractowner -------------------------- -----------
transactions . . . .
Net increase in net 1,808,290 10,420,523
assets . . . . . . .
Net assets at
beginning of period 28,989,913 18,569,390
-------------------------- -----------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $30,798,203 $28,989,913
========================== ===========
---------
* From May 1, 1998 (commencement of operations).
See accompanying notes.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS AND PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SMALL INTERNATIONAL
CAP VALUE OPPORTUNITIES EQUITY INDEX
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998
------------ ------------ --------------- ------------ ------------------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in net
assets:
From operations:
Net investment income
(loss). . . . . . . . . . $ 184,979 $ (173,305) $ 947,682 $ (66,354) $ 4,266,168 $ 1,333,655
Net realized gain . . . . 166,294 118,285 266,432 309,499 1,790,956 863,280
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) during the
period. . . . . . . . . . (1,593,262) (1,752,884) 2,908,359 1,065,442 14,191,222 11,492,991
----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------------------ -----------
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from
operations. . . . . . . . . (1,241,989) (1,807,904) 4,122,473 1,308,587 20,248,346 13,689,926
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners . . . . . . 4,243,940 13,431,726 2,325,340 5,947,922 48,875,378 40,459,585
Net benefits to
contractowners . . . . . . (5,496,139) (3,169,232) (1,896,976) (3,502,337) (11,669,933) (7,678,477)
----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------------------ -----------
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets from
contractowner transactions (1,252,199) 10,262,494 428,364 2,445,585 37,205,445 32,781,108
----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------------------ -----------
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets . . . . . . . . (2,494,188) 8,454,590 4,550,837 3,754,172 57,453,791 46,471,034
Net assets at beginning of
period. . . . . . . . . . . 23,710,685 15,256,095 12,490,401 8,736,229 82,770,312 36,299,278
----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------------------ -----------
Net assets at end of period $21,216,497 $23,710,685 $ 17,041,238 $12,490,401 $140,224,103 $82,770,312
=========== =========== ============== =========== ======================== ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
HIGH YIELD GLOBAL BOND
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
------------------------------- ------------------------------------
1999 1998* 1999 1998
--------------------- --------- ----------------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Increase (decrease) in
net assets:
From operations:
Net investment
income . . . . . . $ 107,136 $ 1,643 $ 1,616,533 $ 1,220,061
Net realized gain
(loss) . . . . . . (19,352 ) -- 2,202 67,380
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the period (58,260 ) (2,081) (3,117,012) 680,647
---------- -------- ---------------------- -----------
Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations . . . . . 29,524 (438) (1,498,277) 1,968,088
From contractowner
transactions:
Net premiums from
contractowners. . . 2,979,090 277,778 11,970,704 22,724,287
Net benefits to
contractowners. . . (514,459 ) -- (9,586,582) (2,896,766)
---------- -------- ---------------------- -----------
Net increase in net
assets from
contractowner
transactions . . . . 2,464,631 277,778 2,384,122 19,827,521
---------- -------- ---------------------- -----------
Net increase in net
assets . . . . . . . 2,494,155 277,340 885,845 21,795,609
Net assets at
beginning of period 277,340 0 38,326,070 16,530,461
---------- -------- ---------------------- -----------
Net assets at end of
period . . . . . . . $2,771,495 $277,340 $39,211,915 $38,326,070
========== ======== ====================== ===========
</TABLE>
---------
* From May 1, 1998 (commencement of operations).
See accompanying notes.
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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
1. ORGANIZATION
John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I (the Account) is a separate investment
account of John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company (JHVLICO, a wholly owned
subsidiary of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (John Hancock)). The
Account was formed to fund variable annuity contracts (Contracts) issued by
JHMLICO. Currently, the Account funds the Independence Preferred, Marketplace
Variable Annuity and Independence 2000 contracts. The Account is operated as a
unit investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and currently consists of twenty-three subaccounts. The assets of each
subaccount are invested exclusively in shares of a corresponding Portfolio of
John Hancock Variable Series Trust I (the Fund). New subaccounts may be added as
new Portfolios are added to the Fund or as other investment options are
developed and made available to contractowners. The twenty-three Portfolios of
the Fund which are currently available are the Large Cap Growth, Sovereign Bond,
Emerging Markets Equity, International Equity Index, Global Equity, Small Cap
Growth, International Balanced, Mid Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Money Market,
Mid Cap Value, Small/Mid Cap Growth (formerly, Diversified Mid Cap Growth), Bond
Index, Small/Mid Cap CORE, Real Estate Equity, Growth & Income, Managed,
Short-Term Bond, Small Cap Value, International Opportunities, Equity Index,
High Yield Bond and Global Bond (formerly, Strategic Bond) Portfolios. Each
Portfolio has a different investment objective.
