-----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, S1yGMxlmy/P15UCD4AC0BrVWIHrGbLibWxPV9X/K17C6m088u5COE45FdcooYQ4D n4U0k9NJiLLjes1DF1CHLA== 0001010521-06-000029.txt : 20060113 0001010521-06-000029.hdr.sgml : 20060113 20060113152903 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-06-000029 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060113 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: 06529712 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 497 1 sovbond.txt SOVEREIGN BOND FUND John Hancock Income Funds Supplement to the Prospectus dated September 15, 2005 John Hancock Income Funds Institutional Class I Supplement to the Prospectus dated September 15, 2005 John Hancock Strategic Income Fund The "Portfolio Managers" section for John Hancock Strategic Income Fund has been deleted and replaced with the following: Portfolio Managers Frederick L. Cavanaugh, Jr. Joined fund team in 1986 Barry H. Evans Joined fund team in 2006 Daniel S. Janis, III Joined fund team in 1999 John F. Iles Joined fund team in 2005 Managers share investment strategy and decisions January 13, 2006 INCPS2 1/06 John Hancock Retirement Funds Supplement to the Prospectus dated September 15, 2005 John Hancock Strategic Income Fund The "Portfolio Managers" section for John Hancock Strategic Income Fund has been deleted and replaced with the following: Portfolio Managers Frederick L. Cavanaugh, Jr. Joined fund team in 1986 Barry H. Evans Joined fund team in 2006 Daniel S. Janis, III Joined fund team in 1999 John F. Iles Joined fund team in 2005 Managers share investment strategy and decisions January 13, 2006 MFRPS2 1/06 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----