-----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, OVSg3ThaJ7UoWfylCMVIl0MGiDv3IWCnbqRYCN0tz1Ub/wi6k47aAjdifJAA33A+ D1R26EtPoslS8KtMqH6vAQ== 0000950135-08-002295.txt : 20080404 0000950135-08-002295.hdr.sgml : 20080404 20080404165818 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-08-002295 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080404 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN EQUITY TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000750741 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-92548 FILM NUMBER: 08741130 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN SPECIAL EQUITIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN SPECIAL EQUITIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19901218 0000750741 S000000625 Growth Trends Fund C000001776 Class A JGTAX C000001777 Class B JGTBX C000001778 Class C JGTCX 0000750741 S000000626 Small Cap Fund C000001779 Class A DSISX C000001780 Class B DSBSX C000001781 Class C DSCSX C000001782 Class I DSIIX 0000750741 S000000627 Technology Leaders Fund C000001783 Class A LUXRX C000001784 Class B JTLBX C000001785 Class C JTLCX C000001786 Class I JTLIX 497 1 b69492a1e497.htm JOHN HANCOCK EQUITY TRUST e497
 

JOHN HANCOCK EQUITY TRUST
John Hancock Growth Trends Fund
(“Growth Trends Fund”)
Class A, Class B, Class C Shares
John Hancock Small Cap Fund
(“Small Cap Fund”)
Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I Shares
John Hancock Technology Leaders Fund
(“Technology Leaders Fund”)
Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I Shares
Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information
dated March 1, 2008
John Hancock Growth Trends Fund
Effective March 28, 2008, under the “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS” section, the “Other Accounts the Portfolio Managers are Managing” subsection is amended and restated with the following, to reflect the addition of Mindy Perry, CPA, CFA and the departure of Timothy E. Keefe, CFA from the Growth Trends Fund’s portfolio management team:
Other Accounts the Portfolio Managers are Managing. The table below indicates for the portfolio managers, information about the accounts over which the portfolio managers have day-to-day investment responsibility. All information on the number of accounts and total assets in the table is as of October 31, 2007 except for Ms. Perry, whose information is as of March 28, 2008. For purposes of the table, “Other Pooled Investment Vehicles” may include investment partnerships and group trusts, and “Other Accounts” may include separate accounts for institutions or individuals, insurance company general or separate accounts, pension funds and other similar institutional accounts.
     Growth Trends Fund
     
Portfolio Manager Name   Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers
Roger C. Hamilton
  Other Registered Investment Companies: Four (4) funds with total net assets of approximately $2.7 billion.
 
    
 
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: One (1) account with total net assets of approximately $5.7 million.
 
    
 
  Other Accounts: Three (3) accounts with total net assets of approximately $46.8 million.
 
    
Thomas P. Norton, CFA
  Other Registered Investment Companies: Three (3) funds with total net assets of approximately $209.6 million.

 

 

     
Portfolio Manager Name   Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers
 
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: None
 
    
 
  Other Accounts: One (1) account with total net assets of approximately $15.9 million.
 
    
Mindy Perry, CPA, CFA*
  Other Registered Investment Companies: One (1) fund with total net assets of approximately $185 million.
 
    
 
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: None
 
    
 
  Other Accounts: One (1) account with total net assets of approximately $14 million.
 
    
Lisa A. Welch
  Other Registered Investment Companies: Five (5) funds with total net assets of approximately $4.3 billion.
 
    
 
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: None
 
    
 
  Other Accounts: None.
 
    
 
*   The information for Ms. Perry, who recently joined the portfolio management team, is as of March 28, 2008.
     Small Cap Fund
     
Portfolio Manager Name   Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers
Charles S. Glovsky
  Other Registered Investment Companies: Two (2) funds with total net assets of approximately $340 million.
 
    
 
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: Four (4) entities with total net assets of approximately $102 million.
 
    
 
  Other Accounts: Thirty (30) accounts with total net assets of approximately $621 million.
     Technology Leaders Fund
     
Portfolio Manager Name   Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Manager
Thomas P. Norton, CFA
  Other Registered Investment Companies: Three (3) funds with total net assets of approximately $296.7 million.
 
    
 
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: None
 
    
 
  Other Accounts: One (1) account with total net assets of approximately $15.9 million.
 
    

 

 

Effective March 28, 2008, under the “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS” section,, the “Share Ownership by Portfolio Managers” subsection has been amended and restated with the following:
Share Ownership by Portfolio Managers. The following table indicates as of October 31, 2007 the value, within the indicated range, of shares beneficially owned by the portfolio managers in the Fund. For purposes of this table, the following letters represent the range indicated below:
         
A
   —   $0
B
   —   $1 - $10,000
C
   —   $10,001 - $50,000
D
   —   $50,001 - $100,000
E
   —   $100,001 - $500,000
F
   —   $500,001 - $1,000,000
G
   —   More than $1 million
     Growth Trends Fund
     
    Range of Beneficial
Portfolio Manager   Ownership
Roger C. Hamilton
  A
Thomas P. Norton
  A
Mindy Perry, CFA, CFA*
  A
Lisa A. Welch
  C
 
*   Information for Ms. Perry, who recently joined the portfolio management team, is as of March 28, 2008.
     Technology Leaders Fund
     
Portfolio Manager   Range of Beneficial Ownership
Thomas P. Norton
  A
April 4, 2008

 

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