-----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, VGM676Dh1cjkSPMJPIaNbzW4HMNHmH+pJjZx/sim8eTZfT9v/mAwyuKGtwy6EI5n vk39yRfoOTcxTjXctXz5VA== 0001010521-03-000156.txt : 20030602 0001010521-03-000156.hdr.sgml : 20030602 20030602093123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-03-000156 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030602 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030602 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN SOVEREIGN BOND FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000045288 IRS NUMBER: 042528977 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-48925 FILM NUMBER: 03727215 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE STREET 2: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199-7603 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173751702 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199-7603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BONDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930921 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 supp.txt JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND Supplement to the John Hancock Income Funds Prospectus Dated October 1, 2002 John Hancock Government Income Fund John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund For each of the funds referenced above, the "Portfolio Managers" section has been deleted and replaced with the following: PORTFOLIO MANAGERS Barry H. Evans, CFA ------------------- Joined fund team in 1995 Dawn M. Baillie --------------- Joined fund team in 1998 Jeffrey N. Given, CFA --------------------- Joined fund team in 1998 On page 25, the following Management Biography has been added: Jeffrey N. Given, CFA - --------------------- Senior Portfolio Officer Joined John Hancock Advisers in 1993 Began business career in 1993 June 1, 2003 INCPS 6/03 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----