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6 001 JOHN HANCOCK SPECIAL EQUITIES 6-MOS OCT-31-2000 NOV-01-1999 APR-30-2000 548,239,539 780,503,437 88,787 0 87,176 780,679,400 0 0 1,362,820 1,362,820 0 547,308,555 14,884,568 12,323,364 (60,886) 0 (194,517) 0 232,263,428 779,316,580 125,963 585,413 0 1,550,863 (839,487) 72,117,158 69,642,702 140,920,373 0 0 77,364,356 0 1,074,553 1,301,761 2,788,412 107,470,622 (60,886) 93,920,283 0 0 647,274 0 1,550,863 346,759,918 26.10 (0.02) 5.52 0 (6.48) 0 25.12 1.62

EX-27 3 0003.txt
6 002 JOHN HANCOCK SPECIAL EQUITIES FUND 6-MOS OCT-31-2000 NOV-01-1999 APR-30-2000 548,239,539 780,503,437 88,787 0 87,176 780,679,400 0 0 1,362,820 1,362,820 0 547,308,555 16,417,326 13,516,222 (60,886) 0 (194,517) 0 232,263,428 779,316,580 125,963 585,413 0 1,550,863 (839,487) 72,117,158 69,642,702 140,920,373 0 0 84,762,594 0 568,131 527,353 2,860,326 107,470,622 (60,886) 93,920,283 0 0 647,274 0 1,550,863 363,457,648 24.93 (0.04) 5.28 0 (6.48) 0 23.69 2.32

EX-27 4 0004.txt
6 003 JOHN HANCOCK SPECIAL EQUITIES FUND 6-MOS OCT-31-2000 NOV-01-1999 APR-30-2000 548,239,539 780,503,437 88,787 0 87,176 780,679,400 0 0 1,362,820 1,362,820 0 547,308,555 3,836 2,502 (60,886) 0 (194,517) 0 232,263,428 779,316,580 125,963 585,413 0 1,550,863 (839,487) 72,117,158 69,642,702 140,920,373 0 0 19,476 0 762 2 574 107,470,622 (60,886) 93,920,283 0 0 647,274 0 1,550,863 78,830 24.94 (0.04) 5.27 0 (6.48) 0 23.69 2.32

EX-99 5 0005.txt John Hancock Special Equities Fund N-SAR Exhibit per: Item 77(c) Matters submitted to a vote of security holders SHAREHOLDER MEETING On December 6, 1999, a special meeting of John Hancock Special Equities Fund was held. The shareholders approved the proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the series named John Hancock Special Equities Fund and John Hancock Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of John Hancock Series Trust. 12,235,735.175 shares were voted for the proposal, 488,042.765 shares were voted against the proposal and 1,000,923.661 shares abstained. s:\corresp\fagan\memos\special equities NSAR exhibit 77(c).doc EX-27 6 0006.txt
6 004 JOHN HANCOCK SPECIAL EQUITIES 6-MOS OCT-31-2000 NOV-01-1999 APR-30-2000 548,239,539 780,503,437 88,787 0 87,176 780,679,400 0 0 1,362,820 1,362,820 0 547,308,555 624,246 485,801 (60,886) 0 (194,517) 0 232,263,428 779,316,580 125,963 585,413 0 1,550,863 (839,487) 72,117,158 69,642,702 140,920,373 0 0 3,236,742 0 30,015 16,108 124,538 107,470,622 (60,886) 93,920,283 0 0 647,274 0 1,550,863 14,398,096 27.04 0.17 5.57 0 (6.48) 0 26.30 0.97

EX-99 7 0007.txt John Hancock Small Cap Growth Fund N-SAR Exhibit per: Item 77(m) Matters submitted to a vote of security holders SHAREHOLDER MEETING On December 6, 1999, a special meeting of John Hancock Special Equities Fund was held. The shareholders approved the proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the series named John Hancock Special Equities Fund and John Hancock Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of John Hancock Series Trust. 12,235,735.175 shares were voted for the proposal, 488,042.765 shares were voted against the proposal and 1,000,923.661 shares abstained. s:\corresp\fagan\memos\small cap growth NSAR exhibit 77(m).doc ~~-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----~~