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John Hancock Financial Services
U.S. Wealth Management 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 (617) 663-4324 Fax: (617) 663-2196 E-Mail: nkolokithas@jhancock.com

Name : Nicholas J. Kolokithas
Title: Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel

June 25, 2012

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
File Nos. 002-29502; 811-01677

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Trust, transmitted for filing, pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2012 on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(e) (Accession No. 0000950123-12-008880), which is incorporated by reference into this Rule 497 Document.

If you have any questions or comments, please call me at (617) 663-4324.

Sincerely,

/s/ Nicholas J. Kolokithas Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Esq.

Assistant Secretary of the Trust

Exhibit Index

EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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John Hancock Classic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—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	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.50	0.25	0.50	0.151	0.00
Other expenses	0.35	0.37	0.19	0.11	0.11
Service plan fee	0.24	0.25	0.07	0.00	0.01
Additional expenses	0.11	0.122	0.12	0.11	0.10
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.64	1.41	1.48	1.05	0.90

 

1	The fund’s distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on February 28, 2014, 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.

  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		167		144		151		107		92
3 Years		517		446		468		355		287
5 Years		892		771		808		623		498
10 Years		1,944		1,691		1,768		1,389		1,108

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John Hancock Classic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—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	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.50	0.25	0.50	0.151	0.00
Other expenses	0.35	0.37	0.19	0.11	0.11
Service plan fee	0.24	0.25	0.07	0.00	0.01
Additional expenses	0.11	0.122	0.12	0.11	0.10
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.64	1.41	1.48	1.05	0.90

 

1	The fund’s distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on February 28, 2014, 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.

  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		167		144		151		107		92
3 Years		517		446		468		355		287
5 Years		892		771		808		623		498
10 Years		1,944		1,691		1,768		1,389		1,108

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

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John Hancock Classic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—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	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.50	0.25	0.50	0.151	0.00
Other expenses	0.35	0.37	0.19	0.11	0.11
Service plan fee	0.24	0.25	0.07	0.00	0.01
Additional expenses	0.11	0.122	0.12	0.11	0.10
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.64	1.41	1.48	1.05	0.90

 

1	The fund’s distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on February 28, 2014, 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.

  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		167		144		151		107		92
3 Years		517		446		468		355		287
5 Years		892		771		808		623		498
10 Years		1,944		1,691		1,768		1,389		1,108

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

Risk/Return:

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

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

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Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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0.35%

Service plan fee

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0.24%

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0.11%

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1.64%

1 Year

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167

3 Years

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517

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

892

10 Years

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1,944

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

Risk/Return:

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

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

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1 Year

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144

3 Years

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446

5 Years

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771

10 Years

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1,691

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

Risk/Return:

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

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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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0.79%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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0.19%

Service plan fee

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0.07%

Additional expenses

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0.12%

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1.48%

1 Year

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151

3 Years

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468

5 Years

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808

10 Years

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1,768

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

Risk/Return:

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

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

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Management fee

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0.79%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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0.15%

^[2]

Other expenses

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0.11%

Service plan fee

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none

Additional expenses

rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.11%

Total annual fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.05%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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February 28, 2014

1 Year

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107

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

355

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

623

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,389

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

Risk/Return:

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

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none

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

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Management fee

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0.79%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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Other expenses

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0.11%

Service plan fee

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Additional expenses

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0.10%

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1 Year

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92

3 Years

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287

5 Years

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498

10 Years

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1,108

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

[2] The fund's distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on February 28, 2014, 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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	Jun. 05, 2012
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