-----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, JaIlgG4W30Vsn9f1UsDIVXgagJ39QiAPKGuPXod9+dtB9UUpdlsh+Un9ruEnPEGu 4z+koZqkgsBbFjUf43vHnQ== 0001010521-01-500016.txt : 20010502 0001010521-01-500016.hdr.sgml : 20010502 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-01-500016 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010501 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: 1618794 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 word2.txt JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information John Hancock Bond Fund John Hancock Government Income Fund John Hancock High Yield Bond Fund John Hancock Strategic Income Fund The "SALES COMPENSATION" chart has been changed as follows:
First year Sales charge Maximum service fee Maximum paid by investors reallowance (% of (% of net total compensation (1) Class A investments (% of offering price) offering price) investment) (3) (% of offering price) - ------------------- --------------------- --------------- --------------- --------------------- Up to $99,999 4.50% 3.76% 0.25% 4.00% $100,000 - $249,999 3.75% 3.01% 0.25% 3.25% $250,000 - $499,999 2.75% 2.06% 0.25% 2.30% $500,000 - $999,999 2.00% 1.51% 0.25% 1.75% Investments of Class A shares of $1 million or more (4) - ----------- First $1M - $4,999,999 -- 0.75% 0.25% 1.00% Next $1M - $5M above that -- 0.25% 0.25% 0.50% (2) Next $1 or more above that -- 0.00% 0.25% 0.25% (2) First year Maximum service fee Maximum total reallowance (% of (% of net compensation (1) Class B investments offering price) investment) (3) (% of offering price) - ------------------- --------------- --------------- -------------------- All investments 3.75% 0.25% 4.00% First year Maximum service fee Maximum total reallowance (% of (% of net compensation (1) Class C investments offering price) investment) (3) (% of offering price) - ------------------- --------------- --------------- --------------------- Amounts purchased at NAV -- 0.75% 0.25% 1.00% All other amounts 1.00% 1.75% 0.25% 2.00%
(1) Reallowance percentages and service fee percentages are calculated from different amounts, and therefore may not equal total compensation percentages if combined using simple addition. (2) For Group Investment Program sales, the maximum total compensation for investments of $1 million or more is 1.00% of the offering price (one year CDSC of 1.00% applies for each sale). (3) After first year subsequent service fees are paid quarterly in arrears. (4) Includes new investments aggregated with investments since the last annual reset. John Hancock Funds may take recent redemptions into account in determining if an investment qualifies as a new investment. CDSC revenues collected by John Hancock Funds may be used to pay commissions when there is no initial sales charge. May 1, 2001 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----