-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TK5S+HETyJqEIJ5oJdFq3o6DCnhdh1/SRrs6DEp3q+hpmkj29tuR/ehQ7MTIjTpr LMB37Et7rcR2GDx+6EeINg== 0001010521-01-500273.txt : 20020411 0001010521-01-500273.hdr.sgml : 20020411 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-01-500273 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN DECLARATION TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001003457 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-64465 FILM NUMBER: 1798958 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199-7603 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173751702 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199-7603 497 1 dectrust.txt JOHN HANCOCK DECLARATION TRUST John Hancock Declaration Funds Supplement to the Prospectus Dated May 1, 2001 John Hancock V.A. Relative Value Fund On November 20, 2001, the Fund's Trustees voted to change the investment objective of the John Hancock V.A. Relative Value Fund effective May 1, 2002. The first sentence in the "Goal and Strategy" section will be deleted and replaced with the following: The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. November 21, 2001 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----