1 FORM 10-Q/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 (Mark One) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED June 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------- OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM N/A ------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-18563 --------------------------------------------------------- JOHN HANCOCK REALTY INCOME FUND-III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Massachusetts 04-3025607 - ------------------------------- ------------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) (800) 722-5457 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS (OR FOR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORTS), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS. Yes [X] No [ ] This amended filing is being submitted due at a typographical error on the Financial Data Schedule, Exhibit 27. 2 JOHN HANCOCK REALTY INCOME FUND-III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A MASSACHUSETTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amended Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 14th day of August, 1998. John Hancock Realty Income Fund-III Limited Partnership By: John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc., General Partner By: /s/ William M. Fitzgerald ---------------------------------------- William M. Fitzgerald, President By: /s/ Richard E. Frank ---------------------------------------- Richard E. Frank, Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer)