-----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, CEBqNtvGWdxyCMJUjLXAFczim8ADAItd+AFW9VxSF3S/9Xv/CmFFPvzvzvd8UQp9 juj69HDHEu6U0/BzOjyzmg== 0001010521-05-000423.txt : 20050920 0001010521-05-000423.hdr.sgml : 20050920 20050920162127 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-05-000423 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050920 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050920 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: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-48925 FILM NUMBER: 051093771 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 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 497J 1 sovbond.txt SOVEREIGN BOND FUND September 20, 2005 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund - (the "Trust") John Hancock Bond Fund (the "Fund") File No. 811-2402 and 2-48925 CERTIFICATE UNDER RULE 497(j) Gentlemen: Pursuant to 497(j) of Regulation C, under the Securities Act of 1933, in lieu of filing under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497, I hereby certify that the form of Prospectuses (John Hancock Income Funds, John Hancock Income Funds Class I) and Statement of Additional Information dated September 15, 2005 for the above-captioned registrants that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497(j) does not differ from that contained in the most recent registration statement amendment and the text of most recent registration statement has been filed electronically. Sincerely, /s/Marilyn Lutzer - ----------------- Marilyn Lutzer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----