-----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, IwHg09jN8peg5RLkPyBPbQNvkEPxvePrpWEInGZQIwrPh28sctKFgtjLxqtzEK5V Z5YajwuzzwbMPljA8wJJoA== 0001010521-03-000259.txt : 20030805 0001010521-03-000259.hdr.sgml : 20030805 20030805104901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-03-000259 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030805 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030805 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN TAX EXEMPT SERIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811921 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-12947 FILM NUMBER: 03822556 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199-7603 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 497 1 supp.txt JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES Supplement to the John Hancock Tax-Free Income Funds Prospectus dated January 1, 2003 John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund John Hancock Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund John Hancock New York Tax-Free Income Fund John Hancock Tax-Free Bond Fund The "Portfolio Managers" section for each fund has been deleted and replaced with the following: James T. Colby, III Joined fund team in 2003 Dianne Sales, CFA Joined fund team in 1995 On page 22, the following Management Biography has been added: James T. Colby, III Vice president Joined John Hancock Advisers in 2003 Old Harbor Capital Management, LLC (2000-2003) Evergreen Investment Management (1992-2000) Began business career in 1980 July 31, 2003 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----