John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly Distributions
December 01 2009 - 4:55PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four John Hancock
closed-end funds declared their quarterly distributions today as
follows: Declaration Date: December 1, 2009 Ex Date: December 9,
2009 Record Date: December 11, 2009 Payment Date: December 31, 2009
Market Annualized Price Current as of Distribution November Rate at
Ticker Fund Name Amount 30, 2009 Market ------ --------- ------
-------- ------ BTO Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund $0.0319 $13.65
0.93% JHI Investors Trust $0.5018 $17.95 11.18% JHS Income
Securities Trust $0.2914 $13.35 8.73% HTY Tax-Advantaged Global
Shareholder Yield Fund $0.3600 $13.37 10.77% A portion of a Fund's
current distribution may include sources other than net investment
income, including a return of capital. Investors should understand
that a return of capital is not a distribution from income or gains
of a Fund. As required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, a
notice with the estimated components of the distribution will be
mailed to shareholders at the time of payment if it does not
consist solely of net investment income. Such notice will also be
posted to the Funds' website at http://www.jhfunds.com/. The notice
should not to be used to prepare tax returns as the estimates
indicated in the notice may differ from the ultimate federal income
tax characterization of distributions. After the end of each
calendar year, investors will be sent a Form 1099-DIV informing
them how to report distributions received during that year for
federal income tax purposes. About John Hancock Funds The
Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial,
John Hancock Funds, manages more than $50.5 billion in open-end
funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and
related party assets for individual and institutional investors at
September 30, 2009. About John Hancock Financial and Manulife
Financial Corporation John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife
Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services
group serving millions of customers in 22 countries and territories
worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of
Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, Manulife
Financial Corporation 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$437 billion (US$407 billion) at September 30, 2009.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and
PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found
on the Internet at http://www.manulife.com/. The John Hancock unit,
through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life
insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of
financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed
and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans,
long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of
business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may
be found at http://www.johnhancock.com/. DATASOURCE: John Hancock
Funds CONTACT: Jay Aronowitz, +1-617-663-2702, or Investor Contact,
+800-843-0090, both of John Hancock Funds Web Site:
http://www.jhfunds.com/
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