# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000045291
**File Stem:** 0001133228-23-001012
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 3613
**Document Hash:** aa57eeff81a2630dda05794de7000cad
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001133228-23-001012.hdr.sgml**: 20230303

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001133228-23-001012

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230303

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230303

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230303

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000045291
- **IRS NUMBER:** 042443211
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-29502
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23702693

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-663-3000

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

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HANCOCK JOHN CAPITAL SERIES
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940316

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HANCOCK JOHN GROWTH TRUST /MA/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19910704

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HANCOCK JOHN GROWTH FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19850423

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Classic Value Fund (Series ID: S000000617)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000001745 | Class A      | PZFVX           |
| C000001747 | Class C      | JCVCX           |
| C000001748 | Class I      | JCVIX           |
| C000078720 | Class R4     | JCVFX           |
| C000078721 | Class R5     | JCVVX           |
| C000106431 | Class R6     | JCVWX           |
| C000113483 | Class R2     | JCVSX           |

### U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund (Series ID: S000000620)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000001759 | Class A      | USGLX           |
| C000001761 | Class C      | USLCX           |
| C000001762 | Class I      | USLIX           |
| C000106432 | Class R6     | UGLSX           |
| C000113484 | Class R2     | USLYX           |

**JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES**

**200 Berkeley Street**

**Boston, MA 02116**

March 3, 2023

**VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

RE: John Hancock Capital Series (the "Trust"), on behalf of:

John Hancock Classic Value Fund and

John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund (collectively, the "Funds")

File Nos. 002-29502; 811-01677

CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 497(j)

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 March 1, 2023, contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act and Amendment No. 88 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 February 23, 2023 via EDGAR, accession number 0001133228-23-000645.

If you have any questions or comments, please call me at 617-663-3679.

Sincerely,

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| /s/ Mara Moldwin |
| Mara Moldwin |
| Assistant Secretary of the Trust |

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