The assets of the Account are the property of JHVLICO. The portion of the
Account's assets applicable to the Contracts may not be charged with liabilities
arising out of any other business JHVLICO may conduct.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Valuation of Investments
Investment in shares of the Fund are valued at the reported net asset values
of the respective Portfolios. Investment transactions are recorded on the trade
date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and
losses on sales of Fund shares are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Federal Income Taxes
The operations of the Account are included in the federal income tax return of
JHVLICO, which is taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue
Code. JHVLICO has the right to charge the Account any federal income taxes, or
provision for federal income taxes, attributable to the operations of the
Account or to the Contracts funded in the Account. Currently, John Hancock does
not make a charge for income or other taxes. JHVLICO retains the right to charge
the Account for any federal income taxes arising from changes in the tax law.
Charges for state and local taxes, if any, attributable to the Account may also
be made.
Expenses
JHVLICO assumes mortality and expense risks of the Contracts and provides
administrative services to the Account for which asset charges are deducted at
an annual rate of 1.50%, 1.00% and 1.40% of net assets of the Independence
Preferred, Marketplace Variable Annuity, and Independence 2000 Contracts,
respectively.
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JHVLICO makes certain other deductions from contractowner payments for premium
taxes and sales and withdrawal charges, which are accounted for as a reduction
of net assets resulting from contractowner transactions.
3. DETAILS OF INVESTMENTS
The details of the shares owned and cost and value of investments in the
Portfolios of the Fund at December 31, 1999 were as follows:
PORTFOLIO SHARES OWNED COST VALUE
--------- ----------------- ------------ --------------
Large Cap Growth . . . . . 10,006,691 $234,900,513 $273,506,438
Sovereign Bond . . . . . . 13,598,927 134,181,879 124,065,808
Emerging Markets . . . . . 423,837 4,109,000 5,197,191
International Equity Index 1,881,861 31,397,681 36,968,997
Global Equity . . . . . . . 91,070 948,810 1,105,123
Small Cap Growth . . . . . 3,328,968 43,064,934 63,634,737
International Balanced . . 791,984 8,464,213 8,478,476
Mid Cap Growth . . . . . . 5,887,820 103,096,963 172,096,613
Large Cap Value . . . . . . 4,926,292 66,974,145 66,459,058
Money Market . . . . . . . 14,301,142 143,011,421 143,005,732
Mid Cap Value . . . . . . . 2,590,196 36,164,126 33,094,401
Small/Mid Cap Growth . . . 4,048,775 62,219,776 56,824,409
Bond Index . . . . . . . . 210,328 2,031,797 1,959,869
Small/Mid Cap CORE . . . . 76,620 718,294 752,066
Real Estate Equity . . . . 1,357,210 19,937,502 15,572,608
Growth & Income . . . . . . 31,044,209 552,968,475 621,235,522
Managed . . . . . . . . . . 41,413,235 614,618,226 639,761,319
Short-Term Bond . . . . . . 3,167,926 31,830,840 30,798,202
Small Cap Value . . . . . . 1,943,417 23,987,168 21,216,497
International Opportunities 1,123,176 13,365,984 17,041,238
Equity Index . . . . . . . 6,854,249 110,930,777 140,224,104
High-Yield Bond . . . . . . 308,406 2,831,835 2,771,495
Global Bond . . . . . . . . 3,993,518 41,638,975 39,211,916
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Purchases, including reinvestment of dividend distributions, and proceeds from
sales of shares in the Portfolios of the Fund during 1999, were as follows:
PORTFOLIO PURCHASES SALES
--------- ------------ -------------
Large Cap Growth . . . . . . . . . . $ 89,011,458 $ 7,044,843
Sovereign Bond . . . . . . . . . . . 26,213,293 11,467,449
Emerging Markets . . . . . . . . . . 5,131,566 1,064,193
