-----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, PEllyKoC5ctjf8b76qN/8qao+L/6aDkEba8W2wXE8dfm9Ocm8PusWKcwZV/GSsht 0+Pk/Z+9QLG4+rMVZLF7/w== 0001005477-96-000358.txt : 19961030 0001005477-96-000358.hdr.sgml : 19961030 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005477-96-000358 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 24F-2NT PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960831 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961029 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN TAX EXEMPT SERIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811921 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 24F-2NT SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-12947 FILM NUMBER: 96649383 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173751702 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN TAX EXEMPT SERIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19901023 24F-2NT 1 FORM 24F-2 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 24F-2 Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form. Please print or type. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and address of issuer: John Hancock Tax Exempt Series Fund - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed: John Hancock Massachusettes Tax-Free Income Fund (formerly John Hancock Tax Exempt Series Fund - Massachusetts Portfolio) John Hancock New York Tax-Free Income Fund (formerly John Hancock Tax Exempt Series Fund - New York Portfolio) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5079 Securities Act File Number: 33-12947 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed August 31, 1996 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration: [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2 (a)(1), if applicable (see Instruction A.6): N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of the fiscal year: shares $ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to rule 24f-2: 354,760 shares $ 4,473,524 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Number and aggregate sales price of securities sold during the fiscal year: 1,220,331 shares $ 14,976,071 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Number and aggregate sales price of securities sold during the fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2: 865,571 shares $ 10,502,547 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 of 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Number and aggregate sales price of securities issued during the fiscal year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see Instruction B.7): 364,086 shares $ 4,336,386 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Calculation of registration fee: (i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $ 10,502,547 ------------- (ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 4,336,386 ------------- (iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year (if applicable): - 16,904,960 ------------- (iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + 0 ------------- (v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line (iv)] (if applicable): (2,066,027) ------------- (vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6): x 1/3300 -------------- (vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ NO FEE DUE ============== Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a). [ ] Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox depository: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Paul L. Aries -------------------------------------------- Paul L. Aries Assistant Treasurer -------------------------------------------- Date: October 29, 1996 * Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 2 EX-99 2 OPINION October 25, 1996 John Hancock Tax Exempt Series Fund 101 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for John Hancock Tax Exempt Series Fund (File Nos. 33-12947; 811-5079) (0000811921) Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the filing of a Notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, making definite the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of 1,220,331 shares of John Hancock Tax Exempt Series Fund sold in reliance upon said Rule 24f-2 during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996, it is the opinion of the undersigned that such shares were legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In connection with this opinion it should be noted that the Trust is an entity of the type generally known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust may be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust's Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and indemnifies any shareholder of the Trust, with such indemnification to be paid solely out of the assets of the Trust. Therefore, the shareholder's risk is limited to circumstances in which the assets of the Trust are insufficient to meet the obligations asserted against such assets. Sincerely, JOHN HANCOCK ADVISERS, INC. /s/ Theresa Apruzzese Theresa Apruzzese Assistant Secretary Member of Massachusetts Bar -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----