N-PX: Cover Page

Name and address of reporting person:

Name of reporting person (For registered management investment companies, provide exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund

Street 1

200 Berkeley Street

Street 2

City

Boston

State/Country

MASSACHUSETTS

Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

02116

Telephone number of reporting person, including area code:

617-543-9634

Name and address of agent for service:

Name of agent for service

Fernando A. Silva

Street 1

197 Clarendon Street

Street 2

City

Boston

State/Country

MASSACHUSETTS

Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

02116

Reporting Period:

Report for the year ended June 30, 2024

SEC Investment Company Act or Form 13F File Number:

811-02402

CRD Number (if any):

Other SEC File Number (if any):

Legal Entity Identifier (if any):

549300USMZ9ZFEUQSP11

Report Type (check only one):

Registered Management Investment Company.

Fund Voting Report (Check here if the registered management investment company held one or more securities it was entitled to vote.)

Fund Notice Report (Check here if the registered management investment company did not hold any securities it was entitled to vote.)

Institutional Manager.

Institutional Manager Voting Report (Check here if all proxy votes of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

Institutional Manager Notice Report (Check here if no proxy votes are reported in this report and complete the notice report filing explanation section below)

Institutional Manager Combination Report (Check here if a portion of the proxy votes for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting person(s).)

Do you wish to provide explanatory information pursuant to Special Instruction B.4?:

Yes

No

Additional information:

N-PX: Summary - Included Series

Number of Series:

1

Information about the Series:1

Series Identification Number:

S000000646

Series Name:

John Hancock Bond Fund

LEI:

WKGWVLWSOXTPDPZACG18

N-PX: Signature Block

Reporting Person:

Kristie M. Feinberg

By (Signature):

Kristie M. Feinberg

By (Printed Signature):

Kristie M. Feinberg

By (Title):

President

Date:

08/12/2024

N-PX: Filer Information

Submission Contact Information

Notification Information

N-PX: Series/Class (Contract) Information

N-PX: Cover Page

Name and address of reporting person:

Name and address of agent for service:

Report Type (check only one):

N-PX: Summary - Included Series

Information about the Series:1

N-PX: Signature Block