John Hancock Closed End Funds Portfolio Information Now Available

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Mon Nov 9, 2009 4:21pm EST

BOSTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced
today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and
sector and industry weightings, as of October 31, 2009 is available for John
Hancock closed-end funds. This information is available on John Hancock Funds'
web site at www.jhfunds.com by clicking on "Closed-End Funds" under "Funds &
Performance" tab.

        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)
        John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE: HTY)
        John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI)
        John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS)
        John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO)


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
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

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