John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund, John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
22 Enero 2010 - 3:53PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following seven John
Hancock closed-end funds announced today the results of their
annual shareholder meeting: John Hancock Bank and Thrift
Opportunity Fund (NYSE:BTO), John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend
Fund II (NYSE:PDT), 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 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 elected James R. Boyle, Deborah C. Jackson, Patti McGill
Peterson and Steven R. Pruchansky to serve as Trustees of the Funds
for a term ending at the annual shareholder meeting in 2013. The
other Trustees of the Funds were not up for election and remain in
office. 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: Media, Jay Aronowitz of John Hancock, +1-617-663-2702, or
Investors, +1-800-843-0090 Web Site: http://www.johnhancock.com/
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