-----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, M0DuTTG4oPYL2bHEYasGA+nE2z6IDAfjd6NUnhuq6yCGz+SF3NyapNldiWtCWy8T mO+k1QDCVySXpjFZ5GkxYw== 0001010521-08-000172.txt : 20080425 0001010521-08-000172.hdr.sgml : 20080425 20080425165551 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-08-000172 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080425 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080425 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080425 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: 08778350 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 0000045288 S000000646 Bond Fund C000001854 Class A JHNBX C000001855 Class B JHBBX C000001856 Class C JHCBX C000001857 Class I JHBIX C000001858 Class R1 JHBRX 497 1 sticker.htm JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND Bond -- Converted by SEC Publisher, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing

John Hancock Funds

Supplement dated April 25, 2008
to the Statement of Additional Information

Under the “INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS” section, the following paragraph has been deleted

The Funds will invest only in countries on the Adviser’s Approved Country Listing. The Approved Country Listing is a list maintained by the Adviser that outlines all countries, including the United States, that have been approved for investment by Funds managed by the Adviser.

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