BOSTON, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The following seven
John Hancock Closed-End Funds announced the results of their annual
shareholder meeting: John Hancock
Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock
Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI), John Hancock Preferred Income
Fund II (NYSE: HPF), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:
HPS), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock
Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) and John Hancock
Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE: HTY)
(collectively, the "Funds").
At their annual meeting held today, shareholders of the Funds
re-elected Stanley Martin,
John A. Moore and John G. Vrysen to serve as Trustees of the Funds
for a term ending at the annual shareholder meeting in 2015 or such
earlier date as required by the by-laws of the Funds. The terms of
office of the other Trustees of the Funds have not ended and they
remain in office.
Statements in this press release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should
exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking
statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other
factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and
could cause actual results to differ materially from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements.
About John Hancock Funds
The Boston-based mutual fund
business unit of John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds,
manages more than $62.3 billion in
open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement
plans and related party assets for individual and institutional
investors at September 30, 2011.
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$492 billion (US$473 billion) at September 30, 2011.
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 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 www.johnhancock.com.
SOURCE John Hancock Funds