SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)
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John Hancock Variable Series Trust I
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
Payment of filing fee (check the appropriate box):
[X] No fee required.
[ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
John Hancock Variable Series Trust I
Notice of Rescheduled Special Meeting of Shareholders
of the Fundamental Growth Fund (formerly the Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund)
We are required to reschedule a portion of the September 28, 2000 Special
Meeting of Shareholders of the John Hancock Variable Series Trust I (the
"Trust") due to a systems difficulty that prevented the timely delivery of
notice to certain Shareholders in the Fundamental Growth Fund (formerly the
Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund).
A Special Meeting for Shareholders in the Fundamental Growth Fund (formerly
the Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund) of the Trust now will be held at the
offices of John Hancock Life Insurance Company ("John Hancock"), 197 Clarendon
Street, Boston Massachusetts (telephone 1-800-732-5543), at 11:00 A.M., on
Wednesday, October 4, 2000 to consider and vote upon the following matters:
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Proposals to approve, as to the Fundamental Growth Fund (formerly the
Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund):
A. a new Sub-Investment Management Agreement among the Trust, John
Hancock, and Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("Putnam"); and
B. an amendment to the March 14, 1996 Investment Management Agreement
between the Trust and John Hancock, reflecting an increase in the
Investment Advisory Fee.
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In addition, any other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof, may be transacted at this Special Meeting.
In addition, any other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof, may be transacted at the October 4 Special Meeting.
The proposals to be considered at the October 4 Special Meeting are
identified as Proposals 4A and 4B in the proxy statement ("Proxy Statement")
that we previously furnished for the September 28, 2000 Special Meeting. The
Proxy Statement contains important information with respect to these Proposals
and you should read it carefully.
Voting Instructions
An owner of a variable life insurance policy or a variable annuity contract
("Shareholder") will be entitled to give voting instructions for the October 4
Special Meeting only if he/she was the Shareholder of record as of the close of
business on July 31, 2000. Any authorized voting instruction from a Shareholder
of the Fundamental Growth Fund that was intended to be exercised at the
September 28, 2000 Special Meeting will be valid for the October 4 Special
Meeting and will be revocable only at the direction of the Shareholder executing
it. Any person giving voting instructions may revoke them at any time prior to
their exercise by submitting a superseding voting instruction form or a notice
of revocation to the Trust. In addition, although mere attendance at the meeting
will not revoke voting instructions, a Shareholder present at the meeting may
withdraw his/her voting instruction form and vote in person. John Hancock Life
Insurance Company and John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company will vote
Trust shares in accordance with all properly executed and unrevoked voting
instructions received in time for this meeting. If an insufficient number of
affirmative votes are obtained to approve either Proposal 4A or 4B, the October
4 Special Meeting may be adjourned to permit the solicitation of additional
votes.
A number of other Proposals described in the Proxy Statement (i.e.,
Proposals 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11) are to be voted
upon at the September 28, 2000 Special Meeting. These Proposals relate to other
Funds of the Trust and will not be rescheduled. Any authorized voting
instructions you furnish with respect to any of those other Proposals will be
voted at the September 28, 2000 Special Meeting in the manner described in the
Proxy Statement.
THOMAS J. LEE
President and Vice Chairman,
Board of Trustees
Boston, Massachusetts
September 22, 2000
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John Hancock Variable Series Trust I
Notice of Rescheduled Special Meeting of Shareholders
of the Fundamental Growth Fund (formerly the Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund)
We are required to reschedule a portion of the September 28, 2000 Special
Meeting of Shareholders of the John Hancock Variable Series Trust I (the
"Trust") due to a systems difficulty that prevented the timely delivery of
notice to you. The Special Meeting for Shareholders in the Fundamental Growth
Fund (formerly the Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund) of the Trust now will be
held at the offices of John Hancock Life Insurance Company ("John Hancock"), 197
Clarendon Street, Boston Massachusetts (telephone 1-800-732-5543), at 11:00
A.M., on Wednesday, October 4, 2000 to consider and vote upon the following
matters:
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Proposals to approve, as to the Fundamental Growth Fund (formerly the
Fundamental Mid Cap Growth Fund):
A. a new Sub-Investment Management Agreement among the Trust, John
Hancock, and Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("Putnam"); and
B. an amendment to the March 14, 1996 Investment Management Agreement
between the Trust and John Hancock, reflecting an increase in the
Investment Advisory Fee.
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In addition, any other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof, may be transacted at the October 4 Special Meeting.
The proposals to be considered at the October 4 Special Meeting are
identified as Proposals 4A and 4B in the enclosed proxy statement ("Proxy
Statement"). The Proxy Statement contains important information with respect to
these Proposals and you should read it carefully.
Voting Instructions
An owner of a variable life insurance policy or a variable annuity contract
("Shareholder") will be entitled to give voting instructions for the October 4
Special Meeting only if he/she was the Shareholder of record as of the close of
business on July 31, 2000. Any authorized voting instructions you furnish with
respect to these Proposals will be valid for the October 4 Special Meeting
(notwithstanding the fact that the voting instruction cards refer to the
September 28, 2000 meeting date) and will be revocable only at the direction of
the Shareholder executing them. If an insufficient number of affirmative votes
are obtained to approve either Proposal, this meeting may be adjourned to permit
the solicitation of additional votes. Any person giving voting instructions may
revoke them at any time prior to their exercise by submitting a superseding
voting instruction form or a notice of revocation to the Trust. In addition,
although mere attendance at the meeting will not revoke voting instructions, a
Shareholder present at the meeting may withdraw his/her voting instruction form
and vote in person. John Hancock Life Insurance Company and John Hancock
Variable Life Insurance Company will vote Trust shares in accordance with all
properly executed and unrevoked voting instructions received in time for this
meeting.
Any authorized voting instructions you furnish with respect to any other
Proposals described in the Proxy Statement (i.e., Proposals 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3A,
3B, 3C, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11) will be voted at the September 28, 2000 Special
Meeting in the manner described in the Proxy Statement.
THOMAS J. LEE
President and Vice Chairman,
Board of Trustees
Boston, Massachusetts
September 22, 2000
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WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS. THIS FORM WILL BE USED WITH
RESPECT TO THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 4, 2000. YOU
MAY STILL VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING.
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Form ProxRev - 9/22