John Hancock Trust

Bond Trust
Core Balanced Strategy Trust

Supplement dated September 4, 2009
to the Prospectus dated July 13, 2009

The section “Management of JHT – Advisory Arrangements” is amended to add the following disclosure:

     JHT has received an order from the SEC permitting the Adviser to appoint a subadviser or change the terms of a subadvisory agreement pursuant to an agreement that is not approved by shareholders. JHT, therefore, is able to change subadvisers or the fees paid to subadvisers from time to time without the expense and delays associated with obtaining shareholder approval of the change. This order does not, however, permit the Adviser to appoint a subadviser that is an affiliate of the Adviser or JHT (other than by reason of serving as subadviser to a fund) (an “Affiliated Subadviser”) or to change a subadvisory fee of an Affiliated Subadviser without the approval of shareholders.