-----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, KOyMDA99rwGH2a69UsZpA2Ah0jlGhB4/iWLIK+zVxCB9Iac4uUVvhzkidnGNBvq2 TJeRHRlUGIQa4rgkJoB6PA== 0001010521-06-000328.txt : 20060501 0001010521-06-000328.hdr.sgml : 20060501 20060501164314 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-06-000328 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060501 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060501 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060501 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN INVESTMENT TRUST III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000791271 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1030 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-04559 FILM NUMBER: 06795666 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: FREEDOM INVESTMENT TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930831 0000791271 S000000638 Mid Cap Growth Fund C000001825 Class A SPOAX C000001826 Class B SPOBX C000001827 Class C SPOCX 497 1 invment3.txt INVESTMENT TRUST III John Hancock Equity Funds Supplement to the Prospectus dated March 1, 2006 John Hancock Growth Trends Fund On page 13, under the "Portfolio Managers" section, the Financial Services section has been deleted and replaced with the following: FINANCIAL SERVICES --- James K. Schmidt, CFA - -------------------------------------------- Managed fund since it began in 2000 Lisa A. Welch Joined fund team in 2000 Roger C. Hamilton Joined fund team in 2006 Financial services portfolio managers share investment strategy and decisions On page 46, the Management Biography for Thomas M. Finucane has been deleted. May 1, 2006 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----