FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number: 811-2402 John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Noel Maffucci 601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-225-5291 Date of Fiscal year-end: 6/30/2006 Date of reporting period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006 Item 1. Proxy Voting Record Bond Fund The fund did not vote proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period covered by this report. Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to be have been voted against management's recommendation, regardless of whether the recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' except where management has made no recommendation or has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain.' Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item: 1) a ballot market 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted for management's recommendation to 'Abstain' and 2) a ballot voted 'For" or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.' Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, the abbreviation "N/A" is used to denote that there is no applicable recommendation compared to which a vote may be 'For' or 'Against' the recommendation of management. SIGNATURES: Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant) By: /s/Keith F. Hartstein --------------------- Keith F. Hartstein President and Chief Executive Officer Date: August 30, 2006