497

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210

October 1, 2012

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

RE: John Hancock Funds III (the “Trust”) on behalf of:
Disciplined Value Fund – Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 (“the Fund”)
File Nos. 333-125838; 811-21777

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Trust, transmitted for filing pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information for the Fund.

The interactive data files included as exhibits to this filing relate to the prospectus supplements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2012 on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(e) (Accession No. 0000950123-12-011952 ), each of which is incorporated by reference into this Rule 497 Document.

If you have any questions or comments, please call me at (617) 663-4329.

Sincerely,

/s/ Patricia A. Morisette Patricia A. Morisette

Assistant Secretary

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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 9- 21-12 to the current Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares Prospectus

In the "Fund summary" section, the information under the headings "Fees and expenses" and "Expense example" is amended and restated by the following:

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class R1	Class R2	Class R3	Class R4	Class R5
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price	None	None	None	None	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less	None	None	None	None	None

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment)	Class R1		Class R2			Class R3		Class R4			Class R5
Management fee		0.72		0.72			0.72		0.72			0.72
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.50		0.25			0.50		0.15	1		0.00
Other expenses		0.94		0.46	2		9.94		1.38			0.18
Service plan fee		0.20		0.25			0.15		0.08			0.03
Additional expenses		0.74		0.21			9.79		1.30			0.15
Total annual fund operating expenses		2.16		1.43			11.16		2.25			0.90
Contractual expense reimbursement3		-0.59		-0.11			-9.69		-1.18			-0.03
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements		1.57		1.32			1.47		1.07			0.87

1	The fund's distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees of Class R4 shares. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through June 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. Excluding this waiver would result in a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.
2	"Other expenses" have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund's Class R2 shares.
3	The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total operating expenses at 1.57%, 1.32%, 1.47%, 1.07%, and 0.87% for Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares, respectively, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expenses ($)	Class R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
1 Year		160		134		150		109		89
3 Years		619		442		2,320		611		284
5 Years		1,105		771		4,232		1,136		496
10 Years		2,447		1,704		8,070		2,588		1,105

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Risk/Return:

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John Hancock Funds III

Prospectus Date

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Jul. 01, 2012

Supplement [Text Block]

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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 9- 21-12 to the current Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares Prospectus

In the "Fund summary" section, the information under the headings "Fees and expenses" and "Expense example" is amended and restated by the following:

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class R1	Class R2	Class R3	Class R4	Class R5
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price	None	None	None	None	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less	None	None	None	None	None

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment)	Class R1		Class R2			Class R3		Class R4			Class R5
Management fee		0.72		0.72			0.72		0.72			0.72
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.50		0.25			0.50		0.15	1		0.00
Other expenses		0.94		0.46	2		9.94		1.38			0.18
Service plan fee		0.20		0.25			0.15		0.08			0.03
Additional expenses		0.74		0.21			9.79		1.30			0.15
Total annual fund operating expenses		2.16		1.43			11.16		2.25			0.90
Contractual expense reimbursement3		-0.59		-0.11			-9.69		-1.18			-0.03
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements		1.57		1.32			1.47		1.07			0.87

1	The fund's distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees of Class R4 shares. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through June 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. Excluding this waiver would result in a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.
2	"Other expenses" have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund's Class R2 shares.
3	The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total operating expenses at 1.57%, 1.32%, 1.47%, 1.07%, and 0.87% for Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares, respectively, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expenses ($)	Class R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
1 Year		160		134		150		109		89
3 Years		619		442		2,320		611		284
5 Years		1,105		771		4,232		1,136		496
10 Years		2,447		1,704		8,070		2,588		1,105

John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 Shares

Risk/Return:

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Supplement [Text Block]

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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 9- 21-12 to the current Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares Prospectus

In the "Fund summary" section, the information under the headings "Fees and expenses" and "Expense example" is amended and restated by the following:

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class R1	Class R2	Class R3	Class R4	Class R5
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price	None	None	None	None	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less	None	None	None	None	None

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment)	Class R1		Class R2			Class R3		Class R4			Class R5
Management fee		0.72		0.72			0.72		0.72			0.72
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.50		0.25			0.50		0.15	1		0.00
Other expenses		0.94		0.46	2		9.94		1.38			0.18
Service plan fee		0.20		0.25			0.15		0.08			0.03
Additional expenses		0.74		0.21			9.79		1.30			0.15
Total annual fund operating expenses		2.16		1.43			11.16		2.25			0.90
Contractual expense reimbursement3		-0.59		-0.11			-9.69		-1.18			-0.03
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements		1.57		1.32			1.47		1.07			0.87

1	The fund's distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees of Class R4 shares. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through June 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. Excluding this waiver would result in a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.
2	"Other expenses" have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund's Class R2 shares.
3	The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total operating expenses at 1.57%, 1.32%, 1.47%, 1.07%, and 0.87% for Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares, respectively, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expenses ($)	Class R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
1 Year		160		134		150		109		89
3 Years		619		442		2,320		611		284
5 Years		1,105		771		4,232		1,136		496
10 Years		2,447		1,704		8,070		2,588		1,105

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This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual fund operating expenses (%)
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September 30, 2013

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“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R2 shares.

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example by Year [Heading]

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Expenses ($)

John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 Shares | Class R1

Risk/Return:

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Trading Symbol

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JDVOX

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price

rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther

none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management fee

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0.72%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

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0.94%

Service plan fee

rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.20%

Additional expenses

rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.74%

Total annual fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.16%

Contractual expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.59%)

^[1]

Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.57%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

160

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

619

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,105

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,447

John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 Shares | Class R2

Risk/Return:

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Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

JDVPX

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price

rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther

none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.72%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.46%

^[2]

Service plan fee

rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.25%

Additional expenses

rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.21%

Total annual fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.43%

Contractual expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.11%)

^[1]

Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.32%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

134

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

442

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

771

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,704

John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 Shares | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

JDVHX

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price

rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther

none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management fee

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0.72%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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9.94%

Service plan fee

rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.15%

Additional expenses

rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets

9.79%

Total annual fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

11.16%

Contractual expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(9.69%)

^[1]

Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.47%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

150

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

2,320

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

4,232

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

8,070

John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 Shares | Class R4

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

JDVFX

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price

rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther

none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.72%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.15%

^[3]

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.38%

Service plan fee

rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Additional expenses

rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.30%

Total annual fund operating expenses

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2.25%

Contractual expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(1.18%)

^[1]

Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.07%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

109

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

611

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,136

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,588

John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 Shares | Class R5

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

JDVVX

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price

rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther

none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.72%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.18%

Service plan fee

rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.03%

Additional expenses

rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.15%

Total annual fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.90%

Contractual expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.03%)

^[1]

Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.87%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

89

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

284

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

496

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,105

[1] The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total operating expenses at 1.57%, 1.32%, 1.47%, 1.07%, and 0.87% for Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares, respectively, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.

[2] "Other expenses" have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund's Class R2 shares.

[3] The fund's distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees of Class R4 shares. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through June 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. Excluding this waiver would result in a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.

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Document and Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012
Risk/Return:
Document Type	Other
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Registrant Name	John Hancock Funds III
Central Index Key	0001329954
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Sep. 21, 2012
Document Effective Date	Sep. 21, 2012
Prospectus Date	Jul. 01, 2012