<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001145443-15-000932-index.html : 20150724 <SEC-HEADER>0001145443-15-000932.hdr.sgml : 20150724 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150724102100 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145443-15-000932 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150724 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150724 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150724 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: NSAR-B SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02402 FILM NUMBER: 151003652 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 <SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> <EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000045288 <SERIES-ID>S000000646 <SERIES-NAME>Bond Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001854 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHNBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001855 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class B <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHBBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001856 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class C <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHCBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001857 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHBIX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000106442 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R6 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHBSX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000113488 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R2 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHRBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000153978 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R4 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JBFRX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>NSAR-B <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>answer.fil <DESCRIPTION>NSAR-B <TEXT> Document 1 - file: answer.fil
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