Exhibit 5 (Form N-4) Exhibit 4(g)(Form S-1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application For Variable Annuity ANNUITIES [LOGO OF John Hancock Funds, Inc. JOHN HANCOCK Contract Number _____________ John Hancock Servicing Office, P.O. Box 9116, Boston, MA 02205-9116 APPEARS HERE] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant __________________________________ __________/_____/_________ ____/____/____ [_]Male Name Social Security No./Tax ID Date of Birth [_]Female _______________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip Code - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Participant (spouse only) __________________________________ __________/_____/_________ ____/____/____ [_]Male Name Social Security No./Tax ID Date of Birth [_]Female _______________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip Code - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annuitant (if other than Participant) __________________________________ __________/_____/_________ ____/____/____ [_]Male Name Social Security No./Tax ID Date of Birth [_]Female _______________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip Code - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beneficiary Relationship Provisional Date of Maturity: Guarantee Period ending prior to the Annuitant's [_] 85th Birthday (Non-Qualified) [_] 70th Birthday (Qualified) [_] Other age________ - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Selection Initial Investment $__________________ Percentages Must be Whole and Total 100% ++++ + ____% International VA Fund ____% Emerging Equities VA Fund + ____% Diversified Core Equity VA Fund ____% Discovery VA Fund + ____% Sovereign Investors VA Fund ____% 500 Index VA Fund + ____% Sovereign Bond VA Fund ____% Strategic Income VA Fund + ____% Global Income VA Fund ____% Money Market VA Fund + + MVA (by Initial Guarantee Period*) + ____% 1 Year ____% 2 Years ____% 3 Years ____% 4 Years ___% 5 Years + ____% 6 Years ____% 7 Years ____% 8 Years ____% 9 Years ___% 10 Years ++++ *all guarantee periods subject to availability - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telephone Transfer Option [_] Yes [_]No I/we direct the Company to act upon telephone instructions from the owner (a trustee, if the owner is a trust; or an authorized business official, if the owner is a business entity) to change future payment allocations and/or transfer existing funds among the investment options subject to the provisions of the annuity. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tax Qualified Plans [_] IRA [_] Direct Transfer [_] Rollover [_] Other________________________ - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suitability [_] I have completed a Client Profile Form and am satisfied that the annuity is suitable as applied for. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Requests Riders [_] Accidental Death Benefit [_] One Year Stepped Up-Death Benefit [_] Waiver of Conditional Deferred Surrender Loads due to Nursing Home Confinement [_]Other___________________________________________ - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form 156-JHF1-96 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Premium Payments Request for Premium Notices: Amount $__________________ [_] Annual [_] Semi-Annual [_] Quarterly [_] Other__________ - - - - Direct Premium Payment Programs Please [_] I/we authorize John Hancock to begin making automatic monthly staple withdrawals from my/our account at the financial institution indicated. your I/we understand that this authorization does not affect the terms of voided my/our annuity. (Special tax rules apply to IRA contributions.) Monthly check Amount $___________________ here - - - - ____________________________________ _______________________________ Financial Institution Account Number [_] I would like to have my annuity premium payment deducted automatically from my payroll check. Please send me a payroll deduction authorization form. [_] I would like to have my annuity premium payment deducted automatically from my Social Security or Federal Government check. Please submit the Government Standard Form 1199A to authorize automatic payment into your John Hancock annuity. Complete Sections A, B, C, and F of the 1199A, and sign. John Hancock will contact the appropriate government agency on your behalf. For information about obtaining a Form 1199A, call 1-800-225-5291. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Replacement Information Will the Annuity applied for replace or change any existing annuity or life insurance? [_] Yes [_] No If yes, Issuer___________________________ Contract Type________________________ Contract Number_________________________________________________________________ [_] 1035 Exchange (please submit cost basis information) Have you purchased another John Hancock annuity during the previous 12 months? [_] Yes [_] No [_] RECEIPT OF A PROSPECTUS IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED. If not checked, a prospectus will be mailed to you. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your Signature(s) and Taxpayer Identification Number Certification I/we represent: (1) that the number shown on this form is my/our correct taxpayer identification number, and (2) that I/we are not subject to 31% backup withholding, either because I/we are exempt from backup withholding, the Internal Revenue Service has notified me/us that I/we are subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or the Internal Revenue Service has notified me/us that I/we are no long subject to backup withholding. (If you are currently subject to backup withholding due to a Internal Revenue Service notice, strike out clause #2 above.) I/we acknowledge that I/we have read and completed, as appropriate, all items contained on this application. I/we understand values and annuity payments which are based upon investment experience of a seperate account are variable and not guaranteed as to dollar amount. I/we also acknowledge that the annuity will be subject to the telephone exchange and loan priviledges described in the Series Trust's current prospectus (unless indicated otherwise) and agree that the Series Trust will not be liable for any loss in acting on any written or telephone instructions that are reasonably believed to be authentic. I/we further represent that my/our investment objective are the same as those stated in the current prospectus which I/we have received, read and understood. If this annuity is for a corporation, business organization or trust, I/we represent that the individuals signing below have the proper authority to enter into this contract. Amounts payable under this certificate may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. ______________________________ ______________ __________________ _______ Owner Signature Joint Owner Additional Joint Date Signature Owner Signature [_] Check here if you wish a Statement of Additional Information - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Representative Information Is the annuity applied for intended to replace or change any existing annuity or life insurance? [_] Yes [_] No _______________________________________ _____________________________________ Registered Representative (R.R.) Name Firm Name _______________________________________ _____________________________________ Branch or Agency Number R.R. Number Branch or Agency Address _______________________________________ _____________________________________ Registered Representative Signature City State ZIP _______________________________________ _____________________________________ Registered Representative Phone Branch or Agency Phone Extension