-----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, TKYqbyGTckh9zsLZGCmXA5UAc1yWLfhCBOmOV5mFG4ZwO6NyLyhF7Fba3RNjZ46N PFZ3OLLbTPpmVt5ohh6slw== 0001010521-96-000153.txt : 19960904 0001010521-96-000153.hdr.sgml : 19960904 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-96-000153 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960903 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN SERIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000819300 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-16048 FILM NUMBER: 96624955 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: STE 6000 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 7137512400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA SERIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940729 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA SPECIAL SERIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CRITERION SPECIAL SERIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890718 497 1 JOHN HANCOCK SERIES, INC. JOHN HANCOCK SERIES, INC. Supplement to Statement of Additional Information dated March 1, 1996 Effective August 30, 1996, the information in this Statement of Additional Information concerning John Hancock Government Income Fund and John Hancock High Yield Bond Fund (the "Funds") is superseded by a separate Statement of Additional Information for each Fund dated August 30, 1996. August 30, 1996 44SAI 60 SAI 59SAI -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----