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<div align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt; "><b>John Hancock Funds II<br/>Supplement dated September 10, 2012<br/>to the Class R2 Prospectus dated March 1, 2012</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; "><b>Retirement Choices at 2045 Portfolio</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; ">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the "Past performance" section in the Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:</div><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; "><tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 8pt; 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<div align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt; "><b>John Hancock Funds II<br/>Supplement dated September 10, 2012<br/>to the Class R2 Prospectus dated March 1, 2012</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; "><b>Retirement Choices at 2045 Portfolio</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; ">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the "Past performance" section in the Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:</div><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; "><tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 8pt; "><td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Average annual total returns (%)</td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">1 Year</td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Inception</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">as of 12-31-11</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4-30-10</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; "><b>Class R2 </b>before tax</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap">- 4.73</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 0.89</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 5.25</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 1.52</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions, with sale</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 3.07</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 1.11</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">4.66</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.84</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.00</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index/Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">3.32</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">5.36</td><td> </td></tr></table>
<div align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt; "><b>John Hancock Funds II<br/>Supplement dated September 10, 2012<br/>to the Class R2 Prospectus dated March 1, 2012</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; "><b>Retirement Choices at 2040 Portfolio</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; ">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the "Past performance" section in the Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:</div><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; "><tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 8pt; "><td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Average annual total returns (%)</td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">1 Year</td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Inception</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">as of 12-31-11</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4-30-10</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; "><b>Class R2 </b>before tax</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap">- 3.82</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">0.02</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 4.32</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 0.62</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions, with sale</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 2.48</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 0.35</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">4.66</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.84</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.00</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index/Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">3.32</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">5.36</td><td> </td></tr></table>
<div align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt; "><b>John Hancock Funds II<br/>Supplement dated September 10, 2012<br/>to the Class R2 Prospectus dated March 1, 2012</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; "><b>Retirement Choices at 2035 Portfolio</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; ">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the "Past performance" section in the Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:</div><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; "><tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 8pt; "><td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Average annual total returns (%)</td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">1 Year</td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Inception</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">as of 12-31-11</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4-30-10</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; "><b>Class R2 </b>before tax</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap">- 3.36</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">0.33</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 3.87</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 0.29</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions, with sale</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 2.18</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">- 0.07</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">4.66</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.84</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.00</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index/Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">3.51</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">5.42</td><td> </td></tr></table>
<div align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt; "><b>John Hancock Funds II<br/>Supplement dated September 10, 2012<br/>to the Class R2 Prospectus dated March 1, 2012</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; "><b>Retirement Choices at 2020 Portfolio</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; ">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the "Past performance" section in the Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:</div><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; "><tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 8pt; "><td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Average annual total returns (%)</td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">1 Year</td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Inception</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">as of 12-31-11</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4-30-10</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; "><b>Class R2 </b>before tax</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap">0.91</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.52</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right"> 0.41</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right"> 1.93</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions, with sale</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">0.59</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">1.80</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">4.66</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.84</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.00</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index/Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">5.62</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">6.31</td><td> </td></tr></table>
<div align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt; "><b>John Hancock Funds II<br/>Supplement dated September 10, 2012<br/>to the Class R2 Prospectus dated March 1, 2012</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; "><b>Retirement Choices at 2010 Portfolio</b></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; ">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the "Past performance" section in the Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:</div><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; "><tr valign="bottom"><td width="76%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td><td width="5%"> </td><td width="1%"> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 8pt; "><td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Average annual total returns (%)</td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">1 Year</td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Inception</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">as of 12-31-11</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4-30-10</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; "><b>Class R2 </b>before tax</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap">3.27</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">3.12</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right"> 2.71</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right"> 2.46</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -15px; ">After tax on distributions, with sale</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.13</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.28</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">2.11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">4.66</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.84</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.00</td><td> </td></tr><tr valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td><div style="margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px; ">S&P 500 Index/Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</div></td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">7.47</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td align="right">6.95</td><td> </td></tr></table>