BOSTON, November 9, 2000 - John Hancock Funds will make the following capital gains distributions on the funds listed below to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2000. The payment date for these distributions is November 10, 2000. Several other John Hancock Funds will pay capital gains in December; the amounts will be announced at that time.Capital Gains Payments
For Classes A, B and C
| | Per Share
Short-Term
Capital Gain | Per Share
Long-Term
Capital Gain | Record/Ex-Dividend Payable |
| Date | Date |
| |
| Equity Funds |
| Large Cap Value Fund | $3.15 | | $0.43 | 11/07/00 | 11/10/00 |
| Mid Cap Growth Fund | $0.00 | $0.77 | 11/07/00 | 11/10/00 |
| Small Cap Growth Fund | $0.00 | $0.56 | 11/07/00 | 11/10/00 |
| Small Cap Value Fund | $1.30 | $0.51 | 11/07/00 | 11/10/00 |
| Sovereign Investors Fund | $0.05 | $1.72 | 11/07/00 | 11/10/00 |
| |
| Sector Funds |
| Regional Bank Fund | $0.00 | $3.39 | 11/07/00 | 11/10/00 |
John Hancock Funds, a global investment management firm, manages more than $30 billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, variable annuities and retirement plans for individual and institutional investors.
John Hancock Funds is a wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: JHF). John Hancock and its affiliated companies provide a broad array of insurance and investment products and services to retail and institutional customers. As of September 30, 2000, John Hancock Financial Services and its subsidiaries had total assets under management of $127.8 billion.
