-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, G+pAawRGFHAMmw9ZVjWcqPdtxt4Cu+hrAfQEfyFZhxzzProhWatetCvSgohmNTJ2 1FQeYW5jvlwbOFirZBf+Jw== 0001010521-01-000168.txt : 20010226 0001010521-01-000168.hdr.sgml : 20010226 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-01-000168 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010223 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN SOVEREIGN BOND FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000045288 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 042528977 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-48925 FILM NUMBER: 1552758 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE STREET 2: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173751702 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BOND FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BOND TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910704 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BOND FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19841225 497 1 0001.txt JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
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Supplement to the Current Statement of Additional Information Unless extended by John Hancock Funds, Inc. ("John Hancock Funds"), John Hancock Funds will pay A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 100% of the applicable sales charge on sales of Class A shares of each of the funds listed above sold by A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. to investors purchasing the funds through traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs and SEP-IRAs from January 17, 2001 to April 30, 2001. In addition, John Hancock Funds will pay A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. an additional commission equal to 0.50% of the net asset value of all of the Class B shares sold by A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. to investors purchasing those funds through traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs and SEP-IRAs during that period. January 17, 2001 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----