October 2, 2000
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock Sovereign Bond Trust -(the "Trust")
-John Hancock Bond Fund (the "Fund")
File No. 811-2402 and 2-48925
CERTIFICATE UNDER RULE 497(j)
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
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information dated October 1, 2000 for
the above-captioned registrants 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 most recent registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/Marilyn Lutzer
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Marilyn Lutzer