International Equity Index . . . . . 10,923,858 2,835,181
Global Equity . . . . . . . . . . . 840,747 69,247
Small Cap Growth . . . . . . . . . . 21,330,420 2,912,577
International Balanced . . . . . . . 1,997,503 1,305,297
Mid Cap Growth . . . . . . . . . . . 72,546,135 5,869,822
Large Cap Value . . . . . . . . . . 17,279,824 6,987,218
Money Market . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,170,853 46,259,613
Mid Cap Value . . . . . . . . . . . 4,165,166 6,299,142
Small/Mid Cap Growth . . . . . . . . 10,051,056 9,451,509
Bond Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,505,684 497,691
Small/Mid Cap CORE . . . . . . . . . 726,164 75,707
Real Estate Equity . . . . . . . . . 1,863,894 5,059,987
Growth & Income . . . . . . . . . . 146,025,612 15,484,630
Managed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,481,343 7,782,732
Short-Term Bond . . . . . . . . . . 8,276,902 5,492,155
Small Cap Value . . . . . . . . . . 2,977,720 4,044,939
International Opportunities . . . . 3,171,859 1,795,813
Equity Index . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,616,620 4,145,006
High Yield Bond . . . . . . . . . . 3,471,599 899,833
Global Bond. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,943,415 5,942,759
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4. NET ASSETS
Accumulation shares attributable to net assets of contractowners and
accumulation share values for each subaccount at December 31, 1999 were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INDEPENDENCE PREFERRED MARKETPLACE
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
PORTFOLIO SHARES SHARE VALUES SHARES SHARE VALUES
--------- ------------ ------------------------- ------------ -------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Large Cap Growth . . 5,833,331 $ 32.25 18,468 $ 20.67
Sovereign Bond . . . 5,931,655 13.49 21,925 11.35
Emerging Markets
Equity . . . . . . . 135,743 16.55 1,960 16.64
International Equity
Index. . . . . . . . 1,704,027 17.14 6,545 14.92
Global Equity . . . . 14,081 12.60 157 12.67
Small Cap Growth . . 2,069,208 20.99 8,437 24.63
International Balanced 504,567 12.86 1,534 12.51
Mid Cap Growth . . . 2,998,631 34.44 22,901 38.67
Large Cap Value . . . 2,783,154 15.64 9,899 13.42
Money Market . . . . 5,770,707 12.06 63,854 11.18
Mid Cap Value . . . . 1,730,786 13.61 9,757 11.40
Small/Mid Cap Growth 2,890,485 18.75 2,714 13.02
Bond Index . . . . . 38,332 9.60 1,274 9.65
Small/Mid Cap CORE . 8,037 12.70 309 12.77
Real Estate Equity . 1,039,395 13.64 4,942 9.54
Growth & Income . . . 15,929,656 29.01 49,910 18.01
Managed . . . . . . . 22,727,267 20.13 9,282 14.75
Short-Term Bond . . . 1,597,049 12.33 5,371 11.15
Small Cap Value . . . 1,299,643 11.92 5,742 11.29
International
Opportunities. . . . 891,023 15.99 2,965 15.30
Equity Index . . . . 3,820,327 22.33 44,600 18.57
High Yield Bond . . . 65,907 10.24 273 10.29
Global Bond . . . . . 1,939,274 11.76 11,459 11.22
</TABLE>
INDEPENDENCE 2000
-------------------------------
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
PORTFOLIO SHARES SHARE VALUES
--------- ----------------- --------------
Large Cap Growth . . 1,751,789 $48.81
Sovereign Bond . . . 2,399,088 18.25
Emerging Markets 176,041 16.57
Equity . . . . . . .
International Equity 369,879 20.74
Index. . . . . . . .
Global Equity . . . . 73,383 12.61
Small Cap Growth . . 948,799 21.07
International Balanced 152,750 12.91
Mid Cap Growth . . . 1,966,520 34.56
Large Cap Value . . . 1,452,518 15.70
Money Market . . . . 5,228,107 13.91
Mid Cap Value . . . . 690,490 13.66
Small/Mid Cap Growth 136,721 18.83
Bond Index . . . . . 164,343 9.61
Small/Mid Cap CORE . 50,818 12.71
Real Estate Equity . 67,262 20.03
Growth & Income . . . 3,730,417 42.42
Managed . . . . . . . 6,518,050 27.95
Short-Term Bond . . . 891,804 12.38
Small Cap Value . . . 473,719 11.96
International 200,762 16.05
Opportunities. . . .
