-----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, RMQ17+vQOibMT0NMiO/AmODC0f85QNnsTOBLzKlyMwAhcqAmqQVTzkkB1wYUaF+e E2ebCMCrCKZSM9sGGGMxdA== 0001010521-05-000318.txt : 20050816 0001010521-05-000318.hdr.sgml : 20050816 20050816110334 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-05-000318 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050816 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050816 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050816 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856671 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-31675 FILM NUMBER: 051029452 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: TRANSAMERICA CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 497 1 caltxfre.txt CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME Supplement to the John Hancock Tax-Free Income Funds Prospectus dated January 1, 2005 as revised July 15, 2005 John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund John Hancock Tax-Free Bond Fund The "Portfolio Managers" section for each fund have been replaced with the following: Frank A. Lucibella, CFA Rejoined fund team in 2005 Barry H. Evans, CFA Rejoined fund team in 2005 Dianne Sales, CFA Joined fund team in 1995 On page 25, the following Management Biography has been added. Frank A. Lucibella, CFA Vice president Rejoined John Hancock Advisers in 2005 Senior Fixed Income Trader, Columbia Management Group (2002-2005) Second vice president, John Hancock Advisers (1988-2002) Began business career in 1982 August 16, 2005 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----