0001133228-15-001398.txt : 20150327 0001133228-15-001398.hdr.sgml : 20150327 20150327162034 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001133228-15-001398 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150327 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150327 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150327 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856671 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-31675 FILM NUMBER: 15731228 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: JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110214 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941227 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000856671 S000000616 JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND C000001742 Class A TACAX C000001743 Class B TSCAX C000001744 Class C TCCAX 497 1 e405371_497.htm 497

 

 

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund

Supplement dated March 27, 2015 to the current Prospectus

 

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund (the “fund”)

 

Effective March 27, 2015, Cynthia M. Brown has been named as a portfolio manager to the fund. Dianne M. Sales, CFA will continue as a portfolio manager to the fund.

 

Accordingly, the following information is added under the heading “Portfolio management” in the “Fund summary”:

 

Cynthia M. Brown
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Managed the fund since 2015

 

The following information modifies and supplements the portfolio manager information in “Fund details” under “Who’s who – Subadvisor”:

 

The following are brief biographical profiles of the leaders of the fund’s investment management team, in alphabetical order. These managers are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio. For more details about these individuals, including information about their compensation, other accounts they manage, and any investments they may have in the fund, see the SAI.

 

Cynthia M. Brown

·Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
·Managed the fund since 2015
·Rejoined subadvisor in 2013
·Managing Director of Municipal Research, Sterne Agee & Leach (2011–2013)
·Director of Municipal Research, Gannet Welsh & Kotler (2008–2011)
·Began business career in 1984 (including as an analyst and portfolio manager at the subadvisor from 2000 to 2003)

 

You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the prospectus and retain it for future reference.

 
 

 

 

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income fund

Supplement dated March 27, 2015 to the current Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”)

 

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Fund”)

 

Effective March 27, 2015, Cynthia M. Brown has been added as a portfolio manager to the Fund. Dianne M. Sales, CFA will continue as portfolio manager of the Fund.

 

Accordingly, the following supplements the information presented in Appendix B of the SAI, which provides additional information about the portfolio managers of the subadvisor, John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC:

 

  Other Registered
Investment Companies		 Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles 		Other Accounts
Portfolio Manager Number of Accounts Assets
 (in millions)		 Number of Accounts Assets
(in millions)		 Number of Accounts Assets
(in millions)
Cynthia M. Brown* 0 0 0 0 0 0

*As of December 31, 2014

 

As of December 31, 2014, there are no accounts that pay fees based upon performance.

 

Ownership of Fund shares: The following table indicates, as of December 31, 2014, the value, within the indicated range, of Fund shares that Ms. Brown beneficially owned. For purposes of this table, the following letters represent the range indicated below:

 

A — $ 0  
B — $ 1--$10,000  
C — $ 10,001--$50,000  
D — $ 50,001--$100,000  
E — $ 100,001--$500,000  
F — $ 500,001--$1,000,000  
G —   More than $1 million  

 

Portfolio Manager Fund Managed Range of Beneficial Ownership
Cynthia M. Brown California Tax-Free Income Fund A

 

You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Statement of Additional Information and retain it for future reference.