-----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, DsMxC1RiX/uLwNpaoTKfWwzZrRx8f1sB0WFffpm6nA9YVdFtXL49zbqfoU6pWRgl dd93SdjIkL0HX9BbJ8g6hA== 0001010521-97-000406.txt : 19971002 0001010521-97-000406.hdr.sgml : 19971002 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-97-000406 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971001 SROS: NONE 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: 497J SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-48925 FILM NUMBER: 97689278 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 497J 1 JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND EDGAR October 1, 1997 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund File Nos. 811-2402; 2-48925 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 Prospectus dated October 1, 1997 and Statement of Additional Information dated October 1, 1997 for the above-captioned registrant 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 the most recent registration statement that has been filed electronically. Sincerely, /s/Joan O'Neill Joan O'Neill -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----