# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000045288
**File Stem:** 0001145443-25-000250
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 4089
**Document Hash:** 531e82c6d65b05cd8f9d89ac6ae78748
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001145443-25-000250.hdr.sgml**: 20250829

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001145443-25-000250

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 24F-2NT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250531

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250829

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250829

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250829

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000045288

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 042528977
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0531

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 24F-2NT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-48925
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251280367

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-663-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

**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

### John Hancock Bond Fund (Series ID: S000000646)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A    | JHNBX         | C000001854 |
| Class C    | JHCBX         | C000001856 |
| Class I    | JHBIX         | C000001857 |
| Class R6   | JHBSX         | C000106442 |
| Class R2   | JHRBX         | C000113488 |
| Class NAV  | nan           | C000153977 |
| Class R4   | JBFRX         | C000153978 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock Bond Fund (Series ID: S000000646)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000001854 | Class A      | JHNBX           |
| C000001856 | Class C      | JHCBX           |
| C000001857 | Class I      | JHBIX           |
| C000106442 | Class R6     | JHBSX           |
| C000113488 | Class R2     | JHRBX           |
| C000153977 | Class NAV    |  |
| C000153978 | Class R4     | JBFRX           |

## FORM 24F-2NT: Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

### 24F-2NT: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0000045288

**Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?:** LIVE

**Filer Investment Company Type:** N-1A

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund

- **Address:** 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-02402

   **Securities Act File Number:** 002-48925

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 05/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $8055523593.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $6511236250.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $0.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $6511236250.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $1544287343.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $0.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.000153100

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $236430.39

**Explanatory Notes (if any):**
FED WIRE: 20250827A1Q002BC0056971241

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Desmond Rohan, Assistant Treasurer

**Date:** 08/28/2025

**Signature:** /s/ Desmond Rohan