0001133228-15-001533.txt : 20150401 0001133228-15-001533.hdr.sgml : 20150401 20150401122114 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001133228-15-001533 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150401 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150401 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150401 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000045288 IRS NUMBER: 042528977 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-48925 FILM NUMBER: 15742077 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 SOVEREIGN BOND FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930921 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 0000045288 S000000646 Bond Fund C000153977 Class NAV C000153978 Class R4 JBFRX 497J 1 e406287_497j.htm 497J

 

 

 

U.S. Wealth Management

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

(617) 572-0138

Fax: (617) 663-2196

E-Mail: aayanna@jhancock.com

 

Name:Ariel Ayanna
Title:Counsel

 

 

April 1, 2015

 

 

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

 

Re:John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund (the “Trust”), on behalf of:

John Hancock Bond Fund (the “Fund”)

File Nos. 002-48925; 811-02402

 

CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 497(j)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

 

Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the Trust that the forms of prospectus and statement of additional information for the Fund that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 do not differ from the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information, each dated March 27, 2015, contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act and Amendment No. 67 to its Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the text of which was filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2015 via EDGAR, accession number 0001133228-15-001313.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

/s/ Ariel Ayanna                      

Ariel Ayanna, Esq.

Assistant Secretary of the Trust

 

 

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