EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000950135-09-000189

Form PRE 14A - Other preliminary proxy statements:

SEC Accession No. 0000950135-09-000189

Filing Date

2009-01-09

Accepted

2009-01-09 17:24:00

Documents

Period of Report

2009-04-14

Document Format Files

Seq	Description	Document	Type	Size
1	JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III	b73542a1pre14a.htm	PRE 14A	420187
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6		filename6.htm	COVER	3834
	Complete submission text file	0000950135-09-000189.txt		603239

Series and Classes/Contracts Information:

Existing
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000001407		John Hancock Value Opportunities Fund
Class/Contract C000003750		Class A	GMSVX
Class/Contract C000003751		Class B	GOUBX
Class/Contract C000003752		Class C	GOUCX
Class/Contract C000003753		Class I	GMPIX
Class/Contract C000003754		Class NAV	GMPNX
Class/Contract C000003755		Class R1	GOURX
Class/Contract C000003756		Class 1	GOPOX
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000001410		John Hancock Growth Opportunities Fund
Class/Contract C000003771		Class A	GMSGX
Class/Contract C000003772		Class B	GOSBX
Class/Contract C000003773		Class C	GMPCX
Class/Contract C000003774		Class I	GOSIX
Class/Contract C000003775		Class NAV	GMONX
Class/Contract C000003776		Class R1	GOSRX
Class/Contract C000003777		Class 1	GOGOX
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000001411		John Hancock International Core Fund
Class/Contract C000003778		Class 1
Class/Contract C000003779		Class A	GIDEX
Class/Contract C000003780		Class B	GOCBX
Class/Contract C000003781		Class C	GOCCX
Class/Contract C000003782		Class I	GOCIX
Class/Contract C000003783		Class NAV	GMINX
Class/Contract C000003784		Class R1	GOCRX
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000001412		John Hancock International Growth Fund
Class/Contract C000003785		Class A	GIIIX
Class/Contract C000003786		Class B	GOIBX
Class/Contract C000003787		Class C	GONCX
Class/Contract C000003788		Class I	GOGIX
Class/Contract C000003789		Class NAV	GMLNX
Class/Contract C000003790		Class R1	GOIRX
Class/Contract C000003791		Class 1	GOIOX
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000001414		John Hancock U.S. Core Fund
Class/Contract C000003799		Class NAV
Class/Contract C000003800		Class 1
Class/Contract C000003801		Class A	GMCTX
Class/Contract C000003802		Class B	GOTBX
Class/Contract C000003803		Class C	GOTCX
Class/Contract C000003804		Class I	GOTIX
Class/Contract C000003805		Class R1	GOTRX
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000014982		John Hancock International Allocation Portfolio
Class/Contract C000040806		A
Class/Contract C000040807		B
Class/Contract C000040808		C
Class/Contract C000040809		I
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000015905		John Hancock Classic Value Mega Cap Fund
Class/Contract C000043680		Class A
Class/Contract C000043681		Class B
Class/Contract C000043682		Class C
Class/Contract C000043683		Class I
Class/Contract C000043684		Class NAV
Class/Contract C000043685		Class R1
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000015906		John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund
Class/Contract C000043686		Class I
Class/Contract C000043687		Class NAV
Class/Contract C000043688		Class R1
Class/Contract C000043689		Class A
Class/Contract C000043690		Class B
Class/Contract C000043691		Class C
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000021539		John Hancock Rainier Growth Fund
Class/Contract C000061643		Class A
Class/Contract C000061644		Class R4
Class/Contract C000061645		Class R5
Class/Contract C000061646		Class ADV
Class/Contract C000061647		Class B
Class/Contract C000061648		Class C
Class/Contract C000061649		Class I
Class/Contract C000061650		Class NAV
Class/Contract C000061651		Class R
Class/Contract C000061652		Class R1
Class/Contract C000061653		Class R2
Class/Contract C000061654		Class R3
Class/Contract C000066458		Class T
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000021761		John Hancock Leveraged Companies Fund
Class/Contract C000062452		Class A
Class/Contract C000062453		Class B
Class/Contract C000062454		Class C
Class/Contract C000062455		Class I
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000022404		John Hancock Small Cap Opportunities Fund
Class/Contract C000064445		Class A
Class/Contract C000064446		Class B
Class/Contract C000064447		Class C
Class/Contract C000064448		Class I
	Status	Name	Ticker Symbol
CIK 0001329954
Series S000023715		John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund
Class/Contract C000069762		Class A
Class/Contract C000069763		Class B
Class/Contract C000069764		Class C
Class/Contract C000069765		Class ADV
Class/Contract C000069766		Class I
Class/Contract C000069767		Class I2

Mailing Address 601 CONGRESS STREET BOSTON MA 02210

Business Address 601 CONGRESS STREET BOSTON MA 02210 6176633000

John Hancock Funds III (Filer) CIK: 0001329954 (see all company filings)