# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329954
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-170523
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 5264
**Document Hash:** 5decc8dc47bc9e5f3d5bf679e7d4dbb4
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-170523.hdr.sgml**: 20250731

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-170523

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250731

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250731

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250731

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** John Hancock Funds III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001329954

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-125838
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251171754

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6176633000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock International Growth Fund (Series ID: S000001412)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000003785 | Class A      | GOIGX           |
| C000003787 | Class C      | GONCX           |
| C000003788 | Class I      | GOGIX           |
| C000003791 | Class 1      | GOIOX           |
| C000153988 | Class R2     | JHIGX           |
| C000153989 | Class R4     | JIGIX           |
| C000153990 | Class R6     | JIGTX           |
| C000156262 | Class NAV    | JIGHX           |

### John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund (Series ID: S000015906)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000043686 | Class I      | JGYIX           |
| C000043687 | Class NAV    |  |
| C000043689 | Class A      | JGYAX           |
| C000043691 | Class C      | JGYCX           |
| C000106446 | Class R6     | JGRSX           |
| C000113315 | Class R2     | JGSRX           |

### John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (Series ID: S000023715)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000069762 | Class A      | JVLAX           |
| C000069764 | Class C      | JVLCX           |
| C000069766 | Class I      | JVLIX           |
| C000076626 | Class R4     | JDVFX           |
| C000076627 | Class R5     | JDVVX           |
| C000078799 | Class NAV    | JDVNX           |
| C000104499 | Class R6     | JDVWX           |
| C000111293 | Class R2     | JDVPX           |

### John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund (Series ID: S000028882)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000088535 | Class A      | JVMAX           |
| C000088536 | Class I      | JVMIX           |
| C000088538 | Class NAV    |  |
| C000105879 | Class C      | JVMCX           |
| C000106449 | Class R6     | JVMRX           |
| C000113318 | Class R2     | JVMSX           |
| C000128515 | Class R4     | JVMTX           |

### John Hancock U.S. Growth Fund (Series ID: S000035055)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000107855 | Class A      | JSGAX           |
| C000107856 | Class I      | JSGIX           |
| C000107857 | Class NAV    | JSGBX           |
| C000145658 | Class C      | JSGCX           |
| C000153994 | Class R2     | JSGRX           |
| C000153995 | Class R4     | JHSGX           |
| C000153996 | Class R6     | JSGTX           |

**JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III** <br>**200 Berkeley Street** <br>**Boston, Massachusetts 02116**

July 31, 2025

**VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission <br>100 F Street, NE <br>Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:

John Hancock Funds III (the "Trust"), on behalf of: <br>John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund, <br>John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund, <br>John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund, <br>John Hancock International Growth Fund, and <br>John Hancock U.S. Growth Fund (collectively, the "Funds") <br>File Nos. 333-125838; 811-21777

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Trust, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), please accept this letter as notice that the forms of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information for the Funds that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information, each dated August 1, 2025, contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act and Amendment No. 94 to its Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the text of which was filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2025 via EDGAR, accession number 0001193125-25-166131 except for John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund, John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund, John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund, John Hancock International Growth Fund, and John Hancock U.S. Growth Fund NAV prospectus, which was separately filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 497 on July 31, 2025.

If you have any questions or comments, please call me at (857) 328-2178.

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| /s/ Khimmara Greer |
| Khimmara Greer<br> Assistant Secretary of the Trust<br>|

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