Equity Index . . . . 2,413,276 22.41
High Yield Bond . . . 204,299 10.25
Global Bond . . . . . 1,376,775 11.81
5. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
John Hancock acts as the distributor, principal underwriter and investment
advisor for the Fund. Certain officers of the Account are officers and directors
of JHVLICO or the Fund.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the John
Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company has duly caused this amendment to the
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder
duly authorized, and its seal to be hereunto fixed and attested, all in the City
of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 17th day of November, 2000.
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
(SEAL)
By /s/ MICHELE G. VAN LEER
-----------------------
Michele G. Van Leer
Vice Chairman and President
Attest: /s/ PETER SCAVONGELLI
----------------------
Peter Scavongelli
Secretary
<PAGE>
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities with John Hancock Variable Life Insurance
Company and on the dates indicated.
Signatures Title Date
---------- ----- ----
/s/ PATRICK J. GILL
--------------------
Patrick J. Gill Controller (Principal Accounting November 17, 2000
Officer and Acting Principal
Financial Officer)
/s/ MICHELE G. VAN LEER
-----------------------
Michele G. Van Leer Vice Chairman of the Board
for herself and as and President (Acting Principal
Attorney-in-Fact Executive Officer) November 17, 2000
For: David F. D'Alessandro Chairman of the Board
Robert S. Paster Director
Thomas J. Lee Director
Barbara L. Luddy Director
Ronald J. Bocage Director
Robert R. Reitano Director
Bruce M. Jones Director
Paul Strong Director
<PAGE>
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant has caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Boston,
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 17th day of November, 2000.
On behalf of the Registrant
By: John Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company
(Depositor)
By: /s/ Michele G. Van Leer
-----------------------
Michele G. Van Leer
Vice Chairman and President
Attest /s/ PETER SCAVONGELLI
---------------------
Peter Scavongelli
Secretary
<PAGE>
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(A) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<C> <S>
1. Condensed Financial Information (Part A).
2. Statement of Assets and Liabilities, John Hancock Variable Annuity
Account I. (Part B)
3. Statement of Operations, John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I.
(Part B)
4. Statement of Changes in Net Assets, John Hancock Variable Annuity I.
(Part B)
5. Notes to Financial Statements, John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I.
(Part B)
6. Statement of Financial Position, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance
Company. (Part B)
7. Summary of Operations and Unassigned Deficit, John Hancock Variable
Life Insurance Company. (Part B)
8. Statement of Cash Flows, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company,
(Part B)
9. Notes to Financial Statements, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance
Company. (Part B)
(B) EXHIBITS:
1. JHVLICO Board Resolution establishing John Hancock Variable Annuity
Account I, dated June 15, 1994, previously filed electronically on
November 27, 1996.
2. Not Applicable.
3.(a) Form of Distribution and Servicing Agreement by and among Signator
Investors, Inc. (previously known as "John Hancock Distributors, Inc."),
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, and John Hancock Variable
Life Insurance Company, incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Form S-6 Registration Statement of John Hancock
Variable Life Account S (File No. 333-15075) filed April 18, 1997.
(b) Specimen Variable Contracts Selling Agreement Between Signator
Investors, Inc., and selling broker-dealers, filed herewith.
4.(a) Form of eVariable Annuity periodic payment deferred annuity contract,
filed herewith.
4.(b) Form of Marketplace periodic payment deferred annuity contract,
previously filed electronically on November 27, 1996.
5.(a) Form of annuity contract application, filed herewith.
5.(b) Form of Marketplace annuity contract application, previously filed
electronically on April 30, 1997.
6.(a) Certificate of Incorporation of John Hancock Variable Life
Insurance Company, previously filed electronically on
November 27, 1996.
6.(b) By-Laws of John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, previously
filed electronically on November 27, 1996.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<C> <S>
7. Not Applicable.
8. Not Applicable.
9. Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to legality of interests being
offered previously filed electronically on November 27, 1996.
10. Consent of Independent Auditors.
11. Not Applicable.
12. Not Applicable.
13. Diagram of Subsidiaries of John Hancock Insurance Company, incorporated
by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form N-4
Registration Statement of John Hancock Variable Annuity Account H (File
No. 333-08345) filed April 28, 1999.
14. Power of Attorney for Ronald J. Bocage, incorporated by reference from
Form 10-K annual report of John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company
(File No. 33-62895) filed March 28, 1997. Copies of Powers of attorney
for all other directors, incorporated by reference from Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 Registration Statement of John Hancock
Variable Annuity Account I (File No. 33-82648), filed April 25, 1995.
Powers of Attorney for Bruce M. Jones and Paul Strong. Incorporated by
reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to file No. 333-81127,
filed on May 4, 2000.
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ITEM 25. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR
DIRECTORS
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David F. D'Alessandro............... Chairman of the Board
Michele G. VanLeer.................. Vice Chairman of the Board and President
Thomas J. Lee....................... Director and Vice President
Robert R. Reitano................... Director, Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer
Ronald J. Bocage.................... Director, Vice President and Counsel
Barbara L. Luddy.................... Director, Vice President and Actuary
Robert S. Paster.................... Director and Vice President
Bruce M. Jones...................... Director and Vice President
Paul Strong......................... Director and Vice President
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OTHER THAN DIRECTORS
Daniel L. Ouellette................. Vice President, Marketing
Patrick J. Gill..................... Controller
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All of the above-named officers and directors can be contacted at the
following business address: John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, John
Hancock Place, P.O. Box 111, Boston, MA 02117.
ITEM 26. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT
Registrant is a separate account of JHVLICO, operated as a unit investment
trust. Registrant supports benefits payable under JHVLICO's variable annuity
contracts by investing assets allocated to various investment options in shares
of John Hancock Variable Series Trust I (the "Trust"), which is a "series" type
of mutual fund, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")
as an open-end management investment company. The Registrant and other separate
accounts of John Hancock and JHVLICO own controlling interests of the Trust's
outstanding shares. The purchasers of variable annuity and variable life
insurance contracts, in connection with which the Trust is used, will have the
opportunity to instruct John Hancock and JHVLICO with respect to the voting of
the shares of the Series Fund held by Registrant as to certain matters. Subject
to the voting instructions, JHVLICO directly controls Registrant.
A diagram of the subsidiaries of John Hancock is incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 13 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form N-4 Registration
Statement of John Hancock Variable Annuity Account H (File No. 333-08345) filed
April 28, 1999.
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ITEM 27. NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS
As of September 30, 2000, the number of Contract Owners of all forms of the
Contracts offered by the Account was 171,385.
ITEM 28. INDEMNIFICATION
Article X of the By-Laws of JHVLICO provides indemnification to each present
and former trustee, officer, and employee of JHVLICO against litigation
expenses and liabilities incurred while acting as such, subject to limitations
of law, including under the Act. No indemnification shall be paid if a
director or officer is finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in
the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of JHVLICO.
JHVLICO may pay expenses incurred in defending an action or claim in advance
of its final disposition, but only upon receipt of an undertaking by the
person indemnified to repay such amounts if he or she should be determined not
be entitled to indemnification.
Reference is made to Article VI of the ByLaws of the John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I ("Fund"), filed as Exhibit 2 to Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to
the Fund's Registration Statement (File No. 33-2081) dated April 12, 1988, which
provides that the Fund shall indemnify or advance any expenses to the trustees,
shareholders, officers, or employees of the Fund to the extent set forth in the
Declaration of Trust.
Sections 6.3 through 6.17 of the Declaration of Trust, included as Exhibit 1
to the Fund's Post Effective Amendment No. 2, relate to the indemnification of
trustees, shareholders, officers, and employees. It is provided that the
Registrant shall indemnify any trustee made a party to any proceeding by
reason of service in that capacity if the trustee (a) acted in good faith and
(b) reasonably believed, (1) in the case of conduct in the trustee's official
capacity with the Fund, that the conduct was in the best interest of the Fund
and (2) in all other cases, that the conduct was at least not opposed to the
best interests of the Fund, and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding,
the Fund shall indemnify the trustee if the trustee acted in good faith and
had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.
Indemnification may not be made by the Fund unless authorized in each case by
a determination by the Board of Trustees or by special legal counsel or by the
shareholders. Neither indemnification nor advancement of expenses may be made
if the trustee or officer has incurred liability by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duties
involved in the conduct of his office ("Disabling Conduct"). The means for
determining whether indemnification shall be made shall be (1) a final
decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the proceeding was
brought that the person to be indemnified was not liable by reason of
Disabling Conduct or (2) in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable
determination, based upon a review of the facts, that such person was not
liable by reason of Disabling Conduct. Such latter determination may be made
either (a) by the vote of a majority of a quorum of Trustees of the Fund who
are neither "interested" persons of the Fund (as defined in the Act) nor
parties to the proceeding or (b) by an independent legal counsel in a written
opinion. The advancement of legal expenses may not occur unless the trustee or
officer agrees to repay the advance (unless it is ultimately determined that
he is entitled to indemnification) and at least one of three conditions is
satisfied: (1) he provides security for his agreement to repay, (2) the Fund
is insured against loss by reason of lawful advances, or (3) a majority of a
quorum of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons and are not
parties to the proceedings, or independent counsel in a written opinion,
determine that there is reason to believe that the trustees or officer will be
found entitled to indemnification.
Similar types of provisions dealing with the indemnification of the Fund's
officers and trustees are hereby incorporated by reference from documents
previously filed with the Commission, specifically, Section 14 of the
Investment Management Agreement by and between John Hancock Variable Series
Trust I and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Exhibit 5.f. to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement of the Fund (File No.
33-2081) dated April, 1989), Section 14 of the Investment Management Agreement
by and between John Hancock Variable Series Trust I and John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company (Exhibit 5.a. to the Fund's Registration Statement (File No.
33-2081) dated December 11, 1985), Section 14 of the Investment Management
Agreement by and between John Hancock Variable Series Trust and John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company (Exhibit 5.g. to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to
the Fund's Registration Statement (File No. 33-2081) dated March 2, 1994),
Section 14 of the Investment Management Agreement By and Between John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Exhibit
5.k. to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Fund's Registration Statement
(File No. 33-2081) dated April 30, 1996), Section 14 of the Investment
Management Agreement By and Between John Hancock Variable Series Trust I and
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Exhibit 5.v. to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 19 to the Fund's Registration Statement (File No. 3-2081) dated
April 24, 1998, Section 7 of the Underwriting and Administrative Services
Agreement by
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and between John Hancock Variable Series Trust I and John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company (Exhibit 6 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the
Registration Statement of the Fund (File No. 33-2081) dated April, 1986,
Section 15 of the Transfer Agency Agreement by and between John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
(Exhibit 9 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of
the Fund (File No. 33-2081) dated March 13, 1986), and Section 6 of the
Underwriting and Indemnity Agreement By and Among John Hancock Series Trust I,
Signator Investors, Inc., and John Hancock Life Insurance Company
(Exhibit 6.b. to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Form N-1A Registration
Statement of the Fund (File No. 33-2081) filed February 28, 1997).
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in that Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by a
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question of whether indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in that Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS
(a) Signator Investors, Inc., is the principal underwriter for the
Fund, John Hancock Variable Annuity Accounts U and V, and John Hancock
Variable Life Accounts U, V, and S, and John Hancock Mutual Variable Life
Insurance Account UV.
(b) In response to this item, the response to Item 25 is hereby
incorporated by reference.
(c) The information under "Distribution" in the statement of additional
information forming a part of this registration statement is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
The following entities prepare, maintain, and preserve the records required
by Section 31(a) of the Act for the Registrant and the Fund (as indicated
below) through written agreements between the parties to the effect that such
services will be provided to the Registrant and/or the Fund for such periods
prescribed by the Rules and Regulations of the Commission under the Act and
such records will be surrendered promptly on request:
Signator Investors, Inc., John Hancock Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02117,
serves as Registrant's distributor and principal underwriter and, in such
capacities, keeps records regarding shareholders account records, cancelled
stock certificates. JHVLICO (at the same address), in its capacity as
Registrant's depositor, and John Hancock (at the same address), in its
capacities as Registrant's investment adviser and transfer agent, keep all
other records required by Section 31(a) of the Act.
ITEM 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Not applicable.
ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that
the audited financial statements in the registration statement are never
more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity
contracts may be accepted.
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(b) Registrant hereby undertakes to include as part of any application to
purchase a contract offered by the prospectus a space that an applicant can
check to request a Statement of Additional Information.
(c) Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional
Information and any financial statements required to be made available
under Form N-4 promptly upon written or oral request.
(d) Registrant represents that the fees and charges deducted under the
Contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services
rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the
insurance company.
(e) John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company represents that the fees
and charges deducted under the Contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in
relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and
the risks assumed by the insurance company.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
FORM N-4
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
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3.(b) Specimen Variable Contracts Selling Agreement Between Signator
Investors, Inc. and selling broker-dealers.
4.(a) Form of eVariable Annuity periodic payment deferred annuity contract.
5.(a) Form of variable annuity contract application.
10. Consent of Independent Auditors.
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