John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings
December 19 2005 - 4:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Bank and
Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE:BTO), a closed-end fund managed by
John Hancock Advisers, LLC, reported today that net investment
income was $3,036,969 for the fourth quarter ended October 31,
2005. For the comparable period in 2004, net investment income was
$2,778,504. As of October 31, 2005, the net asset value per share
was $10.52 with total net assets of $887,638,794 and 84,400,000
shares outstanding. Comparable figures for October 31, 2004 reflect
a net asset value per share of $11.17, total net assets of
$943,046,866 and 84,400,000 shares outstanding. John Hancock Funds
manages more than $34.0 billion in open-end funds, closed-end
funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets
for individual and institutional investors as of September 30,
2005. Additional information about the company can be found on the
website: http://www.jhfunds.com/. John Hancock Funds is a wholly
owned subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a
subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation. Founded in 1862, John
Hancock Financial Services and its subsidiaries today offer a broad
range of financial products and services, including whole, term,
variable, and universal life insurance, as well as college savings
products, mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities, long-term
care insurance and various forms of business insurance. Manulife
Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group
serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories
worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and
primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company
offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and
wealth management services through its extensive network of
employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management
by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$360 billion
(US$310 billion) as of September 30, 2005. Manulife Financial
Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under
'0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet
at http://www.manulife.com/. Website: http://www.jhfunds.com
http://www.manulife.com DATASOURCE: John Hancock Bank and Thrift
Opportunity Fund CONTACT: Media Contact: Kimberley Dietrich,
+1-617-663-4217, or Investor Contact: +1-800-843-0090, both of John
Hancock